Mr. Asad Lalljee is the CEO of Avid Learning, a public programming initiative and creative platform under the Essar Group. Asad brings several years of advertising, publishing, marketing, and business development experience, both in international and domestic markets.
In 2016, Asad was appointed the curator of the newly restored Royal Opera House, Mumbai for which he has successfully designed a robust program. Under Asad’s guidance the Royal Opera House, Mumbai has re-established itself as a performance space of international quality, a cultural venue par excellence and a prime example of restored and renewed city heritage. In 2018 Asad was inducted into the prestigious FICCI Art and Culture Committee as a distinguished member.

As a cultural curator with a passion for the arts, technology, and media, Mr. Asad Laljee's talk highlights the importance of culture and the arts in an urban landscape as he narrates his parallel lives in Mumbai and New York. In 2016, Asad was appointed the curator of the newly restored Royal Opera House. Under Asad’s guidance, it has re-established itself as a performance space of international quality and a prime example of restored and renewed city heritage. Prior to relocating to India, Asad worked for 14 years as one of the ‘Mad Men’ advertising executives on New York's Madison Avenue. Asad is currently the CEO of Avid Learning, a public programming initiative and creative platform under the Essar Group. Catch his talk on learning through art and culture on the 19th of October. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx