Arvind Mediratta
MD & CEO, Metro Cash & Carry
An industry veteran with over 27 years of rich experience in wholesale, retail, general management and marketing across leading Fortune 500 corporations such as Walmart, Procter & Gamble, Whirlpool and Yum! Brands.
K. Ganesh
Serial Entrepreneur
Has four successful greenfield ventures and exits to his credit. Ganesh mentors, incubates and funds startups and is promoter of several Indian consumer Internet and ecommerce companies including Bigbasket, Bluestone, FreshMenu and HomeLane.
Krishnakumar Natarajan
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, MindTree
IT Industry veteran - former CEO & MD of MindTree. Advisor at TVS Capital Funds Limited. Previously held several key positions at Wipro. Former Chairman of NASSCOM. Ranked amongst the most valuable CEOs in India by Forbes & Businessworld in 2016.
Prasad Kumar
Founder, Human Endeavour Associates
Former Business Chairman and Board Member of GMR Group. Specializes in Family Business, Organization Development, Institution Building and Organisation Behavior. Former Chairman of RAXA and Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Parampara Family Business Institute. n
Richard Rekhy
Non-Executive Director, KPMG Dubai
Former CEO of KPMG India where he was a member of the Global Board and the Council of KPMG International. Over 36 years of experience in Consulting and Professional Services across KPMG, Ernst & Young and erstwhile Arthur Andersen.
Rituparna Chakraborty
Co-Founder and EVP, TeamLease
Rituparna is a power woman in the staffing business. She also spearheads India’s first PPP Apprenticeship Programme—National Employability through Apprenticeship Programme (NETAP).
Sandeep Maini
Chairman, Maini Group
A business leader, Sandeep has been involved in consolidation of the Group companies and diversification in new businesses including plastics, aerospace and electric mobility.
Shekar Viswanathan
Vice Chairman and Whole - time Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor
Over three decades experience; Shekhar is also an Independent Director in L&T-MHPS Boilers, L&T- MHPS Turbine Generators and also a Director of ANA ARC.
Susheel Balakrishnan
Managing Partner, 720 Transform Consulting
Former Chief People Officer for Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd). Over 25 years in senior leadership roles across Procter & Gamble and Yum! Restaurants International.
Vinita Bali
Chairman, GAIN
Former Managing Director of Britannia Industries Limited. Currently on the Boards of Smith & Nephew, CRISIL Limited, Bunge Limited and Syngene International Limited.
Vishal Bali
Co-founder & Chairman, Medwell Ventures
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Alokesh Bhattacharyya
Senior Editor, The Economic Times
Alokesh heads editorial content at the national level for ET Grey Cell, a specialised division that generates world-class content through leader engagements such as panel discussions, closed-door roundtables, symposiums, summits, awards, etc. Alokesh specialises in creating sharp content by moderating discussions involving top leaders such as chairmen, MDs, CEOs, CIOs, CHROs, heads of strategy, heads of innovation, Board members, among others, across a wide range of sectors and functions. Before ET, Alokesh was Deputy Editor of Business Today.
Preety Kumar
Managing Partner, Amrop India
Member of Amrop’s Global Executive Board. Leads Board Advisory Practice in India; member of Amrop’s Global Board Practice. Independent Director on the Board of Sanmar Group.