Photo Gallery – August 2026

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Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM, Mr G Giridhara Gopal, Vice President, MMA, Mr Satish Viswanathan, Author, Advisor & Executive – Reinvigorating Enterprises with Data & AI, Generative AI, Mr Lakshmi Narayanan, Chancellor, Chairperson Governing Council, Krea University, Dr Chandramouliswaran V, PhD, Vice President – Artificial Intelligence, PayPal, Mr Suresh Kuppuswamy, CEO, MD & Co-Founder
Zepto Logic Technologies, Dr Lakshmanan Nataraj, AI Researcher & Computer Vision Expert and Mr Kapil Viswanathan, Member, Governing Council, Krea University during the Launch & Discussion on the book ‘The Weight of Intelligence: How Enterprises Turn AI Burden Into Lasting Advantage‘.

Dr J M Packiaraj, Chief Scientific Officer, Hibrow Health Care Pvt Ltd, Dr Bala Subramanian, Co-Founder & COO, Bugworks Research India Pvt. Ltd., & Former Senior Director, AstraZeneca Global Infection Innovative Medicines and
Mr Gopala K Dasika, Advisor & Biopharma Consultant, Biopharmaceutical Leader.
during the discussion on ‘From Discovery to Impact – The Leadership Journey of Building Breakthrough Healthcare Innovations‘.

Kalaimamani Dr Cheyon I.B.S, Founder Secretary, Mayilai Thiruvalluvar Thamizh Sangam, Mr R Mananathan, Chairman, Manatec – (Author), Hon’ble Justice T.N.Vallinayagam (Retired), Dr G V Selvam, Vice President, VIT, Vellore, Mr N S Sankar, Chairman, Bharath Swift Logistics Pvt.Ltd, Mr Suresh Sambandam, Founder & CEO, Kissflow and Mr C K Ashok Kumar, Founder, First World Community during the Launch & Discussion on the book ‘Management Wisdom in Thirukkural‘.

Dr Pavan Soni, Author & Founder, Inflexion Point, Dr Shankar Venugopal, Vice President – Technology Innovation and Intellectual Property, Mahindra & Mahindra and Mr L R Natarajan (joined online), Former CEO, New Business Division – Titan Company Ltd & Partner, Strategy & Systems Consulting, Mr C Siva Kumar, Director, Roots Industries India Ltd & Partner, Timelinks during the Launch & Discussion on the book ‘Everyday Creativity: making genius accessible‘.

Mr Madhu Raghunath, CEO & Head HR & OC, TVS Vehicle Mobility Solution Pvt Ltd, Dr CA Sangeeta Shankaran Sumesh, The Gain Enabler and Mr Joseph John, Chairman, Agappe Diagnostics Ltd during the MMA – KAS Read & Grow series ‘CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish The Best Leaders From The Rest by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, Vikram Malhotra‘.

Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM, Executive Director, MMA, Mr David Merkle, Interim Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) India Office, Mr C Siva Kumar, Director, Roots Industries India Ltd, Dr Rajkumari Jeevagan, Founder & Managing Partner, Waalai Food and Ms Simran Dhingra, Head of International Cooperation, KAS during the Inauguration session of 42nd Joint Staff Development Programme – Leading Change in a Decade of Disruption: Strengthening Civil Society for INDIA@2047‘ held at Kodaikanal.

Mr Mathew Cherian, Chair, CARE India, Ambassador HelpAge International & Former CEO, HelpAge, Mr P S Easwaran, Partner, Deloitte India and Dr L S Gandhi Doss, Director, Institute for Youth and Development during the Inauguration session of 42nd Joint Staff Development Programme.

Ms Chitra Sivakumar, Managing Partner, TimeLinks, Dr Mandaben Parikh, Managing Trustee, Yuvak Vikas Trust, Mr Mahesh V, Vice President, NCR Atleos, Mahindra World City and Mr Sandip Mookerjee, Head-Partnerships & Alliances, Hand in Hand Academy for Social Entrepreneurship during the Special session on ‘Civil Society in India@2047: The Road Ahead‘ at 42nd Joint Staff Development Programme.

CA Satish Kumar S, Practicing Chartered Accountant and Head – Finance, Gandhigram Trust, Mr K N Gopinath, ED, Dhwani Foundation and Mr Santosh Abraham, Principal and Lead- Govt Engagement, Sattva Consulting during the Special session on ‘Future-Ready NGOs: Governance, Compliance & Institutional Sustainability‘ at 42nd Joint Staff Development Programme.

Mr Alex Duraisamy, Regional Head, Tata Consultancy Services Chennai and Mr Kishore Kumar Thangavelu, Corporate Social Responsibility, Microsoft Elevate and Mr Balakumar Thangavelu (joined online), Director – CSR | India Head – Employee Volunteering & ESG, Cognizant during the Special session on ‘Technology, AI & Digital Ethics in the Social Sector‘ at 42nd Joint Staff Development Programme.

Mr Sandip Mookerjee, Mr Uday Shankar Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, Mr P John Rajkumar, Honorary Secretary, Maithree and Dr Dipankar Datta, Chief Medical Officer, Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni during the Special session on ‘Talent, Volunteers & Second-Line Leadership‘ at 42nd Joint Staff Development Programme.

Mr Bhanu Kumar, Founder, ARRA Associates, Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM and Ms Gayathri Balan, CEO, SVP India (Chennai Chapter) during the Special session on ‘Communication, Credibility & Media Engagement‘ at 42nd Joint Staff Development Programme.

Dr Ranjini Manian, Founder Chair, Global Adjustments Foundation, Ms Suhasini Maniratnam, Actress, Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Founder and Managing Trustee, NAAM Charitable Trust and Dr R Selvi Kumari, Clinical Psychologist and Trustee, M.S. Chellamuthu Trust & Research Foundation during the Special session on ‘Well-being, Burnout & Mental Resilience in the Development Sector‘ at 42nd Joint Staff Development Programme.

Group photo of 42nd Joint Staff Development Programme.

Mr M Selvam, Chairman, MMA Attur Chapter & Sri Saravana TVS, Attur along with dignitaries honouring ‘Kural Enithu’ Soma Veerappan, Writer and Former General Manager, Punjab National Bank during the MMA – KAS talk on ‘Approach to Business in Thirukkural‘ held at Attur.

‘Kural Enithu’ Soma Veerappan, Writer and Former General Manager, Punjab National Bank along with Mr K V Ganesan, Chairman, MMA Namakkal Chapter interacting with the participants during the MMA – KAS talk on ‘Approach to Business in Thirukkural‘ held at Namakkal.

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