Aditya Pachpande

Aditya Pachpande is a child prodigy, an entrepreneur and an innovator, who while still a student of grade 9, is a force to reckon with in the field of education and innovation. As an innovator and entrepreneur co-founded NextGenInnov8 Global Solutions Pvt. Ltd. – a company dedicated to spark the power of innovation in every child and committed to bring innovative solutions to the world.
As a way to combat COVID-19, I created SURAKSHA BOX – a UVC light sterilization box, which is used to sterilize essential items like food and groceries and protects against bacteria, fungi and viruses including all strains of COVID-19. The Box also has a Govt. Of India (MC&I) Patent Published and is approved, recommended and certified by CSIR-CMERI (ICMR Approved Lab) of Govt. of India.
Winner of multiple awards and the youngest ever student to complete three summer academies at Harvard and an entrepreneurship course at Babson, Aditya has an MOU with Harvard for bringing Summer Business Academy Program to India. He has appeared as a young international keynote speaker at several international education and innovation summits. Aditya was the youngest speaker at IYLIF Singapore 2018, BECon IIT Delhi 2019, WIEF, DialogueIndia Dubai, ASSOCHAM, AWS IMAGINE 2019 at Seattle, 5th ET Global Business Summit, and FOL 2020 at IIM Banglore.

The mission of his startup NextGeninnov8 is to set up innovation clubs in every possible school in the world and their vision is to promote and teach creativity, innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to children all around the world to prepare them for a secure and bright future.
Speaking Engagements

– Youngest speaker at AWS Imagine Conference 2019 in Seattle.
– Guest Lecture on Design Thinking at City University, Seattle in 2019
– Keynote Speaker at the School Education Summit organised by CEGR, New Delhi in 2019
– Delivered a presentation on ‘Innovation in teaching through voice assistant ALEXA’ at INCON 2020
– Leva Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture, Pune in 2020 on ‘Design Thinking and Innovation for Business Growth’.
– Navbharat Education Conclave and Awards 2019 on ‘Age is just a number, not a barrier to success.
– Speaker at DIDAC: Asia’s Largest Exhibition and Conference for Education and Training Resource in 2019
– Speaker at World Education Summit, Mumbai 2019 on ‘Innovation in Education.
– Speaker at ET Global Business Summit, New Delhi 2019
– Keynote speaker at INNOVENTURE 2020 in Pune
– Keynote speaker at the opening ceremony at IIT Delhi’s flagship event BECon 2019