As the CEO Director of Tara Projects, she has demonstrated her leadership skills and commitment to social cause. The organisation’s focus on Fair Trade ensures that artisans and producers receive fair wages and work under ethical conditions.

In addition to her role at Tara Projects, Ms. Sheel Prabha (Moon) is the President of Tara Projects Association, a community development organization dedicated to grassroots initiatives in areas such as education, healthcare, skill development, environmental protection, and women’s empowerment.

With over four decades of experience in the field, Ms. Sheel Prabha (Moon) has travelled extensively. She holds postgraduate degrees from Delhi and Newcastle University in the UK.

Ms. Sheel Prabha (Moon) contributions have been recognized through various accolades and awards. She has been honoured as the Social Entrepreneur of the Year by Franchise India, received the Be the Change Award, and was recognized with the ‘Qlicar’ Award by The Body Shop International and Natura & Co. UK.

Beyond her professional endeavours, Ms. Sheel Prabha (Moon) is driven by a commitment to humanity and a selfless desire to serve the society. Her sincere efforts and dedication make her a true champion for social causes

Shalini has taken this proverb to heart and has converted her experience and competency to help others through her mentoring sessions. She has mentored over 500+ students and aspiring product managers over the past year from India and USA through 1:1 mentoring session, group cohorts, virtual seminars, etc. She provides valuable information about cracking product interviews, preparation tips, reference materials that aspirants can refer to, and a study plan.

In addition to her mentoring sessions, Shalini has attended several top US universities, like Carnegie Mellon, as a guest speaker for product/career-related sessions to help students land their dream product roles.

Shalini Dinesh moved to the United States in 2017 to pursue her master’s degree in engineering management from Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Shalini is currently working for Walmart as a PM; some of her career success includes launching the NTransit mobile application on the Google Play and Apple App Store, launching the eDocs solution, which enables the first/middle mile drivers to drive paperless while reducing their dwell time and also supporting Walmart’s sustainability goals by eliminating the need to print paper.

Before working for Walmart, Dinesh worked as a consultant for Tango Analytics. Her passion for technology and her motivation to learn and grow has helped her scale up her career ladder.

Shalini is also a mother of a nine-year-old, and she inspires other women who are trying to balance their careers and family life, along with social contribution.

Dr. Abhijit Sarkar is presently working at Sharekhan Ltd, a subsidiary of the French multinational bank BNP Paribas. He is the senior vice president and country head for administration and purchasing. Regarding his credentials, he holds an MBA in Human Resources, a Bachelor of Commerce, a Doctorate in Management Studies, a degree in Interior Design, a Certified Sig Sigma Black Belt, a Certified Procurement and Supply Chain Manager, and a Certified Scrum Manager certification. He has also been a fellow with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors of London, a Member of Leaders Excellence, Harvard Square, and a Certified Green Building Professorial from the Assocham Gem Green Building Council.

Dr. Abhijit is Core Administration, Procurement, and Infrastructure Personnel, as well as an eminent Speaker with a solid reputation within the community. Among his many achievements in the field is his selection as a core member of the Group Admin Forum established by ICICI Bank. In addition, he has received numerous accolades from the community for his various contributions. He has held leadership positions in prominent organisations such as ICICI Securities, TNT India, Bombay Dyeing, and Piramals, and has been recognised by each.

Furthermore,  he serves as an Honorary Board Member on the board of iNFHRA, an industry body and member-based non-profit association working towards the improvement and promotion of the Facility Management, Administration, Travel, and Corporate Real Estate community. In addition, he serves as a member of the advisory board for Indian Institute of Business Management and Studies, International B School of Management Studies.

He is affiliated with the Central Leadership of GACS, also known as the Global Association for Corporate Services, an organisation comprised of leaders in the field of corporate services from around the world. This is a forum of working professionals from various areas of corporate services, offering its members opportunities for Knowledge Management, Crisis Support, and Networking. This domain’s larger function is to provide governance support structure and guidance to various government and non-government organisations in order to make ease of doing business more realistic and attainable.

Dr. Abhijit has been a speaker at a number of conferences and seminars for the Admin & Facility,Infrastructure,Travel,Security,Technology,Real Estate, and procurement fraternity, where he has shared best practises and industry trends.

He has been contributing articles on Facility Management, Travel, Infrastructure, Procurement, Security Management, Sustainability & Green Building, Real Estate, etc. He has played a significant role in visiting management colleges and advising students on various aspects of their careers and the corporate world.

He has a master’s degree in analytics from BITS Pilani and an MBA from Liverpool John Moore University in the United Kingdom. He believes that “learning never exhausts the mind” as said by Leonardo da Vinci. Because of his extensive knowledge of the Agile technique, leadersHum has named him one of the Top 50 Agile Leaders of 2022 and one of the Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2023. He has served as the project leader for a number of agile transformations for clients in a variety of industries. In addition to this, as a professional with a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, he works in partnership with quality management teams within the organisation to improve the flow of process.

On top of having a robust network of more than 23,000 professionals, he is also an influencer and a mentor to other professionals and colleagues who are in a similar line of work. His goal is to share his expertise in project management with others through the delivery of sessions and the instillation of a learning mindset from the beginning of a career. Within the next four years, he plans to instruct two thousand students at various educational institutions and contribute to closing the gap that exists between academic institutions and the business world. He has a vision of a central information hub with easy access that will create chances for aspiring professionals.

Zerky began as an experimental project, initially serving the gifting needs of their friend’s company. Abishek, a passionate and creative individual, realized that corporate gifts had become monotonous and lacked thoughtfulness. He saw an opportunity to turn the simple act of gifting into a powerful tool for building stronger relationships between companies and their employees.

Abishek dedicated himself to sourcing the best quality and innovative products from all around the world. His attention to detail and commitment to excellence ensured that each gift bundle was meticulously curated, with items that reflected the recipient’s personality and the culture of their company. Zerky became known for its ability to deliver the perfect combination of goodies, tailored to each client’s individual needs.           

As Zerky grew, so did Abishek’s passion for his work. He found immense joy in seeing the happiness on clients’ faces when they received their personalized gift bundles. For Abishek, it was more than just a business; it was about creating a society where employees felt valued and appreciated for their contributions to their respective companies.

Today, Zerky stands tall as a leading corporate gifting solution, with Abishek and Srinivas at the helm, driving its success. Their startup has not only improved the brand value of countless companies but has also helped foster a culture of appreciation and recognition among employees.

Abishek’s vision continues to guide Zerky’s growth, as he strives to create a society where employees are rewarded for their dedication and hard work through personalized gifts that reflect how much their companies value them in return. With each satisfied client and every joyful recipient, Zerky moves one step closer to achieving Abishek’s dream and making the world a happier, more appreciative place, one gift at a time.

Now, here’s the funny part: Dr. Raj has this super unique working style that makes him an extraordinary team player. He’s the kind of guy who brings the whole gang along for the ride, helping everyone grow and succeed. Seriously, his team has stuck with him for ages, which makes him a great leader in today’s job-hopping world. The secret? He knows how to create a positive work environment that brings out the best from his team members, it’s like a spa day for your career. His learning and executing tasks with fun makes him go to man for his team and the organizations he worked for.

But let’s not forget Dr. Raj’s superpower: data-driven problem-solving acumen. This guy crunches numbers like it’s nobody’s business and comes up with genius solutions to those tough and tricky business challenges. He’s got this analytics and advisory mojo that has him developing software products and recommendation engines for all the big shots in investments, fintech, and asset management. And get this—he’s even implemented these fancy platforms based on augmented business intelligence and experiential analytics. This makes him a one stop solution for most of his friends and colleagues who’s looking for advice related to analytics and AI.

The industry can’t get enough of Dr. Raj’s brilliance. He’s always on the cutting edge, tackling projects that nobody else dares to touch because he isn’t afraid of experimenting with new ideas. He’s held some major leadership positions in top-notch companies like Citibank, Standard Chartered AMC, IDFC Pension Fund and Bandhan Asset management Company Ltd. The dude’s got more academic qualifications than you can shake a stick at, including a fancy PhD in Management and certifications from prestigious institutions.

Naturally, Dr. Raj has racked up more awards than you can count. He’s got trophies and accolades coming out of his ears! I mean, he has also bagged the Best in Future of Intelligence Award from the International Data Corporation, and was even crowned one of the 100 most influential AI leaders in India by Analytics India Magazine. It’s safe to say he’s basically the LeBron James of the analytics world and moreover, he’s always been looked at by forums to be awarded every now and then.

So, in conclusion, Dr. Vikash Raj is the ultimate knowledge ninja, a team player extraordinaire, and a performer with a passion. His expertise in analytics and advisory has blown minds and his leadership skills have turned his team into loyal disciples. He’s like that cool older brother who inspires you to keep learning, because in today’s world, it’s a never-ending journey of fun, excitement, and a whole lot of brainpower. A big shout out to Dr. Vikash for his achievements and contribution to the business analytics world.

Dr. Bhakare is an award-winning academician and has been conferred with the ‘Best Teacher Award’ by Pune Municipal Corporation for her outstanding contribution to the field of education. She has a Ph.D. in Commerce and has published her research on Corporate Social Responsibility. She is the recipient of Outstanding research paper awards at National and International level.

She is also a passionate advocate for entrepreneurship and has dedicated her life to creating entrepreneurs.

She has pioneered innovative initiatives in entrepreneurship and sustainability at Symbiosis College by launching the Entrepreneurship Development Cell to create a holistic and practical learning experience for future entrepreneurs and conducting activities like flea market, pre incubation support for start-ups, promotion of art entrepreneurship, and research journals and magazines. Her mission is to ensure that future business leaders develop the knowledge and skills required for sustainability in core business strategies, take risks, develop innovative solutions, products and processes, and build value for society while protecting the planet.

In addition to her work as a professor, Dr. Bhakare is also an accomplished researcher. She has published over 30 papers in national and international journals and has presented her research at various international events, including the English Speaking Union’s ‘International Relations Conference’ at Oxford University, Harvard University, Tarumagara University, Indonesia and the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at Cambridge University.

Overall, Dr. Sharayu Bhakare is a very admired academician and educator who has made significant contributions to the field of Commerce. Her dedication to teaching, research, and mentoring students has made her a valuable member of the academic community and a role model for aspiring academicians, professionals and young minds.

Since childhood, Naresh was raised in a very simple and down to earth manner where he actually learnt the art of giving. He then realized his real aim of life was to help people. Naresh with the aim to serve people, dedicates most of his time, efforts and money for the welfare of the poor & needy. As part of which, he established a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) called BRIDGE foundation^® (www.BRIDGEfoundation.co) along with his friends Mr. B. Umanath & Ms. Swathi Murali, together initiated several activities for those in need.

His services includes covering free education to underprivileged students, distributing free food to the poor, supporting orphanages/old-age homes, environment friendly projects, feeding stray dogs, creating various awareness campaigns such as, good touch / bad touch, self-discipline et al.  He is successfully running this NGO more than 10 years with the help of like-minded volunteers from working professionals, students, house wives.

Balaji made him realise that in the last two decades, the technology around the Hotel industry has become so revolutionary, from pre Booking, PMS, HMS, ERP, CRM and so on. It fascinated him so much how “Make my trip, Booking.com, Oyo Ritesh Agarwal, Agoda, and Trivago” and so many great people set their mark in the hotel industry using technology.

Balaji pointed out to him that though there are lots of technology in pre bookings and management software, they don’t even have one software solutions to enhance guest experience. They love to travel and the industry behind it. Still, they faced lots unpleasant situations with ordering room service. Sometimes, orders are different what was being ordered. At times, the order has been forgotten completely. Sometimes, need to call four or five times to get even one bottle of water. For a country like ours, where we speak many different languages, it becomes a tedious task.

Once in early morning he received a call from Balaji-

“Anna, one of my guests who stayed in the hotel room, pulled the intercom wire and  now it’s broken. I don’t want this Intercom anymore, I will remove this intercom and just leave a front office phone number at the rooms. Intercom is burning our money in the name of breakage and maintenance, and it’s a very stupid device”

In fun, Barath said,

“Then why don’t you make a QR code based app. So guests can just scan and order service through their phone”

The other line went silent for a while, when he finally said

“Anna, if I might had 25 hotels we can invest in this I only have 2 Hotels. But all hotels having this same issue with Intercom”

Jack Ma’s words came to my head. “When people complain, there is an opportunity”

He started developing a digital communication software. This is how Hotelcom was born. Hotelcom’s vision is to replace the telecommunication system called Intercom with a Digital Communication system called Hotelcom in all hotels. We are still using a 128 years old Intercom device for customer service. 

The very nature of Hotel is Customer service. If Customer is happy and has enjoyed staying at the Hotel it reflects that the hotel was able to fulfill its goal. When they launched their product they realized how much hoteliers were waiting for this change to happen. They are super amazed about Hotelcom. Finally, when travellers and tourists used Hotelcom they became psyched and showed their love towards Hotelcom. They loved the convenience and functionality that the Hotelcom gives. It’s time to say bye to Intercom, and say your Hello and welcome to Hotelcom.

Mr. Puri has personally helped numerous differently abled job seekers seeking support in this travel industry. He also led this initiative at the organizational level in association with various NGOs. He wants the Travel Industry to set an example for the rest of the industries on how inclusivity can foster more talent and empathy.

His work in this area has inspired him to create a technology-enabled platform community in the future which addresses all these issues on a larger scale. He aims to develop a solution that enables the specially abled community to travel with ease and dignity, regardless of their physical abilities.

He serves as a role model for individuals who aspire to make a difference in society and contribute to a better world.

After having delt with various people and studying their complex cases she derived the motivation to start this organisation. After gaining a substantial income through healing people she decided to propagate this income to the orphanages & old age homes and taking care of 1 family till they were able to support themselves.

Later, on a larger scale she decided to use the amount for NGO registration, also adopted 50 TB (tuberculosis) patients every year. She then ventured into starting a mini school in slum areas for slum children and also educating adults through documentary films. Further children who showed remarkable progress in learning are recommended to regular schooling.

She is also undertaking various programmes like blood donation camps, tree plantation drive, street dog feeding & their sterilization, taking care of the welfare of destitute in government hospitals. She has also then embarked on Body donation, Eye donation and organ donation.

She is  proud that the achievements were recognized by adding ‘feather in the cap’ with successive winning of 4 awards within a span of one year at the age of 23. She envision to serve mankind as much as possible.