Theme: Sustainable Planet

TEDx Countdown is an event being organized by the TEDxKanke team, with an audience from Ranchi physically present at the event and from across the globe watching our live feed and recordings later. Our goal is to bring together bright minds to give talks that are idea-focused, and on a wide range of subjects, to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action. The goal: To build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions into half by 2030 in the race to a zero-carbon world – a world that is safer, cleaner, and fairer for everyone.

SAIL Management Training Institute Ranchi
Shyamali Colony
Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834002
India

Himadri Biswas

Research Associate, Florida International University, USA

Hailing from the beautiful city of Ranchi, Himadri is a man of great intellect and wit. He is known to be associated with Florida International University located in Miami, United States as a Research Associate. He has extensive background knowledge in the field of Geology, Ecology, and Remote Sensing. An avid nature lover, Himadri engages in scientific research to determine the effect of sea level rise on coastal vegetation using remote sensing techniques. He takes an active interest in resolving the most pressing environmental issues and seeks at finding able measures to resolve them in the most sustainable way possible.

Martin Dubois

M’dub Multi-Instrumentalist

A multi-instrumentalist, Martin Dubois, M'dub, offers a journey through sounds and emotions. Percussion, Hand-Pan, Kora (African Harp), Vocals, Mongolian Throat singing, Flutes, Drums, and Human Beat Effects! For 25 years now, he has followed the path of a musician's life with the evolution and experience of jazz, African music, funk, rock, reggae, and world music. Currently, he often plays solo, with "TFM", Trance Fusion Music, and the group "Trippy Sama" and likes to be invited to different projects in India and Europe. He is also heavily invested in the "Healing" dimension of sound, with "musical naps" and multiple collaborations with Yoga teachers in workshops, courses, and Festivals,

Nalini Shekar

Founder & Executive Director, Hasiru Dala Innovation

A Co-founder and Executive Director of Hasiru Dala, Nalini found her passion in restoring the dignity of workers in the unorganized waste sector, improving their access to predictable livelihoods, and providing social security for their families. In 1997, she co-founded Kagad, Kach Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP), union waste pickers in Pune. Her main focus is the inclusion of waste pickers in the Solid Wate Management process of Urban Local Bodies. She also lived in the United States for a decade where she worked on violence against women and children and also facilitated the passage of legislation to support victims of human trafficking in California. In a career of 33 years, Nalini won accolades including the Kempagowda Award 2015, from the city of Bangalore. She was chosen as one of the 100 women in India who have made a difference by BBC.com

Ovais Sarmad

Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Mr. Ovais Sarmad joined the United Nations Climate Change secretariat (UNFCCC) on 1 September 2017. Mr. Sarmad supports the Executive Secretary in managing the UNFCCC secretariat and its staff, advising on a range of issues relating to the strategic operations planning and development of the organization. Previously he served as Chief of Staff to the Director-General at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Geneva. Mr. Sarmad worked in several management and policy capacities in IOM over a period of 27 years. Prior to the IOM, he worked in the private and public sectors in London, where he qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (GCMA). Mr. Sarmad graduated from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, as a Bachelor of Commerce.

Prof. Werner Menski

Emeritus Professor, SOAS, University of London.

Werner Menski is an emeritus professor of South Asian Laws, at the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of London, where he taught from 1981 to 2014. Over the years, he developed particularly the teaching of comparative legal studies with an interdisciplinary South Asian focus, in courses including Legal Systems of Asia and Africa, Law and Society in South Asia, and Ethnic minorities and the Law, as well as supervising more than 40 doctoral students. He has published 14 books, including Comparative Law in a Global Context: The Legal Systems of Asia and Africa, and has contributed to almost 300 published articles. He continues to be the editor of South Asia Research and remains active in mentoring young scholars.

Roshan Lal Sharma

Director, Tajna Shellac Private Limited

Mr. Sharma has the experience of more than five decades in the Lac industry including working at Achhruram Kalkhof since 1956, which was one-time the world’s largest Shellac manufacturing & exporting industry. With a clear idea, his units undoubtedly have an edge over the competitors. He has also been accredited twice to the honorary membership of the Research Advisory Committee constituted by the Indian Lac Research Institute, Ranchi (body of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India since 1924).

Sanjeev Kumar

Executive Director (HRD), SAIL

Shri Sanjeev Kumar is considered the pioneer in devising a Strategy for the Implementation of Industry 4.0 tools in Steel Manufacturing towards improving Productivity, Quality, and Customer Experience. He has been associated with Steel Authority of India Limited, a Govt. of India Maharatna PSU, for the past 36 years and has a vast experience in the field of Process Automation, Data Management, Electrical, Instrumentation, IT, HR, ERP, Cloud Analytics, Logistics, and Manufacturing. He is driving several Digital Transformation and Learning & Development initiatives across different Units of SAIL that includes Collieries, Mines, marketing, and all Integrated Steel Plants of SAIL. He has been instrumental in the development of Digital Twins, Process Optimization Models, Real-Time Digital Dashboards, AI-based Predictive Maintenance, and Life Cycle Assessment Systems, Drone & VTS enabled Surveillance Systems, Intelligent CCTV Networks.

Shaurya Tarni

Scuba instructor & Founder of species.org.in

As much as we realize the urgent need for wildlife conservation, we don’t always know what we’re trying to save or why and how it exists in the first place. It's good to question and explore the oddities of the world around us. SPECIES celebrates that curiosity. While we live bound by several human constructs, animals do things differently. In their simple yet wonderfully intricate lives, there are fewer schedules and more rhythm. Beauty and power are not easily quantifiable. Understanding them humbles us and makes us more compassionate. The main motto is- ‘The more we learn, the more we'll love and protect them.’

Shivalik Prasad

Vice President - Strategic Alliances and Sales, Sibros.

Shivalik serves as Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Sales with a focus on Asia Pacific and European markets. He is leading the Connected Vehicle Technologies discussions with APAC and European OEMs. He has done various projects with major automotive companies including BMW, JLR, Mahindra, Hyundai, Tata, and others. Shivalik was part of the IBM, New York automotive practice and helped build optimization engines toward global volume planning for automotive companies. In his spare time, Shivalik likes reading non-fiction. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from NIT Rourkela, India, and a Master of Science from Texas A&M, College Station.