November
04 - 05
2025

Hotel Montcalm Marble Arch
Inaugural Session
Day-long Plenary Sessions
Golden Peacock Awards Nite Banquet
November
06
2025

House of Lords UK Parliament
‘Global Business Meet’
& Welcome Luncheon
November
07
2025

Study Visit:
University of Westminster (UK)

Global Chair

The Baroness Verma

Global Chair, Advisory Council
Institute of Directors, India
Member of the House of Lords and Former Minister, International Development and Energy & Climate Change, Govt. of UK
UAE Chairman

Dr. Tayeb Kamali

UAE Chairman
Institute of Directors, India
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Abu Dhabi School of Management, UAE

Distinguished Keynote Speakers
(Over the years)

M. Nagaraju, IAS

Secretary
Dept. of Financial Services
Ministry of Finance, India
The Rt Hon. the Lord Goldsmith KC

Hon'ble Member at
the House of Lords
former Attorney General for
England and Wales
Chair of European & Asian Litigation
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, UK
Dr. Vivek Lall

Chief Executive
General Atomics Global Corporation, USA
Eugene Mayne

Founder & Group CEO
Tristar Group
UAE

Tulip Siddiq MP

Hon'ble Parliamentary Secretary
(Economic Secretary to
the Treasury and City Minister)
HM Treasury, Govt. of UK
Mohit Burman

Chairman
Dabur India Ltd.
Dr. Krishna Prasad Chigurupati

Chairman & MD
Granules India Ltd.
Angelo George

Chief Executive Officer
Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd.
India

BVR Mohan Reddy

Founder Chairman & Board Member
Cyient Limited, India
Sadaf Sayeed

Chief Executive Officer
Muthoot Microfin Limited
India
Mohit Ralhan

Global CEO & Managing Partner
TIW Capital Group, Dubai
Helen Brand OBE

Chief Executive
ACCA, UK

Viral Gathani

Senior Managing Director
Essar Energy Transition
Essar Group, UK
Raghav Singhal

Managing Director & CEO
ICICI Bank UK PLC
Paritosh Mathur

Head – Wholesale Banking
IDFC FIRST Bank
India
Terry Heymann

Chief Financial Officer
World Gold Council, UK

Manish Tiwari FRSA

Managing Director
Here and Now 365 Ltd., UK
Ajay Poddar

Founder & MD
Syenergy Environics Ltd., India
Prof. (Dr.) R. P. Banerjee

Chairman & Director
EIILM-Kolkata, India
Prof. Peter Bonfield

Vice-Chancellor
University of Westminster, UK

Dr. Padmanabhan Raja Jaishankar

Managing Director
India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited
Lord Karan Bilimoria
CBE, DL, FCA

Hon'ble Member at
the House of Lords
Founder & Chairman
Cobra Beer Partnership Ltd., UK
Vindi Banga

Chair
UK Government Investments (UKGI)
Partner CD&R LLP, UK
Alok S. Kirloskar

Managing Director
SPP Pumps Ltd., &
MD, Kirloskar Brothers International B.V., UK

Sanjay Kumar

Chief Strategy &
Sustainability Officer
Granules India Ltd.
M. P. Vijay Kumar

Executive Director & Group CFO
Sify Technologies
India
Pankaj M. Munjal

Chairman & MD
Hero Motors Company
India
Nasser Munjee

Chairman of Board of Directors
Tata Motors Finance
India

Risto Siilasmaa

Founder and Chairman
WithSecure Corporations &
Former Chairman & CEO
Nokia, Finland
Mark Babington

Executive Director
Financial Reporting Council
UK
Richard Barker

Board Member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), UK
Derek Blair

Deputy President
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), UK

Tom Burke CBE

Chairman
E3G, UK
The Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE

Ex Minister of State
Department for Business and Trade, UK
CMA Neeraj D. Joshi

Council Member
The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI)
The Rt. Hon. Lord Hannan of Kingsclere

President
Institute for Free Trade, UK

Christopher J Lay

Chief Executive Officer
Marsh McLennan, UK
Manoranjan ‘Mao’ Mohapatra

Non-Executive Director
Comviva, India
Prof. Brendon Noble

Director
Institute for Healthy Urban Living, University of Westminster, UK
Alice Spencer

Executive Director - Education
University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), UK

CS Dhananjay Shukla

Vice President
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), India
Ovais Sarmad

Vice-Chair
GHG Protocol Steering Committee, Spain
Roger Spitz

Chairman
Disruptive Futures Institute
San Francisco
Jon Stanton

Chief Executive Officer
The Weir Group PLC, UK

Dr. Graham Wilson

Psychology & Counselling
University of Oxford, UK

among a host of others.

About the Convention

The Institute of Directors (IOD), India, has had a long-standing presence in the UK, hosting the annual ‘London Global Convention’ on Corporate Governance & Sustainability along with a ‘Global Business Meet’ at the House of Lords for the past 24 years. These annual meetings in London have been increasingly successful, typically attracting around 400 delegates over 3-4 days.

This Year's the IOD India’s annual ‘London Global Convention-2025’ and ‘Global Business Meet’ will be held from November 4-7 2025, in London. During the convention, the famed Golden Peacock Awards for Corporate Governance, Sustainability, ESG, and Risk Management for the year 2025 will be conferred upon some of the best-performing organizations and leaders at a special glittering ceremony and banquet.

The annual convention in London is an exclusive forum that will bring together a large number of IOD, India Global Members, Government Officials, and Business and Industry Leaders from various parts of the world.

4

Days
500+

Participants
75+

Speakers
30+

Countries
150+

Leading Organizations Worldwide

Key Highlights

Engage with over 400 global business leaders, board experts, government officials, and top executives.
Discuss and debate pressing issues, including climate change, AI, the global economy, and the impact of worldwide elections.

Network with peers and forge new connections over morning coffee and evening cocktails.
Attend a special glittering business ceremony and banquet where the Golden Peacock Awards will be conferred.

Non Residential Registration fee (inclusive of all taxes)	Indian Participants	Overseas Participants
IOD, India Member (Active)	Exclusive Complimentary Invitation (except 06^th November at House of Lords)
Non-Members	Rs. 48,500	£ 450 / $ 600
Accompanying Spouse	Rs. 30,500	£ 280 / $ 360
ACCA \| BFIN \| DQG \| ICSI \| ICMAI \| MCDGI \| SLID Members	Rs. 41,225	£ 450 / $ 490

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Roll of Honour
Over the Years

Glimpses
From the Past Events

Galaxy of Speakers
(Over the Years)

Mehrnavaz Avari

Area Director, UK, & General Manager, Taj Hotels, London

Lord Karan Bilimoria, CBE, DL

Founder & Chairman
Cobra Beer, Vice President, Confederation of British Industry (CBI), UK

Loknath Behera, IPS

Managing Director
Kochi Metro Rail Ltd., India

Jugal Kumar Borah

Director (Technical)
Mahanadi Coalfield (MCL), Coal India Limited

Navin B. Chawla, IAS (Retd.)

Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

Sir Suma Chakrabarti

Chair of ODI & Board Member, ReNew Energy Global PLC, former President, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)

Suja Chandrasekaran

Global, Operations, Digital, Technology and Business Transformation Chief Executive & Board Member

Ashwin G. Dalwadi

President
The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI), India

Timothy Copnell

Founding Chairman
UK Audit Committee Institute and Board Leadership Centre, KPMG UK

Francois Dossa

Executive Director for Strategy & Sustainability, Jaguar Land Rover Limited

Diana Verde Nieto

AmbaCo-Founder & Non-Executive Director, Positive Luxury, USA

David W. Duffy

Founder & CEO
The Corporate Governance Institute, Ireland

Mark Fawcett

CEO
Nest Invest

Ciaran Fenton

Director
Ciaran Fenton Limited, UK

Edna Frimpong

Director & Head of International Research, Diligent Institute

Cyril Garcia

Member of the Group Executive Board, Capgemini Group, France

V. A. George

Executive Chairman
Thejo Engineering Limited, India

Olga Geidane

Mindset Coach and International Motivational Speaker, UK

Prof. David Grayson CBE

Emeritus Professor of Corporate Responsibility, Cranfield School of Management. Chair, Institute of Business Ethics, UK

Liam Healy

CEO
FE Fundinfo, UK

Carl Hess

Chief Executive Officer
Willis Towers Watson, USA

Krystyna Jarek

Chief Innovation Officer
Deloitte Central Europe

M. P. Vijay Kumar

Executive Director & Group CFO, Sify Technologies, India

Sir Andrew Likierman

Prof. of Management Practice & Former Dean, London Business School

Jason Loh

CEO and Founder
Piece Future Pte Ltd., & Managing Partner and Co-Founder, True Vine Capital Partners

Mr. Eugene Mayne

Founder & Group CEO, Tristar Group, UAE

Prof. Brendon Noble

Director
Institute for Healthy Urban Living, University of Westminster, UK

CS B. Narasimhan

Vice President
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)

Prof. Sir David Omand GCB

Visiting Professor on Security strategy and counter-terrorism & Former Permanent Secretary of the Home Office, UK

Dr. Randall S. Peterson

Prof. & Academic Director
Leadership Institute London Business School, UK

Arun Raste

Managing Director & CEO
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX)

Mark Rhys

President
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Bhuvana Santhanam

CEO - Global Outreach
Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission, India

Dr. R. Seetharaman

Banker & an Economic Expert, UAE

Smita Tharoor

Co-Founder of Culturelytics Pvt. Ltd.

Christine du Toit

Chief Operating Officer
Americas, World Gold Council, USA

Dr. Keijo Varis

Turku University of Applied Sciences Finland

Vishakha R. M.

Managing Director & CEO
IndiaFirst Life Insurance

Lt. Gen. Richard Wardlaw OBE MSc BEng MInstRE

Former Chief of Defence Logistics and Support, UK Strategic Command

Manoj Sonawala

Chairman
Manoyog GRC Advisors Pvt. Ltd., India

Peter Waziri

Healthcare CFO & Financial Strategist, USA

Prof. David Weir

Professor of Intercultural Management at York St. John University and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Bellmont College

Dr. Graham Wilson

Psychology & Counselling
University of Oxford, UK

Some of the Participating Organisations

A Report on
2024 IOD's London Global Convention

13-16 Nov 2024, London (UK)

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