Dr. B. K. S. Sanjay
Dr. B. K. S. Sanjay, President, AIIMS Guwahati, is a Padma Shri awardee, eminent orthopaedic surgeon, and Guinness World Record holder. An academician, author, poet, orator, and road safety activist, he exemplifies medicine’s broader commitment to public welfare beyond the operation theatre.
Vice Admiral Paras Nath, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)
Vice Admiral Paras Nath AVSM, VSM (Retd.) is a highly distinguished naval officer with over four decades of exemplary service in the Indian Navy. He has held several senior leadership and strategic appointments across operational and administrative domains.
Dr. Nikhil Ranjan Banerjea
Dr. Nikhil Ranjan Banerjea is a distinguished academic leader and administrator with decades of experience across higher education and public institutions. Former Vice-Chancellor of BESU (now IIEST Shibpur), he has chaired AICTE-ERC and served on the boards of premier technical institutions nationally.
Dr. Ashok Kumar
Dr. Ashok Kumar is an eminent educationist and academic administrator with a distinguished record in Indian higher education. He has served as Vice-Chancellor of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya University, Gorakhpur, CSJM University, Kanpur, Nirwan University, Jaipur, and is presently the President of Social Research Foundation.
Dr. Tendai Padenga
Dr. Tendai Padenga is an internationally respected academic and technology leader from Zimbabwe. A Commonwealth Fellow and ICCR’s Bharat Mitra Samman awardee, he is the Founder and Chancellor of Afrisol Technological University and a strong advocate of policy research on post-colonial development from a Global South viewpoint.
Dr. Ravi Kumar
Dr. Ravi Kumar is a seasoned global entrepreneur with expertise in AI, Robotics, Electric Mobility, and IoT. He has led internationally respected ventures across New Zealand, India, Japan, and the US, while promoting Indian knowledge systems and cross-border innovation connecting the Global South and North.