INK Conference 2016 successfully completes its 7thedition

• Some of the greatest minds from varied businesses shared life-changing ideas at the INK Conference
• INK Live ignited hundreds of young minds through workshops with thought leaders and live webcast of the conference

Goa September 18th 2016: The much-awaited annual INK conference successfully concluded its7^th edition today at the Grand Hyatt in Goa. The conference hosted some of the leading national and international names across various genres. Speakers included CEOs, entrepreneurs, artists, technologists, scientists and visionaries from across the globe. Three days saw inspired and inspiring narration of ideas, achievements and innovation with the evenings providing the perfect opportunity for people to network, exchange notes and interact.

Kaleidoscope – the theme for this year saw a fusion of exponential conversations. Nine themed sessions - Yellow Brick Road, Pink of Health, Green Arrow, Silver Lining, Red Spark, Grey Matter, Golden Age, Chasing Rainbows and White Collective kept audiences enthralled. Topics across disciplines included creativity, health, science, invention, robotics and energy by some of the best minds in their respective businesses.

Speaking on the occasion Lakshmi Pratury Host and CEO INK Talks said, "We are delighted to present our annual conference in Goa this year. Every conference renews our belief that the work we do at INK to provide a platform for current and future game changers is essential to true transformation. We are grateful to all the speakers and INK Fellows for being a part of this year’s conference by sharing insights and advice. We are humbled at being able to repay them with the opportunity to further grow their already fabulous minds through this experience.”

Another huge success was INK Live, which had its own set of speakers who enthralled young minds with both talks and workshops. Hosted by the Goa Institute of Management, over 500 students was part of INK Live, with additional access to the main event’s speakers through live streaming. Selected speakers from the INK Conference also added to the experience.

Dr. K. Balakrishnan, Director, Goa Institute of Management (GIM) said “The Goa Institute of Management is delighted to partner to host INK Live 2016 in our campus. The inspiration that INK Fellows brought to the students will be invaluable to their learning.”

Below is a list of speakers who took the stage at INK 2016.

Speakers	Designations
Abhijit Bose	Co-Founder & CEO Ezetap
Adam Sadowsky	Creative Director & Founder Syyn Labs
Amitabh Kant	CEO Niti Aayog
Ananth Menon	Musician
Anil Menon	Global President Smart+Connected Communities CISCO
Anubhav Gupta	Chief Design officer Godrej Properties
Bala Deshpande	Senior Managing Director New Enterprise Associated India
Brock Pierce	Chair Bitcoin Foundation
Christopher Kirchhoff	Lead Defense Innovation unit X
Crystal Rose	Co-Founder Sensay
CJ Meadows	Director Innovations & Insights Center SP Jain School  of Global management
Dale Fox	Co-Founder & CEO Tribogenics
Dali and Finn	Co-Founders Nalu
David Rowan	Editor  WIRED UK Magazine
Gavin Wood	Co-Founder Ethecore
Gaurav Hinduja	Co-Founder & Managing Director Capital Float
Gouri Mirpuri	Founder Connected for Good
Heather Blair	Feminist
Jesko von den Steinen	Senior Advisor Brand Identity at the  Venetian Macao Resort
Jill Sobule	Singer- writer
Kalyan Varma	Wildlife photographer
Kenneth Lacovara	Paleontologist
Kumar Mahadevan	Chef Media personality
Kunal Shah	Founder and Chairman Freecharge
Luis Dias	Founder of Child’s Paly Foundation
Madan Padaki	Co-Founder & CEO Rubanbridge
Meenakshi Vijayraghavan	Kalaripayattu professional
Narayana Peesapaty	Founder Baykeys food
Ravi Venkatesan	Chairman Bank of Baroda
Ricky Kej	Composer & Conservationist
Ritesh Agarwal	Founder & CEO OYO
Rohini Nilekani	Founder- Chairperson Arghyam
Sanjeev Bikhchandani	Founder and Chairman Naukri.com
Shradha Sharma	Founder and CEO Yourstory
Sonia Shirsat	Singer
Subodh Kerkar	Artist
Sunil Rao	Strategic partnerships development Google India
Sunitha Krishnan	Anti-trafficking crusader
Swetha Suresh	Singer whistler classical dancer
Thomas John Muthoot	Chairman Muthoot Pappachan group
Vikas Bahl	Filmmaker.

The 2016 INK Fellows spoke across a variety of topics and included Aditi Gupta (Entrepreneur), Akshay Nanavati (BlueSky), Anshul Tewari (Social), Avinash Saurabh (Health), Chandan Gomes (Art), Dheeraj Roy (Research), Ere Gowda (Film), Haleem Khan (Dancer), Harshit Agarwal (Tech), Kalyani Khona (Entrepreneur), Kenta Koga (Education), Jennifer Farah Broutin (Food Technology), Keshav Reddy (Entrepreneur), Laura Kriefman (Art), Mahesh Jadav (Social), Neha Bagaria (Entrepreneur), Nirali Kartik (Music), Pallavi Gupta (Social), Pavan Kumar (Tech), Prasenjeet Yadav (Photography), Pratik Shah (Tech), Sameer Seth (Entrepreneur), Sandhya Goli (Sport), Sarvesh Shashi (Health), Sattvik Mishra (Entrepreneur), Shannon Olsson (Science), Suranga Nanayakarra (Research) and Veerappan Swaminathan (Social).