Dr. Abha Rishi is a Chairperson & Associate Professor, International Business, Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development at Birla Institute Of Management Technology (BIMTECH). She is a achiever of international fellowships i.e. Fulbright Research Fellow based at Rutgers State University, USA and Chevening Rolls Royce ( CRISP) Scholar, Oxford University, UK.

She has also been selected for the 10 K Women Global Programme under the aegis of Goldman Sachs- London Business School, held in India with NEN. She was the Programme Director from BIMTECH for UP and Orissa for the BIMTECH ISB Goldman Sachs 10000 Women global project.

She has been conferred the Entrepreneurship Education Champion’s Award from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), along with NEN in partnership with Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), the British Council and Intel, in March 2015. On March 8, 2017, she was conferred the Accenture Inclusion & Diversity Recognition Award, for her work with the underprivilged in jails and villages.

Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Professor Veena Sahajwalla is revolutionising recycling science to unlock the wealth of resources embedded in the many complex wastes currently destined for landfill. As a materials scientist and engineer and founding Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) at the University of New South Wales, Sydney and the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for green manufacturing, she is producing a new generation of green materials, products and resources made entirely, or primarily, from waste. Her internationally commercialised EAF ‘green’ steelmaking process, for example, is transforming millions of waste tyres as a partial replacement for coke. She has also pioneered a cost-effective microfactory technology to transform waste locally, such as e-waste, glass and plastics. By collaborating actively with industry, Professor Sahajwalla ensures research success is translated into real world environmental and economic benefits.

Prof Veena Sahajwalla became one of Australia’s best-known scientists and inventors through her regular appearances as a judge on the long-running ABC TV series ‘The New Inventors’. She continues her community engagement through regular school visits and public talks, her mentoring program for girls in science (Science 50:50) and regular media commentary. In 2016, Professor Sahajwalla was named one of Australia’s most innovative engineers and in 2015 she was listed as one of Australia’s Top 100 Most Influential Engineers and selected as an Honorary Fellow by Engineers Australia. Professor Sahajwalla was also the recipient of the ARC Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2014. She won the Australian Innovation Challenge (Overall Winner) as well as the GE Eco Innovation Award for Individual Excellence and a Banksia Award in 2012.

Sreedevi is a credible thought-leader in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, an accomplished women leader, avid networker, with noteworthy business connects both globally and across the country, AP & TS in particular.

Close to 2 decades experience in various roles in Partnership Management, Corporate Relations, P&L Operations, Sales and Marketing which helped in developing skills of a rare chief executive.

Strong business acumen coupled with adept people skills, gave her the edge of being the most sought after go-to person in the entrepreneurship ecosystem of partners - Corporate, Institutions, Mentors, Angel networks, VC /PE community, Service providers, Trade bodies, Associations…

Currently focused on building sustainable new businesses and igniting young minds to unleash their creative potential

Shiwaani is a Social Behavior analyst. After completion of her Master's in Social Work from Lucknow University she served as Lecturer in Nehru Degree College, Kanpur University. Her passion to solve social challenges is a motivation behind setting up Sanshodhan: An E-Waste Exchange. She is keen to work for transformation of informal players to the formal contributors in the e-waste management sector.

Deepak is mentoring start-up and supporting Entrepreneurs in Clean-Tech Sector and have dedicated his ife to society through the NGO Muni Seva Ashram where he is a Trustee. He has traveled around country and world to share the knowledge and core-competencies He has aquired over three decades of experience in Solar and Sustainabilty Sector. He is a Social Entrepreneur. He is Process; Energy and Environment engineer from TFH and TU, Berlin, Germany.

He is a TEDx Speaker, featured in Bloomberg, EnergyNext and various other media at national and international platforms. He is receiver of many national and international awards in renewable energy and business excellence domain. His recent programme on Solar cooking in MEGA KITCHENS on National Geographic was a n eye opener on impact if renewable energy.

Raj is a banker turned social entrepreneur and co-Founder of Lend A Hand India. He leads the team for resource mobilization and external relations for Lend A Hand India apart from managing its presence in USA and UK. He has worked across Asia, Europe and North America and brings 20 years of varied experience in the fields of education, banking, insurance, and information technology. Prior to leaving corporate sector in 2011 to focus full time on Lend A Hand India, he spent ten years in New York working with Citibank and Deloitte Consulting. Raj was recently appointed by Government of India as a member of National Skill Development Agency (NSDA). He is an advisor to Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan (RMSA), Government of Maharashtra and member of state level committee to effectively utilize CSR resources for education sector. He was also selected by the UK Government, as a Chevening Gurukul Scholar (2012) at the London School of Economics. He was recognized as a top 100 graduate alumni of University of Texas at Austin and received an award for exceptional community service from the President of the United States. Raj is an Electronics Engineer from the University of Pune, a CFA, and and holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr Shuchin Bajaj is a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.). He was founder and CEO of Altius Healthcare from Mar 2007 to 2012.In 2012 he founded Cygnus Medicare Pvt Ltd and expanded the organization through out the country. He is a Chevening Gurukul Fellow from Kings College of London, United Kingdom. He is Fellow,Innovating Health for Tomorrow,INSEAD, France.