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Utkarsh Amitabh is the chief executive officer of Network Capital and the chief marketing officer of 5ire.org, a blockchain unicorn valued at $1.5 billion. 5ire.org acquired a stake in his company Network Capital (networkcapital.tv), one of the world’s largest mentorship platforms that empowers 1.6 million school students and 1,50,000-plus young professionals to build meaningful careers.

Educated at Oxford and INSEAD, Utkarsh worked at Microsoft for seven years across the US, Europe and India, leading business development for big-bet projects. He is the author of two best-selling books published by Penguin and writes for Harvard Business Review and World Economic Forum.

Utkarsh Pandey is a practicing Lawyer with expertise in public law. He graduated from the National Law University &: Judicial Academy Assam in 2016.

V. Ratna Reddy Director Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management Institute Hyderabad India

Vaibhav Chaudhary (IAS) is Additional District Magistrate in Malda District.

Vaibhav Garg is the Executive Director for cybersecurity research and public policy with Comcast Cable.

Vaibhav Pratap Singh is the Executive Director of the Climate and Sustainability Initiative.

Vaishnavi Sharma is a Research Associate at The Dialogue. She pursued her undergraduate degree from Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai. She is interested in the operation of rights concerning freedom of speech and expression, assembly, and privacy offline and online.

Valeria Lauria Postdoctoral Research Fellow Peking University

Vandana Sharma is a Senior Associate in the Climate Practice Portfolio in The Catalyst Group.

Vanesa Rodriguez Osuna Senior Technical Adviser Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH | German Agency for International Cooperation

Vani Sharma was a research intern at the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy Observer Research Foundation (ORF)

Dr. Vanita Sharma is Advisor on Strategic Initiatives at Reliance Foundation.

Vanshika Surana is an Applied Mathematics graduate from FLAME University Pune.

Var Shankar is Executive Director at the Responsible AI Institute. An attorney by background, Var advises organizations on AI governance and technology policy. He is also a Co-Instructor of Kaggle’s AI Ethics course. Var formerly practiced law at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP’s office in New York, where he worked on capital markets and banking matters. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Duke University.

Vardan Kabra is an engineer from IIT Bombay and after graduating from IIM Ahmedabad he co-founded and heads Fountainhead School in Surat. He's also supporting the Education Department of Gujarat in their Mission Schools of Excellence.

Varun Agarwal is Senior Program Associate Climate World Resources Institute India.

Varun is a serial entrepreneur with deep interest across multiple fields including fintech digital currencies and digital privacy and freedom. He is currently the co-founder and CEO at Juno a neo bank built using a USD pegged stablecoin that provides users a high yield account for savings.

Varun Kaul is a digital health professional with expertise in public health, innovation management, impact funding and implementation. Currently a Program Officer for the Digital Health team at PATH South Asia, he has worked extensively in India and Europe.

Varun Ramdas is a lawyer based in New Delhi

VVarya Srivastava - Varya is the VP of Product and Govt. Affairs atNetwork Capital. In this capacity she works closely with the Government of India's Atal Innovation Mission to scale their Mentor India programme and provide mentorship to 7.5 million students across India.Varya has a Bachelors in Political Science and a Diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peace-Building from University of Delhi.Her first non-fiction book on 'Ambition in Rising India' has been commissioned by Penguin Random House and will be published in the summer of 2023.

Vasabjit Banerjee is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Mississippi State University. His primary research interests are electoral politics political violence and state-formation in developing societies. He also conducts research on domestic influences on foreign policies of developing countries.

Vatsala Mishra is a Threat Analyst with Barclays Joint Operations Command Centre. She is responsible for monitoring the Asia Pacific region. Her Masters dissertation was on Chinese media censorship.

VB Mathur Former Chairperson National Biodiversity Authority India

Dr. N. Vedachalam is Senior Scientist and Program Director at the National Institute of Ocean Technology an autonomous ocean research centre under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. He has previously worked with Birla Group General Electric and Alstom Power Conversion France.

Vedant is an advisor at the United Nations advocating for sustainable development youth inclusion peace security and international cooperation.

Vedant Routh is a Research Intern at the Observer Research Foundation

Veeresh Kanduri works as Intelligence Analyst and China Specialist at the Mumbai operations of Israel-based Max Securities. He has earlier worked as Young National Security Fellow Indo-Pacific Forum for Integrated National Security (FINS): Young Leader Fellow USA Pacific Forum Honolulu: and Research Fellow Pangoal Institution Beijing China

With over two decades of professional experience and academic background in security and defense Velina Tchakarova is an expert in the field of geopolitics. Velina Tchakarova offers a wide range of services for customers in the public and private sectors. These include research consulting lectures and publication of papers on geopolitical issues regional and global trends risks and scenarios. At FACE Velina Tchakarova utilizes her extensive network of experts and real-world experience to offer customized solutions for clients to navigate the geopolitical landscape and make informed decisions. She helps clients plan for potential risks and trends that may arise from the geopolitical environment of their country region or sector while preparing scenarios for their business amidst the complex challenges of the future. As a visiting fellow of ORF Velina Tchakarova will provide the latest insights and analysis on geopolitical developments regarding the relations between Russia China and India and formulate geopolitical scenarios for the Global System Transformation with a focus on the repercussions for South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. Furthermore she will cover the Indo-Pacific strategy of key actors in Europe and the development of the relation between the EU and India.

As the former Director of the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) in Vienna, Austria, Velina has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in analyzing the geopolitical landscape and its impact on businesses and organizations. Currently serving as an instructor at the Real-World Risk Institute, a member of the Strategic and Security Policy Advisory Board of the Science Commission at the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defense, and a peer board member of the Austrian publication Defence Horizon Journal, Velina Tchakarova offers a wide range of services for customers in the public and private sectors. These include research, consulting, lectures, and publication of papers on geopolitical issues, regional and global trends, risks and scenarios. She also hosts and attends conferences, webinars, expert meetings, and round tables, providing the latest insights and analysis on geopolitical developments to both private and public sectors.

Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Deputy Editor, Frontline magazine, The Hindu group of publications.