TEDxMICA

The Conference started with the lighting of the lamp from the hands of the honorary speakers and the Director of Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, Prof. Ashok Ranchhod. MICA is the first ever communications management school in India to host this prestigious conference. The Mani Shankar Iyer Auditorium was graced with the presence of our honorary speakers like Ms. Shaheen Mistri, Rajiv Desai, Mahesh Murthy, Amitav Bhattacharya, Narayanan Krishnan, Palash Sen, Anshu Gupta, Lady Shruti Rana, Bertie Da Silva, Kranthi Kiran Vistakula, Raju Narayana Swamy and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev who have made a mark in the various fields they belong to. They are the people who have made a difference with their illuminated ideas.

The conference began with Prof. Ashok Ranchhod’s addressing the audience and introducing TEDxMICA. He congratulated the team of TEDxMICA comprising of Noor Salam Khan, Prerak Valdiya, Ravi Kumar, Vamsi Krishna Kaki and Nitin Mohan Shandilya, the student community and the faculty at MICA. Prof. Ranchhod talked about the global financial system through banking innovations, rapid industrialisation, innovations in biology across the world and the power of ideas. He gave the reference of Lewis Pugh to illucidate the fact that one person’s idea can prove to be a boon and respite for the billions. The world is constantly changing and ideas like those generated during TED talks have a great impact on the way a large number of the intellectual and elite look at these changes.

Noor Salam Khan, the curator of TEDxMICA spoke about the history and relevance of TED throughout the world. He also presented the introduction from Chris Anderson, curator of the set of TED conferences across the world.