GRI Offices & Parks India
23 April, 2020
Mumbai, TBC
EVENT MANAGERS
Pedro Nicolau
Partner | Global Head of Infrastructure & Portfolio Director for India
GRI Club
+55 (11) 2888-2311
Anubha
Anubha Garg
Club Director, IndiaGRI Club
Anubha manages a wide portfolio of the GRI India Club and shares responsibility for curating and delivering GRI engagements for the Indian market incl. conferences as well as member-exclusive club meetings.
She has over 10 years of professional experience in hard-core B2B Business Development roles across sundry industries such as: ATL and BTL Marketing solutions, Food and Facilities Management, Events and Sponsorships, and has worked with with large, established brands and start-ups alike.
She holds a Global Dual MBA degree in International Marketing and Strategy and a Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering.
Pedro Nicolau
Pedro Nicolau
Partner | Global Head of Infrastructure & Portfolio Director for India
GRI Club
+55 (11) 2888-2311
Pedro Nicolau is the global head of Infrastructure of the GRI Club, which brings together the core players in both this sector and the real estate industry in more than 20 countries. He manages the entire platform of conferences and member-exclusive activities active in infrastructure sectors worldwide. He is also in charge of the club division focused on real estate in India.
A multicultural professional, Pedro has an extensive network of global relationships and a broad experience in the transportation infrastructure, mobility, sanitation and events industries. He holds a degree in Foreign Affairs from the renowned Brazilian university Unesp.
A multicultural professional, Pedro has an extensive network of global relationships and a broad experience in the transportation infrastructure, mobility, sanitation and events industries. He holds a degree in Foreign Affairs from the renowned Brazilian university Unesp.
Priya
Priya Mathias
Country Head - India, Real EstateGRI Club
Puneet
Puneet Alag Singh
Club Director, IndiaGRI Club
SOME PARTICIPANTS OF THE LAST EDITION
Aditya Virwani
Embassy
Alok Aggarwal
Brookfield Properties
Ambar Maheshwari
Indiabulls AMC
Amit Grover
DLF India
Anita Kataria
Raheja Universal
Avinash Sule
Qatar Investment Authority
Avnish Singh
Tishman Speyer
Bhairav Dalal
PwC
Chanakya Chakravarti
Ivanhoé Cambridge
G Abhinav Reddy
GAR Corp
Hari Krishna V
CPPIB India Investment Advisors
Juggy Marwaha
JLL Mumbai
Karan Virwani
WeWork
Kaushik Desai
Walton Street
Krishna Kumar
IL&FS Investment Managers
Nipun Sahni
Apollo Global Management - India
Niranjan Hiranandani
Hiranandani Group of Companies
Raj Menda
RMZ Corp
Ramashrya Yadav
ECL Finance
Ravinder Pal Singh
DELL
Ravindra Chamaria
Infinity Infotech Parks
Ritesh Vohra
Investcorp
Rohtas Goel
Omaxe
Ron Bakker
PLP Architecture
Sahil Vachani
Max Ventures & Industries
Sanjay Dutt
Tata Realty & Infrastructure Limited
Sanjay Hinduja
Shapoorji Pallonji Finance
Sidharth Menda
COWRKS
Srini Sriniwasan
Kotak Investments Advisors
Sumit Chowdhury
GAIA Smart Cities
Sunir Ramchandani
ICICI Bank
Vinamra Srivastava
Ascendas-Singbridge India
Aditya
Aditya Virwani
COOEmbassy
Aditya, a dynamic young professional is one of the heirs and the COO of Embassy Group, one of India’s largest property developers.
Aditya has been exposed to the world of Real estate and Property development from a very
early age of 15 years. He is keenly involved with the strategy & operations of the Group and its diversified businesses, along with his father Mr. Jitu Virwani, Chairman and MD of Embassy Property Developments Ltd.
Prior to joining Embassy, Aditya interned with an NGO Episcopal and a start-up called Brevitas, an off market commercial real estate platform in San Francisco. Aditya studied Business Administration at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and University of San Francisco (USF).
Alok
Alok Aggarwal
Managing Director and CEOBrookfield Properties
Alok is CEO, India Office Businesses, Brookfield in India, which at present includes 16.8 MSF assets in five IT / ITES SEZ across NCR and Kolkata, Powai 4.2 MSF and Equinox with 1.25 MSF. In this role he is heading all aspects of the business including operations, construction and leasing of ~22.25 mn sq ft.
Alok has over three decades of experience in deal sourcing, evaluation, closing & asset management across asset classes and has played principal role in investments across residential, commercial, warehousing & mixed-use developments. Prior to joining Brookfield, he has also worked with Milestone Capital Partners, wherein he spearheaded many funds with an investment of Rs 3000 cr in the real estate development, mezzanine and REIT
Ambar
Ambar Maheshwari
CEO, Private Equity FundsIndiabulls AMC
Ambar looks after the Private Equity business with a focus on Real estate at Indiabulls AMC. 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”.
Amit
Amit Grover
Director - Office BusinessDLF India
Is seasoned Commercial RE professional with 22+ years experience in key positions at C&W, Citibank, CBRE & DLF. He grew DLF’s Office Business from 1.5 mn sft in 2003 to ~30 mn sft portfolio today across Gurgaon, Chennai, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Noida & Pune. As Director & P&L Head-DLF Office Business South, East & West India, he is driving leadership role inLeasing & Operations, to establish best practices & excellence with higher Safety Standards, Compliances, Sustainable building solutions, customer experience & technical innovations. Worked closely with architects to design DLF Cyber Park Gurgaon. Is now working on designing & developing new age office parks & amenities in Chennai & Hyderabad for about 8-10 mn sft.
Anita
Anita Kataria
Sr. Vice President - SalesRaheja Universal
With a bachelor of law from Mumbai University, Anita Kataria, is the Senior Vice President – Sales, at Raheja Universal, and also a part of the Raheja Universal Core Team.
Anita has an overall experience of over 31 years in Realty Industry. She has been a catalyst in establishing the company’s overseas sales network way back in 1987 and spearheading it for 28 years.
As a leader she has been credited with revolutionizing the sales, of both commercial and residential projects, for the organization.
If behind every successful man, there is a woman, then it’s needless to say that behind every successful woman is her undeterred spirit. And true to this is Anita Kataria’s success story.
Avinash
Avinash Sule
DirectorQatar Investment Authority
Avinash has been associated with the Qatar Investment Authority (Advisory Pvt Ltd) for the past 9 years, heading their India Office. He leads the investment efforts in Private Equity and Public Equities across sectors and has been actively involved in Real Estate investment strategies such as residential equity, debt and commercial office.
Avnish
Avnish Singh
MD & Country Head IndiaTishman Speyer
Mr. Singh has overall responsibility for Tishman Speyer in India and is based in Gurgaon. He joined Tishman Speyer in 2010 as Head of Acquisitions from GE Capital Real Estate where he was responsible for the development and execution of GE Real Estate’s India equity and debt investing platform, encompassing equity joint ventures with local partners, construction financing and corporate loans to developers. From 2003 to 2006, he was with Jones Lang LaSalle’s Asia Capital Markets team based in Singapore, responsible for cross-border equity investing advisory in India and Southeast Asia.
Bhairav
Bhairav Dalal
Partner and Leader - Real Estate TaxPwC
Bhairav Dalal is a Partner in the Tax & Regulatory Practice. He has a varied experience in advising Indian and multinational groups in the area of Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Equity.
He has over 13++ years of post qualification experience in transaction and tax advisory services. Over the last ten years his focus has been Real Estate.Bhairav has also advised Real Estate companies on complex projects involving tax optimisation strategies, investment structuring and group restructuring. Given his experience, he has been extensively involved in the REIT / InvIT discussions in the industry and regulators as well.
He has handled diverse assignments in the transaction and corporate restructuring space.
Chanakya
Chanakya Chakravarti
Managing Director, India, Growth MarketsIvanhoé Cambridge
Chanakya (Chan) Chakravarti is responsible for implementing, in his territory, the investment and asset-management strategies outlined in Ivanhoé Cambridge’s annual business plan and strategic plan. He works closely with the Growth Markets team and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to put in place and consolidate strategic partnerships for major projects in India. Mr. Chakravarti is a seasoned manager with more than 27 years of experience, including over 20 years in real estate, investment and development. Before joining Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2018, he was Managing Director, Global Alternatives, Asia, at J.P. Morgan Chase. Chan has previously held country management roles at Actis Capital and Cushman & Wakefield.
G
G Abhinav Reddy
DirectorGAR Corp
Mr. G. Abhinav Ram Reddy is the Executive Director of GAR Corporation Pvt. Ltd, a leading Hyderabad based owner of commercial office parks. Mr. Reddy is presently managing and developing various companies that are engaged in commercial real estate asset creation. Mr. Reddy has also been instrumental in creating long-term partnerships with several MNC’s linked to the infrastructure facilities for IT & ITES companies.
GAR is currently on track to create an asset base of 12 million square feet in the Office Parks segment by 2020.
Hari
Hari Krishna V
Director - Real Estate InvestmentsCPPIB India Investment Advisors
Hari is responsible for real estate investments for CPPIB in India. Prior to joining CPPIB in October 2014, Hari was a founding director at Kotak Investment Advisors in India for nearly 10 years. Kotak is one of the leading property fund managers in India with aggregate assets of over US$1 billion. Prior to Kotak, Hari also worked with JLL and CB Richard Ellis in India in various functions such as corporate finance and advisory. He holds a Masters in Finance from University of Delhi and is a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, UK.
Juggy
Juggy Marwaha
Executive Managing DirectorJLL Mumbai
Juggy Marwaha has over 26 years of experience in the organised Real Estate sector of the country. Be it planning, executing or leasing of over 12 million sq.ft., managing occupiers of global repute whilst at RMZ or spearheading successful growth for JLL South India, he has been a leader since the inception of the industry. In his present role as Executive Managing Director at JLL India, he spearheads initiatives in the Capital Markets and Land & Development Services business which is seeing a continued surge and institutional investor interest. A maverick leader who leads alternative thinking adopts an avant-garde approach to deal structuring. Lives by the motto of ‘Relationships for life’.
Karan
Karan Virwani
CWeOWeWork
Karan has been instrumental in bringing WeWork, a NYC based collaborative workspace giant & the 5th largest start-up in the world to India. With a passion for entrepreneurship & a degree in Business Administration (Kent University), his responsibilities include driving growth for the new venture, vision & strategy, as he aims to democratize the collaborative workspace in India. Being a dynamic thought leader, Karan has also gained knowledge working as the EA to Chief MD at the Embassy Group. Further, he has also tasted success in the hospitality wing as the co-founder of two companies, Lounge Hospitality and Lounge E-comm, and the launch of two successful restaurants in Bangalore, Sanchez & Singkong, along with the food delivery app Entrée
Kaushik
Kaushik Desai
Executive DirectorWalton Street
Kaushik Desai is currently Executive Director of Walton Street India, handling key relationships with investors, funds, intermediaries and developers. He is responsible for helping evaluate new investment opportunities and instrumental in reviewing and advising on transaction structures. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary and has a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the Mumbai University.
Krishna
Krishna Kumar
CEOIL&FS Investment Managers
Mr Krishna Kumar has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services and infrastructure business. His focus is in private equity, project finance and financial structuring. He has led and advised marquee infrastructure transactions including Gujarat Pipavav Port, IL&FS Transportation, Ramky Enviro Engineers and Maharashtra Natural Gas. He joined the IL&FS Group in 1995 and is one of the founding members of the IL&FS Private Equity practice. He is also the founding member & Principal of the SCI Asia Fund which closed on US$ 658 mn in December 2009. In his present role he leads an investment team of 45 professionals.
Nipun
Nipun Sahni
Partner and Head of Real EstateApollo Global Management - India
Nipun joined Apollo in 2015 in AGRE Delhi and is responsible for Real Estate Investments in India. Prior to that time, Nipun was the Founder of Rezone Investment Advisors from March 2011 to April 2015. Prior to that, Nipun was a Managing Director in the Real Estate Investment Group at Merrill Lynch from 2006 to 2010. Prior that Nipun was a Managing Director at GE Capital, India. Nipun currently serves on the advisory boards of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in India. Nipun previously served on the APREA & USIBC Committees. Nipun graduated in Commerce from Delhi University with a B.Com. degree and received his Masters degree in Finance from the MFC Program at University of Delhi.
Niranjan
Niranjan Hiranandani
Co-Founder & MDHiranandani Group of Companies
Niranjan Hiranandani is arguably, India’s ‘builder extraordinaire’, the person credited with changing Mumbai’s skyline. Niranjan Hiranandani has virtually revolutionized the real estate industry in the country. Since then, the Hiranandani Group has come a long way and is recognized for their modern state of the art mixed used township projects in Powai & Thane, both of which have become preferred residential and commercial locations in and around Mumbai. Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani is a Business Leader with a combination of qualities like sharp professional business acumen, concerned citizen with social awareness, Industry leader with up to date knowledge, and above all, ensuring that the company gives value to every Customer.
Raj
Raj Menda
Corporate ChairmanRMZ Corp
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
Ramashrya
Ramashrya Yadav
CEOECL Finance
Mr. Ram Yadav is the CEO of Edelweiss Real Estate Advisory Practice which is a part of the diversified Edelweiss Group. Ram is Harvard Business Alumnus with over 15 years industry experience in Real Estate. He has held several leadership positions in areas of Finance, Strategy and Business Leadership with organizations such as Orbit Corporation Ltd and Shapoorji Pallonji Ltd.
Ravinder
Ravinder Pal Singh
Director Digital TransformationDELL
Ravinder Pal Singh is a Senior Industry Consultant and Evangelist in Digital Transformation, IoT and Smart Connected economies. Ravinder has more than 21 years’ experience in the business & technology consulting, Enterprise Architecture and solutions mainly in the areas of Industry vertical solutions (IoT, Smart Cities, Real Estate, Healthcare, Education, Media, Manufacturing, etc.), Data center, Collaboration and network technology Solutions. Ravinder has managed several roles mainly in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture & design, Project & Program management, Service delivery and services Management.
Ravindra
Ravindra Chamaria
Chairman & MDInfinity Infotech Parks
Armed with invaluable life experiences, a passion for enterprise & the ability to create winning collaborations, Ravindra Chamaria has been at the helm of pioneering Smart, Green & marquee RE projects in Eastern India, particularly Kolkata under his corporate banner, Infinity. ‘Think Tank,’ his first project in Kolkata, went on to catalyze the IT industry in Salt Lake & continues to be a landmark. Having built 6 million sq ft, he is currently developing an iconic temple township, ‘Krishna Bhumi’ in Vrindavan. Ravindra Chamaria is a keen philanthropist & is closely attached to several not-for profit organisations such as Akshaya Patra, Anant Education, Vidya Bharti & Institute of Neurosciences.
Ritesh
Ritesh Vohra
Partner & Head - Real EstateInvestcorp
Ritesh has been a financier, advisor and entrepreneur over the course of his real estate career, and has been associated with a number of property developments across India.
He moved to Investcorp in early 2019 as a result of its acquisition of IDFC Alternatives’ Real Estate platform, and heads the real estate funds management business for India. Prior to Investcorp, Ritesh worked as a Partner with IDFC Alternatives and previously as an MD at real estate fund manager Saffron Advisors.
He has been a past member of the CII National Committee on Real Estate. He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, United Kingdom (RICS).
Rohtas
Rohtas Goel
Chairman & MDOmaxe
Rohtas Goel, Chairman and Managing Director-Omaxe Ltd., is a leading name in the real estate industry in India. Rohtas founded Omaxe 25years back and has steered the group to an unprecedented height. In 2007, Omaxe got listed on Indian bourses (BSE and NSE) and within a short span, the company emerged as one of the largest real estate companies marked by some renowned and highly appreciated projects. Omaxe has delivered over 101 million sq. ft. in both real estate and construction contracting and the group is presently executing 39 real estate projects across various verticals. Today, the group has its presence in 27 cities and 8 states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi.
Ron
Ron Bakker
Founding PartnerPLP Architecture
Ron co-founded PLP Architecture and brings his European sensibilities to a diverse range of projects across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, India and China. He also brings an Anglo-American enthusiasm back to projects in his native Netherland, where he has led the design and construction of many well-known public and commercial projects, such as Provinciehuis Zuid-Holland, De Hoftoren, The 1990s refurbishment and extension of the WTC in Amsterdam and the Amstelcampus, as well as various masterplanning commissions. Ron has much experience with tall mixed-use buildings and a particular interest in the architectural techniques that influence the qualities of gathering places in our cities and buildings together with new technologies
Sahil
Sahil Vachani
Managing Director & CEOMax Ventures & Industries
Mr. Sahil Vachani is Managing Director of MVIL. He has diverse experience across various sectors including consumer durables and real estate. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in management sciences from the University of Warwick, U.K., which he completed in 2003. He started his career as an investment banker with Citigroup in London where he worked on mergers and acquisitions across the Middle East and Africa region. In the year 2004, he joined Dixon Technologies, a consumer appliance manufacturing firm, as Business Head and set up new verticals across multiple locations. In the year 2006, Mr. Vachani ventured into new entrepreneurial opportunities – setting up a trading and IT business in Pakistan and also an online educational startup.
Sanjay
Sanjay Dutt
MD & CEOTata Realty & Infrastructure Limited
Sanjay has over 24 years of experience in the real estate sector.
Sanjay was previously the CEO of Ascendas-Singbridge’s India Operations and Private
Funds. He was responsible for creating a positive cultural change enabling accelerated
growth through acquisitions of 5 new opportunities and redevelopment of existing
parks adding 16 million sft. in less than 2 years. His role included green field
developments and asset management business spread across 5 cities in India with over
13 million sft of predominantly IT SEZ/ Parks. He also managed an 1100 acre Industrial
Township and assisted the Group with the acquisition of 1700 acres start up area in the
new capital city of Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.
Sanjay
Sanjay Hinduja
CEO & MDShapoorji Pallonji Finance
Mr sanjay Hinduja has experience of more than 2 decades in Financial sector in India and in US with Merill Lynch and co. He has successfully built relationship with co-leaders and syndicated business in excess of additional Rs 2000 crs. Nurtured key business groups and real estate developers in India, with other key players in the market including NBFCs, Banks, Mutual Funds, Insurance companies which are prime source of sell down and fee income. Raised leverage in excess of Rs 1000 crs from 18 Banks and MFs
Sidharth
Sidharth Menda
Founder & Vice ChairmanCOWRKS
Founded in 2016, CoWrks is the young entrepreneur's brainchild, on a mission to create India’s largest coworking community by 2017. Upon graduating from Bentley University (Boston, USA) Sidharth launched his career in real estate. With a fervour for real estate and technology, Sidharth observed that there is a huge disconnect between corporate workspaces and the modern workforce. This drove Sidharth to design coworking spaces that foster a community of like-minded individuals who would collaborate and connect with each other. He plans to establish over 300 centers globally and so far, he has achieved prolific success by adding Fortune 500s, SMEs, startups, freelancers and entrepreneurs to his extensive client list.
Srini
Srini Sriniwasan
CEO & Country HeadKotak Investments Advisors
S. Sriniwasan (Srini) heads Kotak Investment Advisors Limited (KIAL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank, since January 2017. Under Srini’s leadership, Kotak Realty Fund has scaled up to over US$1.47 billion in AUM, making it one of the largest real estate funds in India, and has successfully established a strong track record of profitable exits from investments. As one of the earliest fund managers to raise and invest capital in India’s alternate assets space, Srini has introduced significant financing, financial structuring and negotiating skills in the industry.
Srini holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Delhi University and an MBA from the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad.
Sumit
Sumit Chowdhury
Founder & CEOGAIA Smart Cities
Sumit is a global thought leader and CXO in the field of Smart Cities, Telecom, Information analytics and an Urban Design enthusiast. He is the Founder and CEO of Gaia Smart Cities. He has been a leader in several large, hyper-growth, multinational telecom and consulting companies in US, Australia & India like Reliance Jio, IBM, Reliance Communications, KPMG, and focused on technology based transformation of companies. He is futurist and entrepreneur - creating Digital and Phygital Solutions involving AI, ML, IoT, BlockChain and mobile technologies. He is a Visiting Faculty at Carnegie Mellon University (USA). He was the Program Director of Swachh Bharat Mission and IT Expert for several Smart Cities projects.
Sunir
Sunir Ramchandani
Business Head - Construction & RealtyICICI Bank
A Real Estate Finance Professional with diverse experience, Sunir has been with ICICI Group since 2001. Over the past 16 years, he has worked in various roles with the Mortgage Business, working on developer relations, corporate & branch linked business, credit underwriting, Risk Management etc. He also worked with the Real Estate Transaction Services team at ICICI HFC, and led the business to a manifold growth during his tenor with the team. He currently manages the Construction & Realty Funding Business and the RE Asset Evaluation & Monetisation Business for ICICI Bank.
Vinamra
Vinamra Srivastava
CEO Operations & Private FundsAscendas-Singbridge India
Vinamra oversees operations, business development, strategic planning and significantly contributes to expanding and enhancing the Ascendas-Singbridge Group’s portfolio of assets in the country. Vinamra was previously based in Singapore heading Group Corporate Strategy & Development. Prior to joining Ascendas-Singbridge, he has worked with firms like Roland Berger, Arthur D Little, Cisco Systems and BCG, leading projects across Singapore, India, South East Asia, Middle East, Europe and Africa. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Pune and a MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Some discussed themes at 2019
Past discussions
Finding & Deploying Capital - Where’s the profit yield sweet spot?
Attendees
Aloke BhuniyaAscendas Firstspace
Anshul SinghalOne Industrial Spaces
Avinash SuleQatar Investment Authority
Avnish SinghTishman Speyer
Deepak GoradiaDosti Realty
Dev SantaniBrookfield Asset Management
Hardeep SachdevaAZB & Partners
Hari Krishna VCPPIB India Investment Advisors
Kamal KhetanSunteck Realty
Kaushik DesaiWalton Street
Krishna KumarIL&FS Investment Managers
Nipun SahniApollo Global Management - India
Pravin AjmeraGodrej Properties
Shiv ParekhRaycon Infrastructures
CRE Investment Strategies - Aligning with the business big bucks or tenants too complicated to bother?
Attendees
Abdullah Rashed Jasem Al AbdooliAl Marjan Island
Abhishek GuptaCRE Matrix
Ambar MaheshwariIndiabulls AMC
Arnav GusainWeWork
Arshdeep SethiRMZ Corp
Balaji RaoAxis AMC Real Estate
Juggy MarwahaJLL Mumbai
Karthik KrishnaEverVantage
Mudit ParasharGVK Airport Developers Limited
Pramod KathuriaL&T Realty
Sahil VachaniMax Ventures & Industries
Shaji VarghesePNB Housing Finance Limited (PNBHFL)
Develop to Core - Smart strategy or an easy tease?
Attendees
Aditya ChellaramFeatherlite Developers
Aneesh SivakumarKKR India Asset Finance Private Limited
Ashank KothariBrookfield
Bhairav DalalPwC
Chanakya ChakravartiIvanhoé Cambridge
G Abhinav ReddyGAR Corp
Gaurav PuriGodrej Fund Management
Nilesh ParekhRaycon Infrastructures
Niranjan HiranandaniHiranandani Group of Companies
Rajeev PiramalPeninsula Land
Ramashrya YadavECL Finance
Ritesh VohraInvestcorp
Srini SriniwasanKotak Investments Advisors
Creating Sustainable Business Assets -Traditional vs Modern/ Fixed vs Flexible - A continuing dichotomy?
Attendees
Aditya GowraGowra Ventures
Anand MoorthyPropsAMC
Bharat D. IshiThe Kohinoor Group
George Elyas SaadMarjan Properties
J. Shyam RaoMy Home Group
Pradeep KumarSri Krishna Group
Rohtas GoelOmaxe
Shashank JainPwC
Sunir RamchandaniICICI Bank
Vipen BhatiaWardha IT Park
Vishal RatanghayraPlatinum Corp
Finding & Deploying Capital - Where’s the profit yield sweet spot?
Aloke Bhuniya
CEO
Ascendas Firstspace
Anshul Singhal
CEO
One Industrial Spaces
Avinash Sule
Director
Qatar Investment Authority
Avnish Singh
MD & Country Head India
Tishman Speyer
Deepak Goradia
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Dosti Realty
Dev Santani
Head-Special Opportunities and Credit
Brookfield Asset Management
Hardeep Sachdeva
Senior Partner
AZB & Partners
Hari Krishna V
Director - Real Estate Investments
CPPIB India Investment Advisors
Kamal Khetan
Chairman and Managing Director
Sunteck Realty
Kaushik Desai
Executive Director
Walton Street
Krishna Kumar
CEO
IL&FS Investment Managers
Nipun Sahni
Partner and Head of Real Estate
Apollo Global Management - India
Pravin Ajmera
Head of Business Development
Godrej Properties
Shiv Parekh
Director
Raycon Infrastructures
Aloke
Aloke Bhuniya
CEOAscendas Firstspace
Mr Aloke Bhuniya is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ascendas-Firstspace platform. Aloke brings with him 17 years of experience across Real Estate Investment & Development, Private Equity and M&A Transactions across industries in India.
Previously, Aloke has spent over 9 years in Everstone group, managing the various initiatives of the group in real estate, which included IndoSpace and Everstone Capital. As Managing Director of IndoSpace Capital Advisors, Aloke was responsible for investment to develop Industrial Real Estate in India. His responsibilities included identifying investment opportunities, monitoring developments, achieving financial closure and exiting projects after development and leasing.
Anshul
Anshul Singhal
CEOOne Industrial Spaces
Anshul Singhal, CEO of Embassy Industrial Parks, is spearheading the development of modern industrial and logistics warehousing spaces in close proximity to leading consumer and industrial centres across India. Anshul has over 12 years of leadership experience in the fields of Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Real Estate. This includes stints as a founding member & Director of JSW Severfield Structures Limited and previously founding CEO of JSW Building Systems Ltd. He is experienced in industry, trade, construction and international business transactions. Anshul enjoys the art of salesmanship and believes it to be his primary passion. He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Avinash
Avinash Sule
DirectorQatar Investment Authority
Avinash has been associated with the Qatar Investment Authority (Advisory Pvt Ltd) for the past 9 years, heading their India Office. He leads the investment efforts in Private Equity and Public Equities across sectors and has been actively involved in Real Estate investment strategies such as residential equity, debt and commercial office.
Avnish
Avnish Singh
MD & Country Head IndiaTishman Speyer
Mr. Singh has overall responsibility for Tishman Speyer in India and is based in Gurgaon. He joined Tishman Speyer in 2010 as Head of Acquisitions from GE Capital Real Estate where he was responsible for the development and execution of GE Real Estate’s India equity and debt investing platform, encompassing equity joint ventures with local partners, construction financing and corporate loans to developers. From 2003 to 2006, he was with Jones Lang LaSalle’s Asia Capital Markets team based in Singapore, responsible for cross-border equity investing advisory in India and Southeast Asia.
Deepak
Deepak Goradia
Vice Chairman & Managing DirectorDosti Realty
Holding a dual degree in Commerce and Law, he is the brain behind the architectural grandeur and beautiful landscapes of Dosti projects. His unique ideas, strategies and negotiation skills have earned him respect as the visionary of the group. He also promotes the future of real estate by being an active member of the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) and is now the Vice President. He is also selected as Honorary Treasurer in Credai National since April 2017. He encourages members of MCHI's youth wing to organise exhibitions, seminars, hold meetings with prominent personalities from the construction/real estate industry and participate in discussions with government officials about the realty sector.
Dev
Dev Santani
Head-Special Opportunities and CreditBrookfield Asset Management
Mr Dev Santani is a Senior Vice President with Brookfield Asset Management and heads the special opportunities and private credit business for Brookfield in the region. Dev is responsible for managing private equity and structured financing transactions across the international and domestic fund platform including residential real estate and also heads the third party fund “India Real Estate Opportunity Partners” (IREOP) in India. Mr Santani is responsible for overseeing several of the firm’s investments in India and managing the Joint venture partner relationships in the region. He has been a part of the Brookfield India team since January 2014.
Hardeep
Hardeep Sachdeva
Senior PartnerAZB & Partners
Hardeep Sachdeva is a Senior Partner at AZB & Partners with more than 24 years’ experience, he advises Indian as well as international clients and is consistently rated as India’s leading corporate and M&A lawyer. Hardeep advises across several sectors, including real estate, retail, hospitality, industrial parks, SEZs, e-commerce, education, technology, infrastructure, alcoholic beverages and others. Hardeep has been advising in M&A and PE transactions in such sectors and has done some pioneering work in these areas. Hardeep has been actively advising on various private equity investments and other financing transactions, including listed debt securities within and outside India, in both listed and unlisted companies.
Hari
Hari Krishna V
Director - Real Estate InvestmentsCPPIB India Investment Advisors
Hari is responsible for real estate investments for CPPIB in India. Prior to joining CPPIB in October 2014, Hari was a founding director at Kotak Investment Advisors in India for nearly 10 years. Kotak is one of the leading property fund managers in India with aggregate assets of over US$1 billion. Prior to Kotak, Hari also worked with JLL and CB Richard Ellis in India in various functions such as corporate finance and advisory. He holds a Masters in Finance from University of Delhi and is a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, UK.
Kamal
Kamal Khetan
Chairman and Managing DirectorSunteck Realty
Kamal Khetan, CMD Sunteck Realty Ltd. is a first generation entrepreneur who founded the Group in 2000. His vision is depicted in being the foremost to anticipate an opportunity in the premium residential space of 4 acres in India’s most promising commercial hub - Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. These high end properties of BKC today hosts the top business honchos making it one of the most prestigious and Iconic project in the country. Mr.Khetan has also identified places like Goregaon & Airoli and invested to develop spaces to cater the needs of the customers. Under his Leadership, Sunteck Realty today manages a development portfolio catering to the ultra-luxurious and Premium segment of over 23 mn.sq.ft spread across 25 projects.
Kaushik
Kaushik Desai
Executive DirectorWalton Street
Kaushik Desai is currently Executive Director of Walton Street India, handling key relationships with investors, funds, intermediaries and developers. He is responsible for helping evaluate new investment opportunities and instrumental in reviewing and advising on transaction structures. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary and has a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the Mumbai University.
Krishna
Krishna Kumar
CEOIL&FS Investment Managers
Mr Krishna Kumar has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services and infrastructure business. His focus is in private equity, project finance and financial structuring. He has led and advised marquee infrastructure transactions including Gujarat Pipavav Port, IL&FS Transportation, Ramky Enviro Engineers and Maharashtra Natural Gas. He joined the IL&FS Group in 1995 and is one of the founding members of the IL&FS Private Equity practice. He is also the founding member & Principal of the SCI Asia Fund which closed on US$ 658 mn in December 2009. In his present role he leads an investment team of 45 professionals.
Nipun
Nipun Sahni
Partner and Head of Real EstateApollo Global Management - India
Nipun joined Apollo in 2015 in AGRE Delhi and is responsible for Real Estate Investments in India. Prior to that time, Nipun was the Founder of Rezone Investment Advisors from March 2011 to April 2015. Prior to that, Nipun was a Managing Director in the Real Estate Investment Group at Merrill Lynch from 2006 to 2010. Prior that Nipun was a Managing Director at GE Capital, India. Nipun currently serves on the advisory boards of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in India. Nipun previously served on the APREA & USIBC Committees. Nipun graduated in Commerce from Delhi University with a B.Com. degree and received his Masters degree in Finance from the MFC Program at University of Delhi.
Pravin
Pravin Ajmera
Head of Business DevelopmentGodrej Properties
He had over 14 years of experience in investments, asset management and development across multiple real estate asset classes. Pravin is the head of BD at Godrej Properties and was earlier Executive Director at Everstone Capital Asia Pte Ltd. Mr. Ajmera joined Everstone Capital Management in 2011 and served as Executive Director in IndoSpace Capital Advisors. He also worked with Starwood Capital Group and TCG Real Estate.
Shiv
Shiv Parekh
DirectorRaycon Infrastructures
Shiv is an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Engineering Physics from Stanford University. He is a Director of Raycon Group and founder of WorkLoft based out of Mumbai, India. Raycon Group operates across India, Middle East and Germany having global partners including a joint venture with a multibillion dollar German Group - having interest in Shipping, Venture Fund and Real Estate Investment and Development. WorkLoft is a coworking space having startups, freelancers and SMEs as its clients. He has had stints at Citi and Stanford Management Company.
CRE Investment Strategies - Aligning with the business big bucks or tenants too complicated to bother?
Abdullah Rashed Jasem Al Abdooli
CEO
Al Marjan Island
Abhishek Gupta
CEO
CRE Matrix
Ambar Maheshwari
CEO, Private Equity Funds
Indiabulls AMC
Arnav Gusain
Head-Real Estate
WeWork
Arshdeep Sethi
Managing Director - Executive Management
RMZ Corp
Balaji Rao
Managing Partner
Axis AMC Real Estate
Juggy Marwaha
Executive Managing Director
JLL Mumbai
Karthik Krishna
Co-founder & Managing Partner
EverVantage
Mudit Parashar
Chief Financial Officer
GVK Airport Developers Limited
Pramod Kathuria
Head of Sales & Marketing
L&T Realty
Sahil Vachani
Managing Director & CEO
Max Ventures & Industries
Shaji Varghese
General Manager & Business Head
PNB Housing Finance Limited (PNBHFL)
Abdullah
Abdullah Rashed Jasem Al Abdooli
CEOAl Marjan Island
An experienced architect and urban planning expert, who has worked in senior leadership roles in government, Abdullah Rashed Jasem Al-Abdooli is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, the developer of Al Marjan Island, a master-planned mixed-use mega-development in Ras Al Khaimah, the United Arab Emirates.
Abhishek
Abhishek Gupta
CEOCRE Matrix
Abhishek Kiran Gupta is a software Engineer from Mumbai University and pursued his Master’s in Business Administration in USA. He headed Research at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) for 5+ years and headed Real Estate desk at Bank of America for 5 years. He also worked at Prudential (UK), Shcering Plough (USA) and Wrox International (UK) as market analysis / strategy roles.
Ambar
Ambar Maheshwari
CEO, Private Equity FundsIndiabulls AMC
Ambar looks after the Private Equity business with a focus on Real estate at Indiabulls AMC. 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”.
Arnav
Arnav Gusain
Head-Real EstateWeWork
Arnav leverages over two decades of experience in the Real Estate industry. His varied expertise covers key areas such as sales & marketing, acquisition, budget planning, account development, project planning and profitability, designing revenue generation, collections, procurement, interior project execution, and brand management. He is well versed in advanced leadership techniques and International practices, which he has proven through his abilities to optimise any portfolio. He has overseen successful implementation of various processes for new ventures and projects. He specializes in the areas of Commercial, Retail, Residential and Land Acquisitions.
Arshdeep
Arshdeep Sethi
Managing Director - Executive ManagementRMZ Corp
Arshdeep has 25 years of experience in Business Management. He has held strategic roles in various companies across industries such as RE, Telecom/Infrastructure & Insurance. Before, he played key roles with Bharti Enterprises, Max New York Life, Punj Lloyd & Colliers International. In 2004 Arshdeep joined RMZ and plays a key role in defining and implementing the strategic vision of the group. He has led various capital-raising and partnership initiatives with top PE & SWF. He has been instrumental in raising over USD 1 billion of foreign direct investment from these global investors. Additionally, he represents the RE industry during dialogues with governmental bodies with regard to the policies related to REIT and SEZ development.
Balaji
Balaji Rao
Managing PartnerAxis AMC Real Estate
Balaji Rao is a seasoned and highly respected professional in the Indian real estate industry. He has recently joined Axis AMC to head their real estate AIF vertical. Balaji has undertaken various functional roles and assumed leadership in business development, acquisitions, project execution, funding (both equity and debt) and divestments. Over his career spanning nearly 3 decades, Balaji has worked with several marquee real estate investors including, Sun Apollo, Starwood Capital, TCG Real Estate amongst others
Balaji is a rank-holding Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from IIM-Kolkata. He is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Juggy
Juggy Marwaha
Executive Managing DirectorJLL Mumbai
Juggy Marwaha has over 26 years of experience in the organised Real Estate sector of the country. Be it planning, executing or leasing of over 12 million sq.ft., managing occupiers of global repute whilst at RMZ or spearheading successful growth for JLL South India, he has been a leader since the inception of the industry. In his present role as Executive Managing Director at JLL India, he spearheads initiatives in the Capital Markets and Land & Development Services business which is seeing a continued surge and institutional investor interest. A maverick leader who leads alternative thinking adopts an avant-garde approach to deal structuring. Lives by the motto of ‘Relationships for life’.
Karthik
Karthik Krishna
Co-founder & Managing PartnerEverVantage
Karthik is a Managing Partner at EverVantage and overseas the Transaction Advisory and Leasing Verticals across asset classes.
Having completed transactions in over 50 cities and over 10 million sft. his expertise ranges across verticals and industries. Karthik has successfully executed a multitude of landmark transactions across retail, F&B, commercial office space and healthcare platforms. He specialises in complex transactions be it hospitality, commercial advisory, landmark land transactions or strategy. His power house of unique experiences in portfolio management for corporates, land owners and developers nationwide, gives EverVantage it’s strength across industries.
Mudit
Mudit Parashar
Chief Financial OfficerGVK Airport Developers Limited
Mudit Parashar has been with GVK for over 6 years. His role focuses on fund raising, M&A and Corporate Development and he has been actively involved in the group’s Airport business. Prior to joining GVK, Mudit spent over 13 years in Corporate Finance and Private Equity, primarily in Resources and Infrastructure sectors. His earlier roles were at Ernst & Young (EY), one of India’s leading M&A advisory firms, and at SUN Group, a leading principal investor and private equity fund manager in emerging markets. At EY, Mudit was a Partner in the firm’s M&A advisory practice. At SUN Group, he was responsible for SUN’s investments in the metals & mining sector globally. Mudit has done his Bachelors in Economics and Masters in Business Economics
Pramod
Pramod Kathuria
Head of Sales & MarketingL&T Realty
Pramod Kathuria, with almost two decades of experience in Leadership roles in Banking & Real Estate including experience in conceptualising, launching to transacting Commercial & Residential projects, IT Parks, SEZ, Investments and Retail Malls. IN current role as National Head for Sales, CRM & Marketing at L&T Realty looking after portfolio of IT Parks, Office buildings, SEZ (proposed), TOD (Transit oriented developments) in key cities Mumbai, NCR, Hyderabad and Bangalore. In previous assignment was HoD & Executive Vice President at Lodha Group. He is a member of RICS and actively contributes knowledge thru various associations and as speaker at industry events.
Sahil
Sahil Vachani
Managing Director & CEOMax Ventures & Industries
Mr. Sahil Vachani is Managing Director of MVIL. He has diverse experience across various sectors including consumer durables and real estate. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in management sciences from the University of Warwick, U.K., which he completed in 2003. He started his career as an investment banker with Citigroup in London where he worked on mergers and acquisitions across the Middle East and Africa region. In the year 2004, he joined Dixon Technologies, a consumer appliance manufacturing firm, as Business Head and set up new verticals across multiple locations. In the year 2006, Mr. Vachani ventured into new entrepreneurial opportunities – setting up a trading and IT business in Pakistan and also an online educational startup.
Shaji
Shaji Varghese
General Manager & Business HeadPNB Housing Finance Limited (PNBHFL)
Mr. Shaji Varghese has more than 17 years of experience in retail assets, liabilities and wealth management. He has been an integral contributor in setting up large successful businesses across geographies and managing high performance teams. His forte is retail distribution and managing sustainable and profitable business. Prior to this assignment, Shaji was the Senior Vice President and Business Head, Secured Assets at Indusind Bank. He has also handled assignments with leading financial institutions and banks like ABN AMRO Bank NV, ICICI Bank Ltd. and Transamerica Apple Distribution Finance Ltd. He holds Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) and Master’s degree in Management Science (MMS).
Develop to Core - Smart strategy or an easy tease?
Aditya Chellaram
Executive Director
Featherlite Developers
Aneesh Sivakumar
Principal
KKR India Asset Finance Private Limited
Ashank Kothari
Vice President
Brookfield
Bhairav Dalal
Partner and Leader - Real Estate Tax
PwC
Chanakya Chakravarti
Managing Director, India, Growth Markets
Ivanhoé Cambridge
G Abhinav Reddy
Director
GAR Corp
Gaurav Puri
Principal
Godrej Fund Management
Nilesh Parekh
Managing Director
Raycon Infrastructures
Niranjan Hiranandani
Co-Founder & MD
Hiranandani Group of Companies
Rajeev Piramal
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Peninsula Land
Ramashrya Yadav
CEO
ECL Finance
Ritesh Vohra
Partner & Head - Real Estate
Investcorp
Srini Sriniwasan
CEO & Country Head
Kotak Investments Advisors
Aditya
Aditya Chellaram
Executive DirectorFeatherlite Developers
Aditya holds over 5 years of Real Estate experience across India & US. Completed his BA in Business Economics at UCLA . Has worked at several household names in real estate namely, CBRE, JLL & The Wadhwa Group. After a year’s stint in CBRE in Industrial Leasing in Los Angeles, he joined a small property brokerage firm - Redwoods Projects in India to understand the Indian RE market. He then joined Featherlite Group’s Transaction team & handled the marketing as well of a few Chennai projects. Later, under the mentorship of Navin Makhija, MD-Wadhwa Group, he got exposure in land acquisition, finance, marketing & construction. He has rejoined Featherlite & is responsible for Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Liasoning, Finance & HR.
Aneesh
Aneesh Sivakumar
PrincipalKKR India Asset Finance Private Limited
Aneesh Sivakumar joined KKR in 2015 and is a Principal in KKR’s India real estate investment platform. He has over ten years of real estate investing experience in India. Prior to joining KKR, he was a Vice President in Kotak’s real estate fund. He holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and is a CFA holder.
Ashank
Ashank Kothari
Vice PresidentBrookfield
Ashank Kothari is Vice President at Brookfield in the Real Estate Investments team. He joined Brookfield’s Mumbai office in 2017 and is primarily focused on new real estate acquisitions in India. Prior to joining Brookfield, he worked at TPG Capital in New York. Ashank has over 6 years of real estate experience and has been involved in a wide range of investments across various strategies at the platform, portfolio and property levels. Ashank holds a B.Sc. in Commerce with honors from University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce.
Bhairav
Bhairav Dalal
Partner and Leader - Real Estate TaxPwC
Bhairav Dalal is a Partner in the Tax & Regulatory Practice. He has a varied experience in advising Indian and multinational groups in the area of Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Equity.
He has over 13++ years of post qualification experience in transaction and tax advisory services. Over the last ten years his focus has been Real Estate.Bhairav has also advised Real Estate companies on complex projects involving tax optimisation strategies, investment structuring and group restructuring. Given his experience, he has been extensively involved in the REIT / InvIT discussions in the industry and regulators as well.
He has handled diverse assignments in the transaction and corporate restructuring space.
Chanakya
Chanakya Chakravarti
Managing Director, India, Growth MarketsIvanhoé Cambridge
Chanakya (Chan) Chakravarti is responsible for implementing, in his territory, the investment and asset-management strategies outlined in Ivanhoé Cambridge’s annual business plan and strategic plan. He works closely with the Growth Markets team and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to put in place and consolidate strategic partnerships for major projects in India. Mr. Chakravarti is a seasoned manager with more than 27 years of experience, including over 20 years in real estate, investment and development. Before joining Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2018, he was Managing Director, Global Alternatives, Asia, at J.P. Morgan Chase. Chan has previously held country management roles at Actis Capital and Cushman & Wakefield.
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G Abhinav Reddy
DirectorGAR Corp
Mr. G. Abhinav Ram Reddy is the Executive Director of GAR Corporation Pvt. Ltd, a leading Hyderabad based owner of commercial office parks. Mr. Reddy is presently managing and developing various companies that are engaged in commercial real estate asset creation. Mr. Reddy has also been instrumental in creating long-term partnerships with several MNC’s linked to the infrastructure facilities for IT & ITES companies.
GAR is currently on track to create an asset base of 12 million square feet in the Office Parks segment by 2020.
Gaurav
Gaurav Puri
PrincipalGodrej Fund Management
Gaurav Puri is responsible for investment and asset management activities in select geographies for Godrej Fund Management. He has ~ 10 years of cross-functional experience, focussed on the real estate sector. He holds an M.B.A. (Finance) and B.E. from Delhi University.
Nilesh
Nilesh Parekh
Managing DirectorRaycon Infrastructures
Nilesh Parekh is the Founder and Managing Director of Raycon Group based out of
Mumbai, India. Raycon Group operates across India, Middle East and Germany
having global partners including a joint venture with a multibillion dollar German
Group – having interest in Shipping, Venture Fund and Real Estate Investment and
Development. Mr Parekh is a graduate in Law and a post graduate in business
management having more than thirty years of experience in real estate. He has given
various presentations on the industry including one at Stanford University-India
Conference.
Niranjan
Niranjan Hiranandani
Co-Founder & MDHiranandani Group of Companies
Niranjan Hiranandani is arguably, India’s ‘builder extraordinaire’, the person credited with changing Mumbai’s skyline. Niranjan Hiranandani has virtually revolutionized the real estate industry in the country. Since then, the Hiranandani Group has come a long way and is recognized for their modern state of the art mixed used township projects in Powai & Thane, both of which have become preferred residential and commercial locations in and around Mumbai. Mr. Niranjan Hiranandani is a Business Leader with a combination of qualities like sharp professional business acumen, concerned citizen with social awareness, Industry leader with up to date knowledge, and above all, ensuring that the company gives value to every Customer.
Rajeev
Rajeev Piramal
Vice Chairman & Managing DirectorPeninsula Land
Rajeev heads the real estate business of the Ashok Piramal Group. He completed his BBA from Baldwin Wallace College, Cleveland, USA. Joined Peninsula Land as a Director in 2001 & took over as the Vice Chairman in 2005. Under his leadership, he grew the firm into a multi city developer spread across 8 cities in 4 states. Delivered more than 7mn sft in residential, commercial and retail projects. Another 10mn sft is under construction in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Goa, Nashik and Lonavala. Rajeev also played a crucial part in the development of the first mall in India: Crossroads. Some of the other marquee projects led by him include: Peninsula Corporate Park, Peninsula Business Park, Peninsula Technopark, Ashok Towers & Ashok Gardens.
Ramashrya
Ramashrya Yadav
CEOECL Finance
Mr. Ram Yadav is the CEO of Edelweiss Real Estate Advisory Practice which is a part of the diversified Edelweiss Group. Ram is Harvard Business Alumnus with over 15 years industry experience in Real Estate. He has held several leadership positions in areas of Finance, Strategy and Business Leadership with organizations such as Orbit Corporation Ltd and Shapoorji Pallonji Ltd.
Ritesh
Ritesh Vohra
Partner & Head - Real EstateInvestcorp
Ritesh has been a financier, advisor and entrepreneur over the course of his real estate career, and has been associated with a number of property developments across India.
He moved to Investcorp in early 2019 as a result of its acquisition of IDFC Alternatives’ Real Estate platform, and heads the real estate funds management business for India. Prior to Investcorp, Ritesh worked as a Partner with IDFC Alternatives and previously as an MD at real estate fund manager Saffron Advisors.
He has been a past member of the CII National Committee on Real Estate. He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, United Kingdom (RICS).
Srini
Srini Sriniwasan
CEO & Country HeadKotak Investments Advisors
S. Sriniwasan (Srini) heads Kotak Investment Advisors Limited (KIAL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank, since January 2017. Under Srini’s leadership, Kotak Realty Fund has scaled up to over US$1.47 billion in AUM, making it one of the largest real estate funds in India, and has successfully established a strong track record of profitable exits from investments. As one of the earliest fund managers to raise and invest capital in India’s alternate assets space, Srini has introduced significant financing, financial structuring and negotiating skills in the industry.
Srini holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Delhi University and an MBA from the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad.
Creating Sustainable Business Assets -Traditional vs Modern/ Fixed vs Flexible - A continuing dichotomy?
Aditya Gowra
Managing Director
Gowra Ventures
Anand Moorthy
Founder & CEO
PropsAMC
Bharat D. Ishi
Head-Real Estate
The Kohinoor Group
George Elyas Saad
Sales and Marketing Director
Marjan Properties
J. Shyam Rao
Managing Director
My Home Group
Pradeep Kumar
Managing Director
Sri Krishna Group
Rohtas Goel
Chairman & MD
Omaxe
Shashank Jain
Partner&Leader Real Estate Deal Advisory
PwC
Sunir Ramchandani
Business Head - Construction & Realty
ICICI Bank
Vipen Bhatia
Director
Wardha IT Park
Vishal Ratanghayra
Partner
Platinum Corp
Aditya
Aditya Gowra
Managing DirectorGowra Ventures
An Engineering Graduate from Osmania University, he Hails from the illustrious business family of
GOWRA, a five decade old conglomerate having presence in diversified business verticals like
“Real Estate”, Pharma, Petrochemicals, Software Development, Engineers & Aerospace, Food
additives & Preservatives, Financial Services etc.
Aditya is a founding member of
“CREDAI “Hyderabad and has been the Treasurer since inception till last year, he was elected as
Vice-President. Aditya is active in Credai youth wing and always in the forefront in dialogues /
discussions with Govt. authorities / other players of building industry, and his insightful and pragmatic
contribution have influenced decision / policy making.
Anand
Anand Moorthy
Founder & CEOPropsAMC
16+ years of real estate experience in Advisory, Business Development, Asset Management and Investments with Developer, Retail, Entertainment, Real Estate Fund, NBFC and Private Banking in India. Invested & managed assets worth $400Mn with an annual average performance of 16%+ . Worked with RBS Private Banking, Karvy, E-City Ventures, ILF&S-Milestone, Globus Store & Essel Group in India.
Bharat
Bharat D. Ishi
Head-Real EstateThe Kohinoor Group
The Real Estate Division of The Kohinoor Group is under the leadership of Mr. Bharat Ishi, a real estate veteran with over 27 years of rich industry experience across companies like Ackruti City Ltd. (Hubtown Ltd.), Mukand Ltd. and Mumbai University. A Civil Engineering Graduate from VJTI Engineering Institute, Mr. Ishi has also been a prominent member of the team that won the UNESCO Award (for Restoration of Grade-I Heritage Structures) and completed Mass Housing projects for CIDCO. Kohinoor Group currently has ~4 million sft under construction and ~6 million sft under planning.
George
George Elyas Saad
Sales and Marketing DirectorMarjan Properties
George Saad is the Sale and Marketing Director of Marjan, the master-developer of freehold developments in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, with responsibility for attracting real estate foreign director investments and position the emirates of Ras Al Khaimah as leading real estate, tourism and investment destination. Prior to joining Marjan, he worked in various senior sales and marketing positions at Dubai World, TECOM investments member of Dubai Holding and Emirates. George holds a Master degree from Manchester Business School.
J.
J. Shyam Rao
Managing DirectorMy Home Group
Mr. Shyam Rao is the Managing Director of My Home Constructions. He is a Post Graduate in Accounting & Finance from Manchester University, UK. He has diverse experience across various sectors including Cement, Finance & real estate. He started his career in 2006 with A.M REDDY & CO in Auditing role and joined Directors board of My Home Industries; cement vertical of My Home Group in 2009 as Whole Time Director. In 2010 he joined My Home Constructions Pvt. Ltd as Executive director. Now, the Managing Director of the company which regarded as the most preferred real-estate developer in Hyderabad. A visionary individual and a future leader Mr. Shyam Rao played vital role in launching prestigious project with Built up area of 25million sft.
Pradeep
Pradeep Kumar
Managing DirectorSri Krishna Group
Pradeep Kumar, is Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Sri Krishna Group of Companies which has businesses spread in different countries worldwide. The Group has its corporate hub in Hyderabad, India with its branches in USA, and Hong Kong. He was the Ex- Chairman of the Indo American Chamber of Commerce–Hyderabad Chapter during 2005 - 06. A commerce graduate, a business professional and a visionary who believes in action, he was a pioneer to introduce the “ready to occupy, completely furnished apartments” concept in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Pradeep has travelled extensively across the globe researching new ideas in all relevant fields within the companies’ interest and then integrating, adopting and expanding those ideas.
Rohtas
Rohtas Goel
Chairman & MDOmaxe
Rohtas Goel, Chairman and Managing Director-Omaxe Ltd., is a leading name in the real estate industry in India. Rohtas founded Omaxe 25years back and has steered the group to an unprecedented height. In 2007, Omaxe got listed on Indian bourses (BSE and NSE) and within a short span, the company emerged as one of the largest real estate companies marked by some renowned and highly appreciated projects. Omaxe has delivered over 101 million sq. ft. in both real estate and construction contracting and the group is presently executing 39 real estate projects across various verticals. Today, the group has its presence in 27 cities and 8 states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi.
Shashank
Shashank Jain
Partner&Leader Real Estate Deal AdvisoryPwC
Shashank is a Transaction Services (TS) Partner, and focused on Real Estate Sector for PwC India, based out of Mumbai, India. He has over 15 years of professional experience in financial due diligence (both buy side and vendor assistance), valuations and preparation and review of financial projections/business plans, etc. He was been involved in significant number of cross border transactions, both outbound (especially in the US and Europe) and inbound investments in India on behalf of both strategic and financial investors. He has demonstrated an in depth understanding of the keys to successfully serve the sophisticated requirements of financial and strategic buyers. Shashank has been working in the Real Sector for almost over a decade.
Sunir
Sunir Ramchandani
Business Head - Construction & RealtyICICI Bank
A Real Estate Finance Professional with diverse experience, Sunir has been with ICICI Group since 2001. Over the past 16 years, he has worked in various roles with the Mortgage Business, working on developer relations, corporate & branch linked business, credit underwriting, Risk Management etc. He also worked with the Real Estate Transaction Services team at ICICI HFC, and led the business to a manifold growth during his tenor with the team. He currently manages the Construction & Realty Funding Business and the RE Asset Evaluation & Monetisation Business for ICICI Bank.
Vipen
Vipen Bhatia
DirectorWardha IT Park
Mr. Vipen C. Bhatia born in Faridabad in 1962. He completed his Graduation in the year 1982 with commerce background. After Graduation he is into his family business. He is one of the leading industrialists of Faridabad (Haryana). He is the Executive Director of C. Dass Group of Companies. The Roots MAHARANI PAINTS PVT. LTD (Wardha IT park Project). MAHARANI INNOVATIVE PAINTS PVT. LTD. VAMANI OVERSEAS PVT. LTD. JAIPUR CRAFTS PVT. LTD.
Vishal
Vishal Ratanghayra
PartnerPlatinum Corp
Vishal Ratanghayra is the Founder and Promoter of Platinum Corp. An Architect by qualification, Vishal has over 15 years of hands-on experience in the Real Estate Industry. His vision and strong interpersonal and leadership skills have been instrumental in establishing Platinum Corp. as a new age Real Estate Developer focused on undertaking residential redevelopment projects and delivering smart yet affordable homes in prime locations across Mumbai.
Last year's attendees include
Abdullah
Abdullah Rashed Jasem Al Abdooli
CEOAl Marjan Island
An experienced architect and urban planning expert, who has worked in senior leadership roles in government, Abdullah Rashed Jasem Al-Abdooli is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, the developer of Al Marjan Island, a master-planned mixed-use mega-development in Ras Al Khaimah, the United Arab Emirates.
Abhishek
Abhishek Gupta
CEOCRE Matrix
Abhishek Kiran Gupta is a software Engineer from Mumbai University and pursued his Master’s in Business Administration in USA. He headed Research at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) for 5+ years and headed Real Estate desk at Bank of America for 5 years. He also worked at Prudential (UK), Shcering Plough (USA) and Wrox International (UK) as market analysis / strategy roles.
Aditya
Aditya Chellaram
Executive DirectorFeatherlite Developers
Aditya holds over 5 years of Real Estate experience across India & US. Completed his BA in Business Economics at UCLA . Has worked at several household names in real estate namely, CBRE, JLL & The Wadhwa Group. After a year’s stint in CBRE in Industrial Leasing in Los Angeles, he joined a small property brokerage firm - Redwoods Projects in India to understand the Indian RE market. He then joined Featherlite Group’s Transaction team & handled the marketing as well of a few Chennai projects. Later, under the mentorship of Navin Makhija, MD-Wadhwa Group, he got exposure in land acquisition, finance, marketing & construction. He has rejoined Featherlite & is responsible for Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Liasoning, Finance & HR.
Aditya
Aditya Gowra
Managing DirectorGowra Ventures
An Engineering Graduate from Osmania University, he Hails from the illustrious business family of
GOWRA, a five decade old conglomerate having presence in diversified business verticals like
“Real Estate”, Pharma, Petrochemicals, Software Development, Engineers & Aerospace, Food
additives & Preservatives, Financial Services etc.
Aditya is a founding member of
“CREDAI “Hyderabad and has been the Treasurer since inception till last year, he was elected as
Vice-President. Aditya is active in Credai youth wing and always in the forefront in dialogues /
discussions with Govt. authorities / other players of building industry, and his insightful and pragmatic
contribution have influenced decision / policy making.
Aloke
Aloke Bhuniya
CEOAscendas Firstspace
Mr Aloke Bhuniya is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ascendas-Firstspace platform. Aloke brings with him 17 years of experience across Real Estate Investment & Development, Private Equity and M&A Transactions across industries in India.
Previously, Aloke has spent over 9 years in Everstone group, managing the various initiatives of the group in real estate, which included IndoSpace and Everstone Capital. As Managing Director of IndoSpace Capital Advisors, Aloke was responsible for investment to develop Industrial Real Estate in India. His responsibilities included identifying investment opportunities, monitoring developments, achieving financial closure and exiting projects after development and leasing.
Ambar
Ambar Maheshwari
CEO, Private Equity FundsIndiabulls AMC
Ambar looks after the Private Equity business with a focus on Real estate at Indiabulls AMC. 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”.
Anand
Anand Moorthy
Founder & CEOPropsAMC
16+ years of real estate experience in Advisory, Business Development, Asset Management and Investments with Developer, Retail, Entertainment, Real Estate Fund, NBFC and Private Banking in India. Invested & managed assets worth $400Mn with an annual average performance of 16%+ . Worked with RBS Private Banking, Karvy, E-City Ventures, ILF&S-Milestone, Globus Store & Essel Group in India.
Aneesh
Aneesh Sivakumar
PrincipalKKR India Asset Finance Private Limited
Aneesh Sivakumar joined KKR in 2015 and is a Principal in KKR’s India real estate investment platform. He has over ten years of real estate investing experience in India. Prior to joining KKR, he was a Vice President in Kotak’s real estate fund. He holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and is a CFA holder.
Anshul
Anshul Singhal
CEOOne Industrial Spaces
Anshul Singhal, CEO of Embassy Industrial Parks, is spearheading the development of modern industrial and logistics warehousing spaces in close proximity to leading consumer and industrial centres across India. Anshul has over 12 years of leadership experience in the fields of Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Real Estate. This includes stints as a founding member & Director of JSW Severfield Structures Limited and previously founding CEO of JSW Building Systems Ltd. He is experienced in industry, trade, construction and international business transactions. Anshul enjoys the art of salesmanship and believes it to be his primary passion. He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Arnav
Arnav Gusain
Head-Real EstateWeWork
Arnav leverages over two decades of experience in the Real Estate industry. His varied expertise covers key areas such as sales & marketing, acquisition, budget planning, account development, project planning and profitability, designing revenue generation, collections, procurement, interior project execution, and brand management. He is well versed in advanced leadership techniques and International practices, which he has proven through his abilities to optimise any portfolio. He has overseen successful implementation of various processes for new ventures and projects. He specializes in the areas of Commercial, Retail, Residential and Land Acquisitions.
Arshdeep
Arshdeep Sethi
Managing Director - Executive ManagementRMZ Corp
Arshdeep has 25 years of experience in Business Management. He has held strategic roles in various companies across industries such as RE, Telecom/Infrastructure & Insurance. Before, he played key roles with Bharti Enterprises, Max New York Life, Punj Lloyd & Colliers International. In 2004 Arshdeep joined RMZ and plays a key role in defining and implementing the strategic vision of the group. He has led various capital-raising and partnership initiatives with top PE & SWF. He has been instrumental in raising over USD 1 billion of foreign direct investment from these global investors. Additionally, he represents the RE industry during dialogues with governmental bodies with regard to the policies related to REIT and SEZ development.
Ashank
Ashank Kothari
Vice PresidentBrookfield
Ashank Kothari is Vice President at Brookfield in the Real Estate Investments team. He joined Brookfield’s Mumbai office in 2017 and is primarily focused on new real estate acquisitions in India. Prior to joining Brookfield, he worked at TPG Capital in New York. Ashank has over 6 years of real estate experience and has been involved in a wide range of investments across various strategies at the platform, portfolio and property levels. Ashank holds a B.Sc. in Commerce with honors from University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce.
Avinash
Avinash Sule
DirectorQatar Investment Authority
Avinash has been associated with the Qatar Investment Authority (Advisory Pvt Ltd) for the past 9 years, heading their India Office. He leads the investment efforts in Private Equity and Public Equities across sectors and has been actively involved in Real Estate investment strategies such as residential equity, debt and commercial office.
Avnish
Avnish Singh
MD & Country Head IndiaTishman Speyer
Mr. Singh has overall responsibility for Tishman Speyer in India and is based in Gurgaon. He joined Tishman Speyer in 2010 as Head of Acquisitions from GE Capital Real Estate where he was responsible for the development and execution of GE Real Estate’s India equity and debt investing platform, encompassing equity joint ventures with local partners, construction financing and corporate loans to developers. From 2003 to 2006, he was with Jones Lang LaSalle’s Asia Capital Markets team based in Singapore, responsible for cross-border equity investing advisory in India and Southeast Asia.
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http://www.cowrks.com/
+91 88800 00220
Bangalore | Karnataka | India
CoWrks is India’s largest and fastest growing large-format coworking space provider. Established in 2016, it has become home to several leading entrepreneurs, a launch pad for startups and a work hub for millennials in large enterprises and Fortune 500 companies. Headquartered in Bangalore, CoWrks currently operates out of five cities, and is spread across 2 million sq. ft, with a community of over 23,000 members. CoWrks caters to all demographics of the workforce with an array of membership options, including flexible and dedicated desks, customizable private studios and even virtual membership. CoWrks is driven by data and technology, providing a sophisticated visitor management system, a private social networking app, digital meeting room booking, and more. With 24*7 access to select workstations, a sweeping gamut of amenities, and unique networking opportunities, the co-working space is creating a culture that boosts creativity, productivity, cross-collaboration &knowledge sharing
www.brookfield.com
+1 212 417 2504
New York | NY | USA
Asset Management
Brookfield is a global alternative asset manager with over US$ 350 billion of assets under management and has a history, of over 100 years, of owning and operating assets with a focus on property, infrastructure, renewable energy and private equity. Brookfield operates one of the largest real estate investment platforms in the world, managing over US$190 billion of real estate, across multiple asset classes, typically through industry-leading platforms that are dominant in their geography and sector.
Brookfield has been active in India since 2009 and has executed several investments. Presently, we are one of the largest owners and managers of commercial office properties in India spanning more than 25 million SF in tier I metro cities in India.
Colombo | Sri Lanka
Port City Colombo is a brand new city development built as an extension of the existing Colombo CBD with an initial investment of US$1.4billion and an expected US$15billion overall investment when completed. Spanning 269 hectares, it is a sea reclamation project joined to the current central business district. Port City Colombo is made up of 5 different precincts which comprises of Financial District, Central Park Living, International Island, The Marina and Island Living.
When completed, Port City Colombo is estimated to have some 5.65 million square metres of build up space, boasting some of the best in design in terms of Grade A offices, Medical Facilities, Educational Facilities, Integrated Resort, Marina, Retail Destinations, Hotels and various Lifestyle Developments. Using the latest sustainable city design and smart city concepts, Port City Colombo will be the hub of South Asia.
Marjan is the master-developer of freehold property in Ras Al Khaimah, responsible for path-breaking developments aimed at positioning Ras Al Khaimah as one of the region’s preferred lifestyle and investment hubs.
Mandated with developing waterfront, urban and mountain destinations that will add to the competitiveness of the emirate, Marjan’s strategic master-planning approach is to leverage Ras Al Khaimah’s natural assets and lay the foundations of the emirate’s future expansions.
Mandated with developing waterfront, urban and mountain destinations that will add to the competitiveness of the emirate, Marjan’s strategic master-planning approach is to leverage Ras Al Khaimah’s natural assets and lay the foundations of the emirate’s future expansions.
http://www.ascendas.com
+91 80 4188 0000
Ascendas-Singbridge Group is Asia’s leading sustainable urban development and business space solutions provider with Assets Under Management exceeding S$20 billion.
Jointly owned by Temasek Holdings and JTC Corporation through a 51:49 partnership, the Group undertakes urbanisation projects spanning townships, mixed-use developments and business/industrial parks. Headquartered in Singapore, Ascendas-Singbridge has projects in 28 cities across 9 countries in Asia, including Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea.
In India, Ascendas-Singbridge specialises in developing, managing and marketing IT parks, industrial & logistics parks, and integrated developments. Leveraging its strong track record and best practices in the region, Ascendas-Singbridge offers a level of service and quality to its tenants which stand way above the rest.
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
CREDBERG is a solution focused boutique investment bank that draws on its expertise in Real Assets and its global network to provide corporate finance solutions, asset brokerage and capital market services across all major real estate markets across India
http://evervantage.in/
+91 22 2282 8911
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
EverVantage is the merger of Disti Advisors, a leading financial advisory and Equa Consulting, a pan-India real estate consultancy.
The firm’s founders have a combined experience of over 25 years spanning markets across India. Having raised funds for over 100 projects, transacted over 18mn square ft. and
concluded over 50 hospitality transactions, we convert opportunity into value through our expertise in every aspect of real estate, be it funding, leasing, transactions, strategic or
hospitality advisory.
In everything we do, we at EverVantage believe in delivering exceptional quality and outstanding performance, and in creating real estate transactions of enduring value.
http://www.garcorp.in/
+91 40 23393703
Hyderabad | Telangana | India
The Group is a pioneer in the creation of commercial office parks in Hyderabad.
GAR Corp is widely renowned for its unique reputation of Build – Lease – Own -Operate model
which enables long term ownership of assets.
GAR Corp has a strong track record of servicing Global IT / ITes Clients and our facilities
currently cater to more than 60,000 employees working with the industry’s most stable and
marquee client base.
Presently, the Group is on track to create an asset base of 12 million square feet in the office
parks segment by 2020.
JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management. JLL, a Fortune 500 company, helps owners, users and real estate investors to achieve their business ambitions. JLL began operating in Latin America 25 years ago. Today, the company has 2,600 employees in the region, 13 corporate offices and operates in 19 countries.
http://maxestates.in/#1
+91 120 4743222
Noida | Uttar Pradesh | India
Established in 2016, Max Estates Limited is the real estate arm of the Max Group with the vision to bring the Group’s values of Sevabhav, Excellence and Credibility to the Indian real estate sector. The mission of Max Estates is to offer spaces for residential and commercial use with the utmost attention to detail, design and lifestyle. With a team consisting of engineers, architects, planners and specialists, and collaborations with global leaders in design, master planning, landscape and sustainability, Max Estates is committed to delivering a truly unique quality of excellence and lifestyle to all our customers. Max Estates is a subsidiary of Max Ventures and Industries Limited
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 2,36,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services.
Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com
In India, PwC has offices in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune.
For more information about PwC India’s service offerings, visit www.pwc.com/in
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Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
A leading Indian brand within Architectural Design and Spatial Planning, founded in Mumbai, Maharashtra in 2001dedicated to Creating Coherence in Societies of Tomorrow through Sustainability and Technology.
http://www.savills.in/
+91 95 3512 9604
Savills is India’s premier professional full-service International Property Consulting firm. With offices across Bangalore, Mumbai & Delhi NCR, it also serves clients across Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and Kolkata
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