TC/3, The 3rd Edition of The Coalition To Feature 300 Speakers In 11 Streams

by  EVENTFAQS Bureau Business Events | February 23, 2016 | News

The Coalition OML

TC3, the third edition of The Coalition will take place from March 4-6 in New Delhi. Founded by Only Much Louder and Do One Thing, The Coalition was kick-started 2 years ago with the idea of enabling young creative individuals to convert their creative ideas into sustainable business opportunities. This year, The Coalition returns with over 300 speakers in 11 streams including Content Creation, Comedy, Journalism, Music and Fashion. The program for the three days is split across multiple venues including the National Museum (Janpath), British Council (Connaught Place), Akshara Theatre (Connaught Place), FLYP@MTV Cafe and Talkatora Stadium. Attendance will be limited by the capacity of these venues.

The festival aims to bring together India’s creative community under one roof with the aim of fuelling the next wave of creative ventures in the country. The Coalition, this year, involves individuals that are part of various brands including PepsiCo, Red Bull, ESPN Cricinfo, PayTM, Hotstar, Buzzfeed, Vogue India and Saavn. Alongside these, the festival has on board various outreach partners as well.

Vijay Nair, CEO, OML said, "For us, The Coalition goes beyond a just a platform showcasing creativity, it serves as a hub for inspiration, one that generates ideas, innovations, new technologies, and creative visions that drive progress."

On how TC3 takes previous editions to the next level, Arjun S. Ravi, Co-founder, NH7 said, “Two years ago, The Coalition started off as a boot camp for freelancers, entrepreneurs, students, professionals and other aspirants who wanted to transform their ideas into a business. TC/2 last year saw more than 350 creative entrepreneurs, professionals, mavericks and artists from all across the country come together at the Buddh International Circuit. TC/2 featured over 50 speakers, 26 workshops, 55 pitches and presentations. The festival this year has been scaled notches above the previous editions with over 300 speakers, 30 curators and 11 streams. Over the two years, we learnt that there are hundreds of ‘startups’ in the country that aren't in the fields of IT and digital, and that each of these have unique issues that aren't regularly addressed at startup conferences and workshops. The Coalition intends to facilitate discussion and solution-finding for these till now largely ignored areas.”

Day one of The Coalition will feature focussed workshops and discussions. The 11 streams featured in the festival have been curated by a pool of 30 curators including Tanmay Bhat of AIB; Frieda Pinto, the Global Ambassador for Girl Rising India; and Guneet Monga who has produced films as diverse as The Lunchbox and Gangs of Wasseypur.

Speakers at the festival include documentary filmmaker Fazeelat Aslam; journalist Shekhar Gupta; Scott Cohen from The Orchard; photographer Shahidul Alam; Arunabh Kumar of The Viral Fever; and actress Richa Chadha.

TC3 will also host special business clinics that will support budding creative entrepreneurs by offering advice from key mentors and funders. The festival also offers plenty of opportunities to unwind with live performances by musicians, comedians and special screenings.