KV Nagendra Prasad has a degree in Mechanical Engineering, a post
graduate degree in Marketing Management and CEM (Certified in Exhibition
Management) certification from IAEE, USA. Mr. Prasad, has about 20 years
experience in sales, marketing, business development and commercial operations
in real estate, telecom, retail and trade fairs sectors. He has been associated
with the exhibition industry since the year 2002 and has been involved in
hosting and organising trade fairs and exhibitions. He is the Chief Operating
Officer of HITEX Exhibition Center, Hyderabad, a purpose built exhibition venue
promoted by the State Government under public-private partnership mode. He is
responsible for the business and operations of HITEX Exhibition Center.
Mr. Prasad is currently the President of the prestigious Indian Exhibition Industry Association (IEIA) and also participates actively in various national and international industry forums
Rakesh Kumar is responsible for the promotion of Exports from India in general and small and medium sector in particular. Currently Executive Director of most premier Export Promotion Trade Organization in India i.e. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, having membership of more than 10,000 member exporters and one of the Board of Director of the India Exposition Mart, a first state of art project for the cottage sector. Mr. Kumar is also on the board of National Centre for Trade Information(NCTI) as a Director and Ex officio Member, Past President of Indian Exhibition Industry Association.
Born in Cairo, Ravinder is the son of an Indian career diplomat. Having spent most of his early life around the world, he ended up doing his Bachelors in Economics (Hons) from Hindu Collage and Masters in Business Economics from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.
He got into the exhibition logistics arena in 1977, and in 1986, established along with his wife, Kiran, R.E. Rogers India Pvt. Ltd. Beyond logistics, Ravinder and R.E. Rogers play a very active role, both in India and globally, in the overall exhibition industry.
He has been past-Chairman of IELA (the International Exhibition of Logistics Association); founder - member and presently on the Executive Committee of the IEIA (Indian Exhibition Industry Association), as Vice president; member of associations as the IAEE/AFECA/ etc. ; and, most important, member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of UFI (the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) - the only Indian to reach this post.
Rajiv Malhotra, Chief Executive Officer
of Lotus Exhibitions & Marketing Services and Managing Director of
Veronafiere Lems India Pvt. Ltd. He is a
post-graduate in Italian history of Art, Philosophy, language and Management Economics;
he pursued these studies in Italy. Widely traveled, he has over twenty five
years experience in marketing, brand promotion, events and has led over 150
trade delegations abroad across a wide range of sectors.
Rajiv is also the ex-Chairman of
Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry – NR and has been conferred OSSI
Knighthood by the President of Italy. It is one of Italy’s five highest-ranking
awards and has been conferred in recognition of his contribution to the
promotion of Indo-Italian relations in the field of trade and culture.
His company has organized various trade
shows in the field of food & beverage, beauty and well-being and
multi-sector B2B meets. He has recently done a joint venture with Veronafiere,
a leading Italian Trade Fair organization. The new company, Veronafiere LEMS
India Pvt. Ltd., aims at organizing events in various sectors bringing in world
class organizational know-how to India.
M. B. Naqvi, Managing Director & CEO, Media Today Group, New Delhi, India is an active journalist and media person in Agri and Food industry since 1989. He has a wide knowledge and expertise in advertising, concept selling, event management, delegation co-ordination, International promotion and marketing of exhibitions etc. Mr. Naqvi is member of the Executive Committee of Indian Exhibition Industry Association, Executive member of Indian Flowers & Ornamental Plants Welfare Association (iFlora), Active member of Federation of Indian Export Organization (FIEO) and India Islamic Culture Centre. He has been actively involved in various horticultural activities and has represented as Indian Horticulture expert in the Horticulture Decision Makers Programme as well as Horticulture Journalists programme in Holland where delegates from more than 15 countries deliberated about the future course of actions for developments in horticulture sector in the world. Media Today Group (MTG) is well established name as India’s largest publication house and event Management Company for agro-based sectors. The Group publishes monthly magazines, newspaper and directories and participate in major national and international Flower, agro & food exhibitions and seminars to cover the events for business/export promotion. These publications represent Indian Agro-Food exporters, trade and industry through event participation and display at the Indian Pavilion. The major International exhibitions in Singapore, U S A, Hong Kong, Turkey, Holland, Italy, U K, China, Taiwan, Iran, U A E, Russia, South Africa, Kenya, Malaysia, Germany, France, Australia etc. are being represented regularly apart from publication promotion through media partnerships and contents sharing in many other countries.
Balasubramanian.S is the Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer of Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) and Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). IMTMA is the apex industry association for machine tools in India and BIEC is India’s preferred exhibition centre for engineering and industrial exhibitions.
Balasubramanian has been associated with IMTMA since 2007 and is leading its flagship machine tool exhibition IMTEX. He has played a pivotal role in taking IMTEX to next level besides supporting the association to introduce new shows in various regions of the country. He heads sales, marketing, facility, operations and corporate communications within the association and plays an enabling role for the brand building of trade fairs and BIEC.
He comes with more than two decades of rich experience in exhibition industry. Prior to joining IMTMA he was associated with Informa group - Singapore, INTECH Exhibitions, Wisitex Foundation. Presently is the Executive Committee member of Indian Exhibition Industry Association (IEIA).
The 3rd generation disciple of Lallooji & Sons, the simple but talented visionary Mr. Vipul Agarwal, is the mascot of Expro Events & Exhibits. During his early years in the industry, he felt the need to focus on an important aspects of the event infrastructure “outdoor sets-ups”, which was missing in India. He did extensive research on how things were done globally and today the initiative of exploring and investing in the most modern and reliable outdoor solutions has become a benchmark for the industry. Investment in technology is at par with international standards and can be created throughout the length and breadth of the country. Expro todays specialises in providing complete outdoor event set up solution of truly international standards across the country through its pan India presence. The client list include not only world’s most famous brands i.e Formula 1, Avantha Masters, India Art Fair, Lakme’ Fashion Week, IPL, India Design Show, Index, Auto Expo.
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Ms. Sonia Prashar, IEIA, EC Member working in the Trade Fairs Industry for more than 21 years. Present positions includes Deputy Director General, at the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (the largest bi-national Chamber in the world) and recently appointed as Chairperson of the Board & Managing Director NuernbergMesse India Pvt. Ltd. (100% subsidiary of NuernbergMesse GmbH. NürnbergMesse is one of the 20 largest exhibition companies in the world and among the Top Ten in Europe. The portfolio covers some 120 international exhibitions and congresses at the Nürnberg location and worldwide).
A Science Graduate, with specialization in Education & German Language, responsible for Chamber’s very active role at Indian Trade shows in all regions, promoting “Trade Fairs” as an effective tool for marketing, while looking out on new possibilities and making a judicious selection in the changing market. Since the inception of this activity have handled the German Participation at more than 150 shows (Automotive, Electrical, Engineering, Chemicals & Pharmaceutical, Machine Tool, Analytical Instrumentation & Biotechnology, Aero, Defence & Aviation, Beauty , Home Care & Personal Care etc.).
NuernbergMesse India under the leadership of Ms. Prashar, is today one of the fastest growing Trade Fair company in India. Current portfolio includes 9 shows spread across various industry verticals and occupying leading positions.
Sudeep Sarcar is Vice President of M/s India Exposition Mart Ltd. (IEML) and oversees planning, marketing & management of events & venues with a focus on trade promotion. Mr Sarcar is in the MICE industry for nearly two decades. In his carrier, he has managed prestigious events of Government of India, The Institution of Engineers (India), IITs, ADB, World Bank, United Nations, Medical Council of India and Trade Associations etc. He has extensive experience in sales, marketing & operations management and turning around MICE related venues into profitable venture through tie-ups with international associations & exhibition organisers. His hands-on knowledge of role & functioning of Professional Conference & Exhibition Organizers; Industry Associations and Councils have been useful for event biding/conceiving/executing commercially & academically successful trade shows. Immediate past experience was as General Manager (Fairs & Exhibition and Epi Centre Management) at Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), overseeing the entire trade promotion activities including launching of the Made In India Show, Source Zone through Government of India including promotion of the venue. Prior to AEPC, he was associated with BIEC (Bangalore International Exhibition Centre) & IMTMA (Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association). He was Process Owner of IMTEX, (India International Machine Tool Exhibition) a multi budget event and has also launched Modern Machine Shop trade show.
Mr. Max Fernandes has been
promoted to Director - Operations at UBM India Pvt. Ltd. Prior to this role,
Max was Head - India Operations, with UBM India for two years. Max, started his
career in the advertising & exhibitions industry in 1990 and along this
journey has acquired a rich experience of below the line advertising,
exhibitions displays and now into operations of organizing exhibitions.
An eye for detailing and
meticulous planning being his forte and the combination to seamlessly gel
around, his focus is to streamline the working in the exhibitions industry to
create a safer working environment for all.
Speaking about his new role, Mr.
Max Fernandes, Director - Operations, UBM India Pvt. Ltd. said, “It has been a
long and fruitful journey over 10 years with UBM and the new role comes with
greater responsibility of executing and delivering safe events for UBM India. I
am extremely delighted on taking up this role and look forward to taking
operations at UBM India to a higher level.”
