Why do unicorns & new-age companies need a Treasury Management System?
India has recently drawn the attention of the global business community due to its cutting-edge companies and vibrant entrepreneurial culture. The nation now has 100
India has recently drawn the attention of the global business community due to its cutting-edge companies and vibrant entrepreneurial culture. The nation now has 100
In Kung-Fu, it is believed that the best defense is not to be present at the place where your opponent is going to hit you.Likewise,
FinTech is an ever-evolving cutting-edge technology-driven part of the finance industry. The world is treading down a path where digitization and automation are the currency
In times like today’s where the world is facing unprecedented disruption – many companies around the globe are re-evaluating their business models and strategic priorities.
The Indian Rupee (INR) has been one of the strongest performing Asian currencies this year and has appreciated steadily with the spot USD/INR rates settling
This article is authored by C M Grover, Executive Director, IBSFINtech and published in CIO Magazine, October 2015 issue. Read complete article here: Globalization has
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Mr. Kohli, is popularly known as the Telecom Man and is renowned for leading Airtel, the telecom giant to become the number 3 telecom player in the world, scaling from 2 Mn to over 400 Mn subscribers. With 44 years of unique and diverse experience that is divided between the manufacturing, telecom, renewable energy and now digital technology sectors he has worked in the US, Europe, China, Japan and build business in 20 countries in Asia Pacific and Africa.
Former Country Head – SoftBank India, supported SoftBank Group and Vision Fund as one of the largest investors of $15bn in over 25 AI focused portfolio companies in India.
Prior to this, Mr. Kohli was the Managing Director and CEO of Bharti Airtel and was instrumental in leading Bharti Airtel’s India operations for 100x scale-up. He has also led formation of world’s largest tower company (Indus and Infratel) for achieving major infrastructure synergies for the industry. He was the Chairman of the Industry Association, COAI.
Nitin Bakshi is an industry veteran with 25+ years leadership experience & expertise in Manufacturing, Global supply chain, Business Process Reengineering, Mergers & Acquisitions and Digitization. A Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt Professional, he is an Engineer from NIT (National Institute of Technology), Kurukshetra. He also holds a Diploma in Business Administration and INSEAD Leadership program.
He currently holds the position of VP – Global Supply chain Deployment at Schneider Electric, Bangalore with hands-on experience in Supply chain Strategy and Deployment, End to End Industrialization, SIOP, Customer Satisfaction & Quality Management, Manufacturing & Supply chain operations, manufacturing technology, industrial engineering, finance & purchasing, lean system & product costing.
He has worked previously with LG Electronics, American Express & Steria at various leadership & operational roles. Also, held Board Member positions in Schneider Electric India Pvt Ltd, Schneider Electric President Systems Ltd & Schneider Electric IT Business India Private Ltd.
Pramod Agrawal has over 25 years of experience as a technology executive, in building and transforming a range of enterprise software businesses – from software platforms to enterprise applications including cloud based services. He strives to bring transformative capabilities of technology to life in the context of business and is a thought leader in technologies such as AI/ML and process automation. He is an active angel investor in deep tech startups.
Pramod brings a balance of strategic insights and broad operational expertise in building innovative products and leading them to market success. He has a track record of transformation of enterprise businesses, by leading his teams with a focus on – customer trust, aligning product vision to company’s strengths and, capturing value from the product. He has been successful in establishing deep, trusted advisor relationships with his customers and partners. He has previously worked as the CTO, IMEA for Automation Anywhere, as CTO for Applied AI Platform at Baker Hughes (a GE company) and, headed engineering for PeopleSoft Enterprise at Oracle India Pvt Ltd.
He is an alumni of IIT Roorkee, IIM Bangalore and The Ohio State University, USA.
Ms. Sharmila Grover is an accomplished professional and a thought leader with more than 33 years of experience in Banking domain across various senior and leadership roles in leading Banks of the country.
Her last full-time assignment was as the Executive Vice President & Business Head (Payments) in Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Following her passion, she started off on her journey to spread awareness on POSH – ‘Prevention of Sexual harassment of women at workplace'(Prevention, prohibition and Redressal). She fervently works for the upliftment of women and supports them to become financially independent.
BP Singh who is the former Deputy MD of IDBI Bank has more than 30 years of banking experience. He has been responsible for managing retail banking, small/medium sector industry financing, agriculture financing, financial inclusion activities, IT systems and human resource management during his term at IDBI. He has played an instrumental role in the approval of large industry credit exposures. He was an active member of various banking committees set up by the Government of India.
PayU has grown 4 times in the last 5 years, and the payments business has turned around from hugely loss making to profitable. At PayU, besides being the CFO, he is a part of the core team that is shaping Naspers Fintech Strategy through organic and inorganic expansion in high-growth markets ranging from India to CEE to Latin America to SEA. He has played a key role in deploying ~$1 billion+ through acquisitions (Citrus, Wibmo, Red Dot, Iyzico, Zooz, Paysense) and investments (Zest Money, Creditas, Remitly, Fisdom, Bakkt, Libra), in 30+ transactions.
He is on the Board of V-Mart Retail Limited as an Independent Director for the last 11 years (from PE investment into the Company to the Company going public), and has contributed significantly in the multi-fold increase in value of the business as a Board member. He also is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee.