Our speakers

Harsh Goenka, Chairman, RPG Enterprises

Mr Goenka is Chairman of RPG Enterprises, one of the largest industrial groups in India, active in key economic segments like tyres, infrastructure, technology and other diversified segments having an annual turnover of over  US $ 4 Billion.

Mr Goenka is the Chairman of the Board of KEC International Ltd (Global Infrastructure company), CEAT Ltd (Tyres), Zensar Technologies Ltd (Technology), RPG Lifesciences Ltd (Pharmaceuticals) and Raychem RPG Ltd (Energy).

Mr. Goenka graduated in Economics from St Xavier’s College, Kolkata and thereafter MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland and has since been inducted on the Board of IMD.

Mr Goenka is a member of the executive Committee of FICCI and Past President of the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC).

His Interests are in the area of Art and Sports.

Harsh Jain, Partner, Trilegal

Harsh Maggon, Partner - Corporate, Public M&A, Private Equity , TriLegal

Harsh Maggon specialises in public and private M&A and private equity transactions. He has advised on some of the largest and control deals in India, including multiple takeover offers, schemes of arrangement and delisting offers. In addition, Harsh has advised boards of directors and senior management of Indian listed companies on complex governance issues and assisted in developing strategies to deal with potential minority shareholder claims and regulatory action. He has extensive experience in advising private equity funds and foreign strategic investors on complex deals, regulatory issues and concerns that typically arise in Indian deals when negotiating with Indian promoters/sellers.

Harsh  also focuses on the firm’s Healthcare and Lifesciences practice and has extensive experience in this space. He routinely advises some of the largest hospital and pharma companies including the Manipal group, J.B. Chemicals and Piramal Pharma.

Harsh Mariwala, Chairman, Marico limited

Mr. Mariwala is the Chairman of Marico and Kaya Limited.

He established the Marico Innovation Foundation in 2003 which works towards nurturing innovations in India and started ASCENT Foundation in 2012, a peer-learning entrepreneurial platform.

Mr. Mariwala founded the Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI), with the philanthropic aim of giving back to society. Sharrp Ventures is their Family Office.

He was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Mint India Investment Summit 2024. In the recent past, he received the All India Management Association (AIMA) Life Time Achievement Award 2021 and the EY Entrepreneur of the year award 2020 for India.

Harsh Mariwala, Founder and Chairman, Marico

Mr. Mariwala leads Marico Limited as its Chairman. He is also Chairman & Managing Director of Kaya Limited.

Mr. Mariwala’s passion for innovation enthused him to establish the Marico Innovation Foundation in 2003 which works towards nurturing innovations in India. In 2012, Mr. Mariwala started ASCENT Foundation, a peer-learning entrepreneurial platform.

Sharrp Ventures is the Family Office of the Harsh Mariwala Family. He also founded the Mariwala Health Initiative (MHI) in 2015, with the philanthropic aim of giving back to society.

Mr. Mariwala was recently bestowed the EY Entrepreneur of the year award 2020 for India which is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs.

Harsh Pais, Partner - Corporate, Private Equity and M&A, Trilegal

Harsh Pais is a partner in the Trilegal's corporate practice, focusing on M&A,private equity and funds. In the course of his practice, Harsh advises institutions and corporations extensively on cross border transactions, structured investments and financings.

Harsh also advises sponsors in structuring and raising private equity/investment funds, and acts on transactional and regulatory matters for financial institutions, including banks, regulated non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and foreign institutional investors (FIIs).

Harsh Pais, Partner, Trilegal | @TrilegalLaw

Harsh Pais is a Partner of Trilegal, and is part of the corporate practice group, focusing on M&A and private equity. In the course of his practice, Harsh advises institutions and corporations extensively on cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures and structured investments. Harsh also advises sponsors and LPs in the context of private equity/investment funds. Aside from his transactional practice, Harsh also provides governance, securities and crisis-management advice.

Harsh is ranked and recognized by Chambers & Partners, IFLR and RSG as a leading lawyer for M&A and Private Equity in India.

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Harsh Parekh, Co-Founder and Whole-time Director, API Holdings

Harsh Parekh is the Co-Founder and Whole-time Director of API Holdings, India's largest digital health platform. The group has businesses and brands like PharmEasy, Retailio, DocOn, Aknamed, and Thyrocare.

Harsh finished his graduation in computer engineering from DJ Sanghvi College of Engineering and post that he did his MBA in Marketing from NMIMS in 2009-2011. He was the founder member of Ekagrata (NGO for Children's education), ACM (International student body), and Secretary of Rotaract Club. He started his career ITC and then joined Bharti Airtel as part of Young Leader Group. After briefly working for one year, he decided to start the entrepreneurship journey with two friends. They are the first health tech unicorn and recently created history by acquiring the listed company Thyrocare.

Harsh looks after the Channel and Platform Business and has been responsible for scaling the business over the last 9 years. He leads the group's efforts in retailer, hospital, fintech and brands. He has recently been featured in the Fortune 40 under 40 lists and is now an active angel investor in new-age companies.

Harsh Shah, CEO, IndiGrid

Mr. Harsh Shah has extensive experience in infrastructure sector across bidding, financing, operations, M&A and regulatory policy. Mr. Shah was instrumental in setting up IndiGrid, India’s first Infrastructure Investment Trust (“InvIT”) in the power transmission sector, where he currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Whole-time Director. He is also a member of the SEBI Advisory Committee for InvITs and REITs and Financial Markets committee of CII. Previously, Mr. Shah served as the Chief Financial Officer at Sterlite Power Transmission Limited. Prior to joining Sterlite, he has worked with Larsen & Toubro Limited, L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Limited and Procter & Gamble International Operations Pte. Limited.

Mr. Shah holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Nirma Institute of Technology, Gujarat University.

Harsh Shetty, CEO, Central Square Foundation | @CSF_India

Harsh Shetty is the CEO of Central Square Foundation. Harsh has 16 years of experience in diverse sectors such as education, healthcare, investment banking and technology.

His last stint in education was with his entrepreneurial venture Firefish, an education technology products company that creates online education programmes for students across India. Before founding Firefish, Harsh worked at the Pratham Education Initiative in a variety of roles including leading new initiatives, operations, business development and advocacy.

Prior to joining CSF, Harsh was associated with World Health Partners, where he worked extensively with the central and state governments to improve delivery of health services. He has also worked with Living Good in Kenya and Uganda, i2 Technologies (now JDA) and Citigroup.

Harsh has an undergraduate degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology- Madras and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth where he graduated as a Tuck Scholar with High Distinction.