Dr. Y. Eugene Pak                      

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

State University of New York (SUNY), Korea

(eugene.pak@sunykorea.ac.kr)

Dr. Y. Eugene Pak is Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department at the State University of New York (SUNY), Korea. He has been very active in both industrial and academic research in various nano and biotechnology areas including MEMS sensors & actuators, bioMEMS lab-on- a-chip, nanopore-based DNA sequencing, and micromechanics of defects in electro-elastic materials. Dr. Pak served as director of nanotechnology research at the Seoul National University's Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology. His industrial experience includes MEMS R&D at Samsung Electronics and smart structures development at Northrup-Grumman Aerospace Corporation. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University at Buffalo.

Dr. Siddhartha Panda

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

IIT Kanpur

Prof. Siddhartha Panda received the B.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, in 1992, the M.S. degree from the University of Cincinnati, OH, USA, in 1995, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA, in 1999.

He has started his career with IBM Semiconductor Research and Development Center, Hopewell Junction, NY, USA, and since 2006, he has been Professor IIT Kanpur, India. His research area includes chemical sensors, transport and reactions, microfluidics, Micro/Nanofabrication, and Semiconductor devices. He has founder members of the National centre of flexible electronics at IIT Kanpur, which is established in 2014. He has published several US patents.

He has received the following awards-

1. IBM Invention Achievement Award (2002-2006)

2. Jeet Bindra Research Fellowship (2010-2013)

3. Golden Jubilee Chair Professor on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (2018-2021)

Dr. Sanjeet Dwivedi
Senior R&D Motor and Application Control Engineer
Danfoss Power Electronics A/S Denmark

Dr. Dwivedi is working as Senior R&D Motor and Application Control Engineer in Danfoss Power Electronics A/S Denmark. He is Adjunct Professor in Power Electronics at Curtin University Perth. He obtaind 1st Masters M. E. in power electronics and drive (with Gold Medal) from IIT-R & IInd Masters M.Sc. Engineeirng in Innovation and Business from DK, Ph. D. degree from IIT-D. He got Man on the Moon Award of Danfoss and IETE-Bimal Bose award-2017. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

Prof. Parthasarathi Chakrabarti
Professor
Department of Electronics Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology
pchakrabarti.ece@iitbhu.ac.in

Parthasarathi Chakrabarti, Professor (HAG) in the Department of Electronics Engineering, IIT(BHU) and former Director of NIT Allahabad (2011-2016) took over the Charge as the first full-term Director of the Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology (IIEST), Shibpur on May 10, 2018. He has been on the additional charge of the Director, NIT Patna during 2011-12. Prof. Chakrabarti has made a significant contribution in experimental and theoretical research in the areas of Microelectronics and Photonics. He has been the Coordinator (2005-11) of the Centre for Research in Microelectronics (CRME), Department of Electronics Engineering, IIT(BHU) and the founder Coordinator of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Centre at IIT(BHU). He established two dedicated research Centres e.g., the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (CIR) for carrying out multi-disciplinary research and the Centre for Medical Diagnostics & Research (CMDR) for promoting research in the field of Life Sciences with emphasis on human halth care at NIT Allahabad. His research group has strong collaborations with the Optoelectronics Research Group, Lancaster University, Lancaster UK and the Nanomaterials research group, University of New South Wales, Australia.

MR D P GOEL,
CO CHAIR,
MSME COMMITTEE PHDCCI

Mr Dev P Goel began his career in 1970 upon completing his Electrical Engineering. After a brief span as project engineer with dDCM, he joined an Indian Multinational (MDS, now LEGRAND) as marketing engineer. He worked for that company for 16 years and quit as Head of North India operations in the year 1986. Started a new innings by setting up a sales & marketing firm of Electrical Switchgear Products and converted to manufacturing electrical equipment in the year 1995 from a small section in Udyog Vihar Gurgaon. From a small capital of RS 50000, Mr Goel today manages 3 plants in IMT Manesar covering almost 1.5 lakh square feet of working floor space, giving direct employment to more than 300 people & earning a brand image in electrical field in North India. Mr. Goel is associated with PHDCCI as a co-chair for MSME cell, Chairman of MSME committee of AICOSMIA & is actively involved in welfare and benefit of MSME sector. He is a national awardee from ministry of MSME in 2013 & has earned the prestigious Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award from PHDCCI in the year 2016 he recivied Philip Kolter Marketing Awrards on innovation in 2019.

MR ANIL KHAITAN,
FORMER PRESIDENT,
PHD CHAMBER AND MENTOR,
MSME MENTORING AND GUIDANCE CENTRE

Mr. Anil Khaitan, Chairman SNK CORP., attended Vincent High School, Mussoorie and thereafter completed his B.Com degree and joined family business in 1976. He qualified his MBA from IMI, Geneva in the year 1981. Mr. Khaitan has diversified business experience of 42 years relating to jute industry, paper industry, pharmaceutical industry, copper & steel industry, apart from our international operations. Mr. Khaitan over the years has gained expertise in strategic business planning, financial management and effective development of human resource. Mr. Khaitan is immediate past president of PHD CCI, member of executive committee, FICCI, member of managing committee, ASSOCHAM, member of ICSI – ASB (Institute Of Company Secretaries Of India-Auditing Standards Board), chairman – Grievance Redressal Committee, ICSI RVO, Independent Director of Governing Body, ICSI registered valuers organisation.

DR. H.P. KUMAR,
FORMER CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR
NATIONAL SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (NSIC)

Dr. H.P. Kumar, Former Chairman-Cum-Managing Director of National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), A Public Sector organization of Government of India, credited with scripting a remarkable turnaround of NSIC and is one of the most successful leaders of India’s corporate sector. Dr. Kumar is a professional banker and a management expert with doctorate degree in rural industrialization. In the past he had held senior positions of Corporate Head of Finance & C.E.O. in Public Sector Corporations. Dr. Kumar’s vision is to provide a common platform to the youth from diverse economic background in the country to become self-employable. He has held foreign assignments with the Ministry Of Finance and Development Planning of Government Of Botswana. Dr. Kumar has long experience of dealing with promotion, development and financing of micro, small & medium enterprises and was a member of “National Small Business Advisory Council Of South Africa” appointed by the Government Of South Africa. Dr. Kumar was also the co-chairman of SME Committee Of All India Management Association and an executive member of Standing Conference Of Public Enterprises (SCOPE).

MS. KANIKA SHRIRAM,
PRESIDENT,
DCM SHRIRAM INDUSTRIES LTD. (SHRIRAM RAYONS LTD) AND CHAIR MSME COMMITTEE. PHDCCI.

Ms Kanika Shriram, born on October 25, 1984, is the daughter of Mrs. Karuna Shriram (Special Educator and Social Entrepreneur) and Mr. Alok B. Shriram (Sr. Managing Director & CEO ) of DCM Shriram Industries Limited and based in Delhi.

She did her schooling from Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer, BA (Hons) in Philosophy from Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi and MA in Corporate Communications and Marketing from Kingston University, London.

She has 14 years of rich work experience as details below:

• Worked with Edelman India and UK, as a Communications Consultant followed by a stint with Harley-Davidson Motor Company as part of the company’s market-entry and launch team.
• 2012 onwards with DCM Shriram Industries Limited, presently heading International Business of Shriram Rayons Division.

She holds the following posts as follows:-

• She has been involved in several social causes through the years. She volunteered and helped Tamana, a school for differently abled children in their fund raising endeavours.
• She is Secretary on the Governing Body of the Bansuri Charitable Society, a trust that is dedicated to providing educational support to differently abled children.
• She is Co-Chairperson of the Economic Affairs Committee in PHDCCI and a Member of Young FICCI Ladies Organization (YFLO).
• She is Trustee of the Shankar Lal Murali Dhar Memorial Society, which organizes the annual Shankar – Shad Indo – Pak Mushaira.
• She is Member of Sir Shriram Social Development Society. Society is governing the functioning of Dr. Bansi Dhar School at Kota, a Senior Secondary inclusive school affiliated to CBSE.