Alok Medikepura Anil is the Founder & Director of Next Big Innovation Labs (NBIL), a deep tech life sciences company and World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. He is a member of the WEF’s Expert Network and Global Shapers Community, focusing on using 4th Industrial Revolution technologies like 3D printing to create large-scale societal impact. Under… Continue reading Alok Medikepura Anil
Ajith Mohan Karimpana is the Founder and CEO of Furlenco, India’s fastest growing furniture and home living Subscription Company. He is a versatile entrepreneur with a great knack for spotting transformational business opportunities, a trait that also led him to establish Furlenco. Ajith’s vision for Furlenco was based on two key 21st-century trends: rising disposable… Continue reading Ajith Karimpana
Sophie Morgan is a British TV host, producer, travel writer, speaker, artist, and disability advocate, known for her bold perspective and commitment to inclusion. A wheelchair user since 18, she has broken barriers in travel, adventure, and media representation, redefining possibilities. Recognized as one of the UK’s most influential disabled people, Sophie’s impact extends beyond… Continue reading Sophie Morgan
Making the adage, ‘necessity is the mother of all inventions’, ring true is C Mallesham, who, moved by his mother’s suffering, innovated an automatic loom, that is also reviving the dying tradition of the Pochampally silk sari weaving. Laxmi Mallesham is now perhaps the happiest mother in Sharjipet, a village of handloom weavers in Andhra… Continue reading C Mallesham
Vivek Nair is a visionary inventor, entrepreneur, and investor known for his groundbreaking contributions to nanotechnology and energy storage solutions. With a stellar reputation in the field, he has carved a niche for himself through pioneering advancements in advanced lithium-based battery technology and cutting-edge material sciences. At just 23, Nair co-founded Damascus Fortune, a revolutionary… Continue reading Dr.Vivek Sahadevan Nair
Sunil’s goal is to help Indians bridge the ‘language’ and ‘digital’ divides, due to the dominance of English on the internet and in technical published texts. He has developed digital dictionaries for mobile phones and computers with a repository of 9.6 million audio and textual words in 16 domains, like Legal, Agriculture and Pharmacy, in… Continue reading Sunil Khandbahale
Anirudh Sharma is an Indian inventor, entrepreneur, and technologist known for his innovations in sustainable technology. He co-founded Graviky Labs, a startup that developed AIR-INK, an innovative technology that captures air pollution and transforms it into ink for artistic and commercial use. This invention has scaled to 14 countries, licensed IP to Heineken, DELL, Diageo,… Continue reading Anirudh Sharma
Dale J. Stephens left school at twelve to become an unschooler, the self-directed branch of homeschoolers. Instead of going to middle and high school he organized collaborative learning groups, found mentors, and volunteered in his community. Dale leads UnCollege, the social movement empowering students to create their own education. WEBSITE: uncollege.org
Uma uses genetic data to understand the history, present and potential future of populations. Her early research explored how choosiness for mates impacts genetic variation, and the relationships between African click-speaking hunter-gatherer groups. Uma now applies her research to wildlife, using non-invasive DNA sources (like poop!) to investigate tiger population sizes over the last 200… Continue reading Uma Ramakrishnan
Varun Agarwal is an Indian entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker known for his various innovative ventures. At the age of 22, he founded Alma Mater, one of India’s first E-Commerce companies, specializing in custom apparel and memorabilia for educational institutions across India. The company scaled from a startup to a million-dollar enterprise within three years.… Continue reading Varun Agarwal
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