Agenda
8:30 am - 9:30 am 60 mins Registration
9:30 am - 9:35 am 5 mins Lighting of the Lamp
9:40 am - 9:45 am 5 mins Welcome Song by our CSR Partner, Need Base India
9:45 am - 9:55 am 10 mins Welcome Address by Ms. Sheenam Ohrie, Managing Director, Broadridge India
10:00 am - 10:15 am 15 mins Keynote by Mr. Chris Perry, President, Broadridge
10:20 am - 10:40 am 20 mins Keynote by Dr. Ekroop Caur, Secretary, Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka
10:45 am - 11:15 am 30 mins Tea Break, Booth Visits, Networking
11:15 am - 11:25 am 10 mins Broadridge Insights:
Driving Continuous Innovation:
Leveraging Distributed Ledger Technology to Transform Global Markets

Speaker:
Mr. Ashfaq Shaik, Vice President, Broadridge India
11:25 am - 12:05 pm 40 mins Panel Discussion:
Harnessing Innovation in Financial Services:
Transformative Impact of AI, Blockchain, and Digital Innovations

Moderator:
Mr. Kishore Seshagiri, Chief Digital Officer, Broadridge India

Panelists:
Mr. Akash Lal, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Ms. Lenee Wolf, Chief Administrative Officer for Information Technology, Northern Trust
Mr. Ramesh Subramaniam, Managing Director & Global Head of Investment Banking Technology, Nomura
Mr. Suresh Shetty, Chief Technology Officer for Onyx, JPMorgan Chase
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm 10 mins Broadridge Insights:
Effecting Wealth Management:
Enabling wealth firms to create best-in-class solutions on their own terms

Speaker:
Mr. Ramprasad Sandilya, Vice President of Wealth Management Solutions, Broadridge
12:20 pm - 1:00 pm 40 mins Panel Discussion:
Unlocking Growth in Wealth:
Embracing change while increasing advisor productivity, personalizing end investor experience and digitizing operations

Moderator:
Mr. Santhanam Govindaraj, Chief Information Officer, Broadridge India

Panelists:
Mr. Anand Rajasekaran, Global Head Asset Servicing, Barclays
Mr. Ravi Kanth Bommakanti, Country Head for Consumer, Wealth & Core Technology, DBS Bank
Ms. Sangeeta Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, BNP Paribas India
Ms. Veda Persad, Country Executive for India, Northern Trust
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 60 mins Lunch, Booth Visits
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm 15 mins Keynote on ‘A View from the Exchange’ by Mr. Sriram Krishnan, Chief Business Development Officer, National Stock Exchange of India Limited
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm 40 mins Panel Discussion:
Reimagining Talent:
Impact of Technology Transformation on Organizational Structures and Workforce Models

Moderator:
Ms. Sheenam Ohrie, Managing Director, Broadridge India

Panelists:
Mr. Arindam Banerrji, Country Head, State Street India
Mr. Chetan Garga, Former Managing Director and Country Head, Allstate India
Mr. Ravi Vaidyanatham, President and Global Head of Financial Services, Hexaware Technologies
Mr. Sajid Ahmed, Group CIO & Head of Technology, Wells Fargo India & Philippines
3:05 pm - 3:50 pm 45 mins Panel Discussion:
Shaping the Future of Investor and Customer Communications:
Omnichannel Approach and Personalized Engagement

Moderator:
Mr. Inigo Fernando, General Manager, Broadridge India

Panelists:
Ms. Chhavi Wadhwani, Executive Director and Global Head of Corporate Events Reference Data Technology and India Head of Securities Reference Data Technology, Morgan Stanley
Mr. Kedar Kasture, Country Head & Global Head of Investment Operations, Franklin Templeton India
Mr. Maneesh Sehagal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, DBS Technology India
Mr. Prasad Vemuri, Chief Technology Officer, Broadridge India
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm 15 mins Vote of Thanks by Mr. Amit Mitra, Head of India Account Management, Broadridge India
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm 30 mins Stand-Up Performance by Mr. Atul Khatri, Stand-up Comedian and YouTube Personality
5:00 pm onwards   Cocktails and Snacks, Networking
Mr. Arindam Banerrji

Country Head
State Street India
Arindam is Executive Vice President and the Country Head for State Street India. Arindam has the overall responsibility for the management of all operations of our India offices based across Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Vijayawada, which comprises of around 22,000 employees. He oversees this workforce and delivery of critical services and processes across our businesses, in partnership with global business and corporate functional leaders.

Arindam is also responsible for the governance and oversight for areas of compliance within the country regulatory framework. He is the Chair of the State Street India Management Committee and the India Risk and Compliance Committee.

Arindam has over three decades of diverse, cross-functional, and global experience, with a deep understanding of the financial services sector and its functioning. He has held senior directorship roles on various boards, with a focus on delivering governance and fiduciary commitments, and has also been an operating committee member in some of these leadership roles.

Arindam is a strong advocate of fostering a culture of employee engagement and collaboration. He is equally passionate about building and managing inclusive teams and has a proven track record of improving diversity in the organizations and teams he leads. Arindam is personally involved with various charitable institutions supporting the education of girls as well as working with street children in India.
Ms. Chhavi Wadhwani

Executive Director and Global Head of Corporate Events Reference Data Technology and India Head of Securities Reference Data Technology
Morgan Stanley
Chhavi has 28 years of industry experience, of which 24 years have been in Reference Data Technology. Chhavi joined Morgan Stanley in 2014 and has worked on technology solutions for the Equity and Fixed Income businesses as well as Operations. She is currently the Global Head of Corporate Events Reference Data Technology. The team is responsible for the architecture, design, development, and distribution of corporate events reference data for Institutional Securities and Wealth Management across diverse business lines.

Chhavi started her career as an equity analyst in the Indian stock markets. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, she garnered Reference Data experience during stints at Broadridge, GoldenSource, Barclays and Singapore Exchange. In addition to her day job, Chhavi is passionate about volunteering and has been instrumental in starting the Tech Education volunteering initiative for Morgan Stanley in India. Data is her other passion and in her role as a champion of Data Engineering & Analytics initiatives, Chhavi has led tech-wide hackathons for Morgan Stanley across Asia.
Mr. Ramprasad Sandilya

Vice President of Wealth Management Solutions
Broadridge
Ramprasad (RP) Sandilya is Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer for our Wealth Management business focused on helping Wealth Management firms transform their technology and operations. Over the past 5 years, RP has collaborated with 140+ firms to solve for their UX, Process Automation, Practice Management and Processing needs, and works closely with sales, marketing, product, engineering, and our strategic partners to drive pipeline and revenue growth for all our solutions. Aviation, intrepid travel, and walking his English cream retriever are his favorite leisure pursuits.
Mr. Maneesh Sehagal

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
DBS Technology India
With over 25 years of experience, including a robust 13-year tenure at DBS, he brings crucial expertise in technology leadership having established his leadership credentials spanning across geographies with proven stints across cutting-edge technology strategy, organisational leadership, stakeholder management, cross-functional team leadership, and talent management.

As CEO of DBS Tech India, he runs the bank’s first technology development centre outside of Singapore and manages more than 4000 developers and technologists. DTI operates as a separate legal entity overseeing all development and production support carried out from Hyderabad, delivering next generation technology and software enabled business platforms for DBS’ digital transformation journey. Maneesh holds a Master’s in Business Administration from IMT Ghaziabad and a BTech degree from IIT Varanasi.
Mr. Ashfaq Shaik

Vice President
Broadridge India
Ashfaq Shaik is Vice President of Architecture & Engineering at Broadridge India. He spearheads the innovation agenda and fosters synergy between Engineering and Product divisions to drive transformative solutions. He holds a Master’s in Sciences from Osmania University and has a proven record of delivering multiple award-winning products harnessing Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).

Ashfaq’s leadership has led to the creation of a groundbreaking Repo platform processing an unparalleled $1.5 Trillion in monthly transactions, cementing its status as the largest of its kind globally. He has been awarded multiple global patents on implementing DLT workflows & cryptographically secure methods Capital Market use cases.

He is a passionate advocate of minimalism, viewing simplicity as pivotal to efficiency. He enjoys sharing knowledge through educational initiatives and stimulating discussions, working towards the goal of driving impactful value by consistently pushing the boundaries of thought leadership.

On a typical workday, he immerses himself in work while listening to Linkin Park and the sweeping compositions of Hans Zimmer, diligently pursuing his next significant project.
Mr. Ravi Kanth Bommakanti

Country Head for Consumer, Wealth & Core Technology
DBS Bank
Ravi Kanth is an accomplished Technologist, currently working in DBS Tech as Executive Director – Country Head for Consumer banking technology, and Global Head of Risk, Control and Audit for CBG Technology. With over 25 years of international experience, Ravi has built and led large technology teams on Wall Street, leveraging a diverse skill set rooted in mathematics, music, sports, and computer science. His journey from early software development projects in India to pioneering global roles from India reflects his commitment to both technological innovation and creating opportunities for others. Ravi continues to shape the global technology landscape with his unique blend of technical expertise, cultural insight, and dedication to excellence
Dr. Ekroop Caur

Secretary, Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology
Government of Karnataka
Dr. Ekroop Caur is an IAS Officer of 2001 batch and is currently serving as Secretary, Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology. After doing her BA (Hons), MA and PhD from Punjab University as UGC Junior Research Fellow, she did her Masters in Public Administration from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. She has 20+ years of experience in various fields of public administration including general administration, implementation of development programs, planning and public policy making. She is recipient of Prime Ministers award for Excellence in Public Administration for her work in implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

Dr. Ekroop has held key positions in government including position of Secretary Finance, dealing with state budget, resources and expenditure. Also headed Karnataka State Finance Corporation. She has unique experience of running the country’s largest urban transport company – BMTC. Besides receiving many awards for her work in BMTC, she was also involved in various committees and groups at national and international level and contributed towards shaping of policies and strategies for public transport.

Dr. Ekroop has served as Board Director on the boards of various public sector companies like KSMCL, HGML, KPTCL, BESCOM, Bangalore Smart City, etc. and companies like Bangalore International Airport Ltd., Information Technology Park Ltd. and premier institutes like International Institute Information Technology, Bangalore/Raichur. Her area of interests includes public policy, finance, urban governance and infrastructure.
Ms. Sangeeta Kumar

Chief Executive Officer
BNP Paribas India
Sangeeta Kumar is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas India Solutions Pvt. Ltd. the Global Capability Centre of BNP Paribas. Sangeeta has over 30 years of industry experience including 17 years at Bank of America’s capability centre. She was instrumental in creating the initial strategy and blueprint in India for Global Markets Operations at BoA by growing capabilities and building a cohesive proposition that catered to the entire array of products and regions.

Before Bank of America, Sangeeta worked at BNP Paribas for almost a decade in multiple areas and was the Joint Head of Corporate Bank, MNC Coverage. Sangeeta was pivotal in making inroads into MNCs wherein she successfully helped build relationships with many companies by leveraging BNP Paribas’ product strengths and setting up a smooth servicing structure. Sangeeta started her career with Tata Administrative Services, which allowed her to play various roles across the Tata Group.

Sangeeta strongly advocates diversity, equity and inclusion and has played a significant role in setting up many DE&I platforms. A founding member of the Nasscom DE&I chapter in Hyderabad, she has addressed multiple seminars on topics such as Women in technology and ‘gender equality – from the classroom to the boardroom’. Sangeeta is also the Chairperson of BNP Paribas India Solutions’ CSR Committee and a Board member of the BNP Paribas India Foundation.
Mr. Suresh Shetty

Chief Technology Officer for Onyx
JPMorgan Chase
Suresh Shetty is the Chief Technology Officer for Onyx Technology and leads Chief Technology Office, India. He has been part of JPMorgan Chase, a leading global financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the United States, for the last 22 years. Suresh has been recognized as a Distinguished Engineer in 2005. He graduated with an Electrical Engineering Degree from City College of New York and has an MBA in Finance from NYU’s Stern School of Business.
Mr. Sajid Ahmed

Group CIO & Head of Technology
Wells Fargo India & Philippines
Sajid Ahmed leads Technology for Wells Fargo India & Philippines. In his role, he is responsible for the engineering, development, and operations of all technology based out of India and the Philippines. Before joining Wells Fargo, Sajid was a Managing Director with Goldman Sachs, based out of their India office. In this capacity, he was responsible for Platform Engineering for Asia Pacific (including India) and was the Global Co-Head of Enterprise Technology and Co-Head of India Technology. He also served on the Technology Division Executive Committee, Technology Division Risk Committee, Bangalore Executive Committee, and the Board of Directors for Goldman Sachs India. Sajid holds a master’s degree in Software Systems from BITS Pilani, and a bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communication from Karnataka University.
Mr. Ramesh Subramaniam

Managing Director & Global Head of Investment Banking Technology
Nomura
Ramesh Subramaniam is an Executive Director and Global Head of Settlements and OTC Technology at Nomura and manages multiple settlement systems for their international business. Ramesh has over 27 years of financial industry experience and has previously held technology positions at firms like Citigroup and Credit Suisse.
Mr. Anand Rajasekaran

Global Head Asset Servicing
Barclays
Anand Rajasekaran is Director at Barclays, is leading Securities Operations & Middle Office, FX and Treasury Operations in India. Anand has over 21 years of Investment & Corporate Banking experience, and has been with Barclays for over 11 years managing functions across Wealth Management, Corporate, Investment Banking division along with Vendor Management responsibilities. Prior to joining Barclays, Anand worked at Goldman Sachs for 6 years and with ABN AMRO, ICICI bank for about 4 years. Anand is a member of various key industry forums such as SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) and SOFI (Securities Operations Forum of India).
Mr. Akash Lal

Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Akash Lal is a Senior Partner in the Mumbai office of McKinsey & Company. His main industry experience is in the financial services sector. Akash leads McKinsey’s Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) and Risk practice across Asia, and has served a number of banks and financial institutions in the region on the CIB space. Akash has an MBA. with distinction from INSEAD, France. Prior to McKinsey, Akash spent 7 years with HSBC.
Mr. Kedar Kasture

Country Head & Global Head of Investment Operations
Franklin Templeton India
Kedar Kasture is the Global Head for Franklin Templeton’s Investment Operations functions that includes Reference Data, Corporate Actions, Security Master, Portfolio Account Services & Trade Services with teams across US, Europe & India. Kedar also serves as the Head of FT’s India Services Company (ISC) with locations in Hyderabad, Mumbai & Chennai. Kedar has held various responsibilities across internal consulting, operations & transformation functions over his 17 years at Franklin Templeton and has about 25 years of global leadership, operations & management consulting experience.
Prior to Franklin Templeton, Kedar was with Accenture Management Consulting leading projects for CXOs around strategy, operations & outsourcing. He is a Six Sigma trained Black Belt and holds an MBA in Finance from FMS, Delhi. Kedar is a member of the NASSCOM Telangana GCC Council and the AMCHAM D&I Committee. Kedar is passionate about client centricity, transformational change, people development & Diversity & Inclusion and is a speaker at various industry forums and leading B-schools.
Mr. Ravi Vaidyanatham

President and Global Head of Financial Services
Hexaware Technologies
Ravi Vaidyanathan is the President of Financial Services at Hexaware Technologies, which is a global IT and BPO services firm with revenues of $1.3B and 30,000 employees worldwide. Ravi, along with his team, is responsible for developing services and solutions for the clients in the Financial Services and Capital Markets industry. Ravi has worked with several clients in the Securities and Capital Markets industry and provide solutions in Digital Transformation, Cloud Migration, Data & Analytics. As an ardent practitioner, Ravi engages in several key client initiatives and provides strategic consulting to CxOs in the industry.
Ms. Lenee Wolf

Chief Administrative Officer for Information Technology
Northern Trust
Lenee Wolf is the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Information Technology at Northern Trust, where she oversees metrics, financial management, execution services, practice strategy, and employee engagement. Currently serving as the interim APAC Chief Technology Officer in India, she manages day-to-day operations for 1200 partners in the region. Lenee joined Northern Trust in 2007 as a Business Process Specialist and quickly rose through the ranks, holding key roles in data management & reconciliations, vendor relations, change management, and program resourcing. In 2014, Lenee was appointed the Head of Enterprise Program Resourcing for North America overseeing the transformational initiatives. In 2018, Lenee was named CAO for Information Technology, where she leads teams in IT Metrics & Analytics, Execution Services, and Practice Strategy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she played a crucial role as the Technology representative for the Corporate Incident Response Team and led the Return to Office planning.

Prior to joining Northern Trust, Lenee was a Vice President at LaSalle Bank/ABN AMRO North America. Previous positions include Senior HR Specialist at Bank One/Chicago. Lenee received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa. She completed 2 years as President of the Chicago Iowa Club, University of Iowa and previously held the role of Marketing and Communication Manager for the Chicago Iowa Club. She is a volunteer at Mary Seat of Wisdom church.
Mr. Santhanam Govindaraj

Chief Information Officer
Broadridge India
Santhanam Govindaraj (Santh) is CIO of Broadridge India and heads Product, Technology, Client Onboarding and Service Delivery teams in India for Capital Markets, Wealth and Investment Management business verticals. Santh is a techno-functional leader with experience in delivering enterprise solutions across business “verticals”, technology “horizontals”, and client-facing “products”.

In his current role, Santh is focused on building a globally aligned organization in India and developing talent to contribute towards business and technology transformation priorities. Santh aspires to grow India as a value center to Broadridge clients in the region unlocking collaboration opportunities and strengthening relationships. Before joining Broadridge, Santh has worked with Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and D E Shaw across Capital Markets and Wealth Management domain.

Santh is a fitness enthusiast who enjoys running and cycling. He is an active blogger and avid reader of books on anthropology and technology.
Mr. Amit Mitra

Head of India Account Management
Broadridge India
Amit Mitra leads the Broadridge India Hub – Account Management, bringing over 26 years of multifaceted leadership experience to the role. Renowned for his expertise in driving technology and operational excellence, Amit spearheads key initiatives in transformation, innovation, engineering, and managed services. As a former COO and CTO, he played a crucial role in transforming Broadridge’s Business Operations and flagship SaaS product offerings. His strategic vision and ability to deliver cutting-edge technology solutions have significantly contributed to delivering outstanding value to clients. Amit’s extensive global experience includes serving major clients in various Broadridge locations. Amit holds an Engineering degree and has completed advanced management programs, highlighting his commitment to professional development and industry leadership.
Mr. Kishore Seshagiri

Chief Digital Officer
Broadridge India
Kishore Seshagiri is Executive Director and Chief Digital Officer at Broadridge India, who is currently leading our Enterprise Platforms and Innovation including AI and Blockchain. Kishore has 25 years of experience in Financial Services, having started as a programmer and played multiple roles across Engineering, Product and Strategy roles. In his current role, Kishore has been responsible for launch of Broadridge’s multiple distributed ledger solutions and AI platform. Kishore has completed his B E from Government College of Technology Coimbatore and Executive Program in Business Management from IIM Calcutta.
Mr. Prasad Vemuri

Chief Technology Officer
Broadridge India
Prasad Vemuri heads the Mutual Funds & Retirement Solutions vertical of Investor communication Solutions business and is the Chief Technology Officer at Broadridge India. Prasad is a technology professional with 25 years of experience in financial services space. He has deep expertise in designing and delivering large-scale enterprise technology solutions for asset managers, broker dealers and retirement plan administrators. He was instrumental in setting up Data Analytics Centre of Excellence at Broadridge. Prasad has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering and a doctoral candidate in Corporate Governance. When not at work, he enjoys reading non-fiction and spending time with his kids and family.
Mr. Inigo Fernando

General Manager
Broadridge India
Inigo currently heads the ICS Bank Broker Dealer & Customer Communications verticals at Broadridge India. He has 25 years of experience in Fintech, having started as a programmer in International post trade and played several roles both in GTO/BPS, ICS including roles in technology, product, strategy, operations & leadership.

Prior to leading ICS verticals, Inigo was an intrapreneur in BR India and started multiple Centers of Excellence including the Market Research, Data Analytics, and Sales Support. In the recent years, he has been instrumental in expanding the portfolio of services in ICS verticals, from development to client onboarding, client services, business efficiency, and quality engineering He is closely involved in building the BR India Brand.

Inigo has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore and has an MBA from Indian School of Business (He has a collaborative leadership style, centered around building trust with stakeholders. He mentors mid level and young leaders in the organization. He is passionate about cricket and during weekends, spends time biking long distance, swimming, baking, acting as a cricket coach for his sons, and connecting with entrepreneurs from the startup ecosystem.
Mr. Chris Perry

President
Broadridge
Chris Perry serves as President of Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR). With over $6 billion in revenues and part of the S&P 500® Index, Broadridge is a global Fintech leader enabling corporate governance, powering capital markets, enabling client communications and helping wealth and asset management firms grow worldwide. The company provides technology, communications, data and analytics solutions to businesses around the world.

Chris is focused on driving Broadridge’s overall growth strategy, including overseeing Broadridge International as well as helping lead M&A, DEI and ESG strategies. Chris also oversees all client and marketing activities globally and is responsible for delivering the company’s annual sales targets spanning all business units and product lines. He has been a driving force behind the transformation of the organization from a portfolio of companies to an enterprise cloud-based services provider. Broadridge has enjoyed eight years of consecutive record setting sales under Chris’ leadership.

Prior to joining Broadridge, Chris has held numerous management and commercial roles at Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI), and its predecessor, Thomson Financial. There he served as Global Managing Director of Risk for the Financial and Risk Division, where he was responsible for overseeing Governance, Risk and Compliance, as well as Pricing and Reference services. Previously, he served as President of Global Sales and Account Management of the Financial and Risk Division responsible for US$6 billion in revenue and responsible for 4,000 professionals worldwide. Earlier in his career, Chris worked in several FinTech companies and institutional trading and retail brokerage for Kemper Financial Services’, Blunt Ellis & Lowie unit as well as correspondent firms of both Prudential and Pershing.

In January 2019, Chris was elected to the Board of Directors of the Financial Services Institute (FSI) and is former Chairman and ongoing member of British American Business, a membership organization that enables transatlantic commerce. Chris serves on the Board of Directors on several non-profits including Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey, NPower an organization that provides underprivileged youths and military veterans with the opportunity to build tech skills and achieve their potential, the United Way of NYC and the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. In addition, he is a sponsor of the Women on Wall Street Association, a New York-based business leadership organization that helps accelerate careers of women in financial services and unites business professionals in support of equality, executive leadership and breaking the glass ceiling.

Chris holds a B.S. in Finance and Economics from Northern Illinois University and an MBA in Marketing from Lewis University, where he serves on the Board of Trustees.
Ms. Sheenam Ohrie

Managing Director
Broadridge India
Sheenam Ohrie is the Managing Director, Broadridge India. Sheenam is responsible for driving the company’s India strategy, that includes leading India Centers of Excellence across Technology, Innovation, Professional Consulting, and Managed Services Operations.

Sheenam brings over three decades of rich experience in engineering, global delivery, product management and executive leadership roles. She is a versatile and strategic leader with a proven record of conceptualizing and delivering technology solutions for her customers. Prior to joining Broadridge, Sheenam was the Vice President of Dell Digital Services and an APJ CIO leader at Dell Technologies. In her previous stints, she has led strategic business and technology roles at Finacle, at EdgeVerve an Infosys Company, SAP and Oracle. She is an ICF Certified ACC and PCC Executive Coach and a certified Lean and Design Thinking Coach.

Sheenam was recognized as the Karnataka Woman Leader of the year 2021 award by World Woman Leadership Congress, a Next Generation Women Leader at the Zinnov 2020 Confluence, 2020 D&I Business Leader by Community Business, one of the Top 20 Women Catalysts in Indian IT by SME Channels 2019 and Woman Icon of the Year at #GIWL Awards 2019 by UBS Forums.

Sheenam enjoys reading, travelling, gardening, and watching movies. She has strong male allies at home and is supported by Alok, her spouse and Aditya, her son.
Mr. Sriram Krishnan

Chief Business Development Officer
National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Sriram Krishnan has over 28 years of work experience in the Indian banking and capital markets space. He has spent about 22 years with multinational organisations, across corporate and institutional banking, asset management and securities services at various levels of seniority. Sriram’s current role with the NSE, as Chief Business Development Officer, entails establishing and managing business strategy and advocacy, product lifecycle and all business alliances and relationships. Sriram also oversees marketing & corporate communication and economic policy & research. In his previous roles, Sriram has worked for over 21 years with HSBC, Citi and Deutsche Bank. In his immediately previous role with Deutsche Bank India, Sriram was Managing Director & Co-Head of Global Transaction Banking. Sriram is a qualified Chartered and Cost Accountant from India.
Mr. Chetan Garga

Former Managing Director and Country head
Allstate India
Chetan Garga brings an enviable combination of technology and operations leadership with deep financial service expertise. As an independent consultant, Chetan has guided companies in Shoring and Sourcing strategies and established multiple Global Capability Centers. Under Chetan’s leadership, Allstate India won the Kincentric ‘Best Employer India’, The Economic Times ‘Best Workplaces for Women’, and was certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for multiple years. Recognized among India’s Best Leaders in ‘Times of Crisis 2021’ and The Economic Times ‘Most Promising Business Leaders of Asia 2022’, Chetan has over 30 years of experience in Financial Services, Product Development, and General Management. Chetan has built technology solutions for global financial markets and set up technology and business operations for multinational firms in India.

Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Wealth Management and Banking at SunGard India and established operations for Northern Trust in India. Chetan holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, is a Sloan Fellow from London Business School, completed an Executive program at Kellogg School of Management, and serves as an alumni interviewer for the Sloan program. Chetan is the ex-chair of the NASSCOM GCC council for Karnataka and a visiting faculty at IIM Bangalore. Passionate about giving back, Chetan is involved in youth empowerment, environmental initiatives, and supporting schools for the less privileged. Chetan is also active in sports like table tennis and squash, enjoys traveling, and is a wine and food connoisseur.
Ms. Veda Persad

Country Executive for India
Northern Trust
Veda Persad is the Country Executive for India. In this role, Veda is responsible for resiliency, statutory compliance, and the talent strategy to enable business priorities of the organization. Veda brings operational expertise and extensive global experience to the role.

Since joining Northern Trust in 2004, Veda has held progressive roles within the company including Relationship Manager, Canada Chief Risk Officer, Global Head of Control – Income and International Tax, Division Head for India Entitlements and, most recently, Global Services APAC Operations Practice Executive.
In her previous role, Veda was responsible for the execution of client Operational delivery. Her teams included Cash and Payment Operations, Banking & Loans, Asset Coding, Entitlements, Trade & Settlement, Asset Pricing and Capital Markets Operations.

Veda has been recognized among the Top 100 Executive Allies by LGBT Great and is a passionate advocate for DEI. Prior to joining Northern Trust, she was Vice President, Client Services and Operations, Clarington Funds Inc. Veda began her career at State Street and IFDS Ltd. and has built extensive experience in all aspects of custodial, fund accounting and transfer agency operations.

Veda holds a B.A. Economics degree from the University of Toronto and is a Six Sigma Black Belt certified professional.