Professor K. VijayRaghavan is the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, succeeding Dr. R. Chidambaram on April 3, 2018. He was Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India from January 28, 2013 to February 2, 2018. He works with all arms of the Government, with the States, the citizens, national and international agencies. The goal is that the benefits of science, technology and innovation solutions reach the most needy, for the sustainable development of India and for the well being of our planet. VijayRaghavan is also a Distinguished Professor at the National Centre of Biological Sciences (NCBS), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Bangalore (TIFR) and was the NCBS Director till 2013.

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.