DEEPAK SUKRUTARAJ,
(Education & Livelihood)
Deepak started his journey as a sculptor; He Taught ART History in Kodaikanal International School for 3 years & thereafter consciously moved into the Social Space working with young adults with intellectual disabilities/different abilities in Lund, South Sweden since 2006 where he has been teaching in the Swedish language.
The Swedes have an absolutely amazing support system for this community, where the primary goal is integration into standard society. He works together with occupational therapists and job-apprentice coaches to develop individual skills necessary for them to come out into the job market using film, theater and art. These are the areas where our young people excel without exception.
We so often find that, we as a society are almost always expecting this community to adapt and compromise themselves in order to belong. It is time our society adapted to make room for them. The benefits would certainly outweigh any effort on our part, leading to a richer experience for all of us.
ARJUN NOHWAR,
(Business Development & CSR)
Arjun heads Warner Bros. Discovery across India & South Asia as the GM for the region. Prior to this, he led Uber’s SaaS business across the Asia Pacific markets. Before Uber, he was part of the distinguished TAS cadre at the Tata Group for a decade where he worked across Sales, Operations and Consulting roles across a variety of Tech and non-Tech sectors. He is an investor in, and advisor to, multiple startups and routinely lectures at conferences and management/engineering colleges. In 2021, Arjun received IIT Kharagpur's Young Alumni Achievers Award. He is an avid Golfer and is based in Mumbai.
INDRIYAJIT SETHI,
(Business Development & CSR)
Indriyajit Sethi works with the Tata Group, for Group Strategic Sourcing as a Vice President. He has been with the group for over 14 years. He evangelized and lead the strategic Tata group aggregated buying programme managing strategic buying partnerships worth over half a billion Euros. His prior experience includes heading regional sales teams and as head of brand marketing in FMCG and retail banking. He is also on the Asia board of GBTA(Global Business Travel Association).He Graduated from IIM Kolkata in 1988 and later in 2013 worked on a publication titled 'Creating Corporate Advantage: The Case of the Tata Group' along with his three people team at the Indian School of Business for HBS.
Shyam M Coutinho
(Corporate Communication)
Shyam has a Cross Sectorial experience of over 15 years with expertise in Partnerships (BD), Project Management, Marketing, Communications, and Resource Mobilization. He has worked in various MNC's and multiple start-up's like Accenture, Automed Systems, Biocon, & Genotypic Technologies which gave him a deep understanding of Education (BTFS), Pharmaceutical, IT/ITES (BPO), Clinical Diagnostics & Intellectual Disabilities (Social Sector) sectors. Currently, He is associated with Mitsui & Co India, Headquartered in Delhi where he is part of the Core Strategy and Investment team leading Business development projects across sectors. Shyam is a person with a versatile skill-set, Proactive, a lot of integrity and a willingness to go the extra mile. He thrives in fast-paced, hyper-growth environments that are often characterized by high levels of ambiguity. He enjoys leading large and complex projects that deliver on audacious goals for the business.
IRA SNISSAR,
(Strategy)
Ira began her carrier as a trainer and facilitator of youth programs at the National Debate Center in Kazakhstan, AIESEC and later at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her interest in identifying and developing leaders took Ira to Maharashtra, India where she worked with women. She led a rural retail network called SURE. Later, drawn to ideas of systemic social change, Ira joined Ashoka India. Working at Ashoka, Ira scouted the country in search of future leading social entrepreneurs. She also spearheaded several collaborative initiatives involving Ashoka Fellows. Seeing a need to create more flexible sources of financial support for social innovation, Ira transitioned to the field of philanthropy. In this avatar she worked with GiveIndia to build a philanthropic community in Delhi. Currently, Ira lives in Bangalore and consults with several Citizen Sector Organizations. Ira is originally from Kazakhstan and holds a degree in International Affairs from German - Kazakh University. She enjoys the outdoors, learning languages, dance and martial arts.
K RAMESH
(Business Development)
Ramesh has 28 years of global industry experience. He started his career with Unilever and worked with them in India and in the United Kingdom for over 20 years. During his association with Unilever, he set up Indigo, the shared services subsidiary for Unilever and led its development globally. When Unilever sold the business, he oversaw the transition of Indigo to Capgemini. In Capgemini, he led the BPO business for Asia and was a member of the global BPO board. During this period he lived and worked in China and led a 4000 member team across India, China and Australia. Ramesh has global experience in the consumer goods and Outsourcing Industries in over 20 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Ramesh is a management post graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
SHEREEN BHAN
(Business & Media)
Shereen Bhan is the Delhi Bureau Chief and Executive Editor of CNBC-TV18, India. She joined UTV news and current affairs division and produced shows like We the People for Star TV and Line of Fire for Sab TV. Her stint with CNBC-TV18 began in December 2000. Bhan anchors and produces several flagship shows like Young Turks, India Business Hour, The Nation's Business and Power Turks. She has done some of the biggest interviews on CNBC-TV18, including Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Benazir Bhutto and Deepak Chopra. She also anchors and puts together CNBC-TV18's ground events like the Managing India brainstorm and the CNBC Industry Vectors. In April 2005 she was selected as FICCI women of the year award, then in Sept-2005 Femina/Indiatimes had included her among the 20 beautiful faces of the year. Her effortless deliverance of news and features alike as well as her cheerful disposition has made her a favorite in thousands of Indian homes. She was featured on the cover page of Verge December 2008 issue.
VISHAL TALREJA,
(Strategy)
Vishal co-founded Dream A Dream (www.dreamadream.org) along with 11 others and is currently its CEO. Dream A Dream is a not for profit organization, acknowledged as an innovator in life Skills development amongst young people from urban slum communities, creating innovative ways for community volunteering and setting very high-standards of transparency, accountability and impact. Vishal is also deeply committed to mentoring start-up NGOs and young social entrepreneurs. He has co-authored a paper along with Dr. David Pearson and Dr. Fiona Kennedy titled, “The Life Skills Assessment Scale: Measuring the life skills of disadvantaged children in the developing world” and published Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, Volume 42, No 2 (2014). Vishal is an Ashoka Fellow (www.ashoka.org), an Eisenhower Fellow and sits on Boards of Unltd India and India Cares.
DR. KALYAN BANERJEE
(Medical Advisor)
Dr. Kalyan Banerjee has been in homeopathic practice in for forty years. He is the first homeopath to be awarded the Padma Shri for medicine, one of India’s highest civilian awards. He is sought out by patients, doctors and surgeons from all over the world for his expertise in the management of advanced cases of cancers, organ failures, grand mal seizures, multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, hypothyroidism, infertility, systemic lupous erythematosis and other complicated cases beyond the reach of other systems of medicine. He passes on this experience by training doctors.
Dr. Kalyan Banerjee has presented numerous papers in National and International Conference on a myriad range of topics, including Leukemia, Acute and Chronic Renal Failure, Complicated Fevers, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy, Thalassemia, Hemophilia; Hepatitis B and C, Nephrotic Syndrome, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and many others.
Dr. Kalyan Banerjee’s Clinic now averages a daily patient volume of 1000 and is one of the busiest medical practices in the world. Dr. Banerjee leads a team of dedicated doctors who often spend 16-hour work days tending to all the patients from all over the world who queue up for days to meet with the doctors at the Clinic. From the first day of his practice, Dr. Kalyan Banerjee has been treating patients for free for half the working day, every day. More than three million free prescriptions have been served by the Clinic.
