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Ajaya Sharma is the lead consultant of Capital Markets Group of Adfactors which is India’s largest reputation & critical issues advisory company in India. He is former Senior Editor of ETNOW (India’s leading business news channel) and has worked in similar roles in business channels like CNBC Awaaz, Bloomberg TV and NDTV Profit as well in his career spanning over 20 years. He is a fundamental analyst at heart and loves tracking markets & business models closely.

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Amit Kansal is a seasoned finance professional with over 22 years of experience in leading financial roles at top organizations, including Aditya Birla Capital, ICICI Bank, and Ernst & Young. At Aditya Birla Capital, he successfully conceptualized and led the Special Situations/Stressed Asset Platform, which included a notable joint venture with US-based Värde Partners. Additionally, he managed the Project & Structured Finance vertical for the North and East regions at Aditya Birla Finance, overseeing a range of high-profile projects. Amit possesses deep expertise across the credit spectrum, with a track record of managing investments from single-digit yield deals to high-IRR trades in asset reconstruction. A Rank Holder Chartered Accountant, he holds a degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce, further enhancing his industry credentials.

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Aniruddha Sarkar is the CIO and Portfolio Manager at Quest Investment Advisors since Feb ‘20. He brings with him over 17 years of experience in the capital markets with diverse role managing money for investors across PMS, AIF and Advisory business. Prior to joining Quest, he was with IIFL group companies for over 11 years. At IIFL AMC in his last role, he was the Portfolio Manager for IIFL Multicap PMS since its inception in 2014 where he had generated industry leading performance over the 5 years till Dec 2019 and the same was also recognized in Industry awards in 2019. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and an MBA in Finance.

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Arpit Shah, an Entrepreneur by nature, is Co-Founder and Member of Investment Team of Care Portfolio Managers Pvt Ltd.(Care PMS). He brings with him 15 years experience of Capital Markets. Arpit has contributed articles / views to leading newspapers, newletters and made presentations on equity markets as speaker at various platforms. He is Chartered Accountant by qualification.

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Mr Sinha is a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from the CFA Institute, USA, possesses a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance and has completed a Post Graduate Program in Business Analytics and Business Intelligence. He has more than two decades of experience in financial markets, most of which was with the Kotak Group. Currently, he is responsible for offering solutions across asset classes to Global Investors who are looking at India as an investment destination. He has thorough understanding of the International financial market, different financial products, evaluating investment portfolios and deep understanding of the regulatory landscape.

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Mr. Vaidyanath is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at NAFA AMC. He has an experience of close to two decades in equity markets. He began his career as a research analyst and then, as a portfolio manager at Sundaram Asset Management. His track record as a fund manager for Sundaram portfolio managers for almost seven years has been impressive across six diverse strategies. He had delivered consistent returns outperforming the portfolio benchmarks by over 100% across strategies till December 2015 when he relinquished charge to join NAFA Asset Managers. Currently, he manages assets in excess of Rs 450 crores, including advisory services.

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Dinshaw Irani is the Director & CEO of Helios Capital Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. and has overall work experience of 29 years. Prior to this, he was Executive Director at Artemis Advisors (exclusive research advisors to Helios Singapore) for over 14 years, where he led the research process, from industry outlook and idea generation to final recommendation. Prior to joining Artemis in 2005, he was the Principal Portfolio Manager at Sharekhan during 2003-04, where he also set up their portfolio management services division. Prior to Dinshaw’s time at Sharekhan, he was Vice President in the Asian Emerging Markets team for Alliance Capital in Mumbai for over 3 years, covering the consumer and pharmaceutical sectors. Before Alliance Capital, Dinshaw worked at Sun F&C Mutual Fund and at Lloyd Securities. Dinshaw is a graduate in Commerce (Hons.) and holds a post-graduate diploma in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand.

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Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta is a Board Member, Advisor and Investor in banking, markets, crypto, asset management, healthcare and technology. He has/is serving on the board or advising several financially regulated firms in the Middle East, India, UK/Europe (Apex Group, Peregrine, AusGulf, Aarna Capital, Bunat Ventures, Point72, Trillium, Cohesion, ICICI Ventures, Caravella, Truleum, Liminal). He advises UAE, India and UK-based families/Family Office Advisory firms and runs his Abu Dhabi based family office foundation which invests in funds, real estate and startups. He is a visiting faculty member and a member of advisory boards at several universities in the UK, UAE, and India. Dr. Dasgupta’s previous full-time role was leading the market development of Abu Dhabi’s award-winning Financial Centre (Abu Dhabi Global Market) and Financial Regulator (Financial Service Regulatory Authority) for Exchanges, Crypto, Digital Banking, Broker / Dealers, Venture Capital, FinTech, Sustainable Finance & Commodities sectors. He was also responsible for Emerging Markets and Europe as a region. He helped triple AUM, making ADGM the largest regulated crypto jurisdiction in the world, quadrupled the number of broker-dealers, and helped launch ICE Futures Abu Dhabi (trading a million contracts within 6 months), making ADGM the biggest hub for venture capital in the region, etc. Prior to joining ADGM in 2019, Dr. Dasgupta was the Chief Operating Officer of UK Export Finance (GBP 90B Capital) at the Department of International Trade, UK Government. His 30-year career included senior-level leadership, business development and transformation roles in investment banking, transaction banking, technology, and consulting in HSBC, ABN AMRO, Citigroup, and PwC. Dr. Dasgupta holds a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Bhopal, an MBA in Finance from Indore University, a PhD in Financial Modelling & AI from the University of Manchester, a PhD in Terrorism and Politics from Kings College London and a PhD in Spice Food History from Brunel University, UK.

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• Lakshmipathi joined ASK in 2009 as one of the co-founding members of Real Estate Fund business in building FUM of INR 75 Bn.
• He is instrumental in setting up fund raising, deployment and investment management in South India and has led investments spread across 17 Mn sq.ft with excellent exit track records
• He has also led the maiden offshore fundraise of USD 90 Mn. Additionally, he leads the legal function
• With over 3 decades of experience, he previously worked with ICICI Bank, specializing in mortgages and real estate funding
• He holds a B.Sc. degree from Loyola College, Chennai

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In the financial world, Nishad Khanolkar is an astute leader with over 20 years of experience in asset management, investment banking, private equity, M&A and corporate finance. He served as the CEO of SP Growth Partners, a Hong Kong-based asset management firm overseeing investments in various sectors across Southeast Asia including Australia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. His impressive track record includes leading the acquisition, restructuring, and successful exit (valued at US$125 million) of a petrochemical plant in the Philippines. Furthermore, he has been instrumental in managing the India Inflection Opportunity Fund since its launch. Khanolkar holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Mumbai and is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

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Pramod is one of the founders of Marcellus. In the final two years of his 8 year stint in Ambit Capital, Pramod was Managing Director & Head of Institutional Equities (from 2016 to 2018). Prior to that Pramod, served as the head of Ambit’s Singapore office from 2013-2016. Before joining Ambit, Pramod worked across sales and research functions at Clear Capital, a British equity research firm. Pramod is Head of Sales in Marcellus and manages the sales & marketing efforts of the firm. He also sits on Investment Committee that discusses and approves investment strategies of the firm. Besides being a technology analyst, Pramod has served in technology firms such as HCL Technologies and Philips Semiconductors’ Indian arm in Business Development and Engineering respectively.

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R Sivakumar has been associated with Axis AMC since its inception in 2009 in several leadership roles. Sivakumar has more than 25 years of experience in asset management industry in India. At Axis AMC, he is the Head of Products and Corporate Strategy. In his role, Sivakumar steers the enterprise-wide strategy and new initiatives, adding heft to the company’s strategic intent for accelerating growth. Prior to this role, Sivakumar was the Head – Fixed Income for 14 years, responsible for driving the investment strategy of all fixed income products. Sivakumar has also worked with Fortis Investments (formerly ABN AMRO AMC) where he was a Fund Manager - Fixed Income. He has also worked with Sundaram AMC as Fund Manager – Fixed Income and with Zurich India AMC as Research Analyst. Qualification: Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology Madras and post graduate diploma in management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

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Rohit Rathi has over 20 (Twenty) years of experience in commercial real estate acquisitions with pan India exposure to real estate investments. He previously was the Zonal Head for the Corporate Realty Finance group at ICICI Bank, managing assets of more than USD 1.2 billion and responsible for more than a 100 borrower relationships. Earlier to that, he was regional business head for mortgages business taking care of retail mortgages for National Capital Region (NCR). Prior to joining ICICI Bank, he was responsible for internal credit rating of investments made by the treasury at UTI Bank. Rohit Rathi is a chartered accountant and has completed his post-graduation in commerce from Jodhpur University.

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Sami is a Managing Associate in our Corporate & Commercial team based in Dubai. Sami is a New York Bar qualified lawyer with over nine years' experience in investment funds spent in Europe and the Middle East. Sami advises on fund structuring, including the drafting of funds relevant documentation such as private placement memoranda and limited partnership agreements, as well as on investments by private and institutional investors into regulated investment structures. Prior to joining the firm, Sami supported the investment funds practices at Magic Circle law firms in Luxembourg and Dubai.

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Satish brings over 16 years of rich experience & expertise in financial markets across sell side and buy side research. Satish has worked for financial majors like JP Morgan, ICICI Securities and Edelweiss. He started his career with JP Morgan in their investment banking division and after that he joined ICICI Securities as a sell side analyst. At ICICI Securities, Satish and his team was rated #1 in Institutional Investor (II) survey. In his last role at Edelweiss, he played a key role in scaling up the Professional Investors (PI) Equities Desk and family office practice. Prior to Edelweiss, Satish was managing money for a large family office during his proprietary stint. Satish is a CFA (US), MBA (Symbiosis) and a commerce graduate from St Xaviers College, Kolkata.

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Shankar Sharma embarked on his illustrious journey by earning an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, in 1988. Post MBA, he joined Citibank NA, Mumbai, in its Investment Banking Division. In 1990, Mr. Sharma founded First Global and played a pivotal role in its core Investment Management team worldwide. He also achieved memberships in the London Stock Exchange (2000) and NASD, US (2001). In 2022, he founded GQuant Investech, a global Fintech and Asset Management company. Sharma has been widely quoted in the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Financial Times, and has featured on shows like The Mind of The Market on NDTV Profit. He has been called". "The Alchemist of Dalal Street"" by Forbes magazine.

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Susmit Patodia is an Associate Partner at Antler India and part of the Global Capital team, leading initiatives in Fintech, Mobility, and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). A prominent voice in the VC space, he runs buildonondc.com and has authored influential articles on investing in India. Previously, he held leadership roles at Motilal Oswal, managing institutional equities and portfolio management, and began his career at Accenture Management Consulting. A strong advocate for India’s growth, his insights on “Antifragile investing” have gained wide recognition. Susmit is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore.

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Mr. Vaibhav Shah is the Head - Products, Business Strategy & International Business of Mirae Asset Investment Managers. He has over 17 years’ experience in the field of financial services and stock markets. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Shah was Head - Product, Marketing and Corporate Communications and was handling product development function of the AMC since August, 2011. Prior to joining the AMC, he was Product Manager Mutual Funds & Alternate Investment Products at DBS Bank Ltd. Mr. Shah has also worked as Product Manager Indian Equities with ICICI Bank Ltd. and associated with organizations like Karvy Stock Broking Ltd and Indiabulls Securities Ltd.

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Vignesh Shankar is a seasoned business leader with a proven track record in driving growth across multiple industries. Currently, as Executive Partner at Artha99 Investment Partners since 2021, he leads investment screening, deal structuring, and portfolio expansion. Previously, as Managing Director at Stanley Engineered Fastening India, he significantly boosted revenue from $12M to $50M and enhanced operating margins. At SBD Asia, he played a pivotal role in increasing revenue from $140M to $190M while spearheading the company’s expansion into Electric Mobility and Medical Technologies. Vignesh is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Master's in Commerce from the University of Madras. He also serves as a Corporate Finance and Strategy lecturer at Amity Business School and is an experienced speaker on Mergers & Acquisitions.

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Vikas Khemani is a Chartered Accountant & CFA Charter holder with over 27 years of capital markets experience. He founded Carnelian Asset Management 6 years back, a boutique investment management & advisory firm based out of India in 2019; managing USD 1.2bn across portfolios. Before starting Carnelian, Mr. Vikas spent ~17 years as the CEO of Edelweiss Securities Ltd., incubated & built several businesses to leadership including institutional equities, investment banking business & equity research.

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Viral Berawala is a seasoned investment expert with over 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently serves as Director at Buoyant Capital, bringing extensive expertise from his previous roles as Chief Investment Officer at Essel Mutual Fund and Reliance Nippon Life Insurance. Viral has also held key positions at Nippon India Mutual Fund and Tata Consultancy Services. With a background in diverse sectors including IT, Real Estate, FMCG, Oil & Gas, and Insurance, his investment acumen spans a wide array of industries. Viral holds a B.Com, is a Chartered Accountant, and has a postgraduate degree from IIM Ahmedabad. He is an active thought leader, regularly sharing his insights through investor memos, factsheets, and media interviews.