TedxGatewaySalon Is Breaking Barriers To Bring Together Curious Minds And Ground Breaking Ideas

Jyothi Venkatesh

TEDxGatewaySalon: Breaking Barriers, an independently organized TED event, will take place on 29th March 2019, at The Tata Theatre, National Centre Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai, India. This special edition will shine a spotlight on dazzling ideas from some of the world’s most extraordinary women risk-takers and innovators who are breaking barriers and changing the rules of the game.

Reiterating TED’s mission of "Ideas Worth Spreading”, TEDxGateway Salons welcome an intimate audience for an evening of highly-curated Talks revolving around a globally relevant theme. A condensed version of a TEDxGateway flagship conference, the salons are distinct in their brevity, opportunities for conversation, and heightened interaction between speakers and audience.

TEDxGatewaySalon: Breaking Barriers will bring to the forefront visionaries and luminaries that include Aditi Prasad, who is revolutionizing education by teaching STEM skills to young India; Jody Williams, a Nobel Peace Laureate; Dr. Shubha Tole, a neuroscientist; Vidhya Subramanian, an eminent Bharatanatyam artist; Ankita Shah, a spoken poet and storyteller, Rwitwika Bhattcharya, Data Governance Crusader, among others.

Commenting on TEDxGatewaySalon, Yashraj Akashi, Senior Ambassador for the TEDx Program in India said, “Women are making big strides for equality and justice across the globe, and India is no exception. Day in and day out, women are challenging traditional roles to pave the way for a brighter and more just India. We are celebrating these pioneers making power moves, brilliant people who are just getting started, and those who tirelessly show up as allies and advocates.”

“This event is for anyone who wants to take part in a thought-provoking celebration of women who catalyze ideas towards action and to celebrate the effort of bold thinkers building a better world. I invite you to be part of this enriching evening - visit https://www.tedxgateway.com/salon/ to register”, he further added.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that brings people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers are combined to spark a deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = an independently organized TED event. TEDxGateway is an independently organized licensed TED event; TED has no affiliate or partner conference in India.

TEDxGateway is an independently organised TED event operated under license from TED. The day long conference features eminent speakers from different walks of life who share unique ideas from India and all around the globe. It draws thousands of curated and selected attendees across India that include philanthropists,policymakers, industrialists, CXOs, entrepreneurs, creative heads, students, CEOs, scientists, artists, corporates and bureaucrats from across the nation.

TED is a non-profit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California almost 32 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes on a diverse mix of topics. Many of these talks arethen made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; and TEDBooks, short e-books on powerful ideas. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supportsindividuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

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