Abundance

ARUN TIWARI is a missile scientist turned teacher and author and widely recognized as a pupil of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, 11th President of India, with whom he spent 33 years right from the Missile laboratory to the Presidential team as a co-author of five books. He wrote a copious APJ Abdul Kalam: A Life after Dr Kalam s death, which is considered as the most authentic account of India s advancement in technology.

Prof. Tiwari has played a pivotal role in developing India s first indigenous coronary stent in mid 1995 as a spinoff of defence technology and since then worked tirelessly for self-reliance in socially relevant technologies. He is a founder-member of Cardiac Research & Education (CARE) Foundation, established the first link of Pan-Africa e-Network connecting Indian hospitals and university with their African counterparts, and is a Platinum Jubilee Mentor of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. He teaches at the University of Hyderabad as an adjunct professor. (aruntiwari(dot)com)

Mahesh Patel is a distinguished agri-business  leader and philanthropist, widely  recognized for building one of the  largest and fastest-growing agricultural supply chain companies in  SubSaharan Africa. He has played a pivotal role in  connecting millions of smallholder African farmers to a  diverse network of global buyers.

Over the years, Mahesh Patel has established several  successful impact-driven ventures, blending his passion for  empowering farmers  with strong business expertise. His  efforts have consistently  focused on creating better  opportunities and sustainable  growth within the agricultural sector.

Today, Export Trading Group (ETG) operates in over 40  countries and employs more  than 7,000 people  worldwide, making it a global leader  in agricultural  supply chain solutions.