Our speakers
Leny Thangiah, Head of Research Group - Data-centric Systems, Siemens Corporate Technology
Leny Thangiah is the Head of Data Centric Systems Research group at Siemens Corporate Technology - Research and Technology Center, India. His team of about 20 researchers and architects work in the area of distributed computing platforms and storage, cloud computing and complex event processing, apart from driving technology strategy projects for Siemens.
He is a Siemens certified senior software architect. His previous roles in Siemens include Lead Architect for large-scale software platforms. Leny has about 2 decades of experience in engineering software-centric systems, especially that are mission critical and highly available. Prior to joining Siemens in 2007, he has worked in organizations like Honeywell, Rockwell, Samsung and a startup.
Leo Puri, MD, UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd
Mr. Leo Puri is the Managing Director of UTI Asset Management Co. Ltd. In his career of more than 30 years, he has previously worked as Director with McKinsey & Company and as Managing Director with Warburg Pincus. He has worked in the UK, USA and Asia. Since 1994, he has been based in India.
At McKinsey, he has advised leading financial institutions, conglomerates and investment institutions in strategy and operational issues. He has contributed to the development of knowledge and public policy through advice to regulators and government officials.
At Warburg Pincus, he was responsible for leading and managing investments across industries in India. He also contributed to financial services investments in the international portfolio as a member of the global partnership.
He did most of his schooling at Mayo College in India and has a degree in P.P.E. from New College, Oxford, and a degree in Law from St. John’s College, Cambridge.
He has held non-executive board positions at Infosys, Bennett Coleman & Co., Max New York Life and Max Bupa Health Insurance. He is a member of the CII National Council on Corporate Governance & Regulatory Affairs.
Leo S. Mavely, CEO, Axio Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Leo Mavely is the CEO of Axio Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd, a biomedical startup focused on wound management, and the first company in India to design, develop and commercialize a haemostatic emergency dressing for pre-hospital care. For this product innovation, Axio had recently won CNBC-Samsung Innovation Quotient Award 2012. They were also the finalists of the Piramal Prize in 2010 and was chosen by Dare magazine as one of the 75 best startups to invest in India.
A bioengineer by qualification, Leo has been instrumental in creating Axio with an idea as an incubatee at NirmaLabs, secured DST funding and VC investments to take the idea further to market.
Leonard Menezes, CEO, Ace Alcobev Pvt Ltd
A Management Post Graduate from Mumbai University and a senior alcoholic beverage industry professional with successful track record of over twenty four years of working experience in Marketing, Business Development, Production, Distribution, Brand Management and International Business and Joint Ventures across India, Middle East, Africa and other international markets.
Leslie D'Monte, Executive Editor, VCCircle (Moderator)
Lizzie Chapman, Co-founder & CEO, ZestMoney
Lizzie Chapman is ZestMoney’s crusader-in-chief, leading its mission of helping Indian consumers to upgrade their lifestyle by owning their favourite products today and pay in the future. Her global fintech experiences have guided ZestMoney’s journey to become India’s fastest digital EMI solution for fast growing e-commerce businesses, lenders and consumers.
Lloyd Mathias , Angel Investor and Business Strategist,
Lloyd Mathias is an Angel Investor and Business Strategist. He is a Board Member and Advisor to companies in the technology and consumer space.
Lloyd has held senior leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies across India and the AsiaPacific. He was the marketing head of HP’ for the Asia Pacific region, based in Singapore till 2017.
In previous corporate roles he was President & CMO of Tata Docomo and Country Sales Director for Motorola, Executive VP Marketing and Category Director for PepsiCo India and South Asia.
Lloyd has been Chairman of MRUC the publishers of the Indian Readership Survey; Chairman of Mobile Asia; Co-Chairman of the Device Strategy Council of the Mobility Development Group, USA.
Lloyd is a science graduate from Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s College has an MBA from Bombay University and did a Senior Executive Program at the London Business School.
Lokendra Sethi, Head - Human Resources, DXC Technology India
Lokesh Bharwani, Founder, Mad Over Donuts
Lokesh Bharwani is the Founder of Mad Over Donuts, a donut and coffee brand which has carved out a niche for itself in the quick-service segment of the food and beverage space in India. Prior to starting Mad Over Donuts, Lokesh had been involved in several start-up environments including a telecommunications company in the US and a medical tourism company based out of Singapore. During his time serving in the Singapore Armed Forces, Lokesh saw an opportunity in the food and beverage industry and created the Mad Over Donuts brand, enlisting the help of professional consultants in Singapore. He chose to launch the first Mad Over Donuts store in India and is looking to expand the current network of over 45 stores in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Delhi & NCR to other cities in India as well as overseas.
Born and raised in Singapore, Lokesh is a graduate of a premier business school, Babson College in the USA and specialized in entrepreneurship, finance and economics.
Lokesh Chauhan, Chief Technology Officer, Eros Now
Lokesh Chauhan is a technocrat and a thought leader experienced in strategic planning, product scoping, team building and scaling with architecture decisions. He is currently the CTO at Eros Now. Prior to joining Eros Now, he served as VP of Engineering at Zomato where he was responsible for technology decisions of the company. He comes with over 14 years of experience and has in the past worked with organizations such as Paytm, Craftsvilla, Balaji Telefilms and Webaroo.