Our speakers

Sajid Ahmed, CEO & Founder, Vserv Infosystems Private Limited

Sajith Pai, Director, Blume Ventures

Sajith is a long-time media executive turned VC. At Blume, Sajith supports investments in media, edtech & commerce, while simultaneously helping Blume build a research and knowledge platform. He is a prolific writer - his writings cover startups and ecommerce to culture and education, and have been published in Scroll, Quartz, Buzzfeed & The Times of India. He is based in Noida.

Saju Chacko, Managing Director, Caravel Logistics

Saju Chako completed his BE degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology  in 1988. He did M.B.A from Anna University – College of Engineering Guindy. Presently he is a Managing Director – Caravel Logistics Pvt. Ltd. Chennai.

Salil Godika, Co-founder, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer and Industry Group Head, Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt. Ltd

Salil has 18 years of experience in the IT industry across global Product and Services companies. His breadth of experience includes P&L Ownership, Marketing, Vertical Market Development, Product Management, M&A and Alliances. He has extensive work experience in new business incubation from identification to operations.

Prior to Happiest Minds, Salil was with MindTree for 4 years as the Chief Strategy Officer. Before MindTree, he spent 12 years in the United States working for start-ups and large technology product companies like Dassault Systems, EMC and i2 Technologies. His accomplishments include incubating a new product to $30million in revenue, successful market positioning of multiple products, global marketing for a $300million business and multiple M&As.

Salil has a Bachelors degree in Industrial engineering from IIT, Roorkee and Masters in Manufacturing Engineering from Boston University.

Salil Gupta, CEO, Khyati Foods Pvt Ltd

Mr. Salil Gupta is the Chief Executive Officer of Khyati Foods Pvt. Ltd. a leading global organic products supplier from India. He is a competent professional with over 15 years of experience in Sales & Marketing/ Business Development/ Supply Chain Management/ Team Management & Operations and also a proactive leader and planner with expertise in strategic planning, market plan execution, new product development, account management and pre-sales efforts. He has more than 10 years of experience in heading the management of entire value chain of Organic Products at Khyati. At present Due to his efforts and leadership Khyati Foods has initiated organic farming and has strengthened thousands of farmers in central part of India to produce organic crops and supply processed products to European and American destinations. The company is also involved in value addition activities of organic agriculture especially in Soya with a 36,000 MT per annum soy processing unit based on extrusion expelling process to produce organic soya cakes, soya oil, value added products and graded beans. Prior to joining Khyati in 2006 he has worked with Sonata Software, RS Traders, Almighty Foods and JVS Foods (UNWFP ancillary).

Salil has done B.Tech. in Food Engineering, M.Tech. in Energy and Electrical Engineering from MANIT Bhopal, PGDBA - Marketing & Operations from K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research Mumbai a leading business school in India.

Salil Pitale, Jt. MD & Co-CEO, Axis Capital Ltd.

Salil has over 24 years of experience across Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, Project Finance, and Equity Research. His experience includes over 18 years with Axis Capital / Axis Bank, where he has built corporate relationships and led multiple sector practices in Investment Banking. He is a Computer Engineer from VJTI, Mumbai, and an MBA from IIM, Lucknow.

Salil Thanawala, Head of Global Family Office, Lighthouse Canton

Salil Thanawala brings over two decades of experience in capital markets and private wealth management to his role as Executive Director of Wealth Management at Lighthouse Canton. Previously, he held leadership positions at Edelweiss Group/Nuvama Wealth, where he established his expertise in global derivatives trading and risk management. He has partnered with some of India's most prominent families, crafting bespoke financial solutions and facilitating private deals to fuel their business growth and wealth preservation.

Salil's impact extends beyond traditional wealth management. He has guided families through the establishment of family boards, charter reviews, and risk management strategies, ensuring the long-term sustainability of their wealth across generations. He has also played a key role in securing private equity and credit deals for their business ventures.

Salil's an MBA in Finance and Strategy from the Indian School of Business.

Salman Ebrahim, Director - Private Equity, M&A Director - Private Equity, M&A Rassmal Investments LLC

Salman Hussain, VP - BD & MD, India & Middle East, Vuclip

Salman has over 10 years experience in the mobile media space. He runs business development and strategy in India for Vuclip. Prior to Vuclip, he worked for Verisign, Al Ebda IT, and Electronics for Imaging.
 
Salman holds a BS from Aligarh Muslim University.

Saloni Nangia, Senior Vice President, Technopak

Saloni Nangia is Vice President (Retail & Consumer Products) at Technopak, one of India’s leading management consulting organisations, specialised in retail, consumer products, fashion, healthcare, hospitality and consumer insights. Technopak is currently working closely with the Indian travelling consumer, travel retail and new airport developments in India.

Over the last 13 years, Saloni has worked in the areas of business strategy and India entry strategy with a wide range of Indian and International clients. She has worked on consumer insights, market research, business planning, strategy and implementation for consumer products and retail for clients in India, Asia, Europe and North America.

Saloni has a Master’s Degree in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi and is a Science Graduate from Lucknow University, India.