Arun Wakhlu

Executive Chairman, Consultant, Coach, Facilitator
Pragati Leadership

Arun is a facilitator in the area of Individual, organizational and social Transformation. He sees his work as healing. Catalysing the return of people and systems to wholeness. His passionate desire to reach out to others with open arms gave birth to the Pragati Foundation, a non-government Organization based in Pune. Now he is Leading project “Awaken I” committed to the vision of “Good work for all”.

Dr. Mukund Rajan

Brand Custodian and Chief Ethics Officer
Tata Sons

He serves as a member of the Group Executive Council at Tata Sons. Dr Rajan joined Tata through the Tata Administrative Service in January 1995. He was assigned to the office of the Chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, in 1996, where he served for 12 years. In 2007, World Economic Forum Honoured Dr Rajan as a Young Global Leader.

Parmesh Shahani

Head – Culture Lab
Godrej India

He is an author, editor, venture Capitalist, entrepreneur, ethnographer, curator and cultural catalyst. He has worked within overlapping space, with constituent elements that create both intersection and disjuncture.

He is a Yale World Fellow (2014), a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2014), an Utrecht university-impact Fellow (2012), and a TED Fellow (2009).

R Gopalakrishnan

Author and Corporate Advisor
Mindworks

Gopal has been a corporate leader for 48 years; 31 years in Unilever and 17 years in Tata. He was chairman, Unilever Arabia, MD, Brook Bond Lipton, Vice Chairman, Hindustan lever and retired as Executive Director and Board member of Tata Sons. He is the author of 5 books and is a global speaker and a columnist.

Shaheen Mistri

CEO
Teach For India

Born in Mumbai, Shaheen lived in 13 different countries while growing up. At the age of 18 she returned to Mumbai, where she soon realized that children living in the city’s slums lack access to quality education. She founded the first Akanksha Centre in 1989, enrolling 15 children and employing college friends as volunteers.

Vaibhav Chhabra

Co-Founder
Maker’s Asylum

Vaibhav Chhabra is a mechanical engineer by profession but a carpenter by passion. A graduate from Boston University, Vaibhav spent two years of his career at EyeNetra, building eye diagnostic devices. A few years ago, when he moved to Mumbai, Vaibhav began ‘Makers Asylum’. He essentially coupled his degree with his passion to create the first community Makerspace in India.

Anna Warrington

Director
Forum for the Future, India

Anna’s work in innovation within pioneering businesses helps ideas to bubble to the surface. She runs Forum for the Future in Mumbai which focusses on future opportunities for business in creating a sustainable world, trying out these solutions on a small scale and then working out what that means for taking the idea mainstream. Her dream project is anything that gets people collaborating to bring good ideas into practice quickly, preferably with an international or global impact.

Archana Pania

Radio Jockey
Radio City 91.1FM

Anchor, voice over artist, radio jockey, digger of metaphysical facts, adventure junkie, singing and dancing. As if this wasn’t enough, she even competed and reached the shortlist of Indian Idol. The voice that Mumbai connects with.

Ruchi Gangrade

Radio Jockey
Fever 104 FM

She is popularly known as Rangeeli Ruchi and hosts the maddest radio show in town. She still manages to be friendly and soft spoken. Ruchi has also been awarded the best stylish RJ. She’s also been an anchor with the Zee Network.

Hrishi K

Radio Jockey
94.3 Radio One

Hrishikesh Kannan that’s his full name but you know him as Hrishi K. He’s won the RAPA award for the best radio jockey in India and has worked with most of the leading FM radio channels. He has also scripted and produced a number of popular radio ads under his production house Radiohead. And why stop there, Hrishi K has also acted in a number of ads, plays and TV serials. His livewire cricket commentary and sports presentation have earned him the accolade of India’s first sports RJ.

Hrishi K

Radio Jockey
94.3 Radio One

Hrishikesh Kannan that’s his full name but you know him as Hrishi K. He’s won the RAPA award for the best radio jockey in India and has worked with most of the leading FM radio channels. He has also scripted and produced a number of popular radio ads under his production house Radiohead. And why stop there, Hrishi K has also acted in a number of ads, plays and TV serials. His livewire cricket commentary and sports presentation have earned him the accolade of India’s first sports RJ.

Nilesh Gopali

Country Head - India
CloudBuy

Nilesh was instrumental in launching a new UK High Street Bank from Scratch-Metro bank-which was Britain’s first new High Street Bank in over 100 years. He is also the business Mentor-London Mayor’s International Business Programme and the Founding Member-Leaders Excellence, Indian Chapter-Leaders Excellence at Harvard Square. With an extensive background in the financial markets and his collaborative leadership approach to deliver similar results, he spears heads CloudBuy in India.

Madan Bahal

Founder and Managing Director
Adfactors PR Pvt. Ltd

Madan Bahal, will always be known for managing India’s largest and most successful IPOs. He is co-founder and managing director of Adfactors PR-the first Indian PR firm to go global with successful operations in Dubai, Sri Lanka and Singapore. Considering that it is India’s largest public relations firm, by revenue, this comes as no surprise. He has provided strategic guidance to innumerable marquee multinational brand and is at the forefront f the communication industry in India and globally.

Radha Kapoor

Founder & Executive Director
ISDI

She’s a juggler and a very good one at that. With Brand Canvas, she’s brought graphic walls, murals and art installations into the workplace. Launched Pressto Quality Dry cleaning and laundry service in India and also set up Indian School of Design & Innovation (ISDI Parsons Mumbai), one of the most vibrant places to learn at. Her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in Communication Design holds her in good stead straddling the creative and the business end of things.

Jay Bhanushali

Actor, Anchor, Dancer, Avid Gamer and Cricket Buff

It’s hard to look beyond his awesome screen presence, cute smile and one liner. Right from Disney India’s Dhoom Machao Dhoom to Kayamat on Star Plus, he’s been a heartthrob. He’s gone on to play roles in crime patrol, Geet and Kairi. But you know him best as the Anchor of Dance India Dance and as one half of the winning couple in Nach Baliye Season 5. His better half being, his gorgeous wife, Mahhi Vij.

Mahhi Vij

Actress, Model, Dancer, Adrenaline Junkie

It’s hard to say just one thing about Mahhi Vij. She’s a model turned actress, who danced her way into your hearts in Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, Nach Baliye and showed her adventurous streak in Khatron Ke Khiladi. Mahhi is currently essaying Nakusha in Lagi Tujhse Lagan. She’s also Jai Bhanushali’s wife. A multifaceted busybody-that’s who she is.

Sanjay Reddy

Vice Chairman
GVK Power and Infrastructure LTD.

He was instrumental in making GVK the Largest airport operator in India, by Owing, developing and operating the Mumbai and Bengaluru Airports, which Handle over 60million passengers per year. He founded GVK biosciences, which is one of Asia’s largest contract research Organizations employing more than 2500 Scientists. He is involved with GVK EMRI 108 service which is the world’s largest ambulance service offered free of cost to over 800 million people across India and having served more than one million lives until date.

Krishna Kodali

Head- The center for Executive Education
ISB

Currently heads the Centre for Executive Education at the ISB. He has over 30 years of corporate experience, having worked for companies such as Heritage foods, Suven Lifesciences, Natco Pharma and Britannia Industries, in roles ranging from Marketing, Strategy and Human Resources in top management positions. He has also been a Business analyst on regional television channels and visiting faculty at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus. Krishna holds a PGDM from IIM Bangalore, and an MSc Hons(chemistry) from BITS PILANI.

Jairaj Mashru

Founder
Bombay Innovation Group

Jairaj Mashru, Founder of Bombay Innovation Group is also on the International Advisory Council, Creative Industries Federation, UK. Jairaj builds innovation and entrepreneurial capacity in individuals, organizations and local economies. He has curated the practice of innovation across USA, EU and India for A list clients including PayPal, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Sprint and American Express. Bombay Innovation Group is a strategic innovation consultancy which helps organizations around the world solve difficult problems and pursue new growth opportunities. Jairaj is also on the advisory board of F.I.E.L.D Africa, a grassroots entrepreneurship organization and has been involved with the World Innovation Congress, The Misfit Economy, BMW Guggenheim Lab, Sustainable Innovation Summit & the Global Innovation Challenge

Malishka Mendonsa

Radio Jockey
Red FM 93.5

Mumbai Ki Rani RJ Malishka from 93.5 Red FM has several global awards to her name including the RAPA, Promax and The Sound of India. For several listeners in Mumbai, RJ Malishka’s show Morning No.1 is a must-listen. In addition, RJ Malishka recently took home the trophy of 'RJ of the Year' at WCRC Ideas fest. You've seen her in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Big Boss now hear here in person.

Suyyash Rai

Television Actor and Singer

Suyyash Rai is an Indian television actor and singer. He debuted on the popular Indian supernatural show Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani as Neil Khurana. His other serials include Kya Hua Tera Vaada, Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai, Ajab Sa Risk Hai amongst others. He has also walked the ramp and been in several ads. Suyyash has also been in Big Boss. Season 9. He recently launched his debut album Khushnuma. His longtime girlfriend Kishwer Merchant has also lent her voice to one of the tracks.