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Akash Goyle is the Country Manager and Managing Director for the Luxottica Group in India, the global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and sales of premium, luxury and sports eyewear. Mr Goyle has worked with Luxottica for the last 11 years. In his current profile, he heads the sales, distribution and manufacturing subsidiaries of the Group in India, and also leads its retail franchise, Sunglass Hut.

Amit Gupta presently works as Managing Director for India with AAM (American Axle Manufacturing). AAM is a USD 6.3 billion, US-based auto-component company with 90 facilities in 17 countries across North America, Asia and Europe. Its Indian operations employ over 1,000 people, and include two manufacturing plants, in Pune and Chennai, an engineering proto development centre, and a shared-services (engineering and IT) centre. Mr Gupta has worked in the automotive, chemical and electronics industries, in such diverse environments as a US MNC (7 years), a Japanese MNC (12 years), and Indian companies (7 years). He began his career in finance and gradually expanded his role to include commercial affairs and operations. Mr Gupta, who comes with 26 years of rich manufacturing experience, holds an MBA, and is a qualified CPA, FICWA and FCS.

Anil Khanna is the Managing Director at Blue Dart, part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group’s business unit, DHL eCommerce. He has diverse leadership experience across industries, and is a recipient of numerous industry and business awards and accolades for his exemplary contributions. Mr Khanna holds a bachelor’s degree from St Stephen’s College, Delhi University, and an MBA in marketing and Finance from UBS, Chandigarh. He is married to Jyoti Khanna and a father to two successful young adults.

Anuroop (Tony) Singh is Founder Director of The Quantum Institute for Wellbeing, an intentional community promoting holistic and integrated approaches to wellbeing, and a personal endeavour to give back to humanity. Mr Singh qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and has travelled widely. He currently consults with socially responsible organisations across India, the UAE, Europe and America. An experienced business leader, Mr Singh has been an independent member on the Board of several leading companies. He has more than four decades of executive experience in the financial services sector, including two decades as Regional Chief Executive for various businesses, including American Express, Bank of America, ANZ Grindlays Bank and New York Life. He has over 15 years of governance experience on the Boards of several listed companies including Perot Systems, USA, Max India, Max Bupa, Max New York Life, and Development Credit Bank. He has served in various capacities, as Chairman, Vice Chairman, and head of key committees, including Risk, Audit and Human Resources. In the social sector, Mr Singh has served as a member of the Board of Directors of SOS Childrens Villages. 62 years old, he is married to Dr Catherine Morice, a professor of mathematics in Paris, France, who holds a doctorate in Jain Mathematics and Cosmology.

Dr Archana Hingorani has over 30 years’ experience in asset management, teaching and research. She is currently Founder & Managing Partner at Siana Capital Management, an asset management firm focused on encouraging science, technology and innovation-related impact investments in India. Prior to this, she was a founding member of the IL&FS private equity practice, and worked there until early 2017. Over the last 20-odd years, Dr Hingorani has been involved with 14 funds; 160-plus investments with an aggregate capitalisation value in excess of USD 15 billion; 109 liquidity events; and 70 fully-exited investments. She helped raise and manage USD 3.8 billion of assets. Dr Hingorani has nurtured several relationships with global investors and has overseen various investments catering to healthcare, IT, consumer goods, broadcasting, infrastructure, education, logistics, clean energy, real estate and financial services. In many of these businesses, participation in the management challenges of a growth trajectory have provided a holistic understanding of corporate India as well as other emerging markets. She has also mentored and nurtured smaller start-ups in the technology, education, financial inclusion, agriculture spaces, and has mentored start-ups run by women entrepreneurs. Dr Hingorani has served on over 20 Boards in the past, including on their corporate governance, compensation and audit committees. She also serves on the Advisory Board of TalentNomics, a Washington-based group focused on encouraging the upward movement of women in the workforce; Global Impact Initiative, an Australian firm focused on impact investments in Asia; and the Board of the Katz Business School, University of Pittsburgh. In the recent past, she has also served on the Real Estate and Investment Commissions of the United Nations Environment Programme. She has been recognised for her leadership by Business World, Fortune India and Asian Investor.

Arun Bewoor began his career as a Management Trainee at WIMCO (Swedish Match) and later worked as an Advertisement Manager. He was Regional Sales Manager at Richardson Hindustan, which was acquired by Procter & Gamble in 1985. Mr Bewoor thereafter served as General Sales Manager and Vice President, and was also Marketing Manager in Hong Kong. Between 1989 and his retirement in 2007, he was Managing Director and Vice President – South Asia at International Flavours and Fragrances (formerly Bush Boake Allen). Mr Bewoor was President of the Tamil Nadu Chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce, the Madras Management Association, the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He was also Chairman of CII’s Environment and Education Committees in the South and currently serves as an Independent Director on several Boards, including IMA India’s Advisory Board.

Arun Duggal is Chairman of ICRA, a Subsidiary of Moody’s, USA. He is also Chairman of Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited and of International Asset Reconstruction Company. He is on the Board of Directors of ITC, Info Edge (Chair of the Audit Committee), Dr Lal PathLabs (Chair of the N&R Committee), ReNew Power (Chair of the Audit Committee), and Jubilant Pharma Limited, Singapore (Chair of the Nominating Committee). Mr Duggal is also an Advisor to Westbridge Capital. He has previously been a Chairman/Director at other companies in India, and was on the Board of Directors of companies in Korea, Australia, Singapore, the UK, and South Africa. An experienced international banker, Mr Duggal has advised companies, private equity firms and financial institutions on financial strategy, M&A and capital raising. As an angel investor, he has supported several entrepreneurs.

Mr Duggal had a 26-year career with Bank of America, mostly in the US, Hong Kong and Japan. His last assignment there was as Chief Executive of Bank of America in India from 1998 to 2001. An expert in international finance, he was from 1981 to 1990 head of Bank of America’s oil & gas practice in New York, handling relationships with companies like ExxonMobil. From 1991 to 1994, he served as Chief Executive of BA Asia Limited in Hong Kong, where he looked after its investment banking activities in Asia. In 1995, he moved to Tokyo as Regional Executive, managing Bank of America’s business in Japan, Australia and Korea.

Mr Duggal is a Visiting Professor at IIM – Ahmedabad, and he was previously Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce, India. He is the founder of the newly established Centre of Excellence for Research on Clear Air (CERCA) at IIT – Delhi, and of the Women on Corporate Boards programme, under which high-potential women in India are mentored individually by corporate leaders to prepare them for Board careers. Women who have completed this programme currently serve on over 200 corporate Boards. A mechanical engineer from IIT – Delhi, Mr Duggal holds an MBA from IIM – Ahmedabad, and he is a recipient of its Distinguished Alumnus Award. He and his wife, Dr Rita Duggal, live in New Delhi and in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.

Bhanu Patel currently serves as Managing Director at Oerlikon Textile India, which is a part of the manmade fibre machinery segment of the Switzerland-based Oerlikon Group. Oerlikon is a global leading company in the fields of coating technology, manmade fibre machinery and drive systems. Mr Patel has been with the company for 25 years, and was appointed Managing Director in June 2016, prior to which he served as Joint Managing Director and CFO. Mr Patel earlier worked at the Modi Xerox Group for 11 years in the Finance and accounting functions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and general law, and is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Biren Ghose is the Country Head in India for Technicolor, a USD 5 billion global arts and sciences leader involved in technology and production services for the media and entertainment industry. Mr Ghose is an acknowledged industry leader in India, serving to drive policy initiatives in education and across industry platforms. His vision is to make visual communications and the arts an agent of change in community development. Mr Ghose has been at the helm of building up the India studio, which is a primary hub for Technicolor’s leadership in the animation, visual effects and gaming businesses. There is also great momentum in emerging technologies, including immersive media such as AR/VR, etc. The multi-disciplinary India studio unleashes experiences crafted by its 3,300+ strong team in Bangalore.< br>< br> In animation, the studio has been involved in the production of the most iconic properties, helping clients win 7 Emmy Awards in the past 8 years. This includes shows like Mickey (Mouse) and the Roadster Racers; Kung Fu Panda, Penguins of Madagascar, Alvin and the Chipmunks; and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In film, Visual Effects (VFX), the studio’s amazing team at MPC Film, Bangalore and more recently Mr X VFX, have worked on several Oscar-nominated features, including wins for The Jungle Book, Life of Pi and Blade Runner 2049. Other projects include work for major franchises like X-Men; Harry Potter; Pirates of the Caribbean; The Fast and the Furious; James Bond (Skyfall and Spectre); and dozens of other gems, including Wonder Woman, The Martian, Tarzan, Independence Day 2, The Revenant, Godzilla, Guardians of the Galaxy, Superman: Man of Steel, and many others.

Having taken a key part in producing VFX for over 400 commercials a year for the last few years and winning the VFX Cannes Gold in 2014, 2015 and 2017, the MPC Advertising team is equally sparkling. The Mill works on advertising and other forms of pioneering visual narrative, and is the fastest growing Indian VFX house in the past year. The studio has managed strategic alliances with DreamWorks Animation, which produced animated feature films and Rockstar Games (Grand Theft Auto 5) in a unique business model of a dedicated unit at Technicolor. < br>
Biren is a reputed marketing and business strategist, having worked across a wide vista of industries in India and the Middle East. He completed an Advanced Management Program in corporate planning and management control at MIT’s Sloan School, and is a commerce graduate from the University of Calcutta. His passions include collecting art and music (predominantly jazz). His hobbies include playing the guitar, tennis, F1 motor sport and photography.

Chandan Goyal began his entrepreneurial journey in 2005 by co-founding Blue Consulting in order to help CFOs increase their managerial bandwidth, allowing them to focus on their core areas and help grow the business. Prior to Blue Consulting, Mr Goyal headed the Finance & Accounts Team of HLS Asia, a joint venture with the Fortune 500 company Halliburton Logging Services Inc. A certified Chartered Accountant with more than 17 years of experience, Mr Goyal holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University. He is an avid reader and a movie buff, but chooses not to have a TV at home.

Daisuke Minakata is the Managing Director of Nitto Denko India, based in IMT Manesar. Mr Minakata is from Japan, and has lived in India for over four years. He joined Nitto Denko in 1995, and worked in Japan and the US in the sales and marketing of a wide range of products, such as engineering plastics and electronics-related materials. Mr Minakata graduated from Kansai University in Osaka, Japan with a specialisation in in commerce and accounting. Nitto Denko India, a subsidiary of the 100-year-old Nitto Denko, was established in 2009, and is expanding its business of automotive-related products. Mr Minakata is the firm’s second MD since 2014, and with his strong adherence to Nitto’s vision and mission, he has helped the business to grow more than 3x in the last 4 years. Mr Minakata is currently working on growing new businesses for Nitto, in addition to its automotive client base.

Deepak Shanbhag, COO at Property Solutions India (PSIPL), has over two decades of experience in the services industry, and has led large integrated facility management enterprises in India and the APAC reigon. He has achieved excellence in developing tailor-made solutions and generating long-term value for clients. In his free time, Mr Shanbhag pursues his interests in sports and cooking. Established in 2000, PSIPL is part of the renowned Kalpataru Group. One of India’s largest indigenous companies in the integrated facility management Services (IFMS) segment, with over 11,000 employees, PSIPL represents a differentiated approach to facilities management in India. Its offerings include solutions related to technical and soft services, business support, and other specialised services.

Deepesh Nanda is the Chief Executive Officer for GE Gas Power Systems in South Asia, responsible for GE’s business in countries such as India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, and Nepal.

Deepesh has more than two decades of experience in the Energy sector. Before starting his stint with GE, he served as Tyco Sanmar’s Vice President & Business Manager from 2005 to 2010 and headed Flowserve’s regional office from 2000 to 2005.

He holds a bachelor’s degree, with distinction, in Mechanical & Production Engineering from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India, and an M.B.A from the OUBS, Milton Keynes, UK.

Deepesh continues to play a significant role in developing growth strategies and finding solutions to bring electricity to the far-flung geographies of South Asia. His experience in building infrastructure projects impacts everyday lives of people and helps in the next phase of energy transformation for the region.

Govind Khetan serves as Managing Director of Kraton Polymers India. He earlier worked at such global organisations as Royal DSM and Solvay. An accomplished business leader with robust technical and commercial experience in challenging multinational and multicultural business environments, Mr Khetan is highly result-oriented and entrepreneurial, with strong networking and inter-personal skills and the capability to think ‘outside-in’. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering.

Mr. Guruprasad Mudlapur is currently the Regional President and Managing Director of Bosch Automotive Electronics India Private Limited, Bangalore. Since January 2018, he also heads the project house for Electrification within Bosch India.

He joined Bosch in August 2008 and held various roles in engineering management. From 2013 to 2016, he was the Vice President, Electronics engineering responsible for the entire Electronics Control Unit design & development.

Prior to joining Bosch, he was with NXP Semiconductors at Singapore and The Netherlands in the area of Semiconductor development for Mobile, Personal Communication and Digital Televisions for almost 15 years.

Mr. Guruprasad holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from Bangalore University and has completed EGMP at IIM-B.

Jaison Thomas leads Encore India, and is responsible for global service delivery out of the country. A firm believer in inclusion, he has built an organisation-wide culture that focuses on business, people and the community. In his decade at Encore, he has successfully led a large-scale diversified operation, and brought in sharper focus on cost to collect and the holistic development of talent within the company. Mr Thomas has been pivotal in developing strategy focused on business growth and service lines across the call centre, internal legal and international businesses, including for Cabot (UK) and Baycorp (Australia). He even spent two years at Baycorp as an advisor lending sharper focus to core operations. Another feather in his cap has been to create a culture where decision-making is a direct result of strong analytics, process power and people possibilities. In a career that spans over 20 years, Mr Thomas has worked with organisations as diverse as Aegis BPO, GE Capital International Services, IBM Daksh, Global Vantedge and United Airlines. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Delhi, and enjoys a good game of golf in his leisure time.

James Brandt is the Managing Director of Lowe’s India and Interim SVP – Global IT Engineering of Lowe’s Companies Inc. Since 2016, Mr Brandt has been responsible for driving the overall strategy and operations for Lowe’s India, including oversight of the analytics and IT teams in Bangalore. He joined Lowe’s in 2014 as Vice President of IT Shared Services, and was named Vice President of IT Engineering in 2015. His role expanded in June 2016 to encompass responsibility for global engineering, including leading the IT teams in Bangalore, and fostering knowledge-sharing across all locations. He has more than 25 years of technology experience across multiple industries. Prior to Lowe’s, Mr Brandt served as Director of Enterprise Architecture and Strategy for UPS. He also served as chief architect for Nielsen and Citigroup. Mr Brandt holds a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Jay Desai has 30 years of management consulting experience in India, and has built UC STRATEGY into an established Indian strategy consulting firm, having conducted 975 cases. Prior to founding UC STRATEGY, Mr Desai worked with Arthur Andersen & Co (Andersen Consulting) in Mumbai from 1989 to 1994. He holds an AMP degree from Harvard Business School, an MBA from Willamette University, a master’s degree in biology from Purdue University, and a bachelor’s degree in life sciences from the University of Mumbai. He has also attended several executive education programmes over the years at Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School, The Wharton School and INSEAD.

Triggered by the terror attacks in Mumbai in November 2008, Mr Desai authored a book, ‘Accountability: Angst, Awareness, Action’, on India's complex governance systems, using a systems-thinking lens. As a result, Harvard University’s South Asia initiative organised a ‘Best of Harvard in India’ roundtable series on ‘Accountability & Governance in 2012’. Mr Desai also spoke about accountability at a TEDx conference in Mumbai. He has conducted guest lectures at The Wharton School, at the Judge School (University of Cambridge), the Owen School (Vanderbilt University) and at Ashoka University. He has also spoken at many international conferences, and is empanelled as a Facilitator at Harvard Business Publishing, a subsidiary of Harvard Business School. Willamette University, Oregon, conferred upon Mr Desai its Distinguished Alumni Citation Award for 2017. Mr Desai is a student of Indian classical music, and has been playing the Sarod for more than 25 years, regularly performing at private concerts. He lives in Mumbai with his wife, Madhavi.

Mr. Kamal Bali, President and Managing Director, Volvo Group India has an illustrious career spanning nearly four decades, predominantly in the automotive industry. An engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and an alumnus of St. Joseph’s Academy Dehradun, Kamal began his professional career as a GET with the Eicher Group in 1981. Prior to spearheading the Volvo Group in India, Kamal was working as President & CEO of Singapore Technologies (STK) in India, establishing the brand LeeBoy.

His quest to understand the overall functioning and nuances of leading the organization, made him learn the art and science of leadership in the most challenging circumstances. He worked in various roles during the formative years of his career in the functional areas of sales, marketing, and supply chain, before taking over P&L responsibilities in the year 2002.

He can be easily distinguished in the crowd because of his energy level and zeal. He consistently challenges the status quo, enjoys competition and gets energized by young talent disrupting established norms of business & commerce. With an amassed wealth of knowledge; he is a man on a mission who enjoys helping youth who have the potential & passion to make India proud.

Kamal is a thought leader, a speaker at various national and international forums and holds other leadership roles, such as the Chairman of Swedish Chamber of Commerce India (SCCI) and immediate Past Chairman of CII Karnataka.

Kedar Upadhye has been with Cipla, a leading Indian pharmaceutical firm, as Global Chief Finance Officer and a member of the Management Council, overseeing USD 2.4 billion in revenues and about USD 7.5 billion in market capitalisation, for over two years. He is a qualified Cost Accountant, and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore (IIM-B). With deep knowledge of various accounting norms, transfer pricing, treasury and cash management, he has sponsored various game-changing initiatives at Cipla. Recently, he was honoured for Cost Excellence at IMA’s Eleventh India CFO Awards. Prior to Cipla, Mr Upadhye worked with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories as Vice President, Global Generics Finance and Head of Investor Relations, where he was responsible for driving business performance and growth. Prior to that, starting in 2004, he worked with DRL in various capacities, and before that, he worked with Pepsi and Thermax. Over the course of his 17-year career, Mr Upadhye has advocated for people development, win-win scenario creation, and striking the right balance for finance professionals between 'last man standing' and 'value accelerator'.

Kshama Fernandes is the Managing Director and CEO of Northern Arc Capital, a leading non-banking finance corporation in India that invests and connects underbanked institutions and businesses to capital markets investors. Deeply respected for her knowledge and commitment towards the cause of unleashing the power of finance for the greater good, Kshama has been a member of various High Powered Committees setup by the Government of India and has worked on consulting assignments for the World Bank, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and NSEIT.

Kshama has been featured by FMO as a role model in banking. She is also a recipient of Accion’s Edward W. Claugus award for leadership in financial inclusion.

Madhukar Kamath is an economics graduate from Loyola Collage, Chennai. He studied management at XLRI Jamshedpur, which conferred on him a Distinguished Alumnus award. Mr Kamath has over four decades of experience in advertising and marketing services, and spent over 25 years at the erstwhile Mudra (now the DDB Mudra Group) in two separate stints. Under his leadership, Mudra transformed itself from an advertising agency into one of India’s leading integrated marketing communications Groups. He also played a key role in the Omnicom acquisition of the Mudra Group, and the integration with the Global DDB Network. Subsequently, he facilitated the entry of Interbrand, the leading global brand consultancy, into India, and functioned as its Chairman. In between his two stints at DDB Mudra Group, Mr Kamath led Bates India as its CEO, and was instrumental in the acquisition of Clarion. He also introduced Zenith Media into India. Since his retirement, Mr Kamath has been Chairman Emeritus of the DDB Mudra Group. He has also turned entrepreneur, and is now the Chairman of MultiplierMudra, an insights and solutions company connecting brands with shoppers. He has served as the President of the Advertising Agencies Association of India, and of the Advertising Standards Council of India. He was also the Chairman of AdAsia 2011, India’s largest marketing congress. As Chairman of the Mudra Foundation and the Chairperson of the Governing Council of MICA, for over a decade, Mr Kamath helped build MICA into India’s foremost strategic marketing and communications management institute. He also served as the President of MICA for the academic year 2016-17. Mr Kamath is on the Board of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, and in 2013, he became an Executive Board member of the NGO, Plan International in India. He also joined the Board of Music Broadcast (‘Radio City’) in 2017.

Manoj Soni, Managing Director of Mirka India (a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirka Finland), is seasoned engineering management professional with over two decades of industry experience. A highly skilled entrepreneur with expertise in managing diverse businesses, he has deep industry insight in the areas of finance, production, logistics, sales and marketing. Mr Soni is a certified ACC coach, and is a strong believer in a culture of employee and customer centricity as cornerstones of a sustainable and profitable organisation.

Manu Bajaj is Country Director at Fuerst Day Lawson, a UK-headquartered specialist ingredient supplier to the food, beverage and chemical industries. He has 20 years of experience in the food business, besides stints in agricultural commodities and a brief one at an Internet start-up. Mr Bajaj holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Hindu College, University of Delhi, and an MBA in international business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. Trekking in the mountains is a passion and a hobby for him, besides spending time over the weekends with non-profits in the education, development, nutrition and poverty alleviation space. Mr Bajaj lives in Gurgaon with his wife and two daughters.

Mukund Vasudevan is the Vice-President and General Manager of all Ecolab businesses in the sub-continent. He is responsible for driving operational excellence, and for the overall growth of Ecolab’s businesses (Ecolab, Nalco and Nalco Champion) in India. With more than two decades of experience, Mr Vasudevan has held increasingly complex and impactful business-focused positions in the water and oil and gas industries. He began his career as an engineer at Schlumberger Wireline and Testing, and spent six years as an engagement manager for McKinsey & Company, where he launched several global and local initiatives to drive business growth for various customers. Mr Vasudevan was previously associated with Pentair Valves & Controls, where he served as Vice President, and was instrumental in growing Pentair business in the Middle East and India. He also served on the Board of directors of Infinite Water Solutions, a joint venture between Pentair and Eureka Forbes. Mr Vasudevan holds a bachelor of technology degree IIT – Mumbai, and a master’s degree in finance and strategy from the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago.

Murli Mohan is Vice President and Head of the India / South Asia domestic business at UiPath, a global leader in enterprise robot process automation. His primary role is to build a clear India strategy, drive revenue growth and profitability, and realise the true market potential for automation in the India region. In a journey spanning more than 20 years in the technology industry, Mr Mohan has had the opportunity to closely witness the impact of dynamic shifts in the world of computing software – mainframes, middleware, systems management, security and cloud. He has had the privilege of being associated with industry leaders such as IBM and Dell/Quest Software in high-impact, diverse leadership roles spanning sales, marketing and operations.

Nagaraj Garla is MD and CEO at IDBI Capital Markets & Securities, a leading financial services company and wholly-owned subsidiary of IDBI Bank. Mr Garla holds a master’s degree in commerce and business management, is an Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers, and is a Certified Corporate Director from IOD. He has over 25 years of experience in the arena of banking and finance. His competencies include building and successfully implementing result-oriented strategies. Mr Garla has served on the Boards of India Cements and Orchid Chemicals. He is also a Member of NSE’s Trading Member Advisory Committee, and of the Advisory Committee for Finance at the Birla Institute of Management Technology.

Amit Gupta presently works as Managing Director for India with AAM (American Axle Manufacturing). AAM is a USD 6.3 billion, US-based auto-component company with 90 facilities in 17 countries across North America, Asia and Europe. Its Indian operations employ over 1,000 people, and include two manufacturing plants, in Pune and Chennai, an engineering proto development centre, and a shared-services (engineering and IT) centre. Mr Gupta has worked in the automotive, chemical and electronics industries, in such diverse environments as a US MNC (7 years), a Japanese MNC (12 years), and Indian companies (7 years). He began his career in finance and gradually expanded his role to include commercial affairs and operations. Mr Gupta, who comes with 26 years of rich manufacturing experience, holds an MBA, and is a qualified CPA, FICWA and FCS.

Nandu Dhekne joined Solenis in 2014 as Vice President – Asia Pacific. Prior to Solenis, Mr Dhekne was Vice President, Asia Pacific, for Ashland Water Technologies. In addition, he served as Vice President of Ashland Speciality Ingredients, Asia Pacific, from 2011 to 2014. Mr Dhekne has significant leadership experience in the water treatment industry. He spent over 20 years with Hercules Incorporated, General Electric and BetzDearborn, where he served in numerous management positions, including as Operations Start-up Manager, Managing Director, Regional Executive, and President. During that time, he lived and worked in Singapore, India and China. Mr Dhekne joined Ashland in 2008 as a Director of Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, Asia Pacific, following Ashland’s acquisition of Hercules, where he held a similar position. In 2009, he was appointed Vice President, and was given responsibility for the overall business operations in the region. Mr Dhekne is an active member of various business organisations. He was Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in India, a Board member of the Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM), and a National Advisory Board Member of ENACTUS in China. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, and has been a member of the YPO. Mr Dhekne holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. He has completed the senior Executive Business Management Program at GE Crotonville, and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Mr Dhekne and his family have been in Shanghai since 2007. Dhekne and his family have been in Shanghai since 2007

With a career spanning more than 25 years, Neeraj Bisaria is an accomplished business leader who specialises in turning business performance around. He has offered his expertise on numerous crucial projects abroad, and has delivered outstanding results in the areas of operations management, profitability, M&A and strategy, often exceeding the industry benchmarks. Having worked in a variety of challenging business scenarios, Mr Bisaria has progressively developed a multitude of skill sets, ranging from customer relationship management and business development to the implementation of business excellence initiatives. He attributes his professional success to deep financial acumen, adeptness at building teams, and a passion for never-ending improvement.

Nikhil Menon is a Growth Lead for India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh at Workplace by Facebook, based in Gurgaon. Organisations today rely on feedback from all of their teams as a key ingredient of success. Workplace enables leaders to use technology to drive that change and give everyone in the organisation a voice and bring them closer. Mr Menon works with executive leaders on transforming the way their organisations work. He has over 13 years of experience, and prior to Facebook, he spent 11 years at Google, working with various segments of its advertising business. In his last role, he helped build Google’s advertising partner business as a channel. Mr Menon is from Hyderabad, and holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics and computer science from Osmania University.

Nirav Choksi is the Co-founder and CEO of CredAble, a FinTech company that is transforming supply chain finance with its proprietary Working Capital Optimisation platform and ‘just-in-time’ working capital financing solutions, with a mission to triple the available working capital in India over the next 5 years. CredAble partners with leading blue-chip corporates to provide innovative digital supply chain financing and working capital optimisation solutions that enable their vendors, dealers and distributors instant access to working capital and drives significant EBIDTA margin enhancements to the corporate in the process.

Prior to CredAble, Mr Choksi co-founded Equentia Natural Resources, a multi-commodity trading and structured finance company with offices in Singapore, Jakarta, Dubai and Mumbai. ENR is among the top 5 importers of Indonesian thermal coal for the private sector in India, with revenues in excess of USD 500 million, and trading volumes of over 10 million MT. ENR also has a significant structured trade finance and debt arbitrage operation.

Earlier, Mr Choksi founded several companies in the Internet and technology space, and has had three successful exits. In 2013, he set up a fund, HHC Holdings, Singapore, using his personal resources to invest in early stage opportunities. Sector and region agnostic, the fund focused specifically on seed and angel stage investments. HHC typically writes checks ranging from USD 20,000 to USD 2.5 million. HHC is also an LP in Kae Capital, and is actively involved with Mumbai Angels, Lets Venture and other similar platforms.

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Parag joined A.O.Smith India Water Products Pvt. Ltd in April 2015, as its Managing Director

He is leading the journey of A.O. Smith India in becoming a thought leader in the categories of Water Purifiers & Water Heaters. Under his leadership, A.O.Smith India has consolidated its position as a “Premium, Innovative & Consumer focussed” brand.

His leadership influence has impacted people, partners and processes. He revamped the talent management at A.O. Smith, initiated a flagship programme to fortify the relationship with channel partners and introduced processes that catapulted the brand into an industry leading phase of growth.

He steered the brand’s communication strategy with the launch of “Sorry Water Purifiers, We’ve Raised the Bar” campaign, that was not only captivating but also a testimony to what the organization stood for. The campaign won a bronze at the coveted “Effies Award” for 2017. Under Parag’s leadership, A.O.Smith India is committed towards consumer focused innovation, technology leadership and industry leading customer service which has led to gaining consumers’ trust. A.O.Smith was recently recognized as “India’s Most Trusted Water Heater Brand” in the Brand Trust Report 2018.

Parag brings with him over 30 years of experience in diverse industries of which he spent approximately 22 years at Wipro. He championed Wipro Lightings foray into the LED space as well as the acquisition and building of the Clean Ray brand. He also led Wipro’s foray into Furniture Business.

During these years he has received numerous professional awards including “100 Most Trusted CEOs” of India 2017, “50 Most Impactful Leaders in Water & Water Management” in 2017, “50 Most Talented CMOs of India” and “Top 100 Marketing Leaders of India”. He is an active member of the “CII National Committee of Design.” Parag is an avid reader, a seasoned marathoner and a photography enthusiast.

Prabal Chakraborty is Vice President and Managing Director at Boston Scientific India, and is based in Gurgaon. He comes with over 20 years of rich experience, and has held several important leadership positions. His forte lies in providing direction to large teams, setting up and growing new businesses in a complex and fragmented market, and developing people capabilities. Mr Chakraborty has led Boston Scientific India in setting the vision, strategy and launch of its ‘Powered To Win’ strategy, and has provided leadership guidance in its transition to the current business model. In his previous assignment, he was Vice President and Member of the Indian Management Board at Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices and Diagnostics India. Mr Chakraborty grew the Cordis division and expanded the footprint in some key Asian markets. As part of the global marketing team, he developed global launch plans for the Cypher stent. In 2002, he moved to Singapore and oversaw J&J’s Cordis Asia Pacific (including Japan) franchise. Mr Chakraborty holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India and an MBA from IIM – Lucknow.

As a founding member of C2FO in India, Pradeep Gode oversees business development, strategic partnerships and customer success in the region. He brings to the team 20 years of experience in technology, financial services and investing across the United States, Europe and India. Prior to C2FO, he oversaw investment activities in India for Black River, the global PE firm. Mr Gode holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, and earned his bachelor’s degree from IIT – Bombay. He resides in Mumbai with his wife and son, and enjoys practicing Iyengar yoga.

Praveen Vashishta is Chairman – India, Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Howden, the insurance broking arm of the UK-based Hyperion Insurance Group. In addition, he serves on the Boards of several companies, including on the international Board of the Howden Broking Group in the UK. Mr Vashishta has 35 years of experience in the insurance, financial services and risk management industries. Prior to joining the Group in 2003, he worked at the Zurich Financial Services (ZFS) Group for 7 years. Additionally, Mr Vashishta served on the Board of Zurich Trustee Company (India), where he was responsible for overseeing the operations of Zurich India Mutual Fund. He earlier worked for 14 years at Oriental Insurance. Mr Vashishta began his career in 1983 as a management trainee at General Insurance Corporation. He is a member of the Bombay Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Managing Committee and Chairman of its Insurance and Healthcare Committee. Mr Vashishta is an alumnus of the University of Delhi and Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.

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Pulin Shroff owns the Janpro franchise in India. Based out of Atlanta, Georgia, Janpro is a leading provider of facility management services in 16 countries worldwide, and has been expanding rapidly in India over the last three years. Being an avid trekker, marathoner and an IronMan gives Mr Shroff the drive to grow the Janpro business in India and develop its franchise network. Looking at the ongoing macroeconomic changes in India, and the government’s thrust on ‘Swachh Bharat’, Janpro’s process-based cleaning will be the business of the future. Mr Shroff is an MBA in marketing. He loves to read, play the guitar and travel to different destinations (with a backpack).

Rajeev Goswani is Founder and CEO of WWstay, a 4-year-old start-up in the travel and technology domain. WWStay aggregates and provides serviced apartment to global corporates in more than 100 countries. It has over 200 customers, and is based in the US, India, the UK and Singapore. Prior to this, Mr Goswani worked for over 20 years with global corporates. He was CEO of Computer Associates’ JV in India, and GM of IBM India. Mr Gowami holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and an MBA from FMS Delhi. He has also completed an Advanced Management Program at the Kellogg School of Management. Mr Goswami loves travelling and is fond of movies and old Indian music.

Rajeev is currently Managing Director for India Sales for UiPath, a global leader in robotic process automation. He has over 30 years of diverse experience in the IT industry, and has been recognised as a leader with a deep understanding of emerging markets, building businesses and nurturing talent in to high-performance teams. His market understanding, coupled with data-based analytics and strategic insights, have helped him drive a paradigm shift to new technologies, expan into new geographies, and build partner ecosystems. Mr Mittal also mentors the CEOs of several technology partners on how to grow their business, adapt to market trends and opportunities, potential acquisitions, and managing talent.

In his previous assignment, Mr Mittal led Oracle’s systems business in India. He was responsible for strategic planning, transformation and business management across Oracle’s on-premise and cloud services. Prior to his role at Oracle India, Mr Mittal was the Managing Director of Avaya, India and SAARC, with a mandate to turn around the business with complete P&L accountability. He defined and executed on the organisation’s growth strategy.

Mr Mittal spent over 7 successful years with Microsoft India. Under his stewardship, the small and mid-market business consistently grew significantly faster than the overall market. His leadership, people practices and business acumen were recognised worldwide. Mr Mittal also previously worked with IBM in Asia Pacific, based out of Singapore, where he led alliance management with global software vendors. An alumnus of Harvard Business School’s High Potentials Leadership Program, he hold a master’s degree in MMS marketing from Banaras Hindu University, and a bachelor’s degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce.

Sanjay Jain is working as Group CFO at Future Group that has an annualised revenue of Rs 30,000 crores. In his current responsibility, Sanjay is part of the core leadership team spearheading the transformation and growth agenda for the Group. During his past five years, the Group entities recorded a significant improvement in operating and financial footprint. The market cap of listed companies multiplied 15 times from Rs 3500 crores to ~ Rs 55,000 crores. This transformation journey also included leading consolidation in the retail industry through multiple acquisitions.

Sanjay's 25 years reflect diligent efforts of leading transformation across various companies to help them unlock their intrinsic value. For all these significant contributions, Sanjay has been honored as ‘Best CFO’ on multiple occasions. Earlier, Sanjay has served as Group CFO of Zee Group and CFO of international operations of Avantha Group. Sanjay has been instrumental in acquisition of companies in Belgium, Canada, US, Ireland, France and Indonesia.

As Managing Director, Rajeev Singh heads BenQ’s operations in India. He has been associated with BenQ for over 7 years now. With over 23 years’ work experience, Mr Singh has previously worked with Motorola heading its high-end phones business for India & South West Asia, with Samsung as Head of its IT Volume business for India, with Canon as Head of its India Printing business, and with Philips. Currently based in Gurgaon, he has worked out of Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore in some of his earlier stints. Mr Singh holds a master’s degree in business administration from Narsi Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai and is an electrical engineer from Maulana Azad Institute of Technology, Bhopal. He loves to travel and has a penchant for electronic gadgets and automobiles. Mr Singh is married to Anjali, whom he has known since they were 10 years old, and they have two sons, Rohan and Aryan.

In a digital age, organisational structures are shifting from the old model of complex hierarchies designed for efficiency and effectiveness to flexible team-based models designed for speed, agility and collaboration. Technology solutions such as collaborative tools and the cloud have enabled smooth remote working for a more balanced and productive workforce. Going forward, new technologies such as AI, VR, AR will enable companies to create a more seamless, automated and collaborative space for everyone. Ramesh and his team work closely with organisations to drive the transformation to the workplace of the future. Ramesh is passionate about the role technology can play in connecting the world and driving digital disruption.

Ramesh Kymal is the Chairman & Managing Director of Siemens Gamesa India. Siemens Gamesa established its presence in India in the year 2009. Since then Mr. Kymal has piloted the company’s growth successfully by commissioning over 6000 MW of wind power, over 800 MW of solar power projects across the country and leads a team of around 3000 people. He has been instrumental in establishing 4 world class wind and solar manufacturing facilities across India.

Mr. Kymal is a Mechanical Engineer with specialization in Operations Research, Statistical Quality Control and has pursued higher management studies at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. He has over 25 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, casting his leadership traits across multi – national renewable energy corporations thus bringing out continuous growth in India’s renewable energy business.

Ravi Teja Bommireddipalli is a student of ontology (the science of being), business and engineering, and believes that the power of empathy, human understanding and technology can solve a large number of societal and business problems. He is a digital advisor to customers across diverse industries in the US, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Ravi is an electronics engineer from NIT, Allahabad, an MBA in technology management from IIT – Bombay, and an ontology graduate from Landmark Education. In his previous stint, Ravi was VP - Global Consulting and Digital Transformation at Nihilent Technologies, where he oversaw the company’s growth, profitability and expansion in 5 continents, 6 verticals and more than 100 customers globally. He was also responsible for the creation of new products and services in the areas of strategy, digital transformation and IT alignment. In his over 20 years of experience, Ravi has also worked at Rolta and TCS in senior positions. He was the Chairman of Institute of Management Consultants of India’s (IMCI) Pune chapter.

Ravin Mirchandani is a business leader with significant international experience, having directly lived and worked in 6 countries across Europe and Asia. His experience spans the cryogenic, defence, telecom, energy and traffic infrastructure industries. Mr Mirchandani holds an MBA (international business) from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, and a bachelor’s degree in commerce (accounting) from the University of Poona. He manages a business that spans operations in India and Australia, and is presently Chairman of Ador Powertron, and a director of companies in both India and Australia. Mr Mirchandani is 47 years old, and during his spare time enjoys golf and kayaking. He has a private pilot’s licence, and is also the representative of the Indo French Chamber of Commerce (IFCCI) in Pune. He was previously Chairman of the Chamber’s Southern Chapter.

Rohit Jain is the Head of India at Willis Towers Watson. He leads the strategy and key project engagement across the firm’s consulting and broking segments in the region. Prior to his current role, Mr Jain was the Managing Director and CEO at the erstwhile Almondz Insurance Brokers, which is now a joint venture partner of Willis Towers Watson, and has been re-named Willis Towers Watson India Insurance Brokers. He has over 20 years of rich experience in the financial services industry, including in the Big 4 accounting firms, and in private equity. During his decade-long tenure at Almondz, he was instrumental in designing and delivering business strategy, launching new lines of businesses, and leading merger integrations. He has significant cross- functional experience in entrepreneurship, corporate governance, leadership and financial controls. Previously, he worked with EY India in corporate advisory and assurance services for over 6 years. Mr Jain is a member of the CII National Committee on Insurance and Pensions. A Chartered Accountant, he holds bachelor’s degrees in commerce and law from the University of Delhi.

Rohit Sawhney is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at India Ratings & Research, overseeing the credit ratings and research business of this Fitch Group company. Mr Sawhney has over 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the Group earlier this year, Mr Sawhney worked at RBS, and in its previous avatar, the ABN AMRO Bank NV Group, for 16 years. At RBS he held various positions, including Head of Corporate and Institutional Clients, India, Head of Financial Institutions GTS, Asia Pacific, and most recently, Regional Head of Global Transaction Services, Asia Pacific. Mr Sawhney was a member of RBS’ Asia Pacific Management Committee and of the Global Leadership Team of the GTS business. He earlier worked for 10 years at ANZ Grindlays Bank, where he began his career in 1989 as a management trainee. A member of CII’s National Committee on NBFCs and Financial Markets, Mr Sawhney holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Delhi. His interests include reading, traveling and playing golf.

Rajendra Prasad Khaitan is the Joint Managing Director of Indo National, India’s second-largest battery and torch company. He was awarded CETMA’s ‘Electronics - Man of the Year Award’ in 2002 for his exemplary efforts, and has been the President of CETMA for 8 years. Mr Khaitan is also the Founder and Chairman of RAL Consumer Products, a company with diverse interests ranging from portable energy, solar, and LED lighting to baby care and FMCG products. He has been instrumental in forming partnerships with The Princeton Review (USA), Luv n Care (USA) and Pigeon Corporation (Japan), to name a few. A progressive thinker, industrialist, passionate philanthropist and an avid social worker, he is actively involved in the betterment of the rural poor, which is key to ensuring India’s future growth. Mr Khaitan is Vice President of Vidya Bharti, which has 3.2 million students in 12,600 schools; Patron of the Friends of Tribals Society, which has 1.6 million students across 55,000 informal schools; and is an Executive Committee Member / Trustee of the Rama Krishna Mission and the Chinmaya Mission.

Since January 2014, Sadhan Banerjee has been Managing Director of Air Products India, a subsidiary of the 75-year-old Fortune 500 Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Mr Banerjee has over 25 years of experience spanning multiple industries, including chemicals, oil and gas, with 12 years in leadership roles across core functions, including stakeholder management with strong business orientation and commercial acumen. He has been a Director on multiple company Boards since 2006. Before this, Mr Banerjee worked with the BG Group (Shell India) in various leadership roles, and prior to that, worked with ICI India (Imperial Chemical Industry, UK), Greaves Foseco, and with chemical-sector MNCs. He has worked closely with the oil and gas industry, and was Chairman of National Standards for city gas distribution with the Oil Industry Safety Directorate. He also was involved with the direct gas marketing project involving ONGC, Reliance and the Government of India. Mr Banerjee has played a leadership role in business acquisition projects in India within the BG Group. He had been part of multiple business process improvements and transformation, including setting up engineering functions, and worked closely with management consultants like McKinsey & Company. Mr Banerjee holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering degree and a post-graduate diploma in management from the Chartered Management Institute, UK.

Sahil Dharia is a global executive turned entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience setting up, scaling and leading an MNC financial-services business and an FMCG venture. Mr Dharia is the Founder of Soothe Healthcare, a consumer-healthcare company engaged in manufacturing, marketing and distributing a personal hygiene brand for women – Paree sanitary pads. He started his career on the ‘buy-side’ in New York at UBS Investment Bank and then managed the high-visibility derivatives desk at Reuters, New York. Mr Dharia’s success in building high-performance teams that deliver results, catapulted him to being among the youngest in leadership and entity management roles across functions in a fast-tracked career.

At the time he was founding Soothe Healthcare, Mr Dharia was the Global Head of Operations, Investment Research Content, at Thomson Reuters, supporting operations with a USD 200 million revenue footprint. He helped set up and rapidly scale Reuters, Bangalore to peak size, with an emphasis on building management depth. Mr Dharia won the Global CEO’s Award of Excellence for successfully leading strategic change management programmes as part of the USD 6 billion merger of Thomson Reuters across the business and HR functions in India. He launched his first entrepreneurial venture at age 21. Together, an entrepreneurial streak and solid operations experience motivated him to start up Soothe Healthcare, which – owing to its disruptive product portfolio in affordable healthcare – has achieved high growth, phenomenal media attention, and multiple rounds of investment from PE and strategic investors.

Mr Dharia is a Charter Member of TiE, a FICCI Young Leader, and serves on the Executive Council of CII Young Indians. He is passionate about building thought-leaders, and serves as visiting faculty at leading educational institutions. Mr Dharia studied economics at the Zicklin School of Business, New York.

Sam Halford is Managing Director of Equiniti India, based in Chennai. He has been with the Equiniti Group for almost 7 years, and has held a number of key posts there. His last position before transferring to Chennai to establish and manage the offshore business was as Group Operations Director. Before joining Equiniti, Mr Halford spent many years working in both the public and private sectors. He has operated as an international business consultant supporting major programmes in numerous countries. He also established his own management and design consultancy firm. Equiniti India was established in early 2014 with the aim of delivering BPO and IT services to the Equiniti Group and its numerous clients. It has continued to grow its staff numbers strongly, with the aim of penetrating the Indian market.

Sameer Mehta is the President and Managing Director of Multiplier, which specialises in shopper marketing and retail solutions. Multiplier is a very young set-up, and is a combination of managed services, retail and shopper marketing. Mr Mehta is the Founder Member of the Managed Services and Retail units, and was instrumental in setting up the erstwhile Multiplier. He has been a marketing professional since 1996, and comes with over 20 years of experience. In his spare time, Mr Mehta enjoys travelling, biking, shooting and reading.

Sameer Soman, with over two decades of experience, has played key roles in building the company’s innovative approach to delivering custom software solutions to global enterprises. He works with different business groups within ThoughtWorks to develop advanced models of business transformation for clients. Mr Soman has served as Managing Director, India since October 2013. He holds many leadership positions, including President, Software Exporters Association of Pune, and EC member of MCCI. Having consulted in both business and technical capacities, and with extensive experience working directly and indirectly in various functional domains, Mr Soman helps entrepreneurs with their growth strategy planning.

Sandeep Gupta joined Encore Capital Group in 2009, and currently serves as the MD and CEO of Encore Asset Reconstruction Company (EARC). As a founding member of EARC, he has been instrumental in setting up the firm and its debt-buying business in India, including getting marquee equity partners like IFC on board. Previously, as Senior Vice President at Encore India, he worked closely with the leadership team to develop and grow the company’s debt-buying in the Australasia region. He served on the Board of Baycorp Australia and New Zealand as a nominee Director of Encore. Prior to that, as Chief Financial Officer for Encore India, he led the Finance, legal and enterprise risk management functions. As a member of the MCM India executive team, he played a significant role in the management and growth of the US debt recovery operations in India. Prior to Encore, Mr Gupta worked as Vice President Finance and Whole-time Director at Vertex. Before that, he gained rich corporate experience working for diverse multinationals like Infosys, Silicon Graphics, and Hughes Software in multifarious roles. Mr Gupta received his bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Delhi, India. He is also a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is married to Vatsala, and has two daughters. In his spare time, Mr Gupta loves travelling and playing golf.

Sanjay Kumar, Managing Director and CEO at Elior, holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Delhi, and an MBA from IRMA Gujarat. Mr Kumar worked with Royal Dutch Shell Group for over 18 years, holding various positions in Europe and Asia. He set up joint ventures, developed Shell’s bitumen market in India, turned around the oil giant’s retail-lubricants business in 13 Asia-Pacific countries, including China, launched several targeted consumer-initiative programs in Germany, Greece and Turkey, and launched a Business Intelligence and Strategic Consulting unit in India. In March 2012, he was appointed CEO of Altran India, and a Member of its Management Committee. During his 5-year tenure within Altran, he led the company’s growth from 250 engineers to nearly 2,000. Mr Kumar also supported the acquisition of three companies and their integration within the Altran group.

Sanjay Razdan has been Managing Director of Capita India since 2008. With over 28 years of experience across diverse industries in the US and India, he has earlier worked at such organisations as Prudential, Tata Steel and Tracmail. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Mr Razdan holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Kolkata University

Sanjeev Prasad is a veteran in the Indian vehicle leasing and fleet management space. He has been pivotal in establishing LeasePlan’s footprint in India since its inception in 1999. His strong market insights and segment-led strategies have helped position LeasePlan as a market leader in the country. In his previous roles at LeasePlan, Mr Prasad led the operations and sales and marketing functions. He started his professional career at Maruti in after-sales service, and was later appointed as Maruti’s Head of Service for North India.

Sanjeev Vashishta is a senior operations, strategy and policy professional with 29 years of rich and varied experience running various businesses, and significant contributions towards business transformation, strategic alliances, M&A and PMI. A ‘peoples’ man’, Mr Vashishta has successfully managed a wide spectrum of complex businesses and functions across both ‘old economy’ and ‘new economy’ businesses, including chemicals, textiles, IT, telecom, healthcare and diagnostics, in India, the Middle-East and Africa.

Mr Vashishta, who is currently Managing Director and CEO of Pathkind Diagnostics, co-promoted the company, which is funded by the promoters of Mankind Pharma. Prior to this, he spearheaded SRL Diagnostics as its CEO, and was instrumental in turning around its financial performance. Prior to joining SRL, Mr Vashishta worked with the Fortis group for over 6 years, successfully running some hospitals. He also led M&A for Fortis, and was instrumental in making it one of the country’s largest healthcare-delivery systems, with several facilities outside India. Mr Vashishta values ethics, integrity, camaraderie, excellence and compassion, and is a strong proponent of taking superior quality healthcare to the grassroots. He has been involved with various governments to formalise an efficient system of delivering healthcare and diagnostics at affordable prices, and has also spearheaded various PPP projects, apart from being associated with various industry bodies, multi-lateral agencies and foundations.

With expertise in management, Finance and corporate law, Mr Vashishta holds a master’s degree in management (Finance), and is also a qualified Company Secretary. He has attended academic programmes at IIM – Ahmedabad, Singapore Management University, and GE’s Leadership Programme in Crotonville, NY. His interests include listening to music, singing and traveling.

Sanjiv Garg, the Founder and CEO of Jindal Intellicom Ltd., has experience in working with organizations both in India and abroad. He has worked with the nuclear power industry in the US and has run multiple businesses in India. Sanjiv brings the commitment to innovate, as well as the experience to create and manage an integrated services Company offering Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Software Development, RCM as well as BPO. He has recently headed a mega project in Rajasthan for the exploration / mining of a low-grade Iron ore and downstream Beneficiation and a Pellet Plant.

Sanjiv is an investor in emerging technologies in nano materials as well as machine learning. Sanjiv has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and a Master’s in Engineering from Northwestern University, USA.

Shekar Viswanathan holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and is a Chartered Accountant. He began his career in 1981 with Unit Trust of India, and then moved to Chase Manhattan Bank, and later to Lazard Brothers. From 1995 to 1998, Mr Viswanathan was General Manager – Finance at Haldia Petrochemicals, where he was responsible for project fundraising. In 1998, he joined the Toyota Kirloskar Group as a Member of the Board of Directors. He was then requested by Toyota Motor Corporation to take over as Director Finance at Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts, which makes gear boxes. He was subsequently moved to Toyota Kirloskar Motor, and has served on its Board of Directors since 2008 as Deputy Managing Director. Mr Viswanathan was appointed to the position of Vice Chairman and Whole-time Director at Toyota Kirloskar Motor in January 2013. He is also the Senior Executive Advisor to the Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Board (since 2009), a Director at Kirloskar Systems (since 2006) and a Director at ASM Technologies (since 2011). Mr Viswanathan has been an Independent Director at L&T-MHPS Boilers and L&T- MHPS Turbine Generators since 2015. He has been involved with various industry associations, including as a Member of FICCI’s National Executive Committee and its Steering Committee; Chairman of the CII Karnataka State Council in 2015-16; and Chairman of SIAM’s Taxation Committee for the last 3 years. Mr Viswanathan is also a Past President of the BCIC. Born in Madurai in 1956, he enjoys playing golf. Mr Viswanathan is married to Dr Radha, and they have a son and a daughter.

Shrivardhan Gadgil comes with 34 years of experience, and currently works as Director and CEO of Behr-Hella Thermocontrol India. He has previously worked in various capacities and functions, in industries such as manufacturing and materials, at companies like Thermax, Sealol, Amphenol, and the Tata Group. Mr Gadgil has been involved in several turnarounds, and has also achieved phenomenal cost reductions, developed new products in stringent timelines, and established state-of-the-art, environment-friendly Greenfield projects. He believes in strong leadership, upholding ethics, and behaving with a ‘sense of humanity’. Mr Gadgil has travelled widely across the globe for business. A mechanical engineer, he holds a master’s degree in materials management, and has received several awards in drama and debate. Mr Gadgil works for social institutes such as Initiatives of Change, Sharada Dnyanapeetham, Yogi Arvind Manch, and Shreepad Seva Mandal. His wife Anushri previously worked but is currently a house manager. His elder daughter is a computer engineer and a project manager who is married and works in London, while his younger daughter is a microbiologist and a yoga expert, who works in school out of her passion.

Srikant Jilla is the Managing Partner and COO of the SKP Group. Mr Jilla joined SKP in 1987 as a qualified Chartered and Cost Accountant, and within a year was promoted to the partnership. During his 30-plus years of service at the SKP Group, he has held multiple leadership positions, including heading the assurance practice, one of the Group’s oldest and largest practices, and several members of the organisation’s current leadership team have been trained, coached and mentored by him. Mr Jilla has been a pillar of strength for SKP and a core member of its growth story, from about 40 associates in 2 locations in 1987, to its current strength of over 1,000 associates across multiple locations, practice lines and functions. He is a Member of the Group’s Management Committee and Board of Directors, which focus on driving the firm’s strategic direction and building it to its next level of growth. As Managing Partner and COO, Mr Jilla provides firm-wide leadership, management and vision, and helps guide SKP in the execution of growth-focused strategies.

Sridhar Ranganathan is the Managing Director for Allergan India & South Asia, a global Pharmaceutical Company.He is responsible for driving the overall strategy and operations for Allergan India, including Facial Aesthetics, Neurosciences, Eye Care and Cool Sculpting. Sridhar joined Allergan India in 1998 as a Zonal Manager for South India and subsequently started handling East India and Sri Lanka. His pivotal role expanded in 2007 as a Marketing Manager and he quickly moved up the ladder in 2009, as a Sales and Marketing Director for Facial Aesthetics and Neurosciences. He then took over as the Business Unit Director for Ophthalmology in 2011. In 2016, Sridhar was elevated to the position of Managing Director.

With more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Sridhar’s vision is to transform Allergan into an organisation of the future with his innovative marketing strategies and products catering to local needs. He is a man of great detail and is known for driving a culture of innovation within the company.

Sridhar is also a member of the following organisations:
• Executive committee of the OPPI (Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India).
• Co-Chair for the Ethics and Compliance committee of OPPI.
• CII (The Confederation of Indian Industry) pharma wing
• CEO Forum of IMA (International Market Assessment)

Sridhar has, over the years, has been part of many innovative initiatives in bringing comprehensive solutions to specialists to treat their patients. This includes products, high quality scientific educational activities and collaboration with various apex physicians’ associations. Sridhar has been part of various developmental initiatives like disease awareness and detection programs across many rural markets in India, patient education and support programs, use of technology in medical education and CRM initiatives. Sridhar likes public speaking and has been on several panel discussions. He has also been an invited speaker at schools, colleges and other organisations including Toastmasters, to influence listeners to embrace growth.Born in Coimbatore, Sridhar’s family comprises of his wife and two sons. He is passionate about fitness, personality development and spirituality.

Srinivas Kandula brings with him over 26 years of experience in business management strategy and practice. Mr Kandula joined iGATE in 2007, where he was formerly EVP, Member of the Executive Council and Chief People Officer, responsible for driving iGATE’s business strategy, human resources, quality management and marketing portfolios globally. He played a key role in iGATE’s acquisition of Patni in 2011, and then Capgemini’s acquisition of iGATE in 2015. He also spearheaded both integration processes, and currently serves as a Member of the Group Executive Committee of the Capgemini Group. Mr Kandula is a Doctoral Fellow from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He has published over 60 papers and 9 books on management in international publications, and in multiple languages. Mr Kandula has been associated with various industry and professional bodies, such as NASSCOM, CII and the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce for several years.

Uday Punj’s 35 years of experience span several industries (construction, telecom, manufacturing and technology services), countries (having worked extensively in the Middle-East) and areas of management expertise. Mr Punj’s strong leadership skills focus on execution capabilities, with varied market knowledge, clear and focused strategic and operational expertise, and a practical and efficient approach to running projects, resulting in successful execution and value creation in various businesses. To his credit, he successfully executed many turnkey projects and new business initiatives. An alumnus of Modern School, New Delhi and The Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, Mr Punj has attended several executive education programmes at The Wharton School, the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, and at Harvard Business School.

Mr Punj’s businesses have included the Chimes Group, a multi-industry venture established in 2006 to identify and establish niche investments in growing industries or verticals, with the aim of creating serious value for stakeholders. The Chimes Aviation Academy (CAA) is India's largest ‘best-in-class pilot training academy’, offering comprehensive training for professional pilots. Launched in June 2008, it has achieved many milestones, including having the largest and latest operating fleet, over 100 resident students, a highly-experienced faculty with international exposure, Cessna Pilot Centre (CPC) certification for its operations, and being an Indian DGCA CAR 145 approved establishment. CAA also offers executive flying training programmes, air charter services and aero-adventure, in addition to its training portfolio.

Incorporated in 2004, Petro IT offers asset life-cycle management solutions for the energy sector, and provides best-in-class software solutions supporting the build-out, maintenance and operations of oil, gas and power assets. Petro IT has its headquarters in Gurgaon, and is supported by regional offices in the Middle East, South East Asia, Europe and the United States. Its client list includes leading O&G companies such as Chevron, Exxon Mobil, the ADNOC Group, Pertamina Indonesia, Indian Oil Corporation, and CAIRN India. ABC+D, which was incorporated in 2016, is a group of technophiles who believe in solving business challenges via design thinking and technology. It takes a systematic yet seemingly ‘easy’ approach, breaking down the root of the problem, and creating a strategy to deal with the issues and the opportunity itself.

Ushasri TS is the Senior Vice President and General Manager for Manhattan Associates in India. In this role, she is responsible for Manhattan Associates’ strategic direction, growth and development in India. The India operations play a significant role in the development and implementation of leading-edge supply chain solutions. As one of the early women leaders in the Indian IT industry, Ms Ushasri has worked in several senior leadership roles with leading organisations, and is an ardent champion of women in technology. Her key competencies are business transformation, technology management and the development of business units from the ground up. Ms Ushasri is a recognised thought-leader at industry forums and won the award for Chief Executive Officer of the Year, 2011 from the Indian Institute of Materials Management. She is also a certified Marshall Goldsmith Leadership coach, with a passion for coaching upcoming technologists and leaders in the industry. She was the regional chair for NASSCOM’s GCC Council in 2016-17, and is currently a member of the GCC National Council.

Ravi Nath is a Senior Partner at RNC Legal, which specialises in corporate law, specifically cross-border M&A, structured finance and leasing, and aviation law. RNC Legal's Partners have served as Chief Justices of High Courts, and Presidents of the Bar Association. Mr Nath is regularly listed in the 'Who's Who Legal', 'Chambers' and 'Legal 500'. He has served as President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, and Chaired the Aviation Committee of the International Bar Association. The Chief Justice of India and the Law Minister have conferred on him the highest honour of The Indian Bar Association. Mr Nath has advised several Fortune 500 companies on ventures in India, particularly in the automobile, telecom, power, aviation and pharmaceutical sectors. He holds a bachelors degree in commerce, an LLB (international and comparative laws) from King's College London, and a PIL from Harvard University. Mr Nath completed his apprenticeship at Sinclairs, London. He lives in New Delhi with his wife and two children.

Shiv Gupta is the Founder and CEO of Sanctum Wealth Management, where he oversees a business comprising 100 staff across 5 offices in India. Prior to this, Mr Gupta was part of RBS’ Wealth Division for 15 years, holding several senior roles, including MD – Onshore India, Co-Head – Middle East, and Market Head – Asia Pacific South Asian business. Born in India, Mr Gupta holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hindu College, Delhi University, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s General Management Program.

Ravi Nath is a Senior Partner at RNC Legal, which specialises in corporate law, specifically cross-border M&A, structured finance and leasing, and aviation law. RNC Legal’s Partners have served as Chief Justices of High Courts, and Presidents of the Bar Association. Mr Nath is regularly listed in the ‘Who’s Who Legal’, ‘Chambers’ and ‘Legal 500’. He has served as President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, and Chaired the Aviation Committee of the International Bar Association. The Chief Justice of India and the Law Minister have conferred on him the highest honour of The Indian Bar Association. Mr Nath has advised several Fortune 500 companies on ventures in India, particularly in the automobile, telecom, power, aviation and pharmaceutical sectors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce, an LLB (international and comparative laws) from King’s College London, and a PIL from Harvard University. Mr Nath completed his apprenticeship at Sinclairs, London. He lives in New Delhi with his wife and two children.

Shalini Kamath has over three decades of diversified experience in human resources, business development and community tripartite projects. She has led the human resources function at ChevronTexaco, Star, KPMG and Ambit. Prior to her stint in human resources she worked with Raytheon and was involved with business development for defence and commercial electronics – air traffic control radars, tactical radios, simulators, night vision systems, training and mass data systems, etc. She began her career in Zambia and Botswana, where she had over a decade of experience in tripartite partnership projects. As an entrepreneur, she assists with organisational change and transformation. Ms Kamath serves as an independent director on the Boards of Borosil Glassworks, Ambit Finvest and Graphite India, and as an Advisory Board Member with TRRAIN. She served as the Chairperson of FICCI’s Women on Corporate Boards mentorship programme. Ms Kamath, who holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, UK, has trained at Harvard Business School in change and transformation, is a certified Coach, and a certified Zenger Folkman and Hogan facilitator.

SKA ( Shalini Kamath & Associates) is a people advisory and consulting firm focusing in the areas of Organizational Change & Transformation, Leadership Development and Diversity & Inclusion. Working with a team of selected consultants, SKA designs and leads customized interventions to help organizations and people change and successfully manage the entire transformation process. Integral to the services offered are Zengar Folkman (ZF) strength based leadership approach and methodology, Hogan personality assessment tools, personalized Coaching modules, deep dive introspection on biases and decision making apart from customized strategy, processes and systems interventions. SKA has extensive experience in the services, manufacturing, logistics, retail, agri-businesses, Insurance, etc. sectors

Apurva Gandhi, belonging to the Promoter Family of Mutual Industries Ltd, joined in 1996 as an executive accountant. Currently, as Director and CFO he is responsible for business strategy, organisation development and Finance portfolio. Within Finance, he supervises the Controller, Treasury, Shareholders Relations, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Audit and IT functions to pursue the company’s aggressive growth strategy and meet its clients and investor’s expectations. Throughout his 22-year career in managing various aspects of the company’s operations and management functions, he has acquired relevant abilities and experiences to structure businesses and teams in alignment with financial and business metrics to support business strategy and stakeholders’ expectations. By qualification, Apurva holds a Master of Commerce Degree from Mumbai University. He resides in Mumbai with family which includes his mother, spouse and two daughters.

Vishal Sinha is the Chief Executive Officer of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) India, appointed to the role in June 2017. He is a member of CWT’s Asia Pacific Leadership Team and is based in Gurgaon, India.

Vishal leads a team of over 1,200 people across nine offices, delivering an exceptional customer experience to more than 180 corporate clients in India. He is also responsible for growing CWT’s business in the market, particularly with local companies and small and medium enterprises. A travel industry veteran, Vishal has more than 20 years’ experience holding senior management portfolios at various travel corporations. Prior to joining CWT, Vishal was Chief Operating Officer of TUI India, where he was responsible for growing the business in India. Before that, he spent seven years based in Tokyo, Japan as Regional General Manager at British Airways. During his time with British Airways, he also held a number of other business development and management roles based in India, the UAE, Hong Kong and China. Vishal holds a Master of Arts degree from Delhi University, as well as a Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing in the UK. He is fluent in English and Hindi.

Suchin Gupta is the Owner and CEO of Mindmill Software. He attended Modern School, New Delhi, and holds a bachelor’s degree in technology (computer science) from IIT – Delhi, as well as a master of science degree from Rutgers University, NJ. Prior to establishing Mindmill in 1993, he worked at Oracle in California. Mindmill has clients in 21 different countries. It has 3 divisions: bespoke, banking software products, including CBS and all delivery channels, and a KPO division. It is headquartered at Film City, Noida

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Sumit Mukhija has been the Chief Executive Officer of STT Global Data Centres India since October 2016. In this role, he is responsible for the company’s strategic direction, leadership and continued growth in India. Mr Mukhija joined Tata Communications in 2014, and held various senior positions, including head of solution sales for data centre services, eventually moving on to head STT Global Data Centres India (formerly Tata Communications Data Centre Services) as its CEO. He has been at the forefront of innovation in the regional data centre market for close to three decades, having held leadership positions in organizations including Cisco, Microsoft and Brocade. Previously, Mr Mukhija served as Director Solutions Sales at Microsoft, where he was responsible for driving the solutions sales for Microsoft’s cloud business and application platform. At Cisco, he was responsible for driving the overall data centre solutions business in India.

Sunder Nookala is a Co-Founder, and Managing Director and CEO of Kwench Global Technologies. An industry veteran with nearly 20 years of experience in the technology space, he drives technology, product road maps, investor relations, strategic alliances and overall strategy for the brand in India and overseas. Mr Nookala understands the evolving digital landscape, and brings extensive leadership and industry knowledge, which allows him to offer deep insights in creating innovative solutions to meet the ever-changing needs of the consumer.

Sunil Garg holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and has over 26 years of experience in the auto component industry. He has served as Managing Director of Huf India, a 100% subsidiary of Huf International Germany, for the last 11 years, and is credited with starting the business from the Greenfield stage. Today, Huf’s turnover is about Rs 260 crores, and it employs nearly 700 people. Mr Garg’s hobbies including reading magazines (especially automotive ones), and playing indoor sports such as table tennis and badminton.

Suryakant Pandey has been Managing Director and CEO for Kimberly-Clark’s South Asia Region since mid-2015, covering India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan. Before joining Kimberly-Clark, Mr Pandey worked with Kraft Foods/Mondelez for nearly 10 years in various assignments across the Asia Pacific, Latin America and EEMEA Regions. Just prior to joining Kimberly Clark, he led the biscuits business of Mondelez in the EEMEA Region as GM/Category Director. Earlier, he was Category Director for Kraft Food’s Asia Pacific biscuit business. Mr Pandey started his career in India with Procter & Gamble. During his roughly 10-year-long P&G stint, he worked across various sales and marketing roles in India, the Philippines, and in the Singapore AAI regional headquarters. In a career spanning more than 21 years, Mr Pandey has worked across the general management, category leadership, marketing, strategy and sales functions. Additionally, he has led large-scale M&A (including Kraft’s acquisition of Danone biscuits), JVs and strategic alliances in Japan, South Korea, the Middle East Africa, and India. Mr Pandey is a Director on the Boards of Kimberly-Clark Lever India and Kimberly-Clark Hygiene India. He also represents Kimberly-Clark in various industry forums, such as USIBC, AmCham and CII. Mr Pandey holds a bachelor’s degree from IIT – Kharagpur, and a master’s degree in management from IIM – Ahmedabad. He lives in Mumbai with his wife and daughter.

Tarun Sharma is the Chief Executive Officer of BMC Software India. He is also the Chief Customer Officer for Asia-Pacific & Japan at BMC Software, and the Head of BMC Ukraine. Besides being an innovator and a technologist, Mr Sharma is a prolific writer, and has published two books. He is a TEDx speaker and frequently speaks at top industry conferences on a plethora of topics. Mr Sharma was honoured as Zinnov’s ‘Intrapreneur of the Year’ in 2017.

Bharath is the COO of Lapiz Digital a division of Ultramarine & Pigments. Prior to taking up this position, Bharath worked for over a decade with Bajaj Finance in various capacities including Head of Marketing for their Retail Lending business. Prior to his stint with Bajaj Finance, he worked with the erstwhile Vysya bank. In his current role Bharath oversees the ITeS operations which include, Creative Services, Publishing, and Contact center operations. With 25 plus years of experience in mortgage, retail finance, publishing and outsourcing space Bharath has worked extensively in various geographies. Bharath holds a graduate degree in Computer Science and Masters in Business Administration.

Vinamra Srivastava was appointed Chief Executive Officer for India Operations and Private Funds, Ascendas-Singbridge in April 2018. In this new role, Mr Srivastava oversees operations, business development, strategic planning, and significantly contributes to expanding and enhancing the Group’s portfolio of assets in the country. He was previously based in Singapore, heading Group Corporate Strategy & Development. Mr Srivastava contributed to the successful Ascendas-Singbridge post-merger integration process, and has played a key leadership role in developing the India strategy for the Group across investment, development, operations and asset management. Prior to joining Ascendas-Singbridge, he was a Principal Consultant with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, where he led projects primarily in Singapore, India, South East Asia and the Middle East. Mr Srivastava holds a bachelor of engineering degree from the University of Pune, and an MBA from IIM – Ahmedabad.

Vineet Agrawal is the CEO of Consumer Care & Lighting and Executive Director at Wipro Enterprises. Wipro’s Consumer business is present in India, the Middle-East, South-East Asia and China, with marquee brands like Santoor, Chandrika, Yardley and Enchanteur. Mr Agrawal has grown the business through organic initiatives and aggressive acquisitions. Wipro Enterprises currently has over 10,000 employees, and 15 manufacturing locations in 5 countries. Mr Agrawal has been awarded IIT – Delhi’s ‘Distinguished Alumni’ award.

Vivek Sehgal is the MD and CEO of Tractebel for the Middle-East and South Asia. Tractebel, part of the Engie Group, is a global engineering company headquartered in Belgium, which specialises in energy, water and urban infrastructure. Mr Sehgal has over 20 years of experience in these sectors, and has grown Tractebel into one of India’s leading consulting companies, providing engineering and project management services covering the complete project life-cycle. He is a member of Tractabel’s Global Executive Management Committee.

Sunil Gupta, known as the man who has built and run the most data centres in India, is the Executive Director and President of Netmagic, an NTT Communications Company. Mr Gupta is responsible for charting the course for all services in the data centre, cloud and IT managed-services space, with specific focus on the revenue growth, profitability and operational efficiency. With unparalleled credentials in IT Infrastructure industry, he is an expert on guiding a data centre business from a macro and micro perspective, having built and run over 15 centres spread over more than 1.6 million square feet. In a career spanning over 23 years, Mr Gupta spent 10 years at Reliance Communications as Senior Vice President and Business Head. He has also held senior executive positions at GTL, Iris Software and Angel Solutions. An angel investor, he is a founder member of the CIO angel network, and is also a NASSCOM Western Council member. Mr Gupta is a regular speaker and panellist at major industry seminars and trade shows, and is the author of 'Financial Model for Understanding Data Center Investments, an in-depth mathematical model that aims to help CIOs make data centre investment decisions. A management graduate with a specialisation in strategy and Finance from Columbia Business School, he holds an engineering degree in electronics and telecommunications and an MBA in marketing management. When not indulging in his technology and business pursuits, Mr Gupta is often seen with a book in hand. He also has a passion for Hindi movie songs and Ghazals, and is known to bring down the house when he jams with his 50-member karaoke gang.

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Steve Felder has 22 years’ experience in retail, banking and shipping. Having lived in 6 countries, he currently heads South Asia, which is amongst the largest and fastest growing businesses for Maersk, the world’s largest shipping conglomerate. Mr Felder holds an MBA from UNISA, and a post-MBA from INSEAD. He is an Exco member of Young Presidents Organization (Global One chapter), and Vice-Chairman of CSLA (Container Shipping Lines Association). He is married with 3 children, and resides in Mumbai.

Subba Bangera is currently the Chairman of Active Biz Solutions. He earlier served as Senior Research Chemist at Polychem, Application Development Engineer at Garware Polyester Films, and Application Development Manager at ABS Plastics. Mr Bangera is a plastic technologist from BUDCT, and completed a management programme from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.