VCCircle Hyderabad Investment Forum 2012
VCCircle is back in Hyderabad to discover which way the city’s new ‘Andhrapreneurial’ wave is headed.
The city that is variously dubbed as Cyberabad or India’s bulk drug capital or MFI capital or EPC capital has very effortlessly donned these hats. One of India’s fifth largest cities and the key contributor to the state GDP, Hyderabad Inc. just like the city itself is a blend of old and new. Hyderbad Inc. is much like a microcosm of India Inc. in that it covers a healthy smattering of all key verticals and sectors.
Much of Hyderabad’s traditional wealth comes from land and agriculture but this capital has now been expressing itself in many new industries particularly in the knowledge economy of IT and pharma. At the same time, the native penchant for construction and contracting continues at the same pace.
The other dominant theme of Hyderabad is, of course, pharma. Many of the homegrown pharma companies have been already been cherry-picked by global MNCs who see value in the Indian generic and bulk drugs play. With the largest number of USFDA plants outside of the US in Hyderabad, there may be a lot of M&A (cross-border) deals that are still on the radar. Will the latest M&A deals trigger Andhra promoters to follow suit?
The other theme that could pan out in a big way in the next couple of years is healthcare. The sector being one of the prominent contributors to the country’s gross domestic product, has seen entrepreneurship and innovation with novel businesses here in Hyderabad. reflects the sheer size and scope of this business segment. A rise in the incidence of lifestyle-related diseases paired with a rise in income levels have emphasized the need for innovation and investments for better healthcare facilities in the country.
In this backdrop, VCCircle is proposing a summit in Hyderabad to discover the investment potential that this economy so uniquely offers. The participating companies, banks, intermediaries and private equity funds will share their route map to understanding Hyderabad Inc.
AGENDA
8:30am to 9:30am
Tea & Registration
9:30am – 9:40am
Introduction Note
9:40am to 10:20am
Fireside Chat: Rediscovering Andhra’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem & Opportunities
What is the uniqueness of the entrepreneurial DNA in Andhra? Which sectors would witness a slew of entrepreneurial activities and where is the Andhrapreneurial wave headed? What is Andhra’s potential for more of large marquee private equity and M&A deals? Where does Andhra
stand in terms of ease of nurturing and scaling businesses? How is the Andhra ecosystem absorbing new age businesses? Is corporate transparency a subject of much concern and talks at the negotiation table?
Aluri Srinvasa Rao - MD, Morgan Stanley Private Equity (Moderator)
Devendra Surana - MD, Bhagyanagar India Limited
Vijay Mahajan - MD, Bhartiya Samruddhi Finance Ltd
10:20am to 11:20am
Panel I: Raising Private Equity Capital & Business Transformation
Which sectors and stages in businesses appeal to private equity investors? What do private equity investors look for in a company before investing? Which are the new and emerging attractive sectors in Hyderabad attracting investor eyeballs? Private Equity’s role in business development & transformation? Apart from money, what other inputs & value additions do private equity managers bring to the table? Developing company financial information, moving from non-formal business practices to formal business practices. What are the challenges in valuation and how can both promoters and investors align their interests? How to overcome the difficulties in signing term sheets?
Deepak Shahdadpuri - Founder & MD, Beacon India Private Equity (Moderator)
Sunil Kolangara - Partner, Ascent Capital
Sandeep Reddy - MD, Peepul Capital Advisors
11:20am to 11:35am
Tea & Networking
11:35am - 11:55am
Legal Presentation: Understanding Legal Aspects Involved In Debt & Equity Fund Raising For Companies
Anjuli Sivaramakrishnan - Partner, Kochhar & Co
11:55am to 12:45pm
Panel II: VCCircle Red-hot: Infrastructure, Roads, Ports, Power & Cleantech
Hyderabad’s most prolific infrastructure companies and investors will talk about capital-raising, deploying funds, earning profits, covering forex and operational risks, volatility in raw materials and, chasing the strategic vision. How these firms seized M&A opportunities, bid for large projects, achieved financial closure and grew scale.
Mudit Kapoor - Assistant Professor, Economics & Public Policy, Indian
School of Business (Moderator)
Suresh Chukkapalli - Founder Chairman, Phoenix Group
Sudesh Menon - CEO, Waterlife India Pvt. Ltd
12:45pm to 2:00pm
Lunch & Networking
1:00pm to 2:00pm
VCCircle Lounge
VCCircle Lounge is a new initiative from VCCircle where companies and investors can meet and network in a structured manner in a separate enclosure. Here companies can make their elevator pitch to a group of select private equity investors and venture capitalists, while
investors can sell their funds to India's fastest growing enterprises.
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Panel III: Raising Venture Capital & Angel Investor Money
How to get VC and angel funding for your startup? What are the Dos & Don'ts of before approaching an angel or a seed stage investor? How much of the company should an entrepreneur be ready to dissolve while raising early funding? How does Hyderabad fare in terms of successful investments?
Sateesh Andra - Managing Partner, Ventureast (Moderator)
Karthee Mandasamy - MD, Qualcom Ventures
Raj Seelam - MD, Sresta Natural Bioproducts Pvt. Ltd
Konda Vishweshwar Reddy - MD, Citadel Research and Solutions
J A Chowdary - an active angel investor
3:00pm to 3:30pm
Entrepreneur Interview
Venture capital funded Vamshi Reddy, Co-founder & CEO, Apalya Technologies will be interviewed on:
- Apalya’s early days and business model
- Significant milestones
- Growth path and projections
- How Apalya raised VC funding and scaled
Vamshi Reddy - Co-founder & CEO, Apalya Technologies
Shrija Agrawal - Associate Editor, VCCircle
3:30pm - 3:45pm
Tea & Networking Break
3:45pm 4:30pm
Panel IV: VCCircle Red-hot: Healthcare & Pharma
What are the investable business models in healthcare delivery which is often categorized as a long gestation play? How do these models acquire scale? What are the opportunities in multi-specialty and single-specialty plays? Will we see attractive M&A opportunites
thriving in this space? How to overcome challenges in high capital intensive & high obsolesce segments? What are the emerging opportunities in Indian Pharma play today? A status check on Niche Therapeutic Area, Portfolio Adopters, Licensing Experts, Drug Delivery
Experts, Specialty Generics Players.
Sanjeev Sehrawat - Sr. Director, ICICI Venture (Moderator)
Vikram Vuppala - Founder & CEO, Nephroplus
Sofi Bergkvist - Managing Director, ACCESS Health International
Dr. B Ramesh Babu - MD, Medwin Hospital & Venture Partner, Ventureast Tenet Fund
C.Chandra Sekhar - Executive Director, Global Hospitals Pvt. Ltd.
4:30pm to 5:30pm
Panel V: Hot Themes For Entrepreneurship: Digital Content, E-Commerce, SaaS, Mobile, Education
What are the entrepreneurial opportunities today in digital content, e-commerce, SaaS, mobile & education? What are the unique challenges and scope for growth under each segment? What models are VCs betting on?
Parag Dhol - MD, Inventus Capital Partners (Moderator)
Ranjith Boyanapalli - Founder & CEO, BuyThePrice
Abhay Deshpande - Co-founder & CEO, Martjack
Venu Donepudi - Founder & Managing Director, CarZ
5:30pm – 5:35pm
Concluding remarks
Aliens group was started in 2003 with courage and conviction to challenge the conventional wisdom and balance the same with excellence and expertise. Currently its main area of interest is the development of residential projects and townships in Hyderabad and other key Indian cities. Aliens Group has expertise in different fields of operations involving diverse aspects of real estate development such as land identification, project planning, designing, marketing and execution. Its long term plans are to be active across different asset classes of real estate in order to comprehensively capture the huge India-opportunity.
With more than 150 lawyers, Kochhar & Co is one of the leading and largest corporate law firms in India, and enjoys the distinction of being the only Indian firm with a full service presence in the six prominent Indian cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon & Hyderabad and with overseas offices - Atlanta, Singapore, Dubai & Tokyo and Jeddah & Riyadh (the offices in Saudi Arabia are in collaboration with one leading law firm in Saudi Arabia).
Kochhar & Co. offers a wide range of legal services in the areas of corporate and commercial laws and specializes in representing major foreign and domestic corporations with diverse business interests in India. The Firm acts as Indian counsel for some of the largest domestic corporations and multinational companies from North America, Europe South-East Asia and Japan (including several Fortune 500 companies).
The Indian School of Business (ISB) was established in 2001 with an aspiration to put India on the global map of management education. Over the years, the ISB has successfully pioneered several new trends in management education in India, and has firmly established itself as a world-class management institution. In 2008, the ISB became the youngest institution to be ranked among the Top 20 in the Global B-school Rankings by The Financial Times, London, and since then has been ranked consistently among the top B-schools globally. Recently, the ISB earned the distinction of becoming the first South Asian B-school to receive the AACSB accreditation. Chartering its next phase of growth, the ISB flagged off its second campus at Mohali, Punjab in April 2012. Though located at Hyderabad and Mohali, the School functions as one entity with a seamless integration across both the campuses. The new campus, apart from offering the Post Graduate and Executive Education programs, will have Institutes for promoting research and education in areas critical to India’s development, viz. Healthcare Management, Public Policy, Physical Infrastructure Management, and Manufacturing Excellence & Innovation.
A strong pool of research-oriented resident and international faculty from reputed B-schools has been a key factor that helped the ISB to emerge as one of the leading B Schools with its cutting edge research and pedagogy. It has set up eight research centres serving as a bridge between the industry and the academia and carry forward its research agenda as well as promote education in areas critical to India’s development. The ISB offers its flagship one year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) besides the Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives (PGPMAX) and a bouquet of Executive Education Programmes that cater to top and middle management. The school also recently launched its Fellow Programme in Management (FPM). The school has over 4200+ PGP Alumni and 13,000+ Executive Education Alumni spread across over 25 countries making an impact on the business and society.
For more information, visit www.isb.edu
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