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Speaker Lineup for APEX '08 Summit & Awards

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We are delighted to announce a stellar list of speakers for APEX '08, the Indian Private Equity Summit, scheduled for January 31 at Mumbai. The Annual Summit brings together the cream of the Indian Private Equity/Venture Capital-Entrepreneur Ecosystem to introspect, brainstorm on the way forward and reward its best.

Confirmed Speakers at the Summit include:

Leading PE/VC-backed Entrepreneurs

 NIKHIL GANDHI, SKIL Infrastructure

 KRISHNAKUMAR NATARAJAN, MindTree

 ROHAN AJILA, Indiamarkets.com/Capvent

 GOPALA KRISHNAN, mobile2win


Other Entrepreneur Speakers:

  • Goutham Reddy, Ramky Group
  • Jairaj Kumar, Ocean Sparkle

Leading Venture Capitalists

 SUDHIR SETHI, IDG Ventures India

 VANI KOLA, NEA-IndoUS Venture

 SUMIR CHADHA, Sequoia Capital India


 SARATH NARU, Ventureast

Leading Private Equity investors

MAHESH KRISHNAMURTHY, India Value Fund

 ANIL AHUJA, 3i

 RAJA KUMAR, UTI Ventures

 LUIS MIRANDA, IDFC PE

 SHAILESH PATHAK, ICICI Venture

 P.R. SRINIVASAN, CVC International

Participants at the Summit will include PE & VC firms, Entrepreneurs, Limited Partners, Service Providers and the Media.

Click Here to view the detailed event agenda as well as a list of other speakers.


Sponsors

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Contact for Participation:
Tel: +91-44-45534303 I apex@ventureintelligence.in

Contact for Sponsorship:
Nataraj. S I Tel: +91-97890-67955 I nataraj@ventureintelligence.in

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