Bangalore: INK Live 2013, the engagement oriented event conducted by INK under the aegis of the annual INK Conference in association with TED, began in Kochi today at BTH Sarovaram. Conceived specially for college going youth and young working professionals, the three-day event will witness a confluence of renowned artists, entrepreneurs, technologists, designers and scientists engaging with the audience through lively discussions. In addition to providing the live telecast of the conference, INK Live will have the audience participate in all-day multi-disciplinary workshops. Siliconindia, the fastest growing portal in the IT news and media category is proud to be associated with INK Live 2013.

The eminent personalities whom the audience got to interact with were Joichi Ito, Director-MIT Media Lab; Ramesh Raskar, Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab; Kamran Elahian, Venture Capitalist; Sunil Thankamushy, Creative Director –Virtual Worlds and Vasundhara Das, Singer and Actress.

Co-hosted by Kenneth Sebastain, renowned Bangalore based standup comedian, entrepreneur, musician, film maker and artist, the event is featuring a great lineup of challenging yet fun contests where the attendees stand to win exciting prizes.

Elucidating the reason for organizing an event like INK Live 2013 in conjunction with INK’s annual flagship event, Lakshmi Pratury - founder, host and curator of INK said, “It is our objective to sow the seed of innovation among the youth of India by giving them an experience that is equivalent to that of the INK Conference in association with TED. In fact, INK Live 2013 gives them a more hands on opportunity to engage with iconic figures and witness how innovation is incubated, implemented and shaped by participating in the interesting workshops. This would be an experience for these young minds to cherish for the rest of their lives.”

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