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
Jason Wishnow is the filmmaker behind TEDTalks, the Peabody Award winning video series watched nearly a billion times (even in outer space). Wishnow works at the intersection of film and emerging technologies and has been called an “online-video virtuoso” (New York Times, 2009), the “enfant terrible of digital film” (The Guardian, 2000), and one of… Continue reading Jason Wishnow
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
Balazs Gardi is an award winning photojournalist covering conflict, humanitarian crises, and environmental issues. His photography often explores underreported stories that evoke deep emotional responses. Gardi has worked extensively in war zones, documenting the impact of conflict on civilians, and has also focused on global water scarcity, migration, and climate change. His in-depth work during… Continue reading Balazs Gardi
A CNN Hero of the Year 2012, Pushpa set up a home in Nepal for children who once lived in prisons with their incarcerated parents. For seven years, she has been running a centre to provide them with education, food, medical care and a happy childhood outside of prison walls. The children call her “Mamu”… Continue reading Pushpa Basnet
Arun Kumar was nominated, on October 4, 2013, by President Obama to the position of Assistant Secretary of Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service. He had just retired in September, from KPMG LLP where he served on the Board of Directors. As a senior partner based in Silicon Valley,… Continue reading Arun Kumar
While serving in the US military, Robin had a bone to pick with her big bosses: along with several other activists, she campaigned against the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy, which forbade lesbians, gay and transgender people from serving openly. Herself a lesbian and survivor of abuse, Robin’s interest in girls’ and women’s issues led… Continue reading Robin Chaurasiya
Vandana Srinivasan is a Playback Singer, Indian Semi-classical Musician, Independent Artiste & Live Performer based in Madras. She has been working in the Indian Film Industry for over a decade with many notable film numbers across languages to her credit, as well as Live Concerts around the globe. She has had the honour of representing… Continue reading Vandana Srinivasan
Bilal Ghalib is an Iraqi American promoting the maker spaces (a “Do-It-Yourself”/ open-source platform) around the world. His makerspaces fostered ideas such as landmine detection systems and a heart monitor that works without the use of electricity, a limited resource in developing nations. WEBSITE: bilalghalib.com
Sandeep Divekar is GM of Global Technology Initiatives at Reliance MediaWorks. He is responsible for commercializing the company’s Academy Award winning image processing and film restoration technology and for finding new application areas for the technology. Prior to joining Reliance Mediaworks, Sandeep Divekar set up a South Asian IPTV network for Neulion Inc. which involved… Continue reading Sandeep Divekar
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