Ishan is a media professional and policy analyst with over 25 years of experience. He has held leadership positions in national newspapers including The Statesman and The Pioneer, as well as the Singapore-based media conglomerate Asia News Network. He was the founder director & editor-in- chief of Fomento Media, Goa. He has been a faculty…
Dr. Palakh Jain is an Associate Professor in the School of Management at Bennett University (Times of India Group) and Independent Director on Board of NSE Listed company. She has been appointed as Member, Managing Committee of JSPS (Oldest Jain Educational Trust of Delhi, 100+yrs). A Fellow of IIM, Ahmedabad and alumnus of Delhi School…
Dr. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan serves NITI Aayog as a Fellow, heading the verticals of Trade and Commerce, Strategic Economic Dialogue, International Cooperation and Vision India@2047. Prior to joining the GoI, he has been an economist working to analyse a wide range of economic (mainly international trade), disruptive technology, environmental/energy, labor and public health policies. Dr.Gopalakrishnan…
Mr. Gopal Srinivasan is the Chairman and Managing Director of TVS Capital Funds, Private Ltd. His entrepreneurial career spans well over three decades in which he has founded, steered and scaled up over 10 new ventures across diverse business verticals. Passionate about fostering startups and mentoring young entrepreneurs Mr. Srinvasan is an avid angel investor.…
Satya S. Tripathi is Secretary-General of the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet. He is a development economist, lawyer and changemaker with over 40 years of varied experience. Tripathi is the Chancellor of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences – the world’s largest academic institution dedicated exclusively to indigenous people and cultures. He is also a…
Arun took early retirement from his corporate career to focus on bringing the benefits of IT/Telecom to real world businesses in energy, health, fintech, medtech, education, hospitality etc. via a vibrant entrepreneurial system and give back to society. He is currently an Independent Director on many boards. He is also an active advisor to Avendus…
Arvind is the Founder and Chairman of Technopak Advisors. Having started its operations in January 1992, Technopak is one of India’s leading management consulting firms focusing on 4 key sectors that include Consumer Products and Retail, Textiles and Apparel, Food Services and Agriculture and Education and Skills Development. He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree…
Ajay Khanna is the Chief-Strategic and Public Affairs of Jubilant Bhartia Group since 2009. The Jubilant Bhartia Group, with 36,000 employees, has a strong presence in diverse sectors like Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences, Oil and Gas (exploration and production), Agri products, Performance Polymers, Food and Consulting in Aerospace and Oilfield Services, etc. Ajay was also…
Harsh Mariwala is the Chairman of Marico and Managing Director & Chairman of Kaya Limited. He established the Marico Innovation Foundation in 2003 which works towards nurturing innovations in India and started ASCENT Foundation in 2012, a peer-learning entrepreneurial platform. He founded the Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI), with the philanthropic aim of giving back to…
Sridhar Vembu is a Padma Shri recipient and the CEO of multimillion dollar software company, Zoho Corporation. Hailing from a middle-class Tamil family, he completed his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from IIT-Madras. He then went to Princeton for his MS and PhD. Mr. Vembu started his professional career working as a wireless engineer in Qualcomm,…
Ravi is the Executive Director at ‘Pahle India Foundation’. Dr Rajiv Kumar, India’s foremost economist and former head of NITI Aayog is the founder Chairman of Pahle India. Earlier Ravi was CEO of South Asia’s foremost political think tank, Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini (RMP). He worked with RMP for 10 years. RMP is a political think…
Prof.Dr.Alok Srivastava is a Physical Chemist with specialisation in Nuclear Chemistry and Application of Radioanalytical Techniques in Environmental Sciences and Public Health. He is presently working as Professor and was Chairman (HOD) of the Department of Chemistry and Centre for Advanced Studies, Panjab University. He has also held the position of Adjunct Professor in the…