PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD
Niranjan Hiranandani
Founder & MD
Hiranandani Group
PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD
Niranjan Hiranandani
Founder & MD
Hiranandani Group
Venue:
16th October
139 people are attending
Anuj Puri
Anshu Kapoor
Saurabh Shatdal
R K Narayan
Pallavi Bhargava
Autif Sayyed
Rajnish Gupta
Sunil Pareek
Sujal Shroff
Mona Chhabra
Gautam Saraf
Ramesh Nair
Vithal Suryavanshi
Rachit Mohan
Kunaal Shah
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EVENT MANAGER
Caique Feliciano
Sales ManagerGRI Club
India
Cyan Hirata Schmidt
Director / RE IndiaGRI Club
India
Saurabh Doshi
Sales DirectorGRI Club
India
Opening Panel DiscussionForeign Investors Consistent Eye on Indian Real Estate, Witnessing a 3 year high?
Anuj PuriChairman
ANAROCK Capital
ANAROCK Capital
Amit BhagatCEO & Managing Director
ASK Property Fund
ASK Property Fund
Anshul Jain
Chief Executive India & Southeast Asia and APAC Tenant Representation
Cushman & Wakefield
Chief Executive India & Southeast Asia and APAC Tenant Representation
Cushman & Wakefield
Raj MendaChairman, Supervisory Board
RMZ Corporation
RMZ Corporation
Shridhar Narayan
CEO, Real Estate & Infrastructure Business
Hiranandani Group
CEO, Real Estate & Infrastructure Business
Hiranandani Group
Closing Panel DiscussionExamining the Longevity and Viability of the Real Estate Hype - A Critical Analysis
Pankaj GuptaCEO, Commercial Real Estate
Oberoi Realty
Oberoi Realty
Sandeep KotakManaging Partner
Mango Advisors
Mango Advisors
Vikas Upadhyaya
Managing Director
Cerberus Capital Management
Managing Director
Cerberus Capital Management
Kunaal Shah
Partner
Trilegal
Partner
Trilegal
Rohan Chalsani
Director
CPPIB - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - Hong Kong
Director
CPPIB - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - Hong Kong
Sunil Rohokale
CEO & MD
ASK Group
CEO & MD
ASK Group
Nishant KabraHead, Capital Markets (West & North India)
JLL India
JLL India
Opening Panel Discussion
Foreign Investors Consistent Eye on Indian Real Estate, Witnessing a 3 year high?
Moderator
Anuj Puri
Co-Founder & Chairman
ANAROCK Capital
Shridhar
Narayan
CEO - Hiranandani Group, Real Estate & Infrastructure Business
Hiranandani Group
Amit
Bhagat
CEO & Managing Director
ASK Property Fund
Raj
Menda
Chairman, Supervisory Board
RMZ Corporation
Anshul
Jain
Chief Executive India & Southeast Asia and APAC Tenant Representation
Cushman & Wakefield - India
Discussions
Diversification & Directing India's UHNI Investment in Commercial Real Estate, are AIFs presenting opportunities?
- Do Inflation and interest rate changes influencing investment decisions?
- Is Diversification Important? Does it help mitigating risks?
- Importance of Location, SEZs & Regulatory Environment, Metros v/s Non Metros
- Key Asset Classes in Commercial Real Estate currently and next big avenues
- Cross-border investments and their impact on local CRE markets
Moderator
Anshu Kapoor
President and Head
Nuvama
Moderator
Saurabh Shatdal
MD - Development and Services
Cushman & Wakefield - India
Ashish
Bharadia
VP - Business Development and Investor Relations
Nirlon Management Services
Rajat
Rastogi
CEO West and CEO Commercial Business Pan India
Puravankara
Sarvesh
Soman
Head - Commercial Business
L&T Realty
Ambar
Maheshwari
CEO
Indiabulls Investment Management Limited
Anuj
Kapoor
Founder & MD
Upwisery
Anuj
Munot
CEO | Founder
UrbanWrk
Rahul
Anand
CEO
Bombay Dyeing
Discussions
Critical Role of the Warehousing and Logistics Sector
Is it Fueling Economic Expansion?
- The Rise in Investments, how is it influencing economic growth?
- Is the Sector keeping up with the Innovations, technology etc.?
- Challenges within the sector, strategies to overcome
- How is globalization influencing warehousing and logistics operations?
- How can companies attract investment and funding for expansion and modernization?
Moderator
R K Narayan
President – Strategy & Business Development
Horizon Parks
Moderator
Pallavi Bhargava
Senior Director, Investment and Asset Management, APAC
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Gaurav
Gupta
Managing Director
DSV - Global Transport and Logistics
Jyoti
Gadia
Managing Director
Resurgent India
Lokesh
Agarwal
CFO – Industrial & Logistics (Hiranandani Group)
Hiranandani Group
Akash
Rastogi
CEO
Ample Parks & Logistics
Rajat
Garg
Head- Investments
ESR India
Discussions
India's growing commitment to Sustainability, Is Green Finance a challenge?
- Are challenges of obtaining green finance a hindrance to implementation?
- What are the avenues of obtaining Sustainable Finance?
- Are there growth opportunities in green bonds and sustainable investments?
- The future of green finance in India is promising with government support and international collaboration
Moderator
Autif Sayyed
South Asia Lead-EDGE Green Buildings Program
IFC
Moderator
Rajnish Gupta
Partner, Tax and Economic Policy Group
EY
Shaifali
Singh
Vice President
DivyaSree
Arvind
Rao
Vice President & Head - Commercial Business
Brigade Group
Annu
Talreja
Founder & CEO
Accacia
Manish
Chourasia
Managing Director
Tata Cleantech Capital
Hemant
Prabhu
COO - Industrial & Logistics (Hiranandani Group)
Hiranandani Group
Discussions
Budget or Bespoke
Government Focus on Affordable meanwhile the rising Preference toward Luxury Living
- Government focusing on the afforable segment however what is the demand?
- What is stopping developers to focus on the affordable segment?
- Are developers trying to balance both segments or choosing only one?
- How can the real estate industry address the diverse needs of both budget-conscious and high-end consumers?
Moderator
Sunil Pareek
Executive Director
Assetz Property Group
Moderator
Sujal Shroff
CEO
JSW Realty
Nitin
Parashar
Associate Director - Products
Nuvama
Amit
Goenka
Managing Director and CEO
Nisus Finance
Mayank
Ruia
Founder & CEO
MAIA Estates
Goutham
Gedela
Head - Commercial Business
My Home Constructions
Cyrus
Mody
Managing Partner
Viceroy Properties
Discussions
Growing Interest of Real Estate in Hospitality & Retail Investments, Market Dynamics or Speculative Behavior?
- What are the primary drivers behind the growing interest in hospitality investments?
- What types of investment opportunities are most promising in the hospitality sector?
- Market diversification, brand partnerships, and franchising to mitigate potential risks
- Locations of Importance, is Tier 2 focus increasing?
Moderator
Mona Chhabra
Partner, Strategy and Transactions
EY
Moderator
Gautam Saraf
Managing Director Mumbai & New Business
Cushman & Wakefield - India
Uddhav
Poddar
Managing Director
Bhumika Group
Sanjay
Sethi
Managing Director & CEO
Chalet Hotels
Rashmi
Sen
COO
Phoenix Mills
Paulo
Sousa
International Corporate Director
Retail Mind
Vitor
Rocha
Chief Executive Officer
Retail Mind
Discussions
Redefining Indian Real Estate Investments
REITs, SM REITs & RE AIFs
- Compare the performance and appeal of REITs, SM REITs, and RE AIFs to traditional real estate investments
- Examine the regulatory environment and its influence on the growth of REITs, SM REITs, and RE AIFs in India
- Discuss the potential for REITs, SM REITs, and RE AIFs to attract foreign investments into Indian real estate
Moderator
Ramesh Nair
CEO Mindspace Business Parks REIT
Mindspace Business Parks REIT
Nihar
Thanawala
CIO
TCG Real Estate
Rahul
Parikh
Head Treasury
Embassy REIT
Shiv
Parekh
Founder, hBits
hBits
Pradeep
Khanna
Head, Real Estate Investments
Nippon India AIF
Dilip
N.K.
Partner
Tatva Legal
Aseem
Kohli
Head Transactions and Operations - RE
Varde India
Anand
Lakhotia
Managing Director & Co-Head
Motilal Oswal Real Estate Fund
Discussions
India Emerging as Asia's Data Center Hub
Are We Adapting Quickly Enough?
- Is adaptibility becoming difficult? Does technology get outdated quickly?
- What is it about India that is drving the investments? Do we have the means to keep up?
- In what ways can India enhance its cybersecurity and talent development to support the data center industry?
- How can emerging technologies like AI and IoT shape the future of data centers in India?
Moderator
Vithal Suryavanshi
Partner
Kotak Alternate Asset Managers
Moderator
Rachit Mohan
JLL India
Vinod
Javur
CTO
Digital Edge DC
Manoj
Semwal
Director, Design Delivery- APAC
Equinix India
Piyush
Gupta
Associate Vice President
YOTTA Infrastructure
Sandeep
Dandekar
Senior Director
NTT Global Data Centers and Cloud Infrastructure
Anil
Reddy
Co-Founder & Global CEO
Lumina CloudInfra
Closing Panel Discussion
Examining the Longevity and Viability of the Real Estate Hype
A Critical Analysis
- Evaluating the durability and feasibility of the current real estate trends
- Analysing trends through various sectors in Real Estate, what performed better?
- Real Estate Growth in Tier 2 & Tier 3 Cities, Smart Cities Mission Agenda
- Predictions for 2025, what are we anticipitating?
- Challenges that RE will face in 2025
Moderator
Kunaal Shah
Partner
Trilegal
Rohan
Chalsani
Director
CPPIB - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - Hong Kong
Vikas
Upadhyaya
Managing Director
Cerberus Capital Management
Sandeep
Kotak
Managing Partner
Mango Advisors
Pankaj
Gupta
CEO, Commercial Real Estate
Oberoi Realty
Sunil
Rohokale
CEO & MD
Ask Group
Nishant
Kabra
Head, Capital Markets (West & North India)
JLL India
Anuj Puri
Co-Founder & ChairmanANAROCK Capital
India
Anuj is an acknowledged expert on Indian real estate both in India and internationally. He enjoys strong relationships with private investors as well as local & global corporates. Until Feb 2017, Anuj was responsible for overall direction, strategy and growth of Jones Lang LaSalle India (JLL) overseeing a team of over 9000 employees in 11 cities. He was a key member of Asia Pac Leadership Group and Head of Global Retail Leasing Board of JLL. Anuj recently acquired Residential brokerage business and Fund Management vertical of JLL in India and runs them independently under his latest venture - ANAROCK Property Consultants Pvt. Ltd. As Chairman, he currently oversees a team of over 1000 across India & Dubai.
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.
Amit Bhagat
CEO & Managing DirectorASK Property Fund
India
Mr. Bhagat Co-founded the Real Estate Private Equity business of ASK Group in 2008. He has experience of more than a decade in the mortgage finance including as National Credit Head for the mortgage division of ICICI Bank. He was also the head of ICICI Property Services and has advised/syndicated over US $ 500 Mn of private equity investments. At ASK, he has raised and manages/advises an offshore and three domestic funds amounting to US $ 500 mn. He has invested in 25 projects in five cities and demonstrated complete exits from 11 projects. Mr. Bhagat is a Chartered accountant.
Raj Menda
Chairman, Supervisory BoardRMZ Corporation
India
Raj Menda is the Co-Owner & Corporate Chairman of RMZ Corp. RMZ Corp is one of the most successful South Asian real estate development firms, with an unmatched portfolio in India. The organization has developed, acquired or holds an interest in over 24 M sft. of commercial properties. Its prestigious and prolific portfolio includes over $ 3 billion in real estate assets. Headquartered in Bangalore. At RMZ, we are constantly thinking about the Future. This time it’s about the Future of Space and we have chartered our course to look at creating communities. In our new manifesto we are using technology coupled with experiences to build connected communities in our spaces.Raj is the first Indian to be on the Jury of the ULI Awards
Anshul Jain
Chief Executive India & Southeast Asia and APAC Tenant RepresentationCushman & Wakefield - India
India
Anshul has 25+ years of experience across South East Asia (India, Singapore, Indonesia) and Europe (UK, Central & Eastern Europe). His real estate experience spans across work on funding & equity placement requirements, consulting large corporates on transactions, fit outs & Integrated Facility Management solutions and exposure in the Singapore REIT market, PE funds in real estate and debt financing transactions. With his well-rounded domain expertise and an exceptionally strong penchant towards delivering client solutions; coupled with sharp P&L focus and an eye for operational excellence, Anshul is currently responsible for driving growth and transformation of Cushman & Wakefield in India & South East Asia.
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).
Saurabh Shatdal
MD - Development and ServicesCushman & Wakefield - India
India
Ashish Bharadia
VP - Business Development and Investor RelationsNirlon Management Services
India
Ashish leads the Business Development and Investor Relations functions at Nirlon Management Services. His role includes asset acquisitions, equity placements, debt raising, leasing, etc. He is also a key member of core team responsible for projects delivery.
He has 17+ years of experience across a wide spectrum of functions in the Real Estate sector and has navigated transactions worth over Rs.1600 cr.
Prior to NMS, he was associated with K. Raheja Corp and Mahajan & Aibara, a boutique consulting firm where he led a no. of consulting assignments & transactions.
He is a Chartered Accountant, a Graduate from Mumbai University and has completed two executive courses on Sustainable Cities & Affordable Housing from Erasmus University, Rotterdam
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.
Sarvesh Soman
Head - Commercial BusinessL&T Realty
India
Ambar Maheshwari
CEOIndiabulls Investment Management Limited
India
Ambar looks after the Asset Management business At Indiabulls. A Chartered Accountant, Ambar brings with him substantial deal-making and structuring experience in the Real Estate sector. Prior to joining Indiabulls AMC, Ambar was associated with JLL as Managing Director, where he successfully ran five businesses including Corporate Finance, Education, Healthcare and Social Housing, Special Development Initiatives and Infrastructure. He had worked with DTZ for over five years profitably leading the Investment Advisory business for India and set up the firm’s presence in West India for other service lines. His non real estate stints as an investment banker included IL&FS, Ambit Corporate Finance and KPMG”.
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.
Anuj Munot
CEO | FounderUrbanWrk
India
With two decades of experience in the luxury real estate sector with Kalpataru, Anuj has led the development of nearly 40 million sq ft of premium real estate with exceptional design, flawless execution, and business excellence.His visionary response to the shift to a shared economy has led to the creation of UrbanWrk transforming enterprise-managed workspaces with a blend of design and sustainability. Guided by the ethos 'Find your space, leave your mark,' Anuj offers a unique proposition for today's entrepreneurs- office spaces that meet their every need and give them the headspace to focus on their vision.
Rahul Anand
CEOBombay Dyeing
India
Responsible for business and financing strategies, policies and practices related to Portman Holdings’ developments in India. Over twenty years of experience in corporate and real estate finance, project management , development and architecture. Before joining Portman Holdings, Rahul has held various leadership positions including as COO of ASK real estate funds, Director of Asia capital markets for Jones Lang LaSalle and Clark Ventures in Singapore and USA . Rahul has also invested in & developed residential and warehousing close to 350,000 sft under his own brand name . Rahul earned a B.A. in architecture from the University of Pune and a MBA from the College of William and Mary, Virginia, USA.
R K Narayan
President – Strategy & Business DevelopmentHorizon Parks
India
Pallavi Bhargava
Senior Director, Investment and Asset Management, APACIvanhoé Cambridge
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.
Gaurav Gupta
Managing DirectorDSV - Global Transport and Logistics
India
Jyoti Gadia
Managing DirectorResurgent India
India
Mr. Jyoti Prakash Gadia is considered a thought leader in strategic leadership and merchant banking.
Under his leadership, Resurgent India Ltd. has emerged as a leading investment banking firm.
Resurgent India Ltd., a Category 1 merchant banker, offers an array of services such as Real Estate Project Funding, Private Equity, Debt Syndication, M&A, Stressed Asset Funding, Project Finance, Valuation, Project Feasibility Analysis, Legal & much more.
Jyoti Prakash Gadia is the Co-Founder & MD of ScoreMe Solutions, A Fintech company and a council member of the Institute of
Cost Accountants of India.
Lokesh Agarwal
CFO – Industrial & Logistics (Hiranandani Group)Hiranandani Group
India
Lokesh is a qualified CA (ICAI, Mumbai) and a highly accomplished & strategic Finance Professional with over 20 years of experience in all aspects of Infrastructure and Real Estate Corporate Finance, Accounts, Taxation, Treasury, Fund raising/Investor relations, Business Planning, Capital Structuring, Budget Forecasting, Portfolio Asset Management, Process digitalisation and optimisation, Corporate Governance, Auditing, Legal & Compliances.
He has worked with leading brands incl. Everstone – IndoSpace (PE Fund, Industrial Infrastructure), K Raheja Group (RE), Omkar Group (SRA, RE, Infrastructure), Piramal Capital (Financial Services) and currently with Hiranandani Nidar Group – Infrastructure (Industrial & Logistics) as CFO since 2019.
Akash Rastogi
CEOAmple Parks & Logistics
India
Rajat Garg
Head- InvestmentsESR India
India
Autif Sayyed
South Asia Lead-EDGE Green Buildings ProgramIFC
India
Rajnish Gupta
Partner, Tax and Economic Policy GroupEY
India
Shaifali Singh
Vice PresidentDivyaSree
India
With over 16 years in diverse aspects of Real Estate, I possess significant cross-geographical and cross-functional experience across real estate consulting, transactions and design & project management. My experience spans stints with a multinational real estate services agency, a leading Indian developer, a global retail giant and an architectural design and project services firm. For large part of my career, I have managed budgets and led profit centres helping me build a well– rounded profile as a team player, with exposure to Business Development, Client Relationship Management, Marketing, Sales, People Management, Project Management and Finance.
Arvind Rao
Vice President & Head - Commercial BusinessBrigade Group
India
Brigade Group has appointed Arvind Rao as Vice President to lead their Commercial business, focusing on growth and profitability in asset management, revenues, and operations. With over 17 years of experience in the office space sector, Rao has worked with DivyaSree Developers, Mapletree, CB Richard Ellis, and Cushman & Wakefield. Rao holds an MBA in Marketing and IT from the International Management Institute, New Delhi.
Annu Talreja
Founder & CEOAccacia
India
Manish Chourasia
Managing DirectorTata Cleantech Capital
India
Hemant Prabhu
COO - Industrial & Logistics (Hiranandani Group)Hiranandani Group
India
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.
Sujal Shroff
CEOJSW Realty
India
Nitin Parashar
Associate Director - ProductsNuvama
India
Real Estate professional with 19 years of experience. Expert in
Business Development, Credit underwriting, Fund raising, Property Investment, Due Diligence, Feasibility Study, Market Research and Real Estate Sales.
Co-founded the leading real estate distribution business in Mumbai from 2017-22. Strong cross functional leadership. Robust understanding of Mumbai Development Control Regulations (DCR).
Excellent industry connect - 200+ Mumbai based Real Estate
Developers; Grassroot connect with 100+ channel partners / IPCs / market Intermediaries;
MBA Finance & Hospital Administration from IMS, Indore. Worked with Deloitte, Barclays Bank, Centrum and Edelweiss.
Amit Goenka
Managing Director and CEONisus 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.
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
Goutham Gedela
Head - Commercial BusinessMy Home Constructions
India
I am a seasoned professional with over 18 years of expertise in the real estate industry. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated a knack for developing and implementing innovative, growth-focused strategies across diverse asset classes and markets. My experience includes collaborating with esteemed developers, investors, and consultants, where I successfully managed the entire deal-making and execution cycle for various projects.
My ultimate goal is to leverage my extensive expertise and well-established network to create long-term, meaningful impact for both my company and the broader industry. This is a mission I approach with utmost dedication and enthusiasm.
Cyrus Mody
Managing PartnerViceroy Properties
India
Cyrus Mody is the Promoter and Managing Partner of Viceroy Properties LLP. Viceroy Properties focuses on luxury residential developments in and around Mumbai, and has a strong association with quality and transparency in the Western Suburbs, where it carries out most of its operations. Prior to founding Viceroy Properties, Cyrus headed operations at his family firm, Bombay Real Estate Development Company (BREDCO) Pvt. Ltd. where he oversaw the development of the group’s 370 acre township at Kandivali (E). Cyrus holds a degree in Economics from Bucknell University and worked with The Boston Consulting Group prior to his entry to the real estate industry.
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.
Gautam Saraf
Managing Director Mumbai & New BusinessCushman & Wakefield - India
India
Gautam is responsible for providing strategic direction to all service lines at C&W Mumbai and augmenting its market share in the region. He focuses on identifying new business avenues, cross selling opportunities, strengthening client relationships and ensuring excellence in service delivery. Associated with the company since 2005, Gautam has over a decade’s experience in India. During his journey in the Indian real estate sector, Gautam has achieved tremendous feats in the fields of Transaction Management with Investors, Occupiers & Developers. He has assisted in deployment of institutional capital in income generating assets and is also recognized as an expert of turn-key projects (real estate) by entrepreneurs across numerous sectors.
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.
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.
Rashmi Sen
COOPhoenix Mills
India
Rashmi Sen, with 25 years of industry experience, is the Group COO of The Phoenix Mills Ltd, India’s largest retail mall developer. Over her 14 years with the company, she has significantly contributed to the growth of Phoenix malls, leading the launch of the Phoenix Market City Malls and shaping the group’s long-term retail vision. Before joining Phoenix, she held key roles at J. Walter Thompson, Mahindra Gesco, and Alpha G Corp, where she gained experience in residential, commercial, and business real estate projects, including leading the launch of Alpha One Centres.
Paulo Sousa
International Corporate DirectorRetail Mind
Portugal
Vitor Rocha
Chief Executive OfficerRetail Mind
Portugal
At the forefront of Retail Mind Group since its foundation in 2012, Vitor has several degrees and postgraduate qualifications, including the most recent from Harvard Business School, in the areas of business management and real estate.
Throughout his professional path he has built up a solid knowledge of the retail industry, particularly shopping centres, where he has begun his career. Since the bold entrepreneurial move of creating Retail Mind, which is now present in Portugal, Spain, Colombia and Brazil, Vitor has diversified his interests beyond retail and has increasingly partnered with some of the largest national and international companies in the areas of retail, retail real estate and private investment.
Ramesh Nair
CEO Mindspace Business Parks REITMindspace Business Parks REIT
India
Ramesh Nair, a seasoned expert in the Indian real estate sector, currently serves as the CEO of Mindspace Business Parks REIT. With over 25 years of experience, he has spearheaded firms like JLL India and Colliers India, managing large teams and ensuring targeted outcomes. An expert in India Inc., he's been on boards like the RICS Global Regulatory and South Asia, chaired CII Real Estate events, and advised Telangana State.
A prolific writer for premier publications and a business news channel guest, he's also a faculty at top Indian business institutes. Ramesh excels in driving growth in evolving markets with astute strategy and compassionate leadership.
Nihar Thanawala
CIOTCG Real Estate
India
Nihar is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at TCG Real Estate, where he is responsible for investment strategies across all asset classes. Previously, he was Managing Director at MO Alternates which manages multiple real estate funds with cumulative assets of USD ~1 bn. He has a diverse experience of close to 20 years where he has invested across different asset classes through various structures such as equity, credit, mezzanine, distress and special situations. Over the last few years, Nihar has invested in over 100+ assets and has secured successful exits too.
Rahul Parikh
Head TreasuryEmbassy REIT
India
Rahul Parikh is the Head of Treasury at Embassy REIT. He joined Embassy REIT in July 2021 and is responsible for managing the capital structure, fund raising, liquidity, and investments of the REIT.
He has over 18 years of experience in corporate finance, treasury, and capital markets across various sectors such as real estate, infrastructure, and financial services.
Rahul holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Mumbai University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Certified Public Accountant from state of Colorado, US and a graduate of executive general management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru
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.
Pradeep Khanna
Head, Real Estate InvestmentsNippon India AIF
India
Over 22 years of experience in Real Estate Investment Management, Credit, Corporate & Project Finance, Investment Banking & Project Management.
Heading Nippon India Real Estate Investments since 2011 and a key personnel behind setting up RE investment business. Also instrumental in setting up and anchoring RE Private Equity business in his previous organisation (ICICI Prudential AMC).
Well diversified experience over entire life cycle of Funds from inception to exits and strong broad based relationship with developers and possesses rich experience in evaluating, investing and managing real estate projects on pan India basis.
Masters in Business Management and B.Tech. in Civil Engineering.
Heading Nippon India Real Estate Investments since 2011 and a key personnel behind setting up RE investment business. Also instrumental in setting up and anchoring RE Private Equity business in his previous organisation (ICICI Prudential AMC).
Well diversified experience over entire life cycle of Funds from inception to exits and strong broad based relationship with developers and possesses rich experience in evaluating, investing and managing real estate projects on pan India basis.
Masters in Business Management and B.Tech. in Civil Engineering.
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.
Aseem Kohli
Head Transactions and Operations - REVarde India
India
Aseem heads transactions and operations pan-India for Interglobe Real Estate Ventures. Before he joined Interglobe, Aseem worked with 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.
Anand Lakhotia
Managing Director & Co-HeadMotilal Oswal Real Estate Fund
India
Mr. Anand Lakhotia is the Managing Director and Co-Head at Motilal Oswal Real Estate. He comes with 14 years of experience in Investment Banking and Real Estate Fund. Company has just closed 1250 Crore real estate fund under the leadership of Mr. Anand.
Vithal Suryavanshi
PartnerKotak Alternate Asset Managers
Mauritius
Rachit Mohan
JLL India
India
Vinod Javur
CTODigital Edge DC
India
Manoj Semwal
Director, Design Delivery- APACEquinix India
India
Piyush Gupta
Associate Vice PresidentYOTTA Infrastructure
India
Sandeep Dandekar
Senior DirectorNTT Global Data Centers and Cloud Infrastructure
India
Anil Reddy
Co-Founder & Global CEOLumina CloudInfra
India
Kunaal Shah
PartnerTrilegal
India
Kunaal Shah is a Partner at Trilegal and part of the real estate and general corporate practice group. As a part of his practice, Kunaal regularly advises real estate clients in relation to real estate development projects, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, finance transactions and general advice. He regularly advises many of the largest international real estate developers, Indian real estate developers and funds on their investments, including structuring, managing title diligences, drafting, reviewing and negotiating transaction documents.
He also has experience in high value complex litigation involving offshore and domestic loans, offshore and domestic bonds, debt restructuring and insolvency.
Rohan Chalsani
DirectorCPPIB - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board - Hong Kong
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.
Sandeep Kotak
Managing PartnerMango Advisors
India
Pankaj Gupta
CEO, Commercial Real EstateOberoi Realty
India
Sunil Rohokale
CEO & MDAsk Group
India
Sunil Rohokale, founder of the Private equity real estate practice at ASK, is currently Chief Executive and Managing Director of ASK Group, renowned for its strong research based investment management, asset management, private equity, wealth advisory and multifamily office business. Mr. Rohokale is responsible for the vision of ASK group and spearheads the strategy of the group, which manages Rs. 350 Bn (US $ 5.5 Bn)
Nishant Kabra
Head, Capital Markets (West & North India)JLL India
India
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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.
https://www.nuvama.com/
+91 99000 96549
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
Nuvama Asset Management offers client aligned alternative
investment solutions centred on three primary business verticals: private markets, listed markets and real assets (soon to be Launched) in the form of portfolio management services and alternative investment funds. NAM manages an AuM of ~5,800 Cr. across ~6000+ clients with a primary focus on Alternatives. Our flagship offering under the Private Markets vertical, the Nuvama Crossover Opportunities Series of funds, is focused on the late-stage private equity space pioneered by this strategy in India in Nov’17. A venture debt has also been launched under the same vertical.
Nuvama asset management carries the legacy of a reputed global name – PAG & the India expert: Edelweiss. PAG is a Hong Kong based asset manager with a ~$50 bn AUM and a focus on Private equity, real estate and hedge funds. PAG owns 56% stake & Edelweiss owns 14% stake in Nuvama Group as on Aug’23.
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.aliensgroup.in/
+91 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.
https://www.ey.com/en_in
+ 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.
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
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.resurgentindia.com/
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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.tatvalegal.com
+91 40 4468 0000-04
Hyderabad | India
Tatva Legal, a full service law firm having its offices across India in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Gurgaon and Chennai. Firm areas of expertise include private equity and mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, corporate advisory & Real Estate.
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