TRIPTI SHINGHAL
"1. Over 15+ years of application development experience in areas of Blockchain, Machine Learning & Quantitative Algorithms.
2. TEDx Speaker in area of Cognitive Neuroscience & holder of 4 USA Approved Patents.
3. Worked with companies like Microsoft, Adobe as Senior Computer Scientist.
4. Finalist of ""Capgemini Super Techies Show"" and solved LIVE problems on National TV.
5. Co-Founder of Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence powered data marketplace ""DataPitcher"" [Approved by Canada Incubation] "
JAYA GOYAL
"Mrs. Jaya Goyal is Partner Pam’s Enterprises.
She is the Chairperson, Women Entrepreneur Cell, IamSMEofIndia, the largest, most credited and fastest growing
MSME body in India. She is a committee member at MEPSC(Management & Entrepreneurship and Proffessional
Skill Council). She was a member on Board of Directors with IIM, Jammu.
Mrs. Jaya Goyal completed her Schooling and Graduation from Sophia, Ajmer with merit throughout and then her
PGDBM from DAV, New Delhi.
She started her career with a stint in Concept marketing with her father in setting up a Japanese and German plant for
garment Industry. After which she got into Academics and has found her keen interest in being a trainer/facilitator for
Life/Organization Improvement Skills. She is an avid reader and learner of the Psyche of human beings and their
adaptation in an organization. She has also cleared BHLP, human lab conducted by ISABS, Indian Society for Applied
Science.
She is a certified trainer for “workshop cooperation” by SCORE, an ILO initiative. She is one among the very few
international certified IFC-NIESBUD Master Trainer in the country by International Financial Corporation (World
Bank), NIESBUD (NSIC) and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
She has initiated Craft Cafe Online, a social venture with a few women to support and sustain artisans, to promote women
entrepreneurship and to involve next generation in keeping India’s heritage and culture alive.
She leads business with ‘Akshay Swachh Jal Water ATM’ which believes in ‘स्वच्छ जल, सबका हक’ and is in service
at Sports stadiums, Bus stands, Railway stations, Government Hospitals, Mandirs and as commercial profitable venture all
across India.
One line that she lives with: ‘I know, we will…………….."
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
DR. HEMANG SHAH
"Dr. Hemang Shah works with startups in India to design products that leverage AI and compute on the edge. Application areas include agri tech, industrial IOT, robotics, automotive, and medical technologies. He also advises the companies on their IP strategy.
As an innovation / IP / tech transfer evangelist, Dr. Shah frequently engages with the ecosystem participants including startups, academia, and the industry. He has run several programs to generate disruptions and patents.
He enjoys the intersection of technology domains and has worked on projects spanning semiconductors, multimedia (camera, display, graphics), MEMS, materials science, optics, and nanotechnology devices. Dr. Shah has been granted two US patents, has 10+ patents pending with US and other international patent offices, several peer-reviewed publications, and conference presentations.
Over the years, Dr. Shah has been a practitioner of Design Thinking and try to applies it to every project be it IP strategy or baking. He strives to impart this mindset to interns and start-ups. As a coffee lover, he frequently experiments with beans, roasts, and coffee shops.
"
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
ANIL KHAITAN
"Mr. Anil Khaitan, Chairman SNK Corp., attended Vincent High School, Mussoorie, and thereafter completed his B.Com Degree and joined the family business in 1976. He qualified for his MBA from IMI, Geneva in the year 1981.
Mr. Khaitan has diversified business experience of 42 years relating to Jute Industry, Paper Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Copper & Steel Industry, apart from our International Operations.
Mr. Khaitan over the years has gained expertise in strategic business planning, financial management, and effective development of Human resources.
Mr. Khaitan is immediate past President of Ph.D. CCI, member of Executive Committee, FICCI, member of Managing Committee, ASSOCHAM, Member of ICSI – ASB (Institute of Company Secretaries of India-Auditing Standards Board, Chairman – Grievance Redressal Committee, ICSI RVO, Independent Director of Governing Body, ICSI Registered Valuers Organisation."
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
PRERNA GUPTA
"Prerna Gupta is a senior lead, strategic initiatives in Chairman's office, Reliance Industries Limited.
Her current project is conceptualizing, planning and setting up of Jio Institute, a multi-disciplinary research university being set up at Navi Mumbai.
She leads academic planning, digital learning & platform development. She also contributes to regulatory compliance, campus development, recruitment, branding and communications.
She has 13+ years of diverse experience in strategy, planning & operations in corporates, professional services and startups.
She is passionate about bringing quality education to people. She started a tutoring venture for under-performing children in high school, where students improved their Math scores by 30%. She was awarded President’s award (from President of India) for outstanding contribution to society as a part of Scouts & Guides.
She has an MBA from INSEAD (France, Singapore), a Masters in Management Systems from IIT Delhi and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering."
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
BIKKY KHOSLA
"Bikky Khosla (born 30 July 1960) is an entrepreneur and chief executive officer of tradeindia.com (Infocom Network Limited).He is the younger brother of Vinod Khosla, an Indian venture capitalist. Presently, he is chairman of the e-commerce committee of ASSOCHAM and had served in the same capacity for ASSOCHAM SME's Expert Committee in the past. He is also editor of SME Times, a business news website and is associated with Indian Angel Network, a network of investors that invests in early stage businesses.
He ventured into a career in international trade soon after his graduation during the 1980s. He started Infocom Network Limited in 1991 and started publishing Exporters Yellow Pages for Indian exporters. In 1996, he started a b2b portal tradeindia.com for exporters, manufacturers and importers.
Khosla was on virtual jury panel of Manthan Award South Asia & Asia Pacific 2012. His articles published on SME Times were selected in the list of fifteen final entries for the first IE Business School Prize For Economic Journalism in Asia."
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
VANI GUPTA
"Vani started as an advertising girl, with accounts like: Coca-cola, Cosmopolitan and Adidas. She went on to chase different experiences in marketing across Global brands with Henkel, Reckitt Benckiser, Unilever and PepsiCo. She has worked with cross cultural teams across Asia and Europe, led innovation for several markets, and held full P&L responsibility. In her last stint at PepsiCo she was the category leader for Indian Snacks. She led the turnaround of a massive $250mn+ brand from double digit negative growth to a double digit positive growth in 2 years.
She won several accolades at PepsiCo including : The ‘India Region Above and Beyond 2014 Chairman’s Award’ from PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi for successfully building a new platform of growth for Pepsi Foods, the ‘Innovation Excellence Award’ and the ‘AMEA PwP Sustained Performance Award’ for Kurkure. Vani has also been listed as the 2015 'BT Hottest Young Executive under 40', in a nationwide survey.
After a long stint in the corporate world of more than 20 years, Vani has started her own venture called CherryPeachPlum Growth Partners. CherryPeachPlum Growth Partners is a marketing led business consultancy that works with corporates and start ups to deliver all marketing strategies for launch of new products, architecture, communication, design, brand identity, including execution via partners agencies."
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
PAYAL AGARWAL
"Payal leads the Data Analytics practice at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd. She specializes in Data and Audit Analytics,
Continuous Control / Transaction monitoring, Sox Implementation, Operational Risk Management, Process Improvement,
Technology Risk Management, IT Systems Assurance, ERP reviews, etc. within the Banking and Financial Services, IT and ITES ,
Pharma ,Telecom and manufacturing industries."
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
SHRUTI KUSHWAH
"Shruti Kushwah.
Serial Entrepreneur | Mentor | Brand Expert
She started her career as Medical Advisor after finishing her
masters in pharmaceutical chemistry and post grad diploma in IP
law. She has worked with top pharmaceutical companies by
handling more than 15 therapeutic segments as Medical Advisor.
Has by far trained more than 5000 sales and marketing personnel on
medicine & the science of medicine, including more than 100 top
doctors across India.
She decided to move the ladder up by enrolling herself in Business
School in US, Kelloggs Business School for executive MBA
course. She dropped out in between though with strong plans of
setting up a company and operations in India first.
She runs a technical product development company, Crealoons
Innovations. Their major customers are from Healthcare, Consumer
Electronics & Appliances, and Manufacturing & Smart hardware
companies. They do offshore engineering and technical development for companies in US & India. She
holds the same nature company in US by the name of FountainHead Innovations. Their company is an
active participant for Asia’s first electric highway project (Delhi-Agra-Jaipur) under Assar group & Ease
of Doing Business in Delhi
Besides her core business, She helps & mentors small companies and startups in healthcare &
pharmaceutical owing to my background as Medical Advisor.
She is also a partner with Saisha Retails & Favola India, business in FMCG distribution & Glass
Products.
She’s also an active part of community development projects in health awareness (including cancer
awareness) & women empowerment projects majorly making them learn Brand enhancement principles,
Business pivoting, marketing, Communications, Design thinking & product development through lean
strategy.
She is also a Charter member at Tie Ahmedabad & Tie Global, Active community facilitator, e-chai, the
entrepreneurial network & IVY university in US. She’s working on two new business expansions, Wine
Brand & Home Bar Accessory collection
On a personal space, She’s an art critic & curator. Poetry creator & short metaphorical photo story writer."
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
MILEE ASHWARYA
Milee Ashwarya is the Publisher of Ebury Publishing and Vintage Groups at Penguin Random House India. She has been responsible for spearheading the publishing vision and list at Penguin Random House India for more than a decade. Responsible for discovering new trends and exploring new genres, her focus has been on championing the best voices in fiction and non fiction while publishing a range of bestsellers across segments. Her authors include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Piyush Pandey, S. Hussain Zaidi, Prannoy Roy, Hindol Sengupta, R. Gopalakrishnan, Karan Johar, Ravi Subramaniam, Anand Neelakantan, Navi Radjou, Shilpa Shetty, Novoneel Chakraborty, Twinkle Khanna, Amjad Ali Khan, Shradha Sharma, Sonali Bendre, and Radhakrishnan Pillai to name a few. A TEDx speaker, she is passionate about issues related to working women. She was awarded the Women Achievers’ Samman 2017 for publishing by the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), the Distinguished Alumni Award 2018 for Excellence in Publishing by Hindu College, Delhi University, the Exceptional Woman of Excellence Award by the Women Economic Forum in 2019 and was selected as a delegate for the prestigious Australia India Youth Dialogue 2020.
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
NIDHI KUMAR
"In a career spanning over a decade with India's national broadcaster DD
National as Bulletin in-charge and celebrity show host and as a Public
Relations, Content and Social Media Strategist at Delhi-NCR's leading
chain of schools and at Asian School of Film and Television, I have
extensive Media experience. Ihave worked across multiple areas such as
online and social media, web content, journalism, reporting, public
relations and education in association with several organizations like UN,
World Vision India and Help For Women & Children. I am the member of
the “Project Screening Committee for National Council for Science &
Technology”.
NIDHI KUMAR
I started my journey with News for the Hearing Impaired and went on to read he
English News till 2015. Ihave been part of Doordarshan since 2008 and morphed
into a powerhouse presenter with a series of landmark shows in my name.
In 2015, I was given the show AAJ SAVERE on DD National till 2018. Thereafter Idid
the NEW INDIA SANKALP - a show tasked with showcasing the policies of GOI
and taking them to the masses.
Recognizing my contribution, in 2019,Doordarshan gave me an independent
talk show Mehmaan, which features a guest list of the likes of Sadhguru Jaggi
Vasudev, founder ISHA foundation, Dr. Rashmi Singh, IAS, Additional
Commissioner, NDMC; and Ms. Ragini Tandon, an emerging singer.
Ialso do the science programs on Vigyan Prasar and talk about the latest and
upcoming in the field of science and technology.
NIDHI KUMAR
During my career in Media and PR, I interacted with several Sahitya Academy
winners, eminent actors, war legends, yoga gurus, and diplomats. All the exposure
and intensive research in the making of the shows has given me immense
experience and helped me evolve into a multi-faceted personality with a focus on
education, media, and Public Relations.
My recent show with Dr. Guleria, Director AIIMS was timely, and of huge
importance in the times of COVID-19. It was aired in 55 countries and received
positive feedback from Secretary Dept of Science and Technology, Mr Ashutosh
Sharma.
My proactive social media life and an eye for new technological advancements
has given me the good opportunity of spotting many a young talents including
IIT-Roorkee alumni Shivank Aggarwal who is now building a COVID Tracker for
better implementation of quarantine."
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
NIVEDITA SARDA
"Ms. Nivedita Sarda is a Gold Medallist Chartered Accountant, Certified Treasury Manager and Corporate Lawyer. She is a Founder Partner of Vedanta Law Chambers established in 2006, has its Offices at: Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad. She has an experience of over 19 years gained from prestigious law firms in India and financial institutions. She acts as legal mentor, advisor, solicitor, project sponsors & coordinator to various government and private entities on business structuring & restructuring, takeovers, joint ventures, business establishments, amalgamations, international trade finance, corporate finance and securities. She is also involved in advising and working for different companies incorporated in US, Singapore, Germany, Saudi Arabia etc on certain aspects of its International structured investments, setups trade and regulatory compliance. She has been a speaker also in national conferences and seminars and at various industry forums on state and national level.
"
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
ANUJ SOMANI
"Anuj has wide & rich experience of over 12 years in the field of auditing, accountancy, finance including critical scrutiny & compilation of financial data, consultation on improving internal control systems.
Before KGS, Anuj was with PwC’s Financial Advisory Services practice of New Delhi for 2 year and PwC’s Assurance for 5 years. He has an experience in conducting due diligence reviews and statutory audits.
He has wide experience in mergers & acquisitions, financial & business analysis and auditing across various industries - manufacturing, service, non-profit and government owned. Expertise in due diligence and accounting and assisted teams in valuations and financial modeling. Additionally, he has been involved in various auditing assignments comprising of sectors such as Oil & Gas, Automobile manufacturing, NBFCs & various other service industries."
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
DR. ASHOK HALDIA
Dr. Ashok Haldia, is M. Com, FCA, ACMA ,Ph D ,and former MD & CEO, PTC India Financial Services, an Infrastructure lender till September 2018 and Secretary The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi.
He has over 35 years of experience in power sector reform & restructuring, policy & financing of power sector & infrastructure project, public sector policy and management,Corporate Law & governance risk policy & management, resource mobilisation ,formulation of Accounting & Auditing Standards, Identification & Management of stressed assets & their resolution.
Apart from being on the board of IFAC, CAPA, he was secretary general of SAFA. He had also worked with PFC and Government of Rajasthan. He was member for National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards till NAFRA, Founder member national foundation of corporate governance, member of Appelate Tribunal for all the three professions and of various other committees of the government and industry bodies including committee setup for development of Valuation profession in India and on Auditing and Assurance Standard Board of ICAI and UNCTAD committee on corporate governance.
He actively pursues his academic and professional interests through contributions at various forums at national and international level including journals and Newspaper.Currently apart from others,on the board of bodies related to IPs and valuation professionals."
[Approved by Canada Incubation] "
MR. RAMAWATAR SINGH
"Worked with Hon’ble Minister of Textiles Administrative work including parliamentary work, Coordination and Cabinet
work etc., General Administration. More than 2000 programmes organized and more than 2500 lectures delivered. More than
25000 unemployed youth/ entrepreneurs/ articians/ weavers trained/ motivated. 1.25 lacs articians cards signed for 36 district
of U.P. 25 appreciation letters/ awards received from ministers/ associations/ NGOs/ colleges. Attendee training programme on
SME promotion from 20th to 24th may 2019 at AOTS, Tokyo Kenshu Centre, Japan.Worked with Hon’ble Minister of Textiles Administrative work including parliamentary work, Coordination and Cabinet
work etc., General Administration. More than 2000 programmes organized and more than 2500 lectures delivered. More than
25000 unemployed youth/ entrepreneurs/ articians/ weavers trained/ motivated. 1.25 lacs articians cards signed for 36 district
of U.P. 25 appreciation letters/ awards received from ministers/ associations/ NGOs/ colleges. Attendee training programme on
SME promotion from 20th to 24th may 2019 at AOTS, Tokyo Kenshu Centre, Japan."
MR. AKSHAY CHHUGANI
"A serial entrepreneur and angel investor working in the field of AI & ML and supporting startups solving problems with automation and good UI.
Sold the first startup in 2015 to ixigo.com and went on to be Head of Products at ixigo for years. Currently invested in close to 10 startups with successful exits from a couple of them."
SPECIAL SESSIONS
RAJESH GOYAL
"Rajesh Goyal, a man of many talents with a vision unmatched. More
than anything else, he is a man of Creative Arts and photography. With
humble beginnings, Rajesh started as a keen photographer. Talent and
hard work, earned him the title of a scholar in BFA and the number 1
position in the Punjab University 1991 batch. In his over two decades of
experience as a Specialist in Marketing & Communication and also as a
photographer, he worked with clients from almost all around the world
like USA, UK, Holland, Australia and Germany among others.
“Life feels enriched with myriad experiences but my passion for
photography has rewarded me with a new perspective to look at life and
the world. It is my mission to impart this knowledge to the upcoming
ardent photographers; they too need to look at life with a newer
perspective”
- Rajesh Goyal.
With this pledge, it was time to give back to the art and to the country
that fetched him worldwide accolades. Rajesh Goyal wasn't content with
being an artist among photographers. Instead, he made it his mission in
life to pass on this legacy to the coming generation; to make
photography the art of the masses. He believed that one need to
capture precious moments so that they do not slip away from them.
Photography is about love and appreciation; it makes families come
together and celebrate life. It is about embracing the beauty of nature. It
simply immortalizes life! And this is where the dream of imparting
world-class photography education on both regular and online modes
started taking shape.
In the absence of avenues to learn photography in a mainstream way,
Rajesh Goyal began with his regular and unique online courses under the
wing of indianinstituteofphotography.com. With an immensely talented
team, he set on the path to make photography accessible to the
common man. People from varied walks of life, of different strata,
irrespective of gender and age could now easily opt to learn
photography from the best.
With the exceptional blend of Creative, MARCOM and Entrepreneurial
skills of Rajesh Goyal, Indian Institute of Photography has broken
barriers. As a no.1 teaching portal for photography, it has successfully
completed 70 batches and is still counting. Spanning its network around
Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and now all over India, it has not limited itself but
has reached over 31 countries internationally through its online courses.
The use of social media and the advent of Internet have also contributed
to this vision of photography in a big way. Innovation indeed has been
the most attractive move. Apart from regular courses, the online courses
have been accepted with startling success. With great pride it can be
said that the vision of Rajesh Goyal has paid off. Everyone can learn the
art of photography now sitting in the comfort of their homes, at their
convenient timings and can stay connected with the attentive faculty of
IIP any time.
“Come and fall in love with the camera; the world awaits you!”
There are indeed miles to go; IIP under the tutelage of Rajesh Goyal has
achieved a lot but continues to reinvent itself with the modern times
and strives to fulfill its passion- Photography. IIP can boast to be the one
and only endeavor in the nation that has united people with their hobby
and has revolutionized the concept of teaching photography through its
weekend courses. The herculean efforts of Rajesh Goyal and team
continue."
Simmi Puri
"Quote
Life is a story created by “connecting the dots”- each dot represents the choices you make.
Story
We all are constantly trying to navigate our way through the “maze of life” – we have myriad paths to choose from, each junction is like a ‘dot’ or a node that connects one path to the next. When you draw the line connecting these dots, you get a simple line art – revealing the simple story of your life.
My maze of life has many different paths, most of the time they are so disconnected that I wonder how I traversed them. Disconnected and disparate as they may appear, the common factor in all is ‘me’. From a stellar science student in school, to a major in liberal arts and now a founder of a technology platform- none of these dots seem to connect, but today I trust the choices I made.
As a founder of an EdTech startup, I have launched platforms by leveraging disruptive technologies in the field of education, and talent acquisition. Globally, economies are grappling with the issue of education and employability. Recently I ventured into the social sector - as a
consultant to ShikshaLokam, a philanthropic initiative of Adviath Foundation by Shibhulal family, to enable and amplify leadership development opportunities in the K-12 ecosystem in India; as a promoter for the global initiative to address gender gap in STEM- “Girls Who Code”; and as an influencer for the sector “science and technology”, for the economic empowerment of women.
From a humble start as a lecturer in economics, to building online cybersecurity learning platform for academia and corporates, and architecting technology platforms like - “UnHack” for cyber-awareness in Schools, “PinkCode” for girls in STEM, and “Unnati” for public education system- my ‘dots’ have never failed me.
I am honoured to be recognized for my contributions- Best (Technology) Startup Award (Ministry Skill Development and Entrepreneurship), SKOCH Achievers Award (Top MSME for fostering inclusiveness), and Exceptional Women of Excellence Award (WEF). My journey continues, connecting one dot to the next…and I am excitedly looking forward to next dot.
Trust your ‘dots’, as someday they shall all connect to your future. "
KRISHNAVENI KANNAN
"Personal & Professional Journey : Professional Path :
Academic Qualification:
• B.Sc (Math) - Annamalai University
• B.Ed - Indira Gandhi National Open University
• Currently pursuing M.B.A in Pondicherry University
Current Positions:
● Managing Director of Mahalearning Education Pvt Ltd, an educational company providing innovative solutions based on school curriculum and for entrance exams
● Manager and Partner at Kannanveni Investments LLC (Dubai) since 2019
● Director of ML ACADEMY Pvt Ltd.
● Managing Trustee of Sri Andal Trust , Chennai
● Trustee of Lakshmi Narayana Educational and Charitable Trust, Damal
Career milestones
As an academician:
● Started career as a Mathematics and Science Teacher in the Gulf.
● Over 10 years experience in training students for IGCSE O Levels and A Levels, SAT exams, CBSE and various other International Board Exams
● Started Developing specialized content for E-learning companies in 2008
● CCE Trainer certified by CBSE
● In 2017, presented an article on Blended Learning at the World Tamil Economic Conference in Durban, South Africa
As an entrepreneur:
● In 2009, founded MahaLearning (www.mahalearning.com) for developing online content and assessment series for school based curriculum. She served as Managing Director of SPARK Mahalearning Pvt Ltd from 2009-2013.
● In 2010-2013, was the founder of SPARK Mahalearning FZE in Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E. Through these earlier initiatives, was responsible for taking innovative e-learning initiatives to schools in India and Indian schools in the U.A.E.
● Since 2013, serving as the Managing Director of MahaLearning Education Pvt. Ltd. The company was established in India to provide auxiliary education services to educational institutions with the vision to make education accessible anytime, anywhere at costs which are affordable to the student. It aims to facilitate the teaching-learning process with technological tools in a manner that benefits all involved: students, teachers, parents, educational administrators, and schools. The company also seeks to extend these services globally. The company provides
✔ Coaching for professional entrance examination
✔ Foundation classes for students VI to X
✔ Curriculum-based online and/or offline content delivery for institutions as well as retail students
✔ Capacity building programs for teachers
✔ Vocational and skill development programs for students
Student Beneficiary Activities
● In 2010, conceptualized and conducted 200/200 program on Jaya Plus TV Channel; a successful program that took expert advice and training to State Board XII students in the nook and corner of Tamil Nadu, India for 3 consecutive seasons
● A similar program Easy CBSE for CBSE XII students was broadcast on Jaya Plus Channel
● In 2009, instituted the MahaMath Genius Awards, a Mathematics Quiz contest attended by over 1 lac students in Chennai. The winners were given scholarships. This quiz was continued in the further years. This innovative quiz was also taken to Indian Students in the UAE, and the finals as well as a prize giving ceremony was conducted at the BITS Pilani Auditorium, Dubai on June 21, 2013.
● Conceptualized and organized various award functions motivating students and teachers alike, including Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Memorial Awards (latest in 2017), Centum Aspirants (2011 at MCC, Chennai), and so on.
● Students’ workshops: FOCUS (in Chennai, 2011) and Brain Hunt (Sharjah, 2011) were part of an outreach effort to motivate students to excel.
● Conducted various workshops for teachers. Organized and conducted CBSE CCE Workshop in Dubai (2013), UAE Principals Workshop (June 20, 2013) and launched Teacher Enrichment Program in Chennai in 2017 among many others.
Other Activities:
● Executive Committee Member of Madras Development Society. Having participated in all 4 editions of the World Tamil Economic Conference, including one in Dubai (2011), was actively involved in organizing the 4th edition in Durban, SA in 2017 and the subsequent 5th edition in Pondicherry, India (2018) .
● In the 5th World Tamil Economic Conference 2018, presented a paper on “Women Entrepreneurship: a SWOT Analysis” to an esteemed panel and discussed the various challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in Pondicherry.
● Was on the Welcoming Committee of Tamil Diaspora Conference in Mauritius, 2014
● Organized various programs including Disability Film Festival in Chennai, and various editions of the Annual Prize Giving Functions of the Headmasters’ Association and Retd Headmasters’ Association, Chennai.
● Awarded an honorary doctorate in 2017 by Universal Press Media Education Vidyapith for services to education.
● Organized, the “ Sattakadhir Silver Jubilee Conference in Law and Justice” on 19/01/19 in Chennai; which was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Banwarilal Purohit
● Working committee member of AACCI - Asian African Chamber of Commerce- Chennai chapter
● Appointed as Tamil Nadu State President of National Industrial Sickness and Redressal Committee, National Industrial cell, BJP."
RAJESH GOYAL
"Rajesh Goyal, a man of many talents with a vision unmatched. More
than anything else, he is a man of Creative Arts and photography. With
humble beginnings, Rajesh started as a keen photographer. Talent and
hard work, earned him the title of a scholar in BFA and the number 1
position in the Punjab University 1991 batch. In his over two decades of
experience as a Specialist in Marketing & Communication and also as a
photographer, he worked with clients from almost all around the world
like USA, UK, Holland, Australia and Germany among others.
“Life feels enriched with myriad experiences but my passion for
photography has rewarded me with a new perspective to look at life and
the world. It is my mission to impart this knowledge to the upcoming
ardent photographers; they too need to look at life with a newer
perspective”
- Rajesh Goyal.
With this pledge, it was time to give back to the art and to the country
that fetched him worldwide accolades. Rajesh Goyal wasn't content with
being an artist among photographers. Instead, he made it his mission in
life to pass on this legacy to the coming generation; to make
photography the art of the masses. He believed that one need to
capture precious moments so that they do not slip away from them.
Photography is about love and appreciation; it makes families come
together and celebrate life. It is about embracing the beauty of nature. It
simply immortalizes life! And this is where the dream of imparting
world-class photography education on both regular and online modes
started taking shape.
In the absence of avenues to learn photography in a mainstream way,
Rajesh Goyal began with his regular and unique online courses under the
wing of indianinstituteofphotography.com. With an immensely talented
team, he set on the path to make photography accessible to the
common man. People from varied walks of life, of different strata,
irrespective of gender and age could now easily opt to learn
photography from the best.
With the exceptional blend of Creative, MARCOM and Entrepreneurial
skills of Rajesh Goyal, Indian Institute of Photography has broken
barriers. As a no.1 teaching portal for photography, it has successfully
completed 70 batches and is still counting. Spanning its network around
Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and now all over India, it has not limited itself but
has reached over 31 countries internationally through its online courses.
The use of social media and the advent of Internet have also contributed
to this vision of photography in a big way. Innovation indeed has been
the most attractive move. Apart from regular courses, the online courses
have been accepted with startling success. With great pride it can be
said that the vision of Rajesh Goyal has paid off. Everyone can learn the
art of photography now sitting in the comfort of their homes, at their
convenient timings and can stay connected with the attentive faculty of
IIP any time.
“Come and fall in love with the camera; the world awaits you!”
There are indeed miles to go; IIP under the tutelage of Rajesh Goyal has
achieved a lot but continues to reinvent itself with the modern times
and strives to fulfill its passion- Photography. IIP can boast to be the one
and only endeavor in the nation that has united people with their hobby
and has revolutionized the concept of teaching photography through its
weekend courses. The herculean efforts of Rajesh Goyal and team
continue."
Aarti Narang
"I’m passionate about designing distinctive, authentic, and brilliant personal brand stories.
My job is to make YOU shine by delicately Branding your Style, your uniqueness, and create a winning Brand YOU. Through creative content writing, aesthetic visuals, (logo and graphic elements), and sparkling digital presence, I help you project a powerful brand image"
SHRUTI CHATURVEDI
"Shruti is the Founder of Chaaipani, a new-age startup that publishes inspiring, positive and solution oriented stories for young readers.
With a community of 1,50,000+ subscribers, Chaaipani has featured 3500+ stories & ideas that are changing the world.
She is also a political & brand consultant to 80+ brands. She has worked with leading organisations such as Sandesh News, Coca-Cola India and Social Udaan.
She is a known TEDx speaker felicitated with the LinkedIn 25 Top Voice - India'19, and humbled with prestigious awards like Karamveer Global Fellowship & Build India Award.
Shruti & Chaipaani together form a powerful voice for change, challenging discrimination, patriarchy, misogyny and inequality in the same measure as they push for accountability, transparency, progress & progressive ideas."
Ankush Sabharwal
"With over 15 years of experience in building SaaS products, Ankush has built and spearheaded global winning teams to build Scalable & Secure Enterprise Platforms. As a Technology leader, Ankush has led many startups and large MNCs across Asia, North America and Europe, and generated revenue of multi-million-dollars as Pay Per Use, Subscription and License fees. The peak team size Ankush managed/led is 1200 and peak software license fees from one customer is USD 5 Million per year.
Honouring his technical, business & leadership acumen, many national & international level awards have been awarded to Ankush who is a MS (Software Engineering) from BITS, Pilani; MBA from ICFAI, Executive Management Program from IIM-C and Entrepreneurship 101 from MIT.
Ankush is the brainchild behind CoRover, Asia’s best Conversational AI platform, powered with proprietary cognitive AI framework offering managed Chatbot as a Service (with self-onboarding option) to help enterprises generate revenue, save cost, improve customer experience and achieve greater operational efficiency. Currently, CoRover the innovative and patent-pending platform is being used by over 250 million+ users.
Besides steering business operations, Ankush also oversees key pillars behind CoRover’s success namely Customer Satisfaction, Operational Excellence, and Revenue Drivers. Ankush spearheads defining the Strategy and Vision of the company and strongly believes in Collaboration, Teamwork and Leadership through Involvement as the ethos defining Success. "