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Infrastructure & Asset Finance Summit 2012 | Mumbai, India Brief Bios of speakers Day 1: Session 1| Asset Finance and Infrastructure Finance-Key to India’s Resurgence Mr. Sunil Kanoria | Vice Chairman, Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited Mr. Sunil Kanoria is the Co-founder and Vice Chairman of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited. Srei started its operations in 1989. With consolidated assets under management of over Rs. 33,330 crores, Srei is one of India’s leading private sector Non Banking Financial Institutions in the infrastructure space. Mr. Kanoria is also the Joint Managing Director of Srei BNP Paribas (Registered name: Srei Equipment Finance Private Limited), a 50:50 JV between Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited and BNP Paribas, France. He is currently the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Viom Networks Limited, a JV between Tata Teleservices and Quippo, a Srei Group enterprise. Viom is a pioneer in the Shared Passive Telecom Infrastructure industry in India. He conceptualized the brand ‘Quippo’. Be it launching the country's largest infrastructure equipment rental company or servicing the high growth verticals such as Construction, Oil & Gas, Telecom and Energy, under his guidance, brand Quippo has become a leading player in the industry. Mr. Kanoria takes active interest in the development of the international financial world. He has travelled around the world meeting potential investors to help Srei Group in attracting investments from multilateral and international funding agencies like BNP Paribas, IFC - Washington, DEG - Germany, FMO - Netherlands, BIO – Belgium, Finfund – Finland, Swedfund – Sweden, US Exim etc. He has been one of the vocal proponents of providing the NBFC industry a level playing field in India vis-à-vis banks and other financial institutions. To this end, he has been actively associated with various industry associations. He is the Vice President of ASSOCHAM. He is a governing council member of Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) and he is also on the Management committees of all-India institutions like Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India. He is also the Chairman of ASSOCHAM Eastern Region Development Council. He has occupied many important positions such as Past President in Hire Purchase & Lease Association – Kolkata (HPLA), Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce – Kolkata (MCC) and Federation of Indian Hire Purchase Association (FIHPA). Mr. Kanoria also held the prestigious post as Member of the Working Group on Construction for the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) of Planning Commission, Government of India. Presently, he is member of the Central Direct Taxes Advisory Committee Day 1: Session 1|The making of a public financial institution - the growth story of infrastructure finance company; experience so far and looking ahead Mr. Shiva Rajaraman | General Manager & Head - Strategic Initiatives, L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Limited Mr. Shiva Rajaraman is GM and Head – Strategic Initiatives & Structured Products Group at L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (L&T Infra). In the last 16 years, he has worked in niche roles in Infrastructure Finance, Infrastructure Advisory and Equity and has contributed to and led the evaluation, advisory, structuring and financing for infrastructure projects through debt, equity and mezzanine finance. Previously at L&T Infrastructure Finance, he has headed Risk and Asset Management for the company in the capacity of GM. Earlier he had headed Project Finance for South Zone in the capacity of JGM. Prior to joining L&T Infrastructure Finance, Shiva was with IDFC for 10 years, during which he worked in several areas including Project Finance, PPP/PFPI, Business Development and Credit Risk. Prior to IDFC, he was with the Equity Group of global investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Benson (India), which he joined on completion of his MBA. Day 1: Session 1 Mr. MAHESH G. THAKKAR Mr. Mahesh Thakkar (aged 53) is a Chartered Accountant specialised in Financial Services. He has 27 years of rich experience in the Financial Services Industry as a Director of Finance Companies involved in Leasing, Hire Purchase, Share Financing, Bill Discounting, Share Investment and Trading, Project Finance, Portfolio Management and Merchant Banking. Additionally, his expertise extends to Event Management and Public Relations. He is the Director General of FINANCE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (FIDC), a body formed to act as a Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) for Asset Financing NBFCs, encompassing all RBI Registered NBFCs. He is the Promoter Director of Asian Securitisation Forum, body consisting of leading players across 14 Countries in Asia promoting & developing the concept of Securitisation. He is the Ex-Director on the Board of OTC Exchange of India (OTCEI) and a Dealer on the OTC Exchange of India (OTCEI). He was among the Top - Ranking Dealers, actively participating in all its activities. He was also the member of Dr. DAVE Committee appointed by SEBI to review working and operations of OTCEI, OTCEI Committee, OTCEI appointed Steering Committee for implementation of DAVE Committee Report and OTCEI appointed Grievance Cell. He is the Executive Director of Association of Leasing & Financial Services Cos., (ALFS). At Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC), Mr. Mahesh Thakkar is a member of Managing Committee as well as Co-Chairman of Finance & Banking Committee and of Forum of Affiliated Associations. Further, he is an Official Arbitrator at Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) Panel of Arbitrators. Day 1: Session 1|Overview of Critical Infrastructure Sectors – Landscape of Indian Infrastructure Finance Mr. K K Mohanty | Managing Director, Gammon Infrastructure Projects Ltd Mr. Mohanty is a B. Tech, PGDBA (Finance & Marketing), from XIM, Bhubaneswar and an AMP from Harvard Business School, Boston. Enterprise Building, Economic Value Creation and Out of Box strategy formulation have been his key accomplishments in the domain of Infrastructure Sector. Decisive Business Modeling, Efficient Financial Engineering, Converting Startups to Global Entities is his passion. Building Infrastructure for the next generation in an emerging economy, Boundary less growth management, turning crisis into opportunity & meeting the need of an Infrastructure Bank as a Global Institution in India is his aspiration. Enterprise Building, Economic Value Creation and Out of Box strategy formulation have been Mr. Mohanty’s key accomplishments in the domain of Infrastructure Sector. His immediate past assignment was 16 years with Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SREI) out of which 10 years as a whole time Director. By training, he is B. Tech, an MBA from XIMB and AMP from Harvard Business School, Boston. Building Infrastructure for the next generation in an emerging economy, Boundary less growth management, turning crisis into opportunity & meeting the need of an Infrastructure Bank as a Global Institution in India is his aspiration. Day 1: Session 2| Private Equity into Infrastructure- Opportunities, Expectations of the Investors, and Stumbling Blocks Mr. Darius Pandole| Partner, New Silk Route Advisors Pvt. Ltd Mr. Darius Pandole has been a partner at New Silk Route Advisors Pvt. Ltd., since its inception in February 2007. New Silk Route (“NSR”) Partners is an investment management firm with offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, Dubai and New York. NSR looks to invest in Asia with a particular focus on the Indian sub-continent, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. At the start of his career, Mr. Pandole worked with Procter and Gamble and Kraft General Foods in the US. He returned to India in 1993 and managed the operations of his family owned soft drinks business, Duke and Sons Limited, which was a market leader in Western India. Mr. Pandole is one of the early entrants in the private equity industry in India and has over 15 years of equity investing experience. In 1997, he joined the investment team at the IndOcean Fund, amongst the first private equity funds to be established in India. In February 1999, he co-founded and served as Managing Director of IndAsia Fund Advisors Pvt. Ltd., the Indian advisor to the AMP- IndAsia India Fund – a private equity fund established in partnership with AMP of Australia. Mr. Pandole joined IDFC PE Ltd. in February 2003, and was the Executive Director, and later Chief Operating Officer of this asset management company that managed the India Development Fund, an infrastructure focused private equity fund. The India Development Fund was the largest domestic private equity fund in India at that time and Mr. Pandole was part of the start-up team responsible for raising and managing this fund. During Mr. Pandole’s tenure, the India Development Fund invested in a variety of successful companies in various infrastructure sectors. Mr. Pandole was the Indian junior national squash champion and represented India at international tournaments. He has a BA (Economics) from Harvard (1988) and an MBA from the University of Chicago (1992). He is currently an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. He is a frequent speaker at venture capital industry forums in India. Day 1: Session 2|Innovative Funding Solutions for Infrastructure Financing - Credit Enhancement as a Key Imperative. Mr. Amit Vora | Associate Director, Financial Services CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory Mr. Amit Vora is a part of the financial services practice team at CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory. He is currently involved