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Dr. Aruna Sharma
Company Mentor

Dr. Aruna Sharma is an accomplished Practitioner Development Economist, renowned for her distinguished career in public service and her significant contributions to policy development and economic growth in India. She has served as Secretary in the ministries of Steel and MeitY within the Government of India. She spearheaded the rollout of Direct Benefit Transfer system and played a pivotal role in establishing a common household database, leading to a revolutionary shift in the implementation of social welfare schemes. Dr. Sharma served as a member of the high-level committee of the Reserve Bank of India for advancement of digital payments. As a key architect of India's steel policy, her contributions have been instrumental in shaping the growth and sustainability of the nation's steel industry.

The Steel Policy of 2017, which she championed, provided a comprehensive roadmap that continues to propel the progress of the steel sector. Dr. Sharma's work, "Resource Convergence Mantra," introduced the concept of convergence in schemes, optimizing the utilization of resources. Her book "U@Game Changer," available in multiple languages, serves as a transformative guide for public representatives, equipping them with the knowledge and tools necessary to drive positive change. Her latest publication, "Dancing towards the $5 Trillion Economy on Holistic Beat," is a testament to her commitment to inclusive and sustainable growth. Dr. Sharma continues to be a guiding voice for policymakers and businesses through her expert counsel and insightful writings across diverse domains. Her focus is in world of ‘Intermediaries’ and their products in areas of e-commerce, gaming, virtual digital assets, publishers rights vs Big Tech, use cases in Education and health in field of AI

Advisor

Dr Ganesh Chandra Pandey
Technical board member

Dr Ganesh Chandra Pandey has been member of Indian Telecom service 1983. He has served in DOT, BSNL and TCIL in Top Positions in India and abroad (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Kuwait and Middle East. He did Bachelor & Masters from MANIT Bhopal and PhD from CVRU. Has many innovative initiatives in Telecom and Management fields.

He has many accolades to his credit :-

  • Vishisht Sanchar Seva Padak (Govt of India 2001) for highest revenue generation in BSNL
  • Ati Vishisht Sanchar Seva Padak (Govt of India) 2002 for participating in Kargil War
  • Star Achiever Award by MANIT Bhopal 2004 for outstanding technical management in India in DOT and Overseas projects of Government of India
  • National Award for best Customer Service 2013 while General Manager BSNL at Indore
  • Aegis Graham Bell Award 2015 for development of an Innovative Debt Recovery Method in Government organizations
  • Bharat Net Phase I National Appreciation 2018 by Government of India He has been associated with many prestigious organizations
  • Academic Council Sri Vaishnava Institute of Science & Technology Indore
  • Academic Council CVRU Bilaspur CG
  • Advisor to management of ISTTM Hyderabad He retired as Chief General Manager of BSNL MP

Professional In Telecom Company

Mita Wadhwa
Telecom Industry

Mita Wadhwa, has served Telecom Industry for 22+ years, starting her career from paging to mobile and then to Process Excellence in Global role for companies like Alcatel and Nokia. She has worked for Projects from Europe, UAE and Asian counties and have intensely travelled for implementations.

Always inclined towards serving the society, she took sabbaticals in 2017 to understand how she can work towards her dreams. She then decided to go back to her place the city of lakes and the heart of India, apna Bhopal and started working in the urban slums and the rural areas.

As an environmentalist she started working with Nagar Nigam on Swatch Bhopal and was nominated as ‘Swatch Ambassador’ for 3 years to work towards central goals. She was instrumental is creating the concept of ‘Samadhan Kendra’ which was appreciated by the team in Delhi.

Currently she is working for Women health, hygiene and education in Bhopal and has intensively conducted awareness sessions in more than 345 locations in last 3 years. Her solutions are more sustainable due to which she focuses on lesser places and more effective work.

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