Mr. T.R. Kesavan

Group President (Corporate Relations and Alliances), Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited(TAFE), Chennai

Mr. Suresh Raman

Southern India Chapter Chairperson and Vice President IACC

Suresh Raman is the Vice President and Region Head for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Chennai. He manages TCS’ largest delivery centre, with over 90,000 associates. His focus areas are to provide right experience for customers and associates leveraging state-of-the-art digital technologies; facilitate talent management; nurture innovation, promoting diversity and associate well-being; provide agile and sustainable infrastructure; cost optimization; besides working closely with stakeholders across Government, Industry Associations and Communities.

An alumnus of Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) - Pilani, Suresh has over 3 decades of experience in Management Consulting Services and Information Technology Industry.

During this period, he has held diverse leadership roles across Sales, Delivery, Operations and Client relationships across multiple geographies as well as leading key strategic opportunities.

Having earlier spent a decade as a Management Consultant within TCS as well as briefly with PriceWaterhouse, he had played an advisory role to MNCs as well as to Governments

He holds / has held key honorary positions and is an active member in industry bodies:

• Board Member, Vice President (Southern Region) and Member of the Executive Committee of the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce
• Chairman of CONNECT (2019 / 2020), a premier ICT event of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), hosted by Government of Tamil Nadu and co-hosted by STPI, Government of India
• President of the Madras Management Association (MMA)
• Member of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission Working Group on Industrial Policy.
• Member of the Tamil Nadu State Advisory Council to develop a Federal Fiscal Model.
• CII Special Invitee to the Tamil Nadu State Council & General Committee member of Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI)
• Chair of Chennai Chapter of TATA Network Forum

Dr. Margaret Faux

Chair of IACC’s Governance and Ethics Committee

Dr Margaret Faux is a health system lawyer, senior executive, businesswoman, and academic with deep experience and knowledge of health regulation both in Australia and internationally. She has over four decades of experience in the health sector, having commenced her career with over a decade practising as a registered nurse. Margaret has a PhD on the legal and administrative operation of Australia’s blended public/private health system Medicare and is also the founder and CEO of Synapse Medical, a leading global MedTech company offering digital health financing solutions and consulting.

Margaret has published widely and is a regular contributor to the Australian health reform debate and is considered one of Australia’s leading experts on the operation of the Australian health system. Her research interests are in the areas of health system codes and classifications, regulation, and digital enablement.

Margaret is also passionate about education and technology and drives innovation in her business using disruptive technologies such as by building Australia’s first medical billing app with Australia’s only medical billing rules engine. Synapse’s training academy, the Australian Institute of Medical Administration and Compliance offers short, online courses on everything from cybersecurity through to the difference between generic and branded medications

Mr. T.R. Kesavan

Group President (Corporate Relations and Alliances)

Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE), Limited, Chennai

Thekkepat Raman Kesavan – “TR Kesavan” or “K7” as he is better known, is an Engineering and Management professional with 50 years of national and international experience in both functional and management areas. His domain expertise covers agriculture, construction and mining, oil tools and material handling. He actively participates and continues as the governing council member of industrial and government associations.

Speaker and mentor in national and international fora, Kesavan has a track record of 30 years in areas of agriculture productivity and management, government industry interface and public private partnership. He has made several presentations and addressed professional gatherings across the globe. Kesavan is also an external faculty for leading management schools.

Kesavan has worked closely with Clinton Foundation focusing on Africa and works closely with USIBC on the Agri-cooperation policy making. He also held the helm as the President of Indian Tractor and Mechanisation Association (TMA) over an extended period of five years. He was also the Technical Chair of TMA earlier.

Kesavan also had a distinguished academic career winning the Banko Award and Gold medal in his graduate studies in Engineering from the University of Madras and went on to be the first in the university and gold medalist in his management studies at the University of Bombay. He completed the sandwich course of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Kesavan likes to spend his spare time mentoring students. He is additionally a prolific speaker and teacher in management and marketing and lectures at leading academic and training institutions. A master of Reiki healing, he also dabbles in spirituality, painting, writing and carpentry and is an avid reader. Happily married, the Kesavans have two grown up sons settled in Melbourne Australia.

I have been a complete outdoor person, playing various sports, representing my school and college. The only difference now is, the interest lies in watching against actually playing them.

• Director of TAFE Motors & Tractors Limited, TAFE Access Limited, TAFE Reach Limited and the Group President (Corporate Relations & Alliances) - TAFE Limited, the world’s third largest tractor manufacturer and India’s largest exporter of tractors, with a large portfolio of agricultural products and equipment consisting of MF, IMT, TAFE and Eicher brand of tractors, agricultural implements & equipment, and engines in both Indian and Overseas markets. He represents TAFE in various domestic and overseas industry bodies and government committees.
• Member of the B20 India Task Force on Inclusive GVCs for Resilient Global Trade and Investment.
• Chairman, Expert Committee on Agriculture, West Bengal
• Chairman, Vision Group on Agriculture, Department of Industries & Commerce, Karnataka
• Governing Council Member of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)
• President of Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI)
• Chairman of National committee on Agriculture, FICCI
• Co-Chairman of Africa Regional Council, FICCI
• Executive Council Member and Co Chairman of 'F&B and Agribusiness' Leadership Forum, Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce
• Convener – Special initiatives under Food, Agriculture and Retail committee, USIBC

Mr. Soy Joseph

Director

SAS Partners Corporate Advisors Pvt.Ltd.,Chennai

Mr Soy Joseph has over 23 years of experience and as a founder member he spearheads the regulatory operations and client relations division in SAS Partners. He was associated with emerging corporates heading the corporate legal domain, for over 8 years, prior to commencing his practice in 2003. His areas of expertise include Company Law, Securities Law, Foreign Exchange Law, NBFC Regulations, M&A Advisory and IPR Laws.

He has been closely associated with several multinational companies in setting up their Indian operations and also has the privilege to be a member of their Board. He has been continuously advising and guiding Indian and foreign companies in business advisory, corporate structuring, regulatory audits and diligence and corporate governance. He is closely associated with the South India chapters of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and has addressed various forums besides being an active committee member.

He is an associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK and holds Bachelor degree in Law.