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Shiv Nadar University
NH-91
Tehsil Dadri
Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, 201314
India

Ankur Warikoo

Co-Founder and CEO of Nearbuy.com, a prolific writer and a photographer with a taste in physics, Mr. Warikoo is an experimenter. Having featured in the Fortune 40 under 40 India list twice, his self-created success in the entrepreneurial world has left everyone around amazed.

Flavia Agnes

Flavia Agnes is an Indian women's rights lawyer with expertise in marital, divorce and property law. She has written and published numerous books and articles, some of which have appeared in eminent journals, and have also been translated in several languages. She has been a practicing lawyer at the Mumbai High Court since 1988. Her own experience with domestic violence inspired her to become a women's rights lawyer. She also advises the government on law implementation and currently advises the Ministry of Women and Child Development in Maharashtra. Along with Madhushree Dutta, Agnes is the co-founder of MAJLIS, "a legal and cultural resource center" that campaigns for and provides legal representation for women on issues of matrimonial rights, child custody, etc.

Harnidh Kaur

A viral poetess, a validated policy wonk, and a curator of curiosities, Ms. Harnidh Kaur has braved through life with one poem at a time. With two celebrated books under her belt already at the age of 23, Harnidh has turned her social media handles into a haven for voicing her opinions and for people like us to soothe ourselves to the comfort of acceptance.

Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev (Kapil Dev Ram Lal Nikhanj in full) is a former Indian cricketer who captained the Indian cricket team to victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He was one of the greatest all-rounders to have played the game. He was named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002 and was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010. He has also been honored with the Indian civilian award of Padma Bhushan.

Karan Suri

I get a "kick out of transactions, but what really motivates me is advising clients and solving their problems.” - Mr. Karan Suri, Executive Director - Morgan Stanley, India. They say investment bankers are always on the move, and Mr. Suri is no exception. Raising capital and restructuring organizations, he has guided the course of endless transactions and says he feels most alive when closing a deal. An IIM Bangalore alumni, Mr. Suri travels across the globe to help people overcome their fiscal obstacles and facilitate the exchange of money.

N.G. Jayasimha

NG Jayasimha is the Managing Director of the Humane Society International. In addition to serving on several committees for various government ministries, Jayasimha has been an integral part of monitoring committee set up by the High Court of Bombay to control illegal trade in wildlife in India.

Nandita Das

Nandita Das is a woman who has taken Indian cinema to new frontiers. An award winning actress , a director and more importantly a visionary, she has acted in over 40 feature films and received over twenty awards across the globe. She has served twice on the jury of Cannes Film Festival, and also received the Government of France's highest civilian award, the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters. Her directorial debut premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, traveled to more than 50 other festivals, and has won more than 20 awards.

Roshni Nadar

Roshni Nadar Malhotra is the CEO and Executive Director of HCL Corporation. She is also the Vice Chairperson on the Board of HCL Technologies and the Chairperson of its CSR Committee. Along with this, she is a Trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, which is committed to the process of nation-building by driving transformational leadership through education. She is also the Chairperson and driving force behind VidyaGyan, a leadership academy for the meritorious but economically underprivileged, rural students of Uttar Pradesh. Roshni is also the Founder & Trustee of The Habitats Trust, a foundation working towards protecting habitats and their indigenous species. At the same time, Roshni is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, a unique and diverse community of the world’s most outstanding, next-generation leaders. She has won several awardsa nd accolades for her philanthropic world around the world, and has also featured in the World's 100 Most Powerful Women list compiled and released by Forbes.

Roshni Nadar Malhotra

Roshni Nadar Malhotra is the CEO and Executive Director of HCL Corporation. She is also the Vice Chairperson on the Board of HCL Technologies and the Chairperson of its CSR Committee. Along with this, she is a Trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, which is committed to the process of nation building by driving transformational leadership through education. She is also the Chairperson and driving force behind VidyaGyan, a leadership academy for the meritorious but economically underprivileged, rural students of Uttar Pradesh. Roshni is also the Founder & Trustee of The Habitats Trust, a foundation working towards protecting habitats and their indigenous species. At the same time, Roshni is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, a unique and diverse community of the world’s most outstanding, next-generation leaders. She has won several awardsa nd accolades for her philanthropic world around the world, and has also featured in the World's 100 Most Powerful Women list compiled and released by Forbes.

Shoma Chaudhury

Shome Chaudhury, co-founder and director of Algebra – the Arts & Ideas Club, is an award-winning journalist, editor, and political commentator. In 2011, Newsweek in the US picked her as one of 150 power women “who shake the world”. Shoma has been the managing editor and one of the founders of Tehelka, an investigative public interest newsmagazine, where she also wrote and reported extensively on the nature of Indian democracy and governance. She also founded and was the editor-in-chief of CatchNews, a digital newsplatform. Shoma also co-founded and was director of THiNK, a cutting-edge conference of ideas, where she hosted and interviewed people like Robert De Niro, Shahrukh Khan, Arvind Kejriwal, Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev, the former chiefs of the CIA and Mossad and the Taliban together on the same platform along with a galaxy of activists, artists, corporate czars, entrepreneurs, farmers, dalits, tribals, and politicians.

Sohail Hashmi

Mr. Sohail Hashmi, an academician, historian and a filmmaker is well-known for vividly reconstructing the glorious past of the city through the immersive heritage walks that he conducts around the capital. He has cleverly captured the interest of children by curating the walks to especially pique their curiosities. Narrations of his lived experiences, which are interestingly inextricable from the city’s history, leave everyone craving for more.

Vasu Primlani

Vasu Primlani is an Indian stand-up comedian and environmentalist. She received the 2015 Nari Shakti Puraskar from the Government of India for her work. Primlani grew up in New Delhi, India. She received a master's degree from UCLA in Geography, Urban Planning and Law. She is also a fitness enthusiasts having completed several marathons and triathlons. She is also a recipient of the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar award by the Government of India, the first comedian in India’s history to receive Presidential honors Currently based out of Delhi, she is also a somatic therapist. Primlani founded the non-profit Thimmakka’s Resources for Environmental Education in the United States which provides environmental consulting services for restaurants. She was also appointed an Ashoka Fellow for her work with restaurants. Primlani has produced, headlined in, and performed in hundreds of corporate and comedy club shows across the world, including in New York City, San Francisco, Mumbai, Dubai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Pune, and Delhi.

Yogesh Saini

Yogesh Saini, the founder of Delhi Street Art, is a creative entrepreneur with passionate interest in art, photography, design, writing and other similar endeavors. Having lived overseas for over 20 years and having worked with Fortune 500 companies, Saini has made Delhi his home again and has since felt a strong urge to make his city more lively and liveable again. He started Delhi Street Art with the goal to add more colour to Delhi’s open spaces, give local artists a creative outlet to express themselves, and to encourage citizens to keep their public spaces clean, while appreciating art.