Mr. Manoj Heda

With over three decades of experience, he is, currently the Executive Director of International Trade at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, boasts a versatile background in Finance and International trade functions, including Treasury, Corporate Finance, SAP Implementation, Risk Management, and Commodity trading. Previously serving as CFO at Bharat Oman Refineries Limited and Bharat Shell Limited, he played a pivotal role in the latter, a joint venture of Shell and BPCL.

Mr. Manoj is CA; ICWA and CISA and is on board and various board committees of SGL and Fino Paytech.A Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and ICWAI, Manoj is also a certified SAP Associate in FICO. Affiliated with the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and the Institute of Information System and Audit, he holds multiple roles as a Board member in SGL (Sabarmati Gas Limited) and Fino Paytech Limited. His previous involvement as a Board member in MAFFL (Mumbai Aviation Fuel Farm Facility Private Limited) showcases his broad industry engagement.

As a part of BPCL’s Apex committee and a board member in various group companies, Manoj has been instrumental in formulating and implementing growth-driving strategies.

Mr. Uttam Bharat Bagri

Mr. Bagri is the third-generation promoter director of the 65-year-old BCB Group, a financial services group primarily engaged in Stock Broking and Merchant Banking activities.

Mr. Bagri is a Bachelor of Commerce and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. He has been associated with the financial markets since the last 25 years.

He is active in the public policy space in Indian Capital Markets, having over time served on the Board of now BSE Limited from 2003 to 2005 and 2010 to 2012 as Trading Member representative. He has been a member of many Committees of Market Infrastructure Institutions.

Mr. Punit Daga

Hailing from Mathania, Jodhpur, completed his schooling and Higher Secondary education in Jodhpur. Achieving All India Merits, he earned degrees in Chartered Accountancy, Company Secretary, and B.Com (Hons.) from JNVU, Jodhpur. Joining Infosys Ltd. at 20, he left after 7 months to pursue the Civil Services Examination, securing All India Rank 243 at 24.

Joining the prestigious Indian Revenue Service in 2016, he completed IRS training with two gold medals. Currently serving as Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax in Mumbai, he pursued LLB from Mumbai University during his posting.

A dedicated learner, Punit is passionate about badminton and table tennis. Actively involved in social and educational organizations, he conducts seminars and workshops to guide aspiring Civil Services candidates.

Mr. Gopal Laddha

Mr. Gopal Laddha is the Founder and Managing Partner of Vignesh International Trading and Advisory LLP (VITA), a company that provides services in energy efficiency and CO2 reduction and also facilitates trade in petroleum product in Indian and international markets.

Over the years, Mr. Laddha has built a network of trusted business partners, spanning more than 16 countries, with a notable presence in Israel and Russia. VITA has also entered into a strategic joint venture with RusEnergoProekt LLC, a Russian enterprise.

Mr. Laddha, a Chartered Accountant since 1991, boasts over three decades of corporate expertise. Notably, as the Director of Finance at Famy Care Ltd. for two decades, he played a key role in the success of the Women’s Health Care business, ultimately leading to its acquisition by Mylan, a leading pharmaceutical company from the USA for USD 800 million in 2015.

Mr. Rajeev Bhandari

With over 40 years of techno-commercial and legal expertise, Mr. Rajeev Bhandari, a Mechanical engineer from REC Jaipur, began his career as an assistant professor at the College of Technology and Agricultural Engineering in Udaipur. Currently serving as the President of Investments and Asset Management in the Urban Infrastructure Venture Capital Fund, he played a key role in raising domestic and Mauritius-based real estate funds, overseeing investments exceeding Rs 5000 Crores in Indian real estate.

In his previous role, Mr. Bhandari acquired real estate worth a substantial amount for Reliance Industries, facilitating its use for Infocom, petroleum, and retail networks.

With over 17 years of hands-on experience in various roles in tobacco processing plants, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Western Tobacco Limited. Additionally, he pioneered a hexane-based plant for GTC Industries, globally unique for puffing tobacco.

Prof. Pravin M Rathi

Prof. and Head, Department of Gastroenterology

TNMC and B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai

• Advanced Endoscopy training at Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam and Shiba Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel.

• Consultant Gastroenterologist at Bombay Hospital, Jagjivan Ram Railway Hospital, Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai.

Member of Board of Studies in Superspeciality Medicine & Allied Subjects for PG Subjects of MUHS Nashik., PG Academic committee B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital & T.N. Medical College., Personality Test Board for The Combined Medical Services Examination, UPSC, New Delhi., Member selection board Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai., Examiner for DM/DNB Gastroenterology. and More than 30 DM students trained under his guidance. He has Published more than 200 Papers.

Mr. Hari L. Mundra

Mr. Hari L Mundra, with a B.A. Hons degree from Mumbai University and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, boasts a distinguished career.

Having spent 24 years at Hindustan Lever Ltd., he held key roles across India and Indonesia.

In 1995, he joined the RPG Group, later moving to Wockhardt Group as Executive Vice Chairman in 2002. In 2003, Mr. Mundra played a crucial role in the financial revival of Essar Oil Ltd.

Post-retirement, he revitalized the Indian Cancer Society, eventually becoming its Chairman. His impactful roles include being the Global Financial Advisor for Wockhardt Group and a Senior Advisor to Hospira, USA.

As an Independent Director, he contributed to Allcargo Logistics Ltd, Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd, and since October 2018, he chairs the Stakeholders Committee at ICICI Bank.

Prof. Vijay Maheshwari

Selected as ‘Young Scientist’ by the International Union of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, India in 1994. Awarded BOYSCAST Fellowship by Govt of India for research in genetic engineering at University of Virginia, USA in 1998. Norman E Borlaug Fellow (USDA) for advanced training in Biosafety of Genetically modified Food at Iowa State University, USA (April – June, 2008). Regional Editor for journal Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (2001-2003). Editorial board member of Journal Biopesticides International (2004-2006) and Indian Journal Natural Products and Resources (IJNPR). Honorary fellow of (FSSE) of Society of Science and Environment (2007) and Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (2013). Peer Team member for NAAC, Bangalore (2002-07, 2010-2015)Have been a Member of Senate, Academic Council and Management Council, NMU, Jalgaon (2011-2015), and Chairman, BoS in Life Sciences, NMU, Jalgaon (2010-2015). Best Teacher Award, Govt. of Maharashtra, (2009-10).Director, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), NMU, Jalgaon (2009-2011). Nominated member by the Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra State to Board of Management of
YCMOU, Nasik (2014-2017).Campus Representative, United State India Educational Foundation, New Delhi. Coordinator, NAAC Steering Committee of the university for the 4th cycle of assessment. Have 115 research publications in national and international scientific journals. Attended more than 20 national and international conferences. Developed and transferred one technology to a local industry. Have been granted one Indian Patent (Patent registration No. 207131). Completed 15 research projects funded by various central government funding agencies. 22 Ph.Ds awarded under my supervision so far and 02 are registered at present. Research interests : Plant Biotechnology and Biopesticides, protein chemistry

Dr Harshal Lahoti

Dr. Harshal graduated in 2008 from the prestigious LTM Medical College, Sion Hospital, ranking 1st in Mumbai. He did his MD from Nair Hospital in 2011 and DM from Bombay Hospital in 2015. His name was listed in state university merit in DM final and MBBS final exams. He had a rare honour of receiving the foundation day award twice by his alma mater for serving the institute through excellence. He has received several accolades like Dr Waghbhatt award, Dr. Billimouria award, Dr Bhargava prize, Dr Tara Mudgal, Dr Karmarkar prize, Dr. D’Souza prize, Dr GM Phadke award, Dr Amrut Mody award, MVPM scholar gold medal in 2015 and awards by staff research society for his varied academic achievements. He was one of the finalists for Mahesh Idol 2017. He is awarded honorary associate membership of American College of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology for his work in the field of cardiology. His name was featured in a coverage on top cardiologists of Mumbai in a special edition of India Today consecutively in 2018 and 2019. He has worked with eminent cardiologist Padmavibhushan Dr B K Goyal for six years. He has been a
university accredited lecturer and a speaker for Maharashtra Medical Council. He has published research papers in various national and international journals. He is proficient in advanced coronary interventions and has special interest in structural heart disease. He enjoys being part of a tertiary care set up where focus is on excellence, where everyone takes pride in providing the best possible care to patients

Puneet Moondhra

Puneet is currently Managing Director at Steadview Capital leading their Asia private investments. Steadview manages $4.5b with more than $3b invested in private tech in India. Prior to Steadview, Puneet worked at Nexus venture partners for 2.5 years doing early-stage tech investing. He has invested across sectors in India from SaaS to Gaming to E-commerce over the last 5 years. He was working at McKinsey in the US prior to moving to India. He did his undergrad at IIT Madras and MBA at Stanford GSB. He is from Rajasthan originally and spent the first 18 years of his life there.

Naveen Malpani

Naveen is a Chartered Accountant by Profession and has over 20 years of experience in the Corporate Governance space. He is based out of Mumbai and has completed his graduation from N.M.College. Additionally, he has also completed a Leadership Excellence Acceleration Programme ran jointly by Dukes University and IIM – Ahmedabad.Professionally, he is working as a Partner with a leading Consulting firm and is responsible for their Governance practice of the Western Region. Additionally, he is also the National Sector Leader for Consumer and Retail Sector of the firm. In his career he has worked with multiple global consulting firms across geographies. He is closely associated with various start ups as well as listed entities in their governance journey.

Prasoon Kabra

Profession:- Addl. Commissioner Income Tax, Mumbai Profile:- I am presenty working as Additional Commissioner in Income Tax Department,Mumbai. I had cleared Civil Services in 2006 and joined as Assistant Commissioner in Mumbai in 2008. By qualification I am a Chartered Accountant, passed out in 2002 after completing my articleship from Mumbai. After clearing CA, I worked in various corporate groups such as Vedanta group, Future Group, ICICI Bank ltd.,before joining Civil Services as IRS. After joining Civil Services, I have also completed Masters in Taxation and Business Laws(MTBL) from NALSAR Hyderabad with distinction. As Assisstant/Deputy Commissioner, had exposure of assessment of various corporate and non-corporate assesses of different fields. Conducted Surveys and Completed assessments of Search & Seizure cases by using effective investigation techniques . Handled Vodafone case in Supreme Court during stint in International Taxation

Dr Neeta Saboo

Dr. Neeta Saboo a strong believer of “Catching them Young” is a senior consultant Pediatrician and Newborn specialist attached to Bethany Hospital and into private practice at Thane. A meritorious student in her academic career awarded with multiple scholarships and accolades. She completed Post Graduate Diploma in Paediatric Nutrition from University of
Boston. In her span of 20 Years of Professional career she has played a vital role in many conferences, has publication in journals to her credit and has been imparting knowledge through workshops to the budding Pediatricians and Nurses. She is executive member of the Thane Academy of Pediatrics. With a motto of “Health for all and prevent child mortality” she conducts training programs at grass root levels for Anganwadi workers, tribal areas, primary health centers in domains of Breast-feeding practices, importance of immunization, nutrition guidelines for optimal growth, prevention of pneumonia and diarrhea. She has been part of National Program of MR vaccination. An avid reader, state level badminton player, Kathak dancer with a passion for photography, music, travel, curating recipes and blogging them.

Maneesh Jhawar

Mr Maneesh is a B. Tech from IIT Kanpur. He completed a program on “Transforming Professional Services Companies” from the Harvard Business School. He started his career with Procter and Gamble in 1990 and started QualityKiosk Technologies in the year 2000.

Mr Maneesh is a Managing Director at QualityKiosk one of the world’s largest Digital Quality engineering partners and pioneer in performance engineering for latest Banking and Financial Services, Telecom, Automobile, Insurance, Retail, e -commerce, etc. It’s a company recognized by GARTNER. His emphasis on good governance, best-in-class business practices and constant innovation has helped QualityKiosk scale up over time, with good credentials in the industry and a dedicated customer base. QualityKiosk is now pioneering the use of futuristic technologies such as robotic automation and artificial intelligence to deliver digital quality engineering solutions to global customers. QualityKiosk’s clients belongs to the Fortune 500 companies across the globe, QualityKiosk’s team has over 1,600 quality assurance consultants those are spread across 20+ countries. Mr Maneesh strongly practice philosophy of customer centric attitude treating customers business challenges as his own which inspires each of his employees to work towards business outcomes for clients. Further, Maneesh emphasis remains on personal commitment towards governance forge best-in-class business practices, lead constant innovation.

Swapneshu Baser

Dr. Swapneshu Baser is a chemical engineer with M.Tech from IIT Delhi and PhD from IIT Bombay. He is the founder of ‘Deven Supercriticals Pvt. Ltd.’ (DSPL) and has played major role in design, development and implementation of ‘Supercritical Fluid (SCF) Processing technology’ through his association INITIALLY with IIT- Bombay as adjunct faculty and subsequently with DSPL. Since 1993, Dr. Baser shared major responsibility for SCF technology development under the ‘Technology Development Mission Project (TDM)’ from Government of India. Dr. Baser is recipient of many awards / recognitions for his contribution in SCFE technology development and successful commercialization. Presently, Dr. Baser is Managing Director of DSPL offering wide range of world class technologies / equipment in the field of Supercritical Fluid processing.

Sunil Sarda

Mr Sunil Sarda is a Managing Director at Systematix group which is a financial conglomerate. He oversees the Wealth Management, Portfolio Management, NBFC and Retail Broking businesses, which he has built and strengthened over the past 14 years. He is a key member of the board and supervises operations at an overall level in the company. Shri Sunil has been instrumental in expanding the footprint of Systematix across the country and in the spectrum of financial products in a relatively short span of time.

Mr Sunil is a member of the Governing Board of the BSE Brokers Forum, Market Operation Committee of BSE for three consecutive years and also director of Association of National Exchanges members of India. He was also part of the monitoring and auction committee, appointed by Government of India to monitor NSEL matter. After initial training with Ernst & Young, Mr Sunil was also part of the prestigious Aditya Birla Group, after which he moved to Financial Service Industry and was founder member director of the Anand Rathi group and established its retail network across India. Mr Sunil has rich blend of experience of manufacturing and financial services industry and well-known figure in the capital markets

Jagdish Chandra Laddha

Mr Jagdish Chandra Laddha commonly known as Mr. J C Laddha is the ‘Managing Director’ of Century Textiles & Industries Limited. This company has various businesses-the major once are Pulp & Paper and Real Estate. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (F C A) by qualification, Mr. Laddha has over 37 years of varied and rich experience of which over 30 years have been with the (USD 48.3 Billion) Aditya Birla Group- a Global conglomerate. Prior to this Mr. Laddha has worked with Hindustan Lever Ltd, IRC Ltd, and NRC Ltd. in various Industry sectors starting from Heavy Chemicals, Aluminum, Oil & Gas, Fertilizers and Insulators, Copper (non- ferrous metal), Real Estate, Pulp & Paper and Textiles. Mr. Laddha has been, till recently, a Member of “LME (London Metal Exchange) Copper Committee London”. He has been a Director of ICDC (Indian Copper Development Center), Dahej Harbour & Infrastructure Ltd, FAI (Fertilizer Association of India) and Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd Australia. Mr Laddha is now a “Certified Corporate Director” as well, the Certificate issued by Institute of Directors. Mr. Laddha has been a regular speaker in many national and international conferences. He has written many articles and given many interviews in various magazines.

Dr Rekha Daver

Dr Rekha Daver is the Ex Dean of Govt. Medical College Akola and Ex Head & Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology at Grant Government Medical College & Sir J.J. Gr. Hospitals Mumbai. She is currently the Head of Medical Education, Consultant OBGY, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital Mumbai. From past 38 years she is tirelessly working with government of Maharashtra towards better health care of women. UNAIDS has recognized her work and put a feature story “TIRELESS INDIAN DOCTOR DEDICATED TO WOMEN’S HEALTH”. On an average, Dr Rekha Daver has been performing almost 1,000 deliveries and 900 surgeries, every year. As a researcher, she also worked on prevention of mother -to- child transmission of HIV, in its first phase of research, the success rate was estimated to be 95% and recent studies conducted in USA and UK, yielded almost 100% results, in second phase. Dr Rekha Daver has been nominated by GOI as leading lady in many medical core groups. Dr Rekha Daver has been recipients of numerous awards, appreciations and accolades.

Abhishek Maheshwari

Abhishek received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with distinction from Columbia Business School in New York and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.  Abhishek Maheshwari leads International Business for Byju’s where he is responsible for driving Byju’s growth globally by building local teams and formulating and executing appropriate product and go to market strategies across markets. Byju’s is the largest and fastest growing venture funded Ed-tech Company founded on the core philosophy of making learning fun and developing a lifelong love for learning in young minds. Abhishek was until recently the head of Disney in India where he was responsible for P&L, strategy formulation and execution across all of Disney’s brands, businesses and functions. Prior to Disney, Abhishek led investments for Kubera, a mid-market growth equity fund focused on cross border technology investments. Prior to that, he was with McKinsey & Company at their Mumbai and Stamford, Connecticut offices leading strategy and operations projects across industries in the US, Europe and India.

Dr. Anuj Maheshwari

B.Tech (IIT, Kanpur), M.E. (IIT, Roorki), Ph.D (IIT, Delhi)
Vice President
Reliance Industries Ltd

Mr. Manish Maheshwari

MBA (Wharton)
CEO
Network 18 Digital

Dr. Harshal Lahoti

MD, DNB, FCPS, AFECS, DM (Cardiology)
Maheshwari Scholar 2015 Awardee

Dr. Manoj Toshniwal

MD, DM (Haematology), Fellowship (Bone Marrow Transplant, Canada)

Maheshwari Scholar 2015 Awardee

Mr. Pawan Kumar Somani

CA
Former Associate Director
PwC.

Wg. Commander Dr. Durga Das Mundada

(Retd.) (Chairman of Jury), B.Sc Engg., ME (Air Armament), Master of Defense Studies, PGDHRM
Ph.D Professor & COE,
Tolani Maritime Institute

Dr. B N Jajoo

Dr Jajoo holds M. Tech and Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. In his distinguished career, he has served as Principal at Government Engineering Colleges at Aurangabad & Jalgaon. He has presented & published 65 research papers in National and International journals & conferences and has chaired technical sessions in International Conferences in USA, Australia, UK and Portugal

Dr. Rajesh Tapadia

Dr Tapadia is a well-known Physician with more than three decades of experience. After completing his MD in Medicine from BJ Medical College, he established a well-equipped hospital & multi-specialty polyclinic in Pune. He is a panel consultant associated with several renowned hospitals in Pune & has also been associated as a Hon. Medical Consultant with Pune Municipal Corporation and Pune Cantonment Hospital

Shri. G B Laddha

Shri Laddha is a Cost & Works Accountant. He had successful inning in the industry spanning over more than four decades. During his illustrious career he has occupied many important positions such as Chief Investment Officer and General Manager of Finance at Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited, Chief Investment Officer at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd and Bajaj Auto Ltd

Shri. Mukund Rathi

Shri Rathi holds BE in Civil Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Pune. Having topped MPSC examination, in 1992 he was selected as Deputy Collector. He had an outstanding career throughout the tenure in Government of Maharashtra and has held many key posts. Besides 15 years in government, he has worked with ESSAR and Hindustan Construction Company Groups as Senior Vice President. He is currently advisor to Lavasa Corp. Ltd

Mrs. Priya Maheshwari

Mrs Maheshwari is an alumnus of University of Pennsylvania from where she obtained Masters in Environmental Studies. She also holds a post graduate in Computer Management. She was a Co-founder and CEO of Properji.com, a research analytics platform which got acquired by Magicbricks.com. After acquisition, Priya headed Research Division at magicbricks.com. She has also worked as a Management Consultant for 5 years in USA

Dr. B L Somani

Dr. Somani holds Ph.D. from the University of Pavia, an international center for biological research in Italy. He has worked as a Professor of Biochemistry and Senior Scientist at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Pune, & as a Distinguished Professor at Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore. He has developed and patented a kinetic assay for Ceruloplasmin. He has more than 50 research publications in national and international journals. He was a research guide for Ph.D. and M.D. students of University of Pune and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

Dr. Satish Laddha

Dr. Laddha is a chemical engineer with Ph.D from UDCT, Mumbai. His Ph.D research led to development of a new technique for purification of closely related chemicals. He also did postdoctoral research at the world renowned Cambridge University & Salford University. There his research was aimed at improving economics of production of natural gas which had a high cost impact. He has worked as Head of Research & Development at Glaxo Laboratories. Currently he is the CEO of Interactive Software, Pune & Director of Winner Impex Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

Dr. B L Chitlange

Dr. Navin Kabra

Dr. Kabra holds B.Tech in Computer Science from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and MS & Ph.D. from the reputed University of Wisconsin. He is a co-founder and CTO at ReliScore.com, a startup focused on allowing job-seekers to showcase their skills by solving problems. He is also the creator of PuneTech.com, a portal for the tech community in Pune, India.Dr. Kabra is an inventor on 16 US Patents, 2 European Patents, and 1 Japanese Patent. He has many research publications to his credit.

Shri. Pramod Kasat

ShriKasatholds BE (Electrical & Electronics) with Honors from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani& MMS from Sydenham Institute, Mumbai. He is currently working as Country Head for Investment Banking Advisory atIndusindBank.Earlier he was the investment banking head at Pioneer Investcorp Ltd. & has also served as director at Credit Suisse and in Deutche Bank’s global markets team and with Citibank. He is a member on the board of Shilpa Medicare Ltd and Supreme Infrastructure Ltd. as Independent director.

Shri. Vinod Bahety

Shri Bahety is a Chartered Accountant and Cost & Works Accountant. He is currently working as Senior President– Corporate Finance in YES BANK. Earlier he was with ICICI Bank in its Global Project Finance Group and Aditya Birla Group in Grasim Industries Limited. He has presented papers & contributed articles in various infrastructure related conferences & magazines.

Dr. B L Somani

Dr. Somani holds Ph.D. from the University of Pavia, an international center for biological research in Italy. He has worked as a Professor of Biochemistry and Senior Scientist at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Pune, & as a Distinguished Professor at Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore. He has developed and patented a kinetic assay for Ceruloplasmin. He has more than 50 research publications in national and international journals. He was a research guide for Ph.D. and M.D. students of University of Pune and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

Shri. G B Laddha

Shri Laddha is a Cost & Works Accountant. He had successful inning in the industry spanning over more than four decades. During his illustrious career he has occupied many important positions such as Chief Investment Officer and General Manager of Finance at Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited, Chief Investment Officer at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd and Bajaj Auto Ltd

Dr. Navin Kabra

Dr. Kabra holds B.Tech in Computer Science from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and MS & Ph.D. from the reputed University of Wisconsin. He is a co-founder and CTO at ReliScore.com, a startup focused on allowing job-seekers to showcase their skills by solving problems. He is also the creator of PuneTech.com, a portal for the tech community in Pune, India.Dr. Kabra is an inventor on 16 US Patents, 2 European Patents, and 1 Japanese Patent. He has many research publications to his credit.

Dr. B H Bahetee

Dr Bahetee holds MBBS & MS degrees. He has 35 years of experience and is presently associated with the prestigious B J G Medical College, Pune as Head of the Department and Professor. He has held the position of Deputy Dean of Under Graduate Programme at BJGMC. He holds the honor of having worked on Indian Government Panel nominated by the Prime Minister of India and has also worked on Medical Council of India as a U.G. Committee member. He is a research guide for Post Graduate &Ph.D.programme. Dr Bahettee is Vice President of Maharashtra Chapter of Anatomical Society of India.

Mr. Vikas Maheshwari

Mr Maheshwari is a Chartered Accountant with rich experience of more than 23 years in various manufacturing companies. His experience spans across various functions such as Supply Chain Management, Contract Management, Financial Restructuring, Strategy& Risk Management across different industries. Since last 12 years, he is working with Suzlon Energy Limited with major contribution in Commercial and Treasury. Currently he heads Corporate Global Treasury.

Mr. Sourabh Sodani

Mr Sodani holds ME in Software Engineering from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. He is also a Post Graduate in Management from the premier Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has more than 10 years of work experience in Digital Marketing, Business Modeling, Operations Management and Entrepreneurship in Ecommerce & Telecommunication domains including international exposure. He is currently working as Director, Product – Xcaliber InfoTech.

Dr. B L Somani

Dr. Somani holds Ph.D. from the University of Pavia, an international center for biological research in Italy. He has worked as a Professor of Biochemistry and Senior Scientist at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Pune, & as a Distinguished Professor at Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore. He has developed and patented a kinetic assay for Ceruloplasmin. He has more than 50 research publications in national and international journals. He was a research guide for Ph.D. and M.D. students of University of Pune and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

Shri. G B Laddha

Shri Laddha is a Cost & Works Accountant. He had successful inning in the industry spanning over more than four decades. During his illustrious career he has occupied many important positions such as Chief Investment Officer and General Manager of Finance at Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited, Chief Investment Officer at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd and Bajaj Auto Ltd

Shri. Vrajendra Maloo

Shri Maloo is a Chartered Accountant with over 40 years’ of corporate experience. In his distinguished career he has occupied several top management positions such as Managing Director of MW Unitexx Ltd, CEO and President Indo Phil Group of Companies, Philippines, Joint President and CFO, Idea Cellular (then Birla AT&T), Executive Joint President, Birla Consultancy and Software Service, Executive Vice President, VikramIspat etc. Organizations under his leadership have won several international awards.

Shri. Vinod Bahety

Shri Bahety is a Chartered Accountant and Cost & Works Accountant. He is currently working as Senior President– Corporate Finance in YES BANK. Earlier he was with ICICI Bank in its Global Project Finance Group and Aditya Birla Group in Grasim Industries Limited. He has presented papers & contributed articles in various infrastructure related conferences & magazines.

Shri. Ashwin Laddha

Shri Laddha is a MBA & working as Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing (VSF Business) with Aditya Birla group. Earlier he had worked with Reliance Group &Sterlite Technologies as Head of Marketing for China and South East Asia. He has vast international exposure including appointment as head of marketing & sales business for Europe and Asia. He has undergone executive training at institutes such as IIM, Ahmadabad; ISB, Hyderabad and INSEAD France.

Shri. Kuldip Joshi

An alumnus of prestigious Xavier Labor Relations Institute, Jamshedpur, Shri. Joshi is a renowned management consultant offering advice to several well-known organizations. In the past, Shri. Joshi has worked in organizations like Kirloskar Electric, Philips India, Sandvik Asia, Bharat Forgeand Alfa-Laval. He is recognized as a guide for doctoral programme of University of Pune. He is an Executive Coach for Top Leadership Programme at Indian School of Business,Hyderabad. Shri Joshi has a deep involvement in community Development activities.

Shri. Girish Trivedi

Shri Girish Trivedi had a long and highly successful inning in the industry. He is a mechanical engineer from M.S. University, Baroda and obtained MS from University of California, USA. He has also done advanced program in Management from Harvard Business School. He has worked as Managing Director of Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Ltd and also Thermax DeVilbiss Ltd. Other companies where he has worked include Alfa Laval, SLM – Maneklal, L & T, Metaframe Corps, USA & Burroughs Groups, USA. Since 2007, Shri Trivedi has been involved in building organizations of varied scales ranging from 1000 Cr plus to small and medium scale companies.

Dr. Mukta Umarji

Dr Umarji is a renowned Gynecologist in Pune. Dr Umarji specializes in Infertility, & Complicated Delivery. She holds M.D. & DGO. She was a gold medalist in University of Pune. She has also obtained a Diploma in Advanced Endoscopy in Gynecology from Germany. She has published research papers at National & International Conferences all Over World. Dr Umarji has occupied several eminent positions such as President of Pune Obstetrics and Gynecological Society, Vice President of Arogya Bharati- PaschimPrant, Secretary of Indian Menopause Society, Pune Chapter and Member of executive board of Indian Menopause Society, Pune Chapter.

Shri. Mukund Rathi

Shri Rathi holds BE in Civil Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Pune. Having topped MPSC examination, in 1992 he was selected as Deputy Collector. He had an outstanding career throughout the tenure in Government of Maharashtra and has held many key posts. Besides 15 years in government, he has worked with ESSAR and Hindustan Construction Company Groups as Senior Vice President. He is currently advisor to Lavasa Corp. Ltd

Shri. Kuldip Joshi

An alumnus of prestigious Xavier Labor Relations Institute, Jamshedpur, Shri. Joshi is a renowned management consultant offering advice to several well-known organizations. In the past, Shri. Joshi has worked in organizations like Kirloskar Electric, Philips India, Sandvik Asia, Bharat Forgeand Alfa-Laval. He is recognized as a guide for doctoral programme of University of Pune. He is an Executive Coach for Top Leadership Programme at Indian School of Business,Hyderabad. Shri Joshi has a deep involvement in community Development activities.

Dr. Anil Keskar

Dr Keskar is a Metallurgical Engineer from the Government College of Engineering, Pune, and holds MBA & Ph.D. from University of Pune. Hehas around 25 years of industrial experience in organizations like Zensar, Thermax, Kirloskar and Bharat Forge. He has also worked as Dean (Academics) at Symbiosis International University and Head of the Department of Management Sciences, University of Pune. He is a visiting scholar at universities in Thailand and a recognized doctoral research guide at the University of Pune, BITS Pilani, Symbiosis International University, Bharati Vidyapeeth and Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune.

Shri. Pravin Maheshwari

A Chartered Accountant with an MBA from IIM – Ahmedabad, Shri Maheshwari has over 30 years of work experience in all areas of Finance including, M & A, fund raising, investor relations in India and in other global markets. He is currently working as Chief Financial Officer at Hindalco Industries Limited. In the past, he has worked as Executive Director – Finance at Bharat Forge Limited. He was also on the board of many Bharat Forge Group companies. His earlier assignments included, working with Escorts Limited and S.B. Billimoria& Company.