The First Woman Sarpanch with MBA, Rajasthan, India.
Past Speakers 2019
Ms Malaika Vaz
A National Geographic explorer, Adventure Sports Athelete, Wildlife Presenter and Film maker.
Dr. Mickey Mehta
A leading global holistic guru and a corporate life coach.
Shri Prahlad Kakar
An Indian film director, best known for commercial TV advertisements.
Swami Smaranananda Giri
General Secretary of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
Past Speakers 2018
Shri Makarand Sathe
A Playwright, Novelist, Dramatist and Director
Ms. Jaya Ramchandani
Director: The Story of Foundation
Lord Karan Bilimoria
A British Indian Entrepreneur
Shri Sudhir Patwardhan
An Indian Contemporary Painter and a Radiologist
Past Speakers 2017
Mr. Sandesh Kadur
National Geographic Explorer and Wildlife Photographer
Dr. Shubha Tole
Neuroscientist & Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
Dr. Sugata Mitra
Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University, UK
Prof. Vikram Patel
Professor of International Mental Health & Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow in Clinical Science, UK
Mr. Jack Sim
Founder BoP HUB, World Toilet Organization
Past Speakers 2016
Smt. Sudha Murty
Chairperson of Infosys Foundation
Prof. Arvind Kumar Gupta
Toymaker
Mr. George Papendreu
Former Prime Minister of Greece
Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh
Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region
Dr. Richard Schechner
Theater Director, Author, Editor of TDR
Past Speakers 2015
Shri Arun Maira
Former Member of Planning Commission of India, Former Chairman of Boston Consulting Group India, Chancellor of Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Scenarist & Author
Shri. Alyque Padamsee
Ideation Specialist, Media Tycoon, Ad Guru & renowned Indian English Theatre Personality
Shri. Anil Kumar Gupta
Professor of IIM Ahmedabad & Founder of Honeybee Networks
Shri. Raghuram Rajan
Economist & Former Governor of reserve Bank of India
Shri. K. Radhakrishnan
Former Chairman of ISRO & Renowned Space Scientist
Past Speakers 2014
Shri. Narayan Murthy
Indian IT industrialist and the co-founder of Infosys
Dr. Vandana Shiva
Indian Scholar, Environmental Activist and Anti-Globalization Author
Prof Jayant Narlikar
Award-Winning Astrophysicist
Prof Kishore Mahbubani
Former Singaporean Diplomat, Professor in the Practice of Public Policy & Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.
Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal
6th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations & British Barrister
Past Speakers 2013
Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri
Former Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Prof. Lord Bhiku Parekh
Political Theorist & Labour Member of the House of Lords.
Dr. Sakeena Yacoobi
Founder & Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL)
Ms. Kirti Menon
Great Granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhis
Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan
Entrepreneur, Business Executive & Administrator
Past Speakers 2012
Smt. Uma Dasgupta
Former Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Smt. Medha Patkar
Award-Winning Indian Social Activist
Shri Shekhar Singh
Indian Politician & Former Prime Minister of India
Shri. Saeed Naqvi
Journalist, Television Commentator, Interviewer
Prof. Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Social Entrepreneur, Banker, Economist & Civil Society Leader
Past Speakers 2011
Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar
Award Winning Scientist, Chemical Engineer & Former Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
HE. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Aerospace Scientist, Professor & 11th President of India
His Holiness The Dalai Lama
14th Dalai Lama & Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Justice Albie Sachs
Activist & Former Judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Lord Meghnad Desai
Award Winning Economist & Labour Politician
Dr. Karan Singh
Member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha
Past Speakers 2010
Mr. Girish Karnad
Indian Actor, Film Director, Writer, Playwright and a Rhodes Scholar
Dr. Kiran Bedi
Retired Indian Police Service Officer, Social Activist & Current Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
Mr. Harsh Mander
Activist, Member of National Advisory Council of India & Special Commissioner to the Supreme Court of India in the Right to Food Case
Mr. Gurcharan Das
Indian Author, Commentator & Public Intellectual
Past Speakers 2009
Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai
Award-Winning News Anchor & Author
Mr. Nandan Nilekani
Co-Founder of Infosys, Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Dr. Ramchandra Guha
Award Winning Indian Historian & Writer
Mr. Jaime Lerner
Architect & Urban Planner, Brazilian Politician
Past Speakers 2008
Shri. M. Hamid Ansari
Vice President of India, President of the Indian Institute of Public Administration & Chancellor of Panjab University, Chandigarh
Prof Romila Thapar
Award Winning Indian Historian
Ms. Meera Kosambi
Indian Sociologist, Daughter of D. D. Kosambi
Mr. P. Sainath
Journalist, Editor of the People's Archive of Rural India & The Hindu
Dr. Vivek Monteiro
Mathematician & Trade Unionist
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