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National Convention on Business Excellence
  • Date
    IOD

    (Saturday) Dec 20th 2025

  • Venue
    IOD

    Radisson Gift City Club
    Gandhinagar, India

  • Theme
    IOD

    National Conclave on Business Excellence & Leadership

  • IOD Chairman Emeritus

    Venkatachaliah

    Hon’ble Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah

    Chairman Emeritus
    Institute of Directors

    former Chief Justice of India
    Former Chairman
    National Commission for Constitution of India Reforms
    & National Human Rights Commission

  • IOD Chairman

    Lalit

    Hon’ble Justice U. U. Lalit

    Chairman
    Institute of Directors

    former Chief Justice of India

  • IOD Vice-Chairman

    Awasthi

    Hon’ble Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi

    Vice-Chairman
    Institute of Directors

    Judicial Member
    Lokpal of India
    former Chairperson
    Law Commission of India

  • Hon. Chairman

    Sitaram

    Sitaram Kunte, IAS (Retd.)

    Chairman
    Institute of Directors
    Western Region

    former Chief Secretary
    Govt. of Maharashtra
    & Member Board of Governors, NISM

Distinguished Keynote Speaker
Over the Years

  • Neerja Birla  

    Dr. Neerja Birla

    Founder & Chairperson
    Aditya Birla Education Trust

  • shishir  

    Shishir Bajaj

    Bajaj Group Patriarch
    & Chairman
    Bajaj Foundation

  • Suman  

    Dr. Suman Minda

    Chairperson
    Suman Nirmal Minda Foundation
    (Uno Minda Group)

  • Poddar  

    Pradeep Poddar

    Chairman
    Tasty Bite Eatables Limited

  • Amitabh  

    Amitabh Kant, IAS (Retd.)

    Ex- India's G20 Sherpa &
    former Chief Executive Officer
    NITI Aayog
    Govt. of India

  • GKamalaVardhanaRao  

    G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, IAS

    Chief Executive Officer
    Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

  • Durga  

    Durga Shanker Mishra, IAS (Retd.)

    former Chief Secretary to Government of Uttar Pradesh

  • Prasanna  

    Prasanna Mohile

    National Head &
    Executive Board Member
    Pernod Ricard India

  • Rajarshi  

    Rajarshi Gupta

    Managing Director & CEO
    ONGC Videsh Limited

  • VijayKaria  

    Vijay Karia

    Chairman & Managing Director
    Ravin Group of Companies

  • AlkaUpadhyaya  

    Alka Upadhyaya, IAS

    Secretary
    Dept. of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Govt. of India

  • Vishal  

    Vishal Gupta

    Managing Director
    Borges India

  • Charanjot  

    CA Charanjot Singh Nanda

    President
    The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  • Shashank  

    Shashank Chaudhary, IAS

    Additional CEO
    Invest UP
    Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

  • Meenesh-Shah  

    Dr. Meenesh Shah

    Chairman & MD
    National Dairy Development Board

  • NitinSethi  

    Nitin Sethi

    Chief Executive Officer
    Aon Consulting
    India & South Asia

  • Sinha  

    Mugdha Sinha, IAS

    Managing Director
    India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC)

  • AlkaRao  

    Prof. (Dr.) Alka Rao

    Advisor
    Science and Standards
    and Regulations
    Food Safety and
    Standards Authority of India
    (FSSAI)

  • Prabodh  

    Dr. Prabodh Halde

    Head Global Regulatory
    Public Policy and Advocacy
    Marico Ltd.

  • Arun  

    Arun Goyal, IAS (Retd.)

    former Member Central Electricity Regulatory Commission former Secretary to Govt. of India
    Cabinet Secretariat

  • Subhransu  

    Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya

    Chairman-cum-MD
    National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC)

  • Sumanta  

    Sumanta Chaudhuri, IAS (Retd.)

    former Secretary
    Ministry of Coal
    Govt. of India

  • Pankaj  

    Pankaj Tewari

    Group Company Secretary
    Bharti Group

  • Yashvardhan  

    Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, IFS

    former High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom

  • Vivek  

    Vivek Wadhwa

    Academic, Author, Entrepreneur, & Keynote Speaker, USA

  • Suman  

    Suman Kumar Jha

    Head Operations
    Patanjali Foods Ltd.

  • Chandni  

    Chandni Khosla

    Non Executive Director
    Neo Securities and Independent Woman Director, Retas Enviro Solutions Ltd.

  • Shashank  

    Rajat Kumar Jain

    Founder
    PadUp Ventures Pvt. Ltd.
    Independent Director on the Boards of Vodafone Idea Ltd, Mahindra Holidays, Aditya Birla Finance and Chairman of Fino Payments Bank

  • Pankaj  

    Pankaj Kumar, IAS

    Former Chief Secretary
    Govt. of Gujarat

  • Anju  

    Dr. Anju Sharma, IAS

    Additional Chief Secretary
    Labour, Skill Development & Employment Department Govt. of Gujarat

  • Jai  

    Jai Prakash Shivahare, IAS

    Managing Director
    Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd.

  • Pradeep  

    Pradeep K. Kheruka

    Chairman
    Gujarat Borosil Ltd., Non-Executive Chairman, Borosil Ltd. & Executive Chairman, Borosil Renewables Ltd.

  • Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, IAS  

    Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, IAS

    Managing Director,
    Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd.

  • Rajiv  

    Dr. Manoj Vaish

    Lead Independent Director
    GHCL Ltd., Independent Director, Mirae Asset Trustee Company Private Limited; Chairman - Working Group to Streamline the role & obligations of Trustees of Mutual Funds, SEBI

  • Ajay  

    Dr. Ajay Kumar Sood

    Deputy Managing Director
    National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

  • Puneet  

    Puneet Chhatwal

    Chief Executive Officer & MD
    The Indian Hotels Company Limited
    UK

  • Bhatt  

    Om Prakash Bhatt

    Chairman
    GreenKo Group Independent Director TCS | TATA Motors Limited | TATA Steel Limited | Hindustan Unilever Limited, et al. & Former Chairman State Bank of India

  • Sundararaman  

    Sundararaman Ramamurthy

    Managing Director & CEO
    BSE Limited

  • Niranjan  

    Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani

    Co-Founder & MD
    iranandani Group

  • Shyamala  

    Shyamala Gopinath

    Former Deputy Governor
    Reserve Bank of India

  • Nehal  

    Nehal Vora

    Managing Director & CEO
    Central Depository Services Ltd.
    India

  • Padmanabhan  

    Dr. Padmanabhan Raja Jaishankar

    Managing Director
    India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

  • Mahadevaswamy  

    K. P. Mahadevaswamy

    Chairman & Managing Director
    NBCC (India) Ltd

Galaxy of Speakers
(Over the years)

Some of the Participating Organizations

Concept Note

The National Conclave on Business Excellence & Leadership will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, and governance experts to explore the evolving dimensions of corporate excellence in India’s growth journey. The discussions will focus on how innovation, governance, and leadership converge to create resilient and globally competitive enterprises. The conclave will highlight India’s financial stewardship, the pivotal role of independent directors, and Gujarat’s contribution to the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. As Gujarat celebrates 75 years of progress, the event will serve as a platform to chart the roadmap for sustainable business excellence and transformative leadership.

Proposed Panel Topics

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    Governance Meets Innovation: The Future of Indian Business Models

  •  

    Financial Stewardship and Governance for Sustainable Excellence

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    India’s Roadmap to Global Business Excellence: The Gujarat Inspiration

  •  

    Independent Directors as Drivers of Innovation, Ethics, and Transformation

  •  

    Gujarat’s Contribution to India’s “Viksit Bharat 2047” Vision

  •  

    Gujarat at 75: Agenda for 2035 – Leadership, Innovation & Business Excellence

Partnership Opportunities & Benefits

  • Increase Your Reach and Exposure  

    Generate Strong Leads  

    Networking and Relationship Building  

  • handshake
  •   Deliver Great ROI

      Enhance Business Opportunities

      Long Term Collaboration Opportunities

Disclaimer: 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.