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TAL World Kindness Day is a one day gathering to promote kindness.

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TAL World Kindness Day is an occasion to celebrate and empower the greatest trait of human civilization Kindness! At times when everything seems to be in chaos and despair is the constant companion, TAL World Kindness Day wishes to be the hope for a kinder world and a better future.

Resonating the vision of Touch-A-Life, this World Kindness day wishes to get all the minds together to create a positive impact.

Celebrating the achievements so far, discussing social causes, and inspiring a solution is what we planned for this Day.

Be a part of this Kindness Revolution.

Spotlight on 2022 World Kindness Day

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    2,000+
    Global Participants

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    100+
    World Class Leaders

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    30
    Panel Members on SDG’s

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    8
    Hours of Keynotes

Speakers World Kindness Day 2022

TAL World Kindness Day features an all-star lineup of Speakers, Panelists, and Performers for Networking, Inspiration & Celebration

  • Dr TV Nagendra Prasad

    Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad
    Consulate General of India
    San Francisco

  • Christopher Salem

    Christopher Salem
    Executive Coach
    CRS Group Holdings LLC

  • Monique Davis

    Monique Davis
    President & CEO
    Habitat for Humanity of Orange County

  • Ted Lempert

    Ted Lempert
    President
    Children Now

  • Mark Waxman

    Mark Waxman
    Chief Marketing Officer
    CBIZ

  • Abby Ross

    Abby Ross
    Chief Executive Officer
    Network for Good

  • Sarah Carroll

    Sarah Carroll
    Founder
    Grow Global

  • Fred M. Tovar, M.Ed.

    Fred M. Tovar, M.Ed.
    City Council Member
    City of Gilroy

  • Barry Rudolph

    Barry Rudolph
    Independent Director
    TALLeaders Circle CEO

  • Chike Nwoffiah

    Chike Nwoffiah
    Creative Ambassador, City of San José
    Founding Director, Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF)

  • Ranak Trivedi

    Ranak Trivedi
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Stanford University

  • Rafiq Dossani

    Rafiq Dossani
    Senior Economist
    RAND Corporation

  • Venktesh Shukla

    Venktesh Shukla
    President, Member of the Board & Trustee
    Foundation For Excellence

  • Tej Gundavelli

    Tej Gundavelli
    Founder & CEO
    Touch-A-Life Foundation

  • Sai Gundavelli

    Sai Gundavelli
    Founder & CEO
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Veena Gundavelli

    Veena Gundavelli
    Founder & CEO
    Emagia Corporation

  • Milli Seth

    Milli Seth
    Co-Founder & President
    Saloni Heart Foundation

  • Himanshu Seth

    Himanshu Seth
    Co-Founder & Treasurer
    Saloni Heart Foundation

  • Roopa Sunku

    Roopa Sunku
    Sr.Director, HCM Fusion Development
    Oracle

  • Rani Mani

    Rani Mani
    Digital Media Customer Comms Lead
    Adobe

  • Kavita Verma

    Kavita Verma
    Global - Strategic Alliances
    Solix Technologies, Inc.

  • Dr. Nilima Sabharwal

    Dr. Nilima Sabharwal
    Founder & CEO
    Home of Hope

  • Reena Gupta

    Reena Gupta
    Founder & CEO
    Mom Relaunch

  • Rajiv Mehta

    Rajiv Mehta
    Founder & CEO
    Atlas of Care

  • Valerie Navarrete

    Valerie Navarrete
    Director of Education
    RealOptions Obria Medical Clinics

  • Ingemar Davidson

    Ingemar Davidson
    Founder
    Kidney Academy

  • Tanvi Kothari

    Tanvi Kothari
    Professor
    San Jose State University

  • Yulin Lee

    Yulin Lee
    Money Empowerment Coach, Author, Speaker
    Project M: Mind & Money

  • Ashish Mathur

    Ashish Mathur
    Co-Founder & Executive Director
    South Asian Heart Center

  • Zeenat Lakdawala

    Zeenat Lakdawala
    Founder
    SoulSearch

  • Prasad Kaipa

    Prasad Kaipa
    CEO, Coach, Advisor, Speaker & Facilitator
    Kaipa Group

  • Alakh Verma

    Alakh Verma
    CEO, Centriqe AI

  • Kathleen King

    Kathleen King
    CEO, Healthier Kids Foundation

  • Vijji Suryadevara

    Vijji Suryadevara
    Entrepreneur & Tech Leader, Tonomus

  • Manuel Serapio

    Manuel Serapio
    Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver

  • Anu Basu

    Anu Basu
    Director Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship, San Jose State University

  • Mohit Kumar Tornala

    Mohit Kumar Tornala
    Technical Lead, Fiserv

  • Roger Royse

    Roger Royse
    Partner, Haynes Boone

  • Kiran Prabha

    Kiran Prabha
    Founder & Editor
    Web Magazine KOUMUDI

  • Somnath Chatterjee

    Somnath Chatterjee
    Co-Founder & Ecosystem Lead & Board Invitee
    Crack the Wellness Code

  • Jorden Woods

    Jorden Woods
    Founding Partner
    StarChain Ventures

  • Sanjana Chekuri

    Sanjana Chekuri
    CoFounder
    Happy2Thrive

  • Esha Kode

    Esha Kode
    CoFounder
    Happy2Thrive

  • Srini Madala

    Srini Madala
    Founder and CEO
    AquilaSystems.AI

  • Daphne Royse

    Daphne Royse
    Real Estate Expert, Radio Host

  • Lakshmi Katyayani Dhulipala

    Lakshmi Katyayani Dhulipala
    Engineering Architect
    Facebook

  • Swetha Polamreddy

    Swetha Polamreddy
    Senior Product Marketing Manager
    Katana Graph

  • Suja Viswesan

    Suja Viswesan
    Co-President
    Pratham USA SF BayArea Chapter

  • Radhika Iyengar

    Radhika Iyengar
    Founding Partner
    StarChain Ventures

  • Mari-Lyn Harris

    Mari-Lyn Harris
    Chief Kindness Officer
    Heart@Work LLC

  • Tasha Keirns, R.N.

    Tasha Keirns, R.N.
    Director of Nursing
    RealOptions Obria Medical Clinics

  • Uday Mehta

    Uday Mehta
    Founding Director
    Siddh Divyang Foundation

  • Kalpana Aroda

    Kalpana Aroda
    Principal Program Manager
    Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)

  • Nacho Moya

    Ignacio (Nacho) Moya
    Moya Art Gallery And Studio

  • Rahul Bhuman

    Rahul Bhuman
    VP & Head of Emerging Business
    Tech Mahindra

  • Susmitha Aiswarya

    Susmitha Aiswarya
    TALScouts Evangelist

  • Anusha Kondiparti

    Anusha Kondiparti
    Silicon Valley Young Democrats
    Membership Director

  • Sivakumar Arumugam

    Sivakumar Arumugam
    Engineering Leader
    Amazon Web Services

  • Amar Singh Rathor

    Amar Singh Rathor
    Director US Technology Investment Banking
    Scotiabank

  • Mateen Syed

    Mateen Syed
    Strategy and Business Partnerships Leader

  • Dr. Gauri Naik Gholap

    Dr. Gauri Naik Gholap
    Co-founder and CEO
    Optra Health

  • Laura C. Wells

    Laura C. Wells
    Founder & CEO
    AwakeTeams

  • Abrar Rahim

    Abrar Rahim
    Partner
    Deccan Capital

  • Nitin Salunke

    Nitin Salunke
    President & CEO
    Supira Medical

  • Gopinath Kokkonda

    Gopinath Kokkonda
    CEO
    Alignity Consulting

  • AGK Karunakaran

    AGK Karunakaran
    President & CEO
    MulticoreWare

  • Aakash Prasad

    Aakash Prasad
    Founder and CEO
    Design Everest

  • Leela Kunhiraman

    Leela Kunhiraman
    Health Education Coordinator
    El Camino Hospital

  • Satyapal Guduru

    Satyapal Guduru
    Board Member
    Vandemataram Foundation

  • Tara Sreekrishnan

    Tara Sreekrishnan
    Governing Board Member
    Santa Clara County Board of Education

AgendaWorld Kindness Day 2022

TAL World Kindness Day is a one-day conference to celebrate World Kindness Day on November 19. The Conference focus: Inform, Inspire and Entertain guests while promoting the power of kindness and giving a platform to discuss causes impacting our communities.

09:00 AM

  • Keynote

    Role of Business Leaders In Accelerating Social Impact

    Barry Rudolph, Independent Director, FalconStor Software

Great America Ballroom

09:20 AM

  • Keynote

    Empowering Youth To Make Sustainable Social Impact

    Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Emagia Corporation

Great America Ballroom

09:40 AM

  • Keynote

    Creating A More Supportive World For Kids

    Ted Lempert, President, Children Now

Great America Ballroom

10:00 AM

  • Keynote

    A World Of Kindness Starts With You

    Christopher Salem, Executive Coach, CRS Group Holdings LLC

Great America Ballroom

10:40 AM

  • Keynote

    Amplifying Digital Opportunity For An Equitable World

    Sarah Carroll, Founder, Grow Global

Great America Ballroom

11:00 AM

  • Keynote

    Healing Our World Through The Arts

    Chike Nwoffiah, Creative Ambassador, City of San José, Founding Director, SVAFF

Great America Ballroom

11:20 AM

  • Keynote

    Your Magic Moment: The Secret To Wellness

    Mark Waxman, Chief Marketing Officer, CBIZ

Great America Ballroom

11:40 AM

  • Keynote

    The Importance Of Preserving The Dignity Of Those You Are Serving

    Rani Mani, Digital Media Customer Comms Lead, Adobe

Great America Ballroom

12:00 PM

  • Keynote

    Kindness - Showing The Lights To The Visually Impaired Girls

    Alakh Verma, CEO, Centriqe AI

    Kavita Verma, Global - Strategic Alliances, Solix Technologies, Inc.

Great America Ballroom

12:20 PM

  • Keynote

    Towards A Society That Rewards Kindness And Caring

    Ranak Trivedi, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Great America Ballroom

12:40 PM

  • Keynote

    Impact Of Compassion

    Dr. Nilima Sabharwal, Founder & CEO, Home of Hope

Great America Ballroom

01:20 PM

  • Keynote

    A Journey From Personal Suffering To Social Responsibility

    Milli Seth, Co-Founder & President, Saloni Heart Foundation

Great America Ballroom

01:40 PM

  • Keynote

    Don't Talk About It, Be About "IT"

    Fred M. Tovar, M.Ed., City Council Member, City of Gilroy

Great America Ballroom

02:00 PM

  • Keynote

    Seeing Care And Kindness In Everyday Life

    Rajiv Mehta, Founder & CEO, Atlas of Care

Great America Ballroom

02:20 PM

  • Keynote

    Career Training - Key To Ending Poverty

    Roopa Sunku, Sr.Director, HCM Fusion Development, Oracle

Great America Ballroom

02:40 PM

  • Keynote

    Magical Power Of Biographies

    Kiran Prabha, Founder & Editor, Web Magazine KOUMUDI

Great America Ballroom

03:00 PM

  • Keynote

    Lessons From The Community: Stopping Diabetes And Halting Heart Attacks!

    Ashish Mathur, Co-Founder & Executive Director, South Asian Heart Center

Great America Ballroom

03:20 PM

  • Keynote

    Be Kind to Your Kidneys

    Ingemar Davidson, Founder, Kidney Academy

Great America Ballroom

03:40 PM

  • Keynote

    Preventive Care Makes Life Fair

    Kathleen King, CEO, Healthier Kids Foundation

Great America Ballroom

04:00 PM

  • Keynote

    Powering Community Wellness Movement

    Somnath Chatterjee, Co-Founder & Ecosystem Lead & Board Invitee, Crack the Wellness Code

Great America Ballroom

04:20 PM

  • Keynote

    Aligning Philanthropy To Enhance Family Time And Relationships

    Srini Madala, Founder & CEO, AquilaSystems.AI

Great America Ballroom

04:40 PM

  • Keynote

    TALRadioTM - The Kindness Wave

    Sai Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Solix Technologies, Inc.

Great America Ballroom

05:00 PM

  • Keynote

    The World Food Situation And ESG On AG

    Roger Royse, Partner, Haynes Boone

Great America Ballroom

05:20 PM

  • Keynote

    Multiplying Social Impact Through Circle Of Giving

    Venktesh Shukla, President, Member of the Board & Trustee, Foundation For Excellence

Great America Ballroom

05:40 PM

  • Keynote

    Educating The Underprivileged At All Levels

    AGK Karunakaran, President & CEO, MulticoreWare

Great America Ballroom

07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

  • TAL VIP Dinner Banquet - By Invitation

    With successful entrepreneurs and leaders

Great America Ballroom

11:00 AM

  • Panel Discussion

    Lifting People Out Of Poverty - Education And Homelessness

    Moderator:Anusha Kondiparti, Silicon Valley Young Democrats, Membership Director

    Speaker:Sivakumar Arumugam, Engineering Leader, Amazon Web Services

    Speaker:Anu Basu, Director Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship, San Jose State University

    Speaker:Suja Viswesan, Co-President, Pratham USA SF BayArea Chapter

    Speaker:Daphne Royse, Real Estate Expert, Radio Host

    Speaker:Tara Sreekrishnan, Governing Board Member, Santa Clara County Board of Education

    Speaker:Alakh Verma, CEO, Centriqe.AI

Meeting Room

12:00 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    Women And Girls - Closing The Gender Gap

    Moderator:Vijji Suryadevara, Entrepreneur & Tech Leader

    Speaker:Yulin Lee, Money Empowerment Coach, Author, Speaker, Project M: Mind & Money

    Speaker:Reena Gupta, Founder & CEO, Mom Relaunch

    Speaker:Kathleen King, CEO, Healthier Kids Foundation

    Speaker:Radhika Iyengar, Founding Partner, StarChain Ventures

Meeting Room

01:00 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    How NonProfits Serve As Pillars For Public Health

    Moderator:Mateen Syed, Strategy and Business Partnerships Leader

    Speaker:Himanshu Seth, Co-Founder & Treasurer, Saloni Heart Foundation

    Speaker:Mari-Lyn Harris, Chief Kindness Officer, Heart@Work LLC

    Speaker:Tasha Keirns, R.N., Director of Nursing, RealOptions Obria Medical Clinics

    Speaker:Leela Kunhiraman, Health Education Coordinator, El Camino Hospital

Meeting Room

2:00 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    Perspectives In Social Entrepreneurship & Impact Investing

    Moderator:Tej Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Touch-A-Life Foundation

    Speaker:Jorden Woods, Founding Partner, StarChain Ventures

    Speaker:Manuel Serapio, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver

    Speaker:Rahul Bhuman, VP & Head of Emerging Business, Tech Mahindra

    Speaker:Amar Singh Rathor, Director US Technology Investment Banking, Scotiabank

Meeting Room

03:00 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    Non-Profits For Social Good: Challenges And Solutions

    Moderator:Susmitha Aiswarya, TALScouts Evangelist

    Speaker:Ignacio (Nacho) Moya, Moya Art Gallery And Studio

    Speaker:Uday Mehta, Founding Director, Siddh Divyang Foundation

    Speaker:Sanjana Chekuri, CoFounder, Happy2Thrive

    Speaker:Esha Kode, CoFounder, Happy2Thrive

    Speaker:Satyapal Guduru, Board Member, Vandemataram Foundation

Meeting Room

04:00 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    TALScoutsTM Youth Philanthropy And Entrepreneurship

    Moderator:Gopinath Kokkonda, CEO, Alignity Consulting

    Speaker:Mohit Kumar Tornala, Technical Lead, Fiserv

    Participant(s):TALScouts Texas Team

Meeting Room

05:00 PM

  • Panel Discussion

    Impact Of Instilling Responsibility And Social Leadership In Youth

    Moderator:Mateen Syed, Strategy and Business Partnerships Leader

    Speaker:Dr. Gauri Naik Gholap, Co-founder and CEO, Optra Health

    Speaker:Laura C. Wells, Founder & CEO, AwakeTeams

    Speaker:Abrar Rahim, Partner, Deccan Capital

    Speaker:Nitin Salunke, President & CEO, Supira Medical

    Speaker:Aakash Prasad, Founder and CEO, Design Everest

Meeting Room

10:00 AM - 01: 00 PM

  • Boot Camp

    Batch1: Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Youth

    Boot Camp Agenda

    • Social Impact and UN SDGs
    • STEM for Social Good
    • Business Plan for Social Enterprises
    • Fundamentals of Finance
    • Marketing and Branding Plan
    • Fundraising Strategies
    • Career in Social Entrepreneurship

    Speaker:Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Emagia Corporation

    Speaker:Tanvi Kothari, Professor, San Jose State University

    Speaker:Roopa Sunku, Sr.Director, Oracle

    Speaker:Vijji Suryadevara, Entrepreneur & Tech Leader, Tonomus

    Speaker:Lakshmi Katyayani Dhulipala, Engineering Architect, Facebook

    Speaker:Swetha Polamreddy, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Katana Graph

Great America Ballroom

02:00 PM - 05: 00 PM

  • Bootcamp

    Batch2: Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Youth

    Boot Camp Agenda

    • Social Impact and UN SDGs
    • STEM for Social Good
    • Business Plan for Social Enterprises
    • Fundamentals of Finance
    • Marketing and Branding Plan
    • Fundraising Strategies
    • Career in Social Entrepreneurship

    Speaker:Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Emagia Corporation

    Speaker:Tanvi Kothari, Professor, San Jose State University

    Speaker:Roopa Sunku, Sr.Director, Oracle

    Speaker:Vijji Suryadevara, Entrepreneur & Tech Leader, Tonomus

    Speaker:Lakshmi Katyayani Dhulipala, Engineering Architect, Facebook

    Speaker:Swetha Polamreddy, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Katana Graph

Great America Ballroom

11:00 AM - 06:00 PM

  • Exhibits

    Booths by profits and nonprofits showcasing their vision

Hall - D

11:00 AM

  • Live Band

    Jeff Turner Music

Hall - D

12:00 PM

  • Dance/Bharatanatyam

    Taal Sur Dance Academy

Hall - D

12:30 PM

  • Jumba on Bollywood Songs

    BollyFit Team

Hall - D

01:00 PM

  • Live Performance

    Alto Saxophone by Ishaan Mittal

Hall - D

01:20 PM

  • Dance

    Yoga Dance

Hall - D

01:40 PM

  • Music Performance

    Sarod Instrument by Vedika Karve

Hall - D

02:00 PM

  • Song

    Shayanti

Hall - D

02:30 PM

  • Dance

    Ako Ballet Dance School

Hall - D

02:50 PM

  • Dance

    Mambo Groovin' Latin Dance Theater

Hall - D

03:00 PM

  • Dance

    Bollywood Dance Connection

Hall - D

03:20 PM

  • Song

    Manasa Gadepalli

Hall - D

04:10 PM

  • Dance

    Bollywood Dance Connection

Hall - D

04:20 PM

  • Bharatanatyam

    Siddhi Dance Academy

Hall - D

05:00 PM

  • Song

    Deepak Sachdev

Hall - D

05:30 PM

  • Fashion Show

    Fashion Show On Theme SDG-17 by Bollywood Dance Connection

Hall - D

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

  • TALHero Award Ceremony

    Recognizing And Honoring Kindness Heroes Around Us

Hall - D

07:00 PM - 11:00 PM

  • Concert

    BY Celebrity Singers

Hall - D

*This Agenda is subject to change

TALHeroTM Awards U.S. World Kindness Day 2022

TALHeroTM Awards India World Kindness Day 2022

TALHeroTM Awards Judging Committee

  • Barry Rudolph

    Barry Rudolph
    Independent Director
    TALLeaders Circle CEO

  • Yogi Chugh

    Yogi Chugh
    Executive Managing Director
    S5 Advisory, Inc

  • L Mattock Scariot

    L Mattock Scariot
    Director
    Poppy Jasper International Film Festival

  • J.A.Chowdary

    J.A.Chowdary
    Chairman - Indian Blockchain Standards Committee
    Chief Evangelist - TALScoutsTM India

  • Rama Iragavarapu

    Rama Iragavarapu
    Managing Director
    TALRadioTM

Venue Details

9:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Santa Clara Convention Center,
      Santa Clara, CA 95054

Directions

Sponsors/Exhibitors