Theme: Thoroughfare

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Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology
Knowledge Park 2
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201310
India

Amit Kumar

CEO, OLX INDIA

Amit is a 40u40 business leader and a versatile individual with education from top Indian universities (IIT Bombay and ISB Hyderabad). He has climbed up the ladder in the last 15 years from being a management trainee to a Global CXO and a startup CEO. He has worked across geographies in diverse industries (Classifieds, e-Commerce, FMCG and Telecom). His work has focused on building scalable businesses with intuitive products and large, strong teams. He understands the value chain of consumer products (e.g., Auto, Fashion, Electronics). He understands consumer segments from Premium to the Bottom of the pyramid. Amit likes to read about evolutionary psychology.

Amresh Bharti

Indian YouTuber

Amresh Bharti is popularly known as Mahatmaji Technical, A popular Indian YouTuber, and Instagram Star well-known for his amazing technical videos and Vlogs on YouTube and Reels on Instagram. He is also a very popular Influencer and Social Media Star.

Anil Sood

Independent Tax Consultant

Mr. Anil Sood is a former Associate Director - Ernst & Young, now Independent Tax Consultant - Indirect Tax Specialist with 45 + years of varied, multidisciplinary, rich and versatile experience in Industry & Consulting - a passionate environmentalist - working on multiple environmental issues hidden from citizens of India by the Statutory Authorities making citizens to feel guilty.

Arun Pandit

Astrologer

Arun Pandit, also known as Astro Arun Pandit, is a Gold Medalist and Certified Astrologer, Numerologist, and Palmist with a family legacy of 48 years in astrology. He has trained over 500 students and gained a substantial following of 850k+ on Instagram. Passionate about reviving ancient arts, his purpose is to help people find answers they seek.

Avirat Jain

Young Author & World Record Holder

Avirat Jain is young author, an incredible orator and multitalented. He has deep interests in astronautical and astrophysics. He is so tech-savvy that at this young age he has designed his own drone. He has pen down chapters and poem in multiple books, he is published international author as well as world records holder from Scholar’s Book of World Record.

Bhuvesh Kapoor

Founder at Jaw Drop Works & MWW, Creative Director at Visage Beauty & Health Care Pvt Ltd.

Experienced Creative Head with a demonstrated history of working in the animation industry. Skilled in Photography, Film Direction, Computer Animation, Graphics, and Traditional Animation. Strong marketing professional with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) focused in Cinematography and Film/Video Production from Picasso animation college, Delhi.

Dr. Parin Somani

Director - London Organisation of Skills Development - United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Parin Somani is a Chief Editor of Global Research Journal, Academic Scholar, Educator, International Motivational Speaker, Author, Writer, Humanitarian, Philanthropist, Multi-International Award Winner and Banker. She is Experienced Banker with a demonstrated history of working in the Financial Industry, Skilled in Accounting, Credit Cards, Credit Risk, Leadership, and Portfolio Management. She has travelled in many countries globally, serving global societies in Education, Women Empowerment, Youth Development. She has been featured in many videos , newspapers/ books for her amazing societal contribution. During the COVID-19 pandemic she has helped to educate many people globally through her Humanitarian work hence, invited to deliver her research at Harvard University and invited by Governors of different Indian States to discuss challenging issues to help global societies. Prof. Dr. Parin Somani believes that “By working together we can make a positive global change”.

Himansu Sekhar Panda

Founder and CEO of Skyy Rider Institutions

Himansu works in the skill development sector, focusing on upskilling youth and bridging the skill gap between industries and students. He connects industries to introduce industry-linked programs that aim to enhance students' employability.

Maj Gen (Dr) Yash Mor

Sena Medal

Major general is a two-star general officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Army. A major general ranks above the one-star rank of brigadier and below the three-star rank of lieutenant general.

Monika Marwah

HR Director- Bluepi

Monika is an experienced HR professional with expertise in HR operations, talent acquisition, and campus recruitment. She has a strong background in HR management, employee engagement, and learning programs. Monika is skilled in providing strategic guidance to general and upper management on various HR areas such as talent and leadership, culture and values, and productivity and cost.

Oviya Singh

Student & Motivational Speaker

Oviya is a student at PlanetSpark, a communication skills learning platform. She has won several public speaking awards, including the 'Youth Spoken Fest,' the 'Podcast Challenge (2021),' the 'National Speech and Debate Tournament,' and the PlanetSpark Global Public Speaking Champion (2022).

Rohit Vaidwan

Educationalist

Rohit Vaidwan

Rupinder Maliya

Entrepreneur, Educationist, Podcaster

Rupinder Maliya is an Entrepreneur, Educationist, Communication Enhancer, Blogger, Podcaster and Public Speaker. She is the Founder and Owner of Vision Upgraded - English Language Proficiency Training Institute in Punjab, India. She has been recognised by the prestigious India Today Magazine in the list of TOP 8 Emerging Indian Women Achievers. She has been the recipient of many prestigious awards for her contribution into the field of education and women entrepreneurial ventures. She has received certificate of appreciation for being a Speaker at Trailblazers:International Business Innovators Summit 2021. She has participated and received appreciation for her stimulating talk at Global Education and Training Institute Lucknow 2021. She recently got her articles published in Kenya based CORE Africa Magazine and was invited as a Keynote Speaker at Christian Women Entrepreneur Network of Africa, South Africa.

Samriddhi Shukla

Student at GCET

Samriddhi is a final year B.Tech Student at Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology.