Mentoring workshop modules, participants will receive guidance and support from a mentor
Non-Executive & Independent Director, Board Advisor & Mentor
This finance professional has over 35 years of experience with blue-chip multinationals including Diageo, PepsiCo, and ICI. They have expertise in FMCG, consumer durables, and industrial products and have worked in developing and developed markets such as India, China, Southeast Asia, the UK, and Europe. They currently serve as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee for Eureka Forbes, an Advent International private equity-backed company. They are known for their strategic thinking and operational business partnering, as well as their passion for developing talent and building strong relationships.
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Board Member, Chief Marketing Officer – BIAL, Leadership Coach and Mentor
Shalini Rao is a highly accomplished business leader with expertise in marketing, diversity and inclusion, digital transformation, and leadership coaching. Currently, she holds multiple key positions, including Chief Marketing Officer at BIAL, where she oversees brand stewardship and digital transformation initiatives. In addition, she serves as a Board Member at KIAF and leads diversity and inclusion efforts at BIAL. With extensive experience in leadership coaching and mentoring, Shalini brings a wealth of knowledge to her roles and is widely recognized for her contributions to the industry.
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Sample Board Member of several boards, CEO/CXO Coach, Business Advisor & Mentor.
Narendra Ambwani is a seasoned professional with 34 years of experience at Johnson & Johnson, including 20 years as Managing Director in Indonesia and India. He currently serves on multiple boards and mentors CXO level leaders. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, a Post Graduate in Management from IIM Ahmedabad, and professional training as a CEO Coach. Narendra is passionate about mentoring and coaching, helping individuals discover their potential and inherent skills. He has coached CXO levels, senior managers, MDs, and directors in various industries. He has completed over 40 assignments in consumer, pharmaceutical, engineering, textile, metal, and distribution businesses in the last 10 years.
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Chief Strategy and Sustainable Development Executive, Rogers and Company Ltd
Born in June 1980, Mehul started his studies and career in Merchant Marine at 18 with Chevron, an oil major based out of San Ramon, USA. Following six years of sailing and a Bachelor’s Degree, he worked with international groups like A. P. Moller-Maersk in various strategy, finance, general management, performance management, operations and commercial roles. Mehul worked across the US, Denmark, East Africa, the UK, and India before moving to Mauritius in 2019.
Mehul has a long history with the Rogers group since 2015 when he helped expand Velogic into East Africa, initially as the corporate development head and then as the Managing Director of the acquired businesses.
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CEO - Financial Services, ArisInfra Solutions
This finance professional has over 35 years of experience with blue-chip multinationals including Diageo, PepsiCo, and ICI. They have expertise in FMCG, consumer durables, and industrial products and have worked in developing and developed markets such as India, China, Southeast Asia, the UK, and Europe. They currently serve as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee for Eureka Forbes, an Advent International private equity-backed company. They are known for their strategic thinking and operational business partnering, as well as their passion for developing talent and building strong relationships.
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Social Entrepreneur & Founder 17000 ft Foundation
Sujata Sahu is a senior corporate professional and educator with 32 years of experience. She worked for multinational firms in India and America before following her passion to work with children in India. During a life-threatening trek in Ladakh, she witnessed the challenges faced by tribal parents who had to send their children to faraway towns for education. Her experiences led her to found 17000 ft Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to transforming education in the Indian Himalayan Region.
Having grown the organization significantly in reach and impact, Sujata finally stepped down from the organization in 2023 to carry her vision of a just and equitable world to more children across the country.
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Co-founder & CEO – AA Probics
Dr. Shrilakshmi Desiraju is a tech entrepreneur with a background in biotech, specializing in probiotic technology commercialization. She values the concept of purpose over individual gain. Despite facing numerous challenges in the high-risk biotech and deep tech industries, she persisted and became a woman of grit. Her journey with Triphase Pharmaceuticals is a story of an individual defying odds to become a techno-preneur of a company with patents in the US, Canada, and Europe for eliminating the cold chain in the Probiotics Industry. Her start-up aims to create impactful products in a country primarily known for services or generic products.
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Banker, Entrepreneur, Enthusiast, Ex-Board Member
Ramakrishnan, or Ramki as he is known, is a respected banker with almost 30 years of experience in the Financial Corporate space. He has held senior positions in top banks in India such as HDFC Bank and HSBC India. His last corporate role was as Country Head - Wealth & Personal Banking for HSBC India where he played a key role in shaping the future of the Bank. As a member of the Board, he was responsible for managing issues relating to Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Talent Management etc. In Dec 2021, Ramki decided to take a break from the corporate sector to follow his own passion.
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