It all started with vision to be an Agri Entrepreneur for developing a high yielding hybrid of vegetable as well as agricultural crops for sustainable and prosperous growth of farmers. He started a seed company “Vitthala Seeds & Agri Solutions” and currently working on germplasm evaluation and line development in vegetable crops for hybrid development.

Focusing on health of mother earth/soil is utmost important in agriculture, so he started a firm named “Vithai Multiservices- Product Deve. & Manufacturing”-providing services on Agri inputs, Scientific activities, consultation and for its beautification including-private/dense forest development, nursery of ornamental, flowering and forest plants by providing an employment to many families.

Dr. Siddheshwar’s major milestones:

• D. degree in Horticulture with specialised in Vegetable science.
• Published 10+ research paper.
• Qualified National level ICAR JRF with AIR 171.
• Qualified ASRB NET examination twice.
• Received “Gracias Award” for best hybrid development.
• Successfully guided many students for ICAR JRF examination.
• Taught many subjects while working as Assistant Professor.
• Life member of many agricultural professional societies
• Working as editorial board member for National and International Journals in the field of agriculture.

Embracing the pandora of knowledge and experience from his personal and professional outlook, he took on the path to be a mentor for professionals who are stuck in the cloud of their own thoughts. After completing his Silver Level Mentorship program, he has mentored more than 100+ unique individuals (within TCS and outside TCS) and helped them progress in their career.

If you get a chance to visit his cabin, you won’t be able to take your eyes off his shelf as he has endless number of trophies for his excellence. Just to name few are,

2023: CIO 23 Awards for TOP CIOs and IT Head

2022: Dynamic Social Leader Award

2022: CXO AXIS Awards – AI / ML Mavens

2021: Insights CXO Awards – Cloud Champs

2019: Best Team for Diversity & Inclusion

2018: Best Performing Team, Service Delivery

2017: Best Centre of Excellence Award

Out of all, his most favourite award is “Dynamic Social Leader Award – 2022 – By Honourable Governor of Maharashtra – Sh. Bhagat Singh Koshyari”. This is the one which he earned through socialising, collaborating, networking, and strong teamwork. He formed a team of Covid Warriors Pan India and supported the patients who were adversely affected due to the pandemic.

Nitin in his professional pursuit is working with India’s top and biggest IT organization Tata Consultancy Services as a Head of Global Enterprise Service Management. He horns the skills of industry and partner connect, and today is managing a vast portfolio in majority of the domain with premium partner. He is known for partners connect and customer connect.

He is a man who believes right attitude, strategy and perseverance can make you shine in darkest of the situations.

As rightly said by Maxime Lagacé, “Be persevering at the bottom, humble at the top”, is the quality we can see in Nitin Singh.

She has a history of consistently acting as a dependable advisor to the senior leadership team, and her forte is establishing solid cross-functional working connections while managing multiple tasks at once. Famous for her learning agility and entrepreneurial mindset, Ms Aarti has set a benchmark in the industry.

With a background in journalism, she lends an innovative approach to capturing mindshare in the digital and technology industry. To promote peer-to-peer learning in the technology industry, she established a global technology communications division under IABC, an organisation with its headquarters in Chicago. Her passion for mentoring and coaching women in the technology space has made her the founding member of a Women in Technology group for the Singapore Business and Professional Women’s Association.

She has written an extensive research paper on the underrepresentation of women in engineering and artificial intelligence. She holds two master’s degrees, including an executive master’s from INSEAD Asia.

She has effectively handled a multifaceted worldwide career that includes work as a journalist, academic expert in public relations, and communications specialist for technology. Not only this, she has also undertaken change management initiatives, rebranding exercises, strategic events, and investor-education efforts throughout her career.

Aarti has received media attention for her role as a famous global woman leader and has been asked to co-author a book called #MyVoice – Vol V. She has received numerous honours and has been chosen to serve as a judge for the PRWeek Global Awards, the IABC Gold Quill Awards, and the Digital Impact Awards Asia.

Aarti spends a lot of time giving back as a fervent supporter of women in STEM. Additionally, she takes part in gatherings and forums for the industry that may help to improve the representation of women there. By showing how a dedicated, consistent, and sympathetic attitude can be the key to perfecting whatever position one takes on, she has served as an inspiration for women both inside and outside of her field.

CS’s top priority is to innovate products with focused approach on greater safety, driving comfort, Light Weighting, User Experience, electrifications and digitization.

His passion lies in driving collaboration and challenging teams to develop Innovative approaches to winning & delivering business. He believes strongly in building inspired talents and creating a purpose-led organization that will make an impact that matters in our automotive industries.

CS studied Strategic Management of Innovation from IIMB, Tool & Die Engineering and Advance CAD/CAM at Indo Danish Tool Room. He is also certified professional coach from Grow More Coach.

“The Future is Digital” — CS’s top priority is to innovate products with focused approach on greater safety, driving comfort, Light Weighting, User Experience, electrifications and digitization.

The ‘Unstoppable’ attitude has always allowed him to venture into unknown as lonely walker. It’s true that “Nothing except your own attitude, is a barrier from reaching your goals. That is what led him to achieving in each of what he decided to pursue. Starting career at the age of 21 as a Trainee Engineer in Rasndik and becoming CTO of Uno Minda Lighting at the age of 35 Years is the result of his relentless Hard work and passion. He doesn’t come from Top engineering college but various contribution has always boost his confidence level to do more and more…..in nation building.

“Some advices & experiences He would love to offer to  young talents, and it took him some time to learn this himself, is that doing things with passion is more important than doing things as work.”

3B-Be open, be impatient, be passionate. He grew up without much access to technology, He didn’t get his first mobile till 2003, He didn’t have a laptop till he went to Italy for training in 2005.There are probably things about technology that frustrate you and make you impatient. Don’t lose that impatience. It will create the next technology revolution and enable you to build things my generation could not even dream of. All of You will make the world better in your own way, even if don’t know exactly how. The important thing is to be open-minded so that you can find what you love… So take the time to find the thing that excites you more than anything else in the world. Not the thing your parents want you to do. Or the thing that all your friends are doing. Or that society expects of you.

Jai Hind.

Dr. Soma Sekhar Penumajji is a renowned biotech leader and COO of UNDBIO Pharma Co., Ltd, South Korea driven by a passion for making life-saving drugs accessible and affordable to all sectors of society. With a Ph.D. in Biotechnology and an M.B.A., he has risen through the ranks from a scientist to a top executive, leading the charge to produce drugs at reduced cost without compromising on quality. Throughout his career, Soma has demonstrated a commitment to innovation, collaboration, and leadership, making him a driving force behind the company’s growth and success.

Soma’s journey in the biopharmaceutical industry began as a scientist, where he worked tirelessly supporting the development of new drugs to fight chronic diseases. He quickly gained recognition for his innovative approach and dedication to finding solutions to complex problems.

Soma’s keen business sense and scientific expertise were the perfect combinations to drive the company’s growth, and he was soon promoted to various leadership positions in different biotech companies. His focus was always on developing drugs that could be produced at lower costs and made accessible to people across all economic strata. His unwavering commitment to this mission saw him move to larger and more established companies, where he continued to make strides toward this goal.

Currently, Soma is spearheading a groundbreaking project aimed at reducing the cost of Insulin and Insulin Analogs, which are critical for managing diabetes. These drugs are currently overpriced, making them unaffordable to a significant portion of the population, especially in developing countries. Soma and his team are leveraging their scientific expertise to develop innovative processes that can produce these drugs at a fraction of the current cost.

Soma’s work is more than just a job to him; it is a passion and a calling. He is driven by the knowledge that the drugs his team produces can make a life-changing difference to millions of people around the world. Under his leadership, the company is revolutionizing the biopharmaceutical industry by focusing on affordability and accessibility.

Soma’s success is a testament to his ability to lead with compassion and innovation. His unique blend of scientific and business acumen, combined with his unwavering commitment to accessibility, has earned him the respect and admiration of his peers and colleagues. He is an inspiration to young scientists, demonstrating that by combining their passion for innovation with an entrepreneurial spirit and a keen business sense, they too can make a significant impact in the world.

She is married to a software professional and has two kids- a daughter and a son, 15 and 11 years respectively. Her husband has been the wind beneath her wings and has supported her throughout her career. He has ensured that they both take care of household responsibilities and raising their kids equally which gives both quintessential time to focus on achieving newer heights in their respective career domain.

Apeksha is a management graduate in HR and an expert in HR analytics, she holds multiple certifications in her area of expertise.

She is a fitness enthusiastic and leads a very disciplined life.

Career Highlight: Apeksha has always been a path breaker in her career journey by introducing various HR initiatives to attract & retain best talent from the market. With her current assignment with DSV Air & Sea Pvt. Ltd., she has brought various changes in terms of policy, processes and technology upgrades. These initiatives have helped her change the perception of human resource function from being a support function to a business enabler.

She has diversified experience while working with different industry sector from manufacturing to Auto components to IT publishing industry. To name a few she has worked with KK Modi Group, C&S Electric Group company & Aptara Corp etc. These diversified experiences helped her gain insight on various employee demographics, talent acquisition, retention strategies and career and succession planning.

During her current & past assignments in five years tenure she has been promoted four times which talks about how capable & ambitious she is.

She has been nurtured in an environment that has instilled a strong feeling of gender equality, which is something that DSV Air & Sea possesses as well. DSV highly values capabilities and potential of its employees. She had a lot of support from her top management colleagues. This support has allowed her to do more each year and has enabled her to achieve a work-life balance.

Having no particulars plans for future and unfolding what life had to offer, it is in 2021, that she happened to start her independent practice under the name and style “RTA Law Chambers”, based out of South Delhi. So far and fingers crossed, she says that she had been lucky in this regard that she has a great team of four, with fabulous young lawyers, who are able to take on assignments independently and work on them.

She together with her team works on all kinds of matters that comes her way, mainly focusing on disputes spread across various sectors. Other than that, she also engages in service law, consumer law, land matters, etc. She enjoys her practice of running from court to court in the morning, advising her clients, working in their best interests and ensuring that their rights and entitlements are secured to the maximum extent possible.

Being a first-generation lawyer, she says it’s surely been and is challenging, but wouldn’t have it any other way!

Jagdish’s contribution in the group of companies is primarily focused to ensure that the regulatory compliances across various countries like US, Europe, Japan and Asian countries, are complied to. Additionally, his extraordinary expertise and proficiency in Quality Assurance in line with GFSI and FDA criteria guaranteed that strict quality practises, legal compliances, and system implementations were made across the firm.

He holds a master’s degree in organic chemistry and has worked with a number of nationally renowned companies and institutions, including the Forest Research Institute (ICFRE), RFCL, AUM, and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. While deputed as Head of QA at various organizations he has been instrumental in influencing key decisions making activities at the corporate, factory and regional platforms. He has been a team player with his excellent mentoring, liasioning & networking skills. During his tenure he has played a pivotal role in helping the organizations to achieve various accolades at National and International platforms and in the process he too was recognized and applauded for his contribution.