Abhishek Dutta spearheads programming, operations, acquisitions and promotions, and the content direction for Cartoon Network and POGO. Under his leadership, WarnerMedia India brings the best content for kids and families in India.

Abhishek has transformed POGO into the top destination for 100% homegrown animation content, with new shows like 'Titoo – Har Jawaab Ka Sawaal Hu' and 'Smashing Simmba'. He continues to bring international content on Cartoon Network HD+, and lead its localisation on Cartoon Network India. He also successfully localized global fan-favourite 'The Tom and Jerry Show' with regional 'thought-over' commentaries on Cartoon Network India.

With two decades of media and entertainment experience, the veteran has been associated with more than 15 homegrown animated shows and several TV channel launches, and continues to create new benchmarks in the animation Industry.

Abhishek Dutta spearheads programming, operations, acquisitions and promotions, and the content direction for Cartoon Network and POGO. Under his leadership, WarnerMedia India brings the best content for kids and families in India.

Abhishek has transformed POGO into the top destination for 100% homegrown animation content, with new shows like 'Titoo – Har Jawaab Ka Sawaal Hu' and 'Smashing Simmba'. He continues to bring international content on Cartoon Network HD+, and lead its localisation on Cartoon Network India. He also successfully localized global fan-favourite 'The Tom and Jerry Show' with regional 'thought-over' commentaries on Cartoon Network India.

With two decades of media and entertainment experience, the veteran has been associated with more than 15 homegrown animated shows and several TV channel launches, and continues to create new benchmarks in the animation Industry.

Angela Salt is a content creator, writer, development and creative consultant based near Liverpool, UK. She has recently completed writing her first (undisclosed) animated comedy feature for a Latin American studio and network (now in production) and continues to co story edit the latest series (52 x 5') upon which the film is based. She is currently part of the international writing team on the preschool show, BRAVE BUNNIES for Glowberry, Ukraine.

Angela has built an impressive credit list of international children’s animated shows in a relatively short timespan since launching SALT CONTENT in 2018 which indicates her passion, dynamic approach, aspirational attitude and drive. These credits include CURIOUS GEORGE, ABBY HATCHER, PANDA AND KRASH and THE CURIOUS WORLD OF LINDA.

Angela regularly attends global markets such as KIDSCREEN, MIPCOM, MIP JUNIOR, CARTOON FORUM and The CMC and she has been a guest speaker at GAFX and B2B in Bengaluru.

Arvind Neelakantan, Evangelist (India/ASEAN) for Epic Games specializes in games and in empowering film/animation studios in using real-time tech. Prior to Epic, he was the Head of Technology (Indian Subcontinent) for Unity Technologies where he drove innovation strategy and provided technology leadership. He served as Disney India's lead software architect and was responsible for driving innovation through R&D activities and oversaw games/interactive content development.

Before Disney, he was a full stack game engineer at Nickelodeon in Los Angeles for six years. At Nickelodeon, he developed MMORPGs and played a key role in the company's technology business during the major transitions to cloud based computing.

Arjun Madhavan leads the Strategic and Business Development efforts at Assemblage Entertainment, India's premium CGI animation house producing full-length theatrical feature films, TV and OTT series, and content to global audiences.

He was featured in the Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Asia list in the media and entertainment category and was also awarded the “AVGC 40 Under 40” title, initiated by AnimationXpress, to recognize the finest 40 individuals from the Indian AVGC ecosystem.

Graduated from the London School of Economics, Arjun was an investment banker and private equity professional previously and worked with Goldman Sachs, Genel Energy, and Deutsche Bank's investment banking division in London, prior to his role at Assemblage.

With a wide access to global and marquee clientele, projects, and productions across North America, Europe, Russia, and China, Arjun leads the business at Assemblage.

Andrea Miloro has over 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry, starting in creative and moving into live action production and visual effects where she worked on numerous feature films.

In 2004 she became Vice President, Head of Production at Sony Pictures Animation where she oversaw the making of renowned films including the Academy Award-nominated SURF'S UP (2007). She then joined 20th Century Fox as Vice President, Production and was named afterwards Senior Vice President of 20th Century Fox/Blue Sky Studio.

In October 2017, she became the Co-President of 20th Century Fox Animation, in charge of the group's operations including direct oversight of Blue Sky Studios in USA and London-based Locksmith Animation's production deal. Prior to being appointed President of Fox Animation, she acted as Senior Vice President of Production on SPIES IN DISGUISE released in 2019.

Atharv is a 6 year old, who loves watching cartoons and is extremely creative. He is a fan of transformers and loves collecting action figures. He creates his own stories and makes videos. Other than Transformers he loves watching SpongeBob, Ninja Turtles, Pokemon and Iron man. He loves all avengers but I think Captain America is his favorite. Sometimes he watches Indian animation shows like Little Singham and Simple Samosa but finds them very silly.

Apoorva is an avid cartoon lover and holds a degree in Multimedia. She has worked on some of the key projects at Green Gold Animation and with eight years of experience in the field, she has a good understanding of story structuring for Indian kids TV.

Aparna is an Educator who works as Head of Visual Arts Department in the secondary section of Oberoi International School, Oberoi Garden City, Goregaon for the last six years. She has been a teacher since she was 16 years old and took up teaching a profession since 2011.

Over these years she has moved from being Math and Science tutor to teaching visual arts. She has been teaching the International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Course and Theory of Knowledge for the Diploma Programme.

Apart from this, to live her passion for her, she is a practicing Fine Artist too.

Dr Anuj Kacker is responsible for Individual Learning and Skill Development retail business lines for all of the brands at Aptech Ltd including Arena Animation, MAAC, Lakme Academy powered by Aptech (LAPA), Aptech Learning, Aptech Aviation and Aptech Montana International Preschool.

He has proved his mettle in developing the business in countries across four continents and culturally as diverse as India - Vietnam, Middle East and Nigeria. Over the last three decades through these and similar initiatives for building employability and skill development, he has impacted millions of lives, especially the youth.

By virtue of his long experience, strategic foresight and achievements, Dr Kacker is a well-respected stalwart in the Training and Skill Building Industry. He is active in many government, inter-government as well as trade bodies including FICCI and CII.

Alok Sharma has worked across media and has made contributions to television, animation, feature films, radio, online content and comics. Having started his career as a comic book artist with Virgin Comics, he later went on to work as a creator, writer, director with eminent brands such as Disney, Cartoon Network, Red Chillies, Raj Comics etc. In the recent past, as the Vice President of Graphic India, he developed and produced award winning content with legends like Stan Lee, Amitabh Bachchan and S.S. Rajamouli.

Recently, he created Stunt, a new age Graphic Novel Series that has been appreciated by Industry Stalwarts like Mark Millar and David Lloyd.

Under his own banner Small Town Boys Studios, he has created and produced cutting-edge content such as Blazing Bajirao and has won multiple Industry awards like FICCI BAF and PromaxBDA.

Bharath Laxmipati is a Sales and Marketing leader with an entrepreneurial spirit with over two decades of business experience across global markets & diverse businesses. His key responsibilities include driving the company's content sales worldwide and managing the theatrical film distribution business.

Armed with a curious and innovative spirit , he also pursues exciting industry partnerships exploring new revenue streams and monetising in non-traditional markets and has been instrumental in GreenGold Animation’s growth and journey.

Biren Ghose has been the Country Head for Technicolor India for over 11 years. He has taken the India studio to a strength of 5000 employees. This includes marquee brands MPC, Mr.X, The Mill & Mikros. Biren is a thought leader and industry evangelist for the past 20 years. Technicolor has won over 8 Emmy Awards for TV animation; 4 Academy Awards for VFX Films, the Cannes Lion Golds, VES, BAFTA, The British Arrows, etc. Biren is the Vice Chairman for the CII National Media & Entertainment Committee and President of ABAI. This year Biren has received the National Order of Merit - a knighthood conferred on him by the President of France. Biren is multi-faceted and has a passion for art, music, Formula 1, tennis, photography, wines and spirits.

Charuvi is an animation film director, producer, and an immersive artist. She is the co-creator of "The Legend of Hanuman", an animated series currently airing on Disney+Hotstar.

Today, her studio, CDL, is a multi-award-winning innovative firm with the goal of creating extraordinary IP and content across a variety of mediums including tv-series, films, VFX, AR, VR, idents, projection mapping and physical large-scale sculptures. Her films have been screened and awarded at various film festivals across the globe while her large-scale sculptures have been displayed at various public forums besides being in homes of discerning collectors in India. Her projects have been supported by the Prince Claus Fund and The British Council. She has been a speaker at Google, IIT, TEDx, SIGGRAPH, India Design Forum, Anifest, Edinburgh University, Animation Master's Summit and holds two LIMCA records.

She recently served as a mentor for Epic's first batch of "Women Creators Program" in India.

With over 14 years of experience across different areas within the Indian media industry; from marketing of films to broadcast sales; presently working towards generating global sales revenues for animated content and also contribute creatively for the development of new domestic & global shows/IPs at Cosmos-Maya, Devdatta is in-charge of strategic international collaborations, international co-productions, creative partnerships and driving the sales globally through market adaptable deal structuring, for the studio.

Through his past professional stints at Star India, Balaji Motion Pictures and Reliance MediaWorks, Devdatta has attained precious insight on all aspects of the media business from branded entertainment & PR to celebrity management & campaign launch strategy; which he has utilised to inculcate & cultivate a holistic perspective on the business.

Esan is a problem solver at heart, always searching for new mysteries to decipher. He has been deeply involved in developing animation pipelines and building large scale technology solutions for major studios like DreamWorks, Disney and Pixar in his career. Over the years he has facilitated the production of animated films like the KungFu Panda series, Turbo, Tangled, Bolt and others.

As a seasoned leader, he has mentored and managed pipeline teams and solved unique challenges in the context of large studio infrastructure. As a leader, he loves to facilitate collaboration across a wide gamut of people and align different points of view to achieve the common vision of making the best animated films possible.

He is currently overseeing and architecting the pipeline development at Gaumont to enable their first Animated feature for Netflix.

Ernest Mulvey has been the Director of International Education at Algonquin College since 2011 and is responsible for leading the College's internationalization strategy. He has held a variety of positions in administration and teaching in the Canadian college system, including academic Chair at Algonquin College and teaching positions at the University of Ottawa and the Cégep de l'Outaouais.

He managed for 10 years for profit educational businesses and currently sits on the Board of Directors for Languages Canada and the International Advisory Committee for Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan).

Ernest earned his masters degree in education from the University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Ontario) and a Bachelor of Arts (political science) from the University of Regina (Regina, Saskatchewan).

A distinguished figure in the M&E industry, P. Jayakumar has spearheaded the success story of one of Asia's most pioneering animation studios, Toonz Media Group. Joining the organization as the Chief Financial Officer, Jayakumar took up the reins of the young company in 2001, becoming the CEO of Toonz.

Under his inspirational leadership, Toonz expanded from its homeground growing its global footprint, diversifying business, and making strategic international acquisitions, such as the Spanish distribution company Imira and Ireland-based studio Telegael.

Jayakumar is a member of the prestigious International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He is a member of CII, FICCI, and also the president of Society of AVGC Institutions in Kerala (SAIK) as well as a member of the MESC.

Entertaining and engaging the most demanding audience, children is no mean feat and Anu Sikka has perfected it. Focused at creating content that is gripping, Anu's objective is to set new stands of scale and animation in India. The characters that she has brought to life like Motu Patlu, Shiva, Rudra, Golmaal Jr., the Bhoot Bandhus have all emerged as category frontrunners. Her ahead of the curve programming strategy has been a game changer and contributed to Nickelodeon's journey to numero uno.

Anu has over 23 years of work experience in curating content across various media sectors. Prior to Viacom18, Anu was with Hungama where she was the Creative Director, responsible for the animation and non-fiction strategy of the channel. Preceding this, she was executive producer with Sab TV for over two years leading the Delhi bureau.

Joris is a Producer, Business Developer and Consultant with more than 20 years of international

Experience. He started his career in Switzerland as Production Manager for 'Chronicles of the 20th Century for the German multinational conglomerate BERTELSMANN.

In 2003 he started his own boutique worldwide distribution company 'ohm:tv' where he is the owner and CEO. 'ohm:tv' was a pioneer in distribution of short content, mainly animation, to the telecommunication companies when they were in need of content for their clients.

Starting 2014 Joris' and ohm:tv's focus is on being a 'matchmaker' and co-producer for his clients and partners in search of financing for their projects. One of his major clients is COSMOS-MAYA. Joris is and was responsible as consultant for COSMOS-MAYA’s animation co-productions with European and North American partners.

Kireet Khurana is a High-Honours graduate from Sheridan College, Canada. He has won six President's National awards and 15 International awards for his cinematic works besides many others. His notable directorial works include feature film 'T for Taj Mahal' (Winner of 7 International awards, 25 official selections), docu-feature 'Saeed Mirza - The Leftist Sufi' (among top 10 Indian Documentaries on Netflix), 'Komal' (acclaimed National award-winning short film on child sexual abuse) and India's first live-action and 3D animation combination feature film 'Toonpur Ka Superrhero' starring Ajay Devgn and Kajol.

He has made over 20 short films on various social causes including shorts for National Film Board of Canada, besides making 500+ ad films for leading brands and agencies.

Robin King has been involved with the animation industry since the early 1980's when he joined the Computer Animation at Sheridan College in Canada.

Robin is President of IMAGINA Corporation, a global consulting company that provides long term planning to corporations, government institutions and animation companies. He has given lectures and presentations at conferences and universities in North America, Australia, Europe, China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and throughout the Far East.

During the past decade, Robin designed and built the Institute for Animation and Creative Content for Detao Group and developed and implemented an award-winning undergraduate program in creative animation for Detao Group and the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts in Songjiang, Shanghai. King is currently the Director Emeritus of IACC.

Mohit Joshi is a seasoned media professional with 20+ years of experience in the industry and currently the Chief Executive Officer of Havas Media Group, India. His 14+ years at Havas Media Group has seen the agency grow exponentially. Through his career, Mohit has worked on a wide range of categories and brands. He has successfully straddled strategic planning, AOR management and buying functions, and led multi-disciplinary teams for the last many years. Some of the brands include Hyundai, Kia, Swiggy, Tata Motors, Voltas, Voltas Beko, TVS Tyres, Taj Hotels, amongst others.

A close observer of industry trends and counted in as 'The Greatest Marketing Influencers' by World Federation of Marketing Professionals, featured among the Powerful Influencers 2020 by Adgully and listed among the top 100 Marketing Leaders by Impact, Mohit is actively involved in many leading bodies like AAAI, IAMAI, IAA & The Advertising Club.

Mark Jones is Chair of the School of Creative Arts and Animation at Seneca College in Toronto, Canada, which is is currently ranked #4 in the world for Animation, Gaming, and Visual Effects (source: Animation Career Review).

An award-winning educator, producer, and writer with specialized knowledge in the intersection between culture and technology, Mark is sought by many organizations as a committee and board member to provide a unique context to discussions, especially in areas related to education, media, animation, and digital content.

In addition to award-winning animated and documentary films, Mark also produces live events and art exhibitions with unique audience interaction capabilities.

Has more than 24 years of expert knowledge and working skills in kids entertainment Industry ranging from IP development, Licensing & Merchandising, TV Broadcast, Commissioning / Acquisition, Content analysis, Rights management, brand development and monetization of intellectual properties in kids entertainment Business in various organizations.

Comprehensive experience in operational understanding of organization on budgetary financing/Co-production with complete understanding of the broadcast ,digital, home video markets including the latest functioning of platforms, product penetration with knowledge on wide range of merchandise and license business across the globe.

Manoj has worked in the past as COO-DQE group. He also has experience in kids broadcast industry from his previous role as the Head of IP Development/Commissioning and content acquisition at Al Jazeera children’s channel which covered 22 nations in the Middle East . He was also familiar with the gaming sector from his time as Head of gaming division in Wipro Technologies.

Manoj shares patent in his name: Automated quiz generation system, which is Real time quizzing of audience members who view a broadcast of live or recorded events can be a fun and interactive experience. This is published as US9028260 in USA.

Narayan is the co-founder of Karadi Tales Company Pvt. Ltd., a company involved in storytelling for children. Karadi Tales is listed in the top 100 products in the world for children (Institute of Childhood Resources, USA) and was declared the Audiobook Publisher of the year at the London Book Fair in 2020 and 2021.

He has composed the music for over eighty titles in the Karadi Tales series. He is the recipient of the Lata Mangeshkar Award for playback singing, the Screen Award for the album 3 Brothers & Violin and has given music for films like Jajantaram Mamantaram.

Narayan is the co-producer, sound and music composer of Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya, (an animated feature film produced by the Children's Film Society of India, directed by Shilpa Ranade) which was released in over 120 cinemas all over the country recording over 85 housefull shows in 3 weeks.

Nitin is the Founder & CEO of parentune, a 24X7 Parents’ Partner. Parentune is a safe place for parents to seek support from Experts and help each other to do what is right for their child.

Nitin is an Engineer and an MBA (IMI Delhi’02), and Leadership program from IIM B. He joined the Child development & Education domain with a deep interest in doing meaningful work to improve the quality of Early Childhood & Education (ECE) in 2008 and has now spent more than a decade working towards improving the quality of Child Development, education & parenting.

Before founding parentune, Nitin has worked in leadership roles in Early Childhood Education and K-12 with Zee Learn. Nitin believes that parentune can truly empower each parent to do what is right for their child and bring in a positive shift in child development & parenting in India & globally.

Mansi Darbar has over 13 years of experience in the Media & Entertainment Industry with some of the most groundbreaking companies like Applause Entertainment, ALT Balaji & Balaji Telefilms and Big Synergy, with experience across verticals - Television, Digital & Production.

As the Network Vice President - Corporate Strategy & Development at IN10 Media Network, she is the core part of all strategic actions & decisions for 9 business brands under the network. Her key responsibilities include – Network Corporate Communication & PR, Development of Strategies, Collaborations & Partnerships, Fund Raising, Brand Building, Internal Cross-Promotional Strategies for the network and the individual brands.

Philippe Gluckman is a well renowned Creative Director in the Animation Industry. Originally French, he joined Dreamworks Animation in 1994, and has settled in India since 2008.

Gluckman is currently Creative Director for Spire Animation India, where he manages all creative aspects of the work produced in Mumbai. Spire Animation is a US-based studio focused on creating world-class Animation Feature Films.

Prior to that, Gluckman held the same position at the Technicolor / Dreamworks Unit in Bangalore since 2008. Gluckman’s career at Dreamworks spanned for over 20 years, featuring key contributions on such blockbuster franchises as Shrek and Madagascar.

Gluckman is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and the Visual Effects Society.

Rajarajan AKA Raj has been associated with Technicolor for more than a decade in various roles and business verticals. He has around 22 years of experience in the CG and VFX industry and has played many roles in the last two decades such as CG supervisor, Head of Lighting and Head of VFX.

In his current role, he collaborates with the Clients, Internal department heads, Technology teams and Production management to define an optimal work-flow for the shows which meets the artistic goals within the schedule and budget.

Ronojoy Chakraborty is responsible for curating the overall content mix and programming for Sony YAY! He leads the unique in-house creative team that has conceptualized and created all programs of this 100% locally produced animation channel.

A seasoned professional in the broadcast industry, Ronojoy brings with him a diverse experience of over 19 years. Prior to joining SPN, he was the Director, Programming at Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd (Viacom18) for almost a decade. In his role at Viacom18, Ronojoy was responsible for developing and creating content for the Viacom18 kid's Channels-Nick and Sonic.

Having worked in various creative capacities across many networks, Ronojoy has played an integral role in some of India’s leading organizations like Eenadu network (ETV) as a producer for their regional channels and Zee Network as a promo producer since 1998.

An unforeseen path to adventure is what Rohit embodies, as do the studios that he runs. An army man turned tech-entrepreneur turned storyteller. A veteran of over two decades of service with the Indian Army, he co-founded and steered a high-technology start-up post his voluntary retirement.

He is currently the founder and CEO of Tavrohi Animations and Script to Screen Films which were set up with a vision of combining masterful artistry and storytelling to become artist-driven studios responsible for creating world-class homegrown IPs and content.

Harboring his vision, the studios strive for original content that encompasses the truths, the fiction and everything in between, as they strive to tell tales of the brave, the forgotten, love, drama, comedy, and fun.

Rahul Rohilla is founder and CEO of Sprout Studios. With 14 years of experience in the animation industry, he is solely devoted to the development of kids' education in India, and globally via providing English speaking cartoon series through YouTube and VlogBox platforms.

An expert in video content creation, he started NuNu TV as a personal branded kids’ series in January 2020, with an original idea to gain independence and a steady revenue stream.

He is also a production partner of popular brands like CoComelon and Loo Loo Kids. Rohilla realizes the opportunities of innovative technologies, including OTT streaming, for modern content creators and production studios. He strongly believes in the power of comprehensive and easy-to-absorb education and the importance of positivity, honesty and respect in the human environment.

Robert Reid is the Animation Specialist in the Office of the Prime Minister in Jamaica. He works on a project funded by the World Bank aimed at positioning Jamaica to participate in the global animation industry. Under the project, he organizes the KingstOOn Animation Festival.

Robert also organized several training initiatives to equip Jamaican educators and animators with the tools to allow better fit into the labour market. On the demand side, he is involved in the organization of Jamaican delegations to major markets where local studio executives and producers were able to market their products and services.

Rob Di Figlia helps Epic Games drive the adoption of real-time workflows in the film and television industry. He has over 20 years of experience across animation, visual effects, project management and pipeline implementation.

Prior to Epic, he served as VP of Software services at GPL Technologies and Business Development Manager for the M&E division of Autodesk. He was tasked with growing both companies' Shotgun Production Pipeline Services teams and building strategic partnerships with clients including Warner Bros., Sony, Netflix, Amazon Studios and Activision/Blizzard.

His background also includes five years as Managing Director and Head of Production at Oktobor Animation, a company he co-founded. The New Zealand-based studio produced original content as well as contract work for Nickelodeon, DreamWorks and others.

Vani is a creator, creative producer and a director. She founded Dancing Atoms, a home for creators to develop animation and live action content. Dancing Atoms works with a team of writers, art directors and talented creatives, based in Mumbai, London and Los Angeles. She has been the Head of Creative Management for DreamWorks Animation in Shanghai and as the Executive Director of Rhythm & Hues Asia (a multiple Academy Award-winning Animation and VFX studio).

For 10 years, she was the president of ASIFA India and Women in Animation India. She is currently based out of LA and is working on preschool and Animated feature film content. She offers her consultancy services to creatives and investors. Her goal is to collaborate - create - celebrate content. She is walking closer to fulfilling her fathers Animation Dreams.

Shambhoo Phalke understands the balance between exciting linear growth and meshing it with lasting systems. His unerring quest for excellence, operation drive and client focus approach has helped seal many unique international multi-million-dollar business deals.

He loves the thrill of meeting people, exploring and sensing opportunities and turning these into concrete business. He finds it exciting to untangle complications, if any, in a deal/relationship, arising during any stage from contracting till delivery and relishing the gratifying sense of achievement, steering it to a grand success.

Shambhoo has completed six theatrical 2D/3D animation films and over 20,000 minutes of 2D/3D TV Series format animations. Several established and new companies have had a benefit of his extensive expertise to get critical answers and help make strategic decisions.

Sharrom Yezdegardi is the Sales Lead for Adobe 3D&Immersive in India and joined Adobe via the Allegorithmic acquisition in 2019. At Allegorithmic, Sharrom was responsible for evangelizing Substance 3D within the Media & Entertainment and industrial design sectors in India.

Prior to joining Allegorithmic, Sharrom was the trade officer in the Technology and Services wing of the French Consulate in Mumbai where he focused on new and emerging technologies catering to the Media and Entertainment industry.

An avid mountaineering enthusiast, his hobbies include Trekking, Outdoor sports, Video Games and all things related to the Metaverse. In his free time if he is not already trekking you can find him planning his next escape into the wilderness. Sharrom holds a Master’s Degree in International Business from the Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France.

My name is Sara Rohit and I am 11 years old. I am in grade 6. I love stories whether in books or on TV. I am an avid reader and dabble in writing stories, poems and also like to sing!

Celebrated Animation Director with over 20 years of experience, Tehzeeb is the founder of Toon Club, a pioneering organisation teaching the art of animation filmmaking and storytelling to children 7 -18 years olds.

Toon Club's award-winning curriculum educates students in the Fundamentals of Art and Animation, History of Animation, Basics of Film Language, Character Development and Experimental techniques of Animation, giving students a holistic understanding of the subject.

Films created by children at Toon Club, under her creative supervision have received 56 International awards & 3 Industry Recognitions. Her seminal efforts have culminated in the animation curriculum being appended across select premier schools in Mumbai. Besides she has also conducted workshops for leading NGOs, museums, International Festivals and Organisations & corporates.

With over sixteen years of experience in creating and storyboarding for the kids space, Tirtho Ghosh is a veteran in this genre. The head of 2D pre production at Green Gold Animation Pvt Ltd., he is a hard core cartoon enthusiast and has worked on the pre production and storyboarding for many IPs while guiding and training multiple artists in parallel.

After graduating in commerce in 1989, his passion for cartoon art fetched him a job at Economic Times Kolkata as a newspaper cartoonist, illustrator & info-graphics artist. Prof. Sekhar Mukherjee studied master's in animation film design from NID Ahmedabad & also served as a senior communication design faculty with his alma mater from 2002 to 2018.

In 2000, he formed the first 2D animation studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh and in 2002, he joined his alma mater as a design educator. For the next 12 years, he headed the Animation Department.

In 2009 he received the Best Animation Teacher Award from CNBC-TV18 for "outstanding contribution to the cause of animation education in India". December 24th 2018, he took charge as Director of NID Andhra Pradesh, a baby design school of the same breed.

His gift to students is the humble Chitrakatha International Student Design Story Festival, which occurs biennially since 2007.

Stephen has over 24 years of experience as a digital artist in the video game and animation industry. He has been involved in almost every aspect of the CGI production pipeline, from creating concept art to 3D modeling, 3D animation, VFX, and compositing.

He has worked with companies such as Atari, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Sony Pictures Interactive, Disney Interactive Studios, and Lucas Arts.

Stephen is an alumnus of the Algonquin college animation program and recently obtained a Master’s degree in 3D Animation from Buckinghamshire New University. He has shared his knowledge and passion for digital art and Animation with learners in a post-secondary environment for over 20 years.

Shuzo John Shiota was raised in the United States and is a graduate of the Sophia University Faculty of Law, Department of International Legal Studies.

After joining the Nippon Steel Corporation in 1991, Shiota went on to participate in the launch of Dream Pictures Studio in 1997. He moved to Polygon two years later and in 2003 assumed the position of President and CEO. As studio head Shiota has spearheaded efforts to cultivate Polygon's overseas presence, helping the studio to become a leading developer of TV series and content targeted at the foreign market.

Shiota has also served as a judge at major Japanese and international film festivals including Prix Ars Electronica (AUS), SIGGRAPH (U.S.) and the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France). In 2008, he was selected as one of the "25 Toon Titans of Asia" by popular industry publication Animation Magazine. He will also preside as conference chair for SIGGRAPH Asia in December 2021. His hobbies include playing in a band.

Uttam has been in Kids content and Animation Industry for almost 20 years and has contributed to it in a 360-degree manner. From Animation to Design to Direction and Producing several award-winning Television series, shorts, Commercials, Campaigns to now Heading a Kids Entertainment channel - Discovery Kids

On his journey he has worked with leading Broadcasters, Advertising Agencies and Brands like - Cartoon Network, POGO, The Walt Disney Company, Channel [v], MTV, Star TV, Hungama TV, O&M, Leo Burnette, McDonalds, Future Group and currently Discovery Communications.

He is the creative vision behind the rise of Discovery Kids in ranks, ratings and popularity by developing, adapting Big Bollywood IPs for Kids TV and successfully launching 'Little Singham' and 'Fukrey Boyzzz' thereby creating a whole new successful genre.

Upamanyu is an animation filmmaker and illustrator based in Kolkata, India. He is a graduate of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (2014). He is the co-director of the animated short film, 'Wade' (2019). He is a founding partner of Ghost Animation, Kolkata, and Otter Studios. He is developing his first animated feature film, 'Heirloom', set in Ahmedabad in the 1960’s.

Vaibhav More is a graduate of Sir J J School of Fine Art. He is an Animation director/Designer/Director of Vaibhav More Films.

Vaibhav More Films was founded in 2009 and since then has worked on many award-winning projects.

Alongside winning 25 Promax BDA awards internationally Vaibhav is also the committee member of TASI.

Vaibhav More Films firmly believe in creating quality content for their clients in India and abroad.

His client list includes prestigious brands like Google, Lego, MTV international, Nick India, Cartoon Network, Star tv, Zee entertainment and many more to name.

Vaibhav has been actively involved in the promotion of Open-source softwares for the last 5 years. He has been on panels of many animation institutes.

Vaibhav More Films is currently located in Navi Mumbai.