Rupa Jha is a highly driven and creative media executive. She is an editorial leader with more than twenty years’ experience of working for the BBC in India, the UK and Nigeria. As the Head of India for BBC News from 2016-23, she built and lead the BBC’s strategically important language operations in India, which has grown to become the organisation’s biggest market globally. Under Rupa, the Indian Language services – in Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu have grown to be among the most successful and influential out of the BBC’s 42 language services globally. She also led the BBC’s Bengali, Indonesian, Nepali and Sinhala services as well as the English digital operations in India. 

Mukesh Sharma has more than twenty years of rich and diverse experience as a journalist Most of his career has been spent at BBC News, where he held various key roles that showcased his versatility and expertise. He has an impressive track record of delivering impactful journalism across different platforms and languages. As the India Digital Editor, Mukesh led digital content strategy and execution ensuring the expansion of the BBC's digital presence in India into a high-performing and impactful operation. His expertise extends beyond India as he served as the lead editor for the BBC’s East African language services including Afaan Oromoo, Amharic, Gahuza, Somali, Swahili, and Tigrinya, as well as English for Africa. Prior to that, he served as the Editor of BBC Hindi for four years, overseeing editorial operations and maintaining the highest standards of journalism.

Sanjoy Majumder is an award winning journalist with nearly three decades of rich experience reporting from the UK, India, Afghanistan and South Asia. Educated in St Stephen’s College Delhi and Northwestern University, Chicago, he has lived in the United States, UK, the Middle East, East Africa as well as India.

With more than 28 years of rich and diverse experience in media, Sara Hassan has been leading the BBC News India operations to its successful heights. Having spent 16 years in the BBC, Sara has worked across different teams built expertise and led by example. Training journalists across East Asia, Central Asia, Afghanistan and South Asia, she launched the BBC’s much sought-after India Trainee Scheme back in 2018. Leading different teams in the BBC, Sara brings in a rich experience of journalism, training, change management, leadership and collaboration.

Atul Garg has devoted the past decade and a half to overseeing technical operations within prestigious media organisations. An engineer by training, he has contributed to the successful launch of over a dozen television and digital channels.

Kiran Chahal is a seasoned HR professional with 16 years of global experience supporting businesses across Asia Pacific, Middle East North Africa, Turkey, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. She brings a wealth of HR experience working with established as well as startup companies in the Technology, EPC and Media industries.

Naveen is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with  25+ years of experience working with global organizations across multiple industries & international/domestic locations in managing Finance / Statutory Compliances, Investors Relationship,  Legal & Secretarial & General Management Functions.