KIDx Asia Edition 2.0

The second instalment of kidxasia kicked off in July 1st 2018 at Agni college of technology with the most refined 15 young Kidspreneur's with great ideas to share to the world who then moved on to the Bangkok Grand Finale in November 2018. The top speakers were to be awarded a total $15,000 investment. The event was graced by multiple chief guests who are at the top of their respective fields.

Agnishwar Jayaprakash is an admirable youth leader, having represented India in multiple international tournaments and being the youngest indian to do so. He is now the director of the Agni Group of companies, and is a vocal advocate for making education accessible to all children. Pravin shekar is theChairman & CEO at KREA (India’s leading Healthcare research panel) and a Managing Partner at Outlier Marketing consulting firm. He is an enthusiastic indivudual and a knowledgable industrialist. Induja Ragunathan is the deputy editor at YourStory, one of india's leading online news media platforms. She moderates topics especially based around or in the indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Isha Nagappan, a college student is the brand ambassador for Kidspreneur and is a budding entrepreneur. She is also a young author having written and released entire books in her early teens! Shree V Venkatachalam is the Dean of the famous Vel's group of schools. He encourages his students to tread the path less taken and to become better human beings. His experience as an educationist is vast and his connect with what the next generation needs is crucial to the knowledge his schools impart onto the students. Lakshmi Samyuktha is the executive dean to Narayana group of schools, an established educational institution. The schools have thrived for 40 years, with 250 branches in 13 indian states.

DR S Bhavanishankar is the senior principal at Lalaji memorial omega school, located in chennai, india. The school focuses on nurturing young adults and the overall development of a child within and outside the purview of education. Vijayalakshmi Devarajan Is a woman’s rights activist, Business guru and mother of two! She has over 19 years of experience In the field of business planning and human resource management. She has been honoured by the president of india, for her work in helping women get their place in society. Ariwarasan began his journey nine years ago in Thiruvallur district. Over the years, he has been camping in different districts, visiting government and government-aided schools in the vicinity on his ‘Vignyana Ratham’ or ‘Science Van’. The van is loaded with test tubes, chemicals, weights and whatnots – all carefully curated to explain science mysteries.