Team

Our People

Meet Our Team

Dr. Debadutta Das

Dr. Debadutta Das

Senior Advisor

Reg Kidd

Reg Kidd

Senior Agriculture Advisor

Jean-Michel Floc’h

Jean-Michel Floc’h

Advisor

Madhu Avalur

Madhu Avalur

Senior Advisor – Strategy & Investments

Kiran Kumar Sirikonda

Kiran Kumar Sirikonda

President & Founder

Antonio Vinciguerra

Antonio Vinciguerra

Executive Director - UK & Europe

Iftikhar Ahmed Tahir

Iftikhar Ahmed Tahir

Senior Advisor - Banking & Finance Strategist

Satheesh Kumar Paddolker

Satheesh Kumar Paddolker

Senior Advisor - Blockchain Technologies & Software Development - Products / Services

UPPALAPATI GURU PRASAD

UPPALAPATI GURU PRASAD

Advisor & Senior Accountant

SUSHIL UNNI

SUSHIL UNNI

SENIOR ADVISOR -HOSPITALITY & INVESTMENTS

Adam Rakowski

Adam Rakowski

Merchandise - Wholesale & Retail Products

CHRISTOPHER PERALTA

CHRISTOPHER PERALTA

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - TECHNOLOGY & ENTREPRENEUR

NAT IYER

NAT IYER

Senior Advisor – Banking/ Finance Services

AQEEL AHMED

AQEEL AHMED

Marketing & strategic Advisor (Blockchain & Web 3.0 Technologies)

Madhurika Heranjal

Madhurika Heranjal

Advisor, Vedic Vaastu & Interior Design / Architecture

IAN ABRAHAMS

IAN ABRAHAMS

Senior Advisor – Risk, Governance & Compliance

RAGHU IYER

RAGHU IYER

SENIOR ADVISOR - IT AND SERVICES INDUSTRY

Deepthi Reddy Madugula

Deepthi Reddy Madugula

Senior Advisor - Agri and Women in Business.

Abhijeet Martand

Abhijeet Martand

Senior Financial Planner & Real Estate Projects

Dr. Debadutta Das

Senior Advisor

Debadutta Das is Indian born, from Bhubaneswar, Orissa. He is a member of The Global Peace Judiciary Committee, is Director-General of the International Lawyers for World Peace and Executive Ombudsman, International Organization for Migration, he is a member Panel Executive for The International Peace Prize Committee in Oslo, Norway. He is an executive Human Rights Lawyer and Chair Person of The International Human Rights Council, NewYork USA.
Dr Debadutta Das received his education from Utkal University, India, Lund University, Sweden, and gained further education in the USA. He entered the legal profession as an Attorney at Law in the United States, as a member of the Bar of New York State and the Supreme Court of India. His practice as an attorney and counsellor of law in International asylum and civil rights has given him a broad and varied field of experience.

With 32 years of life experience after his university education, he has respectfully modelled a life of personal integrity and dignity working in International NGOs in Europe and other parts of the western world. He is a world traveller, crossing the Globe five times throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, Northern, Central and South America, rendering justice within social services, as a guest professor and conducting work-camps on special assignments of civil discipline. He has worked for and promoted the protection of Human Rights matters and environmental issues in various parts of the world. Debadutta Das is multi-lingual and is passionately dedicated to Indian Gandhian Philosophy and Sarvodaya Global Development, promoting respect for all living beings, irrespective of caste, color, cultural and gender groups. He loves music, is vegetarian and chooses an ascetic lifestyle. He has actively participated in many major world events, including Whole Life Expos, participated in the Olympic Games in 1984, was a team leader of a group of volunteers with the United Nations Peace Workers, serving Eastern Europe and South America. As a Sarvodaya peace worker, Dr Debadutta Das is dedicated to peace and human rights-based on Gandhian ideologies. He has authored a “Touch of Life” Video, which highlights simple living, higher thinking and better health. Born into an ethnic, common, Oriya family, he is a dynamic human being with a rare mind, the heart of an Indian and an international perspective. His father, Lingaraj Das, was also a dedicated Gandhian peace worker, highly motivated by the life ideologies and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. Dr. Debadutta Das has worked in the state of California in various corporate management positions in both the private and Government sectors, in international administration and The Department of Correction. He has served as a counsellor in the Department of Rehabilitation in the State of California and for the United Nations Peace Keeping Forces and International Security Administration. He has served in the post Gulf War efforts of 1990 and 2003. The love of his own country, India, has been the prime reason for Debadutta Das to return home where he serves as a peace worker and Law Counselor. He continues to travel frequently on the quest for support to promote peace, democracy and international goodwill.

Congress and Conference participation:

1979 Civil Rights Congress, Vienna, Austria
1981 Civil Rights Congress, Berlin, Germany
1982 Greenpeace & Human Rights Congress, Oslo, Norway
1984 World Olympics, Los Angeles, California USA
1989 Whole Life World Expo, San Diego, California, USA
1991 Whole Life World Expo, Mexico City, Mexico
1992 Human Rights & Peace Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1994 Walk America (Life on Earth Congress) Miami, Florida USA.
2000 International Culture Health Expo, Oulu, Finland
2000 Member of IDEA (International/Drama Theatre Educational Association) Chairman Ethics committee
2001 Bergen, IDEA International Congress
2004 Global Peace Judiciary Committee
2005 Member of panel Nobel Peace Prize Committee,
Executive Judge, Global Peace Judiciary Committee and Director in War and Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway.

Reg Kidd

Senior Agriculture Advisor

Reg Kidd was born and bred in Orange in the Central West of New South Wales, and apart from his student years at the University of Sydney and The University of New England, he has lived in the city or on its outskirts ever since.

He has been presenting ABC Central West and Western Plains Gardening Talkback at 8:30am on Saturday mornings since 1989.

Reg brings a comprehensive knowledge and infectious sense of humour to the program.

Reg has been in agricultural training and education for more than 20 years, particularly the Western Institute of TAFE, and he now runs his own private consultancy firm.

Reg travels extensively across the region, and regular listeners are familiar with his response to callers from right across the ABC Central West and Western Plains broadcast area, which covers half the land mass of the state.

Reg understands the diversity of the region and enjoys being constantly challenged by the variety of questions that come from audience members far and wide.

Reg Kidd is the mayor of Orange City Council and has been a councillor for 28 years. Mr Kidd is also Director of R.A Kidd and Associates.

Jean-Michel Floc’h

Advisor

Jean-Michel Floc’h is a French & Australian businessman merchant banker based in Beijing and Sydney with 46 years of experience in banking, Investment Banking, VC/Private Equity, real estate and business ownership. A career investment and corporate banker with experience that includes M&A, privatisations, private equity, venture capital, equity research and fund management, as well as a wide variety of advisory and consulting work related to corporate finance, capital raising and financing strategy.
Prior to establishing Floc’h International Group in 2000, he was attached to Indosuez Bank (1974-87), purchased by Credit Agricole Bank, where he was posted in France, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Malaysia, and Nepal as VP. Then with State Bank of NSW and BNP Paribas Australia, Sydney, BNP Singapore as Senior Banker in charge of SEA and BNP Bangkok.

His international career spans Asia, Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Australia, but his core focus over the past 17 years has been based in Beijing China, and he currently represents a number of Chinese clients as either principal or business partner. China market entry strategy, M&A, and Joint Ventures; China Inbound and Outbound investment. I have a deep understanding, commercially and culturally, of the greater China region as well as Asia Pacific and Middle East Africa.

Floc’h International Group facilitates partnerships, mergers & acquisitions in Australia, alliances and corporate finance actions and works in conjunction with a network of syndicate partners, infrastructure EPC contractors, real estate agents, development companies, “HNW” investors, hedge funds, private equity funds, banks and merchant banks, Information Technology in order to make deals happen.

With its deep relationships with the private equity world, both General Partners and Limited Partners, as well as global corporate, global Sovereign Wealth Funds and Family Offices, endowments and foundations, he has a unique reliable platform for investors seeking investment penetration and fundraising partnerships.

Transparency, trust, integrity and discretion are key to our approach and Mr Floc’h is personally involved in all projects we take on.

Madhu Avalur

Senior Advisor – Strategy & Investments

A serial entrepreneur, Madhu Avalur began his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 23. Starting in 1995 fresh out of college, he has over 21 years of entrepreneurial experience with a stellar track record of assembling core global teams, leading people and implementing and overseeing technology programs. He has been consistently successful in analyzing marketing trends and capitalizing on global market opportunities to create successful brands and companies.
Culturally sensitive and internationally travelled leader, Madhu is an alumnus of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. He acts as in one of the multiple roles – investors, advisor, mentor, board member – to some of the exciting companies from across the globe. An avid reader, he sees himself as a student of life.

Kiran Kumar Sirikonda

Founder & Director

Mr. SIRIKONDA (Sanskrit meaning SIRIKONDA – Mountain of Wealth), Specialist – Capital Projects, Investments & Technology. Mr. Sirikonda expertise in dealing with investors of wide range from Private Investors, High Net worth Investors and Family offices in UK, Switzerland, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Asia Pacific regions.

Mr. Sirikonda worked in Technology for more than 15+ years in various roles and very much connected to next generation technologies like Artificial Intelligence,

 Blockchain, Machine Learning, AR, VR and Cyber Security! As an Investor and entrepreneur, he holds key roles as Founder & Director – VALUE Capital Pty Ltd, Sydney Australia., Director-Asia Pacific @Angaros Group, Singapore experts in Capital, Advisory and Ventures! Director – LORGAN Global, also a Board member at SUMO Group of Companies, wealth management company based out of Australia, who invested capital into various Funds including Innovation and new ventures which are of client’s interest and background, such as: SUMO Significant Investor Visa (SIV), Property Fund for land developments, Innovation Fund for start-ups, etc. Some of the successful companies funded by SUMO of companies are Civic Ledger, AlphaVista, StudyLane, Linqto and other Unicorns!

Antonio Vinciguerra

Executive Director - UK and Europe

With over 20 years of diverse experience across technology, telecommunications, financial services, entertainment, media, and the creative industries, Antonio Vinciguerra brings a unique and comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities in today’s dynamic business landscape. His entrepreneurial spirit, combined with a passion for innovation and strategic growth, enables him to navigate complex environments and deliver impactful results. Antonio’s extensive industry knowledge and leadership capabilities make him a vital asset in driving success and forward-thinking initiatives.

With a sharp focus on identifying high-potential ventures, Antonio’s deep understanding of market dynamics, financial structures, and business viability enables him to provide both the financial resources and strategic guidance that businesses need to scale effectively. His entrepreneurial spirit and proven ability to navigate complex markets position him to drive impactful investment decisions, fueling innovation and long-term value creation.

Iftikhar Ahmed Tahir

Founder,Group Chairman And CEO Royal International Group & Co – Founder, President & Managing Director TENET Finance International Group UK

Mr Iftikhar A Tahir is a prominent senior banker who started his financial career from Abu Dhabi Investment Company Abu Dhabi UAE in 1979 and worked his way up the corporate ladder; later moved on to the west for further progress in his career.

Mr. Iftikhar A Tahir worked for 25 years with top financial institution in UAE, USA & Pakistan. 

  • Abu Dhabi Investment Co from 1979 – 1982 • USA Teracom International – World Bank 1982 – 1988
  • Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank 1988 – 2004
  • Group Chairman and CEO Royal International Group, UAE since 2004
  • CEO and Board member Royal Club for Businessmen and Facilities Management 2012-2016
  • Summit Bank Pakistan Advisor UAE 2016-2018 
  • CEO and Board Member The Private Office of His Highness Sheikh Theyab Bin Khalifa Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan UAE Advisor Summit Bank Of Pakistan
  • Director Overseas Operations Vitalee Corporation, USA
  • Director Emex Corporation, USA
  • International Financial Advisor Zizzy, Switzerland
  • Founder & Chairman World Capital Group USA
  • Director Aspire Investment Forum, UAE

 

Advisor UAE to one of the largest bank in Pakistan with 192 branches Summit Bank Pakistan Limited. In 2004,

Iftikhar A Tahir started the story of success, growth and progress in the field of hospitality, real estate and consultancy in Dubai as Chairman & CEO of Royal International Group, a hotel management company and managed 11 hotels in UAE, KSA and reached to gross turnover from 2004 AED 5,000,000 to AED 183,000,000 till 2009 with strength of 1000 employees. Being a permanent banker, professional businessman with vast experience worldwide, in 2014.

Mr. Iftikhar A Tahir was appointed as Group CEO & Board Member to The Private Office of Sheikh Theyab Bin Khalifa Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Dubai/Abu Dhabi, a well-established group operating for last 40 year. Worked on BOT Bases for infrastructure on Governmental Project Worldwide. Well connected with top 240 companies in 63 countries.

Chaired International delegation trip to: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Austria, Japan, Switzerland, Yemen, China, Nepal, India, Bahrain, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Germany, United Arab Emirate, Pakistan, Sudan, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Jordan, South Africa, Kenya, Costa Rica, Iceland, Liberia , Bangkok, France and Italy and many others.

Recipient of several International Awards:

  • Forbes Magazine France nomination June 2019.
  • Global Ambassador at Large for Peace and Humanity by Overseas Pakistan Solidarity.
  • Best performance manager Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.
  • AIM Annual Investment Meeting Dubai Ministry of Economics Department.
  • Pakistani Businessman Community Award by Ex-President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf.
  • International Award, Boston, USA.
  • Islamic Cultural Award by Sheikh Mohsin Bin Baaz, KSA.
  • Finance and Banking Award by Sheikh Musallam, UAE.
  • Best Hospitality Management Award by UAE tourism and economic department.
  • Awarded Honorary Position as Co-founder Muslimface.com.
  • Business Top 10 Award by DANUBE, UAE.
  • Indian Second Largest Award in Banking and Finance by Jawed Akhtar.
  • Urdu News Paper Best Pakistani Award.
  • Appreciation Award by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • India Asian Literature Award Padmamati.
  • Entrepreneur of the year by Indian Consulate Journal, Dubai.
  • Pride of Performance Award by Aspire Investment Forum.

Satheesh Kumar Paddolker

Senior Advisor - Blockchain Technologies & Software Development - Products / Services

Sateesh is on a mission to solve customer ‘pain points’, thus ensuring a decent ‘return on investment’ on Blockchain investments for our customers.

He is the Founder and CEO of Kratos Innovation Labs.

Kratos Innovation Labs develops products using Blockchain and Smart Contracts technology to address decades-old ‘Problem statements’ in the supply chain and financial sector. We breathe innovation as our mantra to connect the dots in fintech innovations. Backed by an experienced management and advisory team, we create products that bring faster ROI to our customers and increased returns to our shareholders.

Technology innovation Achievements
* Designed the architecture for a Consortium based Blockchain
* Presented a strategic road map for preventing Fraud (instead of detecting Fraud) as part of MIT thesis

UPPALAPATI GURU PRASAD

Advisor and Senior Accountant

Prasad been a business partner to management teams with a track record of significantly improving revenue, reducing costs, improve cash flow in difficult environments globally using data analytics, end-to-end process reviews and gap analysis. 

Expertise in reconstructing financials of entities whose financial/operational systems have either broken down or were not properly managed. Known for ability to successfully roll out accounting/finance/audit and compliance functions for new entities from day one. Good team player with a proven ability to hire, mentor and nurture talented staff. Known for fraud identification and vulnerability assessments which have resulted in significant savings of millions of dollars. 

Ability to quickly identify and prioritize improving controlling environment (SOX related) in key risk areas and eliminate controls which add no value. Experience in reviewing and challenging significant investment proposals in Americas, Asia and Africa before being sent to the Board for approval. Experience in transition of finance activities from high cost environments to India resulting not only in significant financial savings but also better quality and timely delivery of objectives. Developed risk-based internal audit plans to provide the relevant assurance to the audit committee with minimal resources (globally among the lowest number of internal audit staff in comparison to the revenue) . 

Experience in promoting and demonstrating the value of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). Provided guidance for the development of FCPA/OFAC/ EU Sanctioned parties’ compliance programs.

SUSHIL UNNI

SENIOR ADVISOR -HOSPITALITY & INVESTMENTS

A successful Management Professional from the Hospitality & Aviation background, Sushil has for over two decades held senior positions viz CEO/COO/VP/ GM in several leading groups like Taj, Sheraton, Quality Inn, Pride, The Lalit, Jindal Aluminium Healthcare, Air India & Brigade Constructions.
He was a part of handpicked Professionals who handle the VVIP State Visit Flights of the Hon’ble President & Prime Minister of India and he has been an integral part of his own & other’s Startups in roles such as Founder/MD/Director/CEO/COO/CMO.

He has handled projects pan India as well as in Japan, Europe, Singapore and the Middle East & Africa. He brings skill sets required to manage large teams in multiple locations and experience in strategic planning, product rollout & process reengineering.

He is a Council Member of the ‘Gerson Lehrman Group’, which operates out of 17 cities worldwide, providing systems to manage expert consulting.

He has been actively associated with a Singapore based company into Advisory. Ventures & Capital having a presence in 12 countries. Had been into Corporate Advisory & Capital Raise for Hospitality, Healthcare, Real Estate & Others

Consultant to Hotels / Resorts / Spas /Restaurants (Brand, Franchise, Strategic Planning, Project Mgmt., Operations Mgmt )

Instrumental in starting various brands, hand holding them from Start-Up stage till Successful Operations. Project Management & Technical Consultant to the Real Estate, Property Development, Construction, Hospitality & Healthcare industry, based out of Bangalore / Chennai /Hyderabad /Mumbai

Adam Rakowski

Merchandise - Wholesale & Retail Products

Adam is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of personal employment in Real Estate, online-Fashion & Beverage products. Over these years Adam continues to surround himself with strong influences and has been mentored from high NetWorth’s and business titans in Australia.

Before building Mojo Downunder which is an Australian Lifestyle and adventure clothing brand Adam was in the field of Construction where he built resilience & strong values of Honesty – Integrity & Trust. Adam spent 13 years building a very successful Commercial plumbing business which funded the creation of mojodownunder.com & mojodownunder.us

Adam sold the plumbing business and moved into property development and built fifty ‘Over 55’s apartments and developed some 875m lots of land across Sydney’s growth corridors in the latest property boom.

Adam thrives on the entrepreneurial spirit and working with strong minded positive people on opportunities. Adam has currently aligned himself with a next Gen trend in the beverage industry being ‘Hydration Products’ cirqlate.com is this new brand of Sports, Aged Care & Personal hydration products across these 3 sectors. Cirqlate.com is launching in late February 2023.

CHRISTOPHER PERALTA

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | TECHNOLOGY | ENTREPRENEUR

Christopher Peralta has more than 20+ years of experience in the Mobile and Technology sector. Prior to technology startups, Christopher has managed and executed deals with 40+ companies including LinkedIn, Flipboard, strategic deals with Amazon and Facebook, and Enterprise Sales deals from Cisco to Nokia.

Now, an Angel investor with his last company exiting to Google, advisor of 10+ startups,and Co-founder of Silicon Valley HQ, Clear Lake Research, Studex and ThinkOneFuture covering Technology and Life Science industries.

Christopher has mentored 300+ startups and was one of the first mentors at Google Launchpad. Christopher loves helping entrepreneurs and runs his Accelerator and Silicon Valley Immersion programs with Startups, Investor funds and Corporations with partners in 21+ International markets globally. His understanding of both domestic and international markets, awareness of new technology trends and extensive business network, allows him to build strategic relationships and create impact.

Christopher Peralta holds a degree in Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology, Sydney Australia, majoring in Telecommunications, sub-major in Computer Systems.

NAT IYER

Senior Advisor – Banking/ Finance Services & Insurance (BFSI) and Telecommunications.

Nat has over 20 years of ‘Data Analytics’ experience working with major enterprises across Asia Pacific region.  He has consulted to customer segments including Banking/Financial Services, Retail, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Airlines and Government in Australia/New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Korea, Hong Kong, Pakistan and India.

In the Financial Services sector, he has worked with industry majors like Development Bank of Singapore, Hong Leong Financial Services Group, Charles Schwab of USA, ICICI Bank, ICICI Prudential, Centurion Bank, ABN Amro (India and Pakistan), Life Insurance Corporation of India, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation of Singapore, National Australia Bank, Siam Commercial Bank of Thailand, and Allied Bank of Philippines.

In the Telecommunications sector Nat has consulted to Vodafone Australia, Bharti and Hutchison in India, Optus in Australia, Celcom and Digi in Malaysia and more recently with Advance Info Services (Thailand) in setting up infrastructure strategies for their Business Transformation, Business Intelligence Systems (BIS) using Virtual Data Warehouses, and emerging segments like AI/ML Concepts. He has extensive understanding and practical knowledge of the implementation strategies for Cloud environment.

In the Government Sector he has consulted to leading hospitals in Thailand and Philippines, Australian Tax Office and Department of Social Security for Philippines.

In the Airlines sector, Nat has led the BI Journey for Philippine Airlines and consulted to Qantas Airways, Thai Airways, Jet Airways and EVA Airlines.

In his previous roles he was the Director-APJ for HP Autonomy & Vertica DB responsible for Structured and Unstructured Data Analytics, Managing Partner for Teradata, South Asia spearheading the Data warehouse professional services practice and General Manager for Teradata South East Asia region.

Nat based in Sydney and travels widely across the Asia Pacific regions for his consulting work.   He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from a leading Australian University and is a member of Australian Computer Society and Australian Institute of Management.

AQEEL AHMED

Marketing & strategic Advisor (Blockchain & Web 3.0 Technologies)

Aqeel Ahmed has 12 years’ of Entrepreneurial Experience in the Business Intelligence Sector working with Major Industries across Europe, Middle East and Asia Regions

Currently working as Founder & CMO for FluXPO Media, focusing on Emerging Technology Conferences, Such as , Blockchain in Healthcare, Social Impact, Metaverse & NFT’s.

Training and Digital Marketing, also advising Blockchain and Crypto Startups 

Additionally, Aqeel’s experience includes Outstanding ability to initiate and lead transformative change initiatives to accomplish performance improvement goals aligned with organisation vision.

 

Madurika S Heranjal

Advisor, Vedic Vaastu & Interior Design / Architecture

Madurika S Heranjal is a certified architect who specialises in the unique field of Vedic Vaastu design based on the confluence of sacred geometry, ancient astrology and natural architecture, and combines the three disciplines in all her building, construction, property development and architecture projects. Madurika is continuing this tradition in the modern day as her family have inculcated this knowledge over generations in the Mookambika temple in Kollur district of Karnataka. Her father, Dr. Shamsunder Heranjal, has been practicing for past 45 years, and is a globally acknowledged authority on the subject of Vaastu-based architecture. Her mother Sandhya is also a practicing architect, with projects across the world including in in California, Dubai and India. Together, they have passed on this exclusive ‘no demolition’ Vaastu knowledge (combining the Yantra Shastra and Vedic Vaastu principles) to Madurika over the past two decades of working as a family consulting firm, Joteer Vaastu.

Madurika is sought-after for her Vaastu architecture skills, which is simply the name given to any architecture which is environment friendly, climate conscious and sustainable. Her family’s unique and exclusive addition to this field is to employ Yantras – energy enhancing and channelling tools which empower the space in which they are installed, and are derived from the ancient Indian texts such as the Vedas and Puranas.

Madurika has a Bachelors degree in architecture from BMS College in Bangalore, and obtained her Masters from NABA University in Milan, Italy. She has worked with renowned architects such as Piero Lissoni, Sanjay Kumar, VT Anand, Neelaksh Mahajan, Sudhakar Pai, Swati Ramanathan, Appana Sirdeshpande and others. Her project portfolio includes companies like Dell, Wipro, Oracle, Akamai, Merck, Hard Rock Hotels, Shangri-La, Radisson Blu, Taj Group, Gleaneagles Hospital, KIMS Hospital, JFS Bank, Punjab National Bank, Vaishnavi builders, Shobha builders, Esteem builders, McGregor Builders among others.

IAN ABRAHAMS

Senior Advisor – Risk, Governance & Compliance

Ian has unique expertise in aligning a range of different Risk and Governance programs including Risk Management, Audit, Project Risks, Compliance, Risk Assurance, IT Security and Business Continuity Planning as well as Safety Management. This pays for itself over and over in your bottom-line performance, social standing and competitive advantage.

Ian Competency is the design of Frameworks that result in an effective, seamless Implementation of Risk Management and Governance.
Professional Affiliations:

Committee Member of the RMIA Professional Development Committee which develops the accreditation standards for Certified Chief Risk Officer® – (CCRO®), Certified Practising Risk Manager or CPRM® and Certified Practising Risk Associate® – (CPRA®) and manages the examination questions and protocols.

Qualified civil and structural engineer, progressing this to post graduate level with a Masters in construction & Project Management from the University of New South Wales.

Awarded a Patent for his work on how a Risk Database “learns over time”.

Visiting Fellow for the University of NSW’s School of Civil Engineering, Department of Construction & Project Management, lecturing to graduates and postgraduate students for 2 years.

Invited by the Electronics Department at Macquarie University, to establish a post-graduate course in Project Management with 30% Risk Management content, which he ran for 3 years.

RAGHU IYER

SENIOR ADVISOR -IT AND SERVICES INDUSTRY

Entrepreneurial leader/manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Strategy, Thought Leadership, Global business development and operations, Start-up, Venture Capital, Product R&D. Consulting capability in Business Transformation, Data & Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Strong working experience across Banking / Fintech, Retail / CPG, Telecom, Health IT, and Photonics. Qualified professional with MBA @ RMIT, Exec Education @ Harvard / UC Berkeley, and a Doctor of Business Administration focused on Artificial Intelligence (current).
Raghu held seven senior executive positions during his tenure with IBM, including Business Transformation Consultant and Practice Leader BFSI, General Manager for India operations, Retail / CPG segment Asia Pacific and Telecommunications segment Asia Pacific. He has consulted with some of the established and neo banks across India, Southeast Asia, and ANZ. He executed significant transformation projects, set up a Joint Use Banking Centre with several new licensees in India, and managed the execution of BASEL and AML implementation.

Raghu also successfully set up four start-ups, each focusing on B2B Cross Border payments, Data Analytics, Health IT, and Fiber Optics. He is now helping commercialise two products to the global market. As a resident entrepreneur at Antler VC, he advises other start-ups to scale their business operations.

Raghu lives in Melbourne but travels across the Asia Pacific, Japan, and USA. He is a member of the Australian Computer Society, Society of Decision Professionals, TiE.

Deepthi Reddy Madugula

Founder : Womenergy; Weaim; Her Market ; Idhya 

Deepthi Reddy Madugula  is Serial Entrepreneur, Green Entrepreneur 

Since 2016 , She is working in women empowerment area ,  builds unique social enterprises with more emphasis on Eco & Green women manufacturers in msme segment , She being an eco entrepreneur through her company Idhya Eco Living Pvt Ltd since 2012  incubated 40 plus eco brands , eco startups  and runs noted agri enterprises like OG Natural Foods , Farm Tour!

As a Women of Energy in Telangana , she is Empowering 1 lakh women in micro enterprising way now through She Manufactures 

Through Idhya benefitted hundreds of farmers , women rural communities over years!

Through Womenergy & it’s sister concerns  5000 plus women, 1000 plus women manufactures , 100 plus start ups  got incubated till day  

 

 

Abhijeet Martand

Senior Financial Planner & Real Estate Projects

Abhijeet is a highly motivated and self-driven professional with a strong background in various areas including Business Operations/Development, Investment seminars & Events management, Product control, Securitisation, Hedging, Treasury, Fund Administration, Derivatives, CDS, Crypto, SIV, Transition, Change & Governance, Six-Sigma, Internal controls, Financial Planning, SMSF, Audits & MIS, Sales & Marketing, Projects & Team management.

Abhijeet possess excellent leadership qualities and thrive in a team environment. I am adept at analysing complex situations and finding practical solutions, and I have a proven track record of achieving high levels of success.