Founder & CEO – Project DEFY Abhijit started DEFY amidst many learning experiments he developed in a small village in rural Karnataka. These experiments have led him to believe that learning (or education) must be defined by the learner, based on his/her own...
Director Human Resources SKF India Anjali Byce is the Director Human Resources at SKF India. She has made significant contributions including multiple Business Partnership programs, implementation of a culture based HR Strategy, capability building, Six Sigma and...
SVP & COO – Banking & Financial Services ,Genpact Anjali is a part of the Corporate Strategy team and leads Partnerships and Strategic Alliances across the company along with being the Strategy Leader for Banking and Financial Services. In the Strategy...
Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Business world & Exchange4Media Group Mr. Annurag Batra is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. He is a first generation entrepreneur and after acquiring the iconic business...
President at Jagran Prakashan Ltd. Apurva Purohit is the President of the Jagran Group, one of India’s largest multi-media conglomerates. As part of her mandate she handles the group’s portfolio across several verticals including print, radio, digital and outdoor. She...
Founder and Group CEO, MakeMytrip.com Deep is the Founder and Group CEO of India’s leading online travel company, MakeMyTrip.com. Launched in India in 2005, MakeMyTrip (MMT) is today the largest travel company in the country. In August 2010, MMT became the first...
Director, Operations and Business Development, Mercury Himalayan Explorations Ltd. Dilshad has worked in the media and entertainment space for over 22 years. The broadcasting space was her playground and she has several television channel launches to her credit. Her...
Executive Director Integrated Development Education Association (IDEA) Faith believes that an inspiring music class can be the beginning of social and personal transformation. She is an educator and social entrepreneur, and founded the “Music Basti” project in 2008....
HR Business Partner and D&I Lead, (India), Capgemini Gayathri is an HR professional and currently responsible for Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in India. She also enables a safe and equitable workplace for employees, through the Grievance Review Forum (GRC)...
Student, Delhi University Gurmehar Kaur is an Indian student; currently studying English Literature at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University. She is also the ambassador for Postcards for Peace, a charitable organization that helps eliminate any form of...
CEO at JetSetGo Aviation Services Pvt Ltd An entrepreneur who is a relentless pursuer of hope, positivity and drive – Ms. Kanika Tekriwal was not only chosen as one of the 100 most inspirational women in the world by BBC but also recognized by Forbes Asia as one...
Lakshmi Rebecca Entrepreneur, Filmmaker, Anchor and Vlogger Lakshmi Rebecca is an award-winning entrepreneur, filmmaker, anchor and vlogger. Her youtube series, ‘Chai with Lakshmi’ was one of the first few high-production-quality original digital content in India and...
Co-founder and CEO of the Nipman Foundation Nipun Malhotra is co-founder and CEO of the Nipman Foundation that works in the area of health and advocacy for Persons with Disabilities. He is a visiting Research Fellow at World Enabled, a Pineda Foundation initiative. He...
Director at Anticlock films Trained in film editing at SFB TTC, Berlin (1991), Onir directed and produced his first Documentary Film on painter Bijon Chaudhury “Fallen Hero” in 1992. In 1999 he worked as the film editor, song designer, and song director of...
Head – Human Resources, Standard Chartered Global Business Services Pvt., Ltd., India Rajesh Balaji is the Head of Human Resources, Standard Chartered Global Business Services, India. Rajesh Balaji joined the Bank in 2015, his role is to Head HR for Standard...
COO BD Foundation Ranjana Deopa, COO BD Foundation is a successful entrepreneur with over 18 years experience in Banking and Consulting industry. With her passion for promoting balanced leadership, Ranjana heads the Diversity Search & Women on Boards...
Managing Partner, Head – D&I Practice, BD Foundation Rashmi Mandloi, Managing Partner BD Foundation leads the Diversity & Inclusion initiative in South Asia. Her professional experience spans over 17 years with multinational organisations across South Asia....
Dr. Rashmi Tiwari, Fellow- Vital Voices (USA), SIMP (Sweden) Founder & Director- Aahan tribal Development Foundation Dr. Rashmi Tiwari is Founder & Director of Aahan Tribal Development Foundation (ATDF,) Fellow of Vital Voices (USA), Fellow of SIMP and a...
CEO, KPMG Global Services Pvt Ltd. As the CEO of KPMG Global Services, Sameer brings to the table 25 years of industry experience. A seasoned professional, he has held a number of strategic leadership positions across diverse fields, including both third-party service...
Sanjay Modi Managing Director, Monster.com (India/Middle East/ Southeast Asia) Sanjay Modi with his dynamism and foresight has carved a leadership position for Monster in India, Middle East, Hong Kong and South East Asia within the online recruitment space. This has...
CEO, BD Foundation Sarika Bhattacharyya, CEO , BD Foundation is an Inclusion Strategist & Leadership Facilitator with two decades of corporate experience. A highly respected speaker on Innovation & Future of work and how it impacts diversity of talent and...
Vice President and Executive Director, Catalyst India WRC Shachi Irde is the Executive Director of Catalyst India WRC, a leading not-for-profit organization with a mission to expand opportunities for women and business. Ms. Irde has been instrumental in building...
Founder of GolfingIndian.com and SheThePeople.TV Shaili Chopra is one of India’s top television editor-presenters. She has a prolific journalism, which has now furthered her into entrepreneurship, allowing her to use her news skills to create meaningful content for...
Managing Partner, Head – Leadership & Coaching Practice Shilpi Singh, Managing Partner BD Foundation with more than 20 years of corporate experience leads the Coaching practice in the region. Shilpi is also on Board of Swechha, one of the best known NGOs of...
Film Director Sudhir Mishra is internationally renowned film director who is one of the pioneers of alternative independent cinema movement of India. A succesful career spanning over three decades, Sudhir moved to Mumbai in 1980 and started as an assistant director...
Uma Ratnam Krishnan CEO, Barclays Shared Services Uma Ratnam Krishnan is the Chief Executive Officer of BSS India. She joined Barclays in June 2015 as the Head of Finance, India. Uma has diverse experience having started life as a diplomat with the Indian Foreign...
Advocate, Supreme Court of India Vrinda Grover is a lawyer and human rights activist based in New Delhi, India. She obtained her law degree from Delhi University and her Masters in Law from New York University, School of Law. She has been actively engaged with the...
