Shri Kamal Nath Kamal Nath is the current Union Cabinet Minister of Urban Development and a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He is an alumnus of The Doon School and a graduate of St. Xavier's College of the University of Calcutta. Kamal Nath serves as president of the board of governors for The Institute of Management Technology (IMT), a premier management and technology institution. He is Chairman of “Madhya Pradesh Child Development Council” and Patron to the Bharat Yuvak Samaj (Youth Wing of All India Bharat Seva Samaj). Kamal Nath is a strong proponent of economic development in India. At the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos, Switzerland in 2011 Nath shared his views on improving market access for developing countries in the area of agriculture stating India’s applied tariffs for exports in developed countries was very low. His firm grasp of economic issues and consummate diplomatic skills have been evident in the World Trade Organization negotiations, where he has emerged as one of the chief architects of the G-20 and G-33 Alliances and the NAMA 11. The WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong in 2005 was marked by his championship of the cause of developing countries. Mr. Nath was first inducted into the Union Council of Ministers in 1991.During his four-year tenure as India's Minister of Environment and Forests, Mr. Nath made a remarkable contribution through the introduction and development of the National Policy on Ecological Conservation and the Abatement of Pollution. His policy initiatives included the establishment of environment tribunals, the concept of environment audit, special measures for the further protection and conservation of wildlife – fauna as well as flora, and the establishment of environment brigades and afforestation brigades so as to enthuse the youth and involve them, as well as many Non-Governmental Organizations, active in the conservation of the environment. The afforestation and development of degraded wastelands in India was taken up on a massive scale under his stewardship. At the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, Mr. Nath emerged as one of the chief spokesmen for developing countries, and contributed significantly to the contours of the Climate Change Convention, the Biodiversity Conservation Convention and the Forestry Agreement. In 2006 Kamal Nath received an Honorary Doctorate from Jabalpur's Rani Durgavati University for his contributions to the public sector. Kamal Nath was named the FDI Personality of the Year 2007 by the FDI magazine and the Financial Times Business for his "active efforts to attract foreign businesses to India, boost exports, and promote trade and investment". In 2008 he was honored with the title “Business Reformer of the year” by The Economic Times.

Mr. Analjit Singh is the Founder & Chairman of Max India Limited, Chairman of Max New York Life Insurance Company Limited; Chairman of Max Bupa Health Insurance Limited and Chairman & Managing Director of Max Healthcare. He has been the driving force behind the Max India Group’s sustained growth and success since the mid 80’s.

A self made entrepreneur, Mr. Analjit Singh has been leading the charge of reinventing and restructuring the Max India Group with a vision to be amongst India’s most admired companies for Service Excellence.

Today, Max India Limited is a multi-business corporate, focused on People and Service-oriented Businesses of ‘Life’. Max India Group is present in the areas of Life Insurance (Protecting Life) through Max New York Life Insurance, a Joint Venture with a Fortune 100 company New York Life; Healthcare (Caring for Life) through Max Healthcare, offering comprehensive medical care at Primary, Secondary & Tertiary levels, through a network of 8 Centers; Health Insurance (Protecting Life) through Max Bupa Health Insurance; a Joint Venture with Bupa Finance Plc U.K. which will launch its services in 2009 post statutory approvals; Clinical Research (Improving Life) through Max Neeman Medical International; BoPP & Speciality Foils manufacturing through its division Max Speciality Products.

Recognizing Mr. Analjit Singh’s contribution towards building India Inc., he has recently been awarded one of India’s highest civilian honors, the Padma Bhushan, by the President of India. As one of India’s leading business-persons, Mr. Analjit Singh is a Member of the Prime Minister’s Joint Indo-US CEOs Forum. He is a Director on the board of several companies such as Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI Ltd.), Vodafone Essar, Hero Honda Motors Limited, Moser Baer Solar Plc., Tata Tea Ltd., Dabur India Ltd., He is also a member of key Industry Organizations such as the Indo-Italian CEO Forum; Executive and National Council, CII; CII – Singapore CEO Group and so on.

Mr. Analjit Singh is the Consul General (Honorary) of the Republic of San Marino in India. Senator Hillary Clinton, on behalf of The Indian American Center for Political Awareness (IACPA), awarded Mr. Analjit Singh for his ‘outstanding achievement’ in presenting the international community with an understanding of a modern and vibrant India. The IACPA has particularly lauded his efforts in forging several successful Joint Ventures with leading American companies and promoting business ties with the US

Dr. Banerjee is the Director of Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad (IMTG) and Academic Mentor of Group-IMT (India). He is currently in lien from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), where he is Professor of Marketing & Economics. Dr Banerjee joined IIMA after earning his PhD as well as his MS degrees in economics and marketing science from Purdue University’s Krannert Graduate School of Management. He obtained his BSc (Honours) from the University of Calcutta. Dr Banerjee is one of the architects of the collaboration between IIMA and Duke Corporate Education, the corporate education arm of Duke University, USA, the world’s top rated provider of customized executive education. Until recently, Dr Banerjee was a Managing Director of IIMA’s collaboration with Duke Corporate Education as well as a member of its joint management board. In this capacity he led the collaboration to develop an influential practice of client-specific and customized learning solutions for a wide range of large corporations. Apart from India, Dr Banerjee has taught and trained executives in several countries including the USA, Singapore, Mexico, Spain, China, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Kenya, etc. He has also spent two years as a visiting professor of marketing at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, USA. Dr Banerjee is also a founding member of the Centre for Research on Retailing at IIM-Ahmedabad. Several of Dr Banerjee’s doctoral students have carved out successful careers, both in academics and in the corporate sector. Over the last decade, Dr Banerjee’s business consulting experience include engagements with several national and multinational organisations in various sectors such as retail financial products, consumer packaged goods, consumer durable, pharmaceuticals, industrial/intermediate products, retailing and the service industry in India. Decision areas handled include business and marketing strategy formulation and implementation, new-product introduction, product portfolio decisions, promotion planning, market distribution and supply chain management, advertising communication and brand management, market measurement, logistics and value chains, etc. He has consulted with clients such as Duke University, Eastman Kodak (USA), Mobil Inc, Unilever (HUL), TVS group, TATA group, Cadilla Pharmaceuticals, the World Bank, the Coffee Board of India, the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, etc. Dr Banerjee has designed and delivered numerous senior and top management executive development programs for organisations, such as Ericsson, Coca Cola, the Aditya Birla Group, Genpact, Microsoft, the Citigroup, INFOSYS, TATA group (TAS, TML, Tata Steel, TCL, TMTC), Unilever India (HUL), HDFC Bank, TVS Group, BPCL, IOC, GAIL, ORG-MARG, Maharaja Group (Sri Lanka), Comcraft Steel (Kenya), Bajaj Auto, Asian Paints, Crompton Greaves, Mahindra & Mahindra, ABB (India), Greaves India, OTIS India, and several other organizations. Dr Banerjee’s research interests are in analytical modelling for marketing decision-making contexts and stylised Game Theoretic models of marketing phenomena. His secondary interests are in econometric modelling of behavioural dynamics at the customer level (for example, using electronic-point-of-sales (EPOS) data from retail environments), and analysing their effects on driving strategic and tactical marketing decisions. Dr Banerjee’s research publications have appeared in international and national academic/professional journals of repute, such as Marketing Science (INFORMS), International Journal of Management, Journal of International Consumer Marketing, Advances in Applied Microeconomics, Vikalpa, etc. Dr Banerjee has presented research papers in several national and international conferences and several cases authored by him have appeared in refereed journals and books. He has delivered invited lectures in a number of industry and academic forums. Dr Banerjee’s current teaching interests are in using simulation techniques in strategy, strategic marketing and leadership development.

- PhD in Business Administration, from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas - São Paulo Business Administration School (EAESP)/FGV, 2004. - Specialist in Business Policy, from INSEAD (France), 1991. - Director of the Market Process, responsible for Marketing of Fundação Dom Cabral - FDC and for the Open Enrolmerolment, Customized Programmes and Business Partnerships, since 2008. - Professor of Competitive Strategy and Strategic Alliances and in Organizational Development Projects.

Dr. Wiebe Boer is Chief Executive Officer of The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF). As CEO, he manages the day-to-day operations, strategy development and execution for the Foundation. His vision is for The Tony Elumelu Foundation to be a benchmark for 21^st century African philanthropy. In his capacity as CEO of the Foundation, Dr. Boer is also a director of Mtanga Farms, Tanzania; a member of the advisory board of Digital Divide Data (DDD) Kenya, and he serves on the board of the African Grantmakers Network.

Previously, Dr. Boer was associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation, one of the world’s leading charitable organisations with more than 90 years of commitment to Africa. Dr. Boer’s work with the Rockefeller Foundation in Africa focused on areas that included impact investing, climate change, agricultural development, China’s engagement with Africa, and impact sourcing. He joined the Rockefeller Foundation in 2008 after three years as a consultant with McKinsey & Company.

In addition to serving numerous US corporate clients, he helped the government of Kenya develop a long-term economic development strategy. He also spent several years in Mauritania managing a USAID-funded food aid development project for World Vision.

Born and raised in Jos, Nigeria, Dr. Boer earned his doctorate in history at Yale University and undergraduate degree at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He is married to Joanna-Marie, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, and together they have three young sons.

Jonathan Cook is executive director and senior lecturer at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) of the University of Pretoria. He teaches in the areas of leadership, personal development and organisational behaviour, and contributes to the development of coaching approaches, including creating the GIBS web-based career mentor called neXt (www.next.gibs.ac.za).

He is chairman of the Association of African Business Schools and directs a programme called SADCnet, to build capacity in new business schools in the Southern African Development Community.

He is a counselling psychologist and his teaching, research and consulting interests include leadership, executive development, team effectiveness, interpersonal skills, and self-assessment and peer feedback in leadership development. He is also the owner of Thornhill Associates (Pty) Ltd, which offers online 360-degree feedback services.

After qualifying as a counselling psychologist, he spent ten years with the National Institute for Personnel Research, finally as Head of Assessment and Counselling. His next fifteen years were at the Wits Business School, where he founded the Management Development Unit and later became director of academic programmes, before joining GIBS in 2004.

James W. Dean Jr. is dean, a professor of organizational behavior and a Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Scholar at UNC Kenan-Flagler.

Dean has served in range of senior positions at Kenan-Flagler including senior associate dean for academic affairs (2007-2008), associate dean of Executive Development (2002-2007) and associate dean of the MBA Program from 1998-2002.

Dean’s research is published in many top academic and business journals, including the Academy of Management Journal

Prof. Steven DeKrey is Senior Associate Dean, Director of Masters Programs and Adjunct Professor of Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Business and Management.

Prof. DeKrey has over 30 years experience in education and leadership development.

Prof. DeKrey relocated to Chicago in 1982 after completing his Ph.D. degree at the University of Iowa. He attended the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University for his MBA. Later he was named Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor at Kellogg.

Joining the College of Business at the University of Florida in 1989, Prof. DeKrey worked for 6 years Directing MBA programs and teaching strategy classes.

In February of 1996, Prof. DeKrey was named Associate Dean and Director of Masters programs at the HKUST Business School. In 1998 the Kellogg/ HKUST EMBA program was launched with Prof. DeKrey as Founding Director. The Business School has 11 masters programs including a Global Finance partnership with NYU Stern and a Global Management Program for Shinhan Financial Group of Korea.

Dr. Deepak Dogra is Senior Professor of Organization Behavior at Institute of Management Technology Group at Ghaziabad. He has authored twelve books in the area of Business Management and published extensively. Prior to this he has worked as Director AICRD and Consulting Partner. He draws more than twenty years of experience in multi-national and Indian Companies having experience of transforming businesses through application of mature business practices pursuing the tenets of continuous improvement and leadership skills including: Knowledge Management, Organizational Development, Cross-cultural Management and Diversity Management. He has conducted Executive Development Programmes for organizations like Siemens, ONGC, IFFCO, RBS , American Express, THDC India, Hindalco etc.

Dr. Dogra is Ph.D in Business Management from the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. In addition to consultancy for the public as well as private companies.

In a career spanning over 27 years, Rajeev has worked on startups, turnarounds and more. Rajeev is known for his strategic abilities and excellent execution. His passion for excellence and impeccable track record made him directly debut at the 43rd position in the Economic Times India’s Most Powerful CEOs list in 2004.

Known as the Poster Boy of Consumer Durables industry he is also considered one of the greatest brand builders in India. His brand building efforts at LG, ONIDA, Philips and Electrolux are part of marketing folklore. In 1998 he won A&M’s Indian Marketing Person of the Year Award and in 2003 a book by Dr. R L Bhatia actually featured him amongst India’s Greatest Brand Builders.

His spectacular turnaround effort at reviving Philips Consumer Electronics and Electrolux also earned him the tag of an ace turnaround specialist. His contribution to the start-ups of Onida, LG and Reliance Retail gave the world a peek into his scale-up and

start-up expertise. He is perhaps the only senior executive in Consumer Durables space in India to have had a manufacturers view as well as that of a consumer electronics retailer.

Robert (Bob) Kennedy is Executive Director of the William Davidson Institute (WDI) and the Tom Lantos Professor of Business Administration at Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Kennedy is a well-known scholar, speaker, and educator. Kennedy’s research focuses on the opportunities and challenges facing businesses in developing countries and has been widely published in leading economics and strategy journal

Seema Khosla is the founder, owner and manager of IDEAS Kitchens in Delhi, India, where she oversees the design, manufacturing and installation of modular kitchens. When Seema began IDEAS Kitchens in 1996, she lacked a strategic growth plan, operational management skills, and leadership abilities. < /br>< /br> Seema joined Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women at a time when her company had reached a standstill and, within months of her graduation in 2009, began to see significant positive changes. Seema developed a formal business plan and learned how to better target potential clients through improved marketing techniques. Seema launched a wholesale arm of the business in 2010, and separated the designer brand business from the wholesale business. Since 2009, the number of employees at IDEAS Kitchens has grown from 14 to 30, and the annual revenues have increased more than ten-fold. < /br>< /br> Motivated to pay-forward the benefits that she has received from 10,000 Women, Seema helped found the NGO Fragrance with fellow 10,000 Women peers to serve underprivileged communities.

Arun Maira is a Member of the Planning Commission chaired by the Prime Minister of India. In this ministerial level position, he is responsible for facilitating the shaping of policies and programs relating to industrialisation and urbanisation in the country, and tourism. He has a combination of hands-on leadership experience, consulting experience to leadership teams internationally, and thought-leadership as an author and speaker on the subjects of leadership and organisation transformation. He is a frequent speaker at international forums on the future of India. He writes regularly in the Economic Times in India and other management and business journals. He is the author of several books, which include "Shaping The Future: Aspirational Leadership in India and Beyond" by John Wiley's & Sons in 2001, “Remaking India: One Country, One Destiny” by Response Books in 2004, “Discordant Democrats: Five Steps to Consensus” by Penguin Books in 2007, and “Transforming Capitalism: Business Leadership to Improve the World for Everyone” by Nimby Books in 2008. Arun Maira was a member of the Tata Administrative Services and worked in several senior positions in the TATA Group in India and abroad for 25 years until 1989. He was on the Board of Tata Motors (then called TELCO) from 1981 to 1989. He worked with Arthur D.Little Inc (ADL), the international management consultancy, in the USA from 1989 to 1999, and consulted with companies across the world on issues of growth strategies and transformational change. During this time he was Managing Director of Innovation Associates, an Arthur D. Little subsidiary, Leader of ADL’s North American Manufacturing Practice and Leader of ADL’s World-wide Organization and Strategy Practice. He returned to India in 2000 and was Chairman of The Boston Consulting Group in India until April 2008. Arun Maira has advised clients across a wide variety of industries and in many countries on issues of strategy and organisation. He has worked with clients in North America, Europe, South America and Asia in industries ranging from automobiles, steel, and oil, to pharmaceuticals, and financial services. He has also advised Governments and international agencies on leadership processes to accelerate development. Prior to his appointment on the Planning Commission, Arun Maira has served on the boards of several large Indian companies, including companies in the Tata, Birla, Godrej, Hero, and Mahindra Groups. He has been a Member of The Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) National Council for many years, as well as Chairman of several of CII’s National Councils, including the National Council for Corporate Governance, and Chairman of CII’s Leadership Summit. Arun Maira was Chairman of Save the Children, India, and Chairman of the Axis Bank Foundation. He has served on the boards of several Indian and international management education institutions. He was also on the boards of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, the India Brand Equity Foundation, and the Public Interest Foundation, as well as a trustee of WWF India, the World Food Program India Trust, and Aspen India. Arun Maira was born in Lahore on 15 August 1943. He received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Physics from St Stephen's College, Delhi University.

Dr Pramod Mantravadi is currently Director – Custom Designed Programmes, at the Center for Executive Education (CEE), Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad. He has overall experience of 22 years in industry and academics. His responsibilities include Programme Design, Faculty Recruitment, Competency Development, Faculty & Client Relationship Management, and driving the Collaborative Research initiatives with industry. He is also a member of the Management Group of ISB.

Before joining ISB, he was a Senior Faculty at ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad in the areas of Strategy & Finance, for MBA and executive education programmes. He was also Head – Executive Education Cell and Head - Case Development Cell at ICFAI Business School. He was also a visiting faculty at other business schools. He has published 20 edited books, and several articles in various journals and magazines in India and outside.

Prior to joining academics, Pramod had worked in the Indian industry for 10 years, in various functional areas at senior management positions. Some of the key assignments that he had handled include implementation of Business Process Improvement initiatives, Strategic Planning & Budgeting for expansion projects, and Market Research studies for redesigning products. He had also worked in USA for two years, as Project Manager and e-business Consultant in the software industry.

Dr Pramod holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University, Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM-Calcutta, CFA charter from ICFAI, Hyderabad, and PhD in Finance from BITS PILANI, India.

Before her appointment as dean in July 2009, Dr Okonedo had held several leadership positions at LBS at various times including Executive MBA Director; Director, Degree Programmes; Faculty Director and Deputy Dean, Academics. She was appointed a member of the Management Team of the School in February 2004 and a member of the University Governing Council of Pan-African University in July 2009.

She is a member of the senate of Pan-African University and serves on the board of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS), the academic advisory board of Global Business School Network (GBSN) as well as on the board of several indigenous companies.

She has extensive consulting experience notably on business restructuring, financial institutions and financial strategy. She has conducted research in the areas of credit management in Nigerian companies; treasury management in Nigerian companies; decision making among Nigerian CEO's and investor behaviour in the Nigerian stock market.

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Anjali Sastry’s first book, Parenting Your Child with Autism: Practical Solutions, Strategies, and Advice for Helping Your Family, combines her personal experience, study of the research evidence, and management expertise in a practical guide for parents (May 2012, New Harbinger Publications, with Blaise Aguirre).

Ashok Som is the coordinator of the modules: Managing International Business & Managing the Global Corporation which he teaches in MBA, Luxury MBA, Executive programs. He is the founder of the India Research Center at ESSEC. His three main research areas are in organization re-design, innovative HRM and innovation in Asia. His research has been published in Human Resource Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, European Business Forum to name a few. He is the author of the book Organization-Redesign and Innovative HRM and International Management: Managing the Global Corporation. He has authored more than 30 case studies which have been widely referred, published and respective best-sellers in their fields. Ashok was the winner of the EMFD Case Writing Competition 2008. He was nominated as one of the 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century in 2008-2009. He is a Visiting Professor at GSB, Keio University (Tokyo), IIM Ahmedabad (India) and Tamkang University (Taiwan) and AUT University (New Zealand). He has consulted with some prominent MNCs in emerging markets.