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Dr. Bakul Dholakia is currently the Director of Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management and Advisor to Adani Group. Prior to joining Adani Group, he was Director of IIM, Ahmedabad. Dr. Dholakia is a Gold Medalist from Baroda University and he has a Doctorate in Economics. He has 42 years of professional experience including 33 years at IIM, Ahmedabad. During the course of his long tenure at IIM Ahmedabad, Dr. Dholakia occupied the Reserve Bank of India Chair from 1992 to 1999, served as the Dean from 1998 to 2001 and as the Director of the Institute from 2002 to 2007. He had earlier served as the Chairman of the MBA Programme and also as the Chairman of Economics Area. He has received the Best Professor Award for his teaching in the Post-Graduate Programme at IIMA. He has guided 19 Ph.D students specializing in Economics, Finance, Business Policy and Public Systems at IIMA. Dr. Dholakia is the author of 12 books, 28 monographs and more than 50 research papers published in professional journals in India and abroad. Dr. Dholakia has been a major motivator and a guiding force behind the numerous initiatives & expansion of activities at IIMA. His vision and strategic leadership have contributed to IIMA’s enhanced international image and global recognition. He is widely recognized for his contribution to Management Education in India. His achievements in institution building have been nationally and internationally acclaimed. In 2007, Dr. Dholakia was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in recognition of his distinguished services in the field of education. In 2008, Dr. Dholakia was conferred the coveted Bharat Asmita National Award by the Honorable Chief Justice of India. In 2006, he was honoured by the Association of Indian Americans in North America (AIANA) at the World Gujarati Conference in New Jersey for his Visionary Leadership and Achievements in business education. Since 2005, Dr. Dholakia has been rated as one of the most powerful personalities of Gujarat by various media groups. Global Associations of Business Schools have also honoured Dr. Dholakia for his sterling contribution in the field of management education. The Global Foundation for Management Education (GFME), jointly formed by the Associations of American and European Business Schools, has nominated Dr. Dholakia as a Member of the Board of GFME representing Asia Dr. Dholakia was a Board Member of Reserve Bank of India Western Area Board from 1993 to 2001. In recognition of his efforts to improve the quality of management education, the Government of India appointed Dr. Dholakia as the Chairman of the National Board of Accreditation for Technical Education in India (2005-2008). He has also served as External Director on the Board of public and private sector companies. Over the last two decades, Dr. Dholakia has worked on numerous government committees, the recent ones being the Rangarajan Committee on Pricing and Taxation of Petroleum Products (2006) and the Expert Group on Pension Fund constituted by the Government of India (2009). He has also been a member of the Jury for various Corporate Excellence Awards and Selection Committees for CEOs.
Diptiranjan Mahapatra holds a doctorate in Management from IIM Ahmedabad with a specialization in Energy & Climate Policy. He has an all-round exposure to all facets of energy value chain as well as an interdisciplinary understanding of the energy & climate change issue (technology, politics, and economics). Subsequent to a decade-long construction project management stint in the energy, infrastructure and natural resource sector, Diptiranjan acquired a PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, majoring in Infrastructure, Energy, and Environment Economics & Policy. Diptiranjan has been publishing consistently in the field of regulatory economics, energy fuel cycles, carbon capture & sequestration, health & non-health impacts of local pollution from electricity generation, monetization of externalities, climate change, and demand-side management. Recently, Diptiranjan was on a long sabbatical working with BNL, Department of Energy, USA. He was involved in a project titled “Basin-Scale Leakage Risks from Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Impact on CCS Energy Market Competitiveness”, in collaboration with Princeton University and University of Minnesota. INTERESTS AND EXPERTISE RECENT PUBLICATION & WORK-IN-PROGRESS
Dr. Kamal Kishore Sharma is an MBA (University Gold Medallist) & Fellow of IIM Ahmedabad. In a rich career span of 21 years post MBA, he has worked across organizations viz. Public Sector (SAIL), Government Civil Services (Indian Railways), International organizations (UN, USAID, UNEP-Risoe), Reputed Universities (Stanford & IIMA) and Global MNC (ArcelorMittal). Most recently, he was heading a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal at its Kazakhstan operations. His functional experience & skills span across Supply Chain & Logistics in Metals & Logistics industry, Energy and Environment Management, Organisation Strategy (Cost optimization, Knowledge Management, Organization Development, HRM, Talent management) and an independent profit centre responsibility as a CEO for last 3 years. He has to his credit multiple career achievement awards including Metallurgist Day award (SAIL), Best Operating manager & Best Probationer (Indian Railways), Global Leader (ArcelorMittal) etc. Dr. Kamal earned his Fellow of IIMA award for his Doctoral Thesis titled “Future Energy Transitions in India: An Assessment of new and renewable energy technologies.” He has also published papers and made presentations at National and International seminars & workshops in his doctoral research area. He has been involved in preparing course design & taught PGP students and MDP participants at IIMA and various other management & training institutes in India and Kazakhstan. His current research interests revolve around strategic management of Indian infrastructure and resources. Dr. Kamal also has a wide range of interests in arts, sports & social sector and hopes to enrich the learning environment at AIIM.
Professor Desai holds a MS and a PhD in biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also holds a MA in mathematics from the University of Kentucky. His work experience includes two years as a lecturer of mathematics at the University of Kentucky and Rutgers University; almost five years as a statistician at the Duke University Medical School; a year as a postdoc at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (USA); almost five years as an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad; and three years as an assistant professor at the Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management. Dr. Desai has published papers in international journals. A book of his has also been most recently been published by Springer-Verlag. Dr. Desai has also presented papers in national and international conferences. His research interests include all aspects of applied statistics. Dr. Desai is a member of the American Statistical Association.
Pramod Yadav completed his Doctorate in Management from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad with an award winning thesis in the area of investment and risk management. His wide cross-disciplinary experience includes working within government, academia, international research collaboration, public sector, and private business houses. His teaching and research focuses on finance and policy. He is interested, above all, in how financial markets and policies enable and constrain infrastructure investment, how actors of domestic and international financial (dis)intermediation interact, and why regulatory governance matters for the Global South. His publication includes research papers, policy brief and reports, cases, and a forthcoming book. His interdisciplinary research is positioned in the areas of infrastructure and public-private project financing, private equity and venture capital, bond and credit markets, energy and climate change economics, political economy and financial crisis. His forthcoming book from his PhD thesis predominantly focuses on technological-regulatory-policy issues, impact of reforms on capacity investment, adoption of low carbon electricity technologies and future restructuring strategies in Indian electricity market. He also specializes in turnarounds and mentoring of entrepreneurs and serves as advisor to many start-ups. He is also regularly invited at national and international investment forums and summits. Research Interest Awards/Grants Publications
Dr. Hardik Shah is passionate academician, researcher and trainer in HRM and OB area. He holds a Doctorate in Management from Nirma University and M.L.W. from the School of Social Sciences, Gujarat University. Prior to joining AIIM, he was Assistant Professor and Coordinator for Fellow and Associate Programmes at Academy of HRD, Ahmedabad. He had also worked as Assistant Professor in HR/OB area at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun. He was the Chief Editor of the Journal AJBMR and reviewer for Tata Mc-Grow Hill and ‘IJBEM’ (University of Winnipeg, Canada). He is also a certified “Assessor” and “MPTI Administrator”. His current research interests include Psychometric Assessment, Competency Mapping, Cross Functional Teams Leadership Development and Appreciative Inquiry & Coaching. He has completed many consulting assignments in HR & Allied areas for several clients including Reliance Petroleum, GSRTC, HPCL, BPCL, SAIL, HAL, Hindustan Zing & Bank of Baroda. He has authored one book and 25 Research Papers.
Dr. Preeta Vyas holds MBA (Marketing) and PhD in Business Management from Gujarat University. She received a Gold Medal for scholastic performance in B. Com. She has worked for more than 3 decades in the Marketing Area at IIMA. She has taught courses like Marketing Management and Advertising & Sales Promotion Management at IIMA and also at other B-schools in India including IIM Indore as Visiting Faculty. She has written a number of case studies in Marketing which are registered with IIMA case unit. She has participated in several international conferences and presented research papers in US, Singapore and IIMA. She has many publications in the area of sales promotion, loyalty programmes and mobile advertising. Her research interests include marketing communication practices of Infrastructure Sector companies, applications of marketing principles and development of case studies in marketing & business development
Dr. Amit Shrivastavaholds M.Com, PGDFM and Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Finance. He has 11 years of teaching experience in the area of Finance & Accounting. Prior to joining AIIM, he was Assistant Professor of Finance and Faculty In-charge Incubation Centre (Family Business) at the School of Business Management, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai (2009-12). He has worked at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) as Academic Associate in the Finance & Accounting area (2005-09). He started his carrier in teaching with the Institute of Management Studies, a residential wing of Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (Year 2000). Dr. Shrivastava has published / presented several research papers & cases in various Journals and National Conferences. At present, his Core area of interest is Financial Reporting & Analysis, Managerial Accounting & Control, Management Control Systems, Working Capital Management and Private Equity & Venture Finance. Dr. Shrivastava has conducted Management Development Programmes (MDPs) /Training programmes for the senior and middle level executive of NOVARTIS India, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), ADANI, Venture Infotek Global Private Ltd., Mumbai, TATA Communications (TCS), Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. (SSNL), Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation etc.
Dr. Ganesh A. Devkarholds a Doctorate in Construction Management from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), M.E. in Civil Engineering with specialization in Construction Engineering and Management from Sardar Patel University and B.E. in Civil Engineering from Dr. B. A. Marathwada University. His doctoral thesis focuses on identifying the competencies necessary for effective implementing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in urban service delivery and developing a framework that allows urban local bodies to assess their capability to successfully deliver projects through PPPs. During his doctoral research work, he was involved in research projects for Tamil Nadu Urban Development Fund; Ministry of Urban Development; and Institute of Water Policy, National University of Singapore. Prior to joining AIIM, he was working as a Senior Project Officer in the Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras and was involved in systematic review project, funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). Research Interests Recent Publications Visiting Faculty
Balasubramanian is a management and finance professional with international education and experience in the area of sea ports. Over the last two decades, he has worked in the fields of infrastructure finance and advisory services, credit rating, port training and corporate finance. He is one of the passionate advocates for maritime institutional and policy reforms and a preferred intervener on all debates for several changes to accelerate development of maritime infrastructure. Some of these initiatives include evolving model concession agreement for private investment in Indian federal ports for the Government of India, evolving entry criteria and bid process for selection of private investors in federal ports, first ever corporatisation of a federal port In India namely Ennore in south India, corporatizing the port of Ennore leading the study on institutional and regulatory reforms for the India port sector for the World Bank, presenting the case on Indian infrastructure as part of the industry delegation in China, Hongkong and Italy and chairing working groups on ports for the Indian Planning Commission. He is presently Senior Director of the Project finance vertical at Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IDFC), a new generation financial institution conceived by the Government of India and which has in addition several institutional shareholders around the globe. At IDFC, he has been involved in financing several maritime infrastructure projects sponsored by international operators including Dubai Ports World, APM group among others and in advising multilateral corporations, multilateral agencies, domestic corporate entities and the governments in the area of maritime infrastructure. Before joining IDFC, he worked in credit rating industry (Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited (ICRA) where among other things, he advised Government of India on disinvestment program and did credit rating of several resource raising programs of several corporate entities in the infrastructure sector including seaports. As a trainer and faculty at the National Institute of Management NIPM, he was one of the resource persons for UNCTAD in the field of maritime training and led several knowledge management initiatives in the area of seaports He has led Indian delegations of senior port managers on international port exchange and education programs During the last two years he was invited by the British Government (UK Trade and Investment ) to address international port seminar in London and Liverpool .and to meet with the Duke of York to discuss on port development . He has been featured as the industry captain in the business newspapers as Economic Times and Reuters. He was invited by the World bank and Asian Development Bank to share his experience on PPP in ports at an international PPP conference in Seoul recently. He is a visiting faculty at prominent academic institutions in India.
Prof. Tripathy Arabinda B.Tech (Hons.) (IIT Kharagpur), PGDBM (XLRI), M.Sc (O.R.), (London School of Economics), Ph. D (O.R), (London School of Economics). His areas of specialization include Operations Management, Operations Research, Quantitative Techniques and Project Management. Prof. Tripathy moved to academics after working in the industry for over 12 years. He taught at the Indian Institute of Management for nearly 25 years. Prof. Tripathy launched a Masters level course and taught at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He was the Founder Director of the Institute of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar, and the L&T Institute of Project Management. Prof Tripathy has published several research papers in various reputable refereed national and international journals. He has conducted management development programmes in various countries in South Asia, Far East, Middle East, C.I.S Countries and Africa. Prof Tripathy served as president of ORSI, Editor-in-chief of OPSEARCH, Editor of Developing Countries Newsletter of IFORS. Prof. Tripathy is recipient of Developing Countries Award of IFORS and EFMD Fellowship at London Business School. Prof Tripathy is on the boards of different public and private sector companies."
Education B.Sc. (Ag Engg) Allahabad Agricultural Institute M.Sc. (Guelph, Canada) Ag Engg (Farm Machinery and Power) Ph.D. ( Cornell) Ag Engg (Farm Machinery and Power) Position Professor (1982- onwards) IIM Ahmedabad Fellow (ICSSR) 1979-82 Worked in rural development, in UP Asstt Professor (1971-79)
Asstt Engineer (1964-67) Power Development Centre, Allahabad Agri Insttt Currently Chairman Reasearch Committee Science and Society Division, Department of Science and Technology , New Delhi Chairman Research Committee, Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) Trustee NM Sadguru Water and Development Foundation, Dahod Executive Member The Institution of Engineers Gujarat State Center, Ahmedabad Member Editorial Advisory Board (from January 2002) Journal of Agricultural Engineering Honours and awardsISAE Gold Medal ( 2006) Technology developedVastrapur and Himachal cartons Teaching1. Mathematical Modelling of Agricultural Systems PublicationsBooks Recently communicated to journals
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Prof. Indira Parikh is the President of Foundation for Liberal And Management Education, Pune. Earlier she was Dean of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad from 2002 to 2005 and Professor in the Organizational Behaviour Area at the Institute. She has held the positions of the Chairperson of Alumni Relations and Activity Committee, Placement Committee, Postgraduate Diploma in Management Program (PGP) Fellow Programme in Management and Organizational Behaviour. She is the Founder Member of Sumedhas - The Academy for Human Context. Specialisation in organisation development and design. The current focus of work is on transformation of organizations, corporate management and individuals. Designed management development programmes in institution building, Leadership effectiveness, issues of role and identity, and Organizational renewal. She has taught at INSEAD, Fontainbleau, France and Texas A & M University, USA. She has done consulting at national and international settings. Published books on Profiles in Identity (Co-author), Indian Women - An Inner Dialogue, Young Managers at Cross -Roads (Co-author), Corporate Culture in India (Co-author), Cross Roads of Culture (Co-author) and numerous papers. Has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Award for Best Teacher in Management by Ascent in World HRD Congress, 2001. Has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Award for the Contributions to HR by Indira Group of Institutes, Pune, 2003. Has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by PGP Students, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (2003-05 Batch).
Teaching Focus: Organizational Communication, Managerial Communication, Curriculum Development, Foundations of Management. Research interests: Areas of interest include organisational communication, communication and organization theory, mentoring and role development processes, professional and educational socialisation, management of educational institutions (with focus on higher education, quality management). Recent work in the non-business sector - Programmes for SEWA, Rural Entrepreneurship, Study of impact of Youth Development and Empowerment Programmes, and functioning of Nehru Yuvak Kendra Sangathan. Programmes for secondary school principals and principals of vocational training institutes. Prior to joining IIMA: Graduate in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Bombay (Mumbai) and Fellow of IIM Ahmedabad. Worked in industry for over a decade. Consultant in the field of Organisation Design and Development. Has done work in manufacturing and IT sector. Focus/exposure in consulting: Design and development of roles in organisations, Creating alignment in organisations, HRD inputs for the middle management, mentoring processes. Visiting faculty to several educational institutions. A fellow of Sumedhas, Academy for Human Context, focusing in the area of human processes
Prof. Maheshwari represents a rare mix of experience in Government, Central Public Sector Undertaking, Corporate Sector, Entrepreneurship and Academia. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Delhi, Prof. Maheshwari received awards for excellence in Indian Railways (GM’s Gold medal in 1997) and IIM Ahmedabad (Devang Mehta Award for best Teacher in the field of HRM in 2011).
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Mr. Rajeeva Sinha is the whole time Director of Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd, a listed Infrastructure Company in India. Mundra Port is the largest private port in India. Prior to this, he was working as the Managing Director of Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd, the first port to be privatized in India for development and management by private sector. He has also worked as the Deputy Chairman Mumbai Port Trust, Chief Executive Officer in Maharashtra Maritime Board, Senior Deputy Director General of Shipping and Principal Secretary Transport and Ports, Government of Maharashtra, while he was a Member of the IAS, which he willingly quit in the year 2005 to work in the area of his specialization i.e. port and shipping. Mr. Sinha is a Post Graduate in Port & Shipping Management from the World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers, United Kingdom. He also hold a Masters degree in Business Administration and is a Law graduate. He has also completed diploma in port planning and management from the University of Lousiana at New Orleans. He has more than 34 years of experience in Public and Private sectors.
Prof. Ravindra Kumar Singh is a full time faculty-member at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India). He has done his graduation and post-graduation in Law from the University of Allahabad. He has earned his Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Law from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. The title of his thesis is: ‘Conception of Contracts in the Era of Information Technology: A Critical Study and Appraisal of the Diverse Aspects of Electronic Contracts’. He has over seven years of teaching experience. His areas of research include electronic contracts, other emerging areas of the Contract Law, and Constitutional Law. He has designed and/or introduced courses like, ‘E-Contracts and International Contracts’ and ‘Advanced Contracts (Evolving Jurisprudence in Contract Law)’ at GNLU. He has participated and presented research papers/ articles at various reputed National and International Seminars/Conferences, and has written research papers/articles on diverse aspects of the Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Legal Education, Human Rights, etc. In recognition of his competency, integrity, efficiency, and commitment towards the GNLU Vision, he has been conferred with the ‘Excellent Faculty Award’ by Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, for the year 2009-2010. As a Resource Person/Visiting Faculty, he has delivered lectures at various premier institutes, such as, the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA, New Delhi), the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT, Gandhinagar), Gujarat Police Academy (Karai, Gandhinagar), the School of Law, Nirma University (Ahmedabad), Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute (Ahmedabad), etc. As a DAAD Visiting Professor, under Faculty Exchange Programme, he has delivered lectures on ‘An Introduction to the Indian Constitutional Law and the Indian Contract Law’ at the Faculty of Law, University of Cologne, Germany (15 May 2013 - 31 May 2013). For this exchange programme, he received a grant from DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst), i.e. the German Academic Exchange Service. Dr Singh is a Life Member of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), All India Law Teachers Congress; and an Associate Member of the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL). He was the Project Convenor of Swarnim Gujarat Project on Speedy Disposal of Backlog of Cases, a research project to study the causes for the backlog of cases and to put forth pragmatic and workable recommendations for the reduction of such cases in the subordinate courts of Gujarat. He was the key instrumental in drafting the Report titled, ‘Blue Print for Reducing the Backlog of Cases from the Subordinate Courts of Gujarat’ of the said research project. He is also the Project Convenor of another project, Effectiveness of Government Measures for the Reduction of Court Cases, which has been awarded to Gujarat National Law University by the Legal Department, Government of Gujarat. As a Visiting Faculty, he has been associated with Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management (AIIM) since its inception. At AIIM, he teaches courses on ‘Legal Aspects of Infrastructure Business I & II’ and ‘Contract Management’.
Mr B. Ravi is currently working as the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) with Mundra Port & SEZ, and is responsible for Strategic and Operational F & A functions. Prior to Mundra Port & SEZ , he was working with Sembawang Engineers & Constructors Private Limited, Singapore (Punj Lloyd Group). Mr. Ravi graduated in Commerce in 1983 from Bangalore University, where he stood first in the University. He is also a Chartered Accountant -1986, Cost Accountant-1986 (awarded with a Certificate of Merit) and Company Secretary (1992). Mr. Ravi possesses rich experience of over 23 years in the fields of Finance, Accounts, Secretarial, Legal, Business Management, Strategy and Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions, Debt Restructuring etc. As CFO, Mr. Ravi is also responsible for Operational Budget & Financial Control, Capex Management, MIS, Financial Systems & Processes, Corporate Governance, Compliances, Lenders' Relationship, Investor Relations, Statutory Audit, etc at business level. Besides, he will oversees Company Secretary, Legal, IT , SAP and ABEX functions related to MPSEZ. One of his major focus is to strengthen the Financial Systems & Process and enhance awareness at SBU level.
Dr. Sunil Shukla, Chief Faculty at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), Ahmedabad has been involved in entrepreneurship teaching, training and research. His research study 'Review of Curricula on Entrepreneurship in Institutions of Higher Learning' helped University Grants Commission, Government of India in reviewing entrepreneurship curriculum. As an outcome of his research 'Entry Barriers to Entrepreneurship: As Perceived by Youth', Ministry of Small Scale Industries & Agro and Rural Industries, Government of India adopted a policy to establish Entrepreneurship and Business Development Centers in universities in the country and EDI has been made a nodal centre for its implementation. Dr. Shukla has been involved in promoting entrepreneurship at national and intenational levels. In 1999, he conducted organizational audit of Malaysia's National Entrepreneur Corporation-PUNB, Kuala Lumpur. In 2003, UNESCAP invited him to Cambodia, as a resource person for 'Entrepreneurship Development for Women in GMS Countries'. Since 2004 he has been involved in setting up of EDI's affiliate centers in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. He has conducted a series of entrepreneurship workshops for policy makers in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Malaysia and Thailand. He has also represented the Institute on official assignments to UN-ESCAP and ILO. He was invited by the Beyster Institute, University of California, San Diego, USA as a core group member in South Asia Professional Exchange and Training Programme. He is the Member Secretary of South Asia Forum for Entrepreneurship Education and Research. His international activities include ILOSAAT Missions to Nepal, for capacity building of IEDI, Kathmandu and faculty support to UNIDO at Amman, Since 2006, he has been coordinating a mega project 'Unleashing Entrepreneurship for Development and Trade' currently for Greater Mekong Subregion countries sponsored by SDC, Switzerland to conduct various activities in Cambodia, Laos, China, Thailand and Vietnam. Since 2008, he is part of EDI core team involved in a major project in Islamic republic of Iran to develop a permanent cadre of entrepreneurship teachers and trainers for Instructor Training Centre, Technical and Vocational Training Organization, Government of I.R. Iran. On behalf of the Institute, he is also coordinating activities for Ministry of Social Work, Government of Baharain and for Arab Open University, Bahrain.
An eminent international tax expert, Mukesh Patel commands over three decades of professional excellence in the core areas of his specialization in personal and corporate tax planning, appellate matters, international taxation, joint ventures and collaborations and tax and investment planning for NRIs. He is a Director on the Board of a number of leading public companies, prominent among them being Zydus Cadila, Hitachi and Sandesh. He has also served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ahmedabad Stock Exchange. Global Tax Scholar, Friend of NRIs In 1985, the international year of youth, he received the prestigious honour of being recognized as ‘One of the Five Outstanding Young Professionals of the World.’ He has also been conferred with the Honorary Life Membership of the International Tax Bar Association. In appreciation of his long standing services to the NRI community, he was felicitated with the ‘Friend of NRIs Award’ at the International NRI Convention at Chicago in 1997. Devoted Professor, Popular Columnist & Author A popular weekly columnist in the leading dailies ‘Sandesh’, ‘The Times of India’, ‘Gujarat Samachar’ and ‘The New Indian Express’, Mukesh has written a record number of over 2,600 articles in Gujarati and English during the past 32 years. His widely acclaimed annual publication in Gujarati, ‘Practical Tax Planning & Ready Reckoner,’ has been a best seller ever since its release in 1979. ‘Smart Strategies for Tax Planning,’ ‘Practical Tax & Investment Planning,’ ‘Axe your Tax and Relax’ and ‘Tax Planning via Planning of Investments’ are among the popular English book titles authored by him. Eloquent Speaker, Articulate TV Anchor He has addressed over 600 meetings on a wide range of subjects before various forums in India and abroad. His in-depth annual analysis of the Union Budget is keenly awaited and largely attended. He has not missed a single important town or city of Gujarat during over three decades of his Budget Yatra, which he has pursued with a missionary zeal. In association with the Times of India, Ahmedabad, he initiated an innovative media campaign of ‘Budget Ho To Aisa’ featuring the presentation of a model budget mirroring people’s aspirations. He conceived and anchored the first of its kind TV Serial on tax payer education entitled ‘Tax Free’, which ran into 16 popular episodes on Doordarshan. His 16 innovative presentations in the serial ‘Money Magic’ on Zee Gujarati, focusing on Tax & Investment Planning, met with equally overwhelming response of the viewers. Visionary Leader, Institution Builder During his student days, he learned valuable lessons in leadership and public life, getting opportunity to spearhead the historic Navnirman Movement of 1974 as one of its front-rank leaders. His dynamic role as the think-tank and articulate spokesperson of the Movement came to be internationally lauded at the ‘Round Table on Student Movements of the World’ organized by the World Assembly of Youth at Geneva. An active Boy Scout at school, he also received the President’s Scout Award & Medal. Mukesh left his indelible mark as a vibrant President of the Ahmedabad Management Association and the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry energizing them with a dynamic vision and mission and scaling them to new heights. He has also served as Vice President of the All India Management Association and has been an active member on the National Executives of apex Chambers ASSOCHAM and FICCI. Dedicated Social Worker, Centurion Blood Donor Japanese Patron, Talented Photographer Inspirational reading and creative photography have been his spirited pursuits for years. The exhibition of his photographs entitled ‘Around the World through a Lens Eye,’ received extensive appreciation. His book ‘Inspirational Gems to Empower your Life’ and timeless calendar ‘Enchanting Photo Classics with Inspirational A to Z Quotes’ have been widely reviewed and acclaimed. His all round contributions in diverse spheres of public life have come to be featured in the biographic publication ‘Trail Blazers of Gujarat.’ In recognition of his dedicated contribution, noteworthy achievements and meritorious services both in his profession and in public life he was awarded the first ‘Outstanding Professional of Gujarat Award’ by the All Gujarat Federation of Tax Consultants in January, 2010.
A third generation taxman in his family, Jigar Mukesh Patel graduated his LL.M. with Honours in International Taxation from the prestigious New York University School of Law in May, 2007. He received the ‘International Student Leadership Award’ from the New York University in recognition of his all round performance and outstanding achievements. He was the first Indian amongst international students from around 50 countries studying at NYU to have received this coveted honour. He came to be featured in the select presentation of ‘100 All-time LL.M. Success Stories’ at the Conference of the American Association of Law Students organized in January, 2008. From May 2007 to October 2009, Jigar acquired valuable experience working as an International Tax Attorney, with the leading tax and accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers at New York. His work comprised of advising on international tax structuring and strategic planning to a number of Fortune 500 Companies. He is a visiting faculty at the Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. He has co-authored with his father the popular book ‘Practical Tax & Investment Planning,’ published by ‘Taxman.’ His paper entitled ‘Transfer Pricing Provisions in India – an Analysis’ was selected for publication in the reputed American Tax Journal ‘Tax Notes International.’ Jigar addressed tax payers and professionals of the city at the Ahmedabad Management Association in January, 2008 on ‘Interesting Highlights of the U.S. Tax System – Some Lessons for the Indian Taxman.’ Having maintained a brilliant scholastic career all through out school and college, Jigar attained his LL.B. with First Class from the renowned ILS Law College at Pune, in April, 2006. Versatile on extra-curricular fronts also, he has actively served as the Cultural Secretary of his College and as the Editor of his College Magazine. Gifted with a flair for public speaking, he has won several prizes participating at All India Moot Court Competitions, noteworthy among them being the ‘Henry Dunant Red Cross Trophy’ for International Humanitarian Law. He has widely traveled across the world in Europe, America, East Africa, South East Asia and Japan.
Dr. Bhargav Adhvaryu heads the Infrastructure Engineering & Management program at CEPT University. He has nearly 13 years of work experience in academics, research, and consulting. He teaches courses covering topics such as: urban & transport planning, design, and management; sustainable urban development; urban modelling; and quantitative techniques and research methods. His research and practice interests spans a wide variety of interlinked areas such as sustainable cities and transport; transport infrastructure planning, design, and management; enhancing development/master planning using analytical tools and techniques; land use—transport interaction modelling and incorporating economic aspects into models of cities; and urban development management He worked as Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, UK for two and half years. Prior to that, he was lecturer at CEPT University for four years, teaching post-graduate planning students; lecturer in civil engineering at SCET, Surat for one year teaching undergraduate architecture students; lecturer at REC Surat for a year teaching undergraduate civil engineering and post-graduate planning students; and Assistant Professor at Adani Institute of Infrastructure Management, Ahmedabad. He was also Project Manager for four years at Environmental Planning Collaborative, Ahmedabad, a not for profit urban planning, infrastructure, and development, consulting firm. Dr. Adhvaryu holds a PhD in Urban & Transport Planning/Modelling from the University of Cambridge, UK; MSc in Transport from Imperial College London & UCL, UK; Diploma in Transport of the Imperial College; MTech in Planning (CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India); and BE Civil (REC, Surat, India).
Mr. Kailash Varma is a Contract Management professional with three decades of experience in the field of Contract Management with leading corporate houses. Currently, he is the Head, Commercial & Vice President at Adani Group leading the procurements, contracts and stores functions of the Group. Responsibilities also include developing and updating systems, processes, documents and formats required for these functions and to impart training to and drive the required culture in all commercial functions at different locations including the corporate office. Prior to joining Adani Group in June, 2005, he worked with Essar Group (10 years) and with NTPC Limited (13 years). He holds B.E. (Mechanical) with first class honors from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad and MBA (Finance and International Marketing) from SIDL, Pune.
Dr. Jitesh is a faculty in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at IIT Kharagpur. He received his Ph.D in Supply Chain Management from IIT Delhi, M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering with 9.157 CGPA from IIT Delhi and Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering with Gold Medal from the reputed Government Engineering College Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya (B.V.M), Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat. Dr. Jitesh has extensively conducted Executive Training Programmes at various platforms such as IIT Kharagpur, IIM Indore, Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA), IRMA, Baroda Management Association (BMA), and Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) Gandhinagar. Dr. Jitesh is executing sponsored research projects of around 25 Lacks supported by DST, ICSSR and SRIC, IIT Kharagpur. He is guiding Ph.D students in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Performance Management and Supply Chain Management at IIT Kharagpur. He has extensively published research papers in the peer reviewed International Journals – Production Planning and Control, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Measurement, Quality Assurance in Education, Benchmarking: An international journal, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management etc. His areas of interest include supply chain management, project management, lean manufacturing and quality management.
He holds B.Tech in Computer Science from Cochin University and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He is in charge of client interfacing at enParadigm Knowledge Solutions, Corporate Education Solutions Provider, based out of Centre for Innovation, IIM, Ahmedabad. He has designed and developed client-specific and customized learning solutions for middle level managers in companies such as Avaya, Philips India, Cairn Energy, Madura Garments etc. John is responsible for building up enParadigm? client portfolio in the corporate segment. He also designs and delivers the Finance modules for enParadigm's corporate workshops. Prior to his current role in enParadigm, John was one of the top performers in the Communication, Media and Entertainment business unit of Infosys, where he worked in the CRM ordering and billing domain for one of North America?s biggest telecom service providers. While at IIMA, He conceptualized and executed Corporate Combat, a corporate strategy event for India?s top 10 business schools which premiered as the flagship event for Confluence, IIMA?s international business summit, in November 2009.
He holds B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Kerala University and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He leads custom simulation development at enParadigm Knowledge Solutions, Corporate Education Solutions Provider, based out of Centre for Innovation, IIM, Ahmedabad. Ferzand leads the Strategy and Modelling initiatives at enParadigm, where he generates business scenarios for a wide variety of learning outcomes depending on client business objectives. His team has created Learning Curve, enParadigm's proprietary business simulation platform which is used to model India specific business scenarios. His latest additions to enParadigm's portfolio are Brand Quest, a brand positioning simulation, designed along with Prof Sreelata Jonnalagedda, Prof of Marketing, IIM Bangalore to highlight brand positioning and pricing issues for new market entrants, and Talent Wars, an HR specific simulation course to bring out strategic thinking in middle level HR managers.
Satyam Shivam Sundaram holds a doctorate in Management from IIM Ahmedabad with specialization in Public Private Partnership. He received B Tech and M Tech degrees (Infrastructural Civil Engineering as major and Finance as Minor stream) from IIT Madras. Currently, he functions as Associate Vice President in Transaction Advisory Services at Ernst & Young Pvt Ltd, Delhi. He is also an adjunct Facility at IIM Indore. Prior to current engagement, he has worked with IIM Indore (Faculty, Finance & Accounting Area), IL&FS Infrastructure Development Corporation (Infrastructure Planning & Financing), and L&T Ramboll Consulting Engineers Ltd, Chennai (Infrastructure Planning). He has published scholarly papers in India Infrastructure Report 2009, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), Vikalpa, and Indian Highways.
Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh is a Project Management Professional with over 13 years of rich experience in Power and Oil & Gas sectors in India, U.S.A, Muscat, and Dubai. At present, he is Additional General Manager (Planning) with FERNAS Construction India Pvt. Ltd. (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Fernas Construction Company Inc, Turkey). Earlier, he has worked in reputed companies like Tata, Essar, Alstom, Cairn Energy and GMR Energy in area of Project Management, Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring, Coordination & Project Controls of EPC Project. He was a Lead Member of the team which was awarded the Best Primavera Implementation Award for EPC Project at Essar Refinery Project, Jamnagar, in 2006. He was involved in the implementation of Primavera on India’s First & World’s Longest Heated & Insulated Pipeline Project From Barmer in Rajasthan to Salaya in Gujarat (691 KM) in Cairn Energy. He was also involved in the implementation of Primavera on India’s First Oil Exploration Field in Barmer Rajasthan. He has imparted training for Project Planning using Primavera & Risk Analysis using Pert master in India (Essar, Cairn Energy, GMR Energy) & US (Alstom). He holds B.E in Civil Engineering from Karnataka University with Project Planning & Software Management. He is a PMI Certified Project Management Professional and holds IPMA (International Project Management Association) Certification. He is also an Oracle Certified Primavera Instructor.
Dr. Nayana Shah is the founder director of Manthan Centre for Human and Organization Development, Ahmedabad since 1997. Through this Centre, she has worked extensively with students, individuals and managers at individual, group and collective levels. Her focus of work is in the areas of teaching, assessment, career guidance, personal growth labs, developmental workshops and personal counselling. She also is an Organization Consultant and Trainer in many Indian organizations. Her Doctoral thesis titled “Institution Building in Indian Organization: A Framework” is under Dr. Indira Parikh. She holds a Post-Graduate Degree in Business Management (MBA) and has undergone intensive training in Behavioural Sciences, Counselling, Psychometric Assessment and Training. She is an accredited user of various psychometric instruments, such as California Psychological Inventory, Firo-B, MBTI, Thomas Profiling. Her expertise is in disciplines of Organization Behaviour, Organization Development, Sensitivity Training, Change Management, Communication and related disciplines. Earlier, she has worked as a manager in Gujarat State Finance Corporation; also consulted various organizations in India, and trained employees at various levels. From the period 1990 – 2005 She was associated with Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in different capacities. She began her tenure as a Research Associate. At the institute she has authored (or co-authored with IIMA Faculty) many research papers. She has also been associated with acclaimed academic institutes such as National Institute of Design, NIRMA, FLAME, Darpana and AMA as consultant, trainer, subject expert, faculty, etc. She was also columnist for TOI, Education Times for 3 years. Nayana Shah was on the Board of Directors and a Fellow at Sumedhas, the Academy for Human Context. She is a core member of Indian Academy for Organization Development, Sumedhas. She is the President of Visamo Task Group, Visamo Kids Foundation.
Ms. Archana Bhatt is a Management Graduate in Industrial Relation and Personnel Management, with more three decades of experience in the area of Human Resource Management across industry verticals. Extensive exposure in HR policy formulation and implementation. As an in-house trainer at Adani Management Development Centre, she designs & derives customized training modules in Soft Skills and Behavioral Training, Communication & Public Speaking, Team Building, Grooming & Business Etiquette, etc.
Prof. Mayank Upadhyay has over two decades of experience in industry, consulting and academics. Over his long association with leading financial Institutions, he has developed expertise in areas of retail banking, resource planning & credit appraisal, credit monitoring and rehabilitation. He has been a consultant for international organizations such as UNIDO, World Bank, Islamic Development Bank, Common Wealth Secretariat, ILO, IFAD, BADEA, etc. He has led consulting teams for several national and international assignments. He has been associated as a visiting faculty with several leading management institutions including IIM Ahmedabad and Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI). At EDI, he heads the Finance and Accounts area and is a member of its Post Graduate Programmes Executive Committee. His teaching interests are in the area of finance, accounting, strategic management, project formulation & appraisal. He has co-edited a UNIDO manual on ‘Project Formulation and Appraisal’. For the last ten years, he is the chief executive officer of three NGOs engaged mainly in the areas of community education, community development, population education and youth development. He is a member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.
Vidyanidhee Vanarase (Prasad) is a graduate of the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi. He has directed more than 50 plays and short plays in Marathi, Hindi, Konkani, Kannada and English. He has also translated and adapted plays in Marathi. He has gained proficiency in three interrelated areas Direction, Administration & Management of Arts and Applied Arts. He is associated with London International Festival of Theater (LIFT) and works as National Creative Co-coordinator of Project Phakama in India. He has been involved in theatre training for more than 13 years and has worked as visiting faculty/guest director at several universities and theatre institutes in India and abroad.
G. S. Gupta, Ph. D. (Johns Hopkins), MA and BA (MS University, Baroda) is currently an Adjunct Faculty in Economics at IIM, Indore and Distinguished Visiting Faculty at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Economics at IIM, Ahmedabad for over 35 years. His other positions include Bank of Baroda Chair Professor in International Banking and Finance at IIM, Ahmedabad, Dean/Professor of Eminence at the Institute of Management, Nirma University, Visiting Professor of Economics at Illinois State University, Professor at the School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Consultant at Resource Management Centre, Maryland, USA, and Lecturer of Economics at M. S. University, Baroda. Prof. Gupta has authored/co-authored six books, published about 70 articles in referred national and international journals, and has prepared many management cases and technical notes. He has guided and co-guided 28 doctoral dissertations, offered consulting services to many public and private enterprises, served as the Conference President for Gujarat Economic Association and as a member in several boards of studies/management and editorial boards of academic journals, chaired technical sessions and presented papers and invited keynote addresses at several national and international conferences, and has been an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. His areas of specialization include economic theory and policy, econometrics and international finance. Dr. Gupta was awarded the University Fellowship for his doctoral studies, Gold Medal for standing first in his Masters’ exam, and National Plan Scholarship for scholastic performance in BA exam. A couple of his research papers have received the Best Paper awards, and his books on Managerial Economics and Macro Economics have run into multiple editions and reprints and have been adopted as Text books at many institutions across the country. He enjoys the status of being invited to serve IIM Ahmedabad on over a three year full-time contract even after superannuation. He has taught full courses at six IIMs, one IIT and several other reputed business schools.
Abinash Panda is a Fellow of Management from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon with a rich and diverse experience of 18 years in Academic and Corporate Training domains. He is a graduate from International University of Japan, specializing in Comparative Business and Management. He has worked with academic institutions like XLRI School of Business, Indian Institute of Management, Indore as faculty member in the area of Organizational Behaviour. He has worked with National Panasonic India Private Limited, Givo Limited, and Suzlon Energy in various capacities. He was also with Tata Management Training Centre, Pune as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow. He has presented various research papers in national and international conferences including Academy of Management. He has published around 25 research papers in peer reviewed journals. Guest Faculty
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