Our speakers
Girish Paranjpe, Partner and Chairman, Exfinity Venture Partners | @ExfinityVP
Girish served as the Co-CEO of Wipro’s IT Business from 2008-2011 and was a member of the Board of Directos of Wipro Ltd. Girish had two decades long tenure at Wipro Limited, India’s third biggest software company, contributing to rise of India’s IT industry from it’s infancy to it’s current globally dominant position.
More recently, Girish Paranjpe, was Managing Director for Bloom Energy International, a silicon valley based alternative energy company. Girish along with his IT industry colleagues has promoted a venture fund, Exfinity Venture Partners LLP, which invests in tech start ups. Girish is also on the Board of Directors of IBS Software Pte Ltd, Edreams Edusoft Pvt Ltd, Vizury Interactive Solutions Pvt Ltd , Uniken Inc and Fitternity Health ESolutions Pvt Ltd.
Girish has represented the IT Industry in various public forums including the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Information Technology, the NASSOM, International Advisory Board of Credit Agricole (top 3 French Banks) and leading global business schools. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.
Girish Rao, Chairman, Vidal Health
Girish Rowjee, Co-Founder & CEO, Greytip Software
Girish Rowjee is the co-founder of Greytip Software. Girish has guided Greytip into the position of a premier HR & Payroll solutions provider which today enables processing of 500,00+ employee records on a monthly basis.
One of the early movers in the SaaS B2B space in India, Girish has been instrumental in positioning Greytip as a market leader in the Online Payroll space with around 2000+ paying businesses in India and GCC countries.
Girish has done his Engineering from SJCE Mysore. He is one of founding members of iSPIRT (Indian Software Product Industry Round Table) and is a Mentor at the Founder's Institute India.
Girish Sharan Sinha, MD & CEO, ASREC (India) Ltd.
Girish Singhania, Founder & CEO, Edubridge Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Girish is the Founder & CEO of EduBridge. He comes from a strong operational background having worked in one of the world’s largest FMCG companies - Procter & Gamble. He then moved on to an investment bank in Mumbai where he worked with global financial investors to bring investments into the Indian market. He is a strong believer in marrying his business interests with the needs of the society. This belief coupled with the invaluable combination of financial as well as operations experience led Girish to start EduBridge in 2009. An IIM Bangalore graduate, he is extremely passionate about developing businesses which would take the country forward along with the country’s poor. He is a sports fanatic and claims that he would have been a part of the Indian cricket team had it not been for his IIM education.
Girish Singhi, Principal, Godrej Fund Management
Girish Singhi is Principal at Godrej Fund Management. He is responsible for leading investment and asset management activities in select geographies for Godrej Fund Management. He has 10 years of real estate investment management experience.
He holds an M.B.A. (Finance) and B.E. from Delhi University.
Girish Singhi, Head, Investments, Godrej Fund Management
Girish Singhi is a seasoned professional in private equity real estate (PERE) with over 14 years of experience. His expertise spans the entire spectrum of fund and investment management, including acquisitions, asset management, operations, and divestment, across all major real estate asset classes such as residential, commercial, hospitality, warehousing, and data centers.
Girish has played a pivotal role in the deployment of over $800M of equity capital in India across various structures, including land acquisitions, joint ventures, joint development, forward purchase, brownfield, greenfield, and completed assets. He has also been involved in raising over $900M of equity capital for residential and commercial assets in both private and public capital markets.
In addition, Girish is passionate about creating new ventures/platforms across the capital stack in different asset classes. He brings a unique perspective to real estate investing and is dedicated to driving innovation in the field. With an engineering degree from Delhi University and an MBA from FMS, Delhi, Girish has a solid academic foundation to support his practical experience.
Girish Singhi is a seasoned professional in private equity real estate (PERE) with over 14 years of experience. His expertise spans the entire spectrum of fund and investment management, including acquisitions, asset management, operations, and divestment, across all major real estate asset classes such as residential, commercial, hospitality, warehousing, and data centers.
Girish has played a pivotal role in the deployment of over $800M of equity capital in India across various structures, including land acquisitions, joint ventures, joint development, forward purchase, brownfield, greenfield, and completed assets. He has also been involved in raising over $900M of equity capital for residential and commercial assets in both private and public capital markets.
In addition, Girish is passionate about creating new ventures/platforms across the capital stack in different asset classes. He brings a unique perspective to real estate investing and is dedicated to driving innovation in the field. With an engineering degree from Delhi University and an MBA from FMS, Delhi, Girish has a solid academic foundation to support his practical experience.
Girish Singhi, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Welspun One
Girish Vanvari, National Head of Tax, KPMG in India
Girish has over two decades of consulting experience and is a Tax Partner with the Indian practice of KPMG. Having built the M&A tax business of KPMG in India followed by the Global International Corporate Tax practice he currently leads the tax practice of KPMG in India.
His experience includes advising on many of the largest M&A deals and restructuring transactions in India on a year-to-year basis. Furthermore, he helps many large multinationals with a presence in India in navigating through the ever-evolving tax and regulatory framework in India.
He has advised various companies across sectors such as manufacturing, infrastructure, telecom, IT, energy and natural resources, financial services, auto, pharmaceutical, FMCG, etc. Girish is a regular speaker/panelist at various Tax, International Taxation, M&A conferences and seminars. He also regularly contributes articles in several newspapers and business magazines.
Glen Charles D'Souza, Managing Director - Crisis Communications, Media and Network Group, MSL India, part of Publicis Groupe