Speakers

Mr. Firas is Chief Executive Officer of fäm Properties, one of the largest, most successful real estate firm in the UAE, and Executive Chairman of the fäm Group. He also manages an investment portfolio for ultra-high net worth individuals in the GCC, while other businesses that he created within the fäm Group are fäm Real Estate Development Advisory, fäm Interior Design, fäm Media 24/7 and fäm Living. On yearly basis, since 2012, fäm Properties has been recognized as the best top sales performing brokerage for all major mega master developers.

Niels van Deuren from Netherlands started HousingAnywhere.com from his student room in 2009. It is a market place for accommodation for international students and young professionals. A platform where people can offer accommodation, and other people can react to it and book it directly online, making it possible for people to book a place in a new city, before even arriving in that city.

Karen Jacobsen – the voice behind millions of GPS Units and SIRI. Karen is a speaker, performer, anthem singer and voice over artist. Her voice is the #1 downloadable voice in the world. She speaks and conducts keynote-type concerts for organizations wanting to both entertain and inspire their people to perform in a world class fashion, and Recalculate when things do not go as planned. 

CMO – Embassy Group & WeWork India. With over 13+ years of experience in advertising & marketing across sectors, Vineet is currently leading branding & marketing practice at Embassy Group. In his role, he is responsible for developing the marketing strategy, online and offline activations, events and communications for the Group and its brands (including WeWork) in India. In his professional journey over the past years he has played an instrumental role in shaping marketing and digital strategies for brands like Nestle, JK Tyres, Make my trip etc. at Digitas India. He has also worked with Google.

Dynamic, dedicated and determined, G. Rameshkumar ( GRK ) arrives as a ray of hope in the lives of a many till date. His laser focus on growth & development and proven ability to deliver results have made him one of most popular leader in the BFSI Space. His promise is to create more leaders; Coach, Mentor and Guide them in their personal and professional life and also help them in realizing and achieving their hopes and aspirations.

Head of Marketing & Communications. Rahul has been associated with Shemaroo Entertainment for more than 2 years now, he is a seasoned marketing professional with over 14 years of experience and a demonstrated history of helping brands excel in Media & Entertainment sector. Prior to Shemaroo, Rahul has had a successful stints with BBC Global News where he was the Marketing Manager APAC for 8 years and led marketing for IndiaCast (a viacom18 & TV18 venture). He is an expert in marketing management, channel launches, digital strategy and partnerships.

Head of Analytics & Digital Communications ABCL. An award winning Marketing Professional and a Growth Mindset Speaker, with a long list of various citations conferred upon her. Notably listed among Top 50 CMO’s in India by ABP News and Economic Times, and is a part of coveted Top 100 Leader Women in BFSI sector in India. She has over two decades of diverse corporate experience in the field of 360 Degree Marketing, Communications, Digital and Growth.  Is a Mentor of Change-Niti Aayog (GOI), A Board Member – VJIM Business School Hyderabad. 

Tara is a writer and media consultant who lives in Mumbai, India, and Gold Coast, Australia. She has recently completed her first book, Why Men Rape: An Indian Undercover Investigation. It is being called “the most awaited book of 2020” and is due to be published by HarperCollins shortly. Her passion for social equality and fair treatment of all people led her to explore gender, sexuality, equal rights and other cultural issues for publications across the world, alongside interviewing inspiring people.

Dr. Lina Sonne is an Innovation Economist with over 15 years of experience, writing, teaching and advising on social innovation and entrepreneurship; digitalization and gender inclusion; the future of work; and entrepreneurship in the creative industries in India. Dr. Sonne has been based in India since 2011 and runs Inblick Innovation.

Capt Shalini Singh is a proud Indian Army veteran, Inspirational speaker, Soft skills trainer and Mrs India 2017. She has been honoured by Mrs Savita Kovind (President’s wife) and Indian Army, she has won many coveted awards like Veer Naari Sammaan Puruskar by Govt of India, EPIC award 2018, Citations of honours by Lions Club.

Dr Lakshmi Mohan, Director of ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai is a professional with over 2 decades in teaching, training and heading institutions coupled with half a decade of corporate exposure in companies like Elbee and DHM. She headed the ITM Chennai Campus for 3 years and was associated with Times and ICFAI in the capacity of Campus Head. Dr Lakshmi is a recipient of the “Apeejay Karmaveer Chakra” in 2014 for inspiring youth to contribute towards society. She was an awardee for “Woman Achiever” from NSA.

Mr. Rahul Dasgupta is the Director of Globsyn Group and Trustee 7 Director, Globsyn Business School, Kolkata. He specialises in analysis, basic, budgeting, business consulting, cash flow, cash management, consulting, cost analysis, customer relations, database administration, derivatives, document management, equities, financial, foreign exchange, funds.

A test engineer by profession and the sole game changer of her life, Kiran is a living inspiration for many. She does not believe in miracles, but in hard work and a tremendous will to succeed. Kiran’s fervour for life is extraordinary as she battles pain on a daily basis when she is training. But, she says, “Bruising, healing and pain management have become part of my life.”

She is a Tedx Speaker, Life Coach, Counselling Psychologist, Corporate Trainer, Healer, Author, Expressive Arts Therapist, Wellness and Success Coach, Personal Growth Advisor and Blogger. Namrata has been awarded as the ‘Most Promising Counsellor and Psychologist of the Year 2018’. She has been featured numerous times in Mumbai Mirror – Times Group sharing her inputs on Mental and Psychological Wellness. Namrata Jain has also been featured on the Cover of Brand India Magazine – Healthcare Edition.

Senior HR professional with 15 years of experience in the e-commerce, medical equipment, ATM manufacturing, e-learning and varied other industry domains. Over the years, I have been associated with reputed industry leaders such as AgroStar, Screen Magic, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Diebold Systems, Gurukul Online Learning Solutions, Capengel Executive Search and People One Consulting.

Ketan helps organisations take care of its people, a definition of HR professional that he subscribe and prescribe. He has been in this profession for more than 13 years now and have loved every single bit of it. And then becoming a coach was magical, the power of transforming lives is the most beautiful thing he has ever done, according to Ketan.

Kashesh is a REX Karmaveer Chakra & Global Fellowship Awardee in association with the United Nations, Mental Health Counselor, Mindset Transformation Strategist and India’s 1st Impact And Income Video Coach.

Dr. Swarnali has a certification in this field from the reputed Image Consulting Business Institute (ICBI) in Mumbai, and bring additional deep knowledge to her work with her Master and Doctorate Degrees in Human Physiology, coupled with extensive post-doctoral work.