Lakshmi Pratury
Lakshmi Pratury is the co-host of TEDIndia 2009, host and curator of The INK Conference and founder of Ixoraa Media, whose mission is to strengthen the ties between United States and India through sponsored corporate, cultural, and media events. She was featured in the list of the 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes Asia in 2010. She was a leading force at the American India Foundation, an organization that raised over 30 million dollars in five years towards development activities in India. Lakshmi has published articles in San Jose Mercury, San Francisco Chronicle, and Mint. She has interviewed celebrities, contributed to radio shows, including National Public Radio, and acted in some theater productions. She has also spoken at the TED conference in the US, the Digital Life Design in Germany, and at IIM Bangalore.