Our speakers

Vaibhav Karnavat, Partner, Karnavat & Co.

Vaibhav is a part of his family business, Karnavat & Co. since 2005. A CA by profession, Vaibhav has been an angel investor for over 5 years. Apart from this, he also oversees the family investment office which is invested in the domains of food exports and eCommerce. For 8 years he was the CEO at Jewelex International Pvt. Ltd. In this position, he was directing and monitoring the sales, manufacturing, product development, finance, operations and administration teams. Vaibhav got his degree in Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from Mumbai in the year 2002 and completed his CA from ICAI in the year 2004.

Vaibhav Khandelwal, Co-founder and CTO, Shadowfax

Vaibhav, a technophile and  problem solver, founded Shadowfax Technologies in 2015 with his batchmates from IIT Delhi.Vaibhav's technical intrusions and initiatives are focused on 3PL integrated services that offer comprehensive, one-stop solutions for enterprise supply chains in packaging, warehousing, transportation, and order fulfilment. He has developed algorithms that help solve complex logistics problems and keep Shadowfax ahead of the curve in a dynamic and fiercely competitive environment.

Vaibhav is a cricket enthusiast and loves to explore new places. In his free time, he also performs stand-up comedy routines at his favorite Bengaluru café.

Vaibhav Khandelwal, BFSI Leader - IBM Security SWG, India / South Asia, IBM | @IBM

Vaibhav Khandelwal has been working at intersection of Banking & Technology for over 10 years. He has worked in Microfinance in SriLanka, been a Trade Finance Banker with ABN AMRO Bank in Singapore and with IBM consulted large global banks in Europe and Africa on the channel transformation and customer engagement initiatives. Vaibhav is currently India and South Asia Head for IBM Trusteer - a cloud service that is enhancing consumer banking experience by protecting banks and their customers from cyberfraud. He is passionate about new technologies that are making banking more credible, accessible and efficient. Vaibhav has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management for Executives from IIM Ahmedabad.

Vaibhav Lodha, Co Founder, ftcash

Vaibhav is the Co-founder of ftcash. ftcash is one of India's fastest growing financial technology company, recognized by Forbes, backed by PayPal. ftcash empowers the 60+ million under`served micro-merchants in India through financial inclusion using digital payments and loans.

Previously, he was a Director, Global Development at XPRIZE, leading World’s first global prize that targets the problem of access to water. Vaibhav has spent the last decade working in the areas of policy and development across over 5 countries and 20 states in India. He had previously been associated with The World Bank advising Government of India for a $1 billion project on Water Supply and Sanitation.

In 2010, LGT Impact Ventures selected Vaibhav as an iCATs Fellow. In 2012, Vaibhav was selected as a Swaniti Fellow and awarded ‘Power 30 under 30’, USA for his work with the Honorable Member of Parliament. In 2014, World Economic Forum selected him as a Global Shaper to represent the voice of the millennials at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos. In 2016, he was selected as an Acumen Fellow and German Chancellor Fellow under the patronage of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was recognized as Gifted Citizen by La Ciudad de las Ideas in Mexico. In 2017, he was selected as an Asia Foundation Development Fellow. Vaibhav is an alumnus of Harvard University – Kennedy School of Government and NIT Trichy.

Vaibhav S J. , Co-Founder & CEO, Easy Pay

Vaibhav Tewari, Chief Operating Officer, Portea Medical

Vaibhav has more than 20 years of diversified experience in building new businesses across Industries such as healthcare, business process outsourcing, technology and supply chain management. As a key member of the leadership team since Portea’s inception, Vaibhav has been instrumental in driving several innovations such as point-of-care and remote monitoring of patients, a customer engagement programme (an industry-first in home healthcare), diseases-specific offerings etc. Portea, which was named ‘Startup of the Year’ in the 2016 NDTV Unicorn Awards in the Health-Tech category, and ‘Emerging Health Brand of the Year’ at the India Health Summit & Awards, has 4000+ employees and operations across 16 cities in India and brings in-home to patients, the full range of geriatric, chronic, post-operative care as well as allied healthcare services that are affordable and convenient to access.

Vaibhav is an accomplished speaker and has also published numerous papers and articles with many leading publications over the years. He has been actively involved in promoting entrepreneurship and serves on Advisory Board for many start-ups. Vaibhav is a B.Tech. from IIT Kanpur and a MBA from IIM Calcutta.

Vaibhav Tewari, Co-founder & CEO, Portea Medical

Vaibhav Tewari, Co-founder & CEO @ Portea, Coach & Mentor

Vaisakh T Rajeevan, CEO, Prophaze Technology

Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, Founder & CEO, Zipdial

Founder & CEO, is focused on building a dynamic organization dedicated to innovation and excellence for customers and end users. That means finding the best people possible to join the team and getting out of their way!

Valerie most recently served as Head – Strategic Initiatives at mChek, a mobile payments startup in Bangalore, and before that she worked at eBay in California. Valerie earned both her Bachelors and Masters degrees from Stanford University.