Priya Lokare
Priya Lokare is an Asst. Professor of Botany at Loknete Ramdas Patil Dhumal Arts, Science & Commerce College, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India, 413705. She has completed her M.Sc. Botany from S. P. Pune University Pune, Maharashtra, India. She is having fond of Botany and is always interested in doing something creative and fruitful. Priya has been published thirteen research papers and one book chapter. She has seven years of teaching experience with undergraduate and postgraduate level students. Apart from this, she has published five books, including that, she has participated in many States, National, and international level seminars and conferences and presented research papers. She has completed a one-month Induction Programme held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune from 12th Nov-8th Dec 2018. She has also completed ten days FDP Programme at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, on the ‘Biodiversity and Chemical Ecology’ from 20th Feb. to 29th Feb. 2020. She has attended various online webinars, training programs, courses, conferences. She received the Glantor-X Nation Choice Award for best research scholar in 2021.

Dr. Keshamma E.
Dr. E Keshamma has been an Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry at Maharani Cluster University, Bengaluru, India. She has obtained MSc. and M.Phil. Degree from (Gulbarga University) and Ph.D. Degree from Kuvempu University, India. She has published many research papers in journals of National & International repute, review articles, and book chapters in Life Sciences. She has also presented many of her research investigations work and participation in symposia, seminars, and conferences at the National and International levels. In addition, she has been active in teaching and co-curricular activities as a member(s) of BOE in different Universities. The teaching fraternity and students appreciate her continued involvement in supporting needy students in many ways. Her vast experience and eminence in scientific areas allowed holding several academic responsibilities, including curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities such as grant-writing, curriculum development, research proposals correction for external funding for others. Apart from her academic activities, she has creative thinking to further higher education involving NEP in innovative areas like Nanobiotechnology in a collaborative way.

Sumit Kumar
Sumit Kumar is a Senior Director (Capital Market) at CERES Group Inc. based in Boston, MA, USA. He has over 18 years of experience in Capital Market, Derivatives Pricing & Risk Management, ESG integration using Equity and Fixed Income, ESG Labeling, ESG derivatives, Sustainable Cryptocurrencies, and Sustainable Non-Fungible Tokens. Sumit is also a Derivatives / Risk Quant and Fintech professional who has worked with both the sell and buy sides of the financial market. Sumit has worked with Banks like Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers, and Nomura Securities. In contrast, on the buy side, he has worked with hedge funds like Apollo Capital and Institutional Asset management firms like Wellington Management and State Street. Sumit is also a passionate academician. He is an “Adjusnt Professor” of Financial Engineering at reputed Business Schools.