About the Summit
With the theme CSR Enabling Innovation, the 19th India CSR® Summit 2026 will explore how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can bring ideas, technology, capital and partnerships together to develop responsible, inclusive and scalable solutions for social impact.
Innovation can strengthen CSR by improving programme efficiency, expanding reach, reducing implementation costs and creating deeper, long-term outcomes. The Summit will examine how CSR funding and cross-sector partnerships can support the journey from an idea to a tested solution, and from a successful pilot to a scalable development model that responds to the needs of vulnerable and underserved communities.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee
Father of Indian CSR & Sustainability
Chairman, National Sustainability
Reporting and Disclosure Standards
Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards
Dr. Pushpendra Pratap Singh
Managing Director & CEO
Logitrust Global Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Sunil Ramdas
Chairman
SKA Group
Steel, Power & Construction
Vivek Prakash
Senior Vice President & CSR Head
Jubilant Ingrevia Limited
Pooja Dhir
Vice President – CSR Solutions
Cybernetyx Technik Pvt. Ltd.
Prof. Abhishek Ranjan
Chief Impact Officer
Kindkart Inc.
Dr. Neepa Saha Sharma
General Manager and Head-CSR
CESC Limited
Sulekha Rana
Senior Lead, See to Earn Program
VisionSpring Foundation
Dr. Leena Deshpande
Head CSR
Bharat Forge Limited
AnupamTiwari
Chief General Manager – CSR, Public
Relations & Corporate Communications,
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
Chandra Sekaran
Acting CEO/ COO
HOPE Foundation India
Dr. Vikas Yadvendu
Head – CSR
AM/NS India
Odisha
Prasun Kumar
Head- Peerless Giving
The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Limited
Manohar Sivara
MD, Techline Green
Deepthi Reddy Nukalapati
Chief, Women Empowerment
Reliance Foundation
Rusen Kumar
Founder & Editor
India CSR
GUESTS
Sita Ram Gupta
Rural Development Veteran
Rajasthan
Prof. Ravi Bhatnagar
Director, Corporate Communications and Corporate Affairs, South Asia, MENARP, and Africa, Reckitt
Pavan Kaushik
Communication Economist
Advisor to Boards, Founders & CXOs on Critical Sectors
Co-Founder – Gurukshetra Consultancy
Ashutosh Pandit
Founder
STEM Learning
Kumod Kumar
Chairperson, Centre for CSR Studies, Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna (CIMP) Govt. of Bihar
Arun Arora
Director
Chetak Foundation
D. Dharma Rao
National Level – Technical Assistance (NL-TA)
KHPT
Pratap Bhanu Singh
Former Advisor, CSR and
Sustainability Ircon Infrastructure
& Services Limited
Ministry of Railways
Anil Zaburao Khandekar
Director Operation
World Vision India
Judson Jebakumar
Officer-Grant Acquisition
and Management
World Vision India
Madhav Bellamkonda
CEO & National Director
World Vision India
Dr Shanbhogue VS
Former Canara Bank CSR executive and CSR researcher and Trainer
Nazeerudeen PMS
CEO / CSR Co-ordinator
Drishi Interactive Private Limited
Nasreen Banu A
Director
Drishi Interactive Private Limited
KEY DELEGATES
Malti Jaswal
Founder
Inspiring Seniors Foundation
Shankar Chelluri
Head – Brand CSR Communications
Envision Energy India Pvt. Ltd.
Uma Kogekar
CEO
Centre for Equity and Quality in Universal Education
Vivek Vijayakumaran
Artistic Director
Our Theatre Collective
Manish Rai
Founder
Ek Pahel B.R. Memorial Welfare Society
Archana Shinde
Fundraising & Partnerships Lead
Centre for Equity and Quality in Universal Education
Sowmya
Trust Officer
Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani
Anusuya Das
Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships and Fundraising
Jagriti Sewa Sansthan
Sandeepp Saxena
CEO
SS Business Growth Advisory
Subha Kannan
Manager – Development
Ramakrishna Mission, Gurugram
Anil Bhatnagar
Director
Nirphad
Dr. Nirmal Singh
Founder
Anmol Sewa Foundation
Manu Prem
Chief Executive Officer
Agri Business Incubation Foundation IIT Kharagpur
Tarun Tej Thadana
TBI Manager
Agri Business Incubation Foundation IIT Kharagpur
Manish Kumar Dabkara
Chairman and MD
EKI Energy Services Limited
Madhuri Dutta
Head Strategic Partnerships
George Institute for Global Health
Manoj Dayanand Birajdar
President
Jagatjyoti Gramin Bahu Uddeshiy Shaikshnik Evam Sewabhavi Sanstha
Ashita Dargan
CSR Manager
Spherule Foundation
Ritu Kedia
DGM
Excel Healthcare
Percylal
DGM
Excel Healthcare
Sweta Singh
DM
Excel Healthcare
Jagadish Naik
CEO
GVS
Anupam Biswal
CEO
Last Mile Care Private Limited
Paresh Jain
Head- Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
Last Mile Care Private Limited
Prashant Tayde
Manager
Dream Sports Foundation
Meghana Kumar
Director
Breadboard Consulting Pvt Ltd
Rana Dey
Secretary
Group of Mind Technique ( GMT)
Jenu Thomas
Manager – BD
Tally Education and Distribution Services Pvt. Ltd.
Amit Chander
Manager – BD
Tally Education and Distribution Services Pvt. Ltd.
Vishal Srivastava
Chairman
Kalantar Art Foundation
Jagadish Naik
CEO
GVS
Dr. Rakesh R Warier
Assistant Professor & Associate Dean (Corporate Relations) NIT Calicut
Gurbirender Singh Gill
Head – Donor Relations
Anandaya Foundation
Dr. Radheshyam Singh
Executive Member
Group of Mind Technique ( GMT)
Guldadkha Pathan
Secretary
Late Haji Dauad Patel Education Society
PARTNERS
AI-Ready Classroom Partner
STEM Partner
Vision Partner
Management Education Partner
Management Education Partner
Chamber Partner
Knowledge Partner
Media Partner
Resource Partner
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
OBJECTIVES
Who Will Participate
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A powerful convergence of sector leaders committed to regional transformation.
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A full-day programme curated for maximum insight, interaction, and impact.
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
Hon’ble Narhari Sitaram Zirwal
Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
HON’BLE JAYANT PATIL
Minister, Water Resources Department & CAD Govt. of Maharashtra
EKNATH SHINDE
Hon’ble Chief Minister Govt. of Maharashtra
DEVENDRA FADNAVIS
Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister Govt. of Maharashtra
HON’BLE SHRI BASAVARAJ BOMMAI
Chief Minister of Karnataka
HON’BLE DR. ASHWATH NARAYAN C.N.
Minister for Higher Education; Former Dy. CM of Karnataka
HON’BLE DR. RAJIV KUMAR
Vice Chairman Niti Aayog
MS. SHALINI RAJNEESH,
IAS Additional Chief Secretary Government of Karnataka
DR. RAJIV SHARMA, IAS (RETD.)
Chief Advisor to Government Govt. of Telangana
HON’BLE PRAVEEN DAREKAR
Hon’ble MLA Mumbai
DR. RAJENDRA SINGH
Water Man of India
LAKSHMI NARAYAN TRIPATHI
Trans rights Activist, UN Representative, Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of Kinnar Akhad
HAJI ARFAT SHAIKH
Hon’ble Chairman (Cabinet Minister Status) Maharashtra State Minorities Commission
DR. UJJWAL KUMAR CHAVHAN (IRS)
Founder – Mission 500 Crore Liters Water Storage Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai
R.K. SINHA
Hon’ble Former Rajya Sabha Member Veteran Politician and renowned Journalist Founder – SIS
DR. BHASKAR CHATTERJEE
Independent Director Jindal Steel & Power Limited
PROF. COLIN COULSON-THOMAS
Academic, Author, Campaigner Confernce Speaker Corporate Adviser & Chairman
RAVI BHATNAGAR
Director, External Affairs and Partnerships, South Asia, Reckitt.
SITA RAM GUPTA
Convenor, Samrudh Bharat Abhiyan Former ED, Lupin Foundation
MAYANK GANDHI
Renowned Agriculturalist & Social Reformer
ASHWINI SAXENA
CEO, JSW Foundation
PEARL TIWARI
Director and CEO Ambuja Cement Foundation
DR. RANA SINGH
Director Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna (CIMP)
KISHORE BALAJI DESIKACHARI
Director – Digital Infrastructure Policy Intel Corporation
MS. ANITA KUMAR
India CSR Lead Amazon
JASWINDER NARANG
CEO Villoo Poonawalla Foundation
PAVAN KAUSHIK
Author and Storyteller Vice President – Corporate Communication M3M India Group : Gurugram
ARUN ARORA
Expert In Brand And Corporate Communication
ROMA BALWANI
Brand & Communications Specialist; Former Sr. Advisor, Vedanta Group
RISHI PATHANIA
Corporate Head CSR UPL Group
MITESH PANDYA
Chief Sustainability Officer Vedanta Ltd. Aluminium Business
GAYATRI DIVECHA
Head – CSR and Sustainability Godrej Industries Limited
SUNIL JAIN
Operating Partner – Energy Transition Essar Capital
ANURAG PRATAP
Corporate Social Responsibility Leader Capgemini India
ANSHU TANEJA
Vice President and Managing Director, India VisionSpring
DOMINIC DSOUZA
Chief Operating Officer – CSR Essar Foundation
PADMA SHRI MOHAN DAS PAI
Co-Founder – Infosys Chairman Manipal Global Education
DURU SHAH
Chairperson Metropolis Foundation
PROF. SHIV K. TRIPATHI
Ph.D. Vice Chancellor ATMIYA University
RAJAN KUMAR
Director, Vision Access Program, Visionspring
ASHUTOSH PANDIT
Founder And CEO, Stem Learning
RAMAKANT TIWARI
SUDHAKAR SINGH
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
PADMA SHRI SUBHASH PALEKAR
Social Reformer Natural Farming Expert
SUNIL DEODHAR
Visionary Politician Pune
DR. ARVIND SHALIGRAM
Professor Emeritus Electronic Science and CEO SPPU Research Park Foundation
SACHIN ITKAR
Vice President Maharashtra Economic Development Board (MEDB)
PROF. (DR.) P.K. BISWAS
Vice Chancellor Jagran Lakecity University
Satish Jha
Chairman
Edufront Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Abhishek Ranjan
Joint Secretary – UNGC | Director & Global Head – Sustainability
Brillio
Prof. Rohan Sarma
Social Scientist and Invited CSR
and Sustainability Expert
BIS, CII & EBG Federation
Meherram Gadekar
Senior Fellow (Community Development and Strategic Expansion)
Tribal Agrobiodiversity Centre (TAbC), Jeypore
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) – Jeypore
Pratap Bhanu Singh
Former Advisor, CSR and Sustainability
Ircon Infrastructure and Services Limited Ministry of Railways
Ambika Prasad Nanda
Climate Action Volunteer
Former Head CSR Odisha, Tata Steel
Padma Shri Phoolbasan Bai Yadav
Founder
Maa Bamleshwari Janhitkari Samiti
Santosh Rungta
Chancellor
Rungta International Skills University, Bhilai
Dr. Jawahar Surisetti
Vice-Chancellor
Rungta International Skills University, Bhilai
Nrusingh Prasad Mohapatra
Chief General Manager (R)
NABARD
Dr. Sarita Subramaniam
Director
Earth Brigade Foundation
Mumbai
Dr. Aishwarya Mahajan
Managing Trustee & President
M3M Foundation
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