I thank the Institute of Directors, India for organizing this important annual convention. I fully support the premise of this event: that the well-established and continually expanding links between private business, governments, and people of India and the United Arab Emirates are extremely important. I take great hope and comfort from the special relationship between our two countries.
Chief Guest
Under the Patronage of
His Highness Sheikh Nahayan bin Mabarak Al Nahayan
Hon’ble Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance & Coexistence, Govt. of UAE
IOD Chairman
Hon’ble Justice Uday U. Lalit
Chairman, Institute of Directors
Former Chief Justice of India
Convention Chairman
Dr. Tayeb Kamali
Global Chairman - UAE & Gulf
Institute of Directors, India
Chairman, Board of the Trustees
Abu Dhabi School of Management UAE
IOD Vice-Chairman
Hon'ble Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
Vice-Chairman, Institute of Directors
Judicial Member
Lokpal of India
former Chairperson
Law Commission of India &
former Chief Justice
Karnataka High Court
IOD Chairman
Hon’ble Justice Uday U. Lalit
Chairman, Institute of Directors
Former Chief Justice of India
Convention Chairman
Dr. Tayeb Kamali
Global Chairman - UAE & Gulf
Institute of Directors, India
Chairman, Board of the Trustees
Abu Dhabi School of Management UAE
IOD Vice-Chairman
Hon'ble Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
Vice-Chairman, Institute of Directors
Judicial Member
Lokpal of India
former Chairperson
Law Commission of India &
former Chief Justice
Karnataka High Court
Keynote Address
Eugene Mayne
Founder & Group CEO
Tristar Group
UAE
Theme Address
Campbell Wilson
Chief Executive Officer &
Managing Director
Air India
India
Recognitions & Felicitations
IOD Distinguished Fellows
Over the Years
IODGLOBAL Driving Excellence Award for Leadership (IDEAL)
Individual Leadership Award Winners
Institutional Award Winners
based on
Golden Peacock
Excellence Model 2026
Distinguished Keynote Speakers from
Partner Organizations
Balaji Nagabhushan
Group Chief Administrative Officer
Tristar Group UAE
Nehal Vora
Managing Director & CEO
Central Depository Services Ltd. India
Eminent Guests of Honour
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum
President
Dubai Civil Aviation Authority Chairman and Chief Executive
The Emirates Airlines and
Group Chairman
Dubai World
H.E. Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim
Deputy Chairman of Dubai Police and Public Security
Dubai, UAE
Esteemed Guests and Distinguished Keynote Speakers
over the years
H.E Sunjay Sudhir, IFS
Ambassador of India
to United Arab Emirates
H.E. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori
Cabinet Member and Hon'ble Minister of Economy
Govt. of UAE
H.E. Dr. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
Group Chairman
Al Habtoor Group
The Rt. Hon. Sir Alok Sharma KCMG MP
President of COP26 & Member of Parliament for Reading West
Govt. of UK
The Baroness Verma
Member of the House of Lords and former Energy & Climate Change Minister, and former International Development Minister, UK
H.E. Juma Al Majid
Founder
Juma Al Majid Holding Group LLC, UAE
H.E. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Group Chairman & CEO
DP World
Eugene Mayne
Founder & Group CEO
Tristar Group, UAE
H.E. Dr. Shaikha Ali Salem Al Maskari
Chairperson Al Maskari Holding, UAE
Campbell Wilson
CEO & Managing Director
Air India
H.E. Lt. Gen. Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri
Director General
General Directorate of Residency, and Foreigners Affairs, Dubai
Mohit Burman
Chairman
Dabur India Ltd.
Ashok Chandra
MD & CEO
Punjab National Bank, India
Dr. Sushma Paul Berlia
Co-Promoter & President
Apeejay Stya & Svran Group
Co-Founder & Chancellor
Apeejay Stya University
Dr. Krishna Prasad Chigurupati
Chairman & MD
Granules India Ltd.
George Jacob Muthoot
Chairman
The Muthoot Group, India
Harshbeena Zaveri
Vice Chairman & MD
NRB Bearings Limited, India
Dr. Azad Moopen
Chairman & Managing Director
Aster DM Healthcare, UAE
H.E. Abdulla Al Saleh
Undersecretary
Ministry of Economy
Govt. of UAE
H.E. Satish Kumar Sivan, IFS
Consul General of India
Dubai
H.E. Abdulla J. M. Kalban
President & CEO Dubai Aluminium, UAE
H. E. Abdulla Mohamed Al Mazrui
Chairman Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kishor Kharat
(the then) Managing Director & CEO
Indian Bank
Abdulla Salem Al Nuaimi
Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Feryal Ahmadi
Chief Operating Officer
DMCC, UAE
Dr. Vivek Lall
Chief Executive General
Atomics Global Corporation
San Diego, CA, USA
Essa Abdulla Al Ghurair
Chairman
Essa Al Ghurair Investment, UAE
Her Excellency Sheikha Jawaher Bint Khalifa Al Khalifa
Founder
FUTURE8, Bahrain
Deepak Agarwal, IAS
Managing Director
NAFED, Govt. of India
Vijay Karia
Chairman & MD
Ravin Group of Companies
V. K. Sharma
(the then) Chairman
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Dominic Barton
(the then) Global Managing Partner
McKinsey & Company
Dr. Surender Singh Kandhari
Chairman Al Dobowi Group
Eternity Technologies
Dubai (UAE)
H.E. Hussain Al Mahmoudi
Chief Executive Officer
Sharjah Research Technology
and Innovation Park (SRTIP)
Nasser Munjee
Chairman of Board of Directors Tata Motors Finance
Andrew Ratcliffe
(the then) President
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), UK
B. Sriram
(the then), Managing Director
State Bank of India
Sudhir Vasudeva
(the then) Chairman & MD Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC)
H.E. Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal
(the then) CEO
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority – Shurooq
Mishal Hamed Kanoo
Chairman
The Kanoo Group, UAE
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Al Banna
(the then) Ambassador of UAE to India
H.E. Mohammed Sharaf
(the then) Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs, The UAE-Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation
H.E. Major General Dr. Abdul Quddus Al Obaidly
Assistant Commander-in- Chief for Quality & Excellence Dubai Police
As we celebrate our debut in Abu Dhabi
We extend an exclusive invitation to all IOD Members to join the IOD UAE Global Convention-2025 as special guests. Registration is complimentary for all IOD paid active members.
IOD Reserves the 'Right of Admission'
Roll of Honour: Over the Years
Glimpses From the Past Events
Testimonials
The IOD, India has been a champion for what I describe as responsible capitalism over many years. And what you have done is champion issues such as corporate social responsibility, minority shareholding, sustainability, and all of this before it became either fashionable or indeed became a must for corporate leaders to talk about.”
The Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma, MP
(the then) Hon’ble Minister of State for Employment at the Department of Work and Pensions Govt. of UK
I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Institute of Directors (IOD) for this esteemed opportunity. I commend the IOD for organizing such a prestigious event in the UAE, a hub of innovation and business excellence, and for their valuable partnership with the Ministry of Economy.
His Excellency Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, Government of UAE
I think I have to compliment IOD because they started talking about governance and
role of directors from 1990 onwards which was not as fashionable as it is today.
Ajay Piramal
Chairman
Piramal Group & Shriram Group
IOD does a great job of corporate governance as 3.3 million Indians are constantly connected to developments in India.”
Mr. Vipul
Consul General of India in Dubai
Some of the Participating Organizations
(over the years)
Galaxy of Speakers
(over the years)
H.E Sunjay Sudhir, IFS
Ambassador of India
to United Arab Emirates
H.E. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori
Cabinet Member and Hon'ble Minister of Economy
Govt. of UAE
H.E. Dr. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
Group Chairman
Al Habtoor Group
The Rt. Hon. Sir Alok Sharma KCMG MP
President of COP26 & Member of Parliament for Reading West
Govt. of UK
The Baroness Verma
Member of the House of Lords and former Energy & Climate Change Minister, and former International Development Minister, UK
H.E. Juma Al Majid
Founder
Juma Al Majid Holding Group LLC, UAE
H.E. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Group Chairman & CEO
DP World
Eugene Mayne
Founder & Group CEO
Tristar Group, UAE
H.E. Dr. Shaikha Ali Salem Al Maskari
Chairperson
Al Maskari Holding
UAE
Campbell Wilson
CEO & Managing Director
Air India
H.E. Lt. Gen. Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri
Director General
General Directorate of Residency, and Foreigners Affairs
Dubai
Mohit Burman
Chairman
Dabur India Ltd.
Ashok Chandra
MD & CEO
Punjab National Bank, India
Dr. Sushma Paul Berlia
Co-Promoter & President
Apeejay Stya & Svran Group
Co-Founder & Chancellor
Apeejay Stya University
Dr. Krishna Prasad Chigurupati
Chairman & MD
Granules India Ltd.
George Jacob Muthoot
Chairman
The Muthoot Group, India
Harshbeena Zaveri
Vice Chairman & MD
NRB Bearings Limited
India
Dr. Azad Moopen
Chairman & Managing Director
Aster DM Healthcare
UAE
H.E. Abdulla Al Saleh
Undersecretary
Ministry of Economy
Govt. of UAE
H.E. Satish Kumar Sivan, IFS
Consul General of India
Dubai
H.E. Abdulla J. M. Kalban
President & CEO
Dubai Aluminium
UAE
H. E. Abdulla Mohamed Al Mazrui
Chairman Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kishor Kharat
(the then) Managing Director
& CEO
Indian Bank
Abdulla Salem Al Nuaimi
Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Feryal Ahmadi
Chief Operating Officer
DMCC, UAE
Dr. Vivek Lall
Chief Executive General
Atomics Global Corporation
San Diego, CA, USA
Essa Abdulla Al Ghurair
Chairman
Essa Al Ghurair Investment
UAE
Her Excellency Sheikha Jawaher Bint Khalifa Al Khalifa
Founder
FUTURE8, Bahrain
Deepak Agarwal, IAS
Managing Director
NAFED
Govt. of India
Vijay Karia
Chairman & MD
Ravin Group of Companies
V. K. Sharma
(the then) Chairman
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Dominic Barton
Global Managing Partner
McKinsey & Company
Dr. Surender Singh Kandhari
Chairman Al Dobowi Group
Eternity Technologies
Dubai (UAE)
H.E. Hussain Al Mahmoudi
Chief Executive Officer
Sharjah Research Technology
and Innovation Park (SRTIP)
Nasser Munjee
Chairman of Board of Directors
Tata Motors Finance
Andrew Ratcliffe
(the then) President
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
UK
B. Sriram
(the then) Managing Director
State Bank of India
Sudhir Vasudeva
(the then) Chairman
& MD
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC)
H.E. Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal
(the then) CEO
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority – Shurooq
Mishal Hamed Kanoo
Chairman
The Kanoo Group
UAE
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Al Banna
(the then) Ambassador of UAE to India
H.E. Mohammed Sharaf
(the then) Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs, The UAE-Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation
H.E. Major General Dr. Abdul Quddus Al Obaidly
Assistant Commander-in- Chief for Quality & Excellence Dubai Police
Global CEO & Managing
Partner, TIW Capital, Singapore
Mohamed Yahya Kazi Meeran
Director and Group CEO
Galadari Brothers Co. LLC
UAE
Sadaf Sayeed
Chief Executive Officer
Muthoot Microfin Limited
H.E. Mohamed Al Hashemi
Chief Executive Officer
Union Coop, UAE
A Report on 2025
IOD's Tristar Dubai Global Convention
22 - 25 April 2025, Dubai (UAE)
Note: The Institute of Directors (IOD) reserves the right to cancel, postpone, or reschedule the conference at any time, with or without prior notice and at its sole discretion, without assigning any reason. The right of admission is reserved.
Disclaimer: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by the speakers at IOD events are their own & do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the organizing committee, associated entities, or the Institute of Directors, India. The content of the speeches is intended for informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice. The IOD or the organizers do not assume any responsibility or liability for any decisions made or actions taken based on the information provided during the event. Attendees are encouraged to seek independent advice before making any decisions.
Radisson Gift City Club, Gandhinagar
Gujarat (India)
Theme
Board Functioning in an Era of Climate Volatility: Governing Risk, Resilience and Regenerative Growth
Chairman
Hon’ble Justice
U. U. Lalit
former Chief Justice of India
IOD President
Lt. Gen. Surinder
Nath, PVSM AVSM (Retd.)
President
Institute of Directors
former Chairman, UPSC
former Vice Chief of Army Staff
Vice-Chairman
Hon’ble Justice
Ritu Raj Awasthi
Vice-Chairman
Institute of Directors
Judicial Member Lokpal of India
former Chairperson
Law Commission of India
former Chief Justice
Karnataka High Court
Recognitions & Felicitations
IOD Distinguished Fellows
Over the Years
IODGLOBAL Driving Excellence Award for Leadership (IDEAL)
Golden Peacock Awards
Institutional Award Winners
Distinguished Guests and Eminent Speakers
over the years
Hon’ble Chief Justice
Mrs. Sunita Agarwal
Chief Justice
Gujarat High Court
Girish Chandra Murmu, IAS (Retd.)
former Comptroller & Auditor
General of India
K. Rajaraman, IAS (Retd.)
Chairperson
International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
G.R. Aloria, IAS (Retd.)
former Chief Secretary
Govt. of Gujarat
Maheswar Sahu, IAS (Retd.)
former Additional Chief Secretary (Industries & Mines)
Govt. of Gujarat
'Key Architect'
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
& Independent Director
in Multiple Boards
Mona Khandhar, IAS
Principal Secretary & Chairman
Food, Civil Supplies &
Consumer Affairs Department
Govt. of Gujarat
Sanjay Kumar Singh, IAS (Retd.)
Director
Strategy & External Relations
Jindal Steel and
former Secretary
Ministry of Steel
Govt. of India
Vijay Menon
COO
Tata Motors
Smart City Mobility Solutions
Paridhi Adani
Partner
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Dr. Sanjeev K. Jha
Chief Process Officer
Borosil Renewables Ltd.
& Borosil Ltd.
Vijay Krishnamurthy
Managing Director & CEO
India International Exchange
(IFSC) Ltd., GIFT City
Dr. Biswajit Roy
Director General
Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI)
Neeraj Kulshrestha
Managing Director & CEO
NSE IFSC Clearing Corporation
GIFT CITY
Ruchir Agrawal
Director (Finance)
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.
Ministry of Defence
Government of India
Arun Balakrishnan
Independent Director in
Multiple Companies
former CMD - HPCL, Founder Chairman, HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd.
Muralidharan Ramachandran
Director
Angel One Ltd.
Piyush Kothari
Executive Director & CEO
Shivalik Investment Fund Pvt. Ltd.
Sandeep Kumar Gupta
Chairman & Managing Director
GAIL (India) Limited
Prof. Matthew Hibberd
Director, IMeG, Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society, Universita Svizzera italiana (USI), Switzerland
Dr. Jagmohan Sharma, IFS
Director General
Environmental Management & Policy Research Institute
Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N.
Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education; IT & BT, Science & Technology; Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood, Govt. of Karnataka
Leena Nandan, IAS
Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India
Dr. N. Kalaiselvi
Director General
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Kenneth Wong
Consul General
Consulate General of Canada, Bengaluru
Damon DuBord
Chief - Energy
Embassy of the United States of America, New Delhi
Lucia Real-Martin
Executive Director - Markets
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), UK
His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
Cabinet Member & Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Govt. of UAE
Dana Kursh
Consul General
Israel to South India
Jacqueline Jackson
Sr. Account Director
EMEA & ROW, Trucost, part of S&P Global, UK
Frans Vlaar
Vice President Europe
America, Middle East, Africa & Asia Pacific, Centrient Pharmaceuticals
Non Residential Registration fee (*Inclusive of all taxes)
Indian Participants
Overseas Participants
Non IOD Member
Rs. 15,000
USD 180
NGOs
Rs. 10,000
USD 120
IOD Members (Active)
Complimentary for IOD Members
Some of the Participating Organizations
26th International Conference on
Environment Management and Climate Change - 2025
26 – 27 June 2025
Bengaluru (India)
Note: The Institute of Directors (IOD) reserves the right to cancel, postpone, or reschedule the conference at any time, with or without prior notice and at its sole discretion, without assigning any reason. The right of admission is reserved.
Disclaimer: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by the speakers at IOD events are their own & do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the organizing committee, associated entities, or the Institute of Directors, India. The content of the speeches is intended for informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice. The IOD or the organizers do not assume any responsibility or liability for any decisions made or actions taken based on the information provided during the event. Attendees are encouraged to seek independent advice before making any decisions.
Secretary
Dept. of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Govt. of India
Dilip Shanghvi
Chairman & MD
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Vivek Kumar Dewangan, IAS
Chairman & MD
REC Ltd.
G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, IAS
Chief Executive Officer
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Sandeep Kumar Gupta
Chairman & MD
GAIL (India) Ltd.
Dr. Ajay Bhushan Prasad Pandey, IAS
Chairperson
National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) and
DG & CEO, India Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA)
Ravneet Kaur, IAS
Chairperson
Competition Commission of India
Vini Mahajan, IAS
Secretary
Dept. of Drinking Water & Sanitation
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Govt. of India
Sunil Kant Munjal
Chairman
Hero Enterprise
Sailesh, IAS (Retd.)
Former Member
Public Enterprises Selection Board
Former Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt. of India
Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, IAS (Retd.)
Chairman & MD
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)
Pradeep K. Kheruka
Chairman
Borosil Renewables Ltd.
Vijay Karia
Chairman & MD
Ravin Group of Companies, India
Shantmanu, IAS
Additional Secretary & FA
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution,
Govt. of India
Dr. Hanif Qureshi, IPS
Additional Secretary
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Govt. of India
Ashwani Bhatia
Whole Time Member
Securities and Exchange Board of India
Amarendu Prakash
Chairman
Steel Authority of India Ltd.
Sanjay Kumar Verma
Chairman and MD & Director (Commercial)- Addl. Charge
MECON Ltd.
Ajit Kumar Saxena
Chairman-cum-MD
MOIL Ltd.
A.S. Lakshminarayanan
Managing Director & CEO
Tata Communications Ltd.
Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya
Chairman-cum-MD
National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC)
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra
Managing Director
Apraava Energy Pvt. Ltd.
Vivek Srivastava
Chief Executive Officer
Suzlon Group
Angelo George
Chief Executive Officer
Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd.
Jai Prakash Shivahare, IAS
Managing Director
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd.
Vishal Gupta
Managing Director
Borges India Pvt. Ltd.
Subramanian Vivek
Partner
Price Waterhouse & Co Bangalore LLP (PW)
Murali Vaidyanathan
Sr. President & Country Head
Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited
V.C. Raghunath
Director
Business Development
SWELECT Energy Systems Ltd.
Srinivasan Sathyamoorthy IA&AS (Retd.)
Advisor
TIW Capital Group
Suman Kumar Jha
Head Operations
Patanjali Foods Ltd.
Arati Porwal
Country Head, India
CFA Institute
Yatish Mamniya
Founding Partner
Integrity Matters
Dr. Arvind Aggarwal
Founder Chairman
Sevati Devi Digital Medical Centers Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Deependra Singh
Chairman & MD
Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL)
Some of the Participating Organizations
2025 IOD's Annual Directors Conclave
08 August 2025, New Delhi (INDIA)
Note: The Institute of Directors (IOD) reserves the right to cancel, postpone, or reschedule the conference at any time, with or without prior notice and at its sole discretion, without assigning any reason. The right of admission is reserved.
Disclaimer: The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by the speakers at IOD events are their own & do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the organizing committee, associated entities, or the Institute of Directors, India. The content of the speeches is intended for informational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice. The IOD or the organizers do not assume any responsibility or liability for any decisions made or actions taken based on the information provided during the event. Attendees are encouraged to seek independent advice before making any decisions.
Today, building an effective business network is vital.
Annually, IOD conducts a large number of workshops, seminars, national & international conventions on current boardroom challenges, covering themes ranging from corporate governance, sustainability, leadership, business excellence, corporate social responsibility, environment & climate change. To make India a preferred investment destination, annual outreach programmes, global business meets and workshops are also conducted, not only in different parts of the country, but also global business hubs like London, Dubai & Singapore since 2003 to promote global exchange of ideas & networking and also to resonate with the voice of the boardroom.
The ability to successfully drive and deliver the change agenda is, what sets IOD apart.