Expert Committee Leaders 2025-2026
Aerospace, Aviation & Defence
Chairman
Mr. Rakesh S B
Vice President - Aerospace and Defence
Sansera Engineering Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. Ajay Gururaj
Chief Commercial Officer
Dynamatic Technologies Ltd
Mentor
Mr. Seenivasan Balasubramanian
Chief Executive Officer
International Aerospace Manufacturing Pvt Ltd
Agro and Food Processing
Chairman
Mr. Ankur Bhaumik
Chief Operating Officer
Orkla India Ltd (formerly MTR Foods)
Co-Chairman
Mr. Prakash R
Technical Director
Centre for Holistic Agriculture & Green Enterprise (CHANGE)
Co-Chairman
Mr. Jagadeesh Sunkad
Director
Kanakadhara Agricultural Innovations Pvt Ltd
Mentor
Mr. Narasimha Nakshatri
former Pro- Vice Chancellor
BESTIU, AP
Banking, Financial Services and Fintech
Chairman
CA. K Viswanath
Managing Partner
K P Rao & CO, Chartered Accountants
Co-Chairman
Mr. Sudeep Srikantaswamy
Director
Buglerock Capital
Co-Chairman
Mr. Poornakar Shetty
Chief Financial Officer
Buhler India Pvt Ltd
BCIC - Japan Initiatives
Chairman
Mr. Srinivasan A V
Chief Executive Officer
Meiban Engineering Technologies Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Dr. K G Suresh
Director
JCSS Consulting KK
Co-Chairman
Mr. Anil Raj
Founder & President
Raj Global
Co-Chairman
Mr. A Murali
Vice President
Toyota Tsusho India Pvt Ltd
Mentor
Mr. T R Parasuraman
Past President
BCIC
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Chairman
Mr. G V Rao
Director - CSR & External Industry Affairs
Volvo Group India
Co-Chairperson
Dr. Anupama Shetty
Mission Director
Biocon Foundation Bangalore
Corporate, Economic Affairs and Legal
Chairman
Dr. K V Omprakash
Advocate and Founder Director
Conscientia Consultancy Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. Prasanna Bedi
Founder & Managing Partner
Bedi & Sons Corporate Solutions LLP
Co-Chairman
Mr. D Ramprasad
Practice Head
ASA & Associates CA
Direct Taxes
Chairman
Mr. Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar
EVP and Global Head – Taxation
Infosys Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. Sriram Ranganathan
VP & Global Tax Head
Wipro Ltd
Mentor
Mr. K R Sekar
Partner
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
Ease of Doing Business and Government Relations
Chairman
Mr. H N Devanand
Deputy General Manager
Bosch Ltd
Co-Chairman
Dr. Jacob Crasta
Chairman
CM Enviro Systems Pvt Ltd
Mentor
Mr. Srinivasan A V
Chief Executive Officer
Meiban Engineering Technologies Pvt Ltd
Mentor
Mr. M N Vidyashankar, IAS, Retd.
former Additional Chief Secretary
Government of Karnataka
GCC
Chairman
Mr. Prashanth Doreswamy
President and CEO
Continental Automotive Components (India) Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. Ashish Patel
Managing Director
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, India
Golf, Sports and Culture
Chairman
Mr. Murali S
Director
Shrinidhi Transchem Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Dr. Prashanth Reddy
Managing Director
FunderMax India Pvt Ltd
Mentor
Mr. Ahmedali N
Managing Director
HR Cornucopia Pvt Ltd
Hospitality, Travel, Tourism & Wellness
Chairman
Mr. Manoj Mathew
Sr. Vice President Operations
Tamara Leisure Experiences Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairperson
Ms. Sanchari Chowdhury
Director
IIHM Hotel School, Bangalore
Head - South India
Mentor
Mr. Vineet Verma
Director
Brigade Hospitality Services Ltd
Human Resources (HR) & Industry-Institute Interface (3I)
Chairperson
Ms. Saraswathi Kasturirangan
Chief Happiness Officer
Deloitte South Asia
Co-Chairperson
Ms. Chitra Narayan
Head HR, South Asia
Buhler India Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Dr. (Lt Col) Prasad SN
Director
SDMIMD, Mysore
Mentor
Mr. B C Prabhakar
President
Karnataka Employers’ Association
Mentor
Dr. K N Subramanya
Principal
R V College of Engineering
Indirect Taxes
Chairman
Mr. N R Badrinath
Partner
Singhvi, Dev & Unni LLP
Co-Chairman
Mr. Prashant Hegde
Head of Tax – India
Lenovo (India) Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. Venkatraman E
GM – Corporate Tax
Wipro Ltd
Mentor
Mr. P V Srinivasan
Partner and Chief Mentor
PVS Advisors
Infrastructure & Civic Affairs
Chairperson
Ar. Gayathri Shetty
Founder
Gayathri and Namith Architects
Co-Chairman
Dr. Dinesh Verma
Managing Director
Ace Group Architects Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. S Shivayogi
Manager–External Affairs & CSR
Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Pvt Ltd
Mentor
Mr. Aravind Maiya
Former SGM - Project & Facility Management
Bosch Ltd
Innovation, Start-Up
Chairperson
Dr. Lakshmi Jagannathan
Chief Executive Officer
IIIT, Bangalore
Co-Chairperson
Ms. Sonali Jha
Chief Executive Officer
Cunomial Technologies Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. Shashidhar Subramanya
Head - Corporate Technology, South Asia
Buhler India Pvt Ltd
Mentor
Mr. Jairaj K, IAS, Retd.
former Additional Chief Secretary
Government of Karnataka
International Business
Chairman
CA Ravi K
Director
VR e-Biz Solutions Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. Shamanth SN
Director
Rakuten India Enterprise Pvt Ltd
IT, Cybersecurity & AI
Chairman
Mr. Manas Dasgupta
Director
Code4X and Teksands
Co-Chairperson
Ms. K R Anjana
Business Group HR Head
TCS Growth Markets
Co-Chairman
Mr. Dipu Pillai
Senior General Manager - Head IT
Buhler India Pvt Ltd
Leadership Forum
Convener
Dr. L Ravindran
MD & CEO
Wealthmax Group of Companies
Co-Convener
Ms. Kalpana Chauhan
Practice Head
Kalpana Chauhan and Associates
Co-Convener
Ms. Richa Sarna
Co-Founder
Code4X and Teksands
Co-Convener
Ms. Ishani Chakraborty
Assistant Manager - MDP
Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research
Co-Convener
Mr. Subramanyam Sreenivasaiah
Chief Executive Officer
Ascent HR Technologies Pvt Ltd
Co-Convener
Mr. Sudeep Srikantaswamy
Director
Buglerock Capital
Co-Convener
Mr. H N Devanand
Deputy General Manager
Bosch Ltd
Manufacturing, MSME and Industry 4.0
Chairman
Mr. G Prakash
Director
ACE Designers Ltd - Turning Centre Division
Co-Chairman
Mr. V Karthikeyan
Chief Technology Officer
EDS Technologies Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. Chandrasekharan P
Head of Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply Chain
Buhler India Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. Jagannath V
Chief Operating Officer
m2nxt Solutions Pvt Ltd
Co-Chairman
Mr. Sunil Telkar
Managing Partner
Aspiro Consulting LLP
Mentor
Dr. S Devarajan
Sr. VP - Prodn Engineering
TVS Motor Company Ltd
Mentor
Mr. A N Chandramouli
Past President
BCIC
Membership
Dr. Prashanth Reddy
Managing Director
FunderMax India Pvt Ltd
Mr. Prashant Gokhale
Managing Director
Buhler India Pvt Ltd
CA Ravi K
Director
VR e-Biz Solutions Pvt Ltd
Mr. B R Vishwas
Managing Director
Vishwas Group of Companies
Mr. Rahul Karur
Director
VR e-Biz Solutions Pvt Ltd
Pharma & Healthcare
Chairman
Mr. Pravin Iyer
Founder & Managing Director
Relicare Tech Services
PR and Editorial Advisory Board
Mr. Rabindra Sah
Chief Technology Officer
Indian Register of Shipping
Sustainability (Energy, Water & Environment)
Chairman
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Jha
Country Environment & Sustainability Manager
ABB India Ltd
Co-Chairman
Dr. K S Ravichandran
Managing Partner
KSR & Co Company Secretaries LLP
Mentor
Mr. V C Mohan
former SGM, Corporate Office – EHS Management, India
Bosch Ltd
Young Leaders Forum
Convener
Mr. Siddharth Verma
Business Head and General Manager
BuzzWorks - Brigade Group
Co-Convener
Mr. Anirudh J
Principal Architect
Ranga Consultants
Co-Convener
Mr. Karaan H Boradhara
Chief Operating Officer
Gusti Tool Works LLP
Co-Convener
Ms. Deepthi HM
Director
Singhvi Dev & Unni LLP