Our speakers

Samuel Joseph Jebaraj, Deputy MD, IDBI Bank

Mr. Jebaraj has  about  27  years   of   experience   in  Project   &  Trade  finance. He was in-charge of the Loan Recovery & HR Groups at Exim Bank’s Head Office in Mumbai just before assuming charge as Dy. Managing Director of IDBI Bank Ltd. At EXIM, he was in-charge of the Treasury, Resources, Accounts, and IT Groups. Earlier he was in-charge of the Corporate Banking Group including SME & Agri Finance. Previously he was head of Exim Bank’s offices in London, Milan & Hyderabad.

He is a regular speaker on Banking, Trade Finance, Project Finance, SME Banking, etc. Have led various consultancy assignments for setting up a Commonwealth Exim Bank, Trade Finance Facility for Small Island States for the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, Introduction of Film Financing program for the Exim Bank of Nigeria, Setting up of an Exim Bank for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, etc.

He was a member of the Task Force on ‘Financial solutions for R&D in the Pharmaceutical Sector’ set up by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. Is also a member of the ‘BRICS Rating Agency Expert Group’ under the aegis of the BRICS Business Council.  

He represented Exim Bank as Nominee Director on a few corporate Boards. Presently represent IDBI Bank on the Boards of IDBI Capital Markets Ltd., IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd. & IDBI MF Trustee Company Ltd.

He joined IDBI Bank as Dy. Managing Director on September 20, 2019. Directly responsible for Large & Mid Corporate Groups, NPA Management, Overseas operations, Transaction Banking, Credit Monitoring, Finance & Accounts, IT, MIS, Digital Banking & HR in the Bank.

Sana Naseem, Director Sales & Marketing, InterContinental Marine Drive

This highly qualified Director of Sales and Marketing for InterContinental Marine Drive, has demonstrated expertise in the areas of Food & Beverage, Front Office, Banquet Operations, Hospitality Management, and Management. Her commanding diminutive presence, coupled with a zest for challenges, is testimony to plethora of experience she has in the field of hospitality.

A strong sales professional with remarkable leadership skills, Sana understands her audience like few others can. Working with a host of brands like Hyatt International, The Claridges Hotels & Resorts and The Imperial among others, has given Sana a broad understanding of the market and the industry.

Her strong philanthropic side is decidedly private, with Sana commitedly practicing the concept of “paying it forward”. From health to children, environment and disaster relief, Sana draws mental fortitude and humility from the unpredictable ways of life and the human tendency to fight for survival.

She uses these experiences to relate better with different members of her team and is a passionate believer in being as good as one’s team.

Sanachit Mehra, Founder, CTO, Cateina

Sanchit Goyal, Principal Consultant, Mosaic Digital- An HT Media Group Company (Moderator)

Sandeep Adukia, Senior Managing Director, BPEA Credit

Mr. Sandeep Adukia has 29 years of experience across wholesale lending, retail lending and institutional brokerage with specialized knowledge of Indian capital markets. As Senior Managing Director, Mr. Adukia leads business development efforts developing valuable sourcing channels for the business and managing investee company relationships. Mr. Adukia also oversees fund raise efforts in India. Prior to joining BPEA Credit, Mr. Adukia was head of the Capital Markets business at Religare Finvest Limited, managing all aspects of wholesale and retail lending for capital markets. Before that, Mr. Adukia worked at Citigroup as Head of Capital Market Finance and with HDFC Bank in the Capital Markets business. Mr. Adukia started his career in Collections with India Securities Ltd in addition to his work in Capital Markets business. Mr. Adukia holds an MBA from Mumbai University.

Sandeep Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Droom

Sandeep Aggarwal is the Founder & CEO, Droom. Sandeep is the only tech entrepreneur in India to Found two-unicorns back-to-back i.e. Droom and ShopClues and author of best-selling book Fall Again and Rise Again.

In April 2014, Sandeep started Droom, an AI and data sciences-driven e-commerce platform offering 21st century experienced for the automobile. In Oct 2010 Sandeep started ShopClues first ever marketplace in India and the 5th Unicorn in India and fastest way to reach Unicorn at that time. Prior to ShopClues Sandeep worked as the top-ranked Wall Street analyst in Silicon Valley and also with Microsoft and Scwab.com. Sandeep is MBA from Washington University in St Louis and holds a US patent.

Sandeep Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, ShopClues.com

Sandeep is the founder and CEO of “ShopClues.com”. He has 16 years of global experience in business operations, strategy and investment, focusing on Internet and technology. He is counted amongst leading Internet experts globally, and has regularly appeared on CNBC, Fox, ABC News and regularly quoted by Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes and other prominent media outlets.

Prior to founding ShopClues.com, Sandeep was among the top Internet analysts on Wall Street based out of Silicon Valley, providing research coverage on the global Internet sector and all major Internet companies including Google, Yahoo!, eBay, Amazon, Netflix, Priceline, Microsoft, MakeyMyTrip etc.

Sandeep Aggarwal, Founder, Droom.in

Sandeep Aggarwal is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, internet visionary and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as the father of marketplaces in the Indian Internet ecosystem - having founded ShopClues in 2011 - India’s first managed marketplace, which became 5th Unicorn in Consumer Internet in India & Droom in 2014 - India’s first marketplace for automobiles.Droom is only auto portal in the world to own the entire ecosystem for automobile with marketplace, pricing, inspection, history and fintech tools. Sandeep is passionate about Digitizing India through mentoring startups, especially on entrepreneurship traits and skills.

Sandeep has an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and holds a US patent.

Sandeep Ahuja, MD, VLCC Health Care Ltd

Sandeep Ahuja is Managing Director with VLCC Health Care Ltd. Prior to his current assignment Sandeep was responsible for VLCC’s foray in international markets, based out of Dubai and earlier led the Group’s subsidiary that manufactures and markets personal care products.

Sandeep’s wide and varied experience of over 2 decades spans marketing, brand communications, new market development and profit-centre management. Prior to joining VLCC, he was Director & CEO of Lexicon PR & Corporate Consultants Ltd., an affiliate of the Omnicom Group company, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., one the world’s largest communications consultancies. He was largely responsible for establishing Lexicon as one of the top 10 communications consultancies in India and worked with a host of prestigious companies as clients, including Avon, Domino’s, Goodyear, Lufthansa, Timex and United Airlines.

A graduate in economics and a postgraduate in marketing & advertising, Sandeep started his career in advertising. Later, he settled down to a long and loaded stint at Escorts Limited, one of the largest engineering conglomerates in India, before taking up the challenge of establishing a full service communications consultancy from the ground up. He moved on to join VLCC in 2002.

Sandeep is also the Chairman of the Wellness Committee as well as a member of the National Executive Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for two years running now.

Sandeep Aneja, Managing Partner, Kaizen Private Equity

Sandeep's passion for investing in innovative companies drove him to establish Kaizen Private Equity. As the Founder of the fund, he has been instrumental in driving the overall strategy and building the firm's knowledge and client network across the globe. Sandeep’s passion is to work closely with entrepreneurs who have a deep sense of purpose and a solid plan for identifying and owning emerging white spaces and leveraging initial ownership to build highly valuable differentiated and sustainable companies. One of his professional commitments is to promote and improve the overall human wellbeing in emerging markets by investing in opportunities such as education, wellness and smart living. Sandeep has been a part of the venture capital and private equity industry since 2002 and has been credited with numerous successful transactions in the United States and in Asia. He sits on the boards of various education companies and is a frequent speaker on emerging education trends globally. He has an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

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