Event Schedule at a Glance
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 07:30 AM | Event registration and Continental Breakfast Snacks |
| 08:30 AM | Diya lighting, Puja and Live speech from NITK Director |
| 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Delicious South Indian Buffet Breakfast |
| 09:30 AM | Keynotes by Kapoor Singh and Anshuman Razdan, Batch Introductions, Icebreakers & Fun Activities |
| 11:30 AM | Everyone gather around for a group photo |
| 12:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Delicious Indian Buffer Lunch |
| 12:30 PM | Singing Performances, Batch Introductions, Fun & Games |
| 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM | Hang around to meet others or take a nap 🙂 |
| 05:30 PM | Gala Evening starts |
| 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM | Delicious Indian Appetizers and Live station |
| 07:00 PM – 08:30 PM | Singing, Poetry, Dance performaces |
| 08:30 PM – 11:00 PM | Delicious Indian Buffet Dinner |
| 08:30 PM | DJ · dance floor open, Dholi, Balle Balle!! |
| 11:30 PM | Goodbye |
| 12:00 AM | Doors close |
Keynote by Kapoor Singh
Kapoor Singh is Founder and CEO of Ivy GuruKul, a highly regarded Talent ID (Identification & Development) company for middle & high school students worldwide.
For the 2025 college applications class, 47% of Ivy GuruKul students (18 of 38) who applied to MIT, Stanford or one of the 8 Ivy League colleges, were admitted to at least one of these colleges.
Mr. Singh’s own life journey is a testament to his dedication to holistic development.
With roots in a Haryana village, his academic path has been interdisciplinary and varied: nationally regarded residential high school, bachelor’s in civil engineering (NIT Kurukshetra) and graduate degree in Liberal Arts (ALM; Harvard University).
A former international track athlete who ran 400 meter hurdles for India at the 1993 South Asian Games, he now dedicates his life to empowering students to achieve their dreams via their online platform: IvyGuruKul.com
His mentorship philosophy is simple – parents should consider three fundamental questions when guiding their children into activities:
1) Does the child like the activity?
2) Does the activity fit well with the child’s strengths / natural talents?
3) How accessible is that activity considering the family’s circumstances (type of school district, geography, social networks etc.)?
Keynote by Anshuman Razdan
Anshuman Razdan (“AR”) is the Vice President for Research and Innovation at the University of Oregon. He directs the office of research and innovation and oversees the university’s entire research enterprise. He is committed to enhancing research excellence and strengthening the role of research, scholarship, and creative activity across the University. He works alongside the President and Senior Vice President and Provost to strengthen existing research programs and develop new partnerships and collaborations that make the UO a key contributor to the cultural, scientific, and economic development of the state, nation, and the world.
Prior to his time at the University of Delaware, AR was a professor (now emeritus) and center director in School of Computing Informatics Decision Science and Engineering at Arizona State University for 20 years. He has served as the principal investigator and a collaborator on grants from numerous federal agencies.
AR has a B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering and Ph.D. in computer science. He holds multiple patents including on 3D face authentication and document exploitation. AR also holds a tenured faculty appointment in the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences.
Poorvi Singh
Poorvi Singh is 23yrs old Kathak Dancer. She started to learn Dance since age 6 and has been learning ever since.
Her passion and dedication to Dance is relentless. She has been extensively performing for many charities.
Apart from dance she finished her undergraduate and graduate degree from University of Southern California Los Angeles. Currently is working with Ernst and Young Parthenon in San Francisco