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Eesha Singh Furkan Khan
MBA (Management) | eesha@ediindia.org Ph.D. (Management Studies) | furkan@ediindia.org

Alumna of IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Ms. Singh has over 16 years of experience in Industry, Statutory Audit and Dr. Khan possesses years of experience in Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour and
Consultancy, specializing in Finance & Strategic decision-making. Ms. Singh has been an integral part of Social Entrepreneurship Management. His research examines how leadership, employee motivation, context
various national and international government events, including G20 events, as a member of the core driven innovation and emerging technologies shape individual and organisational performance. His research
organizing/hosting committee. Formerly, she had been associated with The Maharaja Sayajirao University of has been published in peer-reviewed international journals such as Journal of Educational Administration
Baroda and Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), a PM Gati Shakti initiative. She has participated in Faculty and Educational Management Administration & Leadership, and he has presented his work at leading global
Development Programs conducted by IIT-K and IIT-B. conferences. He received the Best Research Paper Award in the Innovation Track at the SEED Conference
(2024) and was awarded the Mirae Asset Foundation Fellowship during his doctoral studies.

Diwakar Singh Visiting Faculty
Ph.D. (Management), MBA (HRM) | diwakar@ediindia.org
Mayank Upadhyay
Dr. Diwakar Singh specializes in entrepreneurship, innovation, organizational behaviour and management Grad. Cost & Works Accountants (CWA) | mayank@ediindia.org
education. His teaching and executive programmes span diversity and intercultural management, leadership
and change, positive psychology, design thinking, business models and innovation strategy. With over 26 Specialises in the areas of finance, management accounting, project planning and strategic management,
years of experience across the Indian Air Force, industry-facing projects and academia, he brings a unique with extensive experience in development banking, commercial banking, management consulting and NGO
practice-informed perspective to management education. His research focuses on social and frugal management. Involved in conceptualising and conducting of a number of national and international
innovation, entrepreneurship ecosystems, organizational culture, and sustainable enterprise development, programmes in corporate financial strategic planning and management, project formulation and appraisal,
particularly in healthcare, MSMEs, and resource-constrained contexts. microfinance and management control systems.

Abul Kalam Azad J.B. Patel
Ph.D. (Agricultural Extension Education) | abul@ediindia.org B.Sc. (Chemistry & Chemical Technology) | jbpatel@ediindia.org

Dr. Azad has more than 6 years of experience in Government and academia in climate change, agriculture, agri Over three decades of experience in the areas of business opportunity identification, project formulation,
startups and allied sector research, teaching and extension. He has handled 16 Tribal Development Projects project appraisal, counselling and guiding entrepreneurs. Conducted more than 10 international programmes
of NABARD, Meghalaya, besides a flagship project on 'Promotion of Millets in Meghalaya'. His efforts have led and worked as an expert in a number of developing countries in the above-mentioned fields. He is also the
to promotion of noted agri-startups, Farmer Producer Companies & Community-based Organizations. Dr. Local Representative for the Netherlands Senior Experts Organisation. He serves as a distinguished visiting
Azad has several research papers, edited books, book chapters and articles to his credit. He is the recipient of faculty member, bringing his expertise and experience to mentor and guide aspiring entrepreneurs.
prestigious merit fellowships and the Young Professional Award.

Shailesh Modi
Priyadarsini Patnaik Post Graduate Programme in Business Administration | ssmodi@ediindia.org
Ph.D. (Management), PGDM (Marketing & Mass Com Journalism)
priyadarsini@ediindia.org A practising management consultant with a multi-disciplinary work record. His experience encompasses
work on SME sector, social entrepreneurship, energy, hospitality, tourism, textiles, transport and food
Dr. Priyadarsini Patnaik possesses a decade of robust experience in Sales and Marketing, PAN India. Her processing sectors, in addition to the development sector. Has also worked extensively in the areas of
career in the industry encompasses diverse and strategic leadership roles across esteemed organizations business plans, market research, sectoral studies, cluster diagnosis and design & management of
like Escorts Ltd., Sukam Ltd, Precision Ltd, Centurywells Ltd. In academia, she specializes in exploring the development programmes for large companies, bilateral and multilateral agencies, Indian development
multifaceted application of Artificial Intelligence across disciplines. Her areas of research focus on AI-driven institutions, and state & central governments. Has authored two manuals on direct help to small
Online Product Recommendations and Consumer Generated Reviews. She has published in reputable entrepreneurs.
journals and has presented her findings at several international conferences.

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