A TEDx speaker, awarded by Jal Shakti Mantralaya as Water Hero and recognized as Global Top 3 Author on Water by Smart Water Magazine (Spain), Mr. Madhukar Swayambhu has been an IT Communication Network Professional (over two decades) turned Researcher cum Environmentalist (since 2011), Ecologist, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Biodiversity conservationist.
In last about a decade long journey of this new found love for environment, ecology, Indic Scriptures, and Vaidic Sciences, a new dimension to the world has been explored during the course of which,
many articles got published in various Water & Environment magazines and various lectures, trainings, presentations & talks have been delivered in multiple national & international level
institutes including IIPA, NIFTEM, Fore School of Management, School of Planning & Architecture Delhi, NEERI (Hyderabad & Nagpur), ADRI, CPCB & various other state pollution control boards, various IITs, as well as multiple Indo-EU Forums etc.
He along with his colleagues in Vaidic Srijan LLP have developed the indigenous technology, based on Vaidic Sciences, that they call "Cownomics® Technology" for "Resurrection of Native ecology of Wetlands & Waterbodies"
Manohar Rayasam is a Digital Technology leader, Independent Director and a Certified ESG Expert with vast professional experience who has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership and strategic prowess throughout his career.
He has travelled to multiple countries and orchestrated Global Project and Programme delivery Management through Agile Methodologies, Business Process Consulting and leading sustainable Digital Transformation initiatives. With his Strategic acumen he has driven multiple global projects and programs on Technology Innovation that aligns corporate objectives with Sustainable Goals. With his learning agility he has furthered his learnings into work efficiency with exceptional abilities in Portfolio Management, leading ESG and Business Transformation objectives for diversified sectors across the globe.
An Analytics Consultant, Edupreneur and a Change Maker, Nitin Godawat is ex-Kearney and Managing Director of CREST Olympiads. He led a UN event "Role of Academia in Water Action" during UN Water Conference 2023. Through CREST Olympiads, he is on a mission to create awareness about United Nations SDGs and Green Initiatives among schools and school students. His vision is to build 10,000+ communities across the globe to spread awareness about Climate Change, Water Sustainability, Wastage Reduction, etc.
CREST Olympiads has been consistently recognised as one of most Innovative Olympiad Exams globally. It boasts of students from 40+ countries and 5000+ schools
He was ranked 2nd in the University during his BE from NIT, Jaipur and 4th in his MBA. He was awarded Ministry of HRD, Government of India sponsored Merit Scholarship during BE. He loves solving creative business analytics problems and has been consistently recognized for innovative analytics solutions. His passion to make a difference led him to venture in education space.
Soumanil has 14+ years of working with Industries and Government Ecosystems in Market Research, Content Writing, Product Marketing, and Business Development. His previous stints were with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Skill Development and Livelihood, Membership, Culture & Sports departments, and Government sectors. He has worked extensively in the K-12 and Higher Education segment and managed bulk assessments through sector skill councils for multiple employment-linked skill training schemes by the Govt of India. One of the CSR projects he delivered which were undertaken by CII was for ‘Saksham’ project of DFCCIL that won “Golden Peacock Award for sustainability” in the year 2016. Over the last few years, he also helped two Start-ups from SaaS Industry and large Ed-Tech companies in different capacities.
Soumanil is an MBA from IMT Ghaziabad with specializations in International Business, Brand Management and Strategic Management. Under his current role in the Strategic Alliances Division, he is responsible for facilitating partnerships among State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and India’s research & start-ups innovation ecosystem.
President of Water Bank Foundation and an alumni of IIT Kharagpur, Saket Kumar focuses on making an impact into the global water scenario, ranging from 'drinking water' to 'water conservation'. In his water venture, using innovative technologies, he is working on Arsenic Mitigation, as well as providing Pure, safe and healthy drinking water to the habitats affected with critical water quality issues. His team has successfully commercialised the new indigenous technology developed at IIT Kharagpur for water purification - OáS.
His approach is to 'Empower Waterpreneurs' with technology, infrastructure, and network to install, manage, and monitor the water issue of their local community; while creating values for them with his BarterWater model. Water Bank Foundation Trust is working on Water Sustainability and Eco Restoration.