Forum Schedule
Day 1: Saturday, 22 Feb 2025
09:00 am Breakfast & Registrations
09:30 am Inaugural Address by Miki Desai
09:45 am Keynote Address by Prem Chandavarkar
10:40 am Tea break
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11:00 am - 01:00 pm Theme 1: Designing for Social Impact
11:00 am Talk by Panel Chair: Ms. Archana Shah, Bandhej
11:20 am Natasha Sharma & Parveen
11:35 am Sebastian Truijillo-Torres
11:50 am Meenakshi K.
12:05 pm Rubina Singh
12:20 pm Panel Discussion with QnA
01:00 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch Break
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm Theme 2: Practical Tools for Gender-Inclusive Design
02:00 pm Talk by Panel Chair: Mr.Rajesh Shah, Vikas Development Centre
02:20 pm Nisha Nair Gupta
02:35 pm Rosie Paul
02:50 pm Riddhi Shah
03:05 pm Vanishree Herlekar
03:20 pm Panel Discussion with QnA
04:00 pm - 04:15 pm Tea Break
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04:15 pm – 05:30 pm. Movie screening, followed by discussion
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Day 2: Sunday, 23 Feb 2025
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09:00 am Breakfast and Registrations
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09:30 am – 11:30 am Theme 3: Gender Representation in Visual Communication
09:30 am Talk by Panel Chair: Pradipta Ray, Filmmaker
09:50 am Rajshree Rajmohan
10:05 am Somya Sharma
10:20 am Pooja Khadgi
10:45 am Panel Discussion with QnA
11:30 am - 11:45 am Tea Break
11:45 am - 12:25 pm Presentation & Talk by Shreya Khandekar, Leewardists
12:30 pm - 01:00 pm Exhibition of Artworks by Somya Sharma and Kalki
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01:00 pm - 02:00 pm Lunch Break
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02:00 pm - 04:30 pm Theme 4: Gender in Indian Design Practice: Pioneers and Contemporaries
02:00 pm Talk by Panel Chair: Madhavi Desai
02:15 pm Talk by Panel Chair: Tanishka Kachru
02:30 pm Latha Raman
02:45 pm Pinkal Raval
03:00 pm Vaishali Mangalvedhekar
03:15 pm Ayodh Kamath
03:30 pm Panel Discussion with QnA
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04:15 pm - 04:30 pm Tea Break
04:30 pm – 05:15 pm Reflections: Roundtable Discussion
05:15 pm – 05:30 pm Vote of Thanks
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Parallel Session:
4:00pm to 5:30pm Workshop by Leewardists