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Punit Moris Ekka Mayank Upadhyay Shailesh Modi Satyajit Majumdar
MBA Grad. Cost & Post Graduate Programme Ph.D. (Management)
B.Tech. Works Accountants (CWA) in Business Administration satyajit@ediindia.org
punit@ediindia.org mayank@ediindia.org ssmodi@ediindia.org

Leading expert in business and social
An alumnus of IIM Indore and NIT Specialises in the areas of finance, A practising management consultant with a multi entrepreneurship with over 44 years of
Jamshedpur, Mr. Ekka possesses more than management accounting, project planning disciplinary work record. His experience
8 years of work experience in Industry with and strategic management, with extensive encompasses work on SME sector, social experience in industry, teaching, research and
mentoring startups. Prof. Majumdar has been
expertise in sales and marketing of banking experience in Onships. development entrepreneurship, energy, hospitality, tourism,
and financial services. He has authored banking, commercial banking, management textiles, transport and food processing sectors, in Professor and Dean at School of Management
and Labour Studies, TISS, Mumbai. For more
multiple research papers in peer-reviewed consulting and NGO management. Involved addition to the development sector. Has also
reputed journals and has participated in in conceptualising and conducting of a worked extensively in the areas of business than two decades he has played critical roles
in entrepreneurship eco-system with focus on
academic conferences. In 2022, Mr. Ekka number of national and international plans, market research, sectoral studies, cluster
won the Best Paper Award in LUMIERE, programmes in corporate financial strategic diagnosis and design & management of ‘technology for societal impact’ especially at
remote locations and with marginalized
organized by Great Lakes Institute of planning and management, project development programmes for large companies,
Management Gurgaon. His areas of interests formulation and appraisal, microfinance and bilateral and multilateral agencies, Indian groups of people. Currently he also holds the
position of Managing Director of TISS Incube
are entrepreneurship, sustainability, management control systems. development institutions, and state & central Foundation.
branding & pricing strategy, marketing of governments. Has authored two manuals on
services and tourism. Mr. Ekka has worked direct help to small entrepreneurs.
with FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2014.

Piyush Kumar Sinha P. G. Makhija
Abul Kalam Azad J. B. Patel Ph.D. (Management) Ph.D. (Entrepreneurship)
PhD (Agricultural B.Sc. (Chemistry & pksinha@ediindia.org pgmakhija@ediindia.org
Extension Education) Chemical Technology)
abul@ediindia.org jbpatel@ediindia.org Dr. Piyush Sinha has previously served on He has industry experience of over 40 years,
deputation from the Government of India as including 18 years in the top-management
Dr. Azad has more than 5 years of experience Over three decades of experience in the areas of Advisor to Rwanda-India Entrepreneurship level including as CEO of Bombay Dyeing &
in Government and academia in climate business opportunity identification, project Development Centre in Kigali, Rwanda. Manufacturing Company Ltd and Executive
change, agriculture, agri startups and allied formulation, project appraisal, counselling and Concurrently, he holds the position of Chief Director of Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. He
sector research, teaching and extension. He guiding entrepreneurs. Conducted more than Mentor at the Startup Village Entrepreneurship has worked across diverse industries,
has handled 16 Tribal Development Projects 10 international programmes and worked as an Programme (SVEP), a flagship program of the including textiles, edible oils, industrial
of NABARD, Meghalaya, besides a flagship expert in a number of developing countries in Ministry of Rural Development, GoI. With automation, pharmaceuticals, engineering
project on 'Promotion of Millets in the above-mentioned fields. He is also the Local professional experience spanning over 40 years, plastics and banking. Advises SMEs on
Meghalaya'. His efforts have led to promotion Representative for the Netherlands Senior Dr. Sinha brings extensive expertise in teaching, consolidation and growth strategy, and
of noted agri-startups, Farmer Producer Experts Organisation. research, advisory and training, as well as helps in its implementation.
C o m p a n i e s & C o m m u n i t y - b a s e d managerial experience in entrepreneurship and
Organizations. Dr. Azad has several research business strategy. Dr. Sinha has held prominent
papers, edited books, book chapters and academic positions IIM Ahmedabad, IIM
articles to his credit. He is the recipient of Bangalore, XIMB, and has also served as the Dean
prestigious merit fellowships and the Young at MICA.
Professional Award.

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