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Dr. Amit Mitra: Secretary General, FICCI
Dr Amit Mitra did his Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics in 1970 and further attained the Doctorate Degree in Economics from Duke University, USA in 1978. He taught in major Universities in the United States over a decade and received the prestigious Sears-Roebuck Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1990. Dr Mitra has made seminal contribution in the field of trade and industry, not only in his capacity as Secretary General of FICCI but also by contributing strongly through many Government Constituted Bodies. He is on the Advisory Committee to Union Commerce Minister of India on WTO. He serves on the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council and on the Planning Commission's Expert Group on Equitable Development.
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Dr. Prannoy Roy: Chairman, NDTV
Dr. Prannoy Roy, Chairman NDTV, brought the country to the edge of its seat with his innate knack of translating the complicated facts of election politics and budget number crunching into straight-to-the-point analysis. Several years and thousands of anchoring hours on, he has questioned and examined salient facts about how news affects his viewers’ lives. He has been adjudged the television personality of the millennium by the Indian Express poll and has contributed to various national and international publications. Dr Roy has a doctorate in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and is a Qualified Chartered Accountant from London. He has also served as an Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
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Mr. Rajiv K. Luthra: Founder and Managing Partner, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Rajiv K. Luthra is the founder and managing partner of Luthra & Luthra Law Offices and has over three decades of experience in advising domestic and international companies on Indian law and transactions. Noted as the ALB’s Hot 100 Lawyers for 2009, Luthra has also been nominated as a leading project finance lawyer by The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2009. Mr. Luthra serves on several top committees including the Advisory Board to the Competition Commission of India, the National Committee on Energy, and the Core Group on Infrastructure Development of the Confederation of Indian Industries.
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Ms. Shanti Ekambaram: Group Head Wholesale Banking, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Shanti Ekambaram has been with the Kotak group for 18 years and in this time span has been associated with successfully setting up and running several business units for the Kotak group. Shanti has a rich and varied experience in Capital markets, Corporate Banking & treasury. Shanti has spent 18 years servicing the Indian wholesale customers and enjoys strong relationships with India’s Leading corporations and Institutions. Shanti Ekambaram currently heads the Wholesale Banking business for the Group. An avid reader and traveller Shanti has varied interests including Indian classical dancing, music and farming.
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Mr. T N Ninan: Editor and Publisher, Business Standard
T N Ninan is Editor and publisher of Business Standard, India's second largest business daily. He was previously editor of The Economic Times and was responsible for establishing it as a leading financial daily, setting new trends in business journalism that can still be seen today.
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