Category: Interviews
Q&A with Mr Matteo Bigoni, Head of Certification, Climate Bonds Initiative, on why their Green Bond Boot Camp is an unique and timely offering in the market
Q&A with Mr. Maqsood Arify, Head, HR, Roshan Telecom Afghanistan on their achievements, specific challenges & initiatives taken
Q&A with Mr. Sarat Chandra Das, CEO, Grameen Sahara on their livelihood interventions, impact, achievements & challenges in the North East
Q&A with Mr. Sandeep Bhattacharya, India Projects Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative on green bonds, adaptation finance, climate PPPs, focus sectors & South Asian markets
Q&A with Ms. Aishwarya Raman, Head of Research & Mr. Yeshwanth Reddy, Head of Urban Mobility, Ola Mobility Institute about MaaS, EVs, clean mobility, their knowledge frameworks & more
Q&A with Ms. Mohua Mukherjee, independent observer of the energy sector with devp. project exp. in 44 countries, on a 360º view of the Indian Power Sector in 2020
Q&A with Ms. Zuhal Atmar, Afghanistan’s first woman entrepreneur in the sustainability domain of wastepaper recycling
Q&A with Ms. Rebecca Chiao, Co-founder, HarassMap, on how the pioneering app uses crowdsourced data to ensure women’s safety & create safer communities
Q&A with Consultant and Author of new book on India-China ties, Mr. Saibal Dasgupta, on China-India relationship challenges and solutions
Q&A with Grameen Foundation India’s CEO, Mr. Prabhat Labh, on their programs for financial inclusion, digital finance platforms for rural populace, development finance & more
Q&A with Tata Power’s Chief of Sustainability & Corp. Comm., Ms. Shalini Singh, on their sustainability initiatives, thought-process & achievements
Q&A with Dr. Emma Hakala, Finnish Institute of International Affairs on how India can use climate change in its foreign policy
Q&A with PepsiCo India’s Chief Govt. Affairs & Comm. Officer, Mr. Viraj Chouhan, on their sustainable plastic strategy
Q&A with Mr Richard McCallum, Vice Chairman of the UK-India Business Council, on taking UK-India ties to the next level
Q&A with Bangladeshi TV-actor turned Content-creator Adnan Faruque on his journey in what is a fast growing profession globally
Q&A with Ms. Saskia Bruysten, Co-founder & CEO, Yunus Social Business, about the need for inclusive growth, private sector’s role & more
Q&A with Ms. Denise Delaney, Director & Ms. Bron York, Analyst at SustainAbility about sustainability practices for South Asian companies
Q&A with Ms. Susanne Pulverer, IKEA India’s Local Community Leader, about IKEA’s initiatives in sustainability & circular economy
Q&A with Estiaque Bari of Centre for Policy Dialogue, about BIMSTEC’s trends, gamechangers, business RVCs, SMEs & future!
Q&A with Ms. Sarah Mooney, Head of Science & Innovation, British High Commission, about the UK’s efforts to tackle plastic waste
Q&A with Dr. Arpita Mukherjee of think-tank ICRIER on whether India is over-reliant on services?
Q&A with Mohd. Shafiq Hamdam, President of Afghanistan’s Dy. Sr. Advisor, about opportunities for Indo-Afghan collaborations
Q&A with Mr. Peter Middlebrook, CEO, Geopolicity on the growth vs. development debate, income inequality, digital disruptions, private sector in devp. & more
Q&A with Mr. Hamza Rauf Essa, Director, Telemart Pakistan, on building a leading ecommerce brand in a fast-growing consumer market?
Q&A with Mr. Prashant Issar, Co-founder, Mirchi & Mime, on how a profitable restaurant chain creates inclusive growth for the speech & hearing impaired
Q&A with Mr. Arslan Soomro, Sr. Advisor, Pakistan to Sweden’s Tundra Fund, on what to expect from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘Naya Pakistan’
Q&A with Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advisor, Government of Andhra Pradesh’s Zero Budget Natural Farming project, on how ZBNF revolutionizes Indian agriculture & farm incomes
Q&A with Mr. Peter Sabbe, CEO, Recupel Belgium, on their leading effort to tackle electronic waste
Q&A with Mr. Harald Henriksen, EVP & Head of Collection Solutions, TOMRA Norway, on their 45-year recycling history, the pioneering recycling machine & more
Q&A with Mr. Roshan Miranda, Co-founder & Director, Waste Ventures India, on addressing twin-objectives to make Hyderabad a better city to live in
Q&A with Mr. Kurian Mathew, India CEO of Germany’s BIO-LUTIONS, explains their breakthrough ‘plastic-alternative’ products
Q&A with Ms. Simran Khara, CEO, Juggernaut, explains their innovative publishing model
Q&A with Mr. Satya Tripathi, Chairperson, Sustainable India Finance Facility, on how sustainable finance would help achieve the SDGs & preserve our natural capital
Q&A with Padma Shri Awardee Prof. Vasudevan, on his innovative technology to tackle plastic waste with ‘plastic roads’
Q&A with Mr. Abhirat Agrawal of Nepal’s EnviPower, about their transformational project to convert ‘Waste to Wealth’
Q&A with Mr. Naveed Vakil, COO, AKD Securities, on the new Investment Platform to inter-connect Pakistan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka capital markets
Q&A with Mr. Sufi Faruq, Pramukh, Gurukul, on how they are transforming Bangladeshi education to achieve its demographic dividend
Q&A with Ms. Anam Zakaria, author of ‘The Footprints of Partition’ & development professional from Pakistan, on the criticality of oral-history narratives
Q&A with Dr. Aditi Govitrikar, psychologist, doctor, actress, model & winner of Mrs World & Mrs India beauty pageants, on the 8 pillars of wellbeing
Q&A with Dr. Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation, about the SCO, Eurasia’s future, balancing Iran-US & Pakistan-Russia ties & BIMSTEC
Q&A with Dr Sunil Motiwal, CEO, SAARC Development Fund, on his fund’s strategy, Partnership Conclave & experiences with regional markets
Q&A with Mr. Shokrullah Amiri, Head of Private Sector Devp. at President of Afghanistan’s Office, on imperatives to improve Indo-Afghan business linkages
Q&A with Mr. Alok Agrawal, Founding Partner, The Growth Labs, about startups, strategies & talent in India
Can Shanghai Cooperation Organization do what SAARC could not? Ms. Monica Verma, PhD Scholar writes on Indo-Pak relations
India’s Act East policy amid Myanmar’s centre-periphery conflict: Ms. Ramya PS, PhD Scholar writes on India-Myanmar relations
Ms. Mitu Samar, Reputation & Brand Consultant, on focusing on Experience to create a Memorable Brand
Q&A with with award-winning Afghan actress Ms. Leena Alam on the film industry in Afghanistan
Q&A with Dr. Binod Atreya, CEO, Emerging Nepal Ltd., on what makes Nepal an attractive investment destination right now!
Q&A with Mr. Suresh Pradhan, President SAC-SME Forum & Fmr. Spokesperson SAARC Trade Promotion Network
Q&A with Ms. Leza Parker, CEO, SC Beauty Network & Parker Incubators, Author, Speaker & Singapore’s Youngest Business Guru
Q&A with Mr. Jitesh Surendran, CEO, MEX & VC, SAFE, about Nepal’s economy & MEX’s initiatives
Your Growth-Mindset can propel you forward: says Ashfaq Ahmed, finance professional from Bangladesh
Q&A with Mr. Thilina Panduwawala of Frontier Research, on how trade, investment and able leadership hold key for Sri Lanka, despite political uncertainties
Q&A with Mr. Sumit Chowdhury of Nextuple Inc. on how Small-Businesses can leverage Digital Marketing
Does Bengali cinema have a market? Mahul Brahma, Author, Corp Comm professional turned Actor explains what appeals to Bengal’s youth
Are South Asian small-businesses effective in communication? Communications professional Anirudh Sharma explains
Most hiring managers prefer extroverts! HR professional Tasnim Tarin argues why hiring introverts makes sense
What is India’s Gen-Retired thinking? What does this mean for businesses? Dolly Majumder shares her story
Q&A with Legal Economist MS Siddiqui about the Impact when an economy moves from LDC to developing status
Q&A with Dr. Sangeeta Pradhan RD, CDE, on why South Asians are at a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, despite being less obese than Caucasians
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