Theme: Pieces of a Puzzle

Each person is an irreplaceable piece of the puzzle. Every individual is worthy, important, and unique in their own way. The big picture cannot be completed with any of the pieces missing. Similarly, a variety of speakers came together from different domains to enlighten the varied interests of the audience.

Atharva College of Engineering
Asmita Jyoti, Malad West
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400095
India

Aayu Kharbanda

Product Leader

Aayu Kharbanda is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur, ISB, currently a student at IIM Ahmedabad. He was the Director of the Harvard Asia Conference and Advisor to startups at IIM Udaipur E-cell. Despite his age of 24, He has grown into an exceptional Product Leader, seasoned Entrepreneur, and an influential Public Speaker. Currently, he leads the Product for Business Partnerships at Eros working with Global Brands such as Apple, Amazon, Google, and Airtel.

Gaurav Verma

Entrepreneur

Gaurav Verma is the Co-Founder of SuprSend, headquartered in San Francisco. In his earlier stint, he was CTO for Aasaanjobs for 6 years, solving for the blue-collar job marketplace. Aasaanjobs was later acquired by OLX & then by BetterPlace.

Gauri Karkhanis

Clinical Psychologist

Ms. Gauri Karkhanis is a clinical and social psychologist specializing in trauma and currently practicing at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. She has a Master's in Social Psychology from Mumbai University and a second Masters's in Clinical Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. While pursuing her Master she also worked at the Cook County Prison in Chicago. Between her two Master’s degrees, she worked as a Psychologist for almost 4 years at Kripa Foundation: an NGO that works with substance abuse and HIV AIDS, and At Helik a private forensic Company. After returning to India she began pursuing her Ph.D. in Forensic Psychology with her data collection at the Thane Central and Yerwada Central Prison. Currently, Ms. Karkhanis has over 10 years of experience in individual, family, and addiction counseling

Sajitha Nair

Environmentalist

Sajitha Nair is a postgraduate in Human Resources with over 8 years of experience in the Banking industry and has been working in different areas of education and civic reforms since 2013. She is the co-founder of Jagruk Nagrik Foundation - an aware citizens’ forum that works on resolving various social, civic, and environmental issues in the twin cities of Kalyan-Dombivli. Presently, she is working with Sacred Heart School as Head of the Department for Pedagogy and Innovation. Her core area of work is in the field of Solid Waste Management in the urban landscape.

Shibin Harinadh

Mentalist

Shibin Harinadh is a practicing hypnotist and an experienced mentalist, or as he likes to put it a wanderer of minds.’ The human mind is his canvas, and he’s looking to paint his next Mona Lisa. The mind isn’t the only thing he has such control over, he’s well-versed in different martial arts, putting his body up to the task of being in accordance with his mind. A national kickboxing champion, but overall, a simple student who’s always learning, as he journeys through the mysteries of life. He believes that every scar is a reminder of who you are today.