Speaker Name : Padma Shri T.V. Mohandas Pai

About Speaker : In a career spanning over 35 years, Mohandas Pai has served in the areas of finance, accounting, information technology, human resources, education, corporate governance, social impact innovation, environmental conservation, policy formulation, heritage preservation, philanthropy, and the venture capital and startup ecosystem. He is currently the Chairman of Aarin Capital, Chairman of 3one4 Capital, Chairman of Manipal Global Education, Member of the Boards of Havells India, the Institute of Public Enterprises, and Ascendas Property Fund – the Trustee-Manager of Ascendas India Trust, Member of the Board of Governors of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), Governing Council Member of the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL) promoted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Chairman of the Regulatory and Financial Technology Committee of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), Chairman of the SEBI Primary Markets Advisory Committee (“PMAC”), and Founder-Trustee of the Akshaya Patra Foundation. He was awarded the Padma Shri award by the President of India in 2015 and the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2004.