Shri Manajit Kumar Nayak, is Director – STPINEXT, Jurisdictional Director – STPI Kolkata, along with other four sub centers i.e. Durgapur, Siliguri, Kharagpur & Haldia in West Bengal under Ministry of Electronics and IT, Govt. of India. Shri Nayak is an Engineering Graduate from Utkal University and earned MBA from Sambalpur University.

He has more than 25 years of association with Government Sector as well as Corporate and 20 years experience in policy making and statutory services for IT & ITES industries. He has served in STPI in various capacities and at several location places throughout the country. His active support and decisive actions have created many opportunities for SMEs to avail maximum benefits of policies and services.

Earlier he was also looking after simultaneously the IT/ITES SEZs in the State of West Bengal for three years. He has been playing a key role jointly working with the State Government and different industries associations and chambers for various policy formations, IT/ Electronics promotional activities and key decisions with regard to development of IT sector and infrastructure. His leadership quality fulfilled to the expectations of the IT/ITES industries by providing efficient and timely support.

Amit Kureel is the Chief Operating Officer with STPI MOTION Centre of Entrepreneurship at Pune. A seasoned professional with 20+ years of experience in IT services. He has worked in premier global organizations like Infosys, Capgemini, L&T Infotech as a technology leader. A Technology Speaker with long experience in developing Policies and Operations Framework for large organizations. He has executed large global technology projects for Customers in India, US, EU and Australia. He has worked in diverse roles in Architecture, Development, Operations and recently as an Entrepreneur. He has earned his B.E. in Computer Science from Devi Ahilya University, Indore.