Meet our esteemed speakers
Senior Porfolio Manager Infrastructure Asia,
ABP Investments Asia Ltd
Hans-Martin Aerts is the Senior Portfolio Manager, Asian Infrastructure of APG Investments Asia Limited. He moved to Hong Kong in early 2007 and is responsible for managing the infrastructure investments in Asia.
He joined APG Investments in the Netherlands in 2001 and has since worked in the area of infrastructure, structured finance and global equities.
Hans-Martin is a CFA charterholder, and holds a degree in Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Head of Infrastructure South Asia,
Actis India
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Principal,
IDFC Project Equity Company
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Managing Director,
Lanco Infratech
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Managing Director,
Macquarie Capital Funds India
Ambalika is currently a Managing Director with Macquarie Capital Funds and part of MSIG’s senior management team. She has been with Macquarie since 2002 and is currently located in the Mumbai office.
Ambalika has more than 20 years experience in advisory and financing assignments, including project advisory and financial structuring transactions as well as capital restructuring in India and the region with Macquarie Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Barclays Bank and the State Bank of India. She has led and worked as a core member on several landmark transactions on behalf of Macquarie Capital.
Ambalika has vast experience in executing and evaluating deals in Asia, including India, across private sector projects and public private transactions.
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Director ,
Deutsche Asset Management
Amitabh Bhargava is a Director at Deutsche Asset Management (India) Pty. Ltd. and is based in Mumbai. In his role, Mr. Bhargava is responsible for origination, execution and ongoing management of infrastructure investments as well as portfolio strategy and client relationships.
Mr. Bhargava has over 15 years of experience in infrastructure, ranging from energy, transport to utilities sectors. He has performed varied roles in transaction advisory, project finance, corporate banking, private equity and operations. Prior to joining Deutsche Asset Management, Mr. Bhargava had a brief stint with Macquarie India as an Associate Director, where he was responsible for origination and execution of investments in the
infrastructure sector. Prior to Macquarie, Mr. Bhargava worked with ICICI Bank and ICICI
Venture, where he was involved in various deals and roles such as transaction advice in the power sector, project finance in the power, transport and oil & gas sectors, and private equity in utilities and real estate companies. During his tenure at ICICI Bank, Mr. Bhargava represented the bank on the boards of a number of portfolio companies. Mr. Bhargava has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai and a graduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Institute of
Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT, BHU), Varanasi.
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Joint Managing Director,
MSRDC
1. June 2007 till date, Joint Managing Director, MSRDC
2. Managing Director, MSFC (3.4.2006 to 30.5.2007)
3. Director of Census Operations, Mumbai (15.5.2000 to 31.3.2006)
4. Commissioner, Solapur Municipal Corporation (5.1.2000 to 14.5.2000)
5. Dy. Secretary, Home Dept., Mantralaya, Mumbai (14.10.1999 to 27.12.1999)
6. Chief Officer, MHADA, (17.7.1999 to 13.10.1999)
7. Secretary, Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Mumbai. (29.1.1999 to 16.7.1999)
8. Collector, Akola (22.4.1998 to 6.1.1999)
9. CEO, Z.P. Chandrapur (10.5.1995 to 20.4.1998)
10. Project Officer, CDPO Kinwat (2.12.1993 to 28.9.1995)
11. Asst. Collector, Jalana (18.8.1992 to 1.12.1993)
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Co-Head of PPP Australia and India,
Babcock & Brown
John joined Babcock & Brown in September 2005 and heads up their PPP and Social Infrastructure Group. Prior to this, John was Head of the Infrastructure Capital team at ABN AMRO. John joined ABN AMRO in 1998 after 20 years with Hansen Yuncken where he led the project development group.
The ABN AMRO infrastructure group was widely recognised as one of the leaders in structuring social and economic infrastructure transactions and for taking the principal position on these projects. This philosophy is reinforced with the Babcock & Brown model of taking a long-term equity position in its investments.
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Mr Ved Prakash Chaturvedi, MD,
Tata Asset Management
Mr. Ved Prakash Chaturvedi is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Tata Asset Management Limited. Tata Asset Management Limited manages c.a. Rs.240 bn in assets. Mr. Chaturvedi has over 17 years experience in the Indian debt and equity markets. He has worked with various leading financial services organisations in India. These include CRISIL, Banque Nationale De Paris, SBI Funds Management. Mr. Chaturvedi has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Engineering and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
Mr. Chaturvedi is also a Director on the Board of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) and a Committee Member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Committee on Mutual Funds.
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Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Surface Transport
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Executive Director & CFO,
Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone - Adani Group
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Director, India Research,
Trusted Sources
Amitabh is Director of India Research at Trusted Sources and is based in New Delhi. He joined Trusted Sources in early 2007. Over the past year Amitabh has been jointly responsible for the production of India Infrastructure: Playing Catch Up - a research report examining the infrastructure sector in India which identifies likely developments in key infrastructure sectors including electric power, roads, ports and harbours, airports and civil aviation and railways. Amitabh’s work on the report, as well as detailing the key investment opportunities in each sector, offers an in-depth assessment of the political and policy context surrounding infrastructure development. His other recent Trusted Sources research publications include: ‘India's power merchants’; Indian retail logistics’ and ‘Moderating the flow’. Before joining Trusted Sources, Amitabh held the position of India analyst at Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy, having previously worked as a business journalist in India. He holds degrees in economics and political science from Delhi University, the University of Chicago and Columbia University.
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Adviser on Infrastructure,
Planning Commission
Gajendra Haldea graduated in Economics and Law at the University of Rajasthan and joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1973. He later went for a Fellowship at the London School of Economics.
Among a wide array of assignments, he has spent 10 years with the Union Finance Ministry where he was last posted as Joint Secretary (Infrastructure) until November 1998.
The combination of law, economics and finance coupled with his extensive experience in several sectors of the economy have placed him in a unique position for contributing to the evolution of the framework and policies for privatisation of infrastructure services.
While in the Ministry of Finance, he was responsible for infrastructure sectors, exchange control, economic relations with the Americas, Project Monitoring Unit and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) portfolio. He was closely involved in policy formulation and implementation relating to infrastructure sectors. He also made significant improvements to the ADB portfolio in India including a sharp increase in disbursement ratios reaching a record 30 percent plus.
In his different assignments over the years, he has been responsible for dealing with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and various bilateral developmental agencies such as USAID, CIDA, JICA, etc. and has formulated and negotiated several infrastructure projects with these agencies.
He advised the Government of Rajasthan on commercialisation of infrastructure services and is also drafting the model framework for privatization of state highways. He also advised the Government of Chhattisgarh on the legal and policy framework for BOT road projects. He was on the board of the Chhattisgarh Infrastructure Development Corporation (CIDC) chaired by the Chief Minister.
He is also the Advisor to Government of Punjab on Public Private Partnerships for State Highway projects. In that capacity, he is responsible for structuring and bidding out 12 BOT road projects in the State.
He was invited to join the National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi as Chief Advisor and Head of the Centre for Infrastructure and Regulation and took that position in October 2000. Since November 2004, he is also Adviser to the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission with particular responsibilities relating to infrastructure reforms.
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Director (Finance),
Delhi Metro Rail Corp.
Shri R.N. Joshi is presently working as Director (Finance) in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. He has more than three and half decades experience of Financial Management in various Public Sector Undertakings. Shri Joshi is a commerce graduate from Delhi University and is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants and Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He was also sponsored by the Government of India for course on “Advanced Financial Management Techniques for Public Enterprises” at Strathclyde Graduate Business School, U.K. Shri Joshi is active in academic pursuits as well. He has authored a book titled “Cash Management: Perspectives, Principles & Practices”. It has been widely acclaimed as the only book of its kind available in India, which covers all the facets of Cash Management. He is also associated with finance and audit related research activities with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is a subject speaker in various seminars and international training programmes.
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Chairman,
Iran Oil Industry Pension Fund
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CMD,
India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd
Mr Surinder Singh Kohli is presently Chairman & Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd, a wholly Government of India owned company engaged in the promotion and development of infrastructure. Mr Kohli has a long experience as a banker, spanning over 35 years having held positions of Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab National Bank, the third largest bank in India. He has held the chairmanship of Indian Banks’ Association, a forum for promoting the interest of banks for two terms and has chaired several committees associated with financial sector policy. A recipient of several awards including the Wharton-Infosys Ltd “Enterprise Transformation Award for Technology”, Mr Kohli is well recognized in the Indian banking and financial industry for his deep insights and dynamic leadership. Besides his present assignment, he also holds directorship in various institutions in India.
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President,
Leighton Corporation
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Chairperson,
Central Electricity Authority
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Chief Executive Officer,
Sandstone Capital
Paresh Patel is CEO of Sandstone Capital, an India-focused hedge fund. Sandstone is a value-oriented investment partnership focused on long-term opportunities in India, with a preference for deep value, special situations, midcaps and complex opportunities. Sandstone Capital has an office Boston. Prior to Sandstone Capital LLC, Paresh Patel was Managing Director of Sparta Group, the private investment office of Gururaj Deshpande, founder of Sycamore Networks. At Sparta, Paresh invested with Desh in early-stage ventures in the US and India - including A123 Systems, Indian Lotus, Relicore and Tejas Networks. Paresh is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Boston College.
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Vice President,
Goldman Sachs
Akshaya is responsible for the Infrastructure Investment Group’s business in India. The Infrastructure Investment Group manages the US$6.5bn GS Global Infrastructure Partners I fund, Goldman Sachs’ primary vehicle to make direct investments in infrastructure and
infrastructure related assets and companies. Akshaya joined Goldman Sachs in 2000 in
the Advisory Group in London where he specialised in complex cross-border situations across a number of industry sectors. Akshaya transferred to the Infrastructure Investment Group in early 2007. He moved to Mumbai in 2008 and is responsible for the Group’s business in India.
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Mr Manikkan Sangameswaran, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure & Real Estate,
Babcock & Brown India Pvt Ltd
Manikkan recently joined Babcock & Brown to head its infrastructure business in India. Prior to Babcock & Brown, Manikkan was with ABN AMRO for around 10 years and was Head of M&A for ABN AMRO in India, with an experience of over 13 years in investment banking. He was educated in Mumbai (with a first class Honours in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Management Studies) and in UK (MSc – Business Economics, from University of Buckingham). He is also a qualified Securities lawyer from the Government Law College, Mumbai. Prior to ABN AMRO, he was an Associate Director in the Equities business of UBS Warburg for over 3 years.
Manikkan has extensive experience of advising on a number of infrastructure and complex crossborder M&A, privatisation and capital raising for Indian corporates across a wide range of industry sectors.
In recent years, Manikkan has played a key role in advising clients on a number of high profile infrastructure and M&A transactions, select few are listed below:
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Advised AAI & Government of India on the award winning transaction on the privatisation of the Delhi and Mumbai airports with a deal size of US$2.4 bn. (This deal won the AAA Asset Award for the Best Privatisation in Asia and also the CFO Asia award)
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Advised the GMR consortium on its bid for SGIA airport in Turkey (deal size ∈1.932 bn)
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Advised on the award winning transaction of £6.2 bn acquisition of Corus by Tata Steel, India’s largest outbound M&A deal.
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Advised a number of Oil & Gas and energy sector clients on cross border situations
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Advised a number of MNC’s on their India strategy
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CEO & Managing Director,
Parsoli Corporation
In 1995 Zafar successfully floated the Company Parsoli Corporation Ltd. Subsequently the company became a member of NSE and than also became a member of BSE. Currently he is the CEO and Managing Director of Parsoli Corporation Ltd., which has emerged as a full flagged Financial services company specializing in creating Financial products for the Muslim communities. Parsoli Corporation Ltd is a 100 crores plus company with Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG a leading German bank owning 25 percent and Gulf Investment Services Co, Oman owning 20 percent respectively. He has extensively written on Islamic Finance and Islamic Funds. Zafar has presented papers in Islamic Funds at various Islamic Finance forums. He is also a visiting facility at Islamic Institute of Banking and Finance London.
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Managing Director,
Kris Fund Management
Krishan Sehgal is the Managing Director of Kris fund Management (Mauritius) limited, the company responsible for managing The infrastructure India holdings Fund LLC.
Prior to the present role, Krishan Sehgal , for over six years, was the head of Asian Infrastructure for AMP Capital, an Australian wealth manager, with assets under management of AUD 100 billion.
Krishan Sehgal has over 25 years of experience of making investments world wide. He worked for 21 years at the International Finance Corporation, Washington DC, where his last assignment was Chief Investment Officer, Infrastructure. Krishan Sehgal started his working career with the Indian Administrative Service in 1973.
Krishan Sehgal holds B. Tech in Chemical engineering from I.I.T. Delhi and an MBA from I.I.M. Ahmedabad. During his education and working career, Krishan Sehgal has received several academic and professional awards.
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Head of Infrastructure, Asia,
AMP Capital Investors
Anoop spearheads AMP Capital Investors’ infrastructure investments in Asia. He joined AMP Capital in 2007 from ABN AMRO, where he was Executive Director responsible for public sector businesses in India. A key achievement was his role in advising the Government of India during the recent privatisation of the Mumbai and Delhi airports – India’s largest privatisation to date. Anoop has previously worked as Vice President with Bechtel Enterprises, focussing on equity investment opportunities in a range of infrastructure sectors – airports, power, rail and water both within India and the UK. As Vice President Finance of Reliance Industries, Anoop was a senior member of the financing team for the US$4b integrated petrochemical and infrastructure complex at Jamnagar. Anoop has also been CFO of Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC), India’s premier infrastructure financing company. Anoop holds an MMS (Finance) degree from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. As well as English, Anoop is proficient in Hindi and Punjabi.
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Joint Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,
JSW Infrastructure & Logistics
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Director,
Ministry of Petroleum Natural Gas
An IAS officer of 1989 batch of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Joined Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas as Director – responsible for Exploration & Production Activities, International Cooperation & Vigilance - in August 2004. Earlier, he was District Magistrate, of Sivasagar District in Assam. He had also been posted with Governor of Assam as his Secretary. Shri Singh has served in various positions in the Government of Assam. He has wide and rich experience in respect of administrative and legal matters. Shri Singh has also visited many countries in relation to Government matters, viz., China, Pakistan, Iran, Qatar, Brazil, Egypt, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, England, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Kenya, Sudan, South Africa Algeria, Nigeria, Angola, Tunisia, Uruguay and Australia.
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Senior Investment Officer,
IFC
Rajesh Sinha is a Senior Investment Officer in the infrastructure department of the International Finance Corporation. He has been in the World Bank Group since 1996 and has worked on infrastructure financing in various capacities across South and Central Asia.
Rajesh covers both public and private sector infrastructure financing for IFC. He is responsible for developing a public sector infrastructure financing engagement for IFC in India.
Mr. Sinha is an Indian national. He holds a Bachelor in Technology from the Institute of Technology at Banaras Hindu University and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad.
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Finance Secretary,
Ministry of Finance
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Managing Director,
Macquarie Capital Funds
Robert is currently a Managing Director in Macquarie Capital Funds and has been with Macquarie since 1999.
Currently located in the Singapore office, Robert is focused on the establishment and further development of the Macquarie State Bank of India Infrastructure Group Fund. Robert will take an active role in the ongoing management of the fund, including the assessment and analysis of investment opportunities, management of assets owned by the fund, investor relations and oversight of the finance, tax, legal and compliance functions of the fund.
Prior to relocating to Singapore, Robert was the Chief Operating Officer of Macquarie Specialised Asset Management Limited (MSAM), the manager of several unlisted infrastructure funds managed by Macquarie in Sydney, Australia. Robert was also the Chief Financial Officer of Macquarie Infrastructure Management (Asia) Pty Limited (MIMAL), the management company for Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund Limited (MIIFL), the first Asian-listed infrastructure fund for the Macquarie Group
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Robert has held CFO and COO positions for several infrastructure funds managed by Macquarie, and was involved in the acquisition and ongoing asset management of several high-profile infrastructure businesses.
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Senior Managing Director,
Macquarie Capital Funds
Nick is the Head of Macquarie Capital Funds for Asia and the Middle East. He has been with Macquarie Capital since 1997 and has been based in Asia since 1998. Prior to joining Macquarie, Nick spent 10 years mostly in the United Kingdom, working in real estate project finance, construction, development and investment management.
Over the past decade, Nick has gained specialised experience in the areas of infrastructure investment and funds management throughout Asia. In particular, Nick lead the development of Macquarie's funds business in Korea, which saw Macquarie's investment in over 20 substantial infrastructure projects with an enterprise value in excess of US$10 billion.
Nick’s present responsibilities include the development and management of the Macquarie Capital Funds business across Asia and the Middle East, where Macquarie has some US$5 billion of infrastructure funds under management. He also oversees the development of a variety of new infrastructure and private equity fund initiatives planned throughout Asia, particularly in India, China and the Middle East.
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Head of Project & Structured Finance,
Calyon
Nicolas Vix runs Calyon’s business in Asia in the sectors of natural resources, infrastructure and power.
He is based in Hong Kong and heads a team of professionals based in Hong Kong, Singapore, Mumbai and Tokyo. The team offers advisory, arranging, lending and other financial services for new projects and existing producers, expansions, acquisitions, and restructurings. Calyon is one of the leaders in this market, both globally and in Asia, having earned several “bank of the year” or “best project finance bank” awards as well as numerous deal awards.
Nicolas Vix has been in his current position since 2004. Before that, he has held various posts with Calyon in Paris, Singapore, China and Hong Kong, starting his career with the bank in Beijing in 1988. Over the years, he has played leading roles in the financing of more than 100 projects in various sectors.
Nicolas Vix holds master degrees in engineering and finance. He speaks French, English and Chinese.
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Investment Director,
Civil Service Employees Pension Fund
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There are more reasons for you to mix business with pleasure ... with the launch of India's Project Showcase and Fund Showcase at the Investors' Cocktail Night!
- Investors' Night Cocktail
If you are a real-end investor, you are cordially invited to the INVESTORS' NIGHT Cocktail to evaluate the profitability of the burgeoning infrastructure funds for India. Email pinky.fadullon@terrapinn.com to qualify
- India Project Showcase
Projects in power, toll roads, ports, telecommunications, gas pipeline from India will be presented.
- India Fund Showcase
Survey India's top infrastructure funds, weigh risks and opportunities, get a feel of what other investors think... evaluate the investment potential of Indian infrastructure assets.
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