Our speakers
Dr Vivek Mittal, Head - Legal, Lupin
Dr. Vivek Mittal is Head of Legal for Lupin Limited, and is responsible for legal endeavors of Lupin, inside and outside India. Dr. Mittal has multi-industry experience of over 14 years and has been in his current profile for over three and half years. At Lupin, he is credited for setting up legal department and effectively managing legal affairs in multi Strategic Business Unit (SBU) environment.
Dr. A Velumani, Creator and Chief Executive Officer, Thyrocare Technologies Ltd | @Thyrocare
A visionary and an able business administrator, Dr. Velumani proves amply clearly to industry that , “Focus gives Success”. Born in a small village near Coimbatore, South India, to a landless farmer, today he owns and operates this Industry leader, Thyrocare, a brand worth over Rs. 2000 crores. Began as a mathematician, became a Pathologist, after his PhD in Microbiology from BARC/ Mumbai University in Thyroid Biochemisty. As a Research scientist and Teacher he worked for 14 years in BARC and then in Business he has become an administrator.
An infecting motivator, has succeeded in converting educated as employable, graduates as professionals, individuals as entrepreneurs, vendors as partners, family members as wealthcreators and of course by his unique way of transforming intimidating problems into opportunities for prosperity.
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Dr. A. Velumani, Creator and MD, Thyrocare
A visionary and an able business administrator, Dr. A. Velumani proves amply clearly to industry that, “Focus gives Success”. Born toa landless farmer in a small village near Coimbatore, South India, today he owns and operates Thyrocare, an industry leader and a brand worth over Rs. 3000 crores. Began as a mathematician, he acquired his Ph.D in Thyroid Biochemistry from BARC / Mumbai University. He worked for 14 years in BARC as a Research Scientist and Teacher and then became an administrator in business.
He is also MD of Nueclear Healthcare Limited which is a Radiology vertical. His focus areas are Thyroid Biochemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry and Nuclear Medicine.
An infectious motivator, he has succeeded in converting educated as employed, graduates as professionals, individuals as entrepreneurs, vendors as partners, family members as wealth creators and by his unique way, transformed intimidating problems into opportunities.
He is hilarious when it comes to educating and motivating youth in Entrepreneurship.
Dr. A. Velumani, Promoter and Chairman, Thyrocare
Dr. Aarti Gupta, CIO, DBR Ventures & Family Office of DM Gupta, Jagran Group
Dr. Aarti Gupta, Chief Investment Officer, Anikarth Ventures
Dr. Aarti Gupta, CIO - Family Office, DM Gupta & Anikarth Ventures
Dr. Aarti Gupta is a seasoned investment strategist who has been at the helm of her family office (DM Gupta Family, Jagran Group) for the past 13 years. She is also the Chief Investment Officer at Anikarth Ventures, an angel-investing firm that invests in innovative early-stage start-ups with transformative solutions.
In her commitment to women's entrepreneurship, Dr. Gupta serves as the National Head for FICCI FLO Start-ups, focusing on women founders and investors. She is also an independent director with Jindal Stainless Steels and contributes to the boards of several family-owned businesses and start-ups, leveraging her expertise in investment strategy. Furthermore, as the founder of the Anikarth Foundation, she champions initiatives for women's financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and job readiness.
A recognized TEDx speaker, Dr. Gupta addresses financial literacy, entrepreneurship, investment strategies, and women's empowerment. She gained recognition as an investor on India's first reality start-up funding TV show, "Horses Stable", where she sought companies with innovative solutions to significant problems. Recognized for her contributions, Inc42 listed her among the 30 Top Women Torchbearers in the country, and Priwexus honored her as the ‘Woman in Family Office Thought Leader 2023’. She chairs the Start-up Committee of the Merchant Chamber of UP and serves on the board of Harvard Alumni for Global Women's Empowerment.
Dr. Gupta's academic credentials include a PhD in Economics from IIT Kanpur, a post-graduate diploma in business studies from Harvard University, and a Master's degree in Economics from Northeastern University.
Dr. Aarti Gupta, Chief Investment Officer, DBR Ventures
Dr. Abhimanyu Chopra, Partner - Dispute Resolution, AZB & Partners
Dr. Abhinanda Sarkar, Academic Director, Data Science & Machine Learning, Great Learning
Abhinanda Sarkar is one of the top 10 most prominent analytics and data science academicians. Dr. Sarkar received his B.Stat. and M.Stat. degrees from the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and a Ph.D. in Statistics from Stanford University. He has taught applied mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); been on the research staff at IBM; led quality, engineering development, and analytics functions at General Electric (GE); served as associate dean at the MYRA School of Business; and co-founded OmiX Labs.
Abhinanda is a certified Master Black Belt in Lean Sigma and Design for Six Sigma and a Level 3 TRIZ Expert, and has been visiting faculty at Stanford, ISI, and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM). He is the recipient of the ISI Alumni Association Medal for the highest grades in his graduating class and of the Radhakrishan Mentor Award from GE India for his leadership of the Edison Engineering Development Program (EEDP).
Abhinanda has also provided professional committee service for the University Grants Commission (UGC) of the Government of India and for infoDev, a World Bank program. Currently, he is serving as Chief Science Officer for Brand Sigma – a technology start-up focused on the interface of marketing science and data science – and adjunct faculty at the Indian Institute of Science.