Zain Memon is a story-teller, media-tech specialist, futurist and Media-Producer based out of Mumbai and Goa. He co-founded Memesys Culture Lab, a cinema and new media studio at the intersection of science, philosophy and culture. In the past few years, Zain has created the world’s first open-source film project, ran India’s largest crowdfunding campaign for… Continue reading Zain Memon
A certified Bitcoin professional and co-founder of MainChain Research & Consulting, Shikha Mehra holds a degree in Bachelor of Economics and Physics from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as LLB and LLM from the Jindal Global Law School, specializing in Tax Law. She is on the advisory panel to IMAI’s (Internet Mobile Association of… Continue reading Shikha Mehra
Vaibhav Lodha is the founder of ftcash, a rapidly expanding fintech startup in India, recognized for its impact by Forbes. He has pioneered financial solutions that enhance access for over 60 million micro-merchants through innovative loan products and digital payment systems. Vaibhav’s contributions were acknowledged with MIT’s ‘Most Innovative Future of Work in the World’… Continue reading Vaibhav Lodha
Charlene Ren is the founder of MyH2O Water Information Network, a crowd-based platform that connects clean water resources to rural communities in China. Since its inception in 2015, with a thorough data collection from over thousands of villages, solutions have been delivered to over 1,000 beneficiaries. Charlene has a dual MS degree in Environmental Engineering… Continue reading Charlene Ren
Named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his leadership in wireless communications, Dr. Ramesh Rao is a faculty member at UC San Diego and Director of the Qualcomm Institute (QI), UCSD division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. Prior to QI (Calit2), Professor Rao was also the… Continue reading Ramesh Rao
Bina Sarkar Ellias is founder, editor, designer and publisher of International Gallerie, the award-winning global journal encouraging unity in diversity, since 21 years. An art curator, poet and fiction writer, her book of poems Fuse, was taught at Towson University, Maryland, USA, and has a Chinese edition, while poems from it have been published in… Continue reading Bina Sarkar
At 21, Priya was the first Indian woman to start an open-source hardware company in India. At 28, she built Bay Area’s first women-centric co-working space. Presently, at 30, she is the first Indian woman working to build a decentralized internet free of net neutrality, censorship and fake news. She is a community builder and… Continue reading Priya Kuber
Jess Teutonico is dedicated to building communities and creating legacies. Currently, Executive Director of We Are Family Foundation, Jess Teutonico leads one of the world’s most influential global networks that powers youth around the world who are changing the game with their ideas, innovations and social good solutions. In 2005, Jess left Vogue Magazine and… Continue reading Jess Teutonico
Munaf Kapadia worked at Google India as an Online Advertising Consultant to some of the country’s largest financial institutions. The Bohri Kitchen (TBK) started out as a weekend project to keep his mom-chef busy, but her exceptional culinary skills combined with his social media talents kickstarted a Bohri food revolution! Now he’s the full time… Continue reading Munaf Kapadia
A Product & Brand Marketing specialist, Ritu has held pivotal profiles across the Telecom, Media and Health Technology industries, ranging from: being Head of Programming for Radio stations like Red FM & RadioOne; developing award- winning and multi-million dollar mobile products as well as launching landmark advertising campaigns like ‘Har Ek Friend Zaroori Hota Hai’… Continue reading Ritu Soni Srivastava