WORLD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (LEADERSHIP AWARDS-2022)

Social Change Maker Award

Dr. Nandita Pathak

Social Entreprenuer Founder Director Udyamita Vidyapeeth JP Foundation at Social Work Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India

Dr. Nandita Pathak is Social Entreprenuer Founder Director Udyamita Vidyapeeth JP Foundation at Social Work Dr.Nandita Pathak is a rare Social Entrepreneur with a unique skill-set in Rural Development in both the Farm as well as Non-Farm Sectors. Over a decade she has been the prime catalyst in bringing Transformation to the Economic conditions of the people of the most under developed regions of Chitrakoot - Gonda (Uttar Pradesh / Madhya Pradesh). This diminutive Community Mobiliser with a Heart of Gold has mobilised even the most Traditional Communities to participate as Stake Holders in Economic Development and Cultural Activities in this region. With a Phd in Food Processing she was selected by the Legendary Nanaji Deshmukh to translate his Vision of "Gramoday” at the Grass Roots in the "Dacoit Infested" and extremely economically impoverished region of Chitrakoot. It is said of her that "never has there been a Social Worker who has perfected such a comprehensive Delivery of Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya's Development and Cultural aspects of "Integral Humanism" so effectively and so universally. Impacting on the vast region of Chitrakoot-Gonda, "Nandita Didi" is perceived as the "Angel of Rural Transformation" across all castes, creed and faiths.

World Power Leader Award

Prof. Manoranjan Parida

Director, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, India

Prof. Manoranjan Parida was Deputy Director at IIT Roorkee before joining CSIR-CRRI. He has been MoRTH Chair Professor on Development of Highway System in India at IIT Roorkee during 2013-2017. He has worked on an Imprint Research Project “Propagation and Mitigation Model of Mixed Traffic Noise for Planning Mid Sized Indian Cities”. Design and Development of Noise Barrier for Flyovers in Delhi is an innovative contribution by him. He has provided substantial inputs for third party quality audit of 1700 km. of State Highway in the State of Bihar (during 2007-2013) under the RSVY Project. He has provided consultancy for more than 350 urban road infrastructure projects, intercity corridors, rural roads, and expressways. He received Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award in the year 2004 from Indian Road Congress. He has received the Outstanding Teacher Award of IIT Roorkee. He is presently Convener of Urban Roads & Streets Committee(H-8) of Indian Roads Congress, New Delhi.

Educational Leadership Award

Prof. Shreepad Karmalkar

Director, IIT, India

Prof. Shreepad Karmalkar is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Head of the Teaching Learning Center at IITM. He received the B. Tech and accelerated PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), in 1983 and 1989, respectively. He has held visiting research / teaching assignments at several US universities, namely, University of California, Santa Barbara; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York; and University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA. He has authored numerous articles in journals, conferences and books, and has been awarded three patents in the areas of semiconductor device modeling and process development. His recent work is on modeling and simulation of power devices, nano-devices, GaN HEMTs and solar cells. He has received the 2006 Vikram Sarabhai Award for research, 2007 IBM Faculty Award for research and teaching, 2021 VLSI Society of India Best Faculty Award for "contributions in the area of teaching, popularizing and creating some of the best minds in Microelectronics in the last 30 years," and the president’s nomination to the IIT Council for “contributions in education, science or technology”. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Trans. on Education (first ever from India). He has acted as a consultant to industries for developing manufacturing processes for semiconductor devices. His contributions in the field of education include three widely viewed online video courses on Solid State Devices, Semiconductor Device Modeling and Introduction to Research (see links below). The latter is a lecture-cum-activity oriented course to foster research skills among research scholars. He initiated this as a compulsory course for all research scholars in IITM and has conducted over 30 workshops country-wide. He has also conducted solely or jointly over 80 Faculty Development sessions on various aspects of “How teachers can make a difference” in institutions including IITs, IISERs, NITs, and IIIT. He is a member of the Governing Council of CeNS (Center for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences). He was a member of the National Working Group on Nanotechnology set up by the Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India. He is a member of the executive committee of AICTE and the Chairman of AICTE’s All India Board of PG Education and Research. He was a member of the All India Board of Undergraduate Studies of the AICTE. He was the Vice-Chairman of JEE 2006 and Chairman of JEE 2007 operations in the South Zone. He is a strong espouser of holistic education, and a multilingual – can read, write and speak – Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, and can converse in – Thelugu, Thamizh and to an extent, Sanskrit.

Business Leader of the Year Award

Mr. Hemendu Sinha

Sr. Vice President & Business Head - B2B at LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd., Delhi, India.

Hemendu Sinhais a business leader with proven track of leading team of professionals and creating milestones of success. Owning P&L and delivering results through well designed strategy and planning. Hands on experience in sales and marketing of IT,OA products and solutions. Work Experience Business Head - B2B at LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd, May 2011 - Current Zonal Manager - East & Northeast at HCL Infosystems Ltd. (NOIDA, UP, India), Jul 2009 - Apr 2011 Zonal Manager - Central Zone at HCL Infosystems Ltd. (NOIDA, UP, India), Jul 2006 - Jun 2009 Business Entity Manager at HCL Infosystems Ltd. (NOIDA, UP, India), Jul 2005 - Jun 2006 Business Entity Manager at HCL Infosystems Ltd. (NOIDA, UP, India), Jul 2004 - Jun 2005 Regional Manager at HCL Infosystems Ltd. (NOIDA, UP, India), Nov 1997 - Jul 2004 Area Manager at HCL Infosystems Ltd. (NOIDA, UP, India), Jul 1995 - Oct 1997 Area Manager at HCL Infosystems Ltd. (NOIDA, UP, India), Jun 1989 - Jul 1995 Education MDP at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore MDP at XLRI Jamshedpur Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Undergraduation at Patna Science College

Young Researcher Award

Dr. Aditya Kumar

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

Dr. Aditya Kumar is working as an associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-ISM) Dhanbad, India. He received his PhD from University of Siegen, Germany, with a specialization in surface and interfacial engineering. He has published more than 65 peer-reviewed publications, several book chapters, and editorial-type scientific articles in various areas of science and engineering. He is associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Nanotechnology. He has edited and served as a scientific reviewer in numerous peer-reviewed journals and scientific organizations.