Chair - Program and Education
PAST PRESIDENT,
COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE
NEW DELHI
With his core competencies and extensive work in architectural education as a profession and in professional bodies like IIA and Council of Architecture, Ar.Vijay Garg is well-known and recognized for his organizing skills and commitment for the betterment of Architectural Education.
Having acquired his graduation from the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi, Ar. Garg has since been part of various Committees, forums and organizations such as IIA, International Union of Architects, Paris, Citizens National Days Celebration Committee, ARCASIA, AICTE, School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi & Bhopal and Council of Architecture. He has the ability to execute and manage a multitude of Architectural activities.
Ar. Garg, being a practicing Architect, has won many National Level Design Competitions. He owns the firms “Vastuki Consultants” and “Design Consultants”. He has also been widely acknowledged as the founder of “ Profession FIRST”, an initiative of the welfare of society through Architects & Architecture. He has also served as Adviser to many Districts of Rajasthan and is in the profession for the last more than 25 years. He is presently the Acting-President of COA, Council Member of AICTE and Advisor to Delhi Government PWD Minister. He has been the visiting Professor at SPA (D).
All these years of varied experience of Ar. Garg’s shows his commitment towards the profession which has materialized in the form of his presence in many professional forums that stand for Architectural excellence.
Apart from having been the President and Secretary of SPA Alumni Association, Ar. Garg is a Member of the Academic Council’s of SPA New Delhi and SPA Bhopal. He has also been a Member of Educational Jury for Architecture Course for Aligarh Muslim University, Biju Patnaik University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, School of Planning & Architecture, Vijaywada, Indira Gandhi National Open University, UP Technical University and an Indian Institute of Architects.
With his umpteen efforts, Ar. Garg has persuaded the Government of Karnataka to have a single-window mechanism all over the State of Karnataka for the empanelment of Architects rather than having registration with each and every local body in the State. His untiring journey to raise the bar of the profession continues.
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V K Jain a Mechanical Engineer from DCE , and an MBA from FMS both of University of Delhi worked for VOLTAS and Ranbaxy for a short while before joining the then Indian Airlines as a Management Trainee where he rose to the level of a Director.
In Indian Airlines, he had been responsible for various facets of Supply Chain both at operational and corporate levels.
After superannuation, he was Head Supply Chain of IGGA, a sister concern of INDIGO.
He has been Chairman of MSD4 , one of the committees of Bureau of Indian standards looking after standardization in the area of Management for more than 12 years.
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Shakti Leekha has expertise in expanding solutions and product portfolio, leading business teams, establishing thought leadership, driving new initiatives and building strategic alliances for creating successful business.
With Bajaj, he is transforming the building and energy management market for Smart Buildings and Smart Cities along with developing unique Innovative IoT based solutions for smart infra. Having a decade of experience in-country leadership, he has proved his excellence as an expert in IoT and IoT-based solutions, IoT Platforms, Gateway, EDGE Analytics, IoT Lifecycle and IoT-based Vertical Solutions.
As an innovative and result-oriented focused leader, he has been instrumental in doing partnership of Bajaj Electricals Ltd with Cisco & Microsoft for Infrastructure management of intelligent street lighting solutions and indoor lighting solutions on IoT. Adding to this enormous list of experiences, he has also created Illumination unit which covers Indoor Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Street Furniture (High mast / Poles/Gazeboes/Smart Poles and landscape solutions), Solar-Renewable and Integrated Building Management Systems.
On the marketing side, he leads and drives Channel Marketing, Digital marketing, Online model, CRM, Marcom, Events, Pricing, Product Management with New Product Introductions, Packaging, Margin Management, and Brand Management. Acquainted with different phases of business lifecycle, he is the creator of the brand. ‘. nxt’ for all the next-generation digital products. An Engineer Graduate, he had completed his management education from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies With almost having 23-plus years of expertise, he has established an IBMS training lab under the National Skill Development Program in Bharti Vidhya Peth, Pune as a part of the Fire Security Association of India Initiative.
Besides demonstrating professional expertise in the lighting segment, Shakti Leekha has been a speaker in various forums, done advocacy for smart infra, published several articles and white papers on life safety, security systems, Smart Cities, High Performing Safe Buildings and Energy Efficiency. He has also done Institutional work in various capacities with Pune University, CII, IGBC, ASHRAE, ISHRAE, FSAI, DSCI, INFRA, ELCOMA, IEEMA and Institution of Engineers.
For his outstanding contribution, Shakti has been awarded as “The Best IBMS Company” by the CIMS, All India Institute of self-governance and UBM Medica in 2015. Under his leadership, Bajaj Electricals was awarded the ‘Smart Green Building Initiative Award 2017’ and the ‘Finest India Skills and Talent Award-2017’. In 2019 Illumination Award for “Bogibeel Railcum Road Bridge” Assam by International SSL Alliance.He is associated with various Universities as Member Board of Studies and an Honorary Member of National Council for Green and Eco-friendly Movement (CGEM) at ASSOCHAM. He has been further selected as a ‘Mentor of Change’ for the Government of India’s flagship program of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), established by the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.
Prior to joining Bajaj, he was associated with various fortune global fortune 500 companies such as United Technologies, Johnson Controls, Tyco Fire & Security, ABB and Philips India Ltd.
Some of his core competencies include exceptional relation building, negotiating, communication, influencing and leadership skills.
Shakti Leekha has worked in leadership roles both in multinational and Indian companies, bringing to the table a unique blend of process orientation and entrepreneurial mindset. He is an Honorary Member of the GEM National Committee in Assocham.
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Subrata Chowdhury
Flat No. 3A, Kalibari Apartments,
GH-15, Sector-21-D, Faridabad, Haryana
( - +91-9871014760 / +91-9555814760
*sub01101957@gmail.com
Subrata Chowdhury’s experience spans over 38 years in Project Management for Residential & Industrial Projects from the drawing table to site execution. He has contributed substantially in providing inputs in Value Engineering, Urban Master Planning, Critical Structural input in Geotechnical aspect and Mass Housing for urban area and cities. He has managed a total project portfolio of 1 million sq.m with a combined valuation of Rs2000 crores. He has served as President and COO of reputed companies including Hero Realty Pvt. Ltd. and Shristi Infrastructures managing a team of 100 personnel.
Subrata has a certificate in Management from IRMA and a Bachelor in Technology (Hons) in Civil & Structural Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur with 1st class and distinction in subjects like structure, bridges, roads and highways etc.
He spent 7 valuable years with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and worked under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Verghese Kurien, “MILK MAN OF INDIA” in Operation Flood II in constructing various Dairy & Milk Plants all over the country including development of Plants for certain specific unique food items in those days like “Misti Doi” and first tetra pack fruit drink “Fruti”.
In addition, he have been associated primarily with big and midsize developers, several government and quasi government bodies as a consultant and advisor for urban development authority particularly in infrastructure of roads, bridges, sewage system and effective waste management.
His work has led him to work on diverse thematic areas with leading consultants and architects. He has coordinated for work like Architectural Conceptualization, Master Planning, detailed planning, structural frame work alongwith foundation system, design coordination with structural and geotechnical experts, Traffic Planning, Landscape Planning overall service network planning keeping all the codal permissions of environment, fire safety, underground water use, sewage & garbage disposal are coordinated with respective consultants from inception to delivery level.
"ASSOCHAM delivered First GEM Certified Sustainable Hotel in India. Mr. Pankaj R Dharkar, Chairman ,National GEM Council presenting the plaque at Double Tree by Hilton, Ahmedabad, Along with him Mr. Gopinath, General Manager, Hilton, Mr. Senthil Kr, Project Director and Mr. Vipul, Regional Director, ASSOCHAM Gujarat."
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Email: in.psi.de@gmail.com
Phone: +91 9811478353
Qualifications: B.Arch (SPA, New Delhi)
PG Diploma - Advanced Construction
Management (NICMAR, Pune)
BEE Certified ECBC Master Trainer
GRIHA Trainer
POSITIONS HELD
2015 Onwards ECBC Master Trainer, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, MoP, India
2013 - Current Member, '5waraj' – an NGO working on reviving faith in Indian traditions and
culture in the context of sustainable development and climate change
2012 – Current Director – Psi Energy Pvt. Ltd. (green buildings consultancy service)
2011 - Current Member – Technical Advisory Committee – SVA-GRIHA, GRIHA, & GRIHA–LD
2011 - Current Faculty for GRIHA training programs, TERI
2010 – Current Visiting Faculty, School of Planning and Architecture, IP Estate, New Delhi
2011 - 2013 Assistant Professor, Sushant Graduate School, Sushant School of Art and
Architecture, Sector 55, Gurgaon, Haryana
2007 - 2011 Area Convenor – GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment), TERI
(The Energy and Resources Institute), New Delhi
2006 - 2007 Research Associate – CRSBS (Center for Research on Sustainable Building Science),
TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), New Delhi
KEY PROJECTS
Has to experience in working on over 50 green building & GRIHA projects as a researcher/consultant for building energy simulations, sustainability strategies including water and waste management and renewable energy technology applications.
THE ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY OF INDIA
ASSOCHAM Corporate Office:
4th Floor, YMCA Cultural Centre and Library Building,
01, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi - 110001
Tel: 011 - 46550555/ +91 9315700465
E-mail: amitkumar.sharma@assocham.com