SIBC - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Managing Director of SFK Sweden AB
• Managing Director of SKF Sweden AB, and Factory Manager Go
• Managing Director of SKF Sweden AB, and Factory Manager Gothenburg

Ajay is the Managing Director of SFK Sweden AB, and Factory Manager Gothenburg.He as an added role in SKF Productions System - Global Special Bearing Cluster. He became Factory Manager in 2017 and previously to that he was the Plant Head at SKF Ahmedabad, India, and Manufacturing Head at SKF Pune, India before that.

Job Titles:

• Senior Executive Advisor

Job Titles:

• Senior Executive Advisor
• Founder, Owner and President of OMC Power

Anil is a veteran of the telecom industry with roots tracing back to the earliest days of mobile telecom. Anil was the start-up CEO of Hutchison in India and launched the country's very first mobile network. He started his career at Ericsson where he held a number of senior management positions in Sweden and in Asia Pacific. As Head of Ericsson's Smartphone Business Unit, he was responsible for launching the world's first smartphone and first Bluetooth product. He also headed Ericsson's companies in India and Indonesia establishing the company as the market leader. While at Ericsson, he also spearhead the merger of Ericsson's and Sony's handset businesses into Sony Ericsson and went on to forge the Symbian initiative where he also served as Chairman. Anil is the founder, owner and President of OMC Power. A Solar driven micro power company for rural markets, with pioneering business models to reach the population masses. OMC Power is targeting 5000 power plants in 2019.

Job Titles:

• Chief Operating Officer & Head of the Sweden India Tra
• Chief Operating Officer & Head of the Sweden India Transport Innovation and Safety Platform
• Vice President and Head of Cleantech

Arati Davis works with questions of green growth and sustainability. She works as the head of the secretariat with the Sweden India Transport Innovation Safety partnership (SITIS) and focused on innovation for sustainability. Arati is a development professional with over twenty years in the environment and sustainable development sector. She has worked with Oxfam, Sida, and the Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi's Environment Office. She has worked intensely with e-mobility within the Sweden India corridor and is the author of the report "Electromobility and India, Opportunities for Engagement" Arati is also sits on the board of URBS (Urban Systems) and Pratham Sweden. Arati holds a MSc. in Natural Resource Management from SOAS, University of London and a B.A. in International Political Economy from Swarthmore College, PA, USA and the London School of Economics.

Job Titles:

• Senior Executive Advisor

Job Titles:

• Brand Ambassador and Head of Communication
• Chief India Representative & Head of Sweden India Tech
• Chief India Representative & Head of Sweden India Tech Community
• WICCI's EU - India Business Council 's Chairwoman

Cecilia is also WICCI's EU-India Business Council's Chairwoman. This organization spearheaded by Ada Dyndo aims to inspire, connect, and empower women who are strengthening the India-EU business corridor. Cecilia is an Angel Investor with focus on Tech and AI. Some investment of hers worth mentioning are in GetMega, Nothing, Mainstreet and BigThinx.

Job Titles:

• CEO of IDFC Foundation
• Senior Executive Advisor / CEO, IDFC Foundation and IDFC Institute

Dr Reuben Abraham is CEO of IDFC Foundation and IDFC Institute, a Mumbai based think/do tank focused on state capability and political economy issues. Dr Abraham's expertise lies in understanding the underlying processes of economic development, with a focus on institutions, and the intersection of public policy and politics. Besides, he has spent the last decade working on issues related to urbanisation, perhaps the single biggest macro-trend across most major emerging markets outside Latin America. He is a non-resident scholar at the Marron Institute at New York University, and a senior fellow at the Milken Institute in Singapore. In addition, he is a Senior Advisor to Swiss Re and an Honorary Advisor to the New Zealand government at the New Zealand Asia Foundation. Before IDFC, he was a professor and Executive Director of the Centre for Emerging Markets Solutions (CEMS) at the top-ranked Indian School of Business (ISB). In 2012, he was named to Wired Magazine's "Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world." In 2013 and 2016, he was a Fellow at the Legatum Institute in London. He was selected as a Young Global Leader for 2009 by the World Economic Forum, where he currently serves as vice-chair of the South Asia regional board, and on the Global Futures Council on The Future of Cities and Urbanisation.

Job Titles:

• Senior Executive Advisor
• Chairman Husqvarna

Tom was born in Scotland in 1955 and is married with three children. He has a Master of Arts degree from the University of Glasgow. He also has an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina, USA, and an Honorary Doctorate in Science from Cranfield University, UK. Tom joined SKF in 1977 and has held several management positions within the SKF Group, the latest as Executive Vice President AB SKF and President of Automotive Division. From 2003 to 2014 he was President and CEO of AB SKF. During his tenure, SKF has evolved into a knowledge engineering company which enables customers to profit from more than 100 years of accumulated application expertise. He has also successfully advanced initiatives to integrate sustainability into the company's long term strategy and performances, for instance by launching BeyondZero. SKF's leading performance in sustainability is recognized globally with the inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2000 and the FTSE4Good Index Series since 2001, i.e. ever since the indexes were introduced. In 2006 he was given the first European Six Sigma Leadership Award for his work in committing the company to continuous improvements setting a strong example for Europe and the world. In 2008 Tom received the Swedish Royal Order Polar Star for his personal services to Sweden and Swedish interests. In 2009 he was selected Europe's Best CEO in the Engineering and Machinery sector in a yearly investors ranking. In 2013 he was awarded Leader of the Year in Sweden (Årets Ledare). Tom received the CBE from the British Queen in the 2015 New Year's Honours List.

Job Titles:

• Senior Executive Advisor

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• Technician

Mr. Kingstedt is Technician/Engineer with wide experience in diverse areas including Corporate Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Project management and Human Resource Development in globalized markets. Entrepreunership, Working with different cultures in operational and M&A processes. Working in complex matric structures.

Job Titles:

• VP of Brand and Partnerships

Kari is a Business Management graduate who first dipped his toes in advertising to begin with in the late 90's. Soon after, he joined the fledgling telecom Industry in India in the early 2000s. It was a period of immense growth, when the sheer potential of the Indian market was just being realised. His professional journey in the telecom industry has been dotted with important brand works, handling P&L, heading the marketing for a region to finally heading marketing activations at a corporate level in India. The Truecaller journey started in 2013. A small note to the company's co-founder and chairman in February 2013, seeking his thoughts about how Truecaller should progress or work in India, kickstarted a whole new adventure. Truecaller then started it's own period of immense growth, with India as its home market and Kari leading the charge from a small, one-room office. It was a transition from a pure play consumer marketing role to an evolved business development & marketing role. Kari's primary strength is human interaction and networking. His words to live by? Business happens when there is a fundamental understanding and compassionate relationship between a group of simple, honest and dedicated individuals.

Job Titles:

• Senior Executive Advisor
• Senior Economist of SEB
• Senior Executive Advisor / Teacher, Author and Economist

Klas Eklund is the Senior Economist of SEB, Adjunct professor of Economics at the University of Lund and member of the Government's Commission for the Future. Klas Eklund is a licentiate of economics from the Stockholm School of Economics; the topic of his thesis was long-term industrial growth and transformation. In the 1980?s he worked in the Ministry of Finance (as Deputy Under-Secretary of State) and in the Cabinet office (as economic adviser to the Prime Minister). In 1990-91 he chaired the government's Productivity Commission, analysing the poor Swedish growth performance in the 1970s and 80s, as well as drawing economic policy conclusions. Between 1994 and 2007 he was SEB's Chief Economist. Between 2001 and 2010 he was a member of the European Commission's Group of Economic Policy Analysis. Mr Eklund has also held a number of other positions, e.g member of the Board of Governors of the Swedish Central Bank, member of the board of the 5th General Pension fund, Chief economist at Sweden Post, Chairman of the government's Committee for Economic Studies of the Public Sector, Judge for the Swedish Quality Prize, etc. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Job Titles:

• CEO
• Chief of Staff
• President
• Senior Advisor
• Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President and CEO

Mr Edvinsson took up his position on June 1, 2016. Most recently, between 2014 and 2016, he had the position as Chief Analyst Officer at Saab. During the period 1997 to 2013 Mr Edvinsson held various senior executive positions at the Armed Forces Headquarters in the Special Forces and Intelligence Community. Mr Edvinsson graduated from the National Defence College with a focus on Security Politics.

Job Titles:

• Senior Executive Advisor
• Special Advisor to the President and CEO of Saab

Lars-Olof Lindgren is Special Advisor to the President and CEO of Saab. Based in India, he advises the Saab global management on business and governmental affairs. Lars-Olof Lindgren has a long experience of India and an extensive network across the country.He was the Ambassador of Sweden to India between 2007 and 2012 and he headed Saab's Market Area India between 2013 and 2015 until it was merged with Market Area Asia Pacific. Prior to his tenure at the Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi, Lars-Olof Lindgren was State Secretary to the Prime Minister of Sweden, dealing with International Affairs and the European Union. Before this, he was State Secretary for Trade in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Lars-Olof Lindgren has a long diplomatic career, including being Director General of Trade, Deputy Head of Mission at the Swedish Embassy in Beijing and Deputy Permanent Representative of Sweden to the European Union. He is a graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics.

Job Titles:

• Senior Sustainability Advisor

Linda Johansson recently joined Systembolaget to work with sustainable purchasing both regarding beverages, and other products and services, after working 13+ years at the H&M Group. The most recent role was as Sustainability manager at the Global Logistics function, focusing on supply chain and logistics responsible for driving the sustainability strategy when it comes to transportation and warehousing. Ms Johansson spent all together 11 years in India and Bangladesh, and started her professional career working for two years for a Swedish NGO in Dhaka, Bangladesh, focusing on sustainable agriculture practice and women's empowerment. From there she joined the H&M Group in roles supporting Indian and Bangladeshi garment and home item manufacturers on their journey from compliance to sustainability. Ms Johansson also was part of starting the H&M Group's sales organisation in India. This included all contacts with the DIPP, scouting office, logistics and store locations, hiring people and integrating a sustainable and ethical business practice from the start. From the work at the H&M Group Ms Johansson's experience covers the full supply chain from manufacturing to sales, always with a sustainability focus and by using approaches grounded in business and sustainability. Ms Johansson holds an M.A in Political Science and a B.A in Economic history from Lund University, Sweden, which also included studies at the University of Manchester, UK.

Job Titles:

• Senior Executive Advisor
• Senior Advisor at the Wallenberg Foundations AB
• Senior Advisor, Wallenberg Foundations AB

Magnus Schöldtz is Senior Advisor at the Wallenberg Foundations AB, and a former Ambassador at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He has served in various diplomatic functions in relation to EU and Nato and the Middle East. Ambassador Schöldtz also held positions within United Nations in Lebanon and Somalia, and the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. He is Senior Advisor to Mr. Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman of Investor AB; Mr. Marcus Wallenberg, Chairman of SEB, Saab AB, and FAM and to Mr. Peter Wallenberg Jr. the Chairman of Wallenberg Foundations AB, as well as to several companies in the Wallenberg sphere. He is associated with the Brookings Institution International Advisory Council, and a Member of the Trilateral Commission European Executive Board. Magnus Schöldtz is a Stanford Executive Program Alumni (2015), a graduate of Lund University in Philosophy, History, Political Science, Economics and Oriental Studies, and a Reserve Officer (Captain) in the Swedish Army.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of SEB, Saab AB

Job Titles:

• Partner
• Senior Advisor
• Member of the Board of the European Institute for Japanese Studies
• Vice Chairman of the Board of Sweden China Trade Council

Mr. Per-Olof Björk is Partner at UMA Hb (Unlimited Management Assistance). Mr. Björk joined Ericsson in 1975. He used to live in Asia for 9 years. From 1980 to 1983 he was working as Marketing Advisor in Indonesia. He started to work with China in 1984 and in 1988 he was appointed General Manager & Chief Representative for Ericsson in China where he stayed until 1991. In 1996 he was appointed Executive Vice President at Ericsson China. During 1998-1999 he stayed in Vietnam as Director, Business Development. During 1999 - 2012 he was working as Director Asia Pacific, Government & Industry Relations, at Ericsson Group Headquarters in Stockholm. From 2010 - 2012 he also had the position Vice President, General Affairs, Ericsson China & North East Asia. Between the assignments abroad he held various positions in marketing and sales for Asia at Ericsson Headquarters. Mr. Björk is Vice Chairman of the Board of Sweden China Trade Council (SCTC) and Senior Advisor to Sweden India Business Council (SIBC). Mr. Björk is also a Member of the Board of the European Institute for Japanese Studies (EIJS) and Senior Advisor to the China Economic Research Center (CERC) at Stockholm School of Economics.

Job Titles:

• Board Member at KTH Alumni Advisory
• Co - Founder at Excubator
• Co - Founder of PanIIT Mentors
• Founder & CEO at FormulateIP
• Founder and Managing Director at Lawcubator
• Senior Tech Advisor

Neeraj is a true Entrepreneur and an expert in Patent Consulting, Innovation Management and Sustainable innovation. He advises several provincial and federal governments on cross-border trade, innovation and entrepreneurship. Neeraj is Founder & CEO at FormulateIP based in India and USA. Applying his business and technical background, Neeraj assists clients in protecting and expanding their domestic and international knowledge-based businesses using IP protection, licensing and strategic planning. Neeraj has played key role in developing and implementing intellectual property, business strategies and initiatives for many product and service based organizations in India, USA and EU. He has provided IP Portfolio Management Consulting to leading companies in different sectors in India and Abroad. Neeraj has been part of various IP initiatives started by Government of Karnataka, India. He was core member of Intellectual Property initiative called "Amulya". The objective of this program is to create awareness about patents, to communicate the advantages of patenting and to encourage a patent filing culture at Institutions, Research & Development centres and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Neeaj is also part of core team responsible for drafting Intellectual Property Policy for Karnataka. Neeraj works closely with various industry bodies such as Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA), Advanced Computing and Communication Society (ACCS), IEEE in promoting various Intellectual Property and Innovation Management initiatives. Neeraj is co-founder at Excubator which provides guidance and support needed to entrepreneurs for building a successful entrepreneurial practice. Excubator also provides incubator facility in Bangalore. Excubator's mission is to create and grow a vibrant ecosystem that is designed to take Indian entrepreneurship practices to a global level. Neeraj is Founder and Managing Director at Lawcubator which is a technology firm in the legal domain. Lawcubator is a technology platform in workplace health & safety related legal compliances. Lawcubator's objective is to provide Techno-Legal solutions for workplace related issues, such as gender discrimination, health and safety of the employees at workplace. Its customizable technology platform is uniquely designed in accordance with various national and international legislations to ensure holistic and efficient management of all issues related to workplace safety. Neeraj is co-founder of PanIIT Mentors which is a Nation Building Initiative under PanIIT. IIT Mentors is a global mentorship program which is set up with simple goals of "Alumni helping Alumni" in a "Pay it forward" model. Neeraj was founding EC member of Federation of Indo-Israeli Chamber of Commerce (South). Neeraj is CEO and Governing Council Member of Technology Incubation and Entrepreneurship Development Activity (TIDEA) at IIT Roorkee. TIDEA is IIT Roorke's incubator for supporting IIT students and alumni startups. Neeraj was also instrumental is creating the policies and set up of TIDEA at IIT Roorkee. Neeraj is Board member at KTH Alumni Advisory board and Chairman, India Alumni Chapter for for Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (www.kth.se). Neeraj has been one of the most successful alumni from KTH, Sweden and is very active in supporting various activities of KTH in India. Neeraj is Governing Council Member and Treasurer at IIT Alumni Centre Bengaluru, IITACB (www.iitalumniclubbangalore.org). The IIT Alumni Centre, Bengaluru has been established to create a community that promotes fellowship among its members - Alumni, Faculty and Students connected with IITs - in their Quest for Excellence reflecting the spirit of the IITs. The IIT Council and the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) have given their approval to initiate the building of this unique Centre in Bengaluru. Neeraj is one of the experts at Swissnex India (www.swissnexindia.org ) and advises Swiss startups. Swissnex India connects Switzerland and India in the fields of science, education, art and innovation. An initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research and Innovation (SERI) in association with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, swissnex India functions as an annex of the Consulate General of Switzerland in India. Neeraj holds Bachelors of Technology degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Metallurgical and Material Sciences and Masters of Science Degree from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden in Scientific Computing and Mathematics. Neeraj is PGPX in General Management from UCLA Anderson School of Management. Neeraj is author of book "Creating & safeguarding a strong Intellectual Property Portfolio" which was written in collaboration with SIDBI, Adelphi and KFW Bank Germany. Neeraj is senior mentor and visiting faculty in several engineering and MBA colleges. Neeraj is mentor and visiting faculty at Institute of Intellectual Property Studies (IIPS), Global Institute of Intellectual Property (GIIP) and National Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS). Neeraj had also served as Secretary at Advanced Computing and Communication Society. Neeraj also serves on the board of advisors of several organizations.

Job Titles:

• Head of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs

Job Titles:

• Executive Assistant
• Executive Assistant to Senior Management, Sweden - India Business Council

Based in Mumbai, Nisha has extensive experience having worked as Executive Assistant with several CEOs and senior management in various industries and companies such as Tesco Hindustan, Trent limited (Tata Enterprise), Sula Vineyards and AZB & Partners. Being a great team member, she has an innovative, more importantly informed perspective on any business or administrative problem. Nisha is involved in daily operations at SIBC with a range of responsibilities.

Job Titles:

• Managing Director
• Director for Flight Test and Verification at Aeronautics
• Member of the Board for Linköping City Airport

From 1 st of July 2022 Ola is running his own consultancy company Rigs AB, and currently supports FAM AB as a Senior Advisor. Ola Rignell joined Saab India Technologies Pvt. Ltd in August 2018 as Chairman & Managing Director, arriving from Malaysia where he was the country head from May 2017 to August 2018. He continued to work for Saab in India until April 2022 when he returned to Sweden and retired from Saab end of June 2022. During his time in India Ola was on the board of FFV Services Pvt Ltd, Phaeros IT India Pvt Ltd, Barracuda Camouflage Private Limited and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce India. Before joining Saab in 1995 as a test pilot, he spent eleven years working for the Swedish Air Force as an operational fighter pilot. During 1999-2004 he was the Chief Test Pilot for military aircrafts at Saab, and 2004 Ola was appointed as Director for Flight Test and Verification at Aeronautics, Saab AB which he upheld until March 2013 During the period April 2013 to October 2016 Ola Rignell was the Accountable manager (AM) for all civil flight operations within Saab including Flight test, Private Operations, Aerial work and Commercial operations according to the Air Operator Certificate (AOC). He then held the position as Director of Business Development, Aviation Training, at Support & Services from October 2016 to April 2017 before moving abroad. Ola Rignell has been a member of the board for Linköping City Airport and Saab Airport AB

Job Titles:

• CEO
• President
• Senior Executive Advisor
• Board Member of the Swedish Indian Business Council
• Fellow of the Swedish Royal Academy of War Sciences
• Member of the French Académie De L'Air Et De L'Espace
• Special Adviser

Owe Wagermark is the Special Adviser to the President & CEO of Saab Owe Wagermark is currently the Special Adviser to the President & CEO of Saab AB within the CEO Office, having been appointed in July 2016.Owe Wagermark was the Chief of Staff and Senior Adviser to the President & CEO of Saab AB within the CEO Office, between 2009 - 2016. Prior to this he served as the Senior Military Advisor and Communications Director in Gripen International 2002-2008 and in Saab Dynamics (Bofors) 2008-2009. His career as an Air Force Officer, which started in 1973, lead to a number of appointments such as Royal Swedish Air Force and later Swedish Armed Forces Communications Director, Vice Chief of the Royal Swedish Air Force & Vice Commander of the Air Force Tactical Command and Deputy Military Representative to the European Union, EU Military Committee. He now serves as Reserve Officer. He is, in his military capacity, attached to the Swedish Royal Family as Aid-de-Camps. Owe Wagermark is a Fellow of the Swedish Royal Academy of War Sciences (Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien), Member of the French Académie de l'Air et de l'Espace and Board Member of the Swedish Indian Business Council, SIBC. Owe Wagermark is a Fellow of the Swedish Royal Academy of War Sciences (Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien), Member of the French Académie de l'Air et de l'Espace and Board Member of the Swedish Indian Business Council, SIBC. Mr. Wagermark has also been the Managing Director for AT&T Nordics AB and Senior Advisor in the KREAB Public Affairs group. He is married with Margareta and they have two children and enjoy leisure activities such as relaxing, book writing, golf, hunting, riding, jogging and everything else that makes life worth living.

Pranav is an entrepreneur and has founded companies within a vast variety of markets. His company Flic - The World's Smartest Button, was named Europe's hottest hardware start-up by Wired Magazine. For Flic, Pranav launched Sweden's most successful crowdfunding campaign three years ago, and today more than 300,000 Flics have now been sold in 110 countries, with partnerships in place with Volvo, Spotify and Uber among others. More information can be found on www.flic.io. His latest venture Brandie is a crowd marketing platform helping brands, on the Indian market, to encourage loyal customers to drive more content on social media. Find more information on www.brandie.in. Pranav has taught entrepreneurship at Swedish universities, high schools and even middle schools. For the past three years he has been invited to India to give lectures to 2,000 students from over 40 universities across India, with the vision to help Indian teenagers venture out and start their own businesses. Before commencing his entrepreneurial career Pranav studied at Stockholm University and at California institute of Technology (Caltech) and holds an M.Sc. in Molecular Biology.

Job Titles:

• CEO

Prashant Agarwal leads one of Sweden's largest global EPC company - Serneke International as its CEO & President. Prashant is an Indian origin Swede and truly an international citizen of this world. Born in Mumbai and grew up both in India & UK. He had a humble beginning working with few large financial institutions such as Ocwen, Fidelity & Barclays in various sectors in various positions in countries like India, USA and UK. Then moved on to entrepreneurial path joining hands with family office at Pacific Investments and venturing with several companies in India and worldwide (Established/Co-founded companies such as Frontier Group, IFE Ltd , VEQTA, Ekana Sports City etc). He was the President of the Indian Super League Club- Delhi Dynamos FC for 2 years and as he is very passionate about football he has globally contributed to the beautiful game.. Today he has rich 15+ years of experience in combined sectors of Sports, Finance, Real estate, Entertainment, IT and Infrastructure and proudly calls Gothenburg as his home for past 9 years.

Job Titles:

• Senior Executive Advisor
• Business Leader

Ravi Venkatesan is a business leader, social entrepreneur and author. He is the chairman of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), founder of the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) and serves on the Boards of Rockefeller Foundation and Hitachi Ltd. Ravi has previously served as the chairman of Microsoft India, Bank of Baroda and Cummins India and co-chairman of Infosys Limited. He was also UNICEF's Special Representative for Young People and Innovation. He has a B. Tech from IIT Bombay, an MS from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar. Ravi is the author of two bestselling books, ‘What The Heck Do I Do With My Life: How To Flourish in Our Turbulent Times' and ‘Conquering the Chaos: Win in India, Win Everywhere'. He has been voted as one of India's best management thinkers by Thinkers50 and Microsoft's Alumni Hero 2020.

Job Titles:

• President
• Secretary General

Swedish Indian born Robin Sukhia has worked with India since 1996. Through a Venture Capital firm he was one of the pioneers in the industry to invest into India. Robin has held board positions in India and Sweden and is since 2005 the Secretary General and President of the Sweden-India Business Council (SIBC), Sweden's largest dedicated business-networking community with India. Under Robins' leadership, building a competent and high-profile team and advisors, the council has grown exponentially and performed over 500 high quality activities to promote the modern side of India and thereby increasing the interest between the countries. Robin advises leaders and decision makers in companies, government, agencies and institutions on their India, or Sweden-India related work. Robin is an OCI holder and a clear example of how members of India's extended family, can play a powerful role in strengthening relationships and economic partnerships between the countries.

Job Titles:

• Executive Vice President, Europe / Larsen & Toubro Group

Sarbajit Deb (Executive Vice President, Europe) represents Larsen & Toubro group in Europe working with different business units. He was deputed to Nordic region 20 years ago to develop business for L&T's IT and Engineering services business units. Sarbajit has over 35 plus years' experience in the ICT industry in various regions of Nordic / Europe, India and Middle East. He is a graduate in Electronics & Communication engineering having studied and lived in different cities of India. He has held various positions of responsibility in Customer Engineering Services, Technical Support, Product launches, Systems Integration across multiple industries apart from developing business in new geographies. He has created partnerships with companies based in Europe to address local and Global opportunities. He is an active member of trade and industry bodies in Europe.

Job Titles:

• Senior AI Advisor

Umakant has spent 19 years in Technology domain with close to a decade of experience in the area of Artificial Intelligence in diverse aspects of Investing, entrepreneurship and product building. He is the co-founder of AI foundry, focused on "building leapfrog AI ventures for next 6 billion users". Umakant is also co-founder of ARTPARK (AI & Robotics Technology Park) being set up by IISc (Indian Institute of Science). He is a pioneer thought leader building a global think tank using AI for bringing cheaper and more efficient access to resources in the developing world. Umakant is also a nominated expert by Govt. of India on GPAI (Global Partnership on AI)'s working group on Innovation and commercialisation. Before this, Umakant co-founded pi Ventures (India's only Artificial Intelligence focused $32 m early-stage venture fund) along with Manish Singhal. He was general partner and part of the investment committee at pi that has backed some of the leading AI companies (Sigtuple, Applying AI to pathology (www.sigtuple.com), Niramai, Applying AI to early breast cancer detection(www.niramai.com), Locus.sh, Ten3T Health (Intelligent heart patch), frontdesk.ai (chatbots for enterprise), Wysa (Chatbots for mental wellness), Switchon(AI for industrial systems) and others. He is now Advisor & Founding partner at pi Ventures. With an exposure of AI area of almost a decade as an entrepreneur and investor, he is much sought after technology advisor in the area of AI for Government of India initiatives for NITI Aayog, DST (Department of Science & Technology) & MEITY, helping in the thought process of an "idea to impact" AI innovation engine for India. Umakant also advises Fortune 500 companies in the area of AI strategy, investing and disruption as well. He is a noted keynote speaker on developing impact via AI & deep tech innovations in emerging markets. Prior to this, he started one of the earliest Artificial Intelligence companies out of India, Vimagino, focused on providing emotionally intelligent chatbots to help solve sales and support issues on web and mobile for companies in 2009-10. Umakant has also been an advisor and investor in startups in gaming, food, education, and logistics. He has 2 patents published in the area of autonomic process systems. He is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and KTH Stockholm and enjoys painting abstracts in his spare time. On becoming the Senior AI Advisor to Sweden India Business Council, Umakant says: "Next 15 years are going to belong to hyper innovation with AI and Robotics. Looking forward to building the India-Sweden collaboration bridge for this era!".

Job Titles:

• Advisor FDI
• Independent Advisor

Varda Taneja is an independent advisor for companies looking to establish and localise in India. She has a decade long experience in market - entry and business expansion strategy. She was previously Vice President, Invest India, leading investment promotion in the Europe region and supporting them on business advisory for India. Varda has led multiple public-private engagements at global platforms and represented India at numerous international platforms including the World Economic Forum, Davos. Additionally, she has also worked in close capacity with senior officials from Federal Ministries and State Governments on policy and regulations. Her passion and efforts have won her the recognition of BusinessWorld Disrupt 30 under 30 and EuropeIndia40 leaders. Varda holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Delhi, India and a M.Sc. Management & Strategy from the London School of Economics, UK. She is extremely passionate about driving impact and is also trained in Hindustani vocal classical music.

Job Titles:

• Senior Executive Advisor
• Founder and Senior Partner of AZB & Partners and One of India

Zia Mody is the Founder and Senior Partner of AZB & Partners and one of India's foremost corporate attorneys. She passed her law