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Tariq Chauhan (56 years old) is a Harvard alumnus, entrepreneur, and well-known Indian businessman. He is the CEO and Co-founder of EFS Group, a visionary leader in the industry, having built EFS in less than a decade from less than AED 100 million to over an AED billion in revenues and AED 1.6 billion in enterprise value. Mr. Chauhan is also well-acclaimed as a thought-leader, writer, columnist and visionary in global facilities management. Tariq’s work in FM and Business Prudence is well acknowledged, and he has authored over 100 plus articles in various publications, including his regular columns in Khaleej Times and Gulf News, two UAE Major dailies. He has written a book titled “In a Resilient Mode”, which is under publication by Forbes Books. Tariq is among the Top CEOs ranked in 2021 and 2022 by Forbes Middle East and has been listed multiple times as part of Top 5 Indian Executives in the Forbes Ranking. He is also ranked twelfth amongst the Top Business Leaders and ranked second in the FM Power 30 by Construction Business News. He was awarded the Innovative Leader of the Year and the Industry Leader of the Year by Innovation in Construction & FM Awards and nominated by GCC GOV HR Awards as the People First Leader in 2021. For almost three decades, Tariq has been championing upskilling and welfare of blue-collar workers within his organization as well as on global platforms like Middle East Facility Management Association (MEFMA), International Facility Management Association (IFMA), Oracle Open World 2019, Middlesex University, Bangladesh Economic Forum, Microsoft Summit, Emirates Aviation Academy, BBC World Service, Skyline University, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), the Harvard India Conference, the Indian Consulate in Dubai and Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad (ARSP) or the Indian Council for International Co-operation and Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention organized by the Ministry of External Affairs, India.