Shri Nitin Gadkari

Mr. Nitin Gadkari is the Minister for Road Transport and Highways (RTH), Government of India. Mr. Nitin Gadkari was born on 27th May 1957 in a middle-class family with roots in agriculture in Maharashtra’s orange-city Nagpur. Mr. Gadkari got involved very closely with the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and took to social work in a big way.

Mr. Gadkari completed his Post-Graduation in Commerce, besides studying Law and obtaining a Diploma in Business Management. Mr. Gadkari formally entered politics in 1980. Principally he believe that Politics is an instrument to bring socio-economic reforms in society. He went on to become BJP’s State President in Maharashtra in 2005. He was elevated to the post of party’s National President at the young age of 52 in 2009. He also served as PWD Minister in Maharashtra Government and was leader of the opposition in the state legislative council for four consecutive terms.

Mr. Gadkari is committed to adopt a transport fuel which is import-substitute, cost effective, indigenous and pollution-free. Under Mr. Gadkari’s guidance, the city of Nagpur was the first city to explore alternative biofuels for transportation including bio-CNG, bio-ethanol and LNG. Mr. Gadkari is also introducing flex fuel engines to be run on 100% ethanol, and launched a first ever tractor run on bi-CNG, thus providing additional income to farmers and the agricultural sector. He is also emphasizes on adoption of Green Hydrogen as clean and indigenous source of energy across various industries and mobility sector. Recently, he has launched a car in Delhi, on pilot basis, which run purely on hydrogen.

Under his supervision, over 70,000 kms of National Highways have been constructed in the last 7 years and 30, 0000 kms of new roads are being constructed currently. Twenty two world class access-controlled Green field expressway projects being led by Mr Gadkari under Bharatmala pariyojana phase-1, are presently in various stages of construction. He is the man behind marvelous engineering showcases like Bandra-Worli Sea Link, 55 flyovers in Mumbai, India‘s First Mumbai-Pune Expressway, 14-lane Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Nagpur’s multi-layer metro rail cum flyover system and upcoming high-tech Delhi-Mumbai expressway.

35 multi-modal logistics park, 50 economic corridors and 15 intermodal stations are currently being developed under Mr Gadkari’s tenure. Among his other endeavors, unprecedented progress is evident in port industrialization, national water highway traffic, jetties for coastal tourism, Ganga-Yamuna cleaning, fund raising, asset monetization project, etc. He is now taking a lead in development of new sustainable mobility and last mile connectivity modes like Ropeway, Cable car, Funicular rail, etc. across the country.

Mr. Gadkari introduced the first ever Vehicle Scrappage Policy which proved to be the fight against pollution in the interest of Road and Vehicle safety. New FASTAG policy is helping commuters to save their fuel and time on toll plazas. Some of his major work includes unprecedented push for R&D in electric vehicles for developing alternative battery chemistries

such as Sodium ion and Aluminum ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells. With waste to wealth policy, Mr. Gadkari is promoting use of new, advanced and recycled waste materials into road construction works. For fast and economical construction, He has mandated large scale use of prefabricated precast concrete elements in the highways projects. He is encouraging tree plantation along the highways, installation of solar panels, rain water harvesting and artificial groundwater recharge systems. Mr. Gadkari is committed for the development of qualitative, time-bound, cost effective and sustainable world-class infrastructures in the country.

During his tenure as the Union Minister Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation, the monumental Namami Gange project became a mass movement involving central and state government agencies, private sector and foreign investors, NGOs, spiritual and social organizations as well as the common people. With his political stature he resolved inter-state disputes on water sharing and river linking involving 16 rivers in 11 states in a short span of six months. During his tenure, first Inland Waterway was developed, and goods movement was commenced between Varanasi and Kolkata, adding new dimension to logistical history of the country.

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Kanika Tekriwal

A pursuer of optimism, drive, and excellence - Ms. Kanika Tekriwal, CEO & Founder, JetSetGo, first entered the aviation industry at the age of 17, hustling college and a full-time job. Her dream is to enable the fastest possible connectivity from point A to point B.

With over a decade of hands-on experience in the aviation industry, Kanika Tekriwal is redefining what it means to fly through pioneering JetSetGo which currently manages and operates India’s largest private jet and helicopter fleet. Through analysing the market, Kanika identified the two main concerns of jet owners with JetSetGo she went about fixing this.

Kanika is pioneering air taxis with intracity connectivity in India using EvTOL’S. Her focus is on using the third dimension, the sky, as the future of transport.

Her expertise and vision have brought her the National Entrepreneurship Award from the Govt. of India and numerous coveted lists, such as Forbes’ 30 Under 30, BBC’s 100 Most Inspirational Women, Women Transforming India by Niti Aayog, Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum, CNN’s 20 Under 40, Game Changer by Times She Unltd and Leading Wealthy Women under 40 List by Hurun India.

RK Misra

RK founded and successfully exited Tenet Technologies (Sold to Hughes) and Traveljini.com (sold to ICICI Ventures) post which he decided to leave the corporate world to engage with the issues of Public Policy & Governance. RK is associated with several organizations like Carnegie India, Center for Smart Cities (Founder), SAHYOG (Founder), Karnataka CM's Vision Group. RK did his graduation from IIT Kanpur and Masters from Tokyo University. He is also a Fellow of Harvard Kennedy School of Govt and Aspen Institute.

RK Misra is a Co-founder of Yulu, India's largest Shared Mobility and Battery as a Service Platform. He heads Ecosystem Partnerships for Yulu. Mr. Misra’s knowledge and public policy experience have played a vital part in Yulu’s growth since its inception.

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Rajeev Chaba

Rajeev Chaba, President & Managing Director – MG Motor India

Rajeev Chaba is the President and Managing Director of MG Motor India, the India unit of the iconic Morris Garages brand. As one of the most renowned automotive experts with over three decades of industry experience, Mr Chaba has been instrumental in driving the MG brand in the country.

In his role at MG Motor India, Mr Chaba has nurtured a strong, organisation-wide focus on technology as a key differentiator. Under his leadership, the marquee brand has successful introduced the Hector – its first India-centric product and the country’s first internet car – in the market. Coming equipped with a host of revolutionary, industry-first features, such as the next-generation iSMART technology and OTA updates, MG Hector has set a new benchmark for tech innovation in the Indian automotive space.

Over the course of his career, Mr Chaba has held various senior positions with top global automotive brands such as GM across multiple international markets. In 2005, he was the President & MD of GM in India. He has also served as the VP of Marketing & Sales at Shanghai-General Motors (SGM) in China and as the Chairman & MD for GM in North Africa & Egypt. Mr Chaba started his career with Eicher Motors in 1990 after completing his Masters’ degree from IIM Bangalore.

Prior to joining MG Motor India, Mr Chaba’s most recent assignments include Global COO at Vanguard Logistics, USA, and Operating Partner at UK-based private equity firm ManCapital.

Anup Jain

Anup Jain, Managing Partner at Orios Venture Partners, focuses on investments at the firm in sectors such as Fintech, B2B marketplaces, D2C Brands & Social Commerce, Edtech, and Healthtech. He is a member of the IC and actively involves himself with portfolio companies on business growth, brand management, and building teams.

He joined Orios in late 2017 after an operating experience of 20 years in managing consumer businesses and building brands across India/ Asia/ Australia. His prior work-ex includes leadership roles at P&G, Whirlpool, Yum Brands, and Bata as also a startup stint with indya.com. He has previously featured in key events of YourStory, NASSCOM, CII, and BusinessWorld, among others. He graduated with a BE from Delhi College of Engineering and an MBA from FMS Delhi. Hes also been an angel investor in areas of Agri-tech, B2B tech, and Digital Media.

Anup is actively involved in portfolio companies on matters of business growth, brand management, and building teams. Some of his notable portfolio companies include Pharmeasy, Country Delight, GoMechanic, Beato, Zupee, Gully Network, and Miss Malini, among others.

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Ankit Kumar

Mr. Ankit Kumar comes with diverse interests as a technology enthusiast with multiple entrepreneurial ventures. Ankit’s core investments have primarily been in the Drone and EV space.

Over the years he has also worked across various geographies as a seasoned Automotive & Drone professional with deep expertise in international corporate strategy, joint ventures, strategic expansion, mergers & acquisitions.

He is presently leading Skye Air as CEO, which is a drone logistics firm leading to bring transformation in the global supply chain industry. His endeavors have truly impacted our great nation in advancing on technology and health.

Amber Dubey

Shri Amber Dubey is Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

He is an alumnus of IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad and has a professional experience of over 28 years. He was one of nine professionals selected in 2019 by the Government of India to join as Joint Secretaries on a lateral entry basis.

At Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Shri Dubey is looking after drones, aerospace manufacturing, MRO, flying schools, IT and skill development etc.  He's also the Acting Vice Chancellor of the Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU), Amethi (UP).

Earlier, Shri Dubey was India head of aerospace and defence at global consultancy KPMG. While at KPMG, Shri Dubey worked closely with MoCA in drafting the Vision 2040, National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP 2016) and the policy framework for the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).  He had assisted MoCA in drafting the 12th Five Year Plan for aviation.  He had also advised various airports, airlines, cargo, MRO and ground services companies in Indian and abroad.

In 2012, Shri Dubey was honoured for ‘valuable contribution to Indian aviation’ by the then aviation minister.

Tarun Mehta

Tarun Mehta, graduated from IIT Madras with a degree in Engineering Design (Dual Degree 2012). Along with Swapnil Jain, he conceptualised and started ‘Ather Energy’ in April 2013. Ather developed India’s first smart electric scooter that aims to revolutionise two-wheeler driving in India. At IIT, Tarun was associated with various product development teams and actively involved with the entrepreneurship ecosystem (C-TIDES). He worked on more than a dozen prototypes over a wide range of topics and has six co-patents (pending) under his name. Driven by his core interest towards electric vehicles, Tarun quit his job at Ashok Leyland in the year 2012 to start work on battery packs which is one of the biggest existing shortcomings in electric vehicles today. Eventually, realising that the problem isn’t just the battery pack, the team was drawn to the idea of designing and building a completely new electric vehicle.

As CEO at Ather Energy, Tarun drives the strategic thinking for the company while also liasoning with government agencies to create EV supportive eco-systems and effectively managing internal and external stakeholders, all with a stubborn vision of delivering the best experience to Ather’s customers. He represented Ather in the ‘Technical Advisory Group for Electric Mobility’, to the Government of India. He also led the Electric Vehicle group in the Champions of Change program organised by Niti Aayog.

Tarun and Swapnil were listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 in 2018 and Fortune 40 under 40 list in 2017, 2019 & 2021 for their innovative product that is disrupting the Indian auto industry.

Vineet Agarwal

Mr. Vineet Agarwal is the Managing Director of Transport Corporation of India Ltd. one of India’s largest logistics companies. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and the Owner President Management program from Harvard Business School. Mr. Agarwal joined TCI in 1996 as the Executive Director and has held various roles within the Company.

Under his leadership, TCI has adapted to new technologies and work systems to grow from strength to strength. He has been active in transforming the organization towards value- added services in the area of supply chain management and multimodal logistics. Mr. Agarwal has played a pivotal role in orienting TCI to move from being a mere trucking company to evolve itself as one of India’s foremost integrated multimodal supply chain solutions provider.

He is currently serving as the President of ASSOCHAM, a leading Chamber of Commerce in India and on the Board of National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) and the National Start-up Advisory council. Mr. Agarwal is the Chairman of Transystem Logistics International Limited (a joint venture with Mitsui & Co.) and the Vice Chairman of TCI CONCOR Multimodal Logistics Ltd (a joint venture with CONCOR India Ltd.). He is also the founding National President of Young Leaders Council at the All India Management Association.  He served as an elected director on Young President Organization’s (YPO) International board and at many other institutions.

Vikas Kumar

Mr. Vikas Kumar, graduated in Electrical Engineering from University of Roorkee (now IIT) and did Masters in Opto-Electronics & Optical Communications from llT-Delhi.

He belongs to 1 988 batch of Indian Railway Traffic Service. He has more than 31 years experience of all phases of Rail based Urban Transportation Projects including more than 17 years experience with Delhi Metro Rail Corp. Ltd., the largest MRTS system in India having 285 metro stations (389 KMS network; including Aqua line of NOIDAGreater NOIDA of NMRC and Rapid Metro section of HMRTC).

He has been a meritorious student at 11T Roorkee and 11T Delhi. He has also been in the Institute's Swimming and Badminton team. He has been a member of hobbies club, electronics section in 11T Roorkee. Projects undertaken were ECG Analyser in 11T Roorkee & transmission of video signal through optical fibre and video analytics at 11T Delhi.

He has lead the trekking team at LBS NAA Mussorie to the Roopkund Glacier and have attained 1 st position in Swimming competition & 2nd position in Badminton Championship of Central Railway Officers.

He had gone to Kailash Mansarovar Parikrma with Chinmay Mission group in Jul-201 7.

He has done extensive learning courses on Transportation and Sustainable Development organised by National & International organisations like IUT, World Bank, UIC France, KOTI Korea, etc. He has been awarded 1 st Prize in the assigned projects by International Union of Railways (for program SIAFl-2014) and Korea Transport Institute (for LUTP program under World Bank-GEF-UNDP Sustainable Urban Transport  Project in 2012).

He is also the recipient of General Manager's award (twice in Indian Railways), Operations Shield & Commercial Shield (both in Indian Railways), Managing Director's award in DMRC (on a number of occasions).

He has been instrumental in organizing / accomplishing various unique tasks including that of Mela Officer during Maha-Kumbh held in Jan-Feb-2001 at Allahabad, organizing relief to the passengers of Karnataka Express which derailed in 1998, handled first ever llTF-2006 arrangements in newly opened Pragati Maidan metro station, taking over Airport Express Line and Rapid Metro, Gurugram in a smooth & hassle free manner without disruption in services, etc.

He has been involved in overall planning of various metro rail projects in India / Abroad, preparation of tender document and training of Officers & Staff. He was also instrumental in 1 st Driverless Train Operations which commenced on Magenta Line of DMRC network during Dec-2020. He has been Benchmarking Coordinator / Sr. Representative for Community of Metros (CoMET, Worldwide metro group) from DMRC's side and represents DMRC at the UITP.

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Nagesh Basavanhalli

Nagesh A. Basavanhalli is currently Group CEO & MD of Greaves Cotton Ltd & Director Ampere Vehicles Private Limited. Nagesh is a Global Automotive Executive with experience of leading and transforming businesses with profitable growth. He has been instrumental in bringing higher value for the shareholders and the best technology and resources to create a winning brand.

As a Global business leader, Cleantech Enthusiast and Corporate Strategist, he is responsible for the Company’s growth strategy in India and abroad. Under his leadership, Greaves Cotton Limited has signed strategic partnerships and alliances reinforcing the company positioning as India’s leading last-mile transportation, solutions and services company. This included creating and strengthening Greaves Cotton’s presence in clean mobility solutions through Greaves Electric Mobility division. As part of Greaves Electric Mobility, he has been instrumental in developing Ampere as one of the leading E-Mobility brands in India.

Prior to his appointment at Greaves Cotton Limited, he has been associated with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for over two decades, last serving as the Managing Director and President of Fiat Group Automobiles India Pvt. Ld. He joined Chrysler in 1994 and has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in engineering, strategy & sales and product planning. He has also been associated with the ATG group (KKR Portfolio company) as the Group President for emerging markets. (Asia, Africa, South America) Nagesh has been instrumental in setting up EMO offices for Chryster in India, China and Eastern Europe for Global R&D Services, LCC Sourcing & Local JV’s.

He was awarded the Booth India Business Leader by Chicago Booth Business School in 2009 and received The Economic Times award in 2021 for his contribution towards E-Mobility in India. Nagesh holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University and a Master of Science from the University of Texas. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Business School. He is a trustee of the Breach Candy Hospital Mumbai.

Sh. Ashish Kundra

Shri Ashish Kundra belongs to the 1996 batch of the Indian Administrative Service. He currently leads the office of Pr. Secretary cum Commissioner (Transport), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Shri Ashish Kundra, with a keen interest in Technology, did his graduation in Bachelors of Technology (Electronics) from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. He has vast administrative experience spanning across 25 years of serving the nation. Sh. Ashish Kundra has held numerous high-pressure posts like being the Chef Electoral Officer of the state of Mizoram, he was also appointed as the Private Secretary to the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry from 2009-2014, from 2014 till mid-2016 he served as an Administrator of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, from 2003-2006 Mr. Kundra served as Director in Finance Department and Additional CEO of Delhi Jal Board.

As a Pr. Secretary cum Commissioner (Transport) of the GNCTD, Sh. Ashish Kundra is leading the charge to electrify Delhi’s mobility, curbing tailpipe emissions, getting RTO services to citizens doorsteps by way of Faceless Services, implementing Road Safety measures to make the streets of Delhi safe & secure and ensuring women safety in Public Transport by implementing projects like installing CCTV cameras and panic buttons in every bus of State.

Martin Schwenk

Martin joined Mercedes-Benz India on November 1, 2018 as Managing Director and CEO.

He holds a degree in Engineering from the University of Stuttgart and has pursued additional courses in finance and business management. Martin joined Daimler in 1992 through the Mercedes-Benz Trainee Program and has been with the Group ever since.

He has over 25 years of experience in the German and international operations of Mercedes-Benz. He has held various important positions in finance and controlling in a varied set of markets, including Germany, South Africa, Austria and the United States. In September 2015, Martin joined Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Co. Ltd. as Chief Financial Officer.

With professional insights and strategic direction, Martin played a leading role on many critical projects and business processes in the biggest automotive market in the world and proved himself indispensable in powering the sustainable success of the Mercedes-Benz passenger car business in China.

Martin looks forward to an enriching, challenging and a successful time in India. Martin loves travelling and experiencing new cultures. He is also an avid technology enthusiast.

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Girish Wagh

Mr. Girish Wagh is the Executive Director at TATA Motors and heads the Commercial Vehicle Business of the company. Mr. Wagh has been a member of CII National Council and Chairman of the SIAM CV CEO Council since 2020. He also Co-Chairs the CII National Committee on TCM for the year 2022-23.

In his illustrious career of 29 years, he has successfully delivered various segment creating and innovative products across Passenger and Commercial Vehicle businesses. He Chairs the Board of Tata Motors’ subsidiaries namely: Tata Daewoo CV Korea, Tata Cummins, Tata Marcopolo and Tata Hitachi Construction Company and is also on the Board of ACGL.

He is alumnus of Pune University and S P Jain Institute of Management and Research. For his excellent contribution to the automotive industry, Mr. Wagh was recognised as the ‘Rising Star’ by the Automotive News Europe in 2011 and awarded with ‘CV Man of the Year’ twice at the Apollo CV Awards 2020 and 2022.

Mr. Wagh enjoys reading and is a fitness enthusiast.

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Rahul Taneja

Utpal Bhaskar

Swaraj Singh Dhanjal

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Tarun Garg

Mr. Tarun Garg has more than 28 years of Automobile experience across diverse areas of Marketing and Sales. His skill sets include Strategic as well as operational
management of Sales volume and market share, Revenues/Contribution across all areas of Sales and marketing and Dealer Relationships and Channel development.

He joined Maruti Suzuki in the year 1994 directly from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. During his stay there, Mr Garg has worked in almost all
areas related to Marketing and Sales like Planning, Field Sales, Commercial Head, National Sales Head, NEXA channel, Marketing Head, Parts and Logistics etc. Mr Garg
joined his current organization, Hyundai Motor India in Dec’19 as Director (Sales, Marketing and Service) and he is now heading the vertical.

Educational Background:
Mr. Tarun Garg is a Mechanical Engineer from Delhi College of Engineering and a Management graduate from IIM Lucknow

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Avinash Joshi

Avinash Joshi is the CEO of the India business of NTT Ltd., a USD 11 billion global technology services company. He is responsible for end-to-end go-to-market, sales, delivery, operations, and profitability.

A seasoned leader, Avinash has over 30 years of extensive experience working in IT & Telecom Industry in client facing roles and P&L management. Avinash joins NTT after being with IBM for more than 18 years where his core expertise was in P&L, Strategic Business Development, Key Account Management, Sales and Delivery. In his last role, he was the Senior Partner and Vice President, 5G, APAC, IBM Services.

Avinash has done his Bachelors in Electronics and PG Diploma in Marketing Management. He has completed a certified course in Design Thinking from Stanford University.