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Page 1 of 13 CII CEOs DELEGATION TO RUSSIA 11 th 12 th March 2019 Profile of the CEOs Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal President, CII (2018-19) and Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Ltd Rakesh Bharti Mittal is Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, one of India's leading business groups with interests in telecom, agri-food business, financial services and realty. Rakesh serves as Chairman-Bharti AXA Life Insurance, Bharti AXA General Insurance and FieldFresh Foods. Rakesh is also on the Board of Bharti Airtel and is Managing Director -Bharti Realty Holdings. Bharti has joint ventures with several global leaders: Singtel, AXA, Del Monte, SoftBank and Brightstar. Rakesh has been elected as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2018-19 and has been a part of the CII National Council since 1999. He has served as Chairman of various Councils: Agriculture, CSR, Public Policy and Membership. He is also a member of the India-Pakistan Joint Business Forum (IPJBF). A passionate advocate of right to good education and philanthropy, Rakesh is the Co-Chairman of Bharti Foundation with leading initiatives in education and sanitation. Bharti Foundation provides free education and reaches out to over 2,50,000 children across 13 States. He is also a member of the Founders Circle -Brookings India, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and Board of Governors at the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). He has also served as member of the Society of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Rakesh serves on Boards of several educational institutions - Indian School of Business (ISB), Chairman -Advisory Council of Bharti Institute of Public Policy at ISB Mohali, Co-Chairman-Advisory Board of Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology & Management, IIT Delhi and Member of the Court, Bennett University. Rakesh is also a member of the Governing Board of Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana. Rakesh has been awarded the Honorary Doctor of Civil Law Degree by Newcastle University, UK and is the recipient of the prestigious Horasis - India Business Leader of the Year 2016 (Internalization) and LMA - Entrepreneur of the Year Award 1992. Rakesh is also the Honorary Consul, Republic of Sierra Leone in India. Organization Profile: Founded in 1976, by Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti has grown from being a manufacturer of bicycle parts to one of the largest and most respected business groups in India. Bharti started its telecom services business by launching mobile services in India in 1995. As the group’s flagship company, it is amongst the world’s largest telecommunications companies, offering mobile, fixed broadband and digital TV solutions to over 413 million customers across India, South Asia and Africa. Bharti Airtel has operations in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Over the past few years, it has diversified into emerging business areas in the fast-expanding Indian economy - life insurance, fresh and processed foods business, mobile internet, real estate, training and capacity building, and distribution of telecom / IT products.

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CII CEOs DELEGATION TO RUSSIA

11th – 12th March 2019

Profile of the CEOs

Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal President, CII (2018-19) and Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Ltd

Rakesh Bharti Mittal is Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, one of India's leading business groups with interests in telecom, agri-food business, financial services and realty. Rakesh serves as Chairman-Bharti AXA Life Insurance, Bharti AXA General Insurance and FieldFresh Foods. Rakesh is also on the Board of Bharti Airtel and is Managing Director -Bharti Realty Holdings. Bharti has joint ventures with several global leaders: Singtel, AXA, Del Monte, SoftBank and Brightstar. Rakesh has been elected as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2018-19 and has been a part of the CII National Council since 1999. He has served as Chairman of various Councils: Agriculture, CSR, Public Policy and Membership. He is also a member of the India-Pakistan Joint Business Forum (IPJBF). A passionate advocate of right to good education and philanthropy, Rakesh is the Co-Chairman of Bharti Foundation with leading initiatives in education and sanitation. Bharti Foundation provides free education and reaches out to over 2,50,000 children across 13 States. He is also a member of the Founders Circle -Brookings India, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and Board of Governors at the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). He has also served as member of the Society of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Rakesh serves on Boards of several educational institutions - Indian School of Business (ISB), Chairman -Advisory Council of Bharti Institute of Public Policy at ISB Mohali, Co-Chairman-Advisory Board of Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology & Management, IIT Delhi and Member of the Court, Bennett University. Rakesh is also a member of the Governing Board of Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana. Rakesh has been awarded the Honorary Doctor of Civil Law Degree by Newcastle University, UK and is the recipient of the prestigious Horasis - India Business Leader of the Year 2016 (Internalization) and LMA - Entrepreneur of the Year Award 1992. Rakesh is also the Honorary Consul, Republic of Sierra Leone in India.

Organization Profile: Founded in 1976, by Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti has grown from being a manufacturer of bicycle parts to one of the largest and most respected business groups in India. Bharti started its telecom services business by launching mobile services in India in 1995. As the group’s flagship company, it is amongst the world’s largest telecommunications companies, offering mobile, fixed broadband and digital TV solutions to over 413 million customers across India, South Asia and Africa. Bharti Airtel has operations in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Over the past few years, it has diversified into emerging business areas in the fast-expanding Indian economy - life insurance, fresh and processed foods business, mobile internet, real estate, training and capacity building, and distribution of telecom / IT products.

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Mr Chandrajit Banerjee Director General Confederation of Indian Industry Chandrajit Banerjee is the Director General of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Mr Banerjee has been with the CII for about 3 decades and has been the Director General, CII since May 2008. As Director General, he is responsible for overall operations of CII. Prior to his appointment as Director General, he held several senior positions in CII. Mr Banerjee has been responsible for important areas of work including the Sectoral Verticals - Manufacturing, Services, Agriculture and Life Sciences Sectors and the SMEs. He has led key policy work of CII in the areas of Economic Policy, Financial Services and Corporate Governance (he was also the First Executive Director of the National Foundation of Corporate Governance -NFCG, an organization set up by the Ministry of Company Affairs, Government of India). He continues to be in the Board of Trustees and Governing Council of NFCG as a Member. Earlier Mr Banerjee has served as Head of CII’s regional operations in the Northern, Southern and Western Regions. Over the years, Mr Banerjee has worked out of the CII-Headquarters in New Delhi for several years and has also been based at Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Chandigarh and Ahmedabad. He was also in Bangalore to initiate the Centre of Excellence of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA), which is a state-of-the-art centre for training, conventions and trade fairs. He is an advisory Board Member of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) and Member of Board of the Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA). Mr Banerjee is a Director in the Singapore India Partnership Foundation (SIPF) and also the Managing Trustee of the National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG). Mr Banerjee has been honored with the China-India Friendship Award by the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for his contributions towards the development of bilateral ties between India and China. Mr Banerjee has also been conferred with the decoration of Knight Commander of the Order of Queen Isabella by His Majesty the King of Spain in recognition of his most meritorious achievements and exceptional contributions towards promoting relations between India and Spain. Mr Banerjee is also the Secretariat for several bilateral CEOs Forums constituted by the Government of India. These include Forums with Australia, France, Russia, Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Japan, Pakistan, South Africa among others. Mr Banerjee is a Post-Graduate (MS) in Economics with specialisation on Economics of Planning and Econometrics from the University of Calcutta. Earlier, he did his Graduation from St. Xavier's College (Calcutta) in Economics (Hons).

Organization Profile: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes. CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded in 1895, India's premier business association has around 9000 members, from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 300,000 enterprises from around 265 national and regional sectoral industry bodies. CII charts change by working closely with Government on policy issues, interfacing with thought leaders, and enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services and strategic global linkages. It also provides a platform for consensus-building and networking on key issues. Extending its agenda beyond business, CII assists industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with civil society organizations carry forward corporate initiatives for integrated and inclusive development across diverse domains including affirmative action, healthcare, education, livelihood, diversity management, skill development, empowerment of women, and water, to name a few. As a developmental institution working towards India's overall growth with a special focus on India@75 in 2022, the CII theme for 2018-19, India RISE: Responsible. Inclusive. Sustainable. Entrepreneurial emphasizes Industry's role in partnering Government to accelerate India's growth and development. The focus will be on key enablers such as job creation; skill development; financing growth; promoting next gen manufacturing; sustainability; corporate social responsibility and governance and transparency. With 65 offices, including 9 Centres of Excellence, in India, and 11 overseas offices as well as institutional partnerships with 355 counterpart organizations in 126 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.

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Ms Shobana Kamineni

Executive Vice Chairperson

Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd (Immediate Past President CII) Shobana Kamineni is the Executive Vice Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited and a member of its founding family. Apollo Hospitals is the pioneer of private healthcare in India and is Asia's foremost integrated healthcare conglomerate. Championing Special Initiatives for over seven years, Shobana had steered the organization's emergence as a proponent of integrated healthcare in India. She heads Apollo Pharmacy, India's largest pharmacy chain with a pan-India network of over 3,250 stores, 23,000 employees; it serves 4,00,000 customers a day. She is a founder and chairperson on the Board of Apollo Munich Health Insurance, acknowledged as India's best specialized Health Insurance company for 6 years, consecutively. As lead Director in Apollo's research and innovation activities, and cognizant of the convergence between healthcare, pharmaceutical & biotech industries and the academia, Shobana championed the creation and Incubation of a Biobank - a catalogued library of Ethically consented, anonymised bio-samples. The Biobank was recognized as one of the top 10 ideas in Life Sciences by the Time Magazine for the decade. Alongside, in keeping with her keen interest to participate in Public Health, Shobana accepted a Board position in FIND (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics), an international non-profit organization that enables the development and delivery of much-needed diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases. Since its inception, FIND partnered in the delivery of 21 new diagnostic tools and has active collaborations with more than 200 partners. Passionate about inculcating a culture of wellness, Shobana had championed the establishment of 'Billion Hearts Beating' - an NGO dedicated to educating fellow Indians about preventing heart disease and staying heart-healthy. An active member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Shobana's appointment as its president in 2017- 18 created history as she was the first ever woman to hold the position since its inception in 1895. Dedicated to ensuring that more women enter the workforce, she has launched the Power of Parity Initiative. In 2018, she was invited by the Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs to be member of the National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NGFC) Trust. She is an Independent Director on the Boards of Blue Star Limited and Hero MotoCorp. In addition, Shobana is Vice-Chairperson of the KEI Group, a diversified logistics, leisure & infrastructure business, that she founded with her husband.

Organization Profile: Apollo Hospitals was established in 1983 by Dr. Prathap C Reddy, renowned as

the architect of modern healthcare in India. As the nation's first corporate hospital, Apollo Hospitals is

acclaimed for pioneering the private healthcare revolution in the country. Apollo has emerged as Asia's

foremost integrated healthcare services provider and has a robust presence across the healthcare

ecosystem, including Hospitals, Pharmacies, Primary Care & Diagnostic Clinics. The Group also has

Telemedicine units across 10 countries, Health Insurance Services, Global Projects Consultancy, Medical

Colleges, Medvarsity for E-Learning, Colleges of Nursing and Hospital Management and a Research

Foundation. In addition, 'ASK Apollo' - an online consultation portal and Apollo Home Health provide the

care continuum. The cornerstones of Apollo's legacy are its unstinting focus on clinical excellence,

affordable costs, technology and forward-looking research & academics. Apollo Hospitals was among the

first few hospitals in the world to leverage technology to facilitate seamless healthcare delivery. The

organization embraced rapid advancement in medical equipments worldwide and pioneered the

introduction of several cutting edge innovations in India. Soon the country's first-ever Proton Treatment

Cancer Centre will be launched by Apollo, and it will serve over 3 billion people. Since inception, Apollo

Hospitals has been honoured by the trust of over 65 million patients from 141 countries. At the core of

Apollo's patient-centric culture is TLC (Tender Loving Care), the magic that inspires hope amongst its

patients. As a responsible corporate citizen, Apollo Hospitals takes the spirit of leadership well beyond

business and it has embraced the responsibility of keeping India healthy. Recognizing that Non

Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the greatest threat to the nation, Apollo Hospitals is continuously

educating its fellow Indians on personalized preventive healthcare as a key to wellness.

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Mr Baba Kalyani

Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Forge Ltd

Mr Baba Neelkanth Kalyani is the Chairman & Managing Director of Bharat Forge Limited (BFL), a Pune based Indian multinational which is a technology-driven global leader in metal forming. Having transcontinental presence across 10 manufacturing locations in India, Germany, Sweden, France and North America, Bharat Forge serves several sectors including automotive, power, oil and gas, construction & mining, locomotive, marine, defense and aerospace. It is the flagship company of the USD 3 billion Kalyani Group, a leading Indian engineering conglomerate. Mr Kalyani joined Bharat Forge in 1972 when the company's annual turnover was just about US $ 1.3 million. Under his leadership, Bharat Forge transformed into a global company and became preferred technology and engineering driven Global Partner for leading OEMs across the world. Mr Kalyani also serves on the Boards of many prestigious companies and represents on several Industry, Trade and Educational institutions in India and abroad. His significant contributions to industry and the community have been recognized through various prestigious awards that he has received. Notable among them is Padma Bhushan, the highest Civilian award in India, conferred upon him by the Hon’ble President of India. He is the Founder Chairman of Pratham Pune Education Foundation, an NGO that is engaged in providing primary education to children belonging to under privileged sections of the local community. Since its inception in 2000, Pratham Pune has made a difference in the lives of over 150,000 children in Pune. He is also steering a unique initiative to empower rural youth at a Taluka in Pune district by providing free technical and vocational training at a government Industrial Training Institute [ITI] that is being run as a Public-Private partnership. This pioneering model is being replicated in other parts of the country.

Organization Profile: Bharat Forge Limited (BFL), the Pune based Indian multinational is a technology

driven global leader in metal forming, having a transcontinental presence across ten manufacturing

locations, serving several sectors including automotive, power, oil and gas, construction & mining,

locomotive, marine, defense and aerospace. Part of Kalyani Group - a USD 3 billion conglomerate with

10,000 global work force; BFL today has the largest repository of metallurgical knowledge in the region

and offers full service supply capability to its geographically dispersed marquee customers from concept

to product design, engineering, manufacturing, testing and validation. The world's largest forging

company with manufacturing facilities spread across India, Germany, Sweden, France and North

America, Bharat Forge manufactures a wide range of high performance, critical & safety components for

the automotive & non-automotive sector.

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Mr Shiv Vikram Khemka

Vice Chairman

SUN Group Mr Shiv Khemka is Vice Chairman of SUN Group. He was educated at Eton College, received a B.A. from Brown University, an M.B.A. with distinction from The Wharton School and a Master’s in International Studies from The Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania. He was elected a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” (GLT) at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1997 and was invited to join the Forum’s “Foreign Business Leaders’ Council” for Russia. He is a member of the WEF’s Global Agenda Council for Education. As one of the founders and partners, Shiv sits on the Coordination Board of the Moscow School of Management “SKOLKOVO”. He is also a member of the council of Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), New York, and a member of the Indian side of Financial Services Working Group of BRICS Business Council. He was recently awarded the “Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award” by Tufts University, and the “Outstanding Contribution to Education Prize” at Wharton’s ‘Reimagining Education Conference’.

Organization Profile: SUN Group is a leading principal investor and private equity fund manager in Russia, India and other emerging and transforming markets. The Group has been active in areas such as Mining, Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Food & Beverage, Infrastructure, HiTech and Renewable Energy. The founding shareholder of SUN is an Indian family group that has been active in India for more than 100 years and has been working in Russia since 1958. SUN is a member of the Russian Prime Minister’s Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC).

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Mr Jai Shroff

Global CEO UPL Limited Jaidev (Jai) R. Shroff is the Global CEO of UPL Limited & Vice-Chairman of

Advanta. He is a well-recognized global leader in the Agri-Inputs industry with

over 28 years’ experience in India and internationally. Under Jai’s leadership,

UPL has been one of the fastest growing agri-input companies in the world with

strong presence in the Seeds, Plant Nutrition, Crop protection and Post-harvest

food preservation value chains. He has driven the transformation of UPL from a largely domestic player to

a truly global Indian multinational organization. UPL’s global workforce comprising of more than 25

different nationalities operate 28 manufacturing plants in India, Asia, Europe, Latin and North America

and serve the farming community across the globe. Jai’s vision for UPL is to endeavour to continually

provide smart, affordable and profitable solutions to the global farming community with a strong focus on

Innovation, Research and Excellence by “Doing Things Better’’. Jai believes in the power of collaboration

and inter-sectoral partnerships and is actively involved in the global development agenda, including the

World Economic Forum’s Grow Africa and Grow Asia initiatives, IFPRI’s Sustainable Agriculture and

Global Food Security Initiative, WBCSD, Chicago Council, IGD, ICAR.

Organization Profile: At UPL, we put the Farmer First in all our initiatives. We are an Indian company

with a sales turnover of $2.7 billion and a current market capitalization of approx. $4.5 billion, we are

present in 130 countries. UPL participates across agriculture value chain with its seeds, crop protection,

plant health and post-harvest solutions. Advanta seeds help deliver high value germplasm & traits. Our

drought-mitigation technology ZEBA helps manage soil water and soil nutrients optimisation through the

crop life cycle. DECCO range of speciality products for fruit coating and storage reduce post-harvest

losses. UPL is engaged in providing crop protection solutions for a wide range of crops like soybean,

corn, rice, wheat, pulses, fruits & vegetables and also plantation crops like banana, oil palm & sugarcane.

Our key technologies ensure better farmer success. We also take pride in working towards reducing food

losses with our comprehensive technologies for food grain storage and potato storage. We are among the

top 2 post-patented agrochemical companies in the world with over 35 production units in multiple

locations in 14 countries like Brazil, France, Argentina, Netherlands, USA, Vietnam, Colombia, Italy, UK,

Turkey, we have established an efficient global supply chain process. We deeply believe in innovation for

change and pursue R & D and testing with 241 global product patents filed. At UPL, we have also

invested in Farmer engagement initiatives that aim to educate, assist and address issues of the farmer.

Adarsh Kisan Centre (AKC) is a toll-free call centre help, Trust++ and Adarsh Farm Services reaches out

to help in aerial spraying & labour-related issues, while UNIMART provides farmers with farm products

and technical guidance. UPL is also committed towards the global development agenda and actively

involved in several leading initiatives together with the World Economic Forum, Grow Africa and member

of IFPRI’s leadership council, Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security Initiative, WBCSD,

Chicago Council, IGD (Initiative for Global Development) Washington. UPL has established several

charitable trusts and foundations which are engaged in education, farmer training and healthcare.

Thousands of students study in institutions set up by these trusts and foundations; several hundred

patients are treated every day in the two hospitals that are part of these organizations

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Mr Sagar Kaushik Chief Operating Officer UPL Limited Sagar Kaushik is a graduate in Agriculture Sciences with MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has over 35 years of experience in the Agriculture Inputs Industry. Now works for UPL Ltd., which is amongst the top 5 leading companies globally in Agchem sector. Major initiatives from UPL have been to make innovative solutions that are relevant for both large and small holding farmers. UPL is globally engaged in reducing postharvest losses with intervening technologies and specialized services thereby making food value chain more robust for increasing farmers’ income. Sagar has also worked in several leadership positions with Hoechst, Agrevo, Aventis Corp Science, Bayer CropScience in countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Germany & Home country India. He has worked in different geographies around the world as a part of the Bayer group with his last assignment in Germany as the Head of Crop Management. Sagar has been in global lead positions in the area of marketing, development & research specially bringing key technologies for rice production at the level of rice growers to enhance productivity. Has widely covered important markets like India, China, South East Asia, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Colombia. Sagar has been Chief Operating Officer at UPL present in 130 countries worldwide; lead an international team on new technologies and creating market footprint in multiple countries. Sagar frequently represents food and agriculture sector from industry as a part of bilateral government forums / delegations between India and other countries. Sagar is part of networks on several global forums like WEF, IFPRI, AGRA, Rockefeller Foundation etc.

Organization Profile: At UPL, we put the Farmer First in all our initiatives. We are an Indian company with a sales turnover of $2.7 billion and a current market capitalization of approx. $4.5 billion, we are present in 130 countries. UPL participates across agriculture value chain with its seeds, crop protection, plant health and post-harvest solutions. Advanta seeds help deliver high value germplasm & traits. Our drought-mitigation technology ZEBA helps manage soil water and soil nutrients optimisation through the crop life cycle. DECCO range of speciality products for fruit coating and storage reduce post-harvest losses. UPL is engaged in providing crop protection solutions for a wide range of crops like soybean, corn, rice, wheat, pulses, fruits & vegetables and also plantation crops like banana, oil palm & sugarcane. Our key technologies ensure better farmer success. We also take pride in working towards reducing food losses with our comprehensive technologies for food grain storage and potato storage. We are among the top 2 post-patented agrochemical companies in the world with over 35 production units in multiple locations in 14 countries like Brazil, France, Argentina, Netherlands, USA, Vietnam, Colombia, Italy, UK, Turkey, we have established an efficient global supply chain process. We deeply believe in innovation for change and pursue R & D and testing with 241 global product patents filed. At UPL, we have also invested in Farmer engagement initiatives that aim to educate, assist and address issues of the farmer. Adarsh Kisan Centre (AKC) is a toll-free call centre help, Trust++ and Adarsh Farm Services reaches out to help in aerial spraying & labour-related issues, while UNIMART provides farmers with farm products and technical guidance. UPL is also committed towards the global development agenda and actively involved in several leading initiatives together with the World Economic Forum, Grow Africa and member of IFPRI’s leadership council, Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security Initiative, WBCSD, Chicago Council, IGD (Initiative for Global Development) Washington. UPL has established several charitable trusts and foundations which are engaged in education, farmer training and healthcare. Thousands of students study in institutions set up by these trusts and foundations; several hundred patients are treated every day in the two hospitals that are part of these organizations

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Mr Rajinder Sethi Chairman – International SREI Group Organization Profile: Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited ("Srei"), a Kanoria Foundation entity, is one of India's largest holistic infrastructure institutions, constantly and consistently delivering innovative solutions in the infrastructure space. Srei, derived from the Hindi word ‘Shrey’ meaning 'merit' or 'credit'. The company has been in the business for nearly three decades and has come a long way after starting its journey perhaps in one of the most difficult and challenging times. In 1989, India had not opened up its economy, which during those times, was in doldrums. There was hardly any quality investment in infrastructure projects. Srei was born then, a child of a dream, with the aim to address two of the most critical problems in our country then – financing and infrastructure. Today, Srei has close to USD 5.5 billion of consolidated assets under its management. SREI has continually innovated and developed sustainable approaches to become a deserving leader in almost all stages of the infrastructure value chain. It is amongst the first Indian NBFCs to access the international market for funds. To broad base shareholding, it is the first Indian infrastructure NBFC to be listed on the London Stock Exchange way back in 2005. Also, the first company to lay the ground for passive telecom infrastructure sharing in India and first to break new ground in rural IT infrastructure in India (under the National e-Governance Plan of the Government of India). Its mega project, called Sahaj e-Village, is a network of over 66,000 Common Service Centres (CSCs) in six states, offering B2B, B2C, G2C and e-Learning services to a rural population of more than 670 Million people.

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Mr Deep Kapuria Chairman, The Hi-Tech Gears Limited Mr Deep Kapuria is the Chairman of The Hi-Tech Group. The Group spans a wide spectrum of products and services that include Auto Components, Robotics (Industrial & Defence). As a non-Government Industry member, he has led the business delegations to WTO, Geneva, & other Ministerials. Has led & interacted with business delegations from & to almost all countries. B20 Argentina: He is Co- Chairman Digital Economy and Industry 4.0 Task force. At CII he is Co-Chairman, CII Manufacturing Council & CII National Committee on International Trade Policy & Chairman, Central European Committee. Mr Kapuria has been Chairman CII Trade Fair Council & CII MSME Council. He has also been president of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) and is known as one of the leading think tanks of Auto Industry. Mr Deep Kapuria schooled at Mayo College, Ajmer and graduated in Engineering from BITS, Pillani. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, USA.

Organization Profile: The Hi-Tech Group of companies comprises of The Hi-Tech Gears, The Hi-Tech Engineering Systems, The Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz. Teutech Industries Inc. & Teutech LLC situated in NAFTA Region and these are subsidiary of The Hi-Tech Gears Ltd. The Group spans a spectrum of products and services that include transmission and engine components, driveline components, engineering design services. Advanced technology enabled products & solutions at the forefront of cutting edge technology in the fields of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Vision and Embedded Systems. The Group primarily serves Automobile Manufacturers in the Indian subcontinent and renowned Tier-1 and 2 suppliers in the overseas markets. The Hi-Tech group facilities have been awarded many international coveted awards and recognitions e.g. “Award for Excellence in Consistent TPM Commitment” by JIPM (Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance) for TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Excellence, Shingo Silver Medallion for Manufacturing Excellence (first time in India), and Green Factory / Green Building Gold awards by IGBC (Indian Green Building Council).

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Mr Sanjay Dube CEO – Coal & Land Tata Power Ltd Organization Profile: Tata Power, formerly known as Tata Electric, is a pioneer in technology adoption, with many firsts to its credit, supporting the country’s energy independence. Tata Power, together with its subsidiaries & joint entities, has a generation capacity of 10857 MW of which 32% comes from clean energy sources. The company has the distinction of being among the top private players in each sector of the value chain including solar rooftop and value-added services. Tata Power is a pioneer credited with steering the energy sector on technology, process and platform. Powering emerging technologies for the 'smart' customer, Tata Power's latest business integrated solutions, focusing on mobility and lifestyle, is poised for multi-fold growth. With its 103 years track record of technology leadership, project execution excellence, world-class safety processes, customer care and driving green initiatives, Tata Power is

committed to 'lighting up lives' for generations to come.

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Mr Shreekant Somany Chairman & Managing Director, Somany Ceramics Limited Shreekant Somany is the Chairman and Managing Director of Somany Ceramics Limited. He did his training in SIMILOR SA, Geneva (Switzerland) for Faucet Manufacturing. In the year 1981, he moved to Hyderabad to head the Glass Division of Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industries Ltd (a group company) M/s. Associated Glass Industries Ltd (AGI). In the year 1992, he came back to Delhi to head yet another group company, M/s. Somany Pilkington’s Limited, now called Somany Ceramics Ltd, one of the well-established and largest manufacturers of glazed ceramic tiles in the country. In the year 1994 he took charge of this company as its Managing Director, and later on in the year 2005, he became the Chairman & Managing Director. Today, the company has a manufacturing base to produce 19.15 million sqm of ceramic tiles annually across two plant locations in Bahadurgarh (Haryana) near Delhi and Kadi (Gujarat) near Ahmedabad. He has been associated with various Federations and Associations namely Founder & Past Chairman of Confederation of Constructions Products and Services (CCPS), twice he was the Chairman of Indian Council for Ceramic Tiles and Sanitaryware (ICCTAS), Past Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry Northern Region; presently the President of the Indian Ceramic Society, A Trustee of the Ceramic & Glass Industry Foundation of the American Ceramic Society, and also a member of the CII National Council, and Chairman of CII National SME Council & Chairman of Chairman, CII Centre of Excellence for Competitiveness. He is also the Co Chairman of CII National Committee on EXIM, and a Committee member of the CII Manufacturing Council. He is on the board of JK Tyre & Industries Ltd; Shree Cement Limited and Cosmo Ferrites Ltd. On behalf of FICCI and CII, he has lead business delegations to Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and has chaired many business sessions of CII in India and abroad. He completed his graduation in Bachelor of Science from Kolkata University.

Organization Profile: Founded in 1969 by late Shri H. L. Somany, Somany Ceramics is an internationally acclaimed organization that specializes in ceramics and allied products segment. In the last four decades, Somany Ceramics has established itself as an unchallenged leader in the Indian Ceramic Industry with significant presence in India, Africa, The Middle East, United Kingdom and Russia. The company has manufacturing plants in Kadi (Gujarat) and Kassar (Haryana), India and other joint venture plants, generating a total production capacity of 60 million square meters annually. Somany is a complete décor solutions provider and its extensive range of products include – Ceramic Wall and Floor Tiles, Polished Vitrified Tiles, Glazed Vitrified Tiles, Digital Tiles, Sanitaryware and Bath Fittings as well as Tile Laying Solutions. SCL offers the widest range of ceramic tiles in the country and has a strong pan India sales distribution network & also exports its material to various countries the Middle East, East and Central Africa, Europe, Latin America, South Asia and South East Asia.

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Mr CP Gurnani MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TECH MAHINDRA CP Gurnani (popularly known as ‘CP’ within his peer group), is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tech Mahindra. An accomplished business leader with extensive experience in international business development, start-ups and turnarounds, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, CP led Tech Mahindra's transformation journey, and one of the biggest turnarounds of Indian Corporate History - the acquisition and merger of Satyam. His inimitable style of leadership, combined with his sharp focus on customer experience has helped Tech Mahindra emerge as one of the leading digital IT solution providers of India. In a career spanning 36+ years, CP has held several leading positions with Hewlett Packard Ltd, Perot Systems (India) Ltd. and HCL Corporation Ltd. CP has also served as a Chairman of NASSCOM for the year 2016-2017. An outstanding people manager, CP has an entrepreneurial style of management that is a blend of enthusiasm and dynamism. He has always focused on people's strength to bring out the best in them. 'Work hard and play hard' is his motto and he applies it to all aspects of his life with complete passion. A chemical engineering graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, he is a distinguished and active alumnus of the Institute. CP has also been felicitated with an honorary Doctorate degree by Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology. He also serves as active Chairman of IIM Nagpur. CP has been chosen as the Ernst and Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year [Manager]’, CNBC Asia’s ‘India Business Leader of the Year’, Dataquest ‘IT person of the Year’ - in 2013 and Business Standard ‘CEO of the Year’ in 2014. He was also awarded the ‘Best CEO of the Year’ at the Forbes India Leadership Awards held in 2015. Recent addition to the bucket was ‘Asia One Global Indian of the Year - Technology’ in 2016. CP was also listed among the top 100 global CEOs as part of The Wall Street Journal CEO Council 2016. CP strongly believes in promoting child education. He is an active member of the Tech Mahindra Foundation – launched in 2007 to help the underprivileged children with 116,000 beneficiaries & counting. CP, along with his wife Anita, have founded ‘Titliyan’, an NGO located in Noida spreading smiles, happiness and education to more than 140 under privileged children – a dream project for the Gurnanis. This is definitely a perfect culmination of his leadership capabilities in all spheres of life. CP is highly active in the social media platform like twitter and LinkedIn and you can connect and follow him on the same Organization Profile: Tech Mahindra represents the connected world, offering innovative and customer-centric information technology experiences, enabling Enterprises, Associates and the Society to Rise™. It is a USD 4.9 billion company with 121,840+ professionals across 90 countries, helping over 935 global customers including Fortune 500 companies. The Company’s convergent, digital, design experiences, innovation platforms and reusable assets connect across a number of technologies to deliver tangible business value and experiences to our stakeholders. Tech Mahindra is the highest ranked Non-U.S. company in the Forbes Global Digital 100 list (2018) and in the Forbes Fab 50 companies in Asia (2018). It is a part of the USD 21 billion Mahindra Group that employs more than 200,000 people in over 100 countries. The Group operates in the key industries that drive economic growth, enjoying a leadership position in tractors, utility vehicles, after-market, information technology and vacation ownership.