Theme: 'Mutatio'- Time to Reverse our Footprints

After the success of the first TEDx event at the school, TEDx is back at Cambridge School Srinivaspuri with a second TEDx event- this time in the form of Countdown. Countdown is not a regular TEDx event. The Countdown initiative is focused on five subject areas: energy, transport, materials, food and nature. The focus of the event is climate change; each talk would reflect that.
Event theme explained: Mutatio, the Latin word for 'change', has become a necessity to ensure our survival as a species. Climate change is a global issue and no individual, group or nation is free from its consequences. As a result, we all, as a collective, must take action to reverse our carbon footprints on this planet.
Here at TEDx Cambridge School Srinivaspuri, we believe in playing our part in providing solutions and changes required to tackle this issue by inviting industry professionals and experts to give talks, interviews and much more…

Cambridge School Srinivaspuri
Cambridge School, Srinvaspuri
Swami Pranvananda Marg
New Delhi, Delhi, 110065
India

Chandni Bedi

Director, Rural Management and Training Institute, Navjyoti India Foundation

Mrs. Chandni Bedi has been nurturing communities in rural and urban set-ups by developing collaborative and result-oriented models. She has been co-creating and implementing practical solutions to complex social problems, monitoring, and evaluating interdisciplinary projects, curating and delivering high-quality training and learning content. She has been a development sector practitioner for the last 19 years, a researcher, and a life-long learner with a purpose to create a social impact.

Dr. Ruby Makhija

Founder and Director, Why Waste Wednesdays Foundation

Dr. Ruby Makhija has succeeded in the most difficult community projects like behavior change, waste management, wet waste composting, social responsibility, water conservation etc. Her initiatives include free biodegradable sanitary napkin supply to lesser privileged women, senior citizen welfare program, and value-based program for community children, Jantantra Mahotsav – initiative to encourage citizens to vote. She has won various awards for her public work. Founded and Directed by her, Why Waste Wednesdays Foundation in association with MCD has recently started Project Vikalp (Borrow a Cloth Bag) aimed at encouraging people to use cloth bags and reduce the use of plastic bags.

Dr. Sirajuddin Ahmed

Incharge, Dept. of Environmental Science, Jamia

Dr. Sirajuddin Ahmed is incharge of the Department of Environmental Science at Jamia. He has done extensive research in constructing wetlands and other natural wastewater treatment technologies, recycling and reuse of wastewater, industrial effluent treatment, urban utility services and sustainable development. Further Dr. Sirajuddin has developed various softwares such as the Gaussian Plume Model for prediction of impact on Air Quality by thermal power plants and the simulation model for a constructed wetland and optimization of its Surface Area.

Dr. Sunita Bansal

Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, ARSD College

Dr. Sunita Bansal has been with the Department of Chemistry of ARSD (Atma Ram Sanatan Dharm) College since 2008 and is an Associate Professor and has teaching experience of more than 20 years. She has done her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Delhi. Her topic of research is quantum chemistry and she has published her work in various journals of repute.

Peepal Baba

Founder Trustee, Give Me Trees Trust

Swami Prem Parivartan is the founder trustee of Give Me Trees Trust, world’s largest non profit tree planting organization. He has dedicated 45 years of his life to this initiative. His work on peepal trees (Ficus Religiosa) got him the nickname of Peepal Baba in the 1980s from the general public and the media.

Verhaen Khanna

Trustee, New Delhi Nature Society

Born and brought up in New Delhi, Mr. Verhaen Khanna is an artist, wildlife photographer, filmmaker, writer, commercial pilot and most importantly, a nature lover. He founded New Delhi Nature Society in 2014, and has been spreading the message of reconnecting with nature, especially among children. Through NDNS, Mr. Verhaen Khanna has helped to revive a lake in south Delhi, launched an app to save trees, collaborated with government departments to deconcretise trees, conducted workshops in numerous schools and colleges, litigated for wildlife conservation, rescued and rehabilitated birds and animals and so much more.