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.