The people on the Octopus stage

Tentative Speaker

Mithilesh Tiwari

Hon'ble Education Minister, Government of Bihar

Shri Mithilesh Tiwari is the Hon'ble Education Minister of Bihar. Under his leadership, the state's Education Department is focused on large-scale teacher recruitment, school reforms and preparing Bihar's students for a digital future.

Tentative Speaker

Prof. (Dr.) Vivekanand Pandey

Vice Chancellor, Amity University Patna

Prof. (Dr.) Vivekanand Pandey is the Vice Chancellor of Amity University Patna, a private state university established in 2017 as part of the Amity Education Group. He leads the university's academic and administrative work, guiding its programmes, research and student development in Bihar.

Speaker

Ravi Shankar

Founder & Secretary General, INCORD Foundation

Ravi Shankar is the Founder & Secretary General of INCORD Foundation, a national-level trust based in Hajipur, Vaishali, working since 2002 on women empowerment, the welfare of young girls and rural development. He champions cyber safety awareness and digital literacy for women and youth across rural Bihar.

Tentative Speaker

Desmond Jude D'Monte

Principal, Litera Valley School, Patna

Desmond Jude D'Monte is the Principal of Litera Valley School, Patna, a CBSE school established in 2007 and part of the Mount Litera chain of schools. He leads the school's academic vision from Nursery to Class 12, with a focus on inspiring young minds to dream, explore and achieve.

Host & Speaker

Harit Himanshu

Founder & CEO, Cyber Octopus Pvt. Ltd.

Harit Himanshu is the Founder & CEO of Cyber Octopus Pvt. Ltd., an ISO 9001:2015 certified cyber security and digital forensics company serving clients in 35+ countries. With 8+ years of experience training police forces across multiple states and defence organizations, he leads the team behind tools like WhatsApp Forensicator and IPDR Analyzer, and drives Octopus Expo, the company's events unit for hackathons, CTFs and tech conclaves.