Baba Kalyani is the Chairman & MD of Bharat Forge Limited, the flagship company of the USD 3 billion Kalyani Group. He received his B.E. (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, and subsequently, earned an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA, in 1972. Mr. Kalyani has been conferred with civilian awards from many countries, which include Padma Bhushan by the Government of India; Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star (Japan); Cross of the Order of Merit (Germany); Commander First Class of the Royal Order of the Polar Star (Sweden); and Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honour (France). Mr. Kalyani is a nominated member representing the Indian Industry in the Prime Minister’s Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). Mr. Kalyani also serves as the Co-Chairman of the India-Japan Business Leaders’ Forum and the India-Sweden Business Leaders’ Roundtable. He is an active member representing Indian Industry in other such forums, including in the USA, UK, Israel and France.