Our speakers

Yash Dayal, Chief Technology Officer, Wakefit

Yash Poddar, CIO and COO, Viansh Ventures

Yash Poddar, CIO and COO, Viansh Ventures (Vikas Poddar Family Office)

Yash Poddar is a next-generation investor and strategic leader who is thoughtfully contributing to the evolution of his family office, Viansh Ventures, by combining traditional business values with a modern, research-led approach to investing.

Raised in Bangalore, Yash’s early exposure to finance came through his family's pipe manufacturing business (Aashirvaad Pipes).He went on to pursue a BBM in Finance from St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, balancing academics with active roles in marketing and business development at the family plant. He then went on toBabson College, Boston, USA and completed MSC. Entrepreneurship in 2017. 

After returning to India, he gained diverse experience through his finance-focused roles at DSP Mutual Fund, ASK Wealth Advisors, and 100x.VC, where his passion for investing took shape during this period.

Since 2018, Yash has led the professionalization of the family office, establishing investment committees, formalizing asset structures like Shivansh LLP and Viansh Ventures, and creating a robust buy-side research and asset allocation strategy. His investment focus spans private equity in D2C and fintech, and public equities in defense, specialty chemicals, and consumer sectors.

A strong believer in institutional thinking and trust-based advisory. Yash combines disciplined research with entrepreneurial agility, aiming to build a lasting institution that supports both internal capital growth and emerging family offices in the future.

Yash Poddar, Co-Principal and CIO, Vikas Poddar Family Office

Yashasvi Sharma, Associate Director, Financial Advisory Services, PwC India

Yashasvi is an Associate Director in Financial Advisory Services of PwC and is based in Bangalore. Of the 15 years of his professional experience, Yashasvi has spent ten years consulting large business conglomerates on deals. He has also advised both financial and strategic buyers on several public and private transactions.

Yashasvi is actively engaged in consulting clients on Mergers and Acquisitions including due diligence reviews, sell side assistance, review of business plans, purchase agreement reviews, negotiations strategy to name a few.

Prior to this he was with one of the Big Four firms in the UK where he worked on crucial telecom and technology deals. He has also worked with the Management Consultancy practice of A F Ferguson and Co. where he was involved in providing corporate advisory services.

Yashasvi is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Yashasvi has completed his B.Sc (Electronics) from the Hindu College, University of Delhi and has also pursued part-time MBA from the FMS, University of Delhi.

Yashish Dahiya, CEO, PolicyBazaar.com

Yashish Dahiya is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co - Founder at PolicyBazaar.com - the largest online insurance aggregator in the country. His long-term vision and leadership skills have turned this financial start-up into a thriving successful brand in the short span of 6 years. An expert in the field of insurance, He holds extensive knowledge on the consumer financial space in India.

Before starting his entrepreneurial journey with PolicyBazaar.com, he worked with First Europa (a Global Online Insurance Broker) as their CEO. At First Europa, he was responsible for leading its global expansion and managing the business of the company across nine geographical locations. Prior to this, Yashish has been associated with an online travel aggregator, ebookers.com, a leading pan-European online travel agency and led their business as the Managing Director.

Yashish holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from IIT Delhi, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Ahmedabad, and an MBA from INSEAD. He likes to spend his spare time outdoors with his family and is an enthusiastic swimmer.

Yashish Dahiya, CEO, Policy Bazaar

Yashodhan Sathe, Chief Investment Officer, IndiaVenture Advisors (Piramal Group)

Yashodhan is the Chief Investment Officer of IndiaVenture Advisors Pvt. Ltd. (IndiaVenture), a company sponsored by the Piramal Group. IndiaVenture is the Investment Manager for IndiaVenture Trust  Fund I, a Healthcare & Life Sciences focussed private equity fund having a corpus of US$ 100 mn.

A private equity professional with 12 years experience in the field, Yashodhan has extensive fund management expertise; including: deal sourcing, investment appraisal, analysis and structuring, fund raising and a strong exit track record. Yashodhan investment horizons have encompassed various sectors including, inter-alia, healthcare & life sciences, infrastructure, oil and gas, telecoms, textiles, logistics, retailing, IT enabled services, etc. Additionally, Yashodhan has extensive experience in investing at various stages in the life-cycle of a company viz. Start-ups, growth capital, funding for M&A, turnaround situations and buy-outs.

Prior to joining IndiaVenture, Yashodhan served as Director, WL Ross (India) Private Limited and Associate Director with IL&FS Investment Managers Limited.

Yashodhan is a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) with a post-graduate qualification in
Finance (Mumbai) and a Masters in Business Administration from the Manchester Business School, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Yashoraj Tyagi, CTO, CASHe

Yashoraj leads all aspects of the company’s technology strategy, planning, and development, working to deliver a robust and secure technology platform that underpins all aspects of its lending business. Since joining CASHe in 2017, Yashoraj has successfully created a scalable and high-impact technology solution, which he hopes will go a long way in financially empowering millions of unbanked and underbanked people in India and pave a way for their rapid financial inclusion. He leads the team that built a scalable, high-frequency loan underwriting platform capable of analyzing hundreds of data points of each applicant using data analytics and machine learning algorithms. In his expanded role as the CBO, his focus will be on bringing out innovative financial products that are inclusive and expansive and strive for technology and business alliances and partnerships that are key to CASHe’s long-term growth and success 

He strongly believes that innovation is a fundamental driver of growth and progress in any organisation. Thus, he is motivated to create, harness and manage technology such that it benefits the masses and positively affects the world in which we live today. He is passionate about solving problems, be it at any level, and motivates his team and takes the initiative to come up with long-term solutions. 

Yashoraj is UC Berkely-educated and armed with a master’s degree in financial engineering. He also holds a BE (Hons.) from Bits Pilani. 

Yashveer Yadav, Chief Business Officer, Oister Global