Pankaj Oswal is an Indian businessperson with extensive experience operating major companies, projects and numerous business interests across the globe. Pankaj Oswal has had extensive experience operating major companies globally and one of the biggest projects in Australia where he was at forefront of innovation in the Australian raw materials sector in India and Australia emphasizing the development of domestic downstream production to positively shift the tide of Australia’s terms of trade trends. He was the sole founder and successful in the establishment of the Burrup Peninsula Ammonia plant where he was the chairman and managing director. The Burrup Peninsula Ammonia plant changed the Australian economy from being a net importer to being a net exporter of ammonia. It is till date considered the largest ammonia plant in the world. Pankaj Oswal’s business and community leadership led him to be recognized by both Ernst & Young and 40under40 as recipients of major awards and he was awarded the Ernest & Young 2009 Best Young Entrepreneur award and was a winner of the 40 under 40 Outstanding Businessperson awards. These awards are evidence of Pankaj Oswal’s foresight and vision in achieving results for businesses, economies and communities.

Vasundhara is the Executive Director of Axis Minerals. Having graduated from Business school in Switzerland, with a degree in financial management with honours – Vasundhara is in charge of managing the entire team and financial operations of the project. Her major involvement is in the Ethanol project in Eastern Africa (www.proltd.com) and mining project in Guinea. She overlooks daily aspects of both the projects – be it from the operational activities to HR & Finance.