VCCircle is hosting VCCircle Financial Services Summit 2013 on August 21 Trident at Nariman Point 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 the updated agenda.
Focusing on the future of investing in financial services business, banking, NBFCs, housing finance, bottom of the pyramid and FS technology segments, VCCircle Financial Services Investment Summit will bring together India's top financial services CEOs and CXOs in addition to leading investors betting on this space. Register now.
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Speakers:
- Anurag Agrawal - CEO, Intellecap
.. and many more are joining.
AGENDA
8:30am – 9:20am
Tea & Registration
9:20am – 9:30am
Introduction Note
9:30am – 10:30am
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 Indian BFSI sector witnessing changes, the sector is seeing growth, innovation and new opportunities. With the growth expectation of 16-17% in the sector, top 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 in comparison with 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
10:30am – 11:00am
Tea & Networking
11:00am – 11:50am
Panel II: Banking
The banking sector in Indian has huge long-term potential despite the current uncertainty. 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?
Pratibha Jain - Partner, Nishith Desai Associates
Rajeev Ahuja - Head-Strategy & Financial Markets, The Ratnakar Bank Ltd
Rujan Panjwani - Executive Director, Edelweiss Securities Ltd
Hemant Contractor - MD & Group Executive, State Bank of India
Mahesh Chhabria - Partner, Actis
Niren Shah - MD, Norwest Venture Partners (Moderator)
11:50am – 12:40pm
Panel III: NBFCs
What is the long-term potential of the sector? Where is the next level of growth and innovation in this 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 regulations for the sector pan out in the future? What P/B and ROE levels can be expected from this sub-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)
12:40pm – 2:00pm
Lunch & Networking
2:00pm – 2:50pm
Panel IV: Housing Finance
How will housing finance companies (HFCs) make money, given that 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 tackle lack of cheap funds? What are the opportunities in rural housing? What is the role of NHB? What is the future regulations outlook for this segment?
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)
2:50pm – 3:40pm
Panel V: Serving Bottom Of The Pyramid & Microfinance
How are firms tackling the lack of funding? 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?
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)
3:40pm – 4:10pm
Tea & Networking
4:10pm – 5:00pm
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 will be the next level of innovation for India’s financial services ecosystem? What are the tangible innovations in the India financial services businesses and processes?
Srinivasu MN - Co-Founder & Director, Billdesk
Rishi Gupta - COO & ED, FINO PayTech Ltd
Manish Patel – MD & CEO, Mswipe
Niren Shah - MD, Norwest Venture Partners (Moderator)
5:00pm – 5:10pm
Concluding Remarks
5:10pm – 7:30pm
VCCircle Unwind
This session will help investors and representatives of top financial services companies continue networking over cocktails.
