Investing in the world’s most exciting private markets

The Private Equity International India Private Markets Opportunity Summit will launch in 2023 in Singapore and connect global investors with Asia’s fastest-growing market.

Covering real and financial assets, the Summit is your opportunity to identify investment trends and build relationships with the entire ecosystem of Indian private market leaders around real estate, infrastructure, private debt, and private equity.

Join us to discover the evolution of private markets in India and understand how to create exponential portfolio growth with investments across the sub-continent.

Discuss infrastructure investment opportunities coming from the government’s privatisation plans, including:

  1. India as the next frontier investment destination
  2. What the Russia/Ukraine conflict means for India
  3. Predictions for digital infrastructure
  4. The future of India’s power grid
  5. Renewables & energy transition – obstacles and opportunities

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Discover why India is the next boom destination for real estate investors by discussing:

  1. What will the future of India tech real assets look like?
  2. How inflation will affect residential investments & affordability
  3. The hottest logistics opportunities in India
  4. REITs in India
  5. What does ESG look like in Indian private real estate

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Explore the most promising private debt strategies in the India market and discuss:

  1. Indian private debt outlook – how the market is evolving
  2. Investor appetite for Indian private debt; the different risk profiles
  3. What’s driving real estate debt growth?
  4. Where we stand with infra debt?
  5. Venture debt

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Dive into private equity entry barriers and growth opportunities unique to India, including:

  1. How to pick a local partner
  2. India’s “Bad Bank” – understanding the Insolvency Code
  3. A look at India’s track record in the last 5-10 years
  4. Exiting through the secondaries market
  5. How government reforms are reshaping the private-public partnership

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Discover Indian private markets opportunities

Join leaders across private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure investment to develop lasting relationships and partnerships across the sub-continent.

Navigate the fluid regulatory landscape

Stay up-to-date with government reforms for private investments and gain the knowledge needed to make quick investment decisions when opportunities arise.

Accelerate the growth of your portfolio

Connect with India’s foremost market experts and gain access to Asia’s fastest-growing market amid record fundraising for private strategies.

2022 Confirmed speakers:

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Year-on-year attendees at our conference series include:

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
AZB & Partners
Asian Development Bank
Bain Capital
CPPIB
CredAvenue
Edelweiss Asset Management
GMR Infrastructure
I Squared Capital
India Bank
International Finance Corporation
Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA)
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
ORIX Life Insurance
SBI Group
Vivriti Asset Management

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2022 Preliminary agenda

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Discuss crucial trends transforming the future capital flow to the Indian market with our thought leaders this November.

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2022 Speakers include:

Saurabh Agarwal

Managing Director, Infrastructure, South Asia, CDPQ India

As Managing Director, Saurabh Agarwal has been in charge of CDPQ’s infrastructure activities in South Asia since March 2017. His role involves supporting the organization in developing its strategy in the region. He collaborates with CDPQ’s global in… Read full bio

Inderbir Singh Dhingra

Chief Investment Officer, Head of Global Infrastructure Fund, Principal of Emerging Asia Fund, International Finance Corporation Asset Management

Inderbir joined AMC in 2015. He has more than 19 years of experience in private equity and debt investments, equity research, and public policy. Prior to joining AMC, Inderbir held various positions in the Financial Institutions Group at IFC, includi… Read full bio

Nupur Garg

Founder, WinPE (also Investment Committee Member, NIIF and Investment Committee Member, DGGF)

Nupur Garg is a leading investor in private equity and venture capital and an expert advisor to large institutional investors. She is the founder of WinPE (https://winpeforum.com), a not-for-profit initiative to enhance gender diversity in the invest… Read full bio
Ankur Gupta Brookfield

Ankur Gupta

Managing Partner, Head of India - Real Estate, Brookfield

Ankur Gupta is a Managing Partner and Head of India and Middle East for Brookfield’s Real Estate Group and Country Head for Brookfield in India. In these roles, he oversees all of Brookfield’s activities in India, and Brookfield’s real estate busines… Read full bio

Debapratim Hajara

Senior Principal (INR), Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (SEA)

Deb Hajara joined the Asia Pacific Infrastructure and Natural Resources team of Ontario Teachers' in 2021. Prior to joining Ontario Teachers’ Deb had 12 years of experience in infrastructure investing in India. Most recently he spent 5 years with Mac… Read full bio

Deepa Hingorani

Vice President, Head of Financial Services and Asia, Investment Fund for Developing Countries

Deepa Hingorani is Vice President at IFU, The Danish Investment Fund for developing countries. She is the global head for Financial services and also the head for Asia at IFU, based in Singapore. IFU is an impact focused investment fund owned by the… Read full bio
Hari Krishna

Hari Krishna V

Global Leadership Team, Managing Director, Real Estate, CPP Investments

Hari is responsible for CPP Investments’ Real Estate investments in India and is based out of the Mumbai office. He is also a member of CPP’s Global Leadership Team. The Real Estate group in India focuses on investments alongside top tier partners in… Read full bio

Alex Lynn

Hong Kong Bureau Chief, PEI Group

Alex Lynn is PEI Group's Hong Kong Bureau Chief. He is responsible for breaking news, commentary and analysis of the Asia-Pacific private markets, with a particular focus on private equity. Alex previously spent two years covering EMEA private equity… Read full bio

Lachmi-Niwas (LN) Sadani

Founder and Managing Partner, Lensbridge Capital

LN is Founder and Managing Partner of Lensbridge Capital, a boutique investment and advisory firm which focuses on opportunities in Asia Pacific across a range of sectors including consumer, technology, etc. In this capacity, he also assists Cisco Sy… Read full bio

Samarendra Singh

Principal, Equity Investment Unit, Asian Development Bank

Samarendra Singh is Principal Investment Specialist in Equity Investment Unit of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department handling the Bank’s direct equity investments. He joined ADB in November 2015. Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Singh worked for Aozo… Read full bio

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Day 1
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Agenda

Tuesday 15 November 2022 - Tuesday 15th

All times in SGT/ UTC+8
08:00 - 09:00

Networking breakfast

09:00 - 09:15

Keynote Address - Why capital will continue to be on India

09:15 - 09:35

Ministerial Address - Regulatory Update

  • What does the government’s privatization plans mean for investors?
  • Latest developments in the Insolvency Code
  • What is the “Bad Bank” aka National Asset Reconstruction Ltd (NARC)?
09:35 - 10:15

Keynote panel: Returning capital back to investors

Alex Lynn, Ankur Gupta
  • Where are we in the PE cycle; record-breaking years to continue?
  • Examining the exits –Indian unicorns, IPOs, and the secondaries markets
  • Making sense of valuations: too high or just right?
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Alex Lynn

Hong Kong Bureau Chief, PEI Group

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Ankur Gupta Brookfield

Ankur Gupta

Managing Partner, Head of India - Real Estate, Brookfield

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10:15 - 11:00

Panel: Accessing the best deals & opportunities

Nupur Garg, Debapratim Hajara, Inderbir Singh Dhingra
  • A deep dive into the entry barriers and growth opportunities unique to India
  • How do you pick a local partner as your operator and “boots on the ground”?
  • How do you build a failproof due diligence process?
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Nupur Garg

Founder, WinPE (also Investment Committee Member, NIIF and Investment Committee Member, DGGF)

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Debapratim Hajara

Senior Principal (INR), Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (SEA)

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Inderbir Singh Dhingra

Chief Investment Officer, Head of Global Infrastructure Fund, Principal of Emerging Asia Fund, International Finance Corporation Asset Management

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11:00 - 11:20

Chai / Coffee Break

11:20 - 12:00

Panel: Indian PE/VC, beyond the momentum

  • Everything from financial services to healthcare- what are the sectors of interest?
  • Indian venture capital – darling or dud?
  • What opportunities/ challenges do current state of geopolitics present for India?
12:00 - 12:15

Keynote Speech - What should institutional investors expect from India in the next decade?

12:15 - 13:15

Networking Lunch

13:15 - 13:55

Investor panel: Is India ready for institutional investors?

Hari Krishna V, Saurabh Agarwal, Deepa Hingorani, Kota Yasumura
  • What is the investor appetite for India as an investment destination in the next 5 years?
  • Through which structures do LPs prefer to access Indian deals? Co-Investing vs Fund
  • ESG – how far India has come and far it does it need to go?
Hari Krishna

Hari Krishna V

Global Leadership Team, Managing Director, Real Estate, CPP Investments

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Saurabh Agarwal

Managing Director, Infrastructure, South Asia, CDPQ India

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Deepa Hingorani

Vice President, Head of Financial Services and Asia, Investment Fund for Developing Countries

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Kota Yasumura

Director , Private Sector Investment Finance Division, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

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13:55 - 14:35

Panel: Building the roadmap for a nation’s energy security

  • What is the future of India’s power grid and what role will private capital play?
  • What government reforms mean for public-private partnerships?
  • Will the current state of geopolitics speed up or delay India’s energy transition?
14:35 - 14:50

Chai / Coffee Break

14:50 - 15:30

Panel: The most rewarding real estate opportunities in 2023

  • How do you house 1.4 billion people and how can proptech ease the burden?
  • Is this the year to own office assets especially the “back office” or is hospitality having a big comeback in 2023?
  • REITs – the biggest winner in India?
15:30 - 15:40

Panel: The hottest opportunities in digital infra

Lachmi-Niwas (LN) Sadani, Samarendra Singh
  • Building a data centre in India
  • What’s needed in the next 5 years to build ‘Digital India’?
  • What are the disruptive technological innovations to keep an eye on?
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Lachmi-Niwas (LN) Sadani

Founder and Managing Partner, Lensbridge Capital

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Samarendra Singh

Principal, Equity Investment Unit, Asian Development Bank

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15:40 - 15:55

Chai / Coffee Break

15:55 - 16:30

Panel: Indian private debt outlook – how the market is evolving

Jayashree Jena, Kanchan Jain
  • What’s the investor appetite and risk profile?
  • What are the key trends for the next 3 years?
  • Tackling challenges and seizing opportunities unique to emerging markets
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Jayashree Jena

Associate Director – Private Debt, TransAsia Private Capital

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Kanchan Jain

Managing Director, Head of India Credit, Baring Private Equity Asia

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16:30 - 17:10

Panel: How do you create and sustain value in your portfolio?

  • Top Operating Partners in India share the best advice they’ve ever received
  • Investigating the different value creation levers in the context of India and different sectors
  • How do you put ESG at the heart of your value creation efforts and what difference does it make?
17:10 - 18:10

Closing Address & Networking cocktails