M Damodaran
(Jury Chairman)
Former Chairman of Sebi, IDBI & UTI and Chairman, The Damodaran Group
“I think personal integrity is extremely critical... it is business practice consistent with morality, values and the interest of all stakeholders... these and these alone will deliver results over the long term”
A vellayan
Executive Chairman, Murugappa Group
“Entrepreneurs are risk takers who are willing to risk their money or reputation to support an idea. They assume responsibility for success or failure”
Dalip Pathak
Managing Director, Warburg Pincus International LLC
“For trees to grow to the skies you must nurture them which requires adequate policy support and an enabling environment, less regulation... anything to make the life of the Indian entrepreneur easier because he is poised to conquer the world”
Naina Lal Kidwai
Group General Manager & Country Head, HSBC India
“True entrepreneurs may lack resources, not belief; they may lack strength not courage; and they may lack information, data, strategies but make up for them with unbridled action. It is what they do; they do things”
PRS oberoi
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Oberoi Group
“Most successful entrepreneurs are passionate about what they do and they have a mission to accomplish with which they set out”
Rajiv Lall
Managing Director and CEO, IDFC
“There is nothing more important for the entrepreneur than having personal integrity. An entrepreneur has to take responsibility for all the stakeholders, shareholders, employees and the civil society“
Sanjay Nayar
Chief Executive Officer, KKR India Advisors Private Limited
“The Ernst & Young Entrepreneurship awards honour outstanding entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptional talent and the ability to establish successful companies of scale that are driving the incredible growth of India’s economy today”
Sunil Kant Munjal
Chairman, Hero Corporate Service Limited
“The entrepreneur has the freedom to be wild, to think out of the box, to provide completely crazy ideas and also the ability to think much more longer term”
