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IIM Sirmaur
IIM Sirmaur, Rampur Ghat - Engineering College Rd Kunja Matralion, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmaur
Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, 173025
India

Abhishek Dubey

Founder & CEO, Muskaan Dreams Foundation

Abhishek Dubey is founder and CEO at Muskaan Dreams. Academically he is a computer science engineer turned social entrepreneur. Abhishek got listed in FORBES 30 UNDER 30 for his entrepreneurial approach. His efforts over the years have been recognized by the government of India. He has received many awards and accolades and his journey has been featured in publications like @yourstory. He along with his team at Muskaan Dreams is on a mission to impact 1 Million students by 2025. Through his channels, he aims to share with the world his journey as a social entrepreneur in India. He aims to motivate people to follow their dreams, help create more social entrepreneurs, and empower as many lives as possible.

Haris Subramanian S

Haris Subramanian S, a dynamic second-year MBA student at our esteemed Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur. Hailing from a commerce background, having completed his B. Com from Loyola College, Chennai, he brings a unique perspective to the table, complemented by his six-month stint at EY GDS. A firm believer in the mantra "Never Give Up," Haris is currently shaping his path in the world of business and management. Beyond his professional pursuits, Haris's remarkable journey takes a personal twist – he's a two-time cancer survivor, a testament to his unwavering determination and resilience. His tenacity and passion stand as an inspiration to those who aim to conquer challenges and shape their destinies. Join us in welcoming Haris Subramanian S, a symbol of courage, innovation, and unyielding spirit, as he shares his insights and aspirations with the world. Through his journey, he aims to inspire the emergence of catalysts, much like him, who can drive positive change and transformation.

Mr. Shashi Sinha

Mr Shashi Sinha is a perpetual student of Marketing and a quintessential salesman! Having passed through an expanse of almost 27 years of professional journey, he has had a long and winding career but mostly in Media Sales. Media is a tertiary business and the business of media is to grow its customers’ business. The success of media business lies in understanding and aggregating ‘the customers of its customers’. Meaning to say that Media provides its practitioners a ‘coign of vantage’ from where they see 360 degree of the business both from the business owners’ perspective and from its customers’ perspective. This lends media professionals the ability to design ‘ value propositions’. Value propositions are the crux of any buyer-seller relationship which is the basis of all business in this world. We shall benefit from the insights that Mr Sinha shares on designing sustainable value propositions for mutual and strategic gains. He is at present the Chief Business Officer – Media & Advertising with Adani Airport Holdings Limited . His responsibility includes overseeing the entire media & advertising business of all Adani Airports consisting of the airports at Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Mangalore and Trivandrum. He started his career with The Times of India Group in its Circulation department and then moved to the advertising sales. He has also had working exposures to digital media, Radio and Outdoors. A keen teacher, Mr Sinha believes organisation is built of ‘doable points’ for execution and ‘teachable points’ for perpetuation.

Namita Tiwari

Marketing Director and Head, Wipro

Namita Tiwari is a visionary marketing leader and industry veteran with two decades of experience with well-known technology companies of the world. She has been at the forefront of strategic marketing initiatives of the top key technology players of the world. She brings extensive global experience in marketing across brand, digital, content, campaigns and communications. While driving customer engagement and market outreach she has been contributing as growth driver to the technology industry. Namita is renowned voice on not just marketing, but also women empowerment and global good, is a proud women influencer and change catalyst.

Prajakta Desai

Major Prajakta Desai is the first female officer in the Indian Army to become an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle observer pilot. Her inclination towards the army started when she was about 8 years old after watching the movie “Border”. Interest and inclination grew, she became a part of the NCC, specifically the air wing NCC, for which she worked hard to qualify. Finally she joined Indian Army, she wanted to fly, to become a fighter pilot, but her petite size wouldn’t allow to make the cut. In 2019, there was an opportunity for women in army aviation to become observer pilots, and obviously Prajakta jumped at the chance. She believes that anyone can achieve anything no matter where they come from.

Shashi Sinha

Chief Business Officer (CBO), Adani

Shashi Sinha works with Adani Airports as Chief Business Officer. He is an Indian advertising and media industry professional. He was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), which is an industry association of television broadcasters in India. Shashi Sinha has had a significant impact on the media and advertising landscape in India. Before his role at IBF, Shashi Sinha was associated with one of India's leading media buying agencies, IPG Mediabrands, as the CEO for their India operations. Under his leadership, IPG Mediabrands grew and established itself as a prominent player in the Indian advertising industry.

Shivam Sharma

Influencer, Traveler, Film Maker & Singer

Shivam Sharma as a brand name is an artist who is a full-time content creator and the giver of today's many loved songs cinematography. Born and brought up in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, Shivam was raised in a humble family and wanted to join the Indian army. Good in studies, Shivam worked hard, however, he was always in touch with the changing technology of his time. His vision was to learn photography and filmmaking and not much animation. After years of struggle and hard work, he started his brand name, SHIVORYX which is made from his name Shiv and his company's name Oryx (skull of Arabian/African goat). SHIVORYX is also the name of Shivam's production house and not just his brand name. Making his way through this, in 2021 Shivam pursued his childhood dream of music and in 2022 released his first song, "Woh Raat".