ADVISORS
Amjad Ali Khan
Mr. Khan is the founding Director of the International Summer School, New Delhi. Moreover, he continually engages with other think tanks as part of their efforts to promote the exchange of ideas and people across borders, particularly in the South Asian region. His professional journey began at the Planning Commission where he was among the youngest Consultants to be under the direct employ of the Government of India. He holds a Master’s degree from SOAS at the University of London and a Bachelor’s degree from Warwick Business School.
gopal jain
Mr. Jain is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India. His areas of practice are corporate and commercial litigation, and domestic and international arbitration. He is one of the foremost specialists in commercial and regulatory disputes, with an illustrious career in law spanning nearly three decades.
Kushan Mitra
Mr. Mitra is the Managing Editor of The Pioneer. Having spent close to two decades in journalism, he has previously worked for The Hindustan Times and Business Today, covering diverse aspects linked to India’s corporate sector. He also looks after digital initiatives and communications for The Pioneer, India’s second-oldest English daily.
Mahesh Uppal
Mahesh Uppal has contributed extensively to the process of creating the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), As a consultant and commentator, for nearly 25 years, he has closely tracked the evolution of India’s telecommunications market He has advised national and global businesses, UN and other international agencies, as well as civil society groups. His comments on emerging policy and regulatory issues are widely reported in electronic and print media, including Internet, TV, radio and newspapers. He was educated at St Stephens College, Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and City University, London. He carried out postdoctoral research at prominent academic institutions in the United Kingdom and India, including Sussex, Cambridge and Heriot-Watt universities and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
N.S. Nappinai
Ms. Nappinai is a senior and renowned Supreme Court lawyer, specializing in Constitutional, Criminal, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and cyberlaws. A pioneer in Cyber Laws, she handles complex international and domestic litigations pertaining to Constitutional, Criminal and Commercial laws. She has founded the non-profit, Cyber Saathi Foundation, and is also the author of a seminal book on cyber laws titled “Technology Laws Decoded.”
Vani Tripathi Tikoo
Ms. Tikoo is an actor, media professional and Member of the Central Board of Film Certification of India. She has spent several decades as a civil society and political activist working on issues related to women, youth and leadership in India. She is also former National Secretary of India’s largest political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Vibodh Parthasarathi
Vibodh Parthasarathi maintains a multidisciplinary interest in media policy, business of creative industries and governance of media infrastructure. He is Associate Professor at the Centre for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi -- the only teaching centre/department across South Asia exclusively dedicated to media studies and policy. His work has been variously supported by Ford Foundation, Social Science Research Council, India New Zealand Education Council, HIVOS, Indian Council for Social Science Research, Canada’s IDRC, India Foundation for the Arts, University Grants Commission and Open Society Foundation. A founding Board Member of the Centre for Internet & Society (Bangalore), he also serves on the International Advisory Board of the India Media Centre , University of Westminster (London), and in various editorial capacities with ‘Global Media and Communication’ and ‘Media Asia’.
vivan sharan
Mr. Sharan is Partner at Koan Advisory Group. Previously, he has served as the CEO of the Global Governance Program at the Observer Research Foundation, and as Business Head of a sustainability company. He is a Member of the National Committee on Media & Entertainment, constituted by the Confederation of Indian Industry.