Finance Speakers

Jim Rogers is a renowned investor and the Co-founder of the Quantum Fund, which achieved a 4200% return in ten years. He holds two Guinness World Records for distance travel and is a bestselling author. A highly popular keynote speaker on finance and investment, he is known for his unique global perspective on asset classes and emerging markets, detailed in his books like Hot Commodities and A Bull in China. He advises on how to find success and happiness with his heartfelt guide, A Gift to My Children.

Shaun Rein is the Managing Director of the China Market Research Group (CMR), the leading strategic market intelligence firm focused on China. He is a recognized expert on Chinese economic strategy and consumer trends. The bestselling author of The End of Cheap China, his work details the country's transformation from a producer to a consumer society. His engaging keynotes provide senior executives with highly valuable insights on the megatrends affecting businesses worldwide and how to capitalize on the vast opportunities in the Chinese market.

Chetna Gala Sinha is the founder of the Mann Deshi Bank—India’s first bank for and by rural women—which has provided over $70 million in loans to female micro-entrepreneurs. She is a distinguished social entrepreneur, a former Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and a recipient of the Nari Shakti Puraskar (India’s highest civilian award for women). Her talks provide actionable insights into financial inclusion and the power of grassroots entrepreneurship for social transformation.

Jacqueline Novogratz is the Founder and CEO of Acumen, a global nonprofit that invests in sustainable businesses and leaders to combat poverty. She is a recognized pioneer in social innovation and patient capital. Her best-selling memoir, The Blue Sweater, chronicles her quest to understand poverty and challenges readers to grant dignity to the poor. As a speaker, she provides vital, firsthand insights into social enterprise, leadership development, and the strategic use of market forces to achieve profound global impact.

Swaminathan S. Aiyar is a leading Indian journalist and economist, renowned for his popular column "Swaminomics" in The Times of India. He is a former editor of The Economic Times and was the India correspondent for The Economist for two decades. His work focuses on economic change in developing countries, human rights, and political economy. As a speaker, he shares insights on global policy and development, drawing on his experience as a frequent consultant to the World Bank and his work in social investment to bring medical services to marginalized communities.

M. Damodaran is one of India's most influential public figures, a former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and a leader of major turnarounds at UTI and IDBI. He is the founder of Excellence Enablers Private Limited (EEPL), a corporate governance advisory firm, and the Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirapalli. His keynotes provide valuable insights into corporate governance, India’s economic framework, and effective public administration.

G. N. Bajpai is a distinguished leader, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and former Chairman of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). He is a leading expert in corporate governance and financial markets, having chaired the Corporate Governance Task Force of IOSCO. His insights are sought after by institutions like Harvard University and the London School of Economics (LSE).

Bipin Preet Singh is the Co-Founder and CEO of MobiKwik, a leading digital banking platform serving millions of Indians. An alumnus of IIT Delhi in Electrical Engineering, he is a pioneer of the Digital Payments landscape in India. His career includes roles as a Platform Architect at Intel and Nvidia before founding MobiKwik in 2009. His talks draw on his experience in scaling new products, building credit underwriting and insurance cross-sell, and achieving distribution muscle to 100 million customers in India.

Jayant Sinha is a former Minister of State for Finance and Civil Aviation in the Government of India and a successful venture capitalist with three unicorns to his credit. An alumnus of IIT Delhi and Harvard Business School, he is now a Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics (LSE). His keynotes provide deep, strategic insights into sustainable development, public finance, the AI revolution, and building resilient operations and supply chains.