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K. SAM PRASANTH KUMAR

Education/Trade
Chennai

Summary

Dynamic professional with 19 years of extensive experience in government relations, specializing in establishing international trade and investment partnerships. Proven track record in establishing institutional collaborations and delivering successful bilateral programs. Expertise includes project management, establishing trade overseas trade partnerships, driving impactful initiatives that enhance organizational objectives. Committed to leveraging strong negotiation skills and strategic insights to navigate complex environments and achieve sustainable outcomes.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

Senior Prosperity Adviser

British Deputy High Commission, Chennai
10.2014 - Current
  • Established over 15 university and educational partnerships between the UK and South India.
  • Facilitated over 6 UK companies in setting up their offices in South India and established over 15 partnerships for the UK companies, generating over £150 million in commercial partnerships.
  • Hosted 20 UK delegations to Tamil Nadu, and organized several national and international events to generate partnership leads for UK companies.
  • Identified, developed proposals, secured projects worth £4m, and delivered/supervised 18 Technical Assistance projects with the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN)/South India through delivery partners, and established a strategic partnership with GoTN on ease of doing business, electric vehicles, climate change, fintech, infrastructure, and skills.
  • Organized/managed inward and outward visits: 1 TN Chief Minister, 4 TN Ministers, 3 Principal Secretaries' visits to the UK, and 7 UK Ministers' visits to Chennai. Utilized these visits strategically to announce several of the new UK companies' establishment in South India.
  • Established a South India resource network structure and recruited five members.
  • Developed a comprehensive L&D strategy for staff for five consecutive years.
  • Established various educational partnerships, particularly between the British Council and the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Commercial Diplomacy Officer

British Deputy High Commission, Chennai
05.2012 - 09.2014
  • Facilitated/built partnerships between 10 UK and Indian institutions
  • Led on primary care project with Governments of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
  • Supported the Diabetes and Oncology summits attended by over 400 delegates
  • Led/supported over 6 UK ministers visits to India and led the delivery of 3 high quality Chevening/UK Alumni events and deepened our alumni engagement.
  • Secured funds and organised the Indo-UK workshop on Medical Technologies

Manager State Partnerships, South India

British Council, Chennai
06.2009 - 05.2012
  • Organised education seminars for 2 years, attended by 80 school teachers
  • Led educational study tour for 22 Chinese delegates in collaboration with DFID, SSA – Tamilnadu, British Council – China. Including a meeting with TN Education Minister
  • Established educational partnerships with state governements in South India - Led and managed large-scale state projects for the Teacher Development Program implemented in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and NGOs. Totally, around 3,000 master trainers and teachers benefited from this program.
  • Led finance management (including procurement and contracts) for the team across India


Project Officer

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD)
05.2007 - 06.2009
  • Designed the Adolescent Health and Development project for 2 years for UNFPA and delivered it through a 5-member team.
  • Conducted a needs assessment study among in-school and school drop-out adolescents in two blocks, formed 21 teen clubs in the schools, and conducted several activities.
  • Organized training program for state-level NSS and NYKS nodal officers all over India, peer educators, and teen clubs, refresher training for teachers on career guidance, and life skills training for students.
  • Establishing partnerships with the education department of the Government of Tamil Nadu, we coordinated the Career Mela and Training of Teachers in Career Guidance in Kanchipuram and Vellore Districts, reaching 10,500 school students and 720 school teachers, respectively by working closely with Chief Education and district education officers.

Project Coordinator

Positive Women Network (PWN+)
04.2006 - 02.2007
  • Organized a 5 day consultation with children affected by AIDS in Delhi in May 2006. 53 infected and affected children from 10 states participated in the process which was facilitated by trained facilitators who were members of PWN+.
  • Organized a state level dissemination workshop on issues, dreams and recommendations of children affected by HIV/AIDS shared during the National Consultation.
  • Recruitment of staff for various projects, prepared project proposals, monitored projects
  • Established a new office in Hyderabad, recruited staff and identified suitable contacts and started the functioning of the office.

Education

M.A - Social Work, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work

Loyola College
01.2005

B.COM - undefined

Loyola College
01.2003

Skills

Presentations and public speaking

Problem-solving

Decision making

Stakeholder management

Goal setting

Project management

Trend analysis

Teamwork and collaboration

Effective communication

Relationship development

Progress reporting

Policy and procedure improvements

Timeline

Senior Prosperity Adviser

British Deputy High Commission, Chennai
10.2014 - Current

Commercial Diplomacy Officer

British Deputy High Commission, Chennai
05.2012 - 09.2014

Manager State Partnerships, South India

British Council, Chennai
06.2009 - 05.2012

Project Officer

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD)
05.2007 - 06.2009

Project Coordinator

Positive Women Network (PWN+)
04.2006 - 02.2007

B.COM - undefined

Loyola College

M.A - Social Work, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work

Loyola College

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