Team

A distinguished officer of the Indian Army. Thirty-seven years in uniform, rising to Chief of Staff, Dakshin Bharat Area, and a veteran of the Kargil War.

He brings that operational depth to India's defence and deep-technology sector, advising drone companies as a military technology advisor.

Chairs the UAV Systems Panel at the PanIIT Alumni Association. Director at QMAX Technologies, Independent Director at Millworks Technologies, and a member of the Trustee Board of UNIFI Mutual Fund.

Two decades in aerospace, defence and advanced engineering hardware.

Vice President of Engineering at TVS Defence (TVS SIPL), leading hardware product development across aerospace and defence programmes.

Before that, nineteen years at HCL Technologies, latterly Operations Director for Engineering and R&D Services, Aero & Defence — aerospace hardware, automated test equipment, electric vehicles and manufacturing.

An advanced-manufacturing specialist and serial entrepreneur with two exits — twenty-five years building, scaling and financing businesses across complex engineering, automation and deep technology.

Chief Operating Officer at India's Translational Research Initiative (ITRI), building industry–academia partnerships that carry research from laboratory to market.

Previously Director roles across the MTAB group.

A serial entrepreneur with an exit behind him, working across deep technology and the drone sector as a business, product and technology leader.

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Amber Wings, which designs and manufactures DGCA-certified electric and hybrid drone platforms engineered in India.

His work spans enterprise leadership, strategy and partnerships — carrying products from build to commercial deployment.

A robotics researcher working on human–robot interaction and the psychosocial dimensions of robot design — bridging roboticists and end users through user requirement, acceptance and evaluation.

Associate Professor and Co-Director (Robotics) at the Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research.

Holds concurrent research appointments at Tufts University and the Auckland University of Technology.

A deep-technology researcher and entrepreneur. Nearly three decades at DRDO's Aeronautical Development Establishment, where she headed the Aerial Image Exploitation Division.

Technical lead for the cockpit display software of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Inferigence Quotient, developing intelligent autonomy, avionics and AI-powered mission systems for aerospace platforms.

A defence-technology leader who bridges military requirement and applied research.

In the Indian Army, Head of the Weapons and Equipment Branch and Deputy Director General, Information Technology — defence technology from requirement through fielding and sustainment.

Formerly Chief Executive Officer of the IIT Tirupati Technology Innovation Hub, driving research in positioning and precision technology. Now a Director at QMAX Technologies.