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30 Best Business Leaders of the Year 2019

The responsibility of a business leader is much more than his/her designation. By u2018moreu2019 we mean the right attitude towards a business and the determination and grit to achieve success.<br>Successful business leaders have a strong inner self that helps him or her to strategically analyze everything they pass through and succeed. They should be excited by the prospect of work. They should always have a strong drive to succeed and overcome obstacles. They should not only set big goals for themselves, but also see that they are actually committed to achieving them regardless of the countless setbacks that occur.<br><br>Successful business leaders always have a very strong sense of self confidence and a healthy opinion of their skills and abilities. Their personality is assertive and strong. They are always focused and do not mess around with the issues at hand. This is what makes them different from the rest. These are some of many qualities every budding entrepreneur should cultivate.<br><br>A business leader should always lookout for new innovations and ideas in order to stand as a winner. They should constantly reinvent themselves and think of better ways to run a business and improvise on the products and services offered by them. Let us take a look at what makes a successful business leader. Here we introduce you to The Silicon Review u201830 Best Business Leaders of the Year 2019.u2019 These successful business leaders are confident and optimistic, they are disciplined self-starters, and more over, they are open to any new ideas which cross their path.

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  1. India Special September 2019 Leadership Technology CEOs Business Features CIOs SR 2019 30Best Business Leaders of the Year Zensar, led by Sandeep Kishore - A place where innovation meets a milestone Sandeep Kishore, CEO & MD www.thesiliconreview.com

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  5. EDITOR’S NOTE . ... Stay Young. Stay Restless. T Successful business leaders have a strong inner self that helps him or her to strategically analyze everything they pass through and succeed. They should be excited by the prospect of work. They should always have a strong drive to succeed and overcome obstacles. They should not only set big goals for themselves, but also see that they are actually committed to achieving them regardless of the countless setbacks that occur. he responsibility of a business leader is much more than his/her designation. By ‘more’ we mean the right attitude towards a business and the determination and grit to achieve success. Successful business leaders always have a very strong sense of self confidence and a healthy opinion of their skills and abilities. Their personality is assertive and strong. They are always focused and do not mess around with the issues at hand. This is what makes them different from the rest. These are some of many qualities every budding entrepreneur should cultivate. A business leader should always lookout for new innovations and ideas in order to stand as a winner. They should constantly reinvent themselves and think of better ways to run a business and improvise on the products and services offered by them. Let us take a look at what makes a successful business leader. Here we introduce you to The Silicon Review ‘30 Best Business Leaders of the Year 2019.’ These successful business leaders are confident and optimistic, they are disciplined self-starters, and more over, they are open to any new ideas which cross their path. Success recognized to the fullest! Best VISHNU VARDHAN KULKARNI, Managing Editor, The Silicon Review editor@thesiliconreview.com

  6. CONTENTS CONTENTS INDIA SPECIAL | SEPTEMBER 2019 08 Transforming the Digital Landscape – Datamatics Dr. Lalit S. Kanodia, Founder & Chairman Dr. DeshBandhu Gupta’s Lupin - A place where pharmaceutical-based innovation meets a milestone Dr. DeshBandhu Gupta, Founder & Former Chairperson 10 Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe, Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. Director and CEO: ‘We at Robinsons Retail Continuously Strive to Tackle New Horizons in the Philippine Retail Industry’ 12 Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe, Director & CEO FCM Travel Solutions, Led by Rakshit Desai is Turning Travel Experience into Beautiful Memories with a Right Blend of Service and Technology 14 Rakshit Desai, MD Growing the Second Largest Phosphatic Fertilizer Company-Mr. M. M. Murugappan, Chairman, Coromandel M. M. Murugappan, Chairman 16 Jasmin Infotech led by Prasad Thupalli - Forerunner in the field of networking and industrial automation domains Prasad Thupalli, President & CEO 18 Rami Kalish, Pitango Venture Capital Managing General Partner and Co-founder: ‘Our Team Has More Than 100 Years of Accumulated Experience in Building Companies into Category Leaders’ 20 Rami Kalish, Co-founder Emcure led by Humayun Dhanrajgir - Finding success through innovation and technology in the field of Research and Development 22 Humayun Dhanrajgir, Chairman & Director 24 Making Digital Happen: Microland Pradeep Kar, Founder, Chairman, & MD SKM Egg Products Limited, a Tamil Nadu-based Quality Egg Products Manufacturer, Grows by Leaps and Bounds While Adhering to Global Standards of Safety and Hygiene 26 SKM Shree Shivkumar, CEO & MD Unlocking the secrets of the human subconscious for advertising edge: John Zweig, CEO, Neuro-Insight John Zweig, CEO 28 VSM Software (P) Ltd. Led by N. Krishnamurthy, Providing one-stop comprehensive business solutions in the field of Pharmaceuticals 30 N. Krishnamurthy, CEO 32 From Hiring to Exit, Sushil Kurri, CEO, Compel Consultancy Takes Care of Everything Sushil Kurri, CEO 34 Making Investment Opportunities Safer, Relevant and Accessible - Andrew Au, CEO, AGDelta Andrew Au, CEO An Interview with Priven Reddy, Kagiso Interactive Founder and CEO: ‘We Develop Only High-Quality Mobile Applications that Help Companies and Individuals to Increase Business Productivity and Efficiency’ Priven Reddy, Founder & CEO 36 Cancer prevention is simplified with contemporary measures from Zuvius Lifesciences Private Limited Nimish Thakkar, Chairman & MD 38

  7. 40 Zensar, led by Sandeep Kishore - A place where innovation meets a milestone Sandeep Kishore, CEO & MD 46 Enterprise Contract Management Made Easy: Icertis Samir Bodas, CEO ‘Our Long-Term Goal’: InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd, a New Delhi-based CRM Software Firm, Charts Road Map for Achieving Going Public Feat 48 Rahul Vador & Ashish VD Thapliyal An Interview with Debasis Samanta, Healthism CEO: ‘Our Aim is to Become a Predictive Healthcare Platform Using ML/AI and We’re Right on the Track with our Execution Plan for the Next 5 Years’ 52 Debasis Samanta, CEO 56 Harnessing Cutting-Edge Innovation to Deliver Market Winning Solutions: Smart Enovations Ravi Gunti, CEO 58 Ushering the Future of Manufacturing: Nextsky Technologies Prathamesh Adep, Founder & CEO Creating the World’s Fastest Growing Hotel Chain, Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, OYO Rooms Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO 60 T. A. Krishnan, Ecom Express Private Limited CEO and Co-founder: ‘Our Strengths over the Period of Time have Concentrated on Building Strong Reach and Expensive Network while Delivering Best Possible Services’ T. A. Krishnan, CEO & Co-founder 62 64 DigiPerformance: Help your campaign perform Manish Jha, Founder An Interview with Saurabh Gupta, Cityfurnish Co-founder and COO: ‘We’re Revolutionizing the Furniture Industry by Providing Quality Furniture and Home Appliances on Easy Monthly Rental’ 66 Saurabh Gupta, Co-founder & COO An Interview with B Sridhar, known as Kadhalsri in the VLSI industry, Nanolitho Technologies Private Limited Founder: ‘We’re Progressing on our Vision by Partnering with Institutions in Imparting RF & Analog Mixed Signal VLSI Design Skills and Developing Skilled Man Power’ 68 B Sridhar, Founder “Big Data isn’t about bits, it’s about talent” - Exadatum’s Abhijeet Shingate and his team are simplifying the big data 70 Abhijeet Shingate, Founder & Director Saletancy headed by Gangesh Pathak-Decoding the science behind sales and providing data quality solutions for you, with you 72 Gangesh Pathak Founder & CEO An Interview with Anushka Iyer, Wiggles.in Founder: ‘Wiggles is Exactly What was Missing in the Pet Healthcare Market and we Want to Revolutionize and Re-Define Pet Healthcare like Never Before’ 74 Anushka Iyer, Founder COVER STORY / PG-40 Z E NSA R Sandeep Kishore, CEO & MD

  8. company. Enterprises around the world are embracing modern technologies to digitally transform their business. Transforming the Digital Landscape – Datamatics Datamatics’ Technology solutions help you to transform your digital landscape through digitization and automation with enterprise-grade solutions. These solutions enable you to reduce administrative and operational costs, increase process efficiency, and take faster and more informed decisions. Data to Intelligence D global staff dedicated to making every client and every project its top priority. From its humble beginnings as an IT consulting firm Datamatics has always maintained its staff as the greatest feature. For Datamatics, a project is not only measured by atamatics Inc. is a true 21st- century company offering superior services from a results, but by the relationship created along the way. DIGITAL Digital technologies, a super-set of Social, Mobility, Analytics, and Cloud (SMAC), along with Robotics and Artificial Intelligence; are at the forefront of the current wave of disruption. At the same time businesses that are reinventing themselves with digital technologies are seeing lots of opportunities. BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT In an ever-changing business scenario that demands to do more with less, managing processes for improving enterprise outcomes and agility are business imperatives. As enterprise collaboration transcends geographies, engaging people, information, systems, and assets together to deliver value at the right time and right place is the way forward. Datamatics is well-positioned to implement these transformative technologies for your businesses. Datamatics with its experience and expertise has carved a niche for itself towards becoming a strategic partner to its valued customers and offering intelligent solutions that will enable businesses to further evolve by improving productivity and enhancing customer satisfaction. Datamatics Business Process Management Solutions help organizations drive cultural change through digitization and automation. The solutions provide tangible benefits in terms of higher process efficiency, increased compliance, complete transparency, shorter time-to-market, and customer delight. TECHNOLOGY In this ever-changing fast-growing business world, keeping up with the competition is the need of the hour for every ENGINEERING Rapid urbanization, easy access to the internet, advent in mobile technology are some of the factors which are impacting human lives Dr. Lalit S. Kanodia, Founder & Chairman

  9. like never before. Massive surge in mass rapid transit systems (MRTS), smart and connected devices, smart cities are having a positive effect on the quality of living across the world. inspirational leadership has led Datamatics to be conferred with various awards over the years, including the Most Innovative Software Product Award, the International Asia Pacific Quality Award and is ranked among the top 50 best-managed outsourcing vendors by ‘The Black Book of Outsourcing’. Datamatics engineering solutions help organizations to develop smart and connected devices across various touchpoints of human life. Whether it is an end-to-end automated fare collection system for MRTS; or solutions which are the foundation of a smart city like smart ticketing, smart toll collection, smart parking; or IoT powered smart devices used in day-to-day life; Datamatics helps its customers with next-generation engineering solutions. “ He is the President of the IMC chamber of commerce & industry and the Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC). In the past, he has held several eminent positions with various industry associations, which include Executive Member of NASSCOM, the apex body of the IT-BPO industry in India; President of the Management Consultant’s Association of India and Chairman (Western Region) of the Electronics & Computer Software. Dr. Kanodia has also been on the Board of Directors of several large conglomerates. He was also the Honorary Consul General of Chile in Mumbai, India by the Government of Chile (2002 – 2014). Dr. Kanodia is currently on the Executive Board of MIT (Europe, Asia, and Africa). After obtaining a degree in engineering from India’s premier technology institute, IIT, Bombay, Dr. Kanodia completed his Doctorate in Management and post-graduation in Computer Science from MIT (USA). We build intelligent solutions for data-driven businesses to enhance their productivity and customer experience.” BIG DATA & ANALYTICS Datamatics helps build intelligent solutions for data- driven businesses. Datamatics offers data management, business intelligence, data visualization, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence solutions with the ‘Intelligence- First’ principle at the core and advocates true ‘Data Democracy’. The Leader of the Firm Dr. Lalit S. Kanodia | Founder and Chairman Dr. Kanodia is one of the pioneers in the Indian Software and Offshore Services Industry. He founded Datamatics in 1975, before which he was instrumental in setting up of Tata Consultancy Services in 1967. SR As Chief Mentor at Datamatics, Dr. Kanodia drives all innovation, new product development, and quality initiatives. His

  10. Dr. Desh Bandhu Gupta’s Lupin- A place where pharmaceutical-based innovation meets a milestone T Biological sciences. The main of the firm is to discover and develop new drugs and to bring them into the market. Pharmaceutical industry aims to bring in new discoveries such as vaccines, pills and other generic medicines. It mainly deals with medications and medical devices. They do hold patenting rights on certain medications; they also perform efficient drug testing, drug safety tests, and marketing of the newly formulated drugs. he pharmaceutical industry is setting up new trends in the field of pharmacy and The organization is one of the fastest-growing Generic pharmaceutical companies around the world. The name ‘Lupin’ was inspired by the flower Lupin which is known to nourish the soil it grows in and which is also tolerant to infertile soils and is capable of changing the barren and poor climatic condition. technology would improve outcomes that could dramatically alter drug development and drug targeting. At Lupin, they use advanced technologies, scientific breakthroughs, and partnerships that enable the firm to advance research and development towards building a diversified portfolio and gain a leadership position in important new product introductions. The company’s Research & Development helps in building a solid foundation to become a Complex Generics, Biosimilars, and Specialty frontrunner. Products Manufactured by the company Lupin is recognized as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Tuberculosis drugs. The firm has significant market share across multiple therapy areas such as Cardiovascular (pills and statins), Diabetology, Asthma, Paediatric, Central Nervous System (CNS), Gastro-Intestinal (GI), Anti-Infective (AI) and Non-Steroidal Anti- Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). The pharmaceutical industry plays a vital role in the field of Life Sciences. One’s such pioneer pharmaceutical industry which is leading with an example is Lupin. It was founded in the year 1968 by Dr. Desh Bandhu Gupta. The main purpose of starting the firm was to fight life-threatening, infectious diseases with affordable and high-quality drugs of the highest social priority, inimitable commitment, and passion. Global formulation Lupin has a deep-rooted commitment to drive cutting-edge research and build world-class capabilities in manufacturing, supply chain, and commercialization to meet the pressing needs in medical care. The firm believes in commitment to embrace superior quality, unyielding integrity and strict compliance across business operations. Research at Lupin The world of life sciences is converging like never before and the convergence of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical “Commit to strengthening yourself such that the universe bends to your will.” 10 september 2019

  11. The firm has established a well- balanced global business in both advanced and developing markets. Our investments are well-calibrated towards developing meaningful Generic products, Complex Generics and Specialty. Our inherent strength of entrepreneurship, agility, and innovation are the key differentiators that lead us towards the next growth orbit. The firm has its manufacturing units spread across India, the US, Japan, Mexico, and Brazil. particularly for unemployed youth and women, and also strengthening primary occupations like agriculture and animal husbandry through increased output & value addition, and providing secondary occupations such as cottage industry, handicrafts, and service sector through quality enhancement and wider market acceptability sanitation, Formal education, Community centers, Electrification Scale-up Strategy Lupin’s foundation closely works with central and state governments and their departments as well as with international organizations to achieve its objectives. The convergence and collaboration are an integral part of its strategy. Social The firm is focusing to develop proper social, cultural, scientific and spiritual attitude amidst rural community and instill in villagers an urge and keenness to work for their own development Milestones achieved Filed a new drug application for Etanercept Biosimilar In Japan, acquired Symbiomix Therapeutics, LLC In New Jersey, expanded Its branded play with exclusive US Rights to Alinia for oral suspensions, entered the NIFTY 50 Index, commissioned Injectable facility at Nagpur and has achieved several other feats. SR Corporate Responsibility The firm has started its own foundation named The Lupin Foundation which helps to develop the rural sectors. Some of them include; Infrastructure To create basic infrastructure facilities for the community such as Provision for drinking water, Building internal roads, Basic Economic The firm is creating more employment opportunities The staunch behind the domicile of Lupin Dr. Desh Bandhu, the Founder and Former Chairperson of Lupin is a pioneer in the field of Chemistry. The firm was his dream, journey,and belief. He holds a postgraduate degree in Chemistry from Bombay University. He started Lupin in the year 1968, with his wife, Mrs. Manju Gupta and has served as the first investor with an investment of INR 5,000. To him, Lupin was a weapon to fightlife-threatening diseases that plagued his nation. His personality has encouraged learning from the experiences and never rest on laurels. He has inspired the team to move ahead, set high targets and meet one’s goals through an unyielding commitment to compliance and integrity. Dr. Desh Bandhu Gupta Founder & Former Chairperson 11 september 2019

  12. Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe, Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. Director and CEO: ‘We at Robinsons Retail Continuously Strive to Tackle New Horizons in the Philippine Retail Industry’ “We have found ways to better understand our shoppers and delighting them with products and services that are responsive to their needs and preferences.” T now, almost every customer is an online customer, from your teenage son to your ageing mother. The end-to-end customer journey now begins with online research and product comparison, and complaining about a product or service is as easy and public as sending a tweet or Facebook comment, prompting immediate action before reputational damage occurs. Where once businesses competed on price and availability, they now compete for search engine rankings and five-star customer reviews. echnology has already transformed the retail industry beyond recognition– supermarket, department store, do-it-yourself, drugstore, convenience store, consumer electronics and appliances, toys, one-price concept store, international fashion and beauty specialty stores, and specialty coffee shops. and create career opportunities for its diverse workforce. As the company expands, it ushers in the growth of modern retail in previously untapped markets. Robinsons engages both global and local suppliers to deliver safe and high-quality merchandise to its customers while implementing a holistic business development strategy geared towards corporate sustainability amidst a dynamic economic landscape. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Quezon City, Philippines. Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc: Synopsis Robinsons establishes strong ties with leading mall developers in the country and serves as anchor tenants for Robinsons Malls which operates 47 malls in the country as of end 2017. With its 40 percent stake in Robinsons Bank, one of the fastest-growing commercial banks in the Philippines today, Robinsonsis exploring ways to enrich synergies between the bank and retail. Rewind From the company’s beginnings with the first opening of Robinsons Department Store in 1980 at Robinsons Place Manila, it has gained presence and has established consumer trust in major cities and communities across the archipelago. In 2017,Robinsons reached a store network of over 1,700 stores alongside more than 2,000 franchised branches of The Generics Pharmacy, which it acquired in 2016. This shift from in-store only to omnichannel spending has forced companies to make huge adjustments to the way they do business – and those who have failed to adapt have been left behind. The company constantly aims to incorporate new and innovative technologies into its operations. In December 2017, Robinsons acquired a minority stake in BeautyMNL. The company has likewise strengthened its presence in the e-commerce space with its partners, Lazada, Zalora and honestbee. The company also embraced cashless and mobile In light of the foregoing, we’re thrilled to present Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. Robinsons Retail is one of the largest multi-format retailers in the Philippines. It operates a diverse brand portfolio with the following major formats: To fulfil its part in nation- building, Robinsons strives to foster meaningful relationships with various business partners 12 september 2019

  13. payment platforms through collaborations with Mynt and Smart as it introduced GCash and PayMaya in a number of its stores. Capitalizing on its positive growth trajectory, Robinsons Retail continuously strives to tackle new horizons in the Philippine retail industry. employs a comprehensive and astute use of technology, business analytics, supplier collaboration, and customer engagement. This has resulted in a unique brand of excellent service enjoyed by its loyal customer base and its international and local brand partners and suppliers. Beyond its foothold in Robinsons Malls, the company has also developed strong ties with other leading mall developers, which allows it to capture even wider markets alongside emerging ones. Data analytics has likewise become part of Robinsons’ business strategy, which it operationalize through its Loyalty and Financial Products Division. With over 1.2 million Robinsons Rewards Card members, it has found ways to better understand its shoppers and delighting them with products and services that are responsive to their needs and preferences. Elements: That Make Robinsons Retail Stand Out Driven by sustained expansion and diversification, Robinsons Retail remains one of the largest and most trusted multi-format retailers in the country. At its core, the company maintains a solid foundation of management that SR Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe: A Formidable Leader Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe is the President and ChiefExecutive Officer of the company. She is a Director of JG Summit Holdings, Inc., Robinsons Land Corporation, Cebu Air, Inc., and Robinsons Bank Corporation. She is a Trustee of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation Inc., Immaculate Conception Academy Scholarship Fund and the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation. She was also a member of the University of the Philippines Centennial Commission. She attended the University of the Philippines-Diliman from 1978 to 1981 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (Journalism) from New York University in 1984. Ms. Pe joined the group in 1984 as a management trainee. She is a daughter of Mr. John L. Gokongwei, Jr. Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pe President & CEO “Our vision is to strengthen our foothold as a leading and trusted multi-format Our vision is to strengthen our foothold as a leading and trusted multi-format retailer in the Philippines.” retailer in the Philippines.”

  14. FCM Travel Solutions, Led by Rakshit Desai is Turning Travel Experience into Beautiful Memories with a Right Blend of Service and Technology C strategic approach to travel; it helps in negotiating vendors, operating corporate travel programs, credit- card management security, travel and expenses data management and, to ensuring cent percentage travel safeties with appropriate guidelines. The main aim of opting the route of global consolidation is, it brings about savings in the company in the travel and expenses budget. Travel solution does play a pivotal role in managing an entire company’s travel data and safeguarding it carefully. One such pioneer in the field of travel solution is the FCM Travel Solutions. orporate travel management is one of the easiest and simplest ways of managing a company’s access to a worldwide network of airfares, ground transport and hotel options which offers the best value for their business travel expenditure. possible way among the world’s largest platforms. Rakshit Desai’s contribution to FCM Travel Solutions Rakshit heads Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) in India comprising the market-leading FCM and Corporate Traveller brands, the fast-growing Travel Tours retail network, the Travel Money India currency business, and the FCM Incoming South Asian DMC. He has played a pivotal role in developing the firms market in India and has majorly contributed to the company’s success. FCM Travel Solution is a part of a multinational travel company Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) which is publicly-listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The firm provides its clients with exceptional offers which have made the firm to stand out among other companies. The company has 8000+ experienced travel professionals on hand 24*7. It tops amongst the world’s leading corporate brands and is a multinational business across industry sector with a global turnover of AU$9 billion. Corporate Social Responsibility As a global travel management company, the firm plays a huge emphasis on how the travel miles of its own people impacts on the environment. It is something the company takes extremely seriously and offset all of the carbon FCM Travel Solution, founded in the year 2004 is a firm that provides global travel management services; its headquarters is located in Brisbane, Australia. The company has branches in over 95 countries. It is considered as one of the top travel management companies in the world. The firm provides its clients ”Travelling becomes an esthetic appeal when travel solutions are simple yet best.” The Managing Director of FCM Travel Solutions- India, Rakshit Desai sets the best example. It does require a lot of will power and courage to establish a company and to lead it in the best “Travel is the only thing you buy, that makes you richer.” Meet the Trendsetter Rakshit Desai, Managing Director - India, Flight Centre Travel Groupheads Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) in India comprising the market-leading FCM and Corporate Traveller brands, the fast- growing Travel Tours retail network, Frequently quoted on industry and economic issues and a regular speaker at trade events, Rakshit also featured in the 2015 Edition of the Economic Times - Spencer Stuart ‘top 40 under forty’ business leaders list. 14 september 2019

  15. emissions of staff travel. FCM’s cost per ton to offset is £2.50, which the firm believes to be the lowest offset rate in the market. In addition, the company is the contributing member of the U.N. Global Compact, a United Nations initiative to encourage businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies and to report on their implementation. It is focused on Human Rights, Labor, Environment, and Corruption. Products FCM provides clients with the broadest range of prices and inventory for air travel, hotel accommodation, travel insurance, and holiday travel. The combination of FCM’s global negotiating strength, integrated systems, multiple product platforms, and strong supplier relationships, mean clients receive the best itineraries for increased savings on every journey. FCM product includes: Global fare finding system The company’s global fare finding capabilities give our travel managers access to the lowest prices and widest selection of airline inventory seats. Its teams track and compare fares and seat availability on carriers around the world, allowing FCM’s travel professionals to select the best global fare option of the day. FCM’s global fare finding capabilities ensure customers benefit on a number of levels from measurable savings, better fare options, and better availability of seat inventory. New Technologies The firm believes that the technology should move one forward leading suite of products to make your business travel management simpler, faster and more efficient. FCM Connect is personalized to the travel tools and information you need to manage, book and travel with ease. A single click through the hub, the gateway to the FCM Connect suite of products, transports you to an intuitive and easy to use dashboard that can be customized with the tools relevant to you as the user. This allows you to experience all the travel services you need, in one place without having to sign-in to multiple sites. Rakshit Desai, MD SR 15 september 2019

  16. Growing the Second Largest Phosphatic Fertilizer Company- Mr. M. M. Murugappan, Chairman, Coromandel Future Positive C is in the business segments of Fertilizers, Specialty Nutrients, Crop Protection, and Retail. The Company manufactures a wide range of fertilizers and markets around 4.5 million tons making it a leader in its addressable markets. oromandel International Limited, India’s second-largest Phosphatic fertilizer player, lt was ranked among the top 20 best companies to work for by Business Today and was also voted as one of the ten greenest companies in India by TERI, reflecting its commitment to the environment and society. Coromandel is a part of the INR 369 Billion (36,893 Crores) Murugappa Group. the three tenents - knows | cares | fulfills. The Products and Services Coromandel has multi-locational production facilities and manufactures & markets a wide range of Phosphatic Fertilisers, Crop Protection Products, Speciality Nutrients like Sulphur Pastelles, Water Soluble Fertilisers, Micro Nutrients, and Organic Fertilisers. The Company exports its Crop Protection products to countries across the globe. Coromandel also provides Agri input solutions to the farmers through its rural retail centers. The Company is managed by competent and committed professionals and is known for fostering a climate of high performance and continuous improvement. We aim to be the leader in farm solutions business in the geography of choice, consistently delivering superior value to stakeholders through highly engaged employees with a strong commitment towards sustainability and its values. In its endeavor to be a complete plant nutrition solutions Company, Coromandel has also introduced a range of Specialty Nutrient products including Organic Fertilizers. The Crop Protection business produces insecticides, fungicides and herbicides and markets these products in India and across the globe. Coromandel is the second- largest manufacturer of Malathion and only the second manufacturer of Phenthoate. Coromandel has also ventured into the retail business setting up around 800 rural retail centers in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. The firm’s philosophy is the fundamental principle of economic activity is that no men you transact with lose then you shall not. The Company’s Culture Coromandel is managed by competent and committed professionals using advanced management practices. The Company is known for fostering a climate of high performance and continuous improvement. Coromandel’s culture is based on Investors Relations Coromandel places shareholders above all the stakeholders. The Company always strives to create value for shareholders through continued sustained performance The Company clocked a turnover of Rs. 13,240 Crore during FY 2018-19. “We aim to enhance the prosperity of farmers through quality farm solutions with sustainable value for all stakeholders.” 16 september 2019

  17. and increasing returns to the shareholders year after year. The Company has put in place a robust system for solving Investors’ grievances/complaints promptly. Information dissemination on all the developments relating to the company through half- yearly communications to all the shareholders and also through various disclosures to the statutory authorities to help investors in making considered decisions is also done promptly. The Company adheres to all the statutes in the furtherance of Investors’ interest. increasing shareholder value. Coromandel associates with various community development activities in the communities around its manufacturing facilities as well as in the markets in which it operates. Coromandel gives utmost importance to the concept of employee health and safety given the nature of manufacturing operations. It has voluntarily adopted the Process Safety Management System (PSMS) to prevent hazardous incidents. Coromandel also follows ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards. SHE Coromandel gives topmost priority to Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) performance and standards across all its plants. Coromandel regularly assesses and works towards making sure that all the company’s plants achieve the best standards in terms of SHE performance. The firm has drafted a comprehensive QSHE policy to ensure the highest standards possible in SHE management systems, fuelling dynamism in quality, safety, health, and environmental performance and driving continuous improvements through the development of key performance indicators for benchmarking; SR Corporate Social Responsibility Coromandel’s business interest is not limited to commercial profit alone. Its corporate responsibility does not stop with merely When operations involve the handling of chemical products, following health, safety and environment procedures become a necessity and a responsibility. The Leader of the Firm Mr. M. M. Murugappan, Chairman Mr. M. M Murugappan, aged 62 yrs. holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA. He has held the position of Managing Director of CUMI in the past. Besides serving as the Chairman of CUMI, Tube Investments of India, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited, he is on the Boards of several companies including Mahindra & Mahindra, IIT Madras Research Park, Cyient and TI Financial Holdings Limited. Mr. M. M. Murugappan was elected as a fellow of the Indian Ceramic Society and is also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Plastics & Rubber Institute. He is also a member of the Board of Governors, IIT Madras. Mr. M. M. Murugappan, Chairman 17 september 2019

  18. Jasmin Infotech led by Prasad Thupalli - Forerunner in the field of networking and industrial automation domains Prasad Thupalli, President & CEO I is to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data or information, often in the context of a business or other enterprise. IT is considered to be a subset of information and communications technology. An information technology system is generally a communication, which includes hardware, software and peripheral equipment operated by a limited group of users. nformation Technology (IT) is the booming sector in recent times. The main aim of the sector information technology, including electronics, semiconductors, internet, telecom equipment, and e-commerce. quality and has served several client bases which include some of the top OEMs/Tier1’s across the globe. Main Objectives The main mission of the company is to be a strategic partner of global hi-tech product manufacturers for co-creating new generation technology products. The industry plays a crucial role in day today’s life and is an essential part of every sector. One such company which is growing tall beyond the boundaries in the field of information technology is the Jasmin Infotech. The company was started in the year 1998 and is a CMMI Level 3 assessed premier embedded software solutions provider. The main ethos has been built around “Being a Reliable Embedded Solutions Provider”. The firm has built an extensive experience in providing world-class services covering Digital Home, Automotive, Testing, and Product Engineering. It mainly focuses on Perception To be a reliable Embedded Solutions Partner of leading Global Players in infotainment, networking, and industrial automation domains. The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks, but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones. Several products or services within an economy are associated with Services Provided Multimedia Media is the current buzzword of every end-user of any entertainment 18 september 2019

  19. The burgeoning leader behind the success Prasad Thupalli, the President and CEO of Jasmin Infotech founded the company in the year 1998. He has a vast experience in Digital Signal Processing and business development. Before starting the firm, he was the Senior Manager in Indchem Research Labs specializing in Digital Signal Processing. He holds a Postgraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India and a Bachelor’s degree from Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Tirupati, India. “It’s not a faith in technology. It’s faith in people.” product. Jasmin Infotech has developed and perfected several protocols and solutions that serve this very purpose. By leveraging experience gained over 15 years, the firm provides various solutions for multimedia components and system integration services. The framework development expertise of the company has been used by various automotive Tier 1 customer and is field-tested and currently deployed with major automotive OEM’s. Jasmin Infotech has extended support by promoting In-Vehicle multimedia and is constantly working with customers to introduce successful and upcoming technologies. are truly flexible, time tested and efficient. In-Vehicle Network Jasmin Infotech has thorough in- house expertise and skillset building built an array of stacks and offerings for the above networks, which provide robust and highly reliable network connectivity in a vehicle. Jasmin has also provided services to Tier 1’s in developing a wide variety of automotive products (Head Units, RSE, Amplifiers, etc.) which interface and work in tandem with these networks. Test Automation It will help the tester to create and test various automated test scenarios with ease while saving time and cost. The tool was developed by keeping in mind the below requirements: • All Automotive Interfaces should be supported in one tool Automotive Interfaces should be easy to add and use New Protocols should be included as and when they are developed Test code should be added even if programming knowledge and compilation is not available • AUTOSAR AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture) is open and standardized automotive software architecture, jointly developed by automobile manufacturers, suppliers and tool developers. It is a partnership of automotive OEMs, suppliers and tool vendors whose objective is to create and establish open standards for automotive E/E architectures that will provide a basic infrastructure to assist with developing vehicular software, user interfaces, and management for all application domains. Jasmin Infotech is an associate member of the AUTOSAR forum. • Digital Radio Radio can be aptly called as the theater of the mind. Digital Radio is a technology that has combined one of the most long-lived forms of entertainment with modern technology. Jasmin has the complete software solution available for Digital Radio (DAB/DAB+/DMB) applications. These solutions are already being used by some of the leading tier1 automotive suppliers in Europe and Japan. With the inherent ability to work with multiple tuners our stack offerings • Satellite radio Jasmin Infotech has provided solutions for Satellite Radio which consists of audio, data & traffic message services supporting SiriusXM chipsets and SMS APIs provided by SIRIUS. This solution is used by leading Tier 1’s and OEM’s across the automotive segment. SR 19 september 2019

  20. Rami Kalish, Pitango Venture Capital Managing General Partner and Co-founder: ‘Our Team Has More Than 100 Years of Accumulated Experience in Building Companies into Category Leaders’ “We invest in core technology across all stages, via two parallel funds: Pitango Early Stage and Pitango Growth.” V support the company they may invest in, from the early stages, all the way to IPO — especially those with larger funds that have billions of dollars under management. enture capital firms are without a doubt the muscle behind innovation as they as part of a government initiative named the Yozma program (“Initiative” in Hebrew); which offered attractive tax incentives to any foreign venture-capital investments in Israel and offered to double any investment with funds from the government. in 1996, the Israeli firm chose to change its name). Pitango takes its name from the semi-wild Surinam Cherry that grows in Israel. Pitango Venture Capital Fund IV followed in 2004 and in 2007, Pitango V. In 2010, with the support of the Israeli government, Pitango established the first fund in the country focused on investment in the Arab-Israeli sector, called Al- Bawader (Arabic for “early signs”). In light of the foregoing, we’re thrilled to present Pitango Venture Capital. In 1996, Kalish was joined by Chemi Peres, son of former Israeli president Shimon Peres, to create Polaris Fund II, which raised more than $100 million, Polaris II invested in 35 high-tech companies. Some were partially funded by another Israeli VC firm, Eucalyptus Ventures. When the investments proved successful, Polaris II and Eucalyptus merged into Fund III in early 2000. Pitango operates as a venture capital firm. The company invests in software, communication, networking, wireless, internet, healthcare, and technology sectors. Pitango serves customers in Israel and the United States. Elements: That Make Pitango Outshine Competition Pitango has been investing in exceptional founding teams and disruptive ideas since its inception. Its team has more than 100 years of accumulated experience in building companies into category leaders. In 2000, Rami Beracha, who joined Pitango in 1996, Became a managing general partner. He resigned in 2018. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel. Pitango Venture Capital: Synopsis In 2001, Polaris Venture Capital changed its name to Pitango Venture Capital; to avoid confusion with Boston based Polaris Venture Partners (even though the Boston firm was founded after Pitango With over $2 billion under management and investments in over 250 companies, Pitango invests in core technology across all stages, via two parallel funds: Pitango VC and Pitango Growth. Rewind: Taking Flight Pitango was founded as Polaris Venture Capital in by Rami Kalish, 20 september 2019

  21. “With over $2 billion under management and investments in over 250 companies, Pitango invests in core Rami Kalish, Co-founder technology across all stages, via two parallel funds: Pitango VC and Pitango Growth.” Pitango believes innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship are a means to make the world a better place. The company’s commitment is to entrepreneurs who go far beyond the status quo and have a world-changing vision. find, hidden by dense foliage. Once found, the effort is worth it. Optibase, RADWARE and on the Board of Optonol (acquired by Alcon), Red Bend Software (acquired by Harman), RocketPlay (acquired by American Gaming System – AGS) and SkyCure (acquired by Symantec). Rami Kalish: An Aspiring Entrepreneur Rami Kalish is a Managing General Partner and Co-founder at Pitango. Prior to founding Pitango, he held sales and marketing positions at IBM and senior executive roles at Orbotech. Rami is a member of the advisory boards of the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) Yazamut- Bronica Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, The Merage Foundation for U.S.-Israel Trade and The educational Center for Tolerance and Peace of the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa. And Pitango believes that diversity and inclusion are key in building a strong community of entrepreneurs. The Israeli society is as strong as its diversity and inclusion efforts, so is the tech ecosystem, which should endeavor as a whole to play a role model in its inclusion efforts. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Avantis Team, Flash Networks, ForeScout Technologies and Neura. Pitango’s name reflects its ethos. The Pitango is a fruit that grows in abundance throughout Israel, yet the ripest fruits are a challenge to find. Just like finding the right company takes a good eye for opportunity, persistence and skill – the sweetest Pitangos are hard to He earned a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Information Science from the Technion Institute of Technology. SR Previously, he served on the Board of Directors of several portfolio companies that went public on NASDAQ, including: ITXC, CardGuard, VocalTec, Retalix, 21 september 2019

  22. T trends in the field of pharmacy and Biological sciences. The main is to discover and develop new drugs and to bring them into the market. The pharmaceutical industry aims to bring in new discoveries such as vaccines, pills, and other generic medicines. It mainly deals with medications and medical devices. They do hold patenting rights on certain medications; they also perform efficient drug testing, drug safety tests, and marketing of the newly formulated drugs. They also play a pivotal role in drug targeting and drug designing. he pharmaceutical industry is setting up new there is a competitive advantage in the domestic market lies. The company has its presence in all major therapeutic areas like blood-related, cardiology, analgesics, HIV, gynecology, nephrology, Anti-infective, vitamins, and nutrient product. Main Objectives The firm believes in integrity, innovation, teamwork, respecting the fellow worker, value-driven resources, and quality and most importantly they focus on its patients. These are the core values that are followed by the company. Perception The main vision of the firm is to emerge as a global leader, which offers high quality and cost-effective healthcare services. The pharmaceutical industry plays a vital role in the field of Life Sciences. One’s such a pioneer pharmaceutical industry that is leading with an example is Emcure, headquartered at Pune in West India. The company was incorporated as Emcure Pharmaceuticals Private limited on April 16, 1981. The name of the firm embodies the purpose and core belief of the company which is to make Effective Medicine to cure patients, to lead healthier and happier lives. Humayun Dhanrajgir, Chairman & Director Emcure led by Humayun Dhanrajgir - Finding success through innovation and technology in the field of Research and Development Facilities provided Research and Development (R&D) The in-house research and development capabilities of the company have enabled us to take innovation and technology to the next level across the world. The team is one of the cornerstones of the operations and has contributed extensively to the Indian pharmaceutical industry. The firm is ranked as the 12th largest pharmaceutical company in India in terms of market share, which is based on the domestic sales of pharmaceutical products. The firm believes that Manufacturing unit Emcure’s manufacturing sectors are spread across 11 world-class manufacturing facilities and are ranked as the best

  23. pharmaceutical industry amongst other global leaders. The firm also has API manufacturing facilities which help in building integrity in the field of quality and cost control. The facilities have the capability to manufacture various pharmaceutical dosage forms such as; Solid Orals: the firm produces a wide range of solid orals like dissolvable and chewable tablets, hard and soft-shelled capsules with a controlled release and precise drug targeting. The staunch behind the domicile of Emcure Humayun Dhanrajgir, the Chairman and Director of Emcure since 2000 and a pioneer in the field of chemical engineering and pharmaceuticals. He has held several senior management positions including the position of the vice- chairman and the managing director of Glaxo India Limited. He has also held the position of the managing director of Kodak India Limited. He has also served as the president of the organization of pharmaceutical producers of India in 1992 and was also a member of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is a member of Global advisory board of Asian center for corporate governance and sustainability. He is a graduate in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University, United Kingdom. Injectable: the company handles various packaging formats like- prefilled syringes, lyophilized as well as injectable facilities. The firm also produces cancer drugs that have complex mechanisms. APIs: the firm manufactures distinct APIs like intermediates, iron compounds, general-purpose APIs, and cytotoxins. Milestones achieved Acquired Marcan pharmaceuticals Inc. in Canada, acquired Bharadwaj Pharma GMBH in Germany, expanded the company in the US to enhance manufacturing facility, Sanand Injectable facility commenced USFDA approval of Sanand and F-II, etc. “Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.” Current Research Emcure is the premier pharmaceutical manufacturing company in India. The firm is focused on cutting-edge research. The research and development team is comprised of more than 500 scientists highly qualifies in their respective subjects and many research scholars. The team is dedicated to developing complex APIs, formulations, and biosimilars by using chemistry, biologics, analytical, regulatory, and intellectual property expertise. SR 23 september 2019

  24. Making Digital Happen: Microland M intrude less. As it helps enterprises move to nextGen technologies, the company makes sure this embrace of brilliance is predictable, reliable and stable. icroland’s delivery of digital is all about making technology do more and hybrid cloud environment will be highly automated, self-service driven and will flex and dynamically scale operations. processes and access critical data. Microland’s one-of-its-kind Network Assurance Platform enables you to consume the very latest technologies with an integrated service wrapper that automates your deployment and day-to-day management tasks, enables direct user-experience management, and provides real-time visibility into key performance indicators of cost and quality. The company helps your team deliver complete control and adaptability to the private/hybrid data centers, as well as speedy and automated configuration roll-out of innovative services. All the while optimizing the spend on your cloud initiatives and providing continuous compliance. Incorporated in 1989 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Microland comprises more than 4,500 digital specialists across offices and delivery centers in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Microland’s deep expertise in the areas of Software-Defined Networks (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Cloud, and IoT make us a partner of choice for clients seeking large scale transformation and management of their hybrid or modernized network environments. Networks The rise of cloud and disaggregation of hardware, software, data, and applications have obliterated the private networks that once connected static users to static applications in static data centers. Today’s network must transform to connect enterprise assets, partners, suppliers, and customers into a seamless digital framework anywhere, anytime. Cloud & Data Center Your data center is central to your business’s competitive edge. Moving to the cloud should only enhance its effectiveness. Digital Workplace Microland transforms traditional environments into tomorrow’s modern workplaces — vastly improving the user experience (regardless of how scattered the teams) and accelerating communication and collaboration. Responsive service desk support, Microland partners with global enterprises to run hybrid and multi-cloud environments including application transformation and management. As you move to the cloud, Microland minimizes cloud sprawl and enhances predictability, visibility, and control of your cloud and data center resources. Your Microland’s Network Services accelerate transformation while guaranteeing ongoing service excellence so you can execute digital “We believe in the relentless pursuit of reliability. We believe deeply in the mundane beauty of stability. We are big, giant fans of predictability. Does that sound dry to you? A little dull? Not to us. This is the stuff that gets us up in the morning. We eagerly rise to the challenge of adapting to change after change, transforming the infrastructure to deliver the minimum in drama.” 24 september 2019

  25. The Leading Man PRADEEP KAR | Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director Pradeep Kar is Microland’s Founder and Chairman, setting the foundation for excellence as Microland guides enterprises in adopting nextGen technologies to achieve the highest possible levels of reliability, stability, and predictability. A true serial entrepreneur, Pradeep has founded and sold three technology companies: Indya.com (sold to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation); Planetasia.com (India’s first Internet Professional Services Company); and Net Brahma Technologies. In 1999 Pradeep was chosen by the World Economic Forum as a “Global Leader for Tomorrow”— an acknowledgment of his pioneering work bringing technology to India. Pradeep Kar Founder, Chairman, & MD Between 2006 and 2016, Pradeep served as a Non-Executive Director on the board of UBM plc, — a leading business-to-business events organizer listed on the London Stock Exchange. Pradeep is also on the Board of Telstra Telecommunications, India. He is the Chairman of the Governing Council of Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bangalore, a Founding Member of the Bangalore Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization, and the former President of The Indus Entrepreneurs’ (TIE), Bangalore Chapter. device and application management, and cognitive virtual assistants free up your talent to run with their most compelling ideas and produce their best work. Clients using its Digital Workplace Services address every component of workplace transformation: augmented knowledge discovery, enhanced user experience management and workplace security. Calling upon his role as an innovator, Pradeep was recently tapped to join the Provost’s Council for Trinity College - Dublin. The Council is chartered with helping shape Trinity’s future: Inspiring and supporting Trinity as it rises to meet modern challenges in its mission to deliver world-class education and undertake research with global impact. Cybersecurity An organization can suffer a critical breach at any moment and the response will make or break a business’s reputation. Once a malicious attack has been identified, it takes several days to counter the threat. Meanwhile: data privacy and protection are compromised, and your future is at stake. Pradeep holds a postgraduate degree in Management and a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering. His drive and talent were noted early in his career: he received the “Young Business Achiever Award” from The Indian Express, was featured in Newsweek amongst the “Stars of Asia”, and in Business India amongst the “Stars of India”. Microland’s 24/7 Security Operations Centers (SOCs) deliver services to predict and respond to security breaches. Its nextGen SOC operations relentlessly monitor cyber threats, securing your expanding digital footprint to the edge. If you’ve already been breached, we provide a swift path to resolution. SR 25 september 2019

  26. T year, while providing employment and sustainability to millions more. In addition to the actual meat and eggs, processed egg extracts and its derivatives are used across a wide range of applications in numerous products in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry. Some popular fast food products to contain poultry or its derivatives include packaged cakes, mayonnaise, sausages, biscuits, cookies, bakery mixes, meals ready- to-eat, and so on. he poultry industry feeds hundreds of millions of people across the globe each allied poultry farms across a vast geographic region. All of this is channeled to produce pasteurized egg liquid, egg cubes, various types of egg powders, etc. When it comes to fast food and relevant industries, maintaining hygiene is one of the most important aspects of running daily operations. SKM ensures the highest levels of quality and safety of its raw materials with the backward integration of its layer farms and feed mills. Moreover, its poultry farms carry an ISO 22000 certification and are protected by a comprehensive bio-security system. SKM Egg Products Limited, a Tamil Nadu- based Quality Egg Products Manufacturer, Grows by Leaps and Bounds While Adhering to Global Standards of Safety and Hygiene Operating one of the world’s largest egg processing plants in the world is a company named SKM Egg Products Export Limited. SKM is a registered establishment as per the norms of the European Union. Its range of products is functionally superior, blends well with other ingredients and widely used in various food applications. Founded in 1996 by an ambitious entrepreneur, SKM today has grown to become one of the leading manufacturers of egg powder in the world, boasting of a capacity to process nearly two million eggs a day to churn out an astounding 6500 tonnes of egg powder each year. Additionally, the company also manufactures various egg products such as Egg Powder, Pasteurized Egg Liquid, Egg Cubes, and Eggpro energy protein drink. In the Egg powder segment, there are three subcategories i.e. Whole Egg Powder, Egg Yolk Powder and Egg Albumen Powder. SKM exports its products to 24 countries including some in Europe as well as Japan, Russia and other Middle Eastern countries and earns substantial volume of valuable foreign exchange for India. The company is headquartered in Tamil Nadu, India. SKM Egg Products Limited: Synopsis Production Facility: Complying with International Regulatory Measures SKM’s production facility is constructed and its machinery installed with a strict adherence to EU/USDA regulations, as mentioned above. The plant is approved by EIC - EIA as per the Indian Act “Export of Egg Products Quality Control, Inspection and Monitoring Rules 1997 Act based on EU/ USDA Guide lines”. Producing extracts in such vast quantities of egg is no small feat and it is for this reason that SKM operates its very own poultry farm that houses over six million birds that lay over four and a half million eggs every year. Furthermore, the company acquires an additional 1.3 million eggs from numerous The company has three product lines, one for yolk based products and another for egg albumen and third one is Whole Egg. The eggs are processed in a modern, fully automated factory using state-of- the-art equipment. The factory is 26 september 2019

  27. “SKM egg products started the journey of eggcellence in 1996 with the state of the art production facility comprising best of technology and methods which are in line with international level.” fully air conditioned and positive pressure is maintained in sterile zones. A fully automatic CIP system has been employed for cleaning the tanks and pipelines. As an additional step towards complying with safety standards, the utilities are housed in a separate building to eliminate the possibility of any contaminants in the processing area. The effluent generated is treated and put to use in accordance with the environmental norms to make processing eco-friendly. the QA Department is to detect deviation from good manufacturing practices, to assure conformation to criteria and to detect contaminants. The laboratory closely monitors the Safety Control Critical Points (SCCP) and Functional Critical Control Points (FCCP) including personnel hygiene as a part of HACCP, as mentioned above. SKM Shree Shivkumar, CEO & MD SKM Egg Products leaves no stone unturned when it comes to maintaining hygienic means of production. It ensures that there is regular disinfection procedures carried out of the premises and the workers entering the production area are required to take mandatory showers on campus. Moreover, all the clothing worn by the workmen are disinfected on a regular basis. Routine swabs are taken on the process equipment, floors, walls, and the personnel. Periodical monitoring of the possibility of air contamination is done by Gravimetric plate exposure method. and former President of the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), CEO of SKM Universal Marketing Company India Private Limited and SKM Siddha and Ayurvedha (India) Private Limited. Meet the driving force behind the success of SKM Egg Products, SKM. Shree Shivkumar For his outstanding leadership with dedication, the company has received the SILVER TROPHY Award from APEDA Since 2001 & Golden Trophy from 2011 onwards, Manufacturing Excellence SILVER AWARD in 2006 by FROST AND SULLIVAN, Manufacturing Excellence GOLD AWARD in 2007 & 2008 by FROST AND SULLIVAN, BEST EXPORT PERFORMANCE AWARDS in 100% EOU – 2007- 2008 by Govt. of Tamil Nadu, STATE SAFETY AWARD in 2007 by Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, Govt. of Tamil Nadu and Export Excellence Award for achieving the highest export turnover during 2010-2011 & 2011- 2012 in the food & agriculture sector from MEPZ, Govt. of India. SKM Shree Shivkumar serves as the CEO and Managing Director of SKM Egg Products Export. Under his leadership, the company enjoyed a substantial growth from 3500 MT to 6500 MT per annum, expanding the company to export to various countries around the world. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and has an extensive 25 years of experience in civil, mechanical, poultry feed industry, wind mill, and food processing industries. The Quality Assurance (QA) Department at SKM has a full-fledged Physio-chemical, Microbiological and Residue laboratory managed by a qualified team of trained Chemists and Microbiologists to monitor the raw material (eggs, additives and chemicals) packing materials, work in process stages, and finished products. The prime function of He is also the President of Indian Egg Processors Association SR 27 september 2019

  28. Unlocking the secrets of the human subconscious for advertising edge: John Zwieg T a specific way. Whether it is fear, awe, anxiety, gratitude, loyalty or even if it is love, anger or trust, the activities unfolding in the human brain are the product of people’s struggles. The differences in people’s responses are what make or break brands. A major difference between a product and a brand is the instant sense of trust and loyalty. When someone picks up a product, he selects a random object from a store. But when someone goes for a brand, it is out of a sense of faith he human brain has evolved over millions of years to respond to certain stimuli in and comfort in having a guarantee of quality. Silberstein and his co-workers, Geoffrey Nield and David Simpson, at the Swinburne University of Technology. Neuro-Insight, based in Melbourne, Australia has been operating commercially as a market research company. A leader in the field of Neuro-marketing since 2005, it now has a strong global presence with operations in the US, UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It is for this reason that advertisers and marketing teams work tirelessly to develop a brand image. There is a marked difference between how people respond to the advertising of a product, and that of an established brand. Marketers can take a scientific route to advertise by learning how people respond to marketing efforts of various brands. It opens the door to understanding what people want. A Deeper Understanding A staggering 90% of decision- making exists within the vast unmapped expanse of the human subconscious. However, marketing strategies today are based on self- reported data. The one-of-a-kind SST technology allows advertising teams to fully understand a consumer’s subconscious and so have a major impact on the audience’s decision-making process. Neuro-Insight is a neuro-marketing and neuro-analytics company that uses unique brain-imaging technology to measure how the brain responds to communications. It is the only company in the world licensed to use this patented technology, enabling it to measure second by second changes in brain activity. This allows the company to deliver unique consumer insight, and reveal how a piece of design or advertising is affecting people at both a rational and an emotional level. “Our insight into the subconscious allows us to tap into human motivation and desire so we can help brands answer their most pressing questions.” While other providers traditionally measure each piece of the creative process in siloes, Neuro-Insight measures the entire spectrum. Neuro-Insight’s measurement of the consumer’s subconscious response allows the company to be both predictive and diagnostic. It is a method that can assess how people are going to feel, and why they feel that way. The results can then be used to optimize advertising strategies. The technology used by Neuro- Insight, known as Steady-State Topography (SST), measures neural processing speed at the scalp in order to build a second by second picture of activity in the brain. It has been validated by research and used in scientific and clinical research applications for over fifteen years before becoming a neuro-marketing tool. The technology was first developed by Professor Richard Multi-screen ready Platform optimization: Measure cross-media impact and ensure 28 september 2019

  29. content suitability for the right platform, screen, and environment. Neuro-Insight optimizes your content to achieve peak performance on desired channels. understanding of the ethos of the brand, product, or service and the specific aspects that resonate with the consumer on a subconscious level. With its technology, Neuro-Insight can help identify concepts that are representative of overarching strategic goals - before precious time and money are wasted on dead ends. Brand tracking Neuro-insight tracks brand performance against its core values. Take a deep dive into the effects of your work and the impact it has on predetermined brand values. Evaluating strategy Competitive analysis, message strategy, audience segmentation. There are many ways to position a big idea – Neuro-Insight helps you evaluate what the best way is for your brand. Creative optimization Predicts, diagnoses, and optimizes the effectiveness of finished creative execution. Utilize a second- by-second analysis to pinpoint scenes, sequences, and themes that effectively communicate your intended message. Big insight An insight into human motivation — that precedes message and strategy in the form of image, myth, story, song, or ritual. Glean a deeper Rough execution Weed out bad ideas early and double down on good ideas by testing storyboards and animatics. SR Meet the enterprising CEO of Neuro-Insight, John Zwieg John’s storied career includes chapters as a professional musician, combat veteran, race relations educator, management consultant, agency creative director, P&G brand manager, and group CEO at the largest marketing communications company in the world. As Neuro-Insight’s global CEO, John brings a life-long commitment to discovering meaning in human motivation and adding value in creative communication. He spent most of his career at WPP, where he was responsible for acquiring and leading 60-some marketing services companies specialized by industry, discipline, and audience — including branding and identity, digital and relationship marketing, and ethnic/demographic marketing. He also founded CommonHealth, the world’s largest and most respected healthcare marketing firm; prior to that, he was a consumer brand and category manager at P&G. Earlier in his career, John was a managing partner at Waymaker Institute, a management consulting firm. He is a frequent keynote speaker on leadership, creativity, and collaboration, and current nonprofit activities include the Foundation for Art & Healing, an organization dedicated to the global health crisis of loneliness and alienation; and as vice chairman of the Cape Eleuthera Foundation, providing life-changing educational programs for developing leaders who effect change. John Zwieg, CEO

  30. VSM Software (P) Ltd. Led by N. Krishnamurthy, Providing one-stop comprehensive business solutions in the field of Pharmaceuticals T and technology. The main aim of the firm is to discover and develop new drugs and to bring them into the market. Many pharmaceutical companies use new technologies and innovations to bring new medical devices to the market. It mainly deals with medications and medical devices and is also into banking sectors. They do hold patenting rights on certain medications; they also perform efficient drug testing, drug safety tests, and marketing of the newly formulated drugs. more effectively. he pharmaceutical industry is setting up new trends and goals in the field of pharmacy software product implementation and customization, an integrated value chain, those results in high ROI for our customers in a reasonable time frame. one-stop solution for the sales force and marketing functions of the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry. Some of the key features of Kea are: • Kea – Apt – our mobile reporting app • E-Detailing and Closed Loop Marketing (CLM) • Decision Support Framework – real-time relevant data analysis • Hosted on IBM Cloud for better security • Kea – Pharmaceutical CRM Product Kea pharma industry has 2 versions – Basic and Premium which gives their clients the flexibility to choose the version that suits their needs the best. Clients also have the flexibility to start small with the basic version and upgrade to the premium version when the need arises. It is innovative and provides quality deliverables on time. It also provides comprehensive solutions to the Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices and Banking Industries in their area of focus, with customer’s challenges in mind, and with a commitment to deliver what they promise. The firm is aiming to be one among the leaders and empower the customers to manage their business processes The firm plays a crucial role in saving the lives of many patients who rely on them. One such company which is inspiring and saving lives of many is VSM Software (P) Ltd. The company was set up in the year 2011 and has a well-qualified and skilled team of professionals. It is an ISO certified organization for both Quality and Information Security. The firm provides a unique blend of business process knowledge and Products Manufactured by the company Kea It is VSM’s CRM/Salesforce Effectiveness (SFE) product built keeping the sales force needs of pharma and medical device industries in mind. Kea is deployed across many large Multinational and Indian pharma companies. With Kea – the firm aims to be a Kea – Medical Devices CRM Product The firm mainly concentrates on three broad segments: Disposables, Implants, and Capital Equipment. Each of these segments has its own specific CRM needs. Kea for “Not just software. Total business solutions.” 30 september 2019

  31. Clients The firm has its clients spread across the world, which includes companies like; Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. Johnson & Johnson, Otsuka Pharmaceutical India Private Limited, Sayre Therapeutics, Emami Limited, Plasmagen, Menarini, AstraZeneca, BoehringerIngelheim, Novo Nordisk, FDC India, etc. the Medical devices offers a suite of features from which they can customize to suit customer needs. are main the reason behind the success of their product and projects. Value for Money – Whether it is product implementation or software development, the project cycles are optimal, thereby ensuring maximum value to our clients. Passion – The firm brings passion in everything that they do. • Other services provided VSM Software (P) provides additional services like: • • Customer profiling – Hospital, Chemist, HCP profiling and Doctor De-Duplication Services Secondary Sales Data Collection and Analysis Services – where they handle the entire end to end SS data collection and follow up with Stockiest, SS calculation, consolidating all statements and publishing to the company with insightful reports. Sales MIS dashboards with well- validated ERP integration Custom development – this could be features or additional modules required for the Sales and Marketing teams • Awards The firm has won the best usability and best expert choice award in the year 2019 and was awarded by the software suggest. Milestones achieved A large Indian client set expand user base on Kea-CRM, one of their Japanese clients adds more functionalities on Kea-CRM, a top 10 global pharma company expands use of Kea CRM, VSM signs a partnership agreement with UiPath, Kea to be implemented for a large Hospital chain, large US Multinational Pharma Company to implement Kea in multiple countries and has achieved several other feats. SR Core Values of the company • Customer-Centric – the firm believes that the customers are their first priority. • Employee Engagement – It is dedicated to employees who • The sinewy behind the success N. Krishnamurthy, the CEO of VSM Software (P) Ltd. with 4 other professionals founded the firm. The company now has a headcount of 120 people operating out of 2 centers in Bangalore, with offices in Mumbai, Philippines, and Bangladesh under his leadership. He is a pioneer in the field of business management. He holds a postgraduate degree in MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has worked in senior positions in finance and general management in major corporations in India and abroad. He is a Co-founder of VSM and is a hands-on executive with a customer-centric approach. With his deep knowledge, he provides guidance and support to our endeavors in the financial services division and with our Pharmaceutical product. N. Krishnamurthy, CEO 31 september 2019

  32. From Hiring to Exit, Sushil Kurri, CEO, Compel Consultancy Takes Care of Everything Technology Above Mundane S committed to providing the best quality software service, online collaboration, and communication services at a superior value. The firm has done a great deal over the years to implement and achieve its vision and maintain top quality, in-demand web services. Compel Consultancy continues in its pursuit of excellence is the primary and unwavering focus. ince Compel Consultancy’s inception in 1997, the company has been products and services that will satisfy your needs and provide the best value possible. instantly, from anywhere in the world, down to the last drop. Cocktail World is a Liquor inventory control system that is designed to eliminate wastage and improve your cash flow. Cocktail World turns your computer into an easy to use bar management and control center for managing a single bar, several bars, or smaller bar networks. It proves to be an ultimate pain reliever for typical inventory headaches, such as taking inventory, knowing the cost on hand, seeing consumption, comparing usage to sales, getting below PAR reports by the supplier and checking the level of discontinued or old items. As a company, Compel Consultancy recognizes that the best way for it to achieve its success is by helping you achieve success as well. The company wants to extend its commitment to you to aid in that goal, through its services and support. Compel Consultancy values your loyalty and are here to help you whenever you need assistance. Whether you have been a customer for years, or a new customer, or are just evaluating the company, Compel Consultancy wants to assure you that its customers are its priority. The firm is here to provide you the highest quality of service, and it will continue to develop the company to support that goal, both by nurturing the individuals and teams needed to get the job done, and by using all the knowledge and skills that are necessary. • Relentless Dedication for a better product Accuracy and Consistency User-Friendly Flexibility Customer Satisfaction • • • • Upkeep The term “Maintenance” in an organization has become significant and at the same time very crucial than ever before as a result of aging assets and increasing costs. The Products Offered by the Firm Cocktail World Slim: The New Web-Based Application To overcome the usual and cumbersome Bar Inventory System, Compel introduced Cocktail World, a state of the art system that allows you to track and analyze your bar’s inventory Cost-benefit, quality, precision, and productivity are seen as important factors driving an organization and there is a need for a constant robust solution that would assist the organizations The portfolio of products and services are focused on you, and what you need to be successful in achieving your own goals. Further, it will continue to investigate new “ We dedicate ourselves to work towards being recognized and respected as one of the best in the industry. We aim to foster continuous growth through our zestful employees. ” 32 september 2019

  33. The Leaders of the firm Narsingh Devasani | Managing Director Mr. Davasani’s vast and exhaustive expertise with Finance makes everything possible in the firm. A passionate person who always has a solution, he keeps the team going. His hunger for success keeps the company on course. Narsingh Devasani, Managing Director in managing maintenance activities that include work repair backgrounds and other associated tasks. instead of worrying about getting organized. from small solutions to large data warehouses. It is easily integrated with your centralized systems. HRIS Compel takes care of your HR processes while you take care of your employees. Be it Onboarding to Exit of an employee, Performance & Feedback, Leave & Attendance Management, Monthly Payroll, Tax & Compliance we have got it all covered. It ensures consistency and accuracy with its system. SEdR SEdR is a statistical tool that bridges the gap between the analytics industry and academics. It is not just for students, but even researchers and teachers that can make the best possible use of SEdR. Compel’s a new product, UpKeep is leading the era with an easy-to-use and a comprehensive solution for the industry. UpKeep is designed to make sure that all the assets of the organization can be easily scheduled for preventive maintenance as well as inspections. SEdR is strongly committed to supporting the academic community with leading technology solutions to meet the changing needs and demands of today’s professionals. SR It offers one the choice of starting small and continues to grow big without any intermediary hassles associated with data migration Companies can now focus on servicing their customer’s needs Sushil Kurri | CEO An avid traveler and a seasoned professional in the travel and hospitality business, Mr. Kurri experience is the key to the company’s success. With his rich experience, he knows what the market needs and is committed to delivering it. Sushil Kurri, CEO 33 september 2019

  34. Making Investment Opportunities Safer, Relevant and Accessible - Andrew Au, CEO, AGDelta Digital Wealth Platform Suite F companies are currently playing their key roles in this market. With its immense growth, it is evident that we might see more and more companies coming into the market. FinTech stands for ‘Financial Technologies’. As the word says, it is a path where technology aids the financial sector in terms of services and more. Major financial use it for the back end of their businesses. One such company is AGDelta. inTech is a vertical that has been buzzing around for quite some time now. Many be applied across the network. It is now extending to Financial Intermediaries. Rating and Cross-border regulatory controls. Investment opportunities can be pre-screened based on the client’s investment profile and rationale. Financial Advice will be SUITABLE AND APPROPRIATE across regulatory jurisdictions. 3-Modular Digital Wealth Platform Match the right advice with the right clients. It is powered by proprietary matching algorithms and data, artificial intelligence tech. Its digital recommendation engines crunch data and link investment opportunities with personalized clients, profiles & preferences. Financial Advice will be RELEVANT and TIMELY based on the client’s NEEDS. Connect the best provider with best price and research The multi-asset best execution connectivity hub enables maximum efficiency for the best client experience. Price/Quote and execution requests can be digitally shared with custodian banks and product providers. Financial Advice can be ACTED UPON swiftly with real CHOICE given to customers. AGDelta is an award-winning B2B2C FinTech Company that digitally connects the Wealth Management and Investment Product Provider ecosystem. Through its Digital Wealth Platform, AGDelta aims to provide a unique mix of electronic best execution, regulatory compliance and artificial intelligence capabilities that can Pre-screen and secure all investment opportunities This is powered by Compliance as a Service Open API that covers KYC Investment Suitability Product Risk 34 september 2019

  35. We connect buyers and sellers of financial investment products through its Digital Wealth Platform, bridging the financial supply chain.” Andrew Au, CEO The Leading Man of the Firm Andrew Au | CEO Andrew is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of AGDelta, a leading Asia B2B2C Fintech in the Digital Wealth space. The firm is proud to have built a platform that has seen over $1.5 Trillion in transactional turnover, across 15 countries and more importantly, has built the necessary regulatory controls and digital networks and AI tools to make these investments safer and relevant through his help. He supports this with a fantastic team in Hong Kong and Singapore 2 of the world’s key financial centers. He is making sure that the company is currently the only FinTech in Asia to win in the same year in Singapore (Q4-17) and Hong Kong (Q1-2018) both Govt and Regulator backed TOP FinTech awards as these smart cities lead the digital revolution in Asia. Since the mid-early ‘90s, he has worked for top-tier institutions spanning investment banking roles in key global financial centers at Bankers Trust, Macquarie Group and Deutsche Bank, and in the early 2000s with global financial tech giant SunGard which successfully LBO’d for a record USD 11.x billion. This gave me invaluable experience for Andrew Auto to follow my passion and launch AGDelta and its beta software during the Global Financial Crisis. During his tenure as CEO at AGDelta, he has been actively engaging retail and private banking institutions and independent asset managers globally in transforming their business by leveraging E-commerce and digital channel models and their relative network effect in creating new business models. AGDelta and Andrew Au played a key role in the formation of Asia’s first B2B connectivity platform for Structured Products (Contineo) with major international Tier1 global banks and in the process of launching several digital networks across the wealth-ecosystem. There will be more announcements in 2018 on key JV’s that will disrupt the digital banking and investment space. SR 35 september 2019

  36. An Interview with Priven Reddy, Kagiso Interactive Founder and CEO: ‘We Develop Only High-Quality Mobile Applications that Help Companies and Individuals to Increase Business Productivity and Efficiency’ newfound affordability has allowed nearly any small business to join the mobile revolution. above. We believe in providing forward-thinking creative solutions that yield exceptional results. With a solid approach to planning, realistic implementation and value, we deliver customized, results- driven programs to achieve our clients’ specific marketing goals. Our unique expertise is a dedication to integrating multi-channel marketing solutions — and we accomplish this with the best people, ideas, processes and results. In short, with our team – the difference is our exceptional industry experience. “We believe in providing forward- thinking creative solutions that yield exceptional results.” In light of the foregoing, we’re thrilled to present Kagiso Interactive. “Our unique expertise is a dedication to integrating multi- channel marketing solutions — and we accomplish this with the best people, ideas, processes, and results. In short, with our team – the difference is our exceptional industry experience.” Kagiso Interactive is a leading, web, and mobile applications development agency. With a solid approach to planning, realistic implementation and value, the company delivers customized, results-driven programs to achieve its clients’ specific marketing goals. What were the biggest initial hurdles to building your business and how did you overcome them? We began attracting some clients and even employed a few people. But it was tough. The garage where we worked from flooded every time it rained. We moved into an office block but we weren’t stable yet. After eight months my business partner left, along with most of our employees. With only one employee left, I advised him to find a job at a larger company as well. It was a steep learning curve, but I hung in there. I wanted him to find security, but I was determined to make a go of it for myself. One of my customers, the owner of Tudor Hotel in Durban, offered me some space, furniture and equipment so that I could continue working, and told me I could start paying rent once I brought in revenue. Kagiso Interactive was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Durban, South Africa. It has additional office locations in Cape Town, Pretoria; South Africa, U.K, U.S.A, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, Dubai, and New Zealand. Priven Reddy, Kagiso Interactive Founder/CEO, spoke exclusively to The Silicon Review. Below is an excerpt. I also increasing their accessibility to a larger number of consumers. The development cost of apps has dropped significantly due to the rise of intuitive app builders. This What are the factors that make Kagiso Interactive stand out from the competition? Mobile app developers: Kagiso Interactive is a leading, highly advanced, mobile applications development agency, as mentioned nnovations in technology are expanding not only what can be done with mobile apps, but 36 september 2019

  37. Priven Reddy: A Formidable Leader What’s the best thing that happened to you recently? Either at work or outside of it! I flew abroad to acquire a license to initiate and operate my company in Estonia. where things are the most difficult, Code 3: There’s no substitute for hard work, Code 4: Perseverance always pays off, Code 5: Don’t be afraid to leave your comfort zone, Code 6: Believe in your product, always, Code 7: Mindpower is real, Code 8: Never stop learning. Born in Chatsworth Kzn, Priven Reddy, 37, faced challenges at the age of 11 when his father died and he had to go through a tough upbringing that changed prospects for further education. Despite these challenges, he managed to get a job and worked as a car guard and waiter until he figured he could solve problems in the tech world. He has now established six companies that provide IT solutions in graphic designing, app development, artificial intelligence software, cryptocurrency exchange, transport solutions, and business consultancy. The net worth of his businesses has been reported to be over four billion Rand. • • • • What other business leaders do you look up to and why? Mark Zuckerberg is an American technology entrepreneur. He is known for co-founding and leading Facebook. He also co-founded and is a board member of the solar sail spacecraft development project Breakthrough Starshot. He launched Facebook from his dormitory room in 2004, with college roommates. His net worth is estimated to be $55.0 billion. In 2007 at age 23, he became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. As of 2018, he is the only person under 50 in the Forbes 10 richest people list and the only one under 40 in the Top 20 Billionaires list. Since 2010, Time magazine has named Zuckerberg among the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in the world as a part of its ‘Person of the Year award’. In December 2016, Zuckerberg was ranked 10th on Forbes list of ‘The World’s Most Powerful People’. • • What do you think is the most memorable moment in your career? The most memorable moment was when I took my first business flight overseas and initiated the company abroad. Mr. Reddy believes in following one’s passion, doing the difficult things, hard work, perseverance, courage, confidence, maintaining a positive mental attitude, and continuous learning. If not a business leader, what else you wish to be? It’s always been my dream to be my own boss and that I have achieved. I don’t see myself in any other field. What do you hope to accomplish in the long run? I hope to expand the company, create more job opportunities, develop my staff, and maintain the success of the business. SR If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Follow these eight codes and success will be inevitable: • Code 1: Find your inner drive and keep feeding it, • Code 2: The biggest opportunities are found Priven Reddy Founder & CEO

  38. Cancer prevention is simplified with contemporary measures from Zuvius Lifesciences Private Limited E very important to encourage early screening and diagnosis. There are various natural products, hormones, and antimetabolite drugs that are effective in the treatment of cancerous diseases. Based in Mumbai, Zuvius Lifesciences is a pharma company which specializes in creating highly effective anticancer drugs, and is also known to take up social welfare initiatives to educate and spread awareness about cancer prevention. arly detection of cancer is proven to reduce the mortality rate of the patient and it is tides to finally find the glory of our relentless efforts. We picked the pebbles of experience, and blended the gravels of the industry and finally carved the road ahead specializing in the oncology and super specialty segment. Today, the company has emerged to be the manufacturers of the widest range of high-quality anti-cancer drugs operating in Pan India as well as in the global markets. overwhelming response. People have started to understand the importance of early diagnosis and cancer screening which will definitely prove to be a game- changing move in the treatment of cancer and enhancement of survival rate. Our team at Zuvius is doing some great work not only in formulating anti-cancer drugs but also in nutraceuticals along with other super-specialty segments. So, that’s the recent happenings which are keeping us on the edge and giving us an adrenaline rush. What were the biggest initial hurdles to building your business and how did you overcome them? There was an epoch of 2 years from 2006 to 2008, when the company hit a roadblock. Sales were ceased and employees left. We were on the brink of collapse but it was our faith in the cause, our perseverance and hard work that kept us standing even through the darkest hours. The unity amongst the Directors to stand together and strong zeal to the cause of fighting against cancer really helped us overcome it. What is your greatest fear, and how do you manage fear? Though I won’t coin it as a fear, I do make special efforts to keep my team intact by keeping politics out of my employees and nurturing a happy healthy work environment. It is only when people work from a place of content and happiness; they deliver much more than they thought they could. Being a member of the pharmaceutical industry, my fear is neither the competition nor the performance of my products. Healthy competition is very essential for new innovations, break-through researches, and helpful solutions. In conversation with Mr. Nimish Thakkar, Chairman & Managing Director of Zuvius Can you brief us about the history of your company? Zuvius took shape in our hearts when we unearthed a huge outbreak of cancer cases plaguing the world. The rarity of the disease and the unavailability of a sustainable solution gave us a purpose to pursue. In the year 2005, we sold off our distribution agency and laid the foundation stone of Zuvius. We sailed through storms and rough What’s the best thing that happened to you recently? Our recent efforts towards spreading awareness on cancer in rural villages received an “ Redefining Health, Rediscovering Life” 38 september 2019

  39. Cancer prevention is simplified with contemporary measures from Zuvius Lifesciences Private Limited Mr. Nimish Thakkar, Chairman & Managing Director of Zuvius Zuvius Lifesciences is fostered by the dynamic visionary, Mr. Nimish Thakkar. He is a pioneering leader in the pharma industry who vowed to change ugly the fate of cancer back in 2005. Mr. Thakkar began his entrepreneurial journey at a tender age of 19. Pharmacy was his passion but entrepreneurship ran in his blood. Right from the beginning, he believed in bold moves, disruptive thoughts and unconventional strides. As a young audacious apprentice, he took the less traversed road and entered the pharmaceutical industry with his own distributor agency. With passion in his eyes, hunger in his heart and a clear vision in his mind, the tycoon devoted his time in culling the skilled know-how of the pharmaceutical industry and forming a team that would be the rock pillars to big endeavors. Nimish Thakkar, Chairman & MD There is nothing more important for a successful business than a well- defined mission and vision statements. Can you explain your M&V statements in brief? Our vision is to beat cancer and the day is not far away when people will say “Cancer? We are not worried, Zuvius Lifesciences is here”. Our mission is to spread good health across the globe, that’s why Zuvius is constantly striving to maximize the potential of its products, not just in efficacy but in the safety of the prospect as well. Anti-Cancer drugs are linked to several side-effects and it is our constant endeavor not only to free people from the clench of cancer but also to help them return to optimum health! We at Zuvius Lifesciences strive to assist and help the cancer patients overcome their disease and make their families happy and healthy. If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be? Never compromise your integrity for anything in the world. If you are doing something against the voice of your heart then it’s not worth doing it. SR What do you hope to accomplish in the long run? Our aim is to make cancer a curable disease, and with Zuvius’ quality medicines we see that happening in the near future. The advancement of technology, better facility, and breakthrough medications can surely bring us a day when cancer would not a life-threating disease. 39 september 2019

  40. Zensar, led by Sandeep Kishore - A place where innovation meets a milestone The staunch behind the domicile of Zensar Sandeep Kishore, the CEO and Managing Director of Zensar since 2016, who is leading the large-scale transformation of Zensar from legacy IT company to a 100% living digital enterprise. Sandeep is an alumnus of IIT, Bombay. Before joining the firm, he worked at HCL Technologies for 25+ years, where he built multiple million-dollar businesses. He has also served as the Corporate Vice President and Global Head of Life Sciences, Healthcare and Public Services. Earlier he was the Corporate Vice President, Global Head of Engineering and R&D Services. In addition to his business management and technology career, Sandeep is a prolific poet, and has published two books of Hindi-English poems; Your Shadow Wants to Walk Alone and Old Seeds of a New Tree. The Economic Times calls Sandeep, “The CEO Poet.” He is also the co-founder of the HarAsha Foundation, which is a non-profit organization. He leads the company with strategic direction and example. He believes that a culture of innovation is critical to stay relevant in both business and society. Under his leadership, Zensar’s first R&D lab has the distinction of twenty-five patent filings within the first year. Sandeep is a big believer of sharper focus and has removed non-core business and aligned the company to focus on core and invest in strategic growth in chosen sectors. COVER STORY 40 september 2019

  41. Zensar, led by Sandeep Kishore - A place where innovation meets a milestone Sandeep Kishore CEO & MD 41 september 2019

  42. A or consultant to establish a successful business and help to thrive in the market both online as well as offline. In digital solution, the whole industry is as the name states either digital or online. The products or services include digital technologies like the Internet that can create, accelerate, and transmit product value from producer to the terminal consumer by digital networks. It also includes mobile phones, display advertisings, and any other digital medium. digital solution company provides a digital marketing agency clients to be deliberate not only on executing Digital initiatives but also brings about digital stability. The company mainly aims to promote Digital solutions and technology engaging, operating, partnering, and managing various digital platforms. A Smart Profile Advanced analytics Zensar provides a superior analytics service, which goes beyond traditional business intelligence. The company not only leverages past data but uses advanced autonomous models to predict future events and discover patterns that go under the radar otherwise. Their solution integrates analytics with the core business of the clients which answers underlying reasons for events, different scenarios, predictions, best practices (optimization) and roadmaps for the business owners to deliver cost synergies and revenue growth. Ready to plug and play tools with the automation of complete data acquisition, integration and cleaning process resulting in faster time to insights (by over 200%) and 80% cost savings. The digital solution technology companies mainly concentrate and provide a logistic solution for search engine optimization (SEO), marketing, content automation, data-driven marketing, e-commerce marketing, social media marketing, social media optimization, direct e-mail marketing, display advertising, e-books, and optical disks and gaming sector. Main Objectives The firm believes in customer centricity, commitment to people and community, development of technology in the field of digital solutions, and they mainly focus on continuous innovation and excellence in this field. Perception The central vision of the firm is to emerge as a global leader in the business transformation, which involves innovations and technology. One such company which is a pioneer in the field of digital solution and technology services is Zensar which was established in the year 2001 and is a subsidiary of the RPG group. It has its branches spread across eighteen countries and has its headquarters located in Pune, India. The firm specializes in partnering with a global organization that divided across the world. The firm has a broad range of digital and technology services and solutions that enables its customers to achieve new thresholds of business performance. And helps its Cloud and infrastructure Zensar’s information on cybersecurity services provides a team of highly qualified and experienced security experts who perform research, develop solutions and work with clients to solve specific security problems as well as issues for the industry at large. The company partners with clients to help create an effective security strategy and advice on the information security services and products to build Mission The company aims to deliver industry-focused solutions with measurable business outcomes. 42 september 2019

  43. and run it, based on the notable experience and expertise. is driving KPI based services, where the implementation details are abstracted and defined service SLA’s are committed. Zensar believes that tooling and processes should be abstracted from end- user to provide KPI’s environment management services are what matters. Typical examples of KPI’s include hours to deploy, minutes to recovery, etc., and it has a KPI metrics, which was finalized with the customer through a consultative approach. continually improves digital and conventional testing capabilities of customers & partners, through flexible, reliable, and robust functional automation & non-functional testing solutions. Some of the distinct features are day Zero automation testing with faster Automation script creation, limited dependency on skilled resources, and accelerated regression testing with Ease of Maintenance. It will also have multi-layer automation. Product testing: Due to increased competition and customer-driven market, Time to Market is key to business success. The company has proved a rapid product testing framework helps to reduce the time, which enables them to market the product. The test engineers have rich product based knowledge, and deep domain expertise in-built accelerators, Re-usable assets, and jump-start kits help to deliver quality solutions on- time. The company’s security and threat management solution ensures processes and tools are in place to detect and contain malware. The firm offers end-to-end SIEM service for effective monitoring and remediation of security threats and events with comprehensive SIEM services which help their clients to mitigate risk and cyber-attacks while ensuring data security. Digital Experience The service spectrum of the company includes advisory, consulting, strategy, roadmap, design, integration, migration, and implementation services on leading WCM and Portal platforms both from commercial and open-source worlds. Zensar with its well-established Centre of Excellence (COE) framework, maturity assessment frameworks, diagnostics, in-house accelerators, and competency partnerships, ensures that they increase the value quotient in terms of their services and high impact digital solutions. The firm, through its platform services offer, brings in the latest industry trends, diagnostic assessments, and implementation, including continuous integration and development to deliver relevant content to the market for our customers. Robotic process automation There has been a lot of buzz in the business world about the acronym “RPA” (Robotics Process Automation) and various organizations showcasing their solutions. In today’s competitive world, it not only helps the business to reduce their operating margins by headcount saving but also supports better compliance and service quality. At Zensar the “Center of Excellence” is been built which will enable adaptation of improvement, implementation and scalable COE of automation strategies. • Unified digital commerce The company’s digital consultants start with a comprehensive analysis of an organization’s commerce landscape, business needs, technology ecosystem, commerce processes, and the challenges hindering their next step towards commerce maturity. The company aims at providing flexible, scalable technology frameworks that will help organizations respond quickly to market needs and support their ability to drive consistent, engaging shopping experiences for their customers. The firm also empowers the organization with a roadmap for frictionless customer experiences across inventory and supply chain, optimized delivery, and fulfillment across marketing and design. Testing • Game testing: Zensar Specialized Game Testing Centre of Excellence (CoE) aims to help gaming companies and leverage the benefits of speed, efficiency aligned with its testing and development goals. It brings together demonstrated expertise in end to end testing and niche testing, in a framework that will help the gaming industry scale new levels of cost reduction and building an enhanced user experience. One-touch testing: the firm with an in-house innovation engine and years of matured testing advancements Service-line transformation The firm has invested in dedicated start-of-the-art “DevOps Labs,” to help contextualize the practicalities and visualize the “to-be” state. These multiple Labs are complete with “live” use-case simulations, on diverse technology stacks. Most Enterprises today are multi-modal, making release management a challenge across their multi- layered technology mesh. The Enterprise enablement of DevOps • 43 september 2019

  44. COVER STORY improvement, customers, business associates, and other stakeholders and ensure that it is available to the public. Environment and Energy Objectives • To adopt energy-efficient measures • The firm believes in 3-R philosophy which is Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle for all types of waste to prevent pollution • To ardently promote energy- efficient and environment friendly procurement “Innovation and technology need to be a part of your culture, to bring about a digital transformation.” Health and Safety Objectives • The company mainly focuses on the prevention of occupational Hazards • It ensures that the employees are trained well to build competency among associates to handle emergencies related to health and safety • The firm creates awareness among associates with respect to the environment, energy conservation, healthy and safe workplace measures. The firm believes in 3-R philosophy which is Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle for all types of waste to prevent pollution Zensar’s partners The company aligned with the futuristic initiatives of its partners who are leaders in innovative technologies. It enables them to deliver the latest digital innovations that meet the present and future business needs of our clients. The farm has made partnerships with market-leading technology and solution providers that span across industry verticals, providing our clients with a return on digital from their investments. The company is tied up with global leaders such as; Adobe, amazon web services, avolution Abacus, Guidewire, IBM, Manhattan Associates, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, PEGA, salesforce, and ServiceNow. Corporate responsibility Zensar is committed to complying with all the environmental, health and safety-related legal and regulatory requirements, to set appropriate Policy, objectives, and measurable targets and review them periodically for continual SR 44 september 2019

  45. Enterprise Contract Management Made Easy Icertis E run office, or a large corporation operating across a range of industries, drafting a contract is a crucial aspect of offering services for money. In light of this, it should come as no surprise that offering contract management software is a large industry by itself. A company named Icertis is the leading provider of contract lifecycle management in the cloud. Icertis Contract Management (ICM) is an innovative, easy-to-use platform that is highly configurable and continually adapts to complex business needs. very business requires a means of officiating contracts. Whether it is a small family- suppliers—relationships that hinge on contracts. If left unaddressed, these challenges can put financial services providers at a competitive disadvantage, cause contracts to underperform, and expose companies to serious regulatory risk. Common contract challenges for firms across retail banking, commercial banking, asset management, and brokerages include: Healthcare Today’s healthcare payers and providers operate in an ever- changing, complex regulatory and commercial environment. In order to stay competitive and compliant, these organizations need to be able to react quickly to changing laws and foster close collaboration with third-party business partners. Key to responding to these imperatives are contracts. • Onboarding of vendors, channels and customers is fragmented and not standardized, hindering compliance with stringent vendor and “Know Your Customer” (KYC) regulations A lack of automation in contract creation and execution makes contract threshold parameters (such as limits and asset quality exposure) prescribed by the ISDA, the ESMA, and FINRA very difficult to enforce, increasing the risk noncompliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Contract processes are siloed by department or geography, making it difficult to analyze high volumes of transactions across parameters like asset class, counterparty, risk, credit scores, service type, etc., for performance analysis and efficient allocation of capital Risk departments do not have adequate control over variations in credit and risk thresholds enshrined in contracts Labor intensive, manual contract management processes don’t allow negotiated terms to automatically flow into enterprise financial systems, hurting productivity and exposing companies to errors • In working with some of the world’s largest healthcare organizations— both payers and providers—Icertis has identified a number of common challenges: ICM is used in the management of 5.7 million contracts in 40+ languages across 90+ countries. With its intelligent workflow and built-in analytics, ICM provides ongoing contractual insights and best-of-breed contract management. ICM enables customers to increase compliance, improve governance, mitigate risk and enhance user productivity, thereby maximizing ROI and accelerating time to value across the global enterprise. • • Manual management of complex agreements between payers and providers is time- consuming and error-prone, especially for Physician Participation Agreements that contain provider details, program details, large volumes of reimbursement terms, participating locations, etc. Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) required by law are cumbersome to initiate and verify, slowing the contracting process Claims, disputes and change requests are impeded by a lack of self-service capabilities on agreements Inability to take bulk actions • Icertis provides services for the following industries • • Financial Services Today’s financial services companies are grappling with the evolving competition, heightened oversight and increasing regulation over how they interact with customers and • • 46 september 2019

  46. Management “ like mass amendments on large volumes of contracts Complex Administrative Service Agreements between providers and employers are difficult to create and maintain Large volumes of procurement contracts for products and services at hospitals and clinics are difficult to assess for optimization and must support OpenRFx to push details to supplier portals heart of each of these relationships is a contract. Icertis’ • Contract In working with some of the world’s largest manufacturers, Icertis has identified a number of common challenges: Software • is used by • Contract storage is fragmented across multiple departments and systems Contracts are poorly integrated with critical ERP, CRM, and P2P systems, impeding compliance The source-to-contract process is often fragmented, preventing effective supplier risk assessment and performance tracking Sales and sourcing happen separately, without the tools to efficiently deliver the back-to- back contracting that is essential to ensure that proposals are designed effectively for new customers Lack of visibility makes it difficult to track obligations and SLAs in “product-as-a-service” scenarios leading companies • from every industry across • If left unaddressed, these challenges can lead to legal liability, leakage in the form of incorrect billing or reimbursement, high procurement costs, and poor patient experiences. every region of the world. ” • Ultimately, we find that manufacturers face a broad set of contracting challenges that span sourcing, sales, and corporate contracts. If left unaddressed, these challenges have the potential to lead to higher procurement costs, costly non-compliance, and dissatisfied customers. SR Manufacturing Modern manufacturers are grappling with the rapidly evolving competition, dynamic global supply chains, and shifting regulations. In order to stay competitive, winning companies need to become more agile and stay close to both their customers and suppliers. And at the • Meet the stalwart CEO of Icertis Samir Bodas, CEO Samir began his career as a software engineer at National Instruments, followed by several years in management roles at Microsoft Corporation after receiving his MBA. He was appointed CEO of Disha Technologies in 2003, where he grew the business five-fold and managed its acquisition by Aztecsoft in 2005. In early 2007, he was appointed CEO of Aztecsoft and successfully guided the company to become the fastest-growing publicly traded mid-cap IT services company. In 2009, he helped finalize Aztecsoft’s acquisition by MindTree. Samir received his MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a BA in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. Samir is a golf addict to the annoyance of his family. When not playing golf, he reads books about golf. And when not reading about golf, he contributes to the local community as a Board Member of the Seattle Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and as a trustee of Lakeside School. Samir Bodas, CEO 47 september 2019

  47. and alpha tests with a comparatively smaller clientele. As an end-result, we successfully developed an efficient, easy, and standalone CRM which allows our clients to manage their datasets within the same CRM platform. The InfoNoble product suite named as NobleCRM – Omni Channel offers complete spectrum of solutions including CRM, HRMS and Contact Centre after successful release of alpha and beta versions. ‘Our Long-Term Goal’ InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd, a New Delhi-based CRM Software Firm, Charts Road Map for Achieving Going Public Feat Our customer-oriented norms, quality and consistent support has garnered us a loyal client base since five years. Besides developing a complete CRM suite, we have achieved numerous milestones by developing remarkable products serving various business verticals like the manufacturing sector, retail businesses,automobile, property- real estate, medical sector, mass media and communication, BPO, call centres, insurance, banking, and legal sector. “Our products offer the finest in technology, design, architecture, functionality, features, and ease of use.” A strategies and technologies that companies use to manage their interactions with their current and potential customers. A saying frequently heard and said in many businesses is “customer is king.” t its core, customer relationship management (CRM) is all of the activities, challenges. The company leverages its core capabilities, proven methodology, tools, accelerators and best practices for enterprise application transformation. With its right blend of solution approach and domain expertise, InfoNoble enables customers to drive maximum business value. InfoNoble products have the trust of well-recognised SME, SMB and enterprise-level customers like Suzuki, Quest Diagnostics, BPTP, Jaypee Group, FamiCord, Hartron Communication – naming just a few. InfoNoble CRM and brand management products have contributed in progress of these companies, hence aiding us to becoming one of the fastest growing firms in India. Our progress has been recognised by CIO Review’s “Best CRM Company” award for 2019. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New Delhi. CRM helps businesses build a relationship with their customers that, in turn, creates loyalty and customer retention. Since customer loyalty and revenue are both qualities that affect a company’s revenue, CRM is a management strategy that results in increased profits for a business. At its core, a CRM tool creates a simple user interface for a collection of data that helps businesses recognize and communicate with customers in a scalable way. Ashish VD Thapliyal & Rahul Vador, InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd Leadership, spoke exclusively to The Silicon Review. Below is an excerpt. There is nothing more important for a successful small business than a well- defined mission and vision statements. Can you explain your M&V statements, in brief, Mr. Vador? Speaking of our future endeavours, we look forward to becoming a globally recognised CRM company Can you brief us about the history of your company, Mr. Thapliyal? InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd initiated offering enterprise-grade CRM services to clients five years from now. We underpinned the company by devoting the entire first year to developing hard-core engineering In light of the foregoing, we’re thrilled to present InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd. InfoNoble provides end-to-end services across a various set of on- premise and on-cloud Enterprise Solutions – the services are designed for addressing today’s key business 48 september 2019

  48. L to R: Rahul Vador & Ashish VD Thapliyal “Our mission is to be a globally respected corporation and provide advanced, innovative quality products and solutions by following and maintaining global standards, along with the industry’s leading customer services and support.” serving all possible business verticals with innovative products and unmatchable quality. Such a vision to match global standards requires intrinsic quality, customer- centric approach, consistent support and efficient marketing. challenges, opportunities and shape a stronger future each day. company’s success. Networking is one of the most important component, and building a strong network takes up lots of resources, but it pays off in longer terms. Also, running business requires more than just network and other factors must not be disregarded. The mission at InfoNoble has always remained to make appropriate use of technology and offer finest products delivering outstanding user experience, so that the clients keep coming back to us. We strongly affirm that teamwork is the most important factor for any company to take the lead at global level. Seeking out new opportunities, researching, innovation, new ideas and innovation are the inevitable part of our organisation, and with a strong team, we continue to take new If you had one piece of advice to someone just starting out, what would it be, Mr. Vador? From my personal experience, I can say that having a solid plan is the primary requirement, perhaps, even before having the capitals for building your business empire. What would you say was the single most influential factor in your business’ success, Mr. Thapliyal? Like most of the companies, having a strong business network has proved to be the key factor for our 49 september 2019

  49. Leadership | InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd Ashish VD Thapliyal: Since the beginning of his career, Ashish VD Thapliyal was focused on hard- coresales. The ambition landed him to sales leader positions in few IT companies, where he looked into marketing and sales of their products. Being in technology sector leveraged Mr. Thapaliyal with the insights of managing IT firms successfully, and also a steady capital for his future business. Eventually, he decided to enter SI business, become an entrepreneur and launched InfoNoble Solution Pvt Ltd. “We were into systems integration business and I played the role more of a sales leader because that is where my forte lay. But over a period of time, I brought in more consultants on board to help us better sell our offerings,” Ashish said. Rahul Vador: Being a student of Masters in Computer Application, Rahul Vador always belonged to the technology sector. After working with the telecommunication domain for product research and development, Mr. Vador was drawn towards becoming an entrepreneur at a very early stage, and technology sector was the most natural choice. Speaking of the experience, Mr. Vador says, “This experience of engineering complex and performance- intensive systems removed the fear of product development. Getting into the business side of software was a new ball game but equally exciting. This helped me develop a diverse skill-set and management experience including sales, marketing, design, development, and financial management.” You should know about where you are spending your money, before starting to make arrangements for it. they will be willing to pay you for it. I believe that the customer gratitude for solving your problem is unexaggeratedly the greatest dream for any entrepreneur. of India and Shipping Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Government of India. He is known for prowess in dealing and managing people alongside fulfilling his ministerial duties. Knowing how much capital is needed and where you will be spending needs clear understanding of your business – not necessarily a detailed business plan, but having the basic understanding of financial aspects is recommended. Usually, making monetary arrangements is comparatively simple at the end, so a clear vision can save you from the troubles that most beginners face initially. What other business leaders do you look up to and why, Mr. Vador? Mr. Anand Mahindra has always been my ideal for the phenomenal balance he maintains between business and co-curricular activities. While being a business tycoon, he doesn’t miss out on nurturing hobbies – whether it is movies, reading or even listening to the Blues. The tennis buff has now turned towards sailing too! As per Mr. Gadkari, successful people and companies can create jobs, and he has used this belief to strengthen employment and growth in Indian society. If I get a chance, I would be please to meet him personally. What do you hope to accomplish in the long run, Mr. Vador? We are working on developing an internal history of financial growth to gain trust of future investors through the long-term viability of InfoNoble. An experienced team is being recruited to take care of this, and we look forward to taking the company public in longer run. What do you think is the most memorable moment in your career, Mr. Thapliyal? Putting out an entrepreneur cliché, there is nothing more memorable than getting hold of the first client. There is a sense of achievement when you know that your solutions will make others’ lives easier, and What other business leaders do you look up to and why, Mr. Thapliyal? Although not a business leader, I look up to Nitin Gadkari Minister for Road Transport & Highways SR 50 september 2019

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