Kiran Karnik describes himself as a ‘public un-intellectual’, a non-academic with a strong interest in public policy and strategy. Columnist and author, his books include “Crooked Minds: Creating an Innovative Society” and “Coalition of Competitors: The Story of Nasscom and the Indian IT Industry”. He is widely recognized for his work in the IT sector, as President NASSCOM from 2001 to 2008, and for helping to put Satyam Computers back ontrack – as Chairman of its government-appointed Board – after it suffered the biggest corporatefraud in India’s history. He has been on many key government committees, including the Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister, and the National Innovation Council.

As CEO of Discovery India (1995-2001), he launched Discovery Channel and Animal Planet in India and South Asia.As Founder-Director of Consortium for Educational Communication (1991-95), he oversawproduction and transmission of UGC’s Countrywide Classroom TV programmes. Earlier, hespent over two decades in ISRO and was deeply involved in the use of space technology,especially for education and development, including the path-breaking Indo-US SatelliteInstructional TV Experiment (SITE) and the Kheda TV project.

He is currently involved with a number of not-for-profit organizations in the fields of educationand development. He is the honorary President of India Habitat Centre, and Chairperson of Oxfam India, HelpAge India and Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi.

Karnik has been conferred many awards, including the Padma Shri.

Deepa Gahlot is a critic, columnist, editor, blogger, author and curator. She writes extensively on cinema, theatre, the arts, women's issues for several publications and websites. She has won the National Award for Best Film Criticism, edited several cinema journals. Her work has appeared in anthologies on women's studies and cinema--Bollywood Popular Indian Cinema, Behind the Scenes of Hindi Cinema A Visual Journey through the Heart of Bollywood, Janani, Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema, Legends of Indian Silver Screen: The Winners of Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1992-2014). Her books, The Prithviwallahs (co-authored with Shashi Kapoor), and biographies of Shah Rukh Khan and Shammi Kapoor have been published, Take 2: 50 Films that Deserve a New Audience and Sheroes: 25 Daring Women of Bollywood have been published.She headed the Theatre and Film department of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai for seven years, where she curated festivals and produced path-breaking work.

Public Life: Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) --- nominated by the President and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.The 6-year term ended in Nov 2015.
Recently joined ORF (Observer Research Foundation) a prominent New Delhi think tank.
Has been Media Adviser to two Prime Ministers – Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee and Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, both belonging to different parties.
Former Ambassador of India to Denmark.
Has as a Member of Parliament served on Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs; the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs; Special invitee to the Consultative Committee for Defence; Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare; and Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Public Grievances.
Has Represented India at the UN General Assembly as a Member of India’s Parliamentary Delegation and spoke on India’s membership of the Security Council.
Has also served as a Member of National Security Advisory Board.

In Journalism: Has joined journalism over 50 years ago and went on to become Chief Editor of the Hindustan Times, the Indian Express and The Tribune and Editorial Advisor to the Times of India.
Has in his columns and front page editorials commented extensively on national and international affairs in newspapers and on TV channels, taking independent position on major questions. Considerable focus was on the working of the Constitutional organs like Parliament, the Judiciary and the Executive and how policies are made and unmade in India.

Awards received: Padma Bhushan from President of India; Durga Ratan Award G K Reddy Award;and Bal Gangadhar Tilak Award for Excellence in Journalism.
Honoured with D. Litt (Hon) by Panjab University.
Also, D. Litt (Hon) degree by Kurukshetra University.
Has been a member of the Senate of Panjab University and the Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Was President of Editors Guild of India for two terms

In leadership roles in top business schools in India since 2002 preceded by 13 years in industry in the US and India. Strength in institution building and leading high performance teams. Academic expertise in Finance and Information Systems. Regular teaching and research assignments in Europe and Singapore. Industry experience primarily in the software product industry including 4 years in an entrepreneurial capacity. Alumnus of IIT Delhi (B.Tech., MBA) and University of Virginia (MS, Ph.D.).

Anthony Rose is founder Chairman and CEO of the House of Rose Professional, a business consultancy providing services in the Public Relations, Publishing and People segments and is based in Singapore. In this role besides his day to day work, Anthony is owner of “Break the ceiling touch the sky – the success and leadership summit for women.”

Prior to Aug 2014, Anthony was Vice President and head of the Corporate Affairs function for Walmart Asia.

Anthony has held a range of Corporate Affairs and Influencer Marketing roles since 1991 across Asia and North America with Walmart, Procter & Gamble, GSK, etc. In 2006 Anthony created the blueprint for P&G’s global Influencer Marketing effort (“The future of Influencer Marketing”) that became the basis of its renowned global capability in this area. In 2004 Anthony was awarded as P&G’s Global Capability Builder of the year in his function. In every role, two things have underlined his success: a passion for building people capability and a relentless focus onsimplicity that delivers results.

Anthony was Co-Chair of the ECR (Efficient Customer Response) Asia Pacific Executive Council between 2011 and 2016. He was adjunct faculty member at Singapore Management University (SMU) and faculty at the Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC), India.

He is also author of Break the ceiling touch the sky®: success secrets of the world’s most inspirational women , Daddy’s Logic: live a life of no limits, no excuses and no regrets and How to get, grow and succeed in your DREAM JOB.

In Nov. 2015 Anthony was recognized as AMCHAMs 2015 “Champion for the advancement of women.”

Anthony holds a Masters Degree in Geology and post-graduate qualification in Mass Communications from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, India and the Xavier Institute of Communications, India, respectively.

His mission in life is as he puts it quite simply “To use my communications skills to do good. To make a difference

Mr. Kulmeet Bawa is the Managing Director for Adobe in India & South Asia.

As a business leader with cross functional experience of over 25 years, Mr. Bawa has an extensive understanding of enterprises and their needs in today’s digital era. He has a strong track record of driving strategy and helping orchestrate business transformation for organizations across various industry segments including Telecom, ITITES, Retail, Healthcare, Education, Banking and Finance, etc.

Mr. Bawa has been instrumental in accelerating Adobe’s momentum in the Indian market since the year 2012. and has expanded the organization’s footprint across its various portfolio of solutions, specifically in Adobe’s leading Experience Cloud business. He has been instrumental in driving exponential growth within the Enterprise, SMB and Consumer businesses for Adobe with a relentless focus on driving excellence in customer experience.

As a thought leader, Mr. Bawa believes in nurturing and mentoring team members, promoting design thinking, creativity and innovation leading to professional development. He ensures active contribution of time and knowledge towards social responsibility especially initiatives which focus on education and women empowerment. He is on the Advisory Boards of various organisations and is a member of several industry bodies. He is a regular key note speaker at various industry forums and educational institutions and is passionate in sharing his learnings around leadership and its tenets.

Prior to joining Adobe, Mr. Bawa served Microsoft India as the Director for Government and Healthcare before which he worked for Sun Microsystems.

Prior to his corporate avatar, Mr. Bawa spent 12 years with the Indian Armoured Corps as a Cavalry officer. During his army stint, he was Aide de Camp to the Governor of an Indian State and was also teaching Strategy at the prestigious Armoured Corps Centre and School. He is a graduate of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and an alumnus of the prestigious National Defence Academy.

When not at work he enjoys a game of golf, is a voracious reader, an avid traveler and above all enjoys spending quality time with his two daughters.

Sunil Kumar Alagh is the Founder and Chairman of SKA Advisors – a business advisory and consultancy service with an emphasis on Marketing and Brand management strategies. He is a recognised thought provocateur who enables teams to realise their full potential and partners them to build a sustainable profitable business model. His wide range of clients include Godfrey Phillips India Ltd., La Opala RG Ltd., Setco Automotive Ltd., Mrs. Bector's Food Specialities Ltd., Elite Food Specialities Pvt. Ltd., Louis Dreyfus Commodities India Pvt. Ltd., Amira Pure Foods Pvt. Ltd., LT Foods Ltd, KS Oils Ltd, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer HealthCare Ltd., Warburg Pincus, Emami Ltd., VIP Luggage Ltd., Sapat Tea Ltd, Biocon India Ltd., and Mahindra Group. Sunil Alagh has 40 years of hands on experience and has developed and incubated several successful brands like Britannia Tiger. He also spearheaded Britannia's successful foray into Dairy through branded cheese and milk. He has a wealth of rich experience in marketing and brand building strategies. Sunil’s rich experience in multiple stakeholder management helps him mentor the top most executives plough through business objectives amidst conflicting personal objectives, fractured governance and challenging needs for succession planning.

Sunil Alagh held very senior positions in the private sector and was the former Managing Director & CEO of Britannia Industries Ltd. During his tenure, Britannia touched significant heights and figured in the Forbes List of 300 Best Companies in the World in 1999, 2000 and 2002. Britannia also became the most trusted Food Brand in India. Sunil is on the Boards of United Breweries Ltd (JV of Heineken and Mallya Group), Gati Ltd (a JV with KWE, Japan), Gati Import & Export Trading Ltd and Indofil Industries Ltd. In addition, Sunil is a Senior Advisor to Axa France, Member of the Prasar Bharati Board of the Govt of India, Advisory Board of Vikas Ecotech Ltd., New Delhi and on the Executive Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He is a former member of the Board of IL&FS Investsmart Ltd, the Indian Advisory Board of Schindler, Switzerland, Senior Advisor to Hannover Re, Germany and Member of the Round Table on Higher Education, under the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. Sunil is the Past President of the All India Management Association, Delhi, Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC), The Federation of Biscuit Manufacturers of India (FBMI), Delhi and was a member of the Governing Council of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Board of Management of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi and member of the Governing Board of IIM, Bangalore and IIM Indore.

Sunil is actively involved with “Save the Tiger” campaign of Sanctuary Magazine (with a leading environmentalist). Sunil is on the Advisory Board of the Indian Music Group of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. It's objective is to promote Indian Classical Music amongst the youth in Mumbai. Sunil was the anchor of “The Job Show” on CNBC – a reality programme that ensured entry level jobs with reputable companies for the Youth of India. Sunil has been invited by reputed Investment Banks like IDFC Ltd and Ambit Capital Pte Ltd on numerous Non-Deal Shows in USA, UK, Singapore and Hongkong to present India as an attractive investment destination for foreign investors. Have presented India to investors like Standard Pacific Capital, Fidelity, Soros Fund Management, Oppenheimer, TIAA CREFF, etc.

Sunil was honored with the Gold medal Kashalkar Memorial Award 2000 for outstanding contribution to the Food Processing Industry in India. He was a finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2002.

Euromax Capital Founder & Chairman with 40 years’ top level experience Ø Participated in M&A transactions valued in excess of $30bn particularly in the telecom, steel, oil and gas and mining sectors and has advised on equity & other financings in excess of $10bn in infrastructure, engineering, metals, media, textiles, aviation, mining, hospitality etc. in India, Africa and Europe including for Indian majors like Tata, Reliance, Essar, Jindal’s and Welspun & global majors like Alfa Group of Russia, CTCE China etc. Ø Active in businesses of Commodities, Mining, Solar generation, Media , entertainment etc. Ø Subodh Founded Eirene Systems in 2015, manufacturing units for premier global ‘cutting edge niche technology from leading companies across the globe in India and Middle East . Ø Subodh had been instrumental in Euromax push in Africa resulting in projects worth several billions with some of the top companies in India, South East Asia and Europe and recently major push in Middle East. Ø Instrumental in Euromax entering into a J/V with SAE Capital - Last mega deal closed was 12.2 billion euro acquisition of WIND TELECOM Ø Subodh had developed Strategic partnership with China Centre for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) the main scope of work for CCIEE is to conduct research on major international and domestic economic issues, to conduct international exchanges and cooperation, to provide government with intellectual support. Ø Pioneered LNG in India in 1995 creating a Joint Venture with Govt. of India Co. for the construction of a $1.3 billion facility of a private natural gas reseller in India. In doing so, Subodh single handed handled ‟Take or Pay’’ arrangements, regulatory approvals, cost and feasibility analysis, local and national economic impact studies, risk analysis, project finance structuring and creating a major equity consortium. Ø Subodh enjoys very strong and long relationships at strategic levels across the world and enjoys special relationships and confidence of business and political leaders in India, South East Asia, Africa, Middle East and East Europe. Ø Also served as Member on the Boards/ Advisory Boards of several Public and Private Companies straddling a wide spectrum of industries including media & entertainment, infrastructure, IT, fashion etc. Ø Subodh is goodwill ambassador for IIMSAM an intergovernmental institution under charter of United Nations for micro-algae Spirulina against malnutrition , composed primarily of several sovereign states, established on multilateral diplomatic arrangements. Ø is a Patron of ‘The Loomba Foundation’, a charity caring for widows and children throughout the world. The Advisory committee of Indo European Business forum. Ø Subodh has been in past - special advisor to the ‘Olusegun Obasanjo’ foundation, founded by the former president of Nigeria, which is involved in the advancement of human security throughout Africa Ø Subodh has been a Trustee of Pratham UK [India’s premier charity literacy movement involved in the education of 100 million children], had served as Director of The Rajasthan Foundation. India Japan global partnership (IJGP) among others Ø He received Society ‘Global Indian Icon’ award in 2018, he had received in 2017 ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award at the Asian Business Awards, which recognize Asian business excellence, acumen and achievement and in 2016 ‘Leader of the decade’ creating bonds beyond boundaries at Women Economic Forum. Ø He brings a rare earthy, international touch to all deals he works on, has consistently demonstrated strong leadership abilities. Ø Above all, Subodh is best known for his ability to think big and face challenges head on.

Parul is a Co-Founder &Global Managing Partner for Thinkthrough Consulting (TTC). He is also the Country Director, WEConnect International in India.

With more than 20 years of experience, he has been instrumental in providing strategic leadership to development programsboth at the national and international levels.

With his rich and extensive experience in Sustainable Development and CSR, he has drivenmajor programs in areas of cross-sectoral partnerships and institutional networks,inclusive community participation, social accountability, and social justice.His contribution to the cause of enhancing and enriching the quality of key human development indicators,such as child rights and gender equality,has been anchored in the core principles of sustainable development strategies and programmes.

Throughout his life, he has been an ardent advocate of women’s rights and has undertaken seminal work in re-scripting the narrative on women’s economic empowerment though various initiatives.

As a member of the Global Advisory Council of WEConnect International, he actively encouraged and supported women entrepreneurs by connecting them to market opportunities. One of his most significant achievements was to bring 109 women’s business associations under ThinkBig, Asia’s largest women economic empowerment and women entrepreneurship platform.

Parul values the role of the government as a major stakeholder in the process of development and has successfully created sustainable tri-sectoral partnerships, with the government, private sector and not-for-profit organisations, collaborating together to achieve common impactful goals.

Parulis on the board of severalreputed national and global organisations. As an Advisor and Promoter Director in India for The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), he has been key in building the ecosystem for philanthropists and social investors within the country. As a Founding Board Member of Save the Children-Bal Raksha (SC-BR), the Indian evolution of Save the Children International network, he has made substantive contributions in the sector of child development and rights. He is also a board Member of SaveLIFE Foundation and Handicap International in India; and a senior advisor on the Advisory board of BD Foundation.

He was previously a Partner and the Global Co-leader for Not-for-Profit organisation in Ernst & Young India LLP (EY) and has during his career lent his expertise and leadership to multiple organizations and associations, within India and globally.

Parul is a Doctoral Fellow, University of Rajasthan and studied Economics from St Stephen’s in Delhi.

Pradeep Guha is currently Managing Director of 9X Media Pvt. Ltd., a television broadcasting company (with five satellite and two digital channels) aimed at youth audiences. Prior to 9X Media, Pradeep was the CEO of India’s largest publicly traded satellite broadcasting network, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. Pradeep was also associated with the print medium for 29 years and was President and Executive Director of The Times of India Group. At The Times of India, Pradeep was the Publisher of The Times of India, Femina and Filmfare brands for 10 years. Pradeep was also associated with many bodies in the field of media, marketing and advertising – as President of the Indian Newspaper Society, Chairman of the National Readership Studies Council, President of the Advertising Club Bombay and the first Chairman of the Broadcast Audience Research Council. He recently finished a 4-year stint as Chairman of the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA). Pradeep was also responsible for enlisting India at the Cannes Lions Festival and was its first Country Representative from India for 10 consecutive years. Pradeep helmed the conceptualization, organization and execution of Asia’s largest biennial advertising Congress, AdAsia that was held in Jaipur, India in 2003. As Chairman of the Steering Committee, Pradeep is currently overseeing the organisation and execution of the World Congress of the International Advertising Association to be held in India for the first time (in Kochi) in February 2019.

Raghav Chadha is a leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, and is a member of the Political Affairs Committee of the party He is the national treasurer and a national spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party,[2][3] and a practicing chartered accountant. He is currently also the incharge for South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency for the upcoming general elections in 2019.

Sambit Patra is an Indian politician who is one of the official spokespersons of the Bharatiya Janata Partywith the designation of National Spokesperson of the party. Patra is a former Medical officer at Hindu Rao Hospital. He is one of the independent directors on the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) since 28 October 2017.

Over 20 years in the media / advertising industry. Held senior management positions in leading agencies including GroupM (WPP), Madison and Starcom MediaVest in India/Asia-Pacific.

Member of start up team at HTA-Fulcrum (Now Mindshare-Fulcrum , a part of GroupM/WPP) India's first media agency of record on Unilever in 1995. Helped establish Maxus for GroupM/WPP in India & Asia Pacific. Worked closely with several leading advertisers / brands and helped build/scale/transform agency businesses over the past 20+ years.

Amit Bhagwan Wadhwani, Director of Sai Estate Consultants is a visionary and a passionate leader who has been instrumental in enhancing business and vaulting the company from a small-time real estate broking firm to Chembur's first ISO & CRISIL certified real estate organization. Under his guidance, the company provides genuine consultation to buyers and sellers to help acquire ‘Value for Money Deals’. Thus he has set examples for an array of professionals in the real estate industry.

ALOK MEHTA, (Padma Shri) , EDITOR , WRITER , T.V. Broadcaster, Political Commentator , Former President of Editors Guild of India – wide experience of 45 years in print and Audio- Visual media. Worked as Chief Editor Hindi Outlook , Chief Editor Nai Dunia , Editor of Hindustan, Dainik Bhaskar, Nav Bharat Times and Governance Now Hindi . Also worked as an Editor of Radio Voice of Germany at Cologne.

Presenting programs on different TV news channels. Have done interviews with Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers includes Dr. S. D. Sharma, Dr. R. Venkatraman, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Narsingh Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee , Dr. Manmohan Singh , Mrs. Pratibha Patil and number of Indian and Foreign Leaders . Have written 17 books – includes Indian Journalism Keeping it Clean( English ) Patrakarita ki Lakshman Rekha on Code of Ethics in Journalism and Chidia Fir Nahi Chahaki (Collection of Short Stories ), Safar Suhana Duniya Ka (Travelogues of 37 countries ), Nami Cheharon Se Yaadgar Mulakaten , Bharat Ke Rashtrapati ( Rajendra Prasad Se Pratibha Patil Tak ), Charitra aur Chehare .

Several awards in field of writing includes Padm Shri , Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award, Bhartendu Harishchandra Puraskar of Government of India, Patrakarita Bhushan Puraskar of U.P. Government, Haldighati Puraskar of Mewar Foundation .

Served as Secretary General of Editors Guild of India for 4 years and President 2 years ,Member Press council of India for 3 years. Member National Integration Council Of Government of India . Trusty Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation , Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust .

Honored D. Lt. By Vikram University, Ujjain.

Traveled more than 40 countries includes U.S. , U.K., Germany ,France , China , Russia, Kuwait , Egypt , Iran , Cuba , Argentina ,Pakistan , Brazil , Ghana , Tanzania , Italy , Japan , Cuba

Shazia Ilmi is an Indian politician. She was previously a television journalist and anchor at Star News. She was a spokesperson for the India Against Corruption movement led by Anna Hazare in 2011 and 2012. She led a media campaign for an anti-corruption bill (to institute an ombudsman popularly known as the Jan Lokpal Bill). She was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party's National Executive but left the party in May 2014 and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2015.

Shravan Garg is a Senior Journalist of the print media. His journalistic footprints — over more than four decades, with leading Hindi, Gujarati and English newspapers have afforded him a ringside view of India in action. An alumnus of Thomson Foundation, London, UK and Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, Austria — he has made forays into TV debates, mass media education, consulting, and teaching journalism at the university levels. His time-line includes the who’s who of print media ranging from The Indian Express Group to Dainik Bhaskar Group to Dainik Jagran Group (NaiDunia) to Free Press Journal Group to Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore, amongst others. He has been an editorial head for the better part of his career and has served as a member of the National Integration Council, Press Council of India, Editors Guild of India, Indian Institute of Mass Communication Society, etc. His passion for excellence and his unstinted drive for creative journalism are well known hallmarks in the industry. His personal integrity and loyalty to journalism have afforded him a well earned stature as a national media person.

Euromax Capital Founder & Chairman, London based with 30 years’ top level experience

Participated in M&A transactions valued in excess of $30bn particularly in the telecom, steel, oil and gas and mining sectors and has advised on equity & other financings in excess of $10bn in infrastructure, engineering, metals, media, textiles, aviation, mining, hospitality etc. in India, Africa and Europe including for Indian majors like Tata, Reliance, Essar, Jindal’s and Welspun & global majors like Alfa Group of Russia, CTCE China etc.

Subodh had been instrumental in Euromax push in Africa resulting in projects worth several billions with some of the top companies in India, South East Asia and Europe.

Subodh Founded Eirene Systems in 2015, To be premier global ‘high technology & homeland security’ manufacturing industry cluster with cutting edge niche technology from leading companies across the globe and market focus on India, middle-east, Asia and successfully setting up multiple joint ventures in India and focus .

Instrumental in Euromax entering into a J/V with SAE Capital - Last mega deal closed was 12.2 billion euro acquisition of WIND TELECOM

Pioneered LNG in India in 1995 creating a Joint Venture with Govt. of India Co. for the construction of a $1.3 billion facility of a private natural gas reseller in India. In doing so, Subodh single handed handled ‟Take or Pay’’ arrangements, regulatory approvals, cost and feasibility analysis, local and national economic impact studies, risk analysis, project finance structuring and creating a major equity consortium.

Subodh had developed Strategic partnership with China Centre for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) the main scope of work for CCIEE is to conduct research on major international and domestic economic issues, to conduct international exchanges and cooperation, to provide government with intellectual support.

Conceived and supported the biggest media & entertainment city in India & signed support agreement with host state in India and with international consortium.

Subodh enjoys very strong and long relationships at strategic levels across the world and enjoys special relationships and confidence of business and political leaders in India, South East Asia, Africa, Middle East and East Europe.

Also served as Member on the Boards/ Advisory Boards of several Public and Private Companies straddling a wide spectrum of industries including media & entertainment, infrastructure, IT, fashion etc.

Subodh has been in past - special advisor to the ‘Olusegun Obasanjo’ foundation, founded by the former president of Nigeria, which is involved in the advancement of human security throughout Africa. The Advisory committee of Indo European Business forum.

Subodh was a Trustee of Pratham UK [India’s premier charity literacy movement involved in the education of 100 million children]. A Patron of ‘The Loomba Foundation’, a charity caring for widows and children throughout the world; served as Director of The Rajasthan Foundation. India Japan global partnership (IJGP) among others

He received in 2017 ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award at the Asian Business Awards, which recognize Asian business excellence, acumen and achievement and ‘Leader of the decade’ creating bonds beyond boundaries at Women Economic Forum.

He brings a rare earthy, international touch to all deals he works on, has consistently demonstrated strong leadership abilities.

Above all, Subodh is best known for his ability to think big and face challenges head on.

Sukumar Ranganathan is the editor-in-chief of Hindustan Times. He was previously editor of Mint, of which he was one of the founding editors in 2006, and which he edited between 2008 and 2017. Under his leadership, Mint won 11 Ramnath Goenka awards (India’s highest journalistic prize) and seven Society of Publishers of Asia awards (Asia’s highest journalistic prize).

He has previously worked at The Hindu Businessline and Business Today.

Sukumar, who has degrees in chemical engineering, math, and business administration is interested in mathematics, science and technology, the history of business, new media, and data-based political journalism. He reads and collects comic books and is an amateur birder. He tweets under the ID @HT_ed

As CEO of Omnicom Media Group India, Harish Shriyan oversees the continued growth and performance of the group’s agencies, namely OMD and PHD, across four offices in India. He is also responsible for driving the further expansion of the agencies across the country, to accommodate fresh growth.

Having been with the group since its establishment in India in 2007, and served as its Chief Operating Officer, Harish has developed an unrivalled understanding of its agencies’ niche offerings amidst a highly competitive marketplace. In his current role, Harishworks closely with the leadership of OMD and PHD, Priti Murthy and Jyoti Bansal respectively, fuelling the agencies’ continued growth, driving digital transformation and innovation for its clients, and delivering exceptional performance in the Indian market.

Over the past decade, Harish has played an integral role in establishing Omnicom Media Group’s presence in the Indian market, guiding the agencies' leadership through a period of great change and to some exceptional new business wins. His efforts have recently been commended by the International Advertising Association (IAA) of India, having been named 'Media Agency Leader of the Year' at the IAA Leadership Awards 2018.

Mr. Annurag Batra is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. He is a B. Tech in Computer Sciences, a degree, which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, one of India's leading Business Schools. He is a first generation entrepreneur and currently the Chairman of BW Businessworld- the iconic 36 year old business media and magazine brand. Since taking over BW Businessworld, Mr. Batra has expanded the media organization into digital, events and BW communities and has taken into its fold www.digitalmarket.asia, Asia a leading website on digital marketing, www.everythingexperiential.com India’s leading experiential marketing website and launched BW hotelier in partnership with hotelier international. He has launched several other communities, which cater to niche audiences in different sectors, under the BW Umbrella. At present, Mr. Batra is building the BW Businessworld business aggressively and taking it to new heights.

Mr. Batra also founded the exchange4media group and he serves as the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief. e4m is India’s leading media industry company which houses several brands under its fold. The brands include- PITCH – India’s only Advertising, Marketing and Media Magazine; IMPACT – The Marketing Weekly; Franchisee Plus – Business Opportunity Magazine; Realty Plus – India’s leading monthly real estate magazine and samachar4media.com – leading media industry website in Hindi.

Mr. Batra is also appointed by Government of India as the Chairman of an industry committee formed to come up with a vocational training framework for the media, communication and entertainment industry. He mentors many budding entrepreneurs and enjoys the process of reverse mentoring as in what he learns from these young entrepreneurs. At BW Businessworld BW Accelerate is an initiative to provide a structured platform to entrepreneurs for mentorship and growth.

An honorary advisor to, http://www.stylekandy.com/, a household name in the fashion industry and also cofounder the auto website www.wheelsunplugged.com which he exited out of three tears back after selling to helion backed trivone.

He is also a regular speaker on National and International Conferences on Media, Internet, Television, Media policy and Entrepreneurship. As a member of the Sales & Marketing committee of the Delhi Management Association and President of the Franchising Association of India, Northern chapter, he has a vital role to play in the decision making processes of the industry circles. He is passionate about Magazines and is on the Executive Committee of the Association of Indian Magazines (AIM). He also wants to give back to the industry and his love for teaching comes into play in his position as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of FMCC (Futuristic Media Communication Centre), a leading Media and Communication School in India. In 2006, the prestigious Management Development Institute (MDI) and Mr. Batra’s Alma mater awarded him the “Most Distinguished Alumni of the Decade Award”.

Mr. Batra believes if you make your hobby your profession, you don’t have to work and life is a blessing.

One of the youngest Media moghul from India Dr. Annurag Batra is a serial Entreprenur and a mentor to many successful entrepreneurs Dr annurag batra a man of many talents and someone who adorns many hats Dr annurag batra entrepreneur , an author , an angel investor and a tv show host and the founder of the iconic exchange4media group and chairman BW Businessworld group.

I am a senior corporate professional with extensive experience at CEO and Board level with globally leading companies in the financial services, fast moving consumer goods and retained executive search sectors. I have worked for over 35 years in India and internationally with a number of the worlds premier firms, including as CEO and MD, Aviva life Insurance India, VP and Business Director, Citigroup, India, Head of Marketing Levant and Gulf, HSBC, Senior Vice President, India and South Asia, Gillette, Marketing Manager , Proctor& Gamble India and Director, Hindustan Times.

The last phase of my career was spent initially with a global top ten Executive Search firm, and Later with Sheffield Haworth, a global leader in the financial services human resources advisory and strategic recruitment space. At Sheffield Haworth I was the co promoter and Executive Chairman of the India company and then moved to New York as Vice Chairman, Americas, of the US operation.

Over the course of my career I have sat on multiple Boards, including Aviva Life Insurance, KK Birla group companies, TVIndia, Dalmia Industries, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals, Sheffield Haworth India and Gillette group companies.

My skills, competencies and expertise include:

One, extensive new business start up experience, taking businesses from greenfield stage to launch and early growth stage of life cycle. I was a prime mover in launching the Gillette Company in India, Aviva Life Insurance, Sheffield Haworth and Go for I, ,a joint venture between Chase Capital Partners and the Hindustan Times Group. The range of activities I was involved in included conducting Government liasion pulling in Investors, securing regulatory approvals, recommending the choice of technology, making greenfield investments in plant and hard assets, sourcing suppliers, recruiting management teams, preparing Strategic Business Plans, Marketing plans and Operating Plans, and launching the business.

Two, ground level operating experience across multiple geographies, including India, Bangladesh, the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the erstwhile USSR, and the United States.

Three, very strong strategic skills, reflected in my understanding of business strategy and the selection of appropriate product-segment-business strategies in competitive marketplaces.

Four, a particular ability to identify, appraise, nurture and develop top quality managerial talent During my business career, I have demonstrated an ability to very quickly spot talent and have promoted the career of an array of people , a large number of who have gone on on to become country CEO's, regional CEO's and even global CEO's of multinational corporations. I number at least 20 individuals in this frame. I continue to have excellent relationships with many of them.

Five, a remarkable network of connections, across business and Industry as well as Government I am known to and respected by a wide cross section of senior executives and the bureaucracy, and can create effective access to decision makers and influencers. I have relationships at global CEO level with a number of high profile internationally visible executives. Finally, superb communication skills. I am widely acknowledged as one of the better communicators and orators in the Country, and have received a plethora of awards for this skill starting from my University days. 1 am the President of the Debating Society of India, have won internationally promoted Debate events and have been honored by Pakistan, when I was invited as Chief Guest to their National Youth Debate Championship, a first for an Indian.

I am a keen golfer, a fitness enthusiast,a regular bridge player, and a world traveller, I have an MBA from XLRI, and have received additional training from liM Ahmedabad, Ashridge College UK, And the Darden School of business. I have been guest faculty and have spoken on multiple occasions at liMA, XLRI, FMS and the Booth School of Business Chicago.

I am currently occupied with promoting the activities of the Debating Society of India, am the President of the Rotary Club of Delhi Garden City, Director General of the Delhi Golf Society and Chairman of the Advisory Board of SIFT Capital, a leading Mutual Funds Distributor.

I reside in New Delhi at 103 Jorbagh (9810939990) and am contactable 10am- 7pm, Monday through Saturday.

Ghanshyam Tiwari is National Spokesperson of Samajwadi Party. An alumnus of Harvard, Kellogg, and IIM Bangalore, Ghanshyam co-founded high school video learning company GoodEd Technologies and serves as the CoChair of EdTech Committee at IAMAI. He has advised Chief Ministers and Parliamentarians, served global organizations such as BMGF and LSE, worked at McKinsey, Intel, and Texas Instruments. Ghanshyam is passionate about building stronger public leadership and transforming high school education for the poor in India. He aspires to build Learner.in into a one-stop vernacular videos platform for Government and low income high school students offering courses for school, competitive exams, and life skills. Ghanshyam is a member of the Executive Council of Harvard Alumni Club of India.

Arif Mohammad Khan is a former cabinet minister in the union of India. He has had several portfolios ranging from energy to civil aviation. He is actively involved in reforming religious ideas according to the present world.

Three decades in the middle of all things business, one has been fortunate to have and to be continuing to shape the strategic outlook of companies across diverse sectors (Engineering & Electronics, Financial Services, Media, Infrastructure) - from Fundraising, orchestrating Public Equity offerings to Corporate Structuring, complete Turnaround Strategies, Mergers & Acquisitions and Engineering all-round Operational Efficiencies. With Amar Ujala group now, and at the helm of an exciting entrepreneurial venture, which is still in 'stealth mode'.

Madan Bahal is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Adfactors PR, India's largest and most awarded public relations firm. Adfactors PR is also the youngest and the only independent firm in its peer group in India.

In November 2017, the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) inducted Mr Bahal in its Hall of Fame. Earlier, in January 2016, The Holmes Report had named him as one of the 16 people from the international marketing communications and public relations industries, who were poised to make waves in 2016. PRWeek too has been including Mr Bahal in its Global Power Book since June 2015. In 2013, Mr Bahal was recognised for 'Individual outstanding achievement' in Asia-Pac by The Holmes Report. Mr Bahal is a member of the esteemed Arthur W. Page Society.

The firm, under his leadership, has been winning multiple accolades in Indian, Asian and global PR industry platforms. The Holmes Report conferred the firm with Asia-Pacific Corporate-PA Consultancy in 2018, Global Corporate Agency in 2016, Global Financial Agency in 2015, and Asia-Pac Financial Consultancy of the Year in 2015 and 2013. In 2016, Adfactors PR had won all five Agency of the Year awards for India. In the last five years since 2014 that the firm has started participating at industry awards, Adfactors PR has been winning a market-leading tally of awards each year for campaign excellence.

Mr Bahal is also the member of the governing council of The Yoga Institute, Mumbai. The Institute is the world's oldest body of organised yoga teaching. He lives in Mumbai with his wife, Dolly, and sons, Neil and Gautam.

Balbir Punj is a journalist and columnist from India. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On 31 March 2013, he was promoted as one of the Vice Presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Sanjay Jha is the Executive Director of the world-famous Dale Carnegie Training operations in India, which has a global experience of having worked with over 400 of the Top Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Jha is also the National Spokesperson of the Indian National Congress Party since 2013 and represents his political party in TV debates and discussions.

Sanjay has been a TEDx Speaker and has addressed enlightened audiences at Brookings, Microsoft, ICICI, AXIS Bank, IBM, The Doon School, United Nations Young Achiever’s Conclave, Toastmaster, Goldman Sachs, Apple, etc. He is also a regular columnist with The Huffington Post. He is one of India’s top influencers on social media like Twitter.

He has founded one of the world’s leading internet portals called CricketNext.Com which is now part of the Network 18 media Group, owned by Reliance Industries.

Prior to starting Dale Carnegie, Sanjay worked with ITC Threadneedle Asset Management ( part of BAT plc, UK), Alliance Capital (New York, USA), Bank of America and ANZ Grindlays Bank.

Jha completed his MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur and his Master’s in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, University of Pune. He graduated with distinction in Economics from Fergusson College, Pune.

Sanjay has also written a cricket anthology titled 11—Triumphs, Trials and Turbulence in Indian cricket. Jha has recently authored a book on leadership called The Superstar Syndrome (The Making Of A Champion), co-authored with Dr. Myra White, who is a Professor at the Harvard Medical School. This book was launched in August 2013 and featured in the Crossword Bestseller list.

Award winning Filmmaker, International Entrepreneur, Film Journalist & now a published Author, Bhuvan Lall embodies global cultural exploration & entrepreneurial spirit that characterize the media & entertainment sector at its best.

Lall has enjoyed a wide range of top-level decision making exposure & risk-taking experience in the creative & corporate sector of the dynamic global media & entertainment business in Hollywood as well as in India over 3 decades.

Cinematic arts, spirituality & world history are Lall’s passions & he has built a full life & a successful career at their intersection.

At 22, Lall launched his first enterprise, Dream Factory, a documentary film company, at 34 he established the Indian Broadcasting Foundation, the largest trade organization in the media & entertainment sector of India as its Executive Director & was the President of Los Angeles based Spice Group, an Indian multi billion-dollar multi national for 6 yrs.

Presently, Lall is the Executive Chairman of LALL Entertainment - launched at Cannes in 2003. Lall is the Producer of multi million dollar featurefilms, TV shows, documentary films & global events.

Bhuvan Lall is also the biographer of Subhas Chandra Bose & his book ‘The Man India Missed The Most’ was launched on the 120th birth anniversary of Netaji on January 23rd, 2017 at the India International Centre. Available on Amazon.

A much sought after motivational speaker since the publication of his first book Lall ignites the passion in the audiences speaking about the heroes of the Indian freedom movement from Lala Har Dayal to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. His domain areacovers the entire European colonial period from the first sighting of India by the fleet of Vasco Da Gama in May 1498 to the end of European imperialism in India in December 1961.

Lall is currently writing 2 more books.

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Mr. Singh is the CEO of Universal EB5 Services, a company he founded in 2017. Universal EB5 advises US-based developers, regional centers and EB5 sponsors on marketing their EB5 offerings throughout India. The Company is also a trusted advisor to Indian families seeking to migrate the United States through the EB-5 Visa program. As CEO, he manages all aspects of client services for the company.

Harjit Singh brings a unique set of capabilities and network in the Indian market. Prior to starting Universal EB5, Mr. Singh spent more than 10 years in investment banking, private equity/venture capital, EB-5 and trade finance roles at Morgan Stanley, DTCC, Oppenheimer and Co, and Syzygy Therapeutics. He is also the founder of Xurge Partners, a early stage investment firm where he has invested in several early stage companies.

During his career, Harjit has advised private equity firms, family offices and early stage companies and has worked with companies in the transportation, insurance, staffing, media & entertainment and biotechnology industries. Mr. Singh has also started and invested in several businesses in the US and India.

Mr. Singh is a Board Member of TiE New York and an Advisory Board member of Tigerbridge Holdings LLC, Universal EB5’s parent company.

Mr. Singh received a B.B.A. in Finance from The Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, holds Series 7, 24, 63 and 79 FINRA licenses, and is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi. He loves playing basketball, soccer and volleyball.

Manish Tewari is an Indian politician, who was Union Minister of State (Independent charge), Minister of Information and Broadcasting and a Member of Parliament from Ludhiana. He is a lawyer by qualification and has practised in the Supreme Court of India as well as the Delhi High Court.

Senior Editor and Senior Anchor with Republic, Deepti is an award winning journalist with over a decade and a half in journalism.

With a keen eye on the political landscape of the country, she anchors Republic's 8pm show, the Burning Question where she takes up the biggest issue of the day on her debate.

Politics and breaking news are her forte and she's been in the thick of all big news stories. She's covered the General Elections of 2009, 2014 and the state assembly elections of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Karntaka and the recently concluded state elections. As a political journalist, Deepti has travelled the length and breadth of the country, right from Kashmir to Tamil Nadu, from Gujarat to the north east understanding the finer nuances and our ever changing political landscape.

Deepti began her career with Zee News, later moved on to NDTV and then Times Now. Health and special investigations have been her first love for which she won a number of laurels including NT award for the best Anchor, Best Political Reprter and the INB Award for the Best Young Professional of the Year.

When not in the studio or on the field, she loves her music, her books and connecting with the viewers through her video blogs on social media. In the run up to the big 2019 elections, Deepti does her daily video series, #VerdictOnModi2019.

Mr. Shardul S. Shroff is the Executive Chairman at the Firm. He hasover 38 years of experience in General Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Securities Law, Disinvestment & Capital Markets. Mr. Shroff heads the Insolvency & Bankruptcy practice at the Firm. He is a leading authority on matters related to Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Government Regulation and Bankruptcy & Insolvency Law.

Widely regarded as a pioneer in the field of Corporate Law, Mr. Shroff has participated in the training and drafting of several important economic legislations and company law reforms in India. He was member of the Insolvency Law Committee, constituted by the Government to review the implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code under the Chairmanship of Mr. Injeti Srinivas. Hewas also a member of the Injeti Srinivas Committee constituted for decriminalisation of offences under the Companies Act and the Committee for cross-border insolvency. Under Mr. Shroff’s leadership, the Firm has been recognised as ‘Best in Insolvency’ at Asialaw’s Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2018. Mr. Shroff hasbeen on number of other high-powered committees appointed by the Government of India including the JJ Irani Committee for amending the Companies Act, the Expert Committee on maintenance of Cost Records and Cost Audit in 2014, the Eradi Committee involved in the insolvency provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, the second Naresh Chandra Committee to look into aspects of SMEs and simplification of Company Law and the Valuation Committee under Mr. Shroff’s Chairmanship.

Mr. Shroff has recently been re-elected as the Chairman of the CII National Committee on Legal Services and Arbitration. He is also a Member of the CII National Council on Services and the CII Task Force on the Ease of Doing Business, 2017-2018. Mr. Shroff is the Chairman of the the FICCI Committee on Stressed Assets.He has also been appointed as the Senior Vice President on the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF).

Mr. Shroff has been recently recognised as one of ‘The Game Changers of India, 2018’ by The Economic Times for championing high impact legal services. He is also a recipient of the National Law Day Award from the President of India.

As a practicing dentist, established entrepreneur, former journalist and now spokesperson for the Indian National Congress, Dr. Shama Mohamed sees the world from a broad and varied perspective.

Known for her powerful and incisive debating skills, she has articulately and effectively put forth her opinions on a multitude of important issues, such as women’s rights and safety, child abuse, child labour, education, health care and manual scavenging, to name but a few.

A passionate proponent for social change and development, Shama focuses on matters integral to the progress and well-being of every Indian citizen, as the country continues to command an increasingly relevant role in the world today. She believes the answer to true and lasting progress lies in education and awareness, and continues to advocate strongly for affordable healthcare, population control and the availability of a quality education for every child. She is also an important part of Asha Nivas - an NGO based out of Delhi, which works towards girl child welfare.

Sanjeev Handa is the Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. He is responsible for leading and driving the Communications and PR strategies for Maruti Suzuki. Additionally, Sanjeev also spearheads the communication strategy of the CSR programmes for the company.

Prior to this role, he was the Vice President of Marketing at Maruti Suzuki India Limited, where he was responsible for NEXA, Product marketing, True Value, Media, Market Research, Loyalty, CRM and Motorsports and setting up the Digital marketing infrastructure for the company. He has contributed in a major way in steering the success of many leading brands in the company’s portfolio.

Sanjeev is an Indian School of Business- Hyderabad Alumni and an Economics Graduate with over two and a half decades of solid experience in Marketing, Strategy, Brand Management, Advertising, CRM and Sales in leading global organizations. He has received multiple awards, ‘Most data driven CMO’ by CMO Awards of India, ‘Digital Marketer of the Year 2016’ by IAMAI, to name a few.

Awarded as one of the Asia’s Most Promising Business Leaders in 2016 and listed amongst India’s Top 50 Entrepreneurs, by The Economic Times in 2015, he is a visionary with a vast knowledge and experience in the Power and Electricity sector.

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 Directorsin 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.

ABOUT RAVIN GROUP OF COMPANIES Established in the year 1950, Ravin Group’s headquarters are located in Mumbai, India. The group has several regional offices across India and U.A.E and has a very strong global foothold with manufacturing facilities in both the countries. Ravin Group has comprehensive range of products and services offered across its four verticals: Electric Cables up to 220 kV | Solar Energy Solutions EHV Projects and EPC Services | Power Equipments

With an innovative, entrepreneurial and forward thinking approach, the company’s aim is to provide 24x7 affordable, accessible & green electricity to all.

Navika Kumar is among few journalists who have made their imprint in both political as well as in business reporting. Kumar has been credited for investigating and breaking some of the most high impact stories. With more than a decade experience in Television News, Navika Kumar plays a lead role in the editorial, programming and production team at TIMES NOW, the leading English news channel from the Times Network.

She hosts the primetime show ‘The Newshour’ @ 9 pm and an interview show Frankly Speaking on weekends.

Navika is known for her extensive knowledge on Indian politics and business which is reflected in the kind of stories she has broken so far, which includes Office for Profit story that led to the resignation of Sonia Gandhi, the CWG scam that led to the exit of Suresh Kalmadi, the Augusta chopper scam and Aircel Maxis deal among other big stories.

Her foray in television began in 2005 when she joined TIMES NOW as Editor – Politics & Economy. Over time she has done a series of investigative reportage for the print and television. Apart from the fact that she interviews personalities of various hues – from politicians to social workers to actors, she also analyses the Union Budget with as much passion as she does Election Results for TIMES NOW ever since 2005.

Navika has been recognized with Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust award in 2006 for her exemplary political reportage.

Navika Kumar is among few journalists who have made their imprint in both political as well as in business reporting. Kumar has been credited for investigating and breaking some of the most high impact stories. With more than a decade experience in Television News, Navika Kumar plays a lead role in the editorial, programming and production team at TIMES NOW, the leading English news channel from the Times Network.

She hosts the primetime show ‘The Newshour’ @ 9 pm and an interview show Frankly Speaking on weekends.

Navika is known for her extensive knowledge on Indian politics and business which is reflected in the kind of stories she has broken so far, which includes Office for Profit story that led to the resignation of Sonia Gandhi, the CWG scam that led to the exit of Suresh Kalmadi, the Augusta chopper scam and Aircel Maxis deal among other big stories.

Her foray in television began in 2005 when she joined TIMES NOW as Editor – Politics & Economy. Over time she has done a series of investigative reportage for the print and television. Apart from the fact that she interviews personalities of various hues – from politicians to social workers to actors, she also analyses the Union Budget with as much passion as she does Election Results for TIMES NOW ever since 2005.

Navika has been recognized with Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust award in 2006 for her exemplary political reportage.

Dr. Aashish Joshi is the Editor in Chief cum Chief Executive of LSTV. He brings with himself rich media experience from AAJ TAK, IBN 7, DD News, ZEE News and Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Evam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya. His vast experience in reporting as well as academics has added to the quality of the programmes. His contribution in terms of creativity has uplifted the programmes of the channel. LSTV is planning its modernisation under his leadership.

I am head of Marketing & Brand for Patanjali Ayurved, India’s fastest growing Consumer goods company, today amongst India’s top Senior Marketing professional’s with comprehensive experience, encompassing strategic planning, qualitative & quantitative research, interactive marketing, creative development, media planning & buying, sales promotion and visual merchandising and retail branding

I lead by example by providing creative, innovative and out-of-the box thoughts and solutions to teams and also reconciling conflicting trends to achieve organization goals. With a strong focus on managing P&L, Extremely adept in Managing Shareholder Expectations and Enhancing Shareholder Value.

In present stint as the Marketing Head of the fastest growing FMCG company in the world, I have been instrumental in building a USD 1.5 billion dollar Brand from 30 million dollars in less than 4 years.. I have built and implemented one of the most successful media strategies in recent times across television, Print and Digital.

During this time I Lead-Managed building and scaling up the complete Media and Marketing function and team from scratch. This has entailed building to implementing marketing plans, development of media strategies across TV, Radio, Print, online & BTL, driving consumer research and sales promotions and driving the creative strategy for all brands. As part of the Executive Management team I don’t only drive Marketing and Branding but also actively involved in overall Strategy of the company. I have also been instrumental in driving huge cost savings in the overall marketing function.

Prior to this I had successful stints with Leading Media companies across Print Media, OOH in India, including HT Media, the 2nd largest Daily in India and Dainik Bhaskar, the largest Print Media company in India where has managed various functions including Revenue, Operations, marketing and PR.

I have very strong understanding of all aspects of Media & Marketing, a great team-player, ability to lead diverse teams and most importantly a pro-active and extremely Driven professional.

I have featured in several Indian and global publications, a prolific speaker across most Media and Marketing forums and has won various accolades including Digital Marketer of the year, 2017. In my spare time i like to read and spend time with my family.

It is a privilege to chair the jury for this year’s edition of the ENBA awards, especially with such distinguished jury colleagues. I am delighted that you have agreed to be a member, and look forward to working with you to select worthy recipients. These awards are important, not only because they have been initiated by the highly-regarded exchange4media group, but also because they seek to recognize and showcase the very best in a field of vital importance. Broadcasting is a major agenda-setter; it is also, often, an influencer which shapes and drives public perception. Our task in determining the best is, therefore, an onerous responsibility. While I am sure that the number and quality of entries will make our task difficult, I expect it to be also rewarding and satisfying to each one of us. Personally, I am excited at the prospect of a fruitful and intellectually stimulating session. I am sure you too will share my sentiment. See you soon!

Mr. Kailash Satyarthi is one of the tallest leaders and the loudest voice in the global fight against exploitation of children. Not caring even once about the life threatening attacks that he has survived, Mr. Satyarthi has personally rescued tens of thousands of children from the scourge of slavery. His fearless and unrelenting policy advocacy efforts towards elimination of violence against children have resulted in path-breaking legislations globally. He left a lucrative career as an Electrical Engineer and started ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’ (Save the Childhood Movement) to rescue children and their families from the shackles of slavery paving way for their reintegration into mainstream society with the help of state actors under the legal policy framework of India. Through his sustained policy advocacy efforts in India he played a pivotal role in mobilizing support ensuring the passage of the Child Labour Act in the year 1986. Under the aegis of Mr. Satyarthi, Bachpan Bachao Andolan has rescued over 87,000 children from the scourge of bondage, trafficking and exploitative labour over the last four decades.

Mr. Kailash Satyarthi is renowned for inclusion of child exploitation to global socio-political agenda. In 1998 he conceived and led one of the largest civil society movements Global March against Child Labour traversing across 103 countries covering 80,000 Kms with a demand for an International Law on Worst Forms of Child Labour. This eventually led to the adoption of ILO Convention No. 182 on worst forms of child labour which was formally acclaimed in 1999 and went on to become the fastest ratified convention in the history of ILO.

Mr. Kailash Satyarthi is also the architect and leader of Global Campaign for Education (GCE) a civil society movement working to end the global education crisis and ensuring that States deliver the right of everyone to a free, quality public education. He successfully spearheaded a countrywide movement to make education a Constitutional Provision which subsequently paved way for the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education in 2009 in India.

Mr. Satyarthi is credited for the first ever civil society – business coalition by establishing Rugmark (now known as Good Weave) earlier in 1994, which was the first of its kind certification and social labelling mechanism for child labour free carpets in South Asia. Since then he has been instrumental in promoting CSR initiatives in garment, mica mining, cocoa farming, sporting goods sector among others.

Mr. Satyarthi’s contribution in the fight against child slavery and bonded labour for close to four decades has been acknowledged internationally. Several prestigious awards have been conferred on him, including Defenders of Democracy Award (2009-US); Alfonso Comin International Award (2008-Spain) and Medal of the Italian Senate (2007-Italy), Robert F Kennedy International Human Rights Award (USA), Aachener International Peace Prize (Germany), Fredric Ebert International Human Rights Award (Germany) etc.

As one of the rare civil society leaders Mr. Kailash Satyarthi has addressed the United Nations' General Assembly, International Labour Conference, UN Human Rights Commission, UNESCO and several Parliamentary Hearings and Committees in the US, Germany, UK, Italy, Brazil, Panama, Nepal, Spain, Chile to name a few.

In the wake of the brutal-gang rape and murder of a 23 year old paramedic student in Delhi in December 2012, Mr. Satyarthi played the pivotal role in steering the Indian Civil Society with a conspicuous demand for amendments in the Indian Criminal Law to counter Rape and Gender Based Violence that eventually led to the promulgation of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.

In 2014, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the “struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.”

Mr. Satyarthi’s sustained efforts to end child slavery, trafficking, forced labour and violence received international support when he succeeded in getting child protection and welfarerelated clauses included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations back in September 2015.

Mr. Satyarthi is the Founder of Parliamentarians without Borders - a Movement that unites legislators across the globe in an endeavour to end violence against children. He also addressed the General Assembly of Inter Parliamentary Union (the global body constituting all parliaments) soliciting support of law makers for child friendly policies. The first ever moral platform - Laureates and Leaders which happens to be strongest podium for the cause of children across the globe has been engineered by Mr. Kailash Satyarthi. This initiative has brought together several Nobel Laureates and Leaders from across the globe to build a sense of urgency, collective responsibility and a strong moral voice to galvanise political will for ensuring the rights and safety of world’s children and young people in an endeavour to end violence against them and creating a child-friendly world.

His unrelenting efforts to synchronize the Indian Child Labour Act with The Right to Education Act and other International Conventions and Treaties that India is signatory to, led to the promulgation of the New Child Labour Law in 2016. On several occasions Bachpan Bachao Andolan under the auspices of Mr. Kailash Satyarthi has been able to secure landmark judgments from various High Courts and Supreme Court of India related to Missing Children; Definition of Trafficking; Establishment of Anti Human Trafficking Units; Registration and Regulation of Placement Agencies; Recovery of Back Wages & Ensuring compensation for survivors of modern slavery among others.

Mr. Kailash Satyarthi envisions a world where the Youth realizes its truest potential as the agent of positive social transformation. It is for this reason he launched the 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign in December 2016. This campaign is a global intervention to mobilize 100 million youth for shaping a better future for 100 million not so privileged children.

In 2017, raising a clarion call against child sexual abuse, Mr. Satyarthi led the 12,000 Km Bharat Yatra (from Kashmir to Kanya Kumari) taking along the child abuse survivors; civil society organizations; politicians across party lines; bureaucrats; celebrities and faith leaders to put the national spotlight on this pressing issue.

To achieve his vision of a world free of violence against children – where all children are free, safe, healthy and educated, he founded Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation. The Foundation’s raison d'être is to advocate for creation and implementation of child-friendly policies ensuring holistic development and empowerment of children across the globe.

Chetan Sharma is the Founder CEO and Editorial Director of India Ahead which has been his brain child . He has been responsible for the concept, plan and execution of the channel. One of India’s better known television faces, Chetan has spent over two and half decades as editorial head and bilingual prime time anchor at NDTV, Headlines Today, Aajtak, Star News , ESPN, TWI, Zee News and Al Jazeera.

Chetan has had the opportunity to interview international world leaders including Warren Buffet, Michael Dell, Carly Fiorina, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands and Dame Anita Roddick; leading Indian industrialists including Laxmi Mittal, Nandan Nilekani, Narayana Murthy, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Pawan Munjal, Anand Mahindra, Azim Premji, Anil Ambani, Malvendar Singh, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw; senior Indian politicians /ministers including Dr. Manmohan Singh, P. Chidambaram, Narendra Modi, Salman Khurshid, Yashwant Sinha; foreign ambassadors like David Mulford, Bob Heinsch and even Bollywood stars like Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai and sportsmen like Sunil Gavaskar, Navjyot Sidhu, Ravi Shastri and Vijay Amritraj.

Over the years, Chetan has won several awards including the best television anchor award for his interview with Narendra Modi where he first revealed his desire to be the country’s prime minister .

In Consultant Practice for over 30 years as Architect, Environment Planner and Interior Designer. Has carried out works of large magnitude and variety in different parts of the country while based in Delhi. Have planned projects in Middle East. Specialized in design of Academic Buildings and Institutionals, multilevel Car Park Buildings. Has also specialized in Multi-storeyed Buildings and Hotels including various Multi-storey Office Buildings.

Works include prestigious works multistorey Army Welfare Housing Organization (AWHO), DRDO, BHEL & Le-Medirien hotel etc., . He also worked abroad including designing Headquarters of Arab Industrial Investment Company at Baghdad and Council of Ministers at Baghdad.

Won various National & International Design Competitions including International Redevelopment Competitionof New Delhi Railway Station, Nau Sena Bhawan, Naval HQ’s New Delhi and recently won the International Award for Sustainable Architecture Award 2018” which has been awarded for the 30 storey Twin Tower project designed by us for AWHO.

He is fully involved in Interior Designs and has also worked as an Art Director for Indian Films. He is also a Joint Investor of “PANCON” Construction System for Mass Mechanized Construction. He has lectured on Interior Design. And associated with various Institutions.

Extensively travelled overseas over the last 30 years.

He has keen interest in the Vedic Scriptures. He had the good fortune of being associated for more than two decades with his father Dr. Satyakam Bharadwaj ENT, ZEUNG, VIENNA. Dr. Bharadwaj who was a seminal thinker, a medical doctor, nuclear physicist and knowledge of more than dozen languages including French, Latin, German, etc who researched for the Vedas for 7 decades. Mr. Daksha Bharadwaj has been carrying on research on the same for the last 18 years & is the Editor of the Coffee Table Book Vedas a New Perception which is the introduction of Magnum Opus of Dr. S.K.Bharadwaj Vedas a New Perception. The coffee Table book has been recently launched.

A doyen and pioneer in TV journalism, ZEE News’ Editor-in-Chief, Sudhir Chaudhary is one of the most respected and widely known faces of India today. Mr. Chaudhary has ensured that ZEE News is the most favourite news channel of Indian households with his brand of incisive, and hard-hitting journalism, he has also given new dimensions to news coverage by introducing nationalism and thriving on the concept of providing information. Among the most popular news anchors in the country, Sudhir Chaudhary has worked in the television news industry for more than 24 years. During his early years, Mr. Chaudhary did on-the-spot coverage of landmark events like Kargil war and attack on Parliament. A master of political journalism, he has covered several Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. One of the highlights was his interview of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018, which captured prime time slots and grabbed headlines across national and international media. Mr. Chaudhary has covered the West Asia conflict from ground zero. In 2017, he visited wartorn Syria to report from the battlefield where the dreaded terrorist group ISIS was one of the players. Apart from being a fearless TV journalist, Sudhir Chaudhary is also a remarkable leader, who believes in leading from the front. ZEE News’ prime-time flagship show DNA, which is hosted by Mr. Sudhir Chaudhary, has remained India’s number one show for the past four years. The high point of Mr. Chaudhary’s show is that it is very informative, providing news, which matters in daily life. Under his leadership, ZEE News has topped the TRP and ranking charts with a conscious approach towards barring crime shows, astrology and frivolous news coverage. He has also developed a dynamic team of young professionals, who give a new and fresh dimension to news coverage. He has also constituted a fully integrated media newsroom and introduced a coverage format backed with thorough research.

Varun Kohli is the Group Chief Executive Officer of iTV Network which includes India News, News X and other regional channels. Prior to joining iTV Newtork, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Revenue Head at India News.

Kohli is responsible for leading the growth of the channel to next level. Since his joining, iTV Network has witnessed phenomenal growth in terms of revenue and viewership. With a professional experience spanning over 21 years, he is credited with creating sustainable business development and management strategies that have increased top and bottom lines and enhanced efficiency in organisations.

His distinguished career includes leadership stints at Amar Ujala, Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd., Deccan Chronicle, Dainik Bhaskar, Hindustan times and Indian express. Kohli is a management graduate from SIMS, Ghaziabad and post graduate from YMCA besides being a certified coach from Results Coaching Systems.

Presently working as an Editor with Aaj Tak, India’s leading News Channel.

Host a debate show Dangal, Mon- Sun, 5PM, @aajtak.

Dangal, launched in Nov 2018, fetches more than 20% of the viewership as per BARC data, standing tall, as compared to the competition channels in the same slot.

Worked with Zee News for almost 13 Years, last assignment was Team Leader second to Editor in Chief, responsible for all editorial decisions. Created a few market leader shows while working with Zee which became talk of the town i.e. Fateh ka Fatwa, Taal Thhok Ke etc. Strong social media presence with around 4.5M followership on Twitter ad Facebook like platforms.

With over 13 years experience in Television, Preeti joined Times Network in 2013 and is currently working with them as Consulting Anchor. She started her career as a sports anchor with Zee Sports and quickly switched to general news anchoring. Preeti has worked extensively in all departments of a newsroom from producing stories and shows to reporting and anchoring. With a Masters Degree in International Journalism from Cardiff University, UK and Preeti have worked with all major media houses including Zee Network, India Today, DD Sports, Star Sports and NewsX.

With over 20 years experience in print and TV journalism, Deep Upadhyay presently heads editorial team of News 24 as Managing Editor. After starting his career as a feature writer in 1995 he switched over to reporting and copy editing in Dainik Bhaskar in 1997. He started his innings in television journalism in 2000 when he joined Zee News as a correspondent. He worked on different streams of television news and rose to the position of Editor,Output.

Ariana, the first television news channel of Afghanistan used his expertise in newsroom operations when it covered first general election after fall of Taliban. There he worked closely with eminent international journalists. He also worked for NDTV India in 2005-06.

In 2013 Deep Upadhyay joined India TV as Senior Executive Editor. Thereafter he was hired by BAG network to head its news operations.

With over 25 years experience in print and TV journalism, Ajay Shukla presently works as a chief editor Multimedia for India News Group. He comes with vast professional expertise in print and TV news reporting. He is recognised in the industry for leading creative processes involving content for newspapers and television channels. He is also known for his administrative capabilities pertaining to editorial operations.

He also won many awards during his professional career and won HT best editor print award from newspaper association of India, best multimedia editor from media federation of India in 2018, Rashtriya Sampadak Gaurav award from National journalist welfare board in 2016.

Priya Sahgal is the senior executive editor at NewsX channel, where she anchors two political shows: ‘The Roundtable’ & `Cover Story'. Her book, The Contenders, came out in November 2018. This profiles 16 GenNext politicians, capturing a potentially transformative moment in Indian politics, for there’s been a generational change of guard in most parties, as Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, the Badal Juniors & Karunanidhi’s heirs take charge; while others like Omar Abdullah and Arvind Kejriwal seek to consolidate. Through candid conversations and sharp profiles the book gauges how they stack up in the Age of Modi.

A political journalist for nearly three decades, Priya has worked at Sunday, Outlook and India Today (magazines). She is also a political columnist for The Sunday Guardian. Her forte is explanatory journalism; the tone of her shows conversational and analytical, not confrontational.

Priya studied at `Welhams Girls' School' in DehraDun and holds a First Class degree in BA (Hons) English from St Stephen's College along with an MA..She also won the British Council's Hansard Fellowship (2002) which included an internship at the House of Lords and was recently awarded the Young Achiever's Award by YFLO (Young FICCI Ladies Organisation) in the field of media.

Nishant been a broadcast journalist for more than 19 years. He has anchored and reported for many events like Tsunami in Japan in March 2011, 9/11 attacks, Parliament attack in India in 2001, Lok Sabha and state elections. He interviewed many distinguished people from all over the world, which include many state heads.

Nishant also works as a media planning consultant for many companies. He specialises in media management and marketing and helps his clients in their image building & media positioning.

He has many Specialities like Media Strategies & Marketing, Media planning, Media consultant, Event Management, News Anchoring, News Reporting, News Production.

Mukesh Sharma is the Editor of BBC News Hindi. He leads the TV, digital & radio teams of BBC Hindi. He has been working with the BBC for last 16 years. As a reporter he went to the hideouts of extremists in Kashmir & Manipur and produced series of reports from there. He also went to Siachen to report from the highest battlefield on earth. His documentary on climate change in India had won the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union Award. As Sports Editor for BBC News Hindi he led the Delhi Commonwealth Games coverage for the BBC World Service. His experience in digital & social media has helped the team to reach out to new audiences. Before joining the BBC, Mukesh worked for Univarta for a year and half. An IIMC, Delhi alumni Mukesh was the topper of the institute in the year 2001.

With two-decade long career in the broadcast news industry, Kishore Ajwani is currently working as a Deputy Managing Editor of News18 India.

He is one of the most respected anchors in the Hindi news today. Before News18, he worked with ABP News (2008 to 2016), his career main stint is with ZEE News ( 2000 to 2008 ). He is an Engineer turned journalist and holds BE Electronics from Marathwada University, PG in International Marketing from Delhi School of Economics and PG in Communication from MICA, Ahmedabad. He joined Network 18 Group in 2016 and led the Launch of Channel News18 India which is also known as IBN7 earlier. He also anchors 9 pm Popular Show of News18 “Sau Baat ki Ek Baat”.

With a two-decade-long career in the broadcast news industry, Deepak Chaurasia is currently working as editor-in-chief for India News of ITV Media Groups.

He is one of the most respected anchors in the Hindi news domain. Before India News, he worked with ABP News (July 2008 to December 2012). He has also worked with Doordarshan, Aaj Tak and STAR News. He was one of the founding members of Aaj Tak and has reported on issues from Palestine, Iraq, Kargil, Gulf and other areas. He has spent a large part of his career at Aaj Tak and joined Prasar Bharti as a consulting editor for DD in 2003. However, after nine months, he returned to Aaj Tak in 2004.

As Editor for Gujarat service, Ankur Jain provides leadership and editorial vision to TV and digital news operation. He works closely with the team to align their ideas with the constantly in flux digital and broadcast news environment to enhance the strength, depth, range and quality of the output.

He moved to Delhi for BBC and brings with him an experience of working in news organizations like Sandesh, The Times Of India, Indian Express in Gujarat.

He has worked on media and communication projects funded by the World Bank and UNICEF.

Astute media professional with over 13 years of experience in mobile internet ,broadsheet, online and business/technology publications. At present, Cheif Editor, UC News, India. Previously, India TV, The Economic Times, Business & Economy, 4Ps Business & Marketing, The Sunday Indian, Voice & Data, The Pioneer Newspaper.

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Anil Singhvi, aged 48 years, is a commerce graduate with professional qualifications of Chartered Accountancy (1993) and Company Secretary (1993), having over 25 years of diversified experience of working with the leaders in Media, Capital and Financial Services market. A sports enthusiast by nature and a diehard cricket fan.

After having enriching experience in the capital markets, he decided to pursue his interest in the business media. He worked as Executive Editor at “CNBC Awaaz” for 13 years. This enabled him to capitalize upon his experience so far.

Presently he is heading Zee Business, a leading Hindi Business Channel as Managing Editor which is a part of India's biggest media group "Zee Media". In his short tenure of 6 months, he has helped the channel scale new heights. His positive approach, hard work, dedication, unbiased views about the capital markets and the plethora of knowledge and experience that he carries, have made ZEE BUSINESS very close to becoming the No. 1 business channel in India.

Apart from TV, he shares his views on various radio channels like BBC London Hindi Service, MY FM and Big FM. His articles and chats are featured on popular websites.

He was also elected as Secretary to WICASA during 1992-93. He was awarded President’s Scout Award by the President of India in 1987.

He was nominated as BEST HINDI NEWS ANCHOR by ENBA in 2017.

He was awarded as best business anchor by IBJA in 2017 He received an award for “Outstanding contribution in Business Journalism “by Padmashree Mrs. Rajshree Birla.

Managing Director & President PTC NETWORK, Narayan is the founder of the first ever Punjabi satellite channel in the world (PUNJABI WORLD) and has had a long stint with media houses like ZEE, ETC, TEJ PRESS, SUNDAY MAIL, WEEKLY SUN and more. He has also had a long and illustrious career as a Punjabi & Hindi theatre actor and director having to his credit the first ever multimedia sound and light show in Punjabi - AAZADI DE TARAANEY. A team leader who leads with example and at the forefront, Narayan branched out in early Nineties from print journalism (as Editor of The Weekly SUN) to broadcasting and is known as the person who brought Gurbani from Golden Temple to the television screen. He is also credited with conceptualising and founding the World’s first-ever Punjabi television channel, PUNJABI WORLD. He went on to start ETC PUNJABI for ETC Network and be the Business Head of ZEE PUNJABI in addition to heading ETC PUNJABI with the Zee Group. A passionate writer and a dedicated mediaman, Narayan feels proud to be heading the World's Number One Punjabi Television Network team at PTC NETWORK.

Pratyush Ranjan has experience of more than 15 years in digital, TV and print media. At present, he is Senior Editor (News) at Jagran New Media (digital arm of the Jagran Group) and also the part of Team Vishvas.News, which is a third-party fact checking partner of Facebook in India. He is a Google Certified Fact-Check Trainer also. His key expertise areas are Digital Content Management, Newsroom and Editorial Process Management, Team Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Writing, Editing, Search and Social Media Optimisation etc. Pratyush has completed 2-year PG Diploma in Journalism from Delhi University. He is Post Graduate and Graduate in Political Science from Hindu College in Delhi University.

ALOK MEHTA, (Padma Shri) , EDITOR , WRITER , T.V. Broadcaster, Political Commentator , Former President of Editors Guild of India – wide experience of 45 years in print and Audio- Visual media. Worked as Chief Editor Hindi Outlook , Chief Editor Nai Dunia , Editor of Hindustan, Dainik Bhaskar, Nav Bharat Times and Governance Now Hindi . Also worked as an Editor of Radio Voice of Germany at Cologne.

Presenting programs on different TV news channels. Have done interviews with Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers includes Dr. S. D. Sharma, Dr. R. Venkatraman, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Narsingh Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee , Dr. Manmohan Singh , Mrs. Pratibha Patil and number of Indian and Foreign Leaders . Have written 17 books – includes Indian Journalism Keeping it Clean( English ) Patrakarita ki Lakshman Rekha on Code of Ethics in Journalism and Chidia Fir Nahi Chahaki (Collection of Short Stories ), Safar Suhana Duniya Ka (Travelogues of 37 countries ), Nami Cheharon Se Yaadgar Mulakaten , Bharat Ke Rashtrapati ( Rajendra Prasad Se Pratibha Patil Tak ), Charitra aur Chehare .

Several awards in field of writing includes Padm Shri , Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award, Bhartendu Harishchandra Puraskar of Government of India, Patrakarita Bhushan Puraskar of U.P. Government, Haldighati Puraskar of Mewar Foundation .

Served as Secretary General of Editors Guild of India for 4 years and President 2 years ,Member Press council of India for 3 years. Member National Integration Council Of Government of India . Trusty Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation , Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust .

Honored D. Lt. By Vikram University, Ujjain.

Traveled more than 40 countries includes U.S. , U.K., Germany ,France , China , Russia, Kuwait , Egypt , Iran , Cuba , Argentina ,Pakistan , Brazil , Ghana , Tanzania , Italy , Japan , Cuba.

Jaideep is one of the early adapters of digital media and online content in India. He has practically seen it evolving from primitive dot com days. Has seen it from the dial-ups till the 4G, all throughout. While working as a print journalist with Naidunia, the reputed Hindi daily from central India, he got the interface to work with Webdunia – pioneer in digital language technology and online content. Journalist at core and working in IT environment, he got the right blend of content and technology at the same time.

Jaideep left his career as management professional due to his passion for journalism. Starting as a trainee Journalist with one of the most reputed Newspaper – Naidunia, he became the youngest Editor of the same and served the chair for more than four years.

Jaideep is a prolific writer who has been expressing his thoughts on subjects of Human interests. As a passionate journalist his articles and editorial comments cover all major International, National and Local issues. Jaideep worked as consultant with Network18 group, leading the IBN Digital team. He has been instrumental in reshaping the premium news sites like - IBNLive, IBNKhabar and News18. Has wide experience across print, digital and TV. Is widely traveled and has attended international seminars of repute.

He is currently working as Content head & Editor, Amar Ujala Digital. He is continuously experimenting with different forms of digital content on Web, Mobile and other gadgets.

Lloyd Mathias has held senior leadership roles in sales, marketing & business development in Fortune 500 companies, across India & Asia-PAC in Consumer Goods, Telecoms and Technology.

Until June 2017, Lloyd was the marketing head of HP's $2.2 billion Consumer PC business across Asia Pacific & Japan, based out of Singapore.

In previous corporate roles he was President & CMO at Tata Docomo and Senior Sales Director for Motorola's Mobile phone business in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Lloyd had his basic grounding in consumer goods spending 12 years with PepsiCo. His last role was Executive VP Marketing and Category Director for PepsiCo’s beverages in India.

He has been Chairman of MRUC the publishers of the Indian Readership Survey IRS, Co-Chair of the Device Strategy Council of the Worldwide Mobility Development Group and Asia Board Member of the CMO Council.

Lloyd is a science graduate from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai; has an MBA from the University of Bombay and completed a Senior Executive Program at the London Business School.

In 2007 he named among the world’s top 15 marketers, by Inter national list magazine – a list that celebrates those international marketers behind outstanding cross border campaigns.

An M.Phil in Sociology, Sandeep Phukan has been a journalist for close to two decades and has worked in various media - television, magazine and dailies. He has covered public policy, Indian Parliament, Finance and Civil Aviation ministries among others.

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I now have over 30 years of experience as a journalist. Of these, I have spent 19 years in Television and 11 years in the Print industry. During this period I have done thousands of stories across politics, industry, finance and economy. My first job was with English Daily from Ranchi, Prabhat Khabar in 1988. From there I progressed to Amar Ujala in 1989 and then to Times of India in 1995.

During my numerous reporting assignments, I have travelled with several national and prominent regional leaders including former Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi, V P Singh, Chandra Shekhar, H D Dewgowda and Atal Behari Vajpayee. I have also extensively covered Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Bahujan Samajwadi Party Chief, Mayawati, Samajwadi Party Chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh.

In addition I have covered rallies and other political programmes in diverse geographical areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Delhi.

Sakshi Joshi has been a TV journalist for more than 15 years presently working with News24 as a prime time Senior Anchor Cum Special Correspondent. She anchors the prime time show at 9pm Paksh vipaksh, Debate show Sabse Bada Sawal and Paanch ki Panchayat kn News24.

Sakshi started her career at a very young age of 19. She has previously worked with India TV, BBC, IBN7 (Now News18India) Sakshi was considered a versatile Reporter as she was given different beats like Delhi Government, Sports and Entertainment. From covering Mendhar terrorist encounter to Delhi serial blasts, She always made a mark in her different style of reporting where most journalists chose to speak mugged up words artificially, she chose to be natural on the camera so that viewers connect more with her. She Covered 2008 Delhi Assembly Elections and 2009 General Elections as well. The most difficult anchoring assignment for her was 26/11 mumbai attack and Batla house encounter. She interviewed Amitabh Bachchan twice, Katrina Kaif, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Ajay Devgun, John Abraham, Virat Kohli, Jaqueline Fernandez.

Sakshi Joshi was hired by BBC WORLD SERVICE as a Producer and Radio Presenter.

She was one of the youngest Editors of bbchindi.com. For Sakshi BBC was a dream come true.

During IBN7 days the most memorable coverage were Baba Ramdev’s Hunger strike against Black Money and of course Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption crusade. Sakshi joined News 24 in 2016 and has so far reported on BSF tough living and working conditions (Sarhad Ke Sultan), Women's day special on Martyr's widows (Veerangana), Triple Talaq Victims (Teen Talaq Ke Teen Chehre), ‘pehre mein pyar’- a story about couples who are fearful of horror killing and are protected in safe homes. She has also been taking prominent Celebrity interviews for E24. Sakshi is also a guest faculty at Isomes Media Institute.

Many of her discussions while fact checking the party spokespersons has gone viral.

Surabhi Malik is currently working with Internews as the Program Director / Project Lead for the Google News Initiative India Training Network - a program aimed at training journalists across India on fact-checking and verification. Before taking up this role, she was the Teaching Fellow for Google News Lab in India and has held numerous workshops for journalists focusing on verification, data journalism and other topics. A digital media professional for 12+ years, she was previously the Deputy News Editor at NDTV.com.

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