GRI India Fireside Chat
with Jonathan Yap, President, CapitaLand Financial, CapitaLand Group
An insight into the current financial markets of Asia - learnings, trends and solutions.
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SPECIAL GUEST JONATHAN YAP President CapitaLand Financial  |
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MODERATOR SANJAY DUTT MD & CEO Tata Realty  |
Friday, 6th November
15:00 - 16:00 | Indian Standard Time (GMT+5:30)
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Some Confirmed Participants
Some Confirmed Participants
Co-chairs
Abhijeet ShettyPeak Infra
Abhishek ShuklaSunteck Realty Limited
Adhirath JalanShekhawati Group
Adil EngineerCREDBERG
Aditya ChandakChandak Group
Amit BhagatASK Property Fund
Amit GoenkaNisus Finance
Amit GroverAdani Airport
Anuj GoradiaDosti Realty
Anuranjan MohnotGruhas & Lumos
Avinash SuleRMZ Corporation
Bill DoramusAsia Capital Real Estate
Binitha DalalMt K Kapital
Blake OlafsonAsia Capital Real Estate
Chirag GoyalAEL Capital Services
Cyrus ModyViceroy Properties
Daniel VovilOdyssey Group
Gaurav PuriNuvama
Hari ChallaAliens Group
Jae ChoiICG
Jai S RupaniDinesh Hinduja Family Offices
Jason LeeAEW Capital Management
Jonathan YapCapitaLand Financial
Juggy MarwahaPrestige Group
Keith TanCapitaLand Financial
Keyur ShahBirla Estates
Krishna KotakJ. M. Baxi Group
Kuldip ChawllaAliens Group
Kumaran ChandrasekaranIndoSpace
Liang Thow MingPort City Colombo
Mahesh GandhiApodis Hotels & Resorts
Mitesh AgrawalNV Capital Services
Mohit MalhotraNeoLiv
P. KrishnakumarOrient Green Power
Pawan AnandHOAI
Pawan KantIndInfravit Trust
Pranay AgarwalTusk Investments
Rahul PanditAdvent Hotels International
Raj MendaRMZ Corporation
Rajesh KrishnanBrick Eagle
Rao MunukutlaBACL
Raveesh RaoShapoorji Pallonji Real Estate
Rishi RajMax Estates
Ritesh SampatHDFC Bank
Ritesh ShethCurrently Unaffiliated
Rohit HegdeKSH INFRA
Rushabh VoraSILA
Sameer NayarOberoi Hotels & Resorts
Samridh SharmaSharma Group
Sanjay BansalAurum Equity Partners
Sanjay DuttTata Realty
Sanket ChatwaniBridge Data Centres
Sarfaraz NazeemCapitaLand
Seshadri RangarajanAliens Group
Sharad MittalArnya RealEstates Fund Advisors
Shigehiro OnoMitsubishi Estate - Asia
Shobhit AgarwalANAROCK Capital
Subodh RunwalRunwal Group
Sunny YipRykadan Capital
Tasos KousloglouSun Hung Kai Properties
Umang KuwadiaHappy Home Group
Varun KapilaBank of America Merrill Lynch
Vinamra SrivastavaCapitaLand Investment
Vineet SekhsariaPrologis India
Yash GuptaYGR
Some Confirmed Participants
Abhijeet Shetty
Head Special Projects
Peak Infra
Abhishek Shukla
Head of Strategy & Investor Relations
Sunteck Realty Limited
Adhirath Jalan
Director
Shekhawati Group
Adil Engineer
Jt.Managing Partner
CREDBERG
Aditya Chandak
Chandak Group
Amit Bhagat
Co-founder, CEO & MD
ASK Property Fund
Amit Goenka
Chairman & Managing Director
Nisus Finance
Amit Grover
Chief Executive Officer - City Side Development - Airport Business
Adani Airport
Anuj Goradia
Director
Dosti Realty
Anuranjan Mohnot
MD & CEO, Lumos Alternate
Gruhas & Lumos
Avinash Sule
South East Asia Director
RMZ Corporation
Bill Doramus
Executive Director
Asia Capital Real Estate
Binitha Dalal
Head - Fund Raising
Mt K Kapital
Blake Olafson
Managing Partner
Asia Capital Real Estate
Chirag Goyal
Founder & CEO (GlobalPropertyFinance.com)
AEL Capital Services
Cyrus Mody
Founder & CEO
Viceroy Properties
Daniel Vovil
Co-Founder & President
Odyssey Group
Gaurav Puri
Chief Investment Officer
Nuvama
Hari Challa
Managing Director
Aliens Group
Jae Choi
Managing Director
ICG
Jai S Rupani
CIO and Principal
Dinesh Hinduja Family Offices
Jason Lee
Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager, Managing Director
AEW Capital Management
Jonathan Yap
CEO, Listed Funds
CapitaLand Financial
Juggy Marwaha
CEO-Prestige Office Ventures
Prestige Group
Keith Tan
Assistant Vice President
CapitaLand Financial
Keyur Shah
Managing Director & CEO
Birla Estates
Krishna Kotak
Chairman
J. M. Baxi Group
Kuldip Chawlla
Advisor
Aliens Group
Kumaran Chandrasekaran
Executive Vice President - Investments
IndoSpace
Liang Thow Ming
Chief Sales & Chief Marketing Officer
Port City Colombo
Mahesh Gandhi
Founder & Managing Director
Apodis Hotels & Resorts
Mitesh Agrawal
CIO - Real Estate
NV Capital Services
Mohit Malhotra
Founder & CEO
NeoLiv
P. Krishnakumar
Director
Orient Green Power
Pawan Anand
Ex- Secretary General - HOAI
HOAI
Pawan Kant
CEO
IndInfravit Trust
Pranay Agarwal
Founder and CIO
Tusk Investments
Rahul Pandit
MD & CEO
Advent Hotels International
Raj Menda
Chairman, Supervisory Board
RMZ Corporation
Rajesh Krishnan
Managing Director & CEO
Brick Eagle
Rao Munukutla
CEO & Executive Director - BACL
BACL
Raveesh Rao
GM Business Development and Strategy
Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate
Rishi Raj
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Max Estates Limited (MEL)
Max Estates
Ritesh Sampat
Head Debt Cap. Markets and Proj. Finance
HDFC Bank
Ritesh Sheth
CEO & Managing Partner
Currently Unaffiliated
Rohit Hegde
Managing Director
KSH INFRA
Rushabh Vora
Co-Founder & Managing Director
SILA
Sameer Nayar
Executive Vice President - Strategic Development
Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
Samridh Sharma
Director
Sharma Group
Sanjay Bansal
Founder and Managing Partner
Aurum Equity Partners
Sanjay Dutt
MD & CEO
Tata Realty
Sanket Chatwani
Vice President - Investments
Bridge Data Centres
Sarfaraz Nazeem
Head Marketing & Customer Services
CapitaLand
Seshadri Rangarajan
CFO
Aliens Group
Sharad Mittal
Founder & CEO
Arnya RealEstates Fund Advisors
Shigehiro Ono
Executive Director
Mitsubishi Estate - Asia
Shobhit Agarwal
CEO
ANAROCK Capital
Subodh Runwal
Managing Director
Runwal Group
Sunny Yip
COO & Executive Director
Rykadan Capital
Tasos Kousloglou
CEO - Hotel Division
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Umang Kuwadia
Jt. Managing Director
Happy Home Group
Varun Kapila
Vice President European Origination
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Vinamra Srivastava
Chief Sustainability Officer (Designate)
CapitaLand Investment
Vineet Sekhsaria
Managing Director and Country Head
Prologis India
Yash Gupta
Managing Partner
YGR
Abhijeet Shetty
Head Special ProjectsPeak Infra
India
Abhijeet Shetty serves as the Head Special Projects at Peak Infra. Based in India, Mr. Shetty contributes to the company's initiatives within the infrastructure sector. Peak Infra is involved in the development and management of various infrastructure projects.
Abhishek Shukla
Head of Strategy & Investor RelationsSunteck Realty Limited
India
Adhirath Jalan
DirectorShekhawati Group
India
Adhirath Jalan serves as Director at Shekhawati Cred, a financial services company based in India. With expertise in credit and financial solutions, he plays a key role in driving the company's strategic initiatives and business development. His leadership focuses on expanding access to credit services and implementing innovative financial products. Jalan brings valuable experience in the Indian financial sector, contributing to Shekhawati Cred's growth and market presence through his strategic vision and industry knowledge.
Adil Engineer
Jt.Managing PartnerCREDBERG
India
Adil Engineer is a founding Director and Managing Partner of Credberg and is based in Mumbai. Adil is responsible for Jointly leading the firms growth Strategy. He has more than 28 years of experience encompassing investment banking, investment management and construction. He has advised on deals in excess of US$ 4 billion across asset classes and the entire capital stack. Mr Engineer was previously a Partner at Brookfield Financial where he was instrumental in setting up the Indian operations and for leading the investing banking and advisory function.
Aditya Chandak
Chandak Group
India
Amit Bhagat
Co-founder, CEO & MDASK Property Fund
India
Mr. Bhagat Co-founded the Real Estate Private Equity business of ASK Group in 2008. He has experience of more than a decade in the mortgage finance including as National Credit Head for the mortgage division of ICICI Bank. He was also the head of ICICI Property Services and has advised/syndicated over US $ 500 Mn of private equity investments. At ASK, he has raised and manages/advises an offshore and three domestic funds amounting to US $ 500 mn. He has invested in 25 projects in five cities and demonstrated complete exits from 11 projects. Mr. Bhagat is a Chartered accountant.
Amit Goenka
Chairman & Managing DirectorNisus Finance
India
Amit Goenka is CEO of Nisus Finance (NiFCO), which manages a USD 30 mn RE debt fund portfolio. He is one of India’s leading experts on RE and Infrastructure, appearing in media, industry and focus events. He was the Founder MD & CEO of Essel Finance (ZEE Group) managing AIF RE debt funds, PMS and offshore fund. As National Director- Investments for Knight Frank he transacted over USD 250 mn of real estate in 3 years covering land, residential, office and hotels. He structured NCDs, private equity and debt deals of ~USD 200 mn. He set up and led India’s first USD 50 mil. Office yield fund (REIT). Amit has also worked with Ernst & Young, Aditya Birla Group and Investment Dar (Kuwait/Dubai). Amit holds a BE, MBA, MFM & MRICS.
Amit Grover
Chief Executive Officer - City Side Development - Airport BusinessAdani Airport
India
Is seasoned Commercial RE professional with 26+ years experience in key positions at C&W, Citibank, CBRE & DLF. He grew DLF’s Office Business from 1.5 mn sft in 2003 to ~30 mn sft portfolio today across Gurgaon, Chennai, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Noida & Pune. As Director & P&L Head-DLF Office Business South, East & West India, he is driving leadership role inLeasing & Operations, to establish best practices & excellence with higher Safety Standards, Compliances, Sustainable building solutions, customer experience & technical innovations. Worked closely with architects to design DLF Cyber Park Gurgaon. Is now working on designing & developing new age office parks & amenities in Chennai & Hyderabad for about 8-10 mn sft.
Anuj Goradia
DirectorDosti Realty
India
Over the past 4 years Anuj Goradia has been actively involved in leading the Dosti Realty brand transformation by bringing in a new vibe, new energy and modernistic ways of doing things. Having completed his undergraduate studies in Civil and Environmental Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, USA he brings to the table a holistic global mind-set. He oversees the planning, design and construction of the current 6 mn.sq.ft under construction portfolio of the company. He has played pivotal role in further seamlessly streamlining the processes of the Pre sales, Marketing, Sales, CRM and other verticals through the use of technology thereby enhancing customer experience as well as organizational productivity.
Anuranjan Mohnot
MD & CEO, Lumos AlternateGruhas & Lumos
India
Anuranjan Mohnot, is founding MD and CEO of Lumos Alternate Investment Advisors Private Limited. Lumos is currently focusing on stress and last mile funding projects. Prior to Lumos Alternate, Mr. Mohnot was Managing Director and CEO of Amplus Capital Advisors Private Limited and was responsible for setup of Real Estate Fund for the Lalbhai group (Arvind Limited). Amplus has successfully invested and exited in the projects of some of prominent developers in India. Mr. Mohnot has wide experience in various cross functional areas at some of the leading business conglomerates including Motilal Oswal, FutureGroup's $450 million Horizon fund, Essel Group, Reliance, Little & Co. Mr. Mohnot is B.com(H), LLB, CA & CS
Avinash Sule
South East Asia DirectorRMZ Corporation
India
Bill Doramus
Executive DirectorAsia Capital Real Estate
Hong Kong
Bill Doramus joined ACRE in 2020 to focus on the multifamily real estate business in Asia. Mr. Doramus has more than 16 years of real estate experience in Asia and the United States, including principal investments, capital markets, development and asset management.
Prior to joining ACRE, he was a Director in Crédit Agricole’s Real Estate and Lodging Group in Hong Kong. Mr. Doramus’ previous experience includes positions at Vingroup (Vietnam’s largest listed real estate developer), Lehman Brothers, and Bank of America. Bill received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Prior to joining ACRE, he was a Director in Crédit Agricole’s Real Estate and Lodging Group in Hong Kong. Mr. Doramus’ previous experience includes positions at Vingroup (Vietnam’s largest listed real estate developer), Lehman Brothers, and Bank of America. Bill received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Binitha Dalal
Head - Fund RaisingMt K Kapital
India
Binitha joined the business in 2008, and has since then been an integral part of the Finance Mgmt and Fund Raising for the Rustomjee Group. Prior to that she gained experience from Godrej Properties and TCS. She was initially part of operations within the group and gained all her knowledge from Mr. Chandresh Mehta (Promoter Director Rustomjee). However her flair for finance brought her into fund raising and in the short span of 7 years she has raised more than INR 7500cr for the group through debt and equity instrument.
As a group we don’t work with any investment bankers or financial intermediaries thus all financial activities are directly overseen by her. She is also in-charge of the group insurance portfolios.
Blake Olafson
Managing PartnerAsia Capital Real Estate
Singapore
Blake Olafson is a Founding Partner of ACRE and has spent 28 years in the real estate industry covering all aspects of the direct investment process including origination, underwriting, risk control, and creation of unique deal structures and exits. Mr. Olafson is responsible for the expansion of ACRE’s (www.acremgt.com) rental housing platform in southeast Asia and oversees ACRE’s developments in Thailand and Indonesia under the brand of HOMA (www.homa.co). Prior to ACRE, he was Head of Asian Real Estate at Arcapita, overseeing a multifamily and industrial portfolio valued over $1.8 billion. He also spent several years at at Ivanhoe Capital, and Lehman Brothers. He has resided in Asia since 1992.
Chirag Goyal
Founder & CEO (GlobalPropertyFinance.com)AEL Capital Services
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Chirag Goyal is a Founder & CEO of Globalpropertyfinance.com which is a Global CRE Fund Raising Platform Headquartered in Dubai-UAE and London-Uk. He is passionate about fund raising for Real Estate Sector and have raised successfully USD 1 Billion across Residential and Commercial Developments in UAE, UK & India.
Cyrus Mody
Founder & CEOViceroy Properties
India
Cyrus Mody is the Founder and CEO of Viceroy Properties. Viceroy Properties focuses on luxury residential and commercial developments in and around Mumbai, and has a strong association with quality and transparency in the Western Suburbs, where it carries out most of its operations. Viceroy Properties has 2 mn square feet currently under development and a pipeline of another 4 mn square feet of launches planned over the next few years.
Daniel Vovil
Co-Founder & PresidentOdyssey Group
Hong Kong
Daniel is a Co-Founder and President of Capital Odyssey Group. He leads investment projects, sales and distribution across all business lines and divisions. Daniel is a Board member of the group’s respective subsidiaries and portfolio companies. Daniel held Investment Banking Director positions at Macquarie and Standard Chartered Bank. He managed an international team of 100+ analysts and 20 sales consultants throughout Asia. In addition to the Investment Banking and Securities industry, Daniel has over 20 years of experience in real estate private equity across 9 countries. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from the University of Western Australia.
Gaurav Puri
Chief Investment OfficerNuvama
India
Gaurav is Executive Director & CIO at NCW Asset Management. Gaurav has extensive experience across real asset classes & investment strategies on a pan India basis. He has led transactions across Offices, Hotels, Retail, Residential & Warehousing assets. He has worked with marque investors, including global pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, global insurance companies, development finance institutions and domestic funds. He has led multiple capital raises, cumulating to ~ US$ 1.5 billion + of funds raised for investments in India. As part of his ~17 years professional journey, Gaurav has the unique experience of being a part of leadership cadres at Godrej group (Godrej Leadership Forum) and Tata Group (Tata Administrative Service
Hari Challa
Managing DirectorAliens Group
India
Mr. Hari Challa,MD Young and forward thinking, Hari is a Pilot by Profession with a keen sense of direction and hands-on business acumen he lay strong emphasis on application of technological advancements and sophistication to urban living.Hari has successfully established “Aliens Group” and in a short span of time built an enviable track record & Brand Equity for the Group. His efforts have resulted in creating a corporate body that is developing properties of global standards against the other industry giants.
Jae Choi
Managing DirectorICG
Singapore
Jai S Rupani
CIO and PrincipalDinesh Hinduja Family Offices
India
Jai S Rupani is the CIO and Principal of Dinesh Hinduja Family Offices, where he leads the management of a diversified investment portfolio across real estate, equities, bonds, private equity, and venture capital. He also oversees strategic initiatives, including financial education and succession planning. Previously, Mr. Rupani was an investment banker at RBC Capital Markets, managing tech IPOs and M&A. He also served on the investment team at True North, a private equity firm, leading significant investments in companies like Meru Cabs and ACT Broadband. He holds a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Jason Lee
Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager, Managing DirectorAEW Capital Management
Hong Kong
Jason Lee is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer for AEW in Asia and Portfolio Manager for AEW's Asia Core Plus/Value-Add Strategy. He is also a member of the AEW Asia Investment Committee. Mr. Lee is responsible for implementing the investment strategy including, sourcing, structuring and underwriting of new investment opportunities. Mr. Lee has 22 years of real estate investment experience. Prior roles include being a Director of Merrill Lynch’s Asia Opportunistic Real Estate Fund and the Global Principal Investments Group. Mr. Lee has a B.S. from Cornell University, an M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is fluent in Mandarin.
Jonathan Yap
CEO, Listed FundsCapitaLand Financial
Singapore
Jonathan Yap is President, CapitaLand Financial of CapitaLand Group. Jonathan oversees the Group’s fund platform which includes seven listed trusts with a total market capitalisation of approximately S$36 billion as of 31 December 2019, as well as over 20 private funds. He also oversees the Group’s India business. Jonathan is a member of the CapitaLand Executive Committee.
Juggy Marwaha
CEO-Prestige Office VenturesPrestige Group
India
Juggy Marwaha is the CEO of Prestige Office
Ventures. In his new role Juggy will be responsible for the leading the growth and
development of Prestige Group’s Office business . He will be actively involved in
the Acquisition, Design & Development , Planning Execution , Business
Development, Leasing & Sales of the Group’s Portfolio .Previously, Juggy held a senior leadership position at JLL India, as the
Executive Managing Director.
Keith Tan
Assistant Vice PresidentCapitaLand Financial
Singapore
Keith Tan serves as an Assistant Vice President at CapitaLand Financial, operating from Singapore. In his role, he contributes to the financial operations of the company, which is part of CapitaLand, a prominent global real estate and investment manager. His expertise supports strategic financial initiatives within the organization.
Keyur Shah
Managing Director & CEOBirla Estates
India
Keyur is the Chief Financial Officer at HDFC Property Ventures Ltd (HPVL). Having over 26 years of experience he carries with himself a wealth of knowledge in the field of Finance, Accounting and Taxation. He possesses intricate understanding of the Taxation, Financial structuring, accounting practices and company regulations. He also engages profoundly in business operations and strategy, bringing in strong industry and competitive insights.Prior to joining HPVL, Keyur was associated with a Big Four accounting firm, for 11 years in the domain of Private Equity Transaction Services and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) groups.
Krishna Kotak
ChairmanJ. M. Baxi Group
India
Joining the family business at an early age of 18, he has over three decades of experience in shipping, logistics and the maritime industry. He successfully spearheaded the group's diversification from a ship agency to encompass project cargo movement, bulk and container port infrastructure, container freight stations, inland container depots and container rail operations enabling J. M. Baxi & Co to emerge as the largest logistics solutions provider in the country today. His in-depth knowledge of the Indian transportation sector, diverse experience, business acumen and keen foresight have contributed significantly to the growth of J. M. Baxi Group.
Kuldip Chawlla
AdvisorAliens Group
India
Kuldip Chawlla is currently the Group CFO for Puravankara Group, a diversified real estate group with active projects across the gateway cities largely in south and west India. His career of over 3 decades spans complete program management of capital at both an operating as well as platform levels, with life cycle investments and divestments in private equity, infrastructure, growth capital and especially real estate, which he has been doing for the last 15 years.
Kumaran Chandrasekaran
Executive Vice President - InvestmentsIndoSpace
India
A financial services professional with over 15 years of experience across advisory, investment banking, corporate banking and presently fund management. Established the real estate alternate credit platform for the group and currently managing the funds (USD 200 million AUM) under AIF CAT II, as a Fund Manager. Prior to this, Kumaran played key role in Piramal’s growth curve in the real estate financing since early days of 2014. Managed USD 1 billion in private credit and handled exits worth USD 400 million. Worked with multilateral agencies like CPPIB, ADB and World Bank. Scholar of prestigious IVY league school, Columbia Business School and a privileged member of RICS.
Liang Thow Ming
Chief Sales & Chief Marketing OfficerPort City Colombo
Singapore
Liang Thow Ming is the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Port City, Colombo a 269 hectares brand new city right next to Colombo, Sri Lanka. Liang is responsible for the commercial success of the project. Liang has spent more than 20 years in sales and marketing of real estate portfolios, both with developers and the consultants. Over this period, Liang has been involved in every aspect of the real estate development cycle, starting from land evaluation, development concepts, product development, advertising, public relations, sales and customer development and relations. His experience has brought him through major public listed developers across Asia and with top real estate international consultants.
Mahesh Gandhi
Founder & Managing DirectorApodis Hotels & Resorts
India
Mahesh Gandhi is the Founder & Managing Director of Apodis Hotels & Resorts Ltd., an Indian hospitality company he co-founded in 2008. With over 30 years of extensive experience in investments, structured finance, and business advisory, Mr. Gandhi has a distinguished career. He has held leadership roles, including CEO of Jardine Fleming India Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer at Unit Trust of India. His expertise spans real estate, infrastructure, and hospitality, and he was instrumental in Trikona Capital's growth, overseeing over $5 billion in asset value. He holds graduate degrees from Gujarat University and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, and a Ph.D. in Corporate Finance from Delhi University.
Mitesh Agrawal
CIO - Real EstateNV Capital Services
India
Mitesh is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) - Real Estate at New Vernon (NV) Capital. He has over 2 decades of experience. Portfolio IRR is reckoned to be among the Top 10 Percentile of all Real Estate funds in India across both the major cycles since 2005. Recognized as India’s Top 40 under 40 Alternative Investment Professional in 2018 by The Indian Association of Alternative Investment Funds (IAAIF). Cumulative transaction experience in office real estate of over 15 million sft. Edu: M.B.A. – Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad (ISB Scholar, Dean’s List), Chartered Accountant (Ranked Top 50 All-India)
Mohit Malhotra
Founder & CEONeoLiv
India
Mohit Malhotra(Ex MD & CEO of Godrej Properties Ltd (GPL)) is the Founder and CEO of NeoLiv- India’s foremost integrated residential platform that includes a fund management business as well as a development arm. This unique platform is designed to control the entire life cycle of a real estate project from financing to delivery. During his tenure at GPL, Mohit transformed the company from a relatively unknown player to market leader in 12 years (sales growth of 30x). In his 12 years, Mohit added 90 new projects with 150 Mn Sqft saleable area. In last 6 years as MD&CEO of GPL, deployed USD 1.5Bn in new deals and market cap of GPL grew by 6x to USD 6.2Bn.
P. Krishnakumar
DirectorOrient Green Power
India
Mr. P. Krishnakumar, was Managing Director of our Company from 2008 until September 2013 and continues to be in the Board of our Company as a Non- Executive Director. From Sep.'13 to Sep.'17 he was Managing Director of Leitwind Shriram Mfg Limited and continues to be in their Board as Non-Executive Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering & Technology, Madurai Kamaraj University, with about 40 years of industrial experience in Sales and Marketing and International Business Development and as the ‘Profit Centre Head’ of Business Units.
Pawan Anand
Ex- Secretary General - HOAIHOAI
India
Maj Gen Dr Pawan Anand, AVSM has a wealth of experience in infrastructure management at apex level in Govt, having been Senior Chief Engineer of the South Western Region, guiding three Zonal Chief Engineers executing over 400 projects with Rs 4300 Crore ($ 605mn) outlay. Projects- residential and essential services, roads, runways, hover port, explosive storage houses etc. Was one-stop person for procurements, international/domestic (a few million USD contracts). Currently, Secy Gen of Highway Operators Association in India, Mentor for senior civil services and military officers at National Defence College, Delhi, Distinguished Fellow USI of India (think tank), Fellow Institution of Engineers. Awarded by GoI.
Pawan Kant
CEOIndInfravit Trust
India
Mr. Kant is an Infrastructure & engineering professional with nearly 30 years industry experience in Core Infrastructure, construction, Real Estate sectors. He has worked with reputed organizations such as Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd, Hindustan Construction Company Ltd, Sembcorp Construction and Engineers (Singapore), the Tata Group. He has worked across functions such as Project Financing & Structuring, Strategic Planning, Project Execution, Operations, Commercial and Contracts, Tendering and Business development. He has worked in India, Middle East and Singapore on large infrastructure projects such as Roads, Industrial park, SEZs, Power Transmission, Condominium projects, Townships, etc.
Pranay Agarwal
Founder and CIOTusk Investments
India
Pranay is the founder and CIO at Tusk Investments - an investment firm building the first East India focussed REIT (across warehousing, retail and commercial assets). Additionally, via a consortium, Tusk is developing affordable / mid-income residential RE in Calcutta. Prior to this he was an Associate Partner at at McKinsey & Company (10 years). At McKinsey, he co-led the Private Equity & Real Estate practice in the MEO office. Additionally, he was the leader of the shopping mall practice working with clients across the life cycle (evolution, development, procurement, asset management, leasing, analytics, organisational reform etc.) to drive portfolio value creation.
Rahul Pandit
MD & CEOAdvent Hotels International
India
Advent Hotels International is the portfolio owner of Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt flagged operating and under-development assets, including India’s largest integrated hospitality development at Delhi Aerocity. Rahul was previously the CEO of Blackstone’s logistics business - Horizon Industrial Parks, co-founder and CEO of Warburg Pincus’ rental housing JV - Hamstede Living, MD & CEO - Tata Group’s Ginger Hotels, and led as President & ED - Lemon Tree Hotels. He is an Independent Director on the Board of Ixigo, and a member of CII’s National Committees on Tourism and Logistics. A former member of the Indian Karate Team, he also serves on the Economic Advisory Group of the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Raj Menda
Chairman, Supervisory BoardRMZ Corporation
India
Under Raj Menda's visionary leadership, RMZ has become a global leader in alternative asset ownership, strategically investing in high-growth opportunities that foster a sustainable global economy. Raj was the first Indian to serve on the jury of the Urban Land Institute’s Awards for Excellence and currently chairs FICCI's 2026 Committee on Urban Development & Real Estate. His contributions to shaping urban landscapes are both pioneering and unparalleled.
Raj’s stewardship drives RMZ’s focus on sustainability and innovation, positioning it as a pioneer in emerging sectors. By leveraging strategic partnerships and advanced business acumen, he ensures RMZ delivers exceptional returns while shaping India's economic landscape with a global outlook.
Rajesh Krishnan
Managing Director & CEOBrick Eagle
India
With a vision to deliver 1 million affordable homes, Rajesh Krishnan founded the Brick Eagle group -India’s largest affordable housing platform - in 2011. Rajesh along with his professional team developed a disruptive model to address the housing shortage in India. Under his able leadership, Brick Eagle has incubated 5 local developers 6 service providers in the housing value chain. Rajesh started his career as a Drilling Services Manager at Schlumberger Oilfield Services. He then turned a banker and worked with Lehman Brothers, Nomura and concluded his banking career with Standard Chartered as Regional Head (South Asia), Structured Solutions Group. Rajesh holds a B.Tech degree from IIT Delhi and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton
Rao Munukutla
CEO & Executive Director - BACLBACL
India
As the Chief Executive Officer, Rao Munukutla is entrusted with the responsibility of developing the Airport City for BIAL. His expertise lies in Strategic Planning, Growth Engineering, Global Alliances, Project Finance, Project Management, Construction and Business Development. In a career spanning over two and a half decades, Rao has handled leadership roles in the Infrastructure space and delivered various multi-billion-dollar projects in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Australia and Myanmar. Some of his internationally renowned projects include UOB Plaza and Suntec City in Singapore, Bintan Beach International Resort in Indonesia, MUSE SEZ in Myanmar and Springfield City in Australia.
Raveesh Rao
GM Business Development and StrategyShapoorji Pallonji Real Estate
India
Rishi Raj
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Max Estates Limited (MEL)Max Estates
India
I have 20+ years of international experience in Research, Analytics, Consulting, Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy and Business Building (P&L ownership). In my current role I am the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Max Estates Limited (MEL), 100 percent subsidiary of Max Ventures and Industries Limited (MVIL), one of the three listed entities of the Max Group. As the COO, I am responsible for Business Strategy, Growth (Commercial and Residential business vertical), Strategic Partnerships and, overall P&L of MEL. The role also includes driving Cross Functional Strategic Initiatives including Digital as well as interface and engagement with the Regulatory Authorities.
Ritesh Sampat
Head Debt Cap. Markets and Proj. FinanceHDFC Bank
India
Ritesh, with about 20 years of experience, is the Head for Debt Capital Markets Business and Project Finance in HDFC Bank. The bank is now ranked # 2 on bond league table as per bloomberg and is leading arranger of loans for infrastructure projects. Prior to joining HDFC Bank, he has worked with Standard Chartered, Bank Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch & ICICI Bank and has vast experience across project finance, structured transactions, mezzanine financing & bonds market. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Certified Treasury Manager.
Ritesh Sheth
CEO & Managing PartnerCurrently Unaffiliated
India
Rohit Hegde
Managing DirectorKSH INFRA
India
Rohit Hegde is the Managing Director of KSH Distriparks, which is the holding company for the groups 3PL, logistics and infrastructure development, and inland container services business. He holds an M.B.A Finance Degree from Sheffield University, and spearheads all the expansion activities of the groups logistics businesses.
Rushabh Vora
Co-Founder & Managing DirectorSILA
India
Rushabh co-founded SILA, along with his brother, Sahil, after moving back to India in 2010. SILA has grown to become a leading Indian Real Estate Platform, comprising of a RE Services division and a Development arm that focuses on distressed developments in the MMR region. Rushabh oversees SILA's services businesses, which include Facilities Management, Project Management & Interior Contracting. Prior to starting SILA, Rushabh worked in Capital Markets & Investment Banking in Singapore & New York with BGC Cantor Fitzgerald, UBS & Lazard. Rushabh has played squash at the International Level, representing India. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor in Economics & Chinese from Trinity College, USA.
Sameer Nayar
Executive Vice President - Strategic DevelopmentOberoi Hotels & Resorts
India
Sameer Nayar is Executive Vice President - Strategic Development at Oberoi Hotels & Resorts. He leads global strategy, hotel development, and market expansion. Drawing on nearly two decades in London's investment banking and corporate finance, Nayar provides extensive expertise. An MBA from the University of Michigan and a Chartered Accountant, he is crucial to Oberoi's strategic growth and innovation, expanding its global portfolio.
Samridh Sharma
DirectorSharma Group
India
An Computer Science Engineer from DCE & MBA from ISB, Hyderabad. In the Real Estate Sector for several years developing and leasing Commercial & Industrial spaces. The vision is to look at the sector from a services stand point and build warehousing & office spaces with the requirement of end user. Unlike other developers, the intent is not to build and sell but rather build a portfolio of usable spaces over time. Catering to over 100 companies, several in Fortune 500 as warehousing & office clients. Keen interest in working and investing with startups as well.
Sanjay Bansal
Founder and Managing PartnerAurum Equity Partners
India
Sanjay is an experienced veteran investment banker with over 25+ years and over 150+ transactions under his belt. Over the years Sanjay has developed an expertise of concluding complex transactions that require a nuanced perspective of the client’s business, as well as, the macro environment impacting the client’s decisions
Sanjay Dutt
MD & CEOTata Realty
India
Sanjay is the MD & CEO of TRIL and Tata Housing with over 28 years of experience in the Real Estate Development and Consulting space. He is managing 20 ongoing projects across 13 cities in India, Sri Lanka & Maldives, incl. Commercial, Retail, Hospitality and Residential as well as infrastructure projects incl. 3 rope ways, 4 roadways & a Metro project in Pune.
Previously, he was CEO India Operations & Private Funds with The CapitaLand, a multinational Alternative Asset Management Company. Sanjay spent 23 years with top 3 global real estate consulting companies. He was MD South Asia at C&W (2001-2008 and 2012-2016), also CEO Business with JLL (2008 – 2012) and was one of the founder member of CBRE, India (1996-2001).
Sanket Chatwani
Vice President - InvestmentsBridge Data Centres
United Kingdom
Sanket Chatwani serves as Vice President - Investments at Allianz Real Estate, one of Europe's leading real estate investment managers. Based in the UK, he plays a key role in the company's investment strategy and portfolio management across global real estate markets. With expertise in commercial real estate transactions and asset management, Chatwani contributes to Allianz Real Estate's mission of delivering sustainable returns for institutional investors. His position involves identifying investment opportunities, conducting market analysis, and supporting the firm's extensive real estate portfolio valued at over €75 billion globally.
Sarfaraz Nazeem
Head Marketing & Customer ServicesCapitaLand
India
Seshadri Rangarajan
CFOAliens Group
India
I am an alumnus of IIT Delhi (B.Tech 1993-97) and IIM Ahmedabad (PGDM Full time 2001-2003).
I have over 16 years of experience in corporate finance, investment management, private equity, financial advisory, business consulting and investment banking with focus on real estate. I have worked on all aspects of corporate finance including financial planning & analysis, business plan preparation and modelling, MIS systems and fund raising. I have worked as part of financial advisory, project finance and private equity teams, on all aspects of transaction management, in Ernst & Young, Axis Bank, Nomura and Old Lane. I am currently the CFO of Aliens Group and am focussing on financial management of the Group and fund raising initiatives
I have over 16 years of experience in corporate finance, investment management, private equity, financial advisory, business consulting and investment banking with focus on real estate. I have worked on all aspects of corporate finance including financial planning & analysis, business plan preparation and modelling, MIS systems and fund raising. I have worked as part of financial advisory, project finance and private equity teams, on all aspects of transaction management, in Ernst & Young, Axis Bank, Nomura and Old Lane. I am currently the CFO of Aliens Group and am focussing on financial management of the Group and fund raising initiatives
Sharad Mittal
Founder & CEOArnya RealEstates Fund Advisors
India
Sharad Mittal leads and manages RE funds at Motilal Oswal Real Estate (MORE). Sharad has over 16 years of experience in RE investing and fund raising. He joined MORE in 2013, spearheading the firm's real estate fund business and has been instrumental in rebuilding and scaling up the MORE business from an AUM of Rs 200 Cr to Rs 2,000 Cr in the last 3 years. Prior, Sharad was with ICICI Prudential AMC where he was VP (RE Investments), leading the commercial rental office fund and mezzanine fund. He also led the fund raising initiative, raising Rs 1,300 Cr across two funds. He has also worked with ASK Property Investment Advisors and ICICI Bank. Sharad is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Delhi University.
Shigehiro Ono
Executive DirectorMitsubishi Estate - Asia
Japan
Shigehiro Ono is the Executive Director of Mitsubishi Estate Asia Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. With his over 25 years of experience in the real estate sector, he now oversees investments, developments, asset management and strategic planning across Southeast Asia to expand Mitsubishi’s portfolio in the region. Prior to taking a roll in the company’s international business, he contributed to successful launch of one of Japan’s first REITs where later he served as an investment manager. He is currently based in Singapore.
Shobhit Agarwal
CEOANAROCK Capital
India
Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO of ANAROCK Capital Advisors, is a visionary entrepreneur and one of the prominent faces in the Indian real estate market. With a profound experience of over 22 years in real estate investments, he has been instrumental in leveraging Indian RE to the global Capital Market platform. At ANAROCK Capital, he steers the strategic direction for RE Investment Banking Advisory through various investment verticals to serve the best interest of his clients. His in-depth knowledge coupled with his long-standing relationships with developers & capital providers has resulted in multi-billion dollar deals. In his past role, he had a successful 17-year stint at JLL India where he led the Capital Markets division with aplomb.
Subodh Runwal
Managing DirectorRunwal Group
India
• An alumni of Harvard Business School and MBA from North Eastern University, Boston, USA. • Professional experience of nearly 20 years in real estate. Credited with the development of many flagship projects like Runwal Greens and R City Mall (developed in partnership with GIC Singapore). • Member of and has represented the Group in forums like MCHI, FICCI and CREDAI. • A proud recipient of “Green Crusader Award 2018” for his efforts in making his projects green and environment friendly. • One of the promoters of SREF (Subhash Runwal Education Foundation) which gives scholarships for higher education to the deserving and meritorious students.
Sunny Yip
COO & Executive DirectorRykadan Capital
Hong Kong
Mr. Yip Chun Kwok (葉振國先生), is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Yip has joined the Group since 2008. He is responsible for overall operations management and property related investments. He also holds other directorships in the Company’s subsidiaries. Mr. Yip graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1996. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Accountants, an associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a CFA charter holder of the CFA Institute.
Tasos Kousloglou
CEO - Hotel DivisionSun Hung Kai Properties
Hong Kong
Tasos Kousloglou is the CEO – Hotel Division of Sun Hung Kai Properties, one of the largest real estate companies in Hong Kong. Before joining SHKP Hotels, he was the head of Strategic Advisory & Asset Management of JLL Hotels & Hospitality and also headed the Hotel Asset Management and Finance function of a prime hospitality asset portfolio in Middle East comprising of luxury and upper upscale hotels and resorts. Tasos is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and National University of Singapore. He is also a founding member and former President of the Hotel Asset Managers Association of Asia Pacific (HAMA Asia Pacific) and a board member of HAMA China.
Umang Kuwadia
Jt. Managing DirectorHappy Home Group
India
With his engineering skills, business management systems and financial discipline running through the organization, Mr. Kuwadia aspires to achieve and deliver perfection. He is one of the youngest entrepreneurs to win and successfully complete large-scale redevelopment projects, the latest one being Jade Gardens near MIG Club, BKC and ‘O2’ Commercial Towers in Mulund (West), Mumbai. Mr. Kuwadia has played a huge role in organization and resource building. His research in product mix and design along with continuous market studies has ensured that Happy Home remains in tune with changing market trends. Equipped with commendable presentational skills and his skill to understand customer needs, he is a very popular face of our organization
Varun Kapila
Vice President European OriginationBank of America Merrill Lynch
United Kingdom
Vinamra Srivastava
Chief Sustainability Officer (Designate)CapitaLand Investment
Singapore
Vinamra Srivastava was the Chief Executive Officer, India Business Parks for Capitaland. Vinamra oversees investments, development, operations, asset management and strategic planning for the business parks in India, and leads the expansion and enhancement of the Group’s portfolio of assets in the country. He was previously based in Singapore heading Group Corporate Strategy & Development. He contributed to the successful Ascendas-Singbridge post-merger integration process and played a key leadership role to develop the India strategy.
Vineet Sekhsaria
Managing Director and Country HeadPrologis India
India
Vineet joined Morgan Stanley in Aug’2007. Vineet relocated to India in June 2011 after spending a no. of years with MSRE in New York. - Vineet has experience underwriting transactions in opportunistic and core real estate and restructuring legacy deals. - Prior to joining MSRE, Vineet worked at Deloitte Consulting in the Strategy and Operations Practice helping Fortune 500 companies restructure and grow. - Vineet has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a Bachelors degree in Economics from Miami University.
Yash Gupta
Managing PartnerYGR
India
Yash Gupta has started his own companies called Yash Gupta Real Estate LLP and Blue Sky Ventures, India’s first PropTech fund. Before being MD and country head at HINES he has served as the CEO of Silverglades, a mid-sized Indian real estate developer. In the 90's, he ran Doorvani Cables - a manufacturer of telecommunication ancillaries. He was a consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York (and New Delhi) for 5 years and Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Chicago for 2 years. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, Boston and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.
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