Our speakers
Hetal Dalal, President and Chief Operating Officer, Institutional Investor Advisory Services (IiAS)
Hetal Gandhi, Director-Research, CRISIL
Hetal Gandhi is the lead researcher for the past 15+ years at CRISIL. She has handled the infra portfolio and now focuses on energy transition, climate change and ESG.
Sustainable investments are set to account for a large share in infrastructure investments in India and working at CRISIL for 15 years, has provided Hetal a unique opportunity to lead areas in this domain. Energy transition covering renewables, agriculture and decarbonising transportation has provided her a unique opportunity to have a bird's eye view of sustainable and green investments in India. As India progresses to meet the PARIS targets 2030 the role of investments in renewable energy, decarbonising transport with a focus on electric vehicles and promoting unique interventions in agriculture will be crucial. Hetal is managing a team of over 20 analysts to track developments across infra and consumption space to know India's role in this journey.
Hisham Mundol, Chief Advisor, Environmental Defense Fund India
As Environmental Defense Fund's Chief Advisor in India, Hisham is responsible for the organization's strategy in the region which centers on playing a catalytic role in support of an Indian pathway to shared, sustainable prosperity. Hisham is a well-respected figure in the business world and has over 25 years of experience working in various industries including consumer goods, manufacturing, media and technology.
Hitendra Dave, CEO, HSBC India
Hitendra Dave has been the Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India, effective from June 2021.
Prior to taking on this role, Hitendra Dave (known widely by his last name, Dave) was the Head of Global Banking & Markets where his span of responsibilities included Corporate Banking, Financial Institutions, Debt and Equity, Capital Markets, Global Markets and the custody business.
Amongst the more visible figures in India’s banking industry, Dave is a senior banker and highly respected for his understanding and views on macro economy, corporate developments and financial markets. A member of various advisory committees including RBI’s and SEBI’s consultative Committees, Dave is a well recognized figure amongst India Inc. and policy makers.
Dave joined HSBC India in 2001 and since, has held several senior positions across roles including being Head of Global Markets and later as the Head of Global Banking and Markets for HSBC in India.
He has more than 30 years of work experience in the Indian Financial Markets.
Dave is a post graduate in Business Administration and holds a degree in Economics from Delhi University.
Hitendra Dave, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC India
IAS Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Chairman and Managing Director, REC Limited & IAS
Imran Jafar, Managing Partner, Gaja Capital
Imran is a Managing Partner at Gaja Capital (www.gajacapital.com)
Gaja Capital is one of India’s leading mid-market growth capital investment firms. Gaja Capital’s aim is to help create India’s next generation of market leaders in sectors such as Education, Software, Consumer and Financial Services.
Imran has 26 years of experience in Private Equity, Pharmaceuticals and Technology services. Prior to Gaja Capital, Imran worked in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility at Dr Reddy’s and Wipro Technologies.
At Gaja Capital, Imran leads investments in the Education, Software and Consumer clusters. He has been closely involved with Gaja Capital’s investments in Amber Student (Global marketplace for student accommodation), Signzy (SaaS platform for BFSI), LeadSquared (Sales automation SaaS platform), Ei (B2B Learning Software), Sportz Village (Youth Sports), Lighthouse Learning (Pre-K and K-12), John Distilleries (AlcoBev) and CL Educate (Supplemental Education).
Imran has post graduate degrees in software engineering from BITS-Pilani and an MBA from IIM-Bangalore.
Inderjit Camotra, MD & CEO, Unity Small Finance Bank
Iqbal Khan, Partner & National Corporate Lead, JSA Advocates & Solicitors
Irfan Mohammed, Executive Director, Aspero
Aspero, a registered platform, is a leading player in fixed-income securities investmen Irfan Mohammed, the Executive Director of the Board, leads the growth and operations across Aspero's B2B (Institutional Investors), B2B2C (Wealth partners), and B2C (retail investors) verticals.
Irfan is a founding member of the Yubi Group, and prior to this role as ED Aspero, he served as the Chief Business Officer for Financial Services. He was instrumental conceptualizing and implementing the Yubi Platform and network, driving its adoption from inception and scaling it to its current volumes. Additionally, Irfan was a founding member of Vivriti Capital, a prominent NBFC that provides debt to mid-market enterprises.
Irfan has led and pioneered debt raise and due diligence for over 300 Financial Institutions across multiple asset classes over the last 14 years. He has led many first its kind and innovative debt structures for emerging asset classes and NBFCs. He has a deep expertise in credit underwriting, structured finance products, fintech soluti co-lending strategy and NBFC-banking partnerships. As an industry expert, Irfan has spoken at various forums such as MFIN, Sa-dhan, NABARD, Rating agencies and CFA Society.
Prior to Vivriti, Irfan was the Partner and Head of Small Business Loans and Housing Finance at Northern Arc. He has completed his Masters in Business Administration from IRMA and masters in commerce from Osmania University and he was a CFA charter holder