2014 Towards a Paradigm of Sustainable Development

SPEAKERS AND FACILITATORS

Ananda Siddhartha

Trustee and Programme Coordinator at Pipal Tree

Ananta Kumar Giri

Author; Associate Professor of Sociology at Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, India.

Ashwani Vasishth

Associate Professor in Environmental Studies and Director of the Master of Arts in Sustainability Studies at Ramapo College, New Jersey.

B. Ramdas

Co-founder of the Vidyodaya school, a learning centre for the tribal children, Gudalur, Tamilnadu.

Devinder Sharma

A distinguished food and trade policy analyst. An award-winning Indian journalist, writer, thinker and researcher 

Genevieve Ancel

Co-founder, Dialogue en humanite, Lyon, France; active in the worldwide Dialogue and humanite movement;

George Zachariah

Teaching faculty in the department of Theology and Ethics at the United Theological College, Bangalore. Involved in areas related to Theology, Climate Change and Environmental Ethics.

Hazel Lobo

Interplay facilitator; A practicing counsellor and psychotherapist; Works with marginalised groups like the indigenous people, abused women, women in sex work and differently abled.

Irfan Engineer

Author; Director of Institute of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Mumbai.

Ivan Maltcheff

Works at Impulse as an HRD and coach in change management.

Jeevan Kumar

Author; Campaigner; Teacher of Political Science and Gandhian Studies and Director of the Centre for Gandhian Studies at Bangalore University.

Kathyayini Chamraj

Freelance Journalist; Executive Trustee of Civic Bangalore (Citizens Voluntary Initiative for the City)

M.P. Parameswaran

Writer; People’s Science Activist with the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP); Vice-Chair of the Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti (BGVS); Chair of the Total Health and Sanitation Mission, Kerala

Michel Granger

Well known artist from France; a pioneer in painting environmental subjects/issues; His works include drawings, paintings, logos, sculptures, posters, etc. He has focused his work on the theme ‘Earth’ since 1970.

Prashant Olalekar

Founder of Interplay India, a creative spiritual leader; Director of Pasayadaan Holistic Spirituality Centre, Vasai-India

Radwa Salah

Programme Coordinator at Arab Group for Dialogue and Forum for Development, Lebanon.

Rokeya Kabir

Founder and Executive Director of Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha (BNPS); a frontline women and human rights activist in Bangladesh.

Siddhartha

Author; Founder and Director of Pipal Tree and Fireflies Intercultural Centre; Concerned with cultural and environmental issues.

Swami Jai Chaitanya Das

Manager of the ISKCON (a religious movement) biodynamic farm, Mysore.

Trish Glazebrook

A philosopher and climate justice advocate; Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies at the University of North Texas (USA).

TS Prasad

Founding member of Jannagraha and Public Affairs Foundation, concerned with social accountability and good governance.