Speakers 2026 | Plenary

  • H.E. Ambassador Lazăr Comănescu

    Ambassador Lazăr Comănescu currently serves as Secretary General of the Permanent International Secretariat of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC PERMIS).  A graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (BUES), where he also earned a PhD in international economics, he additionally completed the Sorbonne course on Langue et civilisation françaises contemporaines. His distinguished career spans…

  • Manish Tiwary

    Manish Tiwary serves as the Chairman and Managing Director of Nestlé India with additional responsibilities of Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives as a Market Head. With a deep-seated belief that food, brands, and technology have the power to transform lives today and for generations to come, he embodies the essence of Nestlé’s philosophy of “Good Food, Good Life.”  Mr. Tiwary is committed to enhancing Nestlé India’s performance…

  • Yezdi Nagporewalla

    Yezdi is an accomplished and visionary leader, serving as the Chief Executive Officer at KPMG in India. He has an illustrious career spanning close three and a half decades, out of which he has dedicated two and a half decades to KPMG in India.  Over the years, Yezdi has garnered expertise in diverse areas, including client relations, market…

  • Dr. Sanjay Salunke

    Dr Sanjay Salunkhe is a first-generation entrepreneur and has over three decades of experience in Edtech, HR and Banking in India and globally. He is recognized as one of the highly respected and influential veterans in the online education space in India. Dr Salunkhe began his entrepreneurial journey in 1999 when he set up Net…

  • Peyton Howell

    Peyton Howell is Chief Executive Officer of Parexel and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. She has more than 30 years of pharma services and healthcare industry experience.  Peyton served most recently as Chief Operating and Growth Officer responsible for Parexel’s operational delivery, strategy and growth. From 2018 to 2022 she was the company’s Chief…