Creating Micro enterprises through CSR and Philanthropy Creating a Cult of Job creator
Pratyush is a CSR & Impact Investment professional with 25 years of experience out of which most of his time he has worked for CARE India for 10 years and over 12 years in Corporate Social Responsibilities. He has done Masters in Sociology and MBA (Rural Management) from XIM, Bhubaneswar. In 2019 Pratyush has received "Scroll of Honour" award from XIM-Bhubaneswar. In March 2020 Pratyush got certified by WHO as a Covid-19 Operational Manager.
Kanika Pal is an award-winning CSR and sustainability professional with 15 years of experience. Holding a master"s degree in CSR from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, she is presently leading the sustainable community development programme across South Asia – called “Prabhat” – at Hindustan Unilever Ltd. A TEDx speaker, she quit the corporate sector from 2015–17 and founded Solutions for Clean and Healthy Environment or SoCHE Foundation, to influence behaviour change for a cleaner planet. Through her work, she has been exploring the inter-connectedness between conserving the environment, developing sustainable handicrafts and enhancing livelihoods and health of communities.
As Vice President–Sustainability & CSR, Rohan Das is responsible for spearheading the Sustainability & CSR function of DBS Bank in India. Rohan comes with a strong sustainable development perspective having worked with both corporate and non-profit development organizations. In his career spanning more than a decade and a half, he has worked on large scale projects in domains including Public Health, Youth Social Leadership, Media for Social Change and Social Impact Incubation & Acceleration. Over the years, he has built a track record of building differentiated, sustainable and scalable program models. Prior to joining DBS, Rohan was heading Yes Foundation.
Ms. Richa Pant is a Sustainability and Shared value proponent and enthusiast with 16 years of work experience in conceptualizing and implementing Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives in various industries including Auto Ancillary, Pharmaceuticals, Telecom and Financial Services. Her specialization includes in developing "Profit with Purpose" development initiatives.
Anupam is a senior development sector professional with over 12 years of dedicated service in social sector and large part of his experience has been in the field of vocational training/ skill development, entrepreneurship and rural development (women empowerment, livelihoods, health, nutrition and sanitation) in India and other countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia.
Shilpashree is perceptive leader, successful communications strategist with proven track record in directing organizations in the visioning of Brand Strategies, CSR and Public Affairs advocacy. She is an astute professional with almost 2 decades of expertise and currently leads the mandate of Corporate Communications & CSR for Alstom India & South Asia. Under her leadership, the company has touched the lives of many for which the brand has won several industry-acclaimed awards.
India CSR Summit & Exhibition is South Asia’s largest CSR, SDGs and social impact forum. The Summit brings together business leaders, board directors, CSR foundations, impact investors, philanthropists, innovators, government agencies, the UN bodies and non-profits leaders to explore synergies and co-create solutions.
Built on the context of mandatory CSR provisions in India, the Summit, in the last 6 years, has truly become the convergence of social impact leaders from across the country. The event has already witnessed participation of over 490 exhibitors, almost 6700 organizations and 11500 professionals. The recent summit on September in 2019 was a benchmark event in terms of the scale, participation and knowledge sharing with 500+corporate heads, 100+ exhibitors and 2000+ delegates from 1900+ organizations coming in one platform to attend 30+ panel sessions on various thematic areas, 10+ masterclasses specially curated for corporate and non-profits, along with keynote talks, product demos and networking sessions.

