Staff - Bhavan's College MSEED - Management School of Events & Experience Design

A message from the Founders

"When we started in the event industry many years ago, there was no university level degree in Event Management - there was just blood, sweat, tears, and learning by doing. That's why our goal with the school is to make it easier for the next generation who are looking for a career in events."

- Deepak Choudhary, Jimmy Choudhary & Vinod Janardhan -

Industry Veterans & Founders of Bhavan's College MSEED

Jimmy
CEO

Deepak

Vinod

Joint MD

Meet the Deans

Claus Raasted

Dean, International

Jateen Rajput

Dean, India

While the overall responsibility for the school rests with the CEO, the Deans are the Academic leadership of the school, so if you find yourself in doubt of who to turn to, checking in with the Dean's Office is a smart move. The staff there will do their best to point you in the right direction.

Our teaching staff

At the school, we have teachers from all over the world. Some teach at our campus in Mumbai, some teach virtually, and there are also those who teach when we take the students on trips.

Finally, we are sometimes joined by guest teachers from the events industry - both from India and the world. Here are a few (but far from all!) of our teachers:

Daryl

An educator with more then 30 years of experience, Daryl has been teaching since the 1990's.

Frances

An immersive theatre pioneer living in Paris, Frances works with interactive design and cutting edge theatre.

Hans Peter

A Professor at a business school in Copenhagen, HP started in events in 1994.

Marianne

A former guide to the Danish Olympic team, Marianne spends half her year in a buddhist temple.

Martin

An expert on Visual Communication, Martin divides his time between the UK and China.

Partha

A veteran Professor from Auro Uni, Partha is an expert at the admin side of the events industry.

Scott

An engagement specialist working for the UN, Scott used to be a Church minister in England.

The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors supports the leadership team, helping to open doors whenever possible, and to provide sparring and guidance as needed. They represent several hundred years of combined experience, and are all dedicated to one single mission; ensuring that students at the Management School get a world-class education.

Deepak

Founder: Eva Live, Bollywood Music Project, DOREMI Talent Management, Windmill Festival, Social Nation, IGX, BroTown & Edutainment Show

Vinod

Team Rustic, Shooting Starz, Robust Events, Eva Live & BEW

Jimmy

Co-Founder: WOW Awards, Shows of India, WEDFAQS, EVENTFAQS & Gourmet Luxe

Jateen

Founder: Consumer Links Event Technologist, Academic Architect for Programs & Courses at EMDI, WWI School of Events, MICA

Claus

Co-Founder, The College of Extraordinary Experiences, Former Coach at McKinsey

Chirag

Founder: Sixteen Forty Eight Entertainment

Mustafa

MD & Founder: SNM Advertising

The Industry Council

The function of the Industry Council is to make sure that what we do is aligned with the needs and realities of the industry we serve; the event industry. From helping with placements to providing expert analysis and doing trendspotting, the veterans of the council are our bridge to the established events industry - and from it to the school.

Vijay

Chief Consultant,

EVA Live

Jagadeesh

Chief Editor, EVENTFAQS

Manuj

CEO,

EVA Live

Namit

Product Head,

BEW

Navneeth

Founder,

BEW

Neetika

Marketing Head,

Jio Hotstar

Ramesh

Business Head,

India-Middle East, EVENTFAQS

Siraj

Director,

Doremi Talent Management

Event Industry Mentors

One of the advantages that MSEED has, is that we have many strong allies in the events industry - veterans, who have pledged to support with time, expertise and experience. These mentors are there to guide our students, and to help with making it easier for them to find their place in the industry; and the list of mentors is long indeed!*

*If you're a mentor, and your name is missing, give us a poke, so we can fix that!

Adil Iftekar - Founder, CONCEPTUAL MEDIA
Aarti Manocha - Director, MILESTONES TO MEMORIES
Aarti Matoo - Director, MOMENTUM EXPERIENCES
Abhijith Shyandilya - Founder, LAUKIKA
Abhinav Kumar - Marketing, WEB3 MARKETING STRATEGY
Abhishake De sarkar - Founder, ADVENT GROUP OF COMPANIES
Abhishek Mahapatra - Communication Strategist, FORMER COMMUNICATION HEAD AMAZON
Abhishek Ray - Bollywood Music Director, PAN SINGH TOMAR FAME
Achint Nag - Founder, KRAYONZ ENTERTAINMENT
Aditya Chatterjee - Vice President, ADFACTORS PR
Aditya Mehra - Director, SEVENTY SEVEN ENTERTAINMENT PVT LTD
Aditya Motwane - Director, MOTWANE ENTERTAINMENT & WEDDINGS
Ajay Modgil - Founder & CEO, F5 ADVERTAINMENT
Akkshay Rathie - Director, AASHIRWAD CINEMA
Akram Haque - Founder, THE POLICY TIMES
Akul Narula - Vice President, ZOMATO
Alaap Gosher - Co-Founder, TM VENTURES
Ali Hussein - Chief Executive Officer, IMMERSO
Ali Safdar Zaidi - Co Founder & COO, EVENT NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT PVT
Alim Morani - Director, DOME ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD.
Amanveer Singh - Managing Director, TENT EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Ameya Kankonkar - Co-Founder, SURREAL DESIGN STUDIO
Amitabha Mukherjee - Founder, BANGLANATAK DOT COM
Amitesh Banerjee - C-suite Communication Disruptor, BEANSTALK ASIA
Amith Prabhu - Co-Creator, PRAXIS
Anand Khandelwal - Director, IWP
Anand Mahesh Talari - Founder / Managing Director, MAVCOMM CONSULTING PVT. LTD.
Anil Zankar - Film Historian, FORMER FTII FACULTY
Anjan Chakraborty - Head Digital, AAJKAL MEDIA
Ankit Khare - Founder, UNIPRO
Ankur Kalra - Founder & CEO, VIBGYOR EXPERIENTIAL
Archhan Gurtu - Founder & Director, MARKETMEN
Arijit Banerjee - Founder, CONSUMER51, USA
Arijit Mukherjee - Youtuber, ARIJIT OFFICIALS
Arjya Patnaik - Founder, FULL FOCUS
Ashish Mehta - Director, STAR DIMENSIONS
Ashutosh Chaturvedi - TV & Web Writer, ACTOR AND SCRIPT WRITER
Atika Faruqi - Sr TV Anchor & EMCEE, COLORS TV
Atin Wahal - Director, SAATCHI SAATCHI INDIA
Atul Thakkar - Director, ANAND RATHI INVESTMENTS
Avinash Sharma - Director, LIGHT VISION INDIA
Avishkar Tendle - Director, NATURA

Becket Tundatil - Visual & Lighting Designer, FIREFLIES
Bhavnesh Sawhney - Director, WEDNIKSHA
Birju C Gariba - Founder & CEO, ISKRA, EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS

Carl Kapadia - Head - Sales BD & Operations, SHOWTECH ELECTRONICS UAE
Chanda Singh - CEO, XP & D
Chetan Vohra - MD & Founder, LCWL GROUP (LINE COMMUNICATIONS PVT.LTD.)
Cyrus Dastoor - Founder, SHAMIANA - ASIA'S LARGEST SHORT FILM COMPANY

Darshan Shroff - Director, MOMENTE WEDDINGS
Daryl Sheldon - CEO & Director, 77 INNOVATIONS & EXPERIENCES PTY LTD. AUSTRALIA
Davinder Wadhva - MD, MODERN STAGE SERVICES
Dhruv Davar - CEO, INEXTIS EVENTS
Dr Suresh Gaur - PR Blogger & Youtuber, P R 4 YOU & PUBLIC RELATIONS
DV Vinod Gopal - Director, RED CHARIOT EVENT MANAGEMENT

Ekta Saigal Lulla - Partner, WEDDINGS BY ESL

Farid Khan - Director, WEDNIKSHA

Gagan Takyar - MD & Co-founder, INVISION ENTERTAINMENT
Ganesh Pande - Co-Founder, TECHXP
Garima Wahal - Screenwriter, Lyricist & Filmmaker, SIDDHARTH-GARIMA
Gautam Seth - Co-Founder & Director, DREAMCAST
Giresh Kulkarni - Founder, TEMPLE CONNECT
Gunjan Pai - Founder, COPYLOVE
Gurpreet Bhasin - Co-Founder & COO, ONE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT

Hareesh Babu - CEO, IMPRESARIO EVENTS
Hari Ayyapan - Director, ARCHERS ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD.
Hariom Seth - Founder, TAGLABS
Harshad Chavan - MD, TOAST EVENTS PVT. LTD.
Harshal Kothari - Founder & Director, RISING EVENTS
Hema Hariramani - Co-Founder & Director, ISKRA EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS
Hemant Kale - Director, SWAAHA EMC PVT. LTD. WEDDINGS & EXPERIENCES

(no mentors whose names begin with "I" yet!)

Jai Mundra - MD, BEEP EXPERIENCE
Jairam VG - Founder, HYPERLINK BRAND SOLUTIONS
Jaydeep Mehta - Founder, GUJRAT WEDDING
Prof. Joy Chowdhury - CEO, KAIROS LEARNING UNIVERSE
Jueta Hemdev - Founder & Director, YOLO ENTERTAINMENT

Keyur Shah - Founding Director, USUALLY UNUSUAL ENTERTAINMENT
Khantil Mehta - Founder-Creative Head, GO BANANAS
Khushi Singh Chaudhary - Consultant, PERCEPT H
Kinzal Vadera - Managing Director, BUZZAR RETAIL MARKETING SOLUTIONS
Kumar Razdan - Vice President, NESCO
Kunal Khambhati - Founder & COO, ZOMATO LIVE
Kunal Rai - Founder, KRAFTED LUXURY EVENTS & EXPERIENCES

Lalit Gattani - CEO, SHOWCRAFT PRODUCTIONS PVT. LTD.
Lavina Thakur - Founder, EVENTPRENEUR
Luv Israni - Owner, ISRANI FILMS
Lydia Buthello - Head, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre and Exp. & Events, RELIANCE INDUSTRIES

Mahesh Shetty - Head of Network Sales, VIACOM 18
Mahesh Shirodkar - MD, TAMARIND GLOBAL
M Q Syed - Chairman & MD, EXHICON EVENTS
Mandeep Malhotra - CEO & Founder, THE SOCIAL STREET
Mandeep Singh - CEO & MD, CPM INDIA SALES & MARKETING PVT. LTD.
Mandeep Mandar Deshpande - Manager - Communications and Relations (India), IPRS
Manish Kakkar - Managing Partner, INK IN CAPS
Manish Mavani - Founder & CEO, SNL PRO
Mankaran Singh - Technical Director, MEN AT WORK STAGECRAFT
Manoj Gopalani - Director, SEVENTY SEVEN ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD.
Manoj Mahla - Director, CRAFTWORLD EVENT PVT. LIMITED
Mareesha Parekh - Director, SWAAHA WEDDINGS & EXPERIENCES
Maya Janardhan - Director & COO, TEAM RUSTIC

Mazhar Nadiadwala - MD, DOME ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD.
Mohit Bijlani - CEO & Co-Founder, TEAM INNOVATION

Naj Tambawala - Sr. Project Manager, BUILD UP UAE
Neha Seth Arora - Partner, VAR VADHU
Nazeef Mohammed - CEO & Creative Head, BTOS PRODUCTIONS
Nazneen Karimi - Business Head, STCH INTEGRATED MARKETING SOLUTION PVT. LTD.
Neelabh Kapoor - Creative Director & Founder, STUDIO NEELABH LUXURY WEDDINGS & ENT.
Nemish Sanghavi - Founder, WE HOSPITALITY
Neel Ashtikar - Founder, EMPL
Nikhil Tuteja - Founder, MAGIC TAP
Nikhil Singhal - MD, VIGOR MEDIA WORLDWIDE (VMW)

Omung Kumar - Director & Production Designer, BLUE LOTUS CREATIVES
Oum Pradutt S Arya - Founder & MD, PHASE1 EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD.

Parthip Thyagarajan - Co-Founder & CEO, WEDDINGSUTRA
Pawan Bansal - COO, JAGRAN
Pawan Mirchandani - Owner, MGM EVENTS FZ CO, UAE
Piyush Gupta - Founder, KESTONE EVENTS
Pooja Arora - Vice President, MESC
Pranjal Khindadiya - Film Producer, MANGO PEOPLE MEDIA NETWORK PVT. LTD.

(no mentors whose names begin with "Q" yet!)

Rahul Soni - Co-Founder and MD, SURREAL DESIGN STUDIO
Rajat Uppal - National Marketing & Programming Head, ISHQ FM
Rajesh Iyer - Sr Tv Business Professional, FORMER PRESIDENT VIACOM
Rajesh Varma - Founder director, CRI EVENTS PVT. LTD.
Rakhi Kankaria - Founder, RACHNOUTSAV EVENTS PVT. LTD.
Ravi Mehta - Co-Founder, ROBUST EVENTS
Ravi Pujari - Founder, CRAFTECH 360
Reema Kalpana Sanghavi - MD, MAXIMUS MICE AND MEDIA SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.
Rishabh Bafna - Owner, CHERRY EVENTS
Rodney Barnes - Production Manager / Technical Director, BAD BOY PRODUCTIONS
Roshan Netalkar - MD, SWORD FISH
Ruchin Kohli - Director, OCCASION XPERTS PVT. LTD.

Sagar Pingali - MD, CATPRO EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
Sameer Aasht - Founder, ALMA MATER BIZ SOLUTIONS
Sandeep Soi - Founder, EMC EVENTS
Sanjeev Kapoor - Director, SCORPIO EVENTS
Sanjeev Pasricha - Group CEO, CS DIREKT EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS PVT LTD
Santana Davis - MD, J DAVIS PROSOUND & LIGHTING
Sarita Chaurasia - Writer & Producer, KETANANAND MOVIE MAGIC LLP.
Sarosh Patel - MD, EFFECTSTECH
Sartaj Jaffri - Writer & Director, BLACK OR WHITE BRAND COMMUNICATION
Saurabh Khurana - Senior Vice President, LAQSHYA LIVE EXPERIENCES
Shailesh Gopalan - Owner, STAGE GEAR
Shaji Arikothan - Associate Director, CEVEX EVENTS
Shaju Ignatius - Founder & Director, THE IGNITE ENTERPRISE
Shashank Gupta - Co-Founder & Director, BRANDWIDTH
Shiv Surekha - Director, WISHMAKERS
Siddharth Ganeriwala - Director & CEO, AURA INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.
Siddharth Kannan - Ace TV-Radio Host & Emcee, DIGITAL SENSATION
Siddharth Laik - Publisher -Editor, IWMBUZZ
Siddharth Mehta - Director, EVENT STUDIO
Siddharth Tiwari - Founder, SWASTIK PICTURES
Siddhartha Chaturvedi - Founder & CEO, EVENT CRAFTER
Sidhesh Kandiyil - MD, WATERMAKER EVENT & SOLUTIONS
Sonu Nanda - Director & COO, PRELUDE NOVEL VENTURES
Soumini Sridhara Paul - Strategic Brand Consultant, GATSVY MEDIA
Soumyajit Mohapatra - Chairman, PUBLIC RELATION SOCIETY (KOLKATA)
Sujoy Gupta - Former Group Editor, O HERALDO
Sundeep Sidwani - Owner, DREAMZKRAFT
Swaroop Banerjee - COO & Business Head, ZEE LIVE. ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISE LTD.
Syed Sultan Ahmed - MD & Chief Learner, LXL IDEAS PVT. LTD.

Tabassum Modi - Director, VICTOR TANGO ENTERTAIMENT
Tarun Aggarwal - Co-founder and CEO, COMMUNIQUE
Thanush Joseph - Co-Founder & Director Marketing, 70 EMG
Thomas Ovesen - CEO, ALL THINGS LIVE, MIDDLE EAST
Tushar Panchal - Founder, WARROOM STRATEGIES

Umesh Sawant - MD, WOW ENTERTAINMENT

V Jaishankar - Co-Founder & Managing Director, VG HYPERLINK
Vandana Mohan - Founder, THE WEDDING DESIGN COMPANY
Vibhor Khandelwal - Founder & Creative Director, CREATIVE FACTORY UAE
Vickey Singh - CEO, KG MOVIES
Vidya Alwa - Executive Vice President & Business Head, PERCEPT ICE
Vijay Bokadia - Director, MOKSH EVENTS PVT. LTD.
Vijay Sabhlok - CEO, EVENT RESOURCE
Vikas Vijay Menon - Founder, PRODUCTION CREW ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD.

W, X, Y, Z

(there are so far no mentors, whose names begin with these letters)