Our speakers

Ajit Bhalchandra Chavan, Additional CEO, GeM SPV, Department of Commerce, Govt. Of India


Akarsh Hebbar, Managing Director, AvanStrate


Akash Saxenaa, VP, Samsung India Electronics

Akash Saxenaa is currently the VP at Samsung India Electronics, and heads the Enterprise Business for Samsung Southwest Asia. He is a multinational strategic leader with an extensive background driving revenue and profits in hardware, software, and services businesses
Akash Saxenaa’s career is hallmarked with success and key business milestones. He has held top leadership positions at industry giants like Samsung, IBM, and HP, devising unique strategies to drive revenue, P&L and new business opportunities. He is well versed in the Indian/APAC market and execute strategies to penetrate key customers in highly competitive markets.

He is an eclectic blend of an innovative, result-oriented and motivational leader, is efficient in team management and people skills, possesses a deep understanding of the technology industry and has the ability to navigate cultural barriers
 


Akhil Gupta, CEO, Shine.com


Akhil Handa, Chief Digital Officer, Bank of Baroda


Akshay Garkel, Partner & Leader, Cyber, Grant Thornton Bharat LLP


Akshay Ghulati, Co-Founder - Global expansion and Strategy, Shiprocket

Akshay Ghulati is the Co-founder, Shiprocket Global & Strategy, a leading tech-enabled e-commerce fulfilment platform in India. Akshay leads the Strategy and Global Expansion team and is responsible for managing the overall revenue functions of the business including marketing, account management and customer service. His key responsibility is to make Shiprocket the most trusted logistics and fulfilment platform for e-commerce sellers. 
 
Akshay has an exemplary academic background and extensive experience in the e-commerce industry. Having graduated from the prestigious Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania with a BSc degree in Economics he then went on to pursue his MBA from Harvard Business School. Akshay joined Shiprocket in 2016 as the Chief Business Officer and in January 2020 he was appointed as a Co-founder.
 
Throughout the course of his career, Akshay has worked with notable organizations in senior positions. Prior to joining Shiprocket, Akshay was associated with e-commerce heavyweight Amazon in the UK where he served as a Senior Manager for the Pan-Europe FBA division. Before joining Amazon UK he worked with Smile Interactive Technologies as Director for Incubations and Investments. He was also associated with A.T. Kearney as a Senior Business Analyst at the start of his career and later with The Parthenon Group in the UK as a Principal.
 
With exceptional business acumen, Akshay’s career features several milestones. He was the youngest full-time employee for A.T. Kearney India post his bachelor’s degree at a time when the firm only hired MBA graduates. Akshay also helped set up the United Stock Exchange, which was the 4th pan India stock exchange. The organization was later acquired by Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Akshay was also recognized as the top performer at Amazon and was awarded the Just Do It award.
 
Akshay plans to make Shiprocket the leading SME e-commerce fulfilment platform both in India and key international markets. Passionate about the food supply chain in India Akshay is learning more about sustainable farming. A movie buff, he loves travelling and playing poker. He also frequently works with and supports NGOs that work towards educating girls.  
 


Alan Leibman, President & MO, Atlantis the Palm


Alaric Diniz, Partner, Deloitte


Alisha Sachdev, Assistant Editor, Mint (Moderator)