Our speakers

Sumi Vivek, Chief Digital & Transformation Officer, Tata Electronics


Sumir Chadha, MD, Sequoia Capital India

Sumir Chadha is a Managing Director with Sequoia Capital India which was formed by merging Sequoia Capital and WestBridge Capital Partners which Sumir co-founded in 2000. Sumir has been investing in the Indian venture capital industry for the past ten years in several industries including offshore services, consumer internet and financial services. Prior to co-founding WestBridge, Sumir was a member of the Principal Investment Area at Goldman Sachs & Co. Prior to that, Sumir worked at McKinsey & Co. in New York and New Delhi. Sumir received an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School and a BSE in Computer Science from Princeton University.


Sumit Bali, CEO and Executive Director, IIFL Finance

Mr Sumit Bali is the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company.  He holds a B.A (Hon) from St. Stephen’s college, New Delhi and has completed his PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad.

Prior to his current role, Mr Bali spent 24 years with Kotak Group. His last position at Kotak Mahindra Bank was of Senior Executive Vice President, overseeing consumer banking retail asset products including home loans, loan against property, credit cards, salaried personnel loans and SME loans.

Previously he also held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd (KMPL) and also was a Director on KMPL’s Board. He began his career with Glaxo India Limited in 1990, and has also worked with Asian Paints (I) Ltd. Mr Bali is a seasoned banker with an experience of 28 years in the Indian corporate sector.

Mr Sumit Bali is the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company.  He holds a B.A (Hon) from St. Stephen’s college, New Delhi and has completed his PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad.

Prior to his current role, Mr Bali spent 24 years with Kotak Group. His last position at Kotak Mahindra Bank was of Senior Executive Vice President, overseeing consumer banking retail asset products including home loans, loan against property, credit cards, salaried personnel loans and SME loans.

Previously he also held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd (KMPL) and also was a Director on KMPL’s Board. He began his career with Glaxo India Limited in 1990, and has also worked with Asian Paints (I) Ltd. Mr Bali is a seasoned banker with an experience of 28 years in the Indian corporate sector.


Sumit Goel, Partner, Healthcare Advisory Practice, PwC


Sumit Gupta, Group President & Country Head - Retail Banking Assets Group, YES BANK | @YESBANK

The RBAG is the key driver at YES BANK for granular assets and comprises 7 distinct Business Units. The unit has been specifically created to harmonize intergroup synergies, achieve Financial Inclusion, penetrate the F&A sector (lending in the entire value chain as well as strategic advisory & research) and participate in the growth of the MSME segment.

Sumit is part of the Executive Management Team at YES BANK. As a part of the initial YES BANK start up team (since 2004), he was instrumental in establishing the Commercial Banking (CB) in YES BANK. He has also been responsible for developing YES BANK’s Knowledge Management practice for some of the key sectors like Gems & Jewellery, Auto-components, Media & Entertainment and Logistics.

Prior to joining YES BANK, Sumit was an Associate Director with Rabo India (subsidiary of Rabobank, Netherlands). He has over 22 years of experience in various capacities in leading organizations such as Standard Chartered Bank, CRISIL and Maruti Suzuki India Limited. Sumit holds an MBA Degree in Finance from IIM Calcutta and is a B.Tech (Mechanical) from IIT Delhi.


Sumit Jain, Product Head - Bill Payments, Billdesk


Sumit Jain, Co-founder & CEO, CommonFloor.com

Sumit worked with Oracle India before starting CommonFloor.com along with two of his friends. CommonFloor became the largest real estate portal dedicated to apartments and gated communities. Post acquisition of CommonFloor by Quikr, Sumit has been driving growth at Quikr. Sumit holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from IIT Roorkee.


Sumit Jain, MD, Credit Suisse Asia Pacific

Sumit Jalan is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Asia Pacific Division, based in Mumbai. He is Co-Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets, India.  

Mr. Jalan is responsible for Corporate Coverage, Origination and Execution for M&A, Equities and Financing in India. Mr. Jalan joined Credit Suisse in 2010 from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was responsible for origination in Equity Capital Markets. Prior to that, he worked at CLSA for over 5 years and with Goldman Sachs in London and New York.

Mr. Jalan holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.


Sumit Jain, Partner, Kalaari Capital | @Kalaari

Sumit is a problem solver and a keen student of innovative business models. Before joining Kalaari, he was an investment banker at HSBC, specializing in corporate finance advisory including cross-border and domestic M&A, joint ventures, LBOs and capital market transactions.

At Kalaari, Sumit actively evaluates investment opportunities in the area of online products and services, especially in education, financial services and overall consumer services category. He also works closely with portfolio companies and enjoys contributing to the growth of startups. Sumit has an MBA from IIM Calcutta and a B. Tech from IIT Kharagpur. Portfolios he handles are Industrybuying, Superprofs, Triphobo, Vakil Search, Snapdeal,Robosoft, Magzter, Embibe, Haptik and Simplilearn .


Sumit Jalan, MD, Credit Suisse Asia Pacific

Sumit Jalan is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Asia Pacific Division, based in Mumbai. He is Co-Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets, India.  

Mr. Jalan is responsible for Corporate Coverage, Origination and Execution for M&A, Equities and Financing in India. Mr. Jalan joined Credit Suisse in 2010 from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was responsible for origination in Equity Capital Markets. Prior to that, he worked at CLSA for over 5 years and with Goldman Sachs in London and New York.

Mr. Jalan holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.