We're pleased to have an illustrious committee as our advisory council to help us steer the Unstoppable knowledge platform in the right direction. Our council comprises of a CEO/MD, academia, CIO, directors from sales and marketing, and a VC. They would continuously guide us based on their rich experience so that we continue to bring relevant content, and engagement programs for you. SMEs are the growth engine of our country. If they grow, the country grows. Our council of experts would advise us on how to ensure this.
Chairman, KG Group of Insitutations
Born on April 5, 1942 in Annur village, Coimbatore district, Dr G.Bakthavathsalam completed his graduation and post-graduation from Madras Medical College. After his postgraduate training in Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, the US, he returned to India to set up KG Hospital which has now attained international reputation. The hospital has so far treated over 4.5 million patients.
He has also founded KG Eye Hospital which has restored eyesight to more than 85,000 poor and visually impaired patients, free of cost.
Professor, Corporate Trainer and Consultant, Author, Speaker, Educationalist
David is professor of Entrepreneurial Innovation and Director of Corporate Training and Consulting at the Indian School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Mumbai. He has been teaching world-class innovation to top-tier Indian and multi-national corporations since 2006. David has helped introduce global best practices in the discipline of Design Thinking to help companies invent solutions worth hundreds or even thousands of crores.
A lifelong innovator, David holds two patents, has written six books (including The Executive’s Guide to Innovation), is a published songwriter, and has created four business solutions that each generated more than one million dollars in revenue.
Prior to establishing his innovation practice, David worked as an independent management consultant for such firms as American Express, AT&T, Kelly Services, Philip Morris, Standard & Poor’s and UPS.
David earned his MBA in international management cum laude from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he served as a research assistant and co-wrote three business cases. A highly-rated speaker, he has lectured on innovation, marketing, strategy, entrepreneurship and salesmanship, as well as teaching business at Stratford University, FOSTIIMA Business School and Sunstone Business School. He resides in Mumbai, India.
CIO, Head of HR and CSR, Hero MotoCorp Ltd.
Vijay Sethi is the CIO, CHRO & Head CSR at Hero MotoCorp. He also leads innovation efforts in the company. He serves as a Board Member of M/s HMC MM Auto Ltd. (A joint venture of HMCL and M/s Magneti Marelli of Italy). Mr. Sethi has almost 30 years of experience in manufacturing industry and consulting environment. He joined Hero MotoCorp in 2007 and prior to that, he has worked with Ranbaxy and TCS.
Mr. Sethi has won several prestigious recognitions throughout his career, including World’s top 50 CIOs, India’s Greatest Corporate Leaders, India’s 50 Most Talented CSR Leaders, and the World’s Top 100 Most Impactful CSR Leaders. He has also been featured in the compendium “The Magnificent Heroes”- a Coffee Table book.
Mr. Sethi is also a member of various national forums including Chairman of IT committee of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Member CII’s National Committee on IT and ITeS, Co-Chair CII National Committee for CIOs, and Board member of SAP India User Group (INDUS). He is on the advisory councils of several leading organizations.
A regular speaker at various institutes and forums, Mr. Sethi holds a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering, an MBA in Materials Management and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Senior Director – Enterprise &,SMB sales, HP Inc , India
Rajnish is the Senior Director for End User and Channel Business and leads the B2B sales teams for HP in India. Rajnish has spent over 17 years at HP with many leadership roles in operations, sales and marketing. He has a degree in Economics (Hons) and is an MBA from Panjab University.
Managing Partner,Virtual CIO Consulting Services
Nearly 35 years of experience in driving overall IT Strategy and Operations inclusive of defining the IT roadmap, budgeting, technology evaluation & evangelisation, and execution of multi-million dollar, multi-location projects. Expertise in planning & building IT Infrastructure at the enterprise scale involving selection of appropriate technology and products, negotiating with vendors, finalising Service Level Agreements, outsourcing tasks and directing the timely completion of projects.
