Our speakers

Utsav Baijal, Partner & Head of India Private Equity, Apollo Global Management

Utsav Malhotra, COO, Noise

An Magna cum laude alumnus of Durham University, UK and IITB, Utsav is also a double gold medalist from NIFT where he pursued design. With a keen eye for product and a penchant for numbers, he found himself in leadership roles across businesses that anchored around lifestyle and luxury and sought hyper growth. Prior to his current role at Noise, he has had stints with Nicobar Design, AMPM, Fashion and You, Arvind Lifestyle Brands amidst others. Utsav lends his expertise to execute Noise’s vision and accelerate its business goals in the current avatar. He was recently included in the BW40u40 list for his achievements and contributions to the industry. Work-life aside, Utsav has an affinity for travel and deep sea diving and is an avid connoisseur of Indian Art

Uttam Kumar, Head - New Technologies Innovation & Incubation - IT, Aircel

V Laxmikanth, Managing Partner, Pavestone Capital

V P Kamath, Group Chief Operating Officer, Nova Medical Centers Pvt. Ltd.

Joining as a Management Trainee and choosing to involve himself in cross-functional fields, the past two decades saw him rise swiftly in positions of increasing responsibility. He has handled various assignments in the areas of General Management, Operations, Marketing, Sales, Strategic Planning, Business Development & Healthcare Communications. He has been associated with Healthcare majors - Lakme, Johnson & Johnson, Nicholas Piramal, Mudra Communications, Apollo Hospitals and Wockhardt Hospitals. Currently is the Group Chief Operating Officer at Nova Medical Centers Pvt. Ltd., responsible for General Management of Nova’s Specialty Hospitals, Infertility Clinics, IVIOMICS Genetic Testing Lab and ART Bank businesses at over 20 locations.

Mr. Kamath apart from being a Business Manager, loves to share his knowledge with professionals and students. A sought after speaker and presenter in business forums, seminars and conferences across the world, he is also a visiting faculty member at various Management Institutes, including I.I.M.

For his outstanding and extraordinary achievements in Healthcare and Education, Mr. Kamath was recently awarded the “Bharat Excellence Award” and the “Rashtrya Jewel Award”.

Mr.Kamath holds post-graduation in Science (Microbiology), MBA in Marketing and attended the Advanced Management Program conducted by the Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

V S Parthasarathy, President, Mobility Services Sector & Member of the Group Executive Board, Mahindra Group

Mr. V S Parthasarathy (fondly known as Partha) is the President of the Mobility Services Sector of Mahindra Group. Mobility Services Sector houses a range of businesses that provide innovative, technology-driven solutions for efficient movement of people and goods. It includes Mahindra Logistics, Mahindra First Choice Wheels, Meru, Porter and Zoomcar.

Partha is a member of the Mahindra Group’s supervisory board called ‘Group Executive Board’. He is the Chairman of the board of Mahindra Logistics Ltd., Smartshift Logistics Pvt. Ltd. and Meru Travel Solutions Pvt. Ltd., and a Director on the board of listed companies of the Mahindra Group

Partha’s journey at M&M began with an HR stint in organizational transformation and the tractors journey to be world No. 1. In this process, he was also a significant part of the journey towards Deming Prize and Japan Quality Medal.  His next stint was in International Business where he was tasked with taking M&M tractors global.  He acquired two companies in China, consolidated operations, scaled it up in USA, set up operations in Australia, South East Asia, Korea and seven plants and operations in Africa and helped positioned Mahindra on the global map.  He was a key player in Mahindra USA’s journey from 1,000 to 10,000 tractors per annum as Head FES - International Operations, M&M.  In his next assignment as Head M&A, he focused on enabling inorganic growth strategy of business through innovative solutions and set up systems and processes. Under his leadership, the M&A team executed more than 125 transactions across geographies. As Group CIO, he spearheaded digital and IT initiatives at M&M, took charge of ambitious Project Harmony, a Group-wide initiative, and led a team of 400+ professionals to achieve common processes on a single ERP platform (SAP).  He also led initiatives on Information Security, Business Process Management (IT-BPR) and Knowledge Management.  He took over as CFO in November 2013. In his Finance role, he ideated and implemented India’s first ever 50 years unsecured, rated, listed bullet bonds for Rs. 500 cr. which is still in the record of Indian history. In this tenure, he secured many firsts for M&M including AAA rating, establishing new financial models, etc. He later took over as Group CFO in April 2015 until 31st March 2020.  He started his career with Modi Xerox (later know as Xerox India) as Management Trainee and rose to a position of Associate Director rumbling through multiple positions and locations.

He is a much awarded professional, thought leader, and votary of transformational changes with over 3 decades of experience. He is a well-recognized speaker in the fields of finance and IT. He was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Awards for both his CFO and CIO roles. He is also the recipient of the Business World - Yes Bank Hall of Fame Award, Best CFO of India Award by IMA, Corporate Excellence Awards and Digital Icon of India Award by HPE and CIO 100 – Hall of Fame by CIO after winning the awards for 4 consecutive years.

Partha is the Chairman of the FICCI Council on Sustainable Mobility. He runs for Nanhi Kali (the Girl Child Education NGO) at the Mumbai Marathon and awarded as Change Legend for 2019 creating history in terms of the largest collection that year. This year Partha is supporting SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association) at the Mumbai Marathon.

Partha is a CA from ICAI and ICAEW and an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s AMP (2011).

 

V Sivaramakrishnan, Managing Director, Oxford University Press India

Sivaramakrishnan Venkateswaran (Siva) is the Managing Director of Oxford University Press (OUP) ? India Branch, with regional responsibilities including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Middle East.

Siva has extensive experience in the Education Services, e?commerce, automobile and FMCG domains. In his previous assignment, Siva was Executive President – Education Services at Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE), one the country’s largest privately owned higher education and training services providers. In his seven plus years at MaGE, he successfully led teams to deliver strong business development, improve quality assurance, and expand education and training delivery with supporting technology platforms.

Siva’s wide?ranging work experience includes running a successful online news, shopping, and gaming portal. He also spent nearly ten years with the Ford Motor Company?including me based in the UK and US?and held various consumer branding roles within Proctor and Gamble.

Siva is a member of the FICCI Higher Education Committee and in the past years has been on the CII Primary Education Council.

He holds a Bachelor in Engineering degree from Bangalore University and is a Post Graduate in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi. Siva is a sports enthusiast and follows cricket and soccer keenly. He also likes to watch movies in his spare time.

Sivaramakrishnan Venkateswaran (Siva) is the Managing Director of Oxford University Press (OUP) ? India Branch, with regional responsibilities including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Middle East.

Siva has extensive experience in the Education Services, e?commerce, automobile and FMCG domains. In his previous assignment, Siva was Executive President – Education Services at Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE), one the country’s largest privately owned higher education and training services providers. In his seven plus years at MaGE, he successfully led teams to deliver strong business development, improve quality assurance, and expand education and training delivery with supporting technology platforms.

Siva’s wide?ranging work experience includes running a successful online news, shopping, and gaming portal. He also spent nearly ten years with the Ford Motor Company?including me based in the UK and US?and held various consumer branding roles within Proctor and Gamble.

Siva is a member of the FICCI Higher Education Committee and in the past years has been on the CII Primary Education Council.

He holds a Bachelor in Engineering degree from Bangalore University and is a Post Graduate in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi. Siva is a sports enthusiast and follows cricket and soccer keenly. He also likes to watch movies in his spare time.

V Vaidyanathan, Founder and Chairman, Capital First Ltd

Mr. V. Vaidyanathan is the Chairman of Capital First Limited (CFL). He worked with Citibank from 1990-2000, and with the ICICI Group from 2000-2010. In order to take an entrepreneurial role, he acquired a stake in an existing NBFC, then secured an equity backing of USD 150 million from Warburg Pincus in 2012, and thus formed Capital First Limited. Warburg Pincus is a large Global Private Equity player with funds of over US$ 40 billion. Post the transaction, he holds shares and options totaling 14% of the company on a fully diluted basis through personal holdings and related entities.He believes that financing India’s 30 million MSMEs and India’s emerging middle class, with a differentiated model based on new technology platforms, offers a unique opportunity in India.

He joined the ICICI Limited in early 2000 when it was still a Domestic Financial Institution and helped the transition of ICICI as a DFI to a Universal Bank.During his career, he and his organization have received a large number of domestic and international awards including “Best Retail bank in Asia 2001”, “Excellence in Retail Banking Award” 2002, “Best Retail Bank in India 2003, 2004, and 2005 from the Asian Banker”, “Most Innovative Bank” 2007, “Leaders under 40” from Business Today in 2009, “Greatest Corporate Leaders of India, 2014”, and was nominated “Retail Banker of the Year” by EFMA Europe for 2008.

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V. Balakrishnan, Partner and Chairman – Investment Committee, Reservoir Investment Managers

V Balakrishnan is a Member of the Board of Infosys. With over 22 years of experience in leadership positions in the finance domain, he heads Infosys BPO, FinacleSM, and India Business Unit. He is also the Chairman of Infosys Lodestone, the management consulting arm of Infosys.

Prior to his current role, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at Infosys. His areas of responsibilities included Corporate Finance, International Taxation, Risk Management and Mergers & Acquisitions for the whole group.

He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India.

V. Ganesh Ram, MD, Amoha Education Pvt. Ltd.