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S.N. Name Designation Company Name .

1 Harsh Mariwala ... Leader President, FICCI & Marico Ltd
Chairman & Managing Director
2. Dr Jyotsna Suri ...Co-Leader Chairperson and Managing Director Bharat Group of Hotels Ltd
3. Dr Rajiv Kumar Secretary General FICCI

4. Karan Ahluwalia Executive Vice President & Country Yes Bank
Head, M& E, Fine Arts & Luxury &
Sports Banking
5. Rameeza Akhtar Festival Director, South Asian Film South Asia Foundation
Festival and Director, Culture
6. Robert Alistair Ballantine Senior Vice President, The Americas Oberoi Hotels and Resorts
7. Sachin Balpande Trade Commissioner Consulate General of Canada
8. Rahul Barua Secretary General South Asia Foundation
9. Suhas Bhand Managing Director Organic Recycling Systems Pvt Ltd
10. Dr Tapodhir Bhattacharjee Vice Chancellor Assam University
11. Amit Chakrapani Director DAV Institute of Management
12. M B Chandrashekhar General Manager - Canada and Jet Airways (India) Ltd
Midwest - USA
13. Dr M Dutta Choudhury Director-National and International Assam University
Academic Collaboration Chief Executive
14. R Dharanikumar Star Vision Impex Pvt. Ltd.
15. Rajinder Kumar Gupta CEO and Managing Director Wapcos Limited
16. D. Anand Jones Immanuel Managing Director Mac Indya Creation & Rehoboth
International
17. Sandeep Jain Director Special Holidays Travel Pvt Ltd
18. Dr R. Chenraj Jain President-Jain University Jain Group of Institutions
19. Wiz Sabbas Joseph Director, IIFA Wizcraft International
Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
20. Anil Kalsi Managing Partner, Chairman-North India Ambe World Travels,Travel Agents
Federation of India
21. Pooja Kapoor Manager- BD Wapcos Limited
22. Vinay Kumar Kapoor Founder & CEO Westcourt Real Estate
23. Niloufer Cyrus Kavarana Sales Director Trail Blazer Tours India
24. Ranjana Khanna Deputy Secretary General FICCI USA
25. Ashish S Kulkarni CEO Reliance Animation Pvt. Ltd.
26. Manish Kumar Group Manager Hungama Digital Media
Entertainment Pvt Ltd
27. Akshay Lall Executive Director Lall Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
28. Bhuvan Lall Chairman & Founder Lall Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
29. Vivek Lall Executive Producer Lall Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
30. Girish Luthra CEO Gujarat Enviro Protection &
Infrastructure Ltd.
31. Dr Sujata Mangaraj Dean, Management Studies Regional College of
Management Autonomous
32. Arti Mathur Executive Producer Lall Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
33. Rajneesh Mathur Director Ashokhom Media India Pvt. Ltd
34. Niti Mathur Vice President Ashokhom Media India Pvt. Ltd
35. Dr Prabir Pal Director Regional College of Management
S.N. Name Designation Company Name
36. Sudhir Anant Patil Director Kesari Tours Pvt Ltd
37. Dr G K Prabhu Registrar Manipal University
38. Neeraj Roy Managing Director & CEO Hungama Digital Media
Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
39. Sanjeet Managing Director Buzz Travel Marketing
India Private Limited
40. Wiz Viraf Sarkari Director, IIFA Wizcraft International
41. Lalit Sheth Chairman & Managing Director Raj Travel World
42. Uday Shankar CEO STAR India Pvt Ltd
Chairman FICCI Broadcast Forum
43. Dr Neel Kant Sharma Principal Director DAV Institute of Management
44. Ambika Sharma Deputy Secretary General FICCI
& Head-International
45. Munjal Shroff Co-founder, Director & COO Graphiti Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.
46. Manjula Pooja Shroff Founder Director-DPS Ahmedabad Calorx Education & Research
& Managing Trustee Foundation
47. Vivek Soin Vice President Westcourt Real Estate
48. Dr C Sucharitha Chairperson Krishna Theja Educational Institutions
49. Wiz Andre Timmins Director, IIFA Wizcraft International
50. Sajive Trehan Managing Director Canadian Destinations Marketing
52. Dr Krishna Venkatesh Director & CTO Jain University
53. Subhash Verma Chairman Travel Plus / Plus Tours India
54. Madhu Vuppuluri President & CEO Essar Americas
55. William P. Webber, Jr. Head of Project Development - East Coast Lanco Solar International (US) Inc.
56. Shobha Mishra Ghosh Director FICCI
57. Rita Roy Choudhury Director & Head -Environment Climate FICCI
Change, Renewable Energy
58. Leena Jaisani Director & Head - Entertainment FICCI
69. Rahul Chakravarty Additional Director FICCI
60. Sandip Samaddar Joint Director (Americas) and FICCI
head of US/Canada Division
61. Rajesh Pankaj Senior Assistant Director, Higher FICCI
Education Division
62. Samir Kumar Sr Assistant Director FICCI
63. Taresh Arora Media Relations Officer FICCI
64. Simon Caszo VP – Business Development Wizcraft International
65. Rajesh KV Executive Vice President Wizcraft International
66. Nitin Prabhu Project Manager, GBF Wizcraft International
67. Kiran Sadhnani Project Support, GBF Wizcraft International
68. Anil Ferro Sponsorships, IIFA Wizcraft International
69. Triveni Makhijani Sponsorships, IIFA Wizcraft International
70. Sandeep Mehta Sponsorships, IIFA Wizcraft International
71. Noreen Khan Project Manager, IIFA Wizcraft International
Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
Harsh Mariwala.........................Leader
President, FICCI &
Marico Ltd
Rang Sharda, 5th Floor, K C Marg, Bandra Reclamation
Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050
Phone : +91 22 2651 0705, 2645 0212
Fax : +91 22 6649 0114
E -mail : hcm@maricoindia.net
Mr Harsh Mariwala leads Marico Limited (Marico) as its Chairman and Managing Director.
Over the last 3 decades, Harsh Mariwala has transformed a traditional commodity driven business into a
leading Consumer Products & Services Company, in the Beauty and Wellness space. From a turnover of
Rs.50 Lakhs in 1971, Marico's Products and Services in Hair Care, Skin Care and Healthy Foods
generated a turnover of about Rs. 2661 crores during 2009 10. Marico markets well known brands such as
Parachute, Saffola, Kaya, Mediker, Revive, among others.
Under his leadership, Marico has achieved several recognitions including the NDTV Profit Business
Leadership Award 2009 for Best Business Leadership in the FMCG (Personal Hygiene) category and was
recently awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2009 in the Manufacturing category.
Harsh Mariwala won the India Talent Management Award at the CNBC TV18 India Business Leader Awards
2009. In 2009 Marico won the Silver Edge Award instituted by Diamond Edge Awards by Network
Computing for Automation of Banking Transaction & PDA based Sales Force Automation. Marico's case
study of implementing Red Hat Linux for SAP was awarded the Red Hat Consumer Showcase Award 2010.
Mr. Mariwala is very passionate about Innovation and thus founded the Marico Innovation Foundation in
2003. Along with an eminent Board, Mr. Mariwala drives the Foundation to be a catalyst in fuelling
Innovation in India. Mr. Mariwala is also involved in mentoring a group of young, upcoming entrepreneurs
and he does this in association with TiE - The Indus Entrepreneurs as part of TiE's Mentor Programme.
Mr. Mariwala is currently the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI). In the past, Mr. Mariwala has held several positions as FMCG Committee Chairman of FICCI and
CII. Mr. Mariwala is a part of Young President Organization (YPO) and World Presidents Organization
(WPO) and has held the position of YPO Education, Membership and Chapter Chair.
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Dr Jyotsna Suri......................... Co-Leader
Chairperson and Managing Director
Bharat Group of Hotels Ltd
Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 4444 7060 / 4444 7777
Fax : +91 11 444 47961
E-mail : cmdoffice@thelalit.com
Dr (Mrs.) Jyotsna Suri took on the mantle of Chairperson & Managing Director of Bharat Hotels in the year
2006 and since then has been the driving force of the Groups' operation across India. She also charted a
highly successful brand change under “THE LALIT” flagship, as a tribute to the Founder Chairman, Mr Lalit
Suri.
She is known for her vociferous promotion of Indian tourism – both nationally and internationally.
“Promoting the destination rather than the property” is her conviction and her initiatives reflects the same
spirit.
She holds various portfolios with the Industry Associations namely - Chairperson of the FICCI Tourism
Committee (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry), The Indian member on the
International Executive Committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).
Bharat Hotels Limited is known as India's largest privately owned Hotel Company and also the fastest
growing hospitality group. Presently, the company offers Seventeen luxurious hotels, with 3600 rooms in
the five-star deluxe segment – Eight hotels are operational properties in New Delhi, Mumbai, Goa,
Bangalore, Srinagar, Udaipur, Khajuraho and Bekal; and Nine are under development in Kolkata, Jaipur,
Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, NOIDA, Dehradoon, Dubai and Koh Samui (Thailand).
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Dr Rajiv Kumar
Secretary General
FICCI
Federation House, Tansen Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 2332 0717, 2331 5442
Fax : +91 11 2332 9369
E-mail : rkumar@ficci.com
Rajiv Kumar, a well known economist and the author of several books, joined the Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in October 2010. Prior to this, he was Director & Chief
Executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), one of India's
leading independent economic policy think tanks. He is a non-executive member of the Central Board of
Directors of the State Bank of India; a member of the G-20 Advisory Group, Ministry of Finance,
Government of India; Member of India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) Board of Trustees; and has a seat
on the Board of Directors for the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF). He is also a member
of the Expert Committee of the National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) of the Ministry of Finance,
Government of India. Dr. Kumar was a member of the National Security Advisory Board from 2006-2008.
From 1987-1989, Dr Kumar taught at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade; subsequently, he worked for the
Government of India from 1989 to 1995, first in the Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices, Ministry of
Industry and then as Economic Adviser in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. In 1995,
Dr. Kumar joined the Asian Development Bank, in Manila and assumed several positions during his ten
year term.
In 2004, he returned to India to join the Confederation of Indian Industries, New Delhi as Chief Economist.
He has a D.Phil. in Economics from Oxford University and a Ph.D from Lucknow University. His latest book,
Many Futures of India, published in April 2011 is a compilation of his columns in some of India's leading
dailies. He contributes a regular column to Business Line, a leading business daily; his views on matters
relating to the economy are widely sought.
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Media & Entertainment
Karan Ahluwalia
Executive Vice President & Country Head, M& E, Fine Arts & Luxury &
Sports Banking
Yes Bank
4th Floor, Tower-2B, One India Bulls Centre, Jupiter Mill Compound,841
Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road (W), Mumbai, 400 013
Phone : +91 22 6622 9743
Fax : +91 22 2497 4884
E-mail : karan.ahluwalia@yesbank.in
Mr Karan Ahluwalia is the Executive Vice President & Country Head, Media & Entertainment, Fine Arts & Luxury & Sports
Banking at YES BANK. He is a specialist knowledge banker with longstanding experience in the Indian Media &
Entertainment industry. As the Head of the Media & Entertainment Group, he is responsible for creating a structured and
tailor made financial perspective for customers for the specialized business vertical within YES BANK.
YES BANK, India's new age private sector Bank, is the outcome of the professional & entrepreneurial commitment of its
Promoter & Founder, Mr Rana Kapoor and his top management team, to establish a high quality, customer centric,
service driven, private Indian Bank catering to the Future Businesses of India.
The YES BANK is steadily evolving as the Professionals' Bank of India with the long term mission of “Building the Best
Quality Bank of the World in India”. YES BANK has received various International and National awards, and has been
recognized amongst the Top and the Fastest Growing Banks' in various Banking League Tables.

Rameeza Akhtar
Festival Director, South Asian Film Festival and Director, Culture
South Asia Foundation
60, Babar Road, New Delhi 110001
Phone : +91 11 2649 5827
Fax : +91 11 2649 5827
E-mail : saff2006@gmail.com
Ms Rameeza Akhtar is a Hindustani Classical Vocal Artist, Theatre Actor, and Festival Director, South Asian Film
Festival (SAFF). SAFF is one of the most popular cinema based event in the entire South Asian Region. She is actively
involved in designing various culture based program in the region, and in Film Productions for the Foundation in
designing and conceptualizing.
South Asia Foundation is a registered (non-profit, private) voluntary organization, dedicated to the cause of upliftment of
downtrodden people of the society with special emphasis on crafts sector by creating job opportunities. The Foundation
is working with the aim to foster co-operation and understanding among the people of the region and to rekindle the spirit
of humaneness and oneness.
South Asia Foundation (SAF) played a key role in resolving conflicts in Nepal and got all the parties concerned on to the
negotiating table by engaging them in a meaningful dialogue. This imperative role of the Foundation was a milestone in
the region and its role was recognized in defusing conflicts through effective, peaceful dialogues. The Foundation has
organized several seminars, workshops, interactions and meetings on this issue. It publishes regular information bulletin
for wide circulation on the latest development on the issue.
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Robert Alistair Ballantine
Senior Vice President, The Americas
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts
Tourism
509 Madison Avenue
New York 10022 USA
Phone : +1 212 223 8800
Fax : +1 212 223 8500
E-mail : alistair.ballantine@oberoigroup.com
Mr Alistair Ballantine's experience in the travel industry spans more than 30 years. He joined The Oberoi Group in
November 2009 to head the New York Sales Office. Prior to joining Oberoi, he was Director of Sales and Marketing at
Orient-Express. From 1978 to 2003, he served as President, United States of America and Group Chief Marketing
Officer, Abercrombie & Kent International, Inc. In 1995, he assumed additional responsibility as Chairman, Abercrombie
& Kent – United Kingdom and Europe.
The Oberoi Group, founded in 1934, operates 28 hotels and three cruisers in five countries under the luxury 'Oberoi' and
five-star 'Trident' brands. The Group is also engaged in flight catering, airport restaurants, travel and tour services, car
rentals, project management and corporate air charters.
Oberoi Hotels & Resorts is synonymous the world over with providing the right blend of service, luxury and quiet
efficiency. Internationally acclaimed for all-round excellence and unparalleled levels of service, Oberoi hotels and resorts
have received innumerable awards and accolades.
The Group's new luxury hotels have established a reputation for redefining the paradigm of luxury and excellence in
service amongst leisure hotels around the world.

Sachin Balpande
Trade Commissioner
Consulate General of Canada
6th Floor, Fort House, 221 Dr D N Road, Fort
Mumbai 400 001
Phone : +91 22 6749 4433, 6749 4444
Fax : +91 22 6749 4454
E-mail : sachin.balpande@international.gc.ca
Mr Sachin Balpande is the Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Mumbai, India. His responsibility
includes Information and Communications Technologies as priority sector along with Extractive Industries Sector. He is a
Mechanical Engineer from the Nagpur University and an MBA from the Symbiosis Institute.
Prior to joining the Consulate, he has worked as Assistant Manager with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, a
downstream oil refining and marketing company in India. Over the past four years in International Trade Division, he has
gained a global cross-cultural exposure on various aspects of International trading business, shipping related activities,
and is involved in implementation of trading and risk management system and software.
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Rahul Barua
Secretary General
South Asia Foundation
Third Floor, 35A/1, Shahpur Jat
New Delhi 110049
Phone : +91 11 2649 5827 / 2649 5822
E-mail : southasiafoundation@gmail.com
Mr Rahul Barua is the Founder Secretary General of South Asia Foundation, established In 1991. He has Produced
films both documentary and feature films with Gautom Ghose, Santosh Sivan and received many national awards. He
has also worked with Shyam Benegal, Sudhir Mishra, Pankuj Parashar on several projects.
South Asia Foundation is a registered (non-profit, private) voluntary organization, dedicated to the cause of upliftment of
downtrodden people of the society with special emphasis on crafts sector by creating job opportunities. The Foundation
is working with the aim to foster co-operation and understanding among the people of the region and to rekindle the spirit
of humaneness and oneness.
South Asia Foundation (SAF) played a key role in resolving conflicts in Nepal and got all the parties concerned on to the
negotiating table by engaging them in a meaningful dialogue. This imperative role of the Foundation was a milestone in
the region and its role was recognized in defusing conflicts through effective, peaceful dialogues. The Foundation has
organized several seminars, workshops, interactions and meetings on this issue. It publishes regular information bulletin
for wide circulation on the latest development on the issue.
Clean Tech & Environment

Suhas Bhand
Managing Director
Organic Recycling Systems Pvt Ltd
501 Centrium, Plot no. 27
Sector 15, CDB, Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400 614
Phone : + 91 22 4170 2222
Fax : + 91 22 4170 2200
E-mail : suhas.bhand@organicrecycling.co.in
Mr Suhas Bhand is Managing Director of Organic Recycling Systems Pvt Ltd. He is a noted expert in Urban Infrastructure
and Environment Management with 30 Years experience in both Government as well as Private Sector. He has worked
on various aspects of Environment Management, Water Supply, Industrial Waste Water Treatment & Recycling, Sewage
Treatment Systems and Pollution Control Strategies, besides working on various projects and programme of UNEP and
Ministry of Environment and forest. He also has exposure on Environment risk management and assessment.
He has worked out sustainable environmental management solutions for the problems faced by various industries like
distilleries, sugar, pharmaceuticals, steel ,cement, food processing etc, to name a few.
He was a member of the task force for formulating strategies for 10th five year plan by Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy, Govt. of India, and was also a Member of the team constituted by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy for
assessing waste to energy potential in the country along with ETSU, U.K.
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Dr Tapodhir Bhattacharjee
Vice Chancellor
Assam University
Education
Silchar, Cachar
Assam
Phone : +91 3842 270 801
Fax : +91 3842 270 802; 270 920
E-mail : tapodhirb@yahoo.com
Prof. Tapodhir Bhattacharjee assumed the post of Vice Chancellor of Assam University Silchar on 27th March 2007. Prior
to that, he was Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Delhi University from 01.08.2006 to 26.03.2007. He was a Professor in
Department of Bengali, Assam University, Silchar from 19.09.1994 to 31.07.2006. He served Department of Bengali of
North Bengal University and Gauhati University also for a considerable period of time. Prof. Bhattacharjee is well known
in India and abroad for his remarkable contributions towards literature, particularly towards contemporary literary theory.
To his credit, Prof. Bhattacharjee has published 78 books and innumerable articles of national and international
standard. He has produced as many as 42 Ph.D scholars till date, who are well placed in India and abroad. During his
own Ph.D work Prof. Bhattacharjee worked on Comparative Indian Epic Literature. Subsequently, he authored three
interpretative books on Mikhail Bakhtin, great literary thinker, about whom Prof. Bhattacharjee is acknowledged as an
expert.
Assam University is a central university in South Assam established in 1994. This is a teaching cum affiliating University
having 34 PG/UG departments under 16 schools of studies on campus and 56 affiliated colleges with over 24000
students. In addition to the main campus in Silchar, the University has a satellite campus in Diphu with 8 departments.
The moto of the University is `Excelsior' i.e., towards excellence.
Amit Chakrapani
Director
DAV Institute of Management
NH-3, NIT, Near ESI Hospital Education
Faridabad
Phone : +91 129 427 0813
Fax : +91 129 427 0899
E-mail : acpdavim@gmail.com
Mr Amit Chakarpani is a Director in DAV Institute of Management, Faridabad. He has been contributing in development
of the institute since 1999. He holds an MBA Degree, and currently is doing research in the area of Customer
Relationship Management.
DAV Institute of Management (DAVIM), founded on October 12, 1997, is one of the leading Business School of India and
a part of the largest educational trust of the country. Right from the day of its existence, DAVIM is working persistently to
impart quality management education, research, consultancy and training. DAVIM is destined to empower souls across
the world to effortlessly optimize potential by imbibing the best of values and beliefs of east and west rooted in the
philosophy of Dayanand Anglo Vedic culture.
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M B Chandrashekhar
General Manager - Canada and Midwest- USA
Jet Airways (India) Ltd
Tourism
2 Robert Speck Parkway, Suite 215
Mississauga L4Z 1H8 USA
Phone : +1 905 270 0538
Fax : +1 905 270 2503
E-mail : bchandrashekar@jetairways.com
Mr B Chandrashekhar is presently General Manager –Canada & Midwest USA- of Jet Airways (India) Ltd. He has been
associated with Airline Industry for the past 25 years. He has to his credit of having started jet Airways operation in
Canada and with his constant efforts has made the airline as one of the best airlines in Canada.
Jet Airways, Jetairways Konnect and Jetlite have a combined fleet strength of 116 aircraft and operate over 500 flights
daily. Jetairways currently operates a fleet of 97 aircraft which includes 10 boeing 777-300 ER aircraft,12 airbus A300-
200 aircraft, 55 next generation Boeing 737-7--/800/900 aircraft and 20 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. With an
average fleet age of 5.15 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world.
Dr M Dutta Choudhury
Director-National and International Academic Collaboration
Assam University
Silchar Education
Assam
Phone : +91 3842 242 117
Fax : +91 3842 270 802; 270 920
E-mail : drmdc@bioinfoaus.ac.in
Prof. M. Dutta Choudhury is presently working as Professor and Head of the Department of Life Science & Bioinformatics
in Assam University, Silchar. In addition, he is the Director, Directorate of National and International Academic
Collaboration of the University. His field of study is Medical Plants Research. He has published many scientific papers
and has one herbal drug patented to his credit. Prof. Dutta Choudhury has visited a good number of countries availing
different academic fellowships to enrich researches in his laboratory. He has been selected as Commonwealth Fellow for
the year 2011.
Assam University is a central university in South Assam established in 1994. This is a teaching cum affiliating University
having 34 PG/UG departments under 16 schools of studies on campus and 56 affiliated colleges with over 24000
students. In addition to the main campus in Silchar, the University has a satellite campus in Diphu with 8 departments.
The moto of the University is `Excelsior' i.e., towards excellence.
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R Dharanikumar
Chief Executive
Star Vision Impex Pvt. Ltd.
51, Brooke Bond Road, Coimbatore - 641001
Phone : +91 422 254 9573
Fax : +91 422 255 2573
E-mail : revsamisaiah@yahoo.com
Mr R. Dharanikumar is in the business of marketing and selling of satellite equipment in media distribution industry from
1991. He is Founder Director & Chairman of Star vision Impex Pvt. Ltd. He holds diploma in Electronic Engneering from
PSG, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
With the introduction of pay channels in India, "Star Movies" was marketed by Star Vision in 9 districts of Tamil Nadu.
Further, Star Vision was short listed by companies like Sony, Zee & ESPN for marketing and distributing their channels in
Tamil Nadu region. Today, the company is the authorized distributors for M/s Starden Media Services India Pvt Ltd (23 TV
Channels), M/s BBC World India Pvt Ltd, M/s BBCW Channels Pvt. Ltd (3 TV Channels) & M/s Taj Television India Pvt.
Ltd (3 TV Channels).

Rajinder Kumar Gupta
CEO and Managing Director
Wapcos Limited
5th Floor, Kailash, 26 Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 2331 3502
Fax : +91 11 2331 3134
E-mail : bd.wapcos@gmail.com
Mr R. K. Gupta, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, WAPCOS Limited, is a Civil Engineer and Masters in Business
Administration with over 28 years experience. In his different capacities in WAPCOS for the last 20 years, he has been
actively involved in Strategic Planning, Marketing/Business Development, Brand Building, Human Resources
Management, Financial Management and Project Implementation, within India and Abroad.
He is Chairman of India-Cambodia and India-Laos Business Forum of FICCI and Chairman of CII-Africa Committee Task
Force on Power Sector. He has written a number of Technical papers and represented WAPCOS at various International
and National Forums.
WAPCOS Limited is a "MINI RATNA" Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Water Resources,
Government of India. Incorporated on June 26th, 1969, under the Companies Act 1956, WAPCOS has been providing
consultancy services in all facets of Water Resources, Power and Infrastructure Sectors in India and Abroad.
Functionally WAPCOS can be broadly categorized into three groups i.e. Infrastructure, Water Resources and Power
Projects.
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D. Anand Jones Immanuel
Managing Director
Mac Indya Creation & Rehoboth International
12A,3RD Street, Sri Devi Nagar, Ganapathy
Coimbatore 641006
Phone : +91 422 437 6610
Fax : +91 422 255 2573
E-mail : jonesindya@gmail.com
Mr Anand Jones is the Managing Director of Mac Indya Creation & Rehoboth International, Coimbatore. He did his
education in visual communication and multimedia designing and now leading his two companies, one in media and
entertainment sector and another in export trading.
Mac Indya Creation is a 10 year old company started as an advertising company and emerged into event Management
Company. In a short span, the Company has done many star nights and events and documentary films. In the recent
days, the company is in the process of launching a new concept of live streaming web TV.
Sandeep Jain
Director
Special Holidays Travel Pvt Ltd
S - 203 Dav Complex, Local Shopping Centre Tourism
Mayur Vihar 1, New Delhi 110091
Phone : +91 11 3022 0000
Fax : +91 11 2271 4577
E-mail : sandeep@specialholidays.net
Mr Sandeep Jain is the Director of Special Holidays Travel Pvt Ltd. He has a rich experience of over 18 years in Tourism
Industry. He was University Topper and an IIFT Alumni (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade) with distinction in “Masters in
International Trade” and additional professional Management degree of “Masters in Tourism Administration”.
“Special Holidays” is government recognized Tour Operator in India with an extensive network of representatives
throughout India. The company has its own transport fleet and offer very competitive wholesale contracted rates for
hotels, tour packages, and car rentals with online inventories as well.
The company serves FIT & Group Tours, Business & Trade delegations, Cultural Tours, Incentive Tours, Special Interest
Tours, Ayurveda Tours, Hotel bookings, and Car Rental.
It is also founder of TOUR ASIA GROUP (TAG). The company is also the members of various Travel Trade associations
including PATA, IATO, TAFI, ADTOI, IGTA, ASTA.
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Dr R. Chenraj Jain
President-Jain University
Jain Group of Institutions
Education
91/2, Dr. A.N. Krishna Rao Road, V.V.Puram
Bangalore
Phone : +91 80 4343 1001
Fax : +91 80 4343 1010
E-mail : chairman@jaingroup.info
Dr. R Chenraj Jain, the founder Chairman of Jain Group of Institutions and President of Jain University, is a visionary
leader, educationist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. His remarkable stewardship has taken the JGI Group from the
humble beginnings with one college to a group of institutions with 61 educational entities including two Universities. His
vision espouses creation of social entrepreneurs and an inclusive community. Dr. Jain has been instrumental in
incubating 45 Companies for his students with combined turn over of INR 600 crores.
The Jain Group of Institutions has become a name to reckon with in the field of education from "Cradle to Career". The
JGI group comprises 61 educational entities of remarkable excellence including two Universities. The JGI (educational)
group has institutions catering to primary, secondary and higher education that provide Undergraduate, Post Graduate
and Research Programmes. Besides, the JGI Group is committed to research and development with six highly
recognized Centres of Excellence.
The group currently runs two schools in India providing complete free education including nutritious mid day meal &
health care facilities to nearly 6000 children from the less privileged society.
Wiz Sabbas Joseph

Director, IIFA
Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Satyadev Plaza, 5th floor, Behind Bhagwati House, Fun Republic Lane Wizcraft
Off New Link Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai – 400 053
Phone : +91 22 42001400
Fax : +91 22 42001500
E-mail : sabbas.joseph@iifa.com
Wiz Sabbas Joseph, one of the founder directors of Wizcraft International Entertainment has been actively involved with
media from the beginning of his career.
A master's degree holder in political science from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai; Wiz Sabbas went on to study journalism
at the Xavier's Institute of Communications, Mumbai. He returned to the institute to teach A/V films making, journalism &
held several workshops on script writing for films.
He is a former journalist who worked with some of the country's leading publications.
As director of Wizcraft International Entertainment, Wiz Sabbas Joseph has spearheaded & managed several mega
corporate events for the company.
Established in 1988, Wizcraft has today emerged as one of India's leading Communication and Entertainment Company,
integrating strategy, creativity and technology to provide Interactive Entertainment & Event Solutions to a global
audience. The pioneer of many extravagant and mesmerizing events, Wizcraft has been instrumental in shaping the
event management industry in India.
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Anil Kalsi
Managing Partner, Chairman - North India
Ambe World Travels, Travel Agents Federation of India
Tourism
B 4 Oriental House, Gulmohar Enclave Commercial Complex
New Delhi 110049
Phone : +91 11 2685 0110
Fax : +91 11 2685 2423
E-mail : anil@ambeworldtravels.com
Mr Anil Kalsi is Managing Partner of Ambe World Travels and Chairman – North India of the Travel Agents Federation of
India ( TAFI). He is a veteran in the Travel and tourism Industry with 26 years of experience in the field.
Ambe World Travels (AWT) is an IATA approved Travel agency based in New Delhi, India. Established in 1990 with IATA
recognition since 1992, AWT is a well established travel Company handling all aspects of travel related services for their
Clients. The company specializes in the outbound market from India and the thrust is on high-end luxury travelers.

Pooja Kapoor
Deputy Chief Engineer (Business Development)
Wapcos Limited
5th Floor, Kailash, 26 Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 2331 3502
Fax : +91 11 2376 5364
E-mail : bd.wapcos@gmail.com
Ms Pooja Kapoor is a graduate in Civil Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering and a post Graduate in Business
Administration from All India Management Association. She has more than 12 years of experience in Agriculture, Water
Supply, Sanitation, Sewerage, Water Harvesting projects in various countries of Asia and Africa.
WAPCOS Limited is a "MINI RATNA" Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Water Resources,
Government of India. Incorporated on June 26th, 1969, under the Companies Act 1956, WAPCOS has been providing
consultancy services in all facets of Water Resources, Power and Infrastructure Sectors in India and Abroad.
Functionally WAPCOS can be broadly categorized into three groups i.e. Infrastructure, Water Resources and Power
Projects
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Vinay Kumar Kapoor
Founder & CEO
Westcourt Real Estate
Tourism
18-19 Jockey's Fields
London WC1R 4BW
Phone : +44 20 7209 9015
Fax : +44 20 7242 8440
E-mail : vinay.kapoor@westcourt.com
The founder of Westcourt, Mr Vinay Kapoor has around 30 years experience in real estate development in North
America, Europe and in India. In particular, his experience includes design and development of complex
large- scale,mixed- use and office projects of the highest international standards. He has expertise in the overall
strategic management of real estate projects, including design and execution, marketing, sales, tenant negotiations and
financing. Prior to founding Westcourt, he was a Vice- President of development for Olympia & York and was
responsible for the design and development of World Financial Center and Canary Wharf in London. He was later
responsible for three major projects for Reichmann International in Mexico including Torre Mayor, a 55 storey tower in
Mexico City. He was an advisor to the Goldman Sacs Whitehall Fund for their European development projects and was a
senior member of the development team on a 3 million square feet Urban Entertainment Center in Frankfurt for Trizec
Hahn.
Westcourt, founded by CEO Mr Vinay Kapoor in 2005, is a talented team of international development professionals
working from offices in London, New York and India. Operating in India from Bangalore and Gurgaon, the company
brings with it the legacy of its principals who have been involved in major development, planning and design projects
across North America, Europe, Mexico and India, including international landmarks such as the World Financial Center
in New York, Canary Wharf in London, Torre Mayor in Mexico city to name a few.
Niloufer Cyrus Kavarana

Sales Director
Trail Blazer Tours India
89 Bridlepath Street, Richmon Hill Tourism
Ontario L4S 1S2 Canada
Phone : +1 905 770 6434
Fax : +1 905 770 6435
E-mail : niloufer@idgpro.com
Ms Niloufer Cyrus Kavarana is a Sales Director of Trail Blazer Tours India, based in Canada. She has over 32 years of
experience with a leading tourism Company and a top producer for Tourism from North America to India.
Trail Blazer Tours India is one of leading DMCs for India with a large network of offices in India and International offices.
The company focus is on Destination Management.
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Ranjana Khanna
Deputy Secretary General
FICCI USA
1050 17th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington DC 20036
Phone : +1 202 776 7181
Fax : +1 2 2331 8703
E-mail : ranjana@ficci.com, ficciusa@ficci.com
Mrs Ranjana Khanna is the Deputy Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI). She has over three decades of distinguished career with extensive experience in both public and private
Sectors in India and Internationally. She holds a Masters in Physics, and an MBA with specialization in Marketing and
Finance.
Before heading the FICCI office in the US, she was Senior Director handling Americas, Tourism, Civil Aviation, Corporate
Communications and Special Projects at FICCI headquarter in New Delhi. Starting her career with the State Trading
Corporation of India, she holds direct hands on international marketing experience for a wide range of products and
projects, both from India and heading their international office. She joined the India Tourism Development and as Vice
President headed diverse top management functions such as Marketing, Task Force, Corporate Communications, HRD,
Personnel and Industrial Relations.
With more than eight decades of history behind, closely inter woven with the economic development of India, FICCI has
led Industry and Business in the task of nation building. Backed by a nationwide network of regional, State and local
Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Trade and Industry Associations, Overseas Offices, Professional Institutions, Bi
national Chambers of Commerce, Corporate Bodies and private firms, it strives to brace up Indian business to go global
by creating a conducive atmosphere. It speaks, directly and indirectly, for over 275,000 business units small, medium
and large employing around 20 million people

Ashish S Kulkarni
CEO
Reliance Animation Pvt. Ltd.
3rd Floor Muttha Towers, Don Bosco School Road
Yerawada, Pune 411 006
Phone : +91 20 3057 7500
Fax : +91 20 3057 7598
Email : ashish.sh.kulkarni@relianceada.com
Mr Ashish Kulkarni, CEO of Reliance Animation and the “Animation Guru” of India, has a profound experience of over 25
years in media & entertainment industry. He masterminded the popular and multiple national and international award
winning projects like Little Krishna, Big Bees Jr and The Bad Egg.
Reliance Animation, a Reliance Entertainment Group Company, is spaced with 60,000 sq. ft. state of the art first ever
end-to-end quad core animation studio in Pune, India. It scales at par with the world's best studios in terms of
infrastructure & technology. The objective of the studio is to create world class content catering to both Domestic &
International markets. With right blend of expertise in traditional and modern technical skills, the studio is creating the
next generation animation for Feature Films, DTH, Television, VFX and much more. The studio has produced award-
winning projects like “Little Krishna”, “Big Bees”, short film “The Bad Egg” and numerous AD Films.
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Manish Kumar
Group Manager
Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd
F1, 1st Floor , Laxmi Wollen Mills Estate, Shakti Mills Lane
Off. Dr. E. Moses Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai 400011
Phone : +91 22 2490 3344
Fax : +91 22 2490 3355
E-mail : manish.kumar@hungama.com
Mr Manish Kumar is the Group Manager for Mobile & Content Marketing and Celebrity Management at Hungama Digital
Media. He has over 7 years of experience in Marketing & Sales in the Entertainment, Digital and Automobile sector. In his
previous roles, he has worked with brands such as Kinetic Motors Company Limited, TVS Motors and Mitsubishi where
he has gained exposure in Brand Management, Sales & New Product Development.
At Hungama, he is responsible for creating digital marketing and distribution campaigns, for celebrities, leading movie
studios and music labels in the country. He is also driving the distribution initiatives for IIFA on Mobile. With reference to
digital marketing, he leads a team that focus on new product development and digital promotion opportunities for niche
projects such with regards to personalities and content labels. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management -
Marketing from T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal and a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Delhi University.
Hungama.com was established in 1999. Today it is the largest aggregator, developer and publisher of bollywood South
Asian entertainment content in the world having worldwide exclusive rights to over half a million music & video titles.

Akshay Lall
Executive Director
Lall Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
B 157 Shivalik, New Delhi 110017
Phone : +91 98100 52212
E-mail : lallentertainment@gmail.com
Mr Akshay Lall is the Executive Director & Management consultant of Lall Entertainment Pvt Ltd, and is known for his
creativity, strong leadership ability, as well as his cutting-edge global marketing experience and a passion for the film
business. He has over two decades of experience in Media, Entertainment & Phrama sectors in India, North America,
Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. He holds degrees from St Stephens College, University of Delhi, Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT), Delhi and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi.
Lall Entertainment was founded at the Cannes Film Festival 2003 by Media Entrepreneur Mr Bhuvan Lall, an Award
winning filmmaker, writer and the former head of Indian Broadcasting Foundation. The company is a strategic investor in
the Animation, Broadcasting and Cinema industries in India, Canada and Hollywood. Motto of the company is "Vasudeva
kutumb kambh", (The world is one family).
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Bhuvan Lall
Chairman & Founder
Phone : +91 98100 52212
Media Entrepreneur Mr. Bhuvan Lall is also a film producer, international journalist, an award winning documentary
filmmaker, soon to be published novelist and the former head of Indian Broadcasting Foundation. Dividing his time
between Hollywood and India, Mr. Lall launched the privately held company, LALL Entertainment - Animation,
Broadcasting and Cinema at the Cannes Film Festival 2003. He focuses on strategic investments in art house content
and world class intellectual properties in India & Hollywood. At Festival de Cannes 2011, the company has launched an
Art House label Lall Brothers Filmworks with the recently completed film Chittagong and also the development of two 3D
CGI epics – Mahabharata The Epic and the Life of Gautam Buddha. A professionally trained filmmaker, Mr. Lall holds a
Masters degree from Jamia Mass Communication Research Centre.
Lall Entertainment was founded at the Cannes Film Festival 2003. The company is a strategic investor in the Animation,
Broadcasting and Cinema industries in India, Canada and Hollywood. Motto of the company is "Vasudeva kutumb
kambh", (The world is one family).

Vivek Lall
Executive Producer
Phone : +91 98100 52212
Mr Vivek Lall is the Executive Producer at Lall Entertainment. He has over two decades of varied experience in the Indian
Documentary and Film Production business. He has been Executive Producer of seven major documentary films
screened on Indian Broadcasting network - Doordarshan.
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Girish Luthra
CEO
Gujarat Enviro Protection & Infrastructure Ltd.
252/2, Pandesara GIDC
Surat 394 221
Phone : +91 261 289 0606
Fax : +91 261 289 0600
E-mail : girishluthra@luthraindia.com
Mr Girish Luthra is a leading entrepreneur in the field of environment, Industrial Infrastructure & textile. Owing to his keen
interest in environment protection, Infrastructure & pollution control he has been able to instrument his organization in
becoming a leading Environment Infrastructure Company. He is the pioneer behind composite industrial parks and
cluster based management in textiles, whereas on the other hand he is a technology & research oriented technocrat who
has a patent on his name for a machine design in textiles. He was presented the NRDC AWARD in the year 2000 by the
Government of India & Young Scientist of the Year Award in 2003 by the Government of Gujarat for his patent. Also he has
authored a book called “Process House Laboratory-Handbook” that was published in 1994.
Dr Sujata Mangaraj
Dean, Management Studies
Regional College of Management Autonomous
Bhubaneswar, Odisha Education
Phone : +91 674 230 2633, 230 0455/466
Fax : +91 674 230 0421
E-mail : drsujatamangaraj@yahoo.com
Prof. (Dr.) Sujata Mangaraj has been awarded 2010 ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award by Association of Collegiate
Business Schools and Programmes, USA. She has been awarded 2010 Best Professor in Human Resource
Management by Asia's Best B-school Award at Singapore. She has also been awarded Best Management Educator
Award 2009 by World Management Congress and many other National and International recognitions for her
contribution to management education. Dr. Mangaraj is a visionary institution builder dedicated to develop management
education through innovative practices and strives to bring change in the educational systems and set an example for
others.
Regional College of Management Autonomous (RCMA), Bhubaneswar, the first management college in Orissa, was
established in 1982. This institute, since its inception, developed immensely in all areas of management education. Now,
RCMA is a name to reckon with and a coveted destination to train young minds for business leadership.
The college offers two years full-time MBA, two years full-time PGDM, three years part-time MBA, and three years MCA
programme under the AICTE. It is the first autonomous management institute in the Eastern India conferred by the
University Grants Commission. The MBA programme also received candidacy status for international accreditation by
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), USA.
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Arti Mathur
Executive Producer
B 157 Shivalik, New Delhi 17, India
Phone : +91 98100 52212
Mrs Arti Mathur is the Executive Producer at Lall Entertainment. She has over a decade of experience in the media and
entertainment sector in Hollywood and India as an analyst and business person. She has covered the Indian media
industry extensively as a Journalist for the top Hollywood Trade journal – Variety. She holds an M.phil in English
Literature from University of Delhi.

Rajneesh Mathur
Director
Ashokhom Media India Pvt. Ltd
Ashkom House, 200, Zone II
Maharana Pratap Nagar, Bhopal 462011
Phone : +91 755 527 5353
Fax : +91 755 527 1437
E-mail : mathurraj@hotmail.com
Mr Rajneesh Mathur is Director of Ashkom Media India Pvt. Ltd. An engineer by profession, he has had a lot of
experience in India and internationally in business development.
Ashkom Media India Pvt. Ltd. is a high quality, professional consultancy service with a clear focus on surpassing the
expectations and meeting the long-term needs of corporate clients and candidates. It offers manpower outsourcing,
recruitment and training. The company has a huge database of over 50,000 relevant resumes. Best candidate match is
achieved quickly due to the vast business experience and technical expertise of the consultant team. Ashkom offers
benefits for career aspirants, individuals seeking part-time or flexible employment and businesses seeking recruitment
and flexible staffing solutions.
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Niti Mathur
Vice President
Ashokhom Media India Pvt. Ltd
Ashkom House, 200, Zone II
Maharana Pratap Nagar, Bhopal 462011
Phone : +91 755 527 5353
Fax : +91 755 527 1437
E-mail : nitimathur@gmail.com
Ms Niti Mathur is Vice President of Ashkom Media India Pvt. Ltd. She looks after administrative functions for the
company.
Ashkom Media India Pvt. Ltd. is a high quality, professional consultancy service with a clear focus on surpassing the
expectations and meeting the long-term needs of corporate clients and candidates. It offers manpower outsourcing,
recruitment and training. The company has a huge database of over 50,000 relevant resumes. Best candidate match is
achieved quickly due to the vast business experience and technical expertise of the consultant team. Ashkom offers
benefits for career aspirants, individuals seeking part-time or flexible employment and businesses seeking recruitment
and flexible staffing solutions.
Dr Prabir Pal
Director
Regional College of Management
Chakadola Vihar, Chandrasekherpur Education
Bhubaneswar
Phone : +91 674 230 1595 / 230 0455 / 466 / 421 / 901
Fax : +91 674 230 0421
E-mail : director@rcm.ac.in
Dr Prabir Pal is Director of Regional College of Management, Bhubaneswar. He is an IIM qualified professional with over
39 years of experience in Industry and Academics, with specific exposures in Investment Finance, Entrepreneurship,
Market Development in Agri Business and Consultancy. Presently Prof. Pal is the President, Association of Indian
Management Schools (AIMS) and Executive Body Member of Association of Management Development Institutions in
South Asia (AMDISA).
Regional College of Management Autonomous (RCMA), Bhubaneswar, the first management college in Orissa, was
established in 1982. This institute, since its inception, developed immensely in all areas of management education. Now,
RCMA is a name to reckon with and a coveted destination to train young minds for business leadership.
The college offers two years full-time MBA, two years full-time PGDM, three years part-time MBA, and three years MCA
programme under the AICTE. It is the first autonomous management institute in the Eastern India conferred by the
University Grants Commission. The MBA programme also received candidacy status for international accreditation by
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), USA.
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Sudhir Anant Patil
Director
Kesari Tours Pvt Ltd
Tourism
Kesari Tours Pvt Ltd, United Heights
Opp. Hyco, Moghal Lane Matunga West, Mumbai 400016
Phone : +91 22 2423 4481 /2
Fax : +91 22 2432 2020
E-mail : sudhir@kesari.in
Mr Sudhir Anant Patil is the Director of Kesari Tours Pvt Ltd who leads a dedicated and hard working team of 600 travel
professionals including 200 Tour Escorts. Since past 25 years, the company has grown from strength to strength with
“Kesari Parivar” across all departments, working towards excellence through innovation in unison.
Kesari is a World Class Travel Company with a penchant for making every guests travel experience a lifetime memory.
Today, Kesari has become a household name for travelers spread across the length and breadth of our country having a
substantial portfolio of more domestic and international holiday destinations to its credit, spreading across the seven
continents. Kesari has won many awards like Cathay Pacific Award for outstanding sales performance, Thai Airways
"Spirit of Excellence Award", Tourism New Zealand Asia Award and Galileo Express Travel World Award.
Dr G K Prabhu
Registrar
Manipal University
Madhava Nagar Education
Manipal
Phone : +91 820 292 2323, 257 1300
Fax : +91 820 570 062
E-mail : gk.prabhu@manipal.edu
Graduated in Electronic and Communication Engineering from Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology,
Davangere (Mysore University), Dr. GK Prabhu did M.Tech. in Biomedical Engineering from Manipal Institute of
Technology, Manipal (Mangalore University with university first rank). He has been awarded the Ph.D. degree by the
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He is also a Professor in the department of Biomedical Engineering of Manipal
Institute of Technology, Manipal. He is the recipient of prestigious national award, “Shri Shyam Lal Saxena Memorial
Award” for the year 2006-2007 by National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), for his best published work in the field
of Biomedical Engineering.
Manipal University is recognized as a leading quality academic and education service provider and has significantly
contributed in continuously improving the standards and penetration of higher education in India. It provides a great
variety of educational and professional skill enhancement courses through its 20 constituent colleges that offer over 195
courses across 14 streams. University has launched the twinning programmes in Medicine and Engineering with foreign
campuses in Malaysia, Antigua, USA, UK, Australia and UAE. The finest of the infrastructure facilities, the state of the art
equipments, well equipped laboratories and dedicated and competent faculty have enabled the University to be
reckoned as one of the best universities in India, attracting students from all over India and from 54 English speaking
countries of the world, earning valuable foreign exchange for the country.
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Neeraj Roy
Managing Director & CEO
Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
F1, 1st Flr, Laxmi Woollen Mills Estate, Shakti Mills Lane
off. Dr. E. Mose Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400011
Phone : +91 22 2490 3344
Fax : +91 22 2490 3355
E-mail : neeraj@hungama.com
Mr Neeraj Roy is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Under his leadership, Hungama today is South Asia's largest digital and mobile entertainment company. He is also the
Chairman of the Asia Board of the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), and was recently voted amongst the 'Top Ten
mobiThinkers' and '50 most influential People in Mobile Entertainment' globally.
He was also awarded the Sun Microsystems-Economic Times Young Leader award in 2001 and voted as 25 young
leaders in the new millennium by Business India. He has been nominated four times in a row, to the list of 'Top 50
Executives in Mobile Content' by the ME magazine in the UK. He is also an active speaker at various international forums
and on several domestic and international committees advising on the global Mobile Entertainment opportunity.
Hungama.com was established by Mr Roy in 1999. Today, Hungama is the largest aggregator, developer and publisher
of Bollywood & South Asian entertainment content in the world having worldwide exclusive rights to over half a million
music and video titles.
Sanjeet
Managing Director
Buzz Travel Marketing India Private Limited
72 Todarmal Road Tourism
New Delhi 110001
Phone : +91 11 4152 6777
Fax : +91 11 2335 1503
E-mail : sanjeet@sanjeet.in
Mr Sanjeet is the Managing Director of Buzz Travel India Private Limited. As an expert in Travel & Tourism Industry, he is
actively involved in all genre of travel trade. He is also a Board Member and Industry Council Member of PATA
International, Executive Committee member of PATA India Chapter, Founder Member and Executive Committee
Member of the Travel Sports Club of India (TSCI), and Founder Honorary Member of ADTOI. He is Masters in Business
Administration from FMS, Delhi University and is also an alumnus of Sri Ram College of Commerce & Modern School.
Buzz Travel Marketing India Private Limited is a specialist in providing Representation, Marketing and Public Relation
services to the international travel industry. The company currently represents Macau, Philippines, Holland, Canada and
Munich.
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Wiz Viraf Sarkari
Director, IIFA
Wizcraft
Satyadev Plaza, 5th floor, Behind Bhagwati House, Fun Republic Lane
Phone : +91 22 4200 1400
Fax : +91 22 4200 1500
E-mail : viraf.sarkari@iifa.com
Wiz Viraf Sarkari one of the founder directors of Wizcraft International Entertainment has immense experience in the
field of Entertainment & hospitality from the onset of his career.
After completing his Diploma in Hotel Management Wiz Viraf worked as a management trainee & then Night
Manager with Hotel Airport Plaza. Soon after he was involved in his own business as a partner in Mumbai's most
popular nightclub Xanadu.
Following the set up of Wizcraft in 1988, Wiz Viraf brought in his experience in the managing of big projects for the
company, strengthening the technical infrastructure & expanding the organisation's scope of business in India &
across the globe.
Wiz Viraf has been closely involved in producing mega productions & concerts in India & internationally.
Established in 1988, Wizcraft has today emerged as one of India's leading Communication and Entertainment
Company, integrating strategy, creativity and technology to provide Interactive Entertainment & Event Solutions to a
global audience. The pioneer of many extravagant and mesmerizing events, Wizcraft has been instrumental in
shaping the event management industry in India.
Lalit Sheth
Raj Travel World
Chowpatty View Building, Opera House, S.V.P. Road Tourism
Near Girgaum Chowpatty, Mumbai 400007
Phone : +91 22 2366 5000
Fax : +91 22 2364 5001
E-mail : rajtravels@rajtravels.com
Mr Lalit Seth is the Chairman & Managing Director of Raj Travel World. He is also the Founder President of Nav Jivan, the
Youth Organization in Kolkatta, Founder President of 'Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) and Founder Chairman of
'Visit USA Committee India'
Raj Travel World, founded in 1976, is India's one of the largest leisure outbound tour operator. In October 2009, Raj was
awarded India's No.1 Domestic Tour Operator by Economic Times in award ceremony held at the Atlantis in Dubai. The
company has 14 branches all over the country. They have pioneered the concept of ALL–INCLUSIVE tour packages
since 1981. 'Raj Travel World' specializes in group tours, FIT, MICE and leisure holidays across the globe.
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Uday Shankar
CEO, STAR India Pvt Ltd
Chairman, FICCI Broadcast Forum
Star House, Dr E Moses Road
Mahalaxmi, Mumbai 400011
Phone : +91 22 5630 5555, 5660 3500
Fax : +91 22 5666 1021
E-mail : uday.shankar@startv.com
Uday Shankar is the Chief Executive Officer of STAR India, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation. Since
taking over, Uday has lead the company's transformation from a leading broadcaster to an integrated media company
with leading presence in regional broadcasting, film production, cable, DTH and home shopping. He also manages
STAR's International businesses. Uday Shankar is also the President of the Indian Broadcasting Federation. Uday
joined STAR India in April 2007, as Chief Operating Officer, and was promoted to CEO in October 2007. Prior to joining
STAR India, he was the CEO and Editor of MCCS, which operates the Hindi news channel STAR News, the No.1 Bengali
news channel STAR Ananda and the No.1 Marathi news channel STAR Majha. Uday joined MCCS in February 2004
from the TV Today group where he was the Editor and News Director , spearheading the launch of Aaj Tak in 2000 and
Headlines Today in 2003. Before that, he was in charge of establishing Sahara TV's news operations. He started his
career as a political journalist with the Times of India and later went on to specialize in environment. He was
also an Associate Director of the prestigious Centre for Science and Environment. Uday holds an M.Phil in
Economic History from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
Dr Neel Kant Sharma

Principal Director
DAV Institute of Management
NH-3, NIT, Near ESI Hospital Education
Faridabad
Phone : +91 129 427 0813
Fax : +91 129 427 0899
E-mail : info@davim.ac.in, acpdavim@gmail.com
Dr. Neel Kant Sharma is a Professor and Principal in DAV Institute of Management, Faridabad. He is a postgraduate in
Commerce and a Doctorate in Venture Capital.
He is interested in the development of Under Graduate and Post Graduate programmes of management in close
association with industry. He has observed the teaching & learning system of many universities in Europe, Australia,
Singapore, Malaysia and Sri-Lanka.
DAV Institute of Management (DAVIM), founded on October 12, 1997, is one of the leading Business School of India and
a part of the largest educational trust of the country. Right from the day of its existence, DAVIM is working persistently to
impart quality management education, research, consultancy and training. DAVIM is destined to empower souls across
the world to effortlessly optimize potential by imbibing the best of values and beliefs of east and west rooted in the
philosophy of Dayanand Anglo Vedic culture.
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Ambika Sharma
Deputy Secretary General & Head-International
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
New Delhi -110001
Phone : +91 11 2373 8760-70 (Extn 403), 2373 6192 (D)
Fax : +91 11 2372 1504, 2376 5316
E-mail : ambika@ficci.com
In a career spanning over two decades, Ms. Ambika Sharma has been associated with some of the most innovative,
strategic and worthwhile initiatives of FICCI.
As Deputy Secretary General and head of International operations, she is responsible for FICCI's international agenda.
Her mandate also covers key flagship and mega events as well as long- term programmes with wide ranging impact on
the Indian Economy. During her tenure with FICCI, she has led various domestic and international teams including the
Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and Oceania as well as Africa and the Foreign Trade Policy Division.
Her academic background comprises a Post Graduate Degree in Business Economics from India's prestigious Delhi
University - where she graduated summa cum laude with a Gold Medal.
Ms. Sharma has participated in a number of Executive Training Programmes conducted by EU. She has actively
spearheaded numerous training & capacity building programmes and initiated SME platforms for Indian industry with
key European countries.
With more than eight decades of history behind, closely inter-woven with the economic development of India, FICCI has
led Industry and Business in the task of nation-building. Backed by a nationwide network of regional, State and local
Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Trade and Industry Associations, Overseas Offices, Professional Institutions, Bi-
by creating a conducive atmosphere. It speaks, directly and indirectly, for over 275,000 business units - small, medium
and large - employing around 20 million people.

Munjal Shroff
Co-founder, Director & COO
Graphiti Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.
122, Udyog Mandir No 1, Bhagoji Keer Marg
Mahim (west), Mumbai 400016
Phone : +91 22 406 8900/ 2444 1580
Fax : + 91 22 2444 2347
E-mail : munjal@graphiti.net
Mr Munjal Shroff is the co-founder, director & COO of Graphiti Multimedia Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai. His passion for the visual
medium drew him to the field of animation. As co-founder of Graphiti Studio and for his love for animation and understanding
of the business of kids entertainment , he has helped to put the studio on the map for original content creation and a
trendsetter in Indian Animation Industry. He has been producing a host of original properties with some of the biggest names
in Global Kids Entertainment. Over the years, Graphiti has worked with major broadcaster in the region including Cartoon
Network, Nickelodeon, Disney and Star TV.
He has been evangelizing Original Indian content and his efforts have found resonance in the Indian Animation Industry
which is now switching gears and going into overdrive to create the next generation of toons for the global market.
As the co-founder of Graphiti School of Animation, he reinforces his commitment to give back to the industry and nurturing
new talents. He enjoys interacting with the students and guiding them to become skilled animation professionals. He has
won several awards and recognition over a career spanning more than 15 years. He was also recognized by Animation
Magazine as 'Toon Titan of Asia'
Mr Munjal is an active member of the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) committee on
Animation, Gaming and VFX and champions policy changes to further the Animation, Gaming and VFX industry.
Graphiti is premier animation studio and production company based in Mumbai. It has partnered with broadcasters &
Prominent producers across the world to produce award winning kids' content.
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Manjula Pooja Shroff
Founder Director-DPS Ahmedabad & Managing Trustee
Calorx Education & Research Foundation
Education
Bopal Square, Nr. Railway Crossing, Opp. ISRO, Bopal
Ahmedabad
Phone : +91 2717 234 808
Fax : +91 2717 235 088
E-mail : manulapooja.shroff@calorx.org
Mrs. Manjula Shroff, an extremely dynamic and an enterprising woman-entrepreneur, has been the driving force for all
the venture of the Calrox Group. She is the Founder Director-DPS Ahmedabad & Managing Trustee of Calorx Education
& Research Foundation.
As Edupreneur, she has been a change agent for the quality of schooling in the state of Gujarat. Since 1996, she has
been successfully operating a number of educational institutes and social projects, making noteworthy contribution to
the society. She strongly advocates women empowerment and holistic development of children in schools.
Calrox is a professionally managed, self-sustaining, autonomous institute working primarily in the field of education from
Pre-school to University and Vocational Centres. Its main objective is to bring Excellence in Education through
innovation and absorption of latest techniques and technology. Calrox also aims to create and manage a pool of
resources for relief and rehabilitation of underprivileged and special children.
Vivek Sion
Vice President
Westcourt Real Estate
Vatika Triangle, Sushant Lok-I, Block A, MG Road Tourism
Gurgaon 122 002
Phone : +91 124 4312000
Fax : +91 124 4312001
Email : vivek.sion@westcourte.com
Mr Vivek Soin has around two decades of extensive experience in financing, investment structuring, and in business
planning and research, gained whilst working with leading domestic and International firms. He is responsible for
indentifying evaluation, negotiation and closure of real estate opportunities, monitoring and on-going review of the
investments while ensuring compliances and raising debt from local banks. He has successfully closed transactions,
including an entity level investment, totaling over USD 250 million of equity investment and successfully raised debt from
domestic banks. Mr Soin is a management and engineering graduate and is member of Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors, UK.
Westcourt, founded by CEO Mr Vinay Kapoor in 2005, is a talented team of international development professionals
working from offices in London, New York and India. Operating in India from Bangalore and Gurgaon, the company
brings with it the legacy of its principals who have been involved in major development, planning and design projects
across North America, Europe, Mexico and India, including
international landmarks such as the World Financial Center in New York, Canary Wharf in London, Torre Mayor in Mexico
city to name a few.
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Dr C Sucharitha
Chairperson
Krishna Theja Educational Institutions
Education
Chadalawada Nagar, Reniguta Road
Tirupati
Phone : +91 877 645 1118, 645 1110
Fax : + 91 877 222 5926, 222 5335
E-mail : c.sucharitha9@gmail.com
Dr C. Sucharitha is the Chairperson of Krishna Theja Educational Institutions and Managing Trustee of CVS
Krishnamurthy Theja Charities. Under her dynamic leadership, Theja Educational Institutions started up the first Private
Dental College in Andhra Pradesh. Dr Sucharitha has been conferred with many distinguished awards and honors
including “Women Entrepreneur Award” in 2009.
Dr Sucharitha holds an MBBS and a MBA degree.
Krishna Theja Education Institutions was founded in 1999 by Dr C.V.S. Krishnamurthy. This group of institutions which is
a leading private sector group in Andhra Pradesh mainly offers courses in engineering, pharmacy, dentistry and hotel
management.
Wiz Andre Timmins

Director, IIFA
Phone : +91 22 4200 1400
Fax : +91 22 4200 1500
E-mail : andre.timmins@iifa.com
One of the founder directors of Wizcraft International Entertainment Wiz Andre Timmins' experience in the entertainment
industry is immense, going back to the start of his career as a disc jockey soon after he finished school.
Seeing great potential in the entertainment business, Wiz Andre started his own business as a partner in Mumbai's first
professionally managed & the most happening nightclubs 'Xanadu”.
In 1988 Wiz Andre expanded his business horizons with the establishment of Wizcraft International Entertainment & was
actively involved in the setting up of various nightclubs & discotheques like Rock Around the Clock, Aloha, Go Bananas,
Fire & Ice.
As a director of Wizcraft Wiz Andre has drawn upon his experience while managing & creating mega events both in India
& internationally.
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Sajive Trehan
Managing Director
Canadian Destinations Marketing
Tourism
42 Regal Building (East), First Floor, Connaught Circus
New Delhi 110001
Phone : +91 11 4286 6600
Fax : +91 11 2334 8003
E-mail : strehaan@spaninternational.com
Mr Sajive Trehan is a B. Com (H) and a CISCO certified Network Engineer. He is a visionary with an untiring commitment
to the business of Luxury Trains, and marketing of International travel products. He has over 30 years of experience in
this business.
The company has successfully launched and managing several Swiss and Canadian Travel Service providers including
the world famous Rocky Mountaineer train in Canada, and is associate marketing partners for the states of British
Columbia and Alberta in India.
A company aimed at representing Canada based tourism and travel products in India, announced the launch of its
operations through an exclusive marketing collaboration with “Rocky Mountaineer” of Canada in 2010.

Ravi Velhal
Global Content Policy Strategist
Intel Corporation
JF3-402, 2111 NE 25th Ave
Hillsboro OR 97124 USA
Phone : +1 503 621 8207
E-mail : Ravindra.velhal@intel.com
Mr Ravi V. Velhal has been with Intel Research, Global Content Policy group in Portland, Oregon USA for more than
eleven years. He is currently working as a Technology Policy and Standards Strategist, on several content policies,
protection related technologies and standards globally to drive horizontal markets, such as CMLA (Content
Management Licensing Authority) providing trust model for OMA (Open Mobile Alliance), DRM (Digital Rights
Management) and other standards worldwide.
He currently represents Intel in DECE (Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem), a joint cross industry initiative “Ultra-
Violet” between major Hollywood studios and technology companies for the next generation media and entertainment
experience. He is responsible for driving emerging market specific content policy initiative within Intel through joint path
findings and business development. He also served as a “Technology Advisor on FICCI's (Federation of Indian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry) Entertainment Committee”.
Before joining Intel, he worked for Eastman Kodak Research and Siemens Medical R&D. He currently holds six US
patents. More than dozen US as well as International patents are pending to his credit. He has published several
research papers. He has also served as an elected Chair for the IEEE (Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers)
Oregon, USA Computer Society for several years.
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Dr Krishna Venkatesh
Director & CTO
Jain University
Education
Jain Global Campus, Jakkasandra Post, Kanakapura Taluk
Ramnagaram 562112
Phone : +91 80 2757 7201
Fax : +91 80 2757 7199
Email : krishna.venkatesh@jainuniversity.ac.in
Dr Krishna Venkatesh is a doctorate in Nanoengineering and an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
For the past twenty years, he has been working with NAL, BEML, DRDO, VTU and Jain University. He has numerous
publications and funded projects from government and private bodies in the areas of Avionics, Energy, Nanobio, etc.
Has been involved in setting up of many Transnational Initiatives with the likes of Honeywell, TUV Rheinland, Diamant,
Festo, Rexroth, SMC and others for Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) in diverse domains in his earlier
capacities.
Jain University offers UG, PG and Doctoral Programmes in the areas of Science, Engineering, Management, and
Commerce. It has about 10,000 students and 400 faculties. Jain University is the only university to support
entrepreneurship in a big way and currently has 33 incubations.
Subhash Verma
Chairman
Travel Plus / Plus Tours India
Travel Plus, 63, Kehar Singht Estate, Saidulajab Tourism
New Delhi 110030
Phone : +91 11 4343 6666
Fax : +91 11 4343 6603
E-mail : subhashverma.travelplus@gmail.com, vikas@plustoursindia.com
info@plustourindia.com
Mr Subhash Verma is the managing Director of Travel Plus and Plus Tours India who has hands on experiences of nearly
3 decades with Lufthansa and is a veteran of Indian Travel Industry.
Travel Plus, established in the year 1992 in Delhi, is an IATA accredited company with all three integrated divisions of
Travel, Outbound and Inbound. The company is also recognized by all International & National affiliations like Travel
Agent Association of India, Indian Association of Tour Operator, Association of Domestic Tour Operator of India &
Department of Tourism Govt. of India. Travel Plus has merged its strength with www.plustoursindia.com, an online
initiative from the pioneers of travel trade.
The company is committed to Total Quality Travel with continual delivery of value added services. In addition to its
services levels, the company places an equally high regard on its system, ensuring that they provide the latest in
technology requirements for their clients benefit, in their International and Domestic Division of Operations.
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Madhu Vuppuluri
President & CEO
Essar Americas
277 Park Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, 10017, United States
Phone : +1 212 292 2600
Fax : +1 212 308 2309
E-mail : madhuv@essar.com
Mr Madhu Vuppuluri has been a member of the Essar Group's senior management team since the early '90s, and has
been heading Essar's business interests in the Americas since 2000. He has been instrumental in building Essar's
presence in the Americas' steel, mining and minerals, energy and BPO sectors with an investment outlay of over $ 4bn,
employing about 10,000 North Americans.
He has over three decades of leadership experience in finance, strategy and planning functions in manufacturing and
service industries. He holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School in New York, a Masters in Financial
Management from Mumbai's Bajaj Institute of Management and a degree in Law from Hyderabad, India.

William P. Webber, Jr.
Head of Project Development - East Coast
Lanco Solar International (US) Inc.
Phone : +1 732 704 9300
Fax : +1 732 909 2031
E-mail : bill.webber@lancosolarinternational.com
Mr William Webber, Jr. is presently Head of Project Development - East Coast at Lanco Solar International (US) Inc., a
subsidiary of Lanco Infratech Ltd. He has over 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, having been
involved in the acquisition, entitlements and financing of complex mixed-use projects in Europe and the United States.
During the past four years he has originated over 200 megawatts of solar projects in the United States including both roof
and ground mounted projects. He has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Northeastern University and a
Masters in Land Economics and Real Estate from Texas A&M University.
Lanco Solar is currently developing one of the largest solar power project pipelines in India. The company is also
developing a pipeline that includes hundreds of megawatts of projects in Europe and North America. The Company's
business model over the next four years is to become a global leader as a developer and EPC contractor in the solar
industry.
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Shobha Mishra Ghosh
Director
Secretariat
FICCI
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 2331 8418
Fax : +91 11 2332 0714, 2372 1504
E-mail : shobha.mishra@ficci.com
Shobha is an architect and planner with about 23 years of experience of being associated with organizations, which deal
with large-scale development programmes and policy issues on Education, Health and other development sectors.
Over the past ten years, she has been working with development agencies like The Energy & Resource Institute,
Schumacher Centre Delhi (SCD) - Indian partner of IDG (India Development Group) in London, U.K, and ACORD in
various senior positions. She has been associated with the higher education and health services sector for the past five
years in FICCI and has been responsible for spearheading the policy change agenda in these sectors through various
initiatives.
She is also driving the FICCI Young Leaders initiative which is a key component of FICCI transformation process.
Rita Roy Choudhury

Director & Head -Environment Climate Change, Renewable Energy
Secretariat
FICCI
Federation House, 1 Tansen Marg,
New Delhi 110001
Phone : +91 11 2332 5110, + 91-9810 403255
Fax : +91 11 2332 0714, 2372 1504
E-mail : rita@ficci.com
Ms Rita Roy Choudhury has over 15 years' experience with FICCI. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Economics from Miranda
House College, University of Delhi, and then her Masters degree in Economics from the prestigious Delhi School of Economics,
University of Delhi. She has been leading the FICCI Environment Division since 2000, heading the environment and climate change
portfolio. She has also taken charge of renewable energy in FICCI since January 2010. Rita has been a member of the Indian official
delegation to the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and has brought climate
change and carbon market into FICCI's mainstream focus and contribution to Indian industry. She represents FICCI on the Ministry of
Environment and Forests' Consultative Group on Climate Change, and is also a Member of the International Chamber of Commerce
(ICC) Energy and Environment Commission, and Climate Change Task Force. Rita spearheads the work of the Solar Energy Task
Force in FICCI and has deepened FICCI's work in this important space.
FICCI, India's largest and oldest apex industry body, is the leader in policy thinking and change and is in the vanguard of nation
building. Established in 1927 and with a nationwide membership of over 1500 corporates and over 500 chambers of commerce and
business associations, FICCI espouses the shared vision of Indian businesses and speaks directly and indirectly for over 2,50,000
business units. FICCI focuses on various renewable energy issues of national and global significance. In order to provide a common
platform for the solar energy industry in India on policy issues, FICCI set up a Solar Energy Task Force in 2010 with members from the
entire value chain of the solar industry. The FICCI Solar Energy Task Force has been actively working with the government for various
policy issues in the context of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. FICCI plays a leading role in providing a platform for
policy dialogue, business linkages, information dissemination and collaborative partnerships for the entire value chain of the solar
energy industry.
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Leena Jaisani
Director & Head - Entertainment
Secretariat
FICCI
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 2348 7505
Fax : +91 11 2332 0714
E-mail : leena@ficci.com
Ms Leena Jaisani has over 15 years' experience with FICCI and has worked with the Media and Entertainment sector
since 2000. She presently heads this division and has worked extensively with the Government and the industry to make
the policies of government, industry and investor friendly for the film, Television, Radio, Music, Animation, Gaming,
Visual Effects and Digital media industries. Apart from cheerleading the potential of the M & E industry and working
towards policy changes that contribute to the development and growth of the industry, offering opportunities for global
linkages and partnerships, FICCI entertainment division annually organizes Asia's largest convention on the business of
entertainment – FICCI FRAMES in Mumbai and Media and Entertainment Business Conclave, South India.
Rahul Chakravarty
Additional Director
Secretariat
FICCI
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 2331 1720
Fax : +91 11 2357 6333
E-mail : rahul@ficci.com
Mr Rahul Chakravarty holds a BA (Hons) Economics degree from Delhi University and is an MBA with over 27 years of
experience in the hospitality sector.
Since December 2004 he is associated with the tourism division of FICCI and has been responsible for spearheading
mega pan India, region specific, State Centric, Issue based platforms to promote business of Tourism in India and
abroad, catering to the stakeholders; knowledge papers that form a lead niche document in the sector and deliberate on
the policy change agenda through various initiatives.
With more than eight decades of history behind, closely inter woven with the economic development of India, FICCI has
led Industry and Business in the task of nation building. Backed by a nationwide network of regional, State and local
Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Trade and Industry Associations, Overseas Offices, Professional Institutions, Bi
by creating a conducive atmosphere. It speaks, directly and indirectly, for over 275,000 business units small, medium
and large employing around 20 million people
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Sandip Samaddar
Joint Director (Americas) and head of US/Canada Division
Secretariat
FICCI
Federation House,Tansen Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 2376 5320
Fax : +91 11 2372 1504
E-mail : sandip.samaddar@ficci.com
Mr Sandip Samaddar is the Joint Director (Americas) and head of US/Canada Division at FICCI. He has over 12 years of
experience in International Business and Trade consulting. He has varied international experiences and at present in
FICCI Sandip has the responsibility to leverage FICCI's overall presence in North America and facilitate linkages
between trade and industry.
In his previous roles, he has worked as Country Manager for a Danish trading company and as a trade consultant with the
German Technical Cooperation (GIZ). He holds a bachelors degree in Physics and did his masters from Delhi University
with specialization in International Business.
and large - employing around 20 million people
Rajesh Pankaj
Senior Assistant Director, Higher Education Division
Secretariat
FICCI
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 2372 2921
Fax : +91 11 2332 0714, 2372 1504
E-mail : rajesh.pankaj@ficci.com
Dr Rajesh Pankaj is a social anthropologist by training and earned his doctorate from University of Delhi in 2007. He
worked with Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) International for about a year before joining the higher education
division in FICCI. He has been associated with FICCI for the past four years and has been part of the team responsible for
developing policy change agenda through various initiatives.
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Samir Kumar
Sr Assistant Director
Secretariat
FICCI
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 2376 6929
Fax : +91 11 2332 0714, 2372 1504
E-mail : samir@ficci.com
Mr Samir Kumar is working as Senior Assistant Director with Media & Entertainment Division of FICCI. In this division, he
is responsible for industry and policy related research in different verticals of Media and Entertainment Industry. Apart
from this, he is also involved in organizing FICCI-FRAMES, an Asia level media & entertainment business conclave
owned and organized by FICCI which is held every year in Mumbai, India. Before joining to Entertainment Division, he
was associated with Business to Business Meeting Facilitation and Technology Commercialization divisions of FICCI.
He holds Master's Degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and before joining to FICCI, he was working
with Ford Foundation's Research & Analysis wing in New Delhi.
Taresh Arora
Media Relations Officer
Secretariat
FICCI
New Delhi 110 001
Phone : +91 11 23357392, 23753117
Fax : +91 11 23753119
E-mail : taresh@ficci.com
Taresh Arora, Media Coordinator, FICCI has more than a decades' experience in the media relations of FICCI and deeply
involved in articulating FICCI's views in the national and international press. As part of FICCI Business delegation, he has
visited UK, Finland, South Africa, Nigeria, Singapore, Thailand, Pakistan, Germany etc.
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Simon Caszo
VP – Business Development
Wizcraft
Phone : +91 22 42001400
Fax : +91 22 42001500
E-mail : simon.caszo@wizcraftworld.com
Rajesh KV
Executive Vice President
Phone : +91 22 4200 1400
Fax : +91 22 4200 1500
E-mail : rajesh.kv@wizcraftworld.com
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Nitin Prabhu
Project Manager, GBF
Wizcraft
Phone : +91 22 42001400
Fax : +91 22 42001500
E-mail : nitin.prabhu@wizcraftworld.com
Kiran Sadhnani
Project Support, GBF
Phone : +91 22 42001400
Fax : +91 22 42001500
E-mail : kiran.sadhnani@wizcraftworld.com
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Anil Ferro
Sponsorships, IIFA
Wizcraft
E-mail : anil.ferro@iifa.com
Triveni Makhijani
Sponsorships, IIFA
Phone : +91 22 42001400
Fax : +91 22 42001500
E-mail : triveni. makhijani@iifa.com
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Sandeep Mehta
Sponsorships, IIFA
Wizcraft
Plot No.8, Sector 32, Urban Estate
Gurgaon – 122 001
Phone : +91 12 44801212
Fax : +91 12 44801200
E-mail : sandeep.mehta@wizcraftworld.com
Noreen Khan
Project Manager, IIFA
Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
Satyadev Plaza, 5th floor, Behind Bhagwati House Wizcraft
Fun Republic Lane, Off New Link Road, Andheri (West)
Mumbai – 400 053
Phone : +91 22 42001400
Fax : +91 22 42001500
E-mail : noreen.khan@iifa.com
Established in 1988, Wizcraft has today emerged as one of India’s leading Communication and Entertainment Company,
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