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R N Iyer
Founder & CEO, Vayana Network
R N Iyer
Founder & CEO, Vayana Network
R N Iyer, Founder & CEO of Vayana Network, is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years in the Cash and Trade space providing solutions to some of the largest Banks across the globe. At Vayana Network, over the past decade, Ram has lead the company’s vision to democratise access to affordable finance to MSMEs. Previously, he was the co-founder and CEO of CashTech Solutions a leading Cash Management vendor in Asia which was acquired by Nasdaq listed Fundtech (now a part of Finastra Group). R N Iyer has previously worked with Accenture in their management consulting division. He is a management graduate from IIM Ahmedabad and an Engineer from Mumbai University. R N Iyer provides leadership in Business & Technology strategy and global Product development processes.
Ashutosh Singh
CEO, NSDL Payments Bank
Ashutosh Singh
CEO, NSDL Payments Bank- Led the sales efforts in making Axis Securities the Pan India Market Leader in FY'17 and FY'18 in incremental Client Acquisition.
- Bagged a hat-trick of awards over 3 consecutive years (FY’13 to FY’15) by Dun and Bradstreet for being the Best Growing Broking House in India.
- Led the efforts in making Axis Securities the first bank led broker to offer a completely digital customer onboarding journey.
- Part of the core team that launched the disruptive Trade@20 product in India.
- Led the efforts in making SBI and MOSL the most successful tie up in India between a PSU bank and a broking entity.
- Consistent Top Rater over the years across multiple organisations.
Ashutosh Singh is C.A. and M.B.A. with invaluable experience of starting new businesses and taking them to industry leading positions, setting up processes and optimizing costs through innovation and digital initiatives. Over the years, he has built a successful track record of delivering on key business metrics of Market Share Growth and Profitability, always in the process enhancing the Customer journey through all touch points.
Channel Management and Team management have been a forte as evidenced by a successful career in collaborating and creating symbiotic partnerships with PSU banks such as SBI and private sector banks such as Axis.
He has been scratch building and scaling Digital and Offline businesses, with efficient designing and implementation of robust processes and team building.
Working with regulators, external vendors, Channel Partners, internal IT , Operations and Compliance teams to deliver on new business opportunities. This spans the stages from identifying the opportunity, all the way through to Go Live.
Some of his notable achievements are:-
Rajiv Sabharwal
MD & CEO, TATA Capital
Rajiv Sabharwal
MD & CEO, TATA Capital
Rajiv, a B. Tech from IIT Delhi and PGDM from IIM Lucknow, has over 26 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. Rajiv is currently the Managing Director & CEO of Tata Capital Limited. He is also the Chairman of Tata Capital Financial Services Limited, Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited and Tata Securities Limited and is also on the Board of Tata Cleantech Capital Limited, Tata Capital Pte Ltd. and Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited.
He has served as an Executive Director on the Board of ICICI Bank where he was responsible for several businesses including retail banking, business banking, rural banking, financial inclusion, technology and digital banking. He has also served as the Chairman of ICICI Home Finance Company Limited and was on the Board of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited. He was also on the Investment Advisory Committee (Real Estate) of ICICI Prudential AMC.
Rajiv has been widely acknowledged and credited for his contribution to the growth of the Retail Banking and Real Estate & Housing Finance market in India.
He also has experience in both Venture Capital and Growth Capital investing, through stints at both Sequoia Capital and True North. He has also been on the Board of a number of early stage and growing companies in the Financial services space.
He has also served on a number of RBI and IBA committees.
Rajiv has also had successful stints with the Godrej Group, SRF Finance, GE Capital and Times Bank.
Sumit Bali
CEO and Executive Director, IIFL Finance
Sumit Bali
CEO and Executive Director, IIFL Finance
Mr Sumit Bali is the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company. He holds a B.A (Hon) from St. Stephen’s college, New Delhi and has completed his PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad.
Prior to his current role, Mr Bali spent 24 years with Kotak Group. His last position at Kotak Mahindra Bank was of Senior Executive Vice President, overseeing consumer banking retail asset products including home loans, loan against property, credit cards, salaried personnel loans and SME loans.
Previously he also held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd (KMPL) and also was a Director on KMPL’s Board. He began his career with Glaxo India Limited in 1990, and has also worked with Asian Paints (I) Ltd. Mr Bali is a seasoned banker with an experience of 28 years in the Indian corporate sector.
Mr Sumit Bali is the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company. He holds a B.A (Hon) from St. Stephen’s college, New Delhi and has completed his PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad.
Prior to his current role, Mr Bali spent 24 years with Kotak Group. His last position at Kotak Mahindra Bank was of Senior Executive Vice President, overseeing consumer banking retail asset products including home loans, loan against property, credit cards, salaried personnel loans and SME loans.
Previously he also held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd (KMPL) and also was a Director on KMPL’s Board. He began his career with Glaxo India Limited in 1990, and has also worked with Asian Paints (I) Ltd. Mr Bali is a seasoned banker with an experience of 28 years in the Indian corporate sector.
Rakesh Jain
Chief Executive Officer, Reliance General Insurance Company Limited
Rakesh Jain
Chief Executive Officer, Reliance General Insurance Company Limited
A Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant, Rakesh Jain is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reliance General Insurance Company Limited.
Since the past 8years, Rakesh has been instrumental in driving Reliance General Insurance's continuous growth, innovation and expansion and the company today is ranked amongst the leading private general insurance companies in India. In addition, under his leadership, Reliance General Insurance has been recognized at various prestigious forums and received several accolades.
He strongly believes in cultivating Pure Relationship and Risk based approach towards sustainable growth with Technology playing the role of an operating integrator in the evolving General Insurance industry in India.
Rakesh has a rich and varied work experience of over 20 years in leadership role in business development, corporate accounting, risk management, etc. Rakesh has been conferred with prestigious accolades like 'Best CFO award in the Financial Services Sector' by the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI).
Rakesh Jain is an avid reader and is a technology enthusiast. His futuristic outlook and technology bend has helped in propelling the success of Reliance General Insurance
Shanthi Vijetha
Partner, Growth at Grant Thornton
Shanthi Vijetha
Partner, Growth at Grant Thornton
Shanthi is a MBA Finance with 16 years experience in deal advisory and consulting. He started his career in management consulting with AF Ferguson/ Deloitte and moved to Grant Thornton to focus on deal advisory. His experience includes fund raising, M&A and AIM listing. He spent two years in the UK and gained deal experience in European context. His experience has been in the Technology, Retail and Media sectors with primary focus on PE/VC fund raising and cross border deals.
Karan Kalra
Founder, Bombay Law Chambers
Karan Kalra
Founder, Bombay Law Chambers
Karan is the founder of Bombay Law Chambers and has over 15 years of experience in the legal industry, having worked in house as well as with one of Indian most prestigious law firm Nishith Desai Associates, where along with being a leader of the M&A and PE practices, he also led the banking and financial services vertical.
His practice focuses largely on domestic and cross border venture capital and private equity transactions, M&As, JVs and structured finance along with providing regulatory and general corporate advice. Karan works across sectors and has domain expertise in financial services, technology, e-commerce, healthcare, renewables and core manufacturing. Further, Karan also has the experience working with one of the largest private banks in India, working across various verticals.
Karan completed his B.SL. LL.B. from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and has also pursued a masters from Northwestern University – Pritzer School of Law and Kellogg School of Management. He is eligible to practice law both in India and New York, USA.
Karan has regularly been recognised by various legal directories such as IFLR 1000, Legal 500 and the Financial Times - RSG Consulting Survey.
Raja Lahiri
Partner - Transaction Advisory Services, Grant Thornton India LLP
Raja Lahiri
Partner - Transaction Advisory Services, Grant Thornton India LLP
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