Mr. Amit Kiran Deb holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Allahabad University. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in the year 1971 and was assigned to the West Bengal cadre.

Thereafter, he served the Government in various critical departments and portfolios, including being the District Magistrate in Darjeeling and Midnapore, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Education and Social Welfare Department, Government of Tripura, Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat and Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics and had also represented Government of India in GATT negotiations in services in Geneva. Thereafter, he had held several key positions in Government of West Bengal like Special Secretary, Power Department and many more.

Mr. Nand Gopal Khaitan is an Attorney-At-Law, Advocate and Notary Public, practicing in the Hon’ble High Courts and the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and is a Senior Partner of Khaitan & Co., one of the largest law firms in India.

He has worked on a number of transactions including arbitration, civil and commercial litigation, competition and anti-trust law, corporate law, demergers, infrastructure projects, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, real estate, restructuring and taxation. As the President of Indian Council of Arbitration, Committee Member of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Vice President of Bharat Chamber of Commerce, he regularly participates as a key speaker on subjects pertaining to different branches of law.

Mr. Tantra Narayan Thakur has over 40 years of experience in Power Sector, Treasury Management & Financial Management. He is the Former Chairman cum Managing Director of PTC India Limited & PTC India Financial Services Limited.

He is also the Former Chairman of PTC Energy Limited. He has been instrumental for setting up of first Power Exchange in India. He was a Member of the Management Board of TERI University and a Faculty of the Faculty of Management Services of Delhi University. He was also a Member of the Advisory Board of TERI for a number of years and was Member of the Finance Committee of Jawahar Lal Nehru University.

Ms. Dipali Khanna holds Masters Degree in History from Delhi University, M.Sc. (National Security) from National Defence College and has completed a Certificate Course (Cost & Management Accountancy). She is a former officer of the Indian Railway Accounts Service and has worked as the CEO of the Indira Gandhi National Centre of Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi.

Prior to her joining IGNCA, she has worked in various capacities in the realm of Finance and Administration during her years of civil service. She also served on the Boards of four large Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of Defence (HAL, MDL, GRSE & GSL), two PSUs under the Ministry of Power (NEEPCO & THDC), one PSU each under Ministry of Tourism (ITDC) and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (NFDC).

Mr. Debi Prasad Patra holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Delhi University. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in the year 1979 assigned then to the West Bengal Cadre and thereafter had a distinguished period spanning over 24 years in Government wherein he held several key portfolios including post of Under Secretary, Home Department, District Magistrate of Darjeeling and South 24 Parganas, Director of Industries, Managing Director, West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation and Secretary, Information Technology

Mr. Jyoti Kumar Poddar has rich experience as an industrialist with interests in multifarious sectors like tea gardens, real estate and power. He has handled the entire Indian & Sri Lankan operations in solar business for Shell Solar Limited, Netherlands and is actively involved towards contributing to the green energy mission of the country by way of setting up solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing unit and other power projects in India.

Mr. Raghav Raj Kanoria has eight years of experience in power and financial services sector. He is presently the Chairman of Infrastructure Committee of Indian Chamber of Commerce, Chairperson of East & North East Regional Council of The Indo-Canadian Business Chamber, Member of Task Force – Electricity Distribution, Government of Rajasthan and Managing Committee Member of Bengal Chamber of Commerce.

Mr.Somesh Dasgupta, an energy sector specialist has over three decades of experience in the Power & Utility sector. He is currently the Whole-time Director & The Corporate Compliance Responsibility Officer at India Power Corporation Limited, one of the leading Power Utilities in the country. He oversees the company’s strategic functions like Government Relations,Corporate Affairs, Public Relations & Branding, Business Development, Industrial Relations & Corporate Administration.

Mr.Dasgupta presently is holding the position of the Chairman of Energy & Power Committee of ASSOCHAM Regional Council and the Chairperson of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries – People Management Committee. He is also a distinguished Member of West Bengal Labour Welfare Board and a Member of the Governing body of the West Bengal State Productivity Council. He is in the Executive Committee of Employers’ Federation of India and is a Member of the Central Board of Workers Education, Govt. of India.

Mr. Dasgupta is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering and a Post Graduate in Human Resource Management and holds a Certification in Total Quality Management from BITS, Sweden.