It is a matter of extreme honour to have Lt. Gen Randhir Kumar Mehta on the panel of session experts, at Corporate Diva Delhi Chapter.
Retired as Military adviser in the department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO), United Nations. Dedicated 39 years of service to the Indian Armed Forces. Commanded a parachute battalion, A mountain brigade and an infantry division. During his tenure he held important command, staff and instructional appointments in operational and peace areas and in premier training establishments including the Army War College.
Has had the privilege of serving with two secretary generals of UN: HE Kofi Annan and HE Ban Ki-Moon. He has hugely contributed in streamlining Military strategic direction.
A consultant in evaluation by UN Headquarters, On the UN Roster for Security sector reforms. Gen. Mehta was on the board of management of Center for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK), India. He was the vice chairman of Peace Operation Training Institute, Virginia and conducts courses as faculty member at the invitation of UNITAR, Geneva.
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One of the youngest media Moghuls from India Dr Anurag Batra, a man of many talents and someone who adorns many has, is a serial entrepreneur, an author, an angel investor and a TV show host and the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the iconic exchange4media group and Chairman BW Businessworld group. He hs recently been appointed as a Member of the Board of Governors of the Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon. Mr. Batra is also appointed by the govt of India as the chairman of an industry committee formed to come up for a vocational training framework for Media, communication and entertainment industry. He mentors budding entrepreneurs and enjoys the process of reverse mentoring as in what he learns from these young minds. At BW Businessworld BW Accelerate is an initiative to provide a structured platform to entrepreneurs for mentorship and growth.
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Major D.P. Singh is a retired officer of the Indian Army. He is a Kargil War veteran and is known as the India’s first blade runner. After his amputation, he gradually started running using a prosthetic limb and has run in 26 half marathons in his running career.[1] This includes 3 HM in extreme high altitude as high as 11700 ft in Leh. The Limca Book of Records added his name to their “People of the Year 2016” list.[3][4] In 2018, Govt of India, Ministry of social justice and empowerment conferred him with National award for persons with disabilities under Role model category. In 2019 he was conferred with coveted civilian award, Cavin Kare Ability Mastery award in recognition of excellence achieved against all odds. He was taken as Ambassador by Indian army for year 2018, which was the year dedicated to soldiers who got disabled in line of duty.
In 2019, he wrote another chapter in history when he became the 1st solo Skydiver among persons with disabilities in whole Asia.
His life story was chronicled in Grit: The Major Story, a 2019 graphic memoir Singh coauthored with V.R. Ferose and Sriram Jagannathan.
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A multifaceted Public Relations, Corporate Communications & Brand Management expert who has led reputation management for leading brands in the Pharma, Life Sciences and Biotech sector globally for over 30 years. Have been in Senior Leadership roles since 2007 driving the PR and Corporate Brand Strategy for leading public listed companies in India.
Currently, steering the Global Corporate Communications function for Biocon and Biocon Biologics that includes Reputation Management, Internal Communication, Leadership Communication, Public Relations, Crisis Communication, Digital & Social Media management & Corporate Brand Management. Prior to joining Biocon in 2012, drove Corporate Brand communication strategy for Jubilant Bhartia Group, as Vice President- Corporate Marketing & Communications, Jubilant LifeSciences, steered the repositioning and refreshing of Brand Identity for the group and its entities. Also managed the Global Corporate Communications function at Ranbaxy for nearly twelve years, playing a pivotal role in building value for the ‘Global Ranbaxy Brand’. Drove Internal & external communication, Digital Communication as well as Corporate Brand Management, at Ranbaxy across developed and emerging markets.
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