The ‘Proud daughter of Soil’, ‘The Milletpreneur’, ‘The Millet Mom’ – Sharmila Oswal – popularly known as the “Millet Woman of India” has been applauded by Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India several times, and been included in the popular talkshow Maan Ki Baat’s 97th episode. At the 100th special episode of Mann Ki…
Rajesh Shah is the Co-Chairman and Managing Director at Mukand Ltd. and a Trustee at Observer Research Foundation. In his leadership and management career, Mr. Shah has held several roles, including as Dean’s Council at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2003. He has been on the boards of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., Oil and Natural Gas…
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.…
Prof. Bhagwati Prakash Sharma is an economist and expert on Global Trade Scenario, the WTO, Free Trade Agreements, Economic Globalization, etc. He is currently the Chairman of the Governing Board of UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development) which is the first and only category 1 Research Institute in Asia…
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…
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,…
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, recently resumed his chairmanship of Pahle India Foundation, a not-for-profit policy think tank, established by him in 2013. Dr. Kumar’s career has spanned academics to government to corporate chambers and multilateral institutions. The wide range of experience, combined with his intellectual depth, as reflected in his…