
Founders
Sujatha Suresh, Founder & CEO
As CEO and Founder of Akaar Events Sujatha has orchestrated fundraiser galas, entertainment sourcing, holiday events, diversity events, trainings, conferences, seminars and annual picnics where her imaginative ideas and attention to detail helped create lasting impressions and value for the clients. Sujatha has degrees in Education and Psychology, and has worked in Silicon Valley nonprofits and Hewlett Packard for over 10 years. Her background in Program Management and extensive network and relationships with vendors and consultants, provides valued expertise for planning and execution of a wide variety of events.
Akaar Events is the culmination of Sujatha's passion and penchant for organization and creativity. Akaar's creative and innovative events have elicited testimonials that speak for themselves. Their growth in the event management arena and repeat business from corporate, nonprofit and private sectors is testament to this fact. Sujatha's plans for Akaar include an expansion in the marketing and entertainment arenas.
Sujatha volunteers for the American India Foundation, a nonprofit that has funded over 50m USD to India for women's and children's related causes. Her family includes two beautiful daughters, husband and her dachschund Scooter.
Suzy Punj Khendry, Co-Founder
Suzy has a Masters Degree in Public Health and undergraduate degree in Biochemistry. After spending a few years in academic research, her interest in event coordination and traveling drew her into the corporate world of executive conference production. She produced events for the nonprofits, insurance, banking and ethnic segments worldwide and structured niche events for effective networking such as CEO roundtables, golf tournaments & Super Bowl parties. Suzy has 6+ years management experience in event management in leading event management firms in NY and CA. She spearheaded conferences in cutting edge topics such as Outsourcing and International Healthcare and converted them into annual events that drew over 350+ attendees from Fortune 500 companies. Suzy resides in Dublin, CA with her husband.
Eduardo Salaz,
Diversity and Inclusion Leader, INTUIT
















