BISFF Advisors

V. R. Ferose is a Senior Vice President and Head of SAP Engineering Academy, based out of Palo Alto. He is responsible for the building the next generation of engineering talent at SAP. He is passionate about making a difference in the world in a meaningful way. He started the industry’s leading Autism initiative, “Autism at Work”. He gives a guest lecture at Columbia University on the topic of “Personal Leadership”. He is the co-author of the bestseller “GIFTED”; “Innovating the World – The Globalization Advantage” and “GRIT: The Major Story”. He writes regularly on topics from books, leadership and culture and is a regular contributor to Forbes, Mint, Digitalist, New Indian Express and Swarajya

3X Grammy® Award Winner, US Billboard #1 artist, GQ Hero 2020, Ricky Kej is an internationally renowned Indian Music Composer and Environmentalist. He has performed at prestigious venues in over 30 countries, including the UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva. Ricky has won over 100 music awards in 20 countries. He serves as the United Nations Refugees “Goodwill Ambassador” UNCCD “Land Ambassador”, UNESCO MGIEP “Global Ambassador for Kindness”, UNICEF “Celebrity Supporter” & Ambassador for “Earth Day Network”.

His vast repertoire of work includes 16 studio albums released internationally, over 3500 commercials and 4 feature films, including the natural history documentary ‘Wild Karnataka’ narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

Sanjay Routray has worked as Executive/Line Producer on Hindi language films like- Makdee, Khosla ka Ghosla, Johnny Gaddar, Kaalpurush, Shaurya, Andhadhun and others.

Have executed & been associated with some of the top directors with their first films. To name a few- Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Bhardwaj, Imtiaz Ali, Sriram Raghavan, Dibakar Bannerjee, Manish Jha, and others.

Have line produced 2 films with Buddhadeb Dasgupta, which were premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and one of them was the official entry in the Panorama section at the Berlin Film Festival and both went on to win the National award for “Best Director” and “Best Film” respectively in consecutive years.

Souvik Paul Mazumdar is a partner at ALMT who joined in 2005 and heads the sports, media and entertainment practice of ALMT Legal along with capital markets, corporate commercial and employment law. His practice includes advising and assisting clients in relation to media, entertainment and sports law; private equity investments; M&A; cross-border corporate structuring; capital market transactions (including international offerings); and employment law. Souvik has been closely associated with various sports management and celebrity management companies as a legal adviser, and he works with many sports personalities, sporting bodies and federations, and sports management companies. Souvik is also the founder of one of the lawyers’ cricket clubs in Bengaluru and is regularly involved in conducting the annual law firm cricket tournament.

Nik Gugger is a Swiss politician who was born in India. He is a member of the Evangelical People’s Party and has served in the Swiss Parliament since 2017. He is the first Indian-born person to serve in the Swiss Parliament.

Gugger is a social-ethical entrepreneur and a specialist in intercultural management. He is married and has three children. He lives in Winterthur, Switzerland.

Vinay Kumar is a versatile entrepreneur, engineer, marketer, and educator. With a strong background in engineering, he co-founded Verbinden Communication, a B2B Tech marketing agency, and Book Brahma, a literary media platform. Vinay’s expertise lies in driving successful marketing strategies and helping technology companies effectively reach their target audience.

Beyond his entrepreneurial endeavors, Vinay serves as an advisor at Women in Cloud, offering valuable guidance to women entrepreneurs in the tech industry. Additionally, he shares his knowledge and passion for marketing as a teacher at Symbiosis University, shaping the minds of future marketing professionals.