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Founder and CEO, The Data Duck

Ritu is a digital nomad currently based in Mumbai. She founded The Data Duck, a digital product development and design firm, 15 years ago in Melbourne. The Data Duck uses behavioural science, data-led design and inclusive interfaces to create tech that people actually use.  Ritu's role includes balancing structured, analytical thinking with creative processes of design and communication. She focuses on keeping tech inclusive, accessible and affordable.

Advocate Supreme Court & Founder, CyberSaathi

Ms. Nappinai is an Advocate practising in the Supreme Court and the Bombay High Court specialising inter alia in Constitutional, Criminal, IPR and Cyberlaws. She has handled cases pertaining to constitutional matters, white collar offences and commercial litigations and arbitrations including to protect against IPR violations for media, entertainment, software and technology companies. She is Advisor – Maharashtra Cyber Police. She is also the Founder of CyberSaathi, a unique program to educate people on online harassment and remedial measures available.

Founder & CEO, The Urban Vision

Prathima Manohar is an entrepreneur with a focus on sustainable living and eco-tourism. Prathima chairs the think-do-tank on Liveable Cities, The Urban Vision. Prathima is a co-owner of a  portfolio of leisure hospitality resorts in  coastal Karnataka in India. As an urbanist, she has worked on issues such as urban innovation, liveability, placemaking, affordable housing, participatory planning and green cities. As part of her tourism business portfolio, she is setting up a Centre for micro enterprise aimed at training rural women entrepreneurs in sustainable living and wellbeing.

Professor at University of District of Columbia, Ethicist and Advocate

Andrea Adams is a skilled professional who brings business and industry experience to any task she undertakes. She earned a Ph.D., in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Capella University, and holds a J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Andrea is a licensed attorney in the District of Columbia, California, and Colorado. Adams's 25+ business experiences are in the employment arena, helping employers navigate legal and strategic issues and manage the litigation of employment-related cases. Andrea is a coaching psychologist and has worked as an Executive Coach with a focus on creating and developing ethical leadership in business and for individuals. As an ethicist, Andrea's research interests include professional responsibility and leadership ethics, privacy, and informed consent. In her role as Assistant Professor, she responsible for developing a career reediness initiative for the Crime, Justice, and Securities program to ensure that graduating students thrive in an employment setting. Andrea is a member of the Ethics Support Group of the Higher Education Program at FEMA's National Education Management Institute. While pursuing her research interests on data integrity and informed consent, she works as a scholar/practitioner who is committed to both leadership ethics and student success. Andrea has already committed to working with Red Dot Foundation by participating in the group's revision of its privacy and terms of condition policies for its website and mobile applications. Her research and publication interests include mobile application privacy protection, including Red Dot's Safecity's mobile application and its informed consent protections.

Founder, The Jimme Foundation & Gender Activist

Harish Iyer, also known as "Aham", hiyer and "Harrish Iyer" is an Indian equal rights activist. Iyer engages in advocacy for a number of causes, including promoting the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, children, women, animals, and survivors of child sexual abuse. Harish Iyer was also one of the most vocal proponents of the decriminalization of homosexuality in India. He has engaged in several awareness campaigns about the impact of the decision, and condemned the ruling via media advocacy. He has written articles and letters on the subject and appeared on top national television news shows to highlight the plight of the LGBT community in India in wake of the decision. He was one of the people to move the Indian Supreme Court to decriminalize homosexuality. In June 2018, he filed an Impleadement Application in the 377 case.  In August 2018, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) appointed Iyer to the Core Group on LGBTI issues. This is the first group set up to look into concerns and challenges of the community, in a bid to harmonise existing laws with the needs of the community.

Vice President – Strategic Initiatives, GTL Infrastructure Ltd.

Rufina has 33 years of experience ranging from HR, Project Execution, Strategy, Reputation Management, Thought Leadership, Corporate Communication, Branding, Advocacy and CSR. She has worked across multiple domains namely, Telecom, Education, Animation, Staffing and Information Technology. She was the first CEO, NASSCOM Foundation the non-profit arm of the Indian IT Industry and also the Indian Staffing Federation in Delhi.