Economy
SEBI chairman leads star-studded lineup at Mint India Investment Summit
Summary
- The highlight of the eighth edition of the summit will be the Mint India Investment Awards, which would recognize top performers in the crucial areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and exits, and digital deals.
India's bustling financial hub Mumbai is set to become the epicentre of insightful discussions and strategic foresight as the eighth edition of the Mint India Investment Summit commences today. Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, will lead the charge of top speakers, and offer crucial insights into the regulatory landscape amidst a period of dynamic change and uncertainty.
The summit boasts an impressive lineup of corporate titans and economic luminaries, including Ajay Piramal and Nandini Piramal, the visionary Harsh Mariwala of Marico, the pioneering Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank, the multifaceted actor-entrepreneur Abhishek Bachchan, the astute investor Kunal Bahl of Titan Capital and Snapdeal, and the influential Anant Goenka of RPG Group, among many others. Their collective expertise and diverse perspectives will provide invaluable takeaways for attendees.
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The highlight of the programme will be the Mint India Investment Awards, which will recognize top performers in the crucial areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and exits, and digital deals. The summit will also honour a distinguished corporate leader with a prestigious lifetime achievement award.
The first day will begin with a focus on private equity and venture capital, with key conversations with Vishal Mahadevia of Warburg Pincus and, later, with a power-packed panel of six top PE investors. This will be followed by a chat with Kunal Bahl, co-founder of e-commerce major Snapdeal and Titan Capital, on the evolution and outlook for India’s entrepreneurial landscape.
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Day one will also see separate leadership and legacy sessions with Anant Goenka, vice chairman of RPG Group; and with Ajay Piramal, chairman of Piramal Group, and his daughter Nandini, chairperson of Piramal Pharma; a session on macro challenges facing India with Neelkanth Mishra, chief economist of Axis Bank; and a showstopper session with actor-entrepreneur Abhishek Bachchan.
Day two will take the private equity theme forward, with a focus on domestic PEs, and a session on the volatile stock markets. Two sessions on entrepreneurs will be a key attraction of the day—one on how to build unicorns, and the other on how to scale after going public.
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There will also be sessions on geopolitical influences on India's trade and economy, coming of age of Indian M&As, a chat with noted entrepreneur Harsh Mariwala, and a conversation with Kotak Mahindra Bank founder Uday Kotak to round off the day and the event.
