Shruti Haasan is an Indian actress, singer and music composer who works in the South Indian film industry and Bollywood. She sang her first song at the age of six and has continued her stint in music through her work as a singer in Indian languages. She trained in Hindustani classical music and studied at… Continue reading Shruti Haasan
Asima is a boundary-breaking vocal and percussion ensemble from Trivandrum, Kerala. The word “asima” in sanskrit means “beyond boundaries”, and the ensemble combines elements from India’s rhythmic and melodic systems with harmonic traditions of western music. The music of asima is directed by Devissaro, an Australian born musician who has lived in India since 1980.… Continue reading Asima Ensemble
Kelli is an American-born cultural anthropologist based in Indonesia, whose work focuses on the role of the media in the construction of religious identity. With a strong belief in the potential of new media to change perspectives, she is launching a collaborative platform to facilitate the circulation of stories and voices from the communities of… Continue reading Kelli Swazey
Roger Fisk has had a key “behind the scenes role” in President Obama’s organization since then-Senator Obama announced his run for president in February 2007. He has seen from the beginning the development of cutting-edge organizing strategies, the application of agile on-line organizing tools, and a truly innovative, thoroughly modern mobilization of social media. With… Continue reading Roger Fisk
Sunil Thankamushy is a US-based, sixteen-year veteran of the video game industry who was part of the core teams that developed highly acclaimed, successful video game franchises, such as as Call of Duty™, Finest Hour™, and Medal of Honor™. In his teens, his keen interests in science, politics, and nature took shape as several political… Continue reading Sunil Thankamushy
An entrepreneur, inventor and industrial designer with a diverse technical background, Mark is a filmmaker who has undertaken artistic projects that are epic in scale, entail great technical complexity and innovation, and transcend an ordinary view of the world. Producer, co-writer, co-editor of award winning films Chronos (1985), Baraka (1992), and Samsara (2012), he has… Continue reading Mark Magidson
Eames Demetrios is best known in the design world for his work as director of the Eames Office spearheading the successful re-discovery of the Charles and Ray Eames design heritage by new generations. The mission of the Eames Office is communicating, preserving and extending the work of Charles and Ray Eames. His current large-scale project,… Continue reading Eames Demetrios
Anu Sridharan is a climate tech entrepreneur with impressive work in improving urban water management in India. Sridharan holds a Master’s degree from the Civil and Environmental Engineering program at the University of California, Berkeley, where her research focused on optimizing piped network systems in developing economies. She co-founded NextDrop, a social enterprise aimed at… Continue reading Anu Sridharan
Shankar Tucker is an American clarinetist, composer, and music producer renowned for his ability to seamlessly blend Indian classical music with contemporary Western influences. A graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music, Tucker has carved a niche for himself in the global music scene through his innovative compositions and collaborations. His breakthrough came… Continue reading Shankar Tucker
Elishai is the principle investigator of the Neuro & Biomorphic Engineering Lab (NBEL-lab.com) and an Assistant Professor at the Open University of Israel. In his research, Elishai studies the realm of brain-inspired machines, using artificial brains to develop new frameworks for robotics and vision processing. He is also the founding director of NBEL Innovation Workshops… Continue reading Elishai Ezra
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