TEDxPrabhadevi: Finding Your True North

On May 9, 2015, a group of young TED enthusiasts came together to host TEDxPrabhadevi in Mumbai, India. The five hour long event was attended by a select group of 100 people from all ages and backgrounds. Each attendee went through a selection process where they had to answer questions with regards to TED and why this event would be of interest to them.

TED is about “ideas worth spreading”, and TEDxPrabhadevi not only lived up to that but exceeded the audience’s expectations of organization, content, and speaker interaction. The event saw 11 speakers from the ages of 16 to 79, who were there to highlight the unchartered territory of a person’s life.

Thought wall to encourage attendees to share their ideas.

One of the most inspiring talks was given by D.R. Mehta, former chairman of the Securities Exchange Board of India and Founder of Jaipur Foot, on his revolutionary work for underprivileged individuals with disabilities.

Prakash Iyer, CEO of cricket team Mumbai Indians and best-selling author, gave a motivational talk on having a fluid mindset.

Each talk was unique and kept the audience engaged with everything from drones, to card tricks, to music. Post the event, the audience was given the opportunity to interact with all the speakers.

Risk Advisors’ Atish Chhabria was a part of the organizing team that was instrumental to the event’s success. Risk Advisors Inc., along with IndusInd Bank and RNA Corp, were the lead sponsors of the event.