Abhijit Dasgupta is the Secretary of Kolkata Sukriti Foundation, an eNGO that uses TV to reach the unreached with socially purposive programmes. He has been associated with news since the early 60's and with television for over three decades. He has been the Station Director of Doordarshan, the Bureau Chief of World Television News, Production Head of ESPN, and Executive Director of Broadcast Worldwide. His documentary films have received several national and international awards.
Ashoke Dutta is the Director of IIM-Shillong. He was on the Ph.D. programme in management at the Case Western Reserve University, USA for two years and has over 30 years experience in various Multi-National Corporations, Indian Business Houses and Public Sector Enterprises.
Manoj Das is an Indian award-winning author who writes in Oriya and English. He is internationally recognized and is the recipient of many prestigious awards like the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Padmashri, and the Saraswati Samman, including the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship - the highest literary award by the government of India.
Pramath Raj Sinha is currently the Managing Director and Founder of 9.9 Mediaworx Pvt Ltd. Until recently he was the Ex-Managing Director and CEO of ABP Pvt Ltd, one of India's leading and most diversified media conglomerates. He was also the Founding Dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB).
Ram Sehgal is the former President of Rediffusion DY&R. He considered an icon of the advertising industry and was instrumental in moulding Contract into one of the finest advertising agencies in the country. He was awarded the A&M Advertising Man of the Year in 1994 for his contribution to the industry.
Sanjib Dey is the COO of Law & Kenneth. He was formerly the President of Saatchi & Saatchi. With over 18 years of experience in advertising and marketing, he has worked with agencies including Everest, Enterprise, Grey, Bates, and Lowe. His experience spans across categories including Personal Care, Beverages, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, Automobiles, and Consumer Durables.
Subroto Chattopadhyay is the Chairman of The Peninsula Foundation. He has been the Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) and the Chairman of the Indian Music Industries. He has also worked with ITC and Pepsico, where he was Executive Director, and RPG Enterprises, where he was President and CEO, entertainment sector.
Tarun Tejpal is the Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka. A celebrated author and leading journalist, he has previously been in several senior editorial positions with leading publications like India Today and Outlook. He now heads Tehelka and its various media operations.
Shanta Kumar was the Chairman and CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi. An adman par excellence, he’s known as the turnaround man in the industry. He has previously worked with Rediffusion and Contract.
Anurag Kashyap is one of the most talented scriptwriters in Hindi cinema today with popular and critically acclaimed films such as Satya, Yuva and Water etc. Mr. Kashyap made his foray into direction with 'Paanch' and has 'Black Friday', 'No Smoking', 'Dev D' and 'Gulaal' to his credit.
Aruna Vasudev is the founder of Cinemaya - The Asian Film Quarterly in 1988, which endeavours to create awareness of good cinema. She founded Osian’s Cinefan, the reputed film festival held every year in New Delhi. She is also the founder and president of NETPAC, Network for Promotion for Asian Cinema. Ms. Vasudev is a recipient of “Chevalier des Arts et Lettres”, France's top cultural award.
Bappa Ray is an ethnographic filmmaker with five National Awards to his credit. He has contributed immensely towards documenting culture and life styles of various ethnic origins of India and filming them. Mr. Ray's films have been selected in panorama at various international film festivals.
Raghu Rai is an internationally acclaimed photographer. He emerged as one of the best photojournalists in India. Mr. Rai specializes in photographing people and capturing different faces of India. He has been honoured with the Padma Shri and his works are permanently displayed at the prestigious Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.
Santosh Sivan is a critically acclaimed film director and cinematographer. He has done Cinematography for acclaimed films such as Kalapani, Halo, Iruvar, Dil Se, Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities and directed films such as Tahaan, Prarambha, Navarasa, Asoka, The Terrorist, Malli, Halo. His films have been critically acclaimed in many reputed international film festivals. He has also won five National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards, and ten international film awards.
