Rashesh Shah, Chairman and CEO of the Edelweiss Group is the Chairman of the FICCI - Maharashtra State Council, which is head-quartered in Mumbai

Rashesh has over twenty years of experience in financial services in India. Prior to founding Edelweiss, he worked with ICICI, then India’s premier industrial development bank and today its largest private sector bank. In 1996, encouraged by the opportunity in the financial services sector as a result of economic reforms and liberalization in India, Rashesh founded Edelweiss with initial equity capital of INR 1 Cr (USD 250,000). Since then, Edelweiss has grown into a large diversified financial services house offering Credit, Capital Market, Asset Management, Housing Finance and Insurance products to a wide range of Institutional, Corporate and Individual customers. From 10 employees in 2000, Edelweiss is now 3,500 employees strong, with a net worth of over USD 500 Mn.

Rashesh’s focus on innovation and his passion for growth through expansion into related/adjacent markets has been a key differentiator for Edelweiss. Under his leadership, the company has combined growth oriented entrepreneurship with a strong focus on risk. The company’s consistent growth can be attributed to the culture of ownership and partnership that is nurtured amongst the employees of Edelweiss. A pioneering move to reward those who built Edelweiss with ESOPs has resulted in one of the most broad-based employee-ownerships among financial services companies in India.

Rashesh has served on the Boards of various companies and public institutions. He has in the past served on the Executive Committee of the National Stock Exchange and currently is Chairman of the Capital Market Committee of FICCI. He has also been nominated to the Executive Committee of a proposed US - India Investors Forum.

His academic qualifications include an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, a Diploma in International Trade from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi and a Bachelor's Degree in Science from the University of Mumbai.

Besides writing regularly for various leading business dailies and publications in India, Rashesh’s views on the Indian economy and policy issues are regularly sought by leading Indian and global business journals. He is also a regular speaker at various industry and economic forums.

Among the several accolades Rashesh has received, are the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award from Bombay Management Association (2008-2009) and the ‘Special Award for Contribution to Development of Capital Markets in India’ by Zee Business at the India’s Best Market Analyst Awards, 2011.

A voracious reader and keen tennis player, Rashesh’s current passion is running marathons.

Mr. Pawar is Managing Director of Sakal Group, Printer & Publisher of Sakal Newspapers, Agrowon and Gomantak and also Printer and Publisher & Managing Editor of Sakaal Times.

At 35, he is among the youngest Group Publishers this industry has seen.

He is also elected as an Executive Committee Member of Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) for 2006-2008 and is a member of the global YPO (Young Presidents' Organization).

The young scion of this media monolith is eminently qualified in engineering and has been responsible for various turnkey projects in the areas of technology and electronic media. He, as a Director on the Board has focused on modernization for the newspaper house, implementing best practices of the industry. This has seen him bring in developmental change in the areas of content, business process and technology. His understanding of the International environment is being leveraged successfully to enable Sakal deliver the state of Maharashtra to audiences across the world.

Mr. Jain has been the Managing Director of the Company since 1993. He has commerce degree from Pune University and Law Degree from Mumbai University. He joined management team in 1984 and was in charge of our US based marketing operations. Mr. Anil Jain has an extensive background and experience in Finance, Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Restructuring Operations, Export Marketing, International Business Relations, Collaborations and Joint Ventures.

Ms. Raina joined as the Executive Director of the Harvard Business School India Research Center (IRC), Mumbai in March 2008. In this leadership role she focuses on building and maintaining relationships with senior business leaders in the region to facilitate the expanding work of the Center in research, educational programs, and alumni endeavors.

The IRC seeks to understand and document the emerging trends that are shaping the future of India and the region. It seeks to play a proactive role in the social transformation of India. It engages HBS faculty, shares knowledge and best practices through research and case studies with leaders who are driving India’s growth and development. In short, the IRC works to bring the best of Harvard to India and take the best of India to Harvard.

To this end, to date , it has facilitated the writing of over 80 case studies on Indian Business Practice, supported half a dozen research projects , and run executive education programs for business leaders on subjects ranging from Globalizing Indian enterprises , to AgriBusiness. It has also supported the participation of 34 professors from premier Indian Business Schools in HBS’s Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning which is a program that aims to help management educators improve their effectiveness through innovative teaching and course design.

Prior to joining Harvard Business School, Ms. Raina spent 15 years at Citigroup (India), most recently as Country Training Director. In that role, she was responsible for training, development, and change management for the consumer bank as well as for Citigroup's associates and affiliate companies in India. She was also on the bank's management committee and provided training resources throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Her unit ran more than 1,500 programs in 26 locations for more than 67,000 participants yearly. Among her many accomplishments was the creation of a corporate university with seven interlinked functional and business-specific training academies.

Prior to Citigroup (India), Ms. Raina worked for more than a decade at ANZ Grindlays Bank PLC. Holding positions in a variety of areas, including marketing, branch banking, and human resources, she rose to the rank of Senior Manager.
She earned an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, in 1981, and a bachelor's degree (Eng Hons) from Loreto College in the University of Calcutta in 1979.

Mr. Firodia is a rare combination of a brilliant Engineer and an astute Businessman. He is the Chairman of Kinetic Group, India's leading manufacturers and exporters of two wheelers. A leading Industrialist, he is also a Social activist.Born in 1943, Mr. Arun Firodia obtained his B.Tech with distinction in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Mumbai in 1965. He later went to US and obtained his MS in Electrical Engineering from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). He completed his MS in Management from 'Sloan School of Management'. He had a bright academic career.He inherits the rich tradition of his illustrious father late Shri H K Firodia, the Doyen of Indian Automobile Industry, who developed vehicles for common people at affordable prices.

Mr. Firodia started the flagship company, Kinetic Engineering Ltd. He developed, India's first totally indigenous moped - "Luna" , which became an instant hit with the consumers and has become an all time success story. Mr. Arun Firodia introduced the world's most advanced Scooter in India in a Joint Venture with Honda Motor Company of Japan.

He has collaborated with world renowned companies such as Hyundai, Taigene, Sciaky, Daewoo, San Yang etc. for manufacturing of advanced technology products. Mr. Arun Firodia is the Founder Chairman of “H K Firodia Memorial Foundation" started in the honour & memory of his father Late Shri H K Firodia in 1996. The Foundation institutes "H K Firodia Awards For Excellence in Science & Technology" which are given to outstanding Indian Scientists for their original contributions and world class work in any branch of science.

Mr. Desai, Founder and Ex-Chairman of Mastek, is the chief architect of catapulting Mastek into the Top 20 software companies in India.

Mr. Desai is a leading light of the IT industry in India. He is the founder member and ex-President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM). He has also been the Vice President of ASOCIO (Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation). He is the only Indian to be presented with the Honourable Contributor's Award for his outstanding contribution to ASOCIO's growth in 1994.

Mr. Desai, M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai (ranked 3rd among Technology and Science Institutes by Asiaweek in its Special Report on Asia's Best Universities 2000) and MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad (ranks among the Top 5 management institutes in India), was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT, Mumbai for his contribution as a software entrepreneur.

Mr. Dogra is the Managing Director & CEO of CARE Ratings, a leading credit rating agency in India. Mr. Dogra has over 32 years of rich and varied experience in commercial banking and extensive knowledge about the functioning of the corporate sector.

Mr. Dogra, one of CARE’s first employees, has been an integral part of the top management team of CARE and plays an active role in shaping the strategic direction of CARE. His contribution is greatly responsible for the successful growth and development of CARE into a leading credit rating agency in the country. Mr. Dogra holds a Post-Graduate Degree in Management (Finance) from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi.

He is a gold medalist in his Post Graduate Degree in Agriculture from Himachal Pradesh University.  He is also a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. Prior to joining CARE, Mr. Dogra held several senior positions in a public sector bank for over 15 years.

‘Tech Princess’ Devita Saraf is the Youngest Businesswoman on India Today’s 25 Most Powerful Women in India. She is the CEO of Vu Televisions and Vu Telepresence USA. She started training at the young age of 16 under her father, Raj Saraf - Chairman of Zenith Computers, and was made Director at age 21. At 24, she started Vu – the first luxury in technology brand that has won hearts of consumers in India and across the globe. At 26, she was won Zee TV’s Youngest Achiever Award. At 29, she won Indo-American Society’s Most outstanding woman entrepreneur award.

She isn’t afraid of starting new ventures, proving this in the development of Vu Televisions and now with Vu Telepresence. She’s brought in a wide variety of ideas and concepts to the extent of inventing the term ‘luxury in technology’. If there is one word to describe her it would be ‘progressive’. Likewise, technology too is a constantly evolving field and luxury in technology is a new concept. The high of working at a place where there are new challenges every day is the reason for her to start her day.

Devita has a ‘Bachelors in Business Administration with a Specialization in Marketing’ from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles. She also did a course in Game theory and Strategic Thinking from the London School of Economics and Management in Technology from University of California, Berkeley.

Devita writes Op-Ed column for the Wall Street Journal on india.wsj.com.

She also is a part of Mensa - an international society of people whose IQ ranks in the top 2% of the world's population.

Devita is an Executive Committee member of FICCI – India’s largest trade association making her their youngest executive committee member.

Mr. Dandekar is the CMD of Camlin, a name synonymous with Art Colours and Stationery in India which was started in 1931 during the Swadeshi Era and now has more than seven and half decades of technical expertise and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities spread across the country. Camlin is one of few companies which has not only survived but grown in the post Globalization Era, thereby contributing a substantial percentage to the countries GDP. Camlin ensures that its products are not only qualitative but are affordable to lowest strata of society or Indians below poverty line thereby not only making education affordable but supports the literacy drive of Govt. of India.

As we all know that today India is the second largest growing economy in the world and it is driven primarily by skilled i.e. knowledgeable or talent pool of human resources, which Govt is trying to create and retain.

Dilip Dandekar, is giving a momentum to this government’s objective not only through Camlin’s drive in the Education Sector but by leading and guiding the Industry and Traders of Mumbai & Maharashtra consistently for last 40 years initially as The President of Tarapur Industrial Manufacturers Association, then as The President of Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and now as The President of Indian Merchants’ Chamber.

Dilip Dandekar has acted as a bridge between the Industry and the Govt. and has solved various issues concerning the Industry and Trade thereby helped the country in its economic growth.

Dilip Dandekar has immensely helped in increasing the Bilateral Trade Relations between India and various countries due to his diplomatic relations with various Consul Corps and is consistently the Honorary Consul Mongolia for last 4 years.

Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani, Principal of H.R. College of Commerce & Economics was appointed Sheriff of Mumbai on Jan. 5, 2008 and is now serving in her third term.The Sheriff of Mumbai is an honorary post and is a link between the citizens and the Government, providing an opportunity to make a difference within the communities of Mumbai.

Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani's nomination to Boards of large National and Global Companies has provided the impetus to the platform for significant collaboration between Industry and Academia, as well as bringing diversity to the Boards of these Corporations given the width of her experience.

On assuming charge as Sheriff, she immediately launched the Women's Helpline 1298 with the support of twenty leading NGO’s, promoted voluntary blood donation for the citizens to free the patients from the pressure of procuring blood, harnessed student energy for the Municipal Corporation's Clean-Up Mumbai Campaign where the student volunteers would blow the Sheriff’s whistle to keep Mumbai city clean, initiated the much-needed Green Mumbai Project and provided for clean drinking water in the Mumbai district jail. Dr. Shahani has led Sheriff’s delegations to interact with premier institutions and universities to UK, Europe, USA, Australia & New Zealand, Quebec City, Montreal, Philippines, Brazil, Argentina, Singapore and South Africa.

A doyen in the field of academics, Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani has over three decades of teaching experience at the college and university level where she has played the lead role in nurturing future leaders. She is a firm believer of a student empowered teaching-learning model which places the responsibility of learning on the learner and which also promotes creative faculty development.

Dr. Indu Shahani who is the first Indian to be appointed Vice-Chair on the Board of the Governors of the International Baccalaureate and has over a decade of experience with the IB. Recognised as an international academician currently Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani is Advisor - India, for IBO. The IBO has over 3000 schools in 140 countries and provides education across the world. In India there are over 70 schools run by IBO.

Dr. Shahani holds a PhD in Commerce from University of Mumbai on enhancing Academia- Industry linkages. At the University level, Dr. Shahani holds key positions at the Academic Council, Faculty of Commerce and Board of Studies in Business Management. As Director, Academics of Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate (HSNC) Board, she is responsible for enhancing academic standards of 29 educational institutions managed by the HSNC Board in Mumbai.

Dr. Shahani is a Visiting Faculty Member at the UC Berkeley, NYU Stern, USA and she is a Lead Speaker at various conferences in India and abroad. She has also developed many linkages for student and faculty exchanges with leading universities in USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand.

Dr. Shahani has received many awards, prominent among them are ‘Citizen of Mumbai Award’ by Rotary Club of Bombay; ‘Sindhu Gaurav Award’ by International Sindhu Chamber of Commerce; ‘Women's Achievers’ Award’ by Young Environmentalists Programme Trust, ‘Woman of the Year Award’ by Junior Chamber International, ‘Excellence in Education Award’ at the FLO Great Women Achiever Awards; and ‘The Giants International Education Award.’

Dr. Shahani was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Westminster in London on November 16, 2009. As a tribute to Dr. Shahani the University has instituted the Sheriff of Mumbai’s Scholarships for Women from Mumbai to study a Master’s programme in the years 2009 and 2010.

A visionary and a thought leader, Dr. (Mrs.) Indu Shahani has been acknowledged worldwide for her significant contribution to education and value-based leadership.

Mr. Singh has been the Managing Director of Rolta India Ltd. since September 1, 2004. Mr. Singh is a Promoter of Rolta India Ltd. Mr. Singh is recognized as a pioneer in the CAD/CAM/GIS field in India. Mr. Singh served as the Senior Vice President-Commercial Services of NIIT Ltd. He served as the Commandant of Air Force Technical College of Indian Air Force.

He has extensive and very rich experience of over 30 years in all aspects of corporate management including finance, technology and international business. Mr. Singh has been Chairman at Rolta India Ltd. since July 1, 2007 and serves as its Whole-time Director. He served as a Director at Rolta India Ltd. since 1982. Mr. Singh holds Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) and an MBA.

Mr. Choksi is Chairman and Managing Director, Gitanjali Group, one of the largest integrated diamond and jewellery manufacturer-retailers in the world and a leading name in the global gem and jewellery industry.

He is a visionary who from the mid-80s has led the expansion and diversification of the company. In the early 1990s, he pioneered the development of branded jewellery in India, launching Gili in 1994, and since then has developed a large portfolio of renowned jewellery brands for different consumer segments and needs, which are retailed both in India and overseas. Today, brands from the Gitanjali Group including Nakshatra, Gili, D’damas, Asmi, Sangini and others are among the most visible and largest selling in India.

Under him the group has expanded to international markets and now owns and operates two large retail chains (Rogers and Samuels) in the USA, and has retail operations in Japan, China, Italy, Middle East and other countries through acquisitions and tie-ups.

Mr. Choksi is now spearheading the expansion of the group into the luxury lifestyle segment in India and abroad, and the development of sector specific SEZs for the gem and jewellery industry.

Mr. Choksi is a member of the National Executive of FICCI and the Chairman of the FICCI Gems & Jewellery Committee. He is also closely associated with other trade and industry associations like Assocham, CII and The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), of which he is a former chairman.

Nadir Godrej is the Managing Director of Godrej Industries and Chairman, Godrej Agrovet. He is also a Director of numerous firms including Godrej & Boyce, Godrej Foods and Godrej Consumer Products.

A veteran of Indian industry, Nadir has played an important role in developing the animal feed, agricultural input and chemicals businesses owned by Godrej. His active interest in research related to these areas has resulted in several patents in the field of agricultural chemicals and surfactants.

With his tremendous experience and expertise Nadir has also contributed to the development of a variety of industries by participating keenly in industry bodies such as the Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers Association of India, Indian Chemical Manufacturers Association and Oil Technologists’ Association of India.

Currently, Nadir is the President of the Indo French Technical Association and the Alliance Francaise Mumbai. For his contribution to Indo-French relations, the French Government has honored Mr. Godrej with the awards of “Chevalier de L’Ordre National due Merite” and “The National Order of the Legion of Honour”.

A Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, Nadir has also done his MBA from the Harvard Business School. He lives in Mumbai, India with his wife and three children.

Steering McCann Worldgroup in a complex and layered market like India is about straddling contradictions and tempering growth with solidity, a challenge that Prasoon Joshi thrives on. He has also recently been mandated with the leadership of McCann Erickson’s worldwide Creative Council.

Torchbearer of a new, young breed of advertising, Prasoon is credited with putting not just India but Asia on the world stage. Winner of more than 400 National and International Awards, he is only the 3rd Asian to head the Cannes Jury and the only Indian to be part of the Titanium & Integrated Cannes jury. Prasoon’s other credits include:

• Scripted the success story for many a brand in India: Coca-Cola, MasterCard, Nestlé, Perfetti’s Happydent (rated as the best commercial done in India);

• A prolific poet, first published at age 17, and a feature film song and script writer;

• He was conferred the prestigious National Award by the President of India for his socially impactful work in 2009;

• The World Economic Forum also designated Prasoon as a Young Global Leader.

• Cited amongst the Country’s Top 60 icons (Times of India); and amongst India’s Top 21 Business Leaders who will shape India in the 21st century (Business Today)

• Invited by the Government of India onto key Advisory panels of national interest (currently leading the Malnutrition campaign directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India).

• A postgraduate in Physics and an MBA.

Praveen P Kadle, the Managing Director of Tata Capital Limited, has been associated with the Tata Group for the last 16 years in various important capacities. For the first 5 years, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Tata’s joint venture with IBM in India. Thereafter, he joined Tata Motors Limited as Vice-President (Finance) and in the year 2001 he joined the Board of Tata Motors Limited as Executive Director – Finance and Corporate Affairs.

Pritish Nandy Communications was started by Mr Pritish Nandy who led the Times Of India Group during the eighties, apart from being a renowned editor and writer. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1998 to 2004 and writes two columns that, between them, have the highest reach and readership. He has won countless awards as a poet, journalist, editor and TV host alongwith prestigious Padma Shri award at the age of 26. He was editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India, Filmfare and The Independent and Publishing Director of The Times of India. Author of sixty books, Nandy founded PNC in the belief that content will drive the future of media and entertainment.

Mr. Barwale was born on December 12, 1955 in Khamgoan. He graduated in Agriculture from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. He has been associated with Mahyco for over 24 years in various capacities and his main emphasis has been on Human Resources Development.

He is on the Board of Management of several companies, trusts and trade associations. He was appointed as a member on the Oil and Fibre Seed section Committee of I. S. F., Switzerland since April 1994. He is an active Rotarian.

Dr. Rajan Saxena is Vice Chancellor NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University u/s 3 of UGC Act) and former Director of IIM, Indore, S. P.Jain Institute of Management and Research, ICFAI Business School, Gurgaon and Dean of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. He has 39 years of professional experience in management education, research, consulting and institution building. He is an alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi. He did his Ph.D. work at Delhi School of Economics in marketing area and was awarded the degree by Delhi University. He has taught at XLRI- Jamshedpur, S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, IIM Calcutta, IIM Indore and NMIMS. He has also taught in University of Calgary , Canada and has been a British Council visitor at the University of Sterling, U.K. where he was involved in the entrepreneurship program. He is a Visiting Professor at Pace University, New York, USA.

Dr. Saxena provided leadership to IIM Indore at its early stage of evolution. It was his leadership that brought the institute to being one of the top management schools in the Country as reflected by various independent surveys of Business Schools. Dr. Saxena also played a significant role in creating a distinctive image for NMIMS, Mumbai between 1984 to 1999. In his earlier role as Senior Advisor to Chancellor at NMIMS University, he provided academic leadership and strategic direction to the University. Dr.Saxena's teaching & research interests are Marketing Strategy, Services Marketing & Customer Relationship Management.

Dr. Saxena is widely respected in the country as a marketing educator and consultant. He has consulted over 50 Indian and multinational companies. Some of his well known clients are BSES (Now Reliance Energy), HDFC, MTNL Mumbai, Agrevo (formerly the agro chemical division of Hoechst and now taken over by Bayer), L&T , Parle Exports, Jindal Steel, Ispat etc. . He has published 60 articles in Indian and Foreign journals. His book titled Marketing Management by McGraw- Hill is today in the 4th edition and is one of the widely used text in marketing in Indian Business Schools.

Dr. Saxena has been conferred with several awards for teaching excellence, leadership in higher education and institution building. In 1990 he was the first management teacher in India to be recognized by Bombay Management Association as the Best Teacher of Management and again in 1998 as the best Marketing Teacher at the International Brand Summit at Mumbai. In 2002 he was awarded the " Distinguish Alumni" award by Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi. He has also been awarded Leadership Award in Management Education by Grid Consultants , Mumbai in 2002, and Hall of Fame Award by DNA Stars of the Industry, Inspirational Leader Award by Dainik Baskar in 2010, Thought leadership award at the Asia's Best B-Schools ceremony in 2010 and Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Award for outstanding contribution for teaching by Dewang Mehta Business School Award in November 2010.

He is a Fellow of the Indian Society for Training & Development and Institute of Management Consultants of India. He is a life member of ISTD.

Dr. Saxena is/has been on the advisory and corporate board of several institutions & companies, some of whom are Centre for Management Education, AIMA, Army Management Board, State Advisory Board of Education of Government of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Management Association, Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management (ABV- IIITM), Gwalior (Ministry of HRD, Government of India Institution). He was the member of All India Board of Management Studies of AICTE (2000-2003) and was on the Executive Board of Association of Indian Management Schools and Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia. He is also an Independent Director on the Board of Lodha Developers Ltd, Anuvi Chemicals Ltd, MTNL. He is the Co-Chair of FICCI Higher Education Committee (2011-12).

Sanjiv is the Managing Director of Cedar Consulting. Cedar is a leading global management and information technology consulting firm with 15 offices globally, and 800 clients. Cedar was formerly part of Renaissance Worldwide, a $1 Billion firm co-founded by the creators of the Balanced Scorecard. Cedar has won the 2010 and 2011 Award for Best Advisory Firm by Banker Middle East.

Sanjiv has been assisting global/regional clients in the area of business strategy formulation and deployment using the Balanced Scorecard, business and organizational/HR transformation, customer service strategy and IT strategy. He has executed over 200 consulting projects across a wide range of industry sectors. In addition, Sanjiv has worked with leading global venture capitalist including Standard Chartered Private Equity, Chase, and PPM in the due diligence of investment opportunities in the Asian region.

Mandated by the Board’s and CEO’s of these institutions, Sanjiv has assisted in major strategy formulation, organizational transformation, process transformation, customer segmentation and pricing, channel strategy & IT strategy projects.

Sanjiv leads consulting projects globally and has spent over 5 years living in New York, and Chicago, consulting in the US market.

He has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He also has a BE in Electrical Engineering, and an MBA from the Stern Graduate School of Business, New York University. He is a member of the Stern Global Alumni Council in New York, and has been the chair of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Bombay Chapter. He Chairs the YPO Doing Business With India Network, and writes regularly in Business India and Banker Middle East.

The Dempo family known for having made socially responsible business the cornerstone of its ethos in the course of five and a half centuries of agricultural, trading, shipping and underwriting interests all along the Konkan Coast from its base at Goa in Western India.

Son of the late Vasudeva V. Dempo, and grandson of the late Vasantrao S. Dempo who founded the Dempo Group of Companies in the early 1940’s.

A post-graduate degree in Commerce (M.Com.) from Sydenham College, Mumbai affiliated to the University of Bombay, and a Masters in Business Administration at the Carnegie Mellon University, the United States, specializing in Corporate Finance & Industrial Administration.

Joining the family business, initially as Management Trainee, Mr Dempo was able to observe the workings of the Group’s enterprises at first hand and inside out, especially the flagship business of iron ore mining and export.

Began to make, as Vice–President (Corporate Affairs) in the mid- nineteen nineties, a difference to the management style of the Dempo Group, aligning its approaches and practices to the trends of the digitised, standardised and globalised ways of doing modern-day business

Called upon, in challenging circumstances, to take charge of the Group following the untimely demise of his father, Mr Vasudeva V Dempo in late 1998.

Mr Dempo’s leadership can be seen to have made a significant difference to the House of Dempo. A conglomerate with a combined turnover of Indian Rupees Two Thousand Four Hundred Million (US $ 51 Million) achieved a turnover of Rupees Twenty Thousand Million (US $ 426 Million) at the end of Fiscal 2009.

His stewardship marked by a rapid expansion of the existing businesses, the benchmarking of products and processes to international standards in quality and environment management, and the introduction of progressive people management systems, enterprise resource planning and corporate sustainability reporting into his businesses, ensuring that a family-run business house metamorphosed into a professionally-streamlined group of forward looking enterprises.

Mr. Agarwal has been the Chief Financial Officer of Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited since May 1, 2009. Mr. Agarwal serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Birla Global Finance Ltd. of Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited. Mr. Agarwal has over 19 years of experience.

Mr. Agarwal served as General Manager of Finance and Company Secretary of IFB Agro Industries Ltd. He served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Financial Services Division of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Birla Insurance Advisory Services Ltd. of Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited.

He serves as a Director of Green Acre Agro Services Private Limited. He has been a Director at Aditya Birla Minacs IT Services Limited since July 22, 2009. He serves as a Director of Aditya Birla Minacs Worldwide Ltd. He has been whole time Director of Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited since June 1, 2011. He served as a Member of Executive Committee of Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited. Mr. Agarwal holds M.Com and CA.

Mr. Phadke is President - Finance & Legal of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and is also a Member of the Group Management Board.

Mr. Phadke joined Mahindra & Mahindra in 1973 and is on the Board of MHRIL since 1998. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and has a Bachelor's degree in Commerce and Law.

Mr. Phadke is the Vice Chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited. He is also on the Board of various other Group Companies such as Mahindra Holdings Ltd., Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited and Mahindra Renault Private Limited.

Mr. Phadke has been Chairman of the Direct Taxes Committee of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry and on the Accounting Standards of Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is presently a Member of National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards constituted under the Companies Act. He is also a Member of the Working Group on “Employee Benefits” constituted by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Mr. Oberoi serves as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Oberoi Realty Limited. Mr. Oberoi has more than two decades of experience in the real estate sector. He is involved in the formulation of corporate strategy and planning, overall execution 120 and management and concentrates on the growth and diversification plans of Oberoi Realty Limited. Mr. Oberoi has completed the Owner's/ President's Management Program from the Harvard Business School.

Dr. Juneja has done B.Com (H), M.Com., L.L.B., and Ph. D. He is currently holding the position of Managing Director in Braj Binani Group of Industries. He has worked at senior positions in various Public Sector Banks. He remained associated with many big corporates such as Suzuki Motors, Honda Motors, Sony, Mitsubishi Corporation etc. and has played important role in disinvestments in various PSUs including MUL, HZL, HCL, Jacob & Co., Air India etc. by providing advisory and consultancy services and making presentations to the Government in co-ordination with Credit Analysis and Research Limited (CARE).

In recognition of his services in various fields, he has received various awards such as Udyog Ratna Award, Bharat Gaurav Award, Gold Star Award, International Gold Star Award, Achievers Excellence Award etc. He joined Binani group’s Board on November 12, 2010 as an Independent Director.