Anand Gandhi is a filmmaker, media investor and a systems thinker. He ushered in a new wave of Indian cinema with his seminal Ship of Theseus. He introduced a paradigm shift in genre cinema with Tumbbad and transformed the documentary cinema landscape with An Insignificant Man. He produced the groundbreaking tabletop games SHASN and SHASN:AZADI, now played in more than seventy-five countries. He created ElseVR, one of the world’s first Virtual Reality journalism channels. He produced the hard science fiction comedy series OK Computer for Disney+. Anand’s work has elicited measurable positive behavior impact and progressive legal precedent in the region. It has also inspired hundreds of academic commentaries and papers. 

His films have premiered and been awarded at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival. They have also been awarded at the international film festivals of Transilvania, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London BFI, Dubai, SITGES, and Mumbai, among several others. They have been released by Disney, Netflix, PrimeVideo, and Channel4. His social impact films made in collaboration with big brands have won multiple awards at Cannes Lions, Spikes, Andes, Adfest, and D&AD.

Zain Memon is a visionary game designer who has created 'SHASN' and 'AZADI' - the award-winning political strategy board games that became India’s most successful tabletop IP and were credited with creating the modern board gaming culture in the country.

hey are now played in over 70 countries across the globe. Additionally, SHASN and AZADI have won some of the highest honors in the industry, including the ‘Games For Change’ award and the ‘IndieCade Award for Social Impact’. The creators of some of the biggest games in the market - Dungeons & Dragons and Cards Against Humanity - have recognized Zain as the leading game design authority in the region