Founder, McCoy Group
For the dreamer I’m- McCoy's (Meaning- Genuine) existence revolves around a simple yet powerful principle: the ability to dream and the pursuit of directing those dreams into reality!
My passion lies in driving innovation, introducing cutting-edge technologies, and championing best practices that will redefine the future of the Industry we are engaged in.
Managing Director, Sarovar Hotels & Resorts
Ajay Bakaya, Managing Director at Sarovar Hotels & Resorts. Ajay Bakaya holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Hotel Administration at IMHI, Cornell Essec Paris. With a robust skill set that includes hospitality management, hotels, hospitality, restaurants, catering, and more, Ajay Bakaya contributes valuable insights to the industry.
Joint Managing Director ,DCM Shriram Ltd.
Mr. Shriram finished his primary education at Modern School, Delhi. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in commerce from Osmania University, Hyderabad, he did his MBA from the International Institute of Management Development, Lausanne,Switzerland. Mr. Shriram is the past president of the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) and also a member of the CII National Council on Agriculture.
Managing Director, Dhamani
Amit Dhamani is the Managing Director of the Dhamani Jewels Group. Under his leadership, the Dhamani Group has evolved from a gem and diamond wholesale business to include notable fine jewelry brands such as Dhamani 1969, Dhamani Jewels, DuSoul, and Laviere. The group is headquartered in Dubai.
Founder & MD IPE Global Group
Founder and Managing Director of IPE Global, the largest social sector management consultancy firm in South Asia. An alumnus of Harvard Business School and the London School of Economics and Political Science, he has over 30 years of experience in the sector and has ably led several complex projects across Asia and Africa. An Inlaks scholar, a Chartered Accountant, a Company Secretary (Gold Medalist), and a graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce.
CEO, 6thStreet.com
Dharmin Ved has made his mark in the fashion retail industry as the CEO of 6TH STREET, one of the top eCommerce destinations in the region. He previously worked at Ernst & Young (London) and as CEO of LM Exchange, one of the largest money exchange businesses in the UAE and Oman.
Chairman , Care Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS Hospital)
Dr. Keyur Parikh is an interventional cardiologist by profession with over 30 years of experience. He is also chairman at CIMS Hospital in Ahmedabad. He is a Fellow of the Cardiac Society of India (FCSI), a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), a Fellow of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI), a Fellow of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (FIACS), a Member of the American Medical Association (AMA), USA.
Founder, Ed2Careers, VOW
Geetanjali AlamShah, Founder at Ed2Careers, brings experience from previous roles at VOW (Voyage of Wellness), Azerbaijan Airlines, Universal Journeys India Pvt. Ltd., and Universal Journeys India Pvt. Ltd. Geetanjali AlamShah holds a 2016-2019 Owner/President Management in Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations from Harvard Business School.
Chairman FRR WORLDWIDE FZE
A global executive with an experience of 34 years in Foreign Exchange and Capital Markets in India. Currently heading FRR Shares - a Financial Services Corporate engaged in Foreign Exchange Money Changing, Stock Broking, Inter Bank Foreign Exchange Broking, Currency Derivatives, Depository Services and Investment Based World Immigration.
President & CEO , Axtria
A successful serial entrepreneur who founded Axtria – Ingenious Insights. In less than 15 years has led its global growth as President and CEO to a 3,000+ person enterprise serving dozens of clients in more than 50 countries, including a majority of the world’s top global life-sciences enterprises and several in the Fortune 50.
Former Member of Rajya Sabha
Dr. Kanwar Deep Singh, also known as K. D. Singh, is an Indian businessman turned politician and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, representing the All India Trinamool Congress, but first elected to the Indian parliament as a nominee of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
Indian Tennis Player
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a major tournament. With his win at the 2006 Australian Open mixed doubles, he joined the elite group of eight tennis players who have achieved a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.
Founder & Managing Director, Singhi Advisors
Mahesh “Deal” Singhi, Founder & Managing Director, Singhi Advisors. He is widely respected for his ability to crack the most difficult and complex deals with surgical perfection. In a fiercely competitive world of deal-making, Mahesh Singhi has built Singhi Advisors from scratch to be one of the leading home-grown M&A advisory firms in India.
During more than three decades of an exciting journey, delivering success to its clients across 20+ countries and dealing with the leading Indian business houses as well as global industry leaders, Mahesh Singhi brings to the table an illustrious track record of handling more than 1000 transactions valued at over $5 billion in diversified sectors across geographies.
CO-Founder, THE HERITAGE GROUP OF SCHOOLS
As the visionary co-founder of the Heritage Group of Schools, Manit Jain has been at the forefront of revolutionizing K–12 education in India through the integration of experiential learning methodologies into mainstream education. His unwavering commitment to fostering a more authentic, human-centered approach to education has established him as a leading advocate for the transformation of schooling paradigms. As the former Chairman of FICCI ARISE, the premier association of schools in India, representing a network of over 1300 schools, Jain's influence has been pivotal in shaping educational thinking.
CEO, Deepak Nitrite Ltd
Maulik is currently Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer at the Deepak Group. He has previously held positions like business head for the Performance Products BU and profit center head for Brightener Intermediates. He has also worked in several capacities in group companies, including operations, executive assistant to the HoD HR, and business process reengineering. He shares one patent with the company and has another one (far removed from the chemical industry) himself.
Managing Director, Krisumi Corporation
With a strong entrepreneurial spirit, Mohit Jain stands as the founder and executive head of Krisumi Corporation, which stands out as India’s pioneering Indo-Japanese collaboration in real estate. This groundbreaking endeavor is the product of an equitable partnership between Sumitomo Corporation, a distinguished Japanese conglomerate boasting a place in the Fortune 500 roster, and Krishna Group, a significant player in the Indian automobile components sector.
Founder and Director, Miracles Healthcare
Paresh Jain, founder and director of Miracles Healthcare (Arvind Medicare Pvt. Ltd.), brings experience from previous roles at ARVICON International and Startup Investments. Paresh Jain holds a 2022–2024 Owner/President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School. With a robust skill set that includes mining, business strategy, marketing strategy, management consulting, customer service, and more, Paresh Jain contributes valuable insights to the industry.
Chairman & Managing Director , Axis My India Ltd.
Chairman and MD of Axis My India, An engineer graduated from the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School. Belonging to a dusty village in Madhya Pradesh, my roots helped me get an insight into understanding human behavior. 27+ years of hands-on experience that spans various skills, right from printing to advertising to publishing to on-ground activations to market research.
Entrepreneur
Pujit Aggarwal is a hard-core entrepreneur, an envisioner, and an irrepressible agent of ameliorative change. He seeks to wed romance to reality, which does not compromise the synergy of beauty, utility, and sustainability. For him, both design and décor are infused with a wealth of vitality.
Editor-In-Chief and Chairman, INDIA TV
Rajat Sharma is best known for his show, Aap Ki Adalat, and his role as the Editor-in-Chief of India TV. On weeknights, he hosts the 9 p.m. Prime Time News show, Aaj Ki Baat. He has been a familiar face on TV for the last 27 years. Before joining television, he was the editor of Onlooker, Sunday Observer, and The Daily. Currently, he is Vice President, Strategic Affairs, of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation.
Founder , RK Group & Co-Founder & Co-Chair, HBS Angels India
With over 44 years of experience in business, Ramesh Kumar Shah is a serial entrepreneur and an angel investor who co-founded and co-chairs HBS Angels India, the largest network of Harvard alumni investors in India. He is also the founder and owner of RK Group, a diversified conglomerate with interests in retail, distribution, e-commerce, and textiles.
President and CEO PP&C, Archroma
Expert in managing global manufacturing and distribution operations across Asia and the Americas, specializing in industrial, pharmaceutical, lubricant, and specialty chemical verticals. Skilled at swiftly identifying high-profit opportunities and aligning organizational structures for effective execution. Proven in developing, retaining, and acquiring top talent while fostering strong relationships with employees, customers, and suppliers to maximize strengths and implement new strategies.
Chief Executive Officer, ASAR Digital
Mr. Sanjjeev K. Singh is the founder, president, and CEO of Illinois-based ASAR Digital, a certified SAP Gold Partner and a premier technology consultancy. With an impressive tenure of over 25 years in the IT industry, Mr. Singh has demonstrated unparalleled expertise in both sales and management.
Founder & MD, Horizon Homes & Infrastructure
Saurav Arora has a passion for kick-starting new ventures and building businesses from scratch. Whether it's a greenfield project, investing in a start-up, or setting up new operations or divisions of an existing venture, he loves the challenge. Over the last 20 years, he has co-founded six businesses (with a few exits) and have invested in or been part of three or more ventures in various capacities. His experience spanned majorly 3 countries (US, Singapore and India) and built businesses across multiple sectors from Financial Markets (trading), Exchanges to Vocational/ Educational Test Prep, Automotive/ Logistics IoT, Renewable Energy and Real Estate. Also, last 3 years, started active volunteering in pro-bono management consulting projects with non-profit organizations.
Founder, Magna
An active serial entrepreneur, educator, author, speaker and innovator, Shailendra Tipparaju (Shailu) has a cross-industry footprint spanning over two decades. He has been a founding member of several Education Technology companies from concept to scale before successful exits (EdAssist, Strateology, Examity). A widely published author, educator, AI researcher, media host, and speaker. Shailu has been recognized as one of the top 100 Education pioneers in 2020.
Founder and CEO , DViO Digital
With over 20 years of experience in the creative-tech and digital marketing industries, Sowmya Iyer is the founder and CEO of DViO Digital, a global organization that specializes in the convergence of creativity, digital channels, and technology to achieve business growth for its clients. As a TEDx speaker, she shares her insights and vision on topics such as entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership.
Chairman and Managing Director, SSG
Sreenadha Reddy Nayani is passionate about developing real estate, empowering global education, nurturing the growth of life sciences, and investing in emerging technologies and fintech. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and Singapore Management University.
Chairman, Sona Comstar
Sunjay Kapur is chairman of Sona BLW Precision (Sona Comstar), which designs and manufactures automotive systems and components for electrified and non-electrified powertrains. The company was founded in 1997 by his late father, Surinder Kapur, who was a pioneer in India's auto component industry.
Founder and CEO, Ceremorphic
Venkat has over three decades of engineering and management experience in developing differentiated products and building successful businesses. Prior to founding Ceremorphic, he founded Redpine Signals, Inc., a wireless technology company that he sold to Silicon Labs, Inc. for $308 million. Previously, Venkat held roles as Director of Engineering, Network Media Processors for Analog Devices, and Director of Engineering, TriCore-MCU DSP for Infineon Technologies.
Managing Director , Action TESA & Director , Microtek International Pvt Ltd.
Vivek Jain is a dynamic entrepreneur working at an authoritative level in pioneering organizations at Microtek International Pvt. Ltd. and as a Managing Director at Action Tesa. He has decades of business learning experience in operations, management, business strategies, marketing, and project management.
