FoodNov 27–29, 2026Kanakakunnu PalaceThiruvananthapuram
WhereIdeas Meet
A three-day gathering of brilliant minds for meaningful conversations on ideas that shape the future.
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Palace
ThiruvananthapuramVenue200 +Number of speakers
Speakers
Legal Scholar / Climate Policy AnalystAadil Muhammed Syed
Academic / AuthorAakash Singh Rathore
Atmospheric Scientist / AcademicProf Abhilash S
Celebrity Chef / Founder of AR FoodsAbida Rasheed
Scholar / EducatorDr Achuthsankar S Nair
Engineer-turned-Banker / WriterDr V K Adarsh
GeneticistAdrian Woolfson
AI Researcher / AuthorAiswarya Tharabhai Anish
Renewable Energy EntrepreneurAjay Vatsaa
AdvocateAjit Joy
ArchaeologistK Amarnath Ramakrishna
Vascular Surgeon / AuthorAmbarish Satwik
Journalist / Public Healthcare ConsultantAmeer Shahul
ArchitectAmrutha Kishor
Writer / Translator / Media ProfessionalAnand Haridas
Author / JournalistAneeta Sundararaj
Digital Communication StrategistAnil Kumar Alaham
Public Health Expert / EpidemiologistDr Anish T S
EntrepreneurAntony S Pathadan
Culinary CommentatorAnubhav Sapra
FilmmakerAnuparna Roy
Career Analyst / Career Guidance ExpertAnuradha Subramanian
Barrister / AuthorDr Aradhya Sethia
Author / KréyofuturismeAri Gautier
Clinical Dietitian / NutritionistArya P M
Advocate / Jurist / Social WorkerAsha Unnithan
Meteor ScientistProf Aswin Sekhar
Academic / ArtistBabitha Marina Justin
NeuroscientistDr Baby Chakrapani
Industrialist / Public Policy ExpertBalagopal Chandrasekhar
EdTech Entrepreneur / AI RoboticsBansan Thomas George
Booker Prize Winner / ActivistBanu Mushtaq
Technocrat / EntrepreneurBarker Bhaskaran
Conservation ScientistDr Barkha Subba
Author / JournalistBinoo K John
Intangible Heritage DocumenterBony Thomas
Author / CriticChandrahas Choudhury
Doctor / AuthorDr Chandrakant Lahariya
Entrepreneur / Community LeaderChandramohan Nallur
Scientist / WriterChetana Sachidanandan
Novelist / Booker Nominee & JuryChigozie Obioma
Editor / Author / TranslatorDeepa Ganesh
Academic / MediaDevadas Rajaram
JournalistDhanya Rajendran
AstrophysicistProf Dipankar Banerjee
Neurosurgeon / AcademicDr Easwer H V
Travel Content CreatorEbbin Jose
Journalist / Film CuratorFaizal Khan
Fintech Executive / Inclusive WorkspaceK S Fazalu Rahman
Booker Prize WinnerGeetanjali Shree
Naturalist / EducatorGeetha Iyer
Migration Scholar / Public IntellectualDr Ginu Zacharia Oommen
AcademicDr Godwin S K
Civil ServantGokul S
Author / ScreenwriterS Hareesh
Energy Management ExpertR Harikumar
Nanomaterials ScientistDr Honey John
Endocrinologist / AcademicDr P K Jabbar
Writer / Radio ProfessionalJacob Abraham
Science Editor / AuthorJacob Koshy
Filmmaker / Founder of Neo Film SchoolDr Jain Joseph
Food Innovation EntrepreneurJames Joseph
Aesthetic SurgeonDr M S Jayasekhar
CardiologistDr Jeyapal Vidyadharan
AI Policy & Governance ResearcherJibu Elias
Computational Physicist / AI & Data ResearcherDr Jijo P Ulahannan
Agricultural Scientist / Policy ExpertProf Jiju P Alex
Curator / Art Historian / Cultural CriticJohny ML
Investigative Journalist / AuthorJosy Joseph
Tech EntrepreneurJoy Sebastian
Atmospheric ScientistJustin Sentian
PhilanthropistKris Gopalakrishnan
Environmental ScientistDr A Krishnakumar
SeismologistDr Kusala Rajendran
Economist / Gender BudgetingLekha Chakraborty
CEO / KSPACEG Levin
Poet / Performer / CuratorMadhu Raghavendra
Visual ArtistDr Mandakini Devi
HR ExpertManish Murali Nair
EnvironmentalistManoj Kumar I B
Academic / WriterManu Remakanth
Geopolitics & Media ScholarMarwan M Kraidy
Author / ActivistMeena Kandasamy
Writer / TranslatorMehdi Khawaja
GeneticistDr Moinak Banerjee
Journalist / Democracy PractitionerMotunrayo Adunni Alaka
MeteorologistNeetha K Gopal
Healthtech Innovator / Biotech EngineerDr Nidhin Sreekumar
Artist / Visual EssayistNika Dubrovsky
Author / JournalistNilanjana Bhowmick
Culinary Heritage Curator / AuthorNimi Surendran Kolatte
NephrologistDr Noble Gracious S S
Nobel Peace LaureateOuided Bouchamaoui
Padma Shri Awardee / PhotojournalistPablo Bartholomew
Conservation BiologistParveen Shaikh
Cybersecurity ExpertDr Pattathil Dhanya Menon
LinguistPeggy Mohan
Clinical Psychologist / AuthorDr Pragati Jalan Sureka
Comedian / JournalistPreeti Das
Architect / AcademicDr Priyanjali Prabhakaran
Radio Broadcaster / Translator / WriterPriyaraj Govindaraj
Social WorkerPunalur Somarajan
Health Policy Expert / Senior Government AdministratorRajeev Sadanandan
JournalistRajesh Ramachandran
Former Submarine Captain / Wargaming InstructorCdr Rajesh Ramkumar
Nanotech ScientistDr Rakhi R B
Health EconomistDr V Raman Kutty
Dancer / ChoreographerDatuk Ramli Ibrahim
Poet / NovelistRamya Jirasinghe
Author / AcademicRanjan Ghosh
Investigative JournalistRejimon Kuttappan
Gender Auditor / ResearcherDr Reshma Elizabeth Thomas
Atmospheric ScientistDr E A Resmi
EcologistRithika Fernandes
Artist / CuratorRiyas Komu
Scholar / International PoliticsRory David Miller
Interdisciplinary Artist / CuratorSajan Mani
Longevity Researcher / Wellness EntrepreneurSajeev Nair
Academic / Digital Innovation LeaderDr Saji Gopinath
EducatorSaleena Beevi
F1 Junior DriverSalva Marjan
AuthorSandhya Mary
WriterE Santhosh Kumar
Hydroponics InnovatorSanthoshkumar S
HistorianSeema Alavi
Academic / International Studies ScholarK M Seethi
Space EconomistProf Shaijumon C S
EnvironmentalistShailaja Deshpande
Author / ScreenwriterP V Shajikumar
AcademicDr Sharada Devi V
Member of Parliament / AuthorShashi Tharoor
Dementia Care Expert / Founder of ORMA TrustDr Sindhu N
JournalistSowmiya Ashok
Physician / DiabetologistDr Sreejith N Kumar
Radio Broadcaster / WriterSreekumar Mukhathala
Environmentalist / Policy AdvocateSridhar Radhakrishnan
Climate & Water ScientistDr Sruthi K V
Journalist / AuthorStanly Johny
Journalist / Historian / Policy AnalystSudeep Chakravarti
Agriculturalist / Social Media InfluencerSujith S P
Author / AcademicSumana Roy
Poet / EducatorN S Sumeshkrishnan
PhilosopherSundar Sarukkai
MusicianSuresh Peters
Seeker of Identity / AfropolitanTaiye Selasi
Dietitian / Yoga TrainerUma Kalyani
Professor of Agronomy / Kerala Agricultural UniversityDr Usha C Thomas
Media Innovator / AI Filmmaking & Future StorytellingVarun Ramesh
Naturalist / WriterYuvan Aves
Caine Prize Winning-writer / Maritime Identity ScholarYvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Mountaineering AthleteZuhra CherukappalliSessions
Food
Tourism & TravelA session on transforming modern movement into mindful and conscious exploration.
Restless and Rootless
Performance
Energy & SustainabilityEV30 @30: Are we ready for 30% by 2030?
TalkArt, Culture, Creativity
Can artists build sustainable lives around their ideas?
The Business of Creativity
Conversation
Science & TechnologyWhen the Chips are Not Down
WorkshopArt, Culture, Creativity
Songs of the Seas
Talk18 Tracks
Science & Technology
Discoveries and technologies reshaping how we understand the world, from biotechnology and quantum computing to AI, automation, cybersecurity and the ethics of data.
Environment & Climate Change
Kerala’s ecosystems and communities face growing pressure from climate change. A conversation about science, policy, climate justice and what it will take to protect what is still saveable.
Health & Wellness
Medicine and wellbeing are being transformed by genomics, AI and climate change. Bringing healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers and communities together to examine the future of health.
Sports
The science of peak performance, the business of sport, women in athletics and the mental demands of competition. From grassroots talent to Olympic dreams, what does it take to build a sporting culture?
History
Kerala’s histories of migration, displacement, colonialism and the Indian Ocean world. Exploring the past not as heritage, but as an unfinished conversation that continues to shape the present.
Education
What is education for in a world where AI can pass every examination? Exploring what we teach, what we leave out and what it means to be genuinely educated in 2030.
Literature & Books
How are reading, writing and publishing changing? From Malayalam literature and new forms of storytelling to audiobooks, podcasts and the future of the physical book.
Art, Culture, Creativity
Art, design, architecture, craft and culture as forces that shape how we see our cities and ourselves. Exploring creativity as both cultural expression and economic possibility.
Business, Banking, Finance, Blue Economy
The realities behind building, growing and financing businesses. From Kerala’s startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship to UPI, cooperative banking, microfinance and financial literacy.
Tourism & Travel
Kerala’s tourism economy is both an opportunity and an ecological challenge. Exploring regenerative, heritage, medical and community-based tourism, and asking who benefits from a visitor.
Energy & Sustainability
Solar, wind, green hydrogen, electric mobility and sustainable architecture already offer solutions. The bigger question is how policy, financing and behaviour can bring them to scale.
Media
Trust, misinformation, shrinking revenues and the changing future of journalism. What happens to Malayalam media in a streaming world, and what does press freedom mean today?
Youth
A platform designed substantially by and for voices under 25. Young speakers, scientists, writers and entrepreneurs bring their questions and ideas into the centre of the conversation.
Food
Food is identity, memory, politics, business and culture. Exploring changing tastes and traditions, and what the way we eat tells us about the communities and societies we belong to.
Brain
Consciousness, neurodiversity, memory, sleep, addiction and grief meet questions about intelligence. As AI evolves, what can neuroscience tell us about the human mind?
Migration
People move because of work, conflict, marriage, disaster and the search for better lives. Exploring migration, belonging and the growing tensions around borders, identity and culture.
Governance
Good governance needs sound policy and visionary leadership. Exploring how technology, institutions and public policy can create systems that serve society beyond the pressures of politics.
Mobility
From app-based transport and electric mobility to driverless cars and algorithmic dispatch, technology is transforming how we move. What should the future of urban mobility in Kerala look like?
