35 years of successful & satisfying experience in the Fire Safety & Security domain. Founder of FSAI (Fire and Security Association of India) which was established in 2002, served as the Marketing & Events chairman for 11 years and as the President for 2 years. A committee member of the prestigious National Building Code(NBC). I also have corporate experience in DATS/Honeywell and Mircom as a country Head. Founder, Director, Chairman of Marketing & Events of Forum of Construction Utility Services (FOCUS).I have been actively engaged in conducting Tech talks and workshops and motivational speeches (for tech companies) and over 250 seminars, globally.

Goals:-
Educate & Create awareness on Security & Life Safety Practices to every responsible citizen of India, and to make every Home Safe and Secured.

Specialties:
Marketing, Business Development, Brand Promotion, Motivational Speaker

35 years of successful & satisfying experience in the Fire Safety & Security domain. Founder of FSAI (Fire and Security Association of India) which was established in 2002, served as the Marketing & Events chairman for 11 years and as the President for 2 years. A committee member of the prestigious National Building Code(NBC). I also have corporate experience in DATS/Honeywell and Mircom as a country Head. Founder, Director, Chairman of Marketing & Events of Forum of Construction Utility Services (FOCUS).I have been actively engaged in conducting Tech talks and workshops and motivational speeches (for tech companies) and over 250 seminars, globally.

Goals:-
Educate & Create awareness on Security & Life Safety Practices to every responsible citizen of India, and to make every Home Safe and Secured.

Specialties:
Marketing, Business Development, Brand Promotion, Motivational Speaker

Ashish P. Dhakan is a first generation entrepreneur with rare foresight and zeal. He has raised the bar of the security industry in India by setting a new benchmark. He is an MBA from Mumbai University witha Bachelor’s degree in engineering from the SS Engineering College, Bhavnagar. An out of the box thinker and business leader, he has supported the cause of Indian Security Industry through various Industry bodies and forums. His consistent efforts and initiatives led to security awareness among government and private sector companies in India.

His vision about Indian security industry’s growth has led to the formation of Prama Hikvision India, the very first joint venture company formed by Hikvision across the world. He led Prama Hikvision into a leading security business entity by successfully creating a pan India network of dealers, distributors and system integrators.

Ashish Dhakan had built a diversified vertical solutions team to cater Hikvision solutions to the Indian market. The vertical solutions offered by Prama Hikvision are best suited for the Indian environment and customized as per end-users requirements and specifications. He led Prama Hikvision in driving technological innovation by offering solutions in the Smart City, Safe City, Transport, Education, Banking, Pharma and Retail segments.

He has also been instrumental in setting up a state-of-the-art training center in India. Itprovides product knowledge and training system integrators, partners and end-users. He has enhanced the customer service through 21 RMA centers to enable RMA processes across India.

He is the driving force behind Hikvision’s ‘Make-in–India’ plan and implementation strategy. He has been instrumental in making big ticket investment in Hikvision’s‘Make in India’ program. It is one of the biggest initiatives rolled out by Prama Hikvision India as a part of India specific product manufacturing roadmap. With this initiative Hikvision has set up a world-class manufacturing plant to cater to Indian market.

Under his dynamic leadership, Prama Hikvision has established impeccable trust and reputation among security industry professionals in India. His pioneering initiatives led to many breakthroughs and established Prama Hikvision as one of the leading security business entities. His success saga is an integral part of Indian security industry’s shining growth story.

Ar. Sandeep Shikre is the President + CEO of SSA Architects. He is an USGBC LEED Accredited Professional, the founding member of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and the Chairman of IGBC Mumbai Chapter.

At SSA, he heads a team of 250+ committed professionals. With a diverse portfolio and with the integration of Architecture, Interior Design and Construction Management Services under one roof, is what makes SSA stand tall and apart, making team unique. His firm specializes in Urban Renewal & High Rise projects and providing solutions that are environmentally sustainable.

SSA is the proud recipient of various international & national awards Recently SSA has also been bestowed with the honor and privilege of being the finalist at the World Architectural Festival 2019 (WAF) for their Residential project, Atharva. Sandeep believes that Architecture is a comprehensive approach, which combines the hard skills of design and the soft skills of human connection and experience. In a nutshell, it’s all about Space, People and Happiness.

Ravi Shankar Thandavan has over 33 years of experience across varied industries such as Hospitality, Aesthetic & interior enhancement products, Direct Marketing & Mailing, Material Handling, Advertising & E-commerce.

He is a Domain Expert in the area of Movement & Storage in Confined Spaces. He is Sales & Marketing Consultant to companies from varied fields viz. Parking Management, Automated Mechanical Parking Solutions, Automatic Storage & Retrieval Systems, UV Sanitising & Disinfection Solutions etc.

He is also a Founder Director of Shlara Automation Pvt. Ltd., a company engaged in offering Entrance Automation Solutions for controlling Pedestrian & Vehicular traffic. These are typically products and solutions offered for applications such as Boarding Gates, Access Management into buildings, offices, Theme Parks etc. Parking Management & Parking Guidance products, systems & solutions is another area of speciality that Shlara Automation caters to.

B.K. Prasad is a graduate mechanical engineer from the University of Mysore with a post-graduation in Marketing Management. He has a rich experience of 45 years in Hydraulics especially with pumps and valves. He is into systems engineering and power audit. At present, he is the chairman of The Indian Plumbing Association, Bengaluru Chapter, and a long-standing member of FSAI, ISHRAE and IGBC.