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Agenda
DEF 2026 - Talks / Panel
10 JAN 2026, SATURDAY
Session 1 - Morning
Introduction
Sachin Behere
Talk / Design with an Indian Lens
Avinash Medhe
Talk / Design with an Indian Lens
Kavya Agarwal
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Speakers + Atlas + FLAME + IIAD + SID
Life at Design Institute
Students - Atlas + FLAME + IIAD + SID
Session 2 - Afternoon
Introduction
Sherline Pimenta
Talk / Diverse Skillset of Design
Suhasini Paul
Talk / Diverse Skillset of Design
Sandip Paul
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Speakers + Pearl +
VU + mitsd
Life at Design Institute
Students - Pearl +
VU + mitsd
11 JAN 2026, SUNDAY
Session 3 -Morning
Introduction
Yogesh Dandekar
Talk / Master Education in Design
Rahul Adhikari
Talk / Master Education in Design
Shirsendu Adak
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Speakers + MITID + UPES + RV + DPU
Life at Design Institute
Students - MITID + UPES + RV + DPU
Session 4 - Afternoon
Introduction
Pushkar Ingale
Talk / Design: A High Impact Field
Prasadd Bartakke
Talk / Design: A High Impact Field
Unmesh Kulkarni
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Speakers + MKSSS + Nirma + seamedu + JKLU
Life at Design Institute
Students of MKSSS + Nirma + seamedu + JKLU
DEF 2026 - Workshops Schedule
10 JAN 2026, SATURDAY
Session 1 - Morning
WORKSHOP 1
MKSSS
Design Detox
By Ms. Mallika Samant
WORKSHOP 2
Atlas
Pencil to PDF
By Prof. Uttam Hasabnis
WORKSHOP 3
RV
Packaging Design
By Mathew Boby
WORKSHOP 1
IIAD
A World of Surreal Characters
By Pranay Ninad Patwardhan
WORKSHOP 2
mitsd
Expressive Faces & Visual Storytelling
By Mr. Mandar Kulkarni & Mr. Vivek Magar
WORKSHOP 3
Pearl
Design it Right: Crafting in UI-UX
By Yash Sheth
WORKSHOP 1
Nirma University
Figure to Frame
By Pradipta Biswas
WORKSHOP 2
MITID
Animation Character Design
By Prof. Chandan Bhattacharya
WORKSHOP 3
VU
Story Telling
By Prof. Dr. Mandar Naik
11 JAN 2026, SUNDAY
Session 2 - Morning
WORKSHOP 1
UPES
Play. Design. Repeat. : Spatial Storytelling in Game Levels
By Sandeep Nandi, Manu Narain
WORKSHOP 2
DPU
Brush Calligraphy
By Sharvari Muley
WORKSHOP 3
seamedu
Roll, Print & Wear! (DIY T-Shirt Screen Printing)
By Abhijit S. K. , Swaraj Kakad
WORKSHOP 1
SID
Visual Thinking
By Dure Shehwar Mohibi, Sonika Khar
WORKSHOP 2
FLAME
From Tale to Tell: Visual & Sonic Storytelling
By Dr. Sherline Pimenta K & Soumitra Kemkar
WORKSHOP 3
JKLU
Designing without a Map
By Amitanshu Shrivastava
DEF 2026 - Student Showcase
10 JAN 2026, SATURDAY
Atlas
mitsd
DY PATIL FLASH MOB
VU
IIAD
BREAK
SID
FLAME
PEARL
MITID FLASH MOB
11 JAN 2026, SUNDAY
MKSS (Soft)
Nirma
mitsd FLASH MOB
seamedu
JKLU
BREAK
MITID
RV
FLAME FLASH MOB
UPES
DPU
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