Theme: Showing Up

We will be screening a session from TEDWomen 2018. Our two live speakers will be announced shortly.

Versova Social
1311/2, Plot B, Savitribai Jotiba Phule Road, Versova Link Road, Versova, Andheri West
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400053
India

Aafreen Siddiqui Sherwani

Development Professional

Aafreen heads the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its project Disha in Maharashtra. She plays a vital role of being an intellectual bridge between the Govt. and Corporates in the State, with a special focus on skills development and entrepreneurship opportunities for women in Maharashtra.

Gul Panag

Actor, Activist, Aviator, Entrepreneur

Gul is an actor and an entrepreneur who is one of India’s most powerful opinion makers and thought leaders. She is a frontline advocate and activist who regularly engages and facilitates dialogue and debate on critical issues of gender equality and justice, environmental issues, fundamental rights, secularism, corruption and political accountability. Gul holds a Masters degree in Political Science. Her social and political activism has had her being recognized as one of the most influential voices on social media and a youth icon.

Nappinai NS

Supreme Court Advocate

A pioneer in the field of cyber laws, Ms. N. S. Nappinai, with over 26 years of professional experience, appears before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and the Bombay High Court extensively in Constitutional, Criminal, Commercial, Cyber and IPR cases. She was appointed as Amicus Curiae by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Prajwala Vs. UOI and also on the Technical Committee appointed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court to evaluate means to alleviate the problem of Child Pornography and rape videos being circulated online. Ms. Nappinai is also appearing before the Constitutional Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of J. K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) Vs. UOI, challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act and its related ecosystem. Ms. Nappinai’s book Technology Laws Decoded has received tremendous acclaim. She has authored a Manual on “Software Piracy”, for Judicial Training. She is a Founder Member Technology Law Forum (a not – for – profit registered Organization).

Nirmika Singh

Composer, Singer, Lyricist, Poet

Nirmika Singh is a renowned Mumbai-based music writer and critic. She currently holds the position of Executive Editor, Rolling Stone India, the Indian edition of the world's greatest music magazine. A dynamic media professional, Nirmika is one of the most respected voices in the music journalism in India and is also the youngest person to have this prestigious leadership role at Rolling Stone. Apart from being a journalist, Nirmika is also an accomplished singer-songwriter, lyricist and stage performer. Her repertoire of music includes pop, folk and alternative rock. She has an EP titled Jhoothe as well as several collaborations to her credit. Currently she is also the face of the current Amazon Coolpad TV and digital campaign. She recently also represented India at the Midsommar Weekender gathering in Sweden hosted by Absolut for global influencers.