Our speakers

Mithun Sacheti, Co-Founder & CEO, CaratLane.com

Mithun Sacheti finished his undergrad studies and took the first flight out to the USA, to enrol and get certified as a gemologist from the Gemmological Institute of America, California (GIA). His passion for jewellery and all things diamond drove him to set up his first store (for Jaipur Gems), just a few days after his return! After overseeing Jaipur Gem’s expansion into South India, including into Chennai and Coimbatore, Mithun headed towards e-commerce.

Realizing the huge potential of online retail in India and using his background/experience in jewellery and diamonds, Mithun laid the blueprint for CaratLane.com. His vision of selling solitaires and diamond jewellery over the internet was shared by a man whose expertise lay in a complementing area. With Srinivasa Gopalan, Mithun started CaratLane.com in 2007, with the site going live in 2008. From then, it’s been a journey of crossing milestone after milestone! Recognizing the leadership provided in growing CaratLane, TiE felicitated Mithun with the “Next-Gen Entrepreneur of the Year” Award in 2012.

Mithun combines jewellery expertise with a passion for jewellery technology. He has ensured that every piece produced for CaratLane.com is manufactured to perfect specifications, so when our customers lay hands on their jewellery, they get exactly what they saw online. Few e-retailers can live up on specs like CaratLane.com! Today, Mithun oversees business strategy and direction at CaratLane.com. When not hobnobbing with diamonds, Mithun is an active badminton and squash player and a complete cricket aficionado.

Mithun Srivatsa, Founder & CEO, Blow Horn

Mithun Srivatsa is the cofounder of Blowhorn.com which was launched in Aug 2014. Blowhorn is the leading intracity logistics startup operating in major cities in India. Prior to founding Blowhorn, Mr. Srivatsa worked in multiple functions with the world’s largest shipping company – AP Moller Maersk – as a fast track management trainee. His last role with Maersk group was working with a core team entrusted with the turnaround of a port to a successful IPO.. He holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur and is an MBA from University of Cambridge – Judge Business School. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Besides logistics, his interests include Geopolitics, Cryptocurrencies and restoring motorbikes.

Mithun Sundar, Chief Transformation Officer, Microsoft India

MK Sinha, Managing Partner and CEO, IDFC Alternatives Ltd

M.K. Sinha (“MK”) is an investment professional with over 24 years of experience. He is currently the Managing Partner & CEO, IDFC Alternatives Limited, one of the largest multi-asset class fund managers in India with ~USD 3.4 billion under management. Earlier, he was the President & CEO of IDFC Project Equity (2007-2012), and was responsible for setting up and managing the Infrastructure asset class.

MK joined IDFC Limited in 2005 as an Executive Director and was responsible for Project Finance & Business Development. Prior to joining IDFC, he worked with the General Electric Company in the Structured Finance Group for over 10 years in various locations - Stamford (USA), London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Before that, he worked with Bank of America and SBI Capital Markets in the Corporate Finance and Investment Banking areas respectively.

MK holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a B.Tech (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Moazzam Khan, Head - Global Litigation, Nishith Desai Associates

Moby Babu, CEO, econz-Google Cloud Premier Partner

Mohamed Sharaf, Chief Operating Officer - FDI, Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism

Mohamed Sharaf is Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Dubai Economic Development Corporation (DEDC), a subsidiary of Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET). 

As the economic development arm of Dubai, DEDC’s mandate is in line with the Dubai Economic Agenda, D33 to further consolidate Dubai’s position as one of the top three global cities.  Mohamed is responsible for promoting economic growth through attraction of Foreign Direct Investment and world class talent to the economy as envisioned under the D33 Agenda.  Additionally, he has a focus on supporting the growth and expansion of Dubai based businesses locally and globally. 

Prior to joining DET, Mohamed was COO and Managing Director of Dubai Holding Entertainment (DHE), where he led operations of Dubai’s largest and most diverse entertainment portfolio including Global Village, Ain Dubai, Coca-Cola Arena, Arabian Radio Network and The Green Planet. During his time with Dubai Holding, he led and managed the successful integration of Dubai Holding and Meraas’ entertainment portfolios to create DHE. He also oversaw the addition of Dubai’s leading theme park destination manager and operator, DXB Entertainment, to the DHE portfolio to form one of the region’s largest entertainment businesses. 

Mohamed previously was the CEO of Arab Media Group, Dubai Holding’s media and entertainment focused vertical.  He has also served as the Chairman of the Board of Malta Properties Company plc and Yvolv LLC, and served as a board member, committee member or board observer at numerous organisations locally and globally including Rove Hospitality, Rivoli Group, Ishraq Holding, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, Travelodge, Doncasters, and StandardAero. 

He began his career as an investment professional with Dubai International Capital (a Dubai Holding investment vehicle) managing a diverse portfolio with assets under management in excess of USD 3 billion invested in regional and global businesses across Europe and the Middle East. 

Mohamed holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a minor in Entrepreneurial Leadership from Tufts University in Medford, MA, and a Master’s degree in Finance from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. He was one of the first students selected for the EDAAD scholarship program me initiated by The Executive Office of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, Vice-President & Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai.

Mohammad Imthiaz, Founder & CEO, Y2CF Digital Media Pvt Limited

As Founder and CEO at hoppr, Imthiaz focuses on building an organization of world class people from diverse backgrounds. His belief in the potential of mobile services in India has led to the formation of hoppr, which he strongly believes will contribute immensely to the growth of the mobile ecosystem of India and ensure that there is never a dull moment in the life of a mobile phone user.

Prior to starting up hoppr, Imthiaz has worked with Bharti Airtel for close to 7 years, playing a pivotal role leading Value Added Services and New Business Incubation, as well as stints in Sales and Marketing. An MBA from IMT, Ghaziabad, Imthiaz also has experience in managing brands outside the telecom space, specifically with UB Group and Pizza Corner.

Mohammed Hussain Naseem, Co-Founder & CEO, GetActive

Mohammed has spent two decades with corporate world (GE, Wipro, IBM, Infosys) in senior positions across various continents, before venturing into preventive health management space. He is a graduate from IIT-Powai in Mechanical Engineering & Masters in Industrial Engineering & Medical Physics from University of Cincinnati, Ohio (USA). He is passionate about adventure sports and participates in marathon events across the country.

GetActive is the first wearable tech product indigenously designed from India by 2mpower Health Management Services (P) Ltd, which Mohammed founded in 2011 with few of his close friends. Today, GetActive is one of the leading product in the wearable space and has rapidly gained market share & mind space of people in consumer & corporate segment.

Mohan Alexander, Vice Chairman and Co-founder, Copal Amba

Mohan is Vice Chairman of Copal Amba. He oversees the company’s global operations and manages a number of the core accounts. He was most recently Co-Founder and CEO, Amba Research. Previously he was Deputy Head of Asia Research and Head of India Research at Deutsche Bank. He also worked at Lehman Brothers covering the conglomerate and infrastructure sectors for South Asia and headed its India effort. He has over 24 years of research experience.