Conference Chairs of IRTM 2024
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Keynote Speakers 2024
Dr. Justin Paul , Dean of the School of Business Management and Provost of Management Education, NMIMS Deemed University Mumbai
Dr. Justin Paul is currently working at NMIMS Deemed University Mumbai as Dean of the School of Business Management and Provost of Management Education.
With three Ph.D. degrees and an Honorary D.Sc Degree, Dr. Paul’s academic credentials are impressive. He has served as a full-time Professor of Marketing and International Business at esteemed institutions like the University of Puerto Rico. He has held visiting professorships at universities in the USA and the UK. As the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Consumer Studies, Dr. Paul has made significant contributions to the field of consumer research. His prolific publication record includes authoring/co-authoring several well-known books and over 200 articles in top journals. Dr Paul is renowned for introducing innovative frameworks in branding, internationalisation, marketing, and organisational problem-solving. His global impact is evident through his extensive teaching engagements and keynote speeches at universities and conferences worldwide. Dr. Paul’s editorial roles with prestigious journals further demonstrate his influence in academia.”
KVJ. Prof. Dr. R. Ganesan Founder & Chairman / Presidium Chair, NFED & CEO, TECS
Karma Veer Jyoti. Professor Dr. R. Ganesan earned his doctorate from the reputed IIT Delhi with a special focus on Entrepreneurship Development. He possesses more than 25 years of research experience in the field of entrepreneurship and management. He has served in different academia ranging from Deemed Varsities, Engineering Colleges, Arts & Science Colleges, B-Schools, and International Varsities. He has more than 85 research contributions to his credit, which are published in refereed and indexed journals, books, book chapters, monographs, and conferences. He is a global author in Women Entrepreneurship, whose research papers are listed in Google Scholar and indexed in Web of Science ISI (AHCI & ESCI), MLA Citations, Scopus, ABDC, EBSCO, Cabells’ Directory, etc. He has authored two books on women entrepreneurship development and insurance management, which have been published at Germany and published 30 edited books. He is serving as editorial member and reviewer for numerous journals and possesses more than 21 years of editorial experience. He has edited more than 905 research articles and chapters to his credit, which includes his editorial experience across refereed and indexed journals, conferences, and book chapters at national and international levels. He has organized and hosted 3 national conferences, 7 international conferences, 4 international seminars and conducted 50 faculty development programmes (FDPs) respectively. He has delivered more than 270 national and international sessions (including webinar sessions) on Research & Development (Research Insights, Research Structuring, Publication Strategies, Statistical Insights, Crafting Literature Review and Publication Prospects), Entrepreneurship Development, Innovation, Managerial Skills, Career Development, Self-Management, Design Thinking, Employability Skills, Digital Marketing, etc. and inaugurated many Entrepreneurship Development Cells (EDCs) across the nation. He is the Chief Mentor for certification programs on E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Creativity for Business and Soft Skill Courses (Personality Development & Leadership Quality and Development). He has a deep inclination towards bringing up social sensation across communities and has hosted & organized 36 national award ceremonies for recognizing national and global talents. Also, he has an exorbitant interest in Tamil Literature, wherein he has written and published Agakurals (Voice of Self) for civility and few Traditional Poetries for societal transformation. In commemorating his laudable academic, research and societal transformational services through upbringing entrepreneurship development he has been conferred with the prestigious title Karma Veer Jyoti (KVJ) by Indian Confederation of Non-Governmental Organizations (iCONGO), New Delhi, India on 22nd March 2015. He is the recipient of PFLA Excellence Award for his ‘Outstanding Service to Education and Entrepreneurs’ community from People First Leadership Academy (PFLA), Bengaluru, Karnataka on 19th January 2019. He has been conferred with ‘Order of Eminence’ the highest honour for his global contribution to research, teaching, and training in Entrepreneurship Development by the Presidium of NFED in its 10th National Teachers’ Day Awards on 5th September 2019 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He has been bestowed with the prestigious Pride of India Award by South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD), Kolkata, West Bengal on 16th October 2022. He has been conferred with the Prestigious MTC Global Distinguished Teacher Award in Entrepreneurship Development in the 9th World Edu Summit organized by Management Teachers Consortium (MTC) Global on 7th September 2019 at Bengaluru, Karnataka. He is the Founder Chairman & Presidium Chair of the renowned National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (NFED) and Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Technovate Educational & Consulting Services (TECS), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Technology- Information-Management-Entrepreneurship-Review (TIMER) – A Multidisciplinary Refereed International Journal under the aegis of NFED. He is the Chief Adviser for Cynaris Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (CSPL), Bengaluru, Karnataka. Also, he is the Founder & Chair of NFED Business Facilitators Forum (NBFF) – A Strategic Action Unit, Centre for Research & Training (CRT) – A Growth Action Unit and NFED Publications respectively under the ambit of NFED, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Prof. Rudra Sensarma, IIM Kozhikode
Rudra Sensarma is a Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode. He is an applied economist with interest across areas like banking, macroeconomics, financial markets and development policy.
Senthil Venkidesan
President and Managing Director, Zold Institutions ,Gurgaon Founder , CfAT Global Smart Hub Initiative
Senthil Venkidesan is the President and Managing Director of Zold Institutions, Gurgaon and Founder of CfAT Global Smart Hub Initiative. He did his post graduate diploma in Operations Research from Coimbatore Institute of Technology and Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from PSG College Of Technology, Coimbatore.
Prof. G Ramesh
Ex Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and Director, Niti School of Public Policy & Leadership.
He is a Fellow in Management from IIM Ahmedabad. He was member of the Indian Economic Services. Professor Ramesh’s teaching interests include Public Policy, Public Management, Performance Management, Financing and Regulation of Infrastructure and Utilities. He specializes in the sectors of urban infrastructure and urban local bodies, public administration, utilities, and hospitals and health insurance. He has conducted several training programmes for senior officers from various civil services. His research interests include Public Policy and Public Management, Regulation, and Financing and Management of Infrastructure and Utilities. He specializes in the sectors of urban infrastructure and urban local bodies, public administration, utilities, and hospitals and health insurance. He has undertaken consulting assignments in the areas of Project Management, Programme Evaluations, Policy areas, etc. These were in the sectors of Healthcare, Urban Management, Public Transport, Solid Waste Management, Public Grievances Management, Power, etc. Prior to joining academics, he was with a financial consulting company, a dotcom and a software firm. He has adopted a constituency – Jayanagar in Bangalore – and has been working on it for the last four years. He has been working closely with the elected representative and volunteers in this constituency to understand the last mile problems and to bridge them. He is also engaged actively in the area of solid waste management. He was managing an NGO which provided marketing and capacity building support to the voluntary sector.
Keynote Speakers 2023
Dr. Omkar Rai
Executive Chairman of Startup
Odisha, Govt. of India
Omkar Rai is an Indian technocrat and Information technology/IT Enabled Services policy maker at the Government of India. Rai was ranked top as global IT influencer under Internet of things category by Twitter in November, 2020.He has a Ph.D. in statistics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.He served as Development Commissioner Information Technology Enabled Service, Special economic zone.Rai has worked on the National IT Policy 2012 and formulated Start-up incubation program for IT/ESDM sector to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and product creation in the country. Dr. Rai is acclaimed for dispersing technology industry to Tier-II and Tier-III cities in India and have worked on National Policy for Software Products.Distinguished alumnus Award by Banaras Hindu University in 2020 was conferred to him for his contribution in enabling start-ups and innovation in Information technology / Information Technology Enabled Service sector and formulation / implementation of Information and communications technology applications across domains.
Rai is credited to bridge the gap between academia and industry and formulated an interface among industry, academia and IT/ESDM sector.
Dr. Shiban K. Koul
IIT Delhi, India
Shiban K. Koul (Life Fellow, IEEE) received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from the Regional Engineering College, Srinagar, India, in 1977, and the M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in microwave engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India, in 1979 and 1983, respectively. He served as the Deputy Director (strategy and planning) at IIT Delhi, from 2012 to 2016, and the Mentor Deputy Director (strategy and planning, international affairs) at IIT Jammu, from 2018 to 2021. He was the Chairperson of Astra Microwave Products Ltd., Hyderabad, from 2009 to 2019, and Dr. R. P. Shenoy Astra Microwave Chair Professor at IIT Delhi, from 2014 to 2019. He is currently an Emeritus Professor with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has authored/coauthored 570 research papers, 19 state-of-the art books, four book chapters, and two e-books. He holds 25 patents, six copyrights and one trademark. He has guided 30 Ph.D. thesis and more than 120 master’s theses. He has successfully completed 151 major sponsored, consultancy, and technology development projects. His research interests include RF MEMS, high frequency wireless communication, microwave engineering, microwave passive and active circuits, device modeling, millimetre and sub-millimetre wave IC design, body area networks, flexible and wearable electronics, medical applications of sub-terahertz waves, and reconfigurable microwave circuits including miniaturized antennas.,Prof. Koul is a fellow of INAE and IETE. He served as a Distinguished Microwave Lecturer for IEEE MTT-S, from 2012 to 2014. He was a recipient of numerous awards including the IEEE MTT Society Distinguished Educator Award, in 2014, the Teaching Excellence Award from IIT Delhi, in 2012, the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Young Scientist Award, in 1986, the Top Invention Award from the National Research Development Council for his contributions to the indigenous development of ferrite phase shifter technology, in 1991, the VASVIK Award for the development of Ka-band components and phase shifters, in 1994, the Ram Lal Wadhwa Gold Medal from the Institution of Electronics and Communication Engineers (IETE), in 1995, the Academic Excellence Award from the Indian Government for his pioneering contributions to phase control modules for Rajendra Radar, in 1998, the Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Award in the field of electronics and information technology, in 2009, the VASVIK Award for the contributions made to the area of Information, in 2012, and the Communication Technology (ICT) and M. N. Saha Memorial Award from IETE, in 2013. He is the Chief Editor of IETE Journal of Research and an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies (Cambridge University Press).(Based on document published on 7 November 2022).
Dr Ranjana Aggarwal
Director, CSIR-NIScPR
Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal is the founder Director of CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), a constituent Institute of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, under the aegis of Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. The new Institute was formally announced on 14 January 2021 by then Hon’ble Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan by merging the two very well recognized institutes namely CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (CSIR-NISCAIR) and CSIR-National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (CSIR-NISTADS). Earlier Prof. Aggarwal held the position of Director of erstwhile CSIR-NISTADS (since June 2019) with the additional charge of Director of erstwhile CSIR-NISCAIR (since Nov. 2019).
Dr Aggarwal is on lien from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra where she served as Professor of Chemistry and Director, Women’s Studies Research Centre. She received her BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from Kurukshetra University and then after carrying out two years postdoctoral research on erythromycin biosynthesis at Cambridge University, UK she joined her Alma mater in 1995. Subsequently she worked in many well-known European Labs at University of Trieste, Italy, again at Cambridge University and Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She is actively collaborating with scientists of USA, UK, Spain and Ireland.
Her research interests consist of design and synthesis of azaheterocycles, involving green reagents, of therapeutic interest as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and photodynamic agents, computational studies and 2D NMR spectroscopy. Her research contributions have been acknowledged in the form of awards and honours notably Commonwealth Fellowship by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK (2003), Dr.Basudev Banerji Memorial Award (2014) by Indian Chemical Society, Prof. S. S. Katiyar Endowment Award (2015) by Indian Science Congress and President, Chemical Sciences Section, Indian Science Congress (2020). As an accomplished academician she has been nominated as Member of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education by MHRD, New Delhi. She is visitor’s Nominee for Delhi University, Delhi, Central University Assam, Silchar and Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; and Chancellor’s Nominee for many Haryana State Universities.
Besides chemistry, Prof. Aggarwal is actively engaged in addressing the issues concerning Women’s equality and development and seek to find explanations and remedies for the unequal position of women in the society, patriarchal roots of society that leads to women’s suppression. She was instrumental in policy formulation on Prohibition of Sexual Harassment at Workplace for several Higher Education Institutions. She actively participates in capacity building programs for women in Higher Education and skill development programs for rural women.
Under her mentorship, CSIR-NIScPR is undertaking evidence based STI Policy studies and Science Communication initiatives of national relevance. Some of the most relevant are: Compendium of CSIR technologies based on their assessment on Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale, Livelihood creation for rural India through deployment of CSIR technologies by collaborating with UNNAT Bharat Abhiyan and Vijanana Bharti (VIBHA), Scientifically Validated Societal Traditional Knowledge (SVASTIK) to the society in multiple languages to the masses through social media, KISAN SABHA-App for supply chain and freight transportation management systems for Indian farmers.
Dinesh Arora
Senior Deals Leader and Partner, PwC
Prof. MP Gupta
Modi Foundation Chair Professor, IIT Delhi
Known for pioneering works in the area of e-governance, he has been spending significant amount of resources in developing cases, tools and frameworks to promote e-governance research in the country. These included 30 Doctoral thesis, 22 sponsored & consultancy projects worth >5 crores, co-authored book ‘Government Online’, two other edited books ‘Towards E-government’ & ‘Promise of E-governance’ and 200+ research papers appeared in National and International Journals/Conference Proceedings. He has guided production of 14 edited volumes (large collection of literature on e-gov) via the International Conference on E-governance (ICEG) since 2003.
He has been closely following ‘Digital India’ and ‘Smart City’ programs of the Government of India (GoI), where his studies have suitably fed into these programs, in general and ‘Cyber Security Policy of India’ in particular. He is steering a European Union (EU) funded project ‘EU-India Cooperation Platform in Future Internet and Electronic Media’, which deals with the setting up of cluster to cluster partnerships between India and EU into areas pertaining to Future Internet and smart cities. This helped introducing ‘Fiware’ in India, which is now being showcased by World Bank via few pilot smart city projects. FIWARE platform is a library of middleware developed by a consortium of 5 EU based Tech companies and supported by the European Union (EU). He has also developed a report on ‘Smart Campus@IITD’ setting the agenda for smart campus living at IIT Delhi. The report was received well during the presentation at the NEM summit during Frankfurt Book Fair (14-16 Oct 2015).
He is involved in several policy making committees on ICT in the Center and State Governments in India; also on jury of prestigious awards committees viz. Digital India Awards, National Awards on e-gov, Data Security Council of India (DSCI), and Computer Society of India (CSI) Egov Awards. He is a recipient of the prestigious Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) fellowship of Shastri Indo Canadian Institute, Calgary (Canada) 1996 and was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Manitoba. Conferred Best Professor award in 2012 at Singapore World Education Congress and CMO Asia.
KVJ. Prof. Dr. R. Ganesan Founder & Chairman, National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development
Karma Veer Jyoti. Professor Dr. R. Ganesan earned his doctorate from the reputed IIT Delhi with a special focus on Entrepreneurship Development. He possesses more than 25 years of research experience in the field of entrepreneurship and management. He has served in different academia ranging from Deemed Varsities, Engineering Colleges, Arts & Science Colleges, B-Schools, and International Varsities. He has more than 85 research contributions to his credit, which are published in refereed and indexed journals, books, book chapters, monographs, and conferences. He is a global author in Women Entrepreneurship, whose research papers are listed in Google Scholar and indexed in ISI (AHCI & ESCI), MLA Citations, Scopus, ABDC, EBSCO, Cabells’ Directory, etc. He has authored two books on women entrepreneurship development and insurance management, which have been published at Germany and published 28 edited books. He is serving as editorial member and reviewer for numerous journals and possesses more than 21 years of editorial experience. He has edited more than 795 research articles and chapters to his credit, which includes his editorial experience across refereed and indexed journals, conferences, and book chapters at national and international levels. He has organized and hosted 3 national conferences, 6 international conferences, 4 international seminars and conducted 47 faculty development programmes (FDPs) respectively. He has delivered more than 240 national and international sessions (including webinar sessions) on Research & Development (Research Insights, Research Structuring, Publication Strategies, Statistical Insights, Crafting Literature Review and Publication Prospects), Entrepreneurship Development, Innovation, Managerial Skills, Career Development, Self-Management, Design Thinking, Employability Skills, Digital Marketing, etc. and inaugurated many Entrepreneurship Development Cells (EDCs) across the nation. He is the Chief Mentor for certification programs on E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation & Creativity for Business and Soft Skill Courses (Personality Development and Leadership Quality & Development). He has a deep inclination towards bringing up social sensation across communities and has hosted & organized 34 national award ceremonies for recognizing national and global talents. Also, he has an exorbitant interest in Tamil Literature, wherein he has written and published Agakurals (Voice of Self) for civility and few Traditional Poetries for societal transformation. In commemorating his laudable academic, research and societal transformational services through upbringing entrepreneurship development he has been conferred with the prestigious title Karma Veer Jyoti (KVJ) by Indian Confederation of Non-Governmental Organizations (iCONGO), New Delhi, India on 22nd March 2015. He is the recipient of PFLA Excellence Award for his ‘Outstanding Service to Education and Entrepreneurs’ community from People First Leadership Academy (PFLA), Bengaluru, Karnataka on 19th January 2019. He has been conferred with ‘Order of Eminence’ the highest honour for his global contribution to research, teaching, and training in Entrepreneurship Development by the Presidium of NFED in its 10th National Teachers’ Day Awards on 5th September 2019 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He has been bestowed with the prestigious Pride of India Award by South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD), Kolkata, West Bengal on 16th October 2022. He has been conferred with the Prestigious MTC Global Distinguished Teacher Award in Entrepreneurship Development in the 9th World Edu Summit organized by Management Teachers Consortium (MTC) Global on 7th September 2019 at Bengaluru, Karnataka. He is the Founder Chairman & Presidium Chair of the renowned National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (NFED), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Also, he is the Founder & Chair of NFED Business Facilitators Forum (NBFF) – A Strategic Action Unit, Centre for Research & Training (CRT) – A Growth Action Unit and NFED Publications respectively under the ambit of NFED. He is the Chief Adviser of Cynaris Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (CSPL) and Director of Sithandwa Pvt. Ltd. (SPL) respectively at Bengaluru, Karnataka. He is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Technovate Educational & Consulting Services (TECS), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Prof. Rudra Sensarma, IIM Kozhikode
Rudra Sensarma is a Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode. He is an applied economist with interest across areas like banking, macroeconomics, financial markets and development policy.