Strategic Leadership

Dr. Nitin Shende

SPG Global Thought Leader | Transformation and Execution Excellence

Dr. Nitin Shende, Ph. D. In Project Management, is a Subject Matter Expert in Project Management, with more than 38 Years of Global working experience in different sectors & variety of Industry and geography.
Accomplished Electronics engineer, with specialized research and development efforts in the field of Power, Micro - electronics and Digital control systems.
He brings in a vast experience of successfully managing, Consulting domestic as well as International large projects & innovative implementations in Engineering turnkey projects, Software product development, IT services, Automobile, Telecommunication & many other industries. Supported and recognized with Number of International Certifications. Year 2001 on-wards performing as International Management Consultant, Speaker and Faculty with specialization in Project Management processes.
Member of Standard & PMBOK® Guide Final draft Reviewer, and SME Committee member for Fourth, Fifth & Sixth edition. Final Draft Reviewer for Program Management Standard Guide Third edition. Member of Contributor, Reviewer group for Project management Standard , PMBOK® Guide Eighth edition (PMI USA).
Specialties: Project Management Consultancy services, PM competency mapping, PM skill development sessions & preparation workshops for international PM certifications,PM Process set up, PM Process enhancements, Business Process enhancements, Strategic Planning,Agile and Large scale Agile methodology, Business Planning,Business process gap analysis, IT Strategic management, Business Requirements analysis etc.

Execution Excellence Governance Transformation

Gautam Hardikar

Founder SPG Leaders | Ecosystem Strategy and Leadership

Co-Founder & COO of SPG Leaders, building India's most dynamic Procurement & Supply Chain ecosystem where professionals don't just learn, they belong.
Brings two decades of experience building enterprise sales engines and managing 100+ Fortune 500 relationships across FMCG, IT, and manufacturing.
Delivered 200%+ revenue growth by launching new business verticals and leading market expansions. Built 150+ institutional accounts and distribution networks across India.
Led behavioral transformation programs for 10,000+ professionals globally.
Former VP at Vinsys IT Services, where he scaled learning ecosystems across India and international markets.
Combines commercial rigor, deep L&D expertise, and a builder's passion for community to professionalize procurement at scale.
Endurance athlete with 200 km rides and marathons to his name, bringing the same consistency and strategic pacing to building SPG Leaders.

Growth Leadership Partnerships

Pinak Kulkarni

Chief Mentor, SPG Leaders | Strategic Foresight and Future Readiness

25+ years of global consulting experience. Mentored 7,600 professionals and delivered 400+ leadership programs
A Supply Chain delver who works on converging Economics with Supply Chain Strategy for effective Execution.
An avid student & practitioner of Supply Chain since 1999, Pinak works with his clients to think to build for a FICA world of Supply Chain. (F- Fragile, I – Intricate, C – Chaotic, A – Anxious).
His appreciation of the landscape of Supply Chain gained as hands on practitioner coupled with his deep appreciation of "connecting the dots" of Supply Chain economics builds his perspective. This thinking makes his clients gain differentiated insights for even outlier events.
Pinak is well-read professional. His readings from various walks of life has offered him an edge beyond comparison.
In a world order which is transitioning from rules based trade order to yet to discovered new trade order, Pinak shapes up Supply Chain practitioners thinking to handle the transition for this once in a life time change.
Working with Supply Chain Startups, Pinak is currently building new business models for unchartered Supply Chain business opportunities.
Analog thinking in an otherwise Digital world has unique advantage for Pinak.
Pinak is Production engineer who Post Graduated in Supply Chain. He further completed International Diploma in Supply Chain Management.

Foresight Leadership Strategy

Satish Kumar

Satish Kumar is an entrepreneur, TEDx Speaker and international business leader with over two decades of experience across the Middle East, Africa, ASEAN, and India.
His journey from intrapreneurship to entrepreneurship has shaped a practitioner’s perspective on how organizations build markets, develop leaders, create enterprise value and navigate transformation.
Before taking on his passion of Skill First approach at IDEALABS, Satish held senior international leadership roles, including Director Middle East and VP Enterprise Business at Manipal Unext, following his experience as a Business Head International Markets with VINSYS International.
Over the last decade, his work has spanned international business building, enterprise growth, strategic partnerships, M&A and leadership, including strategic acquisitions in the Gulf.
Today, Satish’s thought leadership explores a fundamental question: How can organizations convert people capability into measurable business value?
He believes that the next competitive advantage for Sourcing & Procurement may not be technology or cost alone, but capability; the ability to develop the skills, leadership, strategic thinking and collaborative ecosystems required for procurement to create greater enterprise value.
His perspectives focus on Skill Intelligence, Capability Engineering, Talent Development, Talent Management and the future of work, particularly in the context of the evolving role of Sourcing & Procurement.
Drawing from his experience of building businesses, entering new markets and leading diverse teams across geographies, Satish brings an entrepreneurial, cross-market and practitioner lens to conversations on capability, leadership, transformation and the future of work.
I (Satish) personally am very excited being part of this community and sharing/ exchanging and learning form / peer group.

Capability Building International Business Talent & Leadership Development