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LEAD INDIA

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GLOBAL WEBINAR IMPACT OF COVID19 ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Future of Healthcare, Education, Energy and Employment

Friday 17 July 2020 India: 6:30PM to 9:00PM IST Europe: 2:00PM GMT; 3:00PM CET; USA: 9:00AM to 12:00PM EST

Watch LIVE on: www.LeadIndia.us

With the inspiration of

Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Former President of India

WEBINAR SPEAKER PROFILES

CHIEF GUEST and WEBINAR HOST

Dr. Harsh Vardhan

Chief Guest Address

Honorable Dr. Harsh Vardhan, is the Chairperson of Executive Board, World Health Organization (WHO), Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences – Government of India.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan’s public life has been marked by outstanding achievements in the

fields of health, education, law, science & technology and environment.

As India’s health minister, his proactive handling of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has

helped India to minimize the spread of the pandemic. Earlier in his life, his country-

wide campaign helped wipe out polio from the face of India. He was also at the

forefront of the battle against tobacco and drug abuse.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan was instrumental in the enactment of several laws, including the

Delhi Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places & Non-Smokers Health Protection Act.

As a result, the Supreme Court of India directed all states to replicate this law.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan implemented the Rational Drug Policy, which was recognized by

the World Health Organization as the Delhi Model. This model was adopted and

implemented by many other countries.

Dr. Hari Eppanapally

Host - Welcome Address

Dr. Hari Eppanapally is a financial services professional, entrepreneur, and a

philanthropist with a passion for healthcare, education, and the environment. His

mission has been to transform youth into responsible citizens to establish a peaceful

society for harmonious living.

He received his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from JNTU Hyderabad, a Masters

in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and completed an

Executive Program in General Management from Massachusetts Institute of

Technology.

With over 30 years of diverse experience, Dr. Eppanapally has been involved in

managing high visible global initiatives in the financial and social services sectors. He

is an entrepreneur and investor in disruptive technology companies, and serves as

Chairman of the Board for the CIC Group and Quibble Genomics Institute. He is also

a keynote speaker, and delivered over 25 Keynote addresses during the last 15 months

around the globe. His favorite subjects include Future of Digital Economics, Smart

Cities, and Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas.

He is a visionary, mentor, Founder and Chairman of the Lead India and LIBERTY

Foundation, Advisor to Alternate Development Organization in Norway, and the

founding board member of the Financial Policy Council. He is passionate about

giving back to society.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Ziad Abdulnour

Inaugural Keynote

Topic: Capitalism Redefined: Wealth Creation, Money, and

Freedom

Ziad K. Abdelnour is the Founder and Chairman of the Financial Policy

Council, and CEO of BlackHawk Partners. Ziad is a man that hasn’t been afraid

to get down in the trenches which has garnered him a lot of skin in the game. He

has used his warrior-like capitalist, mentality to catapult his way to the top.

With over 30-years of experience on Wall Street, Ziad has backed over 125

companies & serial entrepreneurs that are now worth, in aggregate, over 20

billion dollars. Noted as one of the 500 Most Influential CEOs in the World, Ziad

holds a fountain of knowledge and invaluable information that he strives to share

with the world.

This Best Selling author and world-renowned wealth creator is on a mission to

empower others to get their heads in the game, find their inner capitalist, and

build the life of wealth and freedom that they deserve. His new release, Start-Up

Saboteurs breaks the mold and lays out the facts of what it really takes to gain

back control of your life. This book is filled with pure, unadulterated truths and

will be your go-to guide to navigate the challenging maze of egos, incompetence,

and ignorance, giving you the tools to separate fact from fiction. It teaches the

core principles of abandoning limited thinking, eliminating boundaries, and how

to stop defining the outcome to go out and become “the big white shark” and

create your own wealth. With chapters on Beating the Startup Odds, The Rules of

Negotiation, and What Venture Capitalists Won’t Tell You, Start-Up Saboteurs is

the tell-all book that entrepreneurs have been waiting for.

Dr. Louis-Georges Tin

Keynote Speaker

Topic: The African Diaspora - A Resource for Africa

Dr. Louis-Georges Tin is the Prime Minister of the State of the African

Diaspora, President of CRAN (the French Black Coalition), and the Founder of

the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. This day is now

celebrated in more than 70 countries around the world.

He holds a PhD in French Literature and co-founded the first of many activist

organizations while studying at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris.

In 2014, Dr. Tin began to set up the African Diaspora and “give substance” to the

Sixth Region. Since then, with an international team, he has formed a

Government for the African Diaspora and launched development projects in all

areas with the support of several African Authorities, such as The Pan African

Council of Traditional and Customary Authorities.

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DISTINGUISHED GUEST SPEAKERS

Vibhav Kant Upadhyay

Distinguished Guest Speaker Topic: The Alternative Development

Model

Vibhav Kant Upadhyay is a development leader known for his statesmanship,

macro-vision and pragmatism. A prolific out-of-the-box thinker, he successfully

established the India-Japan Global Partnership (IJGP) initiative and is widely

regarded as the architect of the modern India-Japan relationship. This has led to

mega-initiatives like the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), which was

formed to re-establish the industrial culture of India.

He is now focusing his efforts on establishing the Alternative Development

Model (ADM) and forming a unique model of Global Strategic Partnership led

by India, Japan, and Norway. Under this model, the collaborative strengths and

resources of Global Partners are utilized to empower not just the developed but

the developing nations too. Mr. Upadhyay is also the Founding Chairman of the

Alternative Development Organization (ADO) in Oslo, Norway which is the

headquarters of the ADM movement. The organization will take forward

innovative initiatives to establish ADM around the world.

Manuel Freire-Garabal

Distinguished Guest Speaker Topic: Covid-19 and the Future of

Medical Education

Manuel Freire-Garabal is a Professor of Pharmacology at the School of

Medicine at the University of Santiago de Compostela. He has a Ph.D. in

Medicine and Surgery and is the Director of the SNL “Lennart Levi” research

group focused on the discovery of new drugs against cancer and infection,

including new anti-SARS-CoV-2 compounds.

He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and IBNS, has authored over

100 articles and over 20 books, and has won twenty international and national

awards. He is a member of several boards of advisors of the European Union and

the Spanish scientific policy bodies. He is also the Founder of the Compostela

Group of Universities.

Natalia Sokolova

Distinguished Guest Speaker Topic: Covid-19’s Impact on Health & Wellness in the Gaming Community

Natalia Sokolova is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of SGG World,

Single Family Office and Strategic Guidance Group.

She is a trusted member and speaker of prestige at domestic and international

family office networks and conferences. She has recently co-founded Skinz.gg

which is a health, wellness, and lifestyle platform for gamers to help manage

various aspects of increased gaming activity due to Covid-19.

She graduated from University of Maryland with a Bachelors in Finance and

International Business.

Natalia is a member of the Russian Nobility Society, National Investor Relations

Institute and National Association of Professional Women.

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DISTINGUISHED GUEST SPEAKERS …

Eduardo Huerta-Mercado

Distinguished Guest Speaker Topic: Impact of Covid-19 on Rising

Inequality in Latin America

Eduardo Huerta-Mercado is an international consultant, business executive and

entrepreneur with more than 200 projects developed in 25 countries in America,

Europe, Asia. He specializes in Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship,

Knowledge Management, Public Governance and Digital Transformation.

He has Masters degrees in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, and

Management of Technology from the University of California at Berkeley, an

Executive Masters in Business Administration from Purdue University, and

completed the Executive Program in General Management from Massachusetts

Institute of Technology.

He is the Director at several consulting & technology firms in Latin America and

in the U.S., and an international consultant at The World Bank and the Inter-

American Development Bank.

Himanshu B. Patel

Distinguished Guest Speaker Topic: Energy Storage and the

Importance of Electric Vehicles

Himanshu B. Patel is the Founder & CEO of Triton Electric Vehicles and Triton

Solar LLC, which currently has business in eleven countries.

Mr. Patel possesses an in-depth understanding of IT, surveillance, and the solar

products that support and maintain those systems. He has applied this vast

experience to the renewable energy sector and specifically engineered solar

technology, products, and software.

Mr. Patel is keen to bring power to the rural areas of the world as he believes all

problems of the world start with power. Triton Solar is the only company in the

world to provide hybrid solar panels that not only generate power, but also store it

for use at a later time. His Triton Electric Vehicle prototype is expected to arrive

in the U.S. on July 27th, 2020.

VALEDICTORY KEYNOTE

Brian Patrick Luining

Valedictory Keynote Topic: The Impact of Covid-19 on

the Economy of Peace and the Need for Continuous Investment into

Emerging Countries and Regions

Professor Brain Patrick Luining has an international Master’s degree in

Communications, as well as Bachelor degrees in Corporate Management and in

Foreign Trade Management. He is certified in Program Management with APMG

International and PMI.

He is a Board Member and CEO of innovative technology-driven companies in

the digital workspace domain, food industry, natural resources and energy,

defense, and advanced systems. He is Secretary of the Sacred Military

Constantinian Order of Saint George and Founder of the Initial Smile Token and

an investor in the Economy of Peace.

He is the Senior Advisor to Lead Ventures – The Office of H.H. Sheikh Sultan

Bin Abdullah Al Qasimi and Private Partner to The Office of the United Nations

High Commissioner for Refugees. He is also the Chairman of Reifenberg von

Hattstein Family Office.