Join us for a Celebration of Kindness!

Touch-A-Life Foundation is excited to invite you to join our World Kindness Day celebrations with a one-day virtual event to promote kindness. We hope that you are inspired, informed and entertained with our variety of panels, performances and special guests! Register the whole family for free today!

TAL World Kindness Day 2020 - Speakers

TAL World Kindness Day features an all-star lineup of speakers, panelists and performers to inform, inspire and entertain you as we celebrate World Kindness Day!

  • Tej Gundavelli

    Tej Gundavelli
    Founder & CEO
    Touch-A-Life Foundation

  • Veena Gundavelli

    Veena Gundavelli
    Founder & CEO
    Emagia Corporation

  • K. S. Chithra

    K. S. Chithra
    Indian playback singer

  • Sunitha Upadrasta

    Sunitha Upadrasta
    Indian playback singer, Brand Ambassador
    Touch-A-Life Foundation

  • Prabhu Goel

    Prabhu Goel
    Founder
    Foundation for Excellence (FFE)

  • Michael Lloyd-White

    Michael Lloyd-White
    Founder World Kindness Australia
    CEO World Kindness USA

  • Bill Ottman

    Bill Ottman
    CEO and Co-Founder
    Minds

  • K. I. Varaprasad Reddy

    K. I. Varaprasad Reddy
    Chairman
    Shanta Biotechnics

  • Rafiq Dossani

    Rafiq Dossani
    Economist & Educationist
    RAND Corporation

  • DR. R.N. SINGH

    DR. R.N. Singh
    Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon & Consultant, Anup Institute of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation (AIOR)

  • Moses Kusasira

    Moses Kusasira
    CEO & Co-founder
    Social Media Gateways, Inc.

  • Brett Tearney

    Brett Tearney
    VP Product Strategy
    Oracle

  • Michael Buckley

    Michael Buckley
    CEO & Co-Founder
    Cadence

  • Minu Shukla

    Minu Shukla
    Founder
    Sai Arts Studios

  • Ravi Puli

    Ravi Puli
    Founder, President & CEO
    International Solutions Group (ISG)

  • Mark Harding

    Mark Harding
    CTO
    Minds

  • Anu Shukla

    Anu Shukla
    Program Manager, Global Digital Finance Transformation
    Chevron

  • Mohit Kumar Tornala

    Mohit Kumar Tornala
    Technology Lead
    Fiserv

  • Missy Kaut

    Missy Kaut
    Senior Instructor
    University of Colorado Denver Business School

  • Alakh Verma

    Alakh Verma
    CEO
    Centriqe Inc

  • Joanne Walters

    Joanne Walters
    Director of Human Resources,
    AAC, Author at LinkedIn

  • Manuel Serapio

    Manuel Serapio
    Director MBA Program
    UC Denver

  • Shekhar Prabhakar

    Shekhar Prabhakar
    Co-Founder & CEO
    Hasiru Dala

  • Meghana Reddy

    Meghana Reddy
    Rhythmic Gymnast

  • Kavita Verma

    Kavita Verma
    Global - Strategic Alliances
    Solix Technologies

  • Roopa Sunku

    Roopa Sunku
    Sr.Director, HCM Fusion Development
    Oracle

  • Pradeep Kondiparthi

    Pradeep Kondiparthi
    Sr. Actor, Writer, Anchor

  • Sailaja Kiran

    Sailaja Kiran
    M.D. Margadarsi Chit Fund Ltd
    Ramoji Group

  • Ramadevi Kanneganti

    Ramadevi Kanneganti
    Founder & President
    Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India

  • Ben Collier

    Ben Collier
    Co-Founder
    The FarmLink Project

  • Reza B'Far

    Reza B'Far
    Vice President of Development
    Oracle

  • James Kanoff

    James Kanoff
    Co-Founder
    The FarmLink Project

  • Alexandria Garry

    Alexandria Garry
    Marketing
    Touch-A-Life Foundation

  • Valoree Sherwood

    Valoree Sherwood
    Tiebeam Ventures, Inc

  • Raj Asava

    Raj Asava
    Co-Founder
    HungerMitao

  • Anna Asava

    Aradhana (Anna) Asava
    Co-Founder
    HungerMitao

  • Venkat Ram

    Venkat Ram
    Engineering
    Touch-A-Life Foundation

  • Kavita Sidnal

    Kavita Sidnal
    Touch-A-Life Foundation

  • Priyanka Chaudhari

    Priyanka Chaudhari
    Product Marketing
    Touch-A-Life Foundation

  • Anil Kumar M

    Anil Kumar M
    Product Marketing
    Touch-A-Life Foundation

  • Kiran Prabha

    Kiran Prabha

  • Sai Madhav Burra

    Sai Madhav Burra

  • Lakshmi Bhupal

    Lakshmi Bhupal

  • Balabhadrapatruni Ramani

    Balabhadrapatruni Ramani

  • Whitney Griffith

    Whitney Griffith
    Software Engineer at Microsoft
    Founder at ImpactWhit

  • Christopher Salem

    Christopher Salem
    Executive Coach
    CRS Group Holdings LLC

  • Roger Royse

    Roger Royse
    Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP

  • Vanita Patel

    Vanita Patel
    Board Member
    Girls Inc.

  • Mary Beth Riley

    Mary Beth Riley
    Principal
    Notre Dame High School, San Jose

  • Radhika Adhikari

    Radhika Adhikari
    Founder & Art Director
    TaalSur Dance Academy

  • Manasa Gadepalli

    Manasa Gadepalli

TAL World Kindness Day 2020 - Agenda

TAL World Kindness Day is a one-day virtual conference to celebrate World Kindness Day on November 13. The Conference focus: Inform, Inspire and Entertain guests while promoting the power of kindness and giving a platform to discuss causes impacting our communities.

This conference is free to attend and will feature panel discussions, performances, TAL Hero Awards and presentations, and exhibition booths for nonprofits and organizations looking to promote ways to spread kindness and make the world a better place.

  • Keynote

    • Tej Gundavelli - Founder & CEO Touch-A-Life Foundation
    • Prabhu Goel - Founder, Foundation for Excellence (FFE)
    • Bill Ottman - CEO & Co-Founder Minds
    • Michael Lloyd-White - Founder World Kindness Australia CEO World Kindness USA
    • Rafiq Dossani - Economist & Educationist, RAND Corporation
    • DR. R.N. Singh - Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon & Consultant, Anup Institute of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation (AIOR)
    • Minu Shukla - Sai Arts Studios
    • Radhika Adhikari - Founder & Art Director, TaalSur Dance Academy
    Tej Gundavelli Prabhu Goel Bill Ottman Michael Lloyd-White Rafiq Dossani DR. R.N. SINGH Minu Shukla Radhika Adhikari

  • Ways to Inspire Kindness

    • Moderator: PP Rao (KiranPrabha)
    • Speaker: Sai Madhav Burra
    • Speaker: Lakshmi Bhupal
    • Speaker: Balabhadrapatruni Ramani
    Kiran Prabha Sai Madhav Burra Lakshmi Bhupal Balabhadrapatruni Ramani

  • Solving the Digital Divide with a Social Platform

    • Speaker: Tej Gundavelli - Founder & CEO Touch-A-Life Foundation
    • Speaker: Mark Harding - CTO Minds
    • Speaker: Anu Shukla - Program Manager, Global Digital Finance Transformation, Chevron
    • Speaker: Moses Kusasira - CEO & Co-founder, Social Media Gateways, Inc.
    Tej Gundavelli Mark Harding Anu Shukla Moses Kusasira

  • Hunger in Emergencies

    • Speaker: Ben Collier - Co-founderder, The FarmLink Project
    • Speaker: James Kanoff - Co-Founder, The FarmLink Project
    • Speaker: Raj Asava - Co-Founder at HungerMitao
    • Speaker: Aradhana (Anna) Asava - Co-Founder at HungerMitao
    • Moderator: Alexandria Garry - Marketing Coordinator at Touch-A-Life Foundation
    Ben Collier James Kanoff Aradhana Raj Asava Alexandria Garry

  • The Future of Giving: How Nonprofits can Leverage Digital Technology

    • Moderator: Alexandria Garry - Marketing Coordinator at Touch-A-Life Foundation
    • Tej Gundavelli - Founder & CEO Touch-A-Life Foundation
    • Venkat - Engineering Touch-A-Life Foundation
    • Anil - Product Marketing Touch-A-Life Foundation
    • Priyanka - Product Marketing Touch-A-Life Foundation
    Tej Gundavelli Priyanka Chaudhari Anil Kumar M Venkat Ram Alexandria Garry

  • TALYouth: Empowering next generation and social entrepreneurism

    • Speaker: K.I.Varaprasad Reddy - Founder of Shanta Biotech
    • Speaker: Pradeep Kondiparthi - Sr. Actor, Writer, Anchor
    • Speaker: Ravi Puli - Founder, President & CEO ISG
    • Speaker: Valoree Sherwood - Tiebeam Ventures, Inc
    • Speaker: Mohit Kumar Tornala - Technology Lead, Fiserv
    K. I. Varaprasad Reddy Pradeep Kondiparthi Ravi Puli Valoree Sherwood Mohit Kumar Tornala

  • TALYouth: You(ths) Making an Impact!

    • Speaker: Valoree Sherwood - Tiebeam Ventures, Inc
    • Speaker: Kavita Verma - Global - Strategic Alliances, Solix Technologies
    • Speaker: Kavita Sidnal - Touch-A-Life Foundation
    Veena Gundavelli Kavita Verma Kavita Sidnal Valoree Sherwood

  • Empowering Women and Girls

    • Speaker: Veena Gundavelli - Founder & CEO, Emagia
    • Speaker: Vanitha Patel - Board Member, Girls Inc.
    • Speaker: Mary Beth Riley - Principal, Notre Dame High School, San Jose
    • Speaker: Whitney Griffith, Software Engineer at Microsoft & Founder at ImpactWhit
    • Speaker: Meghana Reddy - Rhythmic Gymnast
    Veena Gundavelli Vanita Patel Mary Beth Riley Whitney Griffith Meghana Reddy

  • Women Empowerment and Impact on Society

    • Speaker: Veena Gundavelli - Founder & CEO, Emagia
    • Speaker: Sailaja Kiran - M.D. Margadarsi Chit Fund Ltd, Ramoji Group
    • Moderator: Sunitha Upadrasta - Indian playback singer, Brand Ambassador, Touch-A-Life Foundation
    • Speaker: K.Rama Devi - Founder & President, Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of India
    Veena Gundavelli Sunitha Upadrasta Sailaja Kiran Ramadevi Kanneganti

  • Harness the Power of Career Mentoring

    • Roopa Sunku - Sr.Director, HCM Fusion Development
    • Manuel Serapio - Director MBA Program, UC Denver
    • Brett Tearney - VP Product Strategy, Oracle
    • Shekhar Prabhakar -Co-Founder & CEO at Hasiru Dala
    Roopa Sunku Manuel Serapio Brett Tearney Shekhar Prabhakar

  • Corporate Social Responsibility

    • Reza B'Far - Vice President of Development at Oracle
    • Missy Kaut - Senior Instructor, University of Colorado Denver Business School
    • Alakh Verma - CEO, Centriqe Inc
    • Joanne Walters - Director of Human Resources, AAC/Author at LinkedIn
    • Priyanka Chaudhari - Product Marketing, Touch-A-Life Foundation
    Reza B'Far Missy Kaut Alakh Verma Joanne Walters Priyanka Chaudhari

  • Spreading Positivity with your beloved stars!

    • Sunitha Upadrasta - Indian playback singer, Brand Ambassador, Touch-A-Life Foundation
    • K. S. Chithra - Indian playback singer
    Sunitha Upadrasta K. S. Chithra

*This agenda is subject to change

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Touch-A-Life Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting kindness and supporting other nonprofits, charities and causes. Our work is made possible by the support of our Charter Members and sponsors. By becoming a sponsor of Touch-A-Life Foundation, you not only support the innovative work on TALGiving, but you support our nonprofit partners that utilize our services. Support Kindness Today!

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