VCCircle is hosting VCCircle Financial Services Summit 2013 on August 21 at Trident in Mumbai, to cover the growth potential, opportunities and future outlook for the Indian financial services sector, as well as key sub-sectors. Scroll down for updated agenda.
Focusing on the future of investing in the financial services business, banking, NBFCs, housing finance, bottom of the pyramid, financial services technology segments, VCCircle Financial Services Investment Summit will bring together CEOs and CXOs from India's top and emerging financial services firms in addition to leading investors betting on this space. Register now. Click here for more details.
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AGENDA
8:30 am – 9:20 am
Tea & Registration
9:20 am – 9:30 am
Introduction
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Panel I: Investing In Indian Financial Services Businesses
This industry has lately been one of the favourites of investors, with sustained growth, profitability and some notable exits. With BFSI being the backbone of any economy and regulations in the overall Indian BFSI sector witnessing changes for its development, the sector is seeing growth, innovation and new opportunities. With the growth expectation of 16-17% in the sector, leading companies in the sector are expected to deliver high investor returns. What is the road ahead for India’s BFSI sector and the companies operating in the sector? How are the macro indicators that drive BFSI’s performance affecting the companies? How attractive is the sector vis-à-vis other sectors and international markets? Where is the industry expected to move over the next 10 years? How will the increasing role of regulations and RBI pan out for the industry?
Ashishkumar Chauhan - CEO & MD, BSE Ltd
R Sridhar - Managing Director & CEO, Shriram Capital Ltd
Sudip Bandyopadhyay - MD & CEO, Destimoney Securities Pvt. Ltd.
Sachin Chopra - MD, Everstone Capital Advisors (moderator)
Shrenik M Khasgiwala - Director, Brand Capital
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Tea & Networking
11:00 am – 11:50 am
Panel II: Banking
Despite the current uncertainty, the banking sector in India has significant long-term potential. Where are the opportunities for growth and investments? What is the long-term outlook for India’s banking sector, businesses and regulation? How will the move of giving new licences impact the industry and its performance? Does it make sense for investors to bet on new licencees or existing banks? Will new banks be competitive?
Hemant Contractor - MD & Group Executive, State Bank of India
Mahesh Chhabria - Partner, Actis
Niren Shah - MD, Norwest Venture Partners (moderator)
11:50 am – 12:40 pm
Panel III: NBFCs
What is the long-term potential of the sector? Where is the next level of growth and innovation in the segment coming from? What is the thesis followed when investing in NBFCs? How is the revival of credit demand enhancing the value of these businesses? What is the future of NBFCs as a lot of them diversify and some apply for bank licences? How will the regulations for the sector pan out in the future? What P/B and ROE levels can be expected from the sector?
Sanjay Agarwal - MD, AU Financiers India
Pankaj Thapar - CFO, IndoStar Capital Finance
Kavi Arora - MD & CEO, Religare Finvest Ltd
Mukesh Gandhi - Co-founder & Director, Mas Financial Services Ltd
Ashish Agrawal - Director, ChrysCapital Investment Advisors (moderator)
12:40 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch & Networking
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
Panel IV: Housing Finance
How will housing finance companies (HFCs) make money, given that now banks are also operating in the same space? How are the competing low rates offered by banks affecting HFCs? Will supply side challenges affect the industry? Will some companies continue to fund the developers? How will companies manage the lack of cheap funds? What are the opportunities in rural housing? What is the role of NHB? What is outlook for the segment in terms of regulations?
Rajnish Dhall - CEO & MD, Micro Housing Finance Corporation Ltd
Sujan Sinha - Managing Director & CEO, Shriram Housing Finance Ltd
Vishal Gupta - MD, Bessemer Venture Partners
Amit Mantri - VP, Zephyr Peacock
Anup Kumar Agarwal - Senior Investment Officer, IFC (moderator)
2:50 pm – 3:40 pm
Panel V: Serving Bottom Of The Pyramid and Microfinance
How are firms tackling lack of funding in terms of both debt and equity? Is diversifying into banking or starting other services a viable growth strategy? What are the new avenues for growth? What are the big players in the segment doing? Is there an opportunity for consolidation? What are the expected regulatory changes? What is the road ahead for investments in this space? Will investors come back to the sector?
Chandra Shekhar Ghosh - CMD, Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd
VS Radhakrishnan - MD & CEO, Janalakshmi Financial Services
S Dilli Raj - CFO, SKS Microfinance Ltd
Anurag Agrawal - CEO, Intellecap (moderator)
3:40 pm – 4:10 pm
Tea & Networking
4:10 pm – 5:00 pm
Panel VI: Financial Services Technology Innovation and Businesses
What are the leading technology-led plays and businesses for India’s financial ecosystem? What are tangible innovations and investments in segments such as: payments, ATMs, software services, mobile payments, SaaS products, online banking/trading/broking and mobile POS payments? Which of these segments and companies will do well over the next five-seven years? What will be the impact of Aadhaar cards on financial services technology and businesses? What is the next level of innovation for India’s financial services ecosystem? What are the tangible innovations in the financial services businesses and processes in India?
Srinivasu MN (Vasu) - Co-Founder & Director, Billdesk
Rishi Gupta - COO & ED, FINO PayTech Ltd
Manish Patel – MD & CEO, Mswipe
5:00 pm – 5:10 pm
Concluding Remarks
5:10 pm – 7:30 pm
VCCircle Unwind
This session will provide more networking time over cocktails for representatives of financial services companies and investors.
