Working Group

Mr. Abhijeet Sinha

Mr. Abhijeet Sinha

Member of NHEV Working Group National Program Director Ease of Doing Business

Abhijeet Sinha is serving as National Program Director of Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) program and Country Director (India & UAE) at Advance Services for Social & Administrative Reforms (ASSAR) with Adnl. Charge of ‘Project Director’ in National Highways for Electric Vehicles (#NHforEV2020). He is a ‘Technocrat’ turned ‘Policy Entrepreneur’ with his cross-domain consulting in Hybrid Annuity Model(HAM) and conceptualization of energy infrastructure innovations like Annuity Hybrid E-Mobility (AHEM) for NHEV (A prototypical transformative mobility program to convert National Highways and Expressways into E-Highways with Charging Stations and Public Transport fleets under EoDB of ASSAR supported by NITI Aayog, Ministry of Science & Technology and 5 Cabinet Ministers ). He is currently also on the Advisory Board of Steel Users Federation of India and India Think Council. Member- Belgium Luxemburg Business Association, Member- Indo Dutch Chamber of Business & Sciences, Facilitator for ISGF – India Smart Utility Week 2019-20 and has been a well-known corporate consultant for Govt of India’s flagship programs Make In India, Startup India, and Digital India. Abhijeet Sinha Before joining currently Prime Minister of India then CM Gujarat Sri Narendra Modi’s Citizen for Accountable Governance (CAG) campaign during 2014 Parliamentary polls – Abhijeet began his career as a corporate banker, he later stepped in project consulting role of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) involves with his expertise in delivering strategic level policy and ground-level financial solutions for climate and green energy projects. He further served as Program Director at ASSAR in SDG involves across India, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Extending his services to other international bodies, he worked with projects under UNDP India, UNICEF India, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CARIAA, IDRC, CRDI, Red Cross – Red Crescent and studies under Universities of Cape Town, Ghana, Nairobi, East Anglia, Namibia funded by Department for International Development UK-AIDs in varied ASSAR projects.

He is on the Board of Studies of AMITY University and also a Corporate Counsel – ENACTUS (DCAC & SRCC, Delhi University) Youth Advocate – Swachh Bharat Mission & Digital Bharat. Abhijeet is an ISO Certified Energy Consultant 9001-14001 owning 18 Patents March 2018.

Abhijeet is a frequent traveler, Urdu Poet and taken as the no-nonsense keynote speaker at public forums and news channels. On pro-bono he also contributes as Corporate resources for C e n tr e Fo r E n tr e p r e n e u rs h I p Development – NIFTEM (Ministry of Food Processing Industry).

Mr. Deepanshu Mangla

Mr. Deepanshu Mangla

Member NHEV Working Group Director of Technical Operations at MRPL M. Sc in Construction Management & Engineering The Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

He is a member in the ‘Working Group’ of National Highways for Electric Vehicles (NHEV) an Ease of Doing Business pilot in E-mobility to upgrade regular highways into E-Highways. Mr. Deepanshu Mangla Director of Technical Operations at MRPL focused on developing technologies in the domain of the construction sector to combat the rising climate change. Possess Master of Science in Construction Management & Engineering from the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands engaged in the research & development of sustainable concrete solutions with geopolymer technology and upscaling the developed technologies from laboratory to real construction practice.

Ms. Aditi Syal

Ms. Aditi Syal

Member of NHEV Working Group Founder Vocabberry

Aditi Syal, Founder of Vocabberry, a content production company that helps brands, startups and individuals feature creative content on their websites and other online repositories. Aditi consults start-ups in their operational model of business and execution. She has built Vocabberry from scratch, and the company owes its success to her. The brand has become a credible name in the content market, and clients vouch for the quality and quantity that her brand produces. Featured as one of the youngest Founders of an Online Driven Business in the Women’s League (India) by TopYaps, 2017. Aditi manages Sales and Marketing, Quality and contributes towards delivering Thought Leader content at various Digital Marketing Forums/ Events. Hosted Vocabberry’s Content Marketing 101 at Noida, New Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Bangalore.

Avleen Kaur Malhi

Avleen Kaur Malhi

Member NHEV Working Group Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Data Science & AI Bournemouth University, UK

She is a member in the ‘Working Group’ of National Highways for Electric Vehicles (NHEV) an Ease of Doing Business pilot in E-mobility to upgrade regular highways into E-Highways. Ms. Avleen Kaur Malhi is working as senior lecturer in Data Science and AI at the Department of Computing and Informatics, Bournemouth University, UK and as visiting researcher in the Department of Computer Science at Aalto University Finland. She is the founder of eParkly – real-time parking monitoring and management system, which is a research and commercialisation project funded by Business Finland of approx. She is a post-doctorate in Smart Cities and AI from Aalto University, Finland also Ph.D. in Autonomous vehicles from India and has more than 50 scientific publications in IoT, AI and autonomous systems.

Pradeep Bhandari

Pradeep Bhandari

Chief Executive Officer & Founder Jan Ki Baat

Mr. Anil Chhikara

Mr. Anil Chhikara

Member of NHEV Working Group CEO Bluebolt Chairman Startup India Foundation

Anil is a green tech enthusiast creating business among Clean Tech and EV startups, with NHEV 2020. Anil is a serial entrepreneur at heart and believer in the power of dreams. Anil loves mentoring budding entrepreneurs and innovative startups on building business plans, successfully pitching to investors, go-to-market strategies & scaling up businesses. Anil is founder of Bluebolt Startup Factory, an enterprise deep tech startups accelerator. Anil founded Startup India Foundation, a non-profit initiative by a group of successful and experienced entrepreneurs to help grow the early-stage startup ecosystem in India. Anil is a well-regarded startup mentor in the Indian startup ecosystem and a TEDx speaker. Anil was the anchor judge for Haywards 5000 Haunslay ki Udaan, India’s First Startup Reality TV Show and the official startup coach for The Vault Show, India’s answer to Shark Tank. Fondly known as Katappa of the Indian startup ecosystem, Anil is admired for his outspoken no-nonsense views about the startups and the ecosystem. He is most sought after judge for startup pitching events and hackathons. He has judged over 1000 startups in the last 12 months. In 2001, Anil founded 24×7 Learning and led its growth over a decade to become India’s largest e-learning implementation company besides successfully raising multiple rounds of investments including $4m from Network 18. Prior to founding 24×7 Learning, Anil had successfully set up and launched businesses for two large multinational companies in India. Besides his engineering from NIT Kurukshetra, he has studied sculpting at New York Academy of Fine Arts and about art markets at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London.

Mr. Anurag Bajpai

Mr. Anurag Bajpai

Member of NHEV Working Group Director GreenTree Global

Ms. Berta Castells Pujol

Ms. Berta Castells Pujol

Member of NHEV Working Group Manager Spain Business Group Coinmen Consultants LLP

Leading the Spain Business Group at Coinmen Consultants, Berta has an experience of successfully developing businesses in multiple countries thorough research and analysis, stakeholder management and core engineering skills. She has worked with several Infrastructure companies and consequently a significant expertise and network in the sector. Having lived in India since 2013, she confident in the Indian market and works towards assisting companies do business in India. Her focus areas are strategy and business consulting for Spanish companies who are planning to enter India or are operating in India.

Mr. Apurv Brahmbhatt

Mr. Apurv Brahmbhatt

Member of NHEV Working Group

Apurv Brahmbhatt solar PV consultant and associate for the energy-related projects for companies like RSM GC ADVISORY LTD, Navi Mumbai(Maharashtra), PHOTONICS WATER TECH LTD, Gandhinagar (Gujarat). From the past 3 years he is in the field of Sustainability & Energy, Renewable Energy Service also has vast experience in Grid-tied Solar PV projects. Apurv Brahmbhatt has completed M-TECH in ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY from Jain University, Bangalore & Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical engineering from government engineering college, Also he’s done academic internship and project work in reputed MNC & Government organization like Schneider Electric, Gujarat State electricity Limited, Karnataka Power Corporation Limited, Also published technical papers on sustainable development and solar energy in International journal. Currently, he’s working as an individual solar PV plant installer and solar PV consultant for residential, industry, social society clients for solar PV installation.

Mr. Ashish Mishra

Mr. Ashish Mishra

Member of NHEV Working Group CEO ValuAdd

Mr. Amitabh Sinha

Mr. Amitabh Sinha

Member of NHEV Working Group Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer meetingsandoffices.com Founder SMARTup Conclave

Amitabh Sinha is a serial entrepreneur, start-up evangelist, advisor, mentor, ecosystem builder and facilitator active in the start-up domain since 1999. In a career spanning more than 22 years, Amitabh has worked across domains as diverse as Petroleum, Consulting, Chemicals, International Trading, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Brand Communications, Venture Capital, Financing, and Industry representation. He has been associated with the SME Chamber of India, Start-Ups Council of India & Packaging Industry Association of India in honorary roles evangelizing industry, creating facilitating networks, expanding small industry footprint and representing small businesses. Amitabh is a frequent speaker at various fora and talks on a variety of subjects including business logic, business building, scaling, funding and financing, professionalization, small business growth, organizational culture building, and lateral thought. Amitabh also actively consults with businesses in a professional capacity on scaling, growth hacking, business strategy, and customer experience.

Mr. Ashim Sharma

Mr. Ashim Sharma

Member of NHEV Working Group Partner & Group Head Business Performance Improvement Consulting (Auto, Engg. & Logistics) Nomura Research Institute

Member Working group- NHForEV 2020 (National Highways for Electric Vehicle 2020) Partner and Group Head- Business Performance Improvement (Auto, Engineering and Logistics), NRI (Nomura Research Institute) Consulting and Solutions. Ashim is contributing transformation of E-Mobility to more efficient Green Energy transit Ecosystem by creating rooms for Hybrid Gas and Bio Fuelled Vehicles at planning stage of first two electric corridors under Hybrid E-Mobility Model of NHEV 2020. Ashim started his career at Mahindra (Automotive Sector) further joined Tata Strategic Management Group (TSMG). While at TSMG, he was in transformation team of Jaguar Land Rover. After completing his B.Tech with Honors in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT),Hamirpur; Ashim started his career at Mahindra (Automotive Sector).Thereafter, he went on to do his MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai and joined Tata Strategic Management Group (TSMG) based out of Mumbai. While at TSMG, he was part of the team that was involved in the transformation of Jaguar Land Rover. Most of his work has been for Automotive, Logistics and Engineering industry in areas of overallBusiness Strategy, New Product Engineering / Development, Technological Readiness, Cost reduction, and Growth Strategies. Ashim is also a member of the WBSCD India RE Mobility forum and has worked extensively and developed thought leadership in the automotive sector especially in the area of alternate automotive power trains (Electric, Hybrid, Natural Gas, etc.). He is also working on Development of the Industrial Promotion Plan (a JICA funded project) with the Govt. of The Philippines.

Mr. Vijay Jaiswal

Mr. Vijay Jaiswal

Member of NHEV Working Group Director Telangana State Industrial Infra Corp. Ltd.

Mr. Chetan Bhardwaj

Mr. Chetan Bhardwaj

Member of NHEV Working Group Managing Director 3IARC

Mr. Chetan Bhardwaj is Managing Director of 3I Asset Resolution Consultants Private Limited and 3I Asset Management Private Limited he has more than 25 years’ experience of bed Debt management, Debt Restructuring, Debt Recovery, Enforcement of Security Interest as per the provisions of SARFAESI Act and project consultant.

Mr. Jagjit Singh

Mr. Jagjit Singh

Member of NHEV Working Group Head of Business Development Tritium

Ms. Jayanthi Subramaniam

Ms. Jayanthi Subramaniam

Member of NHEV Working Group Director Aayantana Learning System

Mr. Kamendu Joshi

Mr. Kamendu Joshi

Member of NHEV Working Group Managing Partner Kamendu Joshi & Associates

Member Working group- NHForEV 2020 (National Highways for Electric Vehicle 2020). Mr. Kamendu Joshi has extensive work experience in the fields of Legal, Real Estate and Secretarial for over 21 years on significant positions in the leading Corporate Houses such as Reliance Industries Ltd., Reliance Communications Ltd. and Multi-Media Frontiers Ltd. (TVS Group)

Mr. Kanv Garg

Mr. Kanv Garg

Member of NHEV Working Group Director EY

Kanv is a regular speaker on the power of collaboration and facilitative policy-making for active private sector participation in the electric mobility sector. Kanv is EY’s Subject Matter Resource in electric mobility and the sectoral intersection with Automotive & Transport. He has conducted several workshops with the Development Finance Institutions, funding agencies, utilities, Oil and Gas majors and infrastructure companies on upcoming EV opportunities.
Government sectors.
Kanv has now assisted several private sector players on charging infrastructure strategy, city Kanv has significant working experience planning for EVSE, future of mobility, value pools assessment and fleet adoption strategy with EVs. across the private and public sector, in the
He has advised the Government of UK on its electric mobility strategy and framework for areas of business consulting, running new engagement with Indian states for accelerating the electric mobility uptake initiatives, and investment management.
Kanv has led solar investment assignments with the World Bank and other DFIs & PSUs. Projects. Around 14 years of professional experience included developing market assessments, business plans, manuals, disruption, innovative financing, and capacity building in the field of clean energy. He is holding key private and public sector Skills relationships.
Kanv’s functional skills include solar power financing, project management, capacity building, regulatory and policy, due diligence, Government and public sector. As the Renewable Energy Specialist at the World Bank, he played a key role in diversifying clean energy financing for the World Bank program in India; worked with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to originate solar power projects of over $500M in 2 years. Kanv prepared and operationalized $43M risk-sharing fund to catalyze $200M investments towards Energy Efficiency financing in India.

Mr. Karen Derdzyan

Mr. Karen Derdzyan

Member of NHEV Working Group Co-found Plug.am

Experienced start upper with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Marketing Management, Negotiation, Business Planning, Operations Management, and Analytical Skills. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Master’s Degree from State Engineering University of Armenia.

Ms. Kim Collaco

Ms. Kim Collaco

Member of Working Group Associate Director CCI

Kim Collaco leads the Enterprise Strategy division where she works closely with the Managing Partner in developing and implementing the strategic direction of the firm. She works particularly closely with the consulting arm as regards India entry strategy, be that through Mergers & Acquisition or new set-up. Her role involves actively guiding the team that handles networking, relationship management, and corporate communications. Kim brings with her over 12 years’ experience in mergers and acquisitions, fundraising and business strategy across multiple industries creating mid and long-term investment and go-to-market strategies, helping corporates with their initial public offerings, divestments, India entry, and technology commercialization. Kim holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the Goa Institute of Management and a Bachelor’s in Commerce from HR College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai University.

Mr. Krishna Sharma

Mr. Krishna Sharma

Member of NHEV Working Group Director Exicom Power Solutions

Krishna is not only associated with NHEV as head of a charger manufacturer and suppliers company but also contributes to his personal space to reduce charging time for vehicles of NHEV highways.

Ms. Leher Sethi

Ms. Leher Sethi

Member of NHEV Working Group Founding Director Something Creative

An engineer by education, Leher Sethi had a cushy job at a multinational that she left in order to pursue something more interesting. From outdoor training camps & middle management technical training to wedding décor with designer houses, she did it all until she chanced upon the wellness industry. She has built a niche for herself in this demanding profession and consults multiple spas across Delhi – NCR. A well-known face in the Delhi Social Circle, she is known for the various academic events she promotes and organizes. She runs her own event conceptualization company called ‘Something Creative’ where she has collaborated and worked with various ministries of Delhi Govt. and the Central Govt. to do events of cultural and social importance. Derived from her passion of reading, she is always on a lookout for new books as she feels that reading makes one grow as a person. A habit she inculcated from her father, she is always looking for new things to learn, and what better way to learn that to read! Being from an Army background, she has had the privilege to travel across the length and breadth of the country. Now settled in Delhi, she felt the need to mingle with like-minded people, which is when she went on the lookout for a Book Club. When she could not find one that discussed all genres of books, she co-founded Delhi Book Lovers. She started a community called ‘Literature Corner’ with the main objective to give its members the freedom to express. Besides just discussing books, this club also holds author-interactive sessions & workshops for aspiring writers. She was instrumental in organizing the Delhi Literature Festival and is an advisor to the festival. Other interests include enjoying cuisines from various parts of the world prompting her to also be associated with several food review websites & journals. Leher was featured in Femina Magazine, being called “An Inspiration”. She has spoken at various events and conferences including the 45th Anniversary conference of IMM, Joint National Seminar by The National Foundation for Communal Harmony and National Commission for Women besides various Social Media Summits. She is also seen regularly moderating sessions with various authors, including the Utkal Literature Festival in Orissa and the World Book Fair. She also organizes and hosts events. As a social activist, she is associated with various NGOs and is a secretary to the ICHR (Indian Council for Human Relations) and ICUNR (Indian Council for UN Relations). She is also a secretary of the Indo-Indonesia Friendship Society and the Indo-Vietnam Friendship Society. She was identified as one of the 20 women as a ‘Leader of Tomorrow’ by the New York Times as it brought the Women in the World Summit to India for the first time in 2015. She has been recently appointed the Director of the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY) for the Villages Budhan Pur Majra & Salah Pur Majra, collectively known as Majra Dabbas in Bawana Vidhan Sabha under the Member of Parliament – North West Delhi (Dr. Udit Raj) and has been working on development work in the village as a consultant. She is also a member of the Women’s Committee of Delhi Management Association (DMA), AIMA and the Women Entrepreneurship Committee of the Ph.D. Chamber of Commerce & Industry. She was awarded the National Changemakers Award dedicated to Swami Vivekananda in 2018 and has been part of the “Asia Book of Records” for having been part of Wommenovator, 2018 setting the record for the most no. of women coming together to pitch their product/service under a roof. Award for Outstanding Work in the field of Social Service by Buddha Education Foundation, at a Samman Samaroh (26-27-28 October 2018) at Dilli Haat, Pitampura, Delhi. Received the prestigious 6th NAARI GAURAV SAMMAN 2019 by the Rajasthani Academy (Regd.). REGARDING SOCIAL WORK: She has been responsible for the total turning-around of the Vasant Public School in the Vasant Kunj area of New Delhi and is actively involved in various initiatives towards the upliftment of women and children. The Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is a rural development programme focusing on the development in the villages across India, which includes social and cultural development and aims to spread motivation on social mobilization of the village community. This is a national level programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 October 2014. Leher Sethi has been involved in this national-level programme and has been instrumental in the projects under this scheme while representing the vision of Dr. Udit Raj, Member of Parliament in the villages of Salahpur Majra & Buddhanpur Majra. She has provided exemplary guidance and worked with communities around educational and social programs under the aegis of this national-level program. Leher has been working with the district office under the guidance and supervision of the local area District Magistrate to co-ordinate various developmental works in both these villages, which come under the District Kanjhawala.

Mr. Manoj M Desai

Mr. Manoj M Desai

Member of NHEV Working Group

Mr. Mitesh Prajapati

Mr. Mitesh Prajapati

Member of NHEV Working Group

Mitesh is General Secretary of Steel Users Federation of India, Managing Committee Member of the Darukhana Iron & Steel Merchants Association (DISMA) and Secretary of Chamber of Association of Maharashtra Industries & Trade (CAMIT).

Mr. Nikunj Turakhia

Mr. Nikunj Turakhia

Member of NHEV Working Group President Steel Users Federation of India

Nikunj Turakhia is B. Tech. in Metallurgy from IIT, Mumbai, 1985 Batch. He is winner of Silver Medal and Recipient of “VIDHYA BHARATHI AWARD” from Indian Institute of Metals, Kolkata. He co-authored research papers on “Stainless Steel Filters” in powder metallurgy in the year 1984 and 1985. Mr. Turakhia has rich experience of more than 30 years in Steel Trading, Imports, Exports and Manufacturing. He heads STANDARD GROUP which is Authorised Distributor from major Steel Mills in India. He has full-fledged Steel Service Centre, Steel Distribution Centres under “Steel Depot”, manufacturing in steel flexible conduits, trapezoidal and sinusoidal profiles.

Mr. Nikunj Sanghi

Mr. Nikunj Sanghi

Member of NHEV Working Group Chairman Automotive Skill Development Council

Nikunj Sanghi is an experienced owner with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. A strong business development professional skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Operations Management, Sales, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Also Chairman Automotive Skill Development Council & Past President, Federation of Automobile Dealer’s Association.

Mr. Nitin Garg

Mr. Nitin Garg

Member of NHEV Working Group Founding Partner Coinmen Consultants LLP

Nitin is an individual facilitator for NHEV foreign partners/suppliers and partner at leading consulting service firm COINMEN for facilitating landing and Ease of Doing Business services to foreign firms. As a Founding Partner of Coinmen Consultants, Nitin leverages an experience of nearly two decades to reposition India’s brand image for foreign investors. A business and tax expert, he strives to help multinational companies do business in India through prudent and optimal financial strategies. He believes in creating an inclusive ecosystem that not only benefits all its stakeholders but also is built for the future. A disruptor of the otherwise traditional financial services industry, Nitin is always one step ahead in the game and ensures that this practice benefits all the companies he works with; and his continual pursuit of excellence of everything else is a way of life for him.

Ms. Prabhjot Kaur

Ms. Prabhjot Kaur

Member of NHEV Working Group Co-founder & CEO Esmito Solutions

Being proactive in defining Indian Charging Infrastructure working with industry and other stake holders, I want to be contributing towards setting the same for Indian specific needs and with Indian technologies. Very Passionate for Electric Vehicles, translation of R&D to commercialization has been the key focus. Innovating around Renewables and EVs; taking steps and paving path towards clean tech technologies. Grooming start-ups and Industry-academia Interactions. Look forward to a bright and clean future.

Ms. Paridhi Sharma

Ms. Paridhi Sharma

Member of NHEV Working Group Founder Sankalp Khadi

Mr. Rahul Bagdia

Mr. Rahul Bagdia

Member of NHEV Working Group Cofounder pManifold and nextERG Energy Infra

Member Working group- NHForEV 2020 (National Highways for Electric Vehicle 2020). Rahul has 15+ years of experience analyzing and contributing to Technical, Financial and Management solutions across industries and geography. He is Co-Founder of the manifold, a Utility focused Research and Consulting company. The company is a leader in emerging Market Development and Customer Experience Management, and help to make life better for masses through driving reforms and services delivery improvements across utilities and businesses. He specializes in business strategy, financial modeling, customers’ social behavior understanding, policy advocacy, and stakeholder engagement. He contributes to power, water, waste, solar, smart, health, and education sectors. He has dual Masters in Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Bachelors from VNIT, Nagpur. He earlier was R&D Head for BHTC, USA, and Investment Head for Rural Energy for ICICI supported IFMR Trust in India. He is Secretary of India Utility Knowledge and Network (IUKAN) and also Nagpur Smart City Council (NSCC). He has published papers and an avid reader, writer, and learner.

Dr. Rashi Gupta

Dr. Rashi Gupta

Member of NHEV Working Group Founder Vision Mechatronics

Rashi is a breakthrough solution provider of E-mobility who has created new business economics around Lithium batteries in NHEV project with her expertise in advance Lithium batteries solutions. A Motivational Speaker, Techie and a Serial entrepreneur who today is Fondly known as “Batterywali of India”, she is a Pioneer in India in Advanced Lithium Batteries bringing the”World’s Smartest Lithium Battery” to India. She is a committee member with Bureau of Indian Standards, International ElectroTechnical Commission, National Energy Storage Committee -FICCI and an admired speaker on various forumsEnergy Storage, E-MOBILITY today are the focus areas.

Mr. Satyen Trivedi

Mr. Satyen Trivedi

Member of NHEV Working Group CEO Sunnovis Capital Advisor

He has an overall 21 yrs of Experience in Leadership Position such as CXO. His mission is to help SME entrepreneur to Grow Global Level MNC. He is educating Corporate in 21 St Century to Build a business model on the environment, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) for sustainable Development Goals which is necessary for their survival. He is also on Board of International Private Equity Fund. His expertise lies in Corporate Strategy & Planning, Finance, Change Management, Performance & Process Improvement, Business Restructuring & Transformation, Digital Transformation & International Business Development.

Mr. Sameer Sortur

Mr. Sameer Sortur

Member of NHEV Working Group Founder and CEO SquareCircle Global

Sameer is heading SqaureCircle Global which is official facilitator of EODB services of ASSAR at UAE and also facilitating investment opportunities and new technologies, new market identification and entry, technology validation and enable cross continent business opportunities for NHEV. Sameer Sortur heads the company SquareCircle Global which provides market entry and growth for B2B and B2G focused growth stage tech companies to launch across Middle East Africa, Asia Pacific and United States. SqaureCircle’s model is inclusive of Strategic Partnerships, JVs, Growth-Stage Investments and Technology, Market Intervention & Validation Advisory. SquareCircle Global works with Growth-Stage Tech Companies facing the challenges of Market Entry, Advisory, Investment and Scale. Through a systematic convergence of digital and physical, the organization is well positioned to provide professional level of Customer Acquisition, New Market Identification and Entry, Technology Validation and enable cross continent business opportunities. SquareCircle’s current vertical focus is on Technology Companies who are looking to expand across the MEA & APAC region. With their global HQ in Dubai, they establish a vital link between the West and East.

Mr. Samir Sanghvi

Mr. Samir Sanghvi

Member of NHEV Working Group Co-Founder Synthesis Group

Samir is a qualified Chartered Accountant with close to 15 years of experience in providing assurance services and tax solutions related to management goals. At Synthesis, he heads the Assurance practice. He closely works with SME clients across diverse industries including Agro food processing, Industrial Engineering solutions, Chain Restaurants, Steel and Metal, Non-Banking Financial Services, Water Technology, Logistics, Real estates & so on. Additionally he is been actively involved in training Chartered Accountant Students in the subject of Taxation. He regularly writes & is a seasoned speaker at various forums.

Mr. Saurabh Pandey

Mr. Saurabh Pandey

Member of NHEV Working Group DIRECTOR & CONVENER India Think Council

Expert of Internal Audit and Risk Management Advisory .Partner in SPS ACUITY LLP ; New Delhi based Risk Advisory firm . He has served on the board of IIA-Delhi in 2014 and member of the Institute of Internal Auditor ( Delhi Chapter). His past association with India’s reputed Chartered Accountants firm in New Delhi and auditing experience of diversified companies of different industries and of national /international repute , Ministry programs and PSU across the Indian states; gives him a solid background to enter into Policy research field He is the founding Director of India Think Council and convener of Council’s public events. Executes outreach development of the council’s vision and objective across the globe

Mr. Shashank Narayan

Mr. Shashank Narayan

Member of NHEV Working Group

Currently serving as a Key Account Manager at Delta Electronics. Expertise in Electric Vehicle technology development & charging infra design & development through various prototypes & demonstrations. Associated with think tanks & academic institutions. • E-Mobility Policy Contributor & Developing standards for Electric Vehicles and charging Infrastructure. • Research & Development in EVs, Batteries, Solar and BMS. • Business Strategy Developer, Market Influencer, EV Enthusiast. • Experienced professional with a commitment to driving growth in the rapidly changing technology industry. ▪ Development of innovative Business & Marketing strategies, analyzing business markets and managing high-profile client relationships. ▪ Excellent teamwork skills through academic & Industrial experience, and able to easily collaborate with different groups and departments. • Master of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering. • Leadership experience in different Roles, Excellent teamwork skills through academic experience, and able to easily collaborate with different groups and departments. • Analytical and detail-oriented, allowing for quick troubleshooting and identification of viable solutions. • Congenial and enthusiastic contributor and supporter of team goals. • Excellent analytical, organizational and presentation skills. • Proven ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a challenging environment.

Ms. Shruti Kushwah

Ms. Shruti Kushwah

Member of NHEV Working Group Founder & CEO Crealoons Innovations

Shruti Kushwah has half a decade experience as Medical Affairs Specialist, Medical Writing, Medical Marketing, still continuing as a pro. Worked with major pharmaceuticals and top Doctors of India in almost 8 different specialities including super specialties like Auto-immune diseases & Oncology. She took her expertise to explore a new horizon on Entrepreneurship. Running an Industrial Design Company since 3.5 years providing four different services inclusive of: 1. Industrial Design 2. Engineering 3. Prototype 4. Branding She has helped start ups and mid size companies create and upscale next level innovations. The company, Crealoons Innovations specialises in: – Packaging Innovations – iOT Innovations in Healthcare & Electronics – Brand Management through Identity Design As an entrepreneur, She also consults on Marketing & Branding to Furniture design companies with Interior Designers and Architects.

Mr. Shwetank Jain

Mr. Shwetank Jain

Member of NHEV Working Group Director P2Power

Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronics manufacturing industry. Skilled in Advanced Power electronics solutions for Power Quality, Energy Management, Solar and Electric Vehicle domain. Involved in building the best and latest technologies around Power Quality and New energy domain. Our Solutions are currently being used globally by major corporates and industrial houses. Strong entrepreneur professional with Bachelor of Technology(B.Tech) focused in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur.

Mr. Shõan Shinde

Mr. Shõan Shinde

Member of NHEV Working Group Marketing Head Coinmen Consultants

Shõan has been instrumental in providing communication on challenging technical aspects of NHEV for broader understanding and to create opportunity for applicants form the globe. Shõan, the Marketing Head at Coinmen Consultants, brings to the table an experience of over 12 years in building brands and businesses, including his own creative agency and a family enterprise. Leveraging his design thinking approach, business acumen, entrepreneurial experience, and formal business education from the Indian School of Business, he helps companies from across sectors, build brands and go-to-market strategies. Tapping into consumer behavior patterns as well as sectors opportunities, he assists companies to develop strategies that align with their short as well as long term goals.

Mr. Siddharth Singh

Mr. Siddharth Singh

Member of NHEV Working Group Lead Country Analyst International Energy Agency

Ms. Sonal Mehta

Ms. Sonal Mehta

Member of NHEV Working Group Vice President Resurgent India Ltd.

Mr. Vishal Thakkar

Mr. Vishal Thakkar

Member of NHEV Working Group Founder Director Tridha Advisors Pvt. Ltd.

Vishal Thakkar is the Partner of Tridha Ventures LLP and has an experience of more than 18 years in infrastructure (LNG,Transport,EV Charging), industrial and consumer domain. He has the ability to execute projects from ground level and conclude it to the full cycle. Vishal has an extensive experience in business development, commercial negotiations & contract management as well as fund raising, project development and infrastructure concession. His total work on projects worth is more than USD 2.5 bn and enjoys working in cross-functional, cross cultural team on project mode basis.

Mukesh Mallik

Mukesh Mallik

Dr. Rajit Shah

Dr. Rajit Shah

Dr. Rajit Shah is a MD radiologist focusing on artificial intelligence and infectious disease radiology. He is a serial health entrepreneur and his start up designed and installed India’s first pressurized COVID-19 testing kiosks, negative pressure fever clinics and a state of the art rapidly deployable inflatable COVID-19 field hospital. Rajit believes that AI and advances in health tech will power a paradigm shift in patient centered care to ensure patients have a seamless and enjoyable healthcare experience. Rajit is a partner and director at MediCircle Health Pvt Ltd and he believes that AI powered SpectraLIT COVID-19 testing is the best testing solution to crush the COVID-19 curve.

Dr. Swapneil R. Parikh

Dr. Swapneil R. Parikh

Dr. Swapneil R. Parikh is a Consultant Physician, COVID-19 Researcher, Best Selling Author and Co-Founder of an AI Health Tech Startup. He is a board-certified Internist practicing in Mumbai and is currently focusing on COVID-19 patient care and research. Swapneil believes that a multi-layered approach is critical to contain the pandemic, with testing and vaccines serving as the two most important layers. During the pandemic Swapneil has worked with leading research institutes across India to formulate testing strategies to combat COVID-19. He believes that instant accurate point of care & point of need testing will be critical to contain the pandemic and to keep public spaces safe. SpectraLIT or Spectral Instant Testing is the solution that can make our public spaces COVID-19 safe.

Jyoti Tiwari

Jyoti Tiwari

Founder & CEO – Ingeniousworks

A seasoned Healthcare consultant with expertise in all areas of Business across geographies including India, Australia, New Zealand, few of EU .

Graduated from Chemistry Hons. & MBA Marketing with a Certified Design Thinking practitioner. An eternal optimist with a passion to motivate and help people awaken the social entrepreneurial spirit in them.

More Than decade of experience in Marketing, Product Strategy, Compliances , Distribution & Sales Strategy, Brand Positioning in Healthcare Vertical with strong inclination towards International & Domestic market
Consulted to different Pharmaceuticals & healthcare companies majorly focus in women healthcare in strategy planning, Digital planning, product launch especially related to social cause like maternal & child health, social stigma related to pregnancy, contraception , nutrition.
Have worked with many Social marketing organization like USAID, UNFPA,DKT, Marie Stopes International (MSI) Janani, Population Service International, PHSI etc in women healthcare to co create the path of healthy women lead to healthy family, Excessive bleeding
Advisory at Subhag Health-tech Pvt limited, incubated by Tata trust Social Alpha which works for disruptive innovation in infertility
Certified trainer from ICTF ( internationally Certified Trainer & Facilitator ) ,London UK
Trained over 2000 professionals globally in the healthcare segment across levels of management
Evangelized Design Thinking for more than 200+ people across major corporates & educational institutions
Winner of Best Innovation Award at PAN IIT International Management conference held at IIT Roorkee in Dec 2018 for the application of “Design thinking in Positive Utilisation of Ethical fear factor”
Participated & represented India in Spring Meeting 2019 conducted by World Bank & International Monetary Fund to understand the policy & understanding of women healthcare setup for Rural India.
Speaker at IIT Mandi ,on Socio Economic Development of Western Himalayas – Opportunities & Challenges with respect to “Enriching Women Health & Nutritional Care of Expectant mother “
Speaker at Startup Jalsa Pitch Sessions at IIM Calcutta
Mentoring & Advising startups in Health-tech, Ed-tech with innovation , Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning
Jury & Mentor for Maharashtra Innovation Society ( Govt of Maharashtra)
On Panel of ASSOCHAM ,in Edu Tech & Health Tech

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