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Their main focus is to bridge the healthcare delivery gap using data-driven care.  MyHealthcare platform helps connect doctors, nurses, patients, health records, pharmacy, home care under one roof. It also manages the healthcare needs of over 21.5million patients today and has some leading healthcare institutions such as Max Hospital, Fortis Hospital, BLK Super Specialty, Breach Candy, PSRI, Aakash Healthcare, and many others on their platform.  MyHealthcare has developed solutions to help fight against the COVID19 second wave by introducing MyHealthcare@home which allows COVID patients with mild symptoms to receive the required care at home digitally.

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Ramandeep Singh, the founder and managing director, comes from a family that has been involved in the cosmetic industry for over 50 years. With consistent support and guidance from his long-time mentor and father, Mr Charanjit Singh, Ramandeep learned every trade and worked relentlessly to make sure his family business thrived and prospered.

After working in the beauty business for almost 10 years, it didn’t take him long to see the bigger picture. He felt a gaping hole in the way taking care of one’s skin is perceived today. When the focus is solely on the ‘problem’ aspect of the skin and the ‘ingredient’ aspect of products, skincare gets viewed as a miraculous transformation of bad skin into good skin instead of a progressive journey that includes the good, the bad and the in-between.

Always wanting to stay one step ahead, Ramandeep also believes that cosmeceuticals are the future of skincare. With Lisén, he has developed a brand that delivers science-backed, high-efficacy products while inspiring people to believe in themselves and in their ability to flourish through every phase of their skin journey.

Ramandeep has 10 years plus experience in the beauty industry. Worked across all domains of the brand Blue Heaven and executed new strategies which were trend-driven and quality-driven to make it one of India's most accepted beauty brands growing.

He is BSc (Hons) in chemistry and has vast experience across new product developments, market research and strategies in the beauty industry. Extensive experience in production, product quality & packaging.

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About 5ire

5ire is a blockchain ecosystem that brings forward Sustainability, Technology & Innovation to build the 5th industrial revolution (5IR). Founded by Pratik Gauri, Prateek Dwivedi and Vilma Mattila, proponents of blockchain technology in August 2021, the mission of the 5ire ecosystem is to embed the for-benefit paradigm at the heart of blockchain, highly incentivize practices that align with the United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), facilitate the transition from the 4IR to 5IR and accelerate the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 5ire empowers decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and working groups to help accelerate the implementation of the UN’s 17 SDG goals. It assures openness, unity of purpose, and inclusivity. Thus, shaping the ethics of business and collaborations toward sustainability while providing a cross-chain environment as well as advanced governance and rewarding mechanisms for participants.

The company’s primary offering is 5ireChain, a first layer, sustainability-driven 5th generation blockchain that ensures adherence to the philosophy of 5IR creating a net positive impact on the planet and service humanity. It embeds sustainability and social impact deep inside the 5irechain runtime logic, and ensures that the activities which are aligned with the UN’s SDGs, either on-chain or in the real world, are highly incentivized with the cutting-edge multilayered Proof-Of-Fire consensus mechanism and reward distribution engine. All of this while assuring democracy between all the participants, governance for the purpose of bringing union and to ensure the longevity of the 5irechain sustainable vision.

Pratik has founded 8 companies prior to founding 5ire, which is a blockchain ecosystem that brings forward Sustainability, Technology & Innovation to build the 5th industrial revolution.

Pratik is also a Partner at 5th Element Group - a global impact management consultancy to implement and scale omniwin solutions to positively impact millions of humans by mobilising millions of dollars.

Pratik was named Creative Entrepreneur of the year - Startup by Entrepreneur India magazine and Entrepreneur of the year 2020 by Indian Achievers’ Forum. He has been recognised as Entrepreneur 35 Under 35, ET Now Leaders of Tomorrow, Greenbiz Global 30 Under 30, AsiaOne 40 Under 40 Most Influential Leaders, British Petroleum Scholar, World Economic Forum Global Shaper, Ambassador at One Young World, Al Gore’s Climate Leader, Fellow at Startup Leadership Program, Winner of UNLEASH 2019, Asia’s top 50 Voices by Earth Day Network, and Changemaker at Global Action on Poverty. He is at www.pratikgauri.in

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M&A’s description:

M&A Science is an educational podcast exploring the intricate world of M&A with industry leaders and practitioners. What started in 2013 as research phone calls, transformed into an industry-leading podcast featuring practitioners sharing lessons learned with over 15k listeners. Our listeners include corporate development professionals, private equity, investment bankers, consultants, and tech leaders.

M&A Science comes in three mediums: a traditional podcast, a weekly live roundtable, and most recently, a virtual summit.

DealRoom’s description:

The idea for DealRoom began in a small office in downtown Chicago in 2012. Founder, Kison Patel, was running a boutique M&A practice that focused on hospitality. He realized the standard technology available for M&A created inefficiencies such as work silos, duplicate work, and version control issues. He knew there had to be a better way and that the M&A industry desperately needed project management.

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Beginning - Intro and Smarak Swain journey (from IIT to IRS to being an author)

7 mins  - Journey as  as an author

15 mins - Loan against shares (LAS) scams / fraud examples Haridas Mundhra, Ketan Parikh (k10), Geetanjali Gems(2014),  Pump & Dump Schemes cycle.

26 mins - Startups Valuations, digital regulations and

32 mins - Startup loopholes / Tax avoidance

45 mins- Thought Experiment on Cyber hacking

51 mins - Dichotomy of Gold/ Bitcoin / Silk Road

55 mins - Anecdotal stories - loosing the entire capital

60 mins - Tech Future / Decentralised Twitter (DAO), Cryptocurrency

Smarak Swain graduated from IIT Kharagpur in 2006 and went on to join the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) in 2008. He is a post-graduate in taxation & business laws from NALSAR University, Hyderabad, and recently received a Masters in Public Administration from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.

He has wide experience in tax audit and financial investigation of multinational corporations, charitable trusts, and businesses in the informal sector. He is a master trainer in National Academy of Direct Taxes of India.

He has written 10 books, including bestselling books Loophole Games: A Treatise on Tax Avoidance Strategies and The Great Indian Fraud. Presently, he works for the Finance Ministry as Director of India’s Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) Program. In his workplace, he is considered a resource person for tax, tech, and trade policies.

AISECT - India’s leading Social Enterprise that is working in the areas of Skill Development, Higher Education, Financial Inclusion, e-Governance, and other ICT-based services to bring about an inclusive change in the semi-urban and rural areas of the country.

The Bhopal-headquartered organization has been untiringly reaching out to the country's remotest corners to empower people, generate employment for the youth, and unfold entrepreneurial initiatives since I985.

· AISECT has created 15000 Rural and Semi-urban Entrepreneurs with 20,00,000 Students trained by AISECT until date

· 10 Lakh Students recruited, 5 Higher Education campuses established and 22 States covered under Skill Development Projects

· Under the second gen leadership Siddharth Chaturvedi’s focus has been giving skill-based education / vocational skill focussed through short-term training or courses not part of the formal education sector and which provides employment in informal sectors for rural and semi urban India

· Schemes such as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is the primary focus of AISECT group of Universities students can receive both security and benefit, as it aids in an equivalent acknowledgement of both informal and formal learning

Siddharth Chaturvedi is the Executive Vice President of the AISECT Group. Along with this, he is the Chairman of the CII Bhopal chapter. Siddharth is also a part of the Governing Body and Board of Management of the Dr. C. V. Raman University in Chhattisgarh as well as the Rabindranath Tagore University in Madhya Pradesh. Furthermore, he is a Member of the CII Western Region Committee on Startups, Skills and Employability; a Charter Member of the TIE Madhya Pradesh; Founding and Governing Board Member of the Association of Skills Training Providers; the Convener of CII Madhya Pradesh Panel on Education and Skill Development and an Invitee Member for the Government of Madhya Pradesh Committee on TEQIP Programme Implementation.

Wonderla Holidays Ltd., India’s largest Amusement park chain operates three amusement parks in Kochi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and a resort at Bangalore named ‘Wonderla Resort’

Mr. Arun K. Chittilappilly, Managing Director of the Company, is armed with Masters in Industrial Engineering from Industrial Research Institute of Swinburne University (IRIS), Melbourne, Australia. He has been a key architect of Wonderla Holidays and has been actively involved in strategizing and conceptualizing the Wonderla Parks and Resort.

Soon after his Masters, Mr. Arun got involved in the operations of Wonderla Cochin. Being well versed in industrial engineering and driven by his keen interest in the functioning of the amusement park, Mr. Arun set out to start his own venture. Believing that an amusement park in the same lines as the popular Veega Land [Cochin] would see great acceptance in Bangalore, he initiated the project in 2003 which was completed by 2005.

The Bangalore Wonderla Park was designed as a grander version of the Kochi Park, using the latest technology to complement its umpteen attractions and facilities. Having been a part of the project right from its conceptual phase, Mr. Arun has witnessed and experienced the phenomenal growth of the amusement park. After the success of Bangalore Park, built a Resort just behind the Bangalore Park in 2012. With a vision of rapid expansion across South India the third Amusement Park launched at Hyderabad in 2016.

Apart from being passionate about theme parks, his other interests include music, cars, reading, traveling, adventure sports and swimming.

Mahabelly is a specialty restaurant serving authentic Kerala cuisine located at DLF Avenue Saket, New Delhi & Gurgaon.

Thomas Fenn is an Economics graduate from St Stephen's College and has worked as an Analyst with an infrastructure consultancy for two years before handling Operations, Marketing & Business Development for the Stellar Children's Museum, Ambience Mall Gurgaon since its inception in 2012. He co-founded Mahabelly with Zachariah Jacob and Prem Kiran in March 2015.

Thomas is also Member, Managing Committee of the NRAI overseeing their interests in E-Comm Policy, Online Ordering & Logistics.

Zachariah Jacob is a lawyer by profession and a restaurateur by passion, with a demonstrated track record of establishing successful businesses in the legal and hospitality industries.

After graduating in BSc (Hons.) Physics  from St Stephen's College, Delhi University, Zachariah studied law at Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. Thereafter, he worked as a Manager (Law) with IFCI Ltd from 2012 to 2015 till he co-founded an authentic Kerala cuisine restaurant brand called  "Mahabelly" based in Delhi NCR, with his school and college friend, Thomas Fenn.

Zachariah is also an experienced lawyer with specialization in Banking and Finance and is the Co-founder and Partner of Actus Legal, a multi-disciplinary law firm based in Delhi.

He is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB), Limited Insolvency Professional and currently the Co-Chairman for ASSOCHAM North Region Tourism & Hospitality Council.

https://linktr.ee/mahabelly 

Decimal Technologies, award-winning applications such as Kotak 811, AU Abhi and Aditya Birla Payments application, and banks such as IndusInd Bank, Deutsche Bank use solutions developed by the company. They recently launched Saarathi, a pioneering, one-of-a-kind lending marketplace, specializing in digital transformation of loan files. The AI-based product enables hassle-free, paperless digitalization of multiple financial products such as loans, credit cards and insurance on one platform. Saarathi offers a transparent, low-cost process to the lender ecosystem ensuring loan files are trustworthy and fraud proof, while at the same time making the approval process 5X faster for customers.

Lalit Mehta, is the Co-founder & CEO, Decimal Technologies. Lalit has been in the industry for over a decade. He founded Decimal Technologies in 2009 when digitisation in the BFSI sector was still in its nascent stages and people weren’t aware of the significant growth it will witness. Lalit and his team at Decimal were one of the early adopters of technology in the sector and were integral in helping institutions through their own journeys of becoming early digital adopters too.

Lalit has built a path for Decimal where it can keep reinventing every few years and stay ahead of the curve. Decimal continues to innovate to make banking operations smoother and, in turn, customer experiences better. This is evident in their mantra of #DigitisingBFSI which became even more pertinent during the pandemic as Decimal was at the forefront of meeting the rapid demands of digitisation in the BFSI sector. They closed deals with financial institutions they’d been negotiating with for years, within months once the first lockdown hit.

Lalit has over two decades of experience leading innovation in the fields of finance and technology. He is a serial entrepreneur who has founded another company in identity and access management viz., Mobico Comodo, in addition to one in the education space called The Olive Schools. Interestingly, Lalit has also worked in the automotive space and was a part of his family car dealership business before he found his calling in finance.