Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, woman topper of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) 1989 batch, is a gold medalist in Psychology, MBA from Australia and PhD in Rural Development. She has penned 13 books, 8 in English and 5 in Kannada covering subjects like Management, Personality Development, Women Empowerment, IAS Coaching etc. Besides, she regularly writes articles and gives lectures/interviews in T.V., Radio, seminars including TED TALKs to connect to people at large, on issues of public interest. She won the 2nd Best Panchayat Raj National Award in 2012. She steered a revolutionary legislation ie Karnataka's Guarantee of Services to Citizens Act, 2011 popularly known as "Sakala" Project, which bagged the PRIME MINISTER'S Award for Excellence in Civil Services as well as GOOGLE innovation Award. She has been Director Centre for Entrepreneurship Development of Karnataka. She is currently Principal Secretary, Planning Department, Government of karnataka and Chairperson of Tumakuru Smart City Corporation Limited.

Ananth Narayanan is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medlife, the largest e-health company in India, with business verticals including pharmacy, diagnostics and e-consultation. A leader with a strong vision, he oversees growth, leads Mergers and Acquisitions and formulates strategy around new areas of growth, while also strengthening the team. He believes in the power of technology in making healthcare simple, personal and accessible to all.