Jagannath Rao PN

Dr. Sridhar Raghavendra

Head of CRE , Facilities, Projects, EHS & Mobility – APAC at M/s. LogMeIn Systems {India} Pvt Ltd Honorary Doctorate in Corporate Management
- Specialisation in Business Operations Has domain expertise across all Corporate Real Estate work streams and specializes in Business Operations and Work Space Transformation. He is a keen Urban Real Estate observer, Start Up Evangelist, Author and loves to play Golf. Co-founder of Facilities Management Zone India (FM Zone).

K Gilbert Raj

Associate Director – Admin, Travel & Facilities Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited
Has domain expertise in managing CRE, Business Operations, Travel, and Strategic FM services He is keen to involve himself in the FM Technology & Automation process and he is a Gospel Musician, Photography Enthusiast and loves to take part in Social Services. Co-founder of Facilities Management Zone India (FM Zone).

Sukumara Swamy

Works at Arco lab as Head-Administration Private Limited,
Sukumar has over 28 + years’ experience in managing facilities and administration and has been with Strides group for over 10 + plus years now handling Global administration. Sukumar has worked in various industries like Hotel, Travel, IT, ITES, and Pharmaceutical and has been associated with companies like Quality Inns, Hical Magnetics, First ring India Pvt. Ltd. (now first source India), Porgeon ltd (Infosys BPO), Quest Global, and Velankani tech park. Sukumar is a B.Com graduate and Diploma in Hotel, travel and tourism. He is an active member in various FM networking forums including FM Zone India.

VN Jayasimha

Director Real Estate & Facility Operations- EMEA & APAC. at Commscope India.
A qualified Commercial & Finance person by education, became competent to handle Real Estate & Works space Services by experience gained in the last 27 years.

Managing Facility Operations & Facility Projects for closely around 80 office spaces across EMEA & APAC region. Seasoned well through building FM Operation process for few start-up organizations, expanded the knowledge by venturing into several services’ delivery model during multiple M&E’s

Jayaram S Govindaiah

Mashreq Bank, AVP – Group Real Estate & Corporate Services.
Prior to joining Mashreq he worked with Danske IT asHead- Infrastructure and IT. He has a total experience of around 25 years and has worked with companies like ITC, Schneider Electric, Volvo, and Airbus among others.

He specializes in setting up new facilities especially SEZ from grass root level to the operational stage and rolling out new campuses and offices.
He has done Masters in Operations Management and qualified MRICs.

Narasimham

CVL Narasimham, BE ( Mech.), MRICS, MCR, CFM
A seasoned Defence professional, Kargil veteran with over 25+ years of rich and varied experience in Corporate Real Estate, Property and Facility Management. Currently working as Senior Manager - Admin & Facilities, Mercedes Benz R&D, Bangalore.

Jyothi Varma

An Industry Influencer and a Travel and Hospitality Industry veteran, with three decades of exposure to Corporate travel, GDS , Travel technology, Payment Solutions , Business development, Education session, Events etc, With exposure to Organizations like Amadeus, Interglobe, American Express, Carlson Wagon-lit, WWStay and ACTE (Association of Corporate Travel Executives) in the roles of Sr Vice-president, COO & Regional Head. Currently she is Director – Outreach, JYT Ventures Pvt ltd, a consulting firm. She likes to support the fraternity in their initiatives by contributing and sharing knowledge.

Mr. Venkatesan K

GM & Head – Facilities, Admin & CSR VA Tech Wabag Limited
Strategic HR and Admin Leader – With over 35 years of rich expertise in HR & Admin Leadership roles spanning Corporate, Regional Offices, and Plant Locations across India and Cluster-based countries. Managed large workforces with 3,000+ work-force across 5+ countries. Specialized in HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR Business Partnership, Leadership Development, Compensation & Benefits and HR Compliance.

Manage overall administration of over 3 lac sq. ft of Global Head Office in Chennai, ROs and Cluster Offices inside and outside India.

Mr. Jayashankar V

Vice President – Administration & Facilities, AGS Health Pvt Ltd
Having Leadership experience over 30+ with top Indian companies in the areas of Facilities Management and Administration, Corporate Real Estate, Workplace solutions, Project Management, ESG, and Compliance. Consistent track record of successfully setting up new facilities from root level to the operational stage. Associated with Companies like CMC Limited (A Govt of India Enterprise) and Birlasoft. He has done Master of Business Administration (Systems & Finance) and Bachelor of Law. Responsible for strategy and management of Facility operations.

R Vaidyanathan (Vaidya)

Director - Business & Projects - FGS & Karyakalpa
An intense learner with rich experience in Facility Management, Value Engineering, Managing people & process, feasibility at department and org level. Has 26 years of experience in CREWS (Corporate Real Estate and Workplace Services), Project Management, Business Networking and CRM. Valued as certified FMP & professional from DNV Norway and Romanian University, Austria.

For over 3 decades, has remained passionate and excited about working for clients with his unique style making. Vaidya is having good RE portfolio that helps us to grow faster in RE & CRM. He is specialized in internal and external facility management audits including 5s, Internal Auditor for IS027001.

Co-Founder of Fortuna Global Services (FGS) and Director for Karyakalpa Pvt Ltd. Highly motivated and passionate in FM and its related business and excel in functional and operational domains.

Mr. Manian SGS

Associate Director FM & WPS Mindsprint Digital (India) Pvt Ltd.
Manian SGS, is a Seasoned veteran, a visionary, a distinguished leader with experience of over 25 years spanning diverse industries such as IT, ITES, Manufacturing, Hospital, Medical equipment, Leather, Food and Agribusiness successfully across various companies.

Manian has worked with many national and international companies in India and abroad, which includes L&T- Chennai, TechMahindra (formerly Satyam computers Ltd)-Chennai, M.L.Shah group -Bangalore, Siemens Information Services Pvt Ltd-Chennai, JBK Controls -Doha -Qatar, Cura Medical equipment Pvt. ltd – Chennai.

In his current role as the Associate Director – Workplace Management for Mindsprint Digital (India) Pvt Ltd (formerly known as Olam Information Services Pvt Ltd) Olam International group, Mindsprint having its office @ (Singapore, US, UK, India (Chennai & Bengaluru) with 2600 employees as, he is responsible for the Administration, Travel (Meetings, Conference, Incentives), Procurement, Transport, Insurance & Wellness etc., for Mindsprint. Manian SGS strongly believes technology should be looked upon for innovation and not just as an automation agent.

Mr. G V Brahmeshwara Rao

Chief Security Officer, MRF Limited.
Having 33 years of rich and varied experience in Administration and Security. A veteran from Indian Air Force and worked with various corporate companies. Currently working with MRF Limited as Chief Security Officer at Chennai.

Mr. Sudheer Nair

Director Operations, Trane Technologies
An experienced Corporate Real Estate professional with over 28+ years of proven experience in Real Estate Management, Lease Administration, Infrastructure Management, Workplace design, Facilities Management, General Administration, and Finance in both Indian Corporates and Multi National Companies.

Currently heading the portfolio of Real Estate, Lease Administration, Property Management, Facilities Management, Security Services, and Projects of Trane Technologies operations in India having multiple office locations and research and development centres including Electro-Mechanical labs. The key focus is to enhance employee experience, streamlining, and process automation to cater to the stable and sustainable operational needs as per the corporate standards with an eye on innovative solutions and cost optimization.

Dr. Mohar M Ghosh

Director - Administration at a Technology Solutions Company
MBA in Facilities Planning & Disaster Management, MHRM, MPhil & Doctorate in Management Studies. Has extensive experience of 23 plus Years in the Facilities Sphere. He has spent 7.5 Years in the erstwhile Satyam Computers, 5 Years plus with the Indian School of Business, 5 Years with General Electric as the Facilities and EHS Head He is Joint Secretary with the Rachakonda Security Council and also a YouTuber & Author.

Mr. Sharfoddin M

Associate Director - EHS at Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd.
Sharfoddin Mohammed (Shareef) is with Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd as Associate Director Pan India EHS(CoE) Operations. He has about 29+ years’ experience in the fields of core Facilities Management, Employee’s Health & Safety, Campus Sustainability management, Building Safety Audits, Compliance Management, Safety & Security Management. Prior to joining Cognizant he has worked for Wipro Limited (Campus Head roles and EHS Head), Thomson Reuters, Microland Limited and GE Capital. Before Joining Corporate World, he had a long stint of 15 years with Indian Navy as Marine Engineer and also was Head of Training Division ay INS Institutes. Shareef holds a Master Degree in Management and a Lead Auditor for ISO 14001, ISO 45001, Lead Assessor for 5S, Internal Auditor for ISO27001.He is also a Certified Carbon Footprint Expert He is an industry level speaker and panelist in various forums including CII conferences.

Mr. Srinivas Taluka

Senior Director - Facilities at T-Hub !Mentor ! Motivational Speaker
Management professional with 2 decades of value creating operational experience in the field of Facility Management, Infrastructure Management, General Administration, Marketing & Corporate communication. Managed facilities like IT companies, Pharma, BPO and manufacturing industries. Worked in GE Capital, GVKBIO, CSC, SIGNODE and now working with T-Hub, enabling an ecosystem hungry for innovation.

Srinivas enjoys mentoring and nurturing young leaders, he has mentored 100+ FM professionals including his own brothers Ravinder Taluka and Harikrishna Taluka. He is an inspiring and highly respected facility management professional in HYD.

Aravind Babu R

General Manager - Mindtree
Aravind has more than 25 years of service and operations experience spanning across the fields of Hospitality, Manufacturing and IT / ITeS.

He is a proud alum of IIM Calcutta, Certified Facilities Management and Project Management Professional. A keen people person with a passion to make disproportionate difference to stakeholders, Aravind is on the boards of Facility Management organisations pro-bono, to assist the corporate services fraternity.

Currently he is heading India Administration for Mindtree, with prior experience in Cognizant, Dr.Reddy’s Labs, Wipro etc.

Girish Awachat

Director - Sungard
Head of Corporate Real Estate & Workplace Services at Sungard Availability Services India. With over 20 + years of Experience in Corporate Real Estate, Facilities Management, Business Continuity and Sourcing Domains with reputed organizations i.e. AT&T, Zensar, Principal Financial Group. Startup Specialist in Setting up Global Development Centres(GDC) for large Multinationals. I love playing Golf and actively engaged in social community projects for NGO.