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Speakers 
 Mr K K Agarwal,
CEO,
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited
Experience : 30 years in NTPC Ltd. in the area of Contracts Management for World Bank and Soviet aided Power Projects; Head of Contracts & Materials of Talcher Super Thermal Power Station; Head of Commercial, NTPC Southern Region; General Manager, NTPC Electric Supply Company Ltd., and presently Chief Executive Officer of NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited, looking after the business of Power Trading .
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 Mr Ellis Baker,
Partner,
White & Case
Ellis Baker is Head of the Construction and Engineering Practice Group in the London office of White & Case. He has substantial experience of international construction and engineering work, representing developers, lending institutions, contractors and consultants on matters in 28 countries in 5 continents. He has particular expertise in the power industry, where he has recently been working on a US $1.5 billion power generation and water desalination plant in the Middle East and a US $58.5 million 1200MW combined cycle gas turbine power station in Turkey and in oil and gas, where recent work include a $3.5 billion refinery complex in China and a US $11 billion LNG project in Qatar. Mr. Baker also appears in international arbitrations arising out of disputes on major construction and engineering projects.
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 Mr Ranajit Banerjee,
Deputy General Manager, Global Project Finance,
ICICI Bank, India
Ranajit Banerjee is a Deputy General Manager in the Global Project Finance Group of ICICI Bank. He has over 14 years’ professional experience of which 11 have been on Infrastructure Sector. At ICICI Bank he is responsible for several deals in the Oil & Gas/Energy space. He is currently involved in financing of a 14 MTPA refinery expansion project, financing of a US$ 6 bn major upstream gas and oil development, and financing of a large oil tankage facility in Singapore. He is also appraising an LNG terminal project in South India.
Prior to joining ICICI Bank Ranajit was with PwC as an Associate Director in their infrastructure practice. He has been involved in major Oil & Gas, Power and Industrial Infrastructure related mandates. In the Oil & Gas sector he directed teams that appraised a major upstream gas field development and downstream cross country gas pipeline project, prepared detailed business plans for gas transmission and distribution companies in India, negotiated joint venture agreements with international oil companies proposing investments in refining and marketing companies, and carried out several valuations of upstream oil and gas assets. He has carried out detailed due diligence of LNG terminal cum power project in the West Coast on behalf of an international investor.
In the power sector he has carried out detailed appraisals, valuations and due diligence of major Independent Power Projects (coal, gas and wind powered) on behalf of major domestic and international investors. He also directed a lead financial advisory team for the winning consortium for a 17 mtpa coal mining project in India. Ranajit has also advised several state governments on infrastructure policy and bidding on PPP projects. Ranajit is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelors degree in Economics from Presidency College.
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 Mr Mohit Batra,
Senior General Manager & Country Head -Project Finance,
ICICI Bank Ltd
Mr. Batra joined ICICI Bank (erstwhile ICICI Ltd.) in 1992 and worked in the Delhi Zonal Office between 1992-97 in the field of corporate and project finance in a range of manufacturing sectors including auto/auto ancillary, electronics and man made fibres. He then moved to Mumbai in 1997 as a part of the banks newly set up Infrastructure SBU focusing on project finance activities. While he initially worked in the high growth telecom sector, he has also been involved across the entire spectrum of infrastructure and manufacturing sectors. In addition to project finance, Mr. Batra has also been involved in the strategic finance and advisory services offered by ICICI Bank including M&A, private equity, transaction structuring, acquisition financing etc. He is currently head of Project Finance and Strategic Finance and Advisory functions at ICICI Bank. He is an engineer and has an MS in Management from Purdue University, USA.
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 Mr Vipul Bhagat,
Manager,
International Finance Corporation
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 Mr Gautam Bhardwaj,
Director,
Invest India Economic Foundation
Gautam Bhardwaj (40) is founding director of Invest India Economic Foundation (IIEF)and India Pension Research Foundation(IPRF). Since 1998, he has been working as the consultant to the Indian government for reviewing India's pension and social security programs and policies. He is co¬author of the OASIS Report which has provided the basis for India's new DC pension system. Over the last few years, he has played a key role in designing the legislative, policy, regulatory and institutional framework for India's pension reform as consultant to the Indian Ministry of Finance. He is presently leading a team engaged by the Department of Economic Affairs to implement the new DC pension system for federal government employees. He is also a member of the Indian government's expert committee for moving towards EET treatment for long term financial savings.
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 Mr Turan Caglayan,
First Vice President,
DEG - German Investment & Development Company
Turan Caglayan is First Vice President and Head of Asia Department of DEG – German Investment and Development Company and as such based in Bangkok. His company belongs to the KfW banking group and is one of the leading European development finance institutions. Prior to his current position Turan held various positions within DEG enabling him accumulating a vast experience in different sectors in emerging markets with a focus on East/South-East Europe and Asia. Before joining DEG in 1992 he was among others with Deutsche Bank and Bayer, Germany.
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 Mr David Eisenberg,
Partner,
White & Case
David Eisenberg, a partner in the London office, focuses on utilities. He has advised governments and industry specific regulators in Bahrain, Colombia, Greece, Hungary, the Slovak Republic, South Africa and Turkey. This experience is complemented by transactional work on behalf of companies involved in the exploitation of network infrastructure, much of it related to emerging markets, including India.
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 Mr Somak Ghosh,
President- Corporate Finance & Development Banking,
YES Bank
Somak Ghosh is the President, Corporate Finance and Development Banking at YES BANK. As the spearhead of the Corporate Finance practice, he is responsible for four distinct Product Groups – Infrastructure Banking, Structured and Project Finance, Realty Banking and Financial Restructurings. As the head of Development and Knowledge Banking he provides leadership to Food and Agri Strategic Advisory and Research (FASAR), Agri, Micro & Rural Banking, Corporate and Social Responsibility (Responsible Banking) and Strategic Initiatives – Governments.
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 Mr Dhruba Gupta,
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director,
EM Capital Management
Mr. Dhruba Gupta, Indian National, Born July 2, 1942, Married with Children.
Education and Qualifications:
B.Sc. (Hons) Economics - London School of Economics 1969;
M.Phil., Economics - The George Washington University, Washington D.C. 1977;
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India as well as in England & Wales.
International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC. 1970-1999 – Left as Deputy Treasurer: Staff member of the IMF for nearly thirty years, the last seven of which was as Deputy Treasurer. Dealt with and managed various overall financial issues of the IMF and issues around the globe for member countries. Major assignments included:
• Work on IMF’s financial planning and flows as well as many borrowing programs of the IMF…from the Oil Facility in 1973/74 to the General Arrangements to Borrow…and was one of the primary senior staff members responsible to bring into place the New Arrangements to Borrow in 1998. In this connection, participated in several G-10 & G-24 Deputies Meetings.
• Among the core senior staff at the IMF in planning, developing & implementing, the ESAF [now called the Poverty Reduction & Growth Facility], which is the soft window of the IMF providing long-term low interest financing to program countries. This facility is also related to the Debt Reduction Initiatives for the poorest countries that have been underway at the IMF over the last few years in collaboration with the World Bank.
• Work on all country financial aspects and the major financial institutions therein, debt restructuring, borrowing facilities, & financial support for the Latin, East European, and also on South East Asian countries following the 1997 economic crisis in the region.
• Reserves Management, development of the SDR as an international reserve asset, policies on the IMF's gold, foreign exchange markets, and work on financial policies of the IMF in member countries. Worked with a number of Central Banks around the globe on their reserve management policies or on financial relations with the IMF. Corporate Advisor, Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd. (IFCI) / Assets Care Enterprises Ltd. (ACE Ltd.) April 2002- 2004. Worked on restructuring of IFCI and was instrumental in the setting up of an Asset Reconstruction Company (ACE Ltd.) promoted by IFCI. During this assignment worked with and held extensive discussions with external parties, both domestic & international, and multilateral agencies like World Bank, ADB and IFC (W) - and international agencies like Commonwealth Development Corporation, Morgan Stanley, City Group incl. Solomon Brothers, GE Capital, Deutsche Bank, PWC, KPMG, etc.
Current...Free Lance Financial Consultant, Involved in Restructuring and Turn Around Management as well as raising Private Equity Funds for growth Companies and financing for Distressed Assets.
…Consultant with Kesar Dass B. & Associates, Corporate and Commercial Layers, New Delhi, in their Private Equity/ Distressed Assets side of the practice.
…Managing Director, EMI Capital, India, which is beginning operations in India soon. Headquarters are in San Francisco, USA.
… Member Assocham and Committee Member on Company Affairs.
…President Designate of the India Chapter of the Turn Around Management Association now being established. The Chapter will also work closely with TMA International headquartered in Chicago.
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 Mr S Hajara,
Chairman & Managing Director,
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd
• Shri Hajara has rich experience in various aspects of shipping. He was promoted to the post of General Manager (Bulk Carrier & Tanker Division) in 1997 and was in-charge of Bulk Carriers, Chartering, Specialized tankers & LNG Projects. He was chosen as "Project Leader" of the SCI team for "Project Renaissance" - a Management Consultancy Project for Corporate Transformation. He was elevated to the position of Director (Personnel and Administration) and Director (Grievances) on February 1, 2001. On September 1, 2005, he has assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of The Shipping Corporation of India Limited.
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 Ms Helen Henton,
Head of Commodity Research, Global Research,
Standard Chartered Bank
Helen Henton is Head of Commodity Research at Standard Chartered Bank. She covers a broad range of commodity markets on a global basis, encompassing energy, metals, and agricultural products. Helen produces a monthly 'Commodity Focus' publication detailing the outlook for these markets. She is based in the UK, but travels extensively.
Helen has 18 years experience as a professional economist. She started her career with five years in the oil industry before joining the banking sector in 1994, and SCB in 1995. At SCB, Helen was previously the senior economist for Africa, with additional responsibility for global country risk analysis, before taking up her current position in 2003.
Helen has a BA in economics from Cambridge University, an MA in international economics from Manchester University and an MBA from Henley Management College in the UK.
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 Mr Jay Jegannathan,
Managing Director,
Evolvence India
Mr Jegannathan the managing director of Evolvence India Fund (“EIF”), where he manages the day-to-day operations. His responsibilities include maintaining EIF’s relationships with its investors and the managers of the funds in which it has invested, and supervising the EIF investment management team. Mr Jegannathan brings over 22 years of experience in corporate finance, portfolio management, corporate transaction structuring and fund analysis. Prior to joining EIF, he was a consultant for Evolvence Capital, where his primary responsibilities were developing and structuring internationally focused fund of funds products and monitoring global hedge fund offerings. Prior to joining Evolvence Capital, Mr Jegannathan was employed by the Damac Group, which raised and managed two private equity funds (in 1998 and 2000) totaling $135 million. Those funds focused primarily on private equity transactions at the mezzanine or pre-IPO stage in technology companies in the United States. Prior to joining Damac, he managed portfolios for high net-worth clients based in the Gulf countries. These portfolios had exposure to multiple asset classes, including private equity, real estate and the secondary market (both in the United States and India). Mr Jegannathan began his career in the audit field and spent eleven years in various positions with institutions in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and India. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Madras in India and is a Chartered Accountant (India).
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 Mr S K Joshi,
Finance Director,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Shri S K Joshi is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Besides he has also completed his M.B.A from the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. Shri Joshi has been associated with the Oil industry for the past 28 years. Since the time he joined Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited in 1978, he has handled different aspects of the Finance function in BPCL including Corporate Accounts, Treasury and Risk Management. Shri Joshi was closely associated with the study group formed for the purpose of preparing a long tem perspective plan for the oil industry in India. He was also involved in the process of suggesting standard accounting policies for the oil companies.
Shri Joshi was appointed as Director (Finance) of BPCL on 8th March 2006. He was appointed to the Board of Numaligarh Refinery Limited on 4.4.2006, and to the Board of Bharat Oman Refineries Limited on 26.7.2006.
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 Mr Hemant Kanoria,
Vice Chairman & Managing Director,
Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd
Mr. Hemant Kanoria started SREI in 1989 with the objective of financing the infrastructure development in the country. SREI has grown by leaps & bounds and today has assets under management of over Rs. 5000 crore. The contribution has not only been towards growth of the organization but also towards growth of financial sector activities in the country, particularly leasing and hire purchase and financing in the infrastructure sector.
The sound business policy of Srei has attracted international financial institutions like IFC - Washington, KfW and DEG - Germany, FMO - Netherlands, BIO – Belgium, FINFUND – Finland and Swedfund – Sweden, to participate to the growth.
Mr. Kanoria and the SREI team have been instrumental in shaping SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd. as the largest private sector infrastructure equipment and infrastructure project financing company.
He is also the Director of Quipo Infrastructure Equipment Ltd., and NAC Infrastructure Equipment Ltd, SREI Capital Markets Ltd., SREI Venture Capital Ltd. and Bengal Shristi Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
Mr. Kanoria is also the member of several Chambers & Committees. He is presently the Chairman of the Infrastructure Sub-committee (Eastern Region), Confederation of Indian Industry; Member of the Managing Committee, Indian Chamber of Commerce; Council Member of the Indo German Chamber of Commerce and Member of Infrastructure Committee, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
Mr. Kanoria has held several prominent positions in the past that include, President - Calcutta Chamber of Commerce; Director – Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management (Kolkata); Chairman – NBFC Task Force of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Member of Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
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 Mr Amit Kapur,
Partner – Head Project, Policy & Regulatory Practice,
J Sagar Associates
Amit Kapur is a partner at J .Sagar Associates and heads the firm's Projects, Regulatory & Policy practice. His practice covers Energy (power, oil & gas); Urban Infrastructure; Telecommunication & Broadcasting; and Surface Transport. He advises on diverse transactions, structuring, interpreting and negotiating in-bound and out-bound investment (M&A) and other commercial arrangements; corporate laws and governance issues; and policy, legislative and regulatory issues, covering licensing, rate-making, sectoral and institutional restructuring, reforms and privatisation of state owned utilities. He works with governments, public & private utilities, multilateral institutions, private & foreign investors/contractors.
He has been advising various Indian state governments and their utilities like NTPC & ONGC on diverse legal and regulatory aspects including reform, restructuring and privatisation. He advises various private utilities including Tata Power, Reliance Energy and the three privatised discoms in Delhi, British Gas, National PowerPlc (UK), Star TV, GMR. He also advises regulatory agencies in India on diverse aspects.Amit worked closely with the World Bank in advising the Government of Bangladesh in their energy reform programme and evaluating impact of Electricity Act 2003 on the Indian Power Sector, and also in advising the Union Ministry of Urban Development, Planning Commission of India and some Indian State governments in framing the policy and legal framework for reform of and private sector participation in urban infrastructure.
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 Mr V M Kaul,
Executive Director (Private Investment),
Powergrid Corporation of India Ltd
Shri V.M.Kaul is the Executive Director incharge of Private Investment of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., a company which is designated as the Central Transmission Utility and owns 56,000 ckt.kms. of High Voltage Transmission Line and operates the regional and national power grids of India.
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 Mr Javed Khan,
Deputy Managing Director,
Blackstone Advisors India Private Ltd.
Mr. Javed Khan currently serves as the Deputy Managing Director of Blackstone Advisors India Limited based in Mumbai. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2005, Mr. Khan was a Director in DLJ Merchant Banking for five years where he was responsible for private equity investments in Europe. Previous to this, he spent seven years in DLJ’s Investment Banking Group in New York and London where he focussed on Mergers & Acquisitions and High Yield Financings. Mr. Khan is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Management & Technology Program where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the School of Engineering. Mr. Khan also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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 Mr P N Krishnan,
CFO,
Essar Power
P N Krishnan is the Director - Finance of Essar Power Ltd. Essar Power is India's first new generation Independent power producer with a capacity of 1000 MW in three locations in India.. Essar’s Power business has finalized plans to increase capacity to 4000 MW in the next four years.
Essar Power Ltd. is a group company of Essar Group. The Essar Group is one of India’s largest corporate houses with interests spanning the manufacturing and services sectors; Steel, Oil & Gas, Power, Shipping & Logistics, Telecom & BPO and Construction. The group has an asset base of over USD 6 billion (Rs. 27,000 crores). It employs 20,000 people in 50 locations world-wide.
Mr. Krishnan has been with Essar Power for over 12 years and is involved with contract negotiations, financial closure, contract administration of projects and business administration matters.
Prior to joining Essar Power, Mr. Krishnan has been the Financial Controller of one of India’s biggest consumer electronics and consumer durables companies in India where he primarily focussed on the financing of new and expansion projects.
Mr. Krishnan has over 22 years of experience in the fields of Finance and legal matters with diverse industries including consumer durables, IT, print & publications, financial services and utility enterprises.
Mr. Krishnan’s areas of specialization include corporate finance, project financing, corporate treasury and project legal documentation.
Mr. Krishnan was the member of the Indo-Japanese Joint Business Council of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a member of the Working Group on Taxation of the Independent Power Producers Association of India, Member of Bombay Management Association.
Mr. Krishnan has been addressing various conferences on Power Sector in India and was a speaker at the CFO FORUM organized by Business Week at Singapore in November 2002. He was also a key speaker at the Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Power held at Beijing in October 2003 and November 2005.
Mr. Krishnan has a Masters Degree in Financial Management from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management (a premier Management Institute in India), a law degree from Bombay University and is a Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
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 Mr Anil Ladha,
Senior VP & Head – Debt Capital Markets,
ICICI Securities Ltd
Anil Ladha heads the debt capital markets and syndication business at ICICI Securities Limited. During his 13 years experience in corporate finance and debt capital markets, Mr. Ladha has managed many innovative deals including the first supranational bond issuance in India by Asian Development Bank, Manila; private placement of quasi-equity structures, MBS structures, partial guarantee structures, and ABS structures. He has worked with a wide range of clients including blue-chip corporates, state undertakings, banks and finance companies.
Mr. Ladha is a ‘Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)’ charter holder by CFA Institute, USA and has a ‘Finance Risk Manager (FRM)’ certification from Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). He is a PGDM (MBA) from IIM Bangalore and an Engineer from MNIT, Jaipur.
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 Mr Jimmy Mahtani,
Principal,
Baring Private Equity Asia Pte Ltd
Jimmy Mahtani, 30, Principal. Mr. Mahtani is primarily involved in Baring Private Equity’s investments in India. Mr. Mahtani was previously a Vice President with General Atlantic ("GAP") in Bombay, India and was the first member of the India office for GAP. During his tenure at GAP, he was responsible for investments of over $180 million in India including Patni, Daksh, Sharekhan and NDTV. Previously he was with Bear Stearns & Co Inc., New York in the technology Investment Banking group. Prior to that, he was an Analyst at Merrill Lynch, Washington D.C.. Mr. Mahtani graduated with honors from Georgetown University where he received a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, triple majoring in Finance, International Business and Marketing. Mr. Mahtani was born in Singapore and is fluent in English, Hindi, Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Indonesia.
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 Mr Ashwini Mehra,
General Manager,
State Bank of India
Mr. Ashwini Mehra joined State Bank of India in 1979 after post-graduation in Economics from Delhi University. Mr. Mehra is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. Mr. Mehra has been working in various positions including as a Credit Analyst & Branch Head. Mr. Mehra’s assignments have taken him to various locations including Ranchi/New Delhi/ Jaipur/New york(USA)/Mumbai.
Mr Mehra has extensive experience in the corporate banking area. He is presently posted at Bank’s Project Finance Strategic Business Unit at Mumbai. In his present assignment at the Bank’s Corporate Centre, Mr. Mehra is facilitating the flow of Bank’s Project Finance to big-ticket Infrastructure, Industry and Service sectors. He also plays a key role in crystallizing Bank’s policy initiatives for funding infrastructure sectors.
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 Mr Luis Miranda,
Chief Executive Officer,
IDFC Private Equity Co
Luis Miranda is the President & Chief Executive Officer of IDFC Private Equity. Mr. Miranda has extensive experience in dealing with early stage companies and private equity investing. He set up IDFC Private Equity which manages two funds focused on infrastructure with commitments of USD 630 million. He was earlier a General Partner at ChrysCapital. Prior to that, he was a key member of the team that set up HDFC Bank, India’s leading private sector bank. He has also worked at HSBC Markets and Citibank. He has been a Director of the Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA) and an Executive Committee Member of the Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India (FEDAI). Mr. Miranda is currently a Member of the Advisory Board of the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA). He is a Trustee for the Akanksha Foundation and chairs the Asia Cabinet of the Global Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago. Mr. Miranda received an MBA from the University of Chicago and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
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 Mr Bharat Moossaddee,
Chief Financial Officer,
Hazira LNG & Ports Companies
Bharat Moossaddee is a Chartered Accountant and PGDM (1984-86) from IIM (Ahmedabad) and has a rich & varied experience of around 20 years in managing finance function in various companies like General Motors, Delphi Corporation, and the Vedanta group prior to his joining the Shell group.
Currently he is the Chief Financial Officer with Hazira group of companies which are joint ventures between the Anglo Dutch Oil major, Royal Dutch Shell and French Oil Major, Total. Hazira group of companies, comprise of Hazira LNG (the Terminal company), Hazira Gas, and Hazira Port (the Port company) which serve India's Energy and Infrastructure sector.
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 Pranav Nahar,
Country Director,
EcoSecurities, India
Pranav Nahar (27) is the Managing Director of EcoSecurities India.Mr. Nahar has intensive experience in the creation and building of business units. In his last year with EcoSecurities, Pranav Nahar has successfully managed the entry of EcoSecurities into the Indian market. He has been responsible for the strategy and direction of EcoSecurities India. He has also brought into the organization several innovations in the pricing and deal structure carbon transactions in the Indian market. He is an expert at carbon finance, investments structuring and derivative transactions. Prior to working in EcoSecurities, he founded Global Entrepreneurs Norway AS, a market entry and innovations service provider to SMEs and government based in Norway. He also has experience in consulting with organizations such as Sustainability UK and Proctor and Gamble. Pranav Nahar holds an MBA degree with London School of Business, London and was awarded the British Chevening Scholarship. He has been part of Peace Corps and is an ardent Vipassana meditator.
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 Mr Nandan Nelivigi,
Partner,
White & Case
Nandan Nelivigi is a partner based in New York. Nandan specializes in infrastructure projects and other cross-border transactions involving India. Nandan has advised lenders and developers in various complex financing transactions around the world, including a number of energy projects in India. Nandan also advises clients in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital investments in India.
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 Mr Peter Nesbitt,
Chief Representative,
Export Development Canada
Peter Nesbitt joined Export Development Canada (EDC) in October 2003 as Regional Manager for South and Southeast Asia. In April 2005, he was appointed as Chief
Representative to represent EDC in India.
Prior to joining EDC, Mr. Nesbitt worked internationally for Scotiabank. His last assignment was as a Commercial Branch Manager in Bangalore, India. He has lived and worked in South Asia for more than 10 years.
Mr. Nesbitt holds a BA in Political Science from Carleton University and an MBA from Dalhousie University. He is currently working towards a Fellowship in the Institute of
Canadian Bankers.
Export Development Canada (EDC) provides financing and insurance to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. EDC helps 7,000 Canadian companies and their global customers in up to 200 markets worldwide each year. EDC is financially self-sustaining and is a recognized leader in financial reporting, economic analysis and human resource management.
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 Mr G. B Pande,
Executive Director (Pension & Group Schemes),
Life Insurance Corporation of India
Born on 31st December, 1950 Shri G B Pande is a Gold Medalist in Law. He did his LLM from Lucknow University. Prior to his joining LIC, he was a lecturer in the University College at Lucknow. He had a brief stint as a Banker in a Nationalised Bank as Probationary Officer. Then he moved on to LIC as a Direct Recruit Officer in the year 1977. He has served in almost all parts of the country in different capacities.
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 Mr M.P. Pandey,
Deputy General Manager (Maintenance),
Essel Mining & Industries, India
A Chartered Accountant with combined experience of 36 years. Served in Tea, Engineering, Power, Mining and Ferro Alloys industries for about 25 years and held several responsible positions upto SBU Head.
For last 11 years engaged in SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited a Finance company in the private sector wholly dedicated to the infrastructure financing in the country.
Is associated with SREI’s formation stage of infrastructure project financing efforts. As a team leader developed and implemented several innovative financing models for Road and the Power Sector. As Country Head of the Project Finance unit was instrumental in developing the project finance team in the company and lead them to become a fully matured infrastructure project finance unit in the country.
As Executive Director is to day involved in building up the Risk & Credit Division at the corporate level. Oversees the Internal Audit function and directly involved in developing the Risk Based Audit initiative and formation of the Standard Operating Procedures for all the mega processes in the company.
As Chairman of the Asset Liability Committee helps in formulating the Risk and Credit policies and is a member of the Central Credit Committee and the Audit Committee of the Board.
In the past has served as member of the Steel Input Committee under FIMI and was active member of the Mining Institute of Canada, member of the regional infrastructure committees of CII and sub committees in FICCI.
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 Dr Kirit Parikh,
Member,
Planning Commission, Government of India
Dr Kirit S. Parikh has a Doctor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master's Degree in Economics from MIT, USA. He has been a Professor of Economics since 1967.
He is a member of the Energy Coordination Committee, Committee on Rural Infrastructure and the Committee on Infrastructure constituted by the Prime Minister.
He was the Chairman of the Integrated Energy Policy Committee, Planning Commission. He was a Member of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) of the Prime Ministers of India, Atal Behari Vajpayee, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Chandra Shekhar, V.P.Singh and Rajiv Gandhi. In the past he had also been a member of the National Committee for Environmental Planning & Co-ordination, the National Committee on Science and Technology and the Fuel Policy Committee.
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 Mr Alfredo Pascual,
Advisor (Public-Private Partnerships),
Asian Development Bank
Alfredo E. Pascual is currently Advisor (Public-Private Partnership) at the Southeast Asia Department of the Asia Development Bank. In this capacity, he is responsible for pursuing initiatives to promote private sector participation in infrastructure development. Previously, he was Director of Private Sector Infrastructure Finance Division which provides ADB assistance to private infrastructure projects, and then Director of Private Sector Operations Division which supports private sector initiatives in the capital market and financial sector in the Asia-Pacific region.
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 Dr R H Patil,
Chairman,
The Clearing Corporation of India
Degrees
M.A. (Econ.), Ph.D.(Econ.) from Bombay University
Positions Held
? Chairman, The Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (CCIL) since May 2001
? Chairman, UTI Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. (2005 – 2006)
? Chairman, Disinvestment Commission, Government of India during July 2001 to May 2004
? The first Managing Director & CEO of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (1993-2001)
? Various positions in IDBI (1975-93). Last position held was Executive Director in charge of direct loans, treasury functions, research and planning and merchant banking activities
? Research Officer and latter Deputy Director, Economic Department, Reserve Bank of India (1968-75)
? Lecturer, Post Graduate Department of Economics University of Bombay
Institution building
? Was instrumental in establishing the NSEIL and upgrading it to the best international standards
? Was directly involved in setting up of NSDL, largest depository in the country
? Was closely involved in setting up of NSCCL, the first central counterpart institution in India to ensure guaranteed settlement of all equity and equity derivative transactions
? The founder-Chairman of CCIL
Awards
? Award for Outstanding Achievement in Financial Services Sector awarded at the 8th Annual Financial Services Convention jointly organised every year by Bombay Management Association, Association of Leasing & Financial Services Cos., Association of Merchant Bankers of India, Association of Mutual Funds in India and The Institute of Chartered Financial Analyst of India
? The Skoch Challenger Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2005
Consultancy
? As Consultant to Asian Development Bank (ADB), prepared a Report on the Indian Financial Sector for use of ADB
? Prepared a Project Report on the Capital Market of Bangladesh for ADB in May 1997
Membership of Committees
? Member, Capital Account Convertibility Committee (of RBI)
? Member, Technical Advisory Committee on Monetary Policy (of the RBI)
? Chairman, Advisory Committee on Information Technology (of the RBI)
? Chairman, External Advisory Committee on Registration of Securitisation companies / Reconstruction companies (of the RBI)
? Member, Technical Advisory Committee on Money & Government Securities Market (of the RBI)
Director on the Board of :
? The Clearing Corporation of India Ltd
? Clearcorp Dealing Systems
? UTI Bank Ltd.
? Corp Bank Securities Ltd.
? NSE.IT Ltd.
? SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
? National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSEIL)
? National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd. (NSCCL)
? National Securities Depository Ltd. (NSDL)
? NSDL Database Management Ltd.
? Advisory Board - Computer Age of Management Services Pvt. Ltd
? Advisory Board - Intuit Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
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 Mr Gopal Patwardhan,
Managing Partner,
Duke Equity Partners Inc
Gopal Patwardhan is Managing Partner of Duke Equity Partners one of the leading cross-border private equity investment firms investing in India. As managing partner, Gopal enhances Duke's capabilities with significant experience with early stage companies in business planning and strategy, and in transnational investment management. Prior to Duke, Gopal was vice president and chief operating officer of the Girvan Institute of Technology, a technology development collaborative funded by NASA, the US Air force and department of energy. At Girvan, Gopal led the creation and development of a technology incubator and conceptualized the development of several high-tech cross border companies that leveraged comparative advantage economies right from the start-up phase.
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 Doug Peel,
Partner,
White & Case
Doug Peel concentrates on energy, infrastructure and project finance transactions in emerging market countries with a particular focus on India and Russia. He is the global head of the Firm’s India practice. Doug has wide experience of oil & gas, LNG and power project finance. He is a member of the team advising a leading Indian group on its proposed development and financing of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Doug recently advised an Indian developer on the bankability of documentation for a proposed industrial park project development and financing, and he is a member of the team advising on a proposed major steel project.
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 Mr Anand Prakash,
MD Asia,
FE Clean Energy Group
Anand is the Managing Director for FE Clean Energy Asia and responsible for investing and managing the Global Asia Fund of the FE Clean Energy Group. The Fund has approximately US$50 million under management. The investors in the Fund include Mitsubishi Corporation, Chubu Electric Company, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Asian Development Bank, PROPARCO (an affiliate of the Government of France), among other institutional investors.
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Ms Roopa Purushotthaman,
Head of Strategy,
Future Group
Roopa Purushothaman heads the economics and strategy effort for Future Group, an umbrella group that houses India's largest retailer. In her role, she covers thematic issues on demographics, income and consumption patterns.
Previously, Roopa was a vice president and global economist at Goldman Sachs. Roopa has published papers on topics ranging from long-term growth in India and the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies to prospects for global trade and migration. Last year, she co-published a book titled "Growth and Development: The Path to 2050". Roopa holds a BA in Ethics, Politics and Economics and International Studies from Yale University and an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.
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 Mr Prasad R Menon,
Managing Director,
Tata Power
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 Mr V Raghuraman,
Principal Adviser,
Confederation of Indian Industries
V Raghuraman is a Post Graduate in Chemical Engineering, worked as Consultant, trainer, Researcher in National Productivity Council rose upto Deputy Director General. Subsequently received as Secretary General, Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry and is currently Senior Adviser (Energy) with Confederation of Indian Industry.
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 Mr Gagan Rai,
Executive Director,
National Securities Depository Ltd
Current Position:
Executive Director, National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), Mumbai, India;
1996 to Date
Responsibility includes:
Overall in-charge of Business Operations including corporate planning, marketing, finance, HR, participants’ and investors’ interface and overall management.
Was a member of the Core team set up for planning and implementing the depository project. The implementation was successfully completed in a record span of five months.
Due to excellent track record & performance of NSDL, Govt. of India has entrusted to it the task of setting up Tax Information Network (TIN) in the country.
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Managing Director & CEO, NSDL Database Management Limited (NDML), Mumbai, India; 2005 to Date
Overall in-charge of the company. NDML is implementing a project viz. National Skills Registry (NSR) on behalf of NASSCOM for creation and maintenance of a national database containing background check information of personal, academic and employment details of individuals employed in the IT and ITeS industry. NSR database is expected to eliminate the menace of inflated résumés and hasten the process of recruitment by avoiding repetitive background checks of IT professionals.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CREDIT ANALYSIS & RESEARCH LIMITED, MUMBAI
GENERAL MANAGER
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA (IDBI), MUMBAI
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
• FELLOW OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (EDI) OF THE WORLD BANK
• ASSOCIATE IN DEVELOPMENT BANK MANAGEMENT OF ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCING INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (ADFIAP), MANILA.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Commerce Graduate, Cost Accountant, Post Graduate in Economics, Certified Associate of IIB.
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 Mr C. Ramulu,
Director (Finance),
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Mr. C. Ramulu is Director (Finance) of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), India, a Fortune 500 integrated public sector downstream oil company with a turnover of over Rs. 77000 crores.
Mr. Ramulu is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary and is a rank holder at All India Level. Mr. Ramulu secured distinction in MBA from the University of Leeds, U.K. He has also participated in various Management programmes, Conferences, both in India and abroad.
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 Mr Aloke Ray,
Partner,
White & Case
Aloke Ray is a partner in the Firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice, specialising in international arbitration. He has represented clients from a variety of sectors, including oil and gas, construction, infrastructure, telecommunications and financial services, in arbitrations administered under the Rules of most major arbitral institutions, including those of the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration and the American Arbitration Association. Among other matters, Aloke is currently involved in two ICC arbitrations involving oil and gas projects in Latin America and has recently been involved in arbitrations arising out of the construction of an international airport in Central Europe and a satellite telecommunications project in India.
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 Mr I M Sahai,
Independent Energy Consultant & Former Chairman & Managing Director,Power Finance Corporation Ltd, India,
Power Finance Corporation Ltd India
Indra Mohan Sahai is an independent Consultant and Senior Policy Analyst in the Energy Sector, with special expertise in Project Planning, formulation & approval, Financing and Policy Analysis & Forecasting. Mr. Sahai has been advising a number of renowned companies abroad and in India, particularly such as have entered the Indian Power Sector or intend to do so. He is also member of an international consultancy group, based in Washington, DC, USA.
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 Mr Hemant Sahai,
Principal,
Hemant Sahai Associates
Hemant is the principal of the firm Hemant Sahai Associates (“H.S.A.”), a law firm engaged in
providing legal services in its chosen areas of practice, with a focus on corporate and business
laws. Hemant graduated from law school, University of Delhi in May 1988 and commenced his
legal career on June 1, 1988. Hemant has attended the Programme “Project Finance in Asia”
conducted by the New York Institute of Finance, at Singapore, in November 1997.
Hemant’s current practice spans a wide spectrum and he is actively engaged in areas such as
Infrastructure including Public Private Partnerships, Banking and Finance (Corporate Finance,
Project Finance, Structured Finance), Policy and Regulatory, Institutional Reform and Deregulation,
Pensions and Capital Markets, including overseas listings and Listings on the AIM
Exchange – London Stock Exchange, Foreign Investment and Technology Licensing and
Environmental laws with a focus on CDM Projects under the Kyoto Protocol.
Hemant regularly speaks in diverse forums and seminars, conducts workshops and authors papers
and articles on subjects in areas including Infrastructure, Banking and Finance, Regulatory and
Policy. Hemant has been involved in the drafting of several regulatory and policy documents as
well as legislations, notably the Pensions legislation for India that provides for the regulation and
development of the pensions sector in India, as well as provides the sector architecture.
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Mrutunjay Sahoo,
Financial Advisor,
Ministry of Power, Government of India
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 Dr Shashank Saksena,
Director (Pension Reforms), Department of Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Finance
Dr. SHASHANK SAKSENA was born on 1st July, 1962 in Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh). After completing the Master of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Law from University of Allahabad, he joined the Indian Economic Service in 1987. Later on he did “M. Sc. in Macro Economic Policy and Planning for Developing Countries” at the University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom in 1998-99 and Ph.D. in “Agricultural Economics” in 1999 from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Uttar Pradesh.
During the initial years of service (1989-1995) he worked in the Ministry of Agriculture giving policy advice on improvements in agricultural statistics system and on the formulation of agricultural price policy for selected agricultural commodities. During the later period of service (from 1995 to 1997 and from 1999 onwards) he worked in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and was involved with formulation of policy relating to further development of capital markets, external capital flows including foreign portfolio investment and external commercial debt, sovereign liability management and pension reforms. He is presently posted as Director (Pension Reforms) in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
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Mr Mohit Saraf,
Partner,
Luthra & Luthra
Mr. Mohit Saraf is partner-in-charge of the project finance, infrastructure, banking and finance, private equity and mergers & acquisitions and regulatory practice at Luthra & Luthra Law Offices – leading law firms in India, and the recipient of the Asian Legal Business Award for the Asia-Pacific region in the category "Super Deals: Infrastructure and Project Finance 2005".
He has been nominated and ecommended by several noted publications as a leading Project Finance Lawyer, which include the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers for the years 2005 and 2006, "Recommended Projects Practitioner" in India by the 2003/04 edition of the Global Counsel 3000 of the Practical Law Company, and the leading Project Finance lawyer in India by Legal Media Group in its 2006 Guide to World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers. Mr. Saraf has advised and assisted developers, lenders, government, EPC contractors and other stakeholders in over 50 infrastructure projects in the fields of electricity, oil and gas, LNG, toll roads, airports, ports, telecom, mining and aviation in India. He has also been involved in project finance transactions in the People’s Republic of China, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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 Mr Amitava Sengupta,
Director (Finance & Commercial),
Petronet LNG Limited
Mr. Amitava Sengupta holds Bachelors Degree in Science and is a Chartered Accountant. He has more than 28 years experience in Finance and Commercial functions with specialization in Project Finance & Treasury Operations, Capital Restructuring, IPO, Long Term Contracts, Commercial Risk Analysis & Mitigations, Merger & Acquisition. He has also presented papers and spoken in various national and international conferences on Project Financing for LNG Chain, Risk Analysis and Mitigation for Regasification Terminals, Global LNG Pricing trends etc.
Mr. Sengupta joined PLL in 2002 as Vice President (Finance). Before joining PLL, he was working with Indo Mobil Ltd. as Head of Finance, Administration & Planning.
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Ron Shah,
Founder & Managing Partner,
Jina Ventures, USA
Since founding Jina Ventures, Mr. Shah has transacted over $100 million in India and has successfully completed over 75 other investments and M&A transactions in the US, Europe and Asia.
Prior to founding Jina, Mr. Shah was an investment professional at Trenwith Securities, as a member of the M&A team which completed several international M&A transactions for Hewlett Packard and Kodak. Prior to Trenwith, Mr. Shah served as Principal at a $500 million hedge fund, Resurgence Capital, where he led over 45 private equity investments in companies spanning media, software, consumer products and biotechnology. In India, Mr. Shah and Jina Ventures have assisted in major financing rounds for Hindustan Lever, M&R Engineering and MakeMyTrip.com, as well as played a critical role in selling a major Pune-based call center to General Electric.
Mr. Shah currently sits on the Board of Directors of RBC Radio (NY), JC Medtex Int'l Inc (NJ), Good Karma Restaurant Group (NY) and JMR Corporation (PA), as well as shares board seats on Liners India Limited (India), Universal Power Transformers Pvt Ltd (India) and UMA Precision Ltd (India).
Mr. Shah received his Bachelors of Business Administration from the George Washington University and his MBA in Corporate Finance from NYU Stern School of Business.
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 Mr M N Ravi Shankar,
Executive Director,
Lanco Electric Utility Limited
His present assignment at LANCO Electric Utility Limited is to develop the Trading, Transmission, Distribution, and Generation activities for the LANCO Group. He is also developing an in-house Power Information Center for devising strategies in Power Sector for the group and make the organization leader in Power Sector among Private Players.
During his stint at APERC as Joint Director – Tariff, he worked on Electricity Act 2003, on issues of National Tariff Policy, Electricity Plan etc., all the suggestions made by him were accepted and incorporated. Further, he assisted APERC in preparing Regulations, Guidelines, on Transmission Charges, Distribution Charges, Surcharge, Additional Surcharge, Open Access, Trading, and SLDC etc. Helped the Commission in setting the principles under the Electricity Act, 2003 for the utilities. Had also assisted in developing in Regulatory Information Management System (RIMS) of the Commission for monitoring the utilities in Andhra Pradesh. He analysed the Tariff Applications of the Licensees and finalized the tariffs for the FY 2000-01 to 2005-06.
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 Mr Rajendra Shrivastav,
Country Head,
Electricit'e de France
Mr Shrivastav is General Delegate (Country Manager) of Electricité’ de France (EDF) a power utility largely owned by French government. Working since it commenced its operations in India in mid 1992. As General Delegate for India mainly responsible for evolving company strategy for India, business development, market analysis, investigating investment & consulting opportunities etc.
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 Mr Bundeep Singh Rangar,
General Partner,
Amaya Venture
Bundeep Singh Rangar has advised some of the biggest European, Indian and US companies on corporate development, technology innovation and market entry strategies. He has more than 15 years’ combined experience in banking, consultancy, technology and media. He has co-founded two corporate finance firms: Delhi-based IndusView, Europe’s fastest growing India M&A specialist where he is Chairman, and London-based Ariadne Capital, where he was formerly Chief Operating Officer.
He is currently advising the U.K.’s biggest credit scoring company Experian Ltd, largest software company Sage Plc, top financial information provider Reuters Group Plc and Europe’s fastest growing investment bank Saxo Bank A/S on growth opportunities in India.
Bundeep has been a senior advisor to high-growth startups such as Skype SA, and multinationals such as India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services, the world’s No. 2 mobile operator T-Mobile (UK), U.K.’s top telecom company BT Plc and Europe’s top carmaker Volkswagen AG.
His qualifications include an MSJ degree from Columbia University, New York; BA from McGill University, Montreal; Diploma in Internet & Advertising, University of California, Berkeley; Diploma in International Relations, University of Vienna, Austria; Diplome des Etudes Collegiales in Commerce and Pure & Applied Science, Marianopolis College, Montreal.
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 Mr Varun Sood,
Founder and Managing General Partner,
Capvent
Varun is also responsible for sourcing, due diligence and structuring investments in Private Equity. He has 10 years combined experience in Communications and Technology investment banking, mezzanine finance, buyout financing and Private Equity. Before co-founding Capvent he was head of European LBOs at Societe Generale where he was responsible for its senior bank debt and private equity co-investment businesses in addition to the firm's mezzanine investing.
Prior to that he was a Director at ABN AMRO in Leveraged Finance, where he was involved in the financings for some of the largest European TMT firms such as UPC, Orange and Bouygues Telecom.He is on several Fund Advisory committees, speaks as an invited guest at industry forums and an active member of the Professional Standards Committee of the EVCA and the Corporate Governance Task force of the EVCA. Varun has a BA in Economics (with honors) and an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
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 Dr Leena Srivastava,
Executive Director,
The Energy & Resources Institute
Dr Leena Srivastava is an Executive Director at TERI, New Delhi and Senior Vice President of TERI-NA (Tata Energy and Resources Institute, North America), Washington, DC, USA.
She has been the Dean, Faculty of Policy and Planning, TERI School of Advanced Studies, since June 2000 and she teaches doctoral courses in Energy Policy and Planning and Infrastructure Economics.
From November 1992 to January 1994, she was the Vice-President, TERI-NA.
She has a number of publications to her credit and is on the editorial boards of several international journals dealing issues related to energy and the environment.
Dr Srivastava is a member of the Expert Committee to formulate Energy Policy set up by the Planning Commission, Government of India. She also serves on the Research Advisory Committee of IGES (the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan), the International Advisory Board of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany and is a member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the IHDP-IT Programme (International Human Dimensions Programme - Industrial Transformation). She was a Coordinating Lead Author for Working Group III of the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and is currently the Anchor for Sustainable Development and Climate Change for the Fourth Assessment Report.
Dr Srivastava holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Hyderabad and a Ph.D. in Energy Economics from the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. She has also attended the Energy Management Training Program at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, USA.
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 Mr K Swaminathan,
Chairman,
Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission
Entered I.A.S., in 1965 after getting B.Sc.,(Hons) and B.L. degrees from Mysore University. Served as Sub-Collector, Vizianagaram, Joint Collector, East Godavari, Collector, Prakasam, Excise Commissioner, Labour Commissioner and Secretary and Principal Secretary to different departments including Industries, Women Development & Child Welfare, Labour, Medical & Health etc., and Special Chief Secretary to Government & Chief Commissioner of Land Administration and the energy sector, in general served as Member Secretary APSEB and Chairman. Keenly interested in Computer Applications in Government.
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 Mr. Alok Vajpeyi,
Vice Chairman and Managing Director,
Dawnay Day AV Financial Services
Mr. Vajpeyi is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Dawnay Day AV, a financial services and investment advisory business in India, set up as a joint venture with Dawnay Day International, UK.
His 23 years of experience in the global and Indian financial markets spans across London, Hong Kong and India. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in England with Ernst & Whinney, he moved to Swiss Bank Corporation, (SBC) London in 1988.
In 1991, he was appointed Controller, Derivatives with the group in Hong Kong. Mr. Vajpeyi returned to India with BZW (Barclay’s Group) in 1993 as Head of Equities and also served as member on their Asian Equities Executive board.
In 2000, Mr. Vajpeyi moved to head DSP Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, one of India’s leading asset management companies. Mr. Vajpeyi has worked closely with regulators to introduce and implement best practices in the Mutual Fund industry and has held responsible positions as Member of the Securities Markets Infrastructure Leveraging Expert Task Force, at Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), as well as Director on the Board of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
Mr. Vajpeyi is a graduate from London School of Economics (LSE) with a B.Sc. (Econ) degree in International Trade and Development and an ACA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales.
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 Mr A Viswanathan,
Central Provident Fund Commissioner,
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation India
Shri A. Viswanathan, Central Provident Fund Commissioner is the Chief Executive Officer of Employees Provident Fund Organisation. Employees Provident Fund Organisation is one of the largest mandated pension organisation administering three complex programmes namely Employees Provident Fund, Employees Family Pension, Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme. The Organisation has an oversight of Rs. 2 trillion investments. He has over 26 years of experience in social security administration.
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 Mr Nicolas Vix,
Head - Projects & Structured Finance Asia,
CALYON
Nicolas Vix heads Calyon’s Project and Structured Finance team for Asia.
This team comprises professionals based in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo. It is in charge of advisory, arranging and lending businesses for greenfield projects, business expansion, acquisitions and restructuring in the sectors of power and energy, natural resources, infrastructure and general industry. Calyon is one of the major players in global as well as Asian project finance.
Nicolas Vix started his career with the bank’s office in Beijing in 1988, and has held various posts with Calyon in Paris, Singapore, China and Hong Kong.
Over the years, he has played leading roles in the financing of more than 50 projects in various sectors.
Nicolas Vix holds master degrees in both engineering and finance. He speaks French, English and Chinese.
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 Mr Sunil Wadhwa,
Executive Director(Finance),
North Delhi Power Limited
With a career in finance spanning more than 22 years, Mr. Sunil Wadhwa has been working with the Tata Group since 1986. He is presently a nominee of Tata Power Company Limited, as Executive Director on the Board of North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) and looks after the finance, legal, taxation, regulatory and corporate affairs and drives the Company’s strategy. His versatile experience in the field of Finance, Legal, Taxation and Corporate Affairs has helped in the Company’s transformation
Mr. Wadhwa started his career with Hitech Drilling, a joint venture of Tata Group and Schumberger of France in the Oil and Gas drilling business. He was also instrumental in setting up Tata Petrodyne Limited, the oil exploration business of the Tata Group. In the oil and gas business, he was involved in matters such as foreign collaborations,joint ventures in India and abroad, cross border leases, contract negotiations, foreign tax issues, complex financial restructuring, policy advocacy, capital raising acquisitions and divestments. His astassignment was with Tata Chemicals,where he was holding a dual charge as CFO and Company Secretary till 2002.
He is an alumni of The Mother’s International School, Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi and a commerce graduate from Sri Ram College of Commerce. A Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary by professional qualification, he has been a rank holder throughout at national level.
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