Angad Singh is a cofounder of Lemonade.io, a Silicon Valley startup that is building groundbreaking technology to measure and improve creativity. He believes that creativity is the most important skill for the 21st century workplace, where technology is rapidly eating jobs. Lemonade is supported by some of the world’s most prominent venture capitalists, angels and academics.
Some of Angad’s formative experiences include learning to program at age 10, teaching design at the Stanford d.school, getting invited to meet the Dalai Lama, learning 6 languages and working for startups on 4 continents.
Anu Vaidyanathan is the only Asian to have competed in and finished 6th at Ultraman – a three day stage-race comprising a 10K swim, 420K bike ride and an 84.4K run. She also received her Ph.D., is a visiting professor of intellectual property, and has her own intellectual property managment company.
WEBSITE: anuvaidyanathan.com , patnmarks.com
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Nida Mahmood is a self taught artist and trained designer from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). Indian Kitsch being her muse and forte, Nida’s collections at WIFW met with rave reviews, critical appreciation and commercial success. Hailed as the Queen of Indian Kitsch by the media, she travels extensively for fashion and art shows, talks, seminars and has an incorrigible wanderlust for everything in Technicolor.
Sachin Malhan is the co-founder of Inclusive Planet, which is working to enable online collaboration amongst the world’s print-impaired population. Before Inclusive Planet he co-founded two ventures in the education space – Law School Tutorials, the leading law test prep outfit that became an ISB case study in 2009, and Rainmaker, the leading talent advisory firm for the legal industry and manager of India’s Bar examination. In his ventures Sachin has worked intimately with technology and young people, and discovered the joy of teaching. Sachin is a graduate of the National Law School in Bangalore.
Sandesh Reddy is a celebrated chef and restaurateur from Chennai, renowned for redefining the city’s culinary landscape with his innovative and nostalgic approach to dining. His expertise lies in seamlessly blending traditional flavours with contemporary techniques.
While studying engineering, he taught himself how to cook. At 21, Sandesh started his first food venture and has since created and operated over 30 different brands. As the visionary behind Sandy’s Chocolate Laboratory, Old Madras Baking Company (OMBC), and several other groundbreaking dining establishments, Reddy has consistently demonstrated his culinary prowess and entrepreneurial acumen. Sandy’s is a haven for dessert enthusiasts, offering a unique selection of inventive sweets and savory dishes, while OMBC has carved a niche in the artisanal baking space, specializing in preservative-free, naturally made baked goods that have cultivated a loyal customer base.
Reddy also introduced GoGo Ramen, India’s first standalone ramen restaurant, bringing the authentic essence of Japanese ramen culture to the country.
Through his restaurants and dessert ventures, Reddy has gained immense popularity, captivating food lovers with his fuss-free, yet irresistibly crave-worthy creations. His culinary journey is defined by a deep understanding of diverse gastronomic traditions, from the bold and spicy flavors of his ancestral hometown, Nellore, to global cuisines that he masterfully reinterprets.
Shivam Sai Gupta is an Indian virtual reality evangelist, game developer, and influential speaker. Gaining early recognition as an INK Fellow, Gupta developed his first game, Terror Attack: Project Fateh, at age 14, inspired by the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Released by Indiagames, it aimed to raise awareness against terrorism and received praise for its impactful storytelling.
Shivam transitioned from game development to become a pioneer in virtual and augmented reality. He founded VirtualRealityPit, a prominent online publication dedicated to immersive technologies, after serving as a VR Producer at Happy Finish India. Later, he established and led the AR/VR division at Vara United Pvt Ltd.
A sought-after public speaker, Gupta has presented at TEDx, NASSCOM Gaming Conclave, and notable institutions like India’s National Institute of Design. Currently based in Berlin, Germany, Shivam continues innovating in technology, developing user-centric products driven by data and immersive experiences.
Having grown up collecting exotic teas from around the world in her father’s old trunk, Snigdha went on to train as a Tea Taster in Sri Lanka. Under the tutelage of Tea Master Nao Kumekawa from Japan, Snigdha specialised in crafting hand-blended teas, and finally set up her own line named after her childhood treasure chest – Tea Trunk. Snigdha works closely with a number of tea estates across India to promote quality Indian teas – to her, India without tea is like France without wine. She next plans to launch a global learning hub for tea in India.
WEBSITE: teatrunk.com
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Travis co-founded LumiereVR with the determination to bring empathetic cinema to life through Virtual Reality. He uses his background in computer science to build tools and and softwares that empower and challenge filmmakers to explore new depths with this new medium. Now LumiereVR not only employs a suite of productions tools and workflow, but are also partnering with artists and corporations, setting up VR theatres across the United States to make VR content available to the general public.
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