Amrtha Kasturi Rangan is the Chief Operating Officer at A.T.E. Chandra Foundation, a strategic philanthropy that partners with governments, nonprofits and ecosystem organisations at scale. She has over 20 years of experience in philanthropy and development, including 13 years at Arghyam. She previously led A.T.E. Chandra Foundation's Water & Agriculture portfolio. Amrtha is a published author and has served as a peer reviewer for international journals on water governance and sustainable development.

Dr. Aparajita Gogoi is an advocate for the rights of women and young girls who has driven systems change at scale through strategic norm-change initiatives. Under her leadership C3 has demonstrated that gender-based programs can be implemented at scale. A TEDx speaker, she was named by The Guardian as one of the world's 100 most inspiring women (2011) and featured by India Today as an Unsung Hero (2019). She holds a PhD in International Politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism.

Arun Nathan is a Partner at Sattva Consulting, leading the Nonprofit Advisory practice. He has advised more than 100 non-profits and philanthropic institutions across India and the Global South on strategy, organisation design, fundraising and change management. An accredited change management coach with over 22 years across the social and corporate sectors, he has held CSR and Sustainability leadership roles at L&T Finance, Lifestyle International and the IDFC Group, and led philanthropy at the Jagtiani Foundation. He has taught at IRMA, TERI SAS and Shiv Nadar University, and is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and IRMA.

Dr. Dhir Jhingran is the Founder Executive Director of Language and Learning Foundation (LLF), a non-profit focused on improving students' foundational learning at scale. Dhir has worked in the primary education sector for almost 35 years, both within and outside the Government in India. As an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Dhir served in policy-making roles in the Ministry of Education at the national level, as Project Director of the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP), Mission Director of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Principal Secretary-Education in Assam. He was also Senior Advisor to UNICEF India, Advisor to the Ministry of Education in Nepal and Chief Program Officer with Room to Read. He has made significant contributions to early grade reading and multilingual education programs in Asia and India. Dhir has authored three books in primary education and holds a PhD in Education.

Parikshit Luthra is Director for Policy & Government Partnerships at The Convergence Foundation, working with teams across the Foundation's partner organisations on policy reforms for economic growth and human capital development. Prior to TCF he was a Senior Anchor and Chief of Bureau at CNBC-TV18, a journalist and anchor for 20 years covering economic policy, business, politics, international affairs and the defence sector.

Saurabh Chopra is Senior Director, Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives at Central Square Foundation, working closely with central government stakeholders and leading engagements on the National Education Policy, NIPUN Bharat Mission, National Achievement Survey, DIKSHA and CBSE SAFAL. Prior to CSF he founded EnglishLeap, an online English learning application with two million users. He holds a B.Com from Shri Ram College of Commerce and an MBA from IIM Lucknow.

Sonal Kapoor is the Founder and CEO of Protsahan India Foundation and an Ashoka Fellow, working to strengthen care and protection pathways for adolescent girls facing extreme poverty, migration and abuse. Trained in public health, child rights and business administration, she focuses on building the capacities of India's frontline caregiving workforce. What began with 43 girls in 2010 has grown by 2026 to reach over 96,000 marginalised girls across high-risk urban communities. Protsahan's CareVerse now trains thousands of frontline social workers across India.