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Mr. Vishvjeet Kanwarpal 

CEO & Managing Director, Global InfraSys (P) Ltd. (GIS) & Asia Consulting Group (P) Ltd. (ACG)

Mr. Kanwarpal leads the Infrastructure Strategy practice at GIS and ACG, covering Power, Energy, Transport, High Technology, Industry, and Climate Change sectors. Over the last 35 years, he has advised on infrastructure assets valued at over USD 200 billion, and conducted 500+ client and R&D assignments across infrastructure and 100+ projects in high-technology sectors.

A globally respected thought leader, Mr. Kanwarpal has spoken at over 100 international conferences and authored more than 100 articles for leading global journals on Asian and international infrastructure.

His expertise spans:

• Integrated Infrastructure Master Planning (Global, National, State & City-level)
• Corporate & Project Master Plans & Portfolio
• Dynamic RDBMS, Strategic Systems & Simulation
• Big Data Analytics, Forecasting Models & Merchant Power Concepts

He has led global feasibility studies on Electric & Hybrid Vehicles, emerging technologies, and their economic impact. As Project Manager, he has overseen 10 major projects exceeding 100 man-months each, including the development of ACG’s National Infrastructure Master Plan for India.

Mr. Kanwarpal has worked across 50+ countries and previously served as Chairman of Federal-Mogul Goetze (India) Ltd., and Independent Director on its Board. He has also worked at JSA/EDS Management Consulting (Boston) and JSA Conseil (Paris).

He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has pursued coursework at Harvard, the Center for International Studies (MIT), and the Sloan School of Management. He is an alumnus of United World College of the Atlantic (UK), St. Stephen’s College (India), and The Lawrence School, Sanawar.

Mr. Ashok Kumar 

Founder & CEO at Ridge Consulting Group, Business Advisor to Suneet Varma Design and Board Advisor to The Fortune Company.

Mr. Kumar is an industry veteran who leads strategy consulting across multiple sectors. A former Senior Strategic Consultant at ACG and Francorp, he holds an M.Tech in Petro-Informatics from UPES Dehradun and has trained analysts from premier institutions.

He has worked alongside global experts including Mr. Nasser Munjee and Mr. Vishvjeet Kanwarpal, delivering 100+ major consulting assignments across Power, Renewables, Clean Energy, Coal, Oil & Gas, LNG, Refining, Petrochemicals, Fertilizers, Transport, Metals & Minerals, and Climate Change.

He has conducted global market studies across 198 countries and 70 territories, and specializes in feasibility studies, financial modeling, due diligence, asset valuation, market simulation, RDBMS architecture, forecasting models, big data analytics, and regulatory benchmarking.

He has also delivered 500+ franchise strategy assignments and financial models across sectors such as EV, Fashion, Retail, Healthcare, Pharmacy, F&B, Real Estate, Digital, and Education.

With 20 years of consulting expertise, he has worked with organizations such as The World Bank, USAID, Shell, Cairn, GAIL, HPCL, Tata Power, Aggreko, Trafigura, Reliance Retail, Google Chromebook, Coffee Board of India, Somany Ceramics, JBM, and several Fortune 500 companies.

Mr. Sunil Chopra 

Board Advisor to Ridge Consulting Group, Founder & CEO at The Fortune Company and Founder & Business Coach at SSVINS Solutions.

Mr. Chopra is a visionary leader, awarded CEO, Board Director, and serial entrepreneur with 35+ years of experience across global and Indian brands. A pioneer in franchise development, he has played key roles at Xerox, Nokia, and GE and advised over 500 brands, including:

Adidas, Airtel, HUL, Samsung, HP, Motorola, Ericsson, Micromax, Zee, Tarun Tahiliani, GSK, RPG Group, HT Media Group, and more.

He has built and scaled extensive sales and distribution networks across Tier 2–5 markets, including digital and physical channels reaching into India’s deepest geographies.

He has deep understanding of Tier 2/3/4/5 economy, having built huge channel and sales networks, digitally and physically, across the country in 6 figures.

Known for his ability to translate long-term visions into measurable wins, he is recognized for his impact-driven approach, powerful communication style, and inspirational leadership. He has influenced over one million lives across India and five continents.