Business Speakers in India

Mr. Abhay Havaldar is a Partner at Mentorcap Management Private Limited. He served as an Advisory and Managing Director of General Atlantic LLC. He established General Atlantic's India office in 2002, Singapore office in 2011 and led its South East Asia investment initiatives with a focus on financial services and enterprise solutions. He has been an investor in Indian businesses since 1996 and has held numerous executive positions. He spent 12 years in both hardware and software industries in the United States, Europe and Asia. He is engaged in numerous not-for-profit activities and is a member of ‘SINE Incubator’ at IIT Mumbai, a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs.

Researcher, Innovator, Entrepreneur. He works in the field of Robotics and Mechanical Design. Abhijeet has expertise in Robotics, Hybrid systems,Solar Physics, and Telecommunications majorly. His first startup christened as Albedo Informatics (A.I.) works in the field of education. He has presented research papers at an International level and currently a reviewer for many journals. Also, he's associated with EWB-India and IEEE Student Branch on voluntary basis.

Acharya Balkrishna is the Managing Director and primary stakeholder of Patanjali Ayurved, an Indian FMCG company. He is a close aide of yoga guru, Baba Ramdev, with whom he founded the company in 2006. In September 2016, he has been ranked as 48th richest man in India by Forbes. Hurun India Rich List 2016 ranked him at 25th position among 399 Indians present in the list. Balkrishna is also a great scholar of Ayurveda, Sanskrit & Vedas and hence often referred as Acharya Balkrishna. He is credited for rediscovering Sanjeevani Booti, a herb which, has the power to cure any malady & was believed to save the life of Lakshmana in Epic Ramayana.

Mr. Aditya Ghosh serves as the President at InterGlobe Aviation Limited (DBA IndiGo) since August 2008. Mr. Ghosh joined the board of IndiGo on May 30, 2007 and took on the role as its President in August 2008. Mr. Ghosh has the overall responsibility of IndiGo. Previously He practiced corporate law with the law firm, J. Sagar Associates and the intellectual property law firm of K&S Partners (formerly Kumaran & Sagar). He serves as Member of Executive Committee at InterGlobe Enterprises Limited. He is a member of the Bar Council of Delhi and the Inter-Pacific Bar Association. He is also a member of the Executive Council of the Federation of Indian Airlines. Mr. Ghosh received GQ Businessman of the Year award in 2013. He was nominated for the CNN-IBN Indian of The Year 2013 in the business category. He was also awarded ‘CEO of the year’ award by SABRE in July 2013. In 2012, Aditya was ranked 27th globally, in Fortune Magazine’s “40 under 40 list”. He received the ‘Young Business Leader 2011’ award at NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2011. He received the Low Cost Leadership award at the “World Airline Awards”, London 2011. He has been Whole-Time Director of InterGlobe Aviation Limited since April 01, 2014. Mr. Ghosh has also been identified as one of India’s “Hottest Young Executive” by the Business Today magazine in 2011. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B) and History from Delhi University.

Mr. Aditya Swamy is a Business Leader, a digital marketer, a deal maker, and has deep knowledge and connections in the media, marketing and entertainment ecosystem. His areas of expertise include content development, acquisition, monetization, digital marketing, traffic generation and online commerce. He thrives on commercial negotiations and creating partnerships and has built and led large teams with a high bias for action while having led businesses with profit and loss responsibility. 

Alan Fairweather, ‘The Motivation Doctor’ is an International Speaker, Best Selling Author and Sales Growth Expert. He will reveal how to – motivate your customers, motivate your team and motivate yourself!

Alok Goel is currently a partner at Elevation Capital, a leading venture capital firm. Prior to this, he was CEO of Freecharge (acquired by Snapdeal) and COO of RedBus (acquired by Goibibo). Prior to his startup stints, Alok spent 5 years at Google in Bangalore and Mountain View in various product roles. Alok holds an MBA from India School of Business and a B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering. Alok was listed in the Fortune India 40 under 40 list for 2014.

Anand Kasturi is a consultant trainer working out of Bangalore, India. Anand offers customised and very effective training interventions to organisations, mostly in the area of Service Management. 

Mr. Gupta a dynamic professional with over 10 years of experience of which 6 years have been spent in the Indian defence sector and has gained deep insights into all ground level aspects of the Indian defence procurement procedures (DPP), Defence offset policy, Defence regulatory aspects, business channel development and built his career on strong industry acumen and developed sound connects with constituents of India’s aerospace & defence sector- OEMs, large business houses; manufacturing supply chain and relevant authorities - A Globe Trotter that has a multidisciplinary approach utilizing assets of various functions to envision and swiftly execute opportunities from the concept to deli.

Ankur Warikoo (born August 25, 1980) is an Internet entrepreneur and Angel Investor based in India. He is the Co-founder and CEOof nearbuy(formerly Groupon India). He was previously an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Rocket Internet, Co-founder at Accentium Web, Management Consultant at A.T. Kearney. Ankur holds an MBA degree from Indian School of Business, a MS from Michigan State University and a BS from Hindu College, Delhi University.

Mr. Arun Maira is a former member of the Planning Commission of India. Arun is one of those rare and eminent people who have held leadership positions in both, the private as well as the public sector, bringing a unique perspective on how the two can work together to foster growth for India. He is also the former India Chairman of the Boston Consulting Group as well as the Axis Bank Foundation while also having written several books.

Mr. Arun Malhotra has been Managing Director of Nissan Motor India Private Limited since October 2014. Prior to joining Nissan, Mr. Malhotra was chief of international sales and marketing for the automotive and farm sector of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. Mr. Malhotra served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Channel Development of Automotive Sector of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., since January 2008. With over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, Mr. Malhotra has a track record in sales, service, network expansion and development, brand building and customer centric initiatives in reputed automotive organizations including Escorts, Bajaj Auto Ltd, and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. He has been a Director of Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd. since October 2014. He has a Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata.

Dr. Vivek Bindra is a thought leader, a motivational speaker, a leadership trainer and a business Coach. He specializes in spiriting and empowering people to realize their true potential. As a keynote speaker, millions of people have benefitted from his energetic workshops worldwide. He is a trusted advisor for over 1500+ corporates and a pathfinder to various entrepreneurs and other top-notch business entities. He has also been an Inspirational Pathfinder to various high-profile entrepreneurs and other top-notch business entities providing Leadership excellence for taking their organizations to the next level. He has been instrumental in providing CEO coaching to over Top 100 CEOs in the country. He has been conferred with the Best Leadership Trainer in Asia Award by Marshall Goldsmith at World HRD Congress. Golden Book of World Records encrypted Dr. Bindra’s name, for training the largest gathering of HR professionals under one roof. Dr. Bindra through his prolific writings is helping people to Bounce Back in life and to be more successful. He is an author of many high power motivational books. He sets a world record of being the World’s No. 1 Leadership & Entrepreneurial Channel on YouTube with a subscriber base of more than 9 lakhs and a viewership of 43 million. His videos are immensely popular in over 190 countries. On the auspicious ceremony of India’s Greatest Brand & Leaders – Pride of the Nation Award, the World Leadership Federation awarded Dr. Vivek Bindra with the honorary title of “Think Tank of Corporate Asia”. He is on the list of top 10 Indian Motivational Speakers in 2021. https://www.indianspeakerbureau.com/blog/top-10-indian-motivational-speakers-in-2021/#DRVIVEKBINDRA

Deepshikha is the founder and CEO of SpeakIn - India's first and largest consortium of business speakers servicing over 2000 areas of expertise. The winner of the 2017 Asia Women Icon Award for entrepreneurship she works with speakers, industry experts, and thought leaders globally, engaging them to inspire, motivate and energize larger audiences.

Having served an array of Fortune 500 clients, and successfully delivered international conferences, SpeakIn continues to deliver competitive pricing and a pan-India presence to gain access to speakers even in the remotest of cities. Deepshikha is a B.Tech. in Information Technology from the University of Delhi and is an alumnus of the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, and the Global Consulting Practicum at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. She is also a bonafide Member of TiE - Global and Young FICCI Ladies Organization, a forum of India’s apex industrial body for women achievers in entrepreneurship, and is known to be a strong advocate of women's employment and inclusion in traditional industries like Automobile in India.

Passionate about education, Deepshikha serves as an honorary faculty for MBA students at the Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi, and for Executive Business Education at the Bridge School of Management, Gurgaon. She also writes actively on industry interests for the Economic Times,  Times of India, and the association journals for FADA, SIAM, and FICCI. Some of her most regarded writings are on inclusion such as one on: Encourage, Engage, Prosper: Women in Indian Industry.

These strong credentials have established Deepshikha Kumar as one of the top 10 motivational speakers in India and a leading women's business leader. To invite her as a speaker for your next event, get in touch with us.

A visionary and an able business man, Dr. A Velumani proves amply clearly to industry that “Focus gives Success”. Born to a landless farmer in a small village near Coimbatore, South India, today he owns and operates Thyrocare, an industry leader and a brand worth over Rs. 3000 crores. He is also the Managing Director of Nuclear Healthcare Limited which is a Radiology vertical. His focus areas are thyroid Biochemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry and Nuclear Medicine. As infectious motivator, he has succeeded in converting educated as employed, graduates as professionals, individuals as entrepreneurs, vendors as partners, family members as wealth creators and by his unique way, transformed intimidating problems into opportunities. He is hilarious when it comes to educating and motivating youth in Entrepreneurship.

Swami Gyanvatsal is a Motivational Speaker from Akshardham, BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir. The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha is a spiritual, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to improving society through individual growth by fostering the Hindu ideals of faith, unity, and selfless service. Swamiji is a Mechanical Engineer from BVM Vidyanagar, SP University. He has been a speaker at various seminars in Europe, England, America, Canada & New Zealand. Inspiring & motivational speaker talks about various subjects such as Proactive & Ethics which differentiate ‘ able leaders’ from ‘smart managers’. He has spoken on various topics such as – Stress Management in daily life, Ethics in the Profession, Attitude – The Master Key, Character – Home of Happiness, Work-Life balance, and more. He is widely followed and is in the list of top 10 Indian Motivational Speakers in 2021. https://www.indianspeakerbureau.com/blog/top-10-indian-motivational-speakers-in-2021/

CEO and Chief Coach – Blue Fire Coaching Consultants, Jay is a Leadership Coach, Speaker and Columnist with clients across India and South East Asia. BFCC provides Coaching solutions to handle Leadership and Business challenges for Individuals and C Suite teams to create a robust and mindful Workplace. He is a CPC (Certified Professional Coach) by International Coach Academy, Sydney. He is also a credentialed PCC (Professional Certified Coach) by ICF (International Coach Federation).

Sunil has 18 years of experience in financial audits, risk management reviews, business process reviews and has extensive experience in Services and Automobile industries. Sunil is an Alumni of Shri Ram College of Commerce, is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) from International Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) - Florida, USA.He is also a partner at SR Batliboi & Co. LLP.

Shiv Khera is an Indian author of self-help books, including You Can Win, and an activist. He launched a movement against caste-based reservation in India, founded an organization called Country First Foundation, and started the Bhartiya Rashtravadi Samanta Party. In 2004, he lost in a bid as an independent candidate for the South NCR constituency in India's general election. He also filed several public interest lawsuits in the Indian Supreme Court and unsuccessfully contested the country's 2009 general election. Shiv Khera's own life itself of great inspiration. He faced a series of failures in life as a Car Washer, Insurance Seller, and others, before becoming a successful motivational speaker and author. He has made it to the list of the Top 10 Indian Motivational speakers in 2021 (https://www.indianspeakerbureau.com/blog/top-10-indian-motivational-speakers-in-2021/)

Balachandar NV is an HR leader with proven capability in delivering people objectives in line with the business strategy. Versatile experience in the service as well as the manufacturing industry. Handled a diverse workforce across geographies. Capable of dealing with a cross-section of people across the hierarchy. Well versed with global work practices as well as local statutory compliance. Currently, he is the Executive Director (HR) – Ashok Leyland (A global Bus & Truck maker with a significant presence in India & the Middle-east, the UK, Europe and South America with revenues in excess of US 3.5 billion). Member of the core-operating team and HR leader providing functional leadership to all manufacturing plants and key divisions across all geographies. His specialities include: A hands-on trainer and a certified t-group facilitator. A Hay certified Job-evaluator. Well versed in the Balanced Score Card model of goal-setting. Comfortable with Hewitt and Mercer compensation models and job-equivalence.

Mr. Deepak M. Satwalekar serves as a Venture Advisor at Nexus Venture Partners. Mr. Satwalekar served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co., Ltd. from November 2000 to November 14, 2008. He served as a Consultant to World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (HABITAT). From 1993 to 2002, he served as the Managing Director of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited. He worked at HDFC from 1979 to 2000. He serves as the Chairman of Reserve Bank of India and government expert groups. He has been Independent Non-Executive Director of ‘The Tata Power Company Limited’ since February 12, 2008. Mr. Satwalekar serves as a Director of HDFC Investments Ltd., HDFC Holdings Limited, Piramal Enterprises Limited and Piramal Healthcare Ltd. (formerly, Nicolas Piramal India Limited). He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Asian Paints Limited since May 30, 2000. He serves as an Independent Director of Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Private Limited. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at RuralShores Business Services Pvt. Ltd. He served as Lead Independent Director of Infosys Ltd. from May 2003 to January 2010. He served as an Independent Director of Infosys Ltd., since October 1997 until November 2013. He served as a Director at GVFL Ltd. He served as Non-Executive External Director of The Murugappa Group. He served as a Director of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. since October 9, 2009 until April 2, 2013. He has chaired and been a member of several expert groups related to industry, government and the Reserve Bank of India. He served as an Independent Director at IL&FS Transportation Networks Limited from June 30, 2009 to August 9, 2016. He served as a Director of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co., Ltd. from November 14, 2008 to November 14, 2008. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Entertainment Network (India) Ltd., from November 5, 2005 to March 30, 2011. He served as a Non-Executive Independent Director of Arvind Ltd (formerly, Arvind Mills Ltd.) until May 1, 2007. He served as a Director of Tube Investments of India Limited until March 31, 2004. He served as an Independent Director of Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. from November 14, 2008 to November 13, 2010. He served as a Director of HDFC Bank Ltd., until July 2, 2002. He serves on the Advisory Council of IIT Bombay. Mr. Satwalekar is a recipient of the 'Distinguished Alumnus Award' from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and an MBA in Finance from The American University, Washington D.C.

Mr. Ravi Chawla has been the Managing Director of Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited since June 6, 2014. Mr. Chawla has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Lubricants Division (known as Gulf Oil Lubricants India) at GULF OIL Corporation Limited since July 2, 2007. Mr. Chawla has over 24 years of professional experience and has worked with Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, Wipro Consumer Products Limited, Aristocrat Marketing Limited, CEAT Limited, Polaroid India Private Limited and Pennzoil-Quaker State India Limited (part of Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies). He has rich experience and knowledge in brand & product management, new product development, communications, trade communications, pricing, franchisee operations, distribution and market research. He has extensive experience of over 15 years in the lubricants space with Pennzoil (1998 to 2006) & in Gulf Oil (since 2007). He has been a Director of Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited since May 25, 2013. Mr. Chawla holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce from Sydenham College, Mumbai University. He holds a Master in Management Studies degree (specializing in Marketing) from Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai.

Fatima Mahdi Karan is a Consulting Editor at BTVI. She has been a leading Anchor and Producer since 2005. She holds a Masters in Diplomacy, Law and Business as well as degrees in Economics and International Relations. Fatima Karan gave up a career in banking to become a financial journalist. She took up every opportunity for change, travelled around the world learning about work, life and cultures with her family and later returned to India to settle in Delhi and build her broadcast career. As the Consulting-Editor Bloomberg India TV, Fatima says she learns something new every day. Her recent program Bloomberg-Women Mean Business is trying to fill an important gap – that of a discourse around women in business. She wears her confidence on her sleeve and asserts that people should get used to the fact that very pretty women have brains as well.

Mehraj Dube is an award winning broadcaster and is currently working with Essel Group. He is leading the marketing department at Zee Media Corp - the news business of Essel Group with more than 11 TV news channels including WION and ZEE News. Mehraj's core responsibility involves steering Orbit Shifting Mission - an innovation and change management programme for news channels of ZEE Media. With experience in news reporting, news presenting, current affairs debate shows, show designing, marketing and content positioning, Mehraj's international exposure and easy to connect persona makes him stand out in the ever-growing crowd of media professionals. With his ISB executive MBA, Mehraj wishes to grow as a professional and a manager with substance. Leading teams and designing content, has given Mehraj a deeper understanding of the television medium. His experience of anchoring Money Mantra show on NDTV Profit has helped him learn about finer nuances of businesses in India and abroad.

Journey to a clean bureaucracy - India’s most honest officer shares his experiences on the past, present and future of governance in India. In order to perform, a bureaucrat, especially in the higher echelons, has to evolve as a leader and has to cultivate such leadership qualities that do not inspire awe or fear, but respect. This is done through leading by example, focus, objectivity, consistency, empathy, commitment to the tasks and an ever-burning desire to deliver. The virtues need to be used for evolving better systems and for inspiring colleagues to perform. Meet Mr Ashwani Lohani, the former chairman of the Railways Board of India with nearly 13,00,000 people reporting to him.

Suhel Seth is the founder and managing director of Counselage India, a consultancy firm he established in 2002. The firm is engaged in legal, accounting and auditing activities besides tax consultancy, market research as well as business and management consultancy. Born in Calcutta, Suhel went to school at St. Joseph’s College, Nainital and La Martiniere, Calcutta. He pursued his Bachelor of Arts in English and his Master's in International Relations from Jadavpur University. He is also an alumnus of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) of Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of the Harvard Business School Consultants Club. After completing his graduation, Suhel joined Contract Advertising. In 1996, Suhel started an advertising firm, Equus Red Cell, with his brother, Swapan Seth. In 1999, he collaborated with the ex-marketing director of Hindustan Lever, Shunu Sen and founded a marketing consultancy firm, Quadra Advisory. Together, they worked on the advertising campaign for the then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Over the years, Suhel has successfully established himself as a known marketing expert, having worked with various multinational companies like TATA, Coca Cola, and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. He has been a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, the IIMs and many more reputed management institutes of India. Suhel has authored five books and also been a columnist for reputed national dailies like The Financial Times, Business India, The Hindustan Times, and Indian Express. He is the board member of many international corporations such as Cavendish and RADA, and is on the regional boards of Citibank and Drayton Capital. Apart from these, he has acted in 167 plays, 7 films and delivered innumerable speeches. Suhel has been a long-time supporter and a patron of the Partition Museum (2016 – present), Ila Trust (1999 – present), and Indian Head Injury Foundation (2012 – present).

M G Parameswaran is a Brand Coach, Brand Strategist and Founder Brand-Building.com a Brand Advisory. In a career spanning 35+ years Ambi has handled assignments in marketing, sales and advertising with Rediffusion DY&R, Boots Company, UDI Yellow Pages and FCB Ulka Advertising. He has helped build numerous brands including Digene, Brufen, Santoor Soap, Sundrop Cooking Oil, TCS, ICICI Bank, Wipro, Indica Cars, Zee TV among others. Prior to that, he has served as VP, then as CEO of FCB Ulka from 2003 to 2013. Ambi has been contributing articles to business publications, has conducted branding workshops for Indian/ MNC organizations and industry bodies like CII, FICCI, AIMA, OPPI, etc.; he has spoken at TEDx and at the Kellogg India Summit at Northwestern University and Cornell University; he is a Adjunct Prof of Marketing at SPJIMR and a guest faculty at IIMC, IIMA, MICA, and ISB. Ambi now has nine books to his credit including “FCB-Ulka Brand Building Advertising – Concepts and Cases I & II [with Kinjal Medh]”; "Building Brand Value - Five Steps to Building Powerful Brands” and more. Ambi served as the President of AAAI and President of Ad Club Bombay. He served on the Board of Governors of IIMC from 2007-2017; he is an independent director on the board of Galaxy Surfactants Ltd, THG Publishing Ltd and Qube Cinema Systems P Ltd. He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IITM in April 2009 and from IIMC in November 2018. He has a PhD from Mumbai University , an AMP from HBS and Executive Coaching Certification from CFI .

Richard is presently a Board Member of KPMG Dubai. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of KPMG in India where he was a member of the Global Board and the Council of KPMG International. With over 36 years plus experience in Consulting and Professional Services, Richard has worked at Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young, and KPMG where he has spearheaded the firm in various capacities. He is a qualified chartered accountant in India. Besides serving on KPMG Dubai Board where he is helping the Dubai Firm in their transformation journey. Richard is a mentor and Angel Investor. He also mentors Start-ups and young professionals in Consulting. Richard is also associated with a non-profit organization focused on education for the underprivileged and senior care. He has been contributing significantly to inspiring and mentoring youths who need assistance and guidance. He is a member of the All India Management Association (AIMA) Board of Governors of the Management and Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council (MEPSC). He is a member of the Board of Governors - IIM Sambalpur and the Asian School of Business Management (ASBM). Further, he is also a member of the Advisory Committee Board of Smile Train India's (STI), CFO Collective Advisory Council, and one of the founder members of Will Forum in India. With more than 36 years of experience in professional services, he is admired for his clinical approach toward corporate governance and enterprise risk management. Richard is affiliated with leading business enterprises, domestic and worldwide, and is also an active member of diverse industry associations and trade bodies. Richard has traveled extensively around the globe and is a respected voice on a range of social and economic issues. He is an exceptional keynote speaker. To invite him, Call +919810735754

Based in Singapore, Mr. Arora is a Partner at Mondriaan Group where he is responsible for shaping business strategy and driving growth for investee companies across Asia Oceania. He works with the management teams of these companies to identify value creation strategies, and develop and monitor deployment plans towards improving financial and operational performance. Mohit is actively engaged with the automotive industry in the region and continues to consult with several OEMs on multiple dimensions of business operations and strategy. Prior to this, Mr. Arora was the Regional Vice President at J.D. Power Asia Pacific, Singapore. The expert has completed his education from prestigious institutions including IIM, Ahmedabad, Harvard Business School, and the University of Chicago. To invite him, Call +919810735754

Amit Gujral is the Head Of Marketing (CMO) at JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. (Ex CMO at LG Electronics India Ltd). He has over 24 years of experience in Brand Management, Digital/Social Marketing, CRM, Media, PR, CSR and Govt. Relations. He is responsible for the development and delivery of a fully integrated marketing and communication strategy for the business. He brings with him a rich experience and understanding of the Indian technology industry. His career reflects hands on experience in the areas of marketing, sales, product planning, value added services, strategy, R&D and business planning. With 22+ Years of rich experience spanning; Marketing (Corporate Communications, Marketing Communication, ATL/BTL/ISM/DIGITAL, Big Data Analytics, Distribution, Channel Management,), Indirect Sales, Product Planning, Contents & Services Partnerships across Industry verticals & companies and R&D. The expert is a keynote speaker and has spoken at various events on topics such as digital marketing, brand management, ATL/BTL/ISM/DIGITAL and channel management to name a few. He is one of the leading business speakers in India. He completed his bachelor of engineering from Bangalore University.

Venu Nair is the MD & CEO of ShoppersStop and is the senior management professional at Trent Ltd, which houses the Westside, Landmark, and Zudio brands. His role focuses on delivering the latest fashion to its customers across the country. He is experienced with a demonstrated history of working in the retail industry. He is skilled in managing businesses including Joint Ventures, independent P&L management, Business Development, Planning, Operations Management, and Textile Industry. He is a strong senior management professional with an MBA (Marketing) focused in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (Bombay University). Before taking up this role, he was the senior management professional for the Joint Venture of Marks and Spencer Reliance. In the 5 years of that role, he tripled the sales and doubled the profits. Prior to that, he was the Head of Region for South Asia of the Sourcing of Global Business. In his career spanning over 24 years, he has worked in London and various parts of South Asia, including stints with Madura Garments and Arvind Mills. The expert is a Mechanical Engineer from NIT, Calicut, and has done his MBA in Marketing from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai.