Jury Members

Prof. Akhtar Chauhan

Director,

Rizvi College of Architecture

He is the director of Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai. He is an architect, planner and educator based in Mumbai. He was the Chairman of adhoc Board of Studies in Architecture, University of Mumbai. He is founder of International Association for Humane Habitat (IAHH) and has organized 13 International Conferences on Humane Habitat (ICHH) and 9 IAHH International Student Design Competitions. He is President of Maharashtra Association of Schools of Architeecture (MASA), He was Vice President of World Society for Ekistics (WSE), Co-Convener, Housing and Urbanization programme of Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) and Secretary Work Group on Architectural Heritage ( Asia-Australia) of Union Internationale des Architects (UIA). He has travelled to 25 countries and delivered lectures at foreign universities. He was Hon. Editor of Journal of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Jt. Secretary, IIA and an elected member of the Council of Architecture. He has a joint architectural and planning practice with his wife Pradnya Chauhan and brother Anvar Chauhan. They have designed townships, housing, educational institutions, offices, multiplexes, resorts and hotels in India and Iraq.

Mr. Mahesh M. Mudda

Hon. General Secretary,

Builders Association of India, Mumbai

He is the Executive Director & CEO of New Consolidated Construction Co. Ltd. (NCCL) born in 1960, has completed his B.Com( first division )and he has also completed Global Advanced Management Programme organized by the prestigious Indian School of Business [Hyderabad] in association with Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A. He has also completed the Executive Development Programme in 'Advances in Financial Reporting & Management Accounting' from IIM, Bangalore. He is also an Associate of the Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants, London. Mr. Mahesh Mudda started his career with New Consolidated Construction Co. Ltd. in the year 1985 as an Assistant Manager-Accounts & Audit and moved up the corporate ladder as Manager-Finance, General Manager-Finance, Member of the Board of Directors, Director-Finance of all group Companies, Executive Director-Finance & Operations and from 1st January, 2005 onwards took over charge as an Executive Director & CEO. He has attended many international programmes, conventions and has travelled globally. He represented BAI at the 38th Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank held in Istanbul, Turkey. Currently he is Hon. Gen. Secretary of Builders Association of India. He is on the Special Committee of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industries [Banking & Finance and Capital Market] and Chairman 'W.T.O. & ADB' Committee of Builders Association of India. He is also Member of Governing Council of India-Tech Foundation. He likes reading Management books and is fond of Classical Music.

Satish C. Dhupelia

President,

American Concrete Institute (India Chapter)

He is a consulting structural and civil engineer for over 40 years, having designed structures of various kinds and complexities like high rise buildings (Residential, Commercial & Multi-facility structures, Large housing & commercial complexes, industrial projects) for private & public bodies and for World bank aided sewage treatment plants & allied structures etc. with conventional and modern technology of construction.He is associated with different trade bodies & associations as:

1. Past President of a practicing Engineers Architects and Town Planners Association (India) and has been the Chairman of its consulting structural engineers sub-committee
2. Full member of the Institution of Engineers (India) and Chartered Engineer (India)
3. Life member of Indian Concrete Institute and Institute for Steel Development & Growth (INSDAG)
4. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (USA)
5. President of the American Concrete Institute (India Chapter)
6. Structural Engineer Member of technical committee on High Rise Buildings constituted by the government of Maharashtra, to provide technical appraisal and advise on approval of proposals for new development involving construction of High Rise Buildings exceeding height of 70 meters, in Mumbai.
7. Additional Member of the Advisory Committee for Conservation of Heritage Buildings, Maharashtra
8. Member of Research & Forensic Engineering for structural & construction engineering and its applications towards safe, economical & performing structures of all kinds, actual behavioural engineering of existing structures by way of deep interest in restoration of existing deteriorated, both old & new, modern structures, investigative engineering applications by way of having been nominated by public authorities for investigation of structural & building collapses, having worked & analysed, including Identification of real problem areas in investigation of collapse of new/almost new constructions etc.

Mr. Piyush Gandhi

Associate Director,

Jones Lang Lasalle Property Consultants (I) Pvt. Ltd.

He is the local Director, Head Residential Sector & Regional Manager - West India for Projects & Development Services (P&DS) at Jones Lang LaSalle. He is an expert in Real estate projects & development planning. He joined Jones Lang LaSalle Projects & Development Services in April 2007 after completing his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical (Hons.) and one year full time Management course at Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.
He has more than 16 years of experience in managing business, projects and client relationship. He has worked with top companies, consultants and public sector companies. Prior to joining JLL he started and ran his own venture successfully for 12 years. He also developed 2 new products in Power Generation industry.
He has strong focus on team building and is leading a strong team of 90 Project Management experts and over-viewing around 25 projects at any given moment in cities of Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad & Chennai. With his expertise in Project planning and team management, he is adept in planning projects structure and execution strategy and motivating teams to achieve high quality project delivery. He has strong knowledge of process and systems for real estate development. He is a member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors -MRICS

Dr. P. C. Sehgal

Former Managing Director,

Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd.

He has a rich experience of over 36 years with the Indian Railways and has held different important posts with the railways e.g. Divisional Railway Manager, Chief Electrical Engineer Chittaranjan Locomotive workshop and Managing Director, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation. He has been closely associated with the maintenance and operation of Suburban trains in Mumbai. While working as Managing Director MRVC, Dr. Sehgal has successfully implemented World Bank Funded 2 Billion US $ Mumbai Urban Transport Project by procuring 1500 brand new EMU coaches with IGBT 3 Phase traction technology, 30% additional capacity has been created during the last 3 years for 7.1 Million passengers on both Central and Western Railways and as a consequence the overcrowding levels in EMU trains have come down by 20 %. He completed his PhD in the field of Management, A Masters of Business Administration - Human Resource and a Gold medalist in B.Sc Engineering (Electrical), Punjab University, Chandigarh.

Mr. Nitin Killawala

Principal Architect,

Nitin Killawala and Associates

He graduated in Architecture from Mumbai in 1974 and gained invaluable professional experience with the then M.P., Mr. Piloo Mody for next four years. He formed Group Seven Architects & Planners Pvt. Ltd. and won several Architectural competitions. He has been awarded for the Excellence in Architecture on several occasions such as JIIA, IIID , JK Awards, etc. He is the Past President of Institute of Indian Interior Designers.

He strongly believes that the benefit of design should reach to the masses through several infrastructure projects mushrooming all across the country. He has been actively involved with NGOs' in spearheading movement for Integrated Public Transport for the city of Mumbai. His works are regularly featured in Professional magazines and periodicals and has been visiting faculty as well as member of the Jury in several architectural colleges.

Mr. Brijesh K. Shami

Superintending Engineer,

CIDCO

He is having more than 31 years of experience in urban development. He completed B.E. (Hons.) Civil Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Rajasthan in June, 1980 and began his carrier as Junior Engineer in The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra and rose to become the Superintending Engineer. He has executed some of the most important engineering work in the planned satellite city of Navi Mumbai and other cities of Maharashtra:

• BSUP under JNNURM for const. of 13600 tenements for redevelopment of Slums by CIDCO, construction of bus depot at Turbhe, consisting of bus engineering office building, Traffic office building, Docking & repair sheds, Washing shed, Fuel shed, Entrance, Security office, Air pipe lines, electric cable ducts in Navi Mumbai
• Development of promenade & lake-side in sector 8, Vashi, construction of 3 vegetable, fruit, meat & fish markets in Sector 9 & 10, 3 nos. of 'F' Type (G+3) buildings in sector 10, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
• Trunk sewer line from CIDCO area to Aurangabad municipal sewer, construction of various schools, community centers & residential-cum-shopping buildings, gardens & fountains at New Aurangabad
• Repairs & rehabilitation of Panvel Creek Bridge, construction of asphalting of various roads, school buildings in sector 5(E), New Panvel, Navi Mumbai
• Widening of bridge on Belapur-Uran road, Navi Mumbai
• Construction of RCC bridge over Muthekhar nalla with approaches, development of arterial & internal roads at Dronagiri, Navi Mumbai
• Development of internal roads at Kalamboli warehousing area, arterial road with ACC-Marg at Warehousing Area, Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai
• Development of golf course, central park (Phase-I), mass housing scheme (EWS & LIG, MIG & HIG tenements), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

Mr. Christopher Charles Benninger

Mr. Vishwarath R. Nayar

He is the consulting editor of EPC World & the editor publisher of the only English news fortnightly of Navi Mumbai and Raigad district. He has reported from Navi Mumbai for The Indian Express and The Daily. A Commerce graduate with specialization in Business Management from R.A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai. He is the Vice-President of the Navi Mumbai Union of Journalist and advisor to the Journalist Welfare Association, Navi Mumbai. Recepient of the 1st Guruvarya Puruskar instituted by JWA, Navi Mumbai. He has also worked as Earth Works Foreman in Dilinghan International Construction company's USA Air Force Airbase construction project on Masirah island in the Sultanate of Oman.

Mr. V R Sharma

He is the CEO & Dy. MD (Steel Business) of JSPL. He has done his BE (Mechanical) and MBA (Marketing) from the UK in the year 1983 & 1987 respectively and has a rich experience of 27 years globally in the Steel industry with various organizations. He is also the Chairman of India Lead Zinc Development Association, New Delhi.He started his career with Arrasate Steel SPA, Spain as Project Engineer. Subsequently he worked with Steel majors like Socialist Steel Ltd Libya, Lloyd Steel Group Company Sipta / Comet Steel, ISPAT Industries Ltd and Bhushan Power & Steel Limited. Some of his major stints include his 10 years long stint with Bhushan Steel (1994 - 2004) where he worked as Whole Time Director cum Executive Director before moving on to work with Ispat Industries as Executive Director (Corporate). Prior to joining JSPL, he was working with Bhushan Power & Steel Limited as Joint Managing Director. He played a key role in managing large Greenfield projects and expansions and driving the growth of the organizations through mergers and acquisitions, creating large business opportunities leading to exponential growth in marketing and operations in global scenario.

Mr. Amit Gossain

Vice President- Marketing & Business Development,

JCB India Ltd.

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