Freedom to be Summit 2020

Radhika Gupta is the Chief Executive Officer at Edelweiss Asset Management Limited. Gupta started at Edelweiss Global Asset Management as business head of multi-strategy funds and was responsible for setting the strategic direction for the team’s investment, distribution and platform.

She is India’s only female head of a major asset manager and has set up the country’s first domestic hedge fund. She is known as “the girl with the broken neck” due primarily to a similarly named YouTube video by her about her journey which went viral and demonstrated the indomitable human spirit of fighting against all odds.

She is a writer and storyteller, TEDx and Josh Talks speaker. One thing she loves about life is change – she is living through it and creating it everyday with her actions.

Ajit Menon is the Chief Executive Officer of PGIM India Asset Management Pvt Ltd. As the CEO, Ajit oversees all aspects of the asset management business, including mutual funds and portfolio management services. Ajit is responsible for the direction of the business and its growth strategy. He brings to the table keen analysis, insights and a team approach to drive organizational improvements and implementation of best practices.

An industry veteran, Ajit has over two decades of leadership experience in business strategy, distribution, sales and marketing. He joined PGIM India from Tata AMC where he was the Head of Strategy.

He is associated with key industry bodies and is a sought after speaker at various domestic forums and conferences. He has authored papers on matters pertaining to the AMC business, co-designed a six-month certification course in wealth management and a two-month retirement readiness certification course for business partners. His flow of words and how he connects things and issues while speaking is terrific!

Capt Raghu has one of the most unique career profiles spanning over 25 years. He spent 11 years as an officer in the Indian Armed Forces, followed by another 11 years in the corporate sector before joining the Government as CEO of the National Intelligence Grid. He has served as a UN peacekeeper, as well as been an instructor teaching leadership and strategy to officers at the prestigious School of Armoured Warfare.

Raghu is a frequent guest faculty in business schools, keynote speaker and author of a column on National Security Strategy and Leadership in the MINT. He is a Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation and also the author of Everyman’s War – a book published by Random House. You could see him in TedX talks, on YouTube, and in prestigious forums lecturing Chairmen, CEOs, CTOs, CFOs and hue gatherings on a vast array of topics.

Monika Halan, a well-known media personality, is Consulting Editor with Mint, India’s second largest business daily and Adjunct Professor at the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. She is an MA in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and in Journalism Studies from University of Wales.

She has worked across media organisations and run four successful TV series. She was an advisor to the Swarup Committee, a member of the Bose Committee, a member of the Task Force of the Financial Redressal Agency and is a member on the SEBI Mutual Fund Committee. She is a regular speaker on financial literacy, regulation, inclusion and consumer issues in retail finance. She is the author of two academic papers and of the bestselling book ‘Let’s Talk Money’.

Monika Halan is based in New Delhi and was a Yale World Fellow in 2011.

Sumit Dora, a CFA, is with Financial Pivot and an independent strategy advisor with 5dot partners.

He comes with 17 years of experience in management consultancy with 10 years of expert services to Indian and US companies. He works on shaping the C-suite agenda, and has been a wonderful asset to the financial industry.

He is a thought leader who believes in inclusion for solving complex business problems. A goal oriented industry expert, he believes in building deep relationships based on mutual trust.

Kalpen Parekh is the President of DSP Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd.

He has over two decades of experience in finance and asset management. Prior to joining DSP, Mr Parekh was responsible for growing businesses at IDFC Mutual Fund, Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd, and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.

He is passionate about behavioural finance and believes that investor behaviour is one of the most crucial aspects to a good investment experience. Mr Parkeh has undertaken various initiatives in the organisations that he has worked with, to highlight the importance and learnings of behavioural finance across the value chain. He is a typical thinker person who doesn’t come across as a very flashy speaker but you could hold on to each and every sentence coming from him.

Gautam Adukia has co-founded Liquiloans, a Peer to Peer lending platform which uses technology to make borrowing cheaper and investing a more lucrative opportunity as compared to traditional investment avenues. He is an IIM-Calcutta graduate and a CFA charter holder. He is also the co-founder of the famous firm Rentomojo which is in the unique space of renting everything that you need!

He was earlier working as an AVP with IIFL in the private banking space. An absolute financial enthusiast, Gautam is an inspiring leader for the younger generation with a sharp interest in investing.

Aashish Somaiyaa is the Chief Executive Officer – Asset Management Business at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. and the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer at Motilal Oswal Asset Management Co Ltd.

He has over 18 years of experience in business strategy and management, sales and distribution, product development and marketing of investment offerings. Prior to Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Limited, Mr. Somaiyaa was heading retail sales and distribution at ICICI Prudential AMC. He is one of the most sought-after speakers in asset management business and is present all over the social media space to express his frank views emanating out of his tremendous knowledge.

Jigyasa started 30TH FEB in 2009 after learning the ropes of branding, first as an intern with iContract (which was a part of JWT), and later at Alia Group, then one of India’s largest pre-media agencies.

She is a passionate speaker on the topics of brand consulting and entrepreneurship and loves speaking to young students and fellow entrepreneurs and marketers. Jigyasa loves writing. Her love affair with words first began as a blogger in 2006. Since then, she has changed multiple blogging platforms but her love for blogging and writing remains constant. This also resulted in her becoming an author.

Her first book “Brand Like A Pro” offers pragmatic branding insights to entrepreneurs, marketers and business leaders.