Jessica C. Lee

Ms Lee is currently serving as Chief Marketing Officer in Rejuve Cigs LLC and is based out of California, USA. Previously, she’s worked with Dorsey & Whitney LLP and Stradling Yocca Carlson & Routh LLP. She’s also pursued roles in journalism, ranging from being a reporter at Orange County Business Journal, Associate Editor with Wall Street.Net and freelancing with Los Angeles Times & Thirteen Minutes Magazine. She’s completed her Bachelors of Arts, Literature & Journalism from University of California and MBA from University of South California.

G.S. Bhalla

A born entrepreneur, upon graduation from Delhi University, Mr. Bhalla opted to forego studies at a business school and set up his own business venture in 1994—a corporate gifting company. He has always been a pioneer in every business he has started. In 2000 he started one of India’s first KPO company focusing on the healthcare vertical for the US, which has now grown to over a 1000 employees globally.

In 2007 he completed the “Owners Management Program” and “Launching New Ventures” management programs from Harvard Business School.

When he thought of entering into the fast growing food-and-beverage industry, he thought of introducing something for the young, health conscious urban Indians and create a brand that is not only associated with health and wellness, but is also a socially and environmentally responsible brand.

Keeping the extreme hot weather in mind, he thought of this cold treat as a viable business option that offered guilt-free indulgence and launched Cocoberry, India’s first frozen yogurt chain. The first store was opened at the posh South Delhi locality of Defense Colony in 2009. There also were a lot of innovations and transformations along the way. Today with its outlets across the NCR, Mumbai, Jaipur,Chandigarh, Pune, Ahmedabad & Goa, Cocoberry is a national brand in less than a span of 2 years with over 30 outlets. Cocoberry will also be opening in international markets very soon.

Cocoberry has received several awards and recognitions in the two short years since it started including “ Top 100 Brands That Rocked India in 2010”(4P magazine), “Top 100 Retailers 2011”(Retailer magazine), “ Most Innovative Concept”(HT City), “ Best Frozen Dessert” (HT City), “Top Rated Frozen Yogurt” (Burrp) to name just a handful.

Mr. Bhalla has also received a number of awards and recognitions such as “Top Young Turk 2010” by CNBC India and has been profiled and featured numerous times in print and TV such as “CNBC”, “India Today”, “WSJ Mint”, “Outlook Business”, “Economic Times”, “Zee Business”, “ Inc.”, “ET Now” and many more.

He is also an avid golfer, shooter and enjoys outdoor sports and travelling.

Ruchi Pathela

Ms Pathela is currently serving as Director at Altus Group. Her core focus is on Real Estate Research, Valuation & Advisory and is worked at senior levels across leading global enterprises. Previously, she has worked as Principal in Grove Street Investment and Director in Antarctica Capital. Earlier than this, she was Vice President Bear Stearns and Acquisitions Associate at RREEF/DB Real Estate. For 2 years, she has worked with JP Morgan Asset Management as a Consultant & about 4 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers as Senior Associate – Real Estate Valuation & Consulting. She is B.S. in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology and MSRED from Columbia University.

Puneet Nanda