Keynote Speakers:

1. Dr R S Nanda Kumar, D.Litt., Senior Exponent in Karnataka Music

2. Dr Choodamani Nandagopal, Eminent Art Historian and UNESCO Fellow Culture Curator

3. Prof Dr Ramakrishna, Professeor & Head, Dept. of Performing Arts and Music, Bangalore University

Plenary Speakers:

1. Natyacharya Prof K Ramamurthy Rao,  Director, Nupura Kalavidaru Trust, Mysore

2. Dr Kumar Kalemane, Professor & Head, Dept of Performing, University of Mysore

3. Dr Shoba Shashikumar, Professor of Performing Arts, Jain University, Bangalore

4. Dr Vidya Shimladka, Head, Department of Performing Arts, Reva University, Bangalore.

5. Dr Malini Ravishankar, Director, Lasyavardhana Trust, Bangalore

6. Sri Nanjunda Rao, Artist and Art Critic, Bangalore