Arjun Ram Meghwal is a well-known social worker belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party and former party Chief Whip of 16th Lok Sabha. Currently, he is the Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture in the Government of India. Prior to this he has also held portfolios such as the Union Minister State for Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs. Since 2019, he is also a Special Invitee to the Business Advisory Committee and the General Purposes Committee in the Lok Sabha. He was elected to the 15th and 16th Lok Sabha from Bikaner constituency, Rajasthan in 2009. He has been awarded the ‘Best Parliamentarian Award’ in 2013.He is credited with introducing numerous administrative reforms at the NCERT during his tenure as its Chairman. He participated in many programmes for the development of the Rajasthani language and extended full cooperation in various capacities for recognition of ‘Rajasthani’ as an Indian language in VIIIth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. He worked as a Principal Advisor of Bhwana Meghwal Memorial Trust, which is committed to promote the talented and economically deprived students by providing scholarhsips etc. and guidance by various programmes. The trust has been conducting group marriage programmes of the weaker sections of the society and seminar, workshops to awaken the people about social issues.

Prof. (Judge) Mervyn E. King SC is a Senior Counsel and former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa. He is Professor Extraordinaire at the University of South Africa on Corporate Citizenship, Honorary Professor at the University of Pretoria and Visiting Professor at Rhodes University. He has an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of the Witwatersrand, is Chairman of the King Committee on Corporate Governance in South Africa, which produced King I, II and III, and is First Vice President of the Institute of Directors Southern Africa. He is Chair Emeritus of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), Chairman Emeritus of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group to the World Bank on Corporate Governance. He chaired the United Nations Committee on Governance and Oversight and was President of the Advertising Standards Authority for 15 years. He has been a chairman, director and chief executive of several companies listed on the London, Luxembourg and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges. He has consulted, advised and spoken on legal, business, advertising, sustainability and corporate governance issues in 53 countries and has received many awards. He is the author of two books on governance and sustainability and sits as an arbitrator and mediator internationally.

Arvind Singh is an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer, of 1988 Batch of Maharashtra cadre. Currently, he is serves as Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India. He has also served as Additional Chief Secretary (Energy) with the Government of Maharashtra. He has also worked as Chairman and Managing Director of Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd., and the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company. He joined the administrative services after acquiring Bachelor’s and Master’ degrees in Economics from St. Stephen’s College and Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University. His initial assignments were as Assistant Collector at Aurangabad and as Chief Executive Officer of Aurangabad and Nagpur Zilla Parishads, after a stint in the Chief Secretary’s office at Mumbai, he moved to Kolhapur as a District Collector.

Manoj Joshi is an officer of the Indian Administrative Services, 1989 batch, Kerala cadre. He took over charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), GoI in December 2021. Prior to this appointment, he has been the Special Secretary in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; and the Joint Secretary at the Department of Economic Affairs, GoI. Within the Government of Kerala, he has held multiple senior leadership positions including Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.; Chairman, The Travancore Cochin Chemicals Ltd. He has held Director positions at many organisations such as Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Limited, Western India Plywoods Ltd.

Vini Mahajan, IAS assumed charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Jalshakti Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation in January, 2022. She is an officer of the Indian Administrative Services, 1987 Batch, Punjab cadre. Ms. Mahajan has an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, where she was placed on the Roll of Honour. Prior to this, she was serving as Chief Secretary of the Indian State of Punjab. She has also been the Additional Chief Secretary in multiple departments; ACS, Principal Secretary - Department of Health and Family Welfare; Principal Secretary - Department of Medical Education and Research; and Principal Secretary - Finance, Govt. of Punjab. At the centre, Ms Mahajan served as Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister of India (2007 - 2012), and Director - Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance (2004 – 2005). She has over 8 years' experience in cutting edge positions at the field level, including as Deputy Commissioner (the first woman to be posted as such in Punjab in 25 years). She has received numerous academic awards, including the National Talent Search Scholarship. She was a Hubert Humphrey fellow based at American University in Washington DC in 2000 –2001. She has competed a B.A. (Honours) Economics from Lady Shri Ram College (LSR), Delhi University.

Prof. David Grayson CBE is Emeritus Professor of Corporate Responsibility. He is currently chairman of the Institute of Business Ethics and chair-designate of the international, pan-disability charity Leonard Cheshire. From 2007-2017, he was director of the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility and Professor of Corporate Responsibility. He joined Cranfield in April 2007, after a thirty year career as a social entrepreneur and campaigner for responsible business, diversity, and small business development. This included founding Project North East which has now worked in nearly 60 countries around the world; being the founding CEO of the Prince's Youth Business Trust and serving as a managing-director of Business in the Community. He has served on various charity and public sector boards over the past 30 years. These have included the boards of the National Co-operative Development Agency, The Prince of Wales' Innovation Trust and the Strategic Rail Authority. He has an Honorary Doctorate of Law from London South Bank University and was a visiting Senior Fellow at the CSR Initiative of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard (2005-10).

Atanu Chakraborty is the Chairman of HDFC Bank Limited. He has previously served the Government of India, for a period of thirty-five (35) years, as a member of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in Gujarat cadre. In the Union Government, he held various posts such as Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Dept. of Economic Affairs) during 2019?20. As Secretary (DEA), he co?ordinated economic policy making for all ministries/departments and managed entire process of formulation of Budget making for Union of India, including its passage in Parliament. He has also served on the Board of World Bank, as alternate Governor as well as on the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India.He was also the Chairman of National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIIF), as also on the Board of many listed companies. He was also the CEO/MD of the GSPC group of companies as well as Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. He graduated as a Bachelor in Engineering (Electronics & Communication) from NIT Kurukshetra. He holds a Diploma in Business Finance (ICFAI, Hyderabad) and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Hull, UK. He had published articles in reputed journals in the areas of public finance, risk sharing in Infrastructure projects and gas infrastructure.

Dr. Alka Mittal took over the charge of Chairman & Managing Director of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in January 2022. She was appointed as a full-time functional Director (Human Resources) of ONGC in November 2018, holds the distinction of being the first woman to hold the charge of a full-time Director in ONGC’s history. Dr. Mittal joined ONGC as a Graduate Trainee in 1985 and brings with her an extremely rich professional experience spanning over three decades. She is also on the Boards of a number of companies, professional bodies and is acting as the CEO of Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council formed by the Govt. of India. She has always strived to foster the philosophy of an equal-opportunity employer and contributed immensely towards creating an inclusive workplace ecosystem within ONGC; advocating best-in-class HR management practices making ONGC a future-ready organisation. She has successfully steered implementation of several flagship CSR projects across the country. Dr. Mittal is also the President of UN Global Compact Network India. She is a postgraduate in Economics, MBA (HRM), and a Doctorate in Commerce and Business Studies.

Pushp Kumar Joshi is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of HPCL (May 2022), prior to which he was the Director – Human Resources. He joined the Board of Directors in 2012. During his tenure in the Board, HPCL became a Maharatna Company; and completed the Mumbai Refinery Expansion Project- a Joint Venture Bathinda Refinery Project. Under his leadership, HPCL will also be embarking on completion of the Visakh Refinery Modernisation Project and Green Field Refinery cum Petrochemical complex at Barmer, Rajasthan. In past, he also held key portfolios in Human Resources functions viz. Executive Director – HRD and Head – HR of Marketing Division. Mr. Joshi is a Doctorate in Human Resource Management, Post Graduate in Human Resource Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur and Bachelor of Law from Andhra University.

Pradeep Kheruka the Executive Chairman – Borosil Renewables Limited, and Borosil Ltd., is an industrialist actively associated with the glass industry for over 50 years. With a deep interest in manufacturing specialty glass, he is a strong proponent of manufacturing in India and has played a significant role in the Indian solar industry for more than a decade since its infancy. He has led key R&D initiatives to take Borosil to the forefront in developing ground-breaking products globally, such as the world’s first fully tempered solar glass in 2 mm thickness and the world’s only Antimony free textured solar glass. Borosil group is on the way of unprecedented growth path under his leadership. Borosil Ltd. is a market leader in scientific and industrial glass, as well as in a wide range of consumer products. Mr. Kheruka is widely experienced in manufacturing, sales &marketing;, exports and policy formulation. He is deeply committed to the alleviation of rural agrarian distress, and has been playing an important role to help increase the income of farmers in Parli Taluka of Beed district in Maharashtra.

Meenesh Shah is currently the Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). He has multidimensional experience in the dairy sector for more than 36 years in Research & Development, Product & Process Development, Project Appraisal & Finance, Cooperative Services and Project Management. He has spearheaded the recently concluded National Dairy Plan Phase I, a Central Sector Scheme of Govt. of India, funded by the World Bank. He is also the Chairman of Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd, Indian Immunologicals Ltd., IDMC Limited, NDDB Dairy Services, Pristine Biologicals (NZ) Ltd., Anandalaya Education Society and Animal Breeding Research Organisation. He is also on the Governing Boards of IRMA, Vidya Dairy, National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India Ltd., and Foundation for Ecological Security. He is the Member Secretary of the Indian National Committee of International Dairy Federation (IDF) and also a Member of the Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics of IDF. Mr. Shah is a Dairy Technologist from Sheth MC College of Dairy Science (Anand Agricultural University), Anand and also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management from Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA).

Ambassador Ajit Kumar superannuated in March 2017 in Geneva, after nearly 38 years of distinguished career in the Indian Foreign Services. He is presently Director of the Hinduja Corporate Office. He is also Convenor of the South Centre in Geneva, an inter-governmental think tank. He has served as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to United Nations Offices and other International Organizations in Geneva. He was Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe, Consul General of India in Durban (South Africa), Frankfurt (Germany), and Atlanta (U.S.A). He served as First Secretary (Political and Information) in Islamabad, Pakistan. He has served as Director and Joint Secretary - Disarmament and International Security Affairs (D&ISA;) Division, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi; Head of Delegation to ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) after India’s nuclear tests in 1998. Ambassador Kumar established the first Consulate General of India in Atlanta, USA and was accredited to eight US States in South East USA. In all his postings, he has promoted India’s economic and cultural diplomacy as well as closely interacted and assisted the Indian diaspora. He holds a master’s degree in history from St. Stephen’s College at Delhi University.

Anurag Goel was an officer of the Indian Administrative Services, 1972 Batch. He retired as Secretary, Ministry of Corporate affairs (2009), after working in six ministries in GoI and key assignments in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. He is best known for introducing the MCA-21 e-filing system (received PM’s Award for Excellence in Administration), and as architect of the plan to save Satyam Computers Limited within 99 days of fraud (more than INR. 7000 crores). He conceived and set up the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). He was also Member, Competition Commission of India (CII); ex-offcio Member SEBI. He has been a Director on a large number of boards. He has setup a think-tank ‘Shaping Tomorrow’ with the vision to “Invent the Future to Shape a Better Tomorrow”, and has been advising/ working-with ministries and state governments, including for designing strategic architecture for future-ready governance, and for implementation of SGDs. Currently, he is also Chairman of the Working Group, Department of Science & Technology, Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems. He is also Advisor, IIT, Jodhpur. He also works with international experts in diverse areas of Futurology/Foresight, Governance, with focus on exponential technologies and future-ready governance.

Salil Kumar is currently the Chairman & Managing Director of MECON Limited. He has rich and varied experience spanning over more than 34 years in project management, planning & project execution on turnkey basis, cost estimation, tendering, business development and contract management for multi-disciplinary projects in the field of infrastructure steel, power and process plants. He is an electrical engineer, graduating from from MNREC (MNNIT), Allahabad (1983), and having started his career with M/s HINDALCO, Renukut in the same year .Thereafter in 1987, he joined the Engineering Project (India) Limited and has played integral role in the implementation of various projects.

Vivek Kumar Dewangan is an Indian Administrative Service Officer, 1993 Batch, Manipur Cadre. He is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of Rural Electrification Corporation Limited. He has held senior administrative positions in Ministerial office of Corporate Affairs, Agriculture & Food Processing Industries. He has also worked in areas of Finance, Power/ Energy, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Elections / Law & Justice, Commerce & Industries, and Revenue Administration, amongst others. He has also been the ex-officio Chairman of REC’s wholly-owned subsidiary viz., REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (formerly known as REC Power Distribution Company Limited). Further, he was the Government Nominee Director in power sector companies namely, NTPC Limited, Energy Efficiency Services Limited and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). He holds B.E. in Electronics from NIT, Bhopal and P.G. in Optoelectronics & Optical Communication from IIT, Delhi. Before his appointment in REC, he was serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Government of India.

Dr. Shailendra Chouksey has over 44 years of corporate experience out of which 34 years of association with JK Group at various levels. He has been looking after cement business of the Group as Whole Time Director of JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. since 2002. He is also part of the board committee overseeing CSR activities. He has played a key role in raising the annual production capacity of the company to about 14 million tonnes which is poised to grow further to 20 million tonnes in the course of next three years; which was at 0.5 million tonnes when he had joined. An industry leader, he has been President, Cement Manufacturers Association; Chairman, National Council for Cement and Building Materials for two terms; Chairman of Development Council for Cement Industry (constituted by GoI). He is a Ph.D in Management, Post Graduate in Physics and is a MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University.

Navneet Munot is the MD & CEO of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited (HDFC AMC/ HDFC Mutual Funds), a joint venture of HDFC Ltd. with Abrdn Investment Management Limited. He has 28 years of rich experience in financial markets, and joined the firm in February 2021. Prior to this, he was the Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of SBI Funds Management Private Limited. He was a key member of the Executive Committee, responsible for overseeing investments worth over $ 150 billion across various asset classes in mutual funds and segregated accounts. He was also a Director on the board of SBI Pension Funds (P) Limited. In his previous assignments, he was the Executive Director & Head – multi-strategy boutique with Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income and Hybrid Funds at Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. He has a Masters’ degree in Accountancy and Business Statistics; is a qualified Chartered Accountant from India; Charter Holder of the CFA Institute and CAIA Institute. He has also done Financial Risk Management (FRM).

Rita Prem Hemrajani is an officer of the Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS), 1990 Batch. She took over as the Managing Director of the National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd. in January 2022. She has been associated with the Indian Railways for more than three decades and held various key positions in Human Resources & Administration in different zones of Railways. She was the Human Resources Head for the second largest division in Indian Railways, leading approximately 35000 employees. She has a vast experience in field offices and policy programmes at the Railway Headquarters, and also in IT and labour intensive workshops. As Director (Administration) in the Films Division, she led and conducted two international film festivals & undertook infrastructure upgradation including setting up of the National Museum of Indian Cinema.

Deepak Bagla has a professional career spanning over three decades, working across global organisations such as the World Bank, Citibank, and Private Equity companies, across Europe, Africa and Asia. Currently, he is the Managing Director and CEO of Invest India- the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency promoted by the Government of India. He is a member of several high-level government committees including Fintech and Innovation. He was on the Investment Committee for the Government USD 1.5 billion “Fund of Funds for Start-ups” and is on the Advisory Board of the Government USD 7 billion “Fund of Funds for MSMEs”. He is also President of the Geneva based World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), with memberships of 105 countries. He is also a special invitee of the Prime Minister’s Science Technology & Innovation Advisory Council. Mr. Bagla has a Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Economics from St. Stephens College, Delhi University, along with a dual Masters in International Diplomacy and International Trade and Finance from The School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University in Washington DC. He has been conferred the “Grande Ufficiale dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia” by the President of the Republic of Italy.

Lucia Real-Martin is the Executive Director - Relationships for ACCA- the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant, headquartered in the UK. She is a member of the Executive Team reporting to the CEO and leads the development of ACCA across ACCA’s regions and markets including China, India, UK , Africa, Asia Pacific and EEMA (Europe, Euroasia, Middle East and Americas) as well ACCA’s partnerships and recognition globally. She has 27 years’ international business and strategy experience, developing a global footprint for organisations in the biotech, infrastructure and education sectors. Her career includes 17 years in the accounting profession. Having worked globally and across sectors, she has focused on building and leading global teams, market and growth strategy development, strategic and sustainable partnerships, and capacity building.

Loknath Behera, IPS retired as the Director General of Police & State Police Chief, of Kerala in June 2021. In the past, he has worked in the NIA (National Investigation Agency) & CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) for about 16 years. Since August 2021, he has taken over as the Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. In the year 2009, he was called by the Govt. of India (GoI) to join the newly formed National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency of India. He is considered the founder member and credited for establishing and building the ‘National Investigation Agency’ (NIA). He joined the Indian Police Service in 1985 as an ASP in Kerala Cadre, holding several important posts like DCP in Trivandrum, Commissioner of Police, Cochin. Thereafter he was the SP and DIG in CBI, for more than 10 years. He was conferred the Meritorious Service Medal in 2002 for outstanding contribution to the Indian Police and Distinguished Service Medal in 2009 for outstanding contributions to the Indian Police by President of India. He has also won Awards for Excellence in Public Service from various public institutions and private bodies.

Kunal Sanghavi is a Financial Services and Capital Market professional with more than 16 years of experience in finance, strategy, technology & capital market products. With extensive experience in various facets of capital markets, asset & fund management & digitisation, he has comprehensive coverage of the financial services industry. He has rich academic credentials which include Chartered Accountancy besides an MBA (PGPMAX) from Indian School of Business (ISB), DISA from ICAI & CISA from ISACA (USA); certifications from Wharton and Kellogg in Mergers & Acquisitions, Competitive Marketing & Strategy. Before joining HDFC Securities, he has spent most of his career in Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited for about a decade besides other organisations.

Karen Klimowski, a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, has worked in development for over 30 years. She currently serves as the Deputy Mission Director for USAID/India where she oversees Mission operations. Before resuming her current role, Ms. Klimowski, served as the USAID Indo-Pacific Coordinator for South Asia, where she provided strategic direction to advance USAID’s Indo-Pacific programs and strategic partnerships across the region. Previously, she served with USAID in the Philippines, Uganda, Kenya, and Indonesia. Prior to joining USAID, Karen worked for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. Ms. Klimowski’s development career began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone. Originally from Santa Cruz, California, Ms. Klimowski received a Bachelor of Arts in Physiology from the University of California, San Diego and a Master’s in Public Health from San Diego State University.

Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, a Mechanical Engineering Graduate and Post-Graduate Diploma in Management joined Indian Oil in 1987 and has since worked on varied assignments, including Terminal Operations, Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Indian Oil’s overseas establishment among others. Currently, in the Board of Indian Oil Corporation as Director (Human Resources), he is leading the organization with a human touch and aligning various HR initiatives with Strategic Corporate Vision. He is also Chairman of Lanka IOC, Indian Oil’s subsidiary in Sri Lanka, which is into retailing, terminalling and bunkering operations in the island nation. As Managing Director of Indian Oil (Mauritius) Ltd, the Company’s overseas subsidiary, during 2012-2015, Mr. Mohapatra led a team of young professionals, registering sizeable growth in market share and profitability. He was also the first Chairman of Mer Rouge Oil Storage Terminal, a joint venture formed by four MNCs to set up modern oil storage facilities in Mauritius. Mr Ranjan has pioneered many HR policies in sports promotion, CSR, Skill-development, e-learning, ‘HR Facilitator’ etc. A firm believer in the power of possibilities and strengths of HR, he has always strived for the betterment of stakeholders.

Kanwal Tanuj is a 2010 Batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre. He is currently serving as Managing Director, Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation. Prior to this he was Director-cum-Additional Secretary, Information& Public relation Dept, Govt. of Bihar. He has also served as District Magistrate, Kathiyar, Additional Secretary, Rural Development Dept under Govt. of Bihar. As the District Magistrate of Aurangabad, Bihar, he brought a sort of social revolution, not just administrative. He is known for going extra mile to erase prevalent injustice and dogmas in the society. He cracked UPSC in 2008 and got Indian Revenue Services (IRS). In 2009, he again cracked UPSC and got into IAS.

Tejveer Singh is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1994 Batch belonging to Punjab cadre. He is currently serving as Principal Secretary in the Departments of Tourism & Cultural Affairs, Power and Governance Reforms. He was educated at the Yadavindra Public School, SAS Nagar (Mohali) and went on to do BA (Honours) and Master’s in History from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He also holds a MSc degree in Public Management & Governance (with distinction) from the London School of Economics & Political Science. Mr. Singh has served earlier as Deputy Commissioner of Patiala, SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Amritsar districts as well as Chief Administrator of GMADA. He has also served as Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Principal Secretary in the Departments of Civil aviation, Industry & Commerce and Investment Promotion. He also worked in the Government of India as faculty member of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie where he served as Deputy Director (Senior) and Joint Director from 2009 to 2017.

Dr. Madhukar Gupta was an officer of the Indian Administrative Services, 1985 Batch, Rajasthan cadre. He is an Engineer, MBA, law graduate and PhD in Development Economics with a Master’s in Public Administration (Mason Fellow) from Harvard and Master’s in Public Policy from Maxwell, Syracuse. He has worked as Additional Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, at the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, GoI, where he has pushed the CSR agenda and also, handled Corporate Governance, Performance Appraisal of PSUs etc. He has also worked with the Governments of India, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, as Team Leader in United Nations Development Program; Consultant to the Asian Development Bank, and the Sri Lankan Government, across non-profit and cooperative sectors, as Managing Director in State Road Transport Corporation and State Cooperative Dairy Federation. As a practitioner, Dr. Gupta has had a long tenure of 16 years in 4 Divisions as Divisional Commissioner, District Magistrate etc. He has been the Principal Secretary Higher Education and also, Vice Chancellor of University of Rajasthan and Rajasthan Agriculture University. He is currently also an Adjunct Faculty at IIT Chennai, BITS and Thapar Institute of Technology.

Dr. Kajal is an IAS officer of 2008 batch, presently working as Executive Director in REC Ltd. she is looking after GoIprogrammes namely DDUGJY&Saubhagya; Administrative and managerial oversight with technical and strategic inputs on RMNCHA in public sector driven programs. Monitoring throughout project implementation. Driving teams to achieve objectives with tight deadlines. Extensive experience at cross cutting edge with multiple stakeholders such as NGOs, International organizations and others. Skilled in operations, policy design, program management, Negotiation, Strategic Planning, and Monitoring and Evaluation with exceptional inter personal communication skills. A clinically trained obstetrician and gynecologist from PGIMER, India. Passionate for healthcare, completed Global Health Sciences at UCSF. Multi country experience esp LMICs for interventions for "quality health for all."

Anupam Mishra is the Director for Commercial & HRD at WAPCOS Limited. During his tenure, the company has diversified into new technical domains and territories. He is also the Government Nominee Director at NPCC (A subsidiary of WAPCOS). Both are Public Sector Enterprises under the union Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.He is also Chairman of India-Africa Council of FICCI and Member of the Executive Board of SCOPE. He has over 32 years of varied experience in undertaking greenfield and brownfield projects from concept to commissioning in the fields of Water Resources, Power and Infrastructure in India and more than 50 countries of Asia, Africa, Oceania, Central America, and South America. He has worked for projects funded by major International Financial Institutions i.e. The World Bank, Asian Development, African Development Bank, New Development Bank, KfW, JICA, Lines of Credit Projects funded by EXIM Bank of India, etc. He holds a Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering and master’s degree in business administration from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi.

Abhishek Chaudhary is presently working as Vice President- Corporate Affairs, HR & Company Secretary of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Development Corporation Limited. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and is a law graduate. He has worked in different domains and with various multinational companies in his over 15 years of experience. He has wide experience in the field of strategic planning and management, secretarial and legal matters, project financing, private-public partnership projects, corporate governance and exposure of dealing with various Government departments/ organizations.

Atul Kumar currently holds the position of Director – Technical as the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corp. Ltd. (NHIDCL), a fully owned company of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India. He is an officer of the Central Engineering Services (CES), 1993 Batch. He as previously also worked with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in various capacities including as the Chief Engineer Zone-1/1 and Chief Engineer Road Safety, and with the National Highways Authority of India, as the Chief General Manager.

Professor Matthew Hibberd is Director of the Institute of Media and Journalism (IMeG) and Full Professor at the Università Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland. He is also Director of the Masters in Media Management in Lugano. He is an Adjunct Professor at the LUISS University, Rome, and also held the same position at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (2005-2013). He was Honorary Professor at the University of Leicester, De Montfort, 2017-2019. From 2011 to 2016 he was Head of the Communications, Media and Culture and Professor of Communications, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. Matthew Hibberd is a Fellow of the UK College of Teachers (FCollT) and the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and is currently Visiting Professor at Kasetsart University, Bangkok.

Manisha Gudka is a Certified CSR Professional, Family Business Advisor, Professional Director and Founder of Sapientia Family Office Solutions. She has 19 years of well-rounded multi-functional experience across sectors. She has advised donor-led non-profits, grass root level organisations working on healthcare, livelihoods, leadership development & education; managed institutional partnerships for evangelism and advocacy initiatives; and advised on institution building and capacity building initiatives. As a leader in family office solutions, she works extensively with HNIs, multi-generational family businesses and entrepreneurs on business transformation, turnaround, strategy, succession, estate planning, family governance, family philanthropy and investments, with global alliance partners in UK, Middle East, Europe, South East Asia and India. A Company Secretary and an MBA from Indian School of Business, she is also a visiting faculty for Family Business & Entrepreneurship at eminent institutions.

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is an Indian oil and gas explorer and producer. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Government of India. Its headquarters is situated in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. The operations are overseen by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. It is the largest government-owned-oil and gas exploration and production corporation in the country, and produces around 70% of India's crude oil (equivalent to around 57% of the country's total demand) and around 84% of its natural gas. In November 2010, the Government of India conferred the Maharatna status to ONGC.

In a survey by the government of India for fiscal year 2019-20, it was ranked as the largest profit making Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) in India. It is ranked 7th among the Top 250 Global Energy Companies by Platts.

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ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants with over 200,000 fully-qualified members and 500,000 students worldwide - and they're among the world's best-qualified and most highly sought-after accountants. Our mission is to be a global leader in the profession by: - Providing opportunity and open access to people of ability wherever they are in the world - Supporting and promoting the highest ethical, governance and professional standards - Advancing the public interest Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability. Through our public interest remit, we promote appropriate regulation of accounting, and conduct relevant research to ensure accountancy continues to grow in reputation and influence.

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A subsidiary of HDFC Bank, HDFC securities is one of the leading stock brokers in India. With over 20 years of experience in the Indian equity market, the company serves more than 2 million retail and institutional investors through a suite of products and services. It has 210+ branches in 147 cities in the country.

HDFC securities offers investments and direct trading services through buying and selling of equities, along with currency derivatives, mutual funds, NCDs, fixed deposits, bonds, basket investing, global investing and more - to suit the diverse investment needs of Indians. With a robust understanding of the personal finance space, HDFC securities specializes in asset allocation, portfolio structuring and realignment, and goal-based investing.

Committed to provide seamless trading experiences, HDFC Securities offers the latest technology tools and future-ready trading platforms (including mobile application, website, ITS and Proterminal) to investors and traders who can access state of the art features while driving more value out of their trading accounts.

The company maintains a strong social media presence through which it periodically publishes market updates and capital markets literacy literature. The company is one of the most followed accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, providing investment and broking services in the financial domain in India.

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HDFC Asset Management Company (HDFC AMC) one of India’s largest mutual fund managers with RS. 4.4 trillion in assets under management. Started in 1999, we were set up as a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (“HDFC”) and abrdn Investment Management Limited (erstwhile known as Standard Life Investments Limited). During FY18-19 we carried out an initial public offering, and became a publicly listed company in August 2018. Our principal shareholders are HDFC and abrdn Investment Management Limited which own 52.6% and 16.2% stake, respectively. HDFC Asset Management Company (“HDFC AMC”) is the investment manager to the schemes of HDFC Mutual Fund (“HDFC MF”).

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The National Dairy Development Board's (NDDB) creation is rooted in the conviction that our nation's socio-economic progress lies largely on the development of rural India. The Dairy Board was created to promote, finance and support producer-owned and controlled organisations. NDDB's programmes and activities seek to strengthen farmer owned institutions and support national policies that are favourable to the growth of such institutions. Fundamental to NDDB's efforts are cooperative strategies and principles. NDDB’s efforts transformed India’s rural economy by making dairying a viable and profitable economic activity for millions of milk producers while addressing the country’s need for self-sufficiency in milk production. NDDB has been reaching out to dairy farmers by implementing other income generating innovative activities and offering them sustainable livelihood.

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Bihar Tourism is the initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, Bihar Government to promote and incentivise the tourism opportunities in the state. The fundamental activities of the department include developing the conditions and infrastructure to make the state conducive to travel and tourism. In addition, Bihar Tourism is also focussed on helping tourists find destinations, routes and experiences that are to their liking. Whether it is in the form of circuits that cover a specific set of spiritual, natural, or historical places, or different types of food and festivals, Bihar Tourism offers something for everyone.

From helping tourists plan and book their travel and stay to ensuring they experience the beauty and culture of Bihar without missing anything from their itinerary, Bihar Tourism is a friend for all tourists of the state. Arrange your transportation and stays conveniently at every stop of your travel route with Bihar Tourism.

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NCCF was established on 16 th October, 1965 to function as the apex body of consumer cooperatives in the country. It is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. It operates through a network of 24 Branch Offices located in different parts of the country.

NCCF Headquarters is situated in New Delhi. The management of NCCF vests in the Board of Directors. The ultimate authority of NCCF vests in the hands of the General Body. Board of Directors exercises all the powers of NCCF except those reserved for General Body. The current sanctioned strength of the Board of Directors is 21.

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Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) is a centre-state public sector company in Kochi, Kerala, India, that operates the Kochi Metro and Kochi Water Metro. The company was incorporated on 2 August 2011. Kochi Metro Rail Limited is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed for the implementation, operation and maintenance of Kochi Metro Rail Project as per orders from Planning Commission and the Union Government. KMRL is a joint venture company with equal equity contribution of Government of India and Government of Kerala.

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HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited ('HDFC Life' / ‘Company’) is a joint venture between HDFC Ltd., India’s leading housing finance institution and abrdn (Mauritius Holdings) 2006 Limited, a global investment company.

Established in 2000, HDFC Life is a leading, listed, long-term life insurance solutions provider in India, offering a range of individual and group insurance solutions that meet various customer needs such as Protection, Pension, Savings, Investment, Annuity and Health. As on March 31, 2022, the Company had 39 individual and 13 group products in its portfolio, along with 7 optional rider benefits, catering to a diverse range of customer needs.

HDFC Life continues to benefit from its increased presence across the country having a wide reach with 372 branches and additional distribution touch-points through several new tie-ups and partnerships. HDFC Life has nearly 300, comprising traditional partners such as NBFCs, MFIs and SFBs, and including new-ecosystem partners.

The Company has a strong base of financial consultants.

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WAPCOS Limited is a MINI RATNA-I Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, incorporated on June 26, 1969 under the Companies act. 1956; WAPCOS is a technology driven consultancy and EPC organization with strong global presence in the field of Water, Power and Infrastructure sectors. Engineering Excellence, Exceptional Workforce and Customer Centric Approach has enabled us to deliver projects consistently to our clients. WAPCOS has the requisite experience & expertise to undertake Consultancy & EPC projects of any scale and complexity in the sectors of its operation. Our portfolio of projects is both impressive and diverse in nature.

National Industrial Corridor Development Programme is India's most ambitious infrastructure programme aiming to develop new industrial cities as "Smart Cities" and converging next generation technologies across infrastructure sectors. Govt. of India is developing various Industrial Corridor Projects as part of National Industrial Corridor programme which is aimed at development of futuristic industrial cities in India which can compete with the best manufacturing and investment destinations in the world. The same will create employment opportunities and economic growth leading to overall socio-economic development.

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JK Lakshmi Cement Limited is a part of the prestigious JK Organisation. This eminent industrial house is over a hundred and twenty five years old and boasts operations in India and abroad with a leadership presence in the fields of tyre, cement, paper, power transmissions, sealing solutions, dairy products and textiles.

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HPCL-Mittal energy limited (HMEL) is dedicated to energizing a brighter tomorrow for millions of Indians with its superior petroleum and petrochemical products. A young value-driven organisation, HMEL benchmark itself against the global best to deliver consistent excellence to fuel India's growth story

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IndianOil, a diversified, integrated energy major with presence in almost all the streams of oil, gas, petrochemicals and alternative energy sources; a world of high-calibre people, state-of-the-art technologies and cutting-edge R&D; a world of best practices, quality-consciousness and transparency; and a world where energy in all its forms is tapped most responsibly and delivered to the consumers most affordably.

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HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd. is a joint venture between HDFC Ltd., India’s premier Housing Finance Institution and ERGO International AG, the primary insurance entity of Munich Re Group. The Company offers complete range of general insurance products ranging from Motor, Health, Travel, Home and Personal Accident in the retail space and customized products like Property, Marine and Liability Insurance in the corporate space.

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MECON Limited, under Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India, is in the field of Design and Engineering, providing Consultancy & Project Management services, EPC execution, EPCM / EPMC services & other value added services, in the areas of Metals & Mining, Energy, Infrastructure and other Strategic sectors. MECON is known for its deep domain knowledge of Iron & Steel and has evolved and restructured itself, over the years, into 3 verticals, viz. Metals, Energy and Infrastructure, to effectively deliver customized services to its clientele.

MECON has played an integral role in development & expansion of Iron & Steel Industry, Power and Oil & Gas, Infrastructural development in India. MECON is one of the biggest Consultancy & Contracting organization in the world.

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National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation is a fully owned company of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India. The company promotes, surveys, establishes, designs, builds, operates, maintains and upgrades National Highways and Strategic Roads including interconnecting roads in parts of the country which share international boundaries with neighboring countries. The regional connectivity so enhanced would promote cross border trade and commerce and help safeguard India’s international borders. This would lead to the formation of a more integrated and economically consolidated South and South East Asia. In addition, there would be overall economic benefits for the local population and help integrate the peripheral areas with the mainstream in a more robust manner.An approximate aggregate length of 10,000 kms has been identified to begin with for development through this company. The company envisages creating customized and specialized skills in terms of addressing issues like complexities of geographical terrains and addressing extensive coordination requirements with security agencies. The company would also endeavor to undertake infrastructure projects including but not restricted to urban infrastructure and urban or city transport and to act as an agency for development of all types of Infrastructure. The company envisages working towards cross sharing of technical know-how and enhancing opportunities for business development with other nations and their agencies including the multilateral organizations and institutions.

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Borosil Renewables Limited is the first and only solar glass manufacturer in India. The company spotted the opportunity in this segment quite early and commissioned the solar glass manufacturing facility at Bharuch in the Indian State of Gujarat in January 2010. Over the last 5 years, solar PV installations and module production across the world have grown exponentially. Borosil Renewables has recently expanded and more than doubled its existing production capacity of high-performance solar glass to 2.5 GW per annum. The company is now working on the next expansion to add another 2.5 GW equivalent and be a 5.0 GW equivalent of solar glass manufacturer by Q1 FY22. The company is known for the benchmarked low energy consumption of 1121 Kcal/Kg compared to a level of 1700 Kcal/kg compared to any East Asian glass producer. The company is able to save 22% energy in comparison with the default score for glass manufacturing in Life Cycle Assessment by M/s. Solstyce, a French institute which according to them is one of the best values so far for glass manufacturing. Recently the company won National Award 2021 for Successful Commercialisation of Indigenous Technology. Borosil Renewables Ltd. is a part of the Borosil family which is well-known for the brand “BOROSIL®” which manufactures and sells a range of lab ware, scientific ware, and consumer ware products.

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National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is a Schedule ‘A’ Navratna CPSE established on 7th January, 1981 having its registered office at Bhubaneswar. It is one of the largest integrated Bauxite-Alumina-Aluminium- Power Complex in the Country. At present, Government of India holds 51.28% of paid up equity capital. The Company has been operating its captive Panchpatmali Bauxite Mines for the pit head Alumina refinery at Damanjodi, in the District of Koraput in Odisha and Aluminium Smelter & Captive Power Plant at Angul. As a part of green initiative, NALCO has installed 198 MW Wind Power Plants at various locations in India and 800 kWp roof top Solar Power Plants at its premises to join hands for carbon neutrality. From the days of first commercial operation since 1987 the Company has continuously earned profits for last 34 years.

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One of the earliest banks in South India, "South Indian Bank" came into being during the Swadeshi movement. The establishment of the bank was the fulfillment of the dreams of a group of enterprising men who joined together at Thrissur, a major town (now known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala), in the erstwhile State of Cochin to provide for the people a safe, efficient and service oriented repository of savings of the community on one hand and to free the business community from the clutches of greedy money lenders on the other by providing need based credit at reasonable rates of interest. Translating the vision of the founding fathers as its corporate mission, the bank has during its long sojourn been able to project itself as a vibrant, fast growing, service oriented and trend setting financial intermediary.

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National Handloom Development Corporation Limited (NHDC) was set up in February, 1983 by the Government of India as a public sector undertaking under the ambit of Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India in pursuance of the imperative need for a national level agency to assist the speedy development of the handloom sector with the help of 07 Regional Offices and 32 Branch offices.

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Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited (AIC) has been formed at the behest of Government of India, consequent to the announcement by the then Hon'ble Union Finance Minister in his General Budget Speech FY 2002-03 that, "to subserve the needs of farmers better and to move towards a sustainable actuarial regime, it was proposed to set up a new Corporation for Agriculture Insurance".

AIC has taken over the implementation of National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) which, until FY 2002-03 was implemented by General Insurance Corporation of India. In addition, AIC also transacts other insurance businesses directly or indirectly concerning agriculture and its allied activities.

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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation with its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It has a 25% market-share in India among public sector undertakings (PSUs) coupled with a strong marketing infrastructure. Its parent company is ONGC which owns a majority stake in the company. The company is ranked 367th on the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest corporations as of 2016. HPCL was removed from NIFTY 50 INDEX in March 2019 On 24 October 2019, the company became a Maharatna PSU.

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Deriving its name from five full-bodied rivers–Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Jhelum, and Chenab–which flow through its vast plains, Punjab is representative of abundant things. Located on the north-western edge of India, it is one of the smaller albeit prosperous states of the nation, and home to a lively, hospitable and dynamic people. Widely acknowledged as the cradle of civilization, it is a land of ethnic and religious diversity, having borne and shaped a number of religious movements that include Sikhism, Buddhism and Sufism. The Punjabi language, too, finds its origin in the Indo-European linguistic family that includes Persian and Latin. Naturally replete with fertile soils and rich water sources, it is primarily an agricultural state, and has continually and infinitely contributed towards the food security of the Indian Republic.

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AM/NS India is an integrated flat carbon steel manufacturer - from iron ore to ready-to-market products– with an achievable crude steel capacity of 9.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). Our manufacturing facilities comprise iron making, steelmaking and downstream facilities spread across India. At AM/NS India our goal is to help create smarter, more sustainable steels for India, and the world. To do this, we place safety, innovation and technology at the heart of our manufacturing operations and product development.

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