Mr. Aniket Bhagwat is a partner at M/s.Prabhakar B. Bhagwat, a well known design firm at Ahmedabad.He also teaches design and theory of design at CEPT university at the graduate and post graduate levels since the last 20 years, and leads the studio programme at the Department of Landscape Architecture there.He frequently writes for national and international design journals and also co-edits SPADE, India's , only peer driven design magazine. He is the co-founder and trustee of LEAF ( Landscape and Environment Advancement Foundation) and ISOLA, (Indian Society of Landscape Architects), and sits on its Governing Council. He is also the driving force behind 12 on 12, India's largest and only peer driven design meet, held at Ahmedabad annually.
A graduate in Economics and Post Graduate Diploma in HR & Mktg. from Indian Institute of Management, Mrs. Beena Handa has an experience of over 32 years comprising corporate roles in integrated recruitment, training & development, communication, interpersonal behavior, team development and culture building. She has designed and implemented several programs and processes in the areas of HRM which has been recognized by the National H.R.D. Network and other bodies.She is a member of HR & IR panel of CII. Ms. Handa is currently the Mentor-Organisation Building at Claris Lifesciences Ltd.
Mr. Mulla is presently a partner at the law firm of Wakhariya & Wakhariya, Mumbai. Prior to the same, he was a partner at the firm of Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe, one of the oldest law firms in the country, founded by his great grandfather, Mr. Rustamji F. Mulla.Mr. Mulla’s practice focuses on real estate, corporate and commercial transactions and commercial litigations. He is a member of the Bombay Incorporated Law Society and Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa.
Prof. Dave holds an M. Tech from IIT Mumbai and has an impressive academic career. He has been the Vice chancellor of Bhavnagar university as well as North Gujarat University. He also held an honorary position as the Chairman , western regional committee of AICTE. He has also been awarded honorary fellowship of Indian society for technical education in 2000. He is currently the educational advisor to Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute and is actively associated with the National Board for accreditation as a professional academician.
His MBBS and MD – Chest diseases (Gold Medalist) are backed by 29 years of experience in the niche critical care and chest diseases field making him an authority in the area. He is associated with few of the best hospitals in the country such as Wockhardt, Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, BSES Global Hospital, Mumbai, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochi and Sir Hurkisondas N. Hospital & Research centre, Mumbai. He is the founder president of “ Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine ” , has various publications to his credit and is renowned across the world as a expert lecturer.
Prof. Raghu Ananthanarayanan
He is the founder of Tao Knoware Pvt. Ltd., one of the most renowned consultation firms in India. He is also a leading HR consultant to few of the largest organizations in India. After working for a few years in manufacturing and product design post his engineering from IIT Chennai, he became very interested in cultural aspects of organizations. He thus undertook a deep study of human processes and simultaneously studied yoga intensively to become a qualified process worker.
Mr. Sridhar Venkiteswaran
He is a partner with OC & C strategy consultants and specializes in n franchising model development and management – developed and implemented growth strategies through franchising across industries. Sridhar has been working with clients in India and the Middle East on strategy and performance related engagements across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and service businesses, with particular focus on automotive and components, life sciences, chemicals and financial services. Sridhar has also done extensive work evaluating the relative economics of businesses across the two hottest emerging markets – India and China – for a number of Indian entities.
Dr. Srivatsan has Ph.D in Organic Chemistry from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He went to US and developed extensive research experience in the field of drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics and toxicology. As a senior scientist in Ranbaxy R&D, was instrumental in establishing the Clinical Pharmacology unit and Bioanalytical labs specialising in pharmacokinetic studies. He was the founder Director of the CRO Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd. and was associated with it until Jan. 2009. Lambda grew from a a start-up to a 400-bedded multi location independent contract research organization dedicated to all phases of clinical research projects. It is the largest Indian CRO with a subsidiary in Warsaw, Poland. It reported a turn-over of over Rs. 100 Cr. for the year 2008-09. Since March 2009, he is the Executive Director at Xcelris Labs Ltd., a CRO dedicated to offering pharma and genomic services.