Second edition of TEDxSJEC at SJEC draws a great response

Mangaluru: The students of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), hosted TEDxSJEC for the second time at the college campus on Saturday, 11 June 2022.

The event was inaugurated at the college quadrangle by all dignitaries. The speakers and the performers joined hands with Most Rev. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, Bishop of Mangalore Diocese and the President of the college, Rev. Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza, Director of SJEC, Rev. Fr Alwyn Richard D’Souza, Assistant Director of SJEC, Dr Rio D’Souza, Principal and Rakesh Lobo, HR Manager of the college in the lighting of the lamp. Dr Binu KG, Faculty Coordinator of TEDxSJEC, Janice Mendes, Licensee & Lead Organizer of TEDxSJEC, Sarah Augustian, Co-Organizer of TEDxSJEC were also present.

Post the inaugural, all 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” lead 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.