Aspiration Bengal Foundation (ABF) is a ‘not for profit’ trust founded and driven for public charitable purposes by a core group of alumni from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. The overall objectives include (a) facilitating economic growth of the state, and (b) human development, poverty alleviation and improving livelihoods. Though ABF’s objectives are altruistic, the founders are successful professionals having a wide network across geographies and industries. ABF works to objectively promote attractiveness of Bengal as an investment destination. ABF brings forward and advocates for transformational opportunities that exists in the state to external collaborators, academia, investors and private corporates, national and international foundations, civil society organizations, and other partners.
We hosted a conclave on 30th December, 2022 at NABARD BHAWAN Auditorium, SALT LAKE, Kolkata.
We hosted a conclave on 30th December, 2022 at NABARD BHAWAN Auditorium, SALT LAKE, Kolkata.
Prasenjit Kundu
Prasenjit is a professional CXO and Intrapreneur with core mission towards development of Social enterprises. An alumnus from IIT- Kharagpur & IIM Kolkata, Fellow of University of Melbourne and MDP from Harvard Business School.
Success track of initial two decades in Corporate Senior management and CXO roles, spanning acro
Prasenjit Kundu
Prasenjit is a professional CXO and Intrapreneur with core mission towards development of Social enterprises. An alumnus from IIT- Kharagpur & IIM Kolkata, Fellow of University of Melbourne and MDP from Harvard Business School.
Success track of initial two decades in Corporate Senior management and CXO roles, spanning across India, US, Malaysia and Australia and in multi industry, with ITC Ltd, Coca Cola India, Tech Mahindra (Satyam), Apollo HealthHiway and Skill training sectors.
Since 2011, Prasenjit committed full time to social impact interventions. Co-founded an organistaion which built innovative "alternative pedagogy" based complementary education programs. Contributed towards Sector Skill Councils (SSC) and built National Qualification Standards and NOSs.
Recipient of the prestigious ‘Emerging Leaders’ Fellowship’ from ‘University of Melbourne’, Prasenjit supported Australian Govt. and their TAFEs towards building their India engagement strategy in Skill training. Prasenjit is Member National Skills Committee, CII and FICCI.
Prasenjit currently leads SkillSonics, a Swiss Vocational Education B2B organization. SkillSonics works extensively with Global and national manufacturing and engineering organizations towards workforce training and upskilling and impact CSR interventions.
Dr. Partha S Banerjee
Partha has 30 years of experience working with national and provincial Governments, multilateral and bilateral institutions, multiple UN Agencies reputed State-Owned Enterprises, apex industry associations, and the private sector.
Professionally, he manages his entrepreneurial venture (DEX-DEFT Research and Consultin
Dr. Partha S Banerjee
Partha has 30 years of experience working with national and provincial Governments, multilateral and bilateral institutions, multiple UN Agencies reputed State-Owned Enterprises, apex industry associations, and the private sector.
Professionally, he manages his entrepreneurial venture (DEX-DEFT Research and Consulting, New Delhi), socio-economic policy research firm, wherein he works with multiple UN agencies, public institutions and governments in Asia and Africa. Earlier, as a Partner in Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and then in KPMG, he successfully delivered large, multidisciplinary, public projects; both in India and overseas. He is also a founding trustee of Aspiration Bengal Foundation.
Partha holds a Bachelor of Technology (Hons.) and Master of Business Management, both degrees from IIT Kharagpur and a Ph. D. from IIT Delhi. He is well-published internationally and a reviewer in Scopus-Indexed, reputed international Journals.
Diptendu Bhattacharya
Diptendu is a Sales and Marketing professional with over 30 years of experience. After graduating from IIT Kharagpur with a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, he has done a PGDM at IIM Ahmedabad. He has served across several industries including FMCG, IT hardware and Services as well as in Consumer Durables. He has
Diptendu Bhattacharya
Diptendu is a Sales and Marketing professional with over 30 years of experience. After graduating from IIT Kharagpur with a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, he has done a PGDM at IIM Ahmedabad. He has served across several industries including FMCG, IT hardware and Services as well as in Consumer Durables. He has worked in markets across the country as well as overseas. He has experience in sales management for both B2B and B2C businesses and also managed Modern Trade channels. He has also managed export markets in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Some of the Corporate houses he has served include the TVS Group, Tatas and currently he is with with Godrej & Boyce at Mumbai where he has managed various roles in Sales. In his current responsibility, he seeks opportunities to foster collaborative efforts within his organisation in order to win a larger share of business.
Partha S Chatterjee
Houston, Texas, USA
Partha Sarathi Chatterjee is a digital transformation and technology strategy leader with almost 30 years of experience in United States. He currently heads Data and Analytics for Shell Energy.
Partha holds a Bachelor of Technology (Honors) with first class in computer science and engineering from t
Partha S Chatterjee
Houston, Texas, USA
Partha Sarathi Chatterjee is a digital transformation and technology strategy leader with almost 30 years of experience in United States. He currently heads Data and Analytics for Shell Energy.
Partha holds a Bachelor of Technology (Honors) with first class in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (Kharagpur) in India. He came to United States for graduate studies on NASA-funded scholarship to work on Computer Vision. He has a master’s degree in computer science from the University of South Carolina and an MBA from Texas A&M University, specializing in Finance and Management Information Systems.
He was head of strategy for Product Management at OpenLink Financial, the global leader for financial products and technology. He was Managing Director at Capco Energy Solutions. Partha has held technology leadership positions at many companies, including Schlumberger, El Paso Energy (Previously Tenneco), Accenture, Sapient among others.
He compliments strategy and business vision with deep technical knowledge in enterprise architecture, digital transformation, data and analytics, AI and mathematical modeling, blockchain and emerging technologies. Partha brings strategic vision and leadership capabilities in driving solutions and roadmaps as technology executive.
Partha lives in Houston and enjoys sports and music with his wife, Arpita and children, Ishaan and Trisha.
Tapan Kumar (TK) Das
New York, USA
TK has 35 years of successful track record in developing and delivering major Energy and Energy Transition projects in the USA, Europe, Brazil, Asia, Australia, and West Africa. He worked for Engineers India, Brown & Root, ABB, McDermott, and Air Products. TK is a project development leader, an EPC delive
Tapan Kumar (TK) Das
New York, USA
TK has 35 years of successful track record in developing and delivering major Energy and Energy Transition projects in the USA, Europe, Brazil, Asia, Australia, and West Africa. He worked for Engineers India, Brown & Root, ABB, McDermott, and Air Products. TK is a project development leader, an EPC delivery expert, and a commercial strategy leader. He has secured and delivered several multibillion-dollar projects and led a reputed EPC company for several years. Currently, he is developing several green hydrogen projects to accelerate the energy transition. He is a chemical engineering graduate from IIT Kharagpur and is based in the New York Metropolitan Area.
Partha has 30 years of experience working with national and provincial Governments, multilateral and bilateral institutions, multiple UN Agencies reputed State-Owned Enterprises, apex industry associations, and the private sector.
Professionally, he manages his entrepreneurial venture (DEX-DEFT Research and Consulting, New Delhi), socio-economic policy research firm, wherein he works with multiple UN agencies, public institutions and governments in Asia and Africa. Earlier, as a Partner in Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and then in KPMG, he successfully delivered large, multidisciplinary, public projects; both in India and overseas. He is also a founding trustee of Aspiration Bengal Foundation.
Partha holds a Bachelor of Technology (Hons.) and Master of Business Management, both degrees from IIT Kharagpur and a Ph. D. from IIT Delhi. He is well-published internationally and a reviewer in Scopus-Indexed, reputed international Journals.
Debashis Tarafdar
Singapore
Experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Digital Business Transformation, Market Research, Management, Competitive Intelligence and Benchmarking. Strong research professional with a Master of Business Management focused in Fina
Debashis Tarafdar
Singapore
Experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Digital Business Transformation, Market Research, Management, Competitive Intelligence and Benchmarking. Strong research professional with a Master of Business Management focused in Finance and Financial Management from VGSOM, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
Sukrit Bhattacharya
Geneva, Switzerland
Sukrit is based out of Geneva and divides his time between Switzerland, the Netherlands, and other countries. He is an international transformation expert with over 30 years of global experience; specializations include: (a) business transformation and change management, (b) 5PMs – Project, Product, P
Sukrit Bhattacharya
Geneva, Switzerland
Sukrit is based out of Geneva and divides his time between Switzerland, the Netherlands, and other countries. He is an international transformation expert with over 30 years of global experience; specializations include: (a) business transformation and change management, (b) 5PMs – Project, Product, Process, Program and Portfolio management and (c) Digital Transformation. Sukrit holds a B. Tech (Hons.) and M. Tech. from IIT Kharagpur, and is a founding member of Aspiration Bengal Foundation.
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