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Gautam Singh, Partner, Trilegal

Gautam Sinha, CEO, Times Internet | @Timesinternet

Gautam is a global executive with 30 years of rich experience including a wealth of startup and industry expertise. He is currently the CEO of Times Internet Ltd., the digital arm of The Times of India Group, where he drives the strategy, vision and execution for all the internet, mobile and telecommunication properties of the group.

Prior to Times Internet Ltd., Gautam was the Chief Operating Officer of CashEdge Inc,  a company based out of New York and California working in payments and wealth management, where he worked since 2001 building and leading the company from startup to profitability.  Prior to CashEdge, he held senior management positions at Sevant, Aspect Communications, at the Neural Applications Corporation, and at the Ministry of Defense in India (DRDO). He believes in the Indian startup ecosystem and is an active early stage investor.

Gautam Sinha, Founder / Creative Director, Nappa Dori

Nappa Dori was born in 2010 in a quaint village nestled in the heart of Delhi. Deep within the dusty and damp alleys was a creative studio owned by Gautam Sinha, a NIFT graduate in Fashion Design, who had an epiphany that compelled him to discard conventional fashion design and explore the world of Indian leather and artisanal craftsmanship.

Voted in 2011 as one of the five most creative talents in the Indian scene by the British Council, Gautam has brought a unique creative flair, complemented by an energetic entrepreneurial zest that has propelled Nappa Dori into the mainstream Indian design industry.

Today, Nappa Dori’s success story is applauded by many as it has disrupted conventional design mandates and created its own unique creative ideology. The creative essence is about simplicity in thought and action. Effective, usable design that compliments people’s lifestyles without being ostentatious, predictable or clichéd, while adding a touch of effortless flair to the modern day lifestyles of those young at heart.

Gayathri Parthasarathy, Global FS Technology Leader, PwC India

Gayathri Vasudevan, CEO, LabourNet Services India Pvt Ltd

Gayathri is the CEO of LabourNet. She has built LabourNet into a respected social enterprise, by anchoring on values of growth, transparency social protection and inclusion. LabourNet has won numerous awards in the last few years for its model and contribution to society. She has been extensively involved in policy issues & community mobilizations relating to Livelihoods, Social Security and the informal economy. Gayathri has a Doctorate in development studies with more than 17 years’ experience in both national and international organizations.

Gayathri has held several advisory posts in the Government – Member Aadhar (UIDA), Member, BOCCW, Government of Harayana. Currently, she is a member of National CII skill committee & South Region CII skill committee; She is also a Chairwoman, Indian Women Network (IWN) Southern Regional Council Karnataka.

Before joining LabourNet, she has held senior positions at International Labour Organization and other multilateral organisations for eight years such us UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCO, NORAD etc.

She has more than 30 publications in the areas of labour and employment and gender issues to her credit.

Geetansh Bamania, Founder, Rentomojo

Geetansh Bamania, an enthusiastic entrepreneur and dynamic personality started his career in engineering from IIT Madras. By the age of 27, Geetansh is already a serial entrepreneur with prior forays in community learning (Click2skill) and philanthropic crowdfunding (HopeMonkey). He has also worked with companies like Flipkart, Pepperfry and KPGM.

Geetansh along with Ajay Nain launched RentoMojo in Dec 2014, to provide frugal furnishing rental solutions to the ever-increasing population of migrants in major cities across India looking for quick solutions for furnishing.

“Increased mobility among the working population today has resulted in a surge in the disposable income pie and this is divided into transport spend, mobile bills, hangouts, leisure trips, shopping, etc. With easy, affordable and hassle-free solutions from Rentomojo, this disposable income can be allocated to better life experiences without being tied to furniture and appliances that people may not need in the future. Rentomojo provides affordable lifestyle solutions which come without the inertia of disposing off the assets or unnecessary relocation related expenditure” says Geetansh.

This ambitious start-up genius has now revolutionized the way people meet their lifestyle needs by promoting and encouraging new-age folks to start renting instead of spending money to buy furniture and other household appliances.

Geetu Bhatnagar, Senior Director-Head of India Marketing, Oracle

Gene Eidelman, Co-Founder & President, Mosaica Education

Gene Eidelman co-founded Mosaica Education in 1997, and currently serves as its President. Gene is responsible for strategic planning with an emphasis on financial performance, business development and quality assurance. Gene has over 30 years of experience in finance, budgeting, marketing, human resources and organizational effectiveness in both public and private companies. Prior to co-founding Mosaica, he co-founded Prodigy Consulting in 1988, an organization that developed and operated a chain of community and corporate-sponsored childcare centers. Gene defected from the former Soviet Union as a teenager in 1976. Soon after arriving to Los Angeles, he became an undergraduate student at the University of Southern California where he simultaneously started a real estate development business. In 1995, Prodigy Consulting merged with the publicly-held Children’s Discovery Centers and in 1997 was acquired by Knowledge Universe. While at Children’s Discovery Centers, Gene was President of the Prodigy Division, overseeing 69 corporate child care centers in 23 states.

In 1999, Gene was selected as one of the “Ten Outstanding Young People of the World” by Junior Chamber International. In 2009, Gene together with Dr. Dawn Eidelman, were awarded the “James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award” by the Education Industry Association for their unwavering commitment to innovation in education. Gene is a former Treasurer and Trustee of the Georgia Charter School Association. He is a board member of the Michigan-based Coalition for Educational Choice and Co-Chair of the Geneva-based World Education Entrepreneur Society (WEES). He is additionally President of the Board of Trustees of Aurora Education Trust in England and founder/settler of Sunshine Education Trust in India-non-profit trusts committed to improving education.

George Alexander Muthoot, MD, Muthoot Finance Ltd

George Alexander Muthoot is a chartered accountant who qualified with a first rank in Kerala and ranked 20th overall in India, in 1978. He has a bachelor degree in Commerce from Kerala University where he was a rank holder and gold medallist. He was also awarded the Times of India group Business Excellence Award in customised Financial Services in March 2009.

He served as the Chairman of the Kerala Non banking Finance Companies Welfare Association from 2004 to 2007 and is currently its Vice Chairman. He is also the Member Secretary of Finance Companies Association, Chennai.

He is the founder member for The Indus Entrepreneurs International, Kochi Chapter and is now a member of the Core Committee of The Indus Entrepreneurs International Kochi Chapter.

His insight for understanding of gold loan business and professional zeal has been the catalyst behind the Company's meteoric rise to the present level of being India's largest gold loan company.

George Thomas, Partner, India Value Fund Advisors

George joined IVF Advisors in 2002 to strengthen the "Business Building" function. As a Business Manager, George has leveraged his turnaround and marketing experience to assist portfolio companies with merger integration, strategy, systems & process, recruitment, marketing, and branding. George has also assisted the Fund fine-tune its under-writing capability;          supporting Fund Managers appraise pre-investment cases. He has a wide network of connections and an in-depth understanding of business segments and management teams.

In Trinethra, George strengthened operational controls and developed an annual operating plan with suitable management information systems. He used his vast expertise to reinforce the management team. On acquisition of Music Broadcast, George took direct oversight on operations of Radio City during an initial period of uncertainty caused by delay of the new licensing policy. He identified a leadership team for the business and inducted them into their new roles. George helped TTK Healthcare Services migrate to a centralized IT enabled delivery platform,which he identified along with the management as a seminal initiative to scale the growing healthcare insurance claim processing and attract good quality international business.

George is a Post-Graduate in History from St Stephen's College, Delhi University with almost 20 years of work experience, prior to joining IVF Advisors. He was Whole-time Director and Chief Operating Officer at BPL Soft Energy Systems Limited. Before this, he spent 2 years as Director - Confectionery on a restructuring assignment with Warner Lambert India. Prior, he held positions in the Foods business of Unilever in India and the UK.