Author of India's first book on Circular Economy, editor of the Journal on Circularity, founder and Managing Director of International Council for Circular Economy, Shalini is a true leader who has rep-resented India on multiple international platforms. She writes for many Indian as well as international magazines. She is a part of several policy and developmental programs of federal and state bodies in India. A member of technical committee at ISO/TC 323, she got CE embedded in formal education in India. Her recent paper was published by the Economic Advisory council to the PM & G20 compendi-um. She is leading the Global South and North collaboration discussions at the WCEF & representing a cooperation of 8 countries. Receiver of several awards, her leadership skills and innovative thinking, have helped shape the global conversation on circular economy and inspire action towards a more sustainable future. She has been recently awarded by Ministry of Environment and Foreign affairs of Finland for her work in Climate action.