Entrepreneur for the Year
Dilip Shanghvi - MD, Sun Pharmaceuticals
For taking risks when it mattered. For being a self-made man who has built India's most valuable pharmaceutical company, that is rapidly growing around the worldBest CEO - Private sector
Shikha Sharma - MD & CEO, Axis Bank
For transforming a bank, which primarily had a corporate lending and retail liability portfolio, into a full-service financial institution focussed on growthBest CEO - Public sector
Arup Roy Choudhury - CMD, NTPC
For proving that a public sector power can hold its own in the face of stiff competition. And for forging ahead with NTPC, adding almost 3,000 MW a year, when private completion faltered under tough economic conditionsBest CEO - MNC
Keita Muramatsu - President and CEO, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India
For successfully taking on the Goliaths in the Indian motorcycle business. For making India a test bed for innovations in Honda's scooters, the results of which are now used the world overOutstanding Startup
InMobi - Cofounders : Naveen Tewari (CEO), Abhay Singhal, Amit Gupta, Mohit Saxena
For founding the world's largest independent mobile advertising company, which taps into 800 million mobile users every month. For achieving global scale with a startup operating in a a tough environmentEntrepreneur with Social Impact
Chandrashekhar Ghosh - Founder, Bandhan
For starting off with a capital of under Rs 2 lakh, to build one of India's most profitable NBFCs. For leading Bandhan to become the first microfinance company to win a banking licence, staving off competition from 23 much bigger playersNextGen Entrepreneur
Yogesh Mahansaria - Founder & CEO, Alliance Tire Group
For harnessing the competitive advantages of Indian and Israeli assets, and scaling up a niche, B2B business globally by paying close attention to end users across geographiesConscious Capitalist for the Yeart
Shriram Transport Finance
For working hard to find new ways to balance the interests of all stakeholders- from the small trucker to shareholders, employees, suppliers and society at large. For showing us that you can indeed, do well and do goodLifetime Achievement
Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi - Executive Chairman, EIH
For building on quintessential Indian ethos of hospitality to create a luxury brand, that is recognised worldwide. For setting an example for the current generation at India Inc, on what an entrepreneur with determination can achieve