Dr. Aabha Chaudhary is the Founder Secretary of Anugraha India.

Anugraha India is a National NGO- dedicated to cause of Development & Empowerment of poor, destitute and neglected people. The organization is registered as a Society in October 2000, Registered under Foreign Contribution and Regulation Act. As an advocate for the well being of older persons, Anugraha is committed to providing a worldwide forum for ageing issues. The organisation has a spread in various states of India: Uttaranchal, Assam, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Organised Regional Workshop on “Celebrating Ageing” 5th October 2006, in collaboration with Dept. Of Social welfare, Govt. of Delhi.

Education: Krakow University of Economics graduate: International Relations Department, Specialization European Studies (Master of Economics). Postgraduate studies in European Public Administration in Higher School of Management and Banking in Krakow. Scholarships from Concord College International School in the UK (A-levels); University of Greenwich in the UK (1998); Continuing Education Centre of Vaasa University (2000), Finland.

Professional background: From 03.2005 European Commission, Directorate General for Information Society and Media, Project Officer at the ICT for Inclusion Unit.

2002-2005 Argos Translations Ltd. (translation and localization company). International sales and project management.

2001-2002 IIF – Internet Investment Fund (venture capital), junior consultant; and then working in one of the start-ups of the fund: BillBird.pl offering micro payments and EBPP (electronic bill presentation and payment) solutions.

1999-2001 Gazeta Wyborcza (one of the largest daily newspapers in Poland), Krakow office, freelance journalist, writing on computer and business matters.

Main professional interests: Use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in support of every-day life, business processes and public services. Especially the way new technologies can compensate for and remedy social disproportions caused by variety of factors – from low income, poor education to disabilities.

Ashank Desai, Founder and Non Executive Director has been the chief architect in catapulting Mastek into the Top 10 software companies in India. He is the chief ambassador of Mastek and represents the company in various industry and public forums.

Mr. Desai is a leading light of the IT industry in India. He is the founder member and ex-President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM). He has also been the Vice President of ASOCIO (Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation). He is the only Indian to be presented with the Honourable Contributor's Award for his outstanding contribution to ASOCIO's growth in 1994.

Mr. Desai has delivered keynote lectures at several national seminars and Commonwealth Business Forums. He is actively involved with the National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Managing Committee of Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Telecommunications Committee of Bombay First and the western regional council of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC). He is an Executive Council Member of NASSCOM and a Charter Member of the Mumbai Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).

Mr. Desai, M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai (ranked 3rd among Technology and Science Institutes by Asiaweek in its Special Report on Asia's Best Universities 2000) and MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad (IIM-A ranks among the Top 5 management institutes in India) was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT, Mumbai for his contribution as a software entrepreneur.

Mastek, is a Rs. 810 crore, US $184 million (FY 2007) publicly held, leading IT player with global operations providing enterprise solutions to insurance, government, and financial services organizations worldwide. With its principal offshore delivery facility based at Mumbai, India, Mastek operates across US, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific regions. Incorporated in 1982, Mastek has been in the forefront of technology, which along with proven methodologies and processes, increase IT value generation to its customers through onsite and offshore deliveries.

Bharat Doshi joined M&M in 1973 as an Executive.

He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and has a Master's Degree in Law from the University of Bombay. He has participated in the Program for Management Development (PMD) at Harvard Business School. He was also a Fellow of the Salzburg Seminar on 'Asian Economies: Regional and Global Relationships' held in December 2000.

In August 1992, he was elevated to the Board of M&M as Executive Director in charge of Finance & Accounts, Corporate Affairs and Information Technology.

He was the President of the Trade & Financial Services Sector from December 1994 to October 2007.

Doshi was a member of the High Powered Expert Committee constituted by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, on Making Mumbai an International Financial Centre and is a member of the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards (SCODA).

Bharat Doshi was adjudged 'India's Best CFO' by the leading business fortnightly Business Today (India Today Group Publication) in April 2005. He was also conferred the 'CFO of the Year' Award, honouring financial excellence, instituted by IMA India, an associate of The Economist Group, in December 2005.  

In November 2007, Bharat Doshi was honoured with the prestigious CNBC CFO of the Year 2007 award.

Mr. Doshi has spoken in several international and domestic fora on economic and management topics.

Mahindra & Mahindra is the flagship company of around US $ 2.5 billion Mahindra Group, which has a significant presence in key sectors of the Indian economy. A consistently high performer, M&M is one of the most respected companies in the country. Set up in 1945 to make general-purpose utility vehicles for the Indian market, M&M soon branched out into manufacturing agricultural tractors and light commercial vehicles (LCVs). The company later expanded its operations from automobiles and tractors to secure a significant presence in many more important sectors. The Company has, over the years, transformed itself into a Group that caters to the Indian and overseas markets with a presence in vehicles, farm equipment, information technology, trade and finance related services, and infrastructure development. M&M has two main operating divisions:

• The Automotive Division manufactures utility vehicles, light commercial vehicles and three wheelers.
• The Tractor (Farm Equipment) Division makes agricultural tractors and implements that are used in conjunction with tractors, and has also ventured into manufacturing of industrial engines.

M&M employs around 11,500 people and has six state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities spread over 500,000 square meters. M&M has also set up two satellite plants for tractor assembly. It has 49 sales offices that are supported by a network of over 780 dealers across the country. This network is connected to the Company's sales departments by an extensive IT infrastructure.

Dr. S.D. Gokhale is serving as the President of International Longevity Centre-India, President Emeritus CASP. He is the former President of International Federation on Ageing. Dr. S.D. Gokhale was the UN Consultant to prepare the Madrid Declaration on Ageing, and in response to this Declaration, CASP established The Longevity Centre (TLC) in collaboration with University of Pune, Athashri Foundation and Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University.

International Longevity centre-India The Longevity Centre (TLC), was set up on May 4th, 2003, with a view to understanding and addressing the problems of the senior citizens, providing them with a forum to voice their thoughts, opinions, and suggestions, to sensitize the society to the concerns of these senior citizens, as also to establish their role in society as a major resource of knowledge and experience that could be tapped for the benefit of society in general. The mission of ILC-India is to function as a not-for-profit organization in the areas of Education, Training, Research, Media, Documentation and Advocacy and also undertaking Pilot Projects for the benefit of the population ageing. The primary objective of ILC-India is to work towards healthy, productive and participative ageing, to promote and support all activities which would upgrade the quality of life of the ageing population.

Mr. M.R.Joshi was born in 1938 at Ratnagiri and graduated from the College of Engineering, Pune in Civil Engineering. He joined DRDO as Research Fellow in 1963 and worked in various capacities in the same organisation till he retired from service in July 1999 after attaining the age of 61. He was heading the DRDO Laboratory - R&DE(Engrs), Pune for over 10 years from 1989 to 1999.

Mr. Joshi specialises in Military Bridging – He has seen a number of Mobile Bridging systems from Concept to Induction.

He initiated the work on re-engineering the organisation through use of Information Technology. In particular, launching of in-house 'Mayurpankh' - an Intranet Workplace, which paved the way for knowledge sharing and paperless transactions. This is now providing a strong foundation for the major processes in workflow management and decision-making. Remarkable thing is that this was introduced as early as 1989 and kept on getting upgraded as the technology changed.

Mr. Joshi pioneered the concept of Concurrent Engineering methodology using full potential of Information Technology. This was accelerated through Multi-organisational team building and creation of appropriate environment conducive to scientific and technological research.

Even at the age of seventy, he is active and busy in providing Consultancy services and participating in academic activities. He is heading one group in eSangathan – BERTHA, which has team members of different age groups and diverse disciplines. This group is trying to use the eSangathan for knowledge sharing, project management and if feasible to share good experiences and things in real life through IT. These experiences hopefully will bring the good things of the past without missing the present day advances. This way, dementia or Alzheimer’s disease will be kept at bay – at least for eSangathan participants.

Mahindra Composites Ltd ( formerly Siro Plast Ltd ) was established in 1982 with technical collaboration with Menzolit, Germany. Some of the significant developments have been the “ Halogen Free” materials for electrical Applications. It was ahead of times that M&M group saw the need for getting into composite Materials in the early 80’s. This perhaps has contributed to its being the leading Polymer Composite player in India. The company enhanced its capabilities by widening its base to Hand Lay Up applications for Medical equipments, RTM Resin Transfer Molding for Railways, defense and other niche markets.

Mahindra Composites have been the pioneers in India to setup ( SMC ) Sheet Molding Compound machine with 48” width, besides having expertise in ( DMC / BMD ) Dough / Bulk Molding Compounds for Compression and Injection molding applications in ‘90’s itself.

Mahindra Composites efforts for Export foray bore fruits at the start of the new millennium. The company has been exporting to reputed global customers like General Electrical’s Health Care & Industrial application division. Today Exports constitute close to 25 % of sales and are slated to rise significantly in future. Mahindra Composites have manufacturing locations in Mangaon and Pune. Its annual Sales turnover is around Rs 35 crores.

As a Mahindra and Mahindra Company, and with inputs from Menzolit in the period 1983 to 1994, Mahindra Composites gradually grew into a leading manufacturer of quality composites.

Today, Mahindra Composites prides itself on its capabilities in implementing flexible technology solutions to meet customer requirements.

Former Director, ISRO; Professor, University of Pune and Vice-President CASP.

Dr. Miguel Membrado is a scientist and a serial entrepreneur, working information technologies since 1987 and in the internet field since 1995. Specialized on information retrieval systems, collaborative working environments, web 2.0 strategies and new company organizations, he's involved in the internet revolution, not only about its technical aspects, but also about its cultural, social and organisational aspects. Miguel Membrado founded Kimind Consulting in 2007 (London, UK) to help large accounts worldwide to enter the Enterprise 2.0 dimension. He's providing strategic and consulting missions to help corporations to adopt this new paradigm and reach a new level in terms of productivity, quality, and competitiveness.

Miguel Membrado co-founded also Netcipia in 2006 (Palo Alto, USA), which is a Web 2.0 start-up offering free the creation of participative online communities to the Internet users worldwide and allow professionals and amateurs-pro to monetize their expertise online. These experts can invite their customers, partners, users, students, friends and so on to access their expert communitoes monetizing the accesses through different revenue models.

Prior to Kimind and Netcipia, he co-founded Mayetic in 1996, which gained the first position on the internet about online collaboration, with more than 250.000 users from 14.000 organizations and 100+ countries. Since 2003, Miguel has shared his vision for the Internet on his blog. He is regularly interviewed and has been invited to speak at several conferences in Europe, Asia and United States on the topics of e-collaboration, e-management and e-organization.

Miguel holds a PhD in artificial intelligence from the University of Paris (France). He also teaches PhD classes at several universities about “Entreprise 2.0 and new corporate organizations”, "Influence in the blogosphere"; "Managing virtual teams".

Netcipia, founded in 2006, specializes in participative web technologies offering free public and private participative places to the Internet users worldwide, and fixed-price turnkey dedicated servers for integration with the existing information systems of its customers. The goal of Netcipia is to provide the best “participative” experience on the web and change the way in which users, co-workers, students, friends and families collaborate online. Netcipia gives both a blog and a wiki in a single package, accessible through the same interface, with the same great tools and features.

Raja Ramanna Fellow, Senior Advisor & Trustee, Science & Technology Park, University of Pune, Pune 411 007. Chairman, ILC. (Former Chairman, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Pune, Founder Director, National Assessment & Accreditation Council)

International Longevity centre-India

Born in February 1944, Shri Ajit M. Nimbalkar did his college studies in St.Xavier's College, Mumbai and completed his M.A. in Political Science & Public Administration from Bombay University. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1967. He served in the lAS for 37 years and held several positions at the District, State and Central levels during different periods.

Apart from the district and state level postings, Shri Nimbalkar worked as Secretary to the Chief Ministers Shri Vasantdada Patil and Shri Sharad Pawar, and as Chairman of Maharashtra State Electricity Board. He was the first Managing Director of Mahanagar Gas Limited, a joint ventu're of GAIL., British Gas and Government of Maharashtra and also worked as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).

In Government of India, Shri Nimbalkar worked as Director General, Employment & Training and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labour as well as Special Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, dealing with North-East Affairs, Centre-State Relations, Disaster Management, etc. In August 2002, he became Secretary, Defence Production in the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. The Government of Maharashtra recalled him in October 2002 to head the State Administration as Chief Secretary, Maharashtra. He retired from this post on 31st May 2004. Subsequently, he was appointed as Adviser to the State Government from June 2004 to March 2005. From August 17,2005, he is working as Chairman, Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA).

Leif Bloch Rasmussen, Center for Applied ICT at Copenhagen Business School. M.Sc.and Ph.D. in Engineering. Associate professor in Informatics and Systems Science since 1977. Research and teaching in social informatics, systems design and social dialogue at all levels both at Copenhagen Business School, IT-University, Aarhus School of Business, LO-School in Helsinore and University of Malmø, Sweden. Project manager of numerous national and EU-funded projects based among others on the Framework Programmes, TACIS, ADAPT, Leonardo, Social Funds and Regional Funds. Main interest is the role and potential of ICT in Inquiring Systems, Fair Globalization, Social Innovations and Sustainable Development. Danish Representative to IFIP Technical Committee 9 on Social Accountablity of Computing.

Copenhagen Business School has around 15,000 students and an annual intake of around 1,000 exchange students. With this number of students as well as around 400 full-time researchers and around 500 administrative employees, CBS is the one of the 3 largest business schools in Northern Europe. CBS aims:

• To contribute to the creation of value in society and in enterprises
• To train Master's graduates who are competitive in an international labour market
• To develop research-based knowledge in partnership with the business community

Research and study programmes at CBS are organised in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and the Faculty of Language, Communication and Cultural Studies.  

Adviser& Head Department of Science and Technology

Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India The department functions on the policy matters relating to Information Technology; Electronics; and Internet (all matters other than licensing of Internet Service Provider), Promotion of Internet, IT and IT enabled services, Assistance to other departments in the promotion of E-Governance, E-Commerce, E-Medicine, E-Infrastructure, etc., Promotion of Information Technology education and Information Technology-based education.

Major General Satya Swaroop Sharma, born at Gwalior in 1942, was commissioned in the Bombay Sappers, Corps of Engineers in June 1965 from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is a graduate in civil engineering from MITS, Gwalior and Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering from the College of Military Engineering, Pune (University of Pune). He stood first in the university for his Master's degree.

He was deputed for post graduate studies in snow and avalanche mechanics to The Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Davos for one year in 1973-74 where he worked on some prestigious avalanche control projects in the Swiss Alps for highways and ski-resorts with some leading researchers and practitioners and earned valuable experience. On return to India, he was instrumental in implementing avalanche-forecasting system in Indian Himalayas and also in designing avalanche control projects. He carried out pioneering studies on avalanche control projects on Manali-Leh and Srinagar -Leh highways and prepared schemes for reducing the closure period of the highways and also for mitigating the avalanche hazard. These recommendations are being implemented by the government.

He has over 30 years of experience of working in Himalayas on problems related to snow avalanche and glaciers during which he has extensively traveled in the high altitude, hazardous region full of avalanches and glaciers in J&K, HP and Uttaranchal and carried out pioneering studies on saving the precious lives of our soldiers and civil

Population from avalanches and other related hazards.

He had the honour of leading the First Indian Wintering Expedition to Antarctica and achieved the distinction of staying there for 16 months and flying the Indian tri-colour in the icy continent, for the first time, round the year, and also in constructing the first Indian Antarctic research station Dakshin Gangotri, in 1983-85.

Besides various research assignments in the DRDO, he held the prestigious appointment of Director Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment, Manali from 1996-2004 during which he was instrumental in introducing subjects like remote sensing, supercomputing for mountain meteorology, virtual reality for avalanche hazard assessment, snow harvesting, controlled release of avalanches for safety of local inhabitants, tourists and installations, ski-resorts etc, which have enabled SASE in achieving higher user satisfaction of the defence services. The Prime Minister of India awarded the prestigious TITANIUM TROPHY to SASE for being the best DRDO lab for the year 2002.

He has some very useful publications to his credit in prestigious Indian and International journals of repute on snow and avalanches, and authored two books, viz, Citadel of Ice: Dakshin Gangotri and Breaking the Ice in Antarctica, which have been well received by the reading community in India and abroad. Marathi version of the later book has also been published.

In recognition to his services he has been decorated with the gallantry award KIRTI CHAKRA ( KC ) and distinguish service award VISHISHTHA SEWA MEDAL ( VSM ) by the president of India, and INDIRA GANDHI SAHASIK SAMMAN by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.

After superannuation from the service, he is heading the Pune branch of the Institute of Defence Scientists and Technologists. He is a lover of Indian classical music and likes to play Tabla and Keyboard. He is widely travelled in Indian

Himalaya and likes to trek in mountains and loves to ski whenever he gets an opportunity.

Institute of Defense Scientists and Technologists (IDST) The Institute of Defence Scientists and Technologists is a body of professionals and registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. It came in to existence as a result of initiative of DRDO in the year 2003 to utilize the services of retired experienced scientists / technologists/ innovators / designers. The membership of the institute is extended to the retired scientists of DRDO. The institute has a membership of over 600 and it is expected to grow in the years to come. It is significant to note that the members are from multitude of disciplines. It is a matter of pride that projects worth approx Rs.15 crores are being progressed by all branches with the assistance of our members.

Dr Andrew Sors received his BSc (Hons) in Applied Science and PhD in Materials Science at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom.

After spending some time in industry and subsequently in a Research Institute of London University, he joined the European Commission in 1982. In the Commission, he has held a variety of research management posts, including Head of Unit for Environment Socio-Economics and most recently Head of Unit for Socio-Economic Research.

In November 2005 he was appointed as the Head of the newly established Science and Technology Section at the European Commission’s Delegation in India. Here, his objectives are to help promote a significant strengthening of scientific cooperation between India and the European Union.

Consultant, Open Learning Systems. He is currently occupied as: Emeritus Professor, University of Pune, Advisor, ETH Research Lab, Pune, President, Indian Distance Education Association, Secretary, and Network for Educational Transformation (NETRA), Director, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd.
Former: President of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Vice-Chancellor, University of Pune

Indian Institute of Education, Pune
The institute is a non-government organization, a Public Trust of which the dominant intention is public service through “Education for all” and ‘Health for All’. Its activities cover basic as well as action-research, teaching, extension and publications, with emphasis on planning, policy-formulation, and management of education. Based in Pune City which is known as a leading academic centre in India, the institute appears in the International Encyclopedia of Education, as one of the two major organizations established in India for educational research and policy-making.

Regional Director (west), HelpAge India 

HelpAge India is secular, not-for-profit organization registered under the Societies' Registration Act of 1860. It was set up in 1978, and since then has been raising resources to protect the rights of India’s elderly and provide relief to them through various interventions. HelpAge India salutes the spirit of India’s 60 plus senior citizens through its’s“Proud2B60: Who Are You Calling Old?” campaign. The campaign is aimed at reinforcing the fact that today’s senior citizens are active, healthy, contributing in a large way to society and to beat the age old myth that life does not stop at 60.

Nicole Turbé-Suetens is a business school graduate (Belgium) and holds a master degree in organisational sciences (Paris-Dauphine). She is the founder and managing director of Distance Expert, a consulting firm specialised in the implementation of ICT-based new working environments facilitating eInclusion created in 1996. She is a recognised expert in this field at French and European level. She was a member of the two French governmental missions on telework in 1993/1994 and 2003/2004. She has gained her experience with the IBM corporation at French and European level where she had responsibilities in the fields of marketing, PC software, quality management and became a member of the worldwide reengineering team in 1995/1996. Before, she worked as an independent management consultant for more than 10 years. She has also been teaching for 4 years at the Sorbonne University in a marketing master degree and at the University of Technology in Compiègne in a Technology and Innovation master degree. Since 1997 she has been active in several EU-funded projects; all related to new methods of work like ETD, Diplomat, Mirti, Euro-telework, etc. Further, Distance Expert developed an in-house methodology for the implementation of new methods of work and transferred knowledge and know-how to 5 new members states with the e3Work project which was coordinated and managed as a virtual community in 2001/2003. A further step was the research made thanks to the LIAISON project on the impact of new localisation devices in the work process. The broad experience of the new working methods with the start of telework and the evolution to eWork and collaborative work has led Distance Expert to be willing to bring a new approach of the workplace to the ageing workforce, which represents a new societal issue. A first experience is led thanks to the eSangathan project, and interest groups will be established in the participating countries during 207. Nicole Turbé-Suetens is also an international speaker on new methods of work related topics; wrote several articles and participated to the writing of two books: Groupware and Teamwork and Travail à Distance. She was the main organiser of the 9th eWork European Assembly in Paris in September 2002. She has an international and intercultural living experience.

Distance Expert is a consulting firm, virtually organised, of senior consultants in new ways of organizing work and serves as a well recognized actor in the missions of work process reengineering, coaching of organisations to accompany major transformations, implementing collaborative work, training of professionals and participating in research projects. All the consultants gained their experience in large organizations, being it corporations or public administrations, in the fields of high technology, industry, financial services and research. All of them have been pioneers in the intensive use of ICT in their practices and are engaged in dissemination actions at the global level of new usages. In this field, the multidisciplinary team can handle new ways and methods of work as well as new ways of trading, handling and caring for customers, reengineering processes, etc. Some well known organizations such as France Telecom, EDF-GDF, British telecom (France) or the Ministry of Industry have relied on the Distance Expert team. Our experts all hold at least master degrees and have the ability of conducting empirical research, implementing solutions, educating people and writing about their findings as well as intervening at the top level in corporations or being speakers in international conferences. The majority of the Distance Expert consultants have international and multicultural experience and most of them have already worked in European funded projects in the Telematics, ACTS, IST (FP5 and FP6 programmes) and LEONARDO. Distance Expert was also the coordinator of the e3Work project: www.e3Work.com. Further the Distance Expert team has a proved experience in organizing major events at EU-level such as the 9th version of the European eWork Assembly which took place in Paris in September 2002 or the Chinese-European Networking Symposium which took place in Beijing in March 2005 where Distance Expert organised the eCollaboration session.

Dr. Marianne Ziekemeyer is work- and organisation sociologist, with a special attention for quality of labour and (re)designing jobs. She is 20 years active in the field of labour, age and gender. From her first publication on in the area of work and ageing (‘Silver dreads trough the Gold’ - TNO Arbeid 1993) she continued in designing instruments and models helping sustainable employability policies. She designed the model of age proofing jobs and published national and international. Nowadays she runs her own business agency called AgeProof, experts on work and ageing. As a researcher/consultant she advises the government and organisations in all branches among others about how to make their vital jobs more age proof. This already happened for 30 to 40 functions

AgeProof, experts on work and ageing (founded in 2002), is specialised in research and policy programmes concerning work and ageing. The AgeProof concept is based on managing and facilitating age-related differences and challenges by Age management, age proofing jobs and Dynamic Job descriptions. AgeProof was member of the Council of Advisers in the EU-Equal project ‘Age-Unlimited’ in the Netherlands from 2001 -2005. The role of Ageproof is: (co)-designing the instrument for an age friendly ICT; promoting & training. AgeProof has a huge expertise on work and ageing which can be of help (re)designing ICT in an age friendly way, so aged workers won’t be excluded by this issue.