PEOPLE & DELEGATES

SPEAKERS, INVESTORS & EXPERTS

Meet the academic co-chairs, sovereign fund investors, and founders participating in ISDSI Global Summit 2026.

Showing 9 summit leaders

ISDSI VERIFIED

SPEAKERS • Operations & Management Leadership

Prof. Bhimaraya Metri

President, ISDSI Global & Director, IIM Nagpur

ISDSI Global / IIM Nagpur

Distinguished academic leader and President of ISDSI Global. Director of IIM Nagpur and leading voice in data sciences, supply chain management, and institutional governance.

ISDSI VERIFIED

SPEAKERS • Navigating Grand Challenges

Prof. K. M. Baharul Islam

Conference Chair & Director

IMT Hyderabad / ISDSI

Director of IMT Hyderabad and Conference Chair for the 20th ISDSI Global Conference. Expert in public policy, communications, and institutional development.

ISDSI VERIFIED

EXPERTS • Financial Economics & Policy

Prof. Ravi Kumar Jain

Secretary, ISDSI Global & Director

IILM University, Gurugram / ISDSI

Secretary of ISDSI Global and Director of IILM University, Gurugram. Renowned scholar in corporate finance, financial econometrics, and institutional policy.

ISDSI VERIFIED

EXPERTS • Supply Chain & Operations

Prof. Sourabh Bhattacharya

Conference Co-Chair & Dean (Academics)

IMT Hyderabad

Dean (Academics) and Professor of Operations Management at IMT Hyderabad. Leading the academic track and Doctoral Colloquium for ISDSI 2026.

ISDSI VERIFIED

EXPERTS • Marketing & Sustainable Growth

Prof. A. Sarath Babu

Conference Convener & Associate Professor

IMT Hyderabad

Associate Professor of Marketing and Conference Convener at IMT Hyderabad, organizing summit tracks, exhibition floor, and delegate sessions.

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INVESTORS • Cross-Border Sovereign Funds

Vikramaditya Rao

Managing Partner (Simulated Profile)

Apex Horizon Ventures

[DEMO CONTENT] Simulated investor profile demonstrating ULink VC matchmaking features for climate-tech and deep-tech capital allocations.

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INVESTORS • ESG & Blended Finance

Elena Rostova

Head of Sustainable Capital (Simulated Profile)

Global Resilience Fund

[DEMO CONTENT] Simulated investor profile demonstrating ULink ESG term sheet sharing and 1-on-1 meeting booking tools.

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FOUNDERS • CleanTech & Grid AI

Aarav Mehta

Founder & CEO (Simulated Profile)

EcoGrid Dynamics

[DEMO CONTENT] Illustrative startup founder profile demonstrating ULink booth beacon NFC pitch deck transfers.

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FOUNDERS • AgriTech Innovation

Siddharth Varma

Co-Founder & CTO (Simulated Profile)

AgriPulse AI

[DEMO CONTENT] Illustrative AgriTech founder profile demonstrating ULink delegate matchmaking and pitch deck downloads.