Agenda

The past few years have been dominated by an enhanced geopolitical and geoeconomic activities globally. It is anticipated that the impact of these headwinds will dissipate in 2024-25. What do these macro trends imply on capital allocations to emerging markets, and especially India, as it has focused on increasing capex spending and plans a full throttle economic super-cycle. The panel discusses LPs India experience over the years and key aspects emerging from the macro story for India focused allocations.

As the investment landscape matures, late-stage Private Equity (PE) managers share their perspectives on unlocking growth, creating enduring value, and venturing into emerging sectors. The discussion delves into strategic approaches, challenges, and success stories, offering a comprehensive guide for navigating the unique dynamics of late-stage PE investments in the evolving Indian market.

This panel serves as a compass for managers seeking to optimize growth opportunities and create lasting value in the later stages of the investment life cycle.

Focused on nurturing the upcoming wave of innovators and disruptors, this discussion brings together seasoned Venture Capitalists (VCs) to share their insights on strategic approaches, challenges, and opportunities in fostering transformative ventures.

From identifying emerging trends to shaping the ecosystem that propels the next generation, this panel serves as a compass for VC professionals navigating the evolving landscape of innovation and disruption in India. Join us as we explore the perspectives that are shaping the future of venture capital and propelling the next wave of game-changers in the Indian entrepreneurial space.

In alignment with India’s unwavering commitment to environmental sustainability, highlighted at the COP28 summit in Dubai, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined a comprehensive agenda for a greener future. His visionary 5-point agenda, or Amrit Tattva, emphasizes achieving net-zero emissions, reducing carbon intensity, promoting renewable energy, fostering climate finance and technology transfer, and advocating sustainable lifestyles.

Building on India’s dedication to these goals. The panel gathers private equity and venture capital experts with a focused discussion on the evolving opportunities and critical aspects of investing in the climate space in India. This session explores how investment can play a transformative role in accelerating the transition to sustainable and green living. It provides invaluable insights for those aiming to contribute to and capitalize on India’s journey towards a more environmentally conscious and resilient future.

The story of economic development in India is often told through either Big Tech & e Commerce or through the prism of India’s metro cities and urban areas. However, there is another story unfolding across India – a story of economic prosperity and aspiration from India’s smaller towns and villages – India’s Industrious Communities.

This story of economic prosperity will be discussed in this fireside chat – with two eminent Indian sports persons. Sriharsha, who hails from Hubli, Karnataka will share personal experiences of growing up in what used to be a small town, and give us a first hand account of the changes that he has seen. Viren on the other hand will share his observations about the prevalence and growth of sports in small town India that points to the growing aspirations of these communities.

This discussion will help all of us in re-orienting our perception of India’s development – away from the Big City lights, and highlight the spirit of Entrepreneurial Households and Industrious Communities, across India.

There is immense ‘depth’ to the Indian market: Well over 200 million households are on a growth path and are demanding high quality products and services. The aspirations of these households and the industrious communities that they form, will drive economic growth and social mobility in the decades to come.

The panellists will discuss the tremendous economic opportunity that India – a nation of ‘entrepreneurial’ households, presents today – and which will unfold over the next 20 years. The velocity of economic activity in these households, often in the smaller towns and cities in India presents a massive demand for quality, core goods and services. This demand needs to be addressed with digital infrastructure and complementary and customised distribution models.

The panel outlines increased dominance of sophisticated private credit funds in the Americas, European, Australian, and Asia-Pacific lending space, and the products they deploy, and why, India is the next big destination for Private Credit.

With the liquidity getting sapped from Banks and NBFC’s, how private equity can provide the much-needed solution to fund companies. The MSME space is the next big push to India’s growth story and the panel delves into perspectives on how capital can be made available through the Private Credit route to this segment.

A new digital ecosystem that includes close to a billion people is being created at a scale unprecedented anywhere else in the world. To prepare for the next decade, India Stack, a new generation of public and private digital infrastructure in the form of lastmile internet connectivity has emerged. Enormous opportunities exist in not only digital but also product ecosystem.

Organizations and individuals are able to leverage large public infrastructure platforms, work collaboratively and create and ride a new wave of digital and product innovation. As India accelerates on this backbone digitally, the panel discusses perspectives on how India can lead the wave of product and service offerings built in India for the world.