Mindfulness Teacher & Author, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Ronald D. Siegel

Dr. Ronald D. Siegel is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance & University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he is teaching for over 30 years. He is Doctor of Clinical Psychology and has completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Siegel is an internationally acclaimed teacher on mindfulness, psychotherapy and mind–body treatment. A long-time practitioner of mindfulness practices and serves on the board of directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He teaches about mindfulness and its application to psychotherapy and other fields and maintains a private clinical practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts

Author of Best Selling book -IKIGAI- Japanese Science of Mindfulness

Hector García

Hector Garcia is Author of world’s best selling book ‘Ikigai’   . In Japanese ‘Ikigai’ can be translated as “a reason for being”. Hector Garcia, a software engineer  born in Spain and lived in Japan for over years, joined forces with Francesc Miralles, one of the most charismatic modern authors in Spain, to investigate and develop the concept of ‘Ikigai

The result was Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Performance and Happy Life — An ancient concept that’s practically changing lives by introducing people to this simple philosophy of happiness. First Time ever he is coming to India to the share concept of ‘Ikigai’ and would also be running workshop on ‘Ikigai’ Sharing life-changing tools to uncover your personal Ikigai.

Vice President – Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Coaching & Training Programs

Dr. Matthew Lippincott

He completed his Doctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania, where he investigated the relationship between Leadership Effectiveness, Emotional Intelligence (EI), and Mindfulness. In addition to being the author of a recent peer review article, Dr. Lippincott has authored 16 articles on the above topics. Dr. Lippincott also supports curriculum and training activity in his role as a VP and faculty member with Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Coaching and Training Programs.

Founder, The Aditya Birla Education Trust

Neerja Birla

She is Chairperson of Aditya Birla World Academy and Aditya Birla Integrated School. As an educationist, she is extremely passionate about children’s education and widely promotes Mental Health, Founded Mpower, a mental health facility in Mumbai.

India's Leading Mindfulness Expert

Manish Behl

Manish Behl, Founder – Mindfulness India Summit and Mindful Science Centre

Manish Behl is India’s foremost Mindfulness expert, Neuroscience Enthusiast, Mindfulness Trainer, Motivational Speaker and Author, Manish is founder of Mindfulness India Summit and Mindful Science Centre  – India’s Leading Institute for Science Based Mindfulness and Intelligence Training

Manish is an acclaimed expert in fostering ancient wisdom based mindful leadership. He brings 25 years of leadership experience coupled with latest knowledge to make change in society through experiential mindfulness workshops and leadership coaching.“Bringing Mindfulness practices backed by science to it’s birthplace”

With Mindfulness India Summit, he created Asia’s largest platform for dialogue between leading thinkers, leaders, practitioners and educators in the field of Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence and Neuroscience. Teaching and developing leadership, team performance, igniting innovation and cultivating constructive decision making through Ancient Indian wisdom backed by Neuroscience and based practices of Social Emotional Intelligence, Compassion and Mindfulness.

He says, “Working at senior most positions in corporate and business world, I realised how organisations and professionals lose focus from the goal and how Anxiety, Anger, Fear, Worry, Stress are few other emotions ride them which eradicate their and organisation’s success and health. I comprehended that with support of simple knowledge, correct tools and self awareness how easy is it to change these adverse situations to your advantage.”

Professor and Mindfulness Researcher, University of Oxford

Dr. Ruth Baer

Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Kentucky and a Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy teacher, trainer, and researcher at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, University of Oxford. Her scholarly work focuses on assessment and conceptualization of Mindfulness, effects of Mindfulness-based interventions, mechanisms of change in Mindfulness training, and professional training and ethics in the field of Mindfulness.

Serves on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals and gives talks and workshops about Mindfulness internationally. Has extensive experience in teaching and supervision of several evidence-based Mindfulness programs.

Mindfulness Network Leader Ernst & Young, America

Clif Smith

Clif Smith is EY’s Americas Mindfulness Network leader and has developed mindfulness training programs he’s personally delivered to over 20,000 personnel. His experience and insight successfully bringing mindfulness into the corporate setting and scaling across geographies are sought after by many organizations, including major universities, corporations, leadership conferences and non-profits where he’s been invited to speak on the topic of mindfulness in the workplace or to deliver his popular keynote, “Mindful Leadership in the Modern World.”

Before devoting his work nearly full-time to leading internal mindfulness initiatives, he was an account leader helping EY win multi-million dollar consulting engagements. He’s also held senior positions at JP Morgan Chase, Granahan McCourt Capital, and has served his country in various capacities. He’s a US Army veteran, Chinese linguist and former diplomat with over 25 years of experience successfully tackling defense, intelligence, and business-related challenges

Clif is a certified SIY teacher, a qualified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, and an ICF PCC certified executive coach.

Mindfulness Expert, Kalapa Leadership Academy

Chris Tamdjidi

Teaches a Masterclass at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre on “Mindfulness in the workplace”

Co-founder and Director of the Kalapa Leadership Academy, he has spent the last decade focusing on Leadership development in the fields of Mindfulness, Authentic leadership and Personal Transformation. As Director of the Kalapa Academy, he is currently leading the world’s largest study on Mindfulness in working life, in which over 40 companies are taking part. He has a Degree in Physics from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine and an MBA from UT in Austin. He has a Certificate in Contemplative Psychology and completed a systemic Organizational
development training.

Mindfulness Expert & Trainer - UK

Neil Seligman

Neil Seligman is the Founder of The Conscious Professional, author of ‘Conscious Leadership’ and ’100 Mindfulness Meditations’, and one of the UK’s leading experts in Corporate Mindfulness, Wellbeing and Professional Resilience.

Since 2012 The Conscious Professional has brought mindful education to clients at the level of professional excellence and Neil now regularly works with global clients such as Netflix, Hogan Lovells, Accenture, Warner Brothers, Royal Bank of Scotland, Linklaters and many more. Neil has been featured in titles ranging from the BBC, The Mirror, Psychologies Magazine, Yoga Magazine, OmYogaMagazine, Attitude, and Soul & Spirit Magazine.

He leads Luxury Mindfulness Retreats and Soul Ignition Workshops at Champneys in the UK. His highly-regarded Conscious Coaching has enabled many to step into their highest potential, finding alignment, excellence, and joy. His Fine Art Soul Portrait photography has been commissioned and exhibited internationally and is held in private collections around the world.

Managing Director, Accenture, India

Lakshmi C

An experienced Human Resource leader with a history of working in the Information Technology and Services Industry,  driving organization transformation through deep functional expertise in Talent Management, Leadership Development, Organization Design, Employee Engagement and HR Delivery.

She enjoys mentoring young women in starting their careers.

Senior Director | Microsoft India

Reena Dayal Yadav

Innovation Management Expert. Founding Member and Member of Governing Board – Cloud Computing Innovation Council of India(CCICI). Founding member of the formal Chevening Alumni Association of India (CAI).

Past Chairperson for Storage Networking Industry Association of India (SNIA). Certified Corporate Director and Member Institute of Directors. Patents Holder. Author of Book “Innovation Magic- The Science and Art of Innovation Management.” Chevening Fellow for Rolls Royce – Science, Innovation and Policy Leadership Program, Oxford Alumni. Tata Group Executive Leadership Program, Ross School of Business Alumni.

Chief Talent Officer, Deloitte

Nathan S V

Serves on the Executive Leadership and is a member of Deloitte’s Global Talent Council.

Has over 30 years of experience in HR management, across diverse industries including Manufacturing, Hospitality, IT, Telecom, and Professional Services.

An industry leader, mentor and an advocate of ethical leadership, he has vast experience in building and leading high-performance teams in both multinational and Indian organizations.

Speaks regularly at several national and global forums. He was conferred the ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award’ by XLRI. He was also recognized as one of the top three Power Profiles in HR by LinkedIn for 2017.

Celebrity Chef and Television Host

Ranveer Brar

Ranveer Brar is a celebrity chef, TV show host, judge and food stylist. Career highlights include opening more than a dozen restaurants in India and overseas and also opening a five star hotel and completely renovating another.

Ranveer began cooking at seventeen as an apprentice to one of Lucknow’s legendary street kebab vendors, Ustad Munir Ahmed, before enrolling in a catering college. At twenty-five, he became the youngest executive chef of his time in India. He has more than 15 years of experience in the culinary field and over 10 years at kitchen management positions. The varied experience includes hotels, restaurants and hospitality groups as corporate chef, Executive Chef and Food and Beverage Director.

He was a judge in the fourth season of MasterChef India, and was featured in the list of ‘Top10 Chefs of the Country’ by Hotelier magazine, and was covered in the book Celebrated Chefs of India by Marryam H. Reshii. Today, Ranveer describes himself as a food nomad who attempts to put his travels on to a menu.

Director - The Boston Consulting Group

Mukund Rajagopalan

Mukund leads BCG’s Leadership and Talent Enablement Centre in Asia Pacific. He works with leadership teams and organizations across multiple industries various countries and regions across Asia and globally. He has been especially focused on bringing greater rigor to the practice of leadership development so as to deliver practical and tangible impact on the ground.

Mr. Mukund has been particularly focused on creating some of BCG’s cutting edge and proprietary technology solutions in this space. He has previously worked with BCG in New York and India in the financial services space.

Vice President, Solution Engineering, Salesforce

Deepak Pargaonkar

Vice President for Solution Engineering at Salesforce. A part of the India Leadership Team at Salesforce. Has Industry experience of more than 25 years. In key leadership positions for more than 10 years.

He is a strong proponent of culture, trust and equality. Firmly believes in Trust, Customer Success, Innovation and Equality – the core values of Salesforce. Stands by the fact that individual and community well-being is critical for an organizational and social development.

Chief Executive Officer Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute

Dr. Richard Fernandez

Rich is the CEO of SIYLI. He was previously the director of executive education and people development at Google, where he was also one of the first SIY teachers. Rich previously founded Wisdom Labs and has also served in senior roles at eBay, J.P. Morgan Chase and Bank of America. He received his PhD in Psychology from Columbia University and is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review.

Head, Sustainable Performance And Well-being Learning, Google USA

Ruchika Sikri

Ruchika Sikri is passionate about developing a culture of mindfulness and compassion at workplace. Over the past 14 years, practicing yoga and meditation have been integral part of her life. At Google, she leads a team that brings Well-being Learning Programs to 80K+ employees globally.

​She is a teacher, founder, architect and designer of many of these programs. Ruchika believes in meeting people where they are on their path to optimal well-being and living sustainably. She lives in the bay area with her husband and two lovely children.

Faculty at Harvard Medical School

Dr. Christopher Willard

Strozzi Institute of Embodied Leadership UK (Leadership Consultant, Somatic Coach & Author)

Pete Hamill

Pete is certified as a Master Somatic Coach and has completed a Certificate in Humanistic Counselling with the Gestalt Centre in London. He has also completed an MSc in Change Agent Skills & Strategies at the University of Surrey, where his dissertation focused on conflict. He has published a book entitled Embodied Leadership: The somatic approach to developing your leadership.

Pete works on Roffey Park’s MSc in People and Organisational Development and their Post-Graduate Certificate in Coaching, as well as consulting with a range of organisations, including KPMG, BP, Barclays Bank, the Equality & Human Rights Commission, the Institute of Cancer Research, Lloyds Banking Group, AXA, Control Risks, and Virgin Atlantic.

Group CEO, Viacom18 Media Private Limited

Sudhanshu Vats

Sudhanshu Vats is Group CEO, Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. (A JV between Viacom Inc. and TV 18 Broadcast Limited). He is responsible for all its 5 lines of business – Television Entertainment; Filmed Entertainment; Experiential Entertainment; Digital Entertainment and Consumer Products. In the last six years, he has steered the group into an exponential profitable growth phase, made it future ready (platform and screen agnostic) with digital product launch and shaped it into one of the finest media organisations in the country with an inclusive, open and learning culture.

CEO Lodestar - Universal McCann

Shashi Sinha