Kurien Joseph born on 30 November 1953. After doing Law at the Kerala Law Academy in Trivandrum, Joseph began his legal career in 1979. He served as Government Pleader in 1987 and as Additional Advocate General from 1994 to 1996. He was designated as Senior Advocate in 1996. Joseph has also been Chairman of the Indian Law Institute Kerala Branch. In 2000, Joseph was appointed as a judge of the Kerala High Court. He was President, Kerala Judicial Academy from 2006 to 2008, Chairman of Kerala High Court Legal Services Committee from 2006 to 2009 and Chairman of Lakshadweep Legal Services Authority in 2008. In February 2010, he was elevated as Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. On 8 March 2013, he became a judge of Supreme Court of India.

Helen Brand is chief executive of ACCA, the global body for professional accountants, based in UK. Helen has built her career within professional bodies, and has considerable experience and knowledge of the 180 markets in which ACCA operates. She is a founding member of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and sits as Vice-Chair on the IIRC Board. In 2011, ACCA became the first international professional body to publish an integrated report on its performance. She has driven ACCA's pioneering work in supporting the development of the profession across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. She received an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 2011 for services to accountancy and an honorary doctorate from the University of Exeter in December 2017.

In his role as the Additional Secretary to the Government of India and Development Commissioner for the Ministry of MSME, Shri Ram Mohan Mishra works on comprehensive policy making for the SME sector in India. He has over 30 years of experience as an Indian Administrative Service officer having worked in the field of General dministration, Mines and Minerals, Programme Implementation, Planning, Banking and Institutional Finance, Revenue, Environment & Forests, Water Resources, Commerce & Industry, Personnel Management, Home Affairs, Land Revenue, etc. He is a Law Graduate, Masters in Geography and has studied Public Finance at Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He has been CEO of a Government company working for promoting and facilitating inclusive growth, entrepreneurship development, climate change adaptation and sustainable development.

Padma Bhushan Smt. Rajashree Birla is an exemplar in the area of community initiatives and rural development. Smt. Birla spearheads the Aditya Birla Centre for ommunity Initiatives and Rural Development, the Aditya Birla Group's apex body responsible for development projects. She oversees the Group's social and welfare driven work across 40 companies. She is the Chairperson of the FICCI - Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence, She is the Chairperson of FICCI Expert Committee on CSR. She received the coveted "Golden Peacock Lifetime Achievement Award for CSR" from the Institute of Directors, India and the "Economic Times Corporate Citizen of the Year" in 2001 and 2012. She also received the AIMA - "Corporate Citizen of the Year Award" and The "Rajiv Gandhi Award for Eminence in Social Field, 2009".

Mr. Pardeshi has over 30 years of experience in the Indian Administration Services in Maharashtra. He is currently the Additional Chief Secretary attached to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Given his passion for sustainable development, Mr. Pardeshi has been instrumental in setting up Village Social Transformation Foundation, an organization aimed at creating 1000 model villages across Maharashtra, with an objective of holistic development through convergence with leading CSR Foundations and the citizens of the state. Mr. Pardeshi is a gold medalist in the IAS, with degrees in economics from London School of Economics and Delhi University. He has also published several papers and articles, including one on India's Eco development and sustainability. He is extremely passionate about both wildlife and environment.

Subhash Desai is a leader of Shiv Sena from Maharashtra. He is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. He had represented Goregaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 1990, 2004 and 2009. On 5 December 2014 Sri Subhash Desai took charge as the Cabinet Minister of Industries Maharashtra State Government after the Shiv Sena B.J.P. allied. He is also guardian minister of Mumbai. He hails from a Maratha family

Mr. Graham D. Brown, Author, Podcast Host & Entrepreneur, Singapore Mr. Brown is a published author on the subject of marketing, leadership and innovation, works including "Leadership in the Exponential Era" - Storytelling in the era of Artificial Intelligence | Connectivity I Asia, “Podcasting for Robots” – Human Communications in the Era of the Machine, and The Asia Matters Report, the story of innovation and The Asian Century. He is the founder of Pikkal & Co – a Brand Storytelling Consultancy. He also hosts Asia Tech Podcast and the Pitchdeck Asia show. His work has been featured in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and has helped shaped the technology marketing strategy of clients such as UNICEF, MTV, Disney and Monster Energy Drinks.