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Chief Guest Guest of Honor

Hon’ble Suresh Prabhu
Founding Chancellor of Rishihood University, Former Union Minister with 10 Portfolios,
His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan 6 Times Member of Parliament
Minister of Tolerance & Coexistence
Mr. Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu is a renowned Parliamentarian in the country. He is currently the Founding Chancellor of Rishihood University, Chairman
for drafting committee for National Cooperation Policy and the Guest Professor of London School of Economics. He has been an accomplished Chartered
Accountant, Banker, Educationist, Social Worker and Politician. Mr. Suresh Prabhu 10 important cabinet portfolios at the federal level in Govt of India
His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan is the Minister of State for Tolerance, which was including Industry, Power, Environment & Forest, Railways, Civil Aviation, Commerce & Industry, Fertilizers & Chemicals. During his tenure he was known
for the “Out of Box” thinking. He has scripted many reforms and effected organizational transformations.
announced in October 2017. His Excellency joined the Federal Government in 1992. He held several
positions in the Federal Government including the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific He has been in the Indian Parliament from 1996 till date – first as a Member of Parliament in the Lower House ( Lok Sabha) for four consecutive terms
Research, the Minister of Education and the Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development. and later as a MP in the Upper House ( Rajya Sabha). Under Modi government, he was the Railwasy, Civil Aviation and commerce and industry miniter.
He has also served as the Prime Minister’s Sherpa to the G7 & G20 and was involved in shaping the official agenda of the Government of India on key
issues for G7 & G20 Summits.
In addition to his ministerial duties, His Excellency had previously served in many positions in national He laid out a complete blueprint for modernising and revamping the railways and also initiated an unique real-time customer grievance redressal
mechanism, probably one of its kind in the world. Suresh initiated the development of India’s New Industrial Policy with a focus on boosting sustainable
universities. H.E. was the Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University since 1983 to 2013, the manufacturing in India, and created an action-oriented plan to further diversify the economy and promote future sustainability. He laid out plan for
Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology from 1988 to 2013 and the President of Zayed increasing India’s exports. The first ever Global Aviation Summit was held under his leadership. He was the main contributor to the Nation’s UDAN
initiative. He held several portfolios under Prime Minister Vajpayee from 1998-2004 as Minister of Industry, Minister of Environment and Forests, minister
University from 1998 to 2013. of Fertilizers & Chemicals, Minister of Power, Minister of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises.

His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan received his education from the British Millfield One of the most notable achievements of Mr Pabhu during this period was the reforms he brought in the Indian Power Sector. He is credited with
championing and enacting the Electricity Act of 2003 and for creating securitization of dues from the provincial states of India. He had also served as the
School until secondary school before joining the Magdalen College at Oxford University - UK. Chairman of Task Force for Interlinking of rivers which envisioned physically linking vast river network of India to provide needy year-long irrigation facility
to India’s dry regions. He was also an elected member of the World Bank Parliamentary Network and chaired the South Asia Water regional Group of the
World Bank. His other experiences include being a Member of the United Nations Commission for Biodiversity & Land Use Change, Global Advisory
Council of the WEF, Chairman, Maharashtra State Finance Commission, and Council on Energy, Environment, and Water. Suresh Ji is known for his
transparent, forward-looking and comprehensive reform-oriented governance. He has been featured amongst the top three Indian leaders of the future in
the cover story, “Giant on the Move” (Sept 2000 issue) of the Hong Kong-based Asia week Magazine. He was declared “Best Member of Parliament in
13th Lok Sabha” in April 2004 by Aaj Tak, a leading TV Channel in India. He also ranked 2nd best performing Minister in India Today’s report (dated August
27, 2001) on the performance of key Minister of Govt. of India. He has been awarded with the honorary doctorates, by Universities within and outside India.
He has been tirelessly working on a holistic and replicable model of rural development in more than 2000 villages. His life has been devoted to social
service, and he has engaged with various NGOs and Social Organisations.
On the international front, He has been a significant member of renowned global NGOs like being a Chairman of Asia Energy Foundation, South Asia Chair
of Global Water Partnership, and President of the World Forum for Global Governance. He has also been a member of the United Nations Commission
for Biodiversity and Land-use Change, and the Global Advisory Council of the World Economic Forum.

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