Know the Team
Ada Dyndo
Astrid Johansson
Astrid Johansson
President
WICCI's India-EU Business Council
Director India Desk at Indo Polish Chamber of Commerce, Poland-India Business Advisor
Poland/Mumbai
Ada is an experienced communication and cross-cultural business professional dedicated to fostering collaboration between Poland/EU and India. With nearly a decade of experience in India, she has held key leadership positions, including Head of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) in Mumbai and Principal Consultant at a Europe-India advisory firm in New Delhi.
She actively promotes gender equality in business and is a frequent speaker at international events discussing EU-India opportunities. Through her work, Ada continues to strengthen business ties and amplify the role of women in shaping the EU-India business corridor.
Astrid Johansson
Astrid Johansson
Astrid Johansson
Vice President
WICCI's India-EU Business Council
Co-founder & Acting CEO of Nordic India Innovation
Sweden/Stockholm
Astrid is Vice President of WICCI’s India-EU Business Council and Co-founder & Acting CEO of Nordic India Innovation (NII), an organization dedicated to bridging business opportunities between the Nordics and India.
Her connection with India began as a research student in political science and urban studies at Savitribai Phule Pune University. Passionate about cross-border innovation, she works to inspire and facilitate collaboration between Nordic and Indian entrepreneurs, ensuring greater accessibility and understanding of emerging business trends.
Cecilia Oldne
Astrid Johansson
Cecilia Oldne
Chairwoman
WICCI's India-EU Business Council
Investor, Founding Advisory Board Member at Girls Club Capital
Sweden/Mumbai
Cecilia is a Swedish entrepreneur and investor based in Mumbai since 2007. She played a pivotal role in India’s wine industry, contributing to the success of Sula Vineyards - India’s largest wine producer with a 65% market share and exports to 30 countries.
She is a Founding Advisory Board Member at Girls Club Capital, where she mentors and connects female entrepreneurs with investors. Additionally, Cecilia represents the Sweden-India Business Council (SIBC) as Senior Vice President and leads the Sweden-India Tech Community (SITEC), a 150-member network spanning startups, corporates, academia, and government.
Avni Arora
Andrea Michele Brown
Stefania Benaglia
Associate - Partnerships
HealthSetGo Education,
former Research Assistant at Observer Research Foundation
India/Delhi NCR
Stefania Benaglia
Andrea Michele Brown
Stefania Benaglia
Head of Foreign Policy Unit
Centre for European Policy Studies
Italy/Brussels
Andrea Michele Brown
Andrea Michele Brown
Andrea Michele Brown
Senior Marketing Manager - UAE and India
Kings Group Ventures LLC
USA/Dubai
Tania D'Souza
Andrea Michele Brown
Andrea Michele Brown
General Manager
European Business Group Federation
India/Mumbai
Emilia Dryżałowska
Emilia Dryżałowska
Emilia Dryżałowska
Manager
PwC Poland
Poland/Warsaw
Suki Dusanj-Lenz
Emilia Dryżałowska
Emilia Dryżałowska
Founder of Once Upon a Media,
Co-founder of Fashion Revolution India, Advisory Board of Seams for Dreams
Switzerland/Zurich
Sukanya Dutta
Emilia Dryżałowska
Sukanya Dutta
Investment Advisor
Walloon Export and Foreign Investment Agency
India/New Delhi
Ada Dyndo
Emilia Dryżałowska
Sukanya Dutta
President of WICCI's India-EU Business Council, Director India Desk, Indo Polish Chamber of Commerce, and Poland-India Business Advisor
Poland/Mumbai
Juliane Frömmter
Juliane Frömmter
Juliane Frömmter
Founder and CEO MyFirstIndianClient
Germany/Berlin
Francesca Gatti
Juliane Frömmter
Juliane Frömmter
Former Security Sector Reform Officer - UN Minusca; former Project Manager at Princess Diya Kumari Foundation
Italy/Jaipur
Sofia Imad
Juliane Frömmter
Sofia Imad
Market Shaping, Demand, and Trade Facilitation Expert
Team Europe Support Structure
France-Morocco/Mumbai
Vaishali Jain
Dr. Aleksandra Jaskólska
Maria Janiszewska
Former Senior Manager - Corporate Finance Forum & Startup Forum
European Business and Technology Centre
India/Mumbai
Maria Janiszewska
Dr. Aleksandra Jaskólska
Maria Janiszewska
Sales Director
Craftware
Poland/Warsaw
Katharina Janotta
Dr. Aleksandra Jaskólska
Dr. Aleksandra Jaskólska
Former Lead Expert
Delegation of the European Union to India; former Advisor at Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
Germany/Vienna
Dr. Aleksandra Jaskólska
Dr. Aleksandra Jaskólska
Dr. Aleksandra Jaskólska
CEO
Cross-Cultural Intelligence
Poland/Warsaw
Astrid Johansson
Dr. Kamila Ludwikowska
Astrid Johansson
Vice President of WICCI's India-EU Business Council,
Co-founder and Acting CEO of Nordic India Innovation Sweden/Stockholm
Dipali Joshi
Dr. Kamila Ludwikowska
Astrid Johansson
Lead - Strategy Advisory
Roedl & Partner Consulting
India/Pune
Nidhi Piplani Kapur
Dr. Kamila Ludwikowska
Dr. Kamila Ludwikowska
Head of Symbiosis Centre for European Studies
Symbiosis International
India/Pune
Dr. Kamila Ludwikowska
Dr. Kamila Ludwikowska
Dr. Kamila Ludwikowska
CEO
Cross-Cultural Intelligence
Poland/Wrocław
Shairee Malhotra
Lakshmi Lalita Mohan
Shairee Malhotra
Deputy Director, Strategic Studies Programme
Observer Research Foundation
India/Delhi
Raita Mocherla
Lakshmi Lalita Mohan
Shairee Malhotra
Vice President
Pangaea TradeTeam
Finland/Hyderabad
Lakshmi Lalita Mohan
Lakshmi Lalita Mohan
Lakshmi Lalita Mohan
Head and Representative
Confederation of Indian Industry,
Co-Founder of OncoCoin AG
India/Frankfurt
Queenie Nair
Lakshmi Lalita Mohan
Lakshmi Lalita Mohan
Director
Content & Alliances
ET Edge
Founder of Global Business and Investment Consortium
India/Mumbai
Cecilia Oldne
Patrycja Pendrakowska
Hana Onderková
Investor
Founding Advisory Board Member at Girls Club Capital
Chairwoman of the WICCI's India-EU Business Council
Sweden/Mumbai
Hana Onderková
Patrycja Pendrakowska
Hana Onderková
Director
CzechTrade in Bangalore
Czech Republic/Bangalore
Patrycja Pendrakowska
Patrycja Pendrakowska
Patrycja Pendrakowska
Head
Boym Institute for Asian and Global Studies
Poland/Berlin
Alina Posłuszny
Patrycja Pendrakowska
Patrycja Pendrakowska
Whole-time Director
TZMO India South
Poland/Bangalore
Tehmina Sethna Plaza
Judith E. Weinberger-Singh
Tehmina Sethna Plaza
Founder
Onenak Business & India
Spain/Hondarribia
Swathi Suman
Judith E. Weinberger-Singh
Tehmina Sethna Plaza
Founder
TechniFris Agro Solutions
India/Rotterdam
Varda Taneja
Judith E. Weinberger-Singh
Judith E. Weinberger-Singh
Director - Government Affairs
Federation of European Business in India, former Vice President at Invest India
India/New Delhi
Judith E. Weinberger-Singh
Judith E. Weinberger-Singh
Judith E. Weinberger-Singh
Resident Representative
Hanns Seidel Foundation India
Germany/Bangalore
Prafulla Vedula Agarwal
Prafulla Vedula Agarwal
Prafulla Vedula Agarwal
Founder
TOKERE Energy Solutions
India/Bengaluru
Rhythm Bhatia
Prafulla Vedula Agarwal
Prafulla Vedula Agarwal
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
ICONFlyertech IT Systems
India/Pune
Saloni Angras
Prafulla Vedula Agarwal
Saloni Angras
Associate and Foreign Counsel
RLVT - Tax Legal AFC Advisory
President for WICCI’s India-Italy Business Council
India/Torino
Apoorva Bose
Prafulla Vedula Agarwal
Saloni Angras
India Programme Coordinator, Global Initiative G20 at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Member of WICCI's India-Austria Business Council
India/New Delhi
Shruti Chandra
Maithili Chodankar
Maithili Chodankar
Head Public Policy and Partnerships
Prudential Plc India, former Vice President at Invest India
India/New Delhi
Maithili Chodankar
Maithili Chodankar
Maithili Chodankar
Founder and CEO
Buno Behen
India/Paris
Arati Davis
Maithili Chodankar
Simran Dhingra
Lead - Business Co-Development Lead
Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), Former COO
Sweden India Business Council
Sweden/Stockholm
Simran Dhingra
Maithili Chodankar
Simran Dhingra
Head of International Cooperation
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung,
India Office
India/New Delhi
Monika Gogna
Suchetha Haldipur
Suchetha Haldipur
Founder
Nyāsa Solutions
Board Member at the India Netherlands Business Circle Bangalore
India/Bangalore
Suchetha Haldipur
Suchetha Haldipur
Suchetha Haldipur
CEO and Co-Founder
HireInfinity Consulting
India/Bangalore
Shivangi Jain
Suchetha Haldipur
Gauri Kacherikar
Senior Assistant Vice President Invest India
India/New Delhi
Gauri Kacherikar
Suchetha Haldipur
Gauri Kacherikar
Head of Public
Tieto Technologies
India/Pune
Amrutha V Kumar
Eerishika Pankaj
Amrutha V Kumar
Assistant Vice President -International Business Development
SAS Partners Corporate Advisors
India/Delhi
Katja Larsen
Eerishika Pankaj
Amrutha V Kumar
CEO & Co-founder
Silverspoon Consultancy
Denmark/Bangalore
Smita Negi
Eerishika Pankaj
Eerishika Pankaj
Vice President, Head of Operations Management India
Bayer
India/Gurgaon
Eerishika Pankaj
Eerishika Pankaj
Eerishika Pankaj
Director
Organisation for Research on China and Asia
India/New Delhi
Margaux Plater-Zyberk
Margaux Plater-Zyberk
Margaux Plater-Zyberk
Innovation Associate at Swissnex India
Switzerland/Bangalore
Samridhi Shoor
Margaux Plater-Zyberk
Margaux Plater-Zyberk
Managing Director
Cryptonium Fintech,
CEO of House of Krifin,
President of WICCI's India-Austria Business Council
India/New Delhi
Neetubala Raina
Margaux Plater-Zyberk
Neetubala Raina
Director – Talent Management and Learning Experience (Global Services)
TIAA
India/Pune
Dr. Swasti Rao
Margaux Plater-Zyberk
Neetubala Raina
Associate Fellow
Europe and Eurasia Center
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
India/New Delhi
Dr. Daphné Reguiessé
Dr. Harpreet A De Singh
Dr. Daphné Reguiessé
Founder
AZaadi Consulting • project management • training • research
France/Padua
Ankita Rishabh
Dr. Harpreet A De Singh
Dr. Daphné Reguiessé
Managing Director
MeJuvante
India/Bengaluru
Sonal Shah
Dr. Harpreet A De Singh
Dr. Harpreet A De Singh
Founder
The Urban Catalysts
India/New Delhi
Dr. Harpreet A De Singh
Dr. Harpreet A De Singh
Dr. Harpreet A De Singh
Executive Director - Headquarters at Air India
Member of WICCI's India-Austria Business Council
India/New Delhi
Ananya Srivastava
Prof. Dr. Cristina Vanberghen
Velina Tchakarova
Business Development Manager
Studely
India/Bangalore
Velina Tchakarova
Prof. Dr. Cristina Vanberghen
Velina Tchakarova
Founder of FACE,
Member of WICCI's India-Austria Business Council
Austria/Vienna
Ankita Tyagi
Prof. Dr. Cristina Vanberghen
Prof. Dr. Cristina Vanberghen
Former Head, IP and Public Projects
European Business and Technology Centre
India/New Delhi
Prof. Dr. Cristina Vanberghen
Prof. Dr. Cristina Vanberghen
Prof. Dr. Cristina Vanberghen
Professor at European University Institute, Senior Expert with European Commission
Romania/Florence
Hannah Vanquaille
Hannah Vanquaille
Hannah Vanquaille
Founder
Saheli Stories
Belgium/Brussels
Priti Verma
Hannah Vanquaille
Hannah Vanquaille
Founder
ResearchnConsulting
India/Bengaluru
Megha Vishwanath
Hannah Vanquaille
Megha Vishwanath
Vice President - Operations
Zomato
India/New Delhi
Sreeja Vijjapu
Hannah Vanquaille
Megha Vishwanath
CEO & Founder
Superkons
India/Gothenburg