Shriti Vadera is Chair of Prudential plc and The Royal Shakespeare Company. She was formerly Chair of Santander UK, Senior Independent Director of BHP and Non-Executive Director at Astra Zeneca.

She was recently appointed Co-Chair of the World Bank Private Sector Investment Lab. During her 40 year career spanning the public and private sectors, Shriti has undertaken a wide range of assignments in the UK and internationally. She was a UK Government Minister from 2007 to 2009 in the Cabinet Office, Business Department and International Development Department and led the UK Government’s response to the financial crisis and was a key architect of its pioneering bank recapitalisation and funding plan and helped design and negotiate the outcomes of the 2009 G20 London Summit. She was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers at the UK Treasury from 1999 - 2007 where she led on policy for business, international finance and development issues and the management of the Government’s shareholdings and public private partnerships. She has undertaken a wide range of assignments including advising the South Korean Chair of the G20 in 2010; two European countries on the Eurozone and banking crisis; the African Development Bank on infrastructure financing; and a number of sovereign wealth funds and global investors on strategy. She started her career as an investment banker for 15 years with SG Warburg / UBS, with a particular focus on emerging markets.

Mr. Mohit Ralhan is the Managing Partner & CIO of TIW Private Equity. He is specializes in buyouts, margin expansion & turn- around situations. Prior to TIW, he was an investment & Operating professional at Baring Private Equity Partners India Fund II and Fund III. He has served on advisory board of companies in the interest- rate sensitive sectors, Technology, Education, Consumption, Media, Digital Businesses & Manufacturing Consumption. He has been awarded with Economic Times Most Promising Business Leaders of Asia in 2019.

Dr. Ronald Colaco, the Founder of Clarks Exotica, is widely recognized for his visionary leadership and commitment to philanthropy. His unwavering commitment to innovation has ensured that the resort remains at the forefront of the hospitality industry. He also held top positions in a consortium of three multinational-companies engaged in turnkey projects of world-class Petro Refineries, Gas Processing/Re-injection plants, Townships and Airports across Eight Gulf and European countries. Dr. Colaco is also known for his philanthropic work. He is a strong advocate for education and his charitable initiatives have helped to provide educational opportunities to underprivileged children. He has made significant contributions to healthcare development, housing for the underprivileged, the field of art and culture, religious initiatives, and public infrastructure. In recognition of his outstanding social and charitable efforts, he was honored with the Certificate of Excellence by the World Books of Records, England. Additionally, he holds a professional doctorate in global leadership and management from the 55th ranked European International University of Paris, France, awarded in 2020, among other accolades.

Hon'ble Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi is the Chairman of the Law Commission of India. He was the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. A leading legal luminary who has had an illustrious journey in the field of law, Justice Awasthi graduated in law from Lucknow University in the year 1986. Following which, he started his legal practice in the year 1987, post his enrolment as Advocate in 1987. Since beginning, his expertise included civil, service and education matters at the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court. In 2007, he was appointed the Assistant Solicitor of India for Allahabad High Court. After practising for more than 20 years, he was elevated to Additional Judge on 13th April 2009 and became a permanent Judge on 24th December, 2010. Hon'ble Justice Awasthi was also nominated as the Senior Judge at High Court in Lucknow in 2021 and thereafter was elevated as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court in 2021.

Mr. Pradeep K. Kheruka, Executive Chairman of Borosil Renewables Limited, and Borosil Ltd., is a leading industrialist of India actively associated with the glass industry for over 50 years. His entrepreneurial journey, which began at the age of 17, is a story of innovation and modernization. By the time he turned 25, he decided to focus on the export market and soon became the largest Indian glass exporter in the country and garnered several awards, including the National Award from the President of India. He is credited with many 'firsts' and ground-breaking products in the modern glass industry.

Mr. C. K. Mishra has been a career civil servant belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. He joined the Service (IAS) in 1983 and superannuated as Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. He has been spearheading the Indian efforts at addressing Climate Change issues and at policy interventions in matters relating to pollution and air quality. He led India's negotiations at important forums such as United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Conference of the Parties (COP)) to aid progress in dealing with climate change; Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and various other multilateral events. He was also the administrative head of Forest & Wildlife conservation efforts in India where India saw continuous increase in forest cover. His interventions and policy initiatives have taken India in the category of few countries in the world on course to achieve the 2 degree world target of global warming.

A multidimensional personality, Dr. Berlia is a leading Entrepreneur, Industrialist and Educationist who has devoted her life to nation-building with a global footprint. A woman of many firsts, Mrs Berlia was the first woman to lead a multi-state apex chamber of commerce in India, serving as the President of the PHDCCI in 2005. She was the first woman in India to lead her own pharmaceutical company, when not yet 30 and was the first woman entrepreneur of a major educational group in India. She has an outstanding track record of immense contribution of around four decades in the Pharmaceutical industry. She has been instrumental in launching highly successful niche and innovative products with several patents on new drug delivery systems and presentation forms. She has played a pivotal role in promoting industry-academia interface and capacity building in pharmacovigilance and emerging areas in manufacturing, technology and drug development in India. Under her stewardship, the Group developed a unique one-window national distribution pharmaceutical network of global standards, thereby improving availability and access of drugs nationwide.

Dr. Anup Wadhawan, IAS (Retd.) is an economic and public policy professional with 40 years work experience in various sectors, including the civil service, regulation, academics, private sector, and international development. He spent 36 years in the Indian Administrative Service and served as India's Commerce Secretary for 3 years. During this tenure, he managed India's Foreign Trade Policy, negotiated bilateral, regional and multilateral trade deals, and implemented measures to promote exports and create an investor-friendly environment. He was also responsible for policymaking and oversight in banking, insurance, the national pension system, and capital markets. He played a significant role in framing of the Insurance Laws Amendment Act 2015, which reformed the Indian insurance sector, raised the foreign investment cap, and allowed foreign reinsurers and Lloyds to operate in India. He also oversaw the management of the National Pension System corpus as PFRDA chair, coordinated capital markets policy and regulation with the Securities and Exchange Board and the Reserve Bank of India, promoted foreign portfolio and direct investment flows, and coordinated matters related to the Financial Stability Board, Financial Stability and Development Council, and Financial Action Task Force. During his tenure at the Prime Minister's office, he provided inputs on macroeconomic and sectoral policy reforms in areas like regulation, PPPs, fiscal management, and the power sector.

During his long and distinguished career, Mr. Munjee has been at the helm of creating and building of some of India's foremost financial institutions which stems from his abiding interest in the problems of development in an emerging economy. After being educated in the UK and the US, he began his career with the creation of the first mortgage company in India - the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) - with which he was associated for twenty years, rising to be its Director. At the request of the Chairman of HDFC, he was asked to create a new institution on the lines of HDFC, for infrastructure finance as mortgage finance had come to be well established and the country needed huge investments in infrastructure. He created the Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) in joint partnership with government and both domestic and international institutions.

After spearheading IDFC for several years, Mr. Munjee today uses his countless years of experience in a number of different activities as advisor or non-executive director. He is presently on the Board of several public companies in India, a few internationally and is involved with other institutions as chairman, member of the board, or as a trustee.

With over 45 years of professional experience in business leadership, Mr. Eugene Mayne leads all the activities of Tristar Group spanning Surface Transport, Ocean and Coastal Transport, Specialized Warehousing, Fuel Farm Management, Turkey Fuel Supply Operations, Commercial Aviation Services, Lubricants and Chemicals Distribution. A very Effective communicator and motivator who identifies and leverages assets to reach organizational goals, under his leadership the group and its entities have grown to become Middle East's largest privately-owned liquid logistics company with operations in more than 29 countries spread across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe and Americas. Over the years he has received a number of prestigious accolades and awards including Seatrade Maritime Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 Middle East, Indian Subcontinent & Africa and has been chronicled as a logistics leader by the ITP Media Group.

As Director, Foreign Investment Promotion Board in the Union Department of Industrial Policy, he was closely associated with the liberalization of foreign direct investment policy and industrial policy reforms. As Chairperson, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, he is credited with bringing many critical medicines, including vital medical devices under price control, to make essential medicines more affordable to the common man. As Director General Sports Authority of India, he developed the ‘National Sports Development Code’, and conducted South Asian Games-2016 and formulated the ‘Khelo India Scheme’, a novel initiative.

As Union Secretary, Corporate Affairs, he played a key role in the implementation of several major economic reforms & laws, including the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, which has deeply impacted the borrowing culture in the country and helped banks effectively tackle the problem of non-performing assets. He is also credited with implementation of several initiatives aimed at enhancing the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in India, including decriminalization of various petty offences under the latest Companies Act. He was responsible for major initiatives in Corporate Governance, including strengthening the key institution of Independent Directors. He chaired several key official committees, including on the Insolvency Law, Competition Law Review, and decriminalisation of Companies Act and Corporate Social Responsibility.

His vast areas of specialization includes Corporate Law, Industrial Policy, Foreign Direct Investment, Development Financing and MSME Development. After retirement, the Government has appointed him as the first Chairperson of the newly-established ‘International Financial Services Centres Authority’ (IFSCA), a unified financial regulator for international financial centres in India. Within just 2 years, IFSCA has attained considerable visibility as a gateway to global capital flows into India.

Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta is an AGMUT (erstwhile J&K) cadre officer of the Indian Administrative Services. He has vast administrative experience in both, Jammu and Kashmir, and the Government of India, where he has displayed an extraordinary acumen as a leader.

He is currently the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. Since his appointment he has initiated key good governance initiatives for the development of the State, including security initiatives, which have resulted in unprecedented flow of tourists last year and uptake in a number of economic activities. His initiatives in Sustainable Tourism has already started paying dividends to India. IOD’s forthcoming Conclave in London has excited the British trade and industry to ___ his presence there. His unique digitisation initiatives including UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) have been instrumental in integrating all government services on a single platform, amongst a number of other initiatives such as ‘E-office’, ‘Rapid Assessment System' (RAS), 'e-Kitabkosh', 'J&K Employees Performance Monitoring Portal' (EPM), and so on. He has also undertaken a number of innovative measures in a short span of time, since assuming charge to increase transparency, curb corruption, youth/youth engagement, etc. His strategic approach towards industrial development and implementation of the Government of India’s new Industrial Policy has resulted in an unstoppable flow of investment proposals from domestic and foreign sources worth more than Rs. 70,000 crore, promising greater local employment opportunities. His focus on all-round development of his state is exhibited through his special initiatives for infrastructure development, air connectivity, easy availability of water, agriculture, health, housing & urban development.

Mr. Prabh Das has been single-handedly instrumental in establishing HMEL since its inception, including the formation of the pioneering public-private joint venture. He formally joined HMEL in 2008, and has been instrumental in setting up of the Guru Gobind Singh Refinery project, and its successful operations thereafter. He possesses vast and wide-ranging experience in administration and modern management, having served in the Indian Administrative Services for over 25 years. He is responsible for leading and managing HMEL and its subsidiaries as Managing Director and CEO.

Prior to joining HMEL, Mr. Das served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas from 2003 to 2008, where he was in-charge of the Refineries Division, and was instrumental in implementing the ‘Auto Fuel’ policy, strategic storage and new initiatives in Oil Diplomacy. He led the transformation of the domestic refining sector which included strengthening refining capacities, improving refining operations, safety aspects and introduction of new technologies.

Vice Admiral Narayan Prasad, AVSM, NM IN (Retd.) is the CMD of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., aptly called “Ship Builder to the Nation”, since 2019. It is one of India’s leading Defence public sector undertaking shipyard under the Indian Ministry of Defence, manufacturing warships and submarines for the Indian Navy, and offshore platforms and associated support vessels for offshore oil drilling.

Under his able leadership, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders has constructed and delivered a number of state-of-the-art ships, equipped with latest systems and weapons, which have accomplished the dual feat of contributing to strengthening maritime security & protecting national interests. As well as, a symbol of India’s growing maritime prowess and a major milestone in achieving Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’.

Mr. Peter Ong Boon Kwee plays a key role in steering Enterprise Singapore's efforts to grow stronger Singapore enterprises. He is closely associated with the Board of Directors and executive management team in providing support to Singapore companies looking to build new capabilities and internationalize.

In 2018, Mr. Ong was also appointed Senior Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, where he provides on economic strategy and policies, as well as champion efforts to enable robust enterprise growth.

He retired from the Administrative Service in 2018. Prior to his retirement, Mr. One was Head of Civil Service,  a position he held since 2010. In 2016, he was also concurrently appointed as permanent secretary (Prime Ministers’ Office) (Strategy) where he oversaw the PMO Strategy Group to support the Prime Minister and his Cabinet in establishing priorities and strengthening strategy alignment across Government.

Helen Brand is Chief Executive of ACCA, the global body for professional accountants, a post she has held since 2008, with great distinction.

Helen has built her career within professional bodies, and has considerable experience and knowledge of the 179 markets in which ACCA currently operates. She is a founding member of the 'International Integrated Reporting Council' (IIRC) and now sits as Vice-Chair on the IIRC Board. She is also a member of the International Advisory Boards of University of Exeter Business School and Deakin University Business School.

One of the few women to lead a global professional body, Helen is a regular media commentator on the role of ethics and the delivery of public value play in business and society. In 2011, ACCA became the first international professional body to publish an integrated report on its performance and Helen remains a strong advocate of the power of wider corporate reporting. She has also driven ACCA's pioneering work in supporting the development of the profession across Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

Helen holds a BA in Politics from the University of Exeter. She was awarded an OBE in June 2011 for services to accountancy, and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Exeter in 2017.

Helen is the “Brand Ambassador” of ACCA on all the 70 plus countries around the globe, including India where she is well known amongst the professionals.

He was appointed as Chairman of the BBC in April 2017. An internationally renowned, versatile personality, with board-level experience spanning a broad range of sectors, from finance, real-estate, mining, legal services, education and to Arts. He was Chairman of Virgin Money (2011-2015), Chairman of Prudential plc (2002-2008) and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England for five years. Prior to this, he worked at Kleinwort Benson for 22 years, concluding as Chief Executive.

Sir David's experience of governance issues covers a variety of organisations in both commercial and not-for-profit sectors. He has served on the Board of the Financial Reporting Council, responsible for the Combined Code of Corporate Governance, chaired the Audit Committee of an international FTSE 100 company, Rio Tinto, and acted as Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee at the Royal Opera House.

He has significant experience of regulatory systems. He was Director of the Financial Services Authority, where he carried out a review for the Ministry of Justice of the regulatory framework for legal services in England and Wales, reporting to the Lord Chancellor in 2004. In 2015, he was asked by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport to review the governance and regulatory arrangements for the BBC.

In addition to his stewardship of the BBC, Sir David is Chairman of King's Cross Central Partnership – regenerating the area around King's Cross in one of London's largest redevelopment projects.

He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. He is a Chartered Accountant, and then spent two years at Harvard Business School where he obtained an MBA. He is an Honorary Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, and an Honorary Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

He was appointed Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours list in 2004.

Mr. Mishra is currently working as Secretary in Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. He belongs to 1984 batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from Uttar Pradesh. He has held all important assignments in Union and State Governments, covering Revenue, Internal Security, Vigilance, Civil Aviation, Tourism, Sports, Agriculture, taxation, Medical & Health, Mining and Urban Development. He has been Principal Secretary to the state Chief Minister for over two years. He is a B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Kanpur, also a MBA (International Business) from University of Western Sydney, Australia and post-graduate Diploma in Public Policy from Institute of Social Studies, The Hague. He has actively promoted Good Governance and has published policy papers on subjects related to Governance, Public Administration and Development Administration in national/international journals.

He has represented Union/State Governments at various national/ international fora and participated in national workshops/ conferences. He is Visiting Faculty, at the University of Guelph, Canada.

He was one of the youngest Secretaries, appointed to Government of India.

Mr. Chaudhuri is an IAS officer (West Bengal cadre) of 1985 batch. He is a scholar-administrator, with a brilliant academic th record, placed in 5 Rank in CBSE Board. He is a B.A. in Economic Honours from St. Stephen's College & M.A. (Economics) from Delhi School of Economics, where he specialized in International Trade. He has the rare distinction of being a Specialist Resource Person' in WTO, UNCTAD, ITC, World Bank, ESCAP & International Organization for Migration (IOM). He regularly writes on International Trade issues in the journal of World Trade, a prestigious publication, as also in Economic Times and Financial Express on International Trade.

He has served as India's Counsellor in Permanent Mission of India to the WTO at Geneva from 2003 to 2006 where he was the Trade Ambassador of India and successfully negotiated several trade agreements for the country. Earlier, he conducted multilateral Trade Negotiations on behalf of India, as Joint Secretary, Commerce. His area of specialization is Multilateral Trade Issues relating to WTO especially Trade in Services & dealing in Rules including Anti-dumping safeguards and subsidies, regional Trading Agreements, Dispute Settlement Mechanism of the WTO, trade in goods and industrial tariffs & bilateral/regional Negotiations of RTAs, FTAs. He was also India's Chief Negotiator for India-ASEAN, India-Malaysia FTAs and India's Deputy representative for India-EU, RCEP Foreign Trade Policy and Industrial Infrastructure and Promotion.

Mr. Shanker is Chairman and MD (CMD) of 'Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and also the Chairman of ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) and Joint venture companies namely Mangalore SEZ Limited(MSEZ), ONGC Tripura Power Company Limited(OTPC), ONGC Petro-additions Limited(OPaL), ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited(OMPL) and Member Director in the Board of Petronet LNG Limited(PLL). He is a Petroleum Engineer from Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad and holds an MBA degree. He has studied Executive Education from IIM-Lucknow and ISB-Hyderabad. He is an industry veteran with more than three and half decades of experience in diverse E&P activities. As Chairman, ONGC Group, he successfully spearheaded the HPCL acquisition of 51% Govt. stake to improve ONGC's downstream portfolio.

Under his dynamic leadership, ONGC Videsh made a successful entry overseas, with Indian consortioum acquiring 10% stake in one of Abu Dhabi's biggest offshore oil concessions (Lower Zakum). Through this acquisition, India has secured a share in the oil-rich Emirate's crude production for the first time. Under his guidance, ONGC has taken various path-breaking initiatives to strengthen the IT platforms like SCADA, ERP(ICE), EACS etc. He has conceptualized company-wide project called “DISHA” for creation of a “Paperless office” platform, which has been successfully implemented in ONGC. As CMD of ONGC, his priority is towards developing the East Coast discoveries, rejuvenating the mature fields of Western Offshore and Onshore and Improvement in Reservoir Management. Under his leadership, ONGC made the highest-ever Revenue and record profit, in the last financial year.

He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He joined the Galadari Group, Dubai, a multinational conglomerate in 1980. He has served the company with an impressive career portfolio spanning almost 40 years. Currently, he holds the position of Group Chief Executive Officer of Galadari Brothers LLC and its Subsidiaries.

In 2010, he contributed to set up a Professional Accounting firm that provides a range of services, that assists organizations to adhere to strict financial discipline.

He successfully brought about strategic changes in Finance and Strategic management, with his approach of "kaleidoscope thinking”, to achieve organizational goals within the Corporate Governance framework. He globally represents Galadari Brothers, holding Directorships in various overseas entities connected to Galadari Group in UAE, Australia, United Kingdom, India and Sri Lanka.

He is also a Sr. Founding Trustee of Shiroor Welfare Trust, where he is the Vice President and Treasurer for the Charitable Trust, which operates the Green Valley National School, India.

Mohamed Yahya Kazi Meeran is a very versatile professional, having engaged in various industries ranging from Media and Publishing, Food and Beverages, Automotives, Heavy Equipment, Hospitality, Trading, Engineering, Real Estate, Travel and Tourism to Entertainment.

He is member of a number of Hinstitutes of managers and arbitration.

He has served as the Chairman, Dubai Quality Group and as a Deputy Director General of Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He has participated in Technical Committees drafting – Commercial Law, Company Law, Agency Law and Intellectual Properties Law, World Trade Agreements Laws.

He has handled Free Trade Agreements and participated in Technical Committees of GCC, EU, EFTA, GCC, FTA, WTO, and UAE National Committees. He is well known for his Business Strategies in Human Resource Management, Total Quality Management, and Media Relations

He is a very distinguished diplomat, having served in UAE Embassy, New Delhi, as a Director of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UAE, as an Advisor Dubai Expo 2020.

Mr. Kwa Chong Seng was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2016.

He is a multi-faceted personality. He also serves as the Chairman of Singapore Technologies Engineering and is a member of the Advisory Committee of Dymon Asia Capital. Besides, he is a non-executive director of Sea town Holdings, as also in the public sector as Deputy Chairman of the Public Service Commission and Board Member of the Defence Science and Technology Agency.

Mr. Kwa was the Deputy Chairman of Olam International from 2014, and was promoted to Chairman in 2015. He was the Deputy Chairman of Temasek Holdings from 1997 to 2012 and a non-executive Director of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank from 2003 to 2012. Between 2002 and 2004, he served as non-executive Chairman of the Media Corporation of Singapore.

He has more than 40 years' experience in the Petroleum Industry. He started his career with Esso Singapore in 1969, holding various roles in logistics, marketing and other parts of the downstream business. He was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director in 1992. He held this post until 1999 when he was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Exxon Mobil Asia Pacific. He retired from this position in 2011.

He is a very distinguished technocrat. In 1994, Mr Kwa was awarded the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award by the National University of Singapore. He was conferred the Honorary Ningbo Citizenship in 1999. He was also awarded the Singapore Public Service Star in 2005, and the Singapore Public Service Star (Bar) in 2016.

He is a graduate from the University of Singapore with a Mechanical Engineering degree. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering, Singapore.

He is one of Singapore's best known technocrats.

Appointed Group CEO in 2007, Ms. Chua directs the Singapore-based multinational's global strategy and oversees its consumer, enterprise and digital businesses. She joined Singtel in 1989 as Treasurer before being promoted as Group Chief Financial Officer in 1999. She held the positions of Group CFO and CEO, International from February 2006 to October 2006, when she was appointed Deputy Group CEO. Ms. Chua has multifarious duties and sits on the boards of such prestigious companies as Bharti Airtel, Bharti Telecom, the Defence Science and Technology Agency, Cap Vista and key subsidiaries of the Singtel Group. She is also a member of the Indonesia-Singapore Business Council, the Public Service Commission, the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council and the Singapore Management University Board of Trustees.

She is a brilliant scholar and holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) from the University of Singapore. She is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a CFA charterholder. She is one of the best known finance professionals in Singapore.

H.E. Mr. Thakral is the Executive Director of the multi-billion dollar Thakral Group of Companies and Chairman and Director of several companies in Thakral Group. Over the years, he has had diversified exposure to many facets of the business across many geographical areas. In addition to his business interests, he is a very distinguished diplomat, also Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Denmark. He was also Non-Resident Ambassador to Sri Lanka, prior to assuming charge of Denmark. He has served as Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation's South Asia Business Group and Chairman Business India, Singapore. He is a Board member, ASEAN India Business Council.

He is also Chairman Emeritus, TiE Singapore and ex-Board member of Tie Global. He actively takes a keen interest in the angel investment space across various sectors. He enjoys the hands-on experience of mentoring young entrepreneurs and creatively utilizing his business acumen to develop business skills among budding entrepreneurs driving businesses that are beneficial for society. He is actively involved in many charitable activities and practices CSR through his companies, much before it was made mandatory. He is a goodwill Ambassador of India to Singapore, the commercial hub of Asia.

Mr. Brydon is currently Chairman of London Stock Exchange Group and the Sage Group pic.

He brings a wealth of experience gained on the boards of a number of listed companies across a wide range of sectors, as well as his significant knowledge and understanding of the Finance and Insurance industries, from his time as Chairman and Chief Executive BZW Investment Management Ltd and AXA Investment Managers.

He has a very distinguished track record such as the post of Chairman, Smiths Group pic, the London Metal Exchange, Taylor Nelson Sofres pic, Amersham pic, AXA Framlingt on Ltd and Royal Mail pic and is a former Director of Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust pic, Allied Domecq pic, AXA UK pic and Scottish Power pic.

He is currently, Chairman of the well-known charity'Chance to Shine' and Chairman of the science Museum Foundation.

Sir Richard is Chairman of Rothschild India, having been appointed to the position in May 2015.

He previously served as British High Commissioner to India between 2007 and 2011, with great distinction. Sir Richard served as British Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2012 until 2015, overseeing the transformation of the United Kingdom's presence from one which was largely military (comprising 10,000 troops) to an increasingly civilian role. He also contributed to the achievement of a peaceful, orderly and broadly democratic transition from President Karzai to his successor - something unique in the history of Afghanistan.

During his stint as British High Commissioner to India, from 2007 to 2011, he was responsible for strengthening economic ties between the two countries, with India becoming one of the top 4 foreign investors in the UK, and UK became the largest foreign investor in India.

Sir Richard has held a number of other important positions during his career, including Chief Operating Officer at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2003-2007) and British Ambassador to Bulgaria (1998-2001).

He is an Oxford scholar.

Mrs. Rajashree Birla spearheads the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development, the Group's apex body responsible for development projects. She oversees the Group's social and welfare driven work across 40 companies. She is Director on the Board of all the major Aditya Birla Group of Companies, both in India and overseas.

She is a humanitarian par excellence, and compassion is her only currency. Born in Bikaner and Graduated from the Loretto College at Kolkata.

Mrs. Birla is the Chairperson of the FICCI - Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence, heads the "Sangit Kala Kendra", and is on the Board of Asia Pacific Committee as well as Habitat's Global Committee.

The “Economic Times Corporate Citizen of the Year” was bestowed upon her in 2001 and again in November 2012. She received the “Rajiv Gandhi Award for Eminence in Social Field” and FICCI – FLO Golden Laurel Award, in 2009. She received “The CEO India CSR Leader 2014” and the Fine Arts Society's “FAS Stree Ratna Award 2014”. She was named "The Torch Bearer of Humanitarian Service" and “Serving Humanity Award” by Rotary International in January 2018.

The IOD's coveted “Global Golden Peacock Award for CSR” was presented to Mrs. Birla by Dr. Ola Ullsten, the Former Prime Minister of Sweden in Portugal in 2010. The Government of India bestowed the “Padma Bhushan” Award in 2011 on Mrs. Rajashree Birla in the area of “Social Work”.

The Institute of Directors has great pleasure to confer the 'IOD's Distinguished Fellowship - 2018' on her.

Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal is one of the India's most highly-respected civil engineer. In a career spanning 35 years, he has been an embodiment of Quality in Civil Engineering, Consultancy and Project implementation. He is currently the Chairman of National Building Construction Company (NBCC), a Schedule 'A' Navratna PSU. He also holds several additional prestigious positions like the co-Chair of National Council on PSEs; Chairman of National Council, ASSOCHAM; Chairman of BRICCS (CCI); Sr. Vice President of Indian Buildings Congress
etc.

He pioneered the concept of redevelopment of public land, based on a unique financial model, which emphasizes on 'zero financial burden' on the Exchequer. The Govt. has entrusted mega redevelopment schemes, for over Rs.40,000 crore to NBCC.

Dr. Mittal has strengthened NBCC's foreign footprint through agreements with companies in Oman, Botswana, Malaysia, Mauritius, Maldives et al. NBCC has started construction of the Supreme Court building and Housing in Mauritius. ‘

On the 'World Environment Day -2018', Dr. Mittal pledged in the presence of Prime Minister Hon'ble Narendra Modi Ji that 'NBCC will lead by example ensuring total adoption of environment-friendly and sustainable technologies, setting new standards for the sector'.

Dr. Mittal has won several national and international accolades, from the Most Promising CEO Award to World's Best Leader title including the 'Swachh Bharat Ratna Award' & 'SCOPE Leadership Excellence Award'.

The Institute of Directors has great pleasure to confer the 'IOD's Distinguished Fellowship – 2018' on him.

Mr. Kuljit Singh Popli is the Chairman & MD of IREDA which is a pioneering developmental financial institution dedicated to financing renewable energy and energy efficiency in India.

Under his leadership, IREDA has been positioned on an exponential growth trajectory as the most credible and important institution in the Renewable Energy space in India. He has been instrumental in bringing out several new and innovative financial products/ schemes, to help meet the financing requirements of the renewable sector. IREDA has also been doing notable work under CSR and Sustainable Development.

Mr. Popli has rich experience of working for over 36 years in India's Power Sector, with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and Power Finance Corporation (PFC).

He is on the management boards of several organizations of national importance, and also an official member of various high-level official committees in the field of Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency. He is Country Representative, for International Solar Alliance.

The contributions made by Mr Popli to IREDA, his profession and society at large have been well recognized through several top honours received by him and IREDA

Mr. Popli is a leading technocrat, an Engineer with added expertise in Finance and Law.

The Institute of Directors has great pleasure to confer the 'IOD's Distinguished Fellowship – 2018' on him.

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jayant M. Patel, born on 04.08.1956 at Veraval, Gujarat, passed B.Com. and LL.B. He had a first class educational career and was also awarded National Merit Scholarship, while studying LL.B.

He entered Bar in August, 1979, Rajkot, and shifted to Gujarat High Court in 1985.

He was appointed as Central Govt. Standing Counsel, Senior Counsel to Railways, Govt. of India, Counsel for the Income Tax Department and Standing Counsel for SAFEMA (Ministry of Finance), Govt. of India.

He studied the working in the system of administration of justice in various countries and visited High Courts and Supreme Courts in USA, England, France, Singapore, Germany and Canada etc.,

He was elevated as Judge in the High Court of Gujarat in 2001 and was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of High Court of Gujarat in 2015. Later, he was Sworn-in as Judge of Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru in 2016.

He was appointed as Executive Chairman of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority. He was also the President of Arbitration Law Centre, Bengaluru, Executive Chairman, Indian Law Institute, Karnataka and appointed as Executive Chairperson of Regional Office of International Centre For Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR) with effect from 20.06.2017.

He laid down the Office on 25.09.2017.

He is Chief Operating Officer at both DMCC and the DGCX, the Middle East's first derivatives exchange, as well as with Royal Dutch Shell. With over 25 years of commodities and industry experience, Gautam has a deep understanding of how supply is moving around the world.

Gautam's visionary leadership gives the organisation the competitive edge to excel in a global marketplace through continuous innovation, strong customer focus, and a solid strategic foundation.

As a market leader for global trade, Gautam's ensures DMCC provides all the products, services, regulatory standards, physical & financial infrastructure business needs.

DMCC has been ranked the number one Free Zone in the world by Financial Times' for the last three years. The DMCC Free Zone is home to over 14,100 companies through its trade facilitation for key commodities sectors such as precious metals, diamonds, tea, coffee, and the food and agri trade. Its financial services platforms including the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation, the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), Concordia Facilities Management, and an International Advisor to the Shanghai Gold Exchange.

Mr. Peter Seah Lim Huat, Chairman, DBS Group Holdings & DBS Bank joined the Board of Directors of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank in November, 2009. He assumed the role of Chairman in 2010.

He is simultaneously the Chairman of the Compensation and Management Development Committee, Executive Committee and Nomination Committee, as well as member of the Audit Committee and Board Risk Management Committee. In addition, he is Chairman of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.

Mr Peter is also the Chairman of Singapore Airlines Limited, Singapore Health Services and LaSalle College of the Arts Limited. He has been a banker for 33 years before retiring as Vice Chairman and CEO of the Overseas Union Bank in 2001.

He also serves on the boards of GIC Private Limited, Asia Mobile Holdings Pte, Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte and STT Communications.

Last month, he was conferred the Institute of Directors (IOD) India's, prestigious Distinguished Fellowship for 2017. He is IOD's first Distinguished Fellow from ASEAN region, and was recognized for his outstanding contribution towards business and society at IOD's first ever Singapore Global Convention on Corporate Ethics & Risk Management held in December, 2017.

Mr. Alok Sharma MP, Hon'ble Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Dept. for Communities and Local Government, Govt. of U.K. grew up in Earley and went to school in Reading.

Elected in 2010, with one of the largest swings to the Conservatives, he has served as a member of the Commons Treasury & Commons Science and Technology select committees, a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Treasury and as a Conservative Party Vice Chairman. He was appointed in 2016 as the Prime Minister's Infrastructure Envoy to India and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Oliver Letwin, the former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster who had overall responsibility for the Cabinet Office. He is currently Minister of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government, UK.

He was a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte, and then worked for 16 years in banking, where he held senior roles in Stockholm and Frankfurt, including serving as a member of the Corporate Finance Global Management Committee, Nikko Securities. He successfully campaigned to deliver government investment in local infrastructure, including improvements at Reading, Tilehurst, Theale, Pangbourne and Reading West stations and the extension of Crossrail to Reading.

He has worked with local school and parent groups, like All Saints Junior School, The Wren School and Purley Primary School, to deliver extra government funding for progressive schools.

He has worked with local campaign groups to fight unsustainable development on green spaces He is committed to campaigning against any unsustainable development all across Reading.

He is a supporter of expanding local businesses. He has supported entities such as Tesco Distribution Centre to deliver new jobs and has organised local business export seminars, helped deliver reductions in business rates for local businesses and for faster broadband.

A keen supporter of local charities, faith groups and volunteers, he has championed their selfless work.

H.E. Ahmed Bin Sulayem has played a key role in positioning DMCC as a major international commodities hub and introduced a number of value-added products and services - DMCC Free Zone - the UAE's largest Free Zone, the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), the only diamond exchange in the Middle East, the DMCC Tea Centre which has contributed to the UAE becoming the world's largest re-exporter of tea, DMCC Trade flow, a central Registry of ownership for commodities stored in Dubai, stimulating commodity trade, as well as gold refineries, gold and diamond vaults, the UAE gold bullion coins and the Visions of Dubai Gold Souvenir Coins.

He joined DMCC in 2001 as a Director. Today, he is the Executive Chairman as well as the Director of Human Resources, Director of Dubai Shariah Asset Management (DSAM) and Dubai Commodity Asset Management (DCAM). He has played a leading role in reviving Dubai's traditional pearls industry by launching the Dubai Pearl Exchange and conceptualized the idea behind Almas Tower, the tallest commercial building in the Middle East.

His extensive knowledge of the diamond trade also led to his appointment as global Kimberley Process Chair on behalf of the UAE. He has travelled to 20 countries, before contributing to the draft resolution on "The Role of Diamonds in Fuelling Conflict" at the UN General Assembly.

He continues to play a leading role in positioning DMCC as a major international commodities hub for trade & has built the world's largest Free Zone; ensuring the UAE has 60 percent market share of global tea re-exports. He has helped establish Dubai as the world leader in gold, diamonds trade.

Dr. Aruna Sharma is a graduate in Science and holds a Ph.D in Development Economics. During her brilliant career in the lAS, she has specialized in the fields of Finance, Industrial Promotion, Communications & I.T. Her work on 'Resource Convergence' has been published by UNDP.

Before joining the Ministry of Steel, she was Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, where her major contribution was the development of GeM Portal and NSP Scholarship Portal of 16 Departments and 38 schemes of the Govt of India.

She has received numerous distinctions and Awards in her career including National Award for e-Governance, 2015-16 (Silver Award); Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for Rural Development; and Integrated Water Shed Management Programme Award for BestPractices.

He was: Chairperson of Committee on Agriculture, FAO, Chairperson of Evaluation Committee, IFAD, Member of Executive Board, IFAD, Rome. He also represented India at the World Food Summit. He has served as Head of the National Horticulture Mission in India. As Chairman BWSSB, Bangalore, he negotiated a World Bank loan of US$ 800 million for water supply. As Secretary Environment, Karnataka. 

He was responsible for implementation of measures for Sustainable Development in accordance with Agenda 21. A brilliant scholar, he is PhD in Food Security and has a Diploma (ClAP) from Ecole Nationale d' administration (ENA) Paris, France in Public Finance. He has a postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Law from National Law School of India, & Masters in Science (Hons.) from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India. He has done several training programmes at JFK School of Governance, Harvard and LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.

His last assignment was as Minister (Agriculture), Embassy of India, Rome & Alternate Permanent Representative to UN Food and Agriculture Agencies.

Ashish K. Chauhan is the MD & CEO of BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), and was one of the founders of India's National Stock Exchange ("NSE"). He is best known as the 'father of modern financial derivatives' in India, for his work at NSE. He has been instrumental in setting up India's first fully automated screen based trading system, first commercial satellite communications network, and has recently successfully completed the IPO of BSE.

He was appointed as CEO, BSE in 2012. He is credited with reviving BSE, including making it the fastest Exchange in the World, and introduction of Mobile Trading, online real time surveillance system, and introduction of several market leading products. He was also instrumental in setting up First "India International Exchange".

He has won several International and National awards, including: Distinguished Alumnus Award -11M Calcutta, CEO of the Year; Diamond Sabre Awards 2015, Hong Kong; Indian Business Leader of the Year, Switzerland 2015. He holds a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from liT Bombay, and a PGDM from 11M Kolkata. He is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University, Canada. He is the Chairperson in the Board of Governors (BoGs) of NIT, Manipur and South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE), SAARC.

Mr. Sanjiv Goenka is the Chairman, has an asset base of Rs. 32,000 crore. Formed in 2011, the Group currently comprises six business sectors – power & natural resources, carbon black, retail, media & entertainment, infrastructure, IT and education. Employing 50,000 people in India and abroad, the Group's publicly-quoted companies have 300,000 shareholders.

With more than 3 million consumers in its licensed area, CESC is in the midst of rapid growth having already raised its generating capacity from 850 MW to 2500 MW. Phillips Carbon Black is India's largest carbon black company, while to Spencer's goes the credit of pioneering organized retail in India. Currently, Spencer's is spread over 35 cities with 1.1 ml sqft trading area. First source Solutions is amongst the top three business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, having presence across six countries.

In 2001, Mr. Sanjiv Goenka became the youngest-ever President of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). Following the footstep of his illustrious father, Dr. Rama Prasad Goenka, Sanjiv was for two terms Chairman, Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.A past President of All India Management
Association (AIMA), Mr. Sanjiv Goenka now chairs the International Management Institute, India's first corporate-sponsored business school with campuses in Delhi, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar.

He is currently the Honorary Consul of Canada in Kolkata. He was educated at the famed St. Xavier's College.

Dr. Raghupati Singhania is Vice President of J.K. Organisation, one of the oldest & largest business house in India, having footprint in over 100 countries. He is Chairman & MD of JK Tyre & Industries - Pioneers of Radial technology in India and manufacturers of the well known “JK Tyre”, “Vikrant” and “Tornel” brand of Tyres. It has a turnover of over $1.3 billon.

Besides being an academic, he is a visionary and technology savvy business leader. His remarkable visionary abilities were best demonstrated in his pioneering role in introducing radial technology in India in 1977, when all other tyre companies were pursuing only conventional technology.

His Group Companies are engaged in well - diversified manufacture and export of a large range of products such as Automobile Tyres & Tubes, Paper, Cement, Woollen Textiles, Cotton Textile Yarn, V-belts, Oil Seals, Power Transmission systems, Hybrid seeds, Dairy & Food products, Cosmetics, products & systems for Defence and Aerospace, Healthcare, and Education.

Under his dynamic stewardship, JK Tyre initiated its Motor Sports programme to identify and nurture promising talent in the world of racing. His vision was to use 'speed' as the platform to build its brand. Thanks to his untiring efforts, India's first Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan, another F1 hotshot Karun Chandhok and now the highly talented F2 driver Armaan Ebrahim are well known.

Dr. Singhania is serving various leading Apex Chambers and Government bodies such as CII, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association, Chairman, PHD Chamber of Commerce, Asia-New Zealand Foundation & Honorary Advisor - Indian Rubber Manufacturers Association (IRMRA).

Dr. Singhania has served prestigious Government bodies, such as, IIT Chennai, Xavier Institute of Management, CAPEXIL, Rubber Board Kottayam, and Apex Chambers like, ASSOCHAM, Indo American Chamber of Commerce IACC). His illustrious career is studded with numerous prestigious recognitions and awards - HALL OF FAME - “CORPORATE ICON OF THE YEAR” AWARD 2011, presented in London; “Inspirational Leader of New India”, awarded to him in Las Vegas in 2014.

He has been Inducted into “TIA HALL OF FAME 2015 by Tyre Industry Association, USA.

Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal is the Chairman of Hero Corporate Service. He is responsible for developing growth strategy and implementation of new business plans for the Group. He is the Founder Chairman of BML Educorp Services (a not-for-profit university initiative by the Hero Group). He is the guiding force behind the BML Munjal University.

Mr Munjal is currently President of the All India Management Association (AIMA). He has also been Past President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He is a member of Prime Minister's Council on Trade & Industry.

He is on the boards of DCM Shriram Consolidated, Coca Cola Advisory Board, Bharti Foundation, the Indian School of Business at Hyderabad and Mohali. He is Member of the Board of Governors of IIT, Punjab. He serves on the President's Council at the University of Tokyo, one of the oldest and most revered institutions in Japan. He has been appointed by the Punjab Govt as Chairman of the Board of Governors of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar in October, 2012. He is Member of the Advisory Board of the UK – India Business Council.

He was selected by 'India Today' – India's largest English news magazine, as one of the “Faces of the Millennium” for business. He has received GlobScot Award from the UK Government in 2012. He has been honoured by The Royal Society of Medicine by inscribing his name on the Wall of Honour at London in recognition of his contribution in Affordable Healthcare as President of Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana in February, 2013. The SRM University, Chennai conferred a Doctorate of Literature on Mr Munjal in 2016. XLRI, Jamshedpur has conferred “Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal for Social and Industrial Peace” on Mr Munjal last year.

Lieutenant General Sunil Kumar Gadeock, AVSM was commissioned into the Brigade of the Guards, Indian Army on 11 June, 1977. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is Master of Science (Defence Studies), Master of Philosophy and also Diploma in Senior Level Defence Management.

During his distinguished career in the Army, he has held command, staff and instructional appointments, which included command of 12 GUARDS and Commander 23 (I) Armoured Brigade. He was selected for a three year Staff tenure as Logistics Advisor to Botswana Defence Force. He had the distinction to raise Military Operations 3B, Military Operations Directorate in Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army). He served in two armoured divisions in coveted appointments. He served as Brigadier Quartermaster (Brig Q), in a Corps HQ in North Eastern Sector. He was the youngest Aide to the President of India, having served two Presidents. He was the Adjutant of the National Defence Academy, Pune.

He was decorated with AVSM for his distinctive creation of infrastructural assets, two Chief of Army' Staff Commendation Cards and two Commendation Cards from Army Commander, Eastern Command and Western Command for distinguished service.

Mr. Arnab Goswami is currently President & Editor-in-Chief of TIMES NOW and ET NOW News Channels. His show the Newshour is aired at 9 pm (IST) with live news coverage. He also hosts a special television program me Frankly Speaking with Arnab, which has featured eminent personalities. He is a recipient of a number of awards for his journalistic ability.

He began his career in TV news broadcast with NDTV 24 X 7 in 1995, where he anchored daily newscasts and set new standards in political reporting, where he did reporting for News Tonight, a programme telecast on DD Metro.

He hosts the popular Newshour show every weeknight. Newshour was seen as the agenda setting show on the channel, the longest running news analysis shown on any channel (1998-2003).

As a Senior Editor with NDTV 24 X 7, he was responsible for the overall editorial content. He hosted one of the channel's top rated news analysis show-Newsnight, which won an award for the Best News Anchor of Asia in the 2004 Asian Television Awards. He is the main contributor to the rise of the Times Now news channel to the top slot since its launch in January, 2006.

His not able accomplishments include anchoring the July, 2006 Mumbai train bombings, interviewing over 200 politicians and analysts during the Trust Vote in October 2008 within a span of 26 hours of live anchoring and hosting the 26/11 Mumbai Terror attacks for over 65 hours, in which the channel set new standards in live and direct field reporting.

Frankly Speaking with Arnab, has featured eminent personalities such as the late Benazir Bhutto, UK Prime Minister- Gordon Brown, Afghanistan President- Hamid Karzai, H. H. the Dalai Lama, US Secretary of state - Hillary Clinton, and a host of prominent Indian personalities from politics, sports , films, and the corporate world. He has also authored a book Combating Terrorism: The Legal Challenge.

A caveat, Mr. Goswami, has spoilt the evenings of Delhi's citizens at least. One cannot visit anyone, not neighbors, not family, not friends from 9-10 pm reason: - Arnab Goswami Show. 'If Nani Palbhiwala – one man think tank in legal discourse, he is a one man think tank in political discourse.

His biographer may write that he is re-inventing democracy in India- like Greeks - through open debate and discussion.

Mr. Gupta belongs to the Indian Administrative Service. He was also declared Best Undergraduate student and won Chancellor's Bronze Medal and the prestigious Dunn Medal for English literature. He also represented his University in Tennis and Squash. He did his Post Graduate in History from St Stephen's College, Delhi University and stood second. He earned his M Phil degree in International Relations from School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He has a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University as a Mason Fellow.

After doing several district - level assignments in Bihar, he has spent several years in different Departments covering almost all areas of work in both State Government and the Government of India. While District Magistrate, Rohtas, he was awarded the shield for best performances in the State for the various Rural Development programmes. He was Adviser (Jute & Coir) at India Trade Centre, Brussels during 1983-85 as well as a year with the World Health Organization in Delhi as Adviser in 2003-2004. He was Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy from 2008 - 2011 where he had initiated India's ambitious National Solar Mission. After retirement, he is serving as an expert with International Agencies in the areas of Renewable Energy and Energy Access.

Mr. Tripathi is an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. He did his post graduation in Physics from the University of Allahabad. He also has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

He has an experience of 35 years in the Public Administration. He has held important positions in Government of India in various Ministries/Departments like Rural Development, Steel & Mines, Tourism, Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Public Enterprises etc. He has also served as Secretary in the Central Vigilance Commission, which is the premier Integrity Institution of the country.

While posted in the North Eastern State of Assam, he served in different capacities in Departments of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Personnel and General Administration, Home & Political, Industries, etc. In addition, in the field he functioned as Assistant Commissioner, Sub Divisional Officer, Project Director of District Rural Development Agency and Deputy Commissioner.

He is currently Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is the author of a revised plan for formulation and implementation of policies and projects in upstream, midstream and downstream activities in the entire Petroleum sector.

Paras Shahdadpuri, Chairman, NIKAI Group of Companies is a format diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service. He left this prestigious career to take up new challenges, to forge his own business empire.

He started with trading in commodities in 1988 and chose Dubai to be the headquarters of his business activity. This laid the foundation of the NIKAI Group - a diversified business group which has forayed into electronics, home appliances, IT, FMCG and retail food chain. Mr. Shahdadpuri revolutionized Consumer Electronics and Home appliances with the launch of the brand NIKAI in 1995. The brand has created history by sustaining growth continuously. It now competes with major international brands. NIKAI has a range of around 400 products with over 15 million satisfied consumers in about 60countries. It is a household name now – Mr. RELIABLE with his countless customers.

Despite his busy schedule, Mr. Shahdadpuri works for the community and has taken up the issues faced by the Indian business with the UAE authorities. As the Chairman of the Overseas Indians Economic Forum during 1999 – 2001, he has brought together the Indian business community with his UAE hosts and fostered a closer working relationship.

He believes that “there is no alternative to hard work, commitment and honest conduct”. He was awarded the prestigious Bharat Shiromani Award in 2005 in recognition of his achievements as a prominent NRI.

Mr. Rajeev Kumar Jain is a fellow of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants of India, Company Secretaries of India, Cost Accountants of India, and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Management from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. In short, Sri Jain is an Institution by himself.

Sri Jain started his career as a Management trainee in M P Birla group and progressed rapidly to become President of its Telecom manufacturing company in a short span of 8 years. He was almost declared under-age at 30. As the youngest President of the Board. With vast experience, he has worked in Steel, telecom and aluminum sectors. In telecom sector, he led his company to achieve best profitability in the entire industry. His expertise lies in general management, driving operational efficiency, cost reduction and solving compile issues.

He had an extremely challenging stint with Vedanta Group. He joined the Organization as CFO of Bharat Aluminum Company and was promoted as CFO of entire Aluminum business. He was the key driver of the two billion dollar aluminum manufacturing capacity expansion project and alumina production project.

At present, Sri Jain is working as Chief Executive Officer of Mumbai International Airport where he joined when the airport was privatized and handed over to GVK consortium. He is associated with this company from the very first day. He joined as President of the company in 2006, and was later elevated and appointed as CEO in 2011.

Mr. Jain spearheaded implementation of expansion project. It was under his dynamic leadership that the new iconic terminal was successfully ope-rationalized in 2014. He successfully mentored the management team of Bombay Airport to initiate various improvement projects for enhancement of passenger experiences, improvement in quality. Mumbai Airport has been conferred with various accolades in quality, passenger service, sustainability, safety, innovation and environmental initiatives.

A voracious reader, Mr. Jain follows latest books on management, health and philosophy. Friends, half the delight of coming to Bombay, especially by outsiders like us, is to savour the sight of a modern, efficient, well-run, spick and span showpiece that is largely Mr. Jain's work of art.

Dr. S. K. Nanda is a civil servant of Gujarat Cadre. A post graduate in Political Science, he holds a Doctorate in Philosophy, and in Economics, in addition to being a post graduate in Law – in short, a scholar of rare learning.

His stints as Collector in districts of Dangs, Vadodara, Panchmahals, Banaskantha and Junagadh are notable for his achievements. As Guardian Secretary of Dangs district, a remote and backward tribal area, he transformed it to become the horticulture and vegetable belt for the urban markets of Gujarat. In the aftermath of the calamitous earthquake in the state in 2001, the World Health Organization (WHO) especially requisitioned his services as a Consultant who successfully monitored the entire work of relief, rehabilitation and restoration of the health infrastructures.

As the state Forest and Environment Department Principal Secretary, he actively propagated afforestation activities, pollution control, environment and coastal zone regulations, green buildings, eco-industrial parks and evolved a policy for investment in environmental infrastructure and also working towards bio-fuel policy and alternate energy options.

As Principal Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies he launched the fortification and enrichment of foods like wheat flour with iron and folic acid and edible oil with Vitamins A and D. This was followed by the issuance of Roaming Ration Cards for migrant labour. His work in the State Health Department enabled him to evolve the concept of Medical Tourism in Gujarat. This was a first for the state.

As CEO of the Gujarat State Financial Corporation, he played a pivotal role in introducing reforms in financial packages and services for SME funding. Now we know, before “Make in India” became a national priority, he was the father of “Make in Gujarat”.

Dr. Nanda is currently spearheading the Mission “Save Water, Save Electricity and Save Fertilizers”. He has redefined the focus of Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals to provide end-to-end solution to farmers from soil/water/seed testing to tissue culture.

A devoted follower of Swami Vivekananda and the Vedanta philosophy, spirituality has defined his personal and work life from the very onset. He is a Trustee of the Kanoria Foundation which, under its umbrella, has entities with a total asset base of about USD 10 billion. As the Vice Chairman of SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited ("SIFL"), a Kanoria Foundation entity, he has been instrumental in bringing  round USD 5.5 billion of consolidated assets under the company's management.

In 1992, SREl launched its initial public offering (IPO) and was listed on all major stock exchanges. Five years later, foreign development finance institutions such as IFC, FMO and DEG came on board as strategic equity partners. He has conceptualized 'Quippo', thereby launching the country's largest infrastructure equipment rental company catering to the high growth verticals such as construction, telecom, energy and oil & gas.

He has formed a joint venture with Tata Teleservices to form Viom Networks, which is now India's largest telecom tower company with over 42,000 towers. Recently, American Tower Corporation (ATC) has acquired Srei's stake in Viom in the largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) deal in India's telecom sector. Under his leadership, Srei Equipment Finance Limited (nSEFL") has emerged as India's number one infrastructure equipment financier with over 30% marketshare.

He leads ASSOCHAM, India's oldest and leading chamber of commerce, as President He has been recently nominated by the Government of India as a Member of the India-Korea CEOs Forum, & a Member of the Governing Council of India International Chamber of Commerce. He is also the Governing Body Member of Construction Industry Development Council (CIOC). He has served as Member of the Construction Sector in the 10th Five Year Plan of the Planning Commission.

To develop rural entrepreneurship, he along with his brother has created strong rural infrastructure network under the brand "Sahaj" which provides revenue opportunities to more than 27,000 village level entrepreneurs impacting more than a million lives in rural India.

Mr. Vijay Karia, is the Chairman & Managing Director of Ravin Group of Companies. With an experience of more than 30 years, he has played an important role in identifying the importance of harnessing solar power systems which reduce the cost of electricity and promote clean and green energy with an addition to creating opportunities of improvement in electricity consumption.

Apart from prominent roles across forums like - Chairman, Elecrama 2018, organized by IEEMA; Member, Chairman, Expert Committee of Exhibitions of Indian Merchants’ Chamber; Member, Executive Council, IEEMA; Member, Power Advisory Board of the Economic Times among many others, he has been honored with prestigious accolades. He was awarded with Distinguished Fellowship Award in 2016 by the Institute of Directors in recognition to his experience and expertise in corporate affairs and public service. He was recently recognized as ‘A Leading Industrialist’ at The House Of Lords, UK.

Mr. Karia was recently recognized as one of India's Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs byThe Economic Times.

After completing his B.A. in Economics (Hons) from St.Stephen's College, Delhi University & M.A. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, JNU, he was declared a Chevening Scholar.

Amitabh an IAS officer is Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India. He is responsible for formulation and implementation of industrial policy and strategies for industrial development, formulation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and facilitation of FDI, policies related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in the fields of Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications.

He is also the Chairman of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) being developed by Government of India as a global manufacturing and investment destination supported by world class infrastructure and enabling policy framework. The DMIC project is aimed at the development of futuristic, smart industrial cities in India which will converge and integrate next generation technologies across sectors.

Amitabh has been the key driver of “God's Own Country” & “Incredible India” campaigns which branded and marketed Kerala and India as a tourism destination worldwide. As Secretary, DIPP, he is in charge of the “Make in India” initiative.He is the author of “Branding India - An Incredible Story”.

He is the Chairman & MD of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), India's most valuable public sector enterprise and one of the most successful upstream hydrocarbon companies in the world.

He has experience of over three decades in the oil & gas industry. He has served as Director (Finance) in ONGC Videsh, Director (Finance) in ONGC and MD in ONGC Videsh. And in 2014, he has taken over as the Chairman & Managing Director of ONGC and Chairman, seven other ONGC Group of Companies which includes ONGC Videsh Ltd, operating in 17 countries, Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) and five other joint venture companies.

He is a renowned professional, a member of Institutes of Cost & Works Accountants of India, as also Company Secretaries. He has truly given both ONGC & earlier ONGC (Videsh) an international profile.

He is a Master of Business Administration, with a brilliant academic record. He is Chairman, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited, Bombay, responsible for oversight of all the operations of the Group. Under his leadership, the company has been in the forefront of commercialization of Infrastructure projects.

IL&FS pioneered the concept of Public-Private Partnership in India, and has promoted, developed and financed diverse projects in Surface Transport, Power, Telecommunications, Ports, SEZs, Water Supply and Area Development, working closely with official agencies with an emphasis on Environmental Sustainability and local area development. Prior to joining IL&FS, he was Executive Director, 20th Century Finance Corporation, bombay, which grew to be the largest private sector Company in the financial services sector.

Earlier, he also served Citibank NA, Bombay, as a senior Manager. He has the rare distinction of serving most of the top companies of India. Asia Mezzanine Capital, IIM, Banglore, Anu's Laboratory, Manipal Acunova, Ameya Labs, HSBC Direct, Tanu Capital, National stock Exchange, TATA Finance, ORIX, Hewlett-Packard etc.

He is with Ministry of Culture, Youth and community Development, UAE serving as the senior most expert. Earlier, he was the Vice Chancellor of The Higher Colleges of Technology, (HCT) Dubai, the largest such institution in United Arab Emirates. He is also the Chairman of Emirates Driving Company PJSC and also serves as Vice- Chairman of Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT), the first Technology Park in the UAE.

As part of the senior management team of the Higher Colleges of Technology, he has worked with top global leaders to create a world class e-Learning institution through strategic implementation of laptop learning programme, wireless campus infrastructure, online learning and knowledge management programme.

He is the Founder of numerous international conclaves on e-Learning and entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates.

Dr. Kamali holds a Doctorate in Engineering from George Washington University and an MBA degree in both Aeronautical Engineering and Aircraft Engineering from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, USA. He has pioneered e-learning not only in the UAE but in the entire Middle East.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer is Dubai Electricity & Water Authority's MD & CEO, focusing on driving growth and execution within the Emirate of Dubai.

Mr. Al Tayer has led DEWA since 1991, transforming it into a forward-looking, commercial utility. Saeed has been in the forefront in localization, bringing focus to his innovative ideas and vision, for building an empowered and fully independent business unit.

He is the member of Government of Dubai's Executive Council, Dubai's Economic Council, Dubai Supreme Fiscal Committee, Chairman of the Dubai Infrastructure Committee, Chairman of Empower, Chairman of Dubai Nuclear Committee, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, member of the Higher Committee of the Emirates National Grid, Vice Chairman of Dubal Holding, Vice Chairman of Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), Chairman of the Dubai Global Energy Forum and Chairman of Emirates Energy Award and Founder and Chairman of WETEX - the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition among other representations.

He is admitted as Distinguished Fellow of IOD for the year 2015.

Dr. S. S. Kshatriya, IAS belongs to the 1980 batch of Indian Administrative Service. Has held various important assignments in Maharashtra and served Government of India in the Ministries of Steel, Power & Home Affairs. Under State Government, he has held crucial assignments like Vice President, MHADA, Commissioner of Sales Tax, General Manager, BEST, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.

He was the Chairman of the Committee for classification of Commodities, where he drafted the law for Value Added Tax  system. As Principal Secretary of Housing Department, he wrote the Housing Policy for the State focusing on affordable housing. He prepared the policy for renewal of leases and introduced the Suvarna Jayanti Rajaswa Abhiyan, which has received tremendous public response. He has served both State Govt. and Govt. of India with great distinction.

Born on 14th January, 1955. He is a native of Vadakara (Calicut District), Kerala. He holds a Masters degree from the University of Kerala. He also holds a Masters degree in Public Administration (MPA) from John F Kennedy School, Harvard University, USA, where he was an Edward Mason International Fellow in 1992.

He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1979 and was allotted to his home State – Kerala. He has served in several posts in the State, starting with Sub Collector, Malappuram District, superannuated as Chief Secretary of the State.

Significant positions he held in the State include District Collector – Malappuram, Managing Director – Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd, Secretary and Principal Secretary – Tourism, General Administration (GA), Health and Family Welfare, Forests, Industry Departments. Significant achievements include the turning around of Kerala Minerals and Metals – the largest PSU in the State from a BIFR company to a profit earning one, setting up of the State Infrastructure Corporation as Special Officer, the plan behind setting up the country’s first Technopark in Trivandrum and the formation of Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) as Chief Secretary.

K. M. Chandrasekhar worked in the Indian Administrative Service from 1970 to 2011. During the last four years of his career, he held the highest position achievable in the Indian civil services, that of Union Cabinet Secretary, reporting directly to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. After his retirement in 2011, he was offered a position equivalent to Cabinet Minister in his home State, Kerala, as Vice Chairman of the State Planning Board, which he held for the next five years until 2016. He has been Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and Finance Secretary in his State Government. In the Ministry of Commerce, he has worked as Chairman of the Spices Board (of which he was founder chairman), as Joint Secretary (Trade Policy Division) in the Ministry and in two diplomatic assignments abroad.[citation needed] He is on the Boards of ten companies, eight of them in the Tata Group and the others in the health care sector. He has been Chairman of the Federal Bank, President of a medical research institute and hospital under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (the Sri Chithra Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum) and currently chairs, in an elected capacity, an economic think tank, teaching and research institution, the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is also Honorary Adviser to an Ayurvedic institution, the Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal. His memoirs are awaiting publication with Harper Collins India and he is now working on his second book.

Jawhar Sircar (born 22 March 1952) is a retired Indian Administrative Services officer, who is prominent as a public intellectual, speaker and writer. He has been elected as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament on 2 August 2021 on an AITC ticket to represent State of West Bengal. He served as chief executive officer in Prasar Bharati from 2012 to 2016 and has been a prominent officer of the Indian Administrative Service officer from 1975. He was Secretary to Government of India (2008–12) and has also held important portfolios in the Central and State governments.

P Joy Oommen is a retired member of the Indian Administrative Service. He holds a post graduate with First Class in Economics from University of Kerala . He also holds a Masters Degree in Development Economics from University of East Anglia, UK. He has attended short term courses in Public Finance at Harvard University, USA and in Sericulture Management at Tsukuba University of Technology, Japan. Mr Oommen served as Chief Secretary to Government of Chhattisgarh, Chairman of Naya Raipur Development Authority and Chairman of Chhattisgarh Electricity Board. His other assignments include CEO and Member Secretary of Central Silk Board, Bangalore,Joint Chief Controller of Imports and Exports, Chennai, Finance Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh,Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Industrial Area Development Corporation, and Collector of Dewas district,Madhya Pradesh. After his retirement, he served as Chairman and Managing Director of Kerala Financial Corporation, Thiruvananthapuram.

Mr. G. Srinivasan, Director joined the National Insurance Academy, Pune with effect from 11th December 2018.

Mr. G. Srinivasan has more than 38 years of experience in General Insurance Industry both in India and abroad. A well-known name in the Indian financial sector, he is the longest serving CMD of Public Sector Insurance Companies. His last appointment was that of Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the largest Indian Insurer, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Prior to joining The New India Assurance Company Ltd. in 2012, he was the Chairman-Cum-Managing Director of The United India Insurance Company Limited. Earlier he had served as MD of The New India Assurance Co. (Trinidad & Tobago) Ltd., Port of Spain.

The 1980-batch Haryana cadre IAS officer had almost two years remaining in his tenure as EC. He would have taken over as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from Sunil Arora.

However, his exit puts EC Sushil Chandra in the fray for the poll watchdog’s top job. Lavasa had had several stints in various government departments, including as secretary in the Union finance ministry. As CEC, Lavasa would have overseen elections in West Bengal, Manipur, Goa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Lavasa didn’t indicate when he’d for Manila, where he is slated to join the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in September.

ADB authorities had announced on July 15 that Lavasa has been appointed as the vice-president for private sector operations and public-private partnerships (PPP).

Experienced leadership position professional with over 40 years of work experience in upstream Oil & Gas & energy industry. Skilled in project development & execution, negotiation particularly in Gas/ LNG long term contracts, Operations & Management of terminals, Petroleum with down stream linkage to petrochemicals. Strong professional with a Ph.D focussed on polymers from Germany. Expert on HR interventions in an organisation , Management and Leadership.

Gopichand P. Hinduja, fondly known as 'GP' in business circles, is the Co-Chairman of Hinduja Group.

GP joined the family business in Mumbai in 1959. He was one of the architects of the transformation of the Group from an Indo-Middle East trading operation into a multi-billion dollar transnational conglomerate.

His business philosophy is best summarized by the words 'common sense'. A significant business move came when the Group acquired Gulf Oil in 1984, closely followed by the acquisition of the then struggling Indian automotive manufacturer, Ashok Leyland, in 1987, which was the first major NRI investment in India. A remarkable turnaround story for Ashok Leyland has resulted in turnover in excess of US $2 billion.

GP is also the visionary behind the Group's forays into Power and Infrastructure sectors, spearheading the task of shaping the Group's plan for building 10 GW of power generation capacity in India.

GP graduated from Bombay’s Jai Hind College in 1959. He holds an Honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of Westminster and Honorary Doctorate of Economics from Richmond College, London.

Atul Temurnikar is a prominent member of the education industry in ASEAN, North & South Asia & Middle East. Now he serves as co-founding trustee and Executive Chairman of Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation (GSF), a not-for-profit organisation.

Mr Temurnikar is a staunch advocate of high-quality education that transcends socio-economic boundaries from Korea to Japan in the East, to Singapore to Malaysia in ASEAN and India and Middle East. His significant efforts in the education sector include as a member of the Schools Sub-committee of the National Integration Committee (NIC) set up by the Government of Singapore.

Mr Atul participated in recommendation of changes to the Indian Foreign Direct Investment’s (FDI) policies for India’s education sector, which were then implemented in 2013 with special cabinet approval. Many of other suggestions given to India's former MHRD Minister were seen to have been implemented in the NEP 2020.

On the business community front, Mr Temurnikar is instrumental in bringing big ideas and big minds together from Singapore and India, and serves as the Patron of the Singapore chapter of the Institute of Directors (IOD India)

A professional with 37 years experience in the Indian Administrative Service. Last positions held as Commerce Secretary/ Deputy Minister Government of India and Member of the Competition Appellate Tribunal. Field of experience includes International Trade and Commerce, Competition Law and Policy, Sustainable Development Policy, Environmental Management, Global Governance, particularly with reference to trade and environment; and Decentralized Governance. Has been on the Board of Government Companies and led corporation as Chairman cum Managing Director. Rich experience of functioning in a multistake holder environment. Prepared the first elaborate Foreign Trade Policy for India and the first National Environment Policy. Executed and supervised projects under Global Environment Facility and UN Environment Program. Long experience of Grass root administration particularly decentralised governance under the Panchayati raj in rural areas. Sits on the board of reputed private companies. Was member of the High Level Advisory Group on International Trade of the Government of India. Takes consultancy assignments with industrial organisations, corporates and reputed government institutions in the field of his expertise.

Vijay Chhibber (IAS:1978:MT) gets additional charge of Chairman, National Highways Authority of India for a period of 3 months. Currently, he is working as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. He will take charge from Rajinder Pal Singh (IAS retired:1976:AP) with effect from the date of relinquishment of charge by R P Singh on completion of his tenure. Mr. Singh had also served as Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industries.

Mr. Shankar Aggarwal (DIN No - 02116442) is a non-executive Independent Director on the Board of your Company. Mr. Aggarwal is an IAS Officer of 1980 batch from U.P. Cadre. Mr. Aggarwal holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electronics and Communications from the University of Roorkee (now IIT, Roorkee) and a Master’s Degree in Computer Technology from IIT, Delhi. He has more than 16 years of experience at Joint secretary level and above in the field of Administration, Urban Development, Industrial Development, Defence, Information Technology, labour, in the respective Ministries of Government of India.

Mr. Rajan has 36 years experience in a wide range of industries including Gas Processing, Gas Pipelines, LPG pipelines, LNG terminals and associated facilities, Petrochemicals and Fertilisers and Chemicals. Areas of expertise include conceptual design, process design, preparation of pre-feasibility reports and detailed feasibility reports (DPR), technology section, plant operations, project management, etc. I was Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of PDIL, a consultancy PSU from Jan 2007 to Nov 2010 and CMD of Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers (RCF) from Nov 2010 to June 2016. I also had the additional charge of CMD of National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) from Jan 2013 to August 2013. I also served as Chairman of Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) from September 2012 to September 2014 and as Chairman of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) from June 2015 to June 2016.Since July 2016 I am an Independent Consultant available for giving advice in the areas of my expertise.

Abdulla Jassem Kalban is Chairman of GAC’s Board of Director and serves as Emirates Global Aluminium’s Managing Director.

Mr. Kalban served as MD and CEO of EGA from the company’s formation in 2014 until 2019.

Mr. Kalban joined Dubai Aluminium as a graduate trainee in 1985 and progressed up through the ranks before becoming Chief Executive Officer of DUBAL in 2005, then President and Chief Executive Officer in 2008.

In addition, Mr. Kalban serves as Chairman of the Gulf Aluminium Council, Vice Chairman of the Federal Electricity and Water Authority and as a Board member of the International Aluminium Institute, Dubai International Financial Centre Investments, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority and Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University. He is active on the Supreme Energy Council in the UAE.

Mr. Kalban holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

She is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led Thermax, an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004. She was among the eight richest Indian women, and in 2007 was part of 40 richest Indians by net worth according to Forbes magazine. She was awarded with the Mumbai Women of the Decade Achievers Award by ALL Ladies League, the all ladies wing of ASSOCHAM.

A man ascribed with the enhancement and growth of the country in social and economic belts, He has served the nation for over five decades with his primordial wisdom, experience and ardent zeal. He is one rare and eminent individual who has held leadership positions in both, the private as well as the public sector, bringing a unique perspective on how the two can work together to foster growth for India.

Recognizing his exemplary understanding of both macro as well as micro policy issues, he had been involved in several government committees and organizations, including the National Innovation Council. He has led three rounds of participative and comprehensive scenario building for the future of India: in 1999 (with the Confederation of Indian Industry), 2005 (with the World Economic Forum) and 2011 (with the Planning Commission).

Ashok Chawla is chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and a distinguished civil servant, with over 40 years of experience in various sectors of the economy at federal and provincial government levels, key regulatory bodies and of handling economic issues in the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC and international multilateral agencies. He holds a Master’s degree in economics from the Delhi School of Economics and joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1973.In view of his rich and diversified experience, after his retirement from civil service he was appointed as chairperson of the CCI in 2011, with tenure until January 2016. His current role is to enforce the Competition Act, 2002 in order to promote and sustain competition in Indian markets, a key component of India’s economic reforms. His duties include presiding over the CCI hearings for cases as well as overseeing all administrative matters of the CCI.

He is also responsible for interacting with the government, parliament, economic regulators, businesses and consumers.During his last 3 years at the CCI, he has accorded high priority to building the CCI as an effective competition agency with trained and knowledge-oriented staff. He has also brought a renewed vigour to the speedy disposal of cases, integrating economic analysis in the orders, issuing quality orders and targeted advocacy especially with the government. He places great importance on aligning CCI’s processes and orders with good international practices by getting the CCI exposed to deliberations of OECD, ICN, UNCTAD and so on, and developing links with mature competition jurisdictions.

Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee is widely acclaimed as the Father of CSR in our country. He was instrumental in framing and issuing the CSR guidelines for Public Sector Enterprises. He played a major role in the inclusion of Section 135 in the Companies Act of 2013 and framing of the rules thereafter.

As DG & CEO of IICA, he spearheads the National Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility (NFCSR). Dr. Chatterjee is also a widely acclaimed management practitioner, theorist and teacher. He has written and lectured over many years on issues of social and sustainable development, corporate responsibility and human resources. He was invited to deliver the prestigious Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in August, 2012 and is a member of the TERI Advisory Board.

He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1975 and has held many distinguished positions. In 2008-09, he was Principal Adviser in the Planning Commission. Here he was deeply involved with a number of micro and macro-economic measures. He was also a part of the team responsible for shaping India’s response to the global economic crisis of 2009.

Presently the Chairman of Dubai Economic Council, Mr. Juma Al Majed is the Founder and the Chairman of Juma AI Majid Group of Companies, Juma AI Majid Centre for Culture and Heritage, as well as the Islamic and Arabic Studies College, Beit Al Khair Society and National Charity Schools.

He has held prominent positions, most notably the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. He received numerous awards, most notably King Faisal Prize and Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Award for Cultural and Scientific Achievement. He was also awarded the First-Class Order of Jerusalem from the President of the Palestinian National Authority in appreciation of his charitable efforts and support for the Palestinian people. In appreciation of the leading role he played in preserving the Arab and Islamic heritage, Mr. Juma Al Majed was honored and received the International Personality Award for serving Culture and Heritage from Egypt, and the Arab Cultural Foundation in Beirut. Recently, he was honored by the League of Arab States in cooperation with the Arab Center for Culture and Information for the Excellence Award for Supporting Arab Heritage.

Mr. Al Majed holds an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities by Lawrence Technological University in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Nesar Ahmad was born in 1961 in Patna, India. He received B.Sc (Engg) degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Bihar College of Engineering, Patna (Now NIT, Patna) in 1984. He received M.Sc (Information Engineering) degree from City University, London, U.K., in 1988, and Ph.D degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in 1993. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering, Aligarh Mulsim University, Aligarh. His current research interests mainly include Artificial Intelligence, Applied Soft Computing, and Digital Learning

Dr. Jadhav is an Economist, Educationist, Academic, Administrator and a best-selling Author of 41 books in English, Marathi and Hindi. As an Independent Member of Parliament, Dr Jadhav has carved out a distinct place for himself through his studious interventions in the House and while serving on various Standing Committees (i.e. Finance, Commerce, Information Technology, Social Justice and Empowerment and Welfare of SC/ST), as well as Consultative Committees (i.e, External Affairs, Tourism and Culture).

Dr Jadhav is about to complete his magnum opus – a 61-hour Mega Web Series titled ‘Indian Constitution: The Pride of Our Nation’. The Mega Web Series made in English with participation from 18 Supreme Court and High Court Judges, 34 MPs, 10 top Constitution experts and more than 30 domain experts of repute, is expected to be released in India and abroad soon in all major Indian languages, with a view to mark ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mohotsav’.

Pradeep Kumar Sinha (born 18 July 1955; IAS is a 1977 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, who was the 31st Cabinet Secretary of India.[2] Prior to this appointment he served as the Power Secretary of India, and was the Shipping Secretary of India before that.

On August 30, 2019 Sinha was appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the Prime Minister's Office. And on 11 September 2019, he was appointed as Principal Advisor to Prime Minister of India, Narendra Damodardas Modi. He resigned from the aforementioned post on 16 March 2021 citing personal reasons.

Dr. R. Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank is recipient of multiple doctorates from leading universities of the world, including PhD in Global Governance by European University, PhD in Green Banking and Sustainability from Sri Sri University and Honor of the Doctoral Fellowship from Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management (SRISIIM).

He was recognized and conferred by the Government of India with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, the highest honor conferred on overseas Indians by the Government of India.

Dr. Seetharaman was honored with Best CEO of The Century for Peace and Humanity Award by the World Humanitarian Drive (WHD) in June 2019. He received the “Global Excellence Award in Renewable Energy 2017” by the Energy and Environment Foundation from Hon’ble Piyush Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Government of India, for his vision, leadership, outstanding contribution and for demonstrating excellence in the Renewable energy sector.

Dr. Sudhir Krishna was a member of Indian Administrative Service for 37 years till he superannuated in June 2014 as Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, wherein he steered the various national programmes & policies for planned urban and regional development including the JNNURM and also developed the initial contours of the Smart Cities Mission. He had held various other senior positions in GOI and in the Government of Karnataka. He has numerous publications to his credit, on themes relating to public policy, management and urban & regional development. In 2015, he chaired two Committees set up by the Government of Delhi for framing a Draft Public Procurement Bill & for making recommendations on simplification/ abolition of licensing system. In April 2016, he was appointed as Chairman, the Fifth Delhi Finance Commission, which submitted its report in October 2017. He chairs the Smart Cities Technical Committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards and a TIFAC Committee on Smart Habitats. He is also a national resource person for the DOPT on Leadership Skills.

Shri Vasudeva is the Chairman and MD of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), and Chairman, ONGC Group of Companies. ONGC is India’s most valuable Maharatna public sector enterprise and one of the premier exploration and production companies of the world. He is also the Chairman of ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) which operates across 16 countries.

A Gold Medalist in Chemical Engineering form NIT Raipur, Shri Sudhir Vasudeva joined ONGC as an executive trainee in 1976. He steadily worked his way up the corporate ladder with the majority of his assignments in offshore oil-fields. He was one of the first generation of engineers specifically identified and entrusted with the task of creating infrastructure to produce oil and gas from offshore fields. With over 35 years’ experience on the larger canvas of ONGC, including 19 years of managing the Bombay High, ONGC’s largest oil producing fields, Shri Vasudeva is one of the finest technical brains of contemporary Oil and Gas business in India.

Rt. Hon. Sandip K. Verma, Baroness Verma (born 30 June 1959) known until 1977 as Sandip K. Rana, is an Indian-British politician in the United Kingdom. An appointed member of the House of Lords, she is Ministerial Champion for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Overseas, a role who chairs the UN Women's national committee. Verma has been the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, from 2015 to 2016.

Hon’ble Justice (Dr.) Arijit Pasayat, former Judge, Supreme Court of India and former Chairman, Competition Appellate Tribunal & Authority for Advance Ruling (Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax)

Born on 10-5-1944. Enrolled as an Advocate on 10-10-1968. Practised in Taxation, Commercial and Constitutional matters. Completed Articleship in Chartered Accountancy and passed Intermediate Chartered Accountancy Examination. He served as the Judge of Orissa High Court from 20.3.1989 – 19.9.1999. Elevated as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on 20.9.1999 and Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 10.5.2000 and elevated as Judge of Supreme Court of India on 19.10.2001.

Ram Jethmalani was a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Sr. Advocate (Supreme Court of India) and an eminent professor of law. He has served as India's Union Law Minister and as Chairman of Bar Council of India. As a lawyer, he has represented a sweep of cases from the high-profile to the controversial for which he has faced both accolades and severe criticism.

Ram Jethmalani, known as a maverick lawyer with many distinctions to his credit, obtained a law degree at an early age of 17 and started practising law in Karachi until the partition of India. The partition led him to move to Bombay as a refugee and he began his life afresh with his family. He first married Durga, at the age of eighteen, and later Ratna Shahani, who was herself a lawyer, in the year 1952. He has two sons and two daughters, of whom, Mahesh Jethmalani and Late Rani Jethmalani are also well known lawyers.

He was elected a member of parliament in 6th and 7th Lok Sabha on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Bombay. He has served as Law Minister of India and also as Minister of Urban Development during the Prime Ministership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee against whom he later contested in General Elections of 2004 from Lucknow constituency.

Pallavi S. Shroff is the managing partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM & Co), heads the dispute resolution practice and is also the chief mentor for the competition law practice in the firm.

Pallavi has been a driving force in further enhancing the positioning of SAM & Co as India’s premier full-service law firm ever since she took over as managing partner in 2015. Under her guidance, the firm has exponentially grown from 60 partners in 2015 to 144 partners as of December 2021, with diversified practice offerings and an accelerated pan-India presence across seven countrywide offices. She has been instrumental in the firm’s advanced technology initiatives and transformation and enhancement of the firm’s client service delivery.

On his appointment as Chairman & MD of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Mr. B. Prasada Rao, 55, has assumed charge as CMD of India's largest Navratna Public Sector engineering and manufacturing enterprise, here today.

He takes over to lead the company at a crucial juncture when BHEL is building capacity and capability to contribute fully for meeting the country’s power forecast for the 11th plan and beyond. For this, the company is enhancing its manufacturing capacity to 15,000 MW per annum and will further augment it to 20,000 MW per annum by March, 2012.

Mr. Rao is a Mechanical Engineering Graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh and a Post Graduate in Industrial Engineering from NITIE, Mumbai. He has 31 years of diversified, versatile and varied experience through working in strategic as well as operational areas in all major segments of BHEL covering concept-to-commissioning activities.

Dr Vithal Venkatesh Kamat, a second-generation restaurateur, a pioneer in green hotels, an environmentalist, an entrepreneur, an educationalist, an antiquarian, an ornithologist, an author, a globetrotter, and a black belt holder in karate, is a versatile personality. Having begun his journey in a small, family-owned vegetarian restaurant, Dr. Vithal Kamat today is Chairman and Managing Director of Kamat Hotels (India) Limited.

He is a recipient of many national and international awards including ‘Best CEO of Industry Award’ by The Indian Express, ‘Golden Peacock Award’ received from the hands of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, and the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ in Berlin, Germany

Dr. T.K. Viswanathan, a Padma Shri Awardee was the Secretary General of the 15th Lok Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament of India and has four decades of distinguished career, where he served as a Lawyer, Professor, Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Law &Justice and Chairman of various committees. He has played crucial role in the drafting of important legislations like the Information Technology Act 2000, the Competition Act 2002 and the Right to Information Act 2005. Dr. Vishwanthan was also the Chairman of the Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee, 2014 and contributed to the drafting of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.

He was Consultant to Shri Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India and is presently Director in the Pranab Mukherjee Foundation; Chairman of the Expert Committee to review the Cyber Laws and the Information Technology Act 2000; Member of the Independent Review Authority constituted under Section 45(2) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967; and Chairman of SEBI’s Fair Market Committee.

Retired as Chairman, Coal India Ltd in Feb 2011, joining as MT in 1977 to becoming Chairman in Oct 2006. Steered the company thru Miniratna (2007), Navratna (2008) & finally Maharatna (2011) - the fastest ascendency for any PSU so far. Spearheaded the historic 10% stake sale thru IPO in 2010 - the largest so far in Indian Capital Market fetching Rs.15,200 crores for GOI. Post retirement, had a brief 15 month stint as MD of Haldia Petrochem till June 12. Served Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation as Whole time Executive Director from Oct 12 till Jan 2016. Currently Non Executive Chairman of Peerless Group besides being Director on the Board of several companies in India & abroad.

Prof. (Dr.) Arup Roy Choudhury (born 29 December 1956) is a business executive and professor. He worked as the Chairman & MD of NBCC (National Building Construction Corporation), a Navaratna Central Public Sector Company from 3 April 2001 to 31 August 2010, and as Chairman and MD of NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation), a Maharatna Central Public Sector Company from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2015. He also held an additional charge of Chairman of DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation), a Company owned by Govt. of India, Govt. of West Bengal, and Govt. of Jharkhand. From 6 October 2015 till 15 Dec 2020 he worked with the Govt. of West Bengal, initially as the Chief Commissioner of West Bengal Right to Public Service Commission, and thereafter as the Principal Advisor Infrastructure to the West Bengal Cabinet. Since 28 Jan 2021, he has joined as Professor of Practice with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Prof. Choudhury holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with a Post graduation in Management & Systems. He has a Ph. D from IIT Delhi in Project Management, with a special emphasis in Dispute Resolution.

Ms Morparia is the former Chairman of J. P. Morgan, South and Southeast Asia and a Member of J. P. Morgan’s Asia Pacific Management Committee. Prior to joining J. P. Morgan India, Ms Morparia served as Vice Chair on the Boards of ICICI Group Companies. She was a Joint Managing Director of ICICI Group from 2001 to 2007. She had been with the ICICI Group since 1975.

A graduate in law from Bombay University, Ms Morparia has served on several committees constituted by the Government of India. She has also been recognised by several International & National media for her role as one of the leading women professionals.

Ms Morparia serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of Dr. Reddy’s Lab. Ltd., Philip Morris International Inc. She is also a Member of the Governing Board of Bharti Foundation.

Mr. Satnam Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, Power Finance Corporation holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar and a Master’s degree in Finance and Marketing from the University Business School, Chandigarh. Satnam Singh has about 30 years of varied experience in power and financial sector. He had extensive exposure to power generation companies such as NTPC and Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation Limited (renamed Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited) before joining PFC.

Satish Reddy is the Chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. He joined the company in 1993 and since then has held positions of increasing responsibility. Satish led the organization’s transition from a uni-focused manufacturer of APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients) to a company that moved up the value-chain with a diverse product portfolio of Finished Dosage Formulations. He oversaw the expansion and establishing of a strong footprint for Dr. Reddy’s finished dosage products in Russia, China and other emerging markets.

As an active member of major industry associations and governmental panels, Satish played a key role in shaping policies concerning the pharmaceutical sector that include India’s patent law, drug pricing and important amendments to the Drugs & Cosmetics Act. He was the President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, a premier industry association of leading research based Indian companies from 2019-2021 & 2013-2015. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Governors of NIPER Hyderabad and was Chairman of the CII Southern Region in 2020-21 He was a member of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board of India, the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and head of its National Committee on Pharmaceuticals. In May 2015, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, nominated Satish as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Safety Council.

Retired Director General of the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) of the Indian Army with over 45 years of varied experience in the fields of technology, management and education. Professional experience spans across manufacturing & recapitalization, setting up joint ventures, undertaking modernization programs, maintenance & logistics of Army equipment, engineering education & training and CSR initiatives.

As the Director General of EME, I strategized the long term vision to provide quality engineering support for the Army’s vast inventory of equipment and weapon systems, managed a highly skilled workforce of 1,000, 000 and was responsible for financial management of over Rs. 4,000 crores.

I have been associated with the corporate world extensively both while in service as well as subsequently post retirement. My most recent experiences include providing management and technical advice to Tata Motors Ltd on various defense technologies, advisory role with M/s Pyare Lal and Sons and Lead assessor with M/s Thomas International and recently with M/s Jombay. I also led the prestigious Delhi Gymkhana Club as its President for two years. Currently I am working as a member of the Governing Body of Shivaji College, Delhi University in an honorary capacity.

Dr Dash has 43 years of experience of working in various departments of Government like Steel, Automobiles and Capital Goods Industry like Machine Tools, Textile Machinery, Processing Machinery,Heavy electricals, Power Equipment Machinery etc. Dr Dash been involved in Government Policy making for these sectors as well as overall planning for these sectors. He hasworked in Industries Department Of the Government Of Kerala and Government Of India and held positions of Government nominee on the Boards of Central Public Sector Undertakings like SAIL, RINL,NMDC,MECON and NINL. He also looked after BHEL as Secretary (Heavy Industry) from 2008 to 2010 when BHEL clocked record Performance Levels in spite of recession.He can contribute in top level/Board Level positions in these sectors substantially.

Dr Dash has also got considerable academic experience and experience of teaching Physics to undergraduate students, teaching Mathematical concepts to M.A. and Ph.D. students as supplementary classes as a Teaching Assistant at Boston University, teaching Marketing Management and Human Resource Management to students of IGNOU University at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,teaching topics like Emotional Intelligence, Total Quality Management, Principles of Corporate Governance and Good Governance to Senior Government functionaries of Government of Odisha at Bhubaneswar, India.

Specialties: Government Liasion, Disinvestment Of Govt shares in Companies,Stimulus Packages to help companies out of Recession,Financial & Business Restructuring, Motivating Managers for Best Performance,Talking to stakeholders fore the growth of these sectors, Monitoring & Reviewing Business Performance. Interest in delivering lectures on topics like Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management, Mindfulness Meditation, Total Quality Management, Corporate Governance, Performance Management in Government Departments

Mr S. S. Khurana has a blend of 38 years of strong Administrative, Corporate, Managerial and Technical experience in various key positions of Indian Railways such as Chairman, Railway Board and Ex officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India, Member Staff, Railway Board, Chairman of IRCON International Ltd., Chairman of Dedicated Freight Corporation of India Ltd. (DFCCIL), General Manager of Eastern Railway and East Coast Railway. He has managed the Indian Railways at the apex level . Work on Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd. (DFCCIL) was launched under his guidance.

Mr Arvind Jadhav, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1978 batch (Karnataka cadre) today assumed charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), which runs national carrier Air India.

NACIL was established in 2007 to facilitate the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, both state-owned national carriers. He was earlier Principal Secretary, Infrastructure Development Department, Government of Karnataka.

Born on June 5, 1956, Mr Jadhav did his post-graduation in Geography after graduating from Kanpur University. He did his MBA in Strategic Management from the University of Curtin, Perth, Australia, where he was awarded Gold Medals for being the 'Best All-round Student' and for attaining distinction in 'Strategic Management'. Mr Jadhav also holds post-graduate diplomas in International Trade from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion from the Italian Institute of Foreign Trade, Rome.

Among the various positions held by him are: Commissioner, Karnataka Housing Board; Secretary, Energy Department; Managing Director, Mysore Minerals Limited and Commissioner, Commerce and Industries Department.

M.N. Vidyashankar was the principal secretary of e-governance for the state of Karnataka, India. Vidyashankar previously worked as chairman of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board, chief electoral officer of Karnataka, commissioner of the Bangalore Development Authority, and principal secretary of Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science Technology. Vidyashankar received a master’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in philosophy from the Delhi School of Economics at the University of Delhi and also completed a master’s degree in business administration at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Shailesh Haribhakti is Chairman of Haribhakti & Co. LLP (Chartered Accountants); New Haribhakti Business Services LLP & Mentorcap Management Pvt. Ltd.

Evolving from a background in Audit, Tax and Consulting, he now seeks to create enduring value for organizations he is involved by being a deeply engaged Independent Director. His strong belief is that good governance creates a sustainable competitive advantage. He is a strong supporter of a clean and green environment and is pioneering the concept of ‘innovating to zero’ in the social context.

He currently is Non-Executive Chairman of L&T Finance Holdings Ltd., L&T Mutual Fund and Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd; Past Chairman & Trustee of the National Pension Scheme Trust (NPS Trust); Past Member of Pension Advisory Committee (PAC) of Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA). He currently serves on several large Boards of multinational and Indian Companies and is also a member of several Advisory Boards.

He has participated in creating Indian Multinationals in the services sector. His passion for teaching, writing and public speaking have made him an associate with IIMA, many management institutions and several industry & professional forums. He has led BMA, IIA (Mumbai), ICAI (WIRC), IMC, FPSB and Rotary Club of Bombay over the last several decades. For two years he served on the Standards Advisory Council of the IASB in London.

Mr. R. Sri Kumar after his schooling in New Delhi received his B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering (Power) from IIT Madras in 1970. He later received a Master’s degree in Business Laws in 2003 from National Law School of India University, Bangalore.

Mr. Sri Kumar retired as the Head of the Police force in Karnataka in the rank of DG & IGP in January, 2009. Post retirement, he is assisting the Confederation of Indian Industries in the Southern Region as Head of its Task Force on Internal Security. He is also the Chairperson of the Karnataka Chapter of Cyber Society of India. A public charitabletrust called ‘Indian Centre for Social Transformation’, set up by him, offers e-governance initiatives through use of appropriate and affordable technologies. 20, 000 publicly financed projects in Bangalore City being executed by the Municipal Corporation are under real–time stakeholder scrutiny through a portal established by ICST. This visibility and transparency has helped completion of many projects with minimum cost or time overrun using the principles of professional project management. He is also a member of the Government of India’s committee on Bank Frauds and Capacity Building of IPS Officers in the country.

Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 – 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the recipient of several awards, including 6 National Film Awards and 8 Filmfare Awards. He is considered among the best Indian filmmakers. For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001, and the Padma Bhushan in 2005. In 2006 British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented him with a lifetime membership, making him the first Indian to receive the honour.

Mr. Anurag Goel is a career civil servant, who joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1972. He has served in Government of India in 6 Ministries viz. Defense, Home, Civil Aviation, Health, Finance and Corporate Affairs, and held various assignments in Uttar Pradesh including as District Magistrate Kanpur, Director, UP Academy of Administration, Nainital and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, UP (1997- 99). He was Secretary, Corporate Affairs for 3 ½ years (2006-09), and on superannuation took up the assignment of Member, Competition Commission of India (CCI) for five years. He is the only person in India who has been involved in all stages of introduction and enforcement of competition regulation in the country.

Mr. Goel has a science background, being a gold-medalist in M. Sc. (Physics) from the University of Allahabad. He has received a number of awards during his service period, including the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration (being the highest award for civil servants in India), National Citizen’s Award for outstanding contribution in the field of civil aviation, International Quality Summit Award for Excellence and Business Prestige as CMD/CEO, Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd., and a large number of other awards for the MCA-21 e-governance initiative.

Professor Arun Kumar Rath is an Adjunct Professor in the Strategy and Entrepreneurship Area at IIM Nagpur. Prior to this, Dr. Rath was associated with IIM Trichy as Adjunct Professor. Dr. Rath worked as Professor and Dean at IMI New Delhi/Bhubaneswar and also as Chairman, Centre of Excellence in Corporate Governance & Social Responsibility at IMI New Delhi. Prof. Rath worked as Dean & Chairman, Public Policy and Governance at MDI Gurgaon. Before joining MDI Gurgaon, Dr. Rath served as a member of the IAS in the central and state governments in key assignments including Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary and Secretary Govt. of India and has made significant contributions to Indian administration and corporate governance. Dr. Rath has more than three decades of experience in administration and academics.

Dr. Rath has published number of research articles in the areas of corporate governance, CSR and sustainability. He has published a book “Towards Better Corporate Governance: Independent Directors in the Boardroom”. He authored two unique books “Antarctica Diary and Other Travel Stories” in English and Odia. Dr. Rath’s teaching interests include corporate governance, business ethics, CSR and sustainability. He has taught these course in PGDM, PGDHRM, PGDBFS and PGDM (Executive) and PGDM (Public Policy) programmes at MDI and IMI. He has done consultancy assignments with Dept. of Public Enterprises, Govt. of India. Dr. Rath has trained over 200 CEOs and Directors of companies in the Directors’ Conclave and Directors’ Retreats. He trained over 500 international executives/officials of over hundred countries in the International India Techno Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programmes sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India. Dr. Rath also conducted number of middle and senior level MDPs and trained over 6000 executives of companies and departments of central and state governments.

As Director in the Boards of SAIL, NMDC, MECON and Vizag Steel and as Independent Director in the Boards of Coad India, MCL and Mangalore Refinery, Dr. Rath contributed to better performance of the blue chip PSUs.

Mr. Dharam Vir joined IAS in 1973, after B.Sc. (Hons) Physics in 1969 from IIT Kharagpur, M.Sc. Physics in 1971 from IIT Kanpur & doing research in Physics for 2 years at the same institute. During service, he did MBA from University of Leeds in 1988 under the British Colombo Plan.

He retired as Chief Secretary in State Government of Haryana, India, after working for 36+ years at several positions (Secretary, Director, MD etc.) in government, public sector undertakings, VC of 2 universities & Director of Board of Governors of several educational institutions. Mr. Dharam Vir also attended several in-service training programs in India & abroad, participated in national/international conferences.

Written & published articles on governance, education and science & technology in leading news papers. In 2011, he coauthored a book on IIT Kharagpur, which was released in 2011 by India’s Prime Minister at IITKgp’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations After retirement on Oct 31, 2009, he was appointed State Election Commissioner (Nov. 9, 2009) for a period of five years to supervise and conduct elections to panchayati raj institutions (rural bodies) & municipal bodies. He finally retired in April, 2015.

During 42+ years of service in government & State Election Commission, at operational and policy making positions, he have gained enormous insight in the formulation and execution of public policy, programs & projects, relationship between government and public, etc.

Prodipto Ghosh is involved in research and teaching at the interface of science, economics, philosophy, and public policy. Currently, he is Distinguished Fellow at TERI. He is concurrently member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Cabinet, and Governing Council of the Indian Council of Social Science Research. He has earlier been member of the National Security Advisory Board, PMs Council on Climate Change, G 20 Advisory Group of the Ministry of Finance, and the CAGs Audit Advisory Committee. He is Adjunct Faculty at the Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh (where he lectures on Indian macroeconomic policy and public finance), TERI University (where he teaches a post-graduate course on Normative Ethics), and Visiting Fellow at the Smith College, Oxford (with whom he is engaged in collaborative policy research).

He was a member of the IAS from 1969 to 2007, when he retired as Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests. He has also held the positions of Economic Advisor and Additional Secretary to the PM, Additional Secretary at the DEA, and Senior Environment Specialist at the Asian Development Bank, Manila. He was a member of India's negotiating team at the UNFCCC climate change negotiations from 2001 to 2012. He is the author of a number of peer reviewed research papers, and several newspaper articles.

He has a Ph.D and M.Phil in Economics and Policy Analysis from the Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, and a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi, and has received Alumni Achievement Awards from both institutions. He is also the recipient of the BP Pal Centenary Memorial Award.

Atul is a global business leader, country/continent president, with 25 years of experience in consumer-oriented roles, leading expansion into emerging markets & growing iconic businesses across several continents. His expertise in developing/executing strategies & plans, generating strong employee engagement, & insight into consumer behavior have informed much of his work. He has lived and worked in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.

Since he joined The Coca-Cola Company, Atul has has been instrumental in positioning the Company for future growth. As Group President, Asia Pacific, he led the Coca-Cola’s growth engine and the fastest growing group in volume during the past few years, realizing a total net revenue/year & operating income of $5B+ and $2B+ respectively. Reporting to the Coca-Cola’s President and COO, he directed 5 business units, supervising operations in 36 countries. During his tenure as President/CEO, India and SW Asia, Atul improved India’s position & operations from 19th business in the Coca-Cola System Worldwide to one of the top 7, delivering 32 consecutive quarters of growth.

Earlier, Atul held leadership positions in China, driving accelerated growth and transforming China into the 3rd largest Coca-Cola business in volume-terms worldwide. Before, Atul served in several key positions for Colgate Palmolive (Country GM, Nigeria; Finance Director and then Country GM, Romania; and Finance Manager, Body Care, US).

Atul is an independent Director on the Board of Compass Ltd (BATA internat’l Board) and Swire Beverages; a member of the Internat’l Advisory Board of the Institute of Water Policy, Singapore; and was an independent Director on the Board of Bata India Ltd for 3 years. He also has and continues to serve on numerous other professional boards & associations.

Sushil Kumar Rongta is the former Chairman of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)(Aug 2006-May2010). SAIL is one of India's largest public sector companies. He is an alumnus of BITS Pilani and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT).

He was also the first Chairman of International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL) – a JV of five leading PSUs viz. SAIL, CIL, RINL, NMDC & NTPC.

He was a member of various Apex Chambers - Chairman of ‘Steel Committee’ of FICCI, member of National Council of CII and Advisory Council of ASSOCHAM. Mr. Roongta was also President of Institute for Steel Development & Growth.He is presently Mentor of Non ferrous metal committee of FICCI.

He was a member of the Executive Committee of the World Steel Association - the Apex Body for formulation of policy for world steel.

He is the recipient of a number of awards including [Standing conference of public enterprises|SCOPE Award for Excellence & Outstanding Contribution to the Public Sector Management] – Individual Category 2007-08 and IIM-JRD Tata award for excellence in Corporate Leadership in Metallurgical industries, 2016.

He has been part of various think tanks and is widely regarded as one of the principal experts in the field of metal, power and public sector turnarounds. He was Chairman of ‘Panel of Experts on reforms in Central Public sector enterprises’ constituted by Planning Commission, widely known as ‘Roongta Committee’, its report is taken as benchmark for Public sector Reforms today.

Uday Jha Shankar, director with NAGARJUNA FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED, is registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), bearing DIN 00056510. He is an Indian staying in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Uday Jha Shankar is currently associated with 2 Companies and is director with Nagarjuna Fertilizers And Chemicals Limited, Jaiprakash Engineering And Steel Company Limited. The total paid-up capital of all companies where Uday Jha Shankar holds active positions is ?824,037,033.00.

Uday Jha Shankar was previously associated with 8 companies, Rashtriya Chemicals And Fertilizers Limited, Indian Potash Limited, Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited, Rajasthan Rashtriya Chemicals And Fertilizers Limited, Fact- Rcf Building Products Limited, Rcf - Hm Constructions Solutions Private Limited, Matix Services Limited, The Fertiliser Association Of India.

KL Dhingra has headed 4 National Level Organizations in India as Chairman & Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. He is the former Chairman & Managing Director of Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO) as well as ITI Ltd (formerly Indian Telephone Industries) - both Schedule 'A' Central Public Sector Enterprises.

He has also headed the National Culture Fund, Govt. of India, as its Chief Executive Officer, and also been Director (CEO) of National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM), an Apex Institution set up by Reserve Bank of India.

He is a fellow of 4 leading (including 3 International) Institutes - Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, London Institute of Banking & Finance, Chartered Banker Institute, Scotland and Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia)

He holds Ph.D. in the area of 'Corporate Governance' and is also an MBA from FMS, Delhi University, one of the top Business Schools in India.

V. Subramanian joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971 (West Bengal Cadre). He occupied many senior positions in the Government of India and the Government of West Bengal during a career of 37 years. In the State, he headed the departments of Power and Labour. Most recently Mr. Subramanian was the Secretary to the Government of India with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) where he pioneered important initiatives for reforms and development of the renewable energy sector, including the introduction of the "Feed-in Tariff" concept. As Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministries of Civil Aviation, Tourism and Culture, he was on the boards of Air India, Indian Airlines, Airports Authority of India, Helicopter Corporation of India and India Tourism Development Corporation. He was also the Member - Secretary of the High Level Committee that recommended reforms and a Roadmap for Civil Aviation in India. Later, as Financial Adviser, Ministry of Rural Development, he implemented National Rural Development plans including the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Presently, he is a freelance consultant. He was also the Business Development Adviser to the Council for Industrial and Scientific Research at New Delhi for a year after his retirement. He was also the Chairman of the Research Council of the Indian Institute of Petroleum in an honorary capacity for three years. He headed the Indian Wind Energy Association as Secretary General and later as Chairman from 2008 to 2018. Presently, he is also on the Advisory Board of India Energy Exchange.

Mr. Manoj Tirodkar, founder of the Global Group is the Chairman of GTL Infrastructure Ltd. He is a first generation entrepreneur, widely recognized for his efforts towards creating an efficient and environment-friendly telecom industry. He has been championing the cause of shared telecom infrastructure and green telecom.

Global Holding Corporation Pvt. Ltd. is the holding company of “Global Group” that has two companies – GTL Limited and GTL Infrastructure limited, listed on Indian Stock Exchanges. The Group which at its peak were valued at US$ 3Bn with a portfolio of around 28,000 Telecom Towers, located across all the 22 Telecom Circles in India.

Under the leadership of Mr. Manoj Tirodkar, Global Group Enterprises have been partnering with leaders in technologies like Qualcomm, Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia Siemens Networks, Huawei, ZTE etc. to offer Network services across the world.

As part of his vision for a cleaner and greener environment, Global Group is focusing on reducing the carbon footprint by investing in solutions that improve the energy efficiency in telecom operations.

A firm believer in Corporate Social Responsibility, Mr. Manoj Tirodkar supports a number of causes through the Global Foundation. He takes keen interest in educating the under privileged children in rural India, improving their health and helping the cause of visually challenged.

Mr. Tirodkar is recipient of several awards and recognitions for his contribution to industry and entrepreneurship. He is the first Indian to win the prestigious “World Young Business Achiever Award 2000” (WYBA) presented by Worldcom Group. He has also received the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Young Entrepreneur Trophy and Telecom Man of the year Award.

A man of multifarious interests and strong commitment to values, Bhure Lal is one of those rare administrators who have made their mark wherever they have worked. Born and brought up in Delhi, he started his career in the Army. Later he joined the Indian Administrative Service and was allotted the cadre of Uttar Pradesh. His posting as District magistrate Allahabad and Varanasi brought him closer to the people and their problems. Later he was chosen to work as Secretary to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He also served as Vigilance Secretary in the State.

His stint with the Government of India started as Director of the Enforcement Directorate dealing with Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) where he worked with utmost sincerity and brought powerful FERA offenders to book, making the Directorate known all over the country. Later he worked in the Ministry of Finance as Joint Secretary on two occasions.

He has worked with two Prime Ministers of the country as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office.His second tenure at the Central Government started as Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission; Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs; Chairman, Food Corporation of India; and Secretary, Coordination and Public Grievances, Government of India.

A Doctorate in Economics, Bhure Lal has not restricted his interests to any one area. His posting in several diverse fields has given him immense experience and opportunity to see the problems of the country at close quarters and also from the top.

Smt. Asha Swarup is an Independent Director of REC since February 8, 2017. She is a retired IAS officer of 1973 batch from Himachal Pradesh cadre, post graduate from Delhi University and Pearson Fellow of IDRC, Canada. She has served as Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (2007-08) and Chief Secretary, Government of Himachal Pradesh (2008-10).

She has also served as Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor to the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Textiles (2004-07), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development (2001-04), Joint Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports in HRD Ministry (1993-98). She has also served as Chairperson of Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board and HP Power Corporation Limited.

Post retirement, she has served as Chairperson of HP State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, member of the Expert Group set up by Cabinet Secretariat to finalize the Result Frame work document of Ministries and the Expert Group to finalize the annual targets for Oil sector PSUs by Department of Public Enterprises. She has also been an Independent Director on the Board of SJVN Limited. She also holds Directorship on the Board of Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam.

Mr. R. S. Sharma holds Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Delhi University. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Cost Accountant of India and an associate member of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). He also attended various management programs in India and overseas more specific to Oil and Gas Industry & Management Strategies. Mr. Sharma has over four decades of rich experience in Banking, Finance & Treasury in India and abroad. He had joined Union Bank of India in 1972 with experience in branch banking and specialization in Credit Appraisal. Further, he was the member of middle level finance team of another PSU engaged in construction in roads and bridges in foreign countries, including functioning as Regional Head of Finance for Iraq region from October 1982 to July 1986. He had joined Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) in 1988 and handled various key areas of his expertise like Financial Management, Financial Appraisal, Project Appraisals, Treasury Management at middle and senior level in various Projects as well as the Corporate Office. Further, he had been appointed as Director - Finance of ONGC in 2002 and also headed the additional position of Director - Finance of ONGC Videsh Limited and rose to the position of Chairman & Managing Director of ONGC in May, 2006. He had been a member of various Committees like Search Committee for Selection of Chairman & Members of Competition Commission of India, Committee constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to formulate a Policy Document on Corporate Governance, Chairperson of Quality Review Board, Institute of Cost Accountants of India and Chairperson of expert committee constituted by MCA to examine issues relating to maintenance of Cost Records & Cost Audit. Presently, he is associated with Mckinsey & Company Inc as Senior Advisor and mentor of Hydrocarbon Committee, FICCI.

Mr. Arun Balakrishnan is the former Chairman and Managing Director of one of India's largest oil refining and marketing companies - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) ? a position he has held since April 1, 2007. Prior to this, he held various positions in marketing, corporate, and HR functions across the country, including the Director of Planning, Oil Coordination Committee; General Manager, International Operations; and, Executive Director,Direct Sales.

Jagdish Khattar, a top-rated officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Khattar, who had a BA from Delhi’s St Stephen’s College and a law degree from Delhi University, had started off as a district magistrate in Uttar Pradesh’s Chamoli in 1969. He served as MD of the UP State Industrial Development Corporation, chairman of the Tea Board and CMD of the UP State Cement Corporation before rising to joint secretary at the ministry of steel in the Government of India. “Khattar had done very well in the [IAS], and had industrial experience too, so he was an obvious choice,” Bhargava told INDIA TODAY, remembering the friend and colleague of several years who passed away on April 26 after a cardiac arrest at the age of 78.

Anil Razdan was Secretary Power and Special Secretary /Additional Secretary Petroleum and Natural Gas to the Government of India. He has worked as Joint Secretary Power, Director Energy Management Centre (now Bureau of Energy Efficiency) and Director/Joint Secretary Atomic Energy, Government of India. He was Principal Secretary to the Government of Haryana in the Irrigation, Power, and Public Works Departments, besides Chairman Haryana Power Generation Corporation, Chief Administrator Haryana Urban Development Authority and Director Town and Country Planning, Director School Education, Director Public Relations (Information) and Tourism and Press Secretary to Chief Minister Haryana. He has been Chairman-cum-Managing Director of North East Electric Power Corporation, and a Board Member of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Gas Authority of India, Indian Oil, Powergrid, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, Rural Electrification Corporation, Power Finance Corporation, Bhakra Beas Management Board, Haryana State Electricity Board, Tala Hydro Power Authority Bhutan, Bharat Electronics Ltd., Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation, Power Trading Corporation of India and various other Corporations. He initiated the 50, 000 MW initiative on Hydro Power 2003, and was instrumental in ensuring capacity addition start up of nearly 60, 000 MW between 2007 and 2009 in India.

GAIL marketing director UD Choubey has taken over as the chairman and managing director of the gas PSU. He was heading the marketing division of the company since May 2004, was selected from among half a dozen aspirants to head the gas transmission and distribution utility by the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PSEB). The Cabinet Committee of Appointments subsequently ratified the recommendation of the PSEB.

He joined GAIL in 1986 and is a known figure in the natural gas business, is a doctorate in hydrocarbons from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, a post-graduate in chemistry from Patna University, an MBA from Indian Institute of Business Management, Patna and an LLB from the University of Delhi.

Choubey joined GAIL in its formative period and has been associated with the marketing department since then. He was the first director (marketing) of the PSU and was responsible for marketing GAIL's complete range of products and services in the field of natural gas. He has also authored a book, Text Book on Natural Gas, is widely traveled and has represented the country and presented papers at a number of national and international conferences.

Throughout his professional career, He has played a leading role in the development of gas-related policies and is held in high regard by various stakeholders in the natural gas business.

Dr. P Mohamed Ali is an NRI business tycoon and a highly honoured technocrat who found his humble origins in Thrissur, Kerala. He is a multifaceted personality, who is known for his versatile manifestations in the construction/ infrastructure industry, education and philanthropic arenas. With a vision to change the world, Dr. Ali migrated to the Middle East in 1972, where he laid the foundation of the flagship company, Galfar Engineering & Contracting SOAG. Galfar soon expanded its reach to the neighboring countries, and today, Galfar has operations running in Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Brunei and Maldives.

With the ocean of knowledge and experience that came with his ventures in Oman, in 1996, MFAR Constructions Pvt Ltd emerged in Bangalore, as a brainchild of Dr. Ali. MFAR Constructions comes under the MFAR Group of Companies, which also includes – MFAR Developers, MFAR Hospitality & MFAR Carbon. Over the last two decades, MFAR has expanded its operations across India, with ongoing operations in South India (Bangalore, Mangalore and Kerala), Kolkata and the NCR. Headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, MFAR has set up regional offices in these areas.

Dr. Ali believes that holistic development is only possible with a balanced degree of give and take. PM Foundation is a prime example of such a philanthropic effort. With the aim to encourage education and personality development, PM Foundation offers scholarships for meritorious students, teachers and scholars, in recognition of their talents/ efforts and to encourage them to build a better tomorrow.

Mr. Ranjit Shahani has served as the Managing Director and Vice Chairman at Novartis India Ltd. from 2001 to 2018. He is a mechanical engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and holds an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies in Mumbai. He started his career with Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in India in their fibers and specialty chemicals businesses. Later, he rose to the position of General Manager with ICI, Zeneca in the U.K., overseeing their Asia Pacific and Latin American operations for their petrochemicals and plastics division. This was followed by a period as CEO at Roche Products Limited after which he moved to Novartis India Limited in 1997. Mr. Shahani is President Emeritus of the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India and President of the Swiss Indian Chamber of Commerce India. He is on the Advisory Council of HSPH India Research Centre, Chairman of JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, and Director on the Boards of Hikal Ltd and Ambuja Cements Ltd.

Brij Behari Lal Butail (or BBL Butail) is an Indian Politician from Palampur. He was MLA of Palampur and he was the 12th Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He retired from politics in 2017 and his son Ashish Butail was elected as MLA of Palampur in January 2018.

Dr. Vivek K. Agnihotri is an IAS officer of 1968 batch. He has Master’s degrees in English Literature and Political Science from the University of Allahabad. He has Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis and Design from IIT Delhi. Dr.Agnihotri superannuated as Secretary to Government of India. Post retirement, he was Member of CAT and Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha, in the Parliament of India. He is Director, LML, Kanpur; Member of the Technical Advisory Group, ISB; Adviser, UPSC; and Adviser of Eminence (Public Governance), American Society for Quality, New Delhi. He is widely travelled and has several publications to his credit.

Navin B Chawla joined the prestigious Indian Administrative Service in 1969. He enjoyed a distinguished 35-year civil service career. He rose to the rank of Special Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Forests. He was then appointed Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs, before taking on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in 2004. In 2005 he was appointed Election Commissioner. In April 2009, he was appointed a India’s 16th Chief Election Commissioner. During his tenure he successfully completed, to national and international acclaim, the General Elections in April-May 2009.

He was privileged to have a 23-year long association with Mother Teresa. Although not of her faith (she a most devoted Catholic, while he is a practising Hindu), she reposed her confidence in him from the time she met him till the very end). He wrote her best-selling biography in 1992. The royalties are largely donated to the Missionaries of Charity or to The Lepra India Trust that he set up in 2006, to look after leprosy and disability related causes. (“see “The Lepra India Trust” and “Darshan”

Mr Jain, a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India as well as Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, and a gold medalist in management accounting, joined SAIL in November 1994 as finance director. Prior to joining SAIL, he served IndianOil for more than 25 years, where he gained valuable experience of operations at plant locations, divisional headquarters and corporate level.

With a steady growth track he rose to the position of executive director in charge of corporate finance and international trade.

Sanjiv Gupta, 42, an alumnus of IIT Delhi, has had a long and distinguished career in marketing and operations in diverse categories. A chemical engineer, Sanjiv started his professional career with Hindustan Lever Ltd. in 1984 as an Area Sales Manager and moved through successive positions like Brand Manager and Marketing Manager. After HLL, he served a brief stint at ABCL.

Sanjiv joined Coca-Cola India in 1997 as Vice-President Marketing and was instrumental in providing a bold new direction to its marketing campaigns, connecting people in a manner and fashion that identify themselves with the brand specific core message.

Following a successful inning in marketing, Sanjiv took over as Head of Operations for the Company-Owned Bottling Operations in India. He was elevated as the Deputy President of the India Division in April 2002.

During this period, he brought about significant operational improvements at the marketplace, resulting in the company reaching the break-even profit stage in 2001-2 and the India Division receiving the prestigious Woodruff Cup in 2003. He steered the company’s owned bottling as well as franchise operations and led the Indian operations to its present status emerging as the country’s premier total beverage company.

Dr. S.K. Maini is the founder of the Maini Group of industries and over the years has been recognized for his achievements in India and abroad. He was the first Indian to take over MICO-BOSCH factory’s production management from a German Executive in 1968. The Loughborough University honored him with a 'Doctorate in Technology' for his contribution to various industries in India in 2006.

He was also honored ‘Instrumentation Society of India (ISOI) Award' in recognition of his contribution to the development of environment-friendly automotive equipment and leadership in building institutions. Vice Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University conferred the 'Distinguished Alumnus Award' in recognition of Dr. S.K. Maini’s Epoch Making Contribution to the Field of Propagation of Mahamana’s Ideals in 2009.

Associates of IT-BHU Alumni, Delhi conferred the 'IT-BHU Alumni Life Time Achievement Award' in 2009. Dr. S.K. Maini is the Patron of Indian Institution of Production Engineers (India), Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India), and Fellow of Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK). He was awarded the ‘Distinguished Fellowship of the Institute of Directors’ in 2004.

Dr. Aparna Basu President All India Women Conference

Captain C. P. Krishnan Nair, founder chairman of The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, has died aged 92.

He passed away peacefully yesterday with his family beside him and the last rites will be performed today, at Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu, Mumbai.

Nair established The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts in 1987 in Mumbai, aged 65. Previously, while in charge of his father-in-law’s handloom business, which he grew into India’s largest garment exporting house, Nair’s frequent business trips exposed him to the world of luxury hospitality.

The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts was inspired by his strong belief in India’s ability to compete with the world’s premier travel destinations. He was dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and advancement of tourism in India.

Thottuvelil Krishna Pillai Ayappan Nair (born in 1939) is a career civil servant who formerly served as Adviser to the Prime Minister of India with the rank of the Minister of State. He also previously served as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India.

He is a 1963 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from Punjab Cadre. He also presently serves as Member of Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode and Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh. He formerly served as Chairman of Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation.

M. S. Ramachandran managed one of the world's largest petroleum development industries. The India Oil Corporation (IOC) moved up quickly in the Fortune 500 rankings during his tenure. The 17th-largest oil company in the world during Ramachandran's time in office, India Oil met half of all the nation's petroleum requirements, ranked first in oil commodities trading in the Asia-Pacific region, and also ranked 325th in Forbes magazine's Global 500 listing and 191st in the Fortune 500 listing. Ramachandran also helped to launch the company's transformation from a government-held public utility to a private-sector, publicly traded corporation after India had completed the deregulation of its petroleum industry in 2002. Under Ramachandran's watch India Oil won many awards for its management and its business acumen, being ranked India's number one company in the business magazines Business world and Business India . Ramachandran's leadership and devotion to nurturing talented management and a healthy corporate culture led Business Today to list IOC among India's top 10 employers for 2003.

Experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the airlines/aviation industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Operations Management, Aircraft Maintenance, Airports, and Airworthiness. Strong business development professional graduated from University of Lucknow.

He was former Chairman & Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation, Adviser (Eenergy and Project Appraisal) and the Honorary Chairman of Consultancy Development Centre, Dr. Uddesh Kohli is at present Chairman Emeritus of Construction Industry Development Council and Chairman of Construction Industry Arbitration Council as well as Engineering Council of India. He is also Senior Adviser, Global Compact office, United Nations.

He was an Indian mountaineer. During his career of 45 years, he had made contributions in the fields of adventure, sports, environment, disability and social work.

Following his advanced training at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, he climbed extensively in Sikkim, Nepal and later he climbed Mount Everest on 29 May 1965. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he suffered a bullet injury which resulted in his confinement to a wheelchair. He was the Chairman of Indian Spinal Injuries Centre.

He had written thirteen books which includes his autobiography Higher than Everest, which ran into several editions and languages. Eternal Himalaya, Ladakh-The Hermit Kingdom, Climbing Everest, Faces of Everest, Himalaya, Everest, where Snow Never Melts, Nubra-A Forbidden Valley and the book titled Tracing Marco Polo’s Journey of the Silk Route was recently released.[when?] He had also produced an award-winning serial, Beyond Himalaya, which had been telecast all over the world on Discovery and National Geographic channels.

Mrityunjay Athreya is an Indian author, educationist and management advisor, widely regarded as one of the founders and pioneers of Indian Management movement and education. A former professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, the London Business School and the Strathclyde Business School, Scotland, and a known speaker at various international forums, he is the founder of Sampradaan Indian Centre for Philanthropy, a non-profit non governmental organization, serving as a platform for charity initiatives by high-net-worth individuals.[6] The Government of India honored him, in 2014, by bestowing on him the third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan.

Mr. M. Damodaran, IAS (Retd.), presently a governance consultant, advisor, mentor, and coach, has worked with the Union and the State governments in India, regulatory bodies, investment institutions, banks, development financial institutions and with the private sector. He has headed the highly successful restructuring efforts in Unit Trust of India (UTI) and Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI). He has been the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). During his tenure at SEBI, he was elected Chairman of the EMC of the International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO).

He has chaired high-powered committees of the Government of India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and some chambers of commerce. He has won several awards, including some for governance, leadership, and transformation. He presently sits on the Boards of some of India’s biggest companies and on the Advisory Boards of some foreign entities and is the Founder Chairman of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Tiruchirappalli. He graduated with distinction in Economics and in Law from the Universities of Madras and Delhi respectively. He is widely acknowledged as one of India’s foremost champions of Corporate Governance and is passionate about improving Board performance.

Shri Vinod Kumar Dhall, IAS-MP-1966, took over as Secretary, Department of Company Affairs in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company affairs today. He succeeds Shri V. Govindarajan, who has since been transferred as Secretary, Industrial Policy and Chairman, Foreign Investment Promotion Board in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Earlier, He was Additional Chief Secretary (Finance), Madhya Pradesh. Before that he was Special Secretary (Insurance), Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance. Still earlier, Shri Dhall was Additional Secretary (Expenditure) , Ministry of Finance, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs. He was Resident Director, Indian Investment Centre, Director, Banking Division, besides holding a tenure posing in UNIDO in the field of industrial development and reforms, private sector development and investment promotion. In addition, he held several key positions in Madhya Pradesh.

He has rich and varied experience in handling the corporate sector and the challenges of emerging globalisation of Indian economy.

Shri C.P. Jain, Chairman & Managing Director of the Company has an illustrious career spanning over 38 years of contribution in the fields of financial management, general management, strategic management and business leadership. A law graduate, he is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with an advanced diploma in Management. He joined the Board of NTPC in 1993 as Director (Finance) and was elevated as Chairman & Managing Director in September 2000. He is Chairman of the Global Studies Committee of World Energy Council (WEC), world’s largest energy NGO with nearly hundred member-nations. He has been on several important committees of the Government of India, latest being the ‘Adhoc Group of Experts on Empowerment of CPSEs’. He was Chairman of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) since April 2003 to March 2005.

K. Jairaj, a member of the 1976 batch of the Indian Administrative Service , has held distinguished appointments in the infrastructure, energy, transport and urban development sectors, including a role as Additional Chief Secretary, Energy Department and Chairman, BESCOM, Managing Director, Bangalore International Airport Ltd; Managing Director, Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd; Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation; Commissioner, Bangalore City Corporation for two terms; Commissioner for Commercial Taxes and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister. With N.R. Narayanamurthy, Chairman Emeritus of Infosys, Mr. Jairaj established the Bangalore International Airport Limited, India’s first greenfield airport on public private partnership basis with Siemens, Germany.

Shri S S Kohli was the Chairman and Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), a wholly owned company of the Government of India, engaged in promotion and development of infrastructure till April 2010. Under his leadership, IIFCL commenced its operations and carved a niche for itself in financing infrastructure projects. The support of IIFCL helped in speedier achievement of financial closure of infrastructure projects in sectors like highways, airports, seaports, power, etc. IIFCL was conferred with the "Most Admired Infrastructure Financier 2010" by KPMG Infrastructure Today. He has long experience as a banker, spanning over 40 years having held positions of Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab and Sind Bank, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB). PNB is one of the largest public sector banks in India. During his chairmanship of PNB, he undertook total transformation of the Bank.

Sardar Hardev Singh Kohli, the person I am talking about today was a Man, a Leader, and a Lion in true spirit. He began his final journey into panchtatva just a few days ago.

Sardar H S Kohli was the President and Executive Director of Hazira complex of Reliance Industries Limited, and probably the longest serving leaders. But to tie a man like him to a particular post is to lower his stature ;he was not for the post but rather he defined the post, for he gave this post a tremendous sense of authority , purpose and respect like nobody else.

Ranjana Kumar (born December 10, 1945) is an Indian banker who served as Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission and Chairperson of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). She had begun her banking career in 1966 as a probationary officer in Bank of India where she served in various positions. When the Government of India appointed her as the Chairperson and managing Director of the Indian Bank, she became the first woman to become head of a public sector bank in India.

Shri I.I.M.S Rana will be the new Chairman of the Railway Board and ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India. He will be taking over on 31st of this month from the present Chairman and ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India.

Born on 8th June 1943 at Delhi, Shri Rana graduated from the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh in 1963 with Honours and was a Silver Medalist. Presently he is serving as Member Engineering, Railway Board.

After a brief stint with IISCO at Burnpur, West Bengal in 1963, Mr. Rana joined Indian Railways in 1964 in the cadre of Indian Railway Service of Engineers after securing the top position in the All Indian Engineering Service Examination.

During his long service career of 37 years, Mr. Rana successfully handled a large number of challenging assignments like Construction of Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala, the largest coach factory of world, in record time of 2 years only, Giddalaur-Nandyal gauge conversion project, Goa gauge conversion project in an extremely tight time schedule and was the Divisional Railway Manager of Danapur Division of Eastern Railway in Bihar for more than 3 years. During his tenure, Danapur Division showed all-round improvement in all spheres. During his tenure as GM, Eastern Railway, the Railway faced the worst ever flood damages. Under his leadership, the officers and staff successfully rescued over 1000 passengers from the marooned Teesta Torsa Express at Swadinpur, which was inundated by flash flood. Rescuing operation was done in almost waist-deep water and flood restoration work was carried out in record time.

Mr. Shahi held the position of Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Power for nearly five years from April 2002 to January 2007. In this position, he was responsible for policy initiatives and implementation for the entire Power Sector (1,68,000 MW capacity) in India. During his tenure, the Indian Power Sector went through a major restructuring with the institution of the Electricity Act, 2003 and subsequent National Electricity Policy, 2005 and National Tariff Policy, 2006. Other major initiatives launched include the Accelerated Power Development & Reform Programme (2002), Rural Electrification Policy (2005), Ultra Mega Power Policy (2006) and Merchant Power Policy (2006). Mr. Shahi was directly responsible for the long-term planning and operational performance of the Central Public Sector Undertakings viz. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd, Tehri Hydro Development Corporation, Power Finance Corporation, Rural Electrification Corporation, Bhakra Beas Management Board and Damodar Valley Corporation. He was also President of the Governing Council of Central Power Research Institute, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Chairman of the Governing Council of National Power Training Institute having 5 large Training Institutes in various parts of the country.

Kapil Sibal (born 8 August 1948) is an Indian lawyer and politician. Sibal has represented several high-profile cases in the Supreme Court of India and is widely regarded as one of the famous lawyers of India. He is a Member of Parliament, in Rajya Sabha.

A University of Delhi and Harvard University graduate, Sibal has practiced law in Wall Street and held several important posts relating to law and administration including Additional Solicitor General, and President of Supreme Court Bar Association. Sibal first entered Rajya Sabha in 1998 to represent Bihar. Before that, he had unsuccessfully contested for the Lok Sabha against Sushma Swaraj. He later contested from Chandni Chowk and won in 2004 and 2009.

As a senior Indian National Congress member then, Sibal served under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a minister holding various portfolios over the years. As minister, he headed delegations of India in high-profile international forums. His actions in official capacity were controversial multiple times including when he undertook to regulate internet content. Sibal often was portrayed as an intellectual face of the Congress who batted for the party on television and in regular columns.

In the Supreme Court of India, he usually represented the Congress. He left the Indian National Congress in 2022 to file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha independently but backed by Samajwadi Party.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi (born 24 February 1959) is an Indian lawyer and politician. As politician, he is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and a current Member of the Parliament of India representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He is also a spokesperson for the INC.[1] He is one of the senior advocates of the Supreme Court of India.

Mr Raghu Mody, President of ICC India, is the Chairman of The Rasoi Group, with interests in edible oils, margarine, food, consumer non-durables, auto components, real estate and OTC healthcare products. Mr Mody has been President of Bharat Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata; Indo American Chamber of Commerce, Mumbai; ASSOCHAM; The Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and industry, Eastern Regional Office, Founder President, ACMA (Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India); OTAI (Oil Technologists’ Association of India); AIC (Asbestos Information Centre); Centre for Corporate Governance, Eastern India Chapter, Kolkata.

Vasudevan Suresh is a Civil Engineer from Anna University (College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai) with over 53 years of professional experience in the Housing, Infrastructure, Rural and Urban Development and Built Environment sectors.

Has worked in Tamil Nadu Public Works Department (1 years) and later in Bureau of Indian Standards (12 + years) and was directly associated with the formulation of leading National Standards and Codes and National Building Code, and is Vice Chairman, National Building Code Sectional Committee, and Chairman, Housing, Planning and Prefabricated Construction Sectional Committee of BIS.

He served HUDCO in various capacities for 23+ years and was CMD, till June 2002, during which period HUDCO registered all-round growth in housing and infrastructure finance with innovative options, establishing Housing Retail Finance, development of appropriate technology applications including, National Network of Building Centres, Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation Projects and capacity building programmes which has been received well within country and abroad. He was directly involved in HUDCO Techno-Financial assistance and direct implementation projects for Latur, Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Gujarat Earthquakes as well as Orissa Cyclone.

After superannuation from HUDCO, he worked as the Director of HIRCO Project Companies, leading real estate development enterprise dealing with integrated and self-contained townships development.

Vijay Kumar Chaturvedi is an Indian mechanical engineer and a nuclear power expert. He is a former Chairman and Managing Director of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). He did his graduate studies in mechanical engineering at Vikram University- Samrat Ashok Technological Institute in 1965 and secured a master's degree in nuclear engineering from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Training School, Trombay.

After superannuating from NPCIL, Chaturvedi joined the Reliance Industries, served in such various capacities as that of a Director of New Power of Reliance Energy Limited, a Non-Executive of Reliance Power Limited, Director of the New Power at Reliance Infrastructure Limited and as a Non-Executive Director of Reliance Infrastructure Limited and serves the company as a member of its various committees.

Chaturvedi is a former member of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and has chaired the Tokyo Centre of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). He has also been a member of the Board of Governors of WANO for two years. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2001.

He was the Chairman and MD from May 2001-2006, ONGC's market capitalisation increased more than 10 times to Rs 200,000 crore, and became the leader among all public and private sector companies in India in terms of networth.

In a strange coincidence, the year Raha was denied an extension as ONGC's boss (in 2006) also saw the company lose its coveted position as the nation's most valuable company.

Manju Sharma (born 13 December 1940) is an Indian bio-technologist and administrator of several scientific research and policy-making bodies in India. She was most recently the president and executive director at the Indian Institute of Advanced Research in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. She earlier served as the secretary, Department of Biotechnology, in the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology,[1] and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2007. Some credit Sharma with pioneering biotechnology research in India. She played a significant role in establishing several institutions in the country, including the National Institute of Immunology, the National Institute of Plant Genome Research, the Biomass Research Centres at Lucknow and Madurai, the Plant Molecular Biology Unit in University of Delhi and the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics.

Dr. S. Narayan, IAS (Retd.) has to his credit nearly four decades (1965 to 2004) of public service in the State and Central Governments, in Development Administration. Lastly (2003-04), he was Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister and was responsible for implementation of economic policies of several Ministries. Prior to this assignment, he was in Government of India as Finance and Economic Affairs Secretary, Secretary in the Departments of Revenue, Petroleum, Industrial Development and Coal, since 1997.

Between 2000 and 2003, he was in the Ministry of Finance with responsibilities for formulation of macro-economic policy for the Government, tariff and taxation policies, as well as initiatives for modernising the capital markets. He was one of the key players in formulating the National Budget between 2000 and 2004.

HE also serves as Director in the Boards of Dabur India Limited, Artemis Global Life Sciences Limited, Rudransh Trading Private Limited, Castlewood Trading Private Limited, IIFL Wealth Finance Limited, IIFL Wealth Management Limited, Shanti Narayan Foundation and Artemis Medicare Services Limited.

MR. YOGENDRA PRASAD assumed the charge of CMD, NHPC on 01st October 1997 and imparted a new direction and dimension not only to NHPC but to the entire hydro sector in the country. I started my career with Bihar State Electricity Board in 1968 and after tenure of 10 years in BSEB, joined NHPC in 1978. Prominent Position held by me during my 27 years long tenure are given below.

Lt. Gen. Surinder Nath, PVSM, AVSM (Retd.), is the Vice Chairman, Institute of Directors, India. He is also the former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission, former Vice Chief of Army Staff and has also served on the Board of Larsen and Toubro Ltd. as an Independent Director. In December 2002, he was selected as Chairman of a Study Group constituted by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India to review the system of performance appraisal, promotion, empanelment and placement procedures for All India Services i.e. IAS, IPS and IFOS and Group’ A’ services of the Government of India. The recommendations of the Study Group were submitted to the Hon’ble Prime Minister in July 2003 and have been frequently highlighted in the Media as “Surinder Nath Committee Report”. Most of these recommendations have been accepted by the Government of India and are now under implementation. He was also a member of another Study Group constituted by the PMO in 2006 for designing and planning in-service training for IAS officers at junior, middle and senior level. The recommendations of the Study Group have been accepted and already implemented. Lt. Gen. Surinder Nath is also member of the Advisory Council, VGSOM, IIT, Kharagpur. He completed his M.Sc. in Defence Studies from Madras University and M.A.in International Relations from Allahabad University.

Naresh Goyal (born 29 July 1949) is an non-resident Indian (NRI) businessman and founder Chairman of Jet Airways. He started operating Jet Airways in 1993 with initial seed money from Tail Winds incorporated, Isle of Man. Following the 2005 IPO of Jet Airways, Forbes magazine declared him the 16th richest person in India, with a net worth of US$1.9 billion. He currently does not feature on the Forbes list.

General VP Malik was born on 1st Nov 1939 at Dera Ismail Khan, NWFP, now in Pakistan . Alumni of the National Defence Academy , Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy , Dehradun, he was commissioned into 3 SIKH LI on 7th Jun 1959. He commanded Infantry Brigade in Jammu & Kashmir where he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM).

In Dec 1989, he was appointed General Officer Commanding, Mountain Division and in Aug 1992, he assumed command of Corps in Punjab, where he oversaw anti-militancy operations in the state.

V K Mittal has been appointed as joint managing director of Ispat Industries Ltd. The appointment was approved by shareholders yesterday at the annual general meeting after being put to vote as an ordinary resolution.

Speaking to Business Standard, P K Mittal, vice chairman and managing director of Ispat Industries said that V K Mittal would oversee the company's Mumbai operations and monitor the implementation of its ongoing hot rolled coil project at Dolvi. P K Mittal, himself, will continue to be in charge of supervising the company's overall activities. and expansion in other identified business areas.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) member (personnel and vigilance) Ravi Kant took over as acting chairman of the board recently in a top level reshuffle.

Ravi Kant was the natural choice for the position as he was the senior-most official in the board, second only to outgoing chairman S N Shende who relinquished the post as he went on a deputation to the United Nations. Shende had taken over from Govind K Misra who was posted as advisor, Planning Commission. Shende held the chairmans post for about a month.

Mr B C Bora, a petroleum professional, has been associated with the petroleum sector spanning over a period of more than five decades since he joined the Assam oilfields of Oil India Ltd way back in 1962.

He superannuated from the position of Chairman & Managing Director of ONGC in 2001. Prior to moving to ONGC as the CMD in 1995, he was the CMD of Oil India Ltd from 1992 to 1995. Mr Bora continues to be associated with the Petoleum Industry and has been on the Boards of Governors of quite a few public and private sector companies and educational institutions as non-executive/independent Directors. He is also associated with a number of NGOs and industry bodies connected with the energy sector.

Rakesh Bharti Mittal is the Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, one of India's leading business groups with interests in Telecom Services, Telecom Infrastructure & Devices, Space Communications, Insurance, Agri-Processed Foods, Real Estate and Hospitality. He is the Chairman of Del Monte Foods and Bharti Axa Life Insurance. He is also a Non-Executive Director - Bharti Airtel and Managing Director - Bharti Realty Limited.

Shri N. Vittal is from the IAS cadre 1960 batch. He has held the appointments of Chairman, Telecom Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunication, Government of India, Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board and before retirement his last appointment was Central Vigilance Commissioner.

Dr. Graham Wilson is a behavioural scientist and psychotherapist, who writes and speaks on leadership, management, personnel, and organizational development. He is an executive confidant and facilitator, conference rapporteur, and a lecturer with the Oxfordshire Business and Enterprise School. He is chair of two charities, executive lead for research in the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) Coaching division, and project manager for research for the RLSS UK (Royal Life Saving Society).

Bharat Ratna Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974.