About

Suresh Lulla is a Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Bombay and a veteran in Quality Management and Performance Excellence with over 50 years of experience as a consultant, trainer, speaker, author, and storyteller. He was mentored by Dr J M Juran, the 'Father of Quality', who along with Mahatma Gandhi and Shri Ramkrishna Bajaj forms the trinity of his role models. He jokes that the one thing he has in common with all three is a bald head!

In 1987, he established India's first dedicated Quality Management consulting firm, Qimpro Consultants, whose clients have collectively saved over INR 50,000 crores by addressing their Cost of Poor Quality. In 1996, he facilitated the establishment of the IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award and the IMC Juran Quality Medal, and in 2000 founded Qimpro Foundation to recognise individual excellence in business, education, and healthcare.

Passion

Making Quality Happen, in India.

About

Dr. Ashok Agarwal holds a MBBS from Kolkata University and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Johns Hopkins University, He has spent 40 years building Public Health and Rural Development institutions across India. In 1984 he founded the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) at Jaipur, now IIHMR University. IIHMR has independent campuses in Jaipur, Delhi, Bangalore, and Visakhapatnam (upcoming). He also established a blood bank and hematology research centre (Bhoruka Blood Bank) in 1982, at Kolkata, to bring modern hematological services to the city's underserved residents. He is the managing trustee of Bhoruka Charitable Trust, serving hundreds of villages in Rajasthan, and a driving force behind Aapni Yojana, a user-fee-based rural drinking water initiative supplying drinking water to a million people. Dr. Agarwal has served on several government and private boards focused on water, health, and rural development.

Dr. Ashok Agarwal is currently serving as a board member of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health since two decades. He also served as a trustee of Johns Hopkins University from 2014 to 2020. Currently, he serves as a trustee of SEARCH Gadchiroli, DISHA Foundation Jaipur and QIMPRO Foundation Mumbai.

Passion

Engaging with Customers in Healthcare, as well as Education.

About

Surendra Baliga is co-founder of QuickMetrix, the leading B2B SaaS platform for brand intelligence and customer engagement. With a deep commitment to excellence and professional development, Suren leverages his expertise in digital media to drive organizational growth and customer success. Beyond his corporate leadership, he is a passionate advocate for preserving Indian heritage and environmentally conscious living.

Suren brings a blend of strategic innovation and a values-driven approach to his role at Qimpro, focused on advancing the Foundation’s mission to foster quality and leadership excellence.

He is an Engineering Graduate from the University of Mumbai and has an MBA from IIM Lucknow.

Passion

Extracting Meaningful Information from Raw Data.

About

Dr. Deepak Garg is an ophthalmologist and founder of Eye Solutions, a practice at Kemps Corner, Mumbai. A graduate of Sankara Nethralaya, one of India's leading eye care institutions, he specialises in cataract and squint surgeries. Dr. Garg believes that thoughtfully applied technology can transform patient experience entirely, making care deeply personalised and helping patients truly understand their own eye conditions. Outside the clinic, he is drawn to the outdoors and spends his time off on hikes and forest safaris, recharging in the wild.

Passion

Focusing on Quality of Infrastructure in Healthcare Institutions.

About

Nita is the Executive Director at Adhyayan Quality Education Foundation, a non-profit organization. She oversees Adhyayan’s Read-Aloud programs in Goa and Kalyan and also co-anchors Librarians of India, a collective for librarians that seeks to make school and community libraries vibrant hubs of joyful learning. Prior to joining Adhyayan, Nita served as the Head of Junior School at Bombay International School.

Passion

Teaching Children Right-Brain Thinking.

About

For over 30 years, Roma has developed and directed a wide range of healthcare, social, consumer and corporate communications programmes that include public health education and awareness initiatives, stakeholder engagement, advocacy campaigns, brand positioning, market entries for national and international companies. Prior to her current position, Roma was National Practice Director - Healthcare & Consumer Practices at R&PM:Edelman.

Passion

Putting Best Practices to Work in Education and Healthcare.

About

Anshuman Tiwari is a global leader in transformation, operating at the intersection of people, process, and technology. With 30+ years of experience, he drives large-scale change, is currently Global Experience Owner for HR at GSK, is an ASQ Fellow and a LinkedIn Top Voice. He has earlier worked in senior positions at DXC, EY, HSBC, ANZ, Infosys, and Qimpro.

Passion

Extraordinary Passion for e-Excellence.

Passion

Facilitating Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare Institutions.

Passion

Supporting 'Quality of Life' Projects.

Passion

Advocating Ethics in Medical Practice.

Passion

Championing a Top-Down Approach for Quality Management.

Passion

Sharing Best Practices for Governance and Social Responsibility.

Passion

Developing Trustworthy Students.

Passion

Preparing Rural Women for Urban Challenges.