MR Madhavan is co-founder and president of PRS Legislative Research. His work is focussed on two related areas - strengthening the effectiveness of India’s Parliament and legislative assemblies by providing legislators with relevant research, and enabling greater citizen participation with the legislative process. Prior to setting up PRS in 2005, Madhavan worked for a decade in financial markets research across equities, rates and currency markets at ICICI Securities in Mumbai and Bank of America in Mumbai and Singapore. He holds a bachelors in technology from IIT Madras and MBA and PhD degrees from IIM Calcutta. He has been awarded as a distinguished alumnus by both IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta and as the Business Standard Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019.

Rohit Kapoor is the CEO - Food Marketplace at Swiggy. He has moved into this role recently and is charged with leading the largest vertical for Swiggy - Food Delivery. Prior to this Rohit was the CEO - India & South East - Asia at OYO. He led OYO India during the pandemic years and was instrumental in transforming the business across financials, partner and customer NPS. He led the charge to get India to its first-ever month of profitability and has played a key role in consistently reducing burn while ensuring that we get to our highest ever patron NPS and ensuring recovery post-COVID waves. A seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience, Rohit has worked in various leadership positions across sales and finance in several companies such as Max India Limited and McKinsey & Company. Prior to joining OYO, Rohit was the Executive Board Member at Max Healthcare for close to 5 years. He has also been Senior Director - Strategy & Business Performance at Max. Before Max India, Rohit served as the head of strategy for the Religare group and was involved in shaping the company’s presence across sectors. In the past, Rohit has also worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company for close to a decade. During his tenure with McKinsey, he gained extensive exposure to multiple international markets. Rohit holds a PGD from Indian School of Business where he was ranked among the top five students in his batch and was the recipient of the Young Leader Award, for best all-around performance in the class. Rohit has recently been featured as one of ISB’s most influential alumni in the book “ISB Portraits.” In addition to the PGD, he is also a certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Institute, USA). Rohit is extremely passionate about quality education and access to opportunities being given to all. For this reason, he has been appointed as visiting faculty at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Harappa Education, IMT Ghaziabad and Vedica Scholars - a programme for women to broaden their horizons. He also dons the hat of an investor across the domains of prop-tech, health tech and fintech to name a few as he believes that entrepreneurial ambitions must be nourished, and is actively entrenched in the startup ecosystem of India. He continues to mentor and invest in startups such as OFBusiness, Cars24, Mosaic Brands, Orange Healthcare, Park+ to name a few. In his personal life, he is fond of all things design, is a keen portrait photographer and a fitness enthusiast. In 2017, he bicycled from Manali to Leh, one of the toughest cycling routes anywhere in the world. Outside of work, Rohit plays the role of a caddie for his children (10-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old son) and supports their passion for golf. Rohit’s wife Shivani is champion for the environment and is starting up creating beautiful gardens and all things green. He is also passionate about animals and is vocal about animal rights & welfare - his family has 4 furry children: two dogs- Simba and Muffin; and two cats - Moon and Silver.

Anmol Jaggi, a first generation entrepreneur and an advocate for clean energy, etched an indelible mark in India's clean energy landscape with Gensol which he started straight out of college at the age of 22. Under his leadership, Gensol group has been transforming the clean energy landscape for over 15 years.

Anmol, a visionary risk taker, anticipated market needs and ventured in electric mobility in 2019 and co-founded BluSmart, South Asia's first and largest born electrc, full stack, vertically integrated EV ride-hailing service and EV charging infrastructure. As a disruptor, BluSmart not only overcame customer inconveniences but also challenged exisiting incumbents by introducing firsts like zero ride denial, transparent pricing, on-time pick ups and clean cars. BluSmart made its first international foray in June 2024 as premium all-electric limousine service. Anmol’s keen business acumen helped BluSmart secure the largest Series A funding in the mobility sector. BluSmart has so far raised USD 200 Mn (approx.) venture capital (equity & debt) which also includes investment by one of the leading global climate funds, responsAbility Climate Fund in Jan ’24.

His ventures reflect a forward-thinking approach and contributing to the renewable energy sector and revolutionising the mobility industry. Gensol recently ventured into EV Manufacturing and set-up a world-class designed for electric plant in Chakan, Pune that will soon launch a new modern all-electric, mado-in-India EV, poised to revolutionize zero-emission mobility.

His leadership exemplifies mindful entrepreneurship, crafting a business model that scales profitably while prioritising people and the planet. He has received accolades like the 2022 Business World Entrepreneur of the Year award, BluSmart’s consistent recognition among Linkedin India’s top 25 startups, the prestigious India Business Leadership Awards for Young Turk Startup of the year 2023 by CNBC TV 18 and many others solidifying Anmol’s global impact in revolutionising sustainable urban mobility.

He is Petroleum Engineer from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India.

Antony founded Rainmaker in 2016 and is its Chief Executive Officer. He oversees operations including learning, content creation and roll out, the sales and marketing function, building institutional relationships, conducting workshops and generally looking for wats to completely revolutionise the world of training and learning. A serial entrepreneur and an alumnus of N.L.S.I.U Bangalore, Antony started his career with ICICI Bank in 1998. The entrepreneurial bug bit him soon after and he moved in 2001 to set ip Kochhar and Co's Mumbai office. After 5 years of rapid growth and establishing Kochhar & Co as a premier firm in Mumbai competitive law firm landscape. In 2006, he set his sights higher and took up the challenge of being part of the core founding team at Pangea3, the world's largest and most successful LPO. Antony was instrumental in growing and scaling Pangea3 from 10+ lawyers and engineers to over 1000 professionals, delivering high quality services to Fortune 500 companies and top tier law firms around the world. The LPO business saw explosive growth and Pangea3 was ultimately sold to Thomson Reuters in November 2010. Throughout his career, Antony has always been passionate about training, particularly with respect to ethical conduct. He has conducted numerous workshops on topics ranging from sexual harassment, anti-corruption practices, corporate governance, code of conduct, etc. He has advised and assisted the corporates in setting up grievance redressal mechanisms, including under the prevention of sexual harassment law and code of conduct. It is this passion for learning, training and ethical practices that led him to set up Rainmaker. Antony likes to read and spend time with his wife, Rivya, his daughter Noyonika and his furry buddies, Rexy and Skyler. Adventure sports and deep-sea diving is his passion - Rishikesh (White water rafting), Kamshet (paragliding) and Dahab (deep sea diving) are his favourite spots.

Shiv Gupta is the Founder and CEO of Sanctum Wealth, which was created through the acquisition of the Royal Bank of Scotland's Indian Private Banking business in 2016. Over a 25 year career, Shiv has held several leadership positions in wealth management across Asia and the Middle East. Immediately prior to founding Sanctum Wealth, he was Head of India and Co-Head of the Middle East (Coutts) for the Royal Bank of Scotland's Private Banking Division. Shiv holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Hindu College, Delhi University. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School's General Management Programme (GMP).

Rajat Sethi is IMA’s Chief Policy Analyst and one of India’s leading political commentators and public intellectuals. He currently serves as the CEO of Aravalli Forum Research Foundation, a leading public policy think tank based out of Delhi. He has over a decade of experience in shaping public discourse and setting political narratives. Rajat has served as the Political Advisor to three Chief Ministers of Indian States - Jharkhand, Assam, and Manipur - assisting them in policy matters concerning internal security, political economy and development at the rank of Minister of State. Rajat is a regular TV commentator, sharing views on diverse subjects of politics, strategic affairs and economy. He is also a columnist with leading dailies like The Hindustan Times, The Indian Express and NDTV.
Rajat Sethi holds master's degrees in public policy from the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in engineering from IIT Kharagpur. Rajat has worked as a Visiting Senior Fellow with globally leading think tanks like the India Foundation, Observer Research Foundation and the Stimson Centre, focusing on areas of foreign policy, security strategy and international trade.

Anurag is a Partner and Leader at EY-Parthenon India. With over 25 years of experience in designing and driving business strategy and transformation, he has worked across a wide range of sectors, including the consumer and industrial goods sector space. He is passionate about helping consumer facing businesses create long-term value through the value chain. He is skilled at boosting sales, excelling in business, transforming through digital and data, and carrying out strategies across multiple channels. In the past, he has driven growth across sectors like consumer product goods (CPG), retail, auto, industrial, and pharma. He brings a wealth of experience in guiding companies through the entire value chain, particularly in digital and analytics transformation programs.

Sunil Gupta, popularly known as the 'Data Center Man of India’ stands at the forefront of India's data centre industry. An esteemed alumnus of Columbia University and NIT Kurukshetra, Sunil's 30+ year industry tenure has been characterised by his visionary leadership and innovative spirit, which have significantly propelled India's Data Centre growth. His pioneering efforts have earned him a spot in Data Economy's APAC 50 list, marking him as one of the top Global 100 influential personalities shaping the future of the global data centres and cloud markets.
At Yotta Data Services, Sunil's leadership has been instrumental in establishing a new paradigm in digital transformation. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services including data centre hosting, cloud computing, managed IT, application modernisation, connectivity and cybersecurity. Yotta's state-of-the-art hyperscale data centre parks in Navi Mumbai (which is World’s 2nd largest Uptime Tier IV DC) and Greater Noida exemplify its unwavering commitment to excellence and scale.
Under Sunil's guidance, Yotta has now embarked on an ambitious journey with ‘Yntraa Cloud’, set to be India's first home-grown open source hyperscale public cloud platform. This initiative stands as a testament to Sunil's dedication to fostering a sovereign digital ecosystem, offering advanced cloud services with an emphasis on cost-effectiveness and superior user experience, all fully engineered, developed, and operated within India. Extending Yotta's innovative horizon, Sunil is leading a ground breaking collaboration with Nvidia to launch the Shakti-Cloud platform in India, by building an ambitious AI / HPC supercomputer based on Nvidia’s latest generation GPUs to be delivered to research labs, start-ups and enterprises on a usage model. This partnership is set to democratise AI and HPC capabilities across a broad spectrum of industries, thereby igniting a wave of innovation and growth domestically and internationally.
An active angel investor, Sunil's involvement with the CIO Angel Network (CAN) highlights his commitment to nurturing start-ups specialising in AI/ML, IoT, big data and analytics. As the Chairman of ASSOCHAM National Council on Data Centres and the CII Cloud Summit and member of NASSCOM's Western India Regional Council, Economic Times India Leadership Council and IMA CEO Forum; and as an avid, sought-after speaker at various industry events, his influence extends across the IT services industry.
The dual launches of Yotta's Yntraa Cloud and Shakti Cloud, besides the underlying Yotta Data centre campuses and managed IT services are not just milestones in Sunil's career but are pivotal moments in Yotta's evolution. They solidify the company's standing as a formidable force in the global cloud computing, AI and data centre domains, under Sunil's dynamic and transformative leadership.

Puneet Gupta is responsible for the overall business and operations of NetApp in India and the SAARC region. His directive includes growing market share and driving healthy ecosystem growth among both partners and customers in the region. This includes driving the data fabric experience, managing strategic partnerships, and developing hybrid multicloud products as well as solutions. Puneet joined in April 2020 and brings 27 years of experience across business management, sales and channels in the IT industry. He comes with a strong sales and business leadership background with over 20 years in P&L roles and is known as the ‘Turnaround Executive’ with a strong track record at Tech Mahindra, Cisco and IBM. Prior to this appointment, he served as Senior Vice President, for Tech Mahindra where he delivered high double-digit growth in revenue and profit during his tenure. He was responsible for completely reshaping the business and building a high performing sales team. At Cisco, Puneet was leading the Enterprise and Public Sector business, helping the company with strong double-digit growth. Before that, he has been with IT majors IBM and Wipro, also spearheading couple of young start-ups. Having spent over 14 years with IBM, he held a diverse portfolio of responsibilities. Initially in PC sales, he played a key role in the turn-around of the India PC business, went on to lead the Unix Server business and was instrumental in creating the government vertical and building it into a profitable business. Known for his calm, firm and candid style, Puneet leads from the front and is a people’s person all the way. He holds an MBA degree from Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore as well as a degree in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. In his spare time, Puneet like’s to watch movies, read books and play bridge.