From Practitioners to community builders

Samagam2025 is made possible by the dedication of APMP India’s volunteer leadership—practitioners who excel in their own careers while giving back to develop the next generation of pursuit professionals. Our organizing committee has leveraged relationships with industry experts, technology pioneers, and business leaders to create an unparalleled professional development experience.

Each team member brings specialized expertise to the Samagam2025 program design, ensuring the conference content and certification tracks address the most pressing challenges and opportunities in today’s competitive business environment. Their commitment to practical, applicable learning shapes every aspect of the Samagam experience.

SAMAGAM2025 Core Team

The professionals creating India’s premier pursuit excellence platform

Pradeep Pendse

Director & CTO
Welingkar Institute of Management

Sharath S

Associate Vice President
IDC

Adarsh Srivastava

Proposal Manager
Jacobs

Dr. Ashish Kite

Director – Presales, Proposal & Marketing | India Operations
NetImpact Strategies Inc

Ayush Singh

Seinor Presales Manager
Inspira Enterprise

Bennette P

Proposal Manager-
Sr. Specialist
AT&T

Dinesh Mendiratta

Senior Manager
Capgemini

Dr. Suchita Chowdury

Associate Director – BID Management
Mobileum

Gaurav Sethi

Lead- Bid Management
Securitas Sverige AB

Geetha Narendranath

Associate Principal-Bids and Proposals,
Sutherland

Gulshan Nathwani

Associate, Deutsche Bank

Jessy Ambwani

Senior Bid Manager
DXC Technology

Kaushal Pathak

Business Finance Consultant
AGS Health

Mandvi Chauhan

Manager Pre-Sales Lead MEA Lead; People’s Manager
Tech Mahindra

Niraj Trivedi

Presales Manager
Yokogawa

Peeksi P

Proposal Specialist
Fujitsu

Piyush Jain

Bid Manager
Capgemini

Rajdeep Bedi

Deputy General Manager – Enterprise Deals (Commercial Excellence)
ISS A/S

Rajesh Bhatia

Head of Pursuits
JLL India

Rajesh Nallathambi

Bid Management Professionsal
AT&T

Rubul Kalita

Bid Manager-Airports
Honeywell

Sandeep Sesetti

Associate Director, Business Development
Colliers

Shree Sharma

Proposal Management Specialist
Accenture in India

Sivaraman S M

Senior Manager, RFP Response Team
Empower

Smita Kumari

Proposal Specialist
Jacobs

Sonal Bhatnagar

Business Development Manager
TCC

Soni Singh

Proposal Manager-
Sr. Specialist
AT&T

Sukriti Narula

Proposal Manager
Tangoe

Venkatesh DV

Presales Manager
Wipro

Hari Prasad Padimiti

Business Development Manager
Systra India

Manorajan S

Proposal Specialist
NTT DATA North America

Ridhima Sharma

Manager – Pursuits and Bids
Mace