Design Week Symposium & Conclave
2020 - Keynote Speaker
Steps to Sustainable Development in a Modern World
The imperative need to promote sustainability as a fiscally profitable business practice
2020 - Speaker & Moderator
Architecture 2010-2030
The use of natural light and airflow in sustainably designed buildings
Marc Thorpe – North American Sustainable Architect of the Year 2019-2020 (@marcthorpedesign | marcthorpedesign.com)
Nuru Kareem – The Straw Bale School, Malawi Africa, Modern Mosque of Light, UAE (@nurukarim | nudesarchitecture.com)
Future Collective
Bikaner House 2020 – Keynote Speaker/Panellist
Food: Building a Conscious Future - Amitabh Kant (Niti Aayog)
Clothing: Decoding Sustainable Fashion - Nonita Kalra (Harper's Bazaar)
Shelter: Conscious Building & Living for the Future - Theron Carmine De Sousa (FWC LLP - Consulting & Sustainable Design)
Followed by the Conscious Building panel discussion with
Martand Khosla (Moderator) (@martandkhosla | martandkhosla.com)
Theron Carmine De Sousa – Exec Director, FWC LLP
Mahendra Singhi – MD/CEO Dalmia Cements (dalmiabharat.com/leadership/mahendra-singhi | weforum.org/people/mahendra-singhi | linkedin.com/in/mahendra-singhi-2b4814217?originalSubdomain=in)
Gawda Saxena – BD GRIHA (grihaindia.org)
Gauri Mathur – Sustainable Building Alternatives, GRIHA (in.linkedin.com/in/gauri-mathur)
Design Week Symposium & Conclave
2019 - Keynote Speaker & Panellist
The Past, Present & Future of Sustainable Thinking & Design
With Theresa Millard – Kohler Inc. Eco Lab (https://es.linkedin.com/in/theresa-millard-64a8a112 | https://sustainablebrands.com/is/theresa-millard)
Dan Gurney – Sustainable Architecture, Vancouver (https://ca.linkedin.com/in/don-gurney-5521544a | https://www.openspacearchitecture.com/team)
Amit Khanna – City Planner (https://in.linkedin.com/in/amit-khanna-4a66a334 | @akdaoffice)
2019 - Curator & Moderator
Design is not just the Destination – Sustainability is the Journey
With Bikram Mittra – Kohler, Asia (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikram-mittra-b288065 | @bikrammittra)
Saket Sethi – International Architectural Practice (https://in.linkedin.com/company/saketsethiparis?trk=ppro_cprof)
Seetu Kohli – Curator (https://seetukohlihome.com | @seetukohli)
Design Week Symposium & Conclave
2018 - Design Partner Dialogues
Humour & Design Thinking
A Product Design Perspective with Takaharu Tezuka (tezuka-arch.com/english | @tezuka_architects)
Presenting the Focal 100SI Recycled Metal Series
Design Week Symposium & Conclave
2017 - Panel Curator & Speaker
Future Product Design Recycled vs Recyclable
With Raffaella Mangiarotti (https://raffaellamangiarotti.com | @rafaellamangiarotti)
Paul Mathieu (https://www.paulmathieu.net/ | @paulmathieudesign)
Ashiesh Shah (ashieshshah.com | @ashieshshah | @ashieshshahatelier | atelierashieshshah.com)
Sustainable Infrastructure - The India Story
with Dikshu Kukreja – Harvard University, The School of Planning & Architecture (https://in.linkedin.com/in/dikshu-kukreja-06a836232 | @dikshukukreja | cpkukreja.com)
Sanjay Puri – Sanjay Puri Associates (sanjaypuriarchitects.com | @sanjay_puri_architects)
Kaif Faquih – Urban Planning Architect (https://www.faa-india.com | @faquihassociatesindia)
Sotheby’s International
2017 - Keynote Speaker & Panel Curator
Sustainable Design Thinking in Luxury Planning and Design
With the combined forces of Raseel Gujral (https://in.linkedin.com/in/raseel-gujral-ansal-ab255b47 | @raseelgujralansal | casaparadox.com/about.php)
Amit Gupta
Gaurav Bhatia
& Paresh Maity (paresh-maity.com | @pareshmaityofficial)
Design Week Symposium & Conclave
2016 - Speaker & Curator
Finding the Balance - Aesthetic and Engineering
From New Age Development Projects to Luxury Retreats
2015 - Speaker & Panellist
Curating panel discussions on 4 World Trade Centre (rebuilding the World Trade Centre), New York City. The MIT Media Lab in Cambridge Massachusetts, The United Nations new building in New York city. The creation of Amravati in Andhra Pradesh. As well as the sustainable planning and design of the Aga Khan museum in Toronto.
FUMIHIKO MAKI (1928 - 2024) (pritzkerprize.com/laureates/1993 | gsd.harvard.edu/2024/07/seng-kuan-remembers-fumihiko-maki-1928-2024)
