Speaker Bio:  

K Babu
Minister for Excise and Ports, Kerala State
Shri.K.Babu was the first chairman of Angamali Municipality.He is elected from Thripunithura Constituency to the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Indian National Congress. He is becoming Minister for the first time.
Gopala Pillai GC
Chairman , Indo-American Chamber of Commerce(Kerala)
Dr. G.C. Gopala Pillai had his Graduation in Science from the University of Kerala.He took his Doctorate (Ph.D) in Management from the University of Kerala. He has undergone the PEMC programme (Public Enterprise Management Course) at the University of Leeds, U.K., in the year 1986. Dr. Pillai has over 38 years of Professional experience in various capacities. He was the CEO of various Public Sector Undertakings for the last 21 years. One of his last assignment was as the Chairman & Managing Director of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT Ltd.) -- a schedule A company of the Govt; of India -, prior to which he was the Managing Director of Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) – for about 13 years. He is the Chairman of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce(Kerala).Pillai was the Dean of Faculty of Management Studies, University of Kerala. He was expert member to the Planning Commission, Government of India, for the specialized fields like Bio-technology, Food processing etc. He is presently Executive committee member and General council member of Kerala State Committee on Science, Technology , and Environment.AIMA conferred on Dr. Pillai the status of “National Fellow” of AIMA in 2007.
SR Nair
Chairman, ISTD Kochi
SR Nair, post graduate in Management, is a professional turned entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in I T. His core competencies lie in Technology, Marketing & Entrepreneurship. SR Nair’s contribution to wealth creation has been setting up of 4 companies in I T. He is a Director in State owned Venture Fund Co. Active in professional movements, he had chaired Kerala Management Association & TiE:Kerala. He is presently the chairman ISTD Kochi and treasurer of Better Kochi Response Group. To nurture entrepreneurship, he had established Center for Entrepreneurship & Management Development (CEMD) which provides mentoring & handholding services to the needy. SR Nair is a Rotarian from 1997 and had chartered Rotary club of Cochin International. He sits in the Academic councils of College of Agricultural Business KAU, G I M Coimbatore & BRIM Cochin. He had published several papers on management in leading journals and periodicals. He is regularly featured on TV on management and economics. SR Nair is a sought after public speaker & thought leader.
Deepak.L. Aswani
Chairman, Keral Chamber of Comerce and Industry
He is the Managing Partner of M/s.Lachmandas & Sons. He owns various retail outlets like Raymonds, Bombay Dyeing, Color Plus and My Kingdom. They are also distributors of ITC brand of products. Deepak has done his Masters in Business Administration.
KG Madhu
Managing Director, Ammini
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Prakash James PL
President, Indian Chamber of commerce and industry Cochin
P.L. Prakash James, born on 10th Oct 1953, had his earlier schooling at the St. John De Britto Anglo Indian Boys High School, Fort Cochin, and College at the Sacred Heart College, Thevara, where he graduated in Physics. Later on, he joined his family business of Consumer Packaging in Tea & Spices. Currently, he is the Managing Partner of The P.L. Lawrance Group Companies. Multicrore PLL Group has to its credit the only ISO: 22000 Tea Packing Factory in Kerala and has factories in Kerala & Tamilnadu. Prakash James diversified into tourism sector by opening a new venture in “PJ PRINCESS REGENCY”, a Four star rated luxury hotel located in the Vypeen Islands in Ernakulam District. PLL Group employs 400 plus staff between Kerala and Tamilnadu. He is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Fort Cochin, and the Y’s Men’s Club of Cochin West. He served as the President of Cochin YMCA for 3 years from 2001-2004. He is associated with several social, sports and cultural organizations. He is a Life member of the National Geographical Society and the INTACH, a National organization for culture and heritage. Currently, he the President of The Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Vijay Narayan Govind
Past Chairman, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce(Kerala)
Vijay Narayan Govind is the past Chairman of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce(Kerala. Is the Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has been in the profession for 13 years and is trained in all areas of Auditing and Taxation. He is also involved in several Management Consultancy assignments. An active participant in the professional development and continuing education programmes of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Ramakrishnan
Secretariat, Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Cochin
S. Ramakrishnan is currently the Secretary of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cochin. A Graduate Mechanical Engineer from University of Calicut, he is also a Post Graduate in Business Administration with Marketing and Finance Majors. He served in the marketing wing of the Philips India, Mumbai attached to the largest manufacturing unit of lighting products in Asia. He had a brief stint in the Merchant Navy as Engineer Officer. He was also the CEO of India Pepper and Spice Trade Association, an online Commodity exchange for Pepper and Spice, was the Executive Director of KMA, and served as Chief Administrative Officer of a Virginia based ITES export unit, prior to joining Indian Chamber as the Chief Operating Officer. He has been associated with many socio cultural organisations and is also a life member of Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.
Ansif Ashraf
Founder & CEO, Paradise Group
Ansif Ashraf, Founder & CEO of Paradise Group is an International Speaker, Moderator, Writer, Entrepreneur and Editor. A successful entrepreneur who took e-­‐Business as the promise of future. From Cochin-­‐time immemorial known as Queen of Arabian Sea, primary education from St. John De Britto School, higher studies from Cochin College and further graduation from S.R.B.S. College with Diploma in Information Technology from NIIT. As an experienced and expert creative industries business adviser, management consultant, trainer, coach and mentor Ansif’s work is international and he has helped businesses and individuals to develop through his training workshops and management consultancy projects in many countries and cultures. Ansif specializes in helping with business development, business plans, innovation, strategic marketing, and raising finance. He is also registered consultant in GLG and has directly involved in the creative economy for more than 10 years, as an entrepreneur, company director, management consultant, business adviser, trainer, writer and speaker. Has been awarded Asia Pacific e-Business Champion of the year 2008 and Global Top 10 e-Business Champion of the year 2008.
Biji Eapen
Chairman & CEO, Speedwings Academy
Biji Eapen is the Chairman & CEO of Speedwings Academy. He is the only representative from Indian subcontinent in UFTAA education & training program. He is the First Member of Passenger Agency Programme Global Joint Council (PAPGJC) from Asia representing UFTAA. 18 Years’ service with Kuwait Airways at Kuwait International with extensive exposure in Passenger and Cargo handling with specialization in Reservations, ULD, Capacity Control, Dangerous Goods, Live Animal Regulations, Yield Control etc including Combi and Freighter operations. Also proficient in FAST IV SYSTEM (SITA Shared Network), HDQ Control System and Network Reservations. He is specially trained in HDQ & Network Reservation Control at SITA, London (Society Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronotiques).
Hemant Chandrika
Regional Manager, Novell
Hemant has 10+ years of Sales Experience. Prior to Novell, he has also worked with Oracle. Currently he head the Sales Initiatives for Novell (South and North Region).
Prashanth PK
VP & Zonal Business head, Religare
Prashanth is the VP & Zonal Business Head at Religare Finvest Limited. He has an overall 15+ years banking industry experience. Currently based out of Coimbatore and taking care of Business in Rest of Tamilnadu and Kerala belt. Prashanth had worked with organizations like Cholamandalam, Amex and ABN. Prior to joining Religare he was the AVP of Head Assets and the AVP- Consumer loans at ABN AMRO Bank.