Architect, urban planner and conservation consultant; Convener, INTACH Delhi Chapter and former Director, TVB School of Habitat Studies
Leading voice in architectural education, urban heritage and conservation practice in India; author of the INTACH Charter for the Conservation of Unprotected Architectural Heritage and Sites.

Co-Founder & Chairman, Neemrana Hotels; historian, author, heritage conservationist and cultural entrepreneur
A founding member of INTACH and former curator of Art Today, he pioneered adaptive reuse of historic properties through Neemrana and has authored extensively on Indian art, architecture and heritage.

Founder & Managing Director, PR Pundit HAVAS Red India; communications strategist, entrepreneur and leading voice in luxury, lifestyle and consumer-brand reputation
Built PR Pundit into one of India’s leading communications consultancies before its integration into the global HAVAS Red network.

Executive Director – Technology, R&D, Innovation & Design, Confederation of Indian Industry; technologist and industry leader in advanced engineering, AI, innovation, design and intellectual property
Works at the intersection of industry, deep technology, R&D, design policy and innovation ecosystems, with earlier experience in engineering and applied research.

Executive design leader and Founder, Hetch AI; former Founder & CEO, Think Design
A leading voice in UX, digital product and design leadership, he built Think Design into a 130-member global design network and now works at the intersection of design and AI-enabled workflows.

Founder & Creative Director, Atelier Payal Jain; leading fashion designer, educator and advocate of Indian craft and sustainable design
With over three decades in fashion, she has worked extensively with Indian craft traditions, hospitality and corporate design, and has also contributed to design education, including authoring a CBSE-approved fashion studies textbook.

Director of Research & Innovation, University of Huddersfield, UK; academic leader in design, textiles, interdisciplinary research, innovation and industry engagement
Former Director of Research & Innovation at the School of Design, University of Leeds; currently leads research, innovation and knowledge-exchange strategy across the University of Huddersfield.

Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts; educationist, author and cultural thinker
Former Founder Vice Chancellor of Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism & Mass Communication, with extensive experience across higher education, media and national cultural institutions.

Advertising filmmaker, VFX Supervisor, Second-Unit Director, VFX Cinematographer and film & new-media technologist
Three decades of experience across game development, animation, visual effects and filmmaking. Works at the intersection of cinematic storytelling, visual craft and emerging technologies, integrating digital innovation into contemporary production workflows. National Film Award recipient and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Internationally acclaimed Odissi, Chhau and Manipuri exponent; performer, choreographer, scholar and educator
A Fulbright Scholar who has spent over five decades in India, she has taught internationally and worked extensively to preserve, interpret and transmit Indian classical performing-arts traditions.

Advertising filmmaker, VFX Supervisor, Second-Unit Director, VFX Cinematographer and film & new-media technologistChief Operating Officer, Noise; design-trained business leader with experience across consumer technology, fashion, lifestyle, D2C and brand-led growth
Brings a rare combination of design sensibility, consumer insight and business leadership across established lifestyle brands and fast-growing consumer-tech businesses.

Managing Trustee, Sanskriti Foundation; public-policy, government-affairs and corporate-strategy leader
Brings over 25 years of senior experience across technology, healthcare and industry, including leadership roles with Google, Honeywell, Medtronic, Gilead Sciences and TCS, alongside stewardship of one of India’s leading cultural institutions.