InFinity Forum 2.0 GIFT-IFSC: Nerve Centre for New Age Global Financial Services

Welcome Address

Shri K Rajaraman

Chairperson, IFSCA

Inaugural Address(Virtual)

Shri Narendra Modi

Honourable Prime Minister of India

Summing up and Vote of Thanks

Shri Hasmukh Adhia

Chairman, GIFT City Co. Ltd.

Welcome Address

Shri Hasmukh Adhia

Chairman, GIFT City Co. Ltd.

Keynote Address (Virtual)

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

Hon’ble Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Government of India

(Topic: GIFT IFSC: Nerve Centre for New Age International Financial Services)

Special Address

Shri Bhupendra Patel

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat

Summing up and Vote of Thanks

Shri Tapan Ray

MD & CEO, GIFT City Co. Ltd.

Context Note by BCG

Shri Mayank Jha

MD and Partner, Boston Consulting Group

InFinity Talk

Shri Uday Kotak

Founder and Director, Kotak Bank

(Topic: India @2047: Role of GIFT IFSC for a developed India)

InFinity Panel

Topic: Making of a New Age International Financial Centre

The panel will focus on comparing the role of traditional financial centers vis a vis the new age international financial centers which are excelling in providing more niche financial services that are coming into existence. Further, the panel will discuss why the traditional financial centres would have to adapt to the changing times for their survival.

Panelist:

Mr. Sanjeev Sanyal

Member, Prime-Minister Economic Advisory Council, Govt of India

Ms. Zarin Daruwala

CEO, Standard Chartered, India

Mr. Nikhil Kamath

Co-Founder, Zerodha

Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Founder and CEO, Paytm

Panel Lead:

Ms. Kaku Nakhate

Country Executive, Bank of America, India

Keynote Address (Virtual)

Shri Piyush Goyal

Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food, Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India

(Topic: Achieving the target of USD 2 Trillion Exports by 2030: Role of GIFT IFSC)

Lunch Break

Context Note by BCG

Shri Anirban Mukherjee

MD and Partner, Boston Consulting Group

InFinity Talk

Shri K. V. Kamath

Chairman, NaBFID

(Topic: Role of GIFT IFSC in Financing India’s Infrastructure Growth)

InFinity Panel

Topic: Making a case for “Green-Stack”

What could be the building blocks for a Global Green-stack? What could be the various layers of this stack? How and where can the countries collaborate to build such as stack? Whether the challenges in different carbon markets (VCM/CCM), green-finance, Transition Finance be addressed through this Green Stack.

Panelist:

Mr. Mathias B. Pontoppidan

Managing Partner, Pontoka

Mr. Kulin Lalbhai

Executive Director, Arvind Ltd.

Mr. A Balasubramanian

Managing Director and CEO, Aditya Birla Sun-Life Mutual Fund

Mr. Aniket Talati

President, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Panel Lead:

Ms. Anjali Bansal

Founding Partner, Avaana Capital

Context Note by BCG

Shri Alpesh Shah

MD and Sr. Partner, Boston Consulting Group

InFinity Talk

Ms. Margaretta Colangelo

Longevity Economy and AI Expert

(Topic: Challenges and opportunities of Longevity Economy: Role of GIFT IFSC)

InFinity Panel

Topic: Longevity Economy

The Panel will focus on various questions around Longevity Ecosystem? What are the challenges and Opportunities of Longevity Economy? How are countries coping up with the challenges? What it means for India?

Panelist:

Mr. G. Srinivasan

Former Chairman and Managing Director, New India Assurance Co.

Mr. Harsh Lunia

Co-Founder and CEO, Lendingkart

Mr. Nilesh Shah

Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd.

Panel Lead:

Mr. Nitin Jaiswal

Head of Government Affairs & External Relations, Asia Pacific Bloomberg L.P.

Announcements (Launch of Longevity Cohort)

Keynote Address:

Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw

Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India

(Topic: Leveraging GIFT IFSC for fuelling next generation of financial market innovations)

Valedictory Address

Shri Ajay Seth

Secretary, DEA, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India

(Topic: GIFT IFSC: The Road Ahead)

Vote of Thanks

Shri Dipesh Shah

Executive Director, IFSCA

HIGH TEA & NETWORKING