INK Conference 2016 successfully completes its 7th edition


•Some of the greatest minds from varied businesses shared life-changing ideas at the INK Conference
•INK Live ignited hundreds of young minds through workshops with thought leaders and live webcast of the conference

New Delhi September 18th 2016: The much-awaited annual INK conference successfully concluded its 7th edition today at the Grand Hyatt in Goa. The conference hosted some of the leading national and international names across various genres. Speakers included CEOs, entrepreneurs, artists, technologists, scientists and visionaries from across the globe. Three days saw inspired and inspiring narration of ideas, achievements and innovation with the evenings providing the perfect opportunity for people to network, exchange notes and interact.

Kaleidoscope – the theme for this year saw a fusion of exponential conversations. Nine themed sessions - Yellow Brick Road, Pink of Health, Green Arrow, Silver Lining, Red Spark, Grey Matter, Golden Age, Chasing Rainbows and White Collective kept audiences enthralled. Topics across disciplines included creativity, health, science, invention, robotics and energy by some of the best minds in their respective businesses.

Speaking on the occasion Lakshmi Pratury Host and CEO INK Talks said, "We are delighted to present our annual conference in Goa this year. Every conference renews our belief that the work we do at INK to provide a platform for current and future game changers is essential to true transformation. We are grateful to all the speakers and INK Fellows for being a part of this year’s conference by sharing insights and advice. We are humbled at being able to repay them with the opportunity to further grow their already fabulous minds through this experience.”

Below is a list of speakers who took the stage at INK 2016.
Speakers
Designations
Abhijit Bose
Co-Founder & CEO Ezetap
Adam Sadowsky
Creative Director & Founder Syyn Labs
Amitabh Kant
CEO Niti Aayog
Ananth Menon
Musician
Anil Menon
Global President Smart+Connected Communities CISCO
Anubhav Gupta
Chief Design officer Godrej Properties
Bala Deshpande
Senior Managing Director New Enterprise Associated India
Brock Pierce
Chair Bitcoin Foundation
Christopher Kirchhoff
Lead Defense Innivation unit X
Crystal Rose
Co-Founder Sensay
CJ Meadows
Director Innovations & Insights Center SP Jain School  of Global management
Dale Fox
Co-Founder & CEO Tribogenics
Dali and Finn
Co-Founders Nalu
David Rowan
Editor  WIRED UK Magazine
Gavin Wood
Co-Founder Ethecore 
Gaurav Hinduja
Co-Founder & Managing Director Capital Float
Gouri Mirpuri
Founder Connected for Good
Heather Blair
Feminist
Jesko von den Steinen
Senior Advisor Brand Identity at the  Venetian Macao Resort
Jill Sobule
Singer- writer
Kalyan Varma
Wildlife photographer
Kenneth Lacovara
Paleontologist
Kumar Mahadevan
Chef Media personality
Kunal Shah
Founder and Chairman Freecharge
Luis Dias
Founder of Child’s Paly Foundation
Madan Padaki
Co-Founder & CEO Rubanbridge
Meenakshi Vijayraghavan
Kalaripayattu professional
Narayana Peesapaty
Founder Baykeys food
Ravi Venkatesan
Chairman Bank of Baroda
Ricky Kej
Composer & Conservationist
Ritesh Agarwal
Founder & CEO OYO
Rohini Nilekani
Founder- Chairperson Arghyam 
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Founder and Chairman Naukri.com
Shradha Sharma
Founder and CEO Yourstoy
Sonia Shirsat
Singer
Subodh Kerkar
Artist
Sunil Rao
Strategic partnerships development Google India
Sunitha Krishnan
Anti-trafficking crusader
Swetha Suresh
Singer whistler classical dancer
Thomas John Muthoot
Chairman Muthoot Pappachan group
Vikas Bahl
Filmmaker.

Our 2016 Fellows also took the stage, speaking across a variety of topics. Aditi Gupta (Entrepreneur), Akshay Nanavati (BlueSky), Anshul Tewari (Social), Avinash Saurabh (Health), Chandan Gomes (Art), Dheeraj Roy (Research), Ere Gowda (Film), Haleem Khan (Dancer), Harshit Agarwal (Tech), Kalyani Khona (Entrepreneur), Kenta Koga (Education), Jennifer Farah Broutin (Food Technology), Keshav Reddy (Entrepreneur), Laura Kriefman (Art), Mahesh Jadav (Social), Neha Bagaria (Entrepreneur), Nirali Kartik (Music), Pallavi Gupta (Social), Pavan Kumar (Tech), Prasenjeet Yadav (Photography), Pratik Shah (Tech), Sameer Seth (Entrepreneur), Sandhya Goli (Sport), Sarvesh Shashi (Health), Sattvik Mishra (Entrepreneur), Shannon Olsson (Science), Suranga Nanayakarra (Research) and Veerappan Swaminathan (Social).


About INK
INK is India’s foremost platform for the exchange of cutting-edge ideas and inspiring stories. Known for the annual INK Conference INK Asia INK Salons and programs such as INK Fellows we are a community that accelerates the journeys of game changers.

INK Conference
The INK Conference is an annual celebration of thinkers and doers from diverse walks of life. World’s visionaries – CEOs entrepreneurs artists technologists scientists & more – gather under one roof for a cross-pollination of ideas and chance encounters for the next big breakthrough. Game changers from every walk of life share their stories ideas and perspectives in between 3-18 minutes – an intellectual ‘Mardi Gras’ if you like.