PROFILE OF DR. SOUBIR BHATT Soubir is a Diplomat, Doctor, Investment Banker, Management Consultant by profession and an Entrepreneur by Passion, holding Multiple Global Positions and pursuing the completion of MD in Naturopathy Medicine & thereafter DM/PhD in Alternative Medicine Research in Immune System, Pulmonary Health and Reproductive Health. Soubir earned his Honorary Doctorate from World Peace Institute Of United Nations in co-operation with The United States Government, US Department Of Homeland Security and Government Of India in January 2023. Mentor Of Change (MOC) at NITI Aayog -Atal Innovation Mission, Government Of India Soubir is also working to earn his Commercial Pilot Licence from Flying Academy in Vienna, Austria. Recipient of The Atal Achievement Award 2022 and The Rising Star of The Year Award by Government Of India, followed by Golden Pinnacle Award for Emerging Company, Influencer and Iconic Young Entrepreneur. ??Indian born ?? ??Raised in the United States ?? ??Backpacked around Europe?? from London ?? to The Vatican City ?? Educated in New York from State University of New York at Albany (Ualbany) and also was a part of Accenture, KPMG, E&Y from University Workshops in Audit, Tax, M&A and Consulting. Summer Interned at Unilever in the Asia Pacific and was deputed to Lakme Levers - Popular Cosmetic Brand in the Asia Pacific Region. Soubir started his Career from New York with KeyBank and later moved on with Global Investment Banking giant JP Morgan Chase. Volunteers as a StartUp Mentor to Entrepreneurship Cell at DJ Sanghvi College of Engineering in Mumbai and Career Mentor to MBA Students at SVIM - Pune, India. Aviation, Automotive, FMCG, Fashion, Investment Banking, Management Consulting, Law, Medicine, Healthcare-Wellness, Luxury Real Estate and Luxury Hospitality are his Forté. Soubir believes an Entrepreneur has No Retirement Till Life Goes On, Thirst for Knowledge never ends and Age is a Random Combination of Digits.

Dr Sugato is a skilled HR professional. He has worked both in start-ups, as well as established corporations leading the HR functions at a Group/Global level. He has worked in several industries, including FMCG, beverage alcohol, FMCD, retail, QSR and real estate. Some of the companies where he has worked in senior HR assignments include Marico, SAB Miller, Pernod Ricard (Seagram), Perfetti van Melle, Yokohama Tyres (ATG) and Pepsi (Varun Beverages). He has had the opportunity to build up organizations from scratch, increase their valuation for the PE and transition them. Additionally he has worked with mid-sized and larger organizations to build scalable and sustainable processes. In a recent corporate initiative, he has successfully transitioned the PepsiCo company owned businesses in the South and the West, to its bottling partners, in one of the largest trains in the beverage industry. This involved transiting and stabilizing 11 plants, 6 sales states and 2500 PepsiCo employees being transitioned to Varun Beverages, at one go, without a single day’s loss of business, in a US$ 285 million deal. In the past, he has worked on such transitions/ integrations in organizations like Alliance Tire Group (ATG) which was transitioned from Warburg Pincus to KKR (currently acquired by Yokohama Tires). He has also been a critical facilitator in the acquisition of Seagram by Pernod Ricard and streamlining van Melle by Perfetti, in the Indian subcontinent, looking after HR, industrial relations and strategy. He is also a communications specialist and has handled sales as well. Currently, Sugato provides strategic business advisory to leadership teams, conceptualizes and executes transformational leadership, innovation (certified in the De Bono system), scale-ups, sales effectiveness (certified by Franklin Covey) both in corporates as well as educational institutions. He has often been quoted in the press, referred to for strategic roundtables and recognized with several National and International HR Awards. He is currently working on a startup in the organizational excellence, design thinking and innovation space.

Kunal is a business development and P&L leader in consumer technology space. He is currently working on growing iOS App ecosystem in India.

Sanjiva is an employability advocate and a passionate social entrepreneur. I am currently working on a tech-enabled platform that provides access to entry-level job courses. I would love to meet founders from ed-tech companies or skilling outfits.

Bhisham is a risk taker. He is passionate about entrepreneurship. He believes in the policy of “what ever it takes”. He is currently working on men’s grooming industry. He would love to meet people from D2C space.

Kusumakar is a holistic business professional with analytics, product development, sales and financial strategy experience, having built some of the biggest brands. I am currently working on looking for synergistic startups.

Jagannath is an ex-hospital CFO with experience in operating hospitals. I am currently working in the health tech space.

Jairaj is a risk professional with strong operations and process expertise who has helped several large corporates set up their processes, internal control frameworks, streamline operations and successfully delivered significant value adds. He has experience in working across geographies, sectors and business functions. He is currently planning to build a startup.

Arjun is a product professional in the food industry. I am currently working on developing new products for the market in India.

Vivek is a business turnaround specialist with a proven and exceptionally consistent track-record of exponential growth in business revenues, market shares, profits & innovation in all the assignment. He is leading sales for a leading beverage company. He would love to meet investors and sales professionals.

Sudhanshu is a management professional having 2 decades of experience in health care industry. He has built businesses from scratch and scaled them up which includes fund raise and growth through greenfield and brownfield projects.

Anil is an experienced centre director with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. He is adept at negotiation, market planning and event management.

Vijay is a skilled sales and marketing professional. He has demonstrated a history of work in the healthcare industry.

Abhishek is a strategy and execution leader. I am currently working on a success enablement platform for highschoolers.

Vrinda is a business leader with 8 plus years experience of working on global brands. She is skilled in business strategy, market research and competitive analysis.

Rakesh is an operating consultant and advisor with executive experience of over 30 years in 6 countries. I am currently working on a new startup in B2B AI space.

Narayan is a management consulting professional. He enables companies to drive business impact from their GCC by helping define, implement and deliver on strategies for incubation, growth, and maturity of the center. I am currently working on an innovation management platform.

Shiv is a finance professional. He is also running an NGO for the education and healthcare for sustainable healthcare model. He is currently working on sustainable healthcare and education model.

Srinath is an enthusiastic optimist who believes that the world is a better place because of the entrepreneurs in every society. His personal mission is to unleash the potential of entrepreneurs across all sizes of companies, including MNCs, promoted-led family companies, SMEs and new-age start-ups across domains while enabling profitable, conscientious and sustainable growth for their businesses. He is currently working on enabling startups and companies to grow revenues, build products and raise funds. He would love to meet founders, investors, VCs and other leaders.

Vithal is a seasoned leader in strategic sourcing/procurement & technology. I am currently working on building network. I would love to meet founders with passion to transform Indian consumer and business landscape.