- IIM Shillong hosted TEDx that witnessed the participation of speakers across the country.
- The main objective of IIM Shillong TEDx is ‘ideas of worth spending’.
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IIM Shillong hosted the 6 th edition of TEDx on March 17, 2018, at State Convention Centre. As a part of the event, the management institute invited the speakers from across the country to share their ideas that will have a great impact on people’s lives. TEDx is one of the significant events created with a motive and vision of ‘ideas of worth spending’ . TEDx plays a dominant role in supporting the independent organisers who wish to curate an event on the lines of TEDx in their community.
The theme of TEDx 6 th edition is ‘The 53 rd Card’ . This year, the theme of the event underscored the transformative power of choice.
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This year, the list of speakers included in TEDx was: -
- Popular Fashion Designer at International Level, Padmashri Wendell Rodricks
- India’s First Female BASE Jumper, Archana Sardana
- Popular Game Developer and Virtual Reality Evangelist, Shivam Sai Gupta
- Personal Branding Pioneer, Tanvi Bhatt
- Popular Bollywood Playback Singer and Lyricist, Shruti Pathak
- Film Critic and Author, Baradwaj Rangan
- Popular Actor, Rajesh Kumar
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With a motive to promote ideas in a worthy way, TEDx is a programme of self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience . TEDx is a complication of video talks, live speakers and deep discussions. The TED conference plays a significant role in providing general guidance for the TEDx programme. However, TEDx events are self-organised subject to some rules and regulations.