Program Speakers A-Z
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Charles Anderson Marine biologist |
Charles Anderson studies marine life in the Maldives, a nation of coral atolls in the Indian ocean. |
Session 6: Green and Blue Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Alwar Balasubramaniam Artist |
Sculptor, painter and printmaker Alwar Balasubramaniam makes work that crosses the boundary between art, perception and life. |
Session 9: Within You, Without You Sat Nov 7, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Banny Banerjee Design educator |
Banny Banerjee studies how good design principles can have the most impact -- by working across disciplines. |
Session 5: Redesigning Community Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Sashwati Banerjee Educator |
With Galli Galli Sim Sim (an Indian version of Sesame Street), Sashwati Banerjee and her cast of Muppets share joyful learning with millions of kids. |
Session 8: Learning to Learn Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Harsha Bhogle Cricket commentator |
Harsha Bhogle can talk about the business side of cricket, the technicalities of play and the psychology of the players with equal authority. |
Session 2: Not Business as Usual Thurs Nov 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Shukla Bose Education activist |
Shukla Bose is the founder and head of the Parikrma Humanity Foundation, a nonprofit that runs four extraordinary schools for poor children. |
Session 4: Reinventing Development Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Ramachandra Budihal Techno-heritage imagineer |
Ramachandra Budihal works to preserve the knowledge of India -- by scanning millions of old documents and building high-tech ways to explore the past. |
Session 7: Power of Stories Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:45 – 6:30 |
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Scott Cook Founder, Intuit |
Scott Cook launched Intuit in 1983. Today, millions of people rely on Intuit software to balance accounts, figure their taxes and generally get their money right. Now he's turned his focus to "user contribution systems" -- collecting bits of feedback from customers and users and turning them into useful new directions. |
Session 2: Not Business as Usual Thurs Nov 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Abhay Deol Actor |
Abhay Deol is a leading Indian film actor who just this week annouced his first producing venture. His latest film is Dev.D, a retelling of Devdas. |
Session 7: Power of Stories Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:45 – 6:30 |
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Mukul Deora Multidisciplinary artist |
Mukul Deora is one of the pioneers of Indian electronic music. He is also an accomplished conceptual artist. |
Session 5: Redesigning Community Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Jib Ellison Sustainability consultant |
Jib Ellison helps Fortune 500 corporations shift away from older business practices toward large-scale economic and ecological sustainability. |
Session 6: Green and Blue Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Eve Ensler Playwright, activist |
Eve Ensler created the ground-breaking "Vagina Monologues," whose success propelled her to found V-Day -- a movement to end violence against women and girls everywhere. |
Session 8: Learning to Learn Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Longinus Fernandes Choreographer |
Longinus Fernandes is an award-winning choreographer for Indian film -- and the world knows his work on "Jai Ho," the exuberant closing dance sequence from Slumdog Millionaire. |
Grand Party, hosted by Barclays Wealth Fri Nov 6, 2009 7:30 – 10:00 |
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Anil Gupta Innovation advocate |
Anil Gupta created the Honey Bee Network to support grassroots innovators who are rich in knowledge, but not in resources. |
Session 4: Reinventing Development Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Tony Hsieh Entrepreneur |
As the CEO of Zappos.com, the service-obsessed shopping site, Tony Hsieh has driven the company’s meteoric rise. |
Session 2: Not Business as Usual Thurs Nov 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Shekhar Kapur Director and writer |
Shekhar Kapur is a visionary filmmaker and storyteller who works at the intersection of art, myth and activism. |
Session 7: Power of Stories Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:45 – 6:30 |
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His Holiness the Karmapa Spiritual leader |
Ogyen Trinley Dorje is the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism devoted to preserving and propagating Buddhist teachings. |
Session 9: Within You, Without You Sat Nov 7, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Srivatsa Krishna Civil servant, columnist |
Srivatsa Krishna is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), India's top management government cadre. He writes a column called "Off The Record" in Wall Street Journal's India edition. |
Session 2: Not Business as Usual Thurs Nov 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Sunitha Krishnan Anti-trafficking crusader |
Sunitha Krishnan is galvanizing India’s battle against sexual slavery by uniting government, corporations and NGOs to end human trafficking. |
Session 5: Redesigning Community Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Ryan Lobo Photographer |
As a photographer and filmmaker, Ryan Lobo uses his exquisite lens to capture humanity and nature at their most open and vulnerable moments. |
Session 7: Power of Stories Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:45 – 6:30 |
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R.A. Mashelkar Scientist, innovator |
Using a principle he calls “convex lens leadership,” R.A. Mashelkar’s vision has catapulted india’s talent for science and innovation onto the international stage. |
Session 2: Not Business as Usual Thurs Nov 5, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Shaffi Mather Social entrepreneur, lawyer |
Shaffi Mather is the founder of 1298 for Ambulance, Education Access for All, and co-promoter of Moksha-Yug Access. |
Session 4: Reinventing Development Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Anupam Mishra Environmental activist |
To promote smart water management, Anupam Mishra works to preserve rural India’s traditional rainwater harvesting techniques. |
Session 6: Green and Blue Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Pranav Mistry MIT grad student |
Pranav Mistry is the inventor of SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data. |
Session 3: Wonder. Wonders. Thurs Nov 5, 2009 4:45 – 6:30 |
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Sendhil Mullainathan Behavioral economist |
Sendhil Mullainathan asks a compelling question: what are the irrational choices we make that perpetuate poverty, corruption, discrimination? |
Session 4: Reinventing Development Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Devdutt Pattanaik Mythologist |
Devdutt Pattanaik looks at business and modern life through the lens of mythology. |
Session 1: Fast Forward Thurs Nov 5, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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C.K. Prahalad Business consultant |
C.K. Prahalad studies business and innovation around the globe -- and from the top to the bottom of the economic pyramid. |
Session 8: Learning to Learn Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Kavita Ramdas Philanthropist |
Kavita Ramdas directs the Global Fund for Women, the largest foundation in the world supporting women's human rights across all borders. |
Session 5: Redesigning Community Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Thulasiraj Ravilla Vision activist |
Thulasiraj Ravilla is the executive director of the Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology, helping eye-care hospitals around the world build capacity to prevent blindness. |
Session 8: Learning to Learn Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Horst Rechelbacher Eco-chic entrepreneur |
Since selling Aveda in 1997, Horst Rechelbacher has been working on an entirely organic, food-based personal care brand -- Intelligent Nutrients. |
Session 6: Green and Blue Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Hans Rosling Global health expert; data visionary |
In Hans Rosling’s hands, data sings. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. And the big picture of global development—with some surprisingly good news—snaps into sharp focus. |
Session 1: Fast Forward Thurs Nov 5, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Mallika Sarabhai Dancer, actor, activist |
As the leader of Darpana, Mallika Sarabhai is a pioneer in using dance and the arts for social change. |
Session 1: Fast Forward Thurs Nov 5, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Kiran Sethi Educator |
The founder of the Riverside School in Ahmedabad, Kiran Sethi has launched an initiative to make our cities more child-friendly. |
Session 8: Learning to Learn Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Ananda Shankar Jayant Dancer and choreographer |
With precision and sparkling grace, Ananda Shankar Jayant performs and teaches the classical dance styles of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. |
Session 7: Power of Stories Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:45 – 6:30 |
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Sidi Goma Dancers and musicians |
Sidi Goma, a troupe of black Sufis from Gujarat, perform joyous devotional music and dance. |
Session 6: Green and Blue Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:15 – 4:00 |
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Anil Srinivasan and Sikkil Gurucharan Groundbreaking duo of pianist and singer |
Pianist Anil Srinivasan and singer Sikkil Gurucharan play a stirring blend of Indian classical and Western classical music. |
Session 3: Wonder. Wonders. Thurs Nov 5, 2009 4:45 – 6:30 |
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Pawan Sinha Visual neuroscientist |
Pawan Sinha researches how our brains interpret what our eyes see -- and uses that research to give blind children the gift of sight. |
Session 3: Wonder. Wonders. Thurs Nov 5, 2009 4:45 – 6:30 |
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Sivamani Percussionist |
Sivamani is a versatile and creative drummer, as a soloist, with his band Rhythm Asia, and in hundreds of collaborations. |
Session 9: Within You, Without You Sat Nov 7, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Matthew Spacie MBE, Social Entrepreneur |
Matthew Spacie runs Magic Bus, a nonprofit helping marginalized children to develop through sport. |
Session 8: Learning to Learn Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:30 – 10:15 |
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Shashi Tharoor Politician and writer |
After a long career at the UN, and a parallel life as a novelist, Shashi Tharoor became a member of India's Parliament. He spent 10 months as India's Minister for External Affairs, building connections between India and the world. |
Session 9: Within You, Without You Sat Nov 7, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Usha Uthup Singer |
Legendary vocalist Usha Uthup has recorded a string of pop and movie hits, starting in the late 1960s and continuing today. |
Session 1: Fast Forward Thurs Nov 5, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Yogi |
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev is the founder of Isha Foundation, which runs yoga centers, charitable outreach and green initiatives around the world. |
Session 3: Wonder. Wonders. Thurs Nov 5, 2009 4:45 – 6:30 |
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Shamsul Wares Architect and teacher |
Shamsul Wares is a practicing architect and legendary teacher in Bangladesh. His work is modern and formalist -- but always takes into account the regional context and the tropical climate. |
Session 5: Redesigning Community Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:00 – 12:45 |
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Romulus Whitaker Herpetologist |
Romulus Whitaker is a scientist and conservationist who slings around the globe to study and protect reptiles. |
Session 3: Wonder. Wonders. Thurs Nov 5, 2009 4:45 – 6:30 |
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