IIMA Finance Conclave 2010 on the 8th – 9th January 2010

The Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), Beta – The Finance Club of IIM Ahmedabad and Leverage – The Private Equity and Venture Capital Club of IIM Ahmedabad bring the IIMA Finance Conclave 2010 on the 8th – 9th January 2010.

The central theme of this year’s conclave is “India: Challenging the New Normal”. With speaker sessions, panel discussions and workshops by industry experts and prominent academicians, the Conclave will enhance participants’ understanding of the “New Normal” as it evolves in the wake of the crisis, what are the forces that will shape it, and what are the strategies for survival. It will also look at the steps India should take in order to grow faster than the rest of the world.

The first day carries the sub-theme of “A New World Order”, and will address questions pertaining to a new regime of regulations, consolidation activity and inclusive growth that will in essence shape a New Economic Order post the crisis. The conclave will attempt to shine some light in this direction through discussions between experts from different sectors in finance. The speakers will include experts in banking, private equity and regulation of financial markets. The sessions will begin at 2 pm.

The second day of the conclave will look at “The Elusive 10% mark”, and professionals with vast industry experience will get together to discuss how India can reach the magic figure of 10% GDP growth. The discussion will also look at the upcoming sectors that offer the best growth opportunities.

The Conclave also has “Empresario-The B-Plan showcase”, which will present a unique opportunity for 9 teams of budding entrepreneurs, shortlisted from a pool of entries to interact with the VC and PE firms. The entrepreneurs would not only get a golden chance to get seed funding from the potential investors, but also the opportunity to be incubated at the CIIE. This event will be held behind closed doors.

The speakers for the event will include eminent personalities like Mr. Anand Tandon of Brics Securities, Mr. Nikhil Khatau of Mayfiled Advisors, Mr. Sunil Kolangara of UTI ventures, Mr. Sasha Mirchandani of BlueRun Ventures, Prof. Sandeep Parekh (former Executive Director of SEBI), Mr. Rajeev Mantri of Navam Capital and Mr. Rahul Patwardhan of Indiaco Ventures amongst others.