Mr. Tripathi had a wide exposure (i.e. more than 3 decades) as an EHS Professional, in the field of Construction Activities of
National/ International repute. He is well acquainted with statutory provisions, rules and regulations applicable to the contractors
and construction organizations. He is in collaboration with various organizations/councils engaged in promotional activities relating
to Safety, Health and Environmental protection system at the work places. Mr. Tripathi has presented papers on “EHS issues in Construction”,
in National/ International forum. He is also handling sessions on Construction Safety Management as an external faculty at the School of Planning
and Architecture, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, RLI Kanpur and National Institute of Construction Management and Research.
Anil Dhawan
Executive Vice President,
GMR Group-Delhi International Airport Limited, India
Mr. Anil Dhawan has over 48 years’ experience in Project Management and Construction and is currently assigned as Executive Vice President at Delhi International Airport (DIAL). He is responsible for the design and construction of Air Traffic Control Tower and Infrastructure Development within the Aerocity. Prior to this he was designated as Project Manager for the new Runway, Terminal 3 and associated facilities. Prior to joining DIAL, Anil Dhawan worked for Bechtel Corporation for forty years and retired as Project Manager. He is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.), Bombay. Within Bechtel he had various assignments in senior capacity on mega projects which included Dabhol Power Project, Jamnager Refinery Project, Haldia Petrochemical Project and others in USA, Turkey, Middle East and Iraq.
Daniel P. Hindman
Associate Professor, Department of Sustainable Biomaterials,
Virginia Tech, USA
Dr. Hindman's research focuses on the structural integrity, safety and sustainability
of light-frame structures. Recent projects include the study of personal fall arrest systems attached to truss roofs.
He serves as the director of the Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health, and Well-Being (IC-SAFE) at Virginia
Tech along with Professor Thom Mills. He is currently editor of Wood Design Focus, a quarterly journal for the wood engineering
and architecture community. He is a member of several professional organizations including the American Society of Civil Engineers,
the Forest Products Society, American Society of Testing and Materials, and the National Frame Building Association. Dr. Hindman holds a
Professional Engineering license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Arun Kumar Jain
Managing Director, Fluor Daniel India Private Limited, India
Mr. Arun Kumar’s multi-hued experience palette comprises business, operations and risk management, talent development, project management, business development and creation of innovation capital. He has worked for a broad spectrum of clientele in various industries like the power, oil, gas, chemicals, steel etc. Mr. Arun actively interfaces with trade and industry advocacy bodies such as CII, Amcham, USIBC etc. and writes in leading industry journals. He is a member of the National Executive Board (NEB) of Amcham India and CII's National Committee on Integrity & Transparency in Governance. He has also been actively associated with World Economic Forum (WEF) – PACI events and dialogues in India. He has also a part of IMI's Board of Centre for Leadership and Diversity. He is also involved with various NGO’s like, NGO Saksham, Khushboo Welfare Society etc.
K. N. Jha
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Dr. Kumar Neeraj Jha is an expert in areas related to Project performance appraisal, Project export, Organization success, Construction project management; Construction Schedule, Cost, Quality, Safety, and Finance; Project success factors. He has conducted a number of training programs for industry and has also been involved with a number of consultancy projects. He has published more than 50 papers in a number of international and national journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Jha’s book on Construction Project Management published by Pearson Education and Formwork for Concrete Structures published by Tata McGraw Hill is widely accepted as a text book in different universities.
M. Kamarajan
Head EHS,
L&T Construction B&F, India
Mr. Kamarajan has been a role model for safety professionals. He has been working in the area of construction since 1978. He was responsible for designing the training calendar, organizing training sessions, conducting HSE training programs all across India. He has also investigated several major accidents in the construction projects all over India and has been instrumental in the publication of the quarterly safety magazine "The Helmet" at L&T constructions. Mr. Kamarajan also worked as Honorary Vice President of Emirates Safety Group (ESG), in UAE and is an active member of International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM)-UK and Institution of
Occupational Safety & health (IOSH)-UK.
Saurabh Prakash
Advocate (D/287/87),
Delhi High Court, India
Mr. Saurabh Prakash’s main areas of work are advising companies and NGOs on employment law matters (also called Labour and Service law) and handling litigation in connection therewith covering all major Labour Acts. He also works on Computer software contracts relating inter alia to development, licensing, escrow, distribution, manpower etc. Arbitration, mainly in relation to construction and power contracts; and carriage by land, sea and air .Mr. Prakash also advises and handles litigation for group housing societies under relevant legislation and works in the area of general civil law practice dealing such as in relation to property matters.
Ram Manohar Vikas
Assistant Professor, Marketing Area Group,
Institute of Rural Management Anand, India
Mr. Vikas teaches at IRMA and his research interest is in the area of public policies. Before joining academics, he worked as a construction engineer and as a technical consultant to the investment banks. Mr. Vikas has been involved with the construction of cement plant, LPG pipeline booster station, petrochemical plant, and refinery. He has also offered advisory services as a Lender’s Independent Engineer to the banks for road, mall, hotel, cement plant, LNG terminal, alumina refinery, aluminium smelter, thermal power plant, shipyard and port projects.
Sudhir Misra
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Devendra Gill
Additional General Manager,
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, India
Mr. Devendra Gill is primarily responsible for ensuring Safe Work Environment for a large workforce (approx. 30,000) employed at different sites spread all over Delhi and adjoining cities, Safe Operation and Use of Construction Equipment (Plant and Machinery) and Safety of General Public and Properties close to construction sites. He has been associated with various research and development activities, Human Resource Development Work and Consultancy and Advisory assignments catering to the needs of Three armed Forces viz. Army, Navy, Air force and other Defense Organizations’. He is member of many professional bodies like Fellow of The Institution of Fire Engineers, UK; Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) and Executive Committee Member of Delhi State Centre of IE (I); Life member of National Safety Council of India and Executive Committee Member of Delhi Chapter of NSCI etc.
Prabhat Narayan
Manager –HSE SGS (P) LTD,
DIAL ATC Project, India
Mr. Narayan is a safety professional having exposure for about a decade in construction activities, relating to Refinery, Power plant and Airport sector. He has also worked to access and evaluate potential hazards at work locations, carried out safety inspections, safety audit, hazop, hazan and formulated safety plan, systems and procedures in accordance with the requirement of the establishment. He has been associated with the tallest ATC Tower in India (Project achievement: 11 Million Safe man hours since commencement of activities and awarded with British Safety Award and NSC Safety Award); Erection of heaviest column (1453 Ton, and 97m height at Paradip Refinery; 275m Height chimney (Lanco Power, Korba) and Largest Airport in India (Terminal 3).
Brian M. Kleiner
Director, Myers-Lawson School of Construction,
Virginia Tech, USA
Dr. Brian M. Kleiner is director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, Virginia Tech and Bogle Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Dr. Kleiner was founding director of the Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health. Brian is active with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and serves on the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Sector Council for Construction. Brian has led several million dollars of construction safety research through NIOSH Cooperative Agreements for the past 10 years. Dr. Kleiner's work focuses on the socio-technical nature of work systems and safety and is supported by his academic training in both psychology and engineering. Dr. Kleiner was named Distinguished Professor by the Construction Industry Institute.
Thomas Mills
Principal Faculty, Myers-Lawson School of Construction,
Virginia Tech, USA
Prof. Mills is an associate professor and the director of IC-SAFE, the Myers-Lawson School of Construction Center for Innovation in Construction Safety, Health, and Well Being, Virginia Tech. Prof. Mills is still active within the industry through his consulting design firm and was a Hensel-Phelps Faculty Fellow and Kiewit Faculty Fellow. His research involves information technology, occupational health and safety, Latino worker health and safety, education, and supervision. He has authored or co-authored two book chapters, 16 journal publications, and over 40 refereed conference papers. He was co-editor of the International Journal of Construction Education and Research and has served as Director and is Past President of Sigma Lambda Chi, the International Honor Society for Construction Education
