Prof. G Raghuram

Prof. G. Raghuram is a distinguished academician and thought leader in the fields of infrastructure, transportation systems, and logistics. With a career spanning over four decades, he has held prominent roles such as Director of IIM Bangalore and Professor at IIM Ahmedabad, where he also chaired the Public Systems Group.

Prof. Raghuram’s academic journey includes a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, and a B.Tech from IIT Madras. Renowned for his expertise, he has contributed to policy-making at the highest levels, serving on government advisory committees and boards of leading organizations in the infrastructure and logistics sectors. His prolific research output includes over 35 journal papers, 160 case studies, and several co-authored books, making him a highly respected voice in both academia and industry.

In addition to his academic achievements, Prof. Raghuram has been a visiting professor at prestigious institutions across the US, Canada, Singapore, and beyond. His insights are frequently sought by leading newspapers and industry forums, and he has been recognized with multiple awards, including the ‘Academician of the Year’ by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and a Lifetime Achievement Award by EXIM News. Prof. Raghuram’s deep understanding of transport and logistics continues to shape policy and practice, and his guidance is invaluable to organizations seeking to navigate the evolving landscape of these critical sectors.

Shailaja Venkat Iyer

With three decades of distinguished leadership in human resources, Shailaja Venkat Iyer brings a wealth of experience from top-tier organizations such as Incedo Inc., Gartner, McKinsey India, and Whirlpool India1. Renowned for her strategic vision and entrepreneurial approach, she has successfully steered companies through complex phases of growth, transformation, and integration, including global talent model development, culture and values transformation, and the implementation of next-generation HR capabilities in analytics and digital HR.

Shailaja’s expertise spans the entire employee lifecycle across diverse business models, from large-scale public enterprises to niche firms, making her a transformative force in organizational design and people strategy.

As a recognized industry influencer and board-level leader, Shailaja has played a pivotal role in shaping high-performance cultures, advancing diversity agendas, and building future-ready leadership teams.

Her innovative programs—such as executive leadership development, women’s leadership initiatives, and digital HR transformation—have consistently delivered measurable impact on productivity, employee engagement, and organizational resilience. Shailaja’s active engagement with industry forums and her commitment to mentoring the next generation of leaders further underscore her value as a trusted advisor for organizations navigating today’s dynamic talent landscape.

Kalpana Tanwar
Kalpana is a trained and practising Jungian psychotherapist, conflict facilitator, and educator.

She has an MA in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India, and has worked for 20 years in the field of qualitative market research in the 80s and 90s in Mumbai, eventually starting her own firm called See-Tru, where she introduced the one-way mirror viewing facility for the first time ever in Mumbai, in the 90s. This was a model she developed from her psychotherapy training.

From 2002 onwards, she pursued her MA and Diplomate qualification in Process Work/ Process Oriented Psychology in Portland, Oregon, USA.

She taught for nine years at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru, (2010-2019) where she interacted extensively with young adults. Her paper, ‘Our Constant Companion’ was published in 2018, by Srishti and Cumulus International Association of Universities and Colleges in Art, Design and Media c/o Aalto University, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Finland. It was also presented at ‘Letters to the Future’ Cumulus Conference in Bengaluru in 2017.

Since then, she has been in private practice working with individuals and families as a psychotherapist, and an educator running workshops and courses for groups. Her diverse experience of working with corporates in market research and as a group facilitator, educator, and psychotherapist in India and abroad, gives her a unique edge in understanding relationship dynamics and how they play out in organisations. Her corporate workshops are based on the unknown, the unseen, and the shadow side of people and their interactions, and are thus deeply insightful.