Mr. Ryan Viegas

Vice President
Supply Chain & Procurement
Watson Pharma
Date-24th January'10
Topic- Supply Chain :Lifeline

He is a graduate in Chemistry and an MBA with over 25 years experience in all areas of Supply Chain Management, Mr. Viegas has been associated with companies like Lupin, Sandoz , Bayer, Matrix Labs and Teva.

He has been a member of the Executive Committee of Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM) for several years and also a part time lecturer for courses in Materials and Supply Chain Management. He is also on the Academic Advisory Council of Chetana Institute of Management & Research.

Mr. Viegas has made industry conference presentations, has several publications to his credit and has been on the jury of industry competitions on Best practices in SupplyChain management. He has initiated several innovative practices in Procurement & Supply Chain

Mr. Josy Paul

Chief Creative Officer and Chairman
BBDO India
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Mr. Paul is among the ‘most influential people in Indian advertising’ - according to the Economic Times survey 2009.He was the National Creative Director of JWT in India in 2007.
He was also the co-founder of ‘rmg david’, the smallest worldwide agency -a part of the Ogilvy GroupHe is the winner of India's first One Show Pencil - in 2002. Since then, he has won almost every Indian and international advertising award. His work for Alpenliebe Lollipop "Lagey Raho' is still one of the most memorable campaigns in India. It is now part of popular lingo. He was recently honored by New York Festivals with ‘the creative achievement award’. He has been the chairman of the jury for Print Craft and Radio at the AAAI Goafest ‘Abby’ awards in India, and a member of the print and film jury at Clios, the Young Guns, New York Festivals and London International.Along with Ajai Jhala (CEO) and a network of Indian talent, Josy is busy setting up
BBDO in India.Within 18 months the BBDO client list reads – PepsiCo, HP, ICI Dulux, Wrigley’s, P&G Gillette, Bayer, Godrej and Aviva Life Insurance.He lives by the philosophy "Think like the navy, deliver like the pirates."

Mr. Ajay Bagga

Managing Director & Head Private Wealth Management
Deutsche Bank, India
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Prior to joining Deutsche Bank he was Chief Executive Officer of Lotus India Asset Management Company Private Limited. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services segment, having worked with global giants like Citigroup and General Electric as well as asset managers like Pioneer ITI and Kotak Mahindra. He has also been the Chairman of the Financial Planning Standards Board of India. Ajay is a regular contributor on capital markets, financial planning and financial services sector in various national and international media. He has over 1000 TV and seminar speaking appearances to his credit over the last two decades.

Mr. Suyesh Shankar

Digital Strategy Director
Starcom India
Date-17th January'10
Topic- Digital Marketing

With over 13 years of experience in the Internet marketing and technology industry Mr. Shankar comes with a rich experience in digital marketing and related technologies. He brings across experiences derived from being a marketer, technology solutions provider as well as a digital media specialist while working with brands such as Samsung, Dell, Oracle amongst others. He recently moved from Starcom’s Singapore office to India. He started his career in 1996 with DBS Internet and has been a part of many pioneering projects while working on technology accounts like Samsung & Microsoft as well as clients in the financial sector such as Bombay Stock Exchange and ICICI.He is a search and web analytics enthusiast and his technology background gives him the edge in devising innovative integrated marketing campaigns.

Mr. Dilip Jiwrajka

Managing Director
Alok Industries Limited
Date- 17th January'10
Topic- Successful Business Models

Mr. Jiwrajka hails from a distinguished family with strong textile roots. He did his schooling and college from Mumbai. He then did his post-graduation in Business Entrepreneurship And Management. He started his career as a Management Trainee before starting trading in textiles and gradually co-promoting Alok Industries Limited in 1986.His functions as the Managing Director include envisioning the Company's growth strategy, responsibility for the Apparel Fabric and Garment divisions and overseeing the Finance, Administration and overall working of Alok and Group Companies.

Mr. Kalyan S Bose

Head - Corporate Affairs
Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.
Date-16th January'10
Topic-Corporate Transparency & Governance

Kalyan S. Bose is a post-graduate in History from University of Delhi and holds a P.G. Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communications. With a professional experience of over 22 years in Communications, Public Relations, Electronic & Print Media, he has worked with prestigious corporates, handled many challenging assignments and was actively involved in the organisation of major International events. He is also a guest faculty in management institutes, and is an active member of SPIC MACAY, an NGO involved in the field of spreading awareness of Indian cultural heritage. A regular contributor of articles in various publications, magazines and journals; music and photography are two hobbies he pursues with a lot of interest. Conservation of nature is his latest passion.

Mr. Hemant Kumar

Deputy Manager(HR)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Date-10th January'10
Mr. Kumar is a Management Trainer and HR Manager with around 12 years of corporate experience in industries as diverse as an MBA College, a Software Company and an Oil Co. He has done his MBA from IMT Ghaziabad, where he also started his professional career as a Faculty in IR. Right now he is working as a Lead Trainer for ONGC. He has trained over three thousand people from all walks of life. He also delivers guest lectures at leading MBA and Engineeering Institutes all over the country. He is also associated with 'Thought International', a training, education and consultancy firm for training executives internationally.
Mr. Kumar has had a brilliant academic record. He is an NTS scholar and topper from IMT Ghaziabad. His hobbies are reading and walking. Of late he has developed an interest in cycling and plans to undertake a tour from Bombay to Delhi with the theme 'Cycling for Positivity'.