BENGALURU — Exploring the transformative potential of daily decisions, ISBR Business School hosted ten distinguished thought leaders for the fourth edition of TEDxISBR Bangalore 2026 under the theme “REIMAGINE: The Power of Everyday Choices”. The speaker lineup brought together industry executives, startup pioneers, creative artists, and returning alumni, each examining how individual choices compound into social, technological, and organizational progress.
Event Overview
| Event Element | Specifications & Details |
| Event Name | TEDxISBR Bangalore 2026 (4th Edition) |
| Theme | REIMAGINE: The Power of Everyday Choices |
| Host Institution | ISBR Business School, Electronic City, Bengaluru |
| Speaker Count | 10 Featured Speakers (including 4 ISBR Alumni) |
| Session Format | Two Curated Speaker Tracks |
Speaker Profiles & Talk Summaries
1. Siddharth Kothari
- Role & Organization: Founder, The Happy Folks Club | Scholar, SJCC & IIM Bangalore
- Core Domain: Youth Leadership & Intergenerational Empowerment
- Profile & Talk Description: At 18 years old, Siddharth Kothari has already established The Happy Folks Club, a teen-led social venture that empowers senior citizens through skill-building workshops and intergenerational engagement. Pursuing dual degrees at St. Joseph’s College of Commerce and IIM Bangalore, and having participated in over 50 Model UN conferences and cultural fests, Siddharth delivered a talk highlighting that societal impact does not need to wait for graduation. His presentation embodied the “REIMAGINE” theme by showing how choosing purpose early in life creates immediate community value.
2. Girish Krishnamurthy
- Role & Organization: CEO & Managing Director, Tata MD
- Core Domain: Healthcare AI, Digital Innovation & Patient Care
- Profile & Talk Description: Leading Tata MD, Girish Krishnamurthy drives efforts to integrate artificial intelligence and digital solutions into patient-centric healthcare delivery. Operating at the intersection of medical technology and proactive treatment, his talk connected the conference theme directly to clinical decision-making. He demonstrated how choices made by healthtech leaders and engineers directly shape patient care efficiency, medical accuracy, and long-term health outcomes across diverse populations.
3. Dr. Sourav Choudhury
- Role & Organization: Professor of Practice, K J Somaiya Institute of Management | Founder, Smarketing Strategy Consulting
- Core Domain: Corporate Sales Strategy, Market Development & Academia (ISBR FPM Alumnus)
- Profile & Talk Description: An alumnus of ISBR’s Fellow Program in Management (FPM), Dr. Sourav Choudhury brings over 30 years of corporate leadership experience, including 31 years with FMCG multinationals such as Nestlé and McCormick. Returning to the ISBR stage as an established educator and consultant, Dr. Choudhury reflected on how career trajectories build incrementally. His talk illustrated that bridging the gap between industry practice and academic research is the result of continuous, deliberate learning decisions.
4. Fancy George
- Role & Organization: Founder, Unalome | Co-Founder, WiRENet World
- Core Domain: Architecture, Corporate Real Estate & Workplace Strategy
- Profile & Talk Description: With three decades of experience in real estate and architecture, Fancy George advises senior leadership teams across Fortune 500 companies on designing agile, future-ready physical workspaces. Her talk presented corporate workplaces not merely as static infrastructure, but as living ecosystems that profoundly influence organizational culture, equity, and employee well-being. She highlighted how everyday architectural and spatial choices accumulate into human-centric environments.
5. Anand Singhal
- Role & Organization: Director, Ess Ess Corp
- Core Domain: B2B Project Sales, Building Materials & Relationship Management
- Profile & Talk Description: Bringing over 25 years of domain experience in the building materials sector, Anand Singhal leads strategic B2B sales and stakeholder networks nationwide. His talk offered a grounded perspective on business success, arguing that sustainable enterprise growth stems from the compounded strength of strategic relationships built over time, rather than isolated, transactional deals.
6. Govind Nair
- Role & Organization: Founder, HeliTaxii
- Core Domain: Aviation Infrastructure, Urban Mobility & Sky Transit
- Profile & Talk Description: Govind Nair founded HeliTaxii in 2018, launching Asia’s first sky taxi service and establishing aerial transit solutions across South India, Nagaland, and Uttarakhand. Reimagining urban mobility, Govind’s talk detailed the operational and regulatory choices necessary to elevate urban transit into the skies, illustrating how bold concepts require structured, persistent problem-solving.
7. Doel Bhattacharya
- Role & Organization: HR Leader, Published Author & Toastmasters Leader
- Core Domain: Organizational Transformation & Employee Engagement (ISBR Alumna)
- Profile & Talk Description: An ISBR alumna, double Gold Medalist, and ISBR Gems Awardee, Doel Bhattacharya has built an extensive career in talent management, organizational culture, and leadership development. Her talk brought the event theme back to human resource management, emphasizing that inclusive workplace environments are built through daily leadership actions and empathetic interpersonal choices, rather than policy documentation alone.
8. Snehal Rai
- Role & Organization: Founder, Rudra Kalp Creations | Television Actress & Entrepreneur
- Core Domain: Entertainment, Media Production & Career Fluidity
- Profile & Talk Description: Snehal Rai has established a multi-faceted career spanning television acting, event management, media production, and social initiatives through Rudra Kalp Creations. Her address explored personal career navigation, presenting self-reinvention as an ongoing, daily commitment to growth and creative adaptation.
9. Saurabh Singh
- Role & Organization: Head of Human Resources, Cinépolis
- Core Domain: People-First HR, AI Tool Development & Hospitality (ISBR Alumnus)
- Profile & Talk Description: An ISBR alumnus and recognized 100Under40 professional, Saurabh Singh manages human resources at Cinépolis while building AI workflow tools and pursuing documentary photography. His presentation advocated for a people-first HR mindset that leverages technology to enhance human experiences, drawing parallels between capturing stories through a camera lens and noticing employee contributions in corporate settings.
10. Khushi Khater
- Role & Organization: Published Poet, Josh Talks Speaker & Board Director, Rotary Club
- Core Domain: Social Impact, Youth Advocacy & Creative Writing (ISBR BBA Alumna)
- Profile & Talk Description: An alumna of ISBR’s BBA program (Batch 2019–22) and recipient of the Karmaveer Chakra, Khushi Khater closed the final speaker session. As a published poet and social advocate, Khushi’s presentation reinforced that personal purpose is built through consistent, intentional decisions to create positive social change.
Collective Strategic Impact
The diverse insights shared during TEDxISBR Bangalore 2026 demonstrate the power of interdisciplinary thinking. By combining perspectives from technology, corporate governance, art, and youth leadership, the event reinforced ISBR Business School’s commitment to nurturing leaders who drive innovation through purposeful, everyday decisions.