• Mr. Kamesh Mullapudi is the Leader for the Strategy and Analytics practice as well as for the M&A practice at Deloitte Consulting. He is the advisor to the Deloitte Consulting US CEO as part of the Consulting Strategy Council and is also on the board of directors for Deloitte's investment initiatives in the country. His predominant focus is on innovating and transforming business models and works with many global Tech, Media, and Telecom clients to formulate and execute business strategies. Earlier, he was the Practice Director for the emerging markets segment at BearingPoint and has also worked as a Consultant at AT&T.
• Mr. Mullapudi completed his Bachelor's in ECE from Nagarjuna University and is also an alum of John Hopkins University as well as Yale School of Management.

• Mahima is a Sr. Manager - Tech Strategy & Tech Advisory at Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. and has 16+ years of experience. Mahima has been leading Large Digital Transformation Programs – with focus on “Cloud” and “Data Driven Reinvention”. As the world changes rapidly and technology catches up with exponential business needs, Mahima has been supporting large programs with clients across different industries - by investing in data & digital capabilities to drive growth & operational excellence. Mahima has extensive experience in Healthcare and CPG industry across different geographies
• 16+ years of experience in Technology Strategy and Advisory; Joined Accenture in 2013 as an experienced hire Key Industries - Healthcare, Life Sciences & Consumer Packaged Goods
• Large Digital Transformation Programs – with focus on "Cloud" and "Data Driven Reinvention". As the world changes rapidly and technology catches up with exponential business needs, we have been supporting large programs with clients across different industries - by investing in data & digital capabilities to drive growth & operational excellence to become data-driven leaders
  • Leading Data for Growth program for a leading NA Consumer Goods Company - Set up with a vision to industrialize Data & Analytics to drive growth and value by infusing AI across the value chain. Key Outcomes – Sustained value; Secure & Scalable Platform and future oriented data capability
  • Designed IT transformation blueprint for multiple clients across different geographies including health mission mode project for India
  • Led Cloud Strategy, Migration & Innovation across different industries with focus on – integrated governance, cloud migration roadmap, operations stability, continuous improvement & cloud innovation agenda
• Capability Development
  • Responsible for shaping up Cloud COE and Transformation Management capability; Driving Cloud Optimization Offering with global cloud first and TS&A Geography team(s)
  • Leading Technology transformation agenda for key accounts across Healthcare, CPG, Life Sciences Industries; Shaping up the Technology practice strategy in India
  • Driving Data Driven Reinvention Strategy for NA
  • Author for PoVs - Essentials Elements for Cloud Transformation; Live in the Cloud Strategy; Emerging Technology Trends for Consumer Healthcare…

• She’s been with TechM since 2006, and has played multiple roles in the company. She currently heads the global consulting team at Tech Mahindra, which is engaged in business consulting, as well as technology and business process advisory & re-engineering services. In her digital role, Padma is responsible for the growth of digital business at Tech Mahindra
• In 2009, Padma moved to the then newly acquired Satyam organization, to lead the post-acquisition and integration activities between Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Satyam. Subsequently, she led the creation of a new platform-based outsourcing business, servicing the Australian investment and retirement savings market.
• Padma joined Tech Mahindra from financial services consulting firm Capco, where she was Country Manager in India, responsible for Capco’s offshore services to global clients, as well as consulting services for clients in the region.
• An alumna of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Padma has had roles in consulting, technology, sales, key account management and strategic initiatives, and has handled multiple P&L management responsibilities during a career spanning more than 30 years.
• Padma is part of the National Committee on Telecom & Broadband of the Confederation of Indian Industry for 2020-2021, and co-leads the sub-committee on Digital Stack and Skills. She is on the strategic advisory board of the MaDeIT Innovation Foundation, the design-driven technology business incubator promoted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram. Padma is also on the Digital Advisory Board of the School of Inspired Leadership.
• In March 2020, Padma was featured on Forbes Magazine’s India Women Power list of Self-Made Women.

• Mr. Pratik Pal currently serves as the CEO of Tata Digital, leading the company's efforts to build innovative digital products and services as a subsidiary of Tata Sons.
• In 2019, Mr. Pal founded Tata Digital and spearheaded the launch of Tata Neu, the first Indian super app that integrates services like grocery, fashion, travel, and more on one platform.
• He brings over two decades of experience in leadership roles focused on consumer businesses and digital transformation, most recently as President of Consumer Facing Industries at TCS.
• Mr. Pal has a strong educational background with a B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunications from Jadavpur University and an M.Tech in Computer Science from the Indian Statistical Institute Calcutta.
• He holds a prestigious Fellowship with the Indian National Academy of Engineering and serves on the boards of multiple companies.

• Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Data Sciences and Operations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 6/2018 – 6/2019
• Research Associate, SRITNE, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, 6/2010 – 7/2012

• Visiting faculty in Marketing for the Design Management 1 course for Post Graduate students at National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad (Duration – 5 days) - 2016
• Visiting faculty in Marketing for Brand Management for MBA students at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar (Duration – 1 session) - 2014
• Visiting faculty in Marketing for the Marketing Management course for experienced professionals (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) at Amrut Mody school of Management, Ahmedabad University (Duration – 16 sessions) – 2014

Business consultant for the consumer goods division. Led and executed consulting projects in sales and marketing for consumer goods companies in North America, Europe and India.

• Led a team of business consultants to conceptualize a subscription-driven business-analytics based service offering to monitor trade spends for consumer goods manufacturers. Service offering chosen as one of five business initiatives to be funded by the Cognizant leadership
• Worked closely with the European leadership at Mattel to re-organize Mattel‟s European marketing and supply chain organizations into a hub-and-spoke structure. The new structure led to greater synergies across countries, reduced work duplication and drove process efficiencies
• Conducted a due diligence and functionality assessment exercise of the wireless handheld systems and operations used by the Frito Lays sales force at PepsiCo North America

Business consultant in the consumer goods division. Executed multiple consulting projects in the retail and consumer goods domains in North America and India.

• Worked as the functional lead to re-engineer a product offering related to retailer defined product hierarchies at Nielsen in North America
• Led the requirements gathering and design efforts as the lead business analyst for the Consumer Spending Breakthrough project for Procter & Gamble in North America and India
• Led the solution design for the „Smart Store‟, an in-house capability showcase which brought together a host of retail technologies in a real store environment

Co-founder of the start-up providing educational services for students in the 8th to 12th grades. The services provided were an adjunct to the school curriculum with the guiding philosophy of „Why you learn what you learn‟.

• Created multi-media content and learning material to improve conceptual understanding
• Conducted daily class room sessions for students using multimedia aids across science and mathematics subjects

Product manager for a $ 40 mn (at the time) flagship brand – Dabur Chyawanprash. Responsible for all brand related activities including advertising, brand budgeting, trade and consumer promotions and implementation, media planning and buying, demand planning and forecasting.

• Conceptualized and developed a brand marketing campaign to grow the brand by increasing consumption occasions beyond the traditional winter months
• Planned and executed a revised media buying plan which led to increased cost efficiencies and greater coverage in target markets

• Dr. Ravi Vijaya Raghavan is the Vice President and Head - Analytics and Decision Sciences at Flipkart. He carries a multitude of experience in working with several Fortune 500 companies and start-ups wherein he also generated substantial intellectual property for the companies and 25+ patent filings to his name. At Flipkart, he is responsible for building analytics-driven solutions to help drive both human and systemic decisions across all areas of the business.
• Mr. Raghavan completed his bachelor's in Engineering from IIT Madras in 1990 whereupon he went to pursue Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He completed his MBA in Finance and Strategy from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business in 2004.

• Rituparna Chakraborty is the Co-Founder and Wholetime Non-Executive Director of TeamLease Services Limited, India's leading staffing company, a position she has held since 2003. She led the company through a successful Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2016, making TeamLease India's first listed staffing and business services organization.
• As CEO and Executive Director from 2003 to 2022, Ms. Chakraborty spearheaded exponential growth and profitability as the core P&L owner. She scaled TeamLease's staffing business from zero to over $700 million in revenue and expanded into additional HR services such as apprenticeships, compliance, and technology platforms.
• In 2014, Ms. Chakraborty conceptualized and launched the National Employability through Apprenticeship Program (NETAP), India's first large-scale, privately managed apprenticeship initiative. NETAP provided the framework for amendments to India's National Apprentice Act, paving the way for greatly expanded apprenticeships and on-the-job training.
• She has served as the Founding Managing Trustee of the Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) since 2010. She united competing staffing companies under the ISF banner to establish a strong, collective voice for the staffing industry. In this role, she engages regularly with government agencies, policymakers, trade unions, and international organizations on labor regulations.
• Since 2022, Ms. Chakraborty has been an Independent Director on the Board of the Goa Institute of Management. She provides strategic advice and input and has assisted with rebuilding the institute's entrepreneurship center and incubation programs.
• Over her career, she has served as an advisor to government bodies like the Ministry of Labour and Employment. She was on expert committees helping draft the four new labor codes passed in 2020.
• With over two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and business leader, Ms. Chakraborty brings expertise in areas like P&L management, business transformation, scaling companies, strategy implementation, branding, and crisis management.

• Mr. Sreejit Roy has been with IBM for around 11 years now, occupying high-level positions such as Account Executive for Large Oil Major and then Director: Industrial Sector, GBS GD India. He has also worked at companies such as PwC Consulting and HMT India.
• Mr. Roy has completed his bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Jodhpur, Rajasthan and has completed his MBA from IIM Calcutta in the year 1996.