India GRI 2025
CONFIRMED PARTICIPANT
Niranjan HiranandaniFounder & MD
Hiranandani Group
CONFIRMED PARTICIPANT
Ankur GuptaManaging Partner, Real Estate
Brookfield India
CONFIRMED PARTICIPANT
Vikas OberoiOwner- Chairman & Managing Director
Oberoi Realty
Niranjan Hiranandani
Founder & MDHiranandani Group
India
Niranjan Hiranandani is arguably, India’s ‘builder extraordinaire’, the person credited with changing Mumbai’s skyline. Niranjan Hiranandani has virtually revolutionized the real estate industry in the country. Since then, the Hiranandani Group has come a long way and is recognized for their modern state of the art mixed used township projects in Powai & Thane, both of which have become preferred residential and commercial locations in and around Mumbai. Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani is a Business Leader with a combination of qualities like sharp professional business acumen, concerned citizen with social awareness, Industry leader with up to date knowledge, and above all, ensuring that the company gives value to every Customer.
Ankur Gupta
Managing Partner, Real EstateBrookfield India
India
Ankur Gupta is Head of Asia Pacific and Middle East for Brookfield’s Real Estate Group. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all real estate activities in the region, including investments, portfolio management and new fund formation. He also has direct oversight of the South Asia sub-region.
Vikas Oberoi
Owner- Chairman & Managing DirectorOberoi Realty
India
Mr. Vikas Oberoi is the Chairman and Managing Director of Oberoi Realty Ltd. He is involved in the formulation of corporate strategy and management and concentrates on the growth and diversification plans of the company. HQ in Mumbai, Oberoi Realty is one of India’s leading real estate development companies. While it’s primary focus is on residential projects, the company today has a diversified portfolio covering key segments of the real estate market like office space, retail, hospitality and social infrastructure verticals. Through it’s developments Oberoi Realty seeks to create environments and spaces that enhance the quality of lives of it’s customers. Mr. Oberoi has more than two decades of experience in the real estate industry
Venue:
9th October
151 people are attending
Shobhit Agarwal
Vinod Rohira
Hemant Prabhu
Piyush Gupta
Rachit Mohan
Sandeep Kotak
EVENT EXECUTIVES
Caique Feliciano
Real Estate Director, IndiaGRI Institute
United Arab Emirates
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Real Estate DirectorGRI Institute
United Arab Emirates
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KEYNOTE presentation
Ankur GuptaManaging Partner, Real Estate, Brookfield
Ankur Gupta is Head of Asia Pacific and Middle East for Brookfield’s Real Estate Group. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all real estate activities in the region, including investments, portfolio management and new fund formation. He also has direct oversight of the South Asia sub-region.
Program
9th October, 11:00 - 11:45 | Opening Discussion
Keynote Presentation by Mr. Ankur Gupta, Brookfield
Ankur Gupta is Head of Asia Pacific and Middle East for Brookfield’s Real Estate Group. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all real estate activities in the region, including investments, portfolio management and new fund formation. He also has direct oversight of the South Asia sub-region.
9th October, 11:45 - 12:30 | Opening Panel Discussion
Cross-Border Confidence
A Global Capital Perspective on Long-Term Value Creation
9th October, 13:00 - 14:00 | Breakout Discussion
Commercial Real Estate Strategies
Investment Outlook for Core, Core-Plus & Alternative Assets
Moderator
Shobhit Agarwal
MD & CEO
ANAROCK Capital
Moderator
Vinod Rohira
MD & CEO
K Raheja Corp
Anshu
Kapoor
President and Head
Nuvama
Krishnaswamy
Nagarajan
Chief Operating Officer
Table Space
Manish
Swaroop
CEO
Signature Global
Rajat
Rastogi
CEO West and CEO Commercial Business Pan India
Puravankara
Sonu
Jalan
Executive Director - Real Estate Investments
Kotak Alternate Asset Managers
Vikas
Upadhyaya
Managing Director
Cerberus Capital Management
Vithal
Suryavanshi
CEO- Commercial
Phoenix Mills
9th October, 13:00 - 14:00 | Breakout Discussion
Building for the Exit: REITs, IPOs & InvITs
What’s the Right Track for India’s Warehousing Platforms?
Moderator
Hemant Prabhu
COO - Industrial & Logistics (Hiranandani Group)
Hiranandani Group
Abhay
Goyal
Chief Investment Officer
Logicap Investment Advisers Private Limited
Abhijit
Malkani
CEO
ESR India
Alok
Jain
Managing Director
Blackstone
Girish
Singhi
Founder
Crest Capital Management Private Limited
Krishnan
Iyer
CEO
NDR Warehousing
Pallavi
Bhargava
Senior Director, Investment and Asset Management, APAC
CDPQ
R
K Narayan
President – Strategy & Business Development
Horizon Parks
Rohit
Hegde
Managing Director
KSH INFRA
9th October, 13:00 - 14:00 | Breakout Discussion
Family Capital in Real Estate
Strategic Shifts in India’s Wealth Landscape
Moderator
Piyush Gupta
Founder
Peacock Capital
Amit
Goenka
Chairman & Managing Director
Nisus Finance
Anuj
Kapoor
Founder & MD
Upwisery
Jai
S Rupani
CIO and Principal
Dinesh Hinduja Family Offices
Kaushik
Desai
Managing Partner, WSB Partners (formerly Walton Street India)
WSB Partners
Khilen
Shah
SVP
Hubtown Limited
Mohit
Chawla
Managing Director
Bimtek Group
Shridhar
Narayan
CEO - Hiranandani Group, Real Estate & Infrastructure Business
Hiranandani Group
Vishesh
Narang
Head of Family Office
UK Paints India (Promoter of Berger Paints India)
9th October, 15:00 - 16:00 | Breakout Discussion
Investing in Digital Infrastructure
Real Estate in The Changing World Order of The Data Centers Ecosystem
Moderator
Rachit Mohan
JLL India
Aseem
Kohli
Director
Varde
Manmeet
Singh Gulati
Director
Standard Chartered
Manoj
Semwal
Director, Design Delivery- APAC
Equinix India
Narendra
Sen
Founder & CEO
Rack Bank
Seema
Ambastha
CEO - L&T Data Center & Cloud Services
L&T-Cloudfiniti
Sharad
Agarwal
CEO Sify Infinit Spaces Ltd
Sify
9th October, 15:00 - 16:00 | Breakout Discussion
Rethinking Residential Returns
Balancing Portfolios Across Ultra-Luxury, Aspirational, Mid-Income, and Affordable Housing?
Moderator
Sandeep Kotak
MD & CEO
Mango Advisors
Ankur
Gupta
Director
Oaktree Capital Management - India
Atul
Bohra
Group Chief Executive Officer
Kolte Patil Developers
Gopal
Krishnan
Executive Director & CEO
Shriram Properties
Lakshmipathi
Chockalingam
Senior Managing Partner
ASK Property Fund
Roshan
Banka
Managing Director
Ares Management
Shailesh
Puranik
Chairman & Managing Director
Puranik Builders Ltd.
Sunil
Pareek
Executive Director
Assetz Property Group
Uddhav
Poddar
Managing Director
Bhumika Group
9th October, 15:00 - 16:00 | Breakout Discussion
Strategic Blueprint of Retail & Hospitality's Evolution
Branded Vs. Boutique & Global Investor Preferences
9th October, 16:30 - 17:30 | Closing Panel Discussion
Experts Speak
Closing Reflections on Strategy, Priorities, and the Next Chapter
Aseem
Kohli
Director
Varde
Balbirsingh
Khalsa
Executive Director - Industrial & Capital Markets
Knight Frank - India
Piyush
Gupta
Founder
Peacock Capital
Rao
Munukutla
CEO & Executive Director - BACL
BACL
Sunil
Pareek
Executive Director
Assetz Property Group
Vithal
Suryavanshi
CEO- Commercial
Phoenix Mills
Ankur Gupta
Managing Partner, Real EstateBrookfield India
India
Ankur Gupta is Head of Asia Pacific and Middle East for Brookfield’s Real Estate Group. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all real estate activities in the region, including investments, portfolio management and new fund formation. He also has direct oversight of the South Asia sub-region.
Lata Pillai
Senior Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets, IndiaJLL India
India
Amit Diwan
Senior Managing Director, Country Head IndiaHines
India
Amit Diwan is Senior Managing Director and the Country Head for Hines in India. Amit joined Hines in 2015 as the Chief Investment Officer. Prior to Hines, Amit was a Director/Partner at Piramal Fund Management for 5 years, responsible for the platform in North India which he had setup in 2010. Before his 2 year stint at Jones Lang LaSalle from 2008-2010, Amit was based in Singapore for 7 years and worked across Asia-Pacific, covering over 10 countries from Japan to UAE to Indonesia, first as a strategy consultant at Marakon Associates and thereafter as Head of Investments at GE Real Estate Southeast Asia. Amit received his BA in Economics from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University and earned his Masters from IIM, Ahmedabad
Gauri Nagabhushanam Shankar
CEOCapitaLand India Trust
India
Maheshwar Nataraj
Director and India HeadBlackRock - India
India
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).
Shobhit Agarwal
MD & 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.
Vinod Rohira
MD & CEOK Raheja Corp
India
Equipped with an MBA from Booth School of Business, Chicago, and a law degree from the Mumbai University, Vinod began his career with the K. Raheja Corp, over two decades ago.
A fine example of his work philosophy has resulted in building brand ‘Mindspace’ – with the idea of establishing world-class business districts; a concept which has completely revolutionized the Commercial Real Estate sector in India.
Having led the development of Grade A commercial real estate across the country, and the listing of Mindspace Business Parks REIT on the Indian stock exchanges, his current focus is on driving the commercial business’ strategic operations with an emphasis on stakeholders’ management and business development.
Anshu Kapoor
President and HeadNuvama
India
Anshu Kapoor heads the alternatives-focused asset management business within Nuvama Group, managing assets of ~ USD 1 bn. As one of the integral members of Nuvama’s executive committee, he is at the forefront of
several strategic initiatives for the group. At the helm of the asset management business spanning private equity, listed equities, commercial RE and structured solutions, he drives the organisation to design client-need-aligned solutions. He joined the Edelweiss Group in 2010 to start the Private Wealth Management (PWM) business. Driven by a vision of creating the world’s most customer-centric wealth management business, he is credited with scaling
the business 15x over a span of 7 yrs to US $17 billion in Assets underAdvice (AuA).
Krishnaswamy Nagarajan
Chief Operating OfficerTable Space
India
Manish Swaroop
CEOSignature Global
India
Manish Swaroop, a seasoned finance professional, is the Chief Executive Officer at GCPL, a subsidiary of Signature Global. With over 19 years of extensive experience in deal sourcing, evaluating opportunities, investing, and managing portfolio companies, Manish has established himself as a prominent figure in the real estate and finance industry. His career is distinguished by a robust background in private equity, strategic investment across various asset classes, and a keen ability to identify value drivers and mitigate risks.
Rajat Rastogi
CEO West and CEO Commercial Business Pan IndiaPuravankara
India
Rajat is a MBA with 20+ years of professional experience with MNC banks like Citi & Deutsche and Real Estate corporates like Lodha Group & Runwal. With extensive experience in fields like Finance, Business Strategy, Sales & Marketing and Design Planning, he has managed to launch many business verticals profitably across the banking and real estate segments. Currently working as CEO West and Commercial Business – Pan India in Puravankara, his key role is to build Puravankara into a major real estate player both in the West Region as well as Commercial Business in India. He is based out of Mumbai where he lives with his wife and two beautiful kids and loves playing all outdoor sports especially Lawn Tennis.
Sonu Jalan
Executive Director - Real Estate InvestmentsKotak Alternate Asset Managers
India
Vikas Upadhyaya
Managing DirectorCerberus Capital Management
India
Mr. Upadhyaya is a Managing Director based in Mumbai. Mr. Upadhyaya joined Cerberus in 2019 and has 15 years of investment experience in India. Prior to joining Cerberus in 2019, Mr. Upadhyaya was at Apollo Global Management’s India business (AION) for three years, where he pursued investments in high-yield and distressed credit as well as value-oriented buyouts. He previously worked at ADV Partners, an Asian private equity firm, and began his career in 2008 in the Special Situations Group at ICICI Bank.
Vithal Suryavanshi
CEO- CommercialPhoenix Mills
India
Vithal is a seasoned commercial real estate professional with over 30 years of experience across leading real estate and investment firms. Currently the CEO – Commercial Real Estate at The Phoenix Mills Ltd., he has previously held leadership roles at Kotak Real Estate Fund, Brookfield Properties, and K Raheja Corp. With deep expertise in leasing, investments, and development, Vithal has played a key role in shaping some of India’s major commercial real estate portfolios.
Hemant Prabhu
COO - Industrial & Logistics (Hiranandani Group)Hiranandani Group
India
Abhay Goyal
Chief Investment OfficerLogicap Investment Advisers Private Limited
India
Abhijit Malkani
CEOESR India
India
Alok Jain
Managing DirectorBlackstone
India
Alok Jain is a Principal in the Real Estate Group. Since joining Blackstone, Alok has been involved in evaluating real estate investments in several property types. Before joining Blackstone in 2011, Alok worked as a Hardware Engineer with Nvidia Graphics and was involved in designing and verifying complex computer chips. Alok received Bachelors of Engineering (Hons.) from BITS-Pilani where he was awarded the BITS-Merit and BITS-Alumni scholarships. He completed his MBA in Finance from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore
Girish Singhi
FounderCrest Capital Management Private Limited
India
Girish Singhi is the Founder of Crest Group, bringing over 16 years of leadership in Investments Management. Prior to Crest, he served as Co-Chief Investment Officer at Welspun One and Head of Investments at Godrej Fund Management, where he led large-scale investment deals and fund strategies. With deep expertise in private equity, real estate finance, and capital markets, Girish is known for building scalable investment platforms and driving strategic growth.
Krishnan Iyer
CEONDR Warehousing
India
Pallavi Bhargava
Senior Director, Investment and Asset Management, APACCDPQ
India
20 years of Global Real Estate Private Equity Investment, Asset Management and Fund Mgmt experience across 15+ countries with renowned pension fund, fund of funds and direct funds.
Significant experience in seeding first time funds and leading various verticals across geographies and extensive cross culture experience having worked in Europe, Asia and North America.
Prior experience as Head of Asset and Debt Management at ESR India, Executive Director at LGT Capital Partners among others.
Elected as the Chairman of INREV Due Diligence Committee. Led the creation of the due diligence questionnaire that became an industry standard, used by most RE funds across Europe and serves as a guideline in fund manager selection.
R K Narayan
President – Strategy & Business DevelopmentHorizon Parks
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.
Piyush Gupta
FounderPeacock Capital
India
As the Founder of a specialized Fund Management, Investment Banking, and Asset Management platform, Piyush brings nearly 25 years of deep expertise and leadership in the Indian Real Estate and Financial Services space. A Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant by qualification, he has held senior roles at globally respected firms such as Deloitte, Piramal Fund, and Colliers. Over the course of his career, he has led, structured, and exited real estate investments totaling over USD 2 billion, across office, residential, retail, and hospitality sectors throughout India.
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.
Anuj Kapoor
Founder & MDUpwisery
India
Anuj is a senior Strategy and Investment consulting professional with 19+ years of experience in cross-functional areas of Strategy Planning, M&A, Fundraising, Market Studies & Commercial Due Diligence. Anuj has handled Real Estate transactions and projects of varied nature valued at more than USD 1Bn. His previous stints were with Ernst & Young as Real Estate Advisory Practice for Pan India. He has also worked with Alexandria Real Estate Equities- a 17 Billion dollar REIT based out of the US. Anuj was part of one of the key management teams involved in investing more than US$ 250 Mn in India & developed around 1 Mn SF commercial RE projects across Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Jai S Rupani
CIO and PrincipalDinesh Hinduja Family Offices
India
Kaushik Desai
Managing Partner, WSB Partners (formerly Walton Street India)WSB Partners
India
Kaushik Desai is currently Managing Partner of WSB Partners (formerly 'Walton Street India'). He is responsible for strategic initiatives of the group and managing key relationship with investors, funds and intermediaries. He is responsible for the Debt strategy in residential real estate. He brings in substantial experience in transaction structuring and helps to evaluate new investment opportunities. Prior to joining WSB, he was with Deutsche Bank, Edelweiss Capital and Dawnay Day AV Group. Kaushik is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary and holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from University of Mumbai.
Khilen Shah
SVPHubtown Limited
India
Mr. Khilen Shah has been involved in the entire spectrum of business activities ranging from project planning, financial closures, investment decisions, legal matters, and marketing and branding activities. Mr. Khilen Shah has been instrumental in raising more than Rs. 1000 Cr.+ (~USD 125 mn) of equity capital for the Hubtown group (and its group companies) since 2020, and has helped achieve financial closures of more than US$ 300 mn for the various group projects through various foreign and domestic funds, HNIs and family offices. Mr. Khilen Shah graduated from the Stern School of Business at New York University with a Bachelor of Science (with honours) in Finance and Management, and also has an MBA from London Business School.
Mohit Chawla
Managing DirectorBimtek Group
India
Shridhar Narayan
CEO - Hiranandani Group, Real Estate & Infrastructure BusinessHiranandani Group
India
As the CEO - Hiranandani Group Real Estate & Infrastructure Business, he drives the Business Strategy & Re-engineering, Operations,Investments/Divestments & M & A. across business verticals of Real estate, Infrastructure/Utilities, Industrial & Logistics parks. He is also associated with Pegasus Fininvest Advisory Pvt. Ltd. Prior to Hiranandani Group, He was the Group director & CEO of a large entity operating in the Hospitality and Real estate sector. He was also the Group CFO of “Future Capital Holdings Ltd.” He was the CFO for “Britannia Industries Ltd.”. He has had a long stint of 7 years with “Coca-Cola India” as Vice-President Finance and as a board member at the bottling company “Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd.
Vishesh Narang
Head of Family OfficeUK Paints India (Promoter of Berger Paints India)
India
In my current role I am responsible for: 1. Managing the overall investment portfolios (including real estate). 2. Developing investment policies and other governance policies based on family’s core values. 3. Being an independent advisor to the family members who are on board of the operating entity. 4. Taking full responsibility of the operations of family office (Virtually act as a CEO). 5. Laying down the IT infrastructure for Family Office
Rachit Mohan
JLL India
India
Aseem Kohli
DirectorVarde
India
Aseem is currently the director at Varde partners. Before he joined Varde, he worked with Interglobe, the Xander Group and was a senior member of the India investment team. He headed the firm’s Delhi office and focussed on residential, office and hospitality investments across India. Aseem has sourced deals, structured transactions, conducted financial and legal negotiations, identified and mitigated risks, handled developer and intermediary relationships and led due diligence teams to successfully close several acquisitions.
Manmeet Singh Gulati
DirectorStandard Chartered
India
Manoj Semwal
Director, Design Delivery- APACEquinix India
India
Narendra Sen
Founder & CEORack Bank
India
Narendra Sen grew up in a small village in Madhya Pradesh and discovered his passion for computers while working in a photocopy shop and visiting cyber cafés. Teaching himself HTML, he started building websites and eventually launched a web development company, Emaxglobal.
In 2012, he founded RackBank, a fast-growing data center based in Indore, offering high-performance server hosting and managed services. His journey is a powerful example of grassroots entrepreneurship in India.
Seema Ambastha
CEO - L&T Data Center & Cloud ServicesL&T-Cloudfiniti
India
As CEO of L&T Cloudfiniti, I currently lead L&T’s sovereign cloud and data center venture, focused on building India’s most secure, AI-integrated, and scalable cloud platform. I am responsible for:
• End-to-end P&L ownership
• Building a cloud-native portfolio anchored in AI, Quantum, and Edge
• Driving sales acceleration and market expansion
• Forging strategic alliances and hyperscale partnerships
• Leading organizational growth, innovation, and governance
Sharad Agarwal
CEO Sify Infinit Spaces LtdSify
India
Proven solver of hyper-scale complex problems compounding at explosive growth rate and having high business, economic, environment and social impact.
Sandeep Kotak
MD & CEOMango Advisors
India
Ankur Gupta
DirectorOaktree Capital Management - India
India
Ankur Gupta joined KKR as a Principal in 2018. Prior to KKR, he worked with ICICI Pru AMC Ltd where he was a Principal. He has also worked with JP Morgan, SUN-Apollo and The Carlyle Group. He spent over 12 yrs in real estate investments and corporate finance. He holds an M.B.A from IIM, Calcutta.
Atul Bohra
Group Chief Executive OfficerKolte Patil Developers
India
Atul Bohra is the Group CEO of Kolte-Patil Developers, leading one of India’s most respected listed real estate companies. His career spans senior leadership roles at Birla Estates, Koltepatil Engineering, and as CFO of Kolte-Patil Developers. Combining financial acumen with strategic execution, he has been instrumental in driving growth, governance, and innovation across the real estate sector.
Gopal Krishnan
Executive Director & CEOShriram Properties
India
Gopal is a senior corporate finance leader with over 33 years of experience across India’s top industrial groups. He is currently the Executive Director & CEO of Shriram Properties, where he led the company’s successful IPO in December 2021 — one of only two real estate IPOs in India over the last 13 years.
Since joining Shriram Properties in 2018 as ED & Group CFO, Gopal has driven financial turnaround, established co-investment platforms, and strengthened the company’s development pipeline and strategic partnerships.
Previously, he spent 13 years at Reliance Industries, holding key leadership roles in corporate finance and M&A, including CFO of Reliance Holding USA. He also held senior finance roles at Aditya Birla Group and began his career as an equity analyst.
Gopal holds an MBA in Finance and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from leading Indian institutions.
Lakshmipathi Chockalingam
Senior Managing PartnerASK Property Fund
India
Lakshmipathi joined ASK in 2009 as one of the co-founding
members of Real Estate Fund business in building FUM of
over INR 70 Bn.
▪ He is instrumental in setting up the fund raising, deployment
and investment management in South India
▪ He has led investments of over USD 195 Mn spread across
17 Mn sq.ft of residential development with excellent exit
track records
▪ He has also led the maiden offshore fundraise of USD 90
Mn. Additionally, he leads the legal function
▪ With over 3 decades of experience, he previously worked
with ICICI Bank, specializing in Mortgages and real estate
funding
▪ He holds a B.Sc. degree from Loyola College, Chennai
Roshan Banka
Managing DirectorAres Management
India
Mr. Banka is a Managing Director in the Ares Credit Group, where he focuses on Asia credit. Prior to joining Ares in 2022, Mr. Banka was a Principal on the India team at SSG Advisors LLP, where he focused on identifying opportunities, structuring investments and asset management. Previously, Mr. Banka was a Vice President at ICICI Ventures Funds (Mumbai). In addition, he was a Vice President at Samena Capital (Bahrain, Dubai) and an Associate at Clearwater Capital Partners (Mumbai). Mr. Banka began his career at Pricewaterhouse as an Associate in India. Mr. Banka holds an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management, Indore. He is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Shailesh Puranik
Chairman & Managing DirectorPuranik Builders Ltd.
India
Shailesh Puranik took over as Managing Director of this colossal business in 1993. He has since then played a pivotal role in taking the company to new heights of success. His vision and foresight has been instrumental in making Puraniks a forerunner in the construction business.
Mr. Shailesh completed Bachelor of Architecture from J. J. College of Architecture and ranked first in his final year thesis and stood sixth in the University. He has recently been awarded the "Best CEO of the year 2015".
Sunil Pareek
Executive DirectorAssetz Property Group
India
Sunil spearheads overall growth strategy of the business and is an integral part of the core leadership and a partner of Assetz Property Group. Oversees land acquisitions, fundraise and project monitoring. While he controls and manages project/investments’ life cycle, he also provides strategic inputs and support at corporate level and plays critical role in business performance.
Uddhav Poddar
Managing DirectorBhumika Group
India
Uddhav Poddar, Managing Director & Group CEO of Bhumika Group, hails from Poddar family with business interests across sectors.
Uddhav spun off from the family business and established Bhumika Group, having interests in real estate development, hospitality, logistics & distribution and e-commerce.
The Group turnover under him has crossed Rs. 1700 crs annually.
He has been recognized as “40 under 40” in the real estate sector in India by Realty Plus which also named him among Real Estate’s top 100 influencer’s in India.
Dainik Bhaskar a renowned publication has featured him as "100 Change Makers in Udaipur".
He is an active leader member of EO (Entreprenuers Organization) and also a Managing Committee member of PHDCCI.
Pankaj Renjhen
COOANAROCK Retail
India
Pankaj Renjhen is responsible for the company’s growth and business across the retail services business vertical which delivers Leasing, Tenant Representation, Advisory and Landlord rep. In his role at JLL, he oversees and coordinates all aspects of JLL’s India Retail Business. He provides overall strategic direction, develops operational priorities and drives business plan for retail services in India. He is an expert in Retail Mall Leasing, Retail Mall Sales and Investment, High Street Transactions, Occupier Representation and lifestyle brand representation. He has 19 years experience advising leading corporate occupiers, renowned retailers, private equity players and developers pan India.
Karthik Krishna
Co-founder & Managing PartnerEverVantage
India
Karthik is a Managing Partner at EverVantage and overseas the Transaction Advisory and Leasing Verticals across asset classes. Having completed transactions in over 50 cities and over 10 million sft. his expertise ranges across verticals and industries. Karthik has successfully executed a multitude of landmark transactions across retail, F&B, commercial office space and healthcare platforms. He specialises in complex transactions be it hospitality, commercial advisory, landmark land transactions or strategy. His power house of unique experiences in portfolio management for corporates, land owners and developers nationwide, gives EverVantage it’s strength across industries.
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.
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.
Sameep Pathak
CEO - Malls, Oberoi RealtyOberoi Realty
India
Samit Shukla
PartnerTrilegal
India
Mr. Samit Shukla is a seasoned legal professional with over 13 years of experience specializing in Real Estate and Dispute Resolution. Currently a Partner at Trilegal in Mumbai, Samit previously held leadership roles at DSK Legal for more than a decade, progressing from Senior Associate to Partner. His extensive legal journey includes advising on high-value real estate transactions and handling complex litigation matters, making him a trusted advisor in the industry.
Aseem Kohli
DirectorVarde
India
Aseem is currently the director at Varde partners. Before he joined Varde, he worked with Interglobe, the Xander Group and was a senior member of the India investment team. He headed the firm’s Delhi office and focussed on residential, office and hospitality investments across India. Aseem has sourced deals, structured transactions, conducted financial and legal negotiations, identified and mitigated risks, handled developer and intermediary relationships and led due diligence teams to successfully close several acquisitions.
Balbirsingh Khalsa
Executive Director - Industrial & Capital MarketsKnight Frank - India
India
Mr. Balbir Singh is a senior real estate professional with over 30 years of experience across real estate, telecom, and electronics. As Executive Director - Industrial Capital Markets at Knight Frank India, he leads investments and land transactions across Industrial, Warehousing, and other asset classes nationwide.
With 13+ years at Knight Frank, he has successfully led national business verticals and closed several high-value deals. Prior to real estate, he held leadership roles at Etisalat, Reliance Communications, and Panasonic India, driving large-scale sales and distribution operations.
Piyush Gupta
FounderPeacock Capital
India
As the Founder of a specialized Fund Management, Investment Banking, and Asset Management platform, Piyush brings nearly 25 years of deep expertise and leadership in the Indian Real Estate and Financial Services space. A Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant by qualification, he has held senior roles at globally respected firms such as Deloitte, Piramal Fund, and Colliers. Over the course of his career, he has led, structured, and exited real estate investments totaling over USD 2 billion, across office, residential, retail, and hospitality sectors throughout India.
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.
Sunil Pareek
Executive DirectorAssetz Property Group
India
Sunil spearheads overall growth strategy of the business and is an integral part of the core leadership and a partner of Assetz Property Group. Oversees land acquisitions, fundraise and project monitoring. While he controls and manages project/investments’ life cycle, he also provides strategic inputs and support at corporate level and plays critical role in business performance.
Vithal Suryavanshi
CEO- CommercialPhoenix Mills
India
Vithal is a seasoned commercial real estate professional with over 30 years of experience across leading real estate and investment firms. Currently the CEO – Commercial Real Estate at The Phoenix Mills Ltd., he has previously held leadership roles at Kotak Real Estate Fund, Brookfield Properties, and K Raheja Corp. With deep expertise in leasing, investments, and development, Vithal has played a key role in shaping some of India’s major commercial real estate portfolios.
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http://www.trilegal.com/
+91 22 4079 1000
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
Trilegal is one of the leading law firms in India, providing innovative and quality legal services across the spectrum of corporate law. With over 400 lawyers spread across Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram and Mumbai, the Firm consistently advises many of the world’s leading corporations, financial institutions, and fund houses on their complex and first-to-market transactions. Trilegal has been recognised as the ‘Law Firm of the Decade’ at the RSG Grow India Awards.
http://www.aliensgroup.in/
9810400447
Hyderabad | India
Aliens Group is an ever-growing organisation and pioneers of Intelligent living by creating sustainable communities with innovative designs.We have designed and developed multiple projects to world-class standards in South India.
http://www.sugee.co.in/
+91 22-24993333
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
Sugee,a reputed developer in the premium & affordable residential RE across Mumbai with over 5 mn sft of completed & ongoing development. Popularly known for its high quality construction,on-time delivery & transparency across all re-development processes
http://www.jll.com/en-in
+91 22 71495900
New Delhi | Maharashtra | India
JLL India is a leading professional real estate services firm with a 25-year presence in India. Operating across 10 cities with over 17,000 employees, the firm provides comprehensive services including leasing, capital markets, facility management, project management, property management, and consulting to diverse clients. JLL India is recognized for its expertise in delivering end-to-end real estate solutions, sustainability initiatives, and technological innovation in the real estate sector.
http://www.khaitanco.com/
+91 22 6636 5000
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
Khaitan & Co is one of India's oldest and recognised full service law firms.
Built on foundations of integrity, simplicity, dedication and professionalism, the Firm has expanded its presence in India from Kolkata (1911) to New Delhi (1970) to Bangalore (1994) to Mumbai (2001) to Chennai (2021) and in Singapore (2021). The Firm takes pride in its steady growth and celebrated its centenary year in 2011 (11 November 2011).
The Firm has a strength of more than 850+ fee earners including 220 partners and directors in its offices. In addition to the fee-earners, Khaitan & Co and has over 1000 employees working for it.
https://mangoadvisors.com/
+91 22 6195 5100
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
Mango Advisors is an Investment Banking firm focussed on Real Estate Sector, providing a wide range of services including consulting, syndication and M&A advisory.
Formed by senior erstwhile bankers with extensive knowledge and experience of financing, fund raising and investments advisory.
Team has combined experience of over 5 decades in Real Estate financing and have executed transactions worth over ~INR 20,000 crores across key markets.
http://www.welspunone.com/
+91 22 2490 8000
Mumbai | India
Welspun One logistics Parks (WOLP) is an industrial real estate platform, that seeks to provide an integrated investment, asset, and development management solution focused on the logistics & warehousing sector in India.
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