AD Singh is one of India's best known figures in the fields of leisure and restaurants, over the last twenty years he has been at the forefront of the lifestyle revolution sweeping the country. His restaurants and other ventures have been the trendsetters for these industries, resulting in a sound reputation, credibility and goodwill.

AD was born in 1960 in Delhi but moved to Bombay to study soon after. He schooled at Cathedral and John Connon followed by Jai Hind and the St Xaviers college. After that he won a scholarship to study Electrical Engineering at Lafayette College, PA, USA.

After graduating from Lafayette in 1984 AD came back to India and worked with TCS followed by Cadburys in their computer departments. By 1988 he felt that this was not for him and so left his job searching for different directions.

He spent most of a year with various NGO's across India. It was time well spent but he soon realized that he could not build a future on a few hundred rupees a month. So he came back to Mumbai and started his first business, Party Lines, which organized boat parties and events for corporate clients. Enjoying this, he kept exploring different avenues as an entrepreneur and settled down with the then nascent leisure and entertainment industry. However never forgetting his commitment to the NGO sector he has worked with various NGO's through his brands in all cities over the past 15 years

Ad's restaurant ventures began in 1990 when he opened Just Desserts, a jazz café that served only coffee and desserts. Filling a huge void the restaurant was an immediate hit and was even described by India Today as the "phenomenon of the nineties".

AD changed the perception of Central Mumbai to an up-market entertainment destination, and along with Alyque Padamsee, has been instrumental in the growth and success of this area. In 2000 under AD the bowling company underwent a successful private placement. 2000 he also opened "the Olive bar and Kitchen" which was voted as one of Bombay's top five and India's top twenty restaurants by the Outlook magazine's survey. This was followed by the opening of Suzie Wong, Bombay's first floating bar off marine drive.

Amit Shahi is the Co-Founder of theIdeaWorks, an organization that develops innovative communication solutions, and the Communication Design Partner for iCONGO. Amit, an alumnus of Delhi School of Economics, worked in advertising and communication for 18 years and was the Head of Ambience Publicis Advertising in Delhi before co-founding theIdeaWorks.

Chairman and Managing Director - Kankei

Ajay studied at the prestigious Doon School in India before going on to complete his graduation in Commerce with Honours from India's leading commerce college, Shriram College of Commerce, Delhi University. He then went on to do his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management at Kolkata, an institution set up in collaboration with MIT.

Ajay worked with American Express for over 8 years in various managerial positions including operations, sales and marketing. During his career, Ajay constantly contributed to the business as well as to team development and management to achieve common goals.

In 1996, Ajay joined VISA International as Marketing Director for South Asia. During this period, he managed vast marketing initiatives covering all forms of marketing communication. He also worked closely with various VISA member banks to create targetted marketing programmes.

Ajay co-founded Kankei in 1998 and has since been associated with the company as Chairman and Managing Director, overseeing the groups' business across various geographies and working closely with individual business unit heads and country managers to provide high quality services to Kankei clients.

Amin is Director of Leading Edge which was started by him in 1996. Leading Edge is an Integrated BTL Solution & Events company with 14+ years of Pan India experience.

Head IT Enabled Services - Kankei

Manoj holds a Diploma in Information Technology from Aptech Computer Education, which he completed after graduating from Allahabad University. He also holds an Advanced Certificate in Hardware and Networking. He holds an MCSE certificate - an online certification from Microsoft.

As a Head of IT and Software Services at Kankei, Manoj manages the organisation's internal IT needs by developing, maintaining and supporting infrastructure and systems. He is also responsible for managing external partners in the area of Data Processing, Software and Application Development and Website Development Services.

He has implemented various technology solutions for Kankei branches across numerous client projects including development and implementation of TouchPoint (Kankei's proprietary contact management software). He has also handled the nationwide implementation of an advanced progressive Dialer for our BPO services.

Director, Netassets - Kankei

Mukund passed out of St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall and went on to graduate in Statistics from St. Xavier's College. This was followed by acquiring a post graduate diploma in Advertising and Marketing from Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai.

Mukund has had a total of 7 years of experience in the area of Marketing Services and Communications Business. He has worked with Contract Advertising (JWT Group) and has been with Kankei since inception.

As a Business Unit Head with specialisation in CRM and Direct Marketing Services, Mukund manages large client relationships by being their key contact at Kankei and ensuring delivery of the highest levels of services from one or more of the service verticals within Kankei.

He has vast experience in handling large direct marketing and customer contact campaigns for credit cards, financial services, media, consumer goods and IT.

Mr. Rajan Khanna runs ZPlus Entertainment and Integrated Services

ZPlus Entertainment and Integrated Services have been in the business of providing infrastructure support for exhibitions, conferences, seminars and product launches. Mr. Rajan Khanna, has been in this trade for over twenty years. He has worked with key players in the industry and handled prominent events. We have been working closely with iCONGO since last three years and handled some major projects including the Karmaveer Puraskaar Awards. We value our association with iCONGO and look forward to strengthening this further in years to come.

Vice President (BPO Services) - Kankei

Ranjit is a commerce graduate from Mumbai University and has done his MBA with specialisation in Marketing Management from Sydenham Institute of Management, Mumbai, India.

Ranjit has had a total of 8 years of experience in the area of Sales, Marketing Services and Communications business. He has worked with Berger Paints, Contract Advertising (JWT Group) and has been with Kankei since 1998.

As a Business Unit Head with specialisation in CRM and Direct Marketing Services, Ranjit manages large client relationships by being their key contact at Kankei and ensuring delivery of the highest levels of services from one or more of the service verticals within Kankei.

He has vast experience in handling large direct marketing and customer contact campaigns for financial services, appliances, pharmaceuticals and B2B products.

Sudhir John Horo is the other Co-Founder of theIdeaWorks. An alumnus of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, he has worked in the communication design industry for 7 years, after which he co-founded theIdeaWorks together with Amit Shahi. He was the Creative Director at BuffaloDesign and tehelka.com, New Delhi and Creative Consultant to Discovery Communications India and Ambience Publicis Advertising, Delhi before co-founding theIdeaWorks.