:: BangaloreWALKS ::

Bangalore attracts the whos-who of the business and political world. We have had the pleasure (and pressure) of hosting a few of them. We are proud to have played a role in these visitors’ impressions of our city. There are several other big names not mentioned here -for reasons of confidentiality.

The Board of Unilever plc

Here for a Board Meeting, they took the time to experience our signature tour 'The Bangalore Story'.

The Board of Cummins Inc

The Board members (including CEO Tim Solso) took multiple tours of the city.

The Board of Volvo

The Leadership team experienced The Bangalore Story enroute to their factory outside the city.

The Board of ANZ Bank

They slotted 3 hours for a custom walking tour of the city (incl Chairman Charles Goode).

The Board of CESSE Business School

This high-powered Board that included Pablo Enrique (Chairman of the European Parliament)
spent half a day to explore the city with us

The President of Bavaria

On a state visit with his entourage, we presented the city’s traditional and wildlife heritage to Dr. Edmund Stroiba, Minister President of Bavaria

The French Senate – Cultural Committee

Showcasing the city’s cultural heritage to French Senators was an honour

The U N World Committee on Tourism

Presenting Bangalore and Mysore to UN delegates from 15 countries was special.

The Vice-President, Rhone-Alpes (France)

Bernard Soulage poked around the bylanes of traditional Bangalore with us

The Tourism Minister, Cambodia

He was were here to showcase Angkor Wat. We showed him our city, and explored our ancient ties with SE Asia.

The Education Minister, France

Valerie Pecresse, Sarkozy’s Minister for Higher Education got a feel for the real Bengaluru.

We respect those who took the time for a tour with us

NR Narayana Murthy (Chairman, Infosys), Nandan Nilekani (CEO, Infosys), Dominic Barton (Global Managing Partner, McKinsey), Rick Waddle (CEO, Northern Trust), John Sculley (ex-CEO, Apple), Jack Little (CEO, The MathWorks), Pradeep Kar (Chairman, Microland), Eli Broad, Penny Brown (advisor to Madeleine Albright), Sophie Fallou (Director, Shell), Joe Podolny (Dean – Yale School of Business), Mitchell Adams (Dean, Harvard Medical School), Lord & Lady Cornwallis, Ravi Venkatesam (CEO, Microsoft India), Kevin Smith (President, Fidelity India), Marcel Hungerbuehler (CEO- Bengaluru Int’l Aiport), Anand Mahajan (MD, Saint-Gobain), Vijay Taparia (MD, Supreme Industries), S Salgaocar (MD, Salgaocar & Bros), Pradip Shah (Chairman, IndAsia), Venu Nair (CEO, Marks & Spencer India), Crissy Carpenter (CEO, Paley Centre for Media), Kanwal Rekhi (Co-Founder, TiE), Scott Stallard (HP), Christopher Perrigo (Target), Abhik Mitra (MD - TNT India), Dr Nagaraja Rao (former Dir Gen, Archaeological Survey of India).