Knowledge and ideas are interconnected across various disciplines and fields. We wanted to create a space that fosters such thought provoking conversations in our Institute. That is how we thought of bringing TEDx. The first TEDxXIE event was organised by a student, Adellina Andrew, on 5th March, 2016. With the help of small team they applied for the licence in September which clearly stated our understanding of TED and the motivation behind our desire to run the event.
Post the license approval, the team worked together in curating six speakers to share their ideas ranging from diverse topics like technology, artistry, environment, medicine, Artificial Intelligence and more, that revolved around their theme of 'Beyond Limits'.
A neursosurgery professor at KEM hospital with years of experience has a sole intention of healing the sick with the possible resources available to him in his practice of Neurosurgery. He has been dedicating all his free time towards reaching an ambitious and noble target has set himself for setting up trauma centres and strengthening the infrastructure for emergency medical treatment along the highways in the western part of the country.
He is the CEO and Founder of Trutech and The Fluid Motion. He always had a passion for coding and technology even though he was never formally trained in them. Revolutionizing the Artificial Intelligence space, his company has been selected at the top 35 startups in India by NarendraModi'sStartupIndia campaign.
Nush Lewis is a two piece comprised of singer-songwriter-harpist, Anushka Lewis and producer, Ayan De. Anushka's pensive, moody compositions were left mostly acoustic until Ayan began breathing his own slice of sonic life into the music.
Hailing from a small town, her family believed that a good Indian girl becomes either an Engineer or a Doctor. She did become an Engineer and kept her engineering degree at the bay to pursue a career in public speaking as an anchorperson/emcee.
She is the founder of the NGO Awaaz Foundation and the Convener of the Movement against Intimidation, Threat and Revenge against Activists (MITRA). She is from a family of environmentalists, and is pioneer to many movements against noise pollution and illegal sand mining in India. Her bold ideas, determination and her compassion for the environment is what that inspires her to achieve her goals.
He is professor, and has a Ph.D. in physics. He has worked on water sensors which later culminated into a patent.