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Chetna Gala Sinha is the founder of the Mann Deshi Bank—India’s first bank for and by rural women—which has provided over $70 million in loans to female micro-entrepreneurs. She is a distinguished social entrepreneur, a former Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and a recipient of the Nari Shakti Puraskar (India’s highest civilian award for women). Her talks provide actionable insights into financial inclusion and the power of grassroots entrepreneurship for social transformation.

Sanjit “Bunker” Roy is the founder of the Barefoot College, an institution dedicated to making rural communities self-sufficient through sustainable, locally-owned solutions. He was named one of TIME 100’s Most Influential People in 2010 and is a recipient of the Padma Shri. His keynotes share a profound lesson on sustainable development, emphasizing that for a project to succeed, it must be organic, owned, and sustained by those it serves.