Join us for a Celebration of Kindness!
Get Inspired, Educated, and Entertained with a focus on kindness and its impact on attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Touch-A-Life Foundation is excited to invite you to join our World Kindness Day celebrations with a virtual event to promote kindness. We have a variety of panels, performances, and special guests lined up to discuss causes impacting our communities! Register the whole family for free today!
The 2021 TAL World Kindness Day theme is pivoted upon the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
TAL World Kindness Day 2021 - 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
Founder & CEO
Touch-A-Life Foundation
Chris Funk
Superintendent
Dublin Unified School District
Carl Clark MD
President & CEO
Mental Health Center of Denver
Bill Ottman
CEO and Co-Founder
Minds
Jeff Spar
Technology & Digital Transformation Consultant
Spar Transformation Advisors, LLC
Solomon Darwin
Director, Center for Corporate Innovation
UC Berkeley-Haas Center for Corporate Innovation
Jordanna Eyre
Chief Sorceress of Life & Business
Modern Day Sorcerer
AGK Karunakaran
President & CEO
MulticoreWare
Summer McAfee
Lead Program Manager
USAA
Sai Gundavelli
Founder & CEO
Solix Technologies, Inc.
Veena Gundavelli
Founder & CEO
Emagia Corporation
Susan Reichle
President & CEO
International Youth Foundation(IYF)
Lauren Levicki Courville
President & CEO
Dress for Success Houston
Lord Leomer Pomperada
President
World Youth Alliance
Kelly Maurice
Executive Director
Educando
Tushar Vakil
Leadership Coach-Individual & Team Coaching-Certified
Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching
Roopa Sunku
Sr.Director, HCM Fusion Development
Oracle
Steve Wymer
President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley
Rafiq Dossani
Economist & Educationist
RAND Corporation
Mohit Kumar Tornala
Technology Lead
Fiserv
Christopher Salem
Executive Coach
CRS Group Holdings LLC
Roger Royse
Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP
Raj Asava
Co-Founder, HungerMitao
Aradhana (Anna) Asava
Co-Founder
HungerMitao
Karl Mehta
Founder & CEO, EdCast (Future of Work Platform)
Prasad Jaladi
Chief Facilitator, Suraksha
Raul Gouvea
Professor
University of New Mexico
George Cummings
SDG14 Ocean Science Ambassador Advisor
SDG14 For-Profit Corporations
Ken Alston
Partner
Circularity Edge, LLC
Joanne Oplustil
President & CEO
CAMBA
Samira Beckwith
President & CEO
Hope HealthCare Services
Jeffery Beckham
CEO
Chicago Scholars Foundation
Shailu Tipparaju
Founder, Chief Innovation Officer
Examity
Anita Chandra
VP & Director
RAND Social and Economic Well-Being
Venkat Maroju
CEO
SourceTrace
Randeep Sudan
Founder and CEO
Multiverz
Gitesh Sarma
Retired Ambassador
R. Chandrasekhar
Former President of NASSCOM
Manohar Reddy
President of TiE, Hyderabad
Founder & CEO
Feuji, Inc
Ajit Rangnekar
Director General
Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad
Puneet Pushkarna
General Partner
Solmark
V.C.Sajjanar
Managing Director
Telangana State Road Transport Corporation
J A Chowdary
Chairman
Indian Blockchain Standards Committee
James Kanoff
Co-Founder and CEO
The Farmlink Project
Ben Collier
Co-Founder
The Farmlink Project
Brooke McKean
President/COO
Chicago Scholars
Mir Nasir Ali Khan
Managing Director
MAK Projects
Mattie Scariot
Director
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
Srini Madala
Founder & CEO
SoftSol
Reena Chawla
Founder, Social Entrepreneur
The Brain Studio
Annie Duflo
Executive Director
Innovations for Poverty Action
Robert Lee
Co-founder & CEO
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
Stephanie Raible
Assistant Professor & Faculty Director
University of Delaware
Shawn Seipler
Executive Director
Clean the World Foundation, Inc.
Gregory Kepferle
CEO
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Vivek Jain
Advocate
Sanjeev Kumar
Principal and Managing Partner
Hunt Pennington Kumar & Dula, pllc
Vijji Suryadevara
Entrepreneur & Tech Leader
NEOM
Manju Latha Kalanidhi
Senior Assistant Editor
The New Indian Express
Sai Padma
Director
Global AID
Seetha Anand Vaidyam
Holistic Wellness Coach
Ananda Foundation
Rohit Chowdhry
Expert at building high performing offshore operations
Jennifer Bouey
Tang Chair in China Policy Studies
RAND Corporation
Oluneye Oluwole
Storyteller, Host and Speaker
OLUNEYESPEAKS
Ricardo De La Fuente
President
AIE - NEI / Lanufer S.A.
Manak Matiyani
Executive Director
The YP Foundation
Usha Raman
Professor
University of Hyderabad
Sabari Raja
Co-Founder & CEO
Nepris Inc
Kishore Gadiraju
Vice President, Engineering
Solix Technologies, Inc.
Venkat Ram
Engineering Lead
Touch-A-Life Foundation
Himanshu Baral
Head of the Enterprise Advanced Analytics Lab/Group
Wells Fargo
Anil Kumar
Product Manager
Touch-A-Life Foundation
Priyanka Chaudhari
Product Marketing Manager
Touch-A-Life Foundation
Jingting Liu
Assistant Professor, Business School
University of Colorado Denver
Panel Lineup
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UN SDG Goal 1
No Poverty
The Realities of Poverty and the Myths that Keep the Cycle Going
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UN SDG Goal 2
Zero Hunger
The Fight Against Hunger: How grassroots organizations are tackling hunger
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UN SDG Goal 3
Good Health & Well-Being
Healthy Living in Mind, Body and Soul
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UN SDG Goal 4
Quality Education
Get Schooled: How Educators are Empowering the Next Generation
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UN SDG Goal 5
Gender Equality
Women of the Hour: Individuals that are working to bridge the Gender Gap
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UN SDG Goal 8
Decent Work & Economic Growth
Mentor Loop: Career Advice from the Experts
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UN SDG Goal 9
Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
Driving Sustainability in Industry, Infrastructure and Innovation.
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UN SDG Goal 10
Reduced Inequalities
Leveling the Playing Field
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UN SDG Goal 13
Climate Action
For a better tomorrow
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UN SDG Goal 16
Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
Equality and Empowerment Through our Systems
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UN SDG Goal 17
Partnerships for the goals
Community Partners Making the Dream a Reality
TAL World Kindness Day 2021 - 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.
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Keynote
Tej Gundavelli - Founder & CEO, Touch-A-Life Foundation
J A Chowdary - Chairman, Indian Blockchain Standards Committee
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Panel
UN SDG Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
Moderator: Tushar Vakil - Leadership Coach-Individual & Team Coaching-Certified, Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching
Speaker: Solomon Darwin - Director, Center for Corporate Innovation, UC Berkeley-Haas Center for Corporate Innovation
Speaker: Shawn Seipler - Executive Director, Clean the World Foundation, Inc.
Speaker: Gregory Kepferle - CEO, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Speaker: Tej Gundavelli - Founder & CEO, Touch-A-Life Foundation
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Keynote
Christopher Salem - Executive Coach, CRS Group Holdings LLC
Rafiq Dossani - Economist & Educationist, RAND Corporation
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Panel
UN SDG Goal 2 - Zero Hunger
Moderator: Raj Asava - Co-Founder, HungerMitao
Speaker: Anna Asava - Co-Founder, HungerMitao
Speaker: James Kanoff - Co-Founder and CEO, The Farmlink Project
Speaker: Ben Collier - Co-Founder, The Farmlink Project
Speaker: Robert Lee - Co-founder & CEO, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
Speaker: Mohit Kumar Tornala - Technology Lead, Fiserv
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Keynote
Ajit Rangnekar - Director General, Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad
Bill Ottman - CEO and Co-Founder, Minds
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Panel
UN SDG Goal 13 - Climate Action
Moderator: Prasad Jaladi - Chief Facilitator, Suraksha
Speaker: Raul Gouvea - Professor, University of New Mexico
Speaker: George Cummings - SDG14 Ocean Science Ambassador Advisor, SDG14 For-Profit Corporations
Speaker: Ken Alston - Partner, Circularity Edge, LLC
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Keynote
Tushar Vakil - Leadership Coach-Individual & Team Coaching-Certified, Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching
Brooke McKean - President/COO, Chicago Scholars
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Panel
UN SDG Goal 5 - Gender Equality
Moderator: Vijji Suryadevara - Entrepreneur & Tech Leader, NEOM
Speaker: Manju Latha Kalanidhi - Senior Assistant Editor, The New Indian Express
Speaker: Jennifer Bouey - Tang Chair in China Policy Studies, RAND Corporation
Speaker: Oluneye Oluwole - Storyteller, Host and Speaker, OLUNEYESPEAKS
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Keynote
Shailu Tipparaju - Founder, Chief Innovation Officer, Examity
Mattie Scariot - Director, Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
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Panel
UN SDG Goal 4 - Quality Education
Moderator: Shailu Tipparaju - Founder, Chief Innovation Officer, Examity
Speaker: Lord Leomer Pomperada - President, World Youth Alliance
Speaker: Jeffery Beckham - CEO, Chicago Scholars Foundation
Speaker: Kelly Maurice - Executive Director, Educando
Speaker: Ricardo De La Fuente - President, AIE - NEI / Lanufer S.A.
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Keynote
Manak Matiyani - Executive Director, The YP Foundation
Gitesh Sarma - Retired Ambassador
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Panel
UN SDG Goal 3 - Good Health & Well-Being
Moderator: Christopher Salem - Executive Coach, CRS Group Holdings LLC
Speaker: Jordanna Eyre - Chief Sorceress of Life & Business, Modern Day Sorcerer
Speaker: Jeff Spar - Technology & Digital Transformation Consultant, Spar Transformation Advisors, LLC
Speaker: Carl Clark MD - President & CEO, Mental Health Center of Denver
Speaker: Anita Chandra - VP and Director, RAND Social and Economic Well-Being
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Keynote
R. Chandrasekhar - Former President of NASSCOM
Puneet Pushkarna - General Partner, Solmark
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Panel
UN SDG Goal 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth
Moderator: Roopa Sunku - Sr.Director, HCM Fusion Development, Oracle
Speaker: Summer McAfee - Lead Program Manager, USAA
Speaker: Susan Reichle - President & CEO, International Youth Foundation(IYF)
Speaker: Lauren Levicki Courville - President & CEO, Dress for Success Houston
Speaker: Sabari Raja - Co-Founder & CEO, Nepris Inc
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Keynote
AGK Karunakaran - President & CEO, MulticoreWare
Jingting Liu - Assistant Professor, Business School, University of Colorado Denver
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Panel
UN SDG Goal 10 - Reduced Inequalities
Moderator: Sai Padma - Director, Global AID
Speaker: Seetha Anand Vaidyam - Remedial Therapist, Ananda Foundation
Speaker: Rohit Chowdhry - Expert at building high performing offshore operations
Speaker: Usha Raman - Professor, University of Hyderabad
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Keynote
Kishore Gadiraju - Vice President, Engineering, Solix Technologies, Inc.
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Panel
Reimagining Giving with Touch-A-Life Foundation
Moderator: Himanshu Baral - Head of the Enterprise Advanced Analytics Lab, Wells Fargo
Speaker: Tej Gundavelli - Founder & CEO, Touch-A-Life Foundation
Speaker: Kishore Gadiraju - Vice President, Engineering, Solix Technologies, Inc.
Speaker: Venkat Ram - Engineering Lead, Touch-A-Life Foundation
Speaker: Anil Kumar - Product Manager, Touch-A-Life Foundation
Speaker: Priyanka Chaudhari - Product Marketing Manager, Touch-A-Life Foundation
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Keynote
Reena Chawla - Founder, Social Entrepreneur, The Brain Studio
Steve Wymer - President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley
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Panel
UN SDG Goal 16 - Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
Moderator: Roger Royse - Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP
Speaker: Bill Ottman - CEO and Co-Founder, Minds
Speaker: Sanjeev Kumar - Principal and Managing Partner, Hunt Pennington Kumar & Dula PLLC
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Keynote
V.C.Sajjanar - Managing Director, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation
Annie Duflo - Executive Director, Innovations for Poverty Action
This agenda is subject to change*
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