Our speakers

Ramesh Venkat, Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Private Equity

Ramesh is the Chief Executive Officer of the Advisory Team. He has a total experience of 27 years.

 

Ramesh was earlier part of the senior management of the Reliance Group since its formation with primary responsibility for finance, treasury and M & A across the various group companies, and active involvement across a range of other strategic and operational initiatives in the group. Prior to this, he was Group CFO and a member of the Executive Committee of Vedanta Resources plc, a FTSE 100 company. Ramesh started his career with Unilever in India, and thereafter also worked in corporate and investment banking for several years.

 

Ramesh has a PhD degree from the University of Mumbai in Management Studies, and is also a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and Company Secretary having secured all India merit positions in all.

Ramez Helou, CEO and Founder, The Academy for Sales Excellence

Sales Professor Ramez Helou is the CEO and Founder of The Academy for Sales Excellence with more than 33+ years of experience in sales leadership and sales capability building.  He has trained more than 100,000 sales professionals in more 38+ countries.  His clients are among the top fortune 500 companies such as Unilever Foodsolutions,  Nestle Professional, Proctor & Gamble, Emerson, Trane Technologies, Nissan, The World Bank and many more. In 1994 he started his own multi-million-dollar company in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica where he built a revolving sales force of more than 400 sales professionals and expanded into over 10 locations in Central America and Caribbean.

Today Ramez runs his sales academy and focuses on Sales & Sales Leadership Development programs. Since 2014, he accepted an adjunct role as professor of Sales & Leadership at Hult International Business School.  In 2019, he was awarded professor of the year for teaching the Masters in International Business (MIB) cohort in the Dubai Campus.

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.