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From WEF rooms to startup floors. Talks that mix field research with founder experience — for conferences, campuses, governments and media.

S/01 — Signature Talks

Four conversations worth having

Keynote · 45–60 min

City in Transition

How Indian cities can shift toward sustainable, inclusive, data-driven futures — built on 3,000+ household studies.

Urban DevelopmentSmart CitiesPolicy
Talk / Workshop · Campus & EdTech

From Coaching to Curiosity

Why India needs problem-solvers, not just exam-toppers — and how to build curiosity-driven learners.

EducationYouthInnovation Mindset
Fireside / Panel · Founder Story

Building in Bihar

Quitting the safe path to build one of Bihar's fastest-growing coworking and innovation ecosystems.

EntrepreneurshipTier-2 StartupsEcosystems
Keynote / Training · Climate Reality

Climate to Community

Turning global climate goals into grassroots action — SDG localization that actually works.

Climate ActionSDGsGrassroots
S/02 — On Ground · Startup Yatra

Bihar Startup Yatra

Startup Yatra is a movement to connect every individual — so anyone, anywhere, can start up and become an entrepreneur, a job creator, not a job seeker. Spoke at 38 Startup Yatra events across all 38 districts of Bihar — college by college, block by block.

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Districts of Bihar
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College Events
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Students Reached
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Mission — Job Creators
Cities→Towns→Districts→Blocks→Villages
Bihar Startup Yatra — SJS College Kurtha, Arwal

SJS College, Kurtha — Arwal

Bihar Startup Yatra 2017 · 30 Jan 2017 · "Making an Enterprising Bihar — आओ व्यापार करें"

Bihar Startup Yatra — Govt Polytechnic College, Gopalganj

Govt. Polytechnic College — Gopalganj

Bihar Startup Yatra 2017 · 26 May 2017 · Addressing students from the podium

Bihar Startup Yatra — audience interaction, Arwal

Community Session — Arwal

उद्यमी बिहार – समृद्ध बिहार · Open dialogue with aspiring entrepreneurs

Startup Yatra — MDDM College, Muzaffarpur

MDDM College — Muzaffarpur

Startup awareness session · Inspiring students to think like founders

Startup Yatra — classroom session with students

Classroom Connect — Muzaffarpur

Taking entrepreneurship to every classroom — every student a potential job creator

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Bihar Entrepreneurs Association Dept. of Industries — Govt. of Bihar WEF Global Shapers Patna IIM Calcutta Innovation Park Bihar Startup
S/03 — On Stage

Notable speaking engagements

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Banking & Finance

RBI Patna

Invited by the Reserve Bank of India, Patna to train bankers on the startup ecosystem — bridging the gap between traditional banking and new-age founders' funding needs.

Trainer · Startup Ecosystem
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Community

LinkedIn Local Bihar

Speaker at LinkedIn Local Bihar — bringing the online professional community face-to-face, on personal branding, networking and building careers from Bihar.

Speaker · Community Building
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Grassroots Movement

38 × Startup Yatra

The flagship — 38 events in 38 districts of Bihar's colleges. Possibly the widest district-level startup outreach by a single speaker in the state.

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S/04 — Global Rooms

Where the world meets

Representing Bihar in rooms where global decisions are made.

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World Economic Forum — Annual Curators Meet, Geneva

Among select Global Shapers curators worldwide invited to WEF headquarters — carrying Patna's voice to Davos' parent table.

Geneva↗ 🇺🇳

United Nations — Geneva Session

Attended UN session at Palais des Nations, Geneva — where the SDGs that drive SDRF's work are debated and shaped.

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Cross-Border Investment & Trade Fair — Guizhou, China

Delegate at the 2016 fair — studying how China connects provincial economies to global capital and trade.

2016↗ 🇧🇩

South Asia Shapers Meet — Dhaka

Regional gathering of WEF Global Shapers from across South Asia — building cross-border networks of young changemakers.

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S/05 — In the Media

Press & coverage

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YourStory — "Why this boy from Bihar quit a government job to start a coworking startup"

Startup Bharat feature on the Oplus Cowork journey — from government job to building Patna's coworking ecosystem.

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eChai Ventures — Speaker Profile

Featured in eChai's national startup community network as an ecosystem builder from Bihar.

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SDRF India — Founder Story

UN Environment Hero recognition, research impact and the journey of building a sustainable development foundation.

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S/06 — Credentials

Why event organizers invite him

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Global Stage

WEF Global Shaper

Represented Patna's Global Shapers community at the World Economic Forum (2016).

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UN Recognition

UN Environment Hero

Recognized by UN Environment Programme on World Environment Day 2019.

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National Mentor

NITI Aayog — AIM

Mentor of Change, guiding young innovators under the Atal Innovation Mission since 2018.

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