Our speakers
Kalpen Parekh, MD & CEO, DSP Mutual Fund
Kamran Khan, Managing Director and Head of ESG for Asia Pacific, Deutsche Bank
Kamran Khan is Deutsche Bank’s Group-level Head of ESG in Asia Pacific. He established and heads Deutsche Bank’s ESG Centre of Excellence (COE) in Singapore. The COE works with coverage and product teams to engage clients and execute ESG transactions which meet global ESG standards while addressing the unique challenges in APAC. The COE houses cross-divisional expertise covering all areas of sustainable finance, including ESG-linked and aligned bonds, loans and derivatives as well as ESG due diligence for M&A transactions. Mr. Khan is a member of Deutsche Bank Group’s Global Sustainability Steering Committee.
Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Mr. Khan established Infra-Tech Capital, an impact fund investing in companies utilizing technology to provide infrastructure services and achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals. He was previously appointed by the Obama White House to serve as the head
of global investments and operations at the US Millennium Challenge Corporation, where he led a USD 1.5-2bn annual investment program globally with responsibility for returns as well as impact.
Mr. Khan previously held senior executive roles at the World Bank and helped establish the World Bank Group regional hub in Singapore, comprising the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Insurance & Guarantee Agency (MIGA). Prior to his time at the World Bank, Mr. Khan worked on M&A transactions and advisory mandates at JP Morgan and LEK. He also served as a US Foreign Service Officer with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), where he led operations for the project finance and guarantees facility.
Mr. Khan served as an Advisor on Infrastructure Finance to APEC, ASEAN, and the G-20. He has also served on the Board of Advisors at a variety of market-leading companies using technology to achieve ESG goals. He is a frequent speaker at events such as World Economic Forum, UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP), APEC Summits, and in major international media.
Mr. Khan holds an MBA from the Booth School of Business at University of Chicago, and an MS in Applied Economics and Master of Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his BS in Economics from George Mason University.
Kanika Agarrwal, Partner, IndiaQuotient
Kanika Pal, South Asia Sustainability Director, Hindustan Unilever
Kanika Tekriwal, Founder and CEO, JetSetGo Aviation Pvt. Ltd.
A pursuer of optimism, drive, and excellence - Ms. Kanika Tekriwal, CEO & Founder, JetSetGo, first entered the aviation industry at the age of 17, hustling college and a full-time job. Her dream is to enable the fastest possible connectivity from point A to point B.
With over a decade of hands-on experience in the aviation industry, Kanika Tekriwal is redefining what it means to fly through pioneering JetSetGo which currently manages and operates India’s largest private jet and helicopter fleet. Through analysing the market, Kanika identified the two main concerns of jet owners with JetSetGo she went about fixing this.
Kanika is pioneering air taxis with intracity connectivity in India using EvTOL’S. Her focus is on using the third dimension, the sky, as the future of transport.
Her expertise and vision have brought her the National Entrepreneurship Award from the Govt. of India and numerous coveted lists, such as Forbes’ 30 Under 30, BBC’s 100 Most Inspirational Women, Women Transforming India by Niti Aayog, Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum, CNN’s 20 Under 40, Game Changer by Times She Unltd and Leading Wealthy Women under 40 List by Hurun India.
Kapil Kaul, CEO & Director, CAPA Advisory
Kapil Modi, Managing Director - Partner, Carlyle
Kapildeo Singh Chandel, Executive Group VP & Head of Data Science, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd
Kapildeo is a seasoned Data Science Leader with over two decades of experience in creating cognitive services, end to end data science, AI/ML solutions and data backed strategies to influence business decisions. He possess strong aptitude to use analytical, statistical & machine learning techniques to drive significant business growth, improve client experience and achieve strategic goals. He is currently Executive Group Vice President & Head of Data Science at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. responsible for driving Data Science and AI/ML projects at the group level. Prior to this, he has also worked at one of the top most Global Investment banks like JP Morgan, Royal Bank of Scotland and Bank of America, building their analytical and trading platforms. He is a B.Tech from IIT Roorkee and a post graduate in Business Analytics (Data Science) from Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon.
Karan Mohla, Partner, B Capital Group
Karthi Kumar Marshan, President & Chief Marketing Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank