1. Vladimir Djurovic

Vladimir Djurovic, is the founder of Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture.

He completed his master’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia in the Unites States.

He worked in the US for several years before moving back to Lebanon and establishing his own, eponymous practice in 1995. In the region, his projects include the Mandarin Oriental in Beirut’s Solidere district, the Beirut Terraces, also in Solidere, and a host of private properties. The office Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture is engaged in the creation of timeless land its commitment to drawing out the uniqueness of an environment with simplicity of gesture that gives nature the stage.

2. Tom Stuart Smith

Tom Stuart Smith is an English landscape architect, garden designer and writer. He specializes in making gardens that combine naturalism and modernity. Stuart Smith has designed a number of large private and public gardens in the English countryside as well as smaller inner city gardens, and numerous overseas projects throughout Europe, India, the USA, and the Caribbean. . Stuart Smith has designed eight Gold Medal winning gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show, with three being awarded best in show.

3. K.T. Ravindran

Prof K.T. Ravindran is Dean Emeritus at the RICS School of Built Environment. He was earlier a Dean and Professor and Head of the Department of Urban Design at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi for over two decades. He is also the Founder and President of the Institute of Urban Designers - India, a professional association of qualified urban designers. Prof. Ravindran is a member of the academic boards of a number of universities in India and teaches classes such as “Urban Morphology” and “Humanizing Cities”. He is also significantly involved in public decision-making sphere.

4. A.K. Maitra

A.K. Maitra has been involved in the field of planning and development of human settlements within environmental sustainability for more than 4 decades . He is conversant with the technology involved in environmental management, conservation and provision of environmental services through practice and teaching.

As a practitioner he is consultant to several government, semi-government and international organizations such as World Bank, ADB and GTZ. He has been professional consultant to various national and international consulting organization in environment policy and planning, urban planning and housing.

5. Naina Lal Kidwai

Naina Lal Kidwai is an Indian banker, Chartered Accountant and business executive. She is retired as the Group General Manager and Country Head of HSBC India. She is also a former President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

Along with serving as the Chairman of HSBC Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. and HSBC Invest Direct (India) Ltd., her other positions include being a non-executive director on the board of Nestle SA, Chairwoman, City of London’s Advisory Council for India, Global Advisor, Harvard Business School.