Ashwin D. Raikar is a visionary entrepreneur and technologist with over 15 years of experience in building high-growth companies across the energy, technology, and sustainability sectors. A Mechanical Engineer from NIT Surathkal (formerly K.R.E.C), Ashwin returned to India in 2005 from Silicon Valley, launching what would become a globally respected engineering and innovation group—Nauvata.
He currently leads Nauvata Energy Transition Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., focusing on decarbonization, green energy, and industrial digitalization. As Managing Partner of Nauvata Techventures LLP, Ashwin is also leading the group’s foray into deep tech, AI, and intelligent automation.

AI-Driven Transformation: The dDriven Acquisition

A major milestone under Ashwin’s leadership is the acquisition of dDriven Solutions Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based enterprise AI platform.
dDriven is an industrial-grade data contextualization and harmonization platform designed to bridge the critical gap between raw operational data and scalable AI/ML/LLM applications. It enables complex organizations to integrate disparate systems—such as historians, ERPs, and engineering databases—and build a digital knowledge layer on top of their infrastructure.
Global majors including Reliance Industries, LG Chemicals, Hanwa, JGC, and other leading energy and manufacturing companies have adopted dDriven’s solutions to drive digital transformation, predictive analytics, asset optimization, and industrial automation at scale.
With this acquisition, Nauvata Techventures is positioned at the forefront of AI-led digitalization for industrial sectors—combining real-world operational expertise with advanced data intelligence.

Key Achievements:

• Built Nauvata into a 1,000+ person company delivering complex energy infrastructure projects globally.
• Delivered ONGC’s most complex deepwater PMC project, deploying over 100 highly skilled professionals.
• Co-founded SBM Nauvata Pvt. Ltd., delivering the world’s largest FPSOs with over 2 million man-hours of engineering.
• Acquired and integrated Litwin PEL, expanding into EPC capabilities.
• Co-founded Vh1 Supersonic, a national youth music brand later sold to Viacom18.
• Led technology innovation at Kyocera Wireless and Robert Bosch GmbH, filing multiple patents and developing pioneering mobile solutions.

Social Responsibility & Impact:

• Chairman of BMRT 44 School, supporting over 800 underprivileged children in Bangalore with free education and meals.
• Overseeing the construction of a modern 12-classroom school block to further expand access.

Guiding Philosophy: Let’s Make Life Better

Ashwin believes in the transformative power of technology, collaboration, and purpose-driven leadership.
His philosophy, “Let’s Make Life Better,” is the cultural and strategic foundation of the Nauvata Group—from energy transition to AI platforms.

Learn more:

• nauvata.com

• roundtable44.org

Baroruchi Mishra is a seasoned techno-commercial leader with over 32 years of experience in the Oil & Gas and New Energies sectors. He has an established track record in shaping strategic direction and making high-stakes financial decisions alongside executive leadership teams, both as a board member and as a senior executive in complex national and international environments.

Baroruchi currently serves as the Partner and Group CEO of NET Enterprise Group, which comprises companies offering EPC, EPCM, PMC, front-end engineering (Concept Select and FEED), and advanced digitalization services (Industry 4.0 solutions). The group provides specialized consulting and delivery across global oil & gas and energy transition projects. He also oversees operations at Litwin PEL (Abu Dhabi) and dDriven Solutions Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), both part of the NET Enterprise Group. He joined NET in September 2023.

Prior to this, Baroruchi held a leadership role at Shell as Project Director for Growth and Transition Projects in India. He was instrumental in driving opportunities across second-generation ethanol, plastic circularity, and CO₂ sequestration. His efforts led to strategic MOUs with hydrogen electrolyser OEMs, ONGC for pore space validation (depleted reservoirs/saline aquifers), and partnerships for CCS hubs. He also played a pivotal role in positioning India as a strategic sourcing hub under Shell’s China+1 de-risking strategy.

Baroruchi began his Shell career in 2013 as Vice President of Engineering, overseeing engineering support for projects and assets across India, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and China. He led the establishment of the Shell Technology Centre and R&D Labs in Bangalore, acting as both Business Opportunity Manager and in-country Project Head. He also served as a Board Member of Shell Global Solutions, Malaysia.

His international experience includes roles as General Manager of Shell’s LNG Programme Office (Netherlands) and GM of Project Performance Assurance and Benchmarking at Shell Projects & Technology. Before Shell, Baroruchi worked with BG Group as Technical Director for BG Asia Pacific (Bangkok) and as Director – Projects & Operations for BG Exploration & Production India (Mumbai).

Baroruchi’s energy career began with ONGC and later included stints at Enron and Cairn Energy. Outside of his corporate achievements, he is a published author of “Rhythm of Life – A Poetic Rendition of the Bhagavad Gita” and actively supports rainwater harvesting and sanitation projects in India. He serves on the Board of Living Peace Projects, a Dutch not-for-profit organization promoting sustainable water solutions in India.

Academically, Baroruchi holds a B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. He is a Chartered Manager, having earned his Business Administration credentials from the Chartered Management Institute, UK.

Notably, he was selected for India’s Civil Services in 1992 but chose to continue his career in the energy sector. In 2022, he was shortlisted for the position of Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC by the Public Enterprise Selection Board.