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Malvinder Mohan Singh- CEO & Managing Director, Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited,

Malvinder Mohan SinghMr.Malvinder Mohan Singh is the CEO & Managing Director of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), India's largest pharmaceutical company. It has a ground presence in 49 countries, manufacturing operations in 11 countries and products that are sold in over 125 countries. It’s over 11,500 employees drawn from more than 50 nationalities reflect the true multinational character of the company.

As Chairman of the Board at Fortis (Health Care) and Religare (Financial Services), Mr. Singh provides strategic direction to the growth plans of both companies that are fast emerging as leaders in their respective areas.

Fortis Hospitals is among the largest and fastest growing chain of super-specialty hospitals, in India, with over 12 world-class hospitals and 1800 beds under management.

Today, as Chairman, Religare, Mr. Singh guides the board of one of India’s fastest growing integrated financial services institutions. Religare offers seamless services across the Retail, Wealth and Institutional Spectrum. Mr. Singh earned his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA after graduating in Economics from the St Stephen’s College, New Delhi, India.

Sunil Godhwani- CEO & MD, Religare Enterprises Limited

Sunil GodhwaniMr. Sunil Godhwani is the CEO & MD of Religare Enterprises Limited, the holding company for all businesses of the Religare group. He is also a Director on the board of several other group companies such as Ranbaxy Laboratories, SRL Ranbaxy etc. After completing his higher studies from the USA, Mr Godhwani has had a rich business experience of more than 20 years.

Mr. Godhwani is a man of simple tastes and expresses confidence in his abilities to lead the Company to even greater heights as he profoundly states “Having an aggressive team working on a conservative approach with systems and processes in place will automatically give desired results”. A high standard of professionalism, integrity and corporate ethics is what he has always aimed to build in the organization. He leads from the front an aggressive team working to build Religare as one of the most trusted Financial services brands not just in India but also globally.

Mallika Sarabhai- Classical Dancer, Actor, Activist

Mallika SarabhaiMs. Mallika Sarabhai is one of the most renowned Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancers in India today. A multi-faceted/dynamic personality, she holds an MBA and a doctorate from IIM Ahemdabad and has experience in acting, film-making, editing and television anchoring. Ms Sarabhai’s unique role is in using the arts for social change. Her latest initiative is ‘Unsuni’ – a performance art initiative to engage urban youth in voluntary action for change. She directs Darpana, a unique centre for the arts which has performed in over a 100 countries around the world.


Abid Hussain- Economist & former Ambassador to USA

Abid HussainDr. Abid Hussain is currently a Member of the International Panel on Democracy and Development of UNESCO and Professor Emeritus at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) as well as Professor Emeritus at the Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India. He is a member of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, and B.P. Koirala Foundation, Kathmandu and was the Trustee of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Trust. He is currently the President of Katha, Chairman of Research Council of National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (CSIR); India-China Economic & Cultural Council and several other educational and cultural organizations.

He is a member of the Nehru Memorial Fund; the Population Foundation of India: Foundation for Academic Excellence & Access; Administrative Staff College, Hyderabad; and is on the Governing Council of Ranbaxy Science Foundation. He has been a member of the Indian Administrative Service and served in various capacities at the Centre. He was Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Commerce Secretary, Government of India and Chairman, IIFT. He served as India’s Ambassador to the United States of America from 1990-92. In the year 1988, he was honored with Padma Bhushan for meritorious services. Thereafter, he became Vice Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi, and was also the Chancellor of Central University, Hyderabad. Till recently Dr. Hussain was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, New York, and is now the member of Asia Society, New York.

Tikka Shatrujit Singh- Advisor to the Chairman, Louis Vuitton, India

Tikka Shatrujit SinghChief Representative in Asia for Moet-Hennessy and Group Advisor to the French firm, Louis Vuitton, not only is Mr. Singh a prominent figure in the luxury goods segment, he is also actively involved in various restoration projects in Punjab and has had other initiatives undertaken for the protection of India's Heritage monuments.

He was awarded "The Order of Mohammed" by King Hasan II of Morocco for developing outstanding relationships - cultural and economic - with the Kingdom of Morocco.

Mr. Tikka Shatrujit Singh was educated at the Doon School and at Delhi University. He has traveled extensively and has represented various International banks in New York, London and Hong Kong before returning to India in the 1990s.

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