President, ICAI
A seasoned professional with strong organizational skills, having a penchant for excellence and an academic acumen, CA. Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal ascends to the esteemed position of the 72nd President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the year 2024-25. His longstanding affiliation with the institute spans epochs, having been chosen for three consecutive Council terms say 23rd, 24th, and 25th Central Councils preceded by two consecutive terms in Regional Council. Demonstrating enthusiasm and commitment to keeping pace with technological advancements, he actively engages in the integration of Artificial Intelligence & Automation, to build futuristic workplace and workforce by emphasizing on continuous training, upskilling, and reskilling. CA. Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal's proactive work approach and unwavering commitment to embracing innovative concepts, exemplified by his fervent utilization of modern technologies, establish him as a guiding force and a source of inspiration for all.
CFO, India and South Asia at Microsoft
An accomplished leader with over 20+ years of senior leadership experience across emerging and developed markets. Extensive experience in building organizational capabilities, high-performing teams, and leading cross-functional and cross-geographical teams. Exceptionally skilled in driving New Business Models, Business/Finance Transformation, Change Management and leading businesses through New Product Launches.
Senior Finance Manager at Microsoft
A dynamic & Solution oriented Finance Professional(Chartered Accountant), I have 10+ year's of work experience .
Joined PepsiCo as industrial trainee in April 2013 and did roles encompassing planning , controls , commercial & operation finance across country . I was part of PepsiCo leadership programs such as YLA(Young leaders Academy) & was elected as Finance representative in YCOM(GenY Board within Pepsi having one member from each department)
Joined Gap Inc. in May 2019 as FP&A Manager for the sourcing division. I took up the role of Finance team lead of India GAPtech Division Starting August 2020.
I aspire to take up leadership roles, driving Brand/ product P&L objectives and Inspire & bring up people around me in the journey.
Past Central Council Member - ICAI and Eminent Speaker
Eminent Speaker
Mr. Guru is a CA and an alumnus of IIM Bangalore. He is actively involved as a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Over the years, he has been a member of Internal Auditing Standards Board, has structured their Digital Competency Maturity Model, is on the panel for technical review of financial reports and a member of the Auditing Standards Board.
He is an advisor to a couple of universities and has authored multiple books.
Founder & CEO, Go North Ventures
Sanjay Jesrani is the Founder & CEO of Go North Ventures.
Go North is a proprietary angel investment firm, focused on investing in & mentoring Startups.
He enjoys being a growth catalyst, as Coach and Advisory board member to several high potential businesses moving to their next orbit, driving significant outcomes and guiding founders & entrepreneurs across strategy, finance, organizational culture & go to market.
Sanjay, an active member of the Indian Angel Network, the premier global group of Angel Investors – has investments in startups across the Healthcare, DeepTech, Unmanned Aerial, Sustainability, Impact, Consumer and FinTech sectors.
A Charter member at TiE, Hyderabad (The Indus Entrepreneurs), he is also a member of the Executive Council at the IIIT Hyderabad Foundation and an independent Director on the board of a leading Cardiac care focused multi specialty hospital - Unimed Health (Star Hospitals) A TEDx speaker, he has covered new perspectives around Startups & Finance for Women.
Vice President - Internal Audits @ Flipkart
Rajiv Gupta is a finance and governance leader with over 20 years of experience in applying his Chartered Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Diploma in Information System Audit credentials to improve internal controls and optimize the cost of controls. He is currently the Vice President at Flipkart, a Walmart Group Company, where he leads the audit and risk functions.
Chief Operating Officer alliantTALENT
Subrata is an accomplished Advisory partner with over 35 years of consulting experience with Deloitte, PWC, KPMG, Philips Electronics, and Protiviti. He now serves as the COO and Senior Managing Director of alliantTALENT and leads the Advisory and Client Accounting Services. Through this role, Subrata is helping business owners overcome hiring hurdles by delivering remote talent solutions to the underserved midmarket.
Throughout his career as a Chartered Accountant & CISA, Subrata has worked on a wide spectrum of risk and controls assignments. His credentials include, ERM experience in the Energy and Manufacturing sectors, Internal Audit, SOX, Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Governance and ESG.
During his decade long tenure with Deloitte, Subrata was a principal driver of several of the firm’s major initiatives including their remote delivery model for the Advisory practice and the firm’s Technical Content Development team for Global Audit and Advisory Learning. He also previously served as the Internal Audit Partner in Deloitte India and National Partner, ERS for the Energy sector.
Chief Executive Officer - DAIOM
About:
Scaling businesses in an omni channel world through Tech, AI, and Growth Marketing.
Recognized as a “Top 100 AI Thought Leader in India” and top 1% career coach (TopMate) .
Honored as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Digital Marketing, Analytics, and Leadership.
An entrepreneurial leader with a first-principle approach to innovation, passionate about leveraging deep tech to drive hyper-growth and build scalable products.
Key Highlights:
• Tech-Driven Growth: Expertise in AI, Cloud, IoT, and product-centric solutions across Fintech, E-Commerce, Omni Channel, Retail, Manufacturing, and D2C sectors.
• AI & Analytics Leadership: Led enterprise AI and analytics initiatives, fostering data-driven decision-making with robust KPI and OKR frameworks.
• Innovative Solutions: Developed big data platforms for marketing and risk management; implemented AI-driven solutions for Procurement, Audit, and Smart Factory Industry 4.0.
• Growth Marketing Expert: Drove sales growth with SEO, SEM, CRO, and content marketing. Enhanced marketing efficiency with MarTech solutions and customer retention strategies.
• Thought Leader: Speaker at Economic Times, NASSCOM, CII, and top educational institutions. Active in board meetings and strategic evaluations.
• Passionate Educator: Enthusiastic about teaching management & marketing analytics, digital marketing, and technology topics. Visiting faculty at ISB.
• Career Coach and Talent Development: Recognized among the top 1% of career coaches in AI & Analytics, helping professionals navigate their career paths and achieve their goals.
Head of Data & Analytics, Kellanova (Kelloggs) AMEA
An Astute Global Leader with 21 Years of rich & diverse experience across industries like CPG, Retail, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Technology, Services etc. Is highly Result Oriented with a Strong Industry Focus & Customer Centricity.
Has designed Effective Data and Analytics Strategies and lead Seamless Execution of Digital Transformation Initiatives including AI/ML, Automation & BI Solutions for improving Revenue Growth, Operational Efficiencies & Customer Satisfaction.
Extremely proficient in Data Science / Machine Learning / AI, Business Intelligence, ERP (SAP) & Product Management and is skillful in applying Design Thinking to provide comprehensive & integrated solutions towards customer requirements.
Adept in ensuring tight Collaboration across Cross-Functional Teams, Partners, Stakeholders & Customers to ensure alignment & integration of analytical solutions across organization and drive adoption to enable business outcomes.
Expert in building & nurturing Data & Analytics COEs to deliver efficient & scalable analytics to revolutionize operations and maximize ROI while enabling customers to achieve their strategic goals.
Proficient in designing and implementing Data Governance Policies to ensure data quality, privacy & security and driving Data Literacy initiatives to enable Data-Driven Decision-Making culture.
Mentor & Thought Leader with strong People Management skills, is immensely capable of Building & Managing High-Performing Successful Teams delivering business value through innovation.
Executive Editor @Economic Times ETCIO
Mr. Muqbil Ahmar is a Tech Journalist with more than 15 years of experience, armed with rich interactions with CIOs, CDOs, CTOs, CISOs, CEOs, etc. on emerging technology such as , Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Blockchain, InternetofThings (IoT), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Big Data Analytics, etc.
He was LinkedIn Top Voice 2017, with more than 300 published articles on LinkedIn,
Mr. Muqbil Ahmar have been fortunate to have worked in some of the leading media houses of India such as NDTV 24x7 (TV), India Today (Main Magazine), and News Agency (PTI). Also skilled in Public Relations, Corporate Communications, and Digital Marketing. He is also a Writer, Director, Film Critic, Environmentalist, Food and Travel Blogger, Speaker and Columnist.
Possess a demonstrated history of Reporting, Storytelling, Editing, SEO Copywriting, Content Writing, Business-to-Business (B2B) media, and Digital Marketing.
I hold an MPhil (Science Policy) and double MA (English, Mass Communications)
VP Global product Strategy, Development and Alliances - Finance and Operations BU.
Group Head - Regulatory Affairs & Policy - Paytm
Compliance expert by profession, Regulatory researcher by qualification, and Fintech philosopher by passion. Specialising in areas relating to fintech policy & regulation, sanctions compliance, risk-based supervision, financial crime compliance, integrity and anti-corruption as well as code of conduct. Research scholar in areas at the intersection of fintech, law and economics focusing on metaverse, digital currencies, distributed ledger and deep learning. A keen observer of each of these areas of finance, tech and regulation from philosophical perspective.
Founding Team | CFO | Legal | Investor Relations - Cognida.ai
A Finance Transformation Leader worked in industries across Oil & Gas, Consulting and Information Technology Services partnering business growth over 20 years leading global teams and growing businesses organically through strong fiscal governance and inorganically leading multiple M&A in India , US and APAC . Have grown through ranks starting at $20M Organisation and enabling it to scale at $500M +. For the accomplishments as the Finance Leader in APAC @ Singapore , was selected as one of Asia’s Top 100 Power Leaders in Finance , was also privileged to be awarded Global 200 Power Leaders in Finance in 2023..
Key Expertise on :
*Financial Governance and Management, Implementing Financial Systems | Processes | Controls understanding and implementing GAAP-IFRS globally by regions.
*Cross Border Taxation , Transfer Pricing -MAP | APA & Compliance Framework for risk mitigation.
*Leading Digital Transformation in Financial Operations from ERP to Forecasting and Budgeting.
*Business Turnarounds and Transformation to Profitability achieving Financial Goals.
*M&A and Post Merger Integrations .
*Start Up - Incorporation | Financing - Fund Raise | Investor Relations | Term Sheet & SPA Discussions , preparation & Closure .
Post my return to India in Dec 2021 after a successful stint for over 5 years in APAC , started a new journey @ Cognida.ai which I co founded together with a phenomenal team based in US & India.
Cognida.ai is a new age technology company that's enabling Decision Intelligence through Augmented Analytics powered by Machine learning automating the most complex business problems for the business users by democratizing data and predicting the outcomes and its been a fascinating start on jet speed !!
Eminent Speaker
He graduated from Osmania University and joined his family firm of Chartered Accountants, M. Anandam & Co (estd by his father M.Anandam) in 1980. During the four decades of his work as a Partner, he transformed the firm from a largely tax advisory services firm to a leading Audit and Corporate Advisory services firm.
He was earlier a Director of Indian Bank and Indian Overseas Bank as a Chartered Accountant Director. He was also a nominee of the RBI on the Bank of Rajasthan Ltd . Presently, he is Chairman of ASM Technologies Ltd (ASM), Bengaluru, a leading Engineering Services company. and Sai Silks kalamandir Ltd, both listed entities. He is also an Independent Director of 10 other companies including T.I.M.E., Facebook India & Chettinad Cements etc
He is the Managing Trustee of M.Venkatarangaiya Foundation, which is known nationally and internationally for its pioneering work in fighting child labour and has mobilised more than a million children to schools, in three decades of its work.
He is also the Founder Trustee of Manthan, a leading discussion forum in India on issues of public interest set up with the intention of nurturing an intellectual platform on matters of public interest and also Trustee of the Centre for Collective Development which works on farmer issues in Andhra Pradesh. He is also the Founder Trustee of Project 511. The project works with more than 1000 schools in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Vikram was formerly Chairman of the Hyderabad Branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also a treasurer of the Southern India Regional Council of ICAI.. He is a regular speaker on issues of AI Ethics, Economics, Governance and CSR
Productivity Specialist, speaker on AI best practices
Pooja Jain is a Global AI and Security Consultant, thought leader, productivity and collaboration specialist, international speaker, author and Customer Engineer with Google Cloud.
Ms. Jain is a speaker on Generative Artificial Intelligence, Productivity, Stress Management, Leadership and NLP. With more than a decade of experience, Ms. Jain has held different roles throughout her career in Technical Advisory services, sales, consulting and Product Management.
Ms. Jain graduated from University of California, Berkeley and has obtained specialization from Stanford University. She has presented at Google Next 24, Las Vegas, Generate London, Canada.
Chief Change Agent @ ajalabs.ai
At ajalabs.ai, my focus is on pioneering transformative strategies in Finance and Audit through the lens of artificial intelligence. The essence of my role as Chief Change Agent is to lead a team in challenging the status quo, with a steadfast commitment to innovation and excellence. Our collective endeavor is to elevate industry standards by integrating robust AI solutions.
My tenure as a Visiting Professor at IIM Bangalore complements my practical expertise, where I impart the intricacies of financial innovation to the next generation of leaders. With a strong foundation in Consulting, Business Analysis, and Financial Risk Management, my mission is to drive progress and thought leadership within the realms of AI application in Finance and Audit functions.
Professor, Speaker, Trainer & Researcher || Specialization in Forensic Accounting and Financial Crime Investigations.
Fellow Chartered Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner - USA. PhD on Financial Forensic and Financial Crime Investigation from National Forensic Science University ( An Institute of National Importance under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India). Managing Partner in a Boutique Firm predominantly practicing in the domains of Forensic Accounting, Financial Forensics, Investigative Audits and Dispute Resolutions. Worked on Forensic and Investigative Audits Assignment abroad on multiple projects.
Core Strengths
• Forensic Accounting
• Fraud Investigation
• Fraud Risk Management
• Incidence Reporting and E-discovery of Evidences
• Interview and psychological methods of Crime Investigation
• Arbitration and Dispute Resolutions
• Other Management Audits
• Training on the all the topics of Financial Crime Investigation
Professionally associated with Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies like Enforcement Directorate, Economic offences Wing, CID – Crime, Anti-Corruption Bureau and others on active cases of Financial Crime Investigation. Have Investigated some of the most controversial cases involving multi-million dollars of frauds.
An avid reader and voracious speaker having spoken on multiple forums and trained multiple stakeholders. Part of expert Study Group with ICAI on drafting of Forensic Standards. Some of the training provided as under
o Trained over 15000+ Chartered Accountants on topics of Financial Forensics across the India
o Conducted workshop for Chartered Accountants from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Bahrain and Nairobi.
o Conducted workshop for Police Training at Royal Malaysian Police
o Participated in Interactive Workshop with ASEANAPOL on Financial Crime Investigation
o Trained senior IAS officers, IPS Probationers (National Police Academy – Hyderabad), ICLS officers (IICA – Manesar), Income Tax Officers, officers at SFIO, Directors and Senior management at SBI, Officers of Enforcement Directorate, Anti-Corruption Bureau officers, Gujarat Police etc
o Trained Senior Bank Officers, Vigilance Officers, Police Officers from over 30+ Countries. Regular Trainer to Bangladesh and Myanmar Police
Head of Data Science and AI - InfoDesk
Anitha Siva is a highly accomplished and driven professional with extensive experience in the financial services industry. Currently serving as the Deputy Vice President at Axis Bank, Anitha has demonstrated a strong track record in strategic planning, team leadership, and project management. She holds a B.Com in Commerce and Economics from Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, further bolstered by a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the Institute of Financial Management and Research.
Anitha's career is marked by a series of impactful roles where she has consistently delivered exceptional results. At Axis Bank, she is responsible for driving key initiatives, optimizing processes, and enhancing customer satisfaction. Her previous roles at SBI Life Insurance, ICICI Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank have equipped her with deep insights into banking operations, product development, and risk management.
With a keen focus on innovation and digital transformation, Anitha has successfully led multiple projects that have streamlined operations and improved efficiency. Her strong analytical skills, coupled with her ability to build and lead high-performing teams, have earned her recognition and accolades throughout her career.
Anitha is passionate about continuous learning and development, evident from her participation in various training programs and certifications. She is committed to leveraging her expertise to drive growth, foster innovation, and contribute to the financial industry's evolution.
VP, Global Head-Business Consulting-Finacle at Infosys
Managing Partner - Global Consulting Practice - India, Middle East & Africa; Head - GCP Global Consulting Center; Head - Strategic Leadership Program at Tata Consultancy Services
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More DetailsThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, viz. The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (Act No.XXXVIII of 1949) for regulation and development of the profession of Chartered Accountants in the country. The Institute, functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. The ICAI is the largest professional body of Chartered Accountants in the world, with a strong tradition of service to the Indian economy in public interest.
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