Highlights of Inclusive Finance Report - Presentation by Editor
N S Viswanathan
Former DG, RBI | Editor, IFI Report 2021
Inaugural Address
Mr Junaid Ahmad
India Country Director, World Bank
Rajiv Kumar
Vice Chair, NITI Aayog
Sivasubramanian Ramann
Chairman, SIDBI
Opening Address
V Vaidyanathan
MD & CEO,
IDFC First Bank on Impact
of Pandemic on the Informal Sector:
Policy Response & Perspectives
Moderators
Dr Jennifer Isern
Speakers
Anil Kumar Sharma
ED, RBI S Salee, DMD, SBI
Ravi Aurora
Executive Director, Global Policy Affairs & Community Relations, Mastercard
Ajit Pai
Distinguished Expert, NITI Aayog
Hall A: Track 1 – Bolstering the Base of Pyramid:
Building Better with Micro-Finance
Hall B: Track 2 – Capacitating Communities: “New
Economy” aids for Financial Education
Hall C: Track 3 – Catalyzing Capital: Impact Investment
in Financial Inclusion
Dr P Satish
Executive Director, Sa-Dhan
Building resilience of Micro-Finance Clients: Innovations and Best Practices in times
of pandemic
Moderator
Deepti George
Deputy ED, DVARA Research
Speakers
Vivek Tiwari
MD & CEO, Satya Microfin
Devesh Sachdeva
MD & CEO, Fusion Micro Finance
Rishi Gupta
CEO, Fino Payment Bank
Beyond the Three Decades: New Pathways for the SHG Movement
Moderator
N Srinivasan
Sector Expert
speakers
Alka Upadhyaya
Additional Secretary, MoRD
Harsh Bhanwala
Former Chairman, NABARD
Harmonized Regulatory Framework for MFIs: How it will help in servicing the poor?
Moderator
Veena Shrivastava
GM, RBI
Mr. Munish Sharda
Axis Bank
Dibyajyoti Pattanaik
Director
Baskar Babu Ramchandran
CEO, Suryodaya SFB
Maya Vengurlekar
COO, CRISIL Foundation
Strategy for Financial Education in evolving times: Innovation in Content and
Communication
Moderator
Shweta Pereira
Senior Director, Customer Strategy, ACCION
Speakers
Veena Mankar
Founder & Board of Director, Swadhaar Finserve
Sonali Sen Gupta
Chief General Manager-in-Charge, FIDD, RBI
Alison Eskesen
Vice President, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Satyajit Dwivedi
CEO, National Center for Financial Education (NCFE)
Raoul Nanavati
Co-Founder, NavanaTech
Capacity Building of Financial Intermediaries –reinventing the wheel?
Moderator
Amit Arora
Senior Advisor, World Bank
Speakers
J Venkatramu
CEO, India Post Payment Bank
Usha Rani
Lead - IB & HR, NRLM, MORD, Government of India
Swati Chowdhary
Director Network, Development & Advocacy, Women’s World Banking
Apurva Rathore
Group Head, L&T Financial Services
Ms. Ranjana Khanna
Director, IIC
Micheal Schelein
President and CEO, ACCION
Impact Investing Opportunities in Financial Inclusion: At Crossroads
Speakers
Gaurav Gupta
MD, Ananya Finance
Vineet Sukumar
MD, Vivriti Capital
Saurabh Johri
CFO, Caspian
Ankit Agarwal
Principal, KKR
Other Institutions
Pranav Kumar,
MDirector of Investments, Leafprog
Scanning the investment landscape: Emerging Opportunities beyond lending models
Moderator
Jyotsana Krishnan
Managing Partner, Elevar Equity
Speakers
Amol Warange
Director Incvestments, Omidiyar Network India
Mona Kachhwaha
Partner, Unitus Capital
Senior Representatives from fintechs
Utpal Isser
Co-Founder, Sarvagram
Chiranth Patil
Co-founder, Riskcovry
Dinesh Kumar Khara
Chairperson, SBI
Tamal Bandyopadhyay
Consulting Editor, Business Standard
Special Fireside Chat
Amitabh Kant
CEO, NITI Aayog
in conversation with
Shereen Bhan
CNBC
Inclusive Financial Systems and Policy Initiatives for Rebuilding Local Markets
Awards – Keynote & Chief Guest
Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister, GOI
Hall A: Track 4 | Micro & Nano Enterprises: Rebuilding
through Access to Finance
Hall B : Track 5- Digital Financial Inclusion : The need
to Tread Responsibly
Hall C: Technical sessions
Geeta Goel
Country Director, MSDF
K M Nanaiah
MD & India Country Leader, Equifax
Ajit Pai
Distinguished Expert, NITI Aayog
Ajit Pai
Distinguished Expert, NITI Aayog
Bridging the Credit Gap for Nano Entrepreneurs
Moderator
Rahil Rangwala
Director-India Programs, MSDF
Speakers
Hardika Shah
CEO, Kinara Capital
Puneet Gupta
Co-Founder - Kaleidofin
Govind Singh
MD& CEO, Utkarsh SFB
Role of guarantees in bridging the unaddressed credit need
Moderator
Nat Malupillai
Director-India Programs, MSDF
Speakers
Arindom Dutta
ED, Rabo Bank
Suvalakshmi Chakraborty
FinReach Solutions
Leveraging Digital enablers for improving credit access
Speakers
Sanjay Jain
Partner – Bharat Innovation Fund/Ispirit
Landscape of sustainable finance taxonomy in India: Where are we heading towards?
Moderator
Namita Vikas
AuctusESG
Speakers
Ratna Viswanthan
Chief Executive Officer, Reach to Teach
Karanraj Chaudri
Advisor, Impact Finance, UNDP India & Social Asia
Abhishek Acharya
Joint Director, Climate Change Finance Unit, CCFU
Bhavna Prasad
Director-Sustainable Business, WWF
Keynote talk
Dr Indradeep Ghosh
Executive Director, DVARA Research
Towards a More Resilient Future: Leveraging Responsible Digital Financial Inclusion for
Improved Financial Health
Dr Pawan Bakshi
Lead, Financial Services for the Poor, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
in conversation with
Pia Roman Tayag
Director, UNSGSA
Digital Financial Services and Data Protection: Balancing Innovation with Safeguards
Moderator
Sharon Buteau
Executive Director, LEAD
Speakers
Jayshree Venkatesan
Director, Responsible Finance and Customer Protection, CFI
Indradeep Ghosh
Executive Director, Dvara Research
CRIF Session – Session details yet to be decided
Designing Gender Focused Financial Inclusion: Strategies & Action
Presentation
Nidhi Bansal
Author, Inclusive Finance India Report | Senior Director, CARE India
Moderator
Veena Mankar
Founder, Swadhaar
Speakers
Pallavi Madhok
Head Advisory Services, Women's World Banking
Jayshree Vyas
Managing Director, SEWA Bank
Chetna Gala Sinha
Founder & Chairperson, Mann Deshi Bank
Yamini Atmavilas
Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Social protection platforms and financial innovation: Emerging opportunities and
governance frameworks
Moderator
Beni Chugh
Manager, DVARA Trust
Speakers
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Senior official from Fino Payments Bank | Senior official from Paynearby
Ted talk on Creating Ecosystems to Drive Fintech and Innovation – lessons from Malaysia
Ruslena binti Ramli
Director, Fintech and Islamic Digital Economy, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
Digital Transformation of Financial Institutions catering to informal sector:
Responding and preparing for changing customer needs
Moderator
Santanu Mukherjee
ACCION
Speakers
LVLN Murty
CEO Dvara KGFS
Sucharita Mukherjee
CEO, Kaleidofin
Thiru R
COO, Kinara Capital
Nishant
Co-Founder, Lakshya
Tracking Last Mile Delivery: How financial Services are delivered at last mile?
Moderator
Prabhat Labh
Grameen Foundation India
Speakers
Anubrata Biswas
Airtel Payments Bank
Shweta Aprameya
CEO, ArthImpact Digital Loans
Sunanda Sharma
Lead Financial & Digital Inclusion, Au SFB
Moderator
N Srinivasan
Sector Expert
Speakers
Dr Ashok Dalwai
Chief Executive Officer, National Rainfed Area Authority, Department of
Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer’s Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture
Dr G R Chintala
Chairman, NABARD
Soumya Kanti Ghosh
Chief Economist, SBI
Meera Mishra
Country Coordinator, IFAD India
Geeta Goel
Country Director, MSDF
Bettina Prato
Senior Coordinator, SAFIN (Moderator)
Arindom Datta
Executive Director, Rural & development Banking/Advisory, Rabobank
Anil SG
Managing Director & CEO, Sammunnati
Eleanor Keppelman
DDirector, Social Enterprise Finance, USAID
World Bank “Study on Supply Side Challenges for Access to Finance for Micro and Small Scale Women
Entrepreneurs”
Presentor
Dr Smita Premchander
Release of report by
Sanjeev Kaushik
Additional Secretary,
Department of Financial Services
Speakers
Sanjeev Kaushik
Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services
Mehnaz Safavian
Lead Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank
Greta Bull
Director, Women’s Economic Empowerment, BMGF
Moderator
Girija Srinivasan
Sector Expert
Crystal Gaze: Future of Financial Services
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
