Professional Members

Soumya represents Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) in India in the capacity to drive, executive and monitor MACN’s Collective Action work.  He supports engagement and recruitment of regional companies to participate in MACN Collective Action projects and plans and executes stakeholder engagement with the maritime industry, government representatives and civil society.

Soumya has more than 23 years’ experience in sales, market research, corporate marketing, IT consulting and social sector program design and management. He has also been actively involved with the social sector for profit start-up program called INVENT as Program Manager while working with Villgro Innovation Foundation. As Sustainability Program Manager at Hindalco, he has the credit of convergence of social sector programs with Govt. funded one and reported it. He has extensively worked with CSR and grant management sectors while working with Piramal Foundation in the areas of health, education, and water. He had worked with leading IT companies like Wipro, Infosys, and Capgemini as Business Analysts in the areas of banking and financial services. He also worked as a Market Analyst with IDC.

Soumya has done his BSc with Physics and MBA in Rural Marketing from Berhampur University, Odisha.

Arun Venkata Subramanyam is a highly experienced Data and Analytics professional, with leadership roles in Banking, Telecommunications, Insurance, Analytics Software and as a Senior consulting Partner covering diverse industry sectors. His industry and consulting roles have helped him contribute to a wide range of organizations of varying sizes and nature such as Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Telstra, MetLife, Suncorp, Woolworths, ANZ Bank, Suncorp, Citibank, etc.

Arun has held executive-level roles and been part of regional leadership teams with focus on business outcomes. He has always maintained a key focus on client success, customer value creation, business performance, employee care across the globe and made strategic decisions around partnerships, joint ventures, and acquisitions.

As part of CDO initiatives, have driven extensive data transformational programs and worked with CDO functions across Banks, Insurance and Retail customers, adopting a data-driven and decision-driven approach. He has led large digital and business transformational programs in BFSI, Retail and Telecom space. Modernizing and transforming a complex and legacy data landscapes in customers like – ANZ bank, Suncorp, MetLife, State Bank of India, Westpac, Citibank Telstra, Optus amongst others.

Dheeshjith V. G. (Jith) is a freelance Management Consultant in Leadership, entrepreneurship and new age Technology. From 2015 to 2018, Jith was the CIO of Infosys and was responsible for defining and implementing the IT strategy for the organization guided by Infosys’ business strategy to enable revenue growth, cost optimization and innovation at the workplace. His responsibility included management of the IT Infrastructure, Processes and Systems worldwide for the entire organization of 200,000+ employees and connectivity to client’s infrastructure.

Jith was a member of the board of two of Infosys’ subsidiaries – Infosys Technologies (Australia) Pty Limited (Nov 2007 to Apr 2018) and Infosys Technologies (China) Co. Limited (Jan 2008 to Mar 2015).

Prior to CIO role, till March 2015, Jith was the Head of “Growth Markets” business unit that provides Consulting, IT and BPO services to clients in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region. He was responsible for P&L, sales, marketing, delivery and client & employee satisfaction for this business and led a team of country and regional heads. Jith was the global head of the Life Sciences vertical from May 2011 to Sep 2013. He headed the business unit that focused on clients in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Canada from November 2007 to May 2011 with additional responsibility for the incubation of Infosys’ Enterprise SaaS and Learning Services. From 2003 to 2007, Jith led the business unit that focused on Transportation, Media, Leisure and Business Service sectors for the North American region. From 1999 to 2003, He was the head of delivery for the Asian and Australian markets. He headed the Infosys’ Millennium Services unit during 1998-1999, which was designed as Infosys’ entry strategy into a larger client base.

Jith has received the Infosys Excellence Award five times for his contributions towards the Infosys Millennium Services unit, his role in enhancing client relationship management at Infosys, for delivering outstanding client value and for Best performing unit. He was honoured with “Chief Information Officer of the Year (Information Technology)” award at 2016 Leaders Awards (Enterprise Edition) by 24MRC network. Under his leadership, Infosys has been awarded as 2017 CIO 100 Honoree at 30th Annual CIO 100 Symposium and Awards Ceremony at Colorado Springs, USA by IDG. He was awarded the “Most Admired Leader for Information Technology of the Year” at 2017 Leaders Awards in New Delhi by 24MRC network.

Jith has a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore specialized in Signals & Systems and has done his Master’s project in Artificial Intelligence. He has undergone several executive training programs such as “Effective Negotiating” with Dr. Chester L Karrass in 1997, “Leading Professional Service Firms” at Harvard Business School in 2004, and “Media & Presentation Training” from TJ Walker in 2006. Jith has also completed a special Management program on leadership with Jack Welch, legendary CEO of General Electric, titled “Two days with Jack Welch” in 2008.

K.B. Radhakrishnan is presently the CEO of GreenTurn Global Logistics Pvt. Ltd. He has over 25years of experience in the logistics industry. He has been actively involved with a number of chambers of commerce in India.

GreeTurn Global Logistics Private Limited (GGL) is a rapidly growing company that has brought innovation to the logistics industry (Global Freight Forwarding) by offering cost-effective and modern technology-driven solutions. Today, their company provides integrated end-to-end logistics solutions in the areas of Project Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Contract Logistics solutions to our customers worldwide.

• International Air Freight (Import & Export)
• Project Logistics Services
• Value Added Services
• Ocean Freight Services (Import & Export)

Mr. S. T. Prashantha Kumar is the Senior Partner at Fox Mandal & Associates based in Bengaluru. With over 22 years of legal expertise, Prashantha has steered the firm’s Real Estate & Infrastructure practice in Bengaluru, Mumbai & Pune to new heights. His result-oriented approach and pragmatic solutions have struck a chord with every client. His client relations and overall recognition in the field have made him a valuable asset for the firm. Prashantha has been recognised as a leading lawyer by renowned publications including Legal500, Chambers, Asialaw, Forbes India and ET Now.

Fox Mandal & Associates traces its origins to one of the first Indo-British partnerships established in 1896 in erstwhile Calcutta by two mavens of law, Mr. G. C. Mandal and Mr. J. K. Fox. The then firm advised some of the largest companies in the world, various state governments, public undertakings, and numerous consulates.

The Mandal family has carried the baton of leadership across four generations and expanded operations across numerous jurisdictions while keeping the original values and mission of client care safe from the erosion of time.

As a fourth-generation offshoot, Fox Mandal & Associates came into being in 1996 in Bangalore. The firm now has eight offices across the country and is steadily expanding to new horizons. The legal traditions of the Firm are unprecedented and unrivalled to this day because their achievements are set in stone, and our vision is set for the future.

Mohan Shankar is a highly result-driven Process Excellence and Quality Assurance and Information Security management professional with over 18 years of insightful experience in Information Security, Risk Management, process implementation, testing management. As an experienced executive with sound reasoning and analytical abilities, he has diversified skills covering delivery, release and project management.

Backed with an array of professional certifications including, but not limited to, Certified Ethical Hacking, Forensic Investigation, PRINCE2, ITIL, and ISO 27001 Lead implementer and Business continuity management, Qualified Auditor, he has served as a single Point of contact for all Quality Control and Quality Assurance related activities and achieved huge success in the implementation and delivery of project management initiatives.

He has worked on bridging processes when acquisitions happen and help them define a unified model for development and delivery.

He has rich experience and successful track record as an accomplished IT Project Management Professional with more than a decade of experience in delivering IT solutions leveraging the global delivery model.

He has championed various initiatives in organizations and help them come with up with automation initiatives to reduce the cycle time and also improve efficiency.

Trained in Capability Maturity Model Integration a unique model for software initiatives, with deep interests in the entire software development and project life cycle and a flair for communicating with people, peers and senior management.

Dr. C. K. Revi is an educationist, author, philanthropist, industrialist and the person behind the success of the acclaimed Chandrika Ayurvedic Soap. Though an eminent doctor by profession, his unambiguous ideas play a key role in vitalizing education to a new level.

Dr. Ravi is presently holding a number of prestigious positions including the Director, Lal Memorial Hospital, Irinjalakuda; Chairman, Asan Memorial Dental College; Member Board of Studies, in Malayalam, University of Madras; President, Asan Memorial Association & Institutions ; Managing Trustee, Sree Narayana Technical Education Society, Coimbatore; Director, S.N.Trust, Quilon; and Director, SNG Educational Society, Irinjalakuda, Squint Correction Surgery, Intra-occular Implant Surgery ( In Uk & Japan ).

He has held positions as the Honorary Asst Professor In Ophthalmology in Madras  Medical College (1968-1974), Director & Senier Ophthalmic Consltant, Lal Memorial Hospital, Irinjalakuda (1982-2014). Dr. Ravi has a close association with Kerala State Ophthalmological Society with his different honorary positions as Joint Secretary, General Secretary and President. He was also the Management Committee Member at All India Ophthalmological Society from 1994-1996. 

Dr. Ravi has authored the the Book “ Njan Enna Bhavam”, a study of Autobiographical Literature and has published various articles in Medical & Non Medical journals.

A Chartered Accountants and Law firm based at Delhi, Prakash Sachin & Co. provides services on the Regulatory Support in India covering the practice of Tax law ( Including International Tax , Transfer pricing , GST & Customs ), Corporate law, Insolvency law, Foreign Exchange law, SEBI and other Fiscal laws , Environment law , IPR laws and other laws. The firm also provides the services in the Audit & Assurances.

Prakash Sinha (FCA) is the senior partner of the firm. He has post qualification experience of about 18 years. During the passage of time he has developed himself in the Taxation advisory and litigation services, Business Advisory Services, Management Consultancy services covering the whole Corporate & Commercial matters and regulatory issues. He has got the experience and expertise in the FEMA, Corporate law matter, Taxation matter including the International Tax and Transfer pricing matters.

He was a member of the Research Study Group constituted by Northern India Regional council of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on the International Taxation and WTO matters. He has successfully completed the Certificate course of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India about International Taxation and Transfer Pricing, Diploma in Information System Audit (DISA). Further he has completed the course of IFA (International Fiscal Association) Delhi Chapter About International Taxation and Transfer Pricing. He has completed the LLB and advising the client in various legal and regulatory matters. He has handled various assignments successfully in the areas of firm practice.

Arun is a radiologist based in Wellington, New Zealand, with a passion for bridging business and professional opportunities between New Zealand and India. Originally from Kerala, India, he has trained and worked across the UK and Canada before making New Zealand his home.

With a solid background in medicine and radiology, Arun has developed a keen interest in fostering cross-border collaboration, particularly between New Zealand and India, and potentially with other countries represented by like-minded members within this community. The recent free trade agreement discussions between India and New Zealand highlight the significant potential for growth and collaboration across multiple sectors.

At ANZ India Business Chamber (ANZIBC), Arun currently serves in an honorary capacity as a Committee Member for New Zealand and is keen to explore ways to contribute meaningfully to the business landscape. He aims to leverage his international experience, professional expertise, and networks to support sustainable partnerships and drive mutual success.

An Executive Director with expertise and experience in banking & Finance. Possesses in-depth knowledge in Corporate affairs and Legal section with a flair to work independently and effectively.

• Hands on experience and expertise for 45 years in the field of corporate finance and banking operations in the capacity of senior management.
• Excelled in corporate sector serving reputed companies/MNC as a Director (Finance & Banking). Worked in the top management level for leading banks.
• Raised funding of millions of US dollars both in Indian Rupees from the domestic lenders and in Foreign currency from the overseas lenders.
• Generated Equity, Quasi equity, Mezzanine Equity, start up funds, venture capital funds from domestic & international sources.
• Procured debts in different forms and incentives from government agencies to various projects across the table.
• Possess intensive experience in international banking, forex currency management, import/export funding, forfaiting and currency/interest swaps.
• Well versed with the regulations governing imports/exports, debt management and various borrowable/project incentive schemes.
• Well connected with the top management of various banks in India and overseas, which includes top officials of various regulatory bodies like Reserve bank, Exim bank and ECGS.
• Well-knit with the state/central government bodies providing soft loans, seed capitals, incentives etc.
• Hands on experience in debt documentation, compliance of legal provisions and submission of returns to the statutory authorities. effective and gainful management of funds.

Mr. Eli Bernstein is a global-trotting Perth-based entrepreneur, strategic consultant and blockchain advisor venture catalyst. He is the Founder of CryptIQ, a consulting group advising companies seeking to launch digital currencies and funds seeking to invest in them. He has a strong background in finance, innovation strategy and business development for emerging markets and technologies. He has previously consulted to companies in diverse sectors including energy, resources, finance, technology, and law.

Eli has contributed to the startups, change and innovation scene through CrowdedSpace and related enterprises. Beyond that, his strategic work included policy submissions to State and Federal agencies; board-level strategic reviews; mergers and acquisitions advice and business case preparation for infrastructure projects. Passionate about emerging markets and technologies, he is particularly interested in the intersection between finance, technology and the law.

In his spare time, Eli dabble with libertarian thought and amateur photography. He is the Founder and President of Liberty WA, a voice for civil and economic liberties in WA. In the past, Eli has served in the positions as the President of Australia India Business Council (WA Chapter) and as a Committee Member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia (CCIWA).

• Chairperson – National Expert Advisory Council – Technology, Innovation – DST India
• Mission Governing Board Member – India AI Mission – MEITY – GOI
• Former (Founder) Mission Director Atal Innovation Mission & Addnl Secy Niti Aayog – GOI
• Global Strategist – Allied Digital Services Limited

Chair of National Expert Advisory Council in Technology, Innovation, Incubation, Entrepreneurship of the Department of Science and Technology, India – Reviewing, Monitoring and continuous improvement of DST initiatives related to technology, innovation and incubation as well as chair the formulation of new policies / initiatives of DST to create a nationally vibrant ecosystem of innovation amd entrepreneurship in universities / colleges across the nation.

Board Member – Mission Governing Board India AI mission : Apex governing committee driving India AI Mission establishment and strengthening of seven pillars of India AI strategy implementation which include high end compute capacity availability for startups and research, future capacity building in educational institutions, safe and trusted AI guardrails and policies, launch of socially relevant AI challenges, unified clean data access stacks for AI, multi modal LLMs, SLMs, MLMs etc.

Chairperson of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Beachheads Board India

Board Member, Strategy Advisor, Growth Consultant – to leading Govt and MNC Institutions- Education, Healthcare, Agriculture, Sustainability, Smart Cities and Infrastructure, Women Empowerment, Motivational Speaker.

Global Strategist – Allied Digital Services Limited (2023 to date) – a leader in Smart Cities Implementations in India (14 Smart Cities) and in AI driven Global Managed Services in IT / Infrastructure Management/ Enterprise Solutions.

2017-2021: Atal Innovation Mission as Founder Mission Director and Additional Secy at the NITI Aayog (Government of India Think Tank – National Institution for Transforming India) to drive the creation of a world class innovation and entrepreneurship national pan India ecosystem across the length and breadth of the country – during this stint AIM established over 10000 Tinkering Labs in schools across the country (now approved by Govt to be extended to over 50000+ additional labs) enabling currently over 6 million+ school students to acquire a problem solving innovative mindset, 75+ Atal Incubators in Universities fostering over 4000+ Startups of which 900+ are women led Startups, 56 Atal New India  and ARISE (Applied Research and Innovation ) Challenges for Startups and micro small medium enterprises, over 19 Atal Community Innovation Centers in Tier2, Tier3 cities to foster local innovation and job creation, 40+ Intl Strategic partnerships, and a network of over 7000+ Mentors of Change nationwide to mentor Students, Startups, Incubators. AIM has been recommended by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as a model to be adopted by other countries.

2001- 2017 : Managing Director and CEO of CMC Limited

1981-2021 : Senior Vice President of Tata Consultancy

Currently Board Member of IIM Udaipur Incubation Innovation Centre, eCELL IIT Bombay, WISE Incubation Centre SNDT Women University Innovation , Senior Fellow IIM NSRCEL Centre, SRM University Directorate of Entrepreneurship, AIC BAMU Incubator, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology Incubation Centre, Bangalore BIO Innovation Centre BBC

Photovoltaic manufacturing and Plasma process development consultant. Contracts established for PV production lines start-up and optimisation, training and process development with bp solar AUSTRALIA, bp solar USA; Roth & Rau and Schmid, Germany; DelSolar, Big Sun, Taiwan; Solland, Netherlands and Germany; Israeli start-up company. Indirect consulting via Schmid and Roth & Rau contracts in SUNTECH, TRINA SOLAR, JA SOLAR, MOSERBAER, X-CELLS, GINTECH, BIG SUN, Q-CELLS, REC, ISOFOTON and many others in USA, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Norway, Austria, Russia, India, China, Japan,  South Korea, and Taiwan.

Research activities :

• ARC linkages project “Overcoming performance limitations in multicrystalline silicon solar cells” with ANU (Australian National University) from 2003-2008.
• ASI (Australian Solar Institute) projects as industry consultant.
  • UNSW on developments for their LDSE
  • ANU on passivation of boron doped surfaces
• ARENA 2018 collaborative project with UNSW on “Accelerating industrial solar cells efficiency by development of PECVD-based metal oxides, UNSW (Sydney) Increasing efficiency of silicon solar cells by novel passivated contact structures”

Dr. Paul Wilson assumed office as XVII Principal of Madras Christian College, Chennai in June 2020. He is a unique blend of researcher, academician, writer, trained musician and theologian. 

Education:

• M.Sc 1991 (Loyola College, Chennai), Ph.D (Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras, 2002).
• Post-Doctoral Research (Ben Gurion University of The Negev, Beersheva, Israel 2003).

Professional Activities:

• Principal investigator for Projects funded by UGC, DST –SERB and UBCHEA. Serving as reviewer for journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Wiley and American Chemical Society (ACS).
• Life Member of the Catalysis Society of India; Life Member of the Association of Chemistry Teachers, India; Life Member of the Society for Advancement of Chemical Sciences and Education, IGCAR, Kalpakkam.
• Published more than 30 research articles in peer-reviewed journals of international repute.

Aswani Kumar J is a accomplished leader with over 14 years of dynamic experience in Cybersecurity, Cloud Security and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC).

As a seasoned GRC expert, instrumental in aiding organizations in establishing and implementing robust Enterprise Risk Management Systems (ERM) by Utilizing industry-recognized frameworks and tools to fortify organizational cyber resilience and mitigate risks effectively.

He is also, proficient in spearheading cybersecurity and process transformation initiatives, guiding organizations through multiple ISO 9001,27001,22301,14001,27017,27018,13485, ISM, Essetial-8, NIST 800-53 rev5, and PSPF, definitions, implementations and compliance.. This proficiency ensures that organizations not only comply with regulatory requisites but also establish an atmosphere of invincible security and privacy across the organization

Anand Srinivasan has over 30 years of varied experience in electronics manufacturing, software product development, process engineering & information security. He is well versed in product design, project/service delivery and program management. He has managed and delivered over the past 25 years several complex projects exhibiting strong people management, leadership, quick decision-making skills helping the clients to be successful. During the course he has hands on experience designing & building electronic ATEs & software products for the textile, defence & space, retail, and banking domains.

Over the years he has enhanced his knowledge in project & process managements through Prince2, ITIL, ISO 9001and CMMI and information security through ISO27001, CEH and ECSA. He is also a Qualified auditor.

Su Jella helps to drive innovation and opportunity using data and AI capabilities. A visionary in Data, Analytics and AI, Su doesn’t merely confront the question, ‘What do we do with all this data?’ Instead, she transforms this challenge into an enlightening journey of discovery, deriving actionable insights that fuel smarter business decisions. Her strategic vision and leadership have been a catalyst for transformative growth in top-tier organisations, revolutionising their decision-making processes, operational efficiencies and growth trajectories.

Oscar DSilva is based in Sydney and heads Klima Theory (www.klimatheory.com), a venture targeting businesses to establish awareness of climate change through workshops and consultancy services. Oscar is a certified Climate Fresk trainer. 

Besides Klima, Oscar is also a co-founder of dfrens Consulting (www.dfrens.com), a 19 year old, India based Organization, crafting employee engagement and learning programs; as well as consulting on building better employer brands. He has played multiple roles at dfrens, including a 5 year stint as the CEO. He continues to be involved in the organisation’s strategy and operations as it evolves and grows. 

Oscar has also been involved in a few other start-ups along the way, including a restaurant aggregator, an escape room, and most recently, in a data analytics and AI focused consultancy.

Prior to the jump into entrepreneurship, Oscar spent a considerable 10 years in IT program management, product development and operations at General Electric and Talisma.

A Multifaceted Scholar: Journey Across Academia and Beyond

Professor Aparna Uma Raman is an author, researcher, visiting faculty, and consultant at universities and institutions including IISC Bangalore, Mysore University, IIMs, NUS Singapore, etc. She is also a former lawyer, entrepreneur, and investor and has worked with several enterprises, professional firms, educational institutions, governments, research think tanks, and international organizations.

Matt Alderton is a leading Australian entrepreneur, speaker, and #1 best-selling author. As Founder & CEO of Bx – a global business networking and education platform – Matt is helping thousands of business owners grow and thrive through connection, collaboration, and community. He’s founded and scaled over a dozen businesses, generating more than $100 million in revenue.

In 2023, Matt sold Integrated Workforce Solutions, a company he built from scratch, to a publicly listed company for $16 million. Named Business Leader of the Year and recognised in the Telstra Business Awards, Matt has led teams of over 200 people and brings real-world experience to every stage. He’s also a certified John Maxwell  Leadership Coach, passionate about helping people realise their potential.

Sudheer, an ever curious and a “Go-to” guy for any new ideas, believes in leading by walking in the front line. A wildlife conservationist and an adventure seeker by heart, has a healthy appetite for risk in every aspect of life. He believes in setting right examples by achieving the impossible through strategic thinking and sustained efforts and is the first one to jump in the ring when the action begins.

As a Cluster head for Karnataka digital economy mission (KDEM) He is working to develop enabling environment and ecosystem for mysuru’s future and to pave way for a flourishing digital economy by working closely with Government – Industry – Academia to help soft-land new ventures in mysuru and attract new investments to the region.

Sudheer also runs a NGO for wildlife called Voice for Wildlife trust, which is a forum of legal practitioners who dedicate their time to the cause of wildlife conservation and has involved in helping officers in hundreds of wildlife crime detection and investigation efforts to ensure that the culprits who are involved in such wildlife crime cases are apprehended and brought to justice. His stint with wildlife legal domain has made him to be recognised by the Karnataka forest department, the wildlife crime control bureau and wildlife trust of India.