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  • Wellversed is a tech-enabled platform that accelerates the growth of wellness brands by combining operational optimization with strategic capital infusion. Currently, Wellversed supports 15 brands, processes approximately 100,000 orders monthly, and aims to invest in over 250 Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) wellness brands by 2025. This unique model ensures that brand founders can maintain their brand’s core values while achieving hypergrowth, setting Wellversed apart in the rapidly expanding USD 100 billion wellness market in India.

  • Ankur Jalan is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Golden Growth Fund (GGF). Considered among stalwarts in wealth and investment management, Ankur is playing an instrumental role in shaping the face of real-estate investment in India. He has decades of illustrious experience with his forte lying in identifying opportunities, executing projects, and delivering superior value to stakeholders in financial investment and real-estate projects. He is a keen adopter of technology and his ability to marry technical analysis with emerging opportunities is taking the success story of the GGF into a whole new level altogether.

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  • Navkaran Singh Bagga's journey as a second-generation serial entrepreneur is marked by a broad spectrum of experience spanning international trade, hospitality, and steel manufacturing. Over a span of 17 years, he has not only acquired but also successfully turned around and divested from a steel business, showcasing his versatility and acumen in navigating diverse industries.

    The inception of Akvo under Bagga's leadership signifies a pivotal turn towards addressing one of the world's most pressing issues: water scarcity. AKVO, which stands for Advanced Knowledge Ventures & Opportunities, is a clean-tech company dedicated to manufacturing machines that transform humidity in the air into drinking water. This innovative technology represents a renewable solution to the global water crisis, offering a sustainable and accessible source of clean water

  • Dr. Sat Kumar Tomer, a visionary and dynamic leader, stands as the Founder and CEO of Satyukt Analytics Private Limited, a trailblazing company at the forefront of decision analytics. With a profound commitment to sustainable water resources and agriculture, Tomer's journey from a dedicated Research Associate to a successful Techno-entrepreneur showcases his unwavering dedication and innovative mindset.

    Tomer's academic journey is illustrious, marked by a Master's and PhD from the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and a post-doctoral tenure at CESBIO, Toulouse (France). His expertise extends to the realm of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, a field that paved the way for his remarkable contributions.

    Notably, Tomer's tenure as a Research Associate at the Centre National d'Études Spatialesand the Indian Institute of Science saw him delving into critical research areas. His work centered on harnessing Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) data for operational water management and flood forecasting, showcasing his prowess in merging satellite remote sensing with practical applications.

  • Dr. Raman Ramachandran retired as Chairman & Managing Director of BASF India Ltd, Head of BASF group companies in South Asia and subsequently lead PI Industries Ltd as its Managing Director and CEO. During his stint of nearly three decades with global chemicals major (BASF), Raman held many positions of responsibility and led the strategic evolution of BASF as a leader in the agricultural products business in the Asia Pacific region. He has global experience having worked for 11 years based at Singapore with Asia Pacific regional responsibilities. He has a PhD from University of Adelaide, South Australia and subsequently pursued his research interests with International Organizations in Kenya, Philippines and at University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. Raman was a member of the BASF's Asia Pacific Business Board, Vice-President, Crop Life Asia and Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industries, Chemicals and Petrochemicals industry group.

  • Manas Ranjan Hota is the Co-founder and COO at DrinkPrime, India’s leading drinking water solution provider. 50% of India does not have access to safe drinking water and DrinkPrime is focused on solving this problem. Under his leadership, DrinkPrime has been recognised as a part of Fast Company’s ‘The 10 most innovative Asia-Pacific companies of 2021’ and in Forbes Asia 100 To Watch list.
    Manas is responsible for growing DrinkPrime’s subscriber base by 500% over the last 2 years with the current subscriber count exceeding 30,000. He leads high-performance teams - sales, marketing, operations and customer experience - at DrinkPrime and oversees the company’s day-to-day activities. He has played a pivotal role in building the 125+ strong DrinkPrime team from scratch.
    Before starting DrinkPrime, Manas built and led the inside sales team at Sonata Software. He is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate from Pondicherry University.

  • Aniruddha is a seasoned marketing leader with over 22 years of experience in diverse industries such as FMCG, Alcobev, Retail, Media, and Building Materials. Currently, he is the Sr. Vice President & Group Marketing Head at DryChem India Pvt. Ltd., a leading chemical manufacturer and distributor in India.His core competencies include strategic business planning, sales and marketing, brand management, and team management. He has successfully led and executed several initiatives such as the corporate brand transition from Lafarge to Nuvoco, the IPL association with Royal Challengers Bangalore, and the development and implementation of CRM programs across channels. He is passionate about delivering consumer-centric solutions, driving innovation and growth, and mentoring and empowering my teams. His mission is to create value for my organization, customers, and stakeholders, and to excel in the dynamic and competitive marketing landscape.

  • Karthik Sridharan, an accomplished alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad, stands at the forefront of the dynamic tech landscape. With over 8 years of combined experience in Investment Banking and Technology, he brings a unique blend of financial acumen and technological prowess to the table.

    Karthik embarked on his professional journey straight out of BITS Pilani, where he earned his degree in Electronics & Electronics Engineering. His initial years were spent at J.P. Morgan, where he dedicated three years to the world of Investment Banking. During this period, he worked collaboratively with professionals from various backgrounds and contributed significantly to various projects, including a notable €550 million M&A deal, gaining valuable insights into the finance industry.

  • About Ankit Mathur:
    Ankit is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and a Mechanical Engineer from Delhi College of Engineering. Ankit believes in making a meaningful dent towards solving some of our bigger, basic problems. He is a technology enthusiast and loves to get involved in understanding technologies and making new products. Ankit has led the setting up of India's largest improved cookstoves factory. At present, he's involved in structuring carbon projects for voluntary carbon markets and expanding Greenway’s product portfolio to capitalize on its robust supply chain and extensive distribution network.
    About Greenway Grameen:
    Established in 2010, Greenway was co-founded by Ankit Mathur and Neha Juneja. Greenway has sold more than 2.5 million improved cookstoves and employs more than 500 people. Aside from operating its manufacturing facilities, Greenway also works with community-based organizations such as banks, cooperatives, non-government organizations, and microfinance institutions to reach deep into rural communities. Greenway is an investee of multiple impact investors including the New York-based Acumen Fund, Asha Impact, and the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, IIMA.

  • Ravi Singhal has done PGDM Finance from IMT Ghaziabad and A-FRM from IIM Raipur. Having more than 16 years of experience in Financial and IT industry in India and abroad. Currently he is working as CEO at GCL Broking, Director in FMCG company “Hitkaari Foods”(Naturigo Brand). He is an author as well, writing on personal finance and capital market for leading financial market media. Business development is his passion, humanities and happiness are my priorities.

  • With DiamondXE, he is passionate about leveraging his experience in the diamond industry to revolutionize the way people buy diamonds by combining his deep understanding of the industry with cutting-edge technology and AI, he is able to create a digital platform that meets the evolving needs of the market by offering Natural, Lab-Grown & Fancy Coloured Diamonds on single platform.
    His expertise includes diamond grading and certification from HRD Antwerp , supply chain management, and consumer behavior. He is also well-versed in the latest e-commerce trends and technologies, which enables him to stay ahead of the curve and provide innovative solutions to our business needs.
    His playing field ranges across Diamonds, Hospitality services and the IT industry, with their presence in Birmingham, Dubai, Mumbai and Indore – India. In the Diamond business, they are a powerhouse dealing in Natural & Lab-grown diamonds. DiamondXE makes them multi-dimensional, catering to consumers on one platform in a transparent and cost-effective way.

  • Vivek Datta, a graduate of Delhi University with a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies from IMT Ghaziabad, possesses a refined strategic management acumen. Commencing his professional journey at Procter and Gamble, gaining invaluable insights into the dynamic FMCG sector. Over the years, Mr. Datta honed his skills through diverse experiences at The JCBL Group, showcasing proficiency in international business, manufacturing procurement processes, and excelling in sales. Mr. Datta further enriched his expertise through a short-term management program at IIM Ahmedabad. He also attained a Certificate of Mastery in Sales from Business Coach India. These cumulative experiences became pivotal in his contributions to leading dealership groups, steering them towards sustainable success.

    Mr. Vivek Datta's journey reflects a seamless integration of academic knowledge and practical expertise, making him a professional capable of navigating complex business landscapes and driving sustainable growth.

    About Globe Toyota:

    Globe Toyota is a JCBL Group Company, a thriving multi-location automotive dealership business specializing in Passenger and Commercial Vehicles across the vibrant states of Haryana and Punjab in North India, Currently active in 12 Locations.

    Globe Toyota aims to redefine the landscape of automotive retail with a commitment to environmental responsibility by undertaking a pledge to reduce our carbon footprint by an ambitious 50% by the year 2030.

    Globe Toyota's vision is to be the benchmark for profitability and sustainability in the automotive retail sector.

  • Archit Agarwal is a business strategist with a passion for driving growth and achieving success through innovative ideas and networking. As the founder of Tikshark, he has been instrumental in providing full-fledged digital solutions to businesses across the globe.
    Archit's journey began with his work experience in various companies and diverse roles. This gave him a unique perspective on stakeholder management, emphasizing how clients, people, and values lead to the growth of an enterprise. He has worked alongside multiple MDs and CEOs of MSMEs, which provided him with an in-depth understanding of businesses and the challenges they face.
    Archit's curiosity and willingness to explore new ideas and strategies have been his driving force. He firmly believes in the power of networking and has built a vast network of contacts through his experience in the industry.
    As the founder of Tikshark, Archit has led the company to become a recognized startup in India, with a global presence in Canada and India. The company has worked with established brands, NGOs, and startups, providing them with comprehensive digital solutions that help them achieve their marketing goals.

  • Ashdin Doctor is a versatile entrepreneur, author, Habit Coach™, podcaster, and philanthropist. With a diverse range of experiences and a passion for transforming lives, he has become a leading figure in the field of habit formation and personal development. Ashdin's journey began with a successful 15-year career at Ormax Consultants Pvt. Ltd., India’s leading qualitative research firm founded by his parents.

    The turning point in Ashdin's life came when he found himself collapsing on the floor, drenched in sweat and unable to move given his hectic personal and professional life and struggles due to ignoring his health. It was at this moment of acrisis that he realized the urgent need for change. After trying various workouts and health regimes at a time when little awareness about holistic health and wellness existed and exercising meant only body building, Ashdin managed to lose his pot belly and get a six-pack. People commented on his new avatar and they attributed it to his “motivation”. This was when the germ of his habit coaching business idea was sowed. In his search for solutions, he discovered that relying solely on motivation was a recipe for failure. Determined to make a lasting difference, Ashdin developed an in-depth understanding of sustainable habits, rather than momentary motivation, were the key to long-term success and personal transformation.

    Driven by his newfound perspective, Ashdin undertook an informal study of various disciplines, including health, nutrition, fitness, exercise, anatomy, nervous system, habits, motivation, lifestyles, meditation, healing practices, and sleep. Collaborating with thought leaders, doctors, and experts from diverse fields related to health and lifestyle, he gathered a wealth of knowledge and insights. Inspired by his own life-changing experiences, Ashdin began sharing these invaluable lessons with others.

    In 2016, Ashdin founded his first fitness and wellness venture called FitterBee, which revolutionized the concept of exercise by infusing fun and playfulness. Recognizing the importance of consistency, Ashdin realized that making activities enjoyable and easily accessible increased people's willingness to engage in them regularly. His innovative approach attracted individuals who had never previously embraced exercise. However, Ashdin noticed that many participants struggled to translate their newfound energy and enthusiasm into sustainable habits outside of the playground. This realization inspired the birth of his habit coaching business.

    Initially starting with one-on-one coaching, Ashdin's habit coaching business, Awesome 180, quickly gained momentum. Starting with just 5 clients, the business currently has clients globally across India, the United Kingdom, Germany, Holland, Dubai, and Canada. Today, Awesome 180 has conducted 100+ workshops worldwide, catering to corporate clients such as Google, Bank of America, Red Hat, Herba Life, and organisations like Young Presidents Organisation (YPO), and Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO) to name a few, helping them understand wellness habits, boost productivity, and develop better habits for overall personal evolution. By focusing on six foundational fundamentals—sleep, destressing, movement, nutrition, hydration, and breathing—he guides individuals to develop sustainable habits within 180 days. Each month, the program concentrates on one fundamental for a period of 30 days, allowing participants to gradually adopt and integrate these practices into their lives.

    In addition to his coaching endeavors, Ashdin ventured into podcasting with his now supremely popular podcast "The Habit Coach Podcast”, becoming one of the earliest podcasters on the Indian podcast scene. The podcast rapidly gained popularity and acclaim, topping charts in India and earning mentions in Indian media alongside international health and wellness and self-help podcasts like Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul, The Time Ferris Show and The Tony Robbins Podcast.

  • Share Samadhan Limited, founded on November 11, 2011, by Vikash Jain & Abhay Chandalia (Jain), is a pioneering company in the field of Investment Retrieval Advisory, headquartered in New Delhi. Share Samadhan is dedicated to assisting individuals and businesses in recovering their unclaimed investments or blocked funds. With a team of over 50 dedicated professionals, Share Samadhan has successfully facilitated the recovery of more than ₹1500 crores worth of investments and debt solutions over the span of 11+ years.

    Vikash Kumar Jain, Co-Founder & Director at Share Samadhan, is a distinguished professional with a remarkable journey in the world of finance and investment recovery. Holding an illustrious educational background, Vikash is a B.Com graduate from Guwahati University, where he ranked third in the university. His dedication to excellence continued as he pursued professional qualifications, becoming a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary.

  • SILA is a Real Estate platform driven by an entrepreneurial spirit. SILA's businesses include Real Estate Services which offer Facility Management, Contracting Solutions, and Real Estate Advisory. Their other businesses are Real Estate Development and Real Estate Asset Management.
    Over the last decade, they have scaled efficiently, managing over 150 million sq.ft. of assets with over 20,000 employees, pan India. They have a diverse client base of large Corporates, Real Estate funds, Landowners and Developers.

    In 2019, SILA ventured into Real Estate development, with a Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) focus. SILA’s development arm is currently constructing Residential Real Estate of over 500,000 sq.ft.

    Sahil Vora, Founder, SILA: After working at George Weiss Associates, a $3 billion hedge fund in New York, Sahil moved back to India to pursue his passion for entrepreneurship. Along with his younger brother Rushabh, they started SILA, to explore opportunities in the Indian Real Estate sector.

    Sahil’s leadership capabilities and track record over the last few years has led him to be named in Entrepreneur Magazine’s ‘35 under 35’ list in 2018.
    Sahil is also an avid sportsman and was a member of the Indian National Squash team.

  • The Healthy Indian Project (THIP) is built with an ambition to create high quality content, service and technology that helps Indians to learn, measure, access and decide on their healthcare journey. THIP Media, the content platform of the brand, is an healthcare information media that focuses on educating and guiding Indians for better decision making. A diverse culture, multiple languages and a low doctor patient ratio creates a hot-bed of health misinformation in semi-urban and rural India.

    They focus on providing credible, evidence based health information in multiple Indian languages. We also fact check health misinformation and create content to drive health literacy
    THIP Media is a signatory of International Fact Checking Network (IFCN). We became a signatory to IFCN on June 17, 2021 and have renewed our commitment to the IFCN policies every year since then. THIP Media abides by the core IFCN principles including:

    • A commitment to non-partisanship and fairness.
    • A commitment to transparency of sources.
    • A commitment to transparency of funding and organization.
    • A commitment to transparency of methodology.
    • A commitment to open and honest corrections.

    In order to produce evidence based health information, THIP Media works with doctors, researchers and medical professionals across different medicinal practices approved by the Government of India. These certified medical professionals help us in fact checking a particular health misinformation and also verifies the health content published on our platform.

    They also partner with medical institutions and medical organizations in order to build specialised health content.

    The Healthy Indian project and THIP Media are brand names owned by THIP Healthtech Pvt Ltd., a company a formed under Company's Act, 2013. The company is privately funded by its directors. The company is not a affiliated to any institution, party or organization - political, corporate or otherwise.

    On August 2020, THIP Media received a grant funding of USD 31,800 from YouTube (via the Google News Initiative) through Fact Checking Development Fund. THIP Media currently is associated a third-party fact checking partner to Meta (Facebook and WhatsApp). This is the company's primary source of revenue.

  • Ananda Tirtha Dasa is a Trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust and Project Head of world’s largest ever Audio and e-Book app initiative “Transcend”.

    An engineering graduate Sri Ananda Tirtha Dasa oversees the publishing of over 500 titles. With focus on processes he has transformed the Trust operations to a new benchmark be it transparency, efficiency or accountability. With monthly gap audits, zero cash dealings, zero stock difference, operational expenses to the minimal, active tracking of deliverables it’s no less a precision workforce that he has developed. The greatest management lessons of all times he says in from the B Gita verse 2.47 where Lord Krishna talks about ensuring you put in your best efforts knowing that the Supersoul is witness to it and ultimately results are with Him. This explains why companies have fallen in spite of rosy reports. The processes were not in place. They became conscious about the showbiz/externals/optics than the actual work.

    Here he speaks about the latest innovative offerings from the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, and how the revolutionary app “Transcend”, will make the ancient wisdom accessible for all.

  • Yash Patel a certified fitness coach, nutritionist and founder of Askknatural. Yash started with his venture Askknatural in 2019 and has clients across the world while a few renowned ones are Sonalee Kulkarni, Krystle Dsouza, Gauhar Khan, Swapnil Joshi and many more. Patel's venture has a team of fitness experts and nutritionists from the industry committed to providing customers with a holistic overview of health and wellness. A first of its kind, where they make home-based workouts extremely efficient and productive in changing times.

  • ShipEase is a technology driven logistics platform that helps small & medium size sellers to grow & enhance their shipping experience at a single platform.