Trainers & Speakers

Prof. Dr. Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Honorary)
Prof. (Dr) Subir Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Honorary ), is a Merit scholar & Gold Medalist (BHU) and a Distinguished Alumnus of lIT BHU. He had his M.Tech. (record marks holder till date) and Ph.D. from llT KGP, and FCC (Metalliferous-UR) from DGMS, (GoI). He is a Chartered Engineer (IEI), a Fellow of the IE (I) and has the professional memberships viz., MMGI, MEAI, MISTE (I). He is a highly acclaimed academician with an excellent blend of highly experienced, well-recognized professional in mining engineering. He had been a Professor and subsequently Visiting Professor (full-time) in the Dept. of Mining Engg, I.I.T. Kharagpur and was engaged in teaching, research and consultancy services for 33 yrs. He also has an industrial experience of 12 yrs. in coal (Turner Morrison Co.) and metal (Hindustan copper Ltd. (HCL)) mines and served as a Mining Executive & Mine Manager. For the last 2 yrs., he is engaged as consultant. He is also a freelancer and a powerful inspiring speaker and counsellor in the practicing professions and in academics. He has 21 awards and 102 research papers & other publications to his credit. He is a member of the Mining Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India (Estt 1906), in its current all-India Executive Council.
Honorary

Dr. Tuhin Chattopadhyay
An eminent business research and analytics and has an accomplished experience in teaching business statistics, business intelligence and analytics.
Tuhin Chattopadhyay is an eminent business analytics and data science thought leader who was featured in India’s Top 10 Data Scientists – 2016 by Analytics India Magazine. As an academician turned practitioner, Tuhin spent the first ten years of his career in teaching business statistics, research and analytics at a number of reputed B-Schools of Delhi-NCR before joining the analytics industry. Currently, being a seasoned professional in the analytics industry, Tuhin works as Associate Director at The Nielsen Company and is responsible for providing full suite of analytics consultancy services, products and technologies to meet the evolving needs of the industry. Tuhin has a proven track record of a transformational leader with unique expertise in turning around traditional business intelligence projects into advanced analytics at roles based out of India / SE Asia / USA with CMO/CTO/CEO profile exposure.
Tuhin is a prolific researcher and has authored research based books. He has more than thirty research publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings. To train the corporates as well as faculty members of B-Schools, he regularly conducts workshops on business analytics. Tuhin is a renowned speaker on analytics and delivers invited talks and speeches in international conferences and seminars at IIMs and abroad. He is the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Business Analytics and Intelligence and is the editorial board member of a number of leading journals. He is also invited to judge international data science competitions held across Europe and USA. Despite being in the industry, he continues to play the academic role as visiting professor in IMT Ghaziabad and other reputed management institutes. Tuhin is a distinguished member of American Statistical Association, Association for Computing Machinery SIGKDD (Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data), Decision Sciences Institute (University of Houston, Texas), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), INFORMS, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Senior Member of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society and a Fellow of Royal Statistical Society, London.
The personal journey of Tuhin is as exciting as his achievements in the analytics domain. Being a golfer, Tuhin pays regular visits to the leading golf clubs to enjoy the game and while staying indoors, he loves to play chess. Tuhin is into adventure sports and takes part in river rafting, hiking, paragliding, expeditions and scuba diving. As an accomplished scuba diver, he was awarded with the advanced open water diving licence from Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) and gained the experience of deep adventure dive – exploring shipwrecks, fascinating creatures and other-worldly landscapes. Being a connoisseur of western classical music and a wine enthusiast, Tuhin mastered the western classical music from Yale University and learnt the science of oenology from The University of Adelaide. In his quest to explore spirituality from a scientific perspective, Tuhin embraced positive psychology from BerkeleyX. To appreciate art, he visited some of the leading museums of the world including North Carolina Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art, New York and subsequently completed his studies on modern art from MoMA.
Ph.D. in Management

Prof. (Dr.) Tabrez Ahmad
Dr. Ahmad has a rich & extensive experience in teaching, general administration, strategic and educational planning and student relations in the academic sector.
Dr. Ahmad has served as a Professor of IPR and Cyber Law at the School of Law, KIIT University. He was also the Founder Director, Durgapur Institute of Legal Studies (DILS), University of Burdwan, and the founding faculty of W.B. National University of juridical sciences Kolkata.
Dr. Ahmad was the visiting faculty and taught Cyber law & IPR in the Biju Pattanaik State Police Academy, Bhubaneswar, Orissa and Judicial Academy & State Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development (SIPARD) Govt. of Tripura. He is a prolific speaker and spoke at several occasions in India and Foreign countries on the invitation of CII, ASSOCHAM, IIPLA, ICLA and BPRD. He has also practiced for a while at the bar of Delhi High Court and Supreme Court of India.
Dr. Ahmad has a rich & extensive experience in teaching, general administration, strategic and educational planning and student relations in the academic sector. A dedicated, resourceful and innovative instructor, Professor Ahmad helps students change marginal grades into good grades and extends unstinted support and guidance to his colleagues. Dr. Ahmad seeks to facilitate intellectual growth by creating an atmosphere of mutual respect & open communication for all. His excellent interpersonal skills, capability of resolving multiple & complex issues & motivating staff to peak performance, makes Professor Ahmad passionate to achieve academic and administrative excellence in Legal Education.
He has authored more than a thousand blogs on current issues of national and international importance. His few blogs like Technolexindia, IPlexindia, Energylex and Confrencelex are internationally recognized. As per the New York based Social Science Research Network (ssrn.com) current rankings he is rated as rank 160th out of Top 3000 Law Authors in the World.
Dr. Tabrez Ahmad received his doctorate in IPR and Cyber Law from Aligarh Muslim University. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in science, a Bachelor’s degree in law and a Master’s degree in Commercial Law and Cyber law.
Ph.D. in IPR and Cyber Law

Dr. Nair
Having 30 years of extensive varied experience in HR, Learning and Development, Talent Management, Engineering Operations through structured training & competency development interventions.
Dr. Nair possess more than 30 years of professional experience including from well reputed Global organizations, possessing expertise in Learning and Employee Development, Competency Assessment and Assurance Management System in Industry, Talent Management, Organization development, Career Developmental activities for Graduate engineers , fresh operations and engineering employees through structured training and competency development interventions. His extensive corporate and field experience in engineering, operations, projects, manufacturing, HSE, HR, L&D helps in identifying high potential employees within the industry then guiding them in right developmental activities to stream line the manpower and succession planning activities for overall organizational development. Dr. Nair has been involved in various career progression and skill development activities such as, learning infrastructure development, training and development process, policies and system development, nationalization development programmes, development of various learning and development curriculum in HSE, operations, engineering and maintenance, functional and domain competency based learning and development curriculum, development of various work based curriculum, learning and development techniques for senior and junior staff in petroleum /oil and gas and manufacturing environment, execution of Competence Assessment Assurance (CA&A) systems in the Industry, accreditation activities with international training and development bodies for learning and development audit and continuous Improvement activities.
Academically, Dr. Nair is a Doctoral degree holder (PhD), Electrical Engineer, Chartered Engineer, Fellow of Institution of Engineers, with additional International Qualifications in Learning and Competency. He is an Assessor and Verifier from Edexcel-UK- an International training awarding body and also possessing other post graduate qualifications including Human Resources Management.
Ph.D. in Engineering Science

M.Phil., Specialization in National Security
Maj. Gen. Anukul Chandra
Maj. Gen. Anukul Chandra, AVSM (Retd) has a military career of over 37 years; he has attended several AFV related courses in India, UK and Czechoslovakia.
Maj. Gen. Anukul Chandra, AVSM (Retd) has a military career of over 37 years. He is a post graduate automobile engineer and a super specialist on armoured fighting vehicles and special weapon systems. Commissioned in the Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers in June 1971, he took active part in the War of Liberation of Bangladesh in Dec 1971. He is a graduate of Defence Services Staff College and National Defence College. He has attended several AFV related courses in India, UK and Czechoslovakia.
He is a Senior Fellow of New Westminster College, Vancouver, City of Columbia, MPhil with specialization in national Security and a defence technology expert. He has been engaged in defence procurement and is an expert adviser on defence production with special reference to the Make in India programme. He is active in defence academia and is a guest lecturer in several defence conferences around the world.

Leadership Coach, Trainer, Management Consultant
Mr. Chinmay Chatterjee
Chinmay is a practicing Leadership Coach for Corporate Executives and Business owners. He facilitates various workshops and Trains Corporate Executives and Business Leaders to improve Productivity, Relationships, Goal-Setting, Time Management, Leadership, Negotiation Skills, work/life balance etc. Over last 2 years he has taken one to one coaching assignment for senior Corporate Executives from HSBC, TATA Tele Services, TATA Communication and CBRE, SBI, Madison World, Medley Pharmaceuticals Ltd and few other reputed Companies in India and Abroad. He has facilitated productivity workshop in Wolters Kluwer India, Imerys, TCG Digital, Emami, LIC India. He also mentors SME Owners and Start-up Owners and advises them for Business Growth. He did Leadership Course from INSEAD and he is a Certified Coach from NeuroLeadership Institute, USA, and Erickson College, Canada. He is also a certified assessor of Hogan Assessment for Leaders.
Chinmay has been working at internationally reputed companies like HSBC, TATA, and British Council for about 27 years. He has worked in various senior professions and responsibilities. During his tenure in Corporate he has contributed towards Leadership Development, Strategy for Organizational Growth, Cost Optimization, Internal Process and Productivity improvement etc. His passion is to promote Organizational Performance, Productivity by making people aware of self and others through interactive workshops and Leadership development through Coaching and Mentoring. As a successful leader himself he has guided and mentored a large number of people irrespective of culture, geography, designation during last 28 years.

Keynote Speaker and Motivational Speaker
C. Justin Babu
Justin is an illustrious experiential learning expert, motivator, speaker, Coach & fire walker with more than 25 years of experience in the learning and development industry, taking participants through an experiential learning.
Justin’s core competencies are delivering experiential learning through events and employee engagements in the field of Leadership, Personal Development, Team Building, Effective Customer Service Culture, Effective Sales Strategies, Collaborative Outbound Learning (across all levels in the Org), Collaborative in-house Employee Engagement initiatives, Collaboration in institution (for Teachers, Faculty and Professors) Campus to Corporate Transition (for all students) and a fire walk expert to help people come out of their limiting beliefs.
Justin is a well-known keynote speaker and motivational speaker, making all types of conferences live with confidence building across India and abroad.

Ph.D. in Lithology & Soil Characteristics
Dr. Hishmi Jamil Husain
More than 14 years of national and international experience in the field of Environment and Sustainable Development; visiting faculty and eminent speaker in India and abroad.
Dr. Hishmi Jamil Husain is having more than 14 years of national and international experience in the field of Environment Management and Sustainable Development. He has visited many countries like USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, etc for various trainings, studies & research. He has got several fellowships and recognitions nationally and internationally.
Dr. Hishmi is a visiting faculty and eminent speaker in India and aboard on biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, legal compliance, social corporate responsibility and environment management. His background in geology, environment science and development economics allows him to empathize with those who seek an understanding of sustainable development. He receives consistently high ratings for his breadth of knowledge of the subject matter.
Dr. Hishmi Jamil Husain has two books, several papers and more than 160 articles in his credit.
He did Post Graduate Diploma in Universalization of Socio-economic Securities from International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, (The Hague, The Netherlands), Executive Master in e Governance from EPFL, Lausanne, (Switzerland) and Ph.D in Lithology and Soil Characteristics in Relation to Forest Vegetation of Garhwal Himalaya from Forest Research Institute, University, Dehradun, (India).

Ph.D. in Statistics
Dr. Haresh Tank
A Statistical Analyst, Associate Professor in Statistics; he has initiated several projects in the realm of Skills Development with Government and private companies.
Dr. Haresh Tank is a Statistical Analyst and holds a doctorate in Statistics. With a passion for teaching and contributing to the society, he continues to serve as Associate Professor in Statistics. Currently he is director of a training corporation, where he is involved in conceptualizing and operationalizing initiatives with a special focus on Skills Development. As a Director, he has initiated several projects in the realm of Skills Development with Government and private companies. Dr. Tank is serving as Chairman, CII, Western Gujarat Zonal Council.
Dr. Haresh Tank is Professor and Head, Department of Statistics. He is a recognized PhD Supervisor in Statistics. He served as Research Associate in major research project titled ‘Changing Trends in Science as a Career’ sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He has also taught Computer Science for a number of years.
Academically, Dr. Tank has completed M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Statistics.

Ph.D. in Computer Science
Dr. Ripu Ranjan Sinha
A Scientist “C” Center of Excellence, he is involved in providing training towards goals for forthcoming IT Human resource, research towards industry specific, mentoring towards people centric, etc.
Dr. Ripu Ranjan Sinha is involved in providing training towards goals for forthcoming IT Human resource, research towards industry specific, mentoring towards people centric, editing towards knowledge centric, authorship towards global excellence, consultancy towards Industry specific in the areas of Management/Process Improvement/Human to Human Engineering/Computer Vision Specific/ Enhanced ERP approach and expansion towards agent mediated knowledge management and, expert approach towards research methodologies for project planning and implementation for industry specific. In research part, Dr. Sinha is engaged in agent mediated Software Engineering for creation of organizational Experience center/ B2B applications and complex enterprise resource planning solution.
He is also holding *FIRST HONORARY POSITION AS HEAD OF JAIPUR (RAJASTHAN) FOR THE SESSION 2013-14 OF GLOBAL NETWORK OF DOCTORATE*. He has published Several Papers and Book at International journal and also associated with international Academic and Research Association as a Member and Advisor of Technical Programme Committee for conference/seminar/journal worldwide.
Academically Dr. Ripu Ranjan Sinha has done Ph.D. in Computer Science and Master of Computer Applications (MCA), ADCA, BCA, Computer Application.

Ph.D. in Biodiv Gov
Dr. Hasrat Arjjumend
More than 22 years of experience in research, field action, training, teaching and organizational management, dealing with various thrust areas in broad (inter)disciplines of Environment.
Dr. Arjjumend possesses more than 22 years of experience in research, field action, training, teaching and organizational management, dealing with various thrust areas in broad (inter)disciplines of Environment, Natural Resources, Governance, Development, and Indigenous Rights. He has over 110 publications of varied types, including few books, contributions in books, research/ discussion papers & articles, reports, manuscripts, etc., and over 50 popular articles on development and environmental issues published in newspapers & magazines. He has acted as a leader of several people-centred initiatives and forums in North & Central India. He is visiting faculty to several universities & institutes. He is also member of some government committees & boards, and many national & international associations. He possesses working/study exposure to half of India’s provinces including Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and to Scandinavia, West Europe, Russia & Siberia, South Asia and South-East Asia.
Dr. Arjjumend is currently the Dean at FES’ Rural College (Rajasthan Campus). He was Social-Impact Fellow 2008-10 in Mumbai and Commonwealth Fellow 2007 in England. He is recipient of prestigious UNESCO-Wenhui Award for Educational Innovation 2010 (Asia-Pacific), Chairman’s Gold Medal (1997-98) for top ranking in MPhil Natural Resource Management (MRM) from Indian Institute of Forest Management (Govt. of India), Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Scholarship (USA) 2007, and S.J. Jindal Trust Scholarship 1990-91.
Academically, Dr. Arjjumend has done Ph.D. in Biodiv Gov, M.Sc. in Env Sc, M.A. in Public Admin, MRM (M.Phil. NRM), MBA, PGDip (Env Law), Cert. Public Policy (ìpolicy).

Ph.D. in Computer Science
Prof. (Dr.) Deepak Jain
A mentor developed with immense working experience in research, academics, trainings, corporate, management, and information technology.
Dr. Jain has immense working experience in research, academics, trainings, corporate, management, and information technology. He is author of several books and research papers published with leading journals and editorials of national in international repute. He is owner of many patents.
He has been consulting many universities and academic institutions across globe for their academic processes and international collaborations. He has also been visiting faculty for many leading academic institutions. Dr. Jain has been honored with “President’s Call of Service Award” from White House (USA) and appreciation letter from Barak Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America. He received Gates and Custodian Person of Year 2013 award in Academic Research category.
He is Lean Six Sigma Certified Professional, Certified CMMi Assessment Team Member (ATM), proven Quality Manager, Certified Software Tester, and C/C++ Developer. He is versed with statistical analysis, process performance models (PPM), CMMi process areas, quality process management, and quantitative project management.
He completes his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in ‘Computer Science’ from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Awadh University – India, Master of Business Administration (MBA) in ‘Marketing Management’ from Maharishi Dayanand University – India, Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in ‘Computer Science and Engineering’ from Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (Govt. of India), GGS Indraprastha University – India, and Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in ‘Electronics and Communications Engineering’ from University Institute of Engineering and Technology, C.S.J.M. University – Kanpur, India. He earned his second doctorate in ‘Software Project Management’ from West Coast University – Panama, Central America.

Social Scientist & ‘Motivation Guru’
Mr. B. K. Gupta
Braj Kishor Gupta, the Chief Mentor at GiantStep is a ‘Social Scientist’ and a ‘Motivation Guru’. He is an international Keynote Speaker, a Thought Leader, a Consulting Editor and a seasoned Academician, having more than 50 articles and research papers to his credit. He is widely respected for motivating and mentoring young and professional minds. In the words of a Distinguished Scientist of India, ‘Prof. Gupta’s workshop is ‘An Experience of Life-time’.
Professional Credentials:
M. Phil, Double Masters, PGCTE & PGDELT Competent Communicator, Toastmasters International Certified Emotional Intelligence Trainer, EILS, Texas USA
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Ph.D.(NLP Eng.)
Prof. (Dr.) Ram Prakash Sharma
Involved in teaching, research, consultancy, marketing and management development for more than 21 years now; Internationally Acclaimed Eminent Professor.
Prof. (Dr.)RP Sharma is an Internationally Acclaimed Eminent Professor , Faculty , Master Corporate Neuro- Linguistic Programmer & Trainer, Sub Conscious Mind Programming Expert, Life and Success Coach, Behavioral Trainer, Counselor, Key- Note Speaker, Motivator, Body Language Expert, Language or Voice and Accent Trainer, Memory Trainer, Poet, Author, Mentor, Technical Writer, Clinical Psychotherapist, Spiritual Healer, Certified Clinical Educational Hypnotherapist and Social Reformer.
Dr.Sharma had taught and trained over 10 lacks aspirants, starting from higher class students to teachers, research scholars, doctors, managers including engineering, management and other streams from all walks of life. He is also an Honorary Visiting Professor at several universities and colleges in India and abroad.
Prof. R.P.Sharma has been involved in teaching, research, consultancy, marketing and management development for more than 21 years now, at several national and multinational organizations, Career Launcher and Spice Foundation and taught doctoral program students at many universities.
Prof. Sharma has been associated with many renowned organizations as the Professor of Eminence, Humanity, also has an outstanding academic record and is a product of CCS University Meerut. He obtained PhD degree in Linguistics (Neuro Linguistic Programming) (Asia’s first and Patent applied) from CCS University campus Meerut and M.Phil.(Sociolinguistic ) while CHt from USA.

Ph.D. in Social Sciences
Dr. Aditya Tyagi
An executive coach, trainer, and motivational speaker, he offers management skills, behavioral training, and business consulting services to a number of reputed companies.
Aditya Tyagi is an executive coach, trainer, and motivational speaker. He offers management skills, behavioral training, and business consulting services to a number of reputed companies.
Before setting up his own consulting and training practice, he gained experience in research, academics and the corporate world. Having worked as research scholar and instructor with MDI, Gurgaon, Syracuse University, N.Y., FORE, PECHRD (Public Enterprises Center for HRD), he moved to the corporate world and has worked in different industry sectors. He has worked in the human resources, training function of companies such as Group USHA, IIS Infotech (now Steria), Polaris, HFCL, and Executive Director of LML Group, etc. Lastly, he was the CEO of n-ablers Infotech, a software company based out of Gurgaon. Currently, he is the Director at NCR Academy of Management, a training and business consulting organization.
He has been associated with some of the best Indian and multi-national companies as consultant, facilitator/speaker / and coach.
He is a trained Master facilitator by Allied Signals, USA and Cooper & Lybrand (Now PwC) to conduct the program on ‘Total Quality Leadership’, a unique program focusing on process improvement & cost reduction, while creating a culture of team work and leadership in the organisation. He regularly speaks at the leading engineering and management institutes across the country. He has been closely associated with TIE (The IndUS), an organisation to assist entrepreneurial development across the globe.
He is a Doctorate from Maxwell School of Social Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. He has been awarded the prestigious junior fellowship of Smithsonian Institute, Washington. He has also served as a Member of CII National Committee on HRD. He has significant international exposure in particular in USA, UK, Germany, and Japan.

Ph.D. in Finance
Dr. Santanu K. Ganguli
Educator of Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management, Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation; a practising chartered accountant for about 18 years.
Mr. Santanu K. Ganguli is a teacher of Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management, Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation. He has extensively conducted Management Development programmes (MDP) on accounting standard for finance executives of listed real estate and infrastructure development companies and on IFRS, reading and analysis of financial statements, corporate finance through excel and so on. He was a practising chartered accountant for about 18 years before switching over to academics on full time basis and has been a visiting faculty in many National and International Institutes & Universities. He has published papers on accounting and corporate finance in refereed national and international academic and professional journals and has also presented empirical papers on corporate finance in national and international conferences.
Academically, Mr. Ganguli is a Ph.D. in finance from Vidyasagar University of West Bengal, India and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Ph.D. in Management
Prof. (Dr.) Mohammad Masood Ahmed
Visiting Professor in more than 300 Educational Institutions, has been associated with a Management School as a Principal, for a period of 23 years; renowned public speaker on unconventional topics.
Prof. Mohommad Masood is a Professor of healthcare management. He is the Former President of Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) and was Principal of Deccan School of Management for a period of 23 years. He is also National Council Member, Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD) and Member Managing Committee, Association of Health & Hospital Administrators (AHHA).
He has visited more than 300 Educational Institutions in South Asia, USA and UK, viz., B-Schools, Universities, Engineering Colleges and Medical colleges. He is well-known for using poetry and citing appropriate anecdotes in his lectures.
In addition to his regular teaching, research and consultancy in management, Prof Mohd Masood Ahmed has established himself as a renowned public speaker on unconventional topics which are of interest and practical application to people from all walks of life and of all ages – including professionals like doctors, engineers, lawyers and public servants. He has not only delivered lectures in India but also in some foreign countries.
Prof. Mohommad Masood holds five post-graduate degrees, one each in Management, Commerce, Economics, Psychology and Management Research.

Ph.D. in International Business Management
Dr. Finn Majlegaard
More than 25 years of experience as global business executive and management consultant, global expert in cross cultural leadership and organizational change.
Finn Majlergaard has 25+ years of experience as global business executive and management consultant in many reputed companies. For the past 13 years, Dr. Majlergaard has worked dedicatedly and professionally with companies and organizations throughout the world on accelerating organizational effectiveness through cultural synergies. He is a Visiting Professor at several business schools and is a global expert on cross cultural leadership and organizational change. Dr Finn Majlegaard is a Keynote speaker on Global Leadership, how to benefit from Cultural Diversity, creating organizations for the future and more.
Dr. Majlegaard specializes in: culture change, training, coaching, cultural due diligence, post-merger integration, cross-cultural training, creating competitive advantage from cultural diversity, strategy consulting, management consulting, cross cultural management, motivation- and reward systems, IT strategy, HR strategy, post merger integration, change management, crisis management, international business development.
Dr. Majlergaard is a Doctorate from International School of Management in Paris, New York, Tokyo and Shanghai. He holds his MBA from Henley Management College, UK.

Specialized in Industrial Safety
Mr. Tarun Kanti Roy
A Chemical Engineer with experience as Sr. Consultant in Industrial Safety / Process Safety Management for about 25 years in his credit.
Mr. Tarun Kanti Roy is a Chemical Engineer and has experience as Senior Consultant in Industrial Safety/Process Safety Management for about 25 years in his credit. He was working with a natural gas based/Coal based Fertilizer Plant for about 28 years and he took retirement from IFFCO Aonla Project as Chief Manager (EHS) and started working as Senior Consultant (EHS-Fire) as when required with (a) M/S Rams Safety Consultant, Chennai (b) M/S International Risk Control Asia, Mumbai and (c) EQMS India Private Limited, Delhi.
He is specialized in EHS & conducts programme on:
(1) Safety & Fire Audit in Fertilizer industries consisting ammonia & urea plants with natural gas & naphtha systems , Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Industries, Metallurgical Industries, Natural gas based/ Coal based Power Plant Industries, Petroleum Oil Exploration and Processing Installation in India & Gulf area and other small industries.
(2) Conducting Hazop Studies at various industries consisting of LPG storages& Bottling plant, Naphtha storages, Thermax Boiler, Utility areas of Tata chemicals Fertilizer Plant, Tata Steel Coke Oven Batteries and other Chemical Industries.
(3) Preparation of Disaster Management Plan (On-sites/Off-sites) for various industries.
(4) Conducting Risk Analysis (QRA) at various industries with the help of PHAST-6.7 Software.
Mr. Tarun Kanti has obtained a post-graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety.

Ph.D. in Mining Engineering
Dr. Ch. S.N. Murthy
Having more than 26 Years of Teaching & Research Experience at various levels of UG, M.Tech, R & D Projects, Providing guidance to B. Tech and M. Tech Projects as well as for Ph.D.
Dr. Ch. S. N. Murthy has more than 26 Years of Teaching & Research Experience at various levels of UG, M.Tech., R & D Projects, providing guidance to B. Tech and M.Tech. Projects as well as for Ph.D. He has five and a half years of Industrial Experience. He has worked as Head of the Department, Mining Engineering and has been associated with Departmental R&D and Consultancy Projects.
Dr. Murthy’s research interests include Rock Drilling, Mine Surveying, Mine Planning, Underground Coal Mining, Ground Control, Mine Mechanization. He has attended several National Seminars, Conferences and Workshops and has organized number of International and National Seminars/ Conferences and Workshops.
Academically, Dr. Murthy has done Ph.D. in Mining Engineering and M.Tech in Mine Planning & Design.

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management
Mr. Ranjan Paul
Executive Educator, Lecturer in Marketing & Strategy, & Consultant – thirty-three years of experience in managing Start-up Operations, Business Development and Marketing.
Mr. Ranjan Paul has more than 33 years of experience – 25 years as corporate PLUS 8 years in the Consulting & Executive Education. He has been the India Head for two multi-national companies.
Mr. Paul has conducted over 6000+ hours of training in various industry verticals on various areas, viz, Leadership Development, Managerial & Team effectiveness, Selling, Negotiation & Influencing Skills, Key Account Management, Sales Force Management, Innovation & Strategy, Brand Building, MDPs etc.
Mr. Paul has done Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management.

Ph.D. in BOTANY
Dr. Ashutosh Sharma
More than 24 years of experience as Director/ Principal/ Lecturer of reputed Educational Institutions; has also been selected as research guide for M.Phil and Ph.D. students in Botany.
Dr. Ashutosh Sharma has served as a principal/director & senior lecturer of many reputed colleges and institutions.
His research experience has been as J.R.F in the DEPT. OF SCIENCE AND TECHONOLOGY (RAJ.), sponsored research project at the Department of Botany, University of Jodhpur, (RAJ.) from 1987 TO 1989. He has also been selected as research guide for M.Phil and Ph.D. students in Botany by Vinayaka Mission Foundation University, Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Sharma has participated in several national & international conferences, seminars, workshops and FDPs.
Academically Dr. Ashutosh has completed his B.Sc. in BOT., CHEM., ZOO, AGRA UNIVERSITY.AGRA (UP), M.Sc in BOTANY, AGRA UNIVERSITY.AGRA (UP), B.Ed. from KUMAON UNIVERSITY NANITAL (UP), M.Ed. EDU.TECH. & PROG.INST, KUMAON UNIVERSITY NANITAL) and Ph.D. in BOTANY UNIVERSITY OF JODHPUR, JODHPUR (RAJ.).

Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering
Dr. Avinash R. Arankalle
Having Industrial Experience of 40 years; Advisor / Consultant and Faulty in Engineering Materials to the industry, research institutes and universities.
Mr. Avinash R. Arankalle has more than 40 years of industrial experience. After retiring from ARAI, Pune in April 2010, he has been providing services as an Advisor/Consultant and Faulty in Engineering Materials to the industry, research institutes and universities.
Mr. Arankalle has created state-of-art Material Testing laboratories at ARAI, Pune, iCAT, Mannesar and ARAI-FID, Chakan. Also set up Technical Information Center (TIC) at ARAI, Pune, has conducted special study on fuel quality and toxic constituents that are harmful to environment & health. He is one of the founder members of ASM International, Pune Chapter and Ex-Chairman of the Education Committee for over 8 years. He has also conducted more than 25 national conferences, educational training courses and proficiency improvement programs at ARAI – FID, Chakan (20Nos). He has Prepared syllabus for PG course (M. Tech.) in Automobile Materials and Manufacturing and M Tech in Automotive Engineering and Tractor Engineering, prepared syllabus for M Tech in Forging Technology and Heavy duty Diesel Engine Design and Development and has provided guidance to more than 28 engineering college students for their graduation and post-graduation courses and also working as an external examiner at University levels. Mr. Arankalle has published/presented more than 40 technical papers in national/international conferences.
Academically, Mr. Avinash R. Arankalle has completed residential course of Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from I.I.T. Mumbai and M.Tech in (Met) (Materials Technology).

Ph.D. in Management
Dr. Subir K Ghosh
An energetic and dynamic HR Practitioner having more than 20 years of rich experience in Textile, Pharmaceuticals , Air Express –Logistics ,Medical Devices , Automobile sector in India and Abroad.
Dr. Subir K Ghosh is a thorough HR Professional, having expressive and energetic personality, with over 19 years of rich and varied experience in HR at Corporate as well as Plant Level in INDIA ( Delhi ,Faridabad Gurgaon, NCR , Kolkata – East India , Uttarakhand -North India ) and ABROAD ( AFRICA – Tanzania -Dar Es Salaam , Kenya -Nairobi , Mozambique , Johannesburg, etc. ). Exposure in implementation of Value based culture aligned with Behavior Based Safety (Partnered with DuPont-Best Practics). Worked in a Strategic & Developmental HR Role in various organizations like Automobile, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare -Medical Devices, Steel, Textile and Air-Express and Education Industries across India and Abroad (African Continent). His specialties include: A keen HR Strategist with the flair for designing and implementing innovative HR Practices and OD Interventions for accelerated growth of the organisation. He is experienced in performance Coaching (As per ICF Frame work) & Counselling, Consulting, Employee Relations Management and competent to deliver Behavioral Training. Sound exposure to International Recruitment (Expatriate Management), Capability Development Strategy, Employee Engagement, Assessor on TBEM -Tata Business Excellence Model, Safety Intervention and cap development, PMS linked with Balanced Score Card (BSC) Environment.
He was elected and served as a Global Education Committee Member of International Coach Federation (ICF-USA) 2010. He had been selected as Honorary Advisor of Institute of Business Management-Mangalayatan University, Aligarh and HR Academic Council Member of NDIM, New Delhi. Guest Lecturer /Faculty of MBA Program of IIM Raipur ,IIM Ranchi , IIFT-New Delhi, IIT Roorkee , IMT –Ghaziabad, GB Pant University ( Uttarakhand ), NIILM, AMITY Uvty etc. He has also served as an International Relations consultant of “The Open University of Tanzania (East Africa). International HR Speaker (empanelled for Marcus Evens –Malaysia) at East Africa –Nairobi & South Africa: IIR –South Africa: Johannesburg; 42nd IFTDO HR World Conference.
Dr Ghosh holds B.Com (Hons) degree from Calcutta University, MBA-HRM (IISWBM -Calcutta), Dip .T&D from ISTD-New Delhi. He is also a Certified Thomas PPA Behavior Assessor from Thomas International and Licensed NLP Practitioner from SNLP (Dr. Richard Bandar-USA) and Gold Certified TBEM Assessor for TATA Group. He has completed his research work awarded to Ph.D.( Doctorate in Management in 2013) specialization in HR-Talent Management & OD from India .

Ph.D. Physical Metallurgy of Steel
Dr. Santanu Ray
A metallurgical topper from IIT Kharagpur, with 36 years of experience in steel research. Currently associated with an Engineering College as a Principal.
Dr Ray has been involved in Laboratory development and lab-based research, Product development: commercial scale at steel plants,
Improvement in steel quality at secondary refining & continuous casting,
Teaching & guidance of research in steel metallurgy.
Dr. Ray has 40+ research publications in reputed journals, 10 process patents
He is also an Author of a book on Steel Quality.
Dr. Ray is a metallurgical topper from IIT Kharagpur, with 36 years of experience in steel research. He has obtained his Ph.D. in Physical Metallurgy of Steel and M.Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering. Currently associated with an Engineering College as a Principal and providing leadership to academic affairs.

Senior Management Professional
Dr. K. K. Upadhyay
A seasoned professional with over 3 decades of experience in the development sector across Corporate, Not For-Profits and Government.
A seasoned professional with over 3 decades of experience in the development sector across Corporate, Not For-Profits and Government, Dr. Upadhyay is an expert in community development, health, education, child rights, livelihoods promotion, poverty reduction, inclusive development, gender, policy research, water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives. He has served as Guest Faculty at Institute of Chartered Accountant India (Certificate Course on CSR), Sharda University, Amity University, Tara Livelihood Academy and MIT-Gurgaon.
Dr. K.K. Upadhyay is skilled in handling large workforces, maintaining peaceful & amicable work environment in the organization and initiating measures for the benefit of people in the organization, trained Moderator & Facilitator with experience in driving capacity building & skill up-gradation of personnel through trainings, workshops and seminars. He has hands-on expertise in networking with project partners, government, funding agencies & civil societies, an effective communicator with good relationship management skills.
Dr. K.K. Upadhyay is presently associated with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Delhi as Head – Corporate Social Responsibility since Dec’11, where he has successfully organized workshops, discussions and seminars to propagate the new Corporate Social Responsibility domain as per Companies Act 2013, has engaged in documenting and publishing books, papers and articles and organized trainings, handholding of corporate, FICCI CSR awards achieving excellence in quality, competitiveness, transparency, accountability and business-government-civil society partnerships
Academically, Dr. Upadhyay has done Post-Graduation in Rural Management (PGDRM) from Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) in 1982 and Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (Honours) from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand in 1980

Ph.D. in Management Science
Dr. L.P. Sharma
More than 26 years of strong experience with various National/ International fame industries; trained various managers for materials management and has improved productivity through his trainings
Dr. L.P. Sharma is nationally renowned personality in different fields like National & International Business Development, Corporate Business Deals, etc, with 26 years of strong experience with various National /International fame Industries. Dr. L.P. Sharma has Successful Leadership & Communication Skills and has trained various managers for Materials Management and has improved productivity and production through his trainings.
Dr. L.P. Sharma can confidently engage in Supply Chain Management, Vendor Dev. /Supplier Selection, Dealer Dev. /Dealer Selection, Productivity Enhancement, Product Development, Input /Mfg/Transit Cost Reduction, Contribution/Profitability increase, New Business Development, Import/Export of Products, Chinese Products/Market, etc. Dr. Sharma has thorough knowledge of Impex with China & Chinese Market & Indian Buyer/ Supplier Market.
Academically, Dr. L.P. Sharma has done Mechanical Engineering, Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management, Post Graduate Diploma in International Trade, MBA in Finance, Diploma in Retail Trade Management, Doctorate in Management Science (Specialization Supply Chain Management).

Ph.D. Engineering and Business Management
Dr. Punit Sethi
An eminent Scholar, able Administrator, Orator & Academician- with Comprehensive Expertise in Real Estate, High-Rise Towers, Luxury Villas, Townships, SEZs (26 Years)
Dr Punit Sethi is an eminent Scholar, able Administrator, Orator & Academician-Engineering Techno Commercial Professional with Comprehensive Expertise in Real Estate, High-Rise Towers, Luxury Villas, Townships, SEZs (26 Years). He is a fellow of Institute of Engineers-Mining specialization (FIE) and has taken training at BEML of Heavy Plant & Equipment. Dr Sethi is visiting Faculty at many reputed and big Universities.
Dr Sethi has vast experience in Real Estate/Buildings/Townships, Infrastructure-Highways, Airports, Power Projects, Consultancy &has Education Expertise on Strategies on Business Expansion, Investments, Business Development, Township, Real Estate Tendering, EPC, P&L, Construction Quality, Marketing in India, Middle East, South East Asia & Africa. He is Author of Many Books on Management, Engineering & Social Media.
Academically, Dr. Sethi holds degrees like B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc., M.B.A, PhD F.I.E, F.I.V, M.I.R.C , M.I.B.C, CE(I). His PhD Degree is verified and endorsed by UAE Embassy (especially for UAE/Middle East assignments). He is a Graduate from Defence Services Staff College; knows soft skills and also about Admin, International Relations, Team Work, HRD, Safety, Security aspects and has sound knowledge of legal matters.

Ph.D. Commerce
Dr. Punit Kumar Dwivedi
Academician specialized with accounting, finance & entrepreneurship; has attended 15+ Faculty Development Workshops; Faculty Trainer of National Entrepreneurship.
Dr. Punit Kumar Dwivedi is academically associated as Faculty in Accounting and Finance Area in PIMR Indore. He is a PhD Guide (Registered) at FMS-Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan and ICFAI Jharkhand. He is Visiting Faculty at RICM (Regional Institute of Cooperative Management, Gandhinagar) , has attended 15+ Faculty Development Workshops including workshops at ISB Hyderabad and AIMA, New Delhi. Dr. Dwivedi is also Faculty Trainer of National Entrepreneurship.
Dr. Dwivedi has attended various events as a Visiting Faculty and Guest Lecturer and has chaired many Conference Sessions. He has also published many research papers in International and National Journals. He has supervised Ph. D. dissertation research and has attended many EDP and Workshops.
Academically Dr Dwivedi holds Degree Ph.D. Commerce (Rural Entrepreneurship Development, Degree M.B.A General Mgmt, Degree M.Com, Pure Commerce and Degree B. Com. Management Accounting &Taxation.

Ph.D. Management Studies
Dr. Sanjay Bahl
Director/ Principal of leading Management Institute in Amritsar; continuously engaged in improving the employability potential of freshers.
Dr. Sanjay Bahl is a Director/ Principal of a leading Management Institute in Amritsar, where he is continuously improving the employability potential of freshers and others and making them capable of getting selected and doing work and facing challenges. He is a member of various committees constituted for organizing various university level events such as workshops on tourism, National HRD Network, Seminars, etc Research Associate, International Centre for Cross- Cultural Research and Human Resource Management, The Business School, University of Jammu, Jammu 180006, J&K, India Academic counselor with regional centre of IGNOU at Jammu for their management programme and Management consulting.
Academically, Dr. Bahl holds a Ph.D. degree in Management Studies, M.B.A. (Master of Business; M.A; Post Graduate Diploma, English; Marketing

Ph.D. in Business Continuity Management
Dr. Sunil Rai
PhD in Business Continuity Management Consultant, Academician, Business Leader & Administrator; commissioned officer in the Indian Navy for more than 20 years.
Dr Sunil Rai is the Vice Chancellor of Kaziranga University, Jorhat, Assam. He is a Partner of Cambridge Global Partners (CGP), an international strategy and business consultancy founded by a group of University of Cambridge alumni and associated world-class experts. He is also a General Council Member of National Board of Accreditation, Ministry of HRD, Government of India and Director at a Private Limited Company in Mumbai, India.
He has served in Leadership positions in Top Management Education Institutions for 15 years: Jt. Director SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai; Dean (TM) at NMIMS University, Mumbai; Pro- Vice Chancellor at NIIT University, Neemrana, and Director Goa Institute management, Sanquelim Goa. Prior to joining academics, he was DGM (MIS) of Goa Shipyard Ltd and was a commissioned officer in the Indian Navy for more than 20 years.
Dr Sunil Rai has successfully executed strategic change management & technology infrastructure projects for large organizations. He has instituted and developed several academic institutions and fostered excellence through industry and academic collaboration, regulatory compliance & accreditations and innovative pedagogic improvements. He was instrumental in setting up top tier business school campuses in India, Middle East and Singapore.
He has successfully headed Administration and Growth & Development of Leading Academic Institutions in India and has served on several governing boards as Director. He has worked on prestigious International collaboration efforts with Virginia Polytechnic, Blacksburg, USA; Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, USA; University of Ulster, Northern Ireland; University of Reutlingen, Germany; Neynrode Business School, Netherlands.
His academic credentials include PhD in Business Continuity Management (BITS Pilani), MBA in HR, M. Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering from IIT Mumbai, Masters in Marine Engineering from Naval College of Engineering (NCE), INS Shivaji – Lonavla (Best All round officer trophy & medal) and BSC Honours from JNU New Delhi. He was awarded Gold medal at Sainik School and Best Naval Cadet medal at National Defence Academy (NDA), Kharakvasla, Pune

Ph.D. in Science Education
Dr. Kumuda Gururao
An eLearning and Social Media Marketing Consultant to Education and Corporate Sectors; More than 25 years of combined experience in Education & ELearning and Digital Marketing Industries.
Dr.Kumuda Gururao is an eLearning and Social Media Marketing Consultant to Education and Corporate Sectors. She has more than 25 years of combined experience in Education & ELearning and Digital Marketing Industries. She has offered both Consultancy and Training programs apart from acting as one of the speakers for National Level Conferences in both eLearning and digital marketing domains.
Dr. Gururao has held C-Level positions (CLO) and advised CLOs from Corporate sector. Apart from Senior Level Managers and Faculties, she can coach CEOs/ CLOs / Chair persons, on latest trends in social media marketing, educational technology for blended mode of instruction. The awards won by Dr. Gururao are:
- ‘Best Citizens of India’ given by The International Publishing House
- Shiksha Rattan Puraskar’ by IIFS (India International Friendship Society), New Delhi (30th Oct, 2012)
- Bharat Excellence Award by Friendship Forum of India, New Delhi (2010)
- BOLT (Broad Outlook Learner Teacher) Award for Chennai organized by Air India during 2003.
- First Rank Holder of University of Madras in M.Phil (Education). Hence recipient of Dr. Miss. Vedanayagam Gold Medal and The Madras University Students Club Endowment Prize.
Academically, Dr. Kumuda Gururao has done M.Sc in Physics and Ph.D in Science Education and well versed in IT skills. I have also completed my MBA (IT & Software Marketing) from IICT, Lucknow, India.

Ph.D. Production Economics
Dr. Ravikesh Srivastava
More than 25 years of rich experience in teaching, research and consultancy; conducts International Conference and MDPs in various areas of International Business and Strategy.
Dr. Ravikesh Srivastava has more than 25 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy and MDP, including 5 years at IIM Lucknow. He has conducted several International Conferences and Management Development Programs (MDPs) for senior/ middle level Corporate Professionals, Government officials and for faculty mainly in the area of Strategy Management, Business Forecasting Tools, Project Management, Project Planning and Strategy. He has completed number of consultancies assignment with leading companies and has also worked for several World Bank funded Social Sector Development Projects as a Senior Economist and Team Leader.
In addition to teaching and administration, Dr. Ravikesh Srivastava also does research, supervise Ph.D. scholar, conducts International Conference and MDPs in various areas of International Business and Strategy.
Academically, Dr. Ravikesh Srivastava holds Ph.D. degree in Production Economics. He is a Post Graduate in Agril, Economics.

Specialized in Construction Engineering Management
Mr. Mostafa Darwish
Challenging dynamic engineering professional; Provides leadership and insight for all ongoing and proposed Projects Development
Mr. Mostafa Darwish is a challenging Dynamic and Engineering Professional, Projects Director (S. Arch) where an Experienced Engineer, having Master degree in Construction Engineering Management. Mr. Darwish provides leadership and insight for all ongoing and proposed Projects Development, Related Real Estate Investments & Facility Management.

Ph.D. in Management
Dr. Preshth Bharadwaj
More than 13 years of teaching experience, learned academician and a leading expert in marketing; worked as a Lecturer and Visiting Faculty in many famous Institutes.
Mr. Preshth Bhardwaj is currently working as an Assistant Professional (Marketing Area) in Indian Institute of Management (IIM). He has rich & diversified experience as a Lecturer. He has been a Visiting Faculty as well. Mr. Bhardwaj is also an Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Marketing & Business Communication, a Peer reviewed Journal of Publishing India Group (ISSN: 2277-484X).He has published research papers in International Journal for Business Innovation and Research, Inderscience Publications etc. From the past 10 years, Mr. Bharadwaj has been teaching various courses for Undergraduates, PG programmes, MDPs and FDPs. He has worked as a Lecturer and Visiting Faculty in many famous Institutes.
Academically, Mr. Preshth Bharadwaj holds the degree of Ph.D. in Management, Topic of thesis: “Effect of Generic Drugs on buying behaviour pattern and brand sustainability of ethical drugs in Western India” and Masters in Business Administration (Marketing & Computer Systems).

Foreign Investment Specialist
Dr. Hares Ahmed Qureshi
Associated with Business Administration Department (MBA) of a famous University; has attended and presented papers at many International, National and State Level Seminar & Conferences.
Dr. Hares Ahmed Qureshi is associated with Business Administration Department (MBA) of a famous University, as a Visiting Faculty and is also associated with a renowned college as an Assistant Professor. He has two years of teaching experience for Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) classes.
Dr. Qureshi has attended and presented papers at many International, National and State Level Seminars & Conferences, on various topics and subjects. He has also attended many Workshops. Dr. Qureshi has many publications as well, in his credit.

Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology
DR. Noor Fatima
Behavioral Scientist and OD Consultant with 16+ years of corporate experience; an excellent coach for developing effective communication skills for individuals as well as corporate teams.
Dr. Noor Fatima has more than 16 years of corporate experience. She is a Behavioral Scientist and OD Consultant with extensive industry experience. Dr. Noor Fatima is considered as one of the best trainers and consultants. She is an excellent coach for developing effective communication skills for individuals as well as corporate teams.
As a Corporate Strategist and OD Consultant, Dr. Noor has helped organizations increase employee productivity by 75% by implementing unique policies, processes and interventions enabling organizations to attain a higher ‘Organizational Maturity Index’.
As a thought leader and behavioral scientist, Dr. Fatima’s aim is to bring about a paradigm shift in learning and development which has a direct impact on business management and leadership. She is also a subject matter expert with various MNCs on matters related to Human Behavior, Performance & Excellence & has lead pan India teams, with national & international experience.
She has touched more than 55,000 lives through her interventions and initiatives. She has also conducted a series of advanced certification programs called ‘The Change before the Change.’
Dr. Fatima is a Ph.D. in Organization Behavior. The doctorate work was accredited by IIM Lucknow and IIT Kharagpur.