Automotive Speakers in India

Auto industry veteran, motivational speaker, corporate speaker, board of Director and an exceptional orator, Arun Malhotra is an IIM-Calcutta graduate (1983). He holds a rich history in India's nascent auto industry. Having worked at Bajaj Auto, Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Nissan India over 3 decades, and has immensely contributed to the growth of the manufacturing industry. Notably, he served as MD at Nissan India. Arun excelled in brand building, marketing, retail, rural outreach, and strategy formulation. He's overseen new product launches and traveled widely for sales.

As a visiting faculty at IIM-Kolkata, he shares his insights. Arun attended executive programs at Kellogg School of Management (2009) and Harvard Business School (2011). Renowned for auto industry expertise, he's a sought-after keynote speaker and panelist for CNBC, ET Now, NDTV, and more. He also lectures at esteemed business schools like IIM-Bangalore, MDI Gurgaon, and IIFT.

Vivek started his Journey as an iOS developer and now is the Founder and the Managing Director of Capermint Technologies Pvt Ltd - An ISO 9001:2015 Certified and Startup India Recognized, Mobile App and Game Development Company. He is an enthusiastic and visionary Entrepreneur with 7+ years of experience in mobile app and game development. He believes that 'Being the Best Mobile App and Game Development company' is just a temporary status and therefore started his company with my focus on 'Becoming a better mobile app and game development company every day.

An engineering professional with 20 years of experience in Corporate Consulting, Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation, Operation Excellence, Technology deployments and Project and Delivery Management across multiple geographies in Asia. He has worked with multinational clients in Automotive, Chemical, Energy, Petrochemicals, Retail, Industrial Equipment, Steel and Consumer Product, Logistics and Supply Chain verticals in providing Operational and Strategic consulting solutions aimed at improving operational efficiencies and deriving cost savings.

Worked on a project for Inventory reduction with 99.9% inventory accuracies for a large automotive manufacturer in India. Implemented processes & standard operational frameworks, trained resources, deployed WMS to bring in the requisite inventory accuracies. Total inventory value handled was in the range of INR 1.2 Bn per annum.

As an integral part of multiple start-ups, I have had the opportunity to start from scratch and grow some of the biggest and very unique portfolios in multiple industries like New-Age Logistics, Advertising, and InsurTech. 4+ years as part of Blackbuck (Zinka logistics - India's biggest online freight marketplace) setting up and expanding two major divisions (business development and supply) and handled FMCG vertical handling one of the biggest Indian portfolios ingross revenue.

An entrepreneur with engineering graduate and professional experience in Power plants Design, Engineering, and Industrial Plant Automation. Founder of the Phovesto Team and its associated brands. Social Innovation and tech passionate having the Vision to solve global Challenges in Essential commodities and survival security of the people from underprivileged economic and societal backgrounds. Visionary, Pragmatic Thinker, Entrepreneur, Motivational speaker, Science Enthusiast, Adventurer.

Arpit Kulsreshtha Graduated in B Tech Computer Science with HONORS Degree in 2012. He is on a mission to develop or to be a part of great mobile applications which can enhance user experience and the ability to explore the world. 8 Years of Mobile Application Development Experience with a strong focus on Building Enterprise, Social Networking Applications and working with Swift, Objective-C, C#, C++, Xamarin, Xcode, Storyboard and Instruments. Expertise Working knowledge of Core iOS frameworks and skilled in debugging, Code reviewing, and Designing large Mobile app Architects.

Gopi has over 25 years of experience in the engineering and global automotive industry, spanning design, analysis, validation, product launch, and business planning. He is the founder of iNCAETEK Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a company specializing in engineering, simulation, and skilling. Additionally, he created dsynXPO.com, the world’s first portal for design talent management. He is also developing India’s first Engineering Design Center of Excellence under the Indian Government’s ACIC scheme. His efforts are focused on enriching product development and engineering R&D through a variety of up-skilling programs, aimed at infusing skill-certified talent into the global engineering sector.  He has prior experience with Daimler R&D in Germany and GM-Opel (EU), GM-Korea.

Muralidharan Sridharan has several years of Director/CEO global work experience in Different industries: Automotive, Power tools, car multimedia, engineering in different markets across India, SAARC ,Germany, Europe (MEA, ASEAN). He has led different functions like general management,sales/ marketing, distribution, Supply chain,business units. He is acknowledged as an expert in distribution and marketing of engineering products,particularly automotive aftermarket. He has a strong track record of turning business around, recording high profitable growth and setting start ups by cost reduction,vendor development and market expansion measures. He has experience of handling the full range of auto components from fuel injection to spark plugs to electricals across all channels from two wheelers to cars to HCV to earth moving. Direct involvement with almost all OEMs in India and Europe

Pinaki Laskar, is an AI Researcher, Inventor, Futurist Speaker, XAI Author and Thought Leader, Spatial Computing Savant. A disruptive Innovator and Cognitive Technologist, has been founding brain for many disruptive AI solutions ranging from Autonomous Car and Intelligent Transport System, AI-based Music and Health Care. He is an expert and distinguished Inventor in Artificial Intelligence and IIOT with research in AI and Ethics. As a thought leader he has been speaker at various conferences across world with a work experience of two decades. NodeXL has listed Pinaki as one of the top 10 Influencers of Selfdriving Cars and Data Scientist in the world and Thinkers360 has recognized him in the Top 20 Global Thought Leaders & Influencers on Autonomous Vehicles.

With 28+ years of experiences in plant operations with profit and loss responsibility in auto/components and Consumer Durable Industry with a Green Project and Scale up Experience in PR China. Well versed with complete plant management on Production, Quality, Safety, Cost,Morale in functions like Prodution, Quality Management, Facility Management( Maintenance, Utilitites, Plan Projects), Logisitics, Plant Financials, Human Resources Management etc., Familiar with labour laws, Long Term wage Settlement with Union and Pan-India experience (Faridabad, Pithampur, Chennai) and Green Project in China.

Sunil Kapoor is Management graduate in Operations from IMT, Ghaziabad. His career spans over 14 years. He boasts of working with the best in fields viz PepsiCo India Holding, Reliance Industries Ltd., Continental Automotive andMagnetiMarelli (FCA group Company). Sunil is an expert within his domain and has worked across many countries on Global Supply Chain along with great functional knowledge of different module of SAP.

Anil Srivastava had set up the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage to promote shared, connected and clean mobility solutions and developing battery manufacturing capacities in the country. He also organized the Global Mobility Summit, MOVE 2018, which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India and doyens of global automobile industry. He was leading India's transition to electric vehicles, resulting in major policy decisions by Ministries, Departments and State Governments

With three decades of government experience in India, this expert is now an Adviser for Infrastructure Connectivity and Director General of the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office at NITI Aayog. After serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Chairperson & MD of Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd., his roles span Commissioner of Treasuries, Industries & Commerce, various MD positions in PSUs, and district-level administrative roles. 

Ravi Santhanam is a Senior Management Professional at MetaDrsti Advisory and is currently active in three domains: Leadership Coaching, Business Consulting and Education. As a person who has led large teams in a variety of contexts is an expert at guiding executives in enhancing leadership and performance, increasing executive presence, aiding in transitions and navigating in the VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world of today. Former Managing Director of HM & Mitsubishi motors Ravi has had a professional career of 36 years, both in the automobile and service sectors. He last worked as the MD & CEO of Hindustan Motors & Mitsubishi Motors business in India. Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice President at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Ravi grew businesses by building teams, brands, alliances and stake holder relationships. 

The expert is a product development Professional at Gilard Electronics. He is a new product development and CAD engineering solutions provider, with further specialization in 2D and 3D modelling, product design, manufacturing of plastic, ferrous and non-ferrous mechanical parts, sub-assemblies, mould making and mass production, 3D Mechanical CAD Design, 3D Design for 3D Printing, 3D Design for Injection Moulding, 3D Printing and Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Injection and Compression Moulding. He has been in the engineering Profession for more than three decade.

Mr. Paul is the Managing Director of one of the largest groups engaged in retail automobile trade in India, PopularVehicles. The visionary entrepreneur from Kerala completed his primary education at The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty and is currently the President of its Alumni Association. He is the former President of Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations and also a governing council member for Automotive Skill Development Council. He is a seasoned automobile retail industry expert and a regular speaker on industry conferences on topics.

Devanshu Sharma, based in Haryana is currently the Key Account Manager of OEM Sales And Marketing at Uniproducts India Ltd, and has been so since Jul 2017. He is responsible for the non-woven soft trim product segment and is in charge of the development and marketing of this segment as well as new products that are tailored as per the specific needs of his OEM customers such as Honda, Maruti Suzuki, Toyota, Isuzu, TATA, Volkswagen and Renault-Nissan to name a few. Devanshu also plays a major role in budgeting, market forecasting, vendor management, customer satisfaction and cross-selling.

Ashish Harsharaj Kale is the managing director at Provincial Automobile, Nagpur, one of the Oldest Dealer partners of Mahindra and Mahindra. He has also been re-appointed as the President of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). The expert specializes in working with dealers and OEMs on a broad range of strategy, operations, and organizational issues and is an expert on new mobility. Mr. Kale’s accurate forecasts about market shifting trends and his predictions for industry-leading corporations have made him one of the most sought-after experts for the automobile sector in India. The expert’s insights on business growth and overcoming organizational obstacles continue to be featured in several dailies across the country.

Mr. Arora is currently working as the Associate Vice President- Strategic Planning and projects hat Hero Enterprise. He has over 24 years of experience in strategic planning and business development. The expert has a huge amount of experience in evaluating new investment opportunities, corporate planning, strategic planning and projects, mentoring and monitoring start-ups. Apart from these Mr. Arora is well acquainted with valuation, business turnaround, implementing lean manufacturing, productivity improvement, revenue enhancement, cost rationalisation and other related areas.

Amit is a highly accomplished serial entrepreneur and technologist, who set up CarDekho, utilizing technology to provide a smooth car buying and selling experience for users, disrupting a traditionally unorganized market. Following his roles with software companies, he ventured into entrepreneurship and established his own startup. During his stint in Texas, he set-up a software outsourcing company, GirnarSoft, before realizing the opportunity in the used car space, which led him to set up CarDekho. Amit’s trajectory from a IIT-graduate software engineer to an entrepreneur underscores his unwavering commitment to innovation and leveraging technology for the benefit of users. His remarkable achievements have cemented his reputation as a trailblazer in the industry, inspiring others to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams while creating meaningful impact. He is currently an investor and also features as a judge on Shark Tank India while being involved in scaling up his ventures

Ashutosh Pandey works as the Chief Executive Officer of Mahindra First Choice Wheels, leader in cars. car marketing and technology solutions ecosystem. He has over two decades of experience in leadership roles across E-commerce and Retail, and functional roles in multiple industries. He is also experienced in developing and scaling a start-up, leading turnarounds and integrating businesses. In the last role, he served as the CEO and Founding Member of Tata CLiQ. Mr. Pandey had joined the Tata Group in 1998 and over the next sixteen years, took up challenging assignments in Tata Global Beverages, Rallis India, Tata Communications and the Taj Group of Hotels, in functions spanning marketing, strategy, business development and project management. His strength as a professional lies in building a business from scratch and grow that business. He leverages his experience to mentor and coach people with the tools and resources they need to achieve optimal success in their professional journey.

VD is a transformational business leader with 35 years of experience in the global auto components supplier industry, with manufacturing expertise in India and across Asia. He has a proven track record of handling full P&L responsibility for three companies in India and Thailand simultaneously, managing a combined turnover of over $45 million. VD is driven to build long-term, respectable institutions and has been recognized with global corporate awards for innovation and inspirational leadership, particularly in overcoming production challenges following a natural disaster. An industry expert, VD is also a featured author and keynote speaker for academic and corporate audiences.

The expert is the CEO of Popular Mega Motors located in Cochin. He has over 22 years of experience in the automobile space.

The expert is a senior training professional at Hero MotoCorp. He is a seasoned automobile sales professional with 25 years of experience in sales; sales training and customer satisfaction; and sales planning and promotions. Prior to entering into the two-wheeler automobile space, he has worked with various companies dealing with Car and Commercial Vehicles.

The expert is a senior management professional at Gaadi Web Pvt. Ltd., an auto portal in India. Prior to this, he was among the board members of Accentium Web, Internet entrepreneur - a decade of experience across internet start-ups, leading media houses and a stint as a coder. Previously, he has worked with 9.9 Mediaworx, ABP Pvt. Ltd. He is an Internet entrepreneur - a decade of experience across internet startups, leading media houses and a stint as a coder. He is an ardent online enthusiast and have consulted with some of the largest internet ventures in India.

This expert is a Group Manager Content with Royal Enfield. He is a data-driven storyteller, and likes making and managing brands by planning and producing content. He has a corporate experience of over 12 years across top advertising agencies and has been an entrepreneur, having started-up and run a content agency. He is currently responsible for managing brand equity through creating and managing all content requirements and initiatives. His core competency is of content creation. He has working knowledge of content distribution and measurement. He is an alumnus of the University of Delhi.