With over 15 years of leadership spanning the marketing and solar sectors, Vinayak Hegde is a strategic powerhouse now driving innovation in the Food and Beverages industry. As a motivational speaker and corporate trainer, Vinayak blends professional excellence with wellness-focused growth strategies. His career is defined by a unique ability to bridge the gap between corporate vision and grassroots reality. By spearheading rural development initiatives, he empowers village-based startups and women-led enterprises with the critical management and marketing skills needed to scale. Vinayakâs mission is to foster a self-reliant economy where small-scale producers and F&B entrepreneurs build sustainable, high-impact businesses.
Mamatha D G is a multifaceted leader, dynamic professional who seamlessly integrates a strong technical foundation with a visionary approach to entrepreneurship. An engineering alumna of BIET Davanagere with an MBA in Human Resource Management from IGNOU, New Delhi, she built her early career as a Design Engineer for global industry leaders including Textron, Tata HAL, and HCL Technologies. Today, she leverages that legacy of strategic planning in her role as Director at Freshpure Food and Beverages Private Limited, Shivamogga, where she applies a high-performance mindset to the food and beverage industry. She is redefining industry standards in food and beverages industry, proving that engineering excellence is the ultimate catalyst for market-leading innovation.