Welcome and Release of Inclusive Finance India Report
Highlights of Inclusive Finance Report - Presentation by Editor
N S Viswanathan
Former DG, RBI | Editor, IFI Report 2021
Inaugural Address
Junaid Ahmad
India Country Director, World Bank
Dr Rajiv Kumar
Vice Chair, NITI Aayog
Sivasubramanian Ramann
Chairman, SIDBI
Opening Address
Impact of Pandemic on the Informal Sector: Policy Response & Perspectives
V Vaidyanathan
MD & CEO, IDFC First Bank
Moderator
Dr Jennifer Isern
CEO, Catalyze Global Impact LLC
Speakers
R.B. Santosh Kumar
Head, Government Engagement South Asia, 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
Diptarag Deb
National Manager-
Family Banking &
Micro Banking, Ujjivan SFB
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
Manoj Sharma
Director, Microsave
Veena Shrivastava
GM, RBI
Munish Sharda
Group Executive &
Head-Bharat Banking, Axis Bank
Dibyajyoti Pattanaik
Director, Annapurna Microfinance
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
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 Financial Advisor, World Bank
Speakers
J Venkatramu
CEO, India Post Payment Bank
Swati Chowdhary
Director Network, Development & Advocacy, Women’s World Banking
Apurva Rathore
Group Head, L&T Financial Services
Michael Schelein
President and CEO, ACCION
Impact Investing Opportunities in Financial Inclusion: At Crossroads
Moderator
Richa Natarajan
Partner, Unitus Capital Impower
Speakers
Gaurav Gupta
MD, Ananya Finance
Vineet Sukumar
MD, Vivriti Capital
Saurabh Johri
CFO, Caspian
Pranav Kumar,
Director of Investments, Leafprog
Scanning the investment landscape: Emerging Opportunities beyond lending models
Moderator
Jyotsana Krishnan
Managing Partner, Elevar Equity
Speakers
Amol Warange
Director Investments, Omidyar Network India
Mona Kachhwaha
Partner, Unitus Capital
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
Vikram Chandra
Founder EditorJi on Inclusive Financial Systems
and Policy Initiatives for
Rebuilding Local Markets
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
Managing Director, Equifax
Ajit Pai
Distinguished Expert, NITI Aayog
Ajit Pai
Distinguished Expert, NITI Aayog
Bridging the Credit Gap for Nano Entrepreneurs
Moderator
Rahil Rangwala
Director, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Speakers
Puneet Gupta
Co-Founder - Kaleidofin
Hardika Shah
CEO, Kinara Capital
Govind Singh
MD & CEO, Utkarsh SFB
Pravash Dash
MD & CEO, Arthan Finance
Role of guarantees in bridging the unaddressed credit need
Moderator
Nat Malupillai
Independent Consultant,
Former Director - India Programs, MSDF
Speakers
Suvalakshmi Chakraborty
FinReach Solutions
Vineet Sukumar
MD, Vivriti Capital
S Viswanatha Prasad
Founder & Managing Director, Caspian Impact Investment
Leveraging Digital enablers for improving credit access
Moderator
Ruchira Roy
Managing Partner, Positron Consulting Services
Speakers
Sanjay Jain
Partner – Bharat Innovation Fund/Ispirit
Anurag Avula
CEO, Shopmatic
Manish Thakkar
COO, Avanti Finance
Landscape of sustainable finance taxonomy in India: Where are we heading towards?
Moderator
Smitha Hari
Vice President, AuctusESG
Speakers
Devyani Hari
Director, CRB
Royston Braganza
CEO, Grameen Capital
Bhavna Prasad
Director-Sustainable Business, WWF
Dr Indradeep Ghosh
Executive Director, DVARA Research
Towards a More Resilient Future: Leveraging Responsible Digital Financial Inclusion for
Improved Financial Health
Dr Pawan Bakhshi
India 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 at Krea University
Speakers
Jayshree Venkatesan
Director, Responsible Finance and Customer Protection, CFI
Indradeep Ghosh
Executive Director, Dvara Research
Subhashish Badra
Principal, PrivacyTech, Omidyar Network
Ghiyazuddin Mohammad
Senior Policy Manager - Digital Financial Services, Alliance for Financial Inclusion
Mass Market Digital Lending: Emerging Trends & perspectives
Moderator
Arpita Pal Agrawal
Managing Director, M Cril
Speakers
Presentation:
Vipul Jain
Product Head, CRIF Highmark
Dheeraj Mohan
Head Strategy & Investor Relations,
EQUITAS Small Finance Bank
Firoz Anam
Chief Risk Officer, Credit Access Grameen
Anuj Pandey
Chief Risk Officer, UGRO Capital
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
Chetna Gala Sinha
Founder & Chairperson, Mann Deshi Bank
Dr Yamini Atmavilas
Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Overlap between social protection and financial inclusion – Emerging trends &
opportunities
Moderator
Beni Chugh
Manager, DVARA Trust
Speakers
AP Hota
Former Managing Director & CEO, NPCI
Sakina Dhorajiwala
Researcher, LibTech India
Utkarsh Vijay
Senior Manager, Samagra
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
Priyanka Chopra
Managing Partner, Seed Investing, CIIE
Digital Transformation of Financial Institutions catering to informal sector:
Responding and preparing for changing customer needs
Moderator
Santanu Mukherjee
Regional Program Manager - Asia, 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
CEO, Grameen Foundation India
Speakers
Anand Bajaj
CEO, Paynearby
Shweta Aprameya
CEO, ArthImpact Digital Loans
Sunanda Sharma
Lead Financial & Digital Inclusion, AU Bank
Debshankar Mukhopadhyay
Chief Strategy Officer, FIA
Moderator
N Srinivasan
International Development
Finance & Livelihoods 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
Group Chief Economic Advisor, SBI
Meera Mishra
Country Coordinator, IFAD India
Moderator:
Bettina Prato
Senior Coordinator, SAFIN
Speakers
Geeta Goel
Country Director, MSDF
Arindom Datta
Executive Director, Rural & development Banking/Advisory, Rabobank
Anilkumar SG
Founder & CEO, Samunnati
Eleanor Keppelman
Director, Social Enterprise Finance, US-IDFC
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
Moderator
Girija Srinivasan
Sector Expert
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
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Indian Economist,
Former Deputy Chairman,
Planning Commission of India
Alkesh Wadhwani
Director, Poverty Alleviation,
India, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
