Distinguished Leaders & Global Network
Documenting the industry leaders, corporate CXOs, startup investors, and academic scholars hosted across YFYD’s masterclasses and collegiate leadership forums.
CXO & Craftsmanship Series
1,099 verified student delegates
Farook, Devagiri, Rajagiri, SNES, Skillmount
Oxford, Visa, Vistara, BYJU'S, SIA
Distinguished Speaker Profiles
Keynote speakers, corporate CXOs, and industry mentors who have conducted YFYD leadership masterclasses for student cohorts.
Mr. Vinod Kannan
Former CEO — Vistara Airlines
Senior VP — Singapore Airlines
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Corporate altitude & decision frameworks · 85 Attendees
Mr. Arjun Mohan
Former CEO — BYJU'S & upGrad
Angel Investor & Advisor
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Beyond degrees & cognitive agility · 204 Delegates
Mr. Sreejith AK
Director of Eng. — Visa India
Tech Modernization · Marathoner
Discipline & compound consistency · 136 Attendees
Ms. Ridhi Mittal
Stanford University Alumna
Forbes 30 Under 30 · 2x Founder
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Networking & professional leverage · 408 Attended
Farook College Autonomous
St. Joseph's Devagiri
Rajagiri College (RCMAS)
SNES IMSAR Calicut
Skillmount Education
Calicut Chamber of Commerce & Industries
Calicut Mgmt. Assoc.Mr. Vinod Kannan
Former CEO — Vistara Airlines
Senior VP — Singapore Airlines · NUS MBA
Direct leadership interaction on aviation operations, corporate decision-making frameworks, and collegiate transition.
"It was a great experience interacting with such an enthusiastic and driven community. YFYD is doing an excellent job in empowering students."
— Official Speaker TestimonialMr. Arjun Mohan
Former CEO — BYJU'S & upGrad
Startup Consultant & Angel Investor
Deep-dive on navigating post-collegiate careers, cognitive adaptability, and skill demonstrability over degrees.
"Excellent initiative and excellent work by the team to get so many students. I really hope that you are going to spread all across Kerala and Southeast Asia."
— Recorded Video EndorsementMs. Ridhi Mittal
Alumna of Stanford University
Forbes 30 Under 30 · 2x Founder
Communication and networking skills for expanding personal and professional opportunities, with 345 active participants.
"Dynamic role-modeling with exceptional energy, demonstrating practical communication frameworks directly to students."
— Session BenchmarkMr. Sreejith AK
Director of Engineering — Visa India
Tech Modernization · Marathoner
Connecting long-distance marathon discipline, compound consistency, and resilience to engineering careers.
"YFYD is a great initiative. My pleasure to join a session, interact with the group and share my experiences and learnings. All the best wishes for YFYD’s plans to scale up."
— Official Speaker Testimonial
Mr. Ajith Geejo
Assistant Professor — SNES IMSAR Calicut
Marketing Advisor — Candela Learning
The Survival Instinct of Great Marketing — connecting biological adaptation with agile brand survival.
"Unique evolutionary metaphor connecting cockroach survival traits with market agility and marketing resilience."
— Session Benchmark
Dr. Nikita Hari
Head of Teaching & Research Design
University of Oxford
Connecting academic rigor with proactive leadership execution, embracing mistakes, and stepping into opportunities.
"Dr. Nikita Hari appreciated YFYD as a meaningful youth-led initiative, citing YFYD as a prime example of how students can take initiative and turn ideas into real-world impact."
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Direct Reflections from Keynote Speakers
Verbatim reflections recorded from sessions hosted by Youth for Youth Development.
"Dr. Nikita Hari appreciated YFYD as a meaningful youth-led initiative, highlighting its approach to empowering students through learning, leadership, and action, citing YFYD as a model for turning ideas into real-world impact."
"Excellent initiative and excellent work by the team to get so many students. I really hope that you are going to spread all across Kerala soon and then all across probably South India and India and Southeast Asia to build a huge community. So all the very best to you all for the good work which is happening."
"It was a great experience interacting with such an enthusiastic and driven community. YFYD is doing an excellent job in empowering students. This is a great initiative and we have to keep this going."
"YFYD is a great initiative. My pleasure to join a session, interact with the group and share my experiences and learnings. All the best wishes for YFYD’s plans to scale up and be of help to the community."
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