A leading expert on development Sector, Sanjay is a Masters in Commerce and a Chartered Accountant. He serves as the Executive Director at Financial Management Service Foundation (FMSF) a leading organisation in South Asia with focus on governance, financial accountability, foreign contribution and income tax for the not-for-profit sector. Sanjay is a widely published author and an adviser to Government of India on legal, financial and audit issues for the Not-for-profit sector in India and he serves on boards of selected national and international groups.

Shailesh is a development professional with a Masters in Rural Development from Xavier Institute of Social Services. Over the past three decades he has served in leadership roles at ActionAid, Praxis, CASA, Aide et Action, Aga Khan Foundation, UNDP and UNICEF on programmes, evaluation, social research and capacity development. His sectoral expertise spans community mobilisation, livelihoods, education, preventive and promotive health, water and sanitation, humanitarian aid, participatory research and behaviour change communication.

Madhuri is a strategy, advocacy and communications specialist, with nearly twenty years of experience across Asia, Africa and Europe. She is currently Consulting Head of Communications for the Global Development Network, headquartered in New Delhi, India, with active research grants in over 20 developing countries around the world. She is also the Founder-Director of The Goa School, a learning revolution.

Aarti is a social sector management professional. With over fifteen years in management of programmes, grants, compliances, safeguards and corporate social responsibility. She is the founder of CASACDE and her stints include International Donor Agencies, Diplomatic Missions, Private sector and NGOs in Asia.

Venkitesan has over two decades of experience in accounting, administrative, programme & logistics in corporate and non-profits. He has led as finance function in International funding agencies and corporates such as Ark, Kusuma Foundation, The Micronutrient Initiative - Asia, Plan International, Infinite Computer Solutions and Birla Medical Technologies.

Dr. Suman Bhattacharjea is Director of Research at ASER Centre. She earned her undergraduate degree in Economics with Honors from Delhi University, and M.Ed and Ed.D degrees in Education from Harvard University. Dr. Bhattacharjea has extensive experience in the field of education, gender, and women’s rights. She has worked with government, private, non-government and international organizations in several countries, including India, U.S.A., Pakistan and Mexico. She has taught courses on research design, gender and education and has authored or co-authored numerous articles and books in these areas.

Lopa has 17 years of management and academic experience in education. She has expertise and deep experience of developing student assessments, teaching/ learning resources and training programmes in K-12 space. Lopa is an expert trainer for teachers and head teachers and has led management and leadership trainings for head teachers. She has also led development of coaching programmes for senior government officials and head teachers and is an experienced leadership coach. A founding trustee of Antarang Foundation and Ugam Education Foundation. She has consulted with Center for Teacher Accreditation (CENTA), Kaivalya Foundation, Kusuma Foundation, Indian School Leadership Institute and Muktangan.

As the CEO of The Institute of Transformational Coaching, Vishwanath’s work is focused on building transformative, eco-systemic leadership. A credentialed Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF), he has worked with senior leaders of several Fortune 500 organisations across the globe spanning Asia, Middle East and Europe enabling them to lead successfully in times of increasing complexity and uncertainty. His expertise revolve around leadership development, culture building, succession planning, change acceleration and organisation design. He holds an MBA in Human Resources.

IIT Bombay graduate 2007, Rahul has 15 years of experience and 5 technology patents to his name. He’s co-founded SmartLOO Platform, an IoT civic-tech platform, Miracas, a cross border e-commerce firm and has worked with IBM semiconductor research and Cadence design systems. Rahul leads SanIOT, A Brigade REAP backed IoT startup increasing sanitation and safety.

Jayshree is a Behavioural Coach, a Learning Facilitator and a HR expert. She is passionate to work with people individually and in groups to help them achieve clarity, build skills, be result focused, accountable and maximize their personal and professional potential. She has 15+ years of experience in building the organisation capability. Her previous assignments include Google, Future Group, Yum! (KFC) and Bain & Company.

Jayanti has over two decades of experience with a multidisciplinary expertise in Science, Environmental Education, Indian Classical Music and integrating arts into academic education. An experienced teacher in private and NGO sector, she currently consultants on design, development, facilitation and quality aspects of education. She has consulted with Muktangan, Adhyayan, Catalysts for Social Action, People for Action, Learning Links Foundation, I am A Teacher, Government of UP and Odisha. Her expertise includes Leadership Training, Teacher Professional Development, Capacity Building, Curriculum Design, Content Development, School Transformation, Assessments and Subject Pedagogy.