Atul Bindal

Senior Business Leader and Board Advisor

Atul is a senior business leader with 30+ years of experience in building large, profitable businesses in telecom, technology and consumer sectors across India and Asia. Atul has held several leadership roles in Fortune 50 MNCs and large Indian corporations which include building Bharti Airtel's mobile and telemedia businesses for India and South Asia, and Honeywell's Distributed Energy business for Asia-Pacific and Africa.
Currently, Atul is actively involved in India's fast-growing start-up and mid-size space in various board and advisory capacities. Atul has been advising funds on their investments and strategies, and mentoring early-stage and growth companies across consumer, healthcare, education and internet sectors.
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Manish Kheterpal

Director, WaterBridge Pte Ltd (Singapore)
Managing Partner, WaterBridge Ventures (India)

Manish has 18 years of diverse global investments, entrepreneurship and business development experience. He has led and managed US$ 650m of venture capital / private equity investments in assets across Consumer, Commodities, Education, Manufacturing, Telecom and Technology sectors. He has spearheaded executive hiring, mentoring and value-addition projects as a Board Member, Advisor of private/listed investee companies. Currently, he is a General Partner in 2 funds - an early stage Tech sector fund for India; and a Global distressed asset fund for the offshore energy marine sector.
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NiQ Lai

Co-owner and CEO
Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd

NiQ is the Chief Operating Officer and an Executive Director of HKBN. NiQ joined the HKBN in May 2004 and has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications, research and finance industries. Prior to joining HKBN, NiQ was the Director and Head of Asia Telecom Research for Credit Suisse, where he was involved in numerous global fund raising initiatives for a wide range of Asian Telecom carriers. Prior to Credit Suisse, NiQ held positions in HKT, as a strategic planning manager, and Associate Director in Kleinwort Benson Securities (Asia).
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Sachin Mehra

Founder & Managing Director
Inventum Technologies

Sachin is a technology entrepreneur with a career spanning two decades. He has built multiple companies in Software, Electronics, Consulting, Knowledge Services & Telecommunications. From starting India’s first broadband company to its first radio taxi company, Sachin has had many firsts in his career. He is presently engaged in running Inventum, a high-end telecom router manufacturer and LF South Asia which has brought the training business of The Linux Foundation to the region. He is also serving on the board of several companies advising on technology & business matters.
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