Melting Pot

Looking at Tania's work, you would assume she has been a potter her whole life. The skillful mastery she exhibits - in particular, with her handcrafted flowers - is just incredible. However, before dedicating herself to ceramics, Tania worked as an Architect and Urban Designer. For many years, she designed townships as well as slum redevelopment projects around the world. After her decision to pur...

With a successful career in gemstones, jewellery and fashion industries, Terry is now a well-known gallerist specialising in Asian Contemporary and Modern art. A dynamic and established top executive with more than 25 years of professional experience that covers retail to manufacturing in the Asia Pacific region, Terry has a broad suite of operations, finance, business development, supply chain, s...

Amanda is the founder and art therapist at Art for Good, a social enterprise which uses art to create good. She also works as an art therapist with the charity The Red Pencil and is an adjunct lecturer at the School of Positive Psychology. She currently sits on the Board of Directors as the Honorary Secretary of Rare Disorders Society of Singapore. Amanda has worked with many other social enterpri...

Having delved into community work, family work, intra-psychic type of psychotherapy such as Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy, Sarah is weaving in knowledge from neuroscience and body work into integrative psychotherapy. She believes that everyone is a unique individual and deserves exquisite listening and attending. Sarah strives to be of service to the betterment of psychological heal...

Presenter Michelle Martin has been part of Singapore’s historic moments on radio and TV for 20 years. She’s spoken at Tedx, been the “live” Channel 5 commentator for Singapore’s National Day Parades, has been voted Singapore’s favourite Radio Personality, and broke the 2020 General Election’s results live, helming the Straits Times, “Situation Desk” watched by the nation.  Michelle teaches br...

Charina has been the creative lead for DFW creative Pte. ltd. with clientele from lifestyle brands to Fortune 500 companies. Her foresight in creating marketing platforms such as DFW, created more than 28 million PR value with more than 400 million eyeballs reached yearly. Her approach is to always place a unique emphasis on digital outreach to different markets with creative marketing campaigns....

Sunaina is a contemporary artist of Indian origin, who lives and works in Singapore. Educated in India, she moved to Tokyo in the late 90’s and has spent the last two decades in various parts of North and South Asia. Having completed her formal education as a textile designer specializing in print, she chose to pursue an immersive education in the traditional art form of Nihonga in Japan, where sh...

A'shua Imran is a Singaporean artist working primarily in the medium of painting and performance. He graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore) with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (Goldsmiths, UK) in 2014, and has since presented his works in Singapore, The Netherlands, Egypt, South Africa, and Spain.  Currently, Imran is the artistic director of Mural Lingo , a creative enterpris...

Nonita Kalra has three decades of media experience, in print and television. From 2016, till 2020, she was the Editor of HARPER’S BAZAAR  India . Prior to that (from 2000 to 2012), she was the Editor-in-Chief of ELLE India, where she spent nearly 13 years, at the helm. She has been an influencer in fashion, beauty and lifestyle; her ideas and initiatives have shaped careers and launched trend...

After spending 18 years in corporate life (last assignment - Head of Xbox India at Microsoft), Anshu Mor quit Microsoft in 2016 to become a standup comedian. In his first year he was recognized as the rising star of standup comedy by times group. In just 4 years, he is now one of the leading comedians in India having performed over 500 shows in India and Abroad. Highlights Over 500 shows in India...

Abel is the Programmes Manager at the Singapore Mental Health Film Festival. He strives to use his training in social work and sociology to curate thought-provoking conversations that could inspire action. He advocates for a multi-faceted approach when understanding social issues - including adopting a questioning mind where we challenge conventional structures, in hope for positive change.  ...

Rukmini Vijayakumar, is the artistic director of Raadha Kalpa Dance Company, and the director of Lshva, a creative space for artists in the heart of Bangalore. She is the founder of The Raadha Kalpa method, an educational system for Bharatanatyam that is based on the idea of neutrality.  Rukmini’s approach to Bharatanatyam is dedicated, rigorous and layered. She has presented her work as a so...

Tanmay Dhanania trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). He played Naseem Ali Khan in Indian Summers (2015) and Ajay in Brahman Naman (2016) which premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival, 2016 and went on to be India's first Netflix Original. He played Prince Jeejeebuoy in The Durrells of Corfu and Phanishwar in Garbage, which premiered at the 68th Berlinale and is now o...

Founder of Final Call Productions and Pickle Shickle, Preetika Chawla is an actress from Bollywood. She began her career by doing roles in Television serials like Mumbai Calling and Jyoti. The actress also made her debut in the movie Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu (2010) and also acted in Bring on the Night (TV series), Sunsilk Real FM and Bang Baja Baarat. Preetika did her schooling from Dehradu...

Starting off in 1984, with the Delhi theatre group Chingari, apart from his abiding interest in acting, in films, TV and theatre, Rahul Vohra is an acclaimed actor who has a deep understanding of Indian folk and classical arts and of World aesthetics, theatre and cinema. First as founding Co-ordinator of Sarthi, a voluntary group set up to address basic rights of traditional artists and artisans,...

Charu Shankar wears many hats- actor, theatre director, dancer, writer, wellness expert and mother to her 5 year old boy and 6 dogs! She's passionate about the arts, loves to workshop good stories, and always carries a book in her bag!  She's been lucky enough to have worked with top Hollywood and Bollywood directors, hosted a travel show that took her all over the world, worked with Reebok's...

Danish Husain is an actor, storyteller, poet, and a theatre director. He lives in Mumbai and runs his theatre company The Hoshruba Repertory . He was instrumental in reviving the lost art form of Urdu storytelling Dastangoi , which he later expanded into a multilingual storytelling project Qissebaazi to showcase and preserve stories from oral and written literature of the languages of India. Recen...

Suchitra Pillai is an Indian actress, model, anchor and VJ. A graduate in electronic engineering, she chose a career in arts over engineering. Apart from roles in movies including Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Page 3 (2005), Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007), and Fashion (2008), Suchitra is a singer in the Indi pop and rock genre with an album Such is Life released in 2011. She is also an accomplished theat...

Revathi and Yogesh own two award-winning Properties in Coorg; Silver Brook Estate Homestay and Rare Earth Estate Homestay. Silver Brook is managed personally by them and Rare Earth is now managed by IHCL ( Taj Hotels) under their AMA Brand. Silver Brook has been running now for 12 years. It has won many accolades and awards including 'The Best Homestay in India Award from the Lonely Planet. It was...

Debprotim Roy is the founder and CEO of Canvs.in. Canvs has built a foundational studio of independent senior designers they call  Canvs Club , a model that has allowed Canvs to completely rethink the way the modern design agency works. As Club, Canvs manages multiple distributed design teams and works with them to fulfil projects with some of the most important names in the industry. Canvs’...

If there’s a stereotype surrounding Indian sweets, Nihira, a company founded by the duo Arshya and Subha Aggarwal, is breaking it. The contemporary Indian brand is giving celebrations a new hallmark with sweets that aren’t just delectable but also stylish. It all started in 2017 when Arshya and Subha wanted to create something unfamiliar while creating a broader platform for Indian sweets­—all whi...

Priya Prakash is a healthcare entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of HealthSetGo. HealthSetGo is India's largest healthcare organisation for schools with the vision to establish India's largest network of health promoting schools. HealthSetGo currently operates in over 77 cities across India with 250,000+ students and parents with it’s flagship program CARE which monitors the healthy growth of st...

Founder and CEO of Innov8 Co-working, Ritesh Malik has been listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 in the Finance and Venture list (Asia) 2016. Graduated from the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University in 2013, Ritesh while in medical school, developed a keen interest in entrepreneurship.  In 2012, a major breakthrough came his way when Adstuck (a company Ritesh co-founded in his final year of med...

A graduate from Warwick University, Sonali completed her Master’s in Business Management from Imperial College, London. She worked in the U.K for 2 years in finance before returning to India. Sonali joined her family business of manufacturing and selling outdoor cooling systems primarily focussing at building sales and the brand, however her passion for food and hospitality led her to join DIVA re...

An entrepreneur based out of Bangalore, Mitali Tandon founded a company that manufactures and markets India's first hangover detox solution. A young start-up that's actively working on creating healthy solutions for millenials, Morning Fresh focuses on creating functional beverages that are accessible and inclusive of all dietary needs, preferences and lifestyle challenges.    Mitali sta...