Our speakers

Ramganesh Iyer, Partner, Bain & Company (Moderator)

Ramganesh Iyer is a partner in Bain & Company’s Mumbai office. He is a member of the firm’s Financial Services, Digital, Strategy and Performance Improvement practices.

With more than 15 years of management consulting experience, Ramganesh has advised and led multiple engagements with banks, insurers, NBFCs and micro-finance institutions in India across strategy, operating model and value creation levers, example- credit scoring, credit operating model, product profitability, due diligence etc.

He has an extensive experience in customer experience and customer journey redesign. He is also a co-founder of a Fintech company specializing in digital wealth management and life/health insurance. Ramganesh hold an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, where he earned the Gold Medalist award. He also received a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology (Mumbai), India.

Ramgopal Subramani, COO, Perfios Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Rami Harajli, Chief Investment Officer, International Venture Investments Holding

Rami Harajli is a results-driven entrepreneur with over 17 years of experience in international cross-border investments, business development, and the successful execution of high-value projects. Throughout his career, he has engaged in structuring high-impact market entry strategies, negotiating complex cross-border contracts, and optimizing capital deployment for maximum returns. He has cultivated trusted partnerships with government bodies, global financial institutions, investment entities, and international organizations, enabling the advancement of transformative projects across the Middle East, Europe, and Africa.

As Chief Investment Officer of International Venture Investments Holding, a family office with a diversified investment portfolio exceeding $5 billion USD, Rami specializes in investment management, project finance, strategic business growth, and operational execution across multiple sectors. His leadership spans a wide range of industries, including power generation, oil & gas, real estate, hospitality, agriculture, and industrial ventures.

Driven by a commitment to sustainable success in complex and evolving markets, Rami continues to play a pivotal role in shaping impactful ventures that bridge economic opportunity with long-term value creation. He has consistently unlocked high-value opportunities, safeguarded capital, and driven sustainable growth across volatile and emerging markets. Beyond his corporate achievements, Rami has dedicated over a decade to humanitarian initiatives, working directly with some of the most vulnerable communities in the Middle East and Africa. His work in this sphere reflects a deep personal commitment to creating lasting social development impact alongside business ventures.

Ramkumar Krishnamachari, CFO, Just Dial Ltd. | @Just_Dial

Ramkumar Krishnamachari, is the Chief Financial Officer of our Company.He has been associated with our Company since August 8, 2010. He is a member of the ICAI and the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

He is also a certified as a Certified Public Accountant by the State Board of Accountancy, Delaware, U.S.A. He is also a CFA Charter Holder from the CFA Institute, U.S.A. He has approximately 22 years of experience in the field of finance and accounting. Prior to joining our Company he worked with Royal Sundaram General Insurance Allied Company Limited.

Ramkumar Subramaniam, Co-Founder & CEO, Guardian Link

Ramu Kennedy, Principal, ICICI Venture

Ramu Kennedy joined ICICI Venture in 2008 and is part of the Business Development Team. He focuses on identifying, originating and developing potential investment opportunities in South India for all investment practices at the firm. Prior to joining ICICI Venture, Ramu was with Standard Chartered Bank where he was Director - Origination and Client Coverage, Wholesale Banking. Ramu has also previously worked with reputed organizations including ICICI Bank, TAIB Bank, Global Trade Finance and AF Ferguson. He has over 18 years of experience in financial services across corporate banking, investment banking, trade finance, project finance, structured finance, and advisory/strategic consulting. Ramu has expertise in providing structured cross-border funding solutions to Indian corporates. Ramu has a Bachelor degree in Commerce from Delhi University and is a rank holder Chartered Accountant.

Ramu Raghavan, Regional Sales Manager, HPE

Ramya Hariharan, Partner, Udwadia Udeshi and Argus Partners

Ramya is a corporate lawyer who specialises in mergers and acquisition, general corporate advisory, projects and banking and finance. She is also a qualified company secretary.

She graduated as a lawyer in 2002 and after a stint in litigation practice, moved on to Amarchand Mangaldas to practice corporate law. In June 2009 she quit Amarchand to co-found Argus Partners. Argus Partners has recently merged with Udwadia and Udeshi, a Mumbai based firm to constitute Udwadia Udeshi and Argus Partners. The firm has offices across the country in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai besides Kolkata. The firm specialises in transaction advisory as well as dispute resolution. Ramya is the partner in charge of the Kolkata office of UUArgus.

Rana Atheya, CEO, Dogspot.in

One needs to have absolute passion and true canine love to take the risk of pursuing a hobby and turning it into a business venture. Mr. Rana Atheya’s love for dogs has served him to establish India’s most visited dog portal, DogSpot.in. As an entrepreneur and a pet lover, Mr. Atheya realized the need of genuine and scientific information about dogs available to the users to make the right decision for their pets. Before setting up the e-commerce division of DogSpot in year 2011, he built a community of pet owners to share experience about pet behaviour. He is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for DogSpot. He leads the expansion of communities and content strategy for the company and manages the development of its core technology and infrastructure. With his vision and technology prowess, Mr. Atheya envisions to make DogSpot a multibillion dollar business in next 5 years. As a leader, he firmly believe that the company’s best assets are the employees and he aims for building a workplace that respects diversity, work life balance, performance and cross group collaboration. He invests in the training, development and recreational activities of the team by offering innovative HR policies. Before founding DogSpot.in, he has performed product management roles at Indiatimes, Ibibo and Aircel. He holds his MBA in Engineering Management from Coventry University, UK. He is actively associated with various support groups that feed stray dogs such as Friendicoes. Apart from his love for pets, Mr. Rana Atheya also takes out time to pursue his hobby of photography.

Rana Kapoor, Founder, Managing Director & CEO, Yes Bank | @YESBANK

Mr. Rana Kapoor is the Founder, Managing Director & CEO of YES BANK, India’s fifth largest private-sector bank. A career banker and an entrepreneur since 2003, he completed 36 years of distinguished service in the banking sector on 1st of June, 2016. His vision of building the finest quality bank of the world in India by 2020 has seen YES BANK emerge as a high quality, state-of-the-art institution.

Those who know Mr. Kapoor well, marvel at his ability to not just set 3x the amount of work for himself everyday but also motivate his leadership to go beyond their call of duty. This has led to the coinage of a philosophy, which he likes to term ‘Professional Entrepreneurship’ at
YES BANK. No wonder that in just 12 years, YES BANK has emerged as one of the safest and fastest growing private sector Banks in India. Under his leadership, YES BANK was recently recognized as the “Bank of the Year - India” by The Banker magazine, London, part of the Financial Times group UK, and has also become one of the youngest banks to be featured in Forbes Global 2000 list.

An innovator and a pioneer, Mr. Kapoor, has in many ways redefined banking by employing ‘knowledge’ as a key differentiator in the financial services sector. He started YES BANK through a differentiated knowledge-driven approach with a special focus on the sunrise sectors of India, such as food & agribusiness (F&A), healthcare, education, infrastructure, hospitality, media & entertainment and renewable energy. He is also one of the first true champions of the cause of 'Responsible Banking' in India, where the concepts of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability are integrated in Business Focus.

His exemplary contributions towards fostering Entrepreneurship in India, strengthening key growth sectors including Financial Services, Agribusiness and Tourism, amongst others, as well as promoting bilateral relations with strategic partner countries has been recognized by organizations around the world. Mr. Kapoor was recently felicitated for his “exemplary contribution to entrepreneurship and innovation” by the prestigious India Business Forum , annual flagship conference of the LBS India Club of the London Business School (LBS)

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