Board of Advisors


Mr. K M Lal (Senior Advisor)

Mr. K. M. Lal is a retired Government official from the esteemed Indian Administrative Services and retired as Chairman, Staff Selection Commission, Government of India. He has vast experience in the field of finance, legal, project and general administration.

He had held various senior positions in Government Offices:
• Former Joint secretary Home
• Former Additional secretary Ministry of External affairs
• Former Advisor Planning Commission (Government of India)

Mr. B S Negi

Mr. Negi has over 44 years of professional experience in Oil Refining, Fertilizer and Gas Industry & Regulatory Affairs. A post graduate in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Negi has held the topmost positions in many companies such as GAIL (India), Mahanagar Gas, Petronet LNG, Ratnagiri Gas &Power, Fayum Gas Egypt, Shell CNG Egypt etc.

He was appointed by the Government of India as a member of the first Oil & Gas Sector Regulatory Board where he served for 5 years term. Mr. Negi has presented several papers in national and international conferences and has authored four books “LNG an Indian scenario”, “LNG an emerging global trade”, “Pipeline is Lifeline” and “City Gas India”.


Mr. Parma Naik

Mr. Parma Naik the CEO of V Care (Pty) Ltd and Executive Director of Ergofito Manufacturing & Distribution (Pty) Ltd is the International Advisor of Smart City Solutions and is an expert in the field of International Business and also a qualified Tax Consultant. Mr. Naik started his career with Deloitte and Touché and has over the years worked with major conglomerates and in various verticals like medical, telecommunications, private equity, logistics, oil & gas, export trade, aviation, water rehabilitation, renewable energy, business development and a turnaround strategist. Currently his focus is on promoting private business company linkages between India and South Africa and working with various state agencies in promoting co-operation between the two countries under the BRICS Accord.


Mrs. Rashmi Singh (Advisor-Political Affairs)

A dynamic young & upcoming women political leader from Amethi, UP. Rashmi is a Political Science Graduate and started her political career as a Block development Councilor and later elected to Block Pramukh of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. She also runs a school in Amethi and conducts awareness programs on rural sanitation, health, women & children. She was also the Vice President Mahila Morcha, UP BJP and Presently Executive member of Rashtriya Mahila Morcha, BJP.


Mr. Rajesh K Nedungadi

President Garuttman Group, USA. Rajesh is an entrepreneur & visionary specializing in International Business Strategy and Market Development with focus on Middle East & North America. With over 20 years’ experience in International trade, Rajesh is an expert on Business Strategy Development, Market Opportunity Development and International Sales & Marketing of Products and Services including the IT Industry.


Ms. Tatiana Nikolavna

Tatiana is a result-oriented finance professional with over 15 years of strong and diverse experience in Finance / Russian accounting, auditing, costing ,legal, Taxation, GAAP accounting, credit control export & import and Marketing.

She is a Bachelor of Economics and Master of Accounting, Analysis & Audit from Institute of Advanced Studies, Russia. She is an independent consultant and has worked with ITC Russia and has been associated with Nestle, Heinz, P&G, Revlon & L’Oréal.


Mr. Dushyant Manuja

Fund Management & Real Estate Consultant. Dushyant heads the “Dolce Vita by Dusshyant” Exclusive Line of products and is the Managing Director of Ambrosia, Channel Partner for IREO, Emaar MGF, Vatika, Paras, Unitech, Vipul, & Spaze to name a few.

Dushyant is an MBA in International Marketing, and has a keen eye for commercial and residential property and focuses on fund sourcing, Market analysis, commercial negotiations & allocation and management of funds.


Mr. Shridhar Rao

Architect & Co-founder r+d studio, Gurgaon, India. During his tenure with Gehry Partners USA, Shridhar worked on many noteworthy projects that range from 6,500 sq.m Museum Foundation, Louis Vuitton, Lehi Master Plan, a 40,000 sq.m Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, UAE Project.

His project Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Masterplan over 22 acres got implemented in the New York City planning guidelines. Additionally, he holds a faculty position at Sushant School of Art & Architecture, India.


Mr. Vasily Popov

Director Doma Energy & Denvas Services Pvt. Ltd. Vasily is an Energy Consultant and represents SFERA group of companies & Cryogenmash JSC in India. He has worked with Energomash (power generation and transmission equipment manufacturer in Russia), JSC VO Technopromexport (EPC contractor for power plants and transmission lines), and Cryogenmash JSC (LNG plants, Oxygen/Nitrogen/Argon plant design and manufacturing) and ABB Russia.

Vasily has a Masters in World Economics from Altai State Technical University, Russia and Master of Law (LLM) Civil, from Altai Academy of Economics and Law (AAEL), Russia.


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