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J B Patel processing sectors, in addition to the Widely travelled, Prof. Bhaskaran is on the board of
B.Sc. (Chemistry) development sector. Has also worked prominent corporates and educational institutions.
B.Sc.(Chemical Technology) extensively in the areas of business plans,
jbpatel@ediindia.org market research, sectoral studies, cluster Kavita Saxena
diagnosis and design & management of Ph.D. - Retail Management
Over three decades of experience in the areas development programmes for large PGDBM (Marketing)
of business opportunity identification, project companies, bilateral and multilateral kavita@ediindia.org
formulation, project appraisal, counselling agencies, Indian development institutions,
and guiding entrepreneurs. Conducted more An educator in the area of marketing and
and state & central governments. He was an
than 10 international programmes and independent director on the Board of some entrepreneurship with over 17 years of experience in
worked as an expert in a number of developing academia and industry. She teaches courses related to
private companies and has worked as the
countries in the above-mentioned fields. He is Entrepreneurial Marketing, Small Business Promotion,
Planning Advisor for a large urban transport
also the Local Representative for the Design Thinking and New Product Development. She
government company. Has authored
Netherlands Senior Experts Organisation. has co-authored a book on “Emerging Trends in
two manuals on direct help to small
Entrepreneurship Research – Review of The Journal of
entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship” and has published many research
Bhasker Jani papers and articles in journals and magazines of
Bala Bhaskaran
B.E. (Electronics & Commun.) national and international repute. She has participated
Ph.D. (Management)
bhasker@ediindia.org in the Visiting Program on “Digital Transformation: ICT
B.Tech, PGDM, CFA,
Centric Innovation” in Germany sponsored by Friedrich
bala@ediindia.org
A practitioner with over 38 years of experience Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) and has also
in initiating and successfully managing various been selected for AICTE-UKIERI Leadership
industries, including manufacturing of Prof Bala Bhaskaran is a management Development Program.
mechanical and electro-mechanical professional with active interest in teaching
and institution building. Prior to his
components and sub-assemblies, industrial
valves, fabrication shop, foundry, etc. He is engagement with EDII, he was Provost of
also involved in mentoring potential and Swarnim Startup & Innovation University,
existing entrepreneurs. He was Director and Gandhinagar.
CEO of M/S. Odhav Estate Infrastructure An Alumnus of IIT Madras and IIM Bangalore,
Development Ltd., an SPV for development he possesses rich experience in industry and
and upkeeping of the Odhav estate. academia. His areas of interest are finance,
strategy, entrepreneurship, knowledge
Shailesh Modi management etc. He has published numerous
PGDBA papers and cases in national and international
ssmodi@ediindia.org journals. He is a reviewer for cases for few
international journals. He has been
A practising management consultant with a conducting workshops on case method of
multi-disciplinary work record. His experience teaching and case writing. He has founded two
encompasses work on SME sector, social journals - Oakbrook Business Review for
entrepreneurship, energy, hospitality, Oakbrook Business School and The
tourism, textiles, transport and food Fountainhead for Shanti Business School.