BW Auto World, the leading community of BW Businessworld Group, unveiled the winners of its highly anticipated 40 Under 40 Awards for 2024. The event, attended by industry leaders, innovators, and enthusiasts alike, showcased the remarkable achievements and contributions of young visionaries who are shaping the future of the automotive world.
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways, Government of India, encouraged the winners.
The BW Auto World 40 Under 40 Summit & Awards 2024 not only celebrated the achievements of today's young pioneers but also served as a testament to the limitless possibilities that lie ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of automotive technology and innovation.
Jury Chair:
➼ Jyoti Malhotra, Managing Director, Volvo Car India
Jury Panel:
➼ Sanjay Gopalakrishnan, Sr. Vice President - Electric Passenger Vehicle Business, BYD India
➼ Vinkesh Gulati, Vice President, ASDC
➼ Rashmi Urdhwareshe, Former President, SAEINDIA (Society of Automobile Engineers India)
➼ Anil Srivastava, Professor of Practice, IIT Kanpur, Director, Epsilon Advanced Materials and Former Principal Advisor & Director General, Niti Aayog
➼ Vikas Aggarwal, Founder & MD, IPower Batteries
➼ Balaji Pandiaraj, Country Service Line Leader & Executive Director - Customer Experience, Ipsos India
➼ Suhas Rajkumar, Founder & CEO, Simple Energy
➼ Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld & Founder, Exchange4Media
➼ Harbinder Narula, CEO - BW Healthcare World & BW Wellbeing World
➼ Noor Warsia, Group Editorial Director, BW Businessworld
Winners List:
Sr. no. | Nominee Name | Designation | Organisation |
1 | Jatin Ahuja | CEO | Big Boy Toyz |
2 | Shreedhar F P | Founder & CEO | Serviceplug Technology |
3 | Ajit Patil | Founder & CEO | Rivot Motors India |
4 | Rajneesh Kushwaha Singh | Chief Marketing Officer | HOP Electric Mobility |
5 | Harsh Saruparia | Co-founder & CTO | 1T9 Technology (OTO Capital) |
6 | Randheer Singh | CEO | ForeSee Advisors |
7 | Yuvraj Sarda | Business Development Head - eMobility Solutions | Volvo CE India |
8 | Punit Khandelwal | CFO and Board of Director | PreBo Automotive |
9 | Anant Nahata | Managing Director | Exicom |
10 | Aditya Oza | CMO & Co-Founder | Emotorad |
11 | Naman Jain | Director | NTF Group Holding |
12 | Dr. Aanchal Jain | CEO | PMI Electro Mobility Solutions |
13 | Shalabh Chaturvedi | Managing Director, CASE Construction Equipment – India and SAARC | CASE Construction Equipment (India) |
14 | Akash Chaturvedi | CEO | Boys and Machines |
15 | Nirmal NR | CEO- 3 Wheeler Businesses | Greaves Electric Mobility |
16 | Kunal Gupta | CEO & Co-Founder | Emotorad |
17 | Madhumita Agrawal | Founder & CEO | Oben Electric Vehicles |
18 | Shishir Gandhi | Co-Founder | GarageWorks |
19 | Vishal Muralidharan | Head of Innovation and Adaptation, Motion Technologies and Services | Continental Automotive Components India |
20 | Kush Mehrotra | Vice President | C.E. Info Systems [MapmyIndia (MMI)] |
21 | Mayank Sikaria | President & Co Founder | Sibros |
22 | Shreyas Krishna | Business Head | AutoSherpa (A product of WyzMindz Solution) |
23 | Mohammed Zulfiquar Khanu | Digital Portfolio Lead – Service Exp | Mahindra & Mahindra |
24 | Rajesh Kumar | Managing Director and CEO - India | KORN Consult Group India |
25 | Sankalp Sinha | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE - AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY | IBM |
26 | Ashmitha C Ghodkey | Software Architect | Bosch Global Software Technologies |
27 | Avinash Sharma | Co-Founder & CEO | ElectricPE |
28 | PS Satyanarayana | Staff Engineer Advance Engineering | John Deere India |
29 | Aakash Minda | Executive Director | Spark Minda |
30 | Karan Mahesh Kadaba | Director | 3eco Systems & 3ev Industries |
31 | T P Sivasankari | Founder & MD | AR4 Tech |
32 | Reeti Nageshri | Head of Product & Strategy – Electric SUVs | Mahindra & Mahindra |
33 | Tarkeshwar Rao | Director Customer Services & Digital Ecosystem | Quantron AG |
34 | Dinkar Agrawal | Founder & CTO | Oben Electric Vehicles |
35 | Rajib Gangopadhyay | Founder and Director | Emotorad |