
Surfaces Reporter’s “The Talk of Town” is a nationwide series of design events, with its first footprint in Mumbai in FY 2018-19 on 7th April, 2018 at the Rodas, Powai.
Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, MD, Hiranandani Group will give the keynote address on “Overview of Real Estate in 2018-19”.

There will be a niche gathering of the architects & designers from Mumbai, many among them would also be speakers in some interesting & thought provoking panel discussions & talks. Starting with a brief presentation on some inspiring quotes from autobiography of Dr B V Doshi’s Paths Uncharted, the flow of special talks will take the audience from Real Estate to discussion on Hospitality, Commercial and Retail projects; some special talks on variety of subjects with powerful messages on Mumbai as a city, Skyline of Mumbai, Sustainability, Surface trends and more.
The Talk of Town Mumbai - Program details
(may not be in the same order)
Welcome Note & Presentation:
21 Inspiring Quotes from B V Doshis Paths Uncharted
- Vertica Dvivedi, Editor-in-Chief, Surfaces Reporter magazine
Keynote: Overview of Real Estate in India 2018-19 - Dr Niranjan Hiranandani
Real Estate Future Trends MUMBAI - Ar Prem Nath
Presentation on Advance Living Solution
Present and Future of Commercial, Retail & Hospitality Design
- Ar Prashant Sutaria | Ar Santha Mattoo | Ar Shilpa Jain Balvally | Ar Kshitij Limaye | Ar Lalita Tharani | ID Tejal Mathur | Ar Bhavya Kenkare
Surface Trends: An insight into Material, Textures, Finishes & Colours - Ar Neilesh Kenkare | ID Ritu Goregaonkar
i3 Talks { Ideate. Innovate. Inspire }
Sustainable Materials & Technology - Ar (Prof) Suvarna Lele | ID Tasneem Merchant
My City Mumbai - Ar Sanyogeeta Sule | Ar Prashant Chauhan | ID Anupa Jangbari
Art & Design - Kanika Bawa
Designing for Wellbeing - Shilpa Jain Balvally
What is The Talk of Town?
The Talk of Town is a neatly designed conference aimed to connect, engage and expand the circle of architects, artists, and designers in order to facilitate learning, sharing and networking among the industry’s who’s who and the aspiring ones.
The sessions are power packed, where the community of Architecture and Design in a particular region assemble, participate and share their wisdom, ideas and industry updates [new and best practices, projects, views of thought leaders, technological advances, keynotes by stalwarts , real estate updates, products and materials, novel application ideas, and general opinion on how and where is the industry moving]. The informative panel discussions, a pinch of light music, drinks, refreshments, and endless networking opportunities form the essence of it. There’s a lot for everyone to enjoy, enrich, enhance, engage in every Talk of Town.
The Talk of Town series is the brain child of Surfaces Reporter, which is today a synonym for thought provoking content on designs, products and projects in the industry. Deeply connected within and around the industry, the brand SR possesses humongous intellectual wealth and a delighted clientele to serve.

It is encouraging and immensely satisfying to be able to identify and connect with the community of art maestros, budding talents, architecture geniuses, design prodigies, and many more creatively brilliant personalities in their respective hemispheres. The Talk of Town is a platform for you if you operate in the realm of these hemispheres.
For sponsorship, speaking opportunities, participation and other engaging opportunities, please toss a line to talkoftown@surfaces.in and madhu@surfaces.in. Upcoming events will held at- Ahmedabad, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kochi, and Bangalore.
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