Great Lakes Institute of Management, a premier B School in the country collaborated with TEDx for the first time, and organised TEDxGLIMChennai event at its campus in Manamai, near Chennai.
An independently organised event that brings the community together to share a TED-like experience, the theme for the event was ‘Eclectics’. In keeping with this, the event featured local voices from diverse backgrounds who discussed groundbreaking ideas that could very well reshape tomorrow’s landscape.
Welcoming attendees and speakers, Dr Bala V Balachandran, founder and dean of the institute, said, “TEDx, as you all know, symbolises three major things — technology, entertainment and design. And we at Great Lakes are putting together these things in our strategic alliance with Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago for MBA in Technoprenuership Programme. Technology, innovation and design thinking are currently revolutionising the industry, and TEDx is a beautiful concept bringing these factors (together) along with entertainment to share messages (with) the audience.”
He further gave examples — Platform Unmanned Cargo Aircraft (PUCA) and how Singapore has come up with driverless cabs — of how the world is witnessing these dynamic technology changes.
Know the speakers
~ Bosskey: – Bosskey is an Indian film actor, radio jockey, television anchor, stand-up comedian and film critic working in the Tamil film and media industry.
~ Marta Vanduzer : A PhD student from the US (Rutgers University), Marta has been working in villages in Uttar Pradesh for the last four years in the areas of education, health care, and infrastructure, with a focus on organic farming, water, power, and transport. She is currently exploring ways in which the three areas overlap, their connections, and how collaboration can be leveraged for the greater good.
~ Prof R L Shankar : A full-time professor of finance and analytics at Great Lakes Institute of Management. He is also a visiting faculty at IIM Kozhikode, IIM Trichy, and IIM Ranchi.
~ Mudit Dani : An international level table tennis player, Mudit has represented India 19 times and won 22 medals for India (five gold, five silver and 12 bronze).
~ Mehak Sagar : Co-founder of WedMeGood, one of India’s popular wedding planning portals. She leads online content, social media and digital marketing of the portal.
~ Amitesh Pandey : Presently a marketing major at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Amitesh has keen interest in academics and sports such as football and table tennis.
Infotrellis and Confluence were the event sponsors.