The Now! Fest 2020

schedule

FRI DEC 10

  • 14:00 PM IST | 8:30 AM GMT | 3:30 AM EST
    SESSION
    TOPIC
    The Beginning of Behaviour
    Biju Dominic

    Biju Dominic

    Chief Evangelist, Fractal Analytics & Chairman, FinalMile Consulting, India

  • 15:00 PM IST | 9:30 AM GMT | 4:30 AM EST
    SESSION
    TOPIC
    The Human Risk of Systems
    Christian Hunt

    Christian Hunt

    Founder, Human Risk, UK

  • 16:00 PM IST | 10:30 AM GMT | 5:30 AM EST
    PANEL
    TOPIC
    Customer Centricity: A Behavioural Science Challenge
    Divya Radhakrishnan

    Divya Radhakrishnan

    Behaviour Scientist, India

    Paddy Raghavan

    Paddy Raghavan

    Co-founder, Multipl, India

    Arun Kumar

    Arun Kumar

    Head of Research, FundsIndia, India

    Vardhana

    Varadharajan Ragunathan

    Head of Monetization & Customer Engagement, Big Basket, India

    Richard Bordenave

    Richard Bordenave

    CEO (APAC) at BVA Nudge Unit, Singapore

    Amun Thapa

    Amun Thapa

    Founder & CEO, sastodeal.com, Nepal

  • 17:30 PM IST | 12:00 PM GMT | 7:00 AM EST
    SESSION
    TOPIC
    Workshop: The Secrets to Designing Health & Fitness Apps with the Mind in Mind
    Massimo Ingegno

    Massimo Ingegno

    Health-Tech consultant, Behavioral and Gamification Design, Thailand

  • 19:00 PM IST | 13:30 PM GMT | 8:30 AM EST
    PANEL
    TOPIC
    The 2020's: Love & Sexuality in India
    Shrayana Bhattacharya

    Shrayana Bhattacharya

    Author 'Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh' and Economist, World Bank, India

    Paromita Vohra

    Paromita Vohra

    Founder, Creative Director at Agents of Ishq, India

    Reshma Tonse

    Reshma Tonse

    Co-Founder, 1001 Stories, India

  • 20:30 PM IST | 15:00 PM GMT | 10:00 AM EST
    PANEL
    TOPIC
    Smarter, Rebellious, Disruptive - The Evolution of Education and Upskilling
    Shyam Sadasivan

    Shyam Sadasivan

    Career Coach, India

    Abhijit Bhaduri

    Abhijit Bhaduri

    Executive Coach and Author 'Dreamers & Unicorns', India

    Raj Kunkolienkar

    Raj Kunkolienkar

    Co-founder, Stoa School, India

    Anshuman Singh

    Anshuman Singh

    Co-founder, Scaler Academy and InterviewBit, India

  • 22:00 PM IST | 16:30 PM GMT | 11:30 AM EST
    SESSION
    TOPIC
    Dark Matter of the Mind and the Origins of Human Culture
    Daniel Everett

    Daniel Everett

    Author & Dean of Arts and Sciences, Bentley University, USA

  • 23:00 PM IST | 17:30 PM GMT | 12:30 PM EST
    PANEL
    TOPIC
    Klingon - Why are we humans fascinated with the language of an Alien race?
    Tim Houlihan

    Tim Houlihan

    Chief Behavioral Strategist, BehaviorAlchemy & Co-Founder, Behavioral Grooves, USA

    Marc Okrand

    Marc Okrand

    American Linguist, Creator of Klingon, USA

SAT DEC 11

  • 12:00 PM IST | 6:30 AM GMT | 1:30 AM EST
    SESSION
    TOPIC
    Applying BE: a practitioners perspective
    Ravi Santhanam

    Ravi Santhanam

    CMO, HDFC Bank, India

  • 13:00 PM IST | 7:30 AM GMT | 2:30 AM EST
    SESSION
    TOPIC
    Improving the Bottom Line with Behavioural Science
    Sonia Friedrich

    Sonia Friedrich

    Founder, Welcome to Nudgeland, Behavioural Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Australia

  • 14:00 PM IST | 8:30 AM GMT | 3:30 AM EST
    PANEL
    TOPIC
    Behavioural Science & Design: Out of the Labs, Into the Wild
    Jafar Baig

    Jafar Baig

    Behaviour Scientist, India

    Afshan Naheed

    Afshan Naheed

    Behavioral Science Manager, Proctor & Gamble, Singapore

    Florent Buisson

    Florent Buisson

    Author & Behavioural Scientist, Benin

    David McCann

    David McCann

    Founder, BCX Design, Thailand

    Anand Damani

    Anand Damani

    Behavioural Scientist, Global Speaker, Partner - Briefcase, India

    Shubhabrata Roy

    Shubhabrata Roy

    Founder & Chair, BIAS Pvt Ltd, India

  • 15:30 PM IST | 10:00 AM GMT | 5:00 AM EST
    PANEL
    TOPIC
    Why the World Fell in Love with Coke Studio Pakistan
    Reshma Tonse

    Reshma Tonse

    Co-Founder, 1001 Stories, India

    Prakash Sharma

    Prakash Sharma

    Co-Founder, 1001 Stories, India

    Zahra Sabri, Ph.D.

    Zahra Sabri, Ph.D.

    Lecturer and Literary Translator, Coke Studio, Pakistan

  • 16:30 PM IST | 11:00 AM GMT | 6:00 AM EST
    PANEL
    TOPIC
    Work, Life and the Illusion of Balance
    Dr. Ramya Ranganathan

    Dr. Ramya Ranganathan

    Life Coach, India

    Michael Brown

    Michael Brown

    CEO at Asociat and Bestselling Author 'I Don't Agree', UK

    Priyanka Khatry

    Priyanka Khatry

    Behavioural Scientist at 1001 Stories and Interdisciplinary Artist, India

  • 17:30 PM IST | 12:00 PM GMT | 7:00 AM EST
    SESSION
    TOPIC
    Assuming the Worst or Bringing out the Best
    Nicholas Gruen

    Nicholas Gruen

    CEO of Lateral Economics

  • 18:30 PM IST | 13:00 PM GMT | 8:00 AM EST
    PANEL
    TOPIC
    Applying Behavioural Science - The Cultural Perspective
    Louise Ward

    Louise Ward

    Co-Host, Behavioural Science Club, Ireland

    Fatima Koaik

    Fatima Koaik

    Behavioural Scientist, Kuwait

    Diksha Radhakrishan

    Diksha Radhakrishan

    Deputy Director (Behavioural Design & Impact) at Centre for Social and Behaviour Change, India

    Wiam Hasanain

    Wiam Hasanain

    Advisor, Alnahda Society, Saudi Arabia

    Martina Cecchini

    Martina Cecchini, Ph.D.

    Behavioral Scientist, MIDA, Italy

  • 20:00 PM IST | 14:30 PM GMT | 9:30 AM EST
    PANEL
    TOPIC
    The Making of a Meme: A Conversation on Shared Reality & Evolving Culture in the Digital Age
    Amanda Brennan

    Amanda Brennan

    Meme Librarian, Senior Director, Trends Social, USA

    Hayley Garrigus

    Hayley Garrigus

    Independent filmmaker, 'You can't kill meme', USA

    Sarim Akhtar

    Sarim Akhtar

    Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers, UK

  • 21:00 PM IST | 15:30 PM GMT | 10:30 AM EST
    SESSION
    TOPIC
    Deep Fakes, Fake News and the Metaverse
    Sean Guillory

    Sean Guillory, Ph.D.

    Expert on Robotics & Cognitive Neuroscience, Booz Allen Hamilton, USA

  • 22:30 PM IST | 17:00 PM GMT | 12:00 PM EST
    PANEL
    TOPIC
    Behavioural Science: What Now? 5 Continents, 5 Perspectives
    Kristen Berman

    Kristen Berman

    CEO and Co-founder, Irrational Labs, USA

    Flávia Ávila

    Flávia Ávila

    Founder of InBehavior Lab, Brazil

    Jez Groom

    Jez Groom

    Author & Founder, Cowry Consulting, UK

    Prakash Sharma

    Prakash Sharma

    Co-Founder, 1001 Stories, India

    Pat Govender

    Pat Govender

    Managing Director, The Behaviour Change Agency, South Africa

    Lachezar Ivanov

    Lachezar Ivanov

    Behavioural Scientist, Germany