Conversations highlighting innovation and leadership in India's youth have always been the bedrock of Shiv Nadar Foundation's Intellectual Property - Ignition. Rolling out our first edition in December 2022, Ignition aims to explore the DNA of dynamic minds, map fascinating canvases of creativity and intellect and unlock keys to different worlds.
Venerable geostrategists like Mr. Jayadeva Ranade and Mr. Brahma Chellaney to Bollywood celebrities and producers like Mr. Rana Daggubati and Ms. Ektaa Kapoor have been a part of our editions and strengthed Ignition to becoming a platform inviting perspectives, insights, ideas and most importantly solutions!
Presenting to you Ignition - the stage that celebrates the power of people and innovation.
With a sharp editorial acumen and a gift for communication across print, TV, and digital mediums, Ms. Shoma Chaudhury is instrumental in connecting the ethos of Ignition to people at large. Interacting with individuals from various disciplines of politics, entertainment, defense, science and technology, medicine, artificial intelligence, and literature, Shiv Nadar Foundation is proud to collaborate with her to ensure our audience feels most connected to the purpose of Ignition!
The first step to unfolding diverse perspectives and viewpoints is to unlock the threads of a powerful conversation! The principle of Ignition’s first key lies in unlocking conversations that initiate meaningful dialogue across the fields impacting the future of communities and the world, as a whole.
Conversations that explore lead to enhanced understanding, faster adaptation and advanced ideas that are meeting with accurate solutions and opportunities. The principle of Ignition’s second key is to explore the untapped potential of conversations and how they can eliminate the uncertainties of the future to build an innovation-led tomorrow.
Ignition’s third key emphasizes on the expansion of conversations leading into the evaluation of newer perspectives, challenging assumptions identifying blindspots, generating innovative ideas, and building consensus. As a platform, Ignition aims to broaden exposure to diverse perspectives and build a more comprehensive approach towards impacting the future.
Exchanging ideas inspires communities to adapt to solution-centric approaches. The fourth key for Ignition aims to inspire communities to not just keep questioning but also find solutions to the obstacles communities are stiving to overcome.
The ignition to curious minds stimulates learning, critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving and social development. The fifth key for Ignition aims to encourage and nurture curiosity setting the foundation for intellectual growth, solution-centric approach and the ability to embrace and solve for challenges.
The key that celebrates the Ignition of learning, curiosity, development, courage, conversations and most importantly, people. The last key resembles the Ignition to embrace new challenges, imbibe newer perspectives and to always adhere to a critical problem-solving approaches that spark innovation and encourage continuous experimentation.
Edition 1
On his mission to take India to the world, Rana Dagubatti is unstoppable! From deriving his ignition from his grandfather to laying out a pathway of razor-sharp perspectives and opportunities for India's youth, his presence was irreplaceable at Ignition 2022!
Watch Mr. Manu Pillai delve into the rich history of India in our very first edition of Ignition!
Edition 2
Ektaa Kapoor, a Padmashri Award Recipient, graced the stage for our second edition of Ignition. This is her journey of becoming a successful film producer, an entrepreneur, and most importantly, a self-made woman!
One of India's most revered geostrategists and a member of India's National Security Advisory Board, listen to Mr. Brahma Chellaney highlight impactful strategies and administrative policies to equip India to pave a brighter, better future.
Right from highlighting India's defense stance with China to tackling the issue of water, Mr. Jayadeva Ranade charts out India's strategy to deal with The Red Dragon in a tactful, mindful yet effective manner.
Edition 3
Listen to Mr. Rajkummar Rao speak about how he went to Mumbai to pursue his passion and live his ultimate dream of taking Indian cinema to the world!
Combining AI with art, artists like Mr. Harshit Agrawal and Mr. Karthik Kalyanaraman have further stepped into a universe that is unimaginable yet promising!
Edition 4
One of the most versatile actors of Bollywood, we were delighted to speak to Ms. Aditi Rao Hydari in our 4th edition! She focused on how content and cinematography are evolving with changing times.
One of India's most revered geostrategists and a member of India's National Security Advisory Board, listen to Mr. Brahma Chellaney highlight impactful strategies and administrative policies to equip India to pave a brighter, better future.
Quantum Physics is defined as the branch of science that studies the smallest unit of a particle but its applications promise to radically change the universe! We have Urbasi Sinha speak to us about the future of Quantum Physics in the 4th edition!
Edition 5
One of the most engaging and interesting debates seen across any edition of Ignition! Tune in to watch these supreme court lawyers at their best!
One of the most renowned Ghatam Players in the world, Ms. Sumana Chandrashekar speaks about how women are breaking stereotypes and emerging as artists in a male-dominated art form.
3 impactful editions that have discovered the power of creativity, innovation, and leadership across fields of Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Entertainment, History, and Administration.
Speakers from diverse backgrounds have graced Ignition with their irreplaceable insights, dynamic perspectives, and power of impactful conversations.
Reaching more than a million people digitally, Ignition leverages the scope of digital platforms to communicate the power conversations have in driving solutions.
The Ignition Album
