PRE CONGRESS EVENT – CANADA CONFERENCE
Sunita Singh Sengupta
Conference Chair
Dr. Sunita Singh Sengupta is the Founder & Honorary Convener of ISOL Foundation, ISOL Research Foundation and ISOL Global Foundation. She is currently a Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, India. Prior to this she worked for about 10 years as an Associate Professor in the Behavioural Sciences Group at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. She is a recipient of many distinguished awards including Homi Bhabha Fellowship. Dr. Singh Sengupta is the Founder Editor of two bi-annual international journals, i.e, International Journal on Spirituality and Organizational Leadership and International Journal on Vedic Foundations of Management. Her areas of research includes Vedic Foundations of Indian Management, Creative Intelligence and Intuition, Energy Based Leadership Styles; Creating Energy at Workplace; Neuro psychological Bases of Triguna, to name a few. An author of 25 books and more than four dozen articles in national and international journals of repute she is a widely traveled scholar and has lectured in various universities and business schools in different parts of the USA, Europe and the UK.
J L Raina
Dr. J.L.Raina is a Chemical Engineer from Jadavpur University and has with him rich experience of over 40 years in the petroleum industry at top management level. He served as the Secretary General & CEO to PETROTECH Society. Prior to joining PETROTECH Dr. Raina was Pro-vice Chancellor of University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun. He has been recipient of several awards from industry and other associations. Currently he is Chairman, ISOL Foundation.
Ramnath Narayan Swamy
Dr. Ramnath Narayanswamy is a Professor in the Economics and Social Sciences Area in the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. His areas of interest include Business and Society, Economic Reforms in Transition Economies (India and China), Spirituality and Self Development and Leadership Development, Outsourcing and Creativity and Innovation.His latest book on Growing Leaders (co-authored) is likely to be released in 2016. He is also completing a volume on Management Insights from Indian Spirituality: Investigations from the Epics for Managers.
Sunita Singh Sengupta
Member
Prof. Sunita Singh Sengupta
Founder & Honorary Convener
ISOL Foundation (India), ISOL Research Foundation (India) & ISOL Global Foundation (USA)
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Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, India
Email: sunita.singhsengupta@gmail.com
Mobile: +91 9873167484
Shri Bhailal Patel
Shri Bhailal Patel is the Chair – ISOL 2015 USA Steering Committee. He is President and Founder of National Indian American Public Policy Institute (NIAPPI) engaged primarily in research and educational activities. He is Executive Vice President of Parikh Worldwide Media LLC is the largest Indian-American publishing group in the United States. He is Chairman and Founder, Vishwa Bharatiya Samaj (International Society for Indian at Large). Founder and Trustee of Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), Chicago and North American Federation of Indian Associations, USA. Former President of Federation of Indian Association (FIA) Chicago and North American Federation of Indian Association USA. Former Vice President and Trustee: Vishwa Gujarat Samaj. Ahmedabad. Bharat (INDIA), Former President, Indian American Forum for Political Education (IAFPE), Med west Chapter. Chicago. IL
Suzanne Morgan
Ms. Suzanne Morgan is the Parliament of the World’s Religions Sacred Space Ambassador. Ms. Morgan is the Founder and Director Emeritus of Sacred Space International (SSI). SSI was founded in Chicago in 2002 to encourage interfaith dialogue and cultural diversity by sharing sacred spaces.
She has held architectural licenses in five states in the US. She has worked at many prominent firms in the Chicago area including SOM and Loebl, Schlossman, Hackl and has been a sole practitioner providing interior and architectural services for clients. She holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Email: suzanne.morgan312@gmail.com
Dennis Heaton
Dennis Heaton is Professor of Management and Director of the Ph.D. Program in Management at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, USA. He received his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Boston University. His prior positions at MUM include Dean of Distance Education and International Programs and Chair of the Business Faculty. His publications cover higher stages of human development, spirituality in management, management education, and sustainable development.
Smita Shah
Smita Shah founded and has led SPAAN Tech, Inc. since its inception in 1998. A licensed, Professional Engineer in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and multiple other states, she is also a LEED AP, accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council. Ms. Shah serves as the Chairman of the Delhi-Chicago Sister Cities Committee, and has led a trade mission to India with Chicago’s Mayor Richard M. Daley to promote economic, cultural and social exchanges between the cities. She serves in leadership roles in several Indian American community organizations, both in Chicago and nationally. In recognition of her work on behalf of the Indian-American community, she received the 2007 Ellis Island Medal of honor – an award sponsored by the National Ethnic Coalition Organization, honoring those “who changed the fabric of America.”
Suresh S. Kalagnanam
Dr. Suresh S. Kalagnanam is an Associate Professor at the Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. He has degrees in Engineering and Business , which he has received from India, Canada and the USA. He has over 20 years of teaching and research experience, published papers in national and international journals, and spoken at many conferences.






