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Ms. Sushma Gaikwad

Co-Founder & Director Ice Global
  • Director, Wizcraft MIME and Director & Mentor, Global Wedding Academy by Wizcraft MIME
  • Co-Founder & Director, Ice Global
  • Entrepreneurship Award by Bharat Nirman
  • 25 + years’ experience in brand communication and experiential solutions for leading corporate houses. Passionate about strategizing for brand experiences and exceeding clients expectations
  • Master of Project Conceptualisation and Management
  • Educational Instructional Designer
  • On the board of studies of Somaiya International Convention Centre and Academy
  • Leadership Coach
  • Dale Carnegie Certified Trainer
  • NLP Master Practitioner
  • Past EEMA General Secretary & Vice President
  • Her mojo: To enhance skill, provide robust education in event management and drive policy-making for education.

Wiz Andre Timmins

Co-Founder & Director Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
  • Co-Founder Director of Wizcraft International Entertainment 
  • Co-Founder Director, Wizcraft MIME and Global Wedding Academy by Wizcraft MIME

  • The visionary and dynamic force of IIFA – International Indian Film Academy. A brand that has become synonymous with Bollywood’s global growth. His strength lies in connecting with and breaking through territories, government relations and opening new markets for India in business & trade, media, entertainment and cultural exchange.  Every year, he leads a global team to raise the bar at IIFA making it one of the most coveted projects, for which countries bid to host.  Over the years he has led the project to become one of the few existing and successful IP’s of the 21st century.

    Over 20 years, IIFA has travelled across 14 countries and 17 different global cities
  • The charismatic global ambassador of Wizcraft for governments, business, celebrity and international relationships, creating the magic and network that helps build Wizcraft’s international repute and recognition.
  • His charisma, personality and commitment to relationships has helped Wizcraft forge a strong bond with the most prominent talent across film, music and entertainment in India as well as in Hollywood.
  • The man who believes nothing is impossible brought Michael Jackson to India at the peak of MJ mania, and is also behind the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, 2017,  Hannover Messe 2015, PM Modi’s townhall under MyGov, Jeff Bezos’s visit to India, the Oman Tatoo, the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, 2010, the Unforgettable Concert Tour across US, UK, Canada and West Indies, Magnetic Maharashtra, the UP Investment Summit, the Madhya Pradesh Investors Meet.
  • His vision is to empower students to dream and believe in themselves to achieve those dreams.  He wants to help share knowledge and technical experiences that help people face challenges and learn to find solutions. He wants to grow the business of events & entertainment in India by providing the opportunity and platform with Wizcraft MIME to create successful event professionals and entrepreneurs.

Wiz Viraf Sarkari

Co-Founder & Director Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
  • Director, Wizcraft MIME and Director & Mentor, Global Wedding Academy by Wizcraft MIME
  • Co-Founder Director of Wizcraft International Entertainment
  • Diploma holder in Hotel Management
  • Partnered the most happening club in the 70s and 80s, Xanadu
  • Creativity’s brainchild and technical genius with astute conceptualisation and management skills
  • Big on strategy, planning and meticulous detailing
  • The force behind Wizcraft’s tech infrastructure and expansion of business in India and across the globe
  • Mastermind of mega entertainment productions, from concerts to prestigious sporting events, to spectaculars for live and television audiences, in India & internationally.
  • Architect of more than 1000+ successful events. To name a few: the 80,000+ packed Global Citizen Festival featuring international sensations like Coldplay, JayZ, Demi Lovato, ICC Cricket World Cup opening in 2011 at Dhaka, 2006 Commonwealth Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, 50 years of Indian Independence Celebrations, Make in India, Afro Asian Games ceremonies, International Indian Film Academy Weekend & Awards since its inception & many more public events.
  • His greatest passion: Mentoring students in the art of thinking big creatively, and bringing to life the unimaginable with detail and drama.

Wiz Sabbas Joseph

Co-Founder & Director Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
  • Director, Wizcraft MIME and Director & Mentor, Global Wedding Academy by Wizcraft MIME
  • Co-Founder Director of Wizcraft International Entertainment
  • A Masters degree holder in Political Science
  • General Secretary of India’s Media and Entertainment Skills Council
  • A core team member of the FICCI Media and Entertainment Committee that set up and continues to lead the FICCI FRAMES Convention, which is APAC’s largest convention for the M&E industry
  • A member of the Global Advisory Board of the International MICE and Wedding Fraternity
  • A founder-patron of the Event and Entertainment Management Association of India (EEMA) and Past President from 2014-18, driving the transformation wherein EEMA actively worked with policy makers and grew in prominence on the global stage
  • Has served on the national committees of FICCI and CII for two decades
  • An astute strategist with global expertise, stemming from his three decades of rich experience gained from representing the experiential industry’s interests on global platforms
  • The visionary Midas of the experiential business and serial enterprise architect
  • A creative genius at Conceptualization, Resource Management & Enterprise Management.
  • His iconic creative signature is across many of the Wizcraft events from the Indian Millennium celebrations, 26/11: Stories of Strength, to first Afro Asian Games, Independence Day celebrations in Kargil, the launch of Microsoft in India, Indian visits of US Presidents from George Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and even the recent Trump visit to India, Vibrant Gujarat, IIFA, GIMA, All about music,  Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle concerts, Arijit’s first India tour, and many more
  • His brand of magic: Shaping students' learning curve by constantly challenging them, inspiring them to stay curious and harness innovative thinking

Neha Seth Arora

Founder and CEO of Var Vadhu Weddings
  • Director & Mentor, Global Wedding Academy by Wizcraft MIME
  • Founder and CEO of Var Vadhu Weddings
  • Over 20 years of experience in creating some of the most extravagant weddings for influential HNI families
  • One of the youngest wedding directors at Hyatt who went to record an incredible growth trajectory.
  • Her attention to detail, creative conceptualisation skills and aesthetics for creating luxe experiences for clients is her trademark signature that highlights all she does
  • Known for her impeccable global perspective of the wedding and celebrations industry.
  • She brings her inimitable knowledge to BRANDit, which is a promoter of the avant-garde in destination marketing, helping the company strengthen its business strategy.
  • Spearheading an ambitious venture – The World of Weddings (TWOW) – which is India’s first-ever immersive virtual wedding fair.
  • Her greatest joy has been in mentoring and training over 200 students who are now successful wedding planners.
  • All and all, a wedding planner who is in love with her work, dotes on her family and believes in constantly exploring her creative side.

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