EBC Member Directory
Our Members
A diverse community of expatriate entrepreneurs, senior professionals, and global business leaders connected through the Expat Business Council.
Showing 1–12 of 15 members
Anna Kuhnt
German · Bangalore
Education, Training & Coaching
Founder and CEO of Quadrigo and Neurolingo, and President of the Expat Business Council India, working at the intersection of education, business and international collaboration. Quadrigo delivers language training, intercultural consulting and coaching; Neurolingo carries that work into EdTech. Her premise is that successful international partnerships rest on more than language, needing cultural understanding, trust and a shared commitment to quality. Her focus is developing learning concepts, supporting organisations across borders and turning ideas into sustainable partnerships.
Halime Taştan Daşbilek
Turkish · Bangalore
Legal & Consulting
Founding Partner of BND Global Consultancy Services and a Turkish lawyer at I&D Legal, with more than fifteen years in India and Vice-President of the Expat Business Council. Her practice runs the length of the Türkiye–India corridor: international debt recovery, market entry for foreign companies, cross-border commercial disputes and trade support, working out of Istanbul and Bengaluru. She advises Turkish businesses entering India and Indian businesses pursuing claims and opportunities in Türkiye.
Jakub Tyszecki
Polish · Bangalore
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
A global, science-led, patient-focused pharmaceutical business committed to excellence in the research, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, with a focus on oncology and biopharmaceuticals. The company works to transform the lives of patients through improved outcomes and better quality of life. He directs global development science within that organisation.
Leonardo Spoladore
Italian · Hyderabad
Online Gaming
Liquidnitro Games, headquartered in Hyderabad, was founded by industry veterans who led some of the biggest and most iconic game franchises in the industry for over a decade. The studio partners with game companies and publishers worldwide to produce and co-produce games and live services, giving international partners access to India’s game development talent and market opportunities.
Chandra Arya
Canadian
Consulting & Market Entry
Founder and CEO of Acleo Strategies in Bengaluru and a former Member of Parliament of Canada (2015–2025), with more than three decades across international business, investment, industrial development, manufacturing, defence and advanced technology, financial services and public policy. He has served as CFO of a Canadian defence technology company and promoted industrial investment across the Gulf states. Current assignments include advising Canadian defence and rare earth minerals companies on India market entry.
Dr. Rakesh K M
Indian
Consulting & Market Entry
Founder of Arira Global Services and an acoustic consultant with over five years solving noise problems in architectural and environmental acoustics. His projects span office spaces, classrooms, auditoriums, residential developments and outdoor environmental noise control. He analyses room acoustics requirements, designs and conducts field measurements, and prepares reports from site visits and software analysis. He is pursuing a PhD in acoustical natural materials and belongs to the Acoustical Societies of India and America.
Lars Johansson
Swedish · Bangalore
Manufacturing & Industrial
Lars Johansson is an engineering leader specialising in electric powertrains, propulsion systems and power electronics, with over 35 years of experience in the automotive and electric mobility industry. He has held senior engineering and leadership roles with Volvo Cars in Sweden and China, Saab Automobile, and Ola Electric, where he served as Director – Propulsion Systems. He is currently Engineering Lead at IRP Systems India, bringing extensive international experience in electric propulsion and EV powertrain engineering. His career spans the development and leadership of advanced electric-drive technologies across global automotive markets.
Rani Nalwa
Indian · Bangalore
Legal & Intellectual Property
Founder and Principal Attorney of IPR Junction, with over twenty-five years in the legal domain. Her Bengaluru practice covers trademark and intellectual property protection, prosecution and litigation, and advisory work for businesses and innovators building and defending their portfolios. She works with founders and established companies alike on clearing, registering and enforcing marks, and on the strategy questions that come before any filing is made.
Magdalena Ochnio-Tyszecka
Polish · Bangalore
Marketing, Media & Creative
Magdalena Ochnio-Tyszecka is an Associate Director in Evidence Project Management at AstraZeneca, with professional experience in project management within the pharmaceutical sector. Originally from Poland and now based in Bengaluru with her family, she is an active member of the city’s international community. Alongside her professional career, Magdalena is a passionate photographer, capturing people, places and meaningful moments through her lens. She holds a degree from the University of Warsaw and has participated in leadership development initiatives including the European Women on Boards C-level programme.
Hayati Daşbilek
Turkish · Bangalore
Healthcare & Wellness
Hayati Dasbilek is the Founder and Managing Director of VIP Dental Lab Pvt. Ltd., a Bengaluru-based full-service dental laboratory. A dental technician with over 25 years of experience in dental prosthetics, he has built VIP Dental with a strong focus on precision, aesthetics and advanced digital dentistry. Since founding the laboratory in 2011, Hayati has embraced technologies such as CAD-CAM, digital scanning and advanced milling to provide high-quality dental restorations and support clinicians with complex cases.
ALMT Legal
Indian · Bangalore
Legal & Consulting
Senior Partner at ALMT Legal, a full-service Indian law firm of around 100 lawyers across Bengaluru and Mumbai. He advises on joint ventures, company formation, foreign direct investment and RBI matters, with a particular focus on defence, aerospace and avionics offsets. His practice takes international clients through Indian regulatory approvals and into working structures on the ground. He holds a C1 qualification in German from the Goethe-Institut Bangalore.
Mrinalini Sharma
Indian · Bangalore
Healthcare & Wellness
Mrinalini Sharma is the Founder of Antradhvani, an entrepreneur with a focus on developing her own venture and building meaningful professional connections. Based in India, she brings an independent entrepreneurial perspective and is part of the growing international and business community connected through the Expat Business Council.