Media Release

Mangaluru, Jun 12: The students of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC) hosted the TEDxSJEC for the second time at the college campus on Saturday, June 11.

The event was inaugurated at the college quadrangle by all dignitaries. The speakers and the performers joined hands with Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, bishop of Mangalore diocese and the president of the college, Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza, director of SJEC, Fr Alwyn Richard D’Souza, assistant director of SJEC, Dr Rio D’Souza, principal and Rakesh Lobo, HR manager of the college in lighting the lamp. Dr Binu K G, faculty coordinator of TEDxSJEC, Janice Mendes, licensee and lead organizer of TEDxSJEC and Sarah Augustian, co-organizer of TEDxSJEC were also present. 

Post the inaugural, all the speakers and performers planted saplings on the campus as a part of the “Go Green” Initiative of SJEC. This was followed by the dignitaries taking a walk through the 'Corridor of Hope', a unique attempt by the students to display creative installations of exhibits symbolizing the theme of the event “Ember.” The 'Corridor of Hope' led everyone to the venue where a series of talks and performances awaited the participants.

During the event, the following speakers addressed the gathering with their life experiences and intellectual insights:

· Zeeshan Ramlan, Head of HR at Coinswitch Kuber & Founder of The Ramlan Foundation

· Nitin Vas, Founder of Paperseed

· Neha Harish, Architect & Asia’s Young Designer awardee

· Dr Chhavi Dawar, child rights activist, social educator & scientist

· Dr K K Sarma, Elephant Man of Asia & Padma Shri Awardee

· Shivangi Sharma, travel content creator

· Dr Kamini A Rao, physician, pioneer in IVF & Padma Shri Awardee

· Sirish Govardhan, social worker & NSS National awardee

Apart from the speakers, the following performances won the hearts of all participants:

· Remona Evette Pereira, Bharatanatyam artiste

· V Minor, Cross-genre musicians

· Anu Karagada, content creator

· Ranjitha Yellur, Yakshagana Artiste

True to its theme, TEDxSJEC featured a dynamic group of speakers from diverse backgrounds and experiences who imparted inspiration and intellectual acceleration to young adults, enabling them to rekindle the dying fire and open up a world of opportunities.