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Ishwar Dayal Auditorium, FIIB
Plot-5, Rao Tula Ram Marg,Vasant Vihar
New Delhi, Delhi, 110057
India

Avantika Shrivastava

Avantika Shrivastava has extensive experience in the development sector. She has worked as a strategic communication professional with Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders in Delhi. Before making a transition to the development sector, she was a journalist at news agency Press Trust of India. Avantika holds an MSc in International Development from the University of Edinburgh where she was a Global Development Academy Master's Scholar, a PG Diploma from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, and BA in Journalism from the University of Delhi. She has also been a Global Thinkers Forum mentee.

Dr. Sudhir Rana

Passion! Love of exploration! An eagerness to internalize information on a personal level. One of the youngest editors in International Management research Journals, Renowned scholar, willing to take risks, share and enlighten is what describes Dr. Sudhir Rana. The goal of creative education is to challengm089 e each student and encourage originality, with this thought and his high spirits and witty ways of teaching, he has covered all his hardships to emerge as a winner. He is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Chairperson PhD Program at the Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi, India. He is masters in business administration and Ph.D. with MHRD Scholarship from Government of India and is a Post-Doctorate from Putra Business School, University of Putra, Malaysia. He has published numerous papers with Emerald, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Sage, Inderscience, etc. He holds editorial positions with International Journal of Emerging Markets, FIIB Business Review, South Asian Journal of Marketing, and Advances in Emerging Markets and Business Operations.

Ishan Arora

Ishaan Arora is a 21 years old finance enthusiast and a budding entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of FinLadder, an edtech organisation considered to be the best start-up from University of Delhi as per DU Beat. He has completed his graduation from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College and is amongst the youngest in the world to clear FRM. He was able to realise early in his life that people of his age do know their interests but are unable to know how and where to start from. Since then he is on a mission to empower budding entrepreneurs and students with talks across India and teaching over 6000 students online till now.

Niraj Gera

Mr. Niraj Gera is a rare talent and an inspiration to many who dare to dream. He is a perfect example of excellence with compassion. Skilled in the craft of photography, he is well known for documenting worldwide acclaimed photo series such as the Sacred Transformation, Scared Stains & Sacred Love. His works have been bestowed with much appreciation, awards and titles of prestige. He is not only a photographer but also a senior faculty at the art of living organisation, a motivational speaker,a certified life coach, an active social activist and above all a human full of love and life. There is nothing that our guest for today thinks is impossible. We are graced to have a man of inspirational values amongst us.

Rajan Gupta

#COVID19 pandemic has surely disrupted lives but humankind rose to the occasion & how they negotiated #challenges is a story of true grit. Rajan Gupta is a social uplifter and a corporate worker and founder of 'Stranger Friends Helping Hands Society'. He is working in the field of education for the 'Underprivileged Children' and providing free education to about 350+ children. He also started working in the field of uWomen Empowerment and Atambirbhar Women. He has so far made 100 women self-dependent through their skills. He started an NGO that aims to bring the changes and make a difference for those children. Working for his dream for approx 3 years, his vision was successful or can say he is working hard for achieving more, but in future that journey has to reach to each and every child with that dream. He says 'The happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others'

Rakesh Banik

He can live with failure, but not with ‘not trying’. Cycling’s been a blessing in disguise, but it hasn’t always been a cakewalk. His greatest feat till day remains the track from Bangkok to Guwahati with one cause at heart- SAVE RHINOS. Being the world’s first paracyclist to fight for such a cause led him to believe his disability isn’t his disadvantage, but rather the push to strive for greater feats. And again, the zeal and spirit pushed him to conquer the world’s highest motorable road, Khardung La, in Ladakh in 2016. Those, unfortunately, weren’t the only battles to be won. Depression is real and he has felt those heavy pangs of despair. But he decided not to bow to it and marched forward to beat it right after his amputation. And today, raising awareness on this social stigma is parallel to his existence.

Rashi Rathore

“Little girls with dreams become women with vision”. Rashi Rathore, a come-at-able and an empath, Co-Founder of eyecan, and a Final Year PGDM Student of FIIB, Delhi. She is a soft-spoken person and believes in doing something that sets a benchmark. The risk-taking attitude and harnessing chi to tackle the obstacles makes her a great leader. She has been a student innovator under GOOGLE’s Build For Digital India Program 2019. Having a vision to help the visually impaired live an independent life, she started a company that makes assistive technology for them. Working for her dream for 2 years, her company has successfully able to reach out to more than 1500 users now. She believes that all are gifted with the strength to bring a change in society and all it takes is just one courageous step to do so. Once you do it, you’re ready to sail around the world. She says,” No matter how much money you earn, how much fame you have if you’re not changing and exploring a better version of self, you’re not really LIVING.”

Shruti Sharma

Shruti Sharma is a Finance professional and social worker who was diagnosed with Breast Cancer when she was 31 years old which proved to be a turning point in her life. This journey changed her forever, or as she says, “she rediscovered her true self which she had lost in the mad chase of professional success and money”. She was shocked to see people’s reaction to the news and realized that there are still a lot of myths associated with the disease. It is considered a death sentence and even a taboo in our society. She realized that all these thoughts and reactions were majorly due to lack of awareness which is mainly because people prefer not talking about the disease. This made her talk to people and counsel patients and caregivers. Shruti now lives each day at a time, is blissfully happy and not scared to do what her heart tells her to do. She is now FULLY ALIVE!

Shuchi Dikshit

An educationist, a psychological counselor. A trainer and a motivator. With an experience of over a decade working with and around students, Shuchi believes in the uniqueness that every person brings with them. A firm believer of creating a culture of compassion and empathy, Shuchi claims that among others, listening is a virtue that helps her connect with people effectively. An alum of Delhi University she did her graduation in psychology and went on to attain three Masters Degrees in the field of Psychology, Human Resource and Business Management respectively. She is currently pursuing her Doctoral degree with research focus on exploring the cultural dimensions in start-ups. She has been associated with many B-Schools and engineering institutes in her career at present she is an Assistant Professor with FIIB. Shuchi is an accredited trainer from ICS India Limited and a Certified counselor & legally affiliated with Counsellor Council of India. She has undergone training at VIMHANS, Delhi and is currently associated with NIMHANS, Bangalore for Community mental health counseling. As a Psychological counselor, she has spoken on Mental health awareness on different platforms and has counseled students overcoming emotional traumas & barriers. As an educationist she believes she could be an effective educator only as long as she is a learner and while she is mostly speaking inside the classes but she hopes that as much as she is learning from them, she is making a difference tooml. As she quotes, it's a privilege to make a difference in the lives of others and see that change right in front of your eyes, no matter how small and even for a handful.

Suman Roy

Mr. Suman Roy is the CEO of August Communications, a 14-year old integrated advertising agency based in Delhi-NCR. He founded Rainsong Films, the production house of August Communications, thereby differentiating august as one of the very few ad agencies of India has its own production house. Suman has more than a decade of experience in brand strategy, advertising, brand building and management, digital marketing and film production. He has turned around advertising agencies during his previous stints. He has played a pivotal role in the brand building of several multinationals, domestic companies and start-ups. He mentors several start ups in India and guides them in brand building and management. He is a firm believer of networking and has built a terrific network across the corporate world. He is also an industry speaker on several subjects related to advertising and marketing, consumer behaviour, etc. He is a mentor at SAAC India, a start-up incubation organization. A regular visitor at B-schools, he loves interacting with students. His affinity towards election campaigns and image management exercise is immense, and Suman has also advised top leaders in political parties.