Industry Guests and Speakers - Law

Name Designation
Adv. Kushal sharma Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Alok Misra Dean, NMIMS, Mumbai
Dr. Rima Sehgal Registered Psychotherapist,Ontario,Canada
Adv. Jatan Singh Vice-President, Delhi High Court Bar Association
Adv. Anuj Saxena Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Hon’ble Justice Sujata Kohli District & Sessions Judge Cum Special Judge (Pc Act) CBI, Rouse Avenue District Court, New Delhi
Shri Salman Khurshid Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Shri K. T. S. Tulsi Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Hon’ble Shri Justice Dipak Misra Former Chief Justice of India
Ms. Anjali Gopalan Founder and Executive Director,NAZ Foundation, India
Prof. (Dr.) Viney Kapur Mehra Vice Chancellor,Dr. BR Ambedkar National law University,Haryana
Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar Vice Chancellor,Maharashtra NLU Nagpur
Justice Manju Goel Former Delhi High Court Judge
Shri N. B. Berdhan Director, CFSL, CBI, New Delhi
Justice K.G. BalaKrishnan 37th Chief Justice of India and Former Chairperson, NHRC
Dr. Ashima Srivastava Senior Consultant, Max Hospital
Ms. Shwetasree Majumder Managing Partner, Fidus Law Chambers
Prof. Dr. Tarun Arora Dean,School of Legal Studies,Central University,Punjab
Dr. EM Sudarsana Natchiappan Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Former Union Minister
Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Shri. Nikhil Varshney Senior Associate, SAM
Justice Arijit Pasayat Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Prof. (Dr.) K. C. Sunny Vice-Chancellor, The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, NUALS Campus, Kochi
Ms. Geeta Luthra Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Mr. Manoj Goel Senior arguing counsel, Supreme Court (Argued in the Triple Talaq case)
Ms. Azra Rehman  Advocate Supreme Court
Mr. Wajeeh Shafeeq Advocate on Record Supreme Court
Mr. Navin Kumar Jaggi Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Indian and Partner, Jaggi, Jaggi and Jaggi Associates
Ms. Jyotika Kalra Member, National Human rights Commission
Justice Kurian Joseph Former Supreme Court Judge
Mr M.C. Mehta Renowned Public Interest Litigation Attorney
Justice M Y Iqbal Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Justice A.N. Varna Judge, Alahabad High Court
Justice S.N. Shukla Judge Allahabad High Court
Justice Satish Chandra Former Judge, Alahabad High Court
Justice Jagdish Bhalla Former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
Justice Alok Mathur Judge High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Lucknow
Justice V Eswaraiah Chairman, NCBC
Mr Prashant Bhushan Public Interest Lawyer, Supreme Court of India
Justice S S Kulshrestha Former Judge, High Court of Judicature, Allahabad
Prof. BK Girish  Eminent speaker and spiritual thinker associated with the Brahma Kumaris
Adv. Mr. Siva Balamurgan Standing counsel and A.O.R, Supreme Court of India
Dr. Aman Hingorani Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Professor M.P. Singh Well known authority in the field of Constitutional Law
Prof. Mrinal Satish Eminent academician and scholar, who had also been a member of the Justice Verma Committee (2013) on amendments in rape laws
Prof. (Dr) Chrisopher Lingle Expert of public policy, working in association with the Center for Civil Society and South Asia Students for Liberty
Ms Latika Vasish Assistant Professor, Indian Law Institute
Prof. V.S. Elizabeth Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu National Law University
Prof. (Dr) Anand Panwar Officiating Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab
R Venkatramani Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India 
Aishwarya Bhati ASG and Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India 
Justice U C Dhyani Former Judge, Uttarakhand High Court
Prof Susan Visvanathan Professor, JNU

Industry Guests and Speakers - Management

  1. Mr. Satya Pal Singh:

Mr. Singh has served as India’s Minister of State for Human Resource Development responsible for Higher Education and Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.

 

  1. Mr. Vivek Vaswani:

A celebrated film actor, producer and director, Mr. Vaswani is well known for films Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), Dulha Mil Gaya (2010) and Soldier (1998).

 

  1. Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia:

He is an award winning filmmaker, director and actor, best known for films like Paan Singh Tomar, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster, Gangs of Wasseypur aand many more.

 

  1. Mr. Khalid Mohamed:

He is a celebrated journalist, author, screenwriter and film director. He formerly worked for the Hindustan Times and was the lead editor for Filmfare magazine. He is popularly known for films like Silsilay, Zubeidaa, Sardari begum, Fiza and many more. 

 

  1. Mr. Muzammil Hayat Bhavani: 

An NSDian and RADA (London) pass out actor, Mr. Bhavani is  Program Director, Cultural Education Centre, Kennedy House Complex, AMU. He is known for films like Haider, Padmavat, Kesari and many more.

 

  1. Mr. Deepak Chaurasia:

Mr. Chaurasia is a senior journalist and anchor at News Nation news channel. He is co-founder of the popular news channel Aaj Tak. In his career spanning close to two decades, he has worked with many leading media organisations like DD News, STAR News (which later became ABP News) and India  News. 

 

  1. Mr. Sumit Awasthi:

Mr. Awasthi is a senior journalist and news anchor, currently associated with ABP News.

 

  1. Prof. K.G. Suresh:

Prof. Suresh is a senior academician and former Director General of prestigious Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.

 

  1. Ms. Reema Gautam:

She is a principal correspondent and senior anchor at Sahara News Network.

 

  1. Ms. Shubhra Gupta:

She is a renowned film critic and senior columnist associated with The Indian Express.

 

  1. Mr. Sayeed Ansari: 

Mr. Ansari is a senior journalist and well known anchor, currently associated with Aaj Tak.

 

  1. Dr. Vikrant Kishore:

Dr. Kishore is Course Director– Film, Television & Animation, School of Communications and Creative Arts, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, He is also an independent filmmaker, photographer, author and journalist who has also been a fellow at the “Karl Jasper’s Centre, Cluster of Excellence”, Heidelberg University, Germany.

 

  1. Ms. Saara Lamberg:

She is an eminent filmmaker from Australia and director of Innuendo.

 

  1. Mr. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta:

He is a renowned journalist, political commentator, author and documentary film-maker. He is known for books like A Time of Coalitions: Divided We Stand, Gas Wars: Crony Capitalism and the Ambanis and Loose Pages: Court Cases That Could Have Shaken India.

 

  1. Dr. John Cumming: 

He is senior faculty- Film, Television & Animation, School of Communications and Creative Arts, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. An independent film maker, he has also served as Vice President and President of the Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association (ASPERA).

 

  1. Dr. Sean Redmond:

He is Professor in Screen and Design, School of Communications and Creative Arts, Deakin University, Australia.

 

  1. Dr Simon Wilmont

Associate Head of School (International and Partnership), School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University,Melbourne.



  1. Prof. (Dr.) Gita Bamezai:

Dr. Bamezai is Head of Communication, Research Department at the prestigious Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

 

  1. Mr. Abhinav Kant Chaturvedi

Mr. Chaturvedi is a well known face on television and films, most popularly known for his role as Nanhe in India’s first soap opera ‘Hum Log’.

 

  1. Mr. Mark Tully

Octogenarian journalist and former New Delhi Bureau Chief of BBC. Mr. Tully has been living in India for about three decades and has made immense contribution through his journalism and writings. He has authored number of books on India.

 

  1. Ms. Saira Bano

Ms. Bano is an anchor and senior producer at News Nation news channel. She began her career in 2006 with Aaj Tak, where she worked as a correspondent and anchor. She was one of the members of the team which launched Dilli Aaj Tak and also worked for a year in Mumbai for the same channel.

 

  1. Dr. Namrata Joshi

Dr. Joshi is a distinguished academician, currently serving as Head, Journalism and Mass Communication Department, Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Jalandhar.

 

  1. Ms. Nimisha Pandey

She is a well known film writer and director as well as Head of Content, ALT Digital Media Entertainment, Mumbai .

 

  1. Prof. FB Khan

A senior most faculty member at the AJK Mass Communication and Research Centre, where he served as a Professor on Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Chair for over half a decade and as Professor of Media and Communication for over two years. He has also worked as a Professor and founder Director of the Academy for Photographic Excellence.

 

  1. Ms. Devina Gupta

Ms. Gupta is an eminent broadcast journalist and reporter at BBC News. She covers Indian economy, business and politics.

 

  1. Mr. Alok Verma 

Mr. Verma is a senior broadcast journalist, educator, trainer and a media entrepreneur.

 

  1. Ms. Savita Oberoi

Ms. Oberoi is an independent filmmaker and producer at Aquarius productions, New Delhi.

 

  1. Mr. Prince Shadwal

He is an independent filmmaker, well known for Marathi short film Dhaaga which was selected in short film corner at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in France.

 

  1. Mr. Raj Gupta

An independent filmmaker, he is known for Marathi short film Dhaaga which was selected in short film corner at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in France.

 

  1. Mr. Aditya Seth:

Mr. Seth works as academic consultant for the University of South Wales in Cardiff, Wales, UK and Visiting Professor of Film @ Mumbai University. An independent filmmaker, he is also owns an academy of Film and Media called the Indian Academy of Shorts.

 

  1. Mr. Qamar Waheed Naqvi:

A senior journalist, Mr. Naqvi is former News Director, Aaj Tak and has been associated with many prominent media organisations.

 

  1. Dr. Kulveen Trehan

She is Assistant Professor, University School of Mass Communication, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

 

  1. Prof. Kiran Bala:

Prof. Bala is a senior academician and Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, K R Mangalam University, Gurugram. 

 

  1. Mr. Lokesh Mehra:

He leads Research and Development at NASSCOM. 

 

  1. Mr. Prabhat Shunglu:

He is a senior bilingual journalist and former editor of News Nation Digital. Mr. Shunglu has worked with The Statesman, The Pioneer and The Times of India newspaper. In television, he has worked with BiTV, Aaj Tak, Star News, Rajya Sabha TV and IBN 7. He has reported extensively from the conflict zones of Kargil (1999), Afghanistan (2001-2002) and Iraq (2003).

 

  1. Dr. Anand Pradhan:

He is Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.

 

  1. Mr. Anirban Sarma:

Mr. Sarma is National Programme Officer, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

 

  1. Prof. Jaishree Jethwaney:

She is former Course Director (Advertising and Public Relations), Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.

 

  1. Ms. Roseann M. Mandziuk:

She Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University, US.

 

  1. Ms. Jyotika Kalra:

Ms. Kalra is member of National Human Rights Commission. A practicing advocate and advocate-on-record with the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, she holds an experience of more than twenty seven years.

 

  1. Ms. C. B. Anzi Zalis:

She is former Cultural Attachée at the Embassy of Israel in  New Delhi, and an active filmmaker specializing in documentary, short fiction and features.

 

  1. Ms. Ravneet Pawha:

Ms. Pawha is Deputy Vice President (Global) and CEO – South Asia, Deakin University Australia.

 

  1. Mr. David Das:

Mr. Das is the Associate Director, Deakin in South Asia Office.

 

  1. Ms. Anandana Kapur:

Ms. Kapur is an award-winning filmmaker and founder director, CINEMAD India.

 

  1. Ms. Aradhana Kohli Kapur:

She is a well known filmmaker and founder of Enable India Foundation.

 

  1. Ms. Surbhi Dewan:

She is an independent filmmaker. She is known for films A Thin Wall, a documentary about personal narratives from the partition of India and Daughter of Nepal. 

 

  1. Prof. Ashok Ogra:

He is the Director, Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication. He has  formerly served as Director, Doordarshan and Vice President, Discovery Channel in India.

 

  1. Mr. Sudheer KG:

He is Vice President and Head, Programming at History TV18. He was previously associated with Discovery Networks India.

 

  1. Prof. Subhash Dhulia:

He is Professor and Dean at School of Art, Design and Media Studies, Sharda University, Greater Noida.

 

  1. Dr. Aman Vats:

Dr. Vats is Associate Professor at Amity School of Communication, Amity University, Noida.

 

  1. Dr. Dhruba Jyoti Pati:

He is Dean and Director at India Today Media Institute, Noida.

 

  1. Mr. Nimish Kapoor: 

He is a science communicator and scientist working in Vigyan Prasar  for about 15 years and heading Science Film Festival Division.

 

  1. Dr. Gauri D. Chakravorty: 

Dr. Chakravorty is an alumnus of FTII and Joint Acting Head, Amity School of Communication, Amity University, Noida.

 

  1. Mr. Satish Kapoor: 

He is founder director of We Care film festival exhibiting films on disability. 

 

  1. Mr. Ram Kishore Parcha: 

Mr. Parcha is founder President of Delhi International Film Festival [DIFF] which has entered its 8th year.

 

  1. Mr. Naresh Sharma: 

An alumnus of FTII, he is Director of Centre for Research in Art of Film and Television – CRAFT.

 

  1. Dr. Sarvesh Dutt Tripathi:

He is Assistant Professor, University School of Mass Communication, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

 

  1. Mr. Ashok Purang:

Mr. Purang is a well known theatre personality and producer-creative director of several films. 

 

  1. Dr. Nakul Parashar

He is Director of Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science & Technology Government of India.

 

  1. Mr. Sanjeev Kapur

Mr. Kapur is the CEO, Sudarshan TV Channel Limited. 

 

  1. Mr. R K Arora

He is the CEO of Swen Today and former Executive Director and CEO of Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL).

 

  1. Mr. Nitin Malik

Mr. Malik is the  Joint Registrar of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi.

 

  1. Mr. Jalal Ud-din Baba

He is an independent filmmaker from Kashmir. He directed documentary film Mind Mightier than Might, which has been screened in many film festivals.

 

  1. Prof.  F S Sherani

Prof. Sherani is  Film Club Coordinator at Aligarh Muslim University.

 

  1. Prof. Ram Mohan Pathak:

He is a senior media professional. He was former Director, Madan Mohan Malviya Hindi Patrakarita Sansthan, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi and former PRO, BHU, Varanasi.

 

  1. Prof. Pradeep Mathur:

He is senior media professional. He was former Course Director, English Journalism, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.

 

  1. Prof. Avinash Singh:

He is a senior media professional and educational administrator. He was former Pro- Vice Chancellor (Emeritus) of University of Technology and Management, Shillong & Former Proctor, Amity University and Director, Amity School of Communication, Amity University.

 

  1. Mr. Bishan Kumar:

He is the chief editor and publisher of SPIRITZ magazine. He has formerly worked with UNI, Indian Express, IBN 7 and other news organizations.

 

  1. Prof. Shivaji Sarkar:

He is a senior journalist and media educator. He has formerly been associated with Indian Institute of Mass Communication and Financial Express.

 

  1. Dr. Nirmala Mani Adhikary:

Dr. Adhikary is senior faculty at Kathmandu University, Nepal, and an authority in Bharatvarshiya Sanchar Siddhant.

 

  1. Dr. Dharmendra Singh:

Dr. Singh is a senior media educator, author and Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication and New Media, Central University of Jammu.

 

  1. Prof. Devesh Kishore:

Prof. Kishore is Professor Emeritus, Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Evam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya. He has formerly worked as Director, Electronic Media Production Centre, IGNOU and Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

 

  1. Prof. (Dr.) J.S. Yadav:

Prof. Yadav is well known name in media education and former Director at Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

 

  1. Prof. (Dr.) Pallavi Majumdar:

She is Joint Acting Head at Amity School of Communication, Amity University, Noida.

 

  1. Mr. Vinay Shanker:

He is Assistant Professor at University School of Mass Communication, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. 

 

  1. Dr R Sreedhar:

Media expert and community radio practitioner, Emeritus Professor Apeejay Stya University, Sohna, Gurugram

 

  1. Shivaji Sarkar

Accomplished Journalist and Media Educator

 

  1. Dr Anubhuti Yadav

Associate Professor, IIMC

 

  1. Dr Sunetra Sen

Associate Professor, Publications, IIMC

 

  1. Mr Pawan Koundal

Assistant Editor, IIMC

 

  1. Dr Jatin Srivastava

Ohio University, United States

 

  1. Dr Chandan Mitra

Editor-in-chief, The Pioneer Newspaper