Saveen Hegde is a design thinking specialist, entrepreneur and an award-winning speaker with an ability to engage the audience using his own unique tools of magic, humor, and zest . Saveen learnt Design Thinking at the Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2016. He has completed executive management program with a focus on Neuroscience from Sloan School of Management – MIT, USA.
His flagship creative programs, include Business storytelling, Neuroscience for business leaders, Creative leadership and Design thinking. His programs have proven to be effective for senior leaders of organizations like Nike, LinkedIn, Airbus, Walmart, Sandisk, Taj, Schneider Electric, KPMG, Robert Bosch, Target Corp etc. with his framework of Live Laugh Learn.
Saveen represented District 92 in the World Championship of Public Speaking held in Vancouver, Canada in 2017. He is the first district champion from District 92 to reach the finals of the World Championship of Public Speaking as the Top 10 finalists amongst over 34,000 contestants world over.
He has been a featured speaker at international conferences like the TEDx conferences, Grace Hopper Conference, International Youth Conference etc. Apart from his excellence in the field of creative learning, Saveen is an Improvisational theater artist. He learnt the Improv art form in an intensive classroom program at the UCB Theater, New York. He has also taken stage at Sea Tea Theater – Hartford & represented India at the 13th Providence Improv Festival in Rhode Island. He has also performed in Vancouver (Theatre Sports League), San Francisco (Oaktown Theatre) and Seattle (Jet City Theatre) and Dubai.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Saveen has worked with over 80+ organization creating a spark of transformation with his flagship program Design Thinking, Business storytelling and leadership transformation program
• 3 – time TEDx speaker
• Certified by Marshal Goldsmith on Executive Coaching
• TOP 10 Public Speakers at the World Championship of Public Speaking, Vancouver 2017
• Leadership Development program from MIT Leadership Center at the MIT Sloan School of Management
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
-Saveen has completed the Executive Management program at the Sloan School of Management (MIT, USA) with a focus on “Neuroscience”
-Certified Design thinking Specialist from Harvard University, USA under the guidance of Prof. David Power.
-Top 10 speakers in the world as recognized by Toastmasters International, 2017 amongst 33,000 contestants from 100+ countries
