Theme: Indian and Beyond

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Seminar Hall
Indian Institute of Technology
Hauz Khas
New Delhi, Delhi, 110016
India

Abhishek Garg

Co-founder Finomena

Abhishek passed out of IITD in 2010 with an Electrical Engineering major. He started working with BCG in their Financial Services practice area for 2 yrs after which he moved on to become a Private Equity Investor in a global fund named Bain Capital that manages roughly ~$66Billion worth of assets.He then co-founded this fintech startup named Finomena. He is really passionate about Finance and how it will get disrupted driven by technology in the next decade.

Ajay Pandit

Ajay Pandit. He is the founder of Synergy Sansthan. Founded in 2006, the organisation works towards the prevention of child bonded labor in India. Since its inception, they have rescued several children and currently have 48 children from Madhya Pradesh in the process of rehabilitation. He is a fellow of National child rights fellowship, CRY and a master in social work and disaster management. He looks forward to sharing the cause, the potential and the journey to completely eradicate the cause of child bonded labor.

Annurag Batra

Mr. Annurag Batra is a serial entrepreneur, media mogul, a journalist and an eternal optimist rolled into one. He is a B. Tech in Computer Sciences, a degree, which he acquired before joining Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, one of India’s leading BusinessSchool. He is a first generation entrepreneur and after acquiring the iconic business media and magazine brand BW Businessworld Chairman of BW | Businessworld, a 35 year strong media brand as well as most respected business publication in the country.

Atim Kabra

Atim Kabra is the Founding Partner of Frontline Strategy Limited, the investment manager/advisor for two Mauritius-based India-centric Private Equity funds namely –India Industrial Growth Fund Limited and Strategic Ventures Fund (Mauritius) Limited. He has over 20 years of well rounded “equities exposure” including Portfolio Management, Equity Sales and Equity Research with global institutions like ABN AMRO Bank, ANZ Grindlays Bank. After a stint in the equity research section at ABN Amro Securities India, Atim moved to New York City with ABN Amro Inc. where he set up the sub-continent equity sales desk. He quit ABN Amro in 2000 to set up Frontline Strategy Limited and Strategic Ventures Fund (Mauritius) Limited. Atim has lived and worked in India (Delhi and Mumbai), and USA (New York region for 10 years).

Dr. Dharminder Nagar

Managing Director , Paras Healthcare

Dr. Dharminder Nagar is the Managing Director of Paras Healthcare. He is a doctor, hospital administrator and entrepreneur all in one. He holds an MBBS from Mysore Medical College, MPhil from BITS Pilani, MS from Imperial College and MBA from Harvard. He established Paras Healthcare, which is founded on three principle of affordability accessibility and quality, on his journey to make health services accessible to all Indians.

Dr. Priya Virmani

Political and Economic Analyst

Dr. Virmani was awarded a PhD from the University of Bristol, UK. Post her doctorate she studied Management Strategy at Harvard University specialising in Emerging Economies including India and Brazil. She is the Founder and Director of Paint Our World, a humanitarian art project that empowers disadvantaged children to process and overcome trauma www.paintourworld.org. As a life coach and mentor she has worked with corporates and individuals empowering them to define and realise their goals. Dr. Virmani has given talks on topics ranging from globalisation; political economy; entrepreneurship; women's rights; the non-profit sector; psychology and motivation in various countries including India, China, the USA, the UK, Ireland, India, Austria and Puerto Rico. In her role as a Political and Economic Analyst Dr. Virmani is a regular contributor on BBC Radio and writes for publications across the globe including The Guardian, London and The New Statesman, London.

Kiriti Rambhatla

Data and Bollywood

Born in India, educated in North America & Europe , Kiriti Rambhatla holds a baccalaureate in Electrical & Systems Engineering and an MBA. A graduate of the Leadership program at London Business School and holds an executive diploma in Strategy & Innovation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT) , USA. With work experience in South East Asia, Africa, Europe & North America, Kiriti currently works as a Strategist in the Media & Entertainment sector with focus on Indian sub continent.

Mebs Shaikh

Growing up in a quiet neighbourhood of Mumbai, boarding a boat of dreams sailing through uncharted waters of self-discovery and landing up in Australia, Mebs Shaikh is a true rockstar-in-spirit. Now an NRI (Newly Returned Indian) from Australia drawing a direct connection between Health and Wealth of a Nation. Hence his motto:”Healthy Nation is a Wealthy Nation”. Mebs vision is to help people live healthier, happier and longer. With his inspired ideas and persistence, Mebs has managed to challenge the very foundation of Healthcare economics. The key objective is to make Indian healthcare ecosystem, Affordable (Market Based Model), Accessible(Care Anywhere) and Accountable (if it is Healthcare then answer should be THE ANSWER). His success is no surprise to anyone who’s seen him speak Mebs’ confidence, energy and emotional delivery makes his talks a rockstar’s rendition of poetry.

Mohammad Imran Khan

Teacher at Sanskriti Education Department, Rajasthan

He found mention in PM Modi's Wembley speech . He has developed around 52 free educational apps. Android and Web development is kind of a hobby for him.

Ravi Singh

IRS officer

Ravi Singh is an IRS officer and is currently posted as Assistant Commissioner, Service Tax, Noida. He is a Delhi College of Engineering (now DTU) alumnus and takes keen interest in Philosophy especially Indian Philosophy. Before dedicating himself to the civil services, he has worked in a Consulting Role with two of the Big 4 and as a Project Officer in the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee. He plays basketball and ardently follows the NBA. He utilizes his free time by practising the martial art form – Krav Maga. A young and dynamic thinker, he likes to explore the world with an open mind.

Riddhi Mittal

Co-founder Finomena

Riddhi Mittal is one of the co-founders of Finomena - a fin-tech startup based in BLR. She first went for a Stanford University undergrad and Masters in Computer Science, and then worked at places like Facebook (built GraphSearch from scratch), Mohr Davidow Ventures ($700 VC fund) and was also the youngest PM on Microsoft HoloLens (leading a team of 8 people). She is driven by the sheer impact sensible technology has the potential of having on millions of people's lives.

Samar Singla

Startups and Data

Samar Singla, the CEO of Jugnoo is an alumnus of IIT-Delhi and a Physicist by education. Born with an entrepreneurial bent of mind, he walked the unconventional road of leaving a PhD in Applied Physics to start up. Jugnoo, his third successful venture, aims to double the income of every auto rickshaw driver in the country and provide affordable transportation to the masses on a tap.