Theme: [R]EVOLUTION

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Lachoo Memorial College Auditorium
Sector-A, Shastri Nagar
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342001
India

Amb. Dr Deepak Vohra

Ex-Ambassador & Special Advisor to PM

Ambassador Vohra started his career as a TV representor on Doordarshan. Among India’s most loved television figures he was short-listed by a woman’s magazine as one of the “most sensational personalities” in India. Dr. Deepak joined the prestigious Indian Foreign Services in 1973. He has been the Ambassador of India to several countries across continents. Ambassador Vohra was also the Officer on Special Duty to the Technology Adviser to the Prime Minister of India. Dr Vohra is the current Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Lesotho and Guinea-Bissau and the Special Advisor to Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils, Leh and Kargil. Ambassador Vohra is specialized in developmental issues for emerging nations. In October 2005, Armenia awarded him a gold medal for his contribution to Armenian agriculture and named a school after him. The government of Sudan has given him their highest civilian honour.

Archana Singh

Award Winning Travel Blogger

A Brand Management Expert by profession and a Travel Journalist by passion, who loves to explore offbeat places in search of untold human stories. Whether it is about detecting the loss of innocence in Malana or uncovering the harsh truth of the tribes of Sapa, the tragic story of the pastoral nomads of Changthang or the inspiring story of Nepal's Women of Steel; Archana is trying to use travel as an evolution tool to bring the marginalised on the forefront. She took the biggest risk of her life when she quit her 15 years of ‘secure’ corporate career handling some of the world's biggest brands to follow her passion. In a short span of time, she has travelled to over 60 countries. Besides documenting her experiences on the popular travelseewrite.com, she regularly writes for leading publications within India as well as outside

Hemlata Joshi

Psychology Professor

Dr. Hemlata Joshi is an energetic and dynamic professional from the field of psychology. She has been working as an Assistant Professor in Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, for the past 5 years and has keen interest in areas like cognitive, clinical, Research and Testing psychology. Exploring the indigenous aspects of health and psychology from ancient Indian Vedic Literature are her primary areas of interest and she endeavours to promote a Holistic model of health wherein Mind and Body are taken care of in a combined fashion.

Mahima Bhatnagar

Counselling Psychologist

he is a Counselling Psychologist and a practicing Arts Based Therapist. She is also a certified Yoga Instructor. Ms. Mahima draws wisdom from Eastern schools of psychological thought and works with a holistic healing paradigm. She holds a fascination for Buddhist Psychology and uses it as her guide for therapeutic work.

Parth Pareek

CA

A man who wants to be second to none, Mr. Pareek set out to achieve an improbable target and apparently it turned out that he really went onto doing that. From Jaipur, Parth Pareek is willing to pursue 10 degrees with CA, JD, LLB, LLM, CPA, ACCA among others and has already achieved 5 of these. He is a state level Cricketer, a 5 year professional trainee of Indian Classical Music, an ardent MUNer (has done over 125+ MUNs so far) and a soon to be published author who sees himself as a future politician. An extremely jovial person to hangout with, Parth is a wonderful actor too.

Rakshanda Vyas

Medical Student. Poet.

Medical Student. Poet.

Suresh Rathi

Stock Market Expert, Philanthropist

Mr. Suresh Rathi, a Chartered Accountant, started his career in 1981, as a financial consultant and providing investment advice and market insights to investors through a periodical newsletter. As a result of his hard work and commitment, and fought through a variety of struggles, he got selected as a member of the Bombay Stock Exchange. He has garnered a rare expertise in the entire gamut of financial services, gained from a wealth of experience of over 36 years. Mr Rathi started his ventures into the volatile financial markets by being an immense risk taker yet following the traditional business styles with keeping in mind the culture and traditions. Mr Rathi stayed connected with grass root and developed an ethical approach for a sustaining business environment.

Ummul Kher

Commissioner - Indian Revenue Services

Ms. Ummul, an IRS officer from 2016 UPSC batch, as much as she’d like it to be, her story is not a fairy-tale. Poverty and a genetic disorder have been her constant companion. As someone living with fragile bone disorder since she was a kid. The sky in Ummul’s world had been grey for the longest time. But nothing could shatter the woman’s hard will and determination. She knew she was destined to reach the stars and that the strings of fate were entangled around her delicate fingers. She was in charge of her destiny and nothing could come in between.

VS Parthasarathy

Group CFO & CIO of Mahindra & Mahindra

Mr VS played a vital role in positioning Mahindra on the global map by handling acquisitions of companies in various geographies like Korea, China and USA. He has received various accolades and recognitions , such as Best CFO of India Award by Corporate Excellence Awards and Best CFO Award - 2012 by Business Today. Partha is focused on professional excellence, continuous learning and developing young talent within the Group .He is passionate about building team spirit and encouraging innovations. He enjoys public speaking and manages to make time for interactions in industry forums.