Academic Mentors

When you have a faculty, you are learning from qualified professionals who will guide you to your goal. They know exactly what it takes to get there and what sacrifices need to be made.

You also have the rare opportunity to get a glimpse of what it would be like when you go out on your own.By having a mentor means you have first hand experience while in a learning environment. This is extremely helpful in validating what you really want to do.

We at PKSBE have the Best Faculty to guide you and help you accomplish your dreams.

Kaustubh Dhargalkar
Product Design and Innovation
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Kaustubh Dhargalkar

MENTOR for Center for Innovation & Enterprise - IIM-A & Economic Times Power of Ideas.

Dr.Kaustubh's innovation mantra "Today's Pain Points are Tomorrow's Opportunities" has made him the recipient of the award by Wharton School of Business for his work in mining consumer pain points.

He was also adjudged in the Top 7 in the WORLD's Smart City World Expo Congress at Barcelona- Spain.

Kaustubh was awarded the 'Entrepreneurship Educator & Mentor' Award by the Ministry of Skill & Development - Govt. of India, British Council & INTEL.

Munaf Kapadia
Mentor
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Munaf Kapadia

Designation- Chief Eating Officer at The Bohri Kitchen

Munaf Kapadia, 29 did his schooling at Cathedral and John Connon, Mumbai and finished his formal education with an MBA in Marketing from NMIMS. He started his career at Google in the AdWords team, where he worked on a $10m portfolio of 12 mumbai based advertisers as an online advertising consultant. Munaf let go of his 4 year Online Advertising Career to pursue an f&b project he started with his mother, The Bohri Kitchen. The original idea was to simply keep mom busy, so he could get more time with the living room television. But very quickly, with the power of his mothers sincere cookings skills and Munafs average Branding & PR skills, TBK turned into a mini bohri food revolution. The momentum required him to take up the full time mantle of Chief Eating Officer and identify ways to sell smoked mutton kheema samosas at scale - to ultimately realize TBKs vision of being the brand which takes Bohri Cuisine and culture to non Bohris across India.

Shriyans Bhandari
Mentor
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Shriyans Bhandari

MCEO & Co-founder Greensole and Director Heritage Girls School

Shriyans is Master's in Entrepreneurial Leadership Graduate from Babson College. An alumnus of Jai Hind College, Mumbai and Mayo College, Ajmer. He is an ardent marathon runner and has authored “Birds of Aravallis” in association with Rajasthan Tourism and BNHS India. He has spoken at various environmental and entrepreneurship forums including the ones at Harvard Kennedy School, Babson College, MIT, Wharton and TEDx Youth WASO, Dubai. Shriyans is passionate about his vision of bridging the social, economic and environmental gap through Greensole, which is a company refurbishing discarded shoes to comfortable footwear and of creating an infrastructure, which enables everyone to have the basic necessity of footwear, forever. His venture Greensole has received appreciation letters from President Barack Obama and Sir Ratan Tata and has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, Vogue and BBC among others. He is also the director at Heritage Girls School, which is a girl’s residential school in Udaipur with CBSE & Cambridge board. The school is ranked among the top 10 girl's boarding schools in India by Education Today.

Shivanjali Phatak
Qualitative Resarch
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Shivanjali Phatak

PROFILE :

Shivanjali holds a degree in dance, commerce, human resource and business design. She started her career with a leading design studio in India where she learnt the design way of doing things.

In 2009 she joined one of the best qualitative research company in India – Quantum Consumer Solutions. It is at Quantum she realized the importance of consumer empathy in order to build solutions (for business and brands) that are desirable.

She learnt the discipline of qualitative research and consumer psychology and has been able to provide solutions and strategy for brands across a range of categories – Media, FMCG, Personal care, Retail

She now applies her design and qualitative learning in realizing actionable and tangible solutions (not product or packaging design) for Clients

You will often see her talking about dance, music or Bollywood movies in her free time.

Sapna U. Malya
Entrepreneurial Finance
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Sapna U. Malya

PROFILE :

Sapna U. Malya is a chartered accountant by qualification and has done her Ph.D in capital markets. She has a vast experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and corporates which spans for around 2 decades. She has also mentored startups and coaches businesses in leadership and finance related issues. Currently she is a visiting faculty at many B- schools in Mumbai.

Shrutika Deshmukh
Managing Operations
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Shrutika Deshmukh

PROFILE :

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kanzen Institute Asia-Pacific Pvt. Ltd (KIAP)
Lean Implementation Expert for National Productivity Council —MSME (Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises)

Currently heading 6 Small Medium Enterprises under the National Productivity Council Cluster for Lean Implementation.

As a lean Report in KIAPs , I have hands on Shop Floor Experience in
1. Process and Flow Kaizen in Automobile Space Manufacturing at Emkay Gears and United Engineering Pvt Ltd.
2. Quality Management at Progressive Engineering Works.
3. Theory of constrains(TOC) and diffeerentia; Diagnosis Implemented at KRN Industries and Friends Heat Treatment.
4. Concepts to increase productivity, Improve quality augment delivery performance and cut costs in industries such as chemical, Gems & Jewellery, Automibile and Heat Treatment industries.
5. Involved with the Entrepreneurs in managing the core operationsof the organizations.
Introduced a new portfolio of lean Kalzens Certifications Programs in the organizations.

Infosys, Hyderabad and Pune

Associate Consultant at Infosys (Supply Chain Managaement)

Professionally trained and topped the internal certification in Oracle Distribution (E- Bussiness suite R12) with functional competence in modules like Inventory Management , Purchasing Order Management. The role was to analyze business requirements and provide solutions based on the modules in Oracle EBS. In my training I have worked on a project for migrating a company from mainframe system ton oracle Apps ( E-Business suite R12)

Internally Certified Oracle Transport Management (OTM) in key areas like Shipment Management, Event Management and Financial Aspects related to the Buy and Sell side of the shipments.

Gade Autonomous System Pvt Ltd

Business plan development and studying the complete operatioons of the business. Projects "CROWDY" for which the revenue model has been generated was appreciated and put to implementation.

Associate Software Engineer in Accenture

Completed Head Start Internship Program which consisted training and examination in RDBMS (Relational Database Management)

Reference

Dr Shrinivas Gondhalekar- Dean-Opearations and Owner Managed Business, We School
Dr. Swapnil Desai- Lead Consultant, Kanzen Institute Asia Pacific

Awesh Bhornya
Microsoft Excel Skills
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Awesh Bhornya

Education :

Coursera (2018)-Data-driven Decision Making by PWC – Certificate # 3Y3RKDJC58W7
Coursera (2018)-Intermediate Python for Data Science Course – Certificate # 450932
Coursera (2018)-Data Visualization with Advanced Excel – Certificate # 6AW5QV5A3D4H
Data Camp Certification (2017)-Intro to Python for Data Science Course – Certificate # 3448998
Udemy (2017)-
Excel Case Studies for Business Students – Certificate # UC-8GMB6ZRI. Url – ude.my/UC-8GMB6ZRI
Solo Learn Certification (2017)-SQL Fundamentals Course (Data Science) – Certificate # 1060-5295240
Data Camp Certification (2017)-Introduction to SQL for Data Science – Certificate # 3397948
Anjuman-I-Islam’s Allana Institute of Management Studies
Masters of Management Studies (Information Technology) (2011)-A Study on the Business Implications of Cloud Computing
Elphinstone College, Mumbai
Bachelor of Science (Information Technology) (2007)-A Study on the ERP system development for a Small Scale Business

Awards

Best Student award, MMS (2011)
Best Speaker, Elocution, Elphinstone College (2005)
Subject Award - Commerce (2002)

Teaching Experience

Anjuman-I-Islam’s Allana Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, India
Assistant Professor– Information Technology
Job Responsibilities:
Management Development Program Resource Person
Faculty Development Program Resource Person
Head of Promotions Committee
Course Coordinator
Students activities and events (Conferences, Inter Collegiate Events)
IT Infrastructure manager

Related Experience

Wipro InfoTech, Standard Chartered, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Infrastructure Management Engineer
Desktop and Server Troubleshooting
Working on Antivirus Server and Cyberoam Firewall
Handling Tier 1 and Tier 2 level employee calls for VPN, etc.

Zyan Technologies
Marketing and Operations Manager
Client Servicing
Corporate Sales

Subjects Taught

1. Services Marketing
2. ERP
3. CRM
4. IT for Management
5. Business Intelligence and Analytics
6. Managing Technology Business
7. E-Commerce
8. Knowledge Management
9. Entrepreneurship Management
10.Management Information Systems

Visiting Assignments (Academic)

Rohidas Patil Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Master of Management Studies
1. Enterprise Management Systems (IT Specialization)
2. Knowledge Management (IT Specialization)
Siddharth College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Bachelor of Management Studies
1. E-Commerce and Digital Marketing – Semester V
2. Sales and Distribution Management – Semester V
3. Retail Marketing – Semester VI
4. Business Planning & Entrepreneurship Management – Semester IV
5. Integrated Marketing Communication
FDP on Advance Excel and Data Analysis
Two day FDP on Advance Excel and Data Analysis
Personality Development and Resume Writing Workshops for MMS Students

Corporate Training (Assignments)

Bharti AXA Life and General Insurance, Goregaon, Mumbai – Advance MS-Excel Workshop (21st & 22nd December 2017)
Bharti AXA Life and General Insurance, Goregaon, Mumbai – Basic MS-Excel Workshop (13th & 14th December 2017)
POSOCO WRLDC, A Govt. of India Organisation, SEEPZ, Mumbai – Basic MS-Office Workshop (25th & 26th September 2017)
Ekam Foundation, Prabhadevi, Mumbai-
Conducted workshops for NGO volunteers on
1. Analyzing and Visualizing Data using MS-Excel
2. English Language and Soft Skills training
Ekam Foundation, Prabhadevi, Mumbai-
Consultation for Data Analysis and Gaining insights in to Data
1. Developed and implemented an Excel Data Model for the organization
CADD Centre, CST and DADAR-
Visiting Advance MS-Excel Trainer
Hathway Cable and Broadband, Santacruz, Mumbai-
One day MS-PowerPoint training for Sales and Marketing team

Publications and Papers

A study on the awareness and utilization of Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs) as an alternative to formal education – Presented at the Asia Pacific International Conference on “Changing Business Practices in Current Environment (4th & 5th January 2018)”
A study on the awareness of Massive Open Online Courses(MOOCs) in Mumbai – Presented at a National Conference on “Digital Disruption (16th November 2017)”
Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery in MSMEs – Published (ISSN 0976-2507) and Presented at a National Conference on “Business in the Digital Age (26th October 2016)”
A Study on the Use of Information Technology to Drive Business Innovation - Published (ISSN 0976-2507) and Presented at a National Conference on “Innovation: A Catalyst to Business (24th March 2015)”

Languages

1. English – native language 2. Hindi – Read, Write, Speak 3. Gujarati – Speak

Dr.Swapnil Desai
Managing Operations
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Dr.Swapnil Desai

KIAP LEAD CONSULTANT PROFILE :

Dr.Swapnil Desai is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from VJTI — Mumbai and an MMS & Ph.D in Operations from Mumbai University. He began his career in Mercedes Benz working on the shop floor in production and quality department

He received his Kaizen Training in 2001 from a German-ISS institute.His exposure to consulting began with a stint in Universal-LEK Consulting, where he did strategy and process improvement engagements across manufacturing, banking and financial services.

He has also worked with Capgemini Global Consulting and has been trained and is certified in "Consulting Skills" and a Facilitator for ASE (Accelerated Solutions Environment) Workshops. With his passion for implementation and shop floor orientation, he joined KIAP in 2013 and has led multiple Kaizen implementations.He specializes in Lean in Retail, Real Estate and Manufacturing.

He is a Professor of Operations Management in SPJIMR (SP Jain Institute of Management and Research), JBIMS (Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies), Indian Navy War College. He was published several research papers in the area of Digital Manufacturing, Differential Diagnosis.

He is a trained facilitator for Foreign Industrial Visit Tours and regularly conducts visits to Japan and Korea.

Dexter Valles
CEO & Managing Consultant, Valmar International Founder Director,
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Dexter Valles

CEO & Managing Consultant, Valmar International Founder Director, The EQ Legion of India Internationally Certified Life & Executive Coach ( Results Coaching Systems- International Coach Federation certified) Internationally Certified ENNEAGRAM Personality Profiling (Certified by Jerome Wagner) Internationally Certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner, Certified EQ -Assessor & Coach ( Certified by Six Seconds , California)

A Profile

An MBA specializing in Marketing Management from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai( now a Deemed University), Dexter has charted an interesting career across over twenty eight years..

An International Business Professional, Professor of Management Studies & Acclaimed Corporate Trainer, Dexter has an extensive career founded across an absorbing 28 years of active engagement with the Global and Indian market. Dexter brings to the table his wide and varied experience in International Business, heading the International Marketing & Sales Operations worldwide with leading Indian Corporate Brands; Education, as International Business School Head and Professor of Management Studies ; Executive & Life Coach & Corporate Trainer in Behavioural Sciences with leading Indian firms , influencing the lives of several thousands of executives, managers and leaders across diverse and intensive learning workshops he has personally designed and delivered.

HIGHLIGHTS OF A MULTI-FACETED CAREER

International Marketing & Sales: 12 years global experience in leading Indian Engineering Exports across the globe primarily with Crompton Greaves Ltd, International Operations ( HOD- International Marketing & Sales Worldwide for Company Products) reporting to the Vice President, International Operations and later as General Manager International Operations with Batliboi International Ltd.

Management Education : Professor of Management Studies and Head of the Business School – Mumbai campus of Wigan & Leigh College, United Kingdom. Also visiting faculty with Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies ( NMIMS ) and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences ( TISS )- both Deemed Universities

As a Corporate Management Trainer & Learning Facilitator, over the last 16 years, he is instrumental in the Design and Delivery of specific soft-skill behavioural sciences and sales & marketing training programs for various corporate houses, including several special powerful programs conducted both Nationally and Internationally.

Empanelled as Lead Trainer & Learning Facilitator, has facilitated the learning of several thousands of participants across the national and international corporate horizon through innumerable training workshops with several key Indian Multinational Corporates Valmar International is a Management Consultancy and as part of our Vision to ASPIRE for Excellence, motivate and collaborate with others whom we associate with, we offer several learning programs ranging from communication skills, interpersonal skills, managerial skills, team building skills, influencing skills right through to Managing Cultural Diversity through Cross Cultural Sensitization, Global Business Etiquette and Leadership skills.

At Valmar International we have Four Verticals ( Visit : www.valmarinternational.com )

1. Competence Based Corporate Learning Solutions and Interventions in Behavioural Sciences & Soft Skills stretched right across the spectrum of competence based workshops. We design and deliver our own programs under our banners "Steering Wheel of Life" and "The Winning Edge" series of programs.

2. HR Research Solutions & Value Added Human Resource Management Projects- Organisational Effectiveness , Customized Employee Satisfaction / Employee Engagement, Talent Pool and Star Performers EQ Profiling, Leader & Team Vitality Studies , Coaching, HR Audits, Climate Analysis, Exit Interviews

3. Youth Learning Solutions ( Our Learn2Lead Academy is focused on delivering Life & Leadership Skills to the key stakeholders in the development of the youth , viz Students-Parents-Teachers )

4. The EQ Legion of India ( formerly Six Seconds India ) which focuses on developing the Emotional Intelligence Quotient ( EQ ) in personal and professional lives of people. Establised in 2010 as Six Seconds India, played host to Eight Seasons of EQ Certification workshops of Six Seconds, the world leader in Applied EQ, based in California, USA. With over 100 Certified EQ Practitioners and Assessors in the network, VALMAR's EQ Legion of India takes this mission forward with local solutions and workshops for transforming lives by "Engaging Emotional Energy Everyday"

Advocate Kishu Daswani
Business Law
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Advocate Kishu Daswani

Advocate Kishu Daswani - B.Sc., L.L.M. ( Faculty for BUSINESS LAW)

Advocate Daswani is teaching Law at the country's most prestigious Government Law College for over 25 years. He also teaches Business Law at St. Xavier's College in their Master's Program.

He has taught at University of Navarra- Spain and Deakin University- Melborne, Australia.

He also teaches Humanitarian Law at Chulalongkorn University- Bangkok, and is a resource person for Harvard College in Asia Program conducting several workshops with national and international participants on Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Kishu wears many other hats besides being a very popular teacher. He is a trained Mediator by High Court of Bombay, a member of LAW: Review, Reforms & Rationalisation Committee of the Indian Merchants' Chamber and he also is a Global Peace Index Ambassador.

Parimal Merchant
Family Managed Business
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Parimal Merchant

Director - Global FMB Program at S.P.Jain School of Global Management and World Center for Humanist Studies.

Founder - Asian Institute of Family Managed Business patroned by Harsh Mariwala of Marico and Dilip Sanghvi of Sun Pharma.

Director (Previous) - of FMB at S.P. Jain Institute of Management Research.

Narresh Mehtta
Human Resource
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NARRESH MEHTTA

NARRESH MEHTTA - faculty for HR

An entrepreneur of "The Blouse Factory" (manufacturer and retailer of readymade blouses) having presence on all major E-commerce sites and in Shoppers' Stop.

Besides being a consultant for Strategic Retail, Retail Business Development, Consumer Experience Design and Implementation, HR Strategy & Processes, & Leadership Development, Mr. Mehtta is also a visiting faculty at ISB Hyderabad, Welingkar Institute, S.P. Jain and others.

Mr. Mehtta has a wide range of experience in service and manufacturing organization at the factory, corporate and business levels in the FMCG, Engineering, Consulting, IT, Healthcare, Apparel & Retailing sector in Industries such as Hidesign (COO), Raymonds (Director-Business Development), Blue Star InfoTech, Balsara Group, Godrej & Boyce, Iflex (oracle finance, Bangalore), Flamingo Pharmaceuticals, & Tufan InfoTech India (HQ in Silicon Valley).

Mohan Pitchumani
Entrepreneurial Marketing
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Mohan Pitchumani

MOHAN PITCHUMANI- M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry, MBA in Marketing Entrepreneurial Marketing

Mohan, an astute marketer has 17 years of experience in diverse business environments like Chemicals, Automobile, H.R., Consultancy and Education in industries such as TATA Motors, Fortune Cars Pvt.Ltd., Chemspec Chemicals, Alkyl Chemicals and others.

Besides being a visiting faculty for subjects such as Marketing Research, Strategic Management, Customer Buying Behaviour, & Services Management in institutions such as ITM, SIMSREE, EMDI, DMTI and others, Mohan also provides consultancy services in Marketing and Research for SMEs.

Mohan Pitchumani will be facilitating the knowledge of Marketing amongst the students and assist them in preparing their marketing strategy for their ventures.

Chhaya Sehagal
Entrepreneurship Case Studies
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Chhaya Sehagal

Certified Waldorf educator from CSETT

Chhaya Sehgal is a first generation Entrepreneur, a Passionate Educator and a Committed Mentor and Coach to young Entrepreneurs!

EDUCATION: B.Sc., B.Sc. - Tech. from MUICT and MMS from the JBIMS, Mumbai University.

Areas of Specialization: Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, Strategy and Business Acumen Development

Industry Experience: 33 years,

Founder of 'THE WINNING EDGE', a company of over 17 years which imparts training, consulting and coaching in Govt., Public Sector, Private Sector and Multinational Organisations having clients such as, ONGC, Indian Navy, BARC, Nuclear Power Corporation, Department of Atomic Energy, Jet Airways, Bombay Stock Exchange, Maharashtra state Electricity Board, KUONI India, CEAT, SIEMENS, IDBI, Women Entrepreneurs from SAARC countries (organised by Common Wealth Secretariat) etc.

Chief Mentor and Visiting faculty for 20 years for MMS, MFM and MHRDM courses in Mumbai University at JBIMS, WE SCHOOL, NMIMS, ICFAI, etc.

Actively associated with many national and international professional bodies, Chhaya has been the recipient of "The woman of the year" award by "The International Business woman's who is who" Magazine published from USA in the year 2002.

Published a best seller titled 'Can Mom's Take a Chill Pill', whose launch was covered by all the major Indian dailies. Chhaya will introduce and strengthen entrepreneurial concepts with various REAL LIFE case studies involving the students in stimulated business environment and situations.

Murtuza Arsiwala
Financial Planning and Management
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Murtuza Arsiwala

A Chartered Accountant and an MBA in Finance and Strategy from Indian School of Business- Hyderabad, Murtuza has been advising domestic and global institutional investors in their investment process in the Indian stock markets over the last decade covering utilities and construction materials space.

Murtuza is also a part of the Financial Advisory Board at ISB - Hyderabad, where he advices student body on the academic as well as professional pursuits in the financial services industry. He features regularly on leading business channels such as CNBC and ET NOW for his views on utilities and construction materials.

Revathi Roy
Woman Entrepreneurship
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Revathi Roy

A serial entrepreneur donning many hats, Revathi is the Co- founder of Hey!Didi (First ever instant parcel delivery by women), Co- founder of Zaffrino Ventures ( A mentoring and investment arm for student start- ups and angel investment).

Previously she was the Founder of Forshe Cabs ( first ever women Taxi Service in Asia) and Co- founder of Viira Cabs. Winner of WOW "Catalyst of change" award by BLISS EQUITY.

Revathi runs an incubation centre for start-ups, providing infrastructure and mentoring at very economical rates.

Dr.Rajan Bhonsle
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Dr.Rajan Bhonsle

Pronounced as India’s TOP SEXOLOGIST by India Today, Dr.Rajan Bhonsle is a senior Consultant in Sexual Medicine & Counsellor, practicing in Mumbai for more than 30 years.

He is an Hon. Professor and Head of the Department of Sexual Medicine at K.E.M.Hospital and Seth G.S.Medical College, Mumbai (Largest Hospital and Medical College in Southeast Asia). The Department of Sexual Medicine at the KEM Hospital, Mumbai, is the only one of its kind in the country.

Dr. Rajan Bhonsle is the Founder Director of Heart To Heart Counselling Centre and Dean of the Institute of Human Technology (India).

He passed his M.B.B.S. from Grant Medical College, Mumbai in 1981. He Stood FIRST in the M.D. examination of Bombay University in the year 1985.

He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sexology and Diplomate of the American College of Sexologists.

He has authored six books on 'Sex Education & Human Sexuality', four of which have been best sellers.

He has written more than 1200 articles and regular columns for various journals, periodicals, leading news papers, Internet sites and magazines such as Times of India, India Today, DNA, Femina, New Woman, Complete Wellbeing and regional publications such as Navbharat Times, Janasatta, Meri Saheli (Hindi), Janmabhoomi (Gujarati), Maharashtra Times, Loksatta, Saamna, Lokmat, Chitralekha (Marathi) etc. on Sex education, Parenting and Family welfare.

He has been giving lectures & conducting training programs & workshops in various national & international organizations, forums and institutes such as Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Bombay Hospital, Indian Medical Association, Times Foundation, Government Law College Mumbai, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute, Commonwealth Youth Programme etc.

He is a Founder Managing Director of the "Heart to Heart Counselling Centre" which is devoted to Sex Education, AIDS awareness programs, Couple Counselling, Personal & Relationship Counselling, Teenage Guidance, Parenting, Family Therapy etc

He Heads the 'Institute of Human Technology' as Principal, where various training programs in Sex Education, HIV/AIDS awareness and Counselling are conducted for professionals such as doctors, psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists etc.

He started India's First full-fledged 'Pre-Marriage Counselling centre' in Mumbai in 1998.

He is also on the panel of consultants as a Sexologist for DoctorNDTV & Shaadi.com

Dr. Minnu Bhonsle
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Dr. Minnu Bhonsle

Dr. Minnu Bhonsle has done her Doctorate in the field of Psychotherapy & Counselling and has been working in this field for nearly three decades.

She is a International Trainer in the Robert Carkhuff model of Counselling (which is an offshoot of Carl Rogers' Client-centered Therapy) and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. She conducts intensive, practical Training Programs in Counselling for those in the helping profession.

She is a Member of the Association of REBT (U.K.) and her papers have been published in the British Journal of REBT as well as the Bombay Hospital Journal.

She has been conducting various self-help workshops in Stress Management, Relationship Management, Art of Communication, Self-Help through Creative Writing etc.

She has conducted several workshops in various national and international organizations, forums and institutes such as YPO (Young Presidents Organisation), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Post Graduate Department of Mathematics – Mumbai University, SNDT University, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute, Commonwealth Youth Programme, PRADAN (a non-profit NGO working with rural women), BRPL Ltd (A group company of Indian Oil) etc.

She has trained more than 10,000 Doctors, Psychiatrists, Counsellors, Psychologists, Social workers, Teachers, HRD personnel, Lawyers, Management trainees, Post-Graduate Business Management and Media students etc. in various models of counselling (Non-directive and Active-directive), through the Institute of Human Technology, India.

Her module on "Humane Management" (Management with a Human Touch) which helps increase the Sensitivity Quotient (SQ) of participants and trains them in the much required 'people skills' in the corporate world, is extremely popular with leaders in management and management trainees alike.

She has been writing articles & features on relationships and psycho-social issues for prominent publications and internet sites such as NDTV.com, India Today, New Woman, Life Positive, Parenting, Complete Wellbeing, Express Healthcare Management, Wedding Vows, Free Press Journal etc.

She has appeared as an expert panelist on several popular TV shows on various TV channels such as BBC, NDTV, Times Now, Zee TV, Star TV, Channel V, Mumbai Doordarshan etc.

Aman Bhonsle
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Aman Bhonsle

Aman Bhonsle is an Award Winning Senior Creative Producer, Director, Copywriter, & Screenwriter who has been working in the world of Creative Promotional Production with some of Singapore’s leading multinational broadcast houses for the last 6 years. He has also done extensive work in the world of Ad films, Corporate Films, Documentaries & Short Films.

Aman is also a Social Scientist, Transactional Analyst, Youth Mentor and Corporate Trainer. He has trained himself in various contemporary models of Psychological Counselling ~ Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Robert Carkuff’s Non Directive model based on Carl Roger’s Humanistic School of Client Centered Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Psychodrama and Gestalt Therapy.

With a passion for narrative storytelling, teaching & youth mentoring, Aman has given several talks and held workshops on how to tell better stories, workspace politics, mindset makeovers & digital audio-visual content creation.

He has been published in several leading Indian newspapers & magazines for opinions on the media landscape & psycho-social issues. These publications include - The Bombay Hospital Journal , The Afternoon, Complete Wellbeing and Body & Mind.

Aman has also done volunteer work with the Singapore Cancer Society & Dyslexic Association of Singapore & miscellaneous orphanages in Mumbai.

For the past 13 years, Aman has worked in various capacities with reputed Media Companies (Production Houses, Ad Agencies & TV Networks).

Some of the companies Aman has worked with are: Miditech Pvt. Ltd., Lowe Lintas, Red Ice Films, UTV – Disney, Star TV Networks, Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, & more recently with Viacom Networks.

Aman is an alumni of the prestigious St. Xavier's College, Mumbai & cleared his Bachelors in Mass Media (BMM) with distinction specializing in Advertising & Market Research. Aman was also a scholastic achievement holder during his Post Graduation Diploma in Film & TV at the Flame School of Communication in Pune, Maharashtra where he won several film-making competitions including the Graduation Trophy for the best film. He holds a Distinction in Organisational Transactional Analysis and Digital Matketing.

Aman is as multifaceted as he is sure-handed at his craft.

He is a trained musician having cleared the highest Grade 8 Digital Keyboards Examinations by Trinity College, London & has also led Improv Acting teams to victory at theatre sports competitions. Additionally, Aman has also done extensive voice over work for corporate films, commercials, audio books & documentaries in India, Singapore & Australia.

Amit Jain
Operational Challenges
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Amit Jain

Executive Vice President and Head of Service Delivery - FINO Paytech Ltd. (deals with Payment Start- ups and Financial Inclusion)

At FINO, Amit leads diverse teams of 1000+ employees spreading across 400+ districts in India, and has wide experience in setting and scaling up start-ups to companies.

Highly skilled in Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), Amit's forte lies in balancing instinct (innovation) with rigor (numbers and processes) as per defined objectives.

Armed with several years of experience in reshaping and scaling business models, Amit will guide students in the Operational Challenges faced by start-ups and also during scaling up stage and managing these challenges through conventional and creative solutions.

Zeba Kohli
Chocolatier
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Zeba Kohli

Zeba is the Managing Director of M/s. Good House Keeping Company Pvt. Ltd. The company focuses on the manufacture of Fantasie Fine Chocolates & Confectionery. Fantasie Fine Chocolates is a brand of handmade chocolates.

As a director of M/s. Ahmed A. Fazelbhoy Pvt. Ltd also, she owns Sunville Banquet Halls in Worli, Mumbai. Zeba heads and directs, M/s Sunstar Confection & Trading Pvt. Ltd, which provides Catering and Decoration Facilities. She is the Proprietor of Zee Enterprises, which is a Company involved in trading activities of Chocolates and Confectionery. Furthermore, she is a Trustee with Munir Fazelbhoy Memorial Trust, which was set up to educate the underprivileged.

C Divakaran
Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs
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C Divakaran

Mr.Divakaran changed the way leadership and capability development is designed and delivered at the companies like Essel Packaging, ZeeTV, Solid Containers, Liberty Oil Mills(India's largest Edible oil Manufacturer) . With a qualification in Neuro Leadership,Enneagram he's the driving force behind several brain-savvy approach.

He brings a huge amount of experience to the table in leadership and dealing with practical business issues.

Dinesh Awasthi
Economist
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Dinesh Awasti (EDI)

Dr. Dinesh Awasthi, an Economist by training, is Former Professor & Director, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), Ahmedabad. He was a Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, before joining EDI as Director in 2003. Currently, he is a Visiting Professor at the Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Ahmedabad.

Dr. Awasthi has over 60 research papers and eight books, besides a number of research studies on SMEs, social entrepreneurship and technology entrepreneurship, to his credit. Areas of his professional interest include MSME sector, cluster development, social entrepreneurship, technology entrepreneurship and start-ups. He chairs PRAYAS (a micro Finance Organisation), Aashray (a Social Incubator) and is member of the Governing Boards of several NGOs. He is also Member of the National advisory Committee on Incubators, Dept. of Science and technology, Government of India. Mentoring start-ups is his passion.

Dr. Awasthi has also worked as a consultant to several UN agencies like ILO, UNIDO, UNDP and other international bodies like WS Atkins, UK and DFID, UK. He has extensively travelled across the globe in connection with various professional assignments.

Sunder Madakshira
Marketing Head at Adobe
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Sunder Madakshira

Sunder Madakshira works with Adobe as Marketing Head. He served similar Profile at Edge Verve, EdgeVerve is the product subsidiary of Infosys Technologies. His key area of focus is to create a robust communication program that help engage internal and external audiences.

Sunder has held leadership roles for over 20 years in Sales and Marketing with companies such as SAP, Infosys, WIPRO, HUL, Visa and most recently Hexaware Technologies where he was the Chief Marketing Officer.

He is a recognized speaker in industry forums such as ASSOCHAM, NASSCOM and CII. He is the member of the NASSCOM panel on MARCOM and heads the subgroup on Making Marcom a Strategic Function . His views on marketing have been quoted by publications such as Mint, The Economic Times, Times of India and Hindu Business Line.

He shares his expertise in Marketing and Sales with B school students in India and abroad including at the IIM^TMs in Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bangalore and Kozhikode, The Symbiosis Group of Institutes and S P Jain Institute, Mumbai and The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Internationally, he has spoken at Columbia Business School, New York and The Stanford Business School in California.

He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal, Graduate Degree in Engineering from the Bangalore University and has schooled at Kendriya Vidyalaya.

He was recognized as The Marketing Thought Leader by the Stars of the Industry Awards constituted by the ABP Group in February 2014.

Srivathsala Madakshira
Entrepreneur
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Srivathsala Madakshira

Ms. Srivathsala heads the business unit M/s. Spearhead FinServe, in the capacity of a CEO. Spearhead FinServe is in the domain of providing high end Financial Planning and Wealth Management solutions to individuals. Its unique and practical solutions are a name in the industry and boasts of prolific people in its clientele.

She has been the driving force behind this business unit ever since its formation. She brings with her a decade experience in the field of Equities and Financial Planning. She is a Certified Financial Planner and holds a Post-Graduation in Commerce from Bangalore university. She is also a ICAI qualified "Accounting Technician".

Ms. Srivathsala has been well respected by one and all in the Financial circles and has been one of the keen participant in the Financial Planning forums. She has been bringing the awareness of being financial wise in the day to day financial life of individuals through her constant participation in various forums and corporate presentations.

She is supported by a dedicated team of professionals comprising of CA's, MBA's and Lawyers who constantly strive to provide the best financial planning strategies to clients that are completely personalized.

Kaizad Hateria
General Manager
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Kaizad Hateria

General Manager - Sales, Marketing & Corporate Customer Relations at Rustomjee Developers

Kaizad Hateria is a man of many dimensions : a brilliant leader and a great motivator. He believes in adding 'value' to his 'team' so that they are mentally geared to accept their professional and personal challenges. He helps them to view their daily 'work' and 'life' from new and exciting perspectives. From the past 22 years, he has collected rich gems of knowledge that he shares with his team to enrich their life and make an impact on them in a way they have never experienced before.

He believes in putting heart & soul into the work which we do and that is the only path of greater success and fulfillment. Helping others to give their best is the way forward to organizational success and his team is led with this very philosophy.

A person who loves his customers & believes in delivering a 'wow' experience of each one to them so they are not only left with a product but also fond memories and a sense of pride in owning their purchase. Constant Improvement & Innovation are his key mantras for future growth.

A man who really understands the pulse of the people, Kaizad knows how to make them click. His raison d'etre, in his own words, is to make a positive difference to people's lives by empowering them with a lifetime of skills. Over the years, Kaizad has transformed thousands of lives by training them in a variety of areas that help make super performers out of ordinary men and women.

His vision is to help people who coach under him realize that they can change their fortunes by changing - THEMSELVES! Faith, Love, Hope, Courage, Persistence, Self - Knowledge, Contribution and Creativity are some of the Values lead in his life and encourage others to absorb these qualities and make it a permanent fabric of their LIVES!

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