Ajay Datta is a founding partner at TechEnclave.com, India's largest technology community. He is also a director at SNLogic Systems Pvt Ltd, a company he founded, which offers end-to-end web development and marketing services for online social and community platforms, apart from managing a number of niche blogs and websites. Prior to his entrepreneurial venture, he worked for DRDO as a research scientist. Aditya holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business and a Bachelor of Electronics Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology. He is a 2012 Fellow of the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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Ajit Kumar is the Chief Product Officer of Mellow Moments Annovation, an innovative beverage technology to revolutionise tea consumption habits and to develop zero wastage instant liquid tea. He is also working with a-IDEA Technology Business Incubator of NAARM as a project manager taking care of operations in Agri BioNest~ funded by BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Ajit has also worked at Kotak Mahindra Bank and TechnoServe India. He is an expert in marketing, business, operations and product. Ajit holds a degree in Agri-business management and sustainability studies. He is a fan of Deepak Chopra, founder of Chopra foundation. He is 2019 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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Ashok Reddy is the founder of Landmark IT Solutions, which runs InspireLabs anubation center for it’s own employee product initiatives, they have successfully launched FashionLady and GrabOn as part of this initiative and these projects are trying to take off, 2 months into the launch, the traction these startups are getting is amazing. Prior to starting Landmark IT solutions, Ashok Reddy was a CTO at a US startupentOne, where he was critical in raising the company 26M USD at 76M USD. Prior to that he has worked with Microsoft and eBay/PayPal. Currently CTO at 2 US organizations, Ashok Reddy aspires to create multiple entrepreneurs in Hyderabad and want to see a successful exit created from Hyderabad startups. He is a 2014 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad

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Ashok Varma Kucharlapati, Silmaril Software pvt ltd Ashok Varma is the Founder & CEO of Silmaril Software. Founded in Jan 2011, Silmaril Soft has been developing products to help mobile app developers reach their product market fit faster. Prior to Silmaril Soft, he has worked at Knolskape Solutions, a startup based out of Singapore. Ashok holds a Bachelors degree in Information Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. He is a 2012 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in the Hyderabad chapter.

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Ayush Agarwal is the founder of Avventuro Business Solutions (ABS), a startup based on the innovative use of Cloud technology in the niche segment – education. ABS provides mobile & dynamic solutions to educational institutes & caters to their pain points. Prior to this, Ayush Agarwal had completed his MBM from University of Strathclyde, Scotland after having worked with Accenture on a Supply Chain Solution for Unilever. Ayush is a fan of new technologies and is passionate about meeting new people & networking. Being an IT engineer & young entrepreneur, he has dozens of innovative tech-biz ideas which are waiting to get a correct launch pad to make a mark in the global environment. He is 2014 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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Mr.Bharath Kumar.B is the CEO of Threshold Software Solutions Pvt.Ltd., a leading Pan-Indian operating IT services firm, offering premium quality Application development services over Cloud, Mobile and ERP with presence of SBUs across Latin America, Europe and US. Our service spectrum holds uniqueness in offering a range of presentable business models, niche solutions, competitive pricing, and consistency in enhancing service value that suit global customer community. We are awarded ISO 9001 & 27001 certification, and are in process for CMMI Level 3 certification. He prior to Threshold Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. he worked at IBM and Infosys, where he had global exposure in development and implementation of ERP systems and issues. He is an expert in developing business applications and solutions across E-governance, SAAS, WEB and MOBILE.He was awarded “IT Emerging Leadership†for 2010-11 by Indian Economic Development and Research Association (IEDRA), New Delhi. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from JNTU. Mr.Bharath is passionate about solving the problems of business simplification and customer’s engagement through techno-entrepreneurship. He is quiet enthusiastic in participating in the program and is certain the event shall support in accomplishing to next level of leadership. He is a 2013 fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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Chandra Mouli Koduri is a co-founder of Greengridz - a cloud based data analytics provider for smart grids, aiming to address the power crisis management. Greengridz currently works in Sweden and intends to spread to India and China in the coming years. Prior to Greengridz, Chandra worked for Digiflap (digital floor map) which aims to simply shopping experience for retail consumers and selling experience for retailers. Chandra also has the experience of working in the domains of energy trading and Indian commerce during his stint as a software developer at Infosys.He studied Electronics & Communication Engg at NIT Bhopal. He is a startup enthusiast and is associated with Startup Weekend and Startup Funerals. He is strongly inspired by Elon Musk, Rahul Dravid & Novak Djokovic. He represented Viskhapatnam cricket team at U-15 & U-12 levels.and loves to play all sports and games. He is a 2014 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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professionals, Indigenius has emerged as one of the trusted IT partner providing software solutions; a testimony to this is the long and the impressive list of clientele. Prior to Indigenius IT Solutions Pvt Ltd, he worked at IBM India Pvt Ltd, where he was heading the Rational Software business for large accounts like Accenture, Capgemini, CSC, PwC, HCL. He was a high performing seller who has overachieved his numbers consistently and was part of the prestigious Hundred Percent Club in IBM for his consistent sales performance. Chandra has also worked at Tata Communications Ltd., Sify Ltd. and Sonata Software Ltd. in his sales career spanning over 13 years across India. He is an expert in Enterprise Software Sales, Relationship Management, Account Management and has closed several breakthrough deals through his career. Chandra was awarded Best Performer award in all the organizations he has worked with earlier. He holds a degree in Electronics and Masters in International Management from Pondicherry Central University. He plays violin (Carnatic Classical) and spends most of his free time listening to Indian Classical Music. Chandra is passionate about solving the problem of hunger. He's currently associated with NGOs in Hyderabad and working towards networking the NGOs to build a self-sustainable ecosystem. He is 2012 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad chapter.

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Hemanth Satyanarayana, Founder & CEO, Imaginate Hemanth Satyanarayana is Founder and CEO of Imaginate, a high technology enterprise that develops innovative and revolutionary products in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality using Computer Vision and Computer Graphics. Prior to Imaginate, Hemanth worked as the Technology Lead for Sovoz Incorporation, USA where he engineered the design and development of a Patent pending Virtual Locomotion Controller, a sophisticated motion tracking device for the US Department of Defense and also helped raise more than USD 500K in technology grants. Hemanth has also worked in research and development roles as a Project Leader at Tactus Technologies, a US based Virtual Reality startup and also at IBM Software Labs. As a researcher at SUNY, he pioneered the development of a Image guided Liver Surgery apparatus using Augmented Reality in joint collaboration with the Pedeatric department at Kaleida Health hospital, USA. Hemanth, a jack of all trades, enjoys inventing new products and solutions to bridge technology gaps across industry verticals and is passionate about entrepreneurship. He is an avid sports fan, an amateur photographer, and likes travelling. Hemanth holds a B.Tech degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) and a Masters degree from State University of New York (SUNY Buffalo). He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Patent Law from NALSAR. Hemanth is a Co-Inventor of 2 Patents (Filed) in USA and India. He is a 2012 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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Jashwanth Reddy Pasala is the Sales & Operations manager of Actlogica, a software that helps businesses make objective sense of subjective data and problems. Prior to Actlogica, he worked at T-Hub Hyderabad, where he was a senior associate and as a test engineer at Infosys. He is an expert in marketing, business development and growth hacking. Jashwanth holds a degree in Chemical Engineering. He is a fan of David Edelman, CMO at Aetna. He is 2019 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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Kiran has over 7 years of experience in Technology, management consulting and working with start ups in various stages of their growth. During his career, he has helped the CFO of a clean energy company during the listing process on the London AIM markets, helped set up processes in a fast growing services company and several US based companies understand the Indian market potential and found channel partners for a couple to enter the Indian market. He worked across sectors like Clean Energy, Enterprise Software Products, Online Gaming, Telecom, Building Materials, Healthcare and Security Products. He is currently an entrepreneur and runs Fortuity Infotech - an online gaming technology company which powers games like rummy and FunTaash on Facebook. He is a 2013 fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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Kumar is a co-founder of RightSource Global, an integrated Technology and Operations firm with offices in India, UK and US. He currently heads Operations at RSG. Prior to that, Kumar worked in various capacities at a few boutique consulting firms and startups in leadership roles at Goodworks and Ektha IT. Before relocating to India, he lived in US for close to 8 years working with Infosys at Goldman Sachs and Wachovia. While away from work, books, music and movies keep him busy. He is a 2012 Fellow of the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad. Kumar holds a Bachelors in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Mathematics from BITS Pilani. Kumar Mangalapalli Kumar is a co-founder of RightSource Global, an integrated Technology and Operations firm with offices in India, UK and US. He currently heads Operations at RSG. Prior to that, Kumar worked in various capacities at a few boutique consulting firms and startups in leadership roles. Before relocating to India, he lived in US for close to 8 years working with an Indian IT major at one of the world's largest investment banks. While away from work, books, music and movies keep him busy. He is a 2012 Fellow of the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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With a computer degree and an MBA from US, Pavan spent several years in IT industry working in several countries. After graduating from New York Film Academy in 2012, Pavan chucked his Corporate job in 2013 to start Skipping Stones Media, which makes Corporate FIlms, TV Commercials, Marketing/Promo videos among others. During his IT stint, Pavan worked in Consulting, Strategic Innovation, Delivery, and Sales. He built many IT practices/Teams, and managed Mega/Gama Accounts. Pavan founded a Rotaract Club (Youth club of Rotary) during his college days, and conducted world’s first “Movie & Music” quiz in Ravindra Bharati, Hyderabad. His short films on social topics were screened in film festivals across the world. He loves traveling and enjoys outdoor sports. He is an avid Golfer and Tennis player. He is a 2014 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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Pramod Majety is currently working on an idea, which would assume the role of long-term career agent and the agent would be in constant touch with the candidate. Services to the candidate would be information on job opportunities, organization culture and negotiation of salary. Startup would also act as sourcing agent to the employers. Services provided to the employer would be complete feedback from candidate’s ex-bosses, significant decrease of time and effort in recruiting. Over the last 3 years, he has been with Intellecap's Business Consulting division, where he has worked on several projects covering strategy, business planning, HR and market scoping for the sectors of education, clean energy, financial services, healthcare and water and sanitation. Prior to Intellecap, he was part of a management team at SourcePilani (rural BPO) where he gathered diverse skill sets like project management, client relationship management, financial analysis and also developed rich experience in piloting innovative business models. Heis highly passionate about making labor markets more efficient by especially influencing recruitment channels and developing better systems for training the work force. He is 2014 Fellow in the Startup Leadership Program in Hyderabad.

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Pramod Ponnaluri is the Founder of Kitki, an experiential education firm that organises activities and field visits based learning for kids at schools. A curious boy at heart, an astronomer and photographer by hobbies, Pramod has a sense of appreciation for simple joys of life. As he progressed in his career, and through his travels across India, he realised how uni-dimensional all his academic life had been. The education system over the past few decades lost its association with the practical world, limited to achieving more marks and better ranks. To share his love for learning, Pramod plans to rekindle the lost curiosity through kitki, the window of learning and fun. He is 2014 Fellow in the Startup Leadership program in Hyderabad, India.

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