Kevin LaCroix

Executive Vice President at RT ProExec, Beachwood, Ohio, US

Kevin LaCroix is an Executive Vice President at RT ProExec, Beachwood, Ohio, a division of RT Specialty. RT ProExec is an insurance intermediary focused exclusively on management liability issues. Kevin is also the author of the Internet weblog, The D&O Diary, www.dandodiary.com, which the New York Times called “influential” and the Wall Street Journal described as “widely followed.”

Kevin has been involved in directors’ and officers’ liability insurance issues for nearly 40 years. He began his career as a coverage attorney and partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Ross, Dixon and Bell.

More recently, Kevin served as President of Genesis Professional Liability Managers (GPLM), a D&O insurance underwriter and part of the Berkshire Hathaway group of companies.

Sitaram Kunte, IAS (Retd.)

Chairman - Institute of Directors, Western Region
former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra & Member Board of Governors, NISM

Mr. Sitaram Kunte is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former Chief Secretary of the Government of Maharashtra. With an illustrious career spanning over three decades, he has served in key leadership roles across urban governance, public policy, and state administration. His career highlights include serving as Chief Secretary in 2021, Additional Chief Secretary handling Home, General Administration, and Higher & Technical Education (2017–2020), and earlier as Principal Secretary in Housing, Planning, Finance, and Environment departments. He also served as the Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai from 2012 to 2015 and earlier as Vice President and CEO of MHADA.

Academically, Mr. Kunte holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Delhi University and a Master of Science in Public Policy from the University of Birmingham in the UK. He also holds a law degree from Mumbai University and has completed a certificate course in Public Policy from Syracuse University, USA.

He is currently a Member, Board of Governors, NISM, Distinguished Visiting Professor at IIM Mumbai and visiting Faculty at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. He also serves as an Independent Director on the boards of several companies and is the Honorary Chairman of the Institute of Directors (Western Region), Mumbai. Additionally, he is empaneled as an Arbitrator by the Bombay High Court and NHPC, and is a founder member of CRISP, an NGO focused on achieving Sustainable Development Goal.

His areas of expertise span Public Administration, Corporate Governance, Urban Development and Housing, Public Policy, Higher Education and Arbitration.

Prof. (Dr.) Rama Prosad Banerjee

Chairman & Director - EIILM-Kolkata, India
Thought Leader, Author

Prof. (Dr.) Rama Prosad Banerjee is the Thought Leader, Author, Chairman & Director of EIILM-Kolkata, one of India's leading business schools and Founder of EIILM-Kolkata Centre for Leadership and Ethics (EKCLE).

He is an eminent academician, philanthropist, edupreneur and thought leader. He is a prolific author and a pioneer in establishing Ethics and Values in Management academics. Over the course of three and a half decades, he has gathered a wealth of experience as an international educationist, teaching at some of the most prestigious institutions in the world.

His remarkable work in the sphere of stress management, mother leadership, integration of Raj Dharma and Economic Emergence have created a lasting impact on management education.

Dr. Suresh Shan

Chairman - Computer Society of India

Dr. Suresh A. Shan is an accomplished technology and governance leader with over 25 years of experience driving innovation across the BFSI, NBFC, and technology sectors. Holding a Ph.D. in Computer Science, along with multiple global certifications in project management, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and data science, he combines academic depth with industry expertise.

As Chairman of the Computer Society of India (Mumbai Chapter) and Founder of Dr. sAs BITSS, he has been instrumental in bridging the gap between academia and industry, fostering digital transformation, and promoting sustainable technology practices. Dr. Shan has contributed to over 2,600 panel discussions and 700 webinars worldwide, serving on 60+ advisory boards across IT and non-IT domains.

Recognized for his contributions to corporate governance, cybersecurity, ESG, and innovation, he has received more than 900 honors and awards between 2007 and 2024. Passionate about mentoring and inclusive growth, Dr. Shan continues to champion digital trust, rural innovation, and technology-driven social impact, helping organizations align purpose, people, and performance.

Sayali Bhoir

General Manager - Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd (MSCBL) & Former CEO and Secretary, Maharashtra Urban Co-operative Banks Federation

Commerce Graduate, Smt. Sayali Bhoir, is also holder of degree of law. She is Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance. She is also holder of Master Degree of Business Administration in Banking & Finance.

Spanning over 35 years in Co-operative Banking Sector, She had worked with Apna Sahakari Bank Ltd. and held variety of positions for 21 years. Thereafter she joined The Maharashtra Urban Co-operative Banks' Federation Ltd. as a Chief Executive & Secretary and worked there for 14 years. She was member of TAFCUB Committee Meetings convened by the RBI for Mumbai, Nagpur regions and Central TAFCUB and played an instrumental role in voicing the grievances of the Urban Co-operative Banking Sector for redressal by presenting them before the RBI. She also represented the sector in Standing Advisory Committee Meeting for resolving policy issues in favour of the sector.

She was member of Model Bye-laws Committee and Committee set up by the State Govt. to discuss problems relating to the working of UCB sector.

Presently she is working with The Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank as General Manager and handling various portfolios such as Banking, Urban Banking Sector, International Banking Division, Human Resource Development, Legal, Recovery, Corporate Planning & Institutional Development etc.

Biplab Biswas

Vice President - Information Technology, Capgemini

Visionary business and technology leader with 32+ years of global experience driving enterprise transformation, digital strategy, and sustainable growth across utilities, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive and public sector domains.

Proven record in leading multi-million-dollar P&L portfolios, shaping next-generation service models, building high-performing global teams, and delivering measurable business outcomes leveraging Business KPIs, automation, AI/ML and GenAI for Business.

Recognised for aligning business and IT strategies leading to superior business outcomes for customers, negotiating complex global contracts, and guiding C-suite leaders through business focused transformation journeys.

In-depth knowledge and experience in sustainability, environment, and governance, with deep cross-industry insights that enable future-proofed operations and customer-centric innovation.

Prachi Katiyar

Vice President and Business Head Datamatics Global Services Ltd.

Prachi Katiyar is a seasoned Digital Transformation Leader with over 25 years of experience in driving enterprise IT strategy, AI-led innovation, and large-scale transformation programs across the BFS, Insurance, Healthcare, and Manufacturing sectors. In her current role as Vice President – Digital Technologies at Datamatics, she leads global delivery operations across multiple geographies, focusing on AI, Data, HyperAutomation, Low-Code/No-Code, and Digital Assurance initiatives. Prachi has a proven track record of building high-performing technology organizations, optimizing business outcomes through strategic innovation, and enabling future-ready enterprises. She has been recognized with multiple leadership awards, including Leadership in Execution at Datamatics, and holds executive qualifications from IIM Lucknow, IIM Kolkata, and the University of Texas at Austin.

Sandeep Mantri

CFO - Protean eGov Technologies Limited

Mr. Sandeep Mantri is a global finance leader and Board member with over 25 years of experience in building strong financial systems and helping businesses grow across technology, digital services, and media industries. He is currently the Chief Financial and Impact Officer at Protean eGov Technologies in Mumbai, where he leads the company’s finance, legal, and secretarial teams.

In his role as CFO , Mr. Mantri works closely with the CEO and board to guide the company’s financial strategy, ensure compliance with regulations, and support national-level digital initiatives. He also serves as a Board Member at Protean Account Aggregator Ltd. and Protean InfoSec Services Ltd., contributing to important decisions on governance and long-term planning. He is also on board as an independent director on LenDen club , an NBFC and P2P platform for lending.

Throughout his career, Mr. Mantri has successfully led teams across different countries, managed mergers and acquisitions, raised capital, and helped companies go through important changes like moving to new accounting standards (IFRS and IND-AS). He is known for simplifying complex financial matters and supporting business leaders in making sound decisions.

He holds professional qualifications as a Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA – USA), and Cost Accountant (ICWA). He is also an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and Berkeley Haas School of Business, California, which have strengthened his leadership and strategic thinking.

Outside of work, Mr. Mantri is passionate about good governance, long-term value creation, and working with organizations that are creating a meaningful impact on society.

Sayali Bhoir

General Manager - Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank Ltd (MSCBL) & Former CEO and Secretary, Maharashtra Urban Co-operative Banks Federation

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Dr. Rajeev Uberoi

Chairman & Independent Director - Shalimar Paints

Dr. Rajeev Uberoi has been working as Senior Group President - Governance and Controls, of Yes Bank Limited since July, 2019. Prior to joining Yes Bank Limited, he has worked with IDFC Bank Limited as General Counsel and Group Head-Legal and Compliance since 2009. In his previous experiences, he has worked with several domestic and multinational banks such as Standard Chartered Bank, Union Bank of India, State Bank of India, Reserve Bank of India as Asst. General Manager, Dept. of Banking Supervision, Citibank as Vice President & Regulatory Head; ANZ Grindlays Bank as Head-Risk Management & Compliance - India.

Dr. Uberoi is also a profound writer and has a lot of publications to his credit. He is also a member of various Committees and has been active on the Speaker circuit. He is a recipient of many accolades and awards and his contribution to the legal fraternity has been recognized in the Industry.

Dr. Uberoi is a lawyer and a Canadian Commonwealth Scholar with a Masters from McMaster University and a Ph.D. in Economics. He also possesses a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Management Development Institute (MDI). He is also on the Board of MPCON Limited, IFCI Infrastructure Development Limited and NICDC Haryana Global City Project Limited.

He had been on the Board of other reputed organizations like Jindal Stainless Limited and Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurugram as well.

Narayan Shankar

Former Executive Vice-President & CS, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Mr. Narayan Shankar is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and a degree in Law from the University of Mumbai. He has rich and extensive experience of almost three decades in the field of corporate laws and legal affairs.

Mr. Shankar joined Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (M&M) in the year 2001 and is currently the Vice-President and Company Secretary of M&M. He heads the Secretarial Compliance function for the entire Mahindra Group and is also a Director on the Boards of various Mahindra Group companies.

Under the glaring leadership of Mr. Shankar, M&M received the ICSI National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance and the Golden Peacock Awards, the most iconic titles that can be bestowed on a Company in the domain of Corporate Governance.

Shyamak Tata

Former Chairman - Deloitte & Independent Director on multiple boards

Shyamak, is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor, a Company Secretary and a Commerce graduate from Mumbai University.

Shyamak is currently an Independent Director of the following listed companies: Siemens Limited, Thermax Limited and Hawkins Cookers Limited. He is also an Independent Director of HDFC AMC International (IFSC) Limited and of C&S Electric Limited (a subsidiary of Siemens Limited), and a Non-executive Director of Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions Limited (a subsidiary of Thermax limited), which are not listed. Shyamak was the Chairperson of Deloitte India from 2019 to 2021 and has over 35 years of experience serving large Indian and multinational companies. In his executive roles, Shyamak has previously led the Audit & Assurance (A&A) practice of Deloitte India (2015-2019) at the critical time of India's first ever mandatory auditor rotation transition and was responsible for its performance and execution of the strategy including the build out of Assurance in A&A. Prior to this, he was Deloitte India's Consumer Business Industry Leader (2007-2015) responsible for focusing on opportunities and growth across the multi-disciplinary practice. At the beginning of his professional journey, on completion of his articleship with Kapadia Damania & Co. in 1985, on qualifying, Shyamak joined A F Ferguson & Co. where he was SRT Brief BB 240401 managing audit and audit-related engagements of principally listed companies and other multinational corporations. Shyamak was inducted into the partnership in 1998. In 2002, Shyamak set up the Firm's Sarbanes readiness practice and led engagements both within India and across continents. A F Ferguson & Co became part of the Deloitte India network in 2004, when Shyamak took on the integration responsibility for talent and of audit learning.

Shyamak has been a committee member with the Confederation of Indian Industry on Financial Reporting, and on Governance. He was the Chairperson of CII’s Financial Reporting Committee for two years till 2021-22.

Sreeram Srinivasan

Director - (Global Corp Logistics LLC, Oman)
Former Officer on Special Duty, Doordarshan, Govt of India
Former Chief project Director , TNGCC, Govt of Tamil Nadu

Former Chief Project Director, Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC), Govt. of Tamil Nadu

Former Programme Director and Officer on Special Duty, Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India

With over 25 years of global experience in the IT industry, I bring deep expertise in program management, cloud solutions, enterprise implementations, and stakeholder engagement. I currently serve as an Assistant Vice President in applications at Profectus Capital (NBFC).

Having worked extensively in India and Japan, I have led cross-functional, multicultural teams across banking, financial services, and fintech sectors. My key strengths include driving digital transformation, managing high-impact client engagements, and delivering results across Agile and Waterfall delivery models.

I am a certified PMP®, TOGAF®, CSM®, and CSPO®, with a PGP in Cloud Computing (Caltech University) and an Executive Certificate in Big Data Analytics (SPJIMR). My leadership has resulted in measurable productivity gains, enhanced analytics capabilities using Tableau/Qlik, and successful large- scale migrations during bank mergers and platform shifts.

Known for aligning technology vision with business goals, I have consistently supported strategic growth while maintaining governance, quality, and compliance. I am passionate about innovation, ethical leadership, and contributing to boardroom excellence in the evolving digital era

S. K. Dutt

Director - First Act Global Pvt. Ltd.
Head - HR, Legal & Corp. Affairs - GI Infotech - Macalvins Group, UK
Sr. Advisor - United Nations' UNCTAD Empretec India Program.
Fmr. Sr. Advisor - IIM Mumbai

Mr. S. K. Dutt, Director at First Equals Global/First Act Global Pvt. Ltd, is a veteran in Business and HR Management with over four decades of industry experience, including more than 25 years in senior HR leadership roles.

A certified Executive Coach and Mentor for CXOs, he is an alumnus of the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, with further academic credentials from the University of Mumbai, University of Calcutta, Wharton, Tuck, and IIMs. Mr. Dutt currently serves as Senior Advisor to UNCTAD–Empretec India and Head & Senior Executive Advisor – HR at GI Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (Macalvins Group – UK).

He has led major transformation initiatives in collaboration with firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Gallup and has held key roles in top corporates including L&T, ABG, and Welspun. He has taught at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, mentored institutions like EIILM Kolkata and Middlesex University, and advised IIM Mumbai.

A sought-after speaker, he has addressed global forums including the University of Chicago, Gallup Roundtable in Chicago, and City University of New York. His work has been widely published, and he is a Life Member of the Oxford Union Society and a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International.

Amit Pandit

Independent Director - LIC Mutual Fund Trustee Co. Ltd.

Amit has over 30 years of professional experience in various aspects of Finance, Investments, Governance & Risk. He is founder of FinRisk Doctor which helps businesses and people improving their financial health step by step. He also runs a wealth management setup by name of AM Secured Investments. He is on board of a Mutual Fund and has been on board of a bank and various companies (including listed ) as well. He has got view from both sides of the table being on boards of organisations as also discussing with top managements in his audit & consulting activities. He was also involved in closing 4 bank takeovers/mergers for Saraswat Bank and 2 takeovers/mergers for Saraswat Infotech Ltd and a few other M&A as a part of his consulting.

He has hands on experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Advisory, Financial Training, Business Valuations, Corporate Finance &Finance Management, Management Audit, Financial Investigations, Risk Advisory & Business Process Consulting.

Industry Experience: Amit has worked with many industries which include Banking & Financial Services, Capital Market, Insurance, Mutual Funds, Engineering, Auto Ancillaries, Real Estate, Telecom, Shipping etc.

He currently provides advisory services for Wealth Management, M&A, Governance, , Investment Banking Advisory, Personal Finance Advisory. He also handholds companies to help them streamline their operations. He acts as a sounding board for promoters for taking strategic finance decisions.

He was a partner with SGCO & Co LLP, CNK & Associates LLP., Vice President of the Investment Banking & Consultancy Division in Darashaw & Co. Pvt. Ltd., was in the Strategic Management Group of GTL Ltd & was in the Investment Banking Division of Mafatlal Finance Co. Ltd.

Training Experience: He has been involved as a visiting faculty in various Schools of Business Management NMIMS, IBS, Vidyalankar, IES, Chetana, Balaji Institute –Pune for various subjects in Finance.

He conducts corporate training programs on finance and has conducted for various corporates like L&T, Tata Motors, Exim Bank, Afcons, Adani group etc.

Other Professional Positions held:
• Independent Director – Sumit Woods Ltd (Listed)(May 2025 onwards)
• Independent Director – D-Link India Ltd (Listed)(March 2024 onwards)
• Independent Director & Chairman – LIC Mutual Fund Trustee Co. Ltd.(March 2021 onwards)
• Independent Director – Lovable Lingerie Ltd(Listed) ( August 2022 to December 2023) (Chairman- Audit Committee, Member- CSR Committee)
• Founder Director – AM Square Partners Pvt. Ltd. ( August 2022 to date)
• Founder Director – Trugrow Finvest Services Pvt. Ltd. (October 2020 to October 2024)
• Founder Director – Global Chamber for Saraswat Entrepreneurs (September 2019- to date)- A section 8 company Board of Governors of Institute of Internal Auditors – Bombay Chapter (September 2017 September 2020)
• Director – Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd.(August 2007 -September 2020)- The bank is the largest Cooperative bank in Asia and the business grew from Rs 15000 crores to Rs 67000 crores from 2007 to 2020). (Chairman – IT Strategy & Risk Committee, Member- Audit Committee, Credit Committee, Executive-HRD committee & Cost Council)
• Director – Saraswat Infotech Ltd. (April 2008- August 2016) (Chairman- Audit & Risk Committee & Acquisition Committee)
• Director – Omkar Speciality Chemicals Ltd.(Listed Co.) - (March 2010 to March 2015) – (Chairman- Audit Committee & Member – Investor Grievance Committee)

Membership of Professional Bodies:
• Member of Institute of Internal Auditors of India (IIA)
• Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
• Member of Bombay Chartered Accountants Society (BCAS)

Nikita Mody

Managing Director - Accenture Ltd.

With over 24 years in IT, Nikita Mody empowers organizations to unlock workforce potential and deliver transformative business outcomes through AI, advanced analytics, and cloud-driven HR innovation. She has led enterprise-scale transformations across leading technologies, shaping forward-looking talent strategies, adaptive workforce models, and visionary leadership.

In her current role at Accenture, Nikita helps clients undergo transformational technology changes, enabling them to stay ahead of competition and build future-ready organizations.

Passionate about GenAI, Agentic AI, and intelligent automation, she orchestrates technology and strategy to create exceptional employee experiences, operational excellence, and sustainable growth.

A strong advocate for high-performing, inclusive teams, Nikita fosters collaboration, agility, and innovation. As a certified Independent Director, she brings board-level governance and strategic oversight to accelerate transformation, foster long-term value, and shape organizational success.

Vikas Chadha

Managing Director - GI Outsourcing

Mr. Vikas Chadha is the Managing Director of the London based award-winning Global Accounting and Financial services outsourcing major GI Outsourcing. GI outsourcing has presence in UK India and South Africa with offices in London , Mumbai , Delhi , Ahmedabad, Jo burg with a team of around 300 plus Accounting and Finance professionals who work on various financial services for clients in sectors including Hospitality, Travel, Retail, Health, manufacturing etc. among others. The company has a strong pedigree and history of nearly 20 years of service and a pool of esteemed clients with a strong loyalty towards GI outsourcing.

Vikas is a well know senior Business leader in the Finance circles with more than 25 years’ experience in senior leadership roles and advisory boards having worked at major corporates including Tata Global Beverages, Mahindra and Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, Thomas Cook, Marico, Berggruen Hotels and Vibgyor education to name a few. In his previous stint, he was part of the early stage venture Berggruen hotels where as part of the Board and CFO he was instrumental in the growth of the group over a period of eight years, growing the portfolio to 30 plus hotels across India with more than 2000 keys which finally enabled an exit to its investors through a strategic sale to Lemon Tree Hotels.

Vikas is also the Author of the No. 1 Amazon Best seller book “Secret of success and a Happy Heart “and speaks on various forums.

A qualified Chartered Accountant, Vikas is experienced in establishing successful business partnerships geared towards mutual growth and profitability. In 2020, he has been named as winner of the Pride of India Awards by ET Now and Best Chief Financial Officer in Digital Learning and Education (Asia). Meanwhile, in 2016, Vikas was named by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the UK as “One of the Most Influential CFO’s of India”.

Vikas was also awarded the title of Best CFO, Hospitality and Services at the Asia CFO Excellence Awards in Singapore. Vikas is also a well-known author of the Best seller book “Secret of Success and a Happy Heart”. Vikas also writes for several leading publications including Business world, CEO World – New York, ET – Hospitality, The Mint, Economic Times etc. Vikas also is a well-known figure on various industry panels and discussions including CNBC, Bloomberg etc.'

Amarjeet

SEBI

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Amarjeet Singh

Whole Time Member, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Mr. Amarjeet Singh, is presently the Whole-time Member at Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). With a career spanning nearly 3 decades with SEBI, he has extensive experience in development, regulation and supervision of securities markets. Mr. Singh has been instrumental in introducing SEBI’s reforms in both primary and secondary securities markets including areas of Initial Public Offerings, Corporate Governance, Stewardship, Financing Reporting, T+1 Settlement and Risk Management. He has led SEBI’s engagements on sustainability reporting in recent years and also the conceptualization and formation of Social Stock Exchange and its related ecosystem in India.

Mr. Singh is currently a member on the Board of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA). He has represented SEBI on numerous Committees set up by Reserve Bank of India and Government of India. He was a part-time member on the Board of the National Financial Reporting Authority (2019-2022) and on the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (2019-2023), set up by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He has also served on the Board of the National Institute of Securities Market.

Mr. Singh has been involved in various international regulatory initiatives, including that of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). He has acted as Sherpa for SEBI’s representation on the Board of IOSCO. As former Chair of the Assessment Committee of IOSCO (2016-2018) and member of its various policy committees since 2010, he has steered thematic assessments at the global level and contributed to the evolution of IOSCO Principles and Standards.

Apart from an MBA, Mr. Singh holds a Master’s degree in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University, NY, USA. He is a recipient of the Rotary Foundation Educational Award, 2000 for promoting leadership development and international understanding by Rotary International, USA and of the Joint Japan – World Bank Graduate Scholarship Award, 2001 – 02.

Suresh Balakrishnan

Director, Novo Insurance Broking Services Pvt. Ltd and Mentor in TransAsia Softech

Mr. Suresh Balakrishnan is working as an independent Risk Management and Risk Transfer Advisor. He has been a specialist broker for Liability and High Value Risks. He serves as guest faculty at the National Insurance Academy, Pune on Liability Insurance and at the College Of Insurance , Mumbai

He is a life member of the Institute of Directors.

His expertise includes Largest Directors and Officers Liability Insurance and POSI insurance of its time ; single project professional indemnity policies including ports, airports and metro rail up to 12 year policy periods; FI, Construction and Technology domains.

He is a pioneer in the field of Cyber Security Risk Modelling and Quantification and D&O Liability Risk Quantification. Managing US SEC risk exposure through insurance products is a domain expertise built over the last 25 years.

In the current environment of difficulty in getting Liability insurance claims especially in D&O insurance arming Directors and Officers with the nuances of insurance claims is his passion.

Unnati Bajpai

Chief Executive Officer & Principal Officer- India, Berkley Insurance Company, IFSC Branch, India

Unnati Bajpai is the recently appointed Chief Executive Officer& Principal Officer of Berkley Insurance Company, IFSC Branch.

Before joining Berkley Insurance, Unnati spent nearly 9 years at Allianz Commercial wherein she briefly worked at their Singapore office as Financial Lines Underwriter and later was heading Financial Lines for the India office and also was the Regional Practice Leader for Technology PI & Cyber for region Asia.

Prior to Allianz, Unnati spent 6 years with Tata AIG handling financial line underwriting and was also working with HDFC Ergo in their Corporate Business Group handling corporate sales.

Unnati is an alumnus of National Insurance Academy with honours in Economics & Statistics from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

Mukund Chitale

Managing Partner - Mukund M. Chitale & Co.

(1.) Former Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards

(2.) (NACAS), a Committee constituted by the Government of India.

(3.) Over 5 decades of experience on advising companies on their business, financial and strategic matters.

(4.) Former President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

(5.) Former Member of the International Auditing Practices Committee of the International Federation of Accountants.

(6.) Served as Member of various committees of Government of India, RBI, SEBI, Central Vigilance Commission, the International Federation of Accountants.

(7.) He is the Chairman of Standing Committee on Accounting issues constituted by the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

(8.) He is a member of the Primary Market Advisory Committee constituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

(9.) Has served as Independent Director on various reputed companies, presently Independent Director of Two Listed Companies.

(10.) He is connected with various social organisations.

Ashishkumar Chauhan

Managing Director & CEO
National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)

Mr. Ashishkumar Chauhan is the MD & CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). He was part of the founding team at NSE. A technocrat from IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta, he is credited with setting up first screen-based trading in India, mobile trading, mutual fund distribution through exchanges, markets for SME shares, satellite telecom, the NIFTY index, derivatives trading and many other modern developments in the Indian stock markets. He is considered as the father of modern financial derivatives in India.

Prior to joining NSE back in 2022, he was the MD and CEO of the Bombay Stock Exchange for 10 years. He is a member of the University Grants Commission, the Chancellor of the University of Allahabad and is on the board of IIM Calcutta and other institutions of repute. He has also worked in the Reliance group as Group CIO and as the CEO of Mumbai Indians IPL cricket team in its formative years. He contributes extensively to public policy as part of several forums and is a visiting faculty member at Nottingham University, UK and Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.

He has been awarded many awards in India and abroad including the Lifetime Achievement Award by Outlook Business in 2025, CEO of the Year by Asia Asset Management in 2025, Most Influential CEO by CEO Monthly in 2024, Lifetime Achievement Award from Global Custodian at Singapore in 2023 and many more. A book titled ‘Sthithapragya: The Process of Maintaining an Equilibrium’ addresses his life’s journey.