The people who vouchfor the standard.

Amit Gupta is the Founder and Group CEO of Ecosystm Group, a next-generation technology research and advisory platform. An entrepreneur and technology leader, he founded his first technology start-up at twenty-three and has held senior leadership roles at IDC and GlobalData. He has also served as an advisor to the New Zealand Government and as Chairman of TiE Global, the world’s largest global entrepreneur and investor community.|Passionate about innovation, inclusive AI adoption, entrepreneurship and impact, he founded Kampd, an AI-powered communities platform, and sits on the Asia Pacific AI Council of JA Worldwide. An active angel investor and ecosystem builder, he is Co-founder and General Partner of the Asia Blended Fund, and is deeply connected to innovation communities across Singapore, India, Indonesia and New Zealand.

Amarpreet (AP) Grover is an entrepreneur, business leader and investor with more than two decades building and scaling technology-led businesses, combining an entrepreneurial growth mindset with high standards and disciplined execution. He is Co-founder and President of GSPANN Technologies, a global technology services and consulting firm with more than 2,500 professionals across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and India, and since co-founding it in 2004 has driven growth, built relationships with leading global enterprises and expanded into new markets.|An active investor across global markets, his interests span emerging technologies, hospitality automation, electric mobility, hospitality and real estate. He is drawn to businesses with the potential to become significantly larger than they are today, and as a board member focuses on market opportunity, customer relevance, go-to-market strategy and the quality of the people behind the business.

Dharti Desai is an entrepreneur, investor, board director and global relationship builder with over twenty-five years across luxury lifestyle, technology and cross-border business. Based in New York, she brings a network of founders, family offices, investors and philanthropists across the US, India, Europe and the Middle East. She founded FineWinesnMore, one of India’s pioneering wine companies and a top-ten importer, curating wine education programmes and bespoke lifestyle experiences for discerning clientele.|Through collaborations with American Express, Il Borro (Salvatore Ferragamo) and other luxury partners she created premium experiences for Centurion and Platinum members in India. She served as President of TiE New York for three years and a Trustee of TiE Global for four. Fluent in six languages including French, she will help shape Beyond Access Global’s brand strategy, partnerships and invitation-only experiences.

Hanzala Rangwala brings more than two decades of end-to-end supply chain leadership, much of it in the alcohol beverage industry within one of the toughest regulatory environments anywhere. As General Manager for Supply Chain at African & Eastern and a member of the core management team, he sources globally from more than forty countries across five hundred brands — AB InBev, Diageo, Carlsberg, Beam Suntory and Rémy Cointreau among them — serving over two thousand hospitality customers and five million consumers through fifty retail stores.|He has led the group’s digital transformation, taking B2B and B2C commerce from incubation to scale, and plans a portfolio of more than ten thousand SKUs using digital twin and scenario modelling. He holds an INSEAD Global EMBA, an MIT certification in digital transformation and APICS CPIM, has built two ventures of his own, and is a founding member of the Zoya Charitable Trust.

Mahavir Pratap Sharma is Founding Chair of TiE India Angels, Chair and co-founder of Rajasthan Angels, and past Chair of the TiE Global Board of Trustees — the first Asian to hold that position — as well as Chair of the tenth TiE Global Summit in Jaipur.|A serial entrepreneur and prolific speaker, he has made more than forty investments as an active angel over the past decade, and has launched Swishin Ventures, a Category 1 AIF fund focused on Tier 2 and Tier 3 India. He is past Chairman of the Carpet Export Promotion Council and founding Vice-Chairman of the Rajasthan Export Promotion Council. Across thirty-five years in carpets, jewellery and branding, he has supported the arts of Rajasthan through the Jaipur Virasat Foundation.

Manu Rekhi brings a rigorous, scientific mindset and more than fifteen years of venture capital experience to the Beyond Access Global board. As Managing Director at SVQuad he specialises in artificial intelligence, fintech and cross-border technology infrastructure, and he pairs that investment acumen with deep operational expertise built scaling digital platforms at Google and NewsCorp.|Having travelled to more than fifty countries, he possesses a genuinely global perspective that aligns closely with the complex, multinational needs of ultra-high-net-worth families. He leverages that background in venture-backed growth and digital transformation to scale bespoke platforms strategically for the members he serves. Manu holds degrees from Columbia University, Boston University and Berkeley Haas.

Nav Grover is an entrepreneur and business leader with more than two decades building technology-led businesses and guiding organisations through transformation, international expansion and sustained growth. He is Co-founder and CEO of GSPANN Technologies, a global technology services and consulting firm with more than 2,500 professionals across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and India, and since co-founding it in 2004 has shaped its strategic direction, enterprise client relationships, operating model and global footprint.|Alongside his operating role he is an active investor in technology-led businesses, including hospitality automation, electric mobility and emerging technology ventures, with broader interests in hospitality and real estate. As a board member he supports management teams on strategy, governance, leadership development, scalability and thoughtful capital allocation, bringing a long-term partnership mindset grounded in entrepreneurial judgement.

Navneet S. Chugh is an attorney and CPA with an MBA from USC and SELP from Harvard University. His firm, Chugh LLP, provides full-service legal and tax counsel through 540 employees across 25 offices.|He is a co-founder of Ashoka University, and founded the South Asian Bar Association of the USA, TiE SoCal, the Indian Lawyers Association and the Indian Chartered Accountants Association. His board service spans Habib Bank, Monterey Bank, Kelp HR, India West, Goonj, SAAHAS, the Foster India Foundation, the Indian Philanthropy Alliance, Akshaya Patra, TiE Global, the American India Foundation, Pratham, the 1947 Partition Archive, the India Community Center, Ignify Consulting, the Non-Profit Associations of India, the Sikh Center of Orange County, Antara International, Narika and Asia Society.

PK Gulati is a technology innovator, entrepreneur, angel investor and strategic advisor with more than three decades shaping innovation ecosystems across the Middle East, India and Silicon Valley. He is a founding member of AngelSpark, an active member of the Dubai Angel Network and President Emeritus of TiE Dubai, and the founder of SmartStart Fund, The Assembly and Optimistix Ventures.|He has served as senior advisor to the Dubai Future Foundation, the UAE Prime Minister’s Office and Hub71, contributing to the Dubai Future Accelerators, in5 and DIC. He chairs Tech Talks @ GITEX, India Central @ Expand North Star and AI Labs @ GITEX AI Everything, and hosts closed-door roundtables on AI governance and adoption. A postgraduate with honours in computer science and management, he has lived in Dubai for over thirty years.

Rathapol Bhakdibhumi (Joof) is a senior Thai business leader whose career spans national infrastructure, digital commerce and family enterprise. He is the former Chairman of Thailand Post and Executive Director of 4J Holding, and for twenty-four years was President and Chief Executive of General Electronic Commerce Services. His board service includes Thai Airways International and CAT Telecom, and he has been a Director of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.|He completed the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School and the Stanford Executive Program, holds an Executive Master’s from Georgia Tech and a BSc in mechanical engineering from Colorado Boulder, and was named an Eisenhower Fellow in 2013. For members he opens Thailand’s most private doors — unlisted islands, discreet villas, its finest boutiques, and Buddhist merit-making ceremonies.

Shankar N Ram is a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits and Managing Partner of SAKRA L.P. A visionary and entrepreneur since 1983, he has started multiple companies, employed hundreds across the globe and serviced multinational clients including DHL, UPS, Epson, Toshiba, Volkswagen, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Target, Starbucks, Mattel, Levi’s, PwC, Deloitte and E&Y. His exits include UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Hitachi Information Systems and Ernst & Young.|Past Chair of the Board of Trustees of TiE Global and past Chair of Food Finders, he is a Trustee of the Guindy1975 Trust. An angel investor in India and the United States with a portfolio of over one hundred companies, he sits on the leadership team of TiE Global Angels, is Managing Member of SoCal Entrepreneurs Angel Fund I and II, a Partner at SoCal Venture Partners and a Limited Partner at PointOne Capital.

Surya Gummadi is President of Cognizant Americas, where he leads the company’s business across the United States, Canada and Latin America. With nearly three decades at Cognizant, he works with leading enterprises across a wide range of industries to drive transformation and business growth, and he is a longtime technology and business leader in his own right.|Today Surya is focused on helping enterprises translate advances in artificial intelligence into measurable outcomes. He believes that realising that potential requires deep industry expertise and strong governance, with a clear focus on accountability and results rather than on the technology itself. Throughout his career he has worked closely with clients to solve complex challenges and to use technology to create lasting business value.

Upasana Sharma is an entrepreneur, an investor and a global connector, operating at the intersection of founders, capital and global opportunity with deep relationships across North America, India and international entrepreneurial networks. As an entrepreneur, investor and strategic advisor, her experience spans venture investing, cross-border business, strategic growth and governance, with leadership and investment roles across Canada’s venture and angel ecosystem.|She is a Board Trustee of TiE Global and Co-Managing Partner of Tangentia Ventures, and began her career as a corporate lawyer. She has spent that career connecting the right people, the right businesses and the right opportunities across markets, and turning trusted relationships into meaningful ones. Upasana holds an LL.M. from the University of Toronto, where she was a MacArthur Foundation Scholar.

Yash Shah is a serial technology entrepreneur, chief executive, investor and advisor with more than thirty years building and scaling enterprise technology companies. He is Co-founder and CEO of Jeavio, a venture services and product engineering firm helping early-stage technology companies accelerate product development and private-equity-backed B2B SaaS companies drive digital transformation. As CTO of SevOne he helped lead its merger with Turbonomic, subsequently acquired by IBM for approximately $1.8 billion. Earlier he co-founded InteQ Corporation, raising more than $65 million and creating multiple exits, including the sale of its SaaS business to CA Technologies and its managed services business to CSS Corp.|He is the current Chair of TiE Global, one of the world’s largest entrepreneur networks, spanning more than sixty chapters. An active angel investor with over fifteen investments through TiE Boston Angels, he serves on the boards and advisory boards of multiple technology companies.