Our speakers

Rajeev Ahuja, Head - Strategy, Retail, Financial Inclusion and Transaction Banking, RBL Bank Ltd

Rajeev Ahuja, Head of Strategy, Retail Banking, Financial Inclusion & Transaction Banking at RBL Bank, brings over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been an integral part of the company’s transformation journey and is responsible for building the overall strategy of the Bank while overlooking the Retail Banking, Transaction Banking and Financial Inclusion businesses of the Bank. He is also responsible for the company’s capital raising, development of new businesses, partnerships and investor relations functions.

In the course of his tenure in the banking industry, he has held key positions in investment banking and financial markets in India, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Prior to joining RBL Bank, Rajeev was Managing Director-Investor Sales Business (South Asia) with Citigroup, India. At Citibank, he worked with India-centric institutional investors, both domestic and foreign, on derivatives, structured products, loans and bonds. During this time, Rajeev established Citi's Fixed Income Capital Markets business with a broad product platform across INR and G3 bonds/loans, structured debt and mezzanine capital.

Rajeev has also had a 7 year stint as a Director in the capital markets and investment banking divisions of Bankers Trust/Deutsche Bank in Singapore and Hong Kong. Additionally, he has held an advisory role with a venture capital fund focused on early-stage India-centric IT opportunities.

Rajeev holds a Masters in Business Administration from IIM, Ahmedabad and a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Delhi. He attended St. Xavier’s School in New Delhi.

Rajeev Arora, CTO, FINO PayTech Limited

Rajeev Arora is Chief Technology Officer at FINO PayTech Limited. He is responsible for strategising and overseeing technology and the central operations.

He has over 19 years of experience in operations and banking. He began his career with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and prior to joining FINO PayTech, he was associated with ICICI Bank in Corporate Banking where he managed relationship with large corporates, specializing in the infrastructure sector. He has also managed relationship with various state and central governments extensively to work on various large e-Governance projects focused on government to citizen interaction and payments.

He has done a post-graduation in business administration (MBA) from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and holds a bachelors degree in electrical engineering.

Rajeev Gambhir, Angel Investor & Independent Consultant,

Rajeev Jorapur, Senior Vice President, Bajaj Auto Ltd

Rajeev Kumar, CMO, Indraprastha Gas Limited

A graduate in Civil Engineering from NIE, Mysore and post graduate in management from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, Mr. Kumar is a senior leader in hydrocarbon space having a rich experience of over 26 years across multiple regions including Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar in various roles during his tenure in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). He has worked across the entire value chain in Oil and gas sector, including Marketing, Operations, Maintenance, Safety, Training, Strategy, Network Expansion, Distribution Channel Management, Logistics held leadership potion across geography.

Presently he is holding the position of Head (O&M and Marketing) in Indraprastha Gas Limited Before joining the current assignment, he was the state head LPG Head, WB & NE of BPCL comprising nine states. He is also Independent Director in Central UP Gas Limited.

Rajeev Mantri, Executive Director, Navam Capital

Rajeev Mantri is Executive Director at Navam Capital. Rajeev is also Director at GPSK Investment Group, a proprietary trading and investment management firm active in India's financial markets. Prior to founding Navam Capital, Rajeev worked in venture capital at New York-based Lux Capital, focusing on investments in energy, water and nanomaterials. Rajeev is a frequent columnist on technology, investing, venture capital and entrepreneurship in India for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Mint, The Times of India, MIT Technology Review, BioSpectrum and other leading publications. Rajeev holds a degree in materials science and engineering from Northwestern University and has conducted cutting-edge scientific research in nanotechnology, working specifically on alloy strengthening using nanoparticles. Rajeev is also Co-Founder of VYOME Biosciences, a biopharmaceuticals company focused on dermatology and skin care. 

Rajeev Pathak, CEO, edreams Edusoft

Rajeev has a master's degree in Business Administration from IIM Bangalore and M.Tech from BITS Pilani. Prior to eDreams, Rajeev was GM - Software Products Group at Wipro (100 MUSD Business at Wipro). He has won many awards at Wipro in business innovation, business development, account and project management. Rajeev has 19 years of work experience to his credit.

Rajeev S Samant, Founder & CEO, Sula Vineyards

Rajeev Samant is the founder and CEO of Sula Vineyards. After schooling at Cathedral School, Mr. Samant gained admission to California's prestigious Stanford University, from where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Economics and also completed a Master's degree in Engineering Management. After Stanford Mr. Samant worked at Oracle Corporation in Silicon Valley for two years, where he had the distinction of being the youngest manager in Oracle's Finance Division, managing the Compensation group.

In 1993 Mr. Samant started farming mangoes at his family's 20-acre plot in Nasik and then tried his hand at various crops like roses, teakwood, and grapes. Realizing that Nasik had potential as a wine region, Mr. Samant established Sula Vineyards, Nasik's first winery in 1999. It was a pioneering effort and today Nasik is considered India's wine capital with 35 wineries. Starting with a sale of 50,000 bottles in the first year, Sula emerged as India's largest wine producer after completing a decade in 2010 with 3 million bottles sold.

Rajeev is also a pioneer in India's wine tourism opening the first tasting room at Sula in 2005, restaurants and recently a 32-room vineyard resort. His latest project is Vinoteca' Mumbai's first authentic Spanish Wine and Tapas bar. 

Rajeev Samant, CEO, Sula Vineyards

Rajeev Samant is the founder and CEO of Sula Vineyards. After schooling Samant did his Bachelor's degree in Economics from California’s Stanford University and also completed a Master’s degree in Engineering Management. Post that he worked for two years at Oracle Corporation in Silicon Valley, managing the Compensation group.

In 1993 Samant returned to India and established Sula Vineyards in Nasik which was the first winery in Nasik in 1999. It was a pioneering effort and today Nasik is considered India’s wine capital with 35 wineries. In 2002 Sula was the first Indian winery to be the subject of a feature in Wine Spectator, the world’s leading wine magazine. Starting with a sale of 50,000 bottles in the first year, Sula emerged as India’s largest wine producer after completing a decade in 2010 with 3 million bottles sold.

Rajeev Shah, Managing Director & CEO, RBSA Advisors

Rajeev is the Managing Director & CEO of RBSA Advisors, a Leading Global Independent Valuation & Transaction Advisory firm having 8 offices across India, Singapore and Dubai. RBSA has executed various assignments in more than 25 Countries as a Valuation and Financial Experts.

Rajeev Specializes in Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Valuations, Due Diligence, Fund Raising Advisory etc. He has also been involved with some of the Major Mergers & Acquisition Engagements in India, as well as the Major Disinvestment and Privatization assignments on behalf of Government of India.

He is an Mechanical Engineer, MBA, CFA and a Qualified Valuer from ICAI. He has further specialized in Valuation and accredited himself as a Master of Valuation in Real Estate (Gold Medalist) and Master of Valuation in Plant & Machinery (Gold Medalist). Rajeev is also an Eminent Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), UK.

Rajeev heads the Financial Advisory and Investment Banking practice of RBSA. His role spans across various verticals ranging from Managing the Overall Development & Operations of the Company with Leadership roles across Business Strategy, Business Development, and Management of various Advisory Practices of RBSA. Rajeev is an active Speaker at various National & International Forums and Conferences on Valuation and Mergers & Acquisitions.