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India GRI 2023

A series of closed-door discussions for senior, international and local real estate players in India

Venue:

11 - 12 October
137 people are attending
Credit: Bhatakta Manav / Shutterstock

India GRI returns with its 15th edition

India GRI brings together the Top Investors, Lenders, Developers, Occupiers and decision-makers in India and abroad, active across the Indian Real Estate market for a series of exclusive, closed-door, roundtable group discussions, driven by the deal-makers themselves. 

GRI Club continues to prove that there’s more to real estate events than endless powerpoint presentations. With our unique discussion format, everyone can interact and engage to develop a shared vision for the future of the industry and discover valuable connections. 

Find the right partners for your business, build high value relationships, and continue the conversation long afterwards with our members-only online platform and regular Club Meetings throughout the year.

India GRI 2023 will offer dedicated space for private meetings and matchmaking sessions to connect you with industry peers and aid in forging profitable partnerships.

What will you find?

Unique Format

 
Network with other real estate decision makers
 
 Share valuable insights with fellow market experts
 
Exclusively featuring top decision makers in an open discussion

Program

11th October, 14:00 - 14:15 | Welcome Note
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Welcome Note by Gustavo Favaron, GRI Club

11th October, 14:15 - 15:15 | Opening Panel Discussion

Investment Cycle

Well-positioned to capitalise across a wide range of assets?

  • Is India comparatively well positioned among peers?
  • Investment Volumes - To keep the pace with big and robust deals? What are the main asset classes?
  • Equity and Debt - How to find the right partners?
  • Values Adjustments - Market corrections, investors rotating to new positions?
  • Will the growing real estate complexity and rules bring new opportunities to India?
11th October, 15:45 - 16:45 | Break-Out Discussions

Opportunistic & Value Add

More acquisition appetite or conservative approaches?

Co-chairs
Tirthankar DattaJSA Advocates & Solicitors Moderator
Rajat GargESR India Moderator
Ashish KhandeliaCertus Capital
Maneesh JainPragati
Abhishek KumarThe Covie
Angad BediBCD
Shesh PaplikarBHIVE Group
Rajesh KhushalaniHDFC CAPITAL ADVISORS

Logistics & Warehousing Leasing Challenges

On the way to risk-free lands, timely manner approvals and lack of litigations, or still a long journey?

Co-chairs
Vimal NadarColliers Moderator
Sushant ShettyFox Mandal and Associates Moderator
Pooja MalikHorizon Parks
Vickram SrivastavaSouthern Sun Pharma Inc.
Amol PrasadiMetro Brands Limited
Deepak VaziraniSkechers South Asia
Piyush AgarwalPepperfry
Shridhar NarayanHiranandani Group

Opportunistic & Value Add

More acquisition appetite or conservative approaches?

Moderator
Tirthankar Datta
Partner
JSA Advocates & Solicitors
Moderator
Rajat Garg
Head - Fund Management & Capital (India)
ESR India
Ashish Khandelia
Founder & CEO
Certus Capital
Maneesh Jain
Chief Investment Officer
Pragati
Abhishek Kumar
Co-Founder
The Covie
Angad Bedi
Managing Director
BCD
Shesh Paplikar
Founder & CEO
BHIVE Group
Rajesh Khushalani
Principal Investments & Head Asset Management
HDFC CAPITAL ADVISORS
Tirthankar Datta
Tirthankar Datta
PartnerJSA Advocates & Solicitors
India
Tirthankar Datta is a Partner at JSA. He specialises in cross border transactions spanning banking, finance, mergers & amp; acquisition finance, leveraged finance, project finance, RE finance, insolvency & restructuring transactions. He has been practising law for around 15 years & regularly advises on several marquee debt & equity investment transactions in the RE sector. He has extensive experience in RE financing including both construction finance as well as lease rental discounting facilities, in the residential, commercial, retail and hospitality sectors. He has been recognised as a “Leading Lawyer: Rising Star” in Banking & Finance by IFLR 1000 & He has also been recognized in the influential bi-annual RSG India
Rajat Garg
Rajat Garg
Head - Fund Management & Capital (India)ESR India
India
Real Estate private equity investments specialist with 15 years of experience working for world's leading fund managers, primarily in logistics/industrial, data centers and commercial office space in India/South Asia. Deployed $500Mn+ across development sites, core assets and joint ventures, with end-to-end execution including origination, negotiations, structuring, documentation and raising debt. Excel at building teams, rigorous underwriting, risk management and understanding of emerging market trends. MBA (Finance), MRICS - Charter in Property Valuations. Alumnus of Chicago Booth School of Business. Interested in alternative investments, seed investor in consumption driven ventures.
Ashish Khandelia
Ashish Khandelia
Founder & CEOCertus Capital
India
Ashish has over 20 years of industry experience, with expertise in real estate PE, Lending & Investment Banking. He has ~US$2 Bn of transaction experience across asset classes & capital structures. He founded Certus Capital in Jul’18. Prior to Certus, he co-headed the RE business of global PE firm KKR, in India. Under his leadership since 2013, KKR invested over US$1Bn in various RE projects in India. Before KKR, he was Exec Dir & Head of Acquisitions for Morgan Stanley Real Estate, India. Prior to this, he worked with Kotak Investment Bank and E&Y. At Kotak, he was instrumental in establishing Kotak’s RE investment banking practice. Ashish is ISB, Hyderabad alumni and a CA.
Maneesh Jain
Maneesh Jain
Chief Investment OfficerPragati
India
Abhishek Kumar
Abhishek Kumar
Co-FounderThe Covie
India
An ardent perfectionist, Abhishek has developed himself into an affable leader. A visionary with a proven track record in starting and running successful ventures, he masters in the field of strategy, people management, innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership skills. He is a Civil Engineer with masters in Construction Management. An alumnus of IIM Calcutta specializing in Finance and Marketing, he is also a fellow of Cornell University. His core strengths lies in areas of Strategy, Innovation, Growth, Leadership, Financial planning & deal making. He is Co-Founder of COVIE Ventures. Having two decades of industry experience working with some of the global firms, Abhishek found his passion in development and project management.
Angad Bedi
Angad Bedi
Managing DirectorBCD
India
Shesh Paplikar
Shesh Paplikar
Founder & CEOBHIVE Group
India
Shesh, BE in Computer Engineering from NITK, Surathkal. Worked in the technology world for 11 years before starting BHIVE in 2014. Started first company while still a student at NITK. Bring varied experience from starting a company, to sinking in the Himalayas for weeks, to working on Wall Street, startup experience at Bangalore, startups in New York City and has worked in companies of varied sizes and of various cultures in the 11 years before starting BHIVE. Started BHIVE with personal investment and then raised friends and family. Have taken it through a professional funding round. Have been through from 0 to 10+ centers.
Rajesh Khushalani
Rajesh Khushalani
Principal Investments & Head Asset ManagementHDFC CAPITAL ADVISORS
India

Logistics & Warehousing Leasing Challenges

On the way to risk-free lands, timely manner approvals and lack of litigations, or still a long journey?

Moderator
Vimal Nadar
Senior Director & Head or Research
Colliers
Moderator
Sushant Shetty
Partner - Real Estate & Infrastructure
Fox Mandal and Associates
Pooja Malik
National Head Leasing
Horizon Parks
Vickram Srivastava
Head of Planning - Global Supply Chain
Southern Sun Pharma Inc.
Amol Prasadi
Head Of Supply Chain Management
Metro Brands Limited
Deepak Vazirani
Director Supply Chain
Skechers South Asia
Piyush Agarwal
VP, Head of Supply Chain
Pepperfry
Shridhar Narayan
CEO - Hiranandani Group, Real Estate & Infrastructure Business
Hiranandani Group
Vimal Nadar
Vimal Nadar
Senior Director & Head or ResearchColliers
India
Sushant Shetty
Sushant Shetty
Partner - Real Estate & InfrastructureFox Mandal and Associates
India
Pooja Malik
Pooja Malik
National Head LeasingHorizon Parks
India
Vickram Srivastava
Vickram Srivastava
Head of Planning - Global Supply ChainSouthern Sun Pharma Inc.
India
Amol Prasadi
Amol Prasadi
Head Of Supply Chain ManagementMetro Brands Limited
India
Deepak Vazirani
Deepak Vazirani
Director Supply ChainSkechers South Asia
India
Piyush Agarwal
Piyush Agarwal
VP, Head of Supply ChainPepperfry
India
Shridhar Narayan
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.
11th October, 17:15 - 18:15 | Break-Out Discussions

Offices Futureproofing

Investments keeping a solid increase or leasing and occupier demands to change market dynamics?

Co-chairs
Prashant VedEY Moderator
Shobhit AgarwalANAROCK Capital Moderator
Neeraj GuptaGodrej Fund Management
Shiv ParekhhBits
Chetan ShahAxis AMC
Gary GroverHDFC Life
Pankaj SoniKotak Mahindra Bank
Rakesh LathK Raheja Corp
Roshan GowdaSAP LABS INDIA
Sanjay ChoudharyIncuspaze
Gaurav PuriNuvama

Shopping & Retail

Only with E-Commerce or bricks ‘n’ mortar will complete the comeback? Only a game for specialised people or a mass-junta game?

Co-chairs
Nishant KabraJLL India Moderator
Abhishek AwasthiAZB & Partners Moderator
Ajay PrasadTaurus Investment
Pramod AroraPVR
Jayen NaikNexus Malls
Rajneesh MahajanInorbit Malls
Mrinaal MittalUnity Group
Deepak YadavShoppers Stop
Uddhav PoddarBhumika Group

Offices Futureproofing

Investments keeping a solid increase or leasing and occupier demands to change market dynamics?

Moderator
Prashant Ved
Partner
EY
Moderator
Shobhit Agarwal
MD & CEO
ANAROCK Capital
Neeraj Gupta
Chief Operating Officer
Godrej Fund Management
Shiv Parekh
Founder, hBits
hBits
Chetan Shah
Managing Partner
Axis AMC
Gary Grover
Vice President - Administration
HDFC Life
Pankaj Soni
Sr Executive Vice President & Business Head CREM
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Rakesh Lath
AVP Finance
K Raheja Corp
Roshan Gowda
Regional Head, APJ & Greater China - Global Real Estate and Facilities (GRF)
SAP LABS INDIA
Sanjay Choudhary
Founder & CEO
Incuspaze
Gaurav Puri
Chief Investment Officer - CRE
Nuvama
Prashant Ved
Prashant Ved
PartnerEY
India
Shobhit Agarwal
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.
Neeraj Gupta
Neeraj Gupta
Chief Operating OfficerGodrej Fund Management
Singapore
Shiv Parekh
Shiv Parekh
Founder, hBitshBits
India
Shiv is an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Engineering Physics from Stanford University. He is the founder of hBits, India’s most experienced real estate fractional ownership platform, backed by Raycon Infrastructure, an Indo-German real estate and infrastructure joint venture. hBits is democratizing and digitizing investments in commercial real estate with a goal of building a global digital exchange for real estate. hBits has an AUM of Rs 100 crore and has customers from across India as well as NRIs from Singapore, Gulf, Europe, UK and USA. Its team comprises of ambitious graduates from Harvard, Stanford and IIMs as well as experienced professionals from top corporates like HDFC, HSBC, Piramal and Knight Frank.
Chetan Shah
Chetan Shah
Managing PartnerAxis AMC
India
Chetan has been with Kotak Realty Fund since 2018. He is a Partner where he manages funds’ investments with special focus on commercial office space and residential mid-income and affordable housing through equity and credit structure. He has more than two decades of work experience in real estate fund management, debt and private equity. Prior to Kotak, Chetan worked with ASK group, as a core member of the REfund team. He was responsible for managing multiple RE funds including fundraising, deployment, monitoring and exits and managed over 20 investments.Chetan has earlier also worked with ICICI Bank Ltd, Hypo Real Estate International and IL&FS. Chetan is a Commerce Graduate from Mumbai University and a Chartered Accountant.
Gary Grover
Gary Grover
Vice President - AdministrationHDFC Life
India
Pankaj Soni
Pankaj Soni
Sr Executive Vice President & Business Head CREMKotak Mahindra Bank
India
Rakesh Lath
Rakesh Lath
AVP FinanceK Raheja Corp
India
Roshan Gowda
Roshan Gowda
Regional Head, APJ & Greater China - Global Real Estate and Facilities (GRF)SAP LABS INDIA
India
As the future of Work unravels globally, Roshans passion lies in spearheading the endeavour to evolve ground-breaking workplace strategies to optimize and stimulate employee performance. The Workplace in the New – and how Wellness, Sustainability and Technology can contribute – is a subject where Roshans interests range from the strategic to the hands-on. In a career spanning over 20 years, Roshan has developed a reputation of a Thought Leader in the Indian and APAC Real Estate ecosystems and is frequently sought-after to engage in future of Work discussion
Sanjay Choudhary
Sanjay Choudhary
Founder & CEOIncuspaze
India
With over 20 years of work experience, I am the founder and CEO of Incuspaze, a leading co-working space provider in India that offers customized and flexible solutions for Enterprise , MSME’s and startups. I am also an angel investor and founding board member of 3 Minds Digital, a creative agency that helps brands grow online. My core competencies include P&L Management , new business development and customer relationship management, which I leverage to create and maintain long-term partnerships with clients, investors, and stakeholders. My mission is to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and diversity in the co-working industry, and to support the growth and success of the enterprises and entrepreneurial ecosystem in India.
Gaurav Puri
Gaurav Puri
Chief Investment Officer - CRENuvama
India
Real Estate Private Equity professional with deep experience across Investments and Development Management. Currently leading investments as CIO (CRE) at Nuvama Previously, responsible for Investments, Product and Strategy at Godrej Fund Management. Deal experience across real estate product lifecycle, asset classes, capital and transaction structures on a pan India basis.

Shopping & Retail

Only with E-Commerce or bricks ‘n’ mortar will complete the comeback? Only a game for specialised people or a mass-junta game?

Moderator
Nishant Kabra
Head, Capital Markets (West & North India)
JLL India
Moderator
Abhishek Awasthi
Senior Partner
AZB & Partners
Ajay Prasad
Country Managing Director - India
Taurus Investment
Pramod Arora
Chief Growth & Development Officer
PVR
Jayen Naik
Chief Operating Officer
Nexus Malls
Rajneesh Mahajan
CEO
Inorbit Malls
Mrinaal Mittal
Director
Unity Group
Deepak Yadav
Chief Business Development Officer & Real Estate Head
Shoppers Stop
Uddhav Poddar
Managing Director
Bhumika Group
Nishant Kabra
Nishant Kabra
Head, Capital Markets (West & North India)JLL India
India
Abhishek Awasthi
Abhishek Awasthi
Senior PartnerAZB & Partners
India
Ajay Prasad
Ajay Prasad
Country Managing Director - IndiaTaurus Investment
India
As Country Managing Director, Ajay is responsible for end-to-end management of all investments in India and leads Taurus India’ team of highly experienced real estate professionals. He builds and manages relationships with global investors as well as development partners to deliver world-class projects across the country. Ajay has more than fifteen years of professional and academic experience in a variety of markets in India and in the United States. Among the projects that he is currently leading is the development of a 5.5 million square foot, office-and-retail-centric, mixed use development.
Pramod Arora
Pramod Arora
Chief Growth & Development OfficerPVR
India
Jayen Naik
Jayen Naik
Chief Operating OfficerNexus Malls
India
Rajneesh Mahajan
Rajneesh Mahajan
CEOInorbit Malls
India
Awarded the prestigious ‘Most Admired Shopping Center Professional- West’ award in 2016. Joined Inorbit Malls as VP-Leasing in 2009 & during his 8-years stint, ascended from VP to COO to Executive Director to his current role as CEO of Inorbit malls, one of the premier retail mall chains in India. His valuable contribution in planning & implementing strategies is reflected in the firm’s ongoing mission of creating an enhanced customer experience. Speaker at some of the most prestigious national & International retail forums. Prior to Inorbit, he worked with Barista Coffee Company & Cushman&Wakefield. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science from Punjab University, MBA & Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing & Finance from ICFAI Business School.
Mrinaal Mittal
Mrinaal Mittal
DirectorUnity Group
India
Deepak Yadav
Deepak Yadav
Chief Business Development Officer & Real Estate HeadShoppers Stop
India
Uddhav Poddar
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.
12th October, 10:30 - 11:30 | Opening Panel Discussion

Cross Border Investments

International buyer pools deeper and diversifying, or waiting on sidelines?

12th October, 12:00 - 13:00 | Break-Out Discussions

Core, Core+

Risky business or returns never better?


Co-chairs
Dilip N.K.Tatva Legal Moderator
Anuj KapoorUpwisery Moderator
Amar Merani360 ONE Asset
Anshul SinghalWelspun One Logistics Parks
Dhruv DuaEmbassy Group
Bakir GandhiCrystal Group
Pallavi BhargavaCDPQ
Amit JainIndiabulls Investment Management Limited
Alok JainBlackstone

Residential Market Fundamentals

Will big cities keep the capital value growth with established players or new competition to emerge? 

Co-chairs
Kuldip ChawllaAliens Group Moderator
Sujal ShroffJSW Realty
Mayank RuiaMAIA Estates
Tariq AhmedPrestige Group
Gaurav PandeyGodrej Properties
Pritesh JainSugee Group
Sandeep KotakMango Advisors
Abhishek BhatewaraRohan Builders
Bhasker JainNeoLiv
Sunil PareekAssetz Property Group

Core, Core+

Risky business or returns never better?


Moderator
Dilip N.K.
Partner
Tatva Legal
Moderator
Anuj Kapoor
Founder & MD
Upwisery
Amar Merani
CIO and Head - Real Assets
360 ONE Asset
Anshul Singhal
CEO
Welspun One Logistics Parks
Dhruv Dua
CIO
Embassy Group
Bakir Gandhi
Chairman & MD
Crystal Group
Pallavi Bhargava
Senior Director, Investment and Asset Management, APAC
CDPQ
Amit Jain
Vice President- Investments
Indiabulls Investment Management Limited
Alok Jain
Principal
Blackstone
Dilip N.K.
Dilip N.K.
PartnerTatva Legal
India
Dilip practices in the areas of corporate and commercial laws and has experience in investments (both domestic and international), mergers and acquisitions (onshore and offshore), corporate restructuring, employment laws, private equity, project finance and related negotiations and documentation.He has substantial industry-specific experience in the areas of private equity, retail, hospitality, infrastructure, real estate (including townships and SEZ), financial services, information technology, funds, education and health care, having handled several transactions in these sectors.Dilip has also industry experience of the venture capital and retail sectors.
Anuj Kapoor
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.
Amar Merani
Amar Merani
CIO and Head - Real Assets360 ONE Asset
India
Since mid-2012, Amar has led Xander’s credit platform to a position where it has emerged as one of the few survivors in the high yield secured credit space in India. He brings with him over 25 years of investment banking, credit and consulting experience and has led several marquee M&A/PE transactions, IPOs and follow on equity offerings, as well as Project & Structured Finance transactions. From 2007 to early 2012, Amar headed the RE vertical of Kotak Investment Banking which raised over US$1.5 BB of equity for leading RE developers. He also led corporate restructuring and advisory assignments for leading RE and infrastructure groups. Earlier, Amar had worked for Lazard (Investment Banking), IL&FS (Project Finance) and PwC (Consulting).
Anshul Singhal
Anshul Singhal
CEOWelspun One Logistics Parks
India
Bakir Gandhi
Bakir Gandhi
Chairman & MDCrystal Group
India
Mr. Bakir Gandhi is duly recognized for his path-breaking, visionary and innovative contributions through his pioneering role as a real estate developer and corporate leader. Bakir seeks growth by investing in a variety of systematically identified business, making it a well-diversified conglomerate with interests in many different projects such as Crystal Mall (India’s 17 th Successfully operational Mall), Crystal City (Integrated Modern Township), Townships, Hospitality etc. Bakir is also developing Industrial & Logistic parks across India’s major city through its venture “Crystal Indus & Logistic Park”. Bakir has established value driven partnerships with global players like “Indospace” which has resulted in FDI.
Pallavi Bhargava
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.
Amit Jain
Amit Jain
Vice President- InvestmentsIndiabulls Investment Management Limited
India
Alok Jain
Alok Jain
PrincipalBlackstone
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

Residential Market Fundamentals

Will big cities keep the capital value growth with established players or new competition to emerge? 

Moderator
Kuldip Chawlla
Advisor
Aliens Group
Sujal Shroff
CEO
JSW Realty
Mayank Ruia
Founder & CEO
MAIA Estates
Tariq Ahmed
Chief Executive Officer, West India
Prestige Group
Gaurav Pandey
CEO & Director
Godrej Properties
Pritesh Jain
Director
Sugee Group
Sandeep Kotak
MD & CEO
Mango Advisors
Abhishek Bhatewara
Executive Director
Rohan Builders
Bhasker Jain
Partner
NeoLiv
Sunil Pareek
Executive Director
Assetz Property Group
Kuldip Chawlla
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.
Sujal Shroff
Sujal Shroff
CEOJSW Realty
India
Sujal Shroff, the CEO of JSW Realty brings years of full-cycle real estate expertise to this young and progressive company. JSW Realty has a strong focus on design and energetically embraces the circular economy. With a diverse portfolio of residential, township and community projects, JSW Realty has collaborated with both local and foreign talent to optimize the firm’s quest to make beautiful and functional architecture a part of the Indian story. A strong conceptual thinker with global exposure , Sujal has been able to contextualize his knowledge and experience to bring the best-in-class systems and processes to the projects at hand. Sujal sits on the board of directors at JSW Realty.
Mayank Ruia
Mayank Ruia
Founder & CEOMAIA Estates
India
Mayank holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance and International Business from Indiana University, Bloomington. He spent years working as an Investment Banking and Private Equity Investment Professional in New York and Mumbai with the likes of UBS Investment Bank and Everstone Capital. Shortly after returning to India, he discovered gaps and opportunities in the real estate market and began his development career with The Phoenix Mills Ltd. in 2011. He founded MAIA Estates in 2016. - Planned over 7.3 million sq. ft. across 9 projects - Delivered over 1.5 million sq. ft. - 1.4 million sq. ft. under construction. - Developments across Bangalore, Chennai and Pune
Tariq Ahmed
Tariq Ahmed
Chief Executive Officer, West IndiaPrestige Group
India
Gaurav Pandey
Gaurav Pandey
CEO & DirectorGodrej Properties
India
He is currently serving as the CEO & Director of Burman GSC and Golden State Capital. Previously he was working as SVP & Heading Research & Consulting for India’s largest RE Research firm PropEquity and advised PE Funds MFs FIIs Developers NBFCs & Ban
Pritesh Jain
Pritesh Jain
DirectorSugee Group
India
Sandeep Kotak
Sandeep Kotak
MD & CEOMango Advisors
India
Abhishek Bhatewara
Abhishek Bhatewara
Executive DirectorRohan Builders
India
As Executive Director, Abhishek Bhatewara leads the Real Estate division at Rohan Builders & the Group’s diversification initiatives. He is also a Board Member at multiple Proptech start-ups. He was the National Head of CREDAI's Youth Wing during the ’21-23 term. Prior to joining Rohan Builders, Abhishek worked with Macquarie Bank in its Investment Banking division in Sydney, working across HK, Japan & Australian markets. He has also presented on sustainability at various forums, including the COP21 where the Paris Agreement was signed. Abhishek completed his MBA from IIM Indore and BE in Electronic & Telecommunication from COEP, Pune. He is also a CFA and FRM charter holder & has interest across sports & early education.
Bhasker Jain
Bhasker Jain
PartnerNeoLiv
India
Bhasker has 15+ years of extensive experience in the RE Industry with nuanced knowledge of investments, sales, business development and overall P&L Mgmt. Bhasker holds a degree in Mgmt from ISB Hydeberabad ans is a member of RICS, UK. He has worked with leading corporates like Godrej Properties, The Wadhwa Group and has handled multi city portfolios incl. over-seas markets. In his last assignment as Chief Business Officer, Bhasker has successfully handled and delivered over 10 Mn Sft across various asset classes.
Sunil Pareek
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.
12th October, 14:30 - 15:30 | Break-Out Discussions

Hospitality Deals

Recovery boom, but is bid and ask spread in sync?

Co-chairs
Mona ChhabraEY Moderator
Nikhil ShahColliers Moderator
Sameer NayarOberoi Hotels & Resorts
Sanjay SethiChalet Hotels
Manoj AgarwalInterglobe Hotels
Gaurav SharmaThe Indian Hotels Company Limited

Capital in Logistics & Warehousing

Needs repricing or fundamentals never better?

Co-chairs
Siddharth ShahKhaitan & Co - India Moderator
Shridhar NarayanHiranandani Group Moderator
Jatin ChokshiTrans India
R K NarayanHorizon Parks
Abhijit MalkaniESR India
Jivraj PapdiwalMarico Limited
Akash RastogiAmple Parks & Logistics
Niraj SirsalewalInvestcorp

Hospitality Deals

Recovery boom, but is bid and ask spread in sync?

Moderator
Mona Chhabra
Partner, Strategy and Transactions
EY
Moderator
Nikhil Shah
Director of Hospitality, Capital Markets & Investment Services
Colliers
Sameer Nayar
Executive Vice President - Strategic Development
Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
Sanjay Sethi
Managing Director & CEO
Chalet Hotels
Manoj Agarwal
Head of Asset Management & Development
Interglobe Hotels
Gaurav Sharma
Director Investments
The Indian Hotels Company Limited
Mona Chhabra
Mona Chhabra
Partner, Strategy and TransactionsEY
India
Mona Chhabra is a Partner with EY India’s Investment Banking Advisory practice. She focuses on M&A and funding (equity, structured finance) deals in the real estate and hospitality sectors and is the national leader for transactions in the hospitality space. Mona has more than 25 years of experience in investment banking, valuation and equity research. She has advised several developers, funds and hospitality players in their capital allocation and transaction strategies. Mona has graduated in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and has done her Post Graduation in Business Economics with a specialisation in Finance.
Nikhil Shah
Nikhil Shah
Director of Hospitality, Capital Markets & Investment ServicesColliers
India
Sameer Nayar
Sameer Nayar
Executive Vice President - Strategic DevelopmentOberoi Hotels & Resorts
India
Sanjay Sethi
Sanjay Sethi
Managing Director & CEOChalet Hotels
India
Sanjay is a hotel management graduate from IHM Pusa. He is the Managing Director and CEO of Chalet Hotels Ltd, a leading hospitality asset owner in India. In February of 2019, Sanjay took Chalet Hotels public. The company was listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges through a successful IPO. Chalet owns six hotels with ~2,550 keys spread across markets of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad..The company also owns co-located non-hotel real estate assets in Bengaluru and Mumbai. He is an Executive Committee Member of Hotel Association of India (HAI), Member CII committee for Tourism & Hospitality, and special invitee to the Hotel and Restaurant Association of West India.
Manoj Agarwal
Manoj Agarwal
Head of Asset Management & DevelopmentInterglobe Hotels
India
Manoj is the Head of Asset Management & Development with InterGlobe Hotels, a JV between Interglobe group and French hospitality chain Accor. He is currently managing a US$ 700m portfolio comprising 28 operational hotels under Pullman, Novotel and Ibis brands spread across 14 cities In India. Manoj is a seasoned professional with 21 years of experience in diversified areas including Investment Banking, Private Equity Investment & Asset Management specializing in infrastructure, real estate and hospitality sectors. He has worked with companies like Deloitte & Touche, ING Vysya Bank, Credit Agricole S.A. Bank & Bridge Capital in previous roles. Manoj is a Chartered Accountant, LLB and CS by profession.
Gaurav Sharma
Gaurav Sharma
Director InvestmentsThe Indian Hotels Company Limited
India
Gaurav has over 11 years’ of experience in RE Equity & Debt Markets. In SAMHI, he heads Investment function & is responsible for acquisition of new hotels, debt syndication and selection of brand/operator for the owned hotels. Prior to joining SAMHI he was working with JLL, and was heading the North India Capital Market for them. Gaurav also has strong experience in large capital raise, capital & joint ventures structuring, joint developments and entity level & project level divestments. He also has the advising all four privately operated airports, in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai, for their real estate portfolio and divestment strategy. In past Gaurav has raised more than a 1.5 billion dollars in equity and debt for his clients.

Capital in Logistics & Warehousing

Needs repricing or fundamentals never better?

Moderator
Siddharth Shah
Partner | Investment Funds, Private Equity, Corporate and Commercial
Khaitan & Co - India
Moderator
Shridhar Narayan
CEO - Hiranandani Group, Real Estate & Infrastructure Business
Hiranandani Group
Jatin Chokshi
MD
Trans India
R K Narayan
President – Strategy & Business Development
Horizon Parks
Abhijit Malkani
CEO
ESR India
Jivraj Papdiwal
Head - Logistics, Warehousing and Customer Service
Marico Limited
Akash Rastogi
CEO
Ample Parks & Logistics
Niraj Sirsalewal
Director
Investcorp
Siddharth Shah
Siddharth Shah
Partner | Investment Funds, Private Equity, Corporate and CommercialKhaitan & Co - India
India
Siddharth is a senior partner with Khaitan & Co in its Mumbai office and leads the funds practice for the firm. He has over 20 years of professional experience in advising clients in the matters relating to fund formations, setting up of investment platforms, structuring of private equity investments and other corporate transactional matters dealing with JVs and M&As. He acts as fund counsel to domestic and offshore funds across asset classes ranging from angel, venture capital, private equity, real estate, credit, distress asset, public market and hedge funds, REITs, INVITs etc. He advises them on the legal, regulatory and tax matters.
Shridhar Narayan
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.
Jatin Chokshi
Jatin Chokshi
MDTrans India
India
Jatin Chokshi, a dynamic and visionary leader, is the Managing Director of Transindia Real Estate Limited. He has been a part of Allcargo Group since 2001 and worked in various capacities as finance controller, CFO and CEO of a business vertical, managing portfolio, taxation, cost control and procurement, etc. With an illustrious career of more than 40 years in the corporate world, his domains of expertise include diverse areas like shipping, consumer durables, industrial chemicals, etc. His insights and business acumen have been instrumental in implementing effective growth strategies, expanding market presence, and fostering collaborative partnerships for market leadership. He is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary by profession
R K Narayan
R K Narayan
President – Strategy & Business DevelopmentHorizon Parks
India
Jivraj Papdiwal
Jivraj Papdiwal
Head - Logistics, Warehousing and Customer ServiceMarico Limited
India
Akash Rastogi
Akash Rastogi
CEOAmple Parks & Logistics
India
Niraj Sirsalewal
Niraj Sirsalewal
DirectorInvestcorp
India
Niraj is a real estate investment professional with over 18 years of diversified experience in financial services,of which last 15 years was in the real estate space.Previously,Niraj joined IDFC Alternatives in 2016 and prior to that he was at Shapoorji Pallonji Investment Advisors,part of one of the largest real estate development groups in India.He has successfully executed multiple investments in private equity and mezzanine funding covering the entire deal life cycle (origination,execution & asset management activities). He played a key role in investments of US $500 million in various real estate asset classes across pan-India.Niraj has completed Chartered Financial Analyst program (CFA Institute, USA) and Chartered Accountancy degree
12th October, 16:00 - 17:00 | Closing Master Discussion

Alternative Finance

Debt, insurance & funds gobbling up or complementing banks?

Program Flow



Day 1 - October 11th
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Registration & Welcome Coffee      
2:00pm - 2:15pm | Welcome Note by Gustavo Favaron, CEO, GRI Club 
2:15pm - 3:15pm | Opening Master Session       
3:15pm - 3:45pm | Networking Coffee Break & GRI Matchmaking 
3:45pm - 4:45pm | 02 Simultaneous Break-out Group Discussions
4:45pm - 5:15pm | Networking Coffee Break & GRI Matchmaking 
5:15pm - 6:15pm | 02 Simultaneous Break-out Group Discussions
6:30pm - 8:30pm | Networking Dinner & Cocktails

Day 2 - October 12th
09:30am - 10:30am | Registration & Welcome Coffee 
10:30am - 11:30am | Opening Master Session
11:30am - 12:00pm | Networking Coffee Break & GRI Matchmaking
12:00pm - 1:00pm   | 02 Simultaneous Break-out Group Discussions
1:00pm -  02:30pm  | Networking Lunch
02:30pm - 03:30pm | 02 Simultaneous Break-out Group Discussions
03:30pm - 04:00pm | Networking Coffee Break & GRI Matchmaking
04:00pm - 05:00pm | Closing Plenary Session
05:00pm - 06:00pm | Farewell Drinks 



 

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https://www.jll.co.in
+91 22 71495900
New Delhi | India
JLL is India’s premier and largest professional services firm specializing in real estate for over the past 25 years now. With an extensive geographic footprint across 10 cities and a staff strength of over 14,000, the firm provides investors, developers, local corporates and multinational companies with a comprehensive range of services. For further information, visit www.jll.co.in
https://mangoadvisors.com/
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.resurgentindia.com/
Gurgaon | Haryana | India
Resurgent India Ltd. is a top-of-the-line merchant and investment banking firm with a pan-India presence.Our service offerings, as a category 1 merchant banker, include mergers and acquisitions, private equity, debt syndication, structured finance, capital market solutions, transaction advisory, valuations, government advisory, enterprise risk, stressed asset resolution, fintech solutions, training, and a few other areas.
http://www.sugee.co.in/
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.khaitanco.com/
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.
http://www.aliensgroup.in/
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.
https://www.silagroup.co.in/
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
SILA is a Real Estate Platform. Over the last decade, SILA has scaled efficiently, managing over 65 million sqft. of assets with over 6000 employees, pan India. SILA provides Facility Management, Project Management/Advisory and General Contracting services to various sectors. In 2019, SILA ventured into Real Estate development, with a Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) focus., currently constructing over 500,000 sqft. SILA is backed by Samara Capital Group and Norwest Venture Partners.
https://www.ey.com/en_in
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+ 91 22 61920000
Mumbai | India
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
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Gurgaon | India
Colliers (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 65 countries, our 18,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert real estate and investment advice to clients. For more than 28 years, our experienced leadership with significant inside ownership has delivered compound annual investment returns of approximately 20% for shareholders. With annual revenues of $4.5 billion and $99 billion of assets under management, Colliers maximizes the potential of property and real assets to accelerate the success of our clients, our investors and our people.
http://www.jsalaw.com/
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
Founded in 1991, JSA is a leading full-service national law firm with 450+ legal professionals across 7 offices spanning Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi. For over 30 years, JSA has served MNCs, domestic companies, banks, financial institutions and has top-tier recognition in the M&A, Private Equity and Finance practices in the Real Estate sector. Our RE practice handles investments, lending, conveyancing and leasing for developers, banks and PE funds.
http://www.neoliv.in
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
NeoLiv, launched on 14Jan23, is an integrated residential platform with focus on durable middle-income housing in the Delhi NCR and Mumbai MMR markets, targeting healthy returns with measured equity risk. The platform differentiates itself by means of its long-term mindset that includes a fund management business as well as a development arm. NeoLiv has a minority investment at entity level from 360 ONE. NeoLiv has also secured approval of Category II AIF from SEBI and intends to raise U$ 150 Mn incl. a green shoe option of U$ 60 Mn.
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