BIO SKETCH OF RESOURCE PERSONS

Sh. Dhamendra Pradhan

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan is Minister of State - Independant Charge, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is an M.A.(Anthropology) , Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. He has started as an Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activist in the year 1983,was elected President,Talcher College Students' Union 1985; was actively involved in student and youth movements throughout Odisha. Sir has held the positions as secretary A.B.V.P as well as National Secretary for A.B.V.P (1995), B.J.P (2002)and Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (2006), President BJYM Odisha (2001). As president successfully campaigned on the issue of religion based reservations and other related issues; Party Incharge i) BJP Tripura 2004 and BJP Chattisgarh 2008; National President BJYM 2004 ; National General Secretary , BJP 2010 ; was Election In Charge of Bihar State; Organisational In Charge of party affairs in the States of Karnataka , Uttarakhand , Jharkhand and Odisha ; Awarded Best Legislator Award , the Utkalmani Gopabandhu Pratibha Samman, 2002-2003. He has been working on several issues concerning the youth, such as Unemployment and lack of skill based education, rehabilitation and resettlement of farmers, displaced persons and other backward classes. He has played a major role in mobilising the youth in Politics and actively working to create better leaders for tomorrow. Reading books on history & Politics and tracking the changing social trends.

Mr. Ashish Chauhan

Mr. Ashish Chauhan currently works as the MD & CEO of BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the first stock exchange of Asia. He is one of the founders of India's National Stock Exchange (“NSE”) where he worked from 1992 to 2000. At NSE, he was instrumental in setting up the first screen based trading in India, equities market and first commercial satellite communications network for India.He is best known as the father of modern financial derivatives in India. He also created several path breaking frameworks including Nifty index, NSE certifications in financial markets etc. From 2000 to 2009,he worked as the President and Chief Information Officer of Reliance group and also acted as the CEO of the cricket team Mumbai Indians in its formative years. Mr. Ashish has won several International and Indian awards including  CEO of the Year, Diamond Sabre Awards 2015, Hongkong  Indian Business Leader of the Year, Horasis Interlaken/Switzerland 2015  RH Patil Award for Excellence in Financial Services, June 2015  Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 2014  Best CEO in the Financial Markets in the Asia Pacific by the Asian Banker, 2014  Zee Business Awards- Special contribution in Commodities and Capital Market, 2013  TOP 50 CIOs, Information Week, US, 2009

He holds a B Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay and a PGDM from IIM Kolkata. He is a Distinguished Visiting professor at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.

Due to his work in various fields spanning a quarter of a century, he is considered one of the foremost experts in the fields of Information Technology, Finance, Markets, Micro structure of markets, cricket, telecommunications, organized retail, oil and gas, refining and Indian social issues.

He is the Chairperson on the Board of Governors (BoGs) of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Manipur. He is an Advisor to the Technical Evaluation Committee set up by the Department of Posts for Postal Bank and also a part of several other committees of World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), Government of India (“GOI”), Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”), Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”),Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Confederation of Indian Industry(“CII”), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (“FICCI”), Indian Merchants Chamber (“IMC”), India UK council (“UKIBC”) etc. He is also associated with several NGOs and education institutions. His quotes and writings have been published in various newspapers, magazines and journals in India and abroad.

Smt. Savita Gupta Mrs Savita Gupta did her M A in English from Banaras Hindu University. She is an active member of Board of Director and very gracefully serving as Vice chairperson of S. Chand Group for years. She is the chairperson of the governing body of Shyam Lal College since last two years. Under her guidance and leadership, the college held its Golden Jublee Celebration in 2014. She also spearheads the groups CSR initiatives. she is well respected and regarded for her acumen in astutely handling anything that she gets involved in.

Dr. Arindam Banik Dr. Arindam Banik has been with IMI since February 01, 1994. From 1981 until February, 1986 he was with the American Express Bank, Dhaka in the foreign exchange department. He is a member of the American Economic Association, Euro-Asia Management Studies Association, Global Awareness Society International, USA. Taught International finance, Development Economics, Development Planning and Project Appraisal and Macroeconomics at the Department of Economics, University of West Indies, Barbados during the period 2001- 2005(June) as a visiting Faculty. He holds the Associated Cement Companies Chair Person in International finance and Business at IMI. The Institute established a research unit entitled, “Prospect of Indian Cement Companies’ Business in the Neighbouring Countries” with a generous ACC endowment under his leadership. Author of more than 100 scientific articles on international economics, macroeconomics and economic development. His articles have appeared in Journal of International Development, International Journal of Social Economics, Management Decision, Economic and Political Weekly, Indian Economic Review ,Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Development Studies, Savings and Development and other professional journals. His opinion pieces have been published in leading newspapers including The Barbados Advocate, Business Authority, The Daily Star, Economic Times, Hindu Business Line, Anandabazar Patrika and Desh. He is the International Advisory Board member of Asian Business and Management and the member, editorial Board of e-Social Sciences. His latest book is “Foreign Capital Inflows to China, India and the Caribbean-Trends, Assessments and Determinants” (co-authored with Pradip K Bhaumik, Palgrave-Macmillan, London, 2006). Has been a consultant to a number of Indian companies, Government of India and multilateral institutions, including Associated Cement Companies, Ministry of Rural Development, World Bank, ILO-SAAT, IDRC, CIDA, and UNIDO. He has worked as consultant in St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Bangladesh and Nepal. His current research includes Global Financial Imbalances, International finance, Poverty Reduction Strategies, Technology Transfer and Skill Development in developing economies.

Prof. Kaisa Sorsa Prof. Sorsa is currently the Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Business, ICT and Chemical engineering, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland. She has also worked as Adjunct Professor with University of Turku and University of Eastern Finland. She does research on the accountability of companies, self-governance and certifications. Her areas of interest comprises Legal competence, Sustainable development, Circular economy, Business competence, Competence in contracts, Systemic innovations, Research competence, RDI competence, Corporate responsibility. She believes that public value is the objective of public managers to create value for different stakeholders, analogue to shareholder value maximization in the private sector. Public value is an ongoing process like value creation in other fields of economy as well. In my view, public value also needs to internalize sustainability issues.

Mr. Anuj Dayal Prof. Anuj Dayal is Executive Director (CC), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, India.

Prof. V.K.Kaul Prof. V.K.Kaul is former head Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi South Campus and former Dean, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Delhi. Prof. Kaul has a vast experience of 38years in Teaching , Research, Consultancy. He has successfully supervised 13 Ph.D. and 20 M.Phil research scholars so far. His research papers have been published in over 32 journals and books of repute of India, U.K. Australia, South Korea and U.K. Sir has also made presentations in India, Hong Kong, France of his areas of interest.

Prof. Kaul is also an honourable recipient of Indo-Canadian Fellowship called ‘Development Studies Fellowship’ and also from G20 Korean Global Leader Fellowship. In January 2001, he was appointed as a member of Expert Committee to Study Impact of WTO on Agriculture and Small Scale Industries.

Prof. Swapan Kr. Bala Dr. Swapan Kumar Bala Dr. Swapan Kumar Bala, FCMA has been working as a Professor, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Dhaka since 19 January 2011. He joined the University of Dhaka as a Lecturer of Accounting on 10 July 1991. He completed M.Phil. equivalent thesis-based Advanced Course on Economics and Quantitative Techniques from the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka. He obtained the Certificate in International Financial Reporting Standards in September 2008 from The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), UK. He did his Ph.D. on Value Added Taxation in Bangladesh: A Critical Appraisal from the Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Dhaka in December 2010. He frequently works as a guest- instructor of various public and private universities at undergraduate and post-graduate levels and also in the professional accounting institutes. Dr. Bala is a qualified professional Cost and Management Accountant and thus a Fellow Member (FCMA) of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh. He is also an Associate Member of Virtual Institute (Vi), UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland and a member of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. He has been working as a member of the Cost Accounting & Auditing Standard Board constituted by the ICMAB with a view to developing and adopting Cost Accounting & Auditing Standards in Bangladesh. Till January 2011, he has authored or co-authored 56 research articles including 21 published in international journals. He has also eight research monographs, four books, one study manual and 24 seminar papers to his credit. Dr. Bala is an expert on fiscal issues and an academic authority on taxation area. He is actively involved in fiscal policy initiatives with the National Board of Revenue. Recently, he has been appointed as a Member of the Expert Panel constituted by the NBR with a view to updating and modernizing the Income Tax Laws (July 14, 2010) and actively contributed to the Draft Direct Tax Act 2012 (available in NBR’s website since 16.01.2011). He frequently works as a resource person on professional seminars, workshops and training sessions on taxation, financial and management accounting, and financial management. He worked as an Associate Editor (May 2005 to Dec. 2007) and also a member of the editorial board/journal committee (2001-2007) of The Cost and Management, the bi-monthly journal of the ICMAB. He has substantial consultancy experience with the FBCCI, Dhaka, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), UK, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, Dhaka, the Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, and SMEC Bangladesh, Dhaka.

Prof. Munim K. Barai Prof. Munim K. Barai presentaly workin as a Professor Graduate School of Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Oita, Japan He completed his PhD in Finance from the University of Delhi in 1997 after acquiring his master’s degrees in finance and International Business. He has received a number of academic awards such as the ICCR Fellowship, UGC Junior and Senior Research Fellowship (India) and JSPS (Japan).As an Asian Scholarship Foundation Fellow (ASF) he spent a year in Vietnam studying the role of doi-moi in poverty reduction. He was also a Fulbright Scholar, completing post-doctorate research on US-Mexico trade at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), USA. His research interests include Finance, Finanical Institutions, Regional and International Trade Treaties, WTO, Poverty, Education, etc. His works have been published in Contemporary South Asia, Finance India, Journal of Comparative Asian Development, Asia Pacific World and many other PRJs. Prior to his appointment at APU in April 2010, he pursued his academic career at three universities in Bangladesh for more than a decade. He had a brief stint as the Economic and Political Adviser at the Canadian High Commission in Bangladesh.

Prof. Richard Cohen Prof. Richard Cohen is currently working with University of Virginia, USA. He was drawn to the languages, literatures and cultures of South Asia in college, when I studied for a year in India at the Maharaja Sayajirao University. He lived in a Rajasthani village for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer, and later specialized in the classical and medieval languages, Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhramsa in graduate school. In addition to his research and teaching activities, he has administered South Asia centers at several universities, as well as directed a research library for a couple of years in Hyderabad, India as a Fulbright.

His intellectual interests lie primarily in the medieval, transitional languages and literatures of north India, such as Apabhramsa, early Hindavi and Awadhi. Through such literatures one can trace the cultural continuities within South Asian civilization as it undergoes changes in response to the arrival of Islamicate cultures. He has developed an interest and specialization in Jainism through my work in Prakrit and Apabhramsa, and in early South Asian Sufism through a study of its literature, and developing material for syllabi on the role of Islam in South Asian civilization. He is keenly interested in the development of Indian cinema, particularly in the post Independence period – how it manifests political and cultural change.

Out of all the 13 worthy works of the worthy Professor, one of his selective Publications includes the recent most of "Bridging South Asian Literary Histories: The Role of Apabhramsha in the Historiography of Early 'Hindavi' Literature," released in 2015.

Prof. Nidhi K. Narang Prof. Nidhi K. Narang is CFO of Hindustan PowerProjects PvtLtd., India.

Prof. S.S. Khanka Dr. S. S. Khanka has been working as Professor since October 1994. Presently he is working as Professor (Human Resource Management), since 30 November 2007, at the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Faridabad (Haryana). Prior to joining to NIFM, he has served as Lecturer in Kumaun University, Nainital; Reader in Indira Gandhi National University (IGNOU), New Delhi; Professor in Assam University (A Central University), Silchar, Assam; and Professor in Tezpur University (A Central University), Tezpur, Assam. He has so far published 10 books (5 Research Books and 5 Text Books), over six dozen research papers in the reputed research journals. His first research paper entitled “Labour Migration from Kumaun Hills: Its Causes and Consequences” based on his doctoral research work was published in The Indian Journal Labour Economics and its findings were widely highlighted in India Today and The Economic Times. He has completed 5 research projects financially supported by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). He has been a member in the expert panel of the UGC, AICTE, ICSSR, and State Public Service Commissions. He has also served as the Visiting Professor in the Bishkek International School of Management and Business, Bishkek, Kyrghyzstan and the Department of Management, National University of Mongolia, Utaan Bataar, Mongolia. At NIFM, he introduced the ‘Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)’ which is equivalent to the Ph. D. Programme in the Universities and was its founder Coordinator from 2008-2011. At present, he has been the Programme Chair of the NIFM’s flagship programme on Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (Financial Management) duly recognized by the AICTE, approved equivalent to M.B.A. by AIU and accredited by NBA. Professor Khanka is the recipient of: 1. Shiksha Rattan Puruskar by H.E. General J.J. Singh, PSVM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.), Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, New Delhi, on 26th May, 2011. 2. Award for Best Teacher in Human Resources Management in the 19th Dewang Mehta Business School Awards at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, on 26th November 2011. Professor S. S. Khanka has been recognized as National Trainer for Ethics and Values by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) to train Group A Government Officers in the Central Training Institutes (CTIs) and Administrative Training Institutes (ATIs) in the country.

Prof. Kanika Khurana Prof. Kanika Khurana, is distinguished resource person to our conference. She is known for her research and teaching pedagogy. Currently, she is a Professor in the University of Mumbai, India .

Prof. Ashok Bhat Prof. Ashok Bhat is working with Mind Share HR, India.

Dr. B.B. Goenka Dr. B.B. Goenka, is Associate Professor in Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, India. He is serving the University of Delhi, India from years.Dr. Goenka is perpetually associated with D.U. and working as an inspiration to teachers and research scholars.

Prof. Rajvir Sharma Prof. Rajvir Sharma, is a keen researchers and teacher for the academic fraternity. Prof. Sharma is associated to Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, IP University, India.

Prof. A. N. Gupta, University of Delhi, India

Prof. R. K. Singh Dr R K Singh is a well respected academic known for his expertise in different academic, administrative and management areas. He has an experience of more than twenty five years not only in the field of teaching, but also training, research, administration and fusion of quantitative and qualitative research. He is a specialist in creating an interface between industry and academic institutions for the benefit of industrial effectiveness, faculty capacity building and students enrichment. Dr Singh earned his master’s degree, M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree from University of Delhi. His area of doctoral research was ‘Managing Human Resource Diversity’. He has held various positions of responsibility and prestige. He worked with many colleges of University of Delhi including Shri Ram College of Commerce as well as Jamia Millia Islamia central University. He also got an opportunity to have academic interaction with students and faculty internationally at University of Illinois, Stanford, Berkeley, Golden gate University and also taught at Royal University of Bhutan. On behalf of University of Delhi, he has headed many projects like monitoring of around eighty colleges affiliated to the University of Delhi on various prescribed parameters, developing the student feedback system, organizing a combined festival of all colleges and University of Delhi and formation of empowered committee to look after the interest of PWD students.

Dr R K Singh is a specialist in the area of corporate training. He successfully formulated and headed various training programs in India’s leading organizations like Vedanta, Aricent Technologies, Punjab Police, , NHPC, SAIL, J K Cement Ltd, GAIL, IFFCO, NATRSS, etc. His contribution as a trainer has been well acknowledged and appreciated. Dr Singh has been awarded the ‘Best Business Academic Award’ in 2007 by All India Commerce Association. His rich editorial experience includes his valuable contribution towards journals at both National and International level, as an author as well as an editor. Although he has worked on a diverse range of topics in the field of Organizational behavior and Human Resource Management, his areas of interest are Spirituality and Human resource Diversity. He has to his credit a book and two dozen papers at both National and International Level. He regularly updates himself by means of attending professional refresher courses and also participates in many community activities. Apart from his professional competence and success, Dr Singh also has an interest and accomplishment in other areas – like, he, as a researcher produced a 2 episode TV serial for UGC, worked in the capacity of a Quiz master in many quizzes of All India Radio, participated as a poet in a Kavi Sammelan organized by Hindi Academy, Government of India, and on similar lines participated in the organization and participation of many academic and cultural programs.

Dr. Shuchi Sinha Dr. Shuchi Sinha is an Assistant Professor in the area of Human Resource Management and Organization Studies. A PhD from University of London, she has taught and researched in the areas of Human Resource Management, leadership, identity work, workplace controls, employee resistance and other aspects of organization studies at various universities of repute like the University of London, University of Bath and University of Roehampton, United Kingdom. She has also worked as a research fellow with the National Health Service (NHS) South West Strategic Health Authority, UK and University of Bath. She has participated and presented her research in many international conferences like the European Group for Organisational Studies (EGOS), the British Academy of Management (BAM), the International Labour Process Conference (ILPC), the Critical Management Studies (CMS) and the Psychology of Women Section (POWS) of the British Psychological Society. Currently, she is one of the track chairs at the British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference. Prior to her doctoral research, she has worked as a consultant and trainer in the areas of change management, leadership development and talent assessment across different industry verticals.

Dr. Roopinder Oberoi Dr. Roopinder Oberoi received her Ph.D. from University of Delhi. She specialises in political science in political science and public administrations. She was awarded a post doctorate fellowship from university grant commission in 2009. And has contributed several chapters in the field of corporate governance, management and sustainable development in two books, 22 journals and has presented 17 research papers at national and international conferences. Presently, she is an Assistant Professor at University of Delhi.

Ms. Abhilasha Mahapatra Ms. Abhilasha Mahapatra is Director (Public Private Partnership), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, India.

Sh. Rajeev Saxena Sh. Rajeev Saxena is Director, Mazars India, India.

Dr. Sanjeev Singhal Dr. Sanjeev Singhal, is associated with Ernst and Young, India.

Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh is currently the Coordinator of MHROD program, Admission Coordinator of Professional Programs, and Treasurer of FCB Alumni Foundation at the Faculty of Commerce and Business. He is a member of American Accounting Association, life member of Indian Commerce Association, Indian Accounting Association, National HRD Network, CSI, etc. 13 Ph.D. Scholars and 4 M. Phil. students have completed their theses/dissertation under his supervision. Dr. Singh has been appreciated of Distinguished Services to Indian Commerce Association Awarded by J. V. Jain College, Saharanpur, India. He has been awarded the Gold Medal by Rector of Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovak Republic on May 26, 2010 at Nitra, Slovak Republic. He is also associated as Visiting Professor of Faculty of Economics and Management in SUA, Nitra, Slovak Republic. Dr. Singh is Co-editor since 2009 of International Journal of Business and Management (IJ-BM) and International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity, peer- reviewed international journals published by The Social Sciences Research society, Turkey. He is a recipient of Silver Medal on Dec. 29, 2008 for being the presenter of second best paper in the entire 61st All India Commerce Conference at Nagpur. He also has two Gold Medals to his credit by Szent Istvan University, Hungary, for Outstanding Contributions on Jan. 3, 2008 and on Nov. 11, 2008. The Appreciation Award was also felicitated by Indian Accounting Association in December, 2006. Dr. Singh is a Founder Team Leader – International Strategic Alliance Management Team (Since 2005) of Indian Commerce Association founded in 1947. He is an esteemed founder Editor-in-Chief, Delhi Business Review: An International Journal of SHTR (Refereed) (2000-2011). He proved to be Best Teacher Award for two Consecutive years (1998 & 99) at IAMT, NCR. He has 129 publications including ten books, 61 research papers, 8 case studies, 32 editorial review, 5 abstracts, and 5 book reviews. He has done one major and one minor research projects funded by UGC and also consulting projects with corporate.

Sh. K. D. Bhardwaj Sh. K. D. Bhardwaj is Director (Environment), National Productivity Council, India

Prof. K. Ramakrishnan Prof. K. Ramakrishnan is an independent writer, researcher, and consultant. He possesses over two decades of professional experience across industry and academics. He has been a faculty member at institutions such as IIM Lucknow, MDI Gurgaon, and NITIE Mumbai. He earned his doctorate (PhD) in Strategic Management from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta. He has published his research in various national and international academic journals.

Dr. UshaKashyap

Dr. UshaKashyap is an Associate of University of Delhi, India.

Prof. P. K. Biswas Prof. P. K. Biswas is director IFMR, Chennai. More than three decades of experience in Research, Teaching, Training and Consulting in the field of development / General management. Worked in Multicultural situations and multi dimensional situations having collaboration with community based organizations, civil societies, industries, government and international organizations. Started the academic journey with Administrative Staff College of India(ASCI), Hyderabad in 1983. Worked since inception, in 1984, with Indian Institute of Forest Management(IIFM), Bhopal ( An Autonomous institute of Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India), which was promoted and incubated by Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad. In August 2013, assumed the role of Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management(LBSIM), Delhi before joining Institute for Financial Management & Research (IFMR) in September 2014. Prof. P. K. Biswas has completed M.A from JNU and Ph.D. from Utkal University. His AREA OF SPECIALIZATION are Corporate Social Responsibility, Development Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Civil Society and NGO Management Governance, Participation & Local Institutions, Participatory Management, Microfinance & Livelihood Management

Dr. Niti Bhasin Dr. Niti Bhasin, an alumnus of Indraprastha College for Women and Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, is a gold medalist in the M. Com. Examination (2000) of the University of Delhi. A recipient of various medals and prizes at the post- graduate level, she obtained her M. Phil. Degree from the Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics in 2003 and has completed her Ph. D. from the same institution in 2007. She has a teaching experience of about thirteen years and her areas of specialization are ‘International Business’ and ‘Taxation’. She has to her credit eight books including FDI in India: Policies, Conditions and Procedures; Financial Institutions and Financial Markets in India: Functioning and Reforms, and Monetary, Banking and Financial Developments in India. Dr. Bhasin has been invited to deliver talks at various national and international seminars. Recently, she was invited to deliver the keynote address on the Fourth “Indian Ideas and Thoughts” Annual Seminar jointly organized by RILCA, Mahidol University, Bangkok and the Embassy of India in Thailand. She has contributed articles on topics related to international business and taxation in various national and international journals. She has also presented papers at international and national conferences. She chaired a technical session and presented two papers at the World Finance Conference held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in July 2012. Presently, eight Ph.D and seven M.Phil students are working under her supervision. She has completed a research project entitled “The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: A Cross-Country Analysis of Select Asian Economies” awarded by the University of Delhi under R&D and Doctoral Research Programme. Many of her papers have been listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list. Dr. Niti Bhasin has been appointed Paper Coordinator of the paper on ‘International Business’ for e-PG Pathshala project under NMEICT, Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Government of India aimed at developing e-content for PG courses. She is also the admission coordinator of the MIB and MHROD programmes of the Department. Before joining the Department, she taught at the Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) for about four years. She is a life member of Indian Commerce Association. She is also a member of the Rotary Club.

Prof K. B. Das Prof K. B. Das, an insightful scholar is in his 60s, was working as the senior most professor and head of RBI Research Centre of Utkal University. He was the head of department of economics, senate member and chief editor of Vani Vikash, Utkal University. He was also the president of All Orissa Economic Association and has 30 years of experience in postgraduate teaching and research experience in the university. He obtained the doctoral fellowship in Applied Economics from Calcutta University in 1978 and earned his Ph.D degree in 1984. He did his post-doctoral work at the university of Aberdeen (UK) and university of Bamberg and Troy State University (US). Das is the first person from the state to have been awarded a D.Litt. degree in economics and has authored 18 books and published 150 research papers in reputed professional journals of the country and abroad. He is the member of Royal Economic Society, International Association of Regional Science (US), List Society (Germany), LACDE (China) and fellow of the Society of International Development (Italy). Das is the editor of Utkal Economic Papers, associate editor of Indian Economic journal and also a member of the State Pollution Board. His research interest includes sustainable development, industrial management, inclusive development, rural development, tribal development, gender issues, poverty, human development, environmental issues, displacement and disaster management.

Prof. N.K. Kakkar Prof. N.K. Kakkar is Advisor in Maharaja Agrasen Technical Education Society, Delhi, India.

Prof. Kavita Sharma Professor Kavita Sharma has her specializationin the area of Marketing, specifically Advertising, Consumer Behaviour, and Customer Relationship Management. In her teaching experience of nearly thirty years she has been actively engaged with teachingunder-graduate and post-graduate courses in her specialised area. She is certified as Accredited Management Teacher by All India Management Association (AIMA). She carries special interest in teachingthe course onOperations Research. She is the alumnus of University of Delhi and has her Doctoral workon the topic of ‘Impact of Consumer Involvement on Consumer Behaviour’. She has participated in International conferences held in India and abroad. She has givenmore than thirty five presentations as key note speaker, panel speaker and paper presenter. She has also been invited as resource person for UGC sponsored programmes for university and college teachers.Lately, she has participated in AMA Special Interest Group Conference held in Cancun, Mexico and presented there two of her research papers. She was the part of fifteen academicians selected from all over the world for participation in Faculty Consortium organized by Academy of Marketing Science in Australia. The participation was funded by Sheth Foundation. She was also invited by Brunel University, London to deliver talk.Four of her research papersadjudged in the category of Best Research Paper award were presented in International Conferencesorganised by PSSIR in Singapore, Academy of Indian Marketing (AIM) in Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, and Bhartiya Vidyapeeth, Delhi. Her research papers are published in national and international journals including Vikalpa- The Journal of Decision Makers, Vision-The Journal of Business Perspective, JIBR, Journal of Law and Social Sciences, Business Analyst, and MIMS. She has authored two books and has contributed research papers in edited volumes.She is the part of research team of Centre for Marketing in Emerging Economies (CMEE), IIM Lucknow. She has reviewed the papers for Industrial Marketing Management, Qualitative Market Research- An International Journal, and Journal of Business Research. She was the Editor of Journal of Commerce & Business Studies. She was associated with ICAI for development of e-content for CA (final) course. She is also the member of Board of Research Studies of various Management Institutes.She is the research supervisor for Ph.D and M.Phil students. Four Ph.D and two M.Phil scholars have been awarded their degree under her supervision. Nine Ph.D and six M.Phil students are pursuing their research work under her supervision

Ms. Shipra Dawar Ms. Shipra Dawar is Head-L&D of Ricoh India Ltd, New Delhi, India.

Ms. Mamta Binani Mamta Binani is a Commerce Graduate & a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She has over 15 years of experience in corporate consultation & advisory covering Due Diligence, Secretarial & Legal functions, Formation of Joint Ventures, Drafting of SPA & Corporate Governance. Mamta is occupied as one of the leading practicing Company Secretary from the Eastern India. Mamta was elected as the First Lady Chairperson in Eastern India Regional Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India in the year 2010. She also holds the privilege of being the only lady Chairperson in theEIRC amongst all the three professional institutes i.e. ICSI, ICAI & ICWAI. She is a coveted speaker at Corporate Governance atvarious workshops and seminars organized by ICAI, ICWAI & ICSI, National Foundation of Corporate Governance. Has addressed various forums on topics of professional interest including Due Diligence, FII Regulations, Takeover Regulations, Inspection & Investigation, Drafting Skills, SEBI Laws. She possesses excellent communication, drafting, negotiation, relationship management,training & analytical skills. She is also an empanelled trainer at ICICI Bank for imparting leadership training to middle management. She believes in getting world class at work & in life. To work brilliantly and live beautifully is her motto. She is a Member of the Expert Committee of Direct Taxes, Company Law & Economic Affairs of the Indian Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee Member, All India Federation of Tax Practitioner,s Executive Committee Member, Direct Tax Practitioners’ Association, Kolkata Executive Committee Member, Views Exchange CA Study Circle, Vice-President, Calcutta Citizens’ InitiativeVice-President, Shikshan Kendra, Maheshwari SabhaKolkata Vice-President, Lions Club of Mother Teresa Sarani, KolkataPatron, All India Marwari Federation Life Member, RajasthanBengal Maitri Parishad, KolkataLife Member, Association of Corporate Advisors & Executives AWARDS Recipient of the D.L.Mazumder’s Silver Medal & Mauji Ram Memorial Award from ICSI for standing All India First in the Intermediate Examinations and for securing the highest marks in Company Law on an All India Basis Recipient of the ‘Bharat Nirman Award 2010’ for Excellence in Professional Services Winner of the Tejaswini Award in 2010.

Prof. Anupama Vohra Prof. Anupama Vohra is Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, India

Prof. Hamendra Porwal Prof. Hamendra Porwal is Associate Professor, University of Delhi, India.

Prof. Raj Kumar Prof. Raj Kumar is D.Litt., Ph.D, MBA and M.Com, having 26 years of teaching and research experience. His areas of specialization are Insurance, Capital Market and Management of Microfinance Institutions. He has authored four books and completed three research projects. He has contributed many research papers to National and International seminars, conferences and workshops. He has also coordinated one Refresher course, one Entrepreneurial Development program and 4 QIP's. Prof. Raj Kumar was executive member of LIC Policy Holder Council and All India Commerce Association. He has special interests in contemporary issues like Micro Insurance, Corporate Governance and Public System Management. Prof. Raj Kumar is Chief Coordinator of Industry Institute Partnership Cell (AICTE sponsored) at Faculty of Management Studies. He was Coordinator, Technical Cell, V.C's office, BHU.

Prof. Tejinder Sharma Prof. Tejinder Sharma is Professor in Kurukshetra University, India.

Dr. Anil kumar swain Dr. Anil kumar swain is an M.Com, Ph.D, FDPM, UGC NET. Dr. A. K. Swain is currently the Placement Coordinator for MFC. He has been honorary consultant and resource person to NABARD, DMI, OSAM Board, GOI, NIAM and MANAGE on agri-commodity derivatives, financial literacy and investment awareness programme. He has 28 years of rich teaching experience in Adv. Accounting, International Accounting, Commodity and Financial Derivatives. He has published more than 40 research articles in many national and international seminars.

Prof. T.P. Sharma Prof. T.P. Sharma is working with National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Delhi, India.

Prof. Vinod Madhavan Prof. Vinod Madhavan is teaching in Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), India.

Dr. Sumati Varma Dr. Sumati Varma is an Associate Professor, Department of Commerce and Business, Sri Aurobindo College (Evening), Delhi University, India

Dr. P.C. Jain Dr. P.C. Jain is Former Principal SRCC, Hon’ble Member and Former Vice-Chairman, IAA, Delhi Chapter has been recently appointed by the Government of India to the Central Council of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) and to the Accounting Standard Board is scheduled on Saturday March 12, 2016. Dr. P. C. Jain’s nomination to the highest policy-making bodies of the professionals augurs well to his dedication to the accounting and commerce education in the last 4 decades.

Mr. Pushpender Kumar Mr. Pushpender Kumar is currently teaching in Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. He has contributed two research papers in National Journals and presented four papers in Seminar & Conference. Dr. Kumar is a Master in International Business and has qualified NET in Management. Presently pursuing Ph.D in Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi.

Sh. Shreenibas Chandra Prusty Sh. Shreenibas Chandra Prusty is the Registrar, Indian Law Institute, Delhi, India.

Sh. C. Rajashekhar Sh. C. Rajashekhar is a Member of the All India “Good Governance, Central and State Governments Program and Coordination” Department of BJP, India.

Mr. Himanshu Gupta Mr. Himanshu Gupta Joint managing director of S.CHAND GROUP and founder director HMSC learning Pvt Ltd represents the third generations in this family owed company and is spearhead the companies moves into digital publishing and multimedia Mr. gupta has been a trend setter in Indian publishing industy as one of the first in adopting technology in eduction in india by bringing CD rom based educational material .from launching the first student teacher portal and implementing ERP solutions in publishing in india and certifiying S.Chand the first ISO certified publishers. He understands the changing and evolving dynamics of digital education and has been instrumental in leading the group’s first computer aided learning project e-Class for Government of uttranchal in india involving 1100 state schools and HMH initiatives. His goal is to transform the company into a “Total knowledge corporation”.

Sh. Sidhharth Mishra Sh. Sidharth Mishra is a Consulting Editor, Millennium Post, New Delhi, India.

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