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Speaker Lineup for APEX '08 Summit & Awards

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.


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