Our speakers
Ananth Narayan, Whole Time Member, SEBI
Mr Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan is a Whole Time Member of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) looking after Market Intermediaries Regulation and Supervision Department (MIRSD), Alternative Investment Fund and Foreign Portfolio Investors Department (AFD), Integrated Surveillance Department (ISD), Department of Economic & Policy Analysis (DEPA), and Information Technology Department (ITD). He is also at present a Member of the Board of Governors of National Institute of Securities Market (NISM).
Prior to the current assignment, Mr Ananth Narayan held the position of Associate Professor, S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai. Prior to that, he had more than two and half decades of experience in banking and financial markets and has held various senior positions.
Mr Ananth Narayan has also served as a Director on the Boards of various organisations. He has also been a Member of various advisory committees constituted by SEBI and RBI.
He holds a Post-graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow and a Bachelor of Technology (Electrical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Andre Aranha de Lago, Ambassador of Brazil to India,
Andrew Feldman, Co-Founder & CEO, Cerebras Systems
Andrew is co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems. He is an entrepreneur dedicated to pushing boundaries in the compute space. Prior to Cerebras, he co-founded and was CEO of SeaMicro, a pioneer of energy-efficient, high-bandwidth microservers. SeaMicro was acquired by AMD in 2012 for $357M. Before SeaMicro, Andrew was the Vice President of Product Management, Marketing and BD at Force10 Networks which was later sold to Dell Computing for $800M. Prior to Force10 Networks, Andrew was the Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development at RiverStone Networks from the company’s inception through IPO in 2001. Andrew holds a BA and an MBA from Stanford University.
Andrew Holland, CEO, Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies
Angela Missoni, Creative Director, Missoni
Angelo George, CEO, Bisleri International
Angelo George is the CEO of Bisleri International. With a career spanning over three decades, Angelo has held leadership positions in prominent organizations in the FMCG, consumer durables, and pharmaceutical sectors, including Hindustan Unilever, EID Parry, Dabur India, and Emami
Angelo is a transformational leader with a profound grasp of the market dynamics, and a passion for innovation staying at the forefront of industry trends. An avid brand-builder, Angelo has provided strategic direction and built new businesses and platforms to foster enhanced consumer engagement. Under his leadership, Bisleri has registered the highest ever growths strengthening its position as market leader. Bisleri provided exemplary service during ‘Pandemic’ leveraging its robust network and ‘Bisleri@Doorstep’ the Ecom platform, serving consumers directly, demonstrating agility. The recent introduction of Carbonated Beverages from Bisleri has garnered reassuring market acceptance. Bisleri has expanded its global footprint in 2023 with the launch in United Arab Emirates.
Angelo is deeply committed to environmental sustainability. He has positioned Bisleri as a socially responsible brand, leading industry initiatives to promote plastic and water neutrality. By recycling more plastic than what is sold and harvesting more water than is extracted, Bisleri is setting a remarkable example for responsible corporate practices.
Angelo graduated from Madras Christian College and earned a PGDM from Bangalore University. He has refined his skills through an Advanced Global Management Program from ISB Hyderabad and Kellogg School of Management in Chicago. In addition to his responsibilities at Bisleri, Angelo serves as an independent director, offering strategic counsel to various organizations. He is actively involved in academia, sharing his knowledge and experiences as an Honorary Professor, nurturing future business leaders.
In recognition of his leadership, Angelo was honoured as one of the 'Inspiring CEOs' at The Economic Times CEO Conclave in 2022
Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME)
Anil Chaudhry, Country President & MD India, Schneider Electric
Anil Kumar Jain, CEO, National Internet Exchange of India
Anil Poste, Senior Correspondent, Mint (Moderator)