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Mr. Raman Sidhu Chairman, EBG Federation India Ex. Dy. Chairman, British Business Group

A qualified Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), as well as a ...

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Mr. Raman Sidhu Chairman, EBG Federation India Ex. Dy. Chairman, British Business Group

A qualified Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India (ICAI) He is the Chairman of EBG Federation, India. He is also Senior Adviser, TMF - Group India & Senior Advisor, Accord Group (India), part of Alto Partners Worldwide, Senior Executive search firm & of SpeakIn Bureau.

He is one of the 5 Life Trustees of Foundation for Aviation & Sustainable Tourism (FAST). He is Co-Founder and Past President of the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI) and Member of its' Steering Committee. He is a member of the Management Committee of the Association of Chartered Accountants of Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales in India.

He was one of 5 members of the Ministry of  Finance & Corporate Affairs' ‘Core Group’ set up to establish Corporate Governance norms for all International FII’s (Banks, Insurance companies, Mutual funds, Private Equity, etc.) operating in India. He has also in the past been elected and served as Chairman of the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Deputy Chairman, British Business Group (BBG).

He has also served as a Member of the Jury on 2 occasions appointed by NITI Aayog to select the top 20 Women Entrepreneurs of India. He has served on similar juries for SpeakIn as well as British Business Group (BBG). He is an Alumni of the Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conference 1998.

Mr. Pravin Nagindas Shah Ex. Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra Group

Mr Pravin Shah is a Non-Executive Director of Caparo Engineering India Limited.  He is a Fellow Chartered  Accountant ...

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Mr. Pravin Nagindas Shah Ex. Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra Group

Mr Pravin Shah is a Non-Executive Director of Caparo Engineering India Limited.  He is a Fellow Chartered  Accountant (FCA) by profession with over 4 decades of experience having held various leadership positions with the Mahindra Group of Companies. Currently, he is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Meru Mobility Technology Private limited (acquired by Mahindra Group).

Prior to this role, he played a key role as a Senior Advisor and earlier was designated as the President & Chief Executive (Automotive) and Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra &. Mahindra limited (M&M). In his leadership roles, he has handled key responsibilities for M&M Automotive (Domestic & International), Mahindra Electric Company Ltd. responsible for Strategy Formulation & Execution new launches and end-to-end business operations.

Mr Pravin Shah was associated with SIAM (Society or Indian Automobile Manufacturers) in different capacities. He
is a member of the SIAM Executive Committee and the Chairperson of the SIAM Exports Group. Pravin participated in discussions held by Engineering Export Promotion Council, Confederation of Indian Industry and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry. For two consecutive years, he was Chairman of the International Trade Committee of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Mrs. Richa Jain Kalra CEO & Founder of Achchi Khabar (Good News) Ex. Associate Editor & Anchor, NDTV India

Ms. Richha Jain Kalra has been one of the very popular faces on national television for over 18 years. She has been a ...

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Mrs. Richa Jain Kalra CEO & Founder of Achchi Khabar (Good News) Ex. Associate Editor & Anchor, NDTV India

Ms. Richha Jain Kalra has been one of the very popular faces on national television for over 18 years. She has been a leading news anchor and Associate Editor with NDTV for over 15 years.

Interviewing a big spectrum of celebrities, politicians, economists, scientists, sports personalities and other sections, she has interacted with lakhs of people through news. Ms. Richha Jain Kalra has turned an entrepreneur with an aim to spread positivity and enable people to prioritise their emotional well-being and personal growth. She has recently launched “Achchi Khabar”, India’s first digital good news show on social media.

Ms. Richha is an avid blogger who writes uplifting and enriching content on better living, good health and empowerment on her website www .letsfigureoutlife.com.

She is also a certified purpose coach from the University of Michigan. She has conducted many workshops on Communication, purpose and media relations at Corporates and educational institutes. Ms. Richha has been an SDG ambassador by the SDG Chaupal recently.

Mr. Deepak Kumar Sethi Ex. Executive Director, Supply Chain & Quality Assurance, Maruti Suzuki

Mr. Deepak Kumar Sethi has got over 40 years’ work experience, primarily in Automobile sector. He has worked with Maruti ...

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Mr. Deepak Kumar Sethi Ex. Executive Director, Supply Chain & Quality Assurance, Maruti Suzuki

Mr. Deepak Kumar Sethi has got over 40 years’ work experience, primarily in Automobile sector. He has worked with Maruti Suzuki India Limited for over 38 years from 1984 to 2022. At Maruti Suzuki he has worked primarily in areas of Vendor Development/ Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Quality.

He started in 1984 as a member of initial Vendor Development team and was involved in setting up of Maruti’s vendor base besides driving localization, product development, cost improvement and enhancing vendor capability.

At Maruti Suzuki he also worked in manufacturing for about 9 years.  From 2011 to 2013, he took over as whole time Director of Suzuki Powertrain India Limited which manufactured Engines and Transmissions (amalgamated subsequently with Maruti Suzuki).

From 2014 to 2017, he headed Supply Chain Vertical of Maruti Suzuki as Executive Director (Supply Chain).

From 2017 to 2020 he headed Quality Vertical as Executive Director (Quality Assurance).

From 2014 onwards, he also served on boards of several Maruti Suzuki Joint ventures.

Post superannuation, he is engaged in Board / Advisory roles with Auto Component industry.

He is a Mechanical Engineering Graduate from Delhi College of Engineering (1975-80) and Post Graduate from IIM, Ahmedabad (1982-84).

Mrs. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa Retd. IFS Former Ambassador to Japan, Qatar & Sweden

Ms  Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa has been a career diplomat who joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1979 and retired in ...

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Mrs. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa Retd. IFS Former Ambassador to Japan, Qatar & Sweden

Ms  Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa has been a career diplomat who joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1979 and retired in December 2015.

She has served as Ambassador of India to Japan (2012-2015), Qatar (2009-2012) and Sweden (2005-2009). She was concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Latvia (from Stockholm), and Republic of the Marshall Islands (from Tokyo). During her career, she has also held other significant assignments in Geneva, Hongkong, China, The Netherlands, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of External Affairs.

In the  course of her career spanning over 36 years, she has handled a wide swathe of issues and subjects related to India's relations with key countries such as Pakistan, China  and Japan, participated in international conferences and negotiations related to climate change, sustainable development, disarmament and human rights and was instrumental in the active promotion of India’s economic interests in areas of Trade, Technology, Investments and Energy security during postings in Europe, the GCC and Japan.

Ms Wadhwa is currently Chairperson of the India- Japan Friendship Forum and is on the Governing Council of the
Institute for Chinese Studies and Asian Confluence based in Shillong. She also serves as independent Director and advisor on the Boards of few companies.

Mr. Syed Asif Ibrahim Retd. IPS Former Director, Intelligence Bureau & National Security Advisory Board, India

Mr Syed Asif Ibrahim is a former Director, Intelligence Bureau. Having Joined the Indian Police Service in 1977, he has ...

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Mr. Syed Asif Ibrahim Retd. IPS Former Director, Intelligence Bureau & National Security Advisory Board, India

Mr Syed Asif Ibrahim is a former Director, Intelligence Bureau. Having Joined the Indian Police Service in 1977, he has served in several challenging assignments and carries a rich and varied experience in the field of policing and administration.

In his initial years of service, Mr Ibrahim served as the District Superintendent of Police in the dacoit infested areas of  Madhya Pradesh. He personally led the operations and was responsible for a number of operational successes, which contributed to the elimination of the dacoity menace.

In 1987, he moved to New Delhi and served in various Ministries in the Government of India including, Railways, Civil Aviation, Tourism and Home Affairs. During the last 30 years, he has held numerous sensitive assignments in the field of counter insurgency and counter terrorism.

Mr Ibrahim has also served as Minister at the High Commission of India, London, during his overseas tenure.

Having held several senior positions pertaining to the gamut of national security, Mr IIbrahim was appointed as the Special Envoy for Counter Terrorism and Extremism (2015-2018), soon after his retirement. As part of this assignment, he liaised with stakeholders in India and abroad on crystalizing counter-radicalization strategies. He has also served on the National Security Advisory Board.

Syed Asif Iibrahim is a Postgraduate in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.