Our speakers
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
Gopal Devanahalli, Sr.Vice President, Manipal Global Education Services
Gopal has close to 24 years of professional services experience. He is currently the Senior Vice President at Manipal Global Education(Manipal). He is responsible for Digital Initiatives across the company as well as the Consumer business. Earlier he was with Manipal Health Enterprises where he was responsible for operating the various hospital units & incubating new growth engines which include Technology based Healthcare Delivery. He has been with the Manipal Group since April 2014. Prior to Manipal, he has spent over 15 years at Infosys and 7 years in Kotak. At Infosys, Gopal has played various roles ranging from managing a business, developing corporate strategy as well as business development. His last role there was as Vice President, Products & Platforms.
Gopal has an Engineering Degree in Computer Science, from BITS, Pilani and a PGDM from IIM, Calcutta. He has also done a public policy course at The Takshashila Institution. He is part of the executive team of Beyond Carlton an NGO focused on Fire Safety.
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Gopal Jain, Managing Partner and Co-founder, Gaja Capital
Gopal Jain is Managing Partner and Co-founder of Gaja Capital, an India-focused growth & buyout firm based in Mumbai. Founded in 2005, Gaja is a leading player in India’s private equity market with an exceptional track record of 20+ investments and an AUM of over $500m. Gaja has invested consistently in India’s mid-market across themes in education, financial services & consumer, most recently expanding into healthcare and domestic software, with a key focus on driving scale and transformation in its portfolio companies via operational value add.
Gopal is an active columnist and is currently member of SEBI’s Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee and Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association’s Executive Committee. He has a deep interest in the social sector and leads Gaja Gives which supports a wide and growing number of philanthropic efforts in India.