Anwesha Majumder is the Regional Head of Community, PMI South Asia, leading one of PMI’s fastest-growing communities. She works closely with 11+ chapters across South Asia-enabling collaboration , and strategizing member engagement. 
 
With over 15 years of experience spanning stakeholder engagement, community building, and business development, Anwesha brings a strong focus on building high-impact, volunteer-led communities that drive sustained value for members.  
 
Her professional journey reflects a unique blend of grassroots insight and global exposure—from starting as a school teacher in a marginalized community in India to working with institutions such as the British Council, the Netherlands Consulate, Piramal Foundation, and the Queensland Government as Director of Research and Partnerships—building partnerships that bridge ecosystems across sectors and geographies. 
 
A strong advocate for inclusive and purpose-driven change, Anwesha combines community leadership with a deep personal commitment to social impact 

Dhriti Mehndiratta is a Project Manager at Landis+Gyr with over 13 years of experience leading multi-million-dollar technology programs across energy, IT, and telecom industries. Holding a PGDM in Systems and PMP certification, she specializes in digital transformation, portfolio governance, and process automation, achieving up to 98% operational efficiency gains. Recognized as a Next Gen Agile Master, she excels at managing global teams and aligning human talent with strategic growth. 

• 13+ years leading multi-million-dollar transformation programs at Landis+Gyr, LTI Mindtree, and Orange Business Services. 

• Automated core delivery processes resulting in a 98% reduction in manual effort. 

• Certified PMP® and 'Next Gen Agile Master' experienced in leading global teams of 55+ members. 

Divyang Garg is the President of Technology at SynapseIndia Outsourcing Pvt. Ltd. and a PMP-certified transformation leader with over 18 years of experience in enterprise modernization, digital strategy, AI-led solutions, and automation. His career spans program management, client advisory, and PMO leadership across large-scale digital ecosystems. He focuses on bridging technology selection with business outcomes, guiding mid-career project leaders from delivery control to commercial ownership. 

• President of Technology at SynapseIndia with 18+ years in enterprise IT & digital strategy. 

• PMP® certified leader specializing in AI-driven advisory, automation, and enterprise application modernization. 

• Passionate about shifting project focus from 'Green Status reporting' to commercial outcome ownership. 

Hitesh Manchanda is an Associate Director of Medical Writing at Syneos Health with 20 years of experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder programs in the highly regulated pharmaceutical sector. A certified PMP, he excels in end-to-end program execution, stakeholder alignment, quality oversight, and driving disciplined governance. He is dedicated to simplifying delivery complexity, fostering organizational communities, and establishing operational clarity across cross-functional global teams.

• 20 years of experience in the highly regulated pharmaceutical and clinical research industry. 

• Associate Director at Syneos Health leading cross-functional global delivery teams. 

• Focuses on simplifying project lifecycles, driving cross-industry execution discipline, and community building. 

• Over 30 years of rich experience in managing the preparing & executing master schedules for all projects including resource schedules, execution methodologies, milestones, cash flow projections and budgets.
• Experience in development of P&L driven Financial Management Model
• Rich functional exposure in managing start-ups from conceptualization to operational & implementation stage
• Blend of Experience in Technology Procure to Pay Cycle along with Rich experience of Administration function
• Expertise in planning operational & business strategies, incorporating, managing and driving startup businesses during associations with reputed business houses
• Strong business acumen with skills to remain on the cutting edge; drive new business through conceptualising strategies, augmenting & streamlining distribution networks
• Augmented business operations; inclusive of setting up procure to pay process, recruiting and so on across various assignments
• Acquired expertise in breaking new avenues & driving business growth activities; conducting opportunity analysis by keeping up-to-date of market trends and competitor moves.
• Outstanding communication & leadership skills that have been put to use effectively, resolving problems and promoting a positive work environment

Manisha Singh is a Senior Manager in Learning & Development at Birlasoft and an Agile Transformation Leader with over 16 years of IT industry experience. Holding PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, and SAFe Agilist certifications, her career encompasses software development, project management, and L&D leadership in finance, travel, and insurance. She has coached over 10,000+ professionals in Agile methodologies, driving organizational capability development through innovative, servant leadership. 

• 16+ years of IT experience; Senior L&D Program Manager and Agile Transformation Leader at Birlasoft. 

• Multi-certified practitioner holding PMP®, PMI-ACP®, CSM®, and SAFe® Agilist credentials. 

• Trained over 10,000+ professionals in Agile methodologies across Finance, Travel, and Insurance domains. 

Digital Transformation & Technology | Agile Coach

With 18+ years of experience, spearheading digital transformation initiatives. Driving operational excellence, optimizing delivery processes, and fostering agile setups globally.

Empower teams and organizations to embrace innovation, agility, and customer-centricity, and to deliver value-driven and impactful outcomes. I am passionate about learning new skills, exploring new domains, and sharing my knowledge and experience with others.

Nikhil Dhand is a PMP-certified Senior Project Controller at WSP with 11 years of experience across UK highways, US infrastructure portfolios, solar EPC, real estate, and ISO management systems. Having delivered capital programs exceeding £672 million, he specializes in quantitative risk modeling, cost forecasting, and project controls automation. He is the creator of Probabilistic Chain Analysis (PCA)—a Bayesian Network-coupled Monte Carlo framework calibrated against 16,000+ global infrastructure projects to model risk propagation.

• Senior Project Controller at WSP managing £672M+ capital programmes and 500+ US infrastructure projects. 

• Developer of Probabilistic Chain Analysis (PCA), integrating Bayesian Networks with Monte Carlo simulations. 

• Published researcher across SSRN, Zenodo, and PM World Journal on risk propagation models.  

Parul Paruthi is a project and transformation leader with 20 years of experience spanning technology, project and program management, stakeholder engagement, and organizational transformation. 
 

As CEO of SSPM Consultants, she works closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams to transform complex business challenges into structured, scalable solutions. Her core strengths lie in stakeholder management, team leadership, project and program management, strategic planning, client engagement, and driving technology-led transformation. 
 

Over the years, Parul has led diverse teams and complex initiatives, building strong relationships across leadership, business, and delivery functions. She is particularly passionate about connecting people, processes, technology, and data to help organizations move from fragmented ways of working toward greater visibility, collaboration, and business impact. 
 

Her experience also includes helping organizations modernize project delivery through Connected Work Management and platforms such as Smartsheet, enabling teams to improve governance, collaboration, decision-making, and execution. 

Smita Mishra, PMP®, PMI-RMP®, PMI-CP™, is a Senior Project Leader with over 22 years of experience delivering complex engineering and construction projects across large-scale built environments.

Her expertise lies in risk management, strategic planning, stakeholder  engagement, and process-driven execution across Power, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, and Industrial sectors. Known for driving structured governance frameworks in high-value projects, she advocates disciplined execution supported by proactive risk intelligence and cross-functional collaboration.

A PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP) Instructor and committed mentor, Smita has guided and developed hundreds of project professionals, strengthening capability within the construction ecosystem. She has also contributed to the advancement of global standards as a reviewer for the PMBOK® Guide – 8th Edition and the first edition of the PMI-RMP® Practice Guide.