Our speakers

Gustaf Ericson, Senior Manager, Bain & Company

GV Prasad, Co Chairman and MD, Dr Reddy's Laboratories

GV Ravishankar, MD, Sequoia Capital India

Ravi Shankar is a Managing Director with Sequoia Capital India. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital, Ravi Shankar worked at McKinsey & Company in Mumbai, where he advised senior management of top Indian companies on a variety of issues including business building, channel management and leadership development. Prior to McKinsey, Ravi Shankar worked at Wipro Technologies in their Embedded and Internet Access division.

At Wipro, Ravi Shankar helped several venture-backed networking start-up clients design and build customer premise equipment for next generation applications like VoDSL and Internet over Cable.

Ravi Shankar received an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad where he was awarded the President’s Gold Medal. He also holds a BE in Computer Science and Engineering from REC Trichy.

Gyan Pandey, CDO, Voltas Ltd.

H. B. Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, Hydroair Tectonics (PCD) Ltd

Mr. H.B. Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, a highly qualified and internationally renowned technocrat with over 30 years of experience in the field. Guided by him a team of well qualified and highly experienced engineers and associated staff members steer the company’s projects. Mr H.B. Singh has done M.Tech from IIT Kanpur with Advanced Course from EPA, U.S.A..

H.E. Maher Al Kaabi, Advisor to Alserkal Group Chairman, UAE Circular Economy Council Member & UAEIIC Executive Committee Member

H.E. Maher Al Kaabi, a visionary leader and a seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience in the Banking, IT industry and Family Business. He has extensive expertise in Board Membership, Islamic Banking, Wholesales & Consumer Banking, Risk Management, Finance, Operation & Technology, Sales & Distribution and Business Development. Serves in various boards of companies and is actively involved in various startup companies and is a co-founder of Blink.

Currently, he is an advisor to the Group Chairman of Al Serkal Group of Companies (165+ year old family) and serves as an Independent Board Member. His expertise lies in devising impact and commercial strategies, working with government leaders and private sectors.

Works extensively with various ministries in future technologies, circular economy, and sustainability of family businesses by training NextGen on Venture Studio Module. On the advisory board of UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and other entities. 

He is on the Board of Director / Advisory Board:
- UAE Ministry of Economy – Circular Economy Committee 
- UAE International Investors Council 
- Middle East Energy 
- MENA Power Projects 
- MIT Sloan CIO Council 
- Cybersecurity – CYSEC Global 
- The Optimisation Hub 
- Chairperson – Copperstone Education 
- Impact Investing Solutions (based in Switzerland) 
- Impact Boards Emerging Markets (based in UK) 
- Messe Frankfurt GmbH (Smart Building) 
- CARE (of Sustainability) by Trescon 

He has worked at Citigroup for 15 years where he has assumed various senior roles both locally and internationally. Post that he worked as the Chief Risk Officer at Dubai Bank. And then as Group Head of Islamic Banking at Emirates NBD and served as Group Head Chief Operating Officer for Group Wholesale Banking. In addition, he has been honored with numerous Global Awards. 

He is currently pursuing his doctorate in the field of AI driven sustainability. 

Hadi Badri, CEO-Economic Development, Dubai Department of Economy & Tourism

Hadi Badri is the Chief Executive Officer of Economic Development at the Dubai Department of Economy & Tourism.

Hadi has held various management roles at Emaar Properties, including as CEO of Emaar International ($1.5bn Revenue, $0.4bn EBITDA), Group Chief Strategy Officer at Emaar and Chairman of Namshi ($0.4bn Net Revenue). Prior to joining Emaar, Hadi was a Principal at Bain & Company, where he led a range of complex strategy and organization projects across industries.

He was also an investment professional at The Carlyle Group and Dubai International Capital. Hadi has served as a Board Director for Emaar Properties in 15 companies across Real Estate, E-commerce and Hospitality, including Emaar’s real estate development businesses in India, Turkey, Pakistan, Morocco and Jordan, Namshi (Fashion E-commerce) and Rove Hotels (Hospitality).

Hadi has also served as a Board Director at Sandooq Al Watan (Private Sector Not-for-profit) and Rivoli Group (Retail) and as a Member of Investment Advisory Committees at Middle East Venture Partners (Venture Capital) and Carlyle MENA Partners (Private Equity).

Hadi is an honors graduate in Economics from Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA.

Handhi, Co-CEO and Founder, Manna Agribio

Handhi is the Co-CEO and Founder of Manna Agribio, where his leadership and vision are driving the company's efforts in pioneering sustainable agriculture through innovative biotechnology, helping farmers increase yields while protecting the environment. With over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy and growth, Handhi has previously held roles as Vice President Director at MNC Skyvision and Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Mayapada Healthcare Group. He also serves as Chairman of the Indonesian Multimedia Provider Association (APMI).

Handhi Kentjono, Co-CEO and Founder, Manna Agribio

Handhi is the Co-CEO and Founder of Manna Agribio, where his leadership and vision are driving the company's efforts in pioneering sustainable agriculture through innovative biotechnology, helping farmers increase yields while protecting the environment. With over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy and growth, Handhi has previously held roles as Vice President Director at MNC Skyvision and Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Mayapada Healthcare Group. He also serves as Chairman of the Indonesian Multimedia Provider Association (APMI).

Hanmant Ramdas Gaikwad, CMD, BVG India Ltd

Mr. Hanmantrao R. Gaikwad is founder chairman of BVG India Ltd, a Bharat Vikas Group company. Starting with 8 people in 1997, BVG has crossed mark of $150 million as total group turnover in 2012 with 26,000+ employees across the country.

Bharat Vikas Group has businesses spanning facility management, horticulture, land development, engineering, electrical projects, municipal waste management, waste to energy generation, renewable energy, sugar manufacturing etc.

BVG India Ltd, Flagship company of Bharat Vikas Group, is India’s leading integrated services company.

Mr. Gaikwad is from a farmer family of a small village Rahimatpur in Satara District. He has inherited and preserved old ascetic values of simplicity and honesty from his family.

While studying he formed society Bharat Vikas Pratisthan in 1993 to do something different for the our great nation. Under BVP, he raised fund to help poor students for their eduction.

While working in Tata motors, he requested management for job opportunities for un?employed rural youths. TATA Motors was kind enough & gave opportunity in Housekeeping with 8 people in 1997. Due to Quality services, hard work and commitment strength gone up to 200 people within year, then left Tata motors and started full-time business in the name BVG INDIA LTD with its first client as TATA Motors. Sincere efforts helped increasing client list to 350+. Which includes eminent government properties like Rashtrapati Bhawan, Hon. Prime Minister’s House & Office, Hyderabad House, Parliament House, Parliament House Library, Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi High Court etc.

Some other prominent clients are Safdurjung Hospital, Indian Railways, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, ONGC, Mantralaya – Mumbai, TATA Motors LTD., G.E. Power Controls, I.T.C.? across country, Bajaj Auto Ltd., Mahindra and Mahindra, Swami Ramdeoji’s Maharaja Patanjali Yogpeeth Haridwar etc.