Prof. [Dr.] Sairam Bhat,
Chairman & Chief Advisor
Prof. Dr. Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, India’s pioneer legal institution, with over 25 years of experience in Academia. He is a Consulting Member to various Government Bodies and Committees advising on intricate aspects such as Contractual Frameworks, PPP, ABS-Approvals, etc. He serves as the Outside Expert Conciliator for Vizag Steel-RNIL.
Sairam received ‘Young India Environmental Law Fellowship’ in 2003. He was Adjunct Faculty at Golden Gate University, San Francisco during Fall- 2003. He received the Fulbright Fellowship in 2010 and was a Visiting Researcher at Georgetown University Law Centre. He was Linnaeus-Palme Academic Exchange Fellow at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 2012-13.
Shashidhar Bhat,
Lead Business Advisor, Banking & Fintech Industry
Shashidhar Bhat is an accomplished Banker and an Advisor at Thinkuvate Pte, Venture Capital Firm that provides for seed-funding to numerous start-ups engaged in the business of technology, AI & block-chain, having operations in Asia-Pacific Region.
Based out of London, he provides Digital Transformation consulting services world-wide and mentored several Founders engaged in diverse businesses, inter alia, including Video Analytics, Online furniture rental group, Cloud storage entity, etc.
With a bout three seasoned decades in business of digital banking, he was previously Head EMEA, Citibank, London, and Head (Banking Services) TCS, Chennai, and was pivotal in driving operating model changes in the EU region. His contributions were significant in the attributed growth in Customer Satisfaction and Digital Engagements through launch of Mobile apps, Payment gateway products and next generation Internet banking solutions for customers of Citibank.
His extensive expertise in matters of Operations, Sales, Digital and Technology areas in India, Germany, UK and EU, make him the go-to-person for corporate structuring and advisory services.
Rohith Kamath,
Lead Advocate, Corporate & Commercial Practice
Rohith Kamath an Advocate and Associate Company Secretary with over a decade of Experience and specialization in Corporate Law, Start-Up Strategic Advisory and Private Equity Investment.He has been empanelled as a Counsel for the Karnataka Biodiversity Board, Government of Karnataka since 2020. He has been a Consultant with CEERA, NLSIU for various projects under the initiative of Ministries under the Government of India. In February 2022, he was invited to a Parliamentary Committee to submit his views and comments on the Biodiversity Amendment Bill, which was later passed in 2023. He has been a Resource Person with Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bengaluru GIPARD, Goa, Administrative Training Institute, Mysore, Fiscal Policy Institute, Bengaluru, NACEN, amongst others. Having completed his graduation in law from KLE Society’s Law College, Bengaluru in 2015, he went on to complete his Masters in Corporate Law from the University Law College, Bangalore University in 2016. He completed the Company Secretaries Course offered by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi in February, 2016. In 2018, received the Scholarship for the 3rd China Law Society Training Base held at Kunming, China, and was an invitee to the Yunnan University, China to deliver guest lectures on the Indian Legal System, and also participated as a Resource Person in the State Investor Summits under the Belt and Road Initiative held at Kunming. With a view to develop his passion for teaching, he has qualified NET and KSET. He has also authored numerous publications including the Book ‘Health Care in India’, a book published by Bloomsbury in 2016.
R. S. Shashi Kumar, CA
Senior Consultant, Accounts &Audit
CA SHAHSHIKUMAR R. S., is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), besides being a Statutory Auditor to various companies, he is on-boarded as a Tax Consultant to numerous business groups across India, in the business engaged Info-Tech, Disruptive Technology & AI, Manufacturing & Trading activities in India & Abroad.
He has experience of handling corporate affairs in different areas for over a decade, and specializes in Income Tax, GST, Labour Compliances and Valuation.