Dr. Bala Ramadurai is an entrepreneur, professor, innovation coach, author and podcaster. He has authored a book on Design Thinking called Karmic Design Thinking (https://dt.balaramadurai.net). He has 3 patents to his credit and 10+ publications in international research journals. He co-founded TRIZ Innovation India (https://trizindia.org) and is an Adjunct Professor at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, India (https://www.sibmpune.edu.in). He currently mentors an EdTech enterprise called Knoin Electronics (https://knoin.org) He is a professor at National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (https://nptel.ac.in). He has a PhD from Arizona State University, USA, and a B.Tech from IIT Madras, India.

Prathap Haridoss is currently the Dean (Academic Courses) and a Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at IIT Madras. He did his B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Madras and got his Ph. D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He worked as a Senior Scientist in Plug Power New York, before joining IIT Madras as a Faculty. His research interests include Fuel Cell and Carbon Nanomaterials. Prathap Haridoss was also one of the coordinators of NPTEL (National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning) and the IIT Madras B.S. Degree Program.