Quasar Thakore Padamsee Quasar Thakore Padamsee is a director, producer, trainer and an avid watcher of all things theatrical. He is currently the Artistic Director of the theatre and arts management company QTP, a passionate crusader of ensuring that theatre remains in the public consciousness. Internationally, Quasar has worked on Tim Supple's spectacular production of A...
Dr. Swapna Patker 2014-12-09-The_Gateway_December_9_to_15_final 2014-12-09-The_Gateway_December_9_to_15_final Dr. Swapna Patker is a training professional with more than 12 years of experience in cross-functional training and development, having worked with reputed organisations and in a personal capacity. Mindworks Training Systems is spearheaded by Patker, an MBA with a postgraduate degree in psychotherapy and counselling. She also holds a Ph.D in Business Administration...
Anil Chopra 2014-12-02-The_Gateway_December_2_-_8_final Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, the second senior most officer of the Indian Navy, has been in command for more than six years since January 2008, having been at the helm of the Western Fleet, Indian Coast Guard and Eastern Naval Command successively. He now has the rare distinction of heading both the operational commands...
Kumar Mangalam Birla Last week's meeting was a big day for the Rotary Club of Bombay as it welcomed a new member – Kumar Mangalam Birla. He is the Chairman of the multinational Aditya Birla Group. He chairs the boards of major Group companies in India and globally, such as Novelis, Columbian Chemicals, Hindalco, Grasim, UltraTech,...
Dr. Devra Lee Davis Dr. Devra Lee Davis, M.P.H., Ph.D, is recognised internationally for her work on environmental health and disease prevention and is an award-wining scientist and writer. A Presidential appointee and the recipient of a bi-partisan Senate confirmation, Davis was the Founding Director of the world’s first Center for Environmental Oncology and currently serves...
Arfeen Khan Arfeen Khan is a world-renowned Peak-performance strategist, speaker and consultant. For more than 20 years, he has helped over 500,000 people in 43 countries achieve personal and professional transformation. Khan also takes his programmes to schools, businesses and corporations and has spoken to over 150 companies such as Vodafone and ICICI Bank. He is the...
Sunil Shah Sunil Shah is the Director at Evergreen Family Business Advisors and is an expert in addressing issues related to family business governance and estate planning. He has a Management Degree in Finance from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has been President of the IIM (Ahmedabad) Alumni Association and teaches Family Business Dynamics. Shah...
Viren Rasquina Viren Rasquina started his journey in the world of sports as a football player and pursued hockey much later. Rasquina is the former captain of India’s hockey team. He has played more than 180 international matches, including the 2004 Olympics. He was an Arjuna Awardee for Hockey in 2005 and retired from international hockey...
Vineet Rai 2014-11-04-The_Gateway_November_4_to_10_final Vineet Rai is the Founder and Managing Director of Aavishkaar and Co-founder and Chairman of Intellecap Group of companies. He holds a post-graduate diploma in Forestry Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. He has more than 18 years of experience in leading innovative interventions in the development sector and brings a...
Falguni Nayar Falguni Nayar is an eminent investment banker with experience in financial services and e-marketing. She is the creator of a premier online retail brand for beauty and wellness, Nykaa. Nayar also serves on the board of a number of blue chip companies and has been the recipient of numerous awards and honours.She thanked President...
Nita Ambani On September 6, Rotarians and Rotaryannes had a unique experience – they were actually happy to visit a hospital. Most hospital visits (except for the birth of babies) are very somber experiences, but this one was different. The Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital visit was kindly arranged by Rtn. Vita Dani, and more than...
Dr. Gopalakrishnan Pillai Noted author Dr. Gopalakrishnan Pillai is a national level administrator and world-renowned author with many outstanding publications to his name. He has conducted extensive research on fiscal issues and public governance policies in developing countries. He was empanelled by the Government of India for appointment as the Special Director in BIFR companies in...