The panel includes individuals that are trying to rein in the acute water problem/shortage. The panel will focus on water harvesting and water resources given the truly daunting scenario.

• Dr. Anagha Amte, Lok Biradari Prakalp
• Avijit Michael, Jhatkaa

Young people are our most powerful catalysts for change. What happens outside the classroom can have a far greater impact on their lives than what they study in school. In this session, learn about innovative approaches to empowering children and youth: from technology that makes the written word more accessible, to children's groups in the Himalaya, where kids are leading their villages in important ways, to schools in Jaipur where girls are finding their voices, to the Bay Area, where young people are becoming leaders and discovering their own “soul force!”

• Aditi Kaur, Mountain Children's Foundation
• Suresh Bazaj, Hear2Read
• Poonam Singh, Soulforce Leadership

Highlighting the heroic efforts by individuals who are delivering healthcare to the underserved in remote areas and striving to administer treatment in step with the times.

• Dr. Shreyas Desai, SEWA Rural
• Dr. Pankaj Shah, Sadvichar Parivar
• Dr. Digant Amte, Lok Biradari Prakalp
• Dr. Bharat Bhagat, Chair, Health and Care Foundation

The panelists will clarify what is meant by “Empowerment” and how organizations are using it to uplift women at every level. You will hear about real world examples of how certain strategies have offered long-lasting solutions focusing on the transformative, practical actions needed to break down the barriers to economic and social stability of women. Their stories will inspire you to take an active role yourself in help achieving their goals.

• Judy Frater, Economic Empowerment
• Neha Barajtya, Google's Internet Saathi
• Hasina Kharbhih, Ashoka Fellow, Impulse NGO Network

Focusing on what individuals with passion and a sense of fairness have accomplished while delivering solutions that defy the prohibitive costs of pharmaceutical therapies. This has been a confluence of soul and rationale.

• Dr. Duncan Steele, Gates Foundation
• Dr. Victoria Hale, OneWorld Health & Medicine360
• Dr. Gayatri Desai, SEWA Rural

A panel that addresses the journeys of the tribal and the remote area residents that has led to them accessing literacy and empowerment.

• Tejal Amin, Navarachana Educational Society
• Anand Kumar, Super 30
• Judy Frater, Ashoka Fellow, Somaiya Kala Vidya
• Radha Basu, Anudip Foundation

Our panelists in this session have taken initiatives in addressing a host of challenges and barriers faced by women when it comes to their health and safety. Women are affected by problems like embedded poverty, inequality, cultural norms, disparities in health and scarcity of resources. They have often required unprecedented action from the non-traditional sectors. You will hear how the unique attributes of these panelists play a role in delivering quality healthcare to women and safeguarding them from exploitation.

• Maya Vishwakarma, Sukarma Foundation
• Dr. Anagha Amte, Lok Biradari Prakalp
• Girish Kulkarni, Snehalaya