Our speakers

Gaurav Ahuja, Managing Director, ChrysCapital

Gaurav Ahuja is a Managing Director with ChrysCapital and has been with the firm since 2004. He is responsible for the LP Relations and Fund Raising functions at ChrysCapital. Mr. Ahuja is a member of the Investment Committee and sits on the board of Infogain, ChrysCapital’s IT Services portfolio company. Prior to joining ChrysCapital, he was in the M&A group at Lazard Freres in San Francisco and Merrill Lynch in New York. Mr. Ahuja received an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Economics from the University of Virginia.

Gaurav Chaturvedi, Partner, Kae Capital

Gaurav is a Partner at Kae capital. An IITB alumnus, he co-founded ThinkLabs in 2006 and helped it grow into one of the largest STEM education companies in India. After the acquisition of ThinkLABs in 2016, Gaurav continued running the business for one more year before successfully exiting

He loves closely working with founders and helping them. A firm believer in lifelong learning, He thinks that the best way to learn for an investor is to work with the best entrepreneurs. At Kae Capital, Gaurav currently spends time overseeing investments in B2B, SaaS, and emerging technology. He sits on the boards of companies like Zetwerk, Hiver, Hippo Video and Disprz.

Gaurav Chopra, Co-founder, Indialends.com

Gaurav has over 9 years of experience in consumer and business unsecured credit across the US, UK and Indian markets. Before Indialends he held various senior positions in marketing, business development and credit risk at Capital One. He has an MBA from the London Business School, MSc. From the London School of Economics and BA (Hons) in Mathematics from St. Stephens, New Delhi.

Gaurav Dalmia, Chairman, Dalmia Group Holdings

Gaurav Dalmia is the Chairman of Dalmia Group Holdings, a holding company for business and financial assets. It invests in private equity, real estate, public markets, structured debt and fixed income.

He is an early investor in and a Board member of True North, a leading Indian private equity fund, which manages approximately $3.5billion. He is also the founder and Chairman of Landmark Holdings, a real estate investment firm. He co-founded GTI, a long term investment vehicle for India focused investments.

He is a member of the Governing Board of The Institute for New Economic Thinking in New York. He is Chairman of the Indian Advisory Board of Room to Read, a global education charity. He is a Board member of the Centre for Social and Economic Progress. He is an op-ed contributor to The Economic Times, The Times of India and The Financial Times.

Gaurav Dalmia was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 2000. Gaurav Dalmia received an MBA with Beta Gamma Sigma honors from Columbia Business School.

Gaurav Dalmia, Chairman & Director, Landmark Holdings (Dalmia Group)

Gaurav Dalmia is a member of a one of the leading industrial conglomerates in India. The Dalmia Group’s interests range from cement, industrial ceramics, engineering, sugar, information technology and investments, with consolidated revenues of $ 1.2 billion.

Gaurav co-founded Infinity, an Indian technology venture capital firm. He is an early investor in and member of the Investment Committee of India Value Fund, a leading Indian private equity fund, which manages approximately $1.5billion. He is also the founder and Chairman of Landmark Holdings, a real estate investment firm, with more than 25 housing projects under development. He is co sponsor of the Evolvence India Fund, an India specific Fund of Funds. He co founded GTI, a long term investment vehicle for India focused investments.

He was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 2000. Gaurav Dalmia received an MBA with Beta Gamma Sigma honors from Columbia Business School.

Gaurav Deepak, Co-founder and MD, Avendus Capital

Gaurav spearheads Avendus Group’s flagship Investment Banking business and leads the firm's international operations. He has worked on several large and complex engagements in M&A, Private Equity Syndication, Equity Capital Markets and Fixed Income. He has more than 18 years of global Investment Banking experience. Avendus Capital is India’s largest investment bank and operates in the private markets, with a strong focus on Digital, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrials, Infrastructure and Enterprise Technology.

Prior to co-founding Avendus, Gaurav worked with ICICI, a leading Indian financial services firm. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta and a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.

Gaurav Gandhi, Chief Operating Officer, Viacom18 Media Private Limited | @viacom18

Gaurav Is the Chief Operating Officer of Viacom18 Digital Ventures - a division set-up to drive the consumer facing digital initiatives for the company. He has recently launched VOOT - Vaicom18’s Over-the-top (OTT) Video platform. He is also responsible for the overall digital strategy for the company including licensing and partnerships in this space.

Prior to this role, Gaurav was the Group Chief Operating officer of IndiaCast Media Distribution - a strategic joint venture between TV18 and Viacom18 created to monetize all channel & content assets across media, platforms and geographies. At IndiaCast, his mandate was to maximize both revenues and reach for content and services from the group - across both the domestic and overseas markets. He used to oversee the entire domestic distribution of Viacom18 and TV18 channels. In addition he was responsible for building out the entire International business for the group (including Ad-sales, Distribution & Licensing) and expanding the footprint of the channels/content to 135 countries around the globe.

Gaurav joined the group in March 2010 as Viacom 18’s Chief Commercial Officer & Head of International Business. In Jan, 2011 he took over as the COO of Sun18 and in May, 2012 he moved to IndiaCast. In August this year he moved into his current role at Viacom18. An alumnus of NMIMS, Gaurav started his career in advertising with Madison Media handling the Coca-Cola India business. In his next role at Turner International, he handled the research and planning portfolio for all Turner India brands. He then moved to STAR India, where he handled & lead various portfolios – the last being Head of Commercial & Business Planning for the network. He then moved on to set up NDTV Imagine - as a founder member & shareholder - where he was responsible for various business & corporate functions as the Executive Vice President - Business Operations.

Gaurav has a unique distinction of having operationally managed virtually every aspect of the media & entertainment business over his 18-year career and has an in-depth understanding of both traditional & digital media.

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Gaurav Gulati, Partner, M&A Head, India, Accuracy

Gaurav heads the M&A team in India and has extensive knowledge of Indian corporates, various industries and private equity funds. His forte is domestic and cross border transactions.

Gaurav joined Accuracy as a partner in 2015. He started his career in 1998 with Ernst & Young in the Middle East. Subsequently, he moved to Canada to work with Allianz Insurance and gained significant M&A experience in the North American market. During his stint overseas, he worked on various engagements in the Corporate Finance field, covering sectors such as Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Trading.

He later joined Ernst & Young in India before moving to BMR Advisors as one of the founding team members in Transaction Advisory Services. During the last 10 years, he has successfully led their M&A practice to be one of the leaders in the mid market segment.

Over the course of his career, Gaurav has advised companies on M&A, valuation in the context of transactions, Fundraising and Feasibility studies.

Gaurav Gupta, Principal, A.T. Kearney India

Gaurav is a Principal in A.T Kearney’s Consumer Industries & Retail Practice. He has over 10 years of experience, working primarily with leading companies in retail and consumer goods sector.

Gaurav has a keen interest in the lifestyle & specialty retail space and has deep and practical content knowledge across various functional areas within this sector. Within lifestyle and specialty retail, he has worked with clients on various topics ranging from retail launch, growth strategy, category management and operations transformation.

Gaurav is a co-lead for A.T. Kearney’s apparel and specialty retail sector in Asia Pacific region. He is based out of the A.T. Kearney Gurgaon office.

Gaurav Gupta, Director, Omkar Realtors & Developers Pvt. Ltd

Gaurav Gupta serves as the Director of Mumbai-based Omkar Realtors & Developers Private Limited.  

A MBA from UK, he is a part of the management think tank overseeing Operations, Finance, Human Resources and Legal functions of the company.

Prior to pursuing an MBA from the United Kingdom, he got an opportunity to experience and understand the nuances of promoter-driven businesses in India. Further, his management degree gave him the distinct exposure to working pattern of global corporations. His early post- MBA experience included working with the British Inland revenue department with their taxation division.

He joined Omkar as a Director in early 2005, which largely coincided with the onset of organized growth of realty business in India. With pure focus on expanding operations in Mumbai market, since last eight years, he has played a key role in strengthening the company to a 500-member strong professional entity.

In the recent past, with his active participation, Omkar attracted private equity funding totalling approx Rs 600 crore from leading funds.

Omkar,  an established  market leader in redevelopment arena and a fast emerging brand in luxury residential space in Mumbai has been drawing accolades for its quality deliveries and focused business vision from industry and related stakeholders.