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Dinesh Arora, Partner & Leader - Deals, PwC India (Moderator)

Dinesh Arora has done Electronics and Communication engineering from Delhi College of Engineering and then did his Masters from IIM Calcutta. He then joined PwC and has worked for over 25 years with the firm and is currently the Deals Platform Leader. He specializes in Mergers and Acquisition, Fund Raising and Stressed Assets.

Dinesh Chhabra, Chief Executive Officer, Usha International

A chartered accountant by profession, Dinesh Chhabra is the current CEO of Usha International. A leader who walks the talk, he is adept at customizing his leadership style to suit the need of the hour. He believes paying attention to the micro aspects of the business results in macro rewards and ensures that everyone across the organization is aligned to the larger picture while understanding the role they need to play for the company to be successful. He joined Usha International to lead the Finance function, where his indepth understanding of various aspects of the business saw him being elevated to the CEO’s role about 10 years ago.

Besides his training as a finance professional, Dinesh has also helmed other functions including Marketing and Business Development, Manufacturing, Strategic Planning, Global Sourcing, and Information Technology. All of these have seen him evolve as a 360* leader, capable to nurturing talent and growth within the organization, and achieving success for the business.

His specialization lies in leading and managing change and organizational transformation across all layers of organizational deployment – operational, tactical, and strategic – and this has played a huge role in further enhancing the corporate culture based on the tenets laid by the founders of Usha. He has been part of various successful profitability turnarounds in a systematic and organic manner helping increase market capitalization through structural and strategic initiatives. Dinesh has also played a significant role in effective transition across stakeholders including promoters, leadership, and teams thus enabling the organization to shift the growth trajectories without a break in business continuity.

As part of various social initiatives including mentoring start-up units, as well as providing support and professional direction to orphaned children who need guidance, Dinesh does not shy away from putting his experience to benefit others.

His wife Neelam, a lawyer by profession, actively supports all his social initiatives. Dinesh and Neelam are extremely house proud. They also enjoy travelling and exploring new places whenever they get a chance. Dinesh is also extremely passionate about following an active and healthy lifestyle. They have two sons who are both pursuing their passions for a living.

Dinesh Dayal, COO, L'Oreal India

Dinesh Dayal joined the L’Oreìal Group in 1984 in France where he began his career as a Management Trainee and held numerous roles in finance, marketing and operations. Subsequently, he was put in charge of expanding the L’Oreìal business in South Asia. In 1990, he came to India as Marketing Director to set up the India business for L’Oreìal in association with an Indian partner.

In 1994, he played a key role in establishing L’Oreìal India as a 100% subsidiary of the L’Oreìal Group and in 2000 he was appointed as Chief Operating Officer. He was also Director of L’Oréal’s Luxury Products Division during its start-up phase. He has launched brands such as Lancôme, Kiehl’s, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren and Diesel in India. He is also a member of the Company’s Board of Directors in India. He has had a stint as GM - Finance and Operations at L’Oréal Thailand.

Dinesh is a Physics graduate from St. Stephens College (New Delhi) and has an MBA degree from INSEAD, France. A trained Scuba Diver; he is married and has two children.

Dinesh Goel, Partner, Siana Capital

He is a partner with Siana Capital, a deep tech-focused early-stage venture capital firm. He is an active angel investor and mentor to deep tech/science startups: IoT, Cold chain management, AI /ML driven Fraud Detection, Deep data sciences for behavioral insights, cyber security, cyber insurance and 3D printing of human organoids. He has a rich experience of 25 years in strategic leadership and operational management.

Dinesh Goyal, Partner, Siana Capital

Dinesh Kumar, Partner Engineer & SME for Gen-AI, Google Cloud

Dinesh Nandwana, Chairman & MD, Vakrangee Softwares

Dinesh Nandwana is the Chairman & Managing Director of Vakrangee Softwares and Chartered Accountant with 21 years experience in Operations, Government Relationship Management, Finance & Corporate Affairs.

The promoter of the company, Mr. Dinesh Nandwana is a Chartered Accountant. He has nursed and nurtured the company from a humble consultancy company to a well renowned software company. His vast experience is backed by astute and dynamic leadership qualities. His forte is his ability to carry his team along and timely delivery of quality goods. His imposing and affirmative policies and hard work has helped the company in achieving its present status.

Dinesh Pillaipakkamnatt, Global Head, Central Analytics Function, Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd

Dinesh Pillaipakkamnatt is currently Global Head, Central Analytics Function at Novartis, Hyderabad. He leads a team that provides decision making insights, which may lead to more efficient clinical trial conduct, to the Novartis Pharma Development Clinical Program/Trial Teams. Trial and Site Risk Management solutions are amongst the current focus. Prior to this he was Global Head, Database Programming, IIS, Novartis.

He has over 20 years of experience, 13 of which are in the pharmaceutical domain. He has varied global experience having worked in USA for over 12 years.

He completed an Executive MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India and has a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Bangalore University, India. He is also a Project Management Professional and a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Dinesh Ramamurthi, Chief Human Resources Officer, OYO

Dinesh Shahra, MD, Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd

Dinesh Shahra, a Chemical Engineer by profession and the Managing Director of Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd., has dared to dream Big, he staked the future of his Business on a Competitive, free market economic order and he has spearheaded the Soya Revolution to the recent position of India?s foremost Food Processing Company, one of the top 5 FMCG Businesses in the Country.

His innovative and analytical approach marks the emergence of market diversifications and developing brands through its varied food products. His ability to gauge the future trends and consumer requirements led to launching of variety of innovative Value added Soya products like Soya Flour, Soya chunks, Granules to cater to different strata of the society.

Under Mr. Shahra's Leadership, the company has consolidated its business under RSIL to have a distinct advantage in realizing his dreams and scaling newer heights.

He has been honoured with Globoil Man of the Decade Award, and has also bagged the prestigious, The American Express Corporate Award 2006 as the No- 1 Food Processing Company in India along with the Dun & Bradstreet Rolta Corporate Awards 2008 in the Food & Agro Processing sector.