Was the Executive Director in the Reserve Bank of India, where his responsibilities included the entire gamut of Payment and Settlement Systems, creation and development of strategic plans for the entire Reserve Bank and to look after the external investments and foreign exchange reserves management.

He is a post graduate in Management having experience in varied fields such as marketing, market research, banking, finance, law, and Information Technology. He has been with the Reserve Bank of India for more than two decades. With the advent of technology in banking, he has been focussing on computerised operations of the various functions of the Central Bank. Mr Ganesh Kumar was associated with the introduction of technology in the Banking sector as well as the introduction of new digital based payment and settlement systems for the benefit of the customer at large.

The areas include the introduction of computerised and network based banking functions, pioneering work in the introduction of electronic movement of funds and the introduction of Real Time Gross Settlement in India, introduction of cheque truncation and other electronic data interchange initiatives for the Banking sector. He has played a key role in framing the policy for IT implementation in the Reserve Bank and the Banking sector, apart from providing policy perspectives relating to IS Security, Audit and compliance. He was instrumental in implementing a one-of-its-kind Core Banking System in a central bank named the –E-Kuber CBS’ as also with the accounting functions of RBI. He has played a key role in the digitisation of tax receipts for the CBDT and in the GST implementation for the Government of India. He has also been associated with the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology - the IT institute for the Banking sector, facilitating in training and new service offerings stemming out of Research activities of the Institute, and in institution building in the form of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and the Reserve Bank Information Technology (ReBIT) Ltd..

He was the nominee of the Reserve Bank of India on the Committee for Payment and Settlement Systems in Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Basel, as also the co- chair of the Fintech Sub Committee of the Financial Stability Board of the BIS.

MD & CEO of NCDEX. He has over 30 years of experience working with marquee organizations in different sectors. A doctoral researcher with Swiss Business School,  is an avid traveler and football fan .  In his free time writes on economic issues.

Ashween Anand is CFO of Tata Starbucks Pvt ltd. She has rich and diverse experience across various finance domains; deal advisory, accounting & controlling, supply chain finance, commercial finance, financial planning and analysis and revenue growth management. Ashween has earlier worked for E&Y, Deloitte, Mondelez International and Colgate Palmolive across India and Singapore. She is a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and hold master’s in commerce from the Mumbai University. She is an alumni of the Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. Ashween is passionate about mentoring other women in their journey to leadership and a strong advocate of diversity and inclusion. She enjoys travelling and reading in her free time.

With over two decades of finance experience across geographies & businesses, Bhavana has recently joined AstraZeneca India. In her previous organisation GE, she held various roles and her last responsibility was out of Dubai as a CFO ‐ Services business at GE Healthcare for Middle East, Africa & Russia where she led a team of senior finance professionals and held responsible for revenue, costs, cash, planning session & financial closing activities in 30+ countries.

 
With her expertise, she has been a strategic finance partner for businesses with consistent performance in maximising revenue, margin & cash. She carries strong leadership with proven record in creating positive team culture & growth. Prior to CFO role, she had performed multiple roles across finance domain between 2003 to 2015 in Dubai and India for GE.

 
An all‐India rank holder Chartered Accountant, she holds a degree in Bachelor of Business Studies from Delhi University

He has over two decades of corporate experience and his areas of specialization include Freight Forwarding, Customs Brokerage, Finance, Legal and Taxation. 

Mr. Shah leads the finance function for Allcargo Group, including all its group companies and oversees key functional areas like BP&A, Financial Control, Taxation, etc. from a global perspective. He has been instrumental in enhancing functional expertise, driving business enablement, and optimizing and automating standardized finance processes, across countries and regions the world over. 

Spearheading our group-wide finance transformation project, he has enabled the function’s transition to a Centre of Excellence model. He mentors the core finance team to achieve key objectives and guides inter-company collaboration, data-driven decisions, and ease of doing business, to build a future-ready, lean, and productive finance organization for Allcargo Group. 

Building cross-functional teams that exceed expectations, he has implemented transformative solutions in team management, IT, strategic planning, business development, and more.   In his previous tenures, Mr. Shah has held leadership positions with some of the biggest entities in global logistics.   He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds management degrees from prestigious business schools like Jamnalal Bajaj, ISB and Kellogg (USA). 

Deepesh Baxi is a finance professional with 25+ years of industry experience, of which he has spent 18 years at bp Plc. Deepesh is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Wholetime Director of Castrol India Limited (CIL). He and his team work closely with the Castrol India business to develop and deliver long term strategy and maintain a robust accounting, control & compliance environment. Deepesh is also responsible for strengthening relationships with CIL’s investors, analysts, and bankers. Prior to this role, Deepesh worked as Financial Controller for Castrol’s global business.   

 
At bp, Deepesh has worked in the UK and Asia Pacific in Global, Regional and Country Leadership roles spanning across Finance, Strategy, Planning, Internal Audit, Risk management, Compliance and Business Transformation. Prior to joining bp, Deepesh worked with international consulting organizations for 7 years, where he was responsible for internal and external audits, M&A, and financial due-diligence projects.

In 2022, Deepesh was awarded “Leading CFO of the year” under the sectoral category of Auto & Auto Components. Deepesh is a Chartered Accountant and was awarded CXO of the year in January 2020 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He is also an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors, USA.

Kamini is a highly accomplished and well recognized executive with over 25 years of experience across Fortune 500 companies. As a member of the executive leadership team, Kamini brings deep expertise in financial management, performance management, accounting, and process design. In her preceding positions, she has effectively showcased her competence in spearheading businesses to achieve success by drawing upon her expertise in chartered accountancy. Kamini's functional expertise spans Finance, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Business Planning & Operations. She has demonstrated a diverse range of capabilities within these functional domains, with exceptional business partnering skills. Kamini has earlier worked for Hindustan lever Ltd., ACS, HP, GE, Mphasis, and WIPRO. She has a keen interest in reading and possesses a strong passion for traveling.

Currently Vice President of Finance, Oracle India. Seasoned finance and operations leader with 29 years of wide-ranging leadership experience in Multinational environment. Growth catalyst, thought leader & mentor. Passionate about leveraging technology to drive impact and efficiency. Active participant in CFO conversations across platforms. Formerly Finance Director, Microsoft India; Director Finance South West Asia- Motorola; Director Finance- FPA and P&L - International Markets – Motorola. Avid mid-distance runner. Enabling continuity in learning is a passion.

As Chief Financial Officer, Kedar Patki is responsible for managing the end-to-end finance, planning and budgeting operations, as well as the taxation and investment operations at IndiaFirst Life.

 
Kedar has enjoyed an extensive career spanning over two decades, with a significant part of it in the insurance realm. He is an expert in finance and operations, both in the Indian and overseas markets. He has acquired specialisations in planning and budgeting, strategy, accounting, tax, management, offshoring, and insurance.

 
Prior to IndiaFirst Life, Kedar was the Chief Financial Officer at IDBI Federal Life Insurance. His career includes stints at Tata AIG General Insurance, SBI Life Insurance, AXA, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Akzo Nobel India, where he managed regulatory reporting, investor relations, and relationships with industry associations and forums in addition to core finance responsibilities.

 
Kedar is a commerce graduate from the University of Pune and a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

Kumar Subbiah is currently the Executive Director – Finance and Chief Financial Officer at CEAT. He joined CEAT in early 2015 as the Senior Vice President – Materials & Outsourcing for CEAT Limited after spending little over 20 years with Unilever/Hindustan Unilever where he handled various Finance & Commercial roles in and outside India. His last role at Unilever before joining CEAT was Finance Director – Supply chain for South East Asia based at Singapore. Kumar is a B.Com Graduate from Loyola College, Chennai. He is also a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant with professional interests both in Finance & Supply Chain. In his free time, he enjoys playing Flute. His other hobbies are photography and enjoys watching Bollywood movies with the family

Kunal Shah is a Technology Business Leader with 24 years of cross functional experience in the Technology industry. His 20+ years at Oracle has spanned key roles across Solution Engineering, Business Strategy, Business Development, Strategic Program Management, Project Management & IT Consulting. Kunal was a part of the management team which initiated the SaaS business in India by leading the Solution Engineering team for the India business. He has often shared his thoughts at Keynote speaker at several CFO, Supply Chain, HR & Technology forums, and engages with CXOs on digital transformation discussions on Strategic Finance, Human Capital, Supply Chain, Customer experience & core Technology. He is the Business Leader for Oracle’s SaaS business in West India.

Mr. M.S. Jacob is the Whole-time Director & Chief Financial Officer at Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited (CPIL), since October 2016, providing overall financial leadership, including Investor Relations. Mr. Jacob joined CPIL in 1995 in the Continuous Improvement Group. Over the course of 23 years, Mr. Jacob served through leadership roles in Finance at Colgate-Palmolive Company’s subsidiaries in India, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia as well as at the Asia Pacific Division HeadQuarters in Hong Kong. Prior to joining the position of CFO at CPIL, Mr. Jacob was Finance Director of Colgate-Palmolive Malaysia Group where he led several key initiatives including the local execution of the Global Growth Efficiency Program and a successful transition to the Goods & Services Tax. Mr. Jacob holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Mumbai University and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Mandeep is a qualified Charted Accountant and a Certified Business Valuer from ICAI. He brings in over 25 years of diversified experience in Business Finance & controllership across Life Insurance, IT and Reinsurance industry. He is working as Group CFO for PB Fintech (Policybazaar, Paisabazaar) and is responsible for defining and leading the execution of functional strategies, overseeing financial management of the group.

During his stint with Max Life, Mandeep was responsible for Max Financial Services, Finance, procurement and Data Science. At GlobalLogic, he was part of the senior leadership team responsible for multi-location finance & procurement function, financial reporting, treasury, taxation, working capital management, pricing support, MIS, forecasting and provided strategic insights to facility management. Prior to it, he was associated with PNB Metlife and Aviva Life Insurance, where in addition to his core responsibilities across the complete gamut of Finance & controllership function, he was also responsible for Embedded Value & EV analysis and Solvency management.

• Best Finance Team by Business world 2021, ET Ascent 2022
• Corporate Tax team of the year Award 2018, 2019 & 2020; Best GST Implementation Firm of the year 2018
• Business Stalwart Award 2017
• CA CFO Insurance Sector Award 2016 by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• CFO India award 2016, CFO NEXT 100 Award 2016, CFO Impactful Leader Award 2023
• Chairperson NASSCOM CFO Forum (Special InterestGroup)
• Honorary memberInstitute of Management Accountants,USA
• Max Group and CII award for project of the year 2016 in Customer Impact category
• Outstanding achievement Award – 2014.
• Support Pillar Award 2015
• Key contributor to financial turnaround of MetLife India. MetLife India delivered first time ever profits since inception (10 years) through discipline in expense management (17% drop in expenses) and avoiding revenue leakages.
• Supported 2 acquisition bids, integration and corporate restructuring thereof. Private Capitalraising and M&As.
• Conceptualized and implemented automated workflow for finance processes – end to end procurement lifecycle, employee claims and integration of GL with policy administration system and banks.
•  “First of it’s kind” initiatives in Indian insurance industry such as operating lease structures, server level integration with Banks to reduce error rates sub 1%.
•  Set-up “Center of excellence for finance”, an offshore back office in Mumbai SEZ for UK based Insurance company and Big 5 employee benefit consulting focusing.
• Special Diligence award and recognition lettersforremarkable performance and fund raising from ManagingDirector of AVIVA India

Mr. Manish Kumar Gangwal, 51 years, is CFO & President (Strategic Sourcing, IT & Legal) of Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited (GOLIL), a Hinduja Group Company. He is a Chartered Accountant (1993), Company Secretary (1996) and Graduate member of the Institute of Costs and Works Accountants of India (1992). He is an All India Rank holder in both CA Intermediate (AIR 41) and Final(AIR 37) exams. He has over thirty (30) years of professional experience and has worked with Gulf Oil Corporation Limited, Poddar Pigments Limited, Hindustan Development Corporation Limited. He was also the Chief Financial Officer of Gulf Oil Corporation Limited before demerger of its Lubricants business into GOLIL as a separate Listed Company.  He is also on Board of various Gulf entities globally. He has wide experience and knowledge in Finance, Corporate planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investor relations, Corporate Governance, Accounting and Audits, Company secretarial practice, Taxation, etc. He regularly features in business news channels and newspapers as a part of media interactions on behalf of his Company. His hobbies include watching cricket, movies and listening to old songs. He widely travels globally for professional and personal leisure.

A Chartered Accountant, CISA, former math Olympiad silver medalist, is today the CFO of Lenovo India. A seasoned professional with 19 years of work experience across multiple domains, including the past eight years at Lenovo, responsible for financial P&L management. Meenakshi has handled multiple roles within Lenovo, has been instrumental in driving business synergies and P&L results across several positions within India and Asia Pacific region.  Prior to Lenovo, Meenakshi has worked with brands such as Amex, Tech Mahindra, and Dell in various finance capacities. Her past expertise includes India commercial and consumer P&L management, go-to-market with P&L ROI transformation, financial planning and analysis and services controller role. Fitness freak, play badminton, love travel and interact with experts to learn as believe we learn lot more from experiences than books

 Prabin Dokania is the Chief Financial officer of Goods & Service Tax Network, the technology backbone of Tax reform of India and accelerator for growth of Indian Economy. 

He is a seasoned Finance professional with more than two decades of experience, he is an award winner CFO, a thought leader in digital economy and speaks is various forum in future of finance, fintech and other related topic of finance, strategy and innovation.

He is equipped with the best financial qualification of India a Chartered Accountant, Cost and Management Accountant, Company secretary. He is an active member of various Industry chambers and bodies, and contributor in various policies frameworks mainly in Finance and strategy.  He is mentor of Start-ups in their growth journey.

Satish Gundewar, is currently working as the Chief Financial Officer at CSB Bank Ltd.  He has over 28 years of experience in the areas of finance, taxation, strategic planning, portfolio management, risk management, treasury & Investor Relations.  He has  previously worked with Standard Chartered Bank ( India & Nepal), Yes Bank, DCB Bank and SBI Capital Markets Ltd. He is Qualified Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and Cost and Management Accountant.

Shivam Puri is an exceptional leader who has been at the forefront of driving positive change in the healthcare industry. As the CEO and Whole-time director of Cipla Health (the wellness subsidiary of Cipla), Shivam has been instrumental in spearheading the company’s wellness mission globally to make healthcare accessible, affordable, and sustainable for all. Under his leadership, Cipla Health has witnessed dramatic growth and success expanding its portfolio of products to cater to diverse healthcare needs of its consumers.

Prior to his current role as the CEO of Cipla Health, he has held key leadership positions in reputed organizations like Unilever where he spent more than a decade creating and transforming diverse businesses like the Pureit water purifier business, Modern trade business, and the business of Salon professional products. During his stint at Jubilant food works, he has also helped turn around restaurant chains like Dunkin Donuts and create Chinese restaurant chains like Hong’s Kitchen.

At Cipla Health, his strategic vision and ability to identify emerging trends have propelled this set up to the forefront of the industry enabling it to make a meaningful impact to the lives of millions through its folio of 18+ brands with many of them today becoming industry leaders in their categories. By nurturing a culture of continuous learning and development, he has built a team of dedicated professionals who share his passion for creating a healthier world.