India Value Fund

Presents 

VC Circle Growth Capital Forum

Venue: Le Meridien, Pune
Date: April 4, 2008
Time: 10.30 am-5.30 pm

Presenting Sponsor: India Value Fund 

Co-Sponsor: UTI Ventures

Co-host: RCS Advisors

Lunch Sponsor: KPMG 

Associate Sponsors:

o3 Capital Partners

Sanjay Ghodawat Group
Knowledge Partner: Sand Hill Counsel

Agenda
10:00 am: Registration and tea
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Panel 1: Is Indian private equity all about growth capital investing
Abizer Diwanji, Executive Director, KPMG ( Moderator)
Subbu Subramaniam, Co-founder, Baring Private Equity - The emergence of growth capital private equity investing
George Thomas, Partner, India Value Fund - Active engagement PE models in India
Nikhil Khattau, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund - The impact of stock market crash on unlisted PE plays
Niren Shah,MD, Norwest Venture Partners - Is the distinction between VC and PE getting blurred in India?
Kartik Parija, MD, Zephyr Peacock -Growth capital investing in SME companies
Q&A

1 pm-2 pm: Lunch Break (Sponsored by KPMG)

2 pm – 3.30 pm Panel 2: Entrepreneur - PE/VC Partnership
Shiraz Bhugwadia, Director, o3 Capital Partners - Moderator
Deep Kalra, CEO, Make My Trip - Raising money through bust and boom; And how to pick and choose the investors
Subba Rao, Chairman, Robo Silicon - Are Indian entrepreneurs prepared for private equity investors
Cyrus Driver, MD, Helix Investments - An entrepreneur turned investor: The lessons learned from both sides of the table
Kuntal Shah, Co-founder, Axis Holdings - How to package your company for PE/VC investment
Shirish Deodhar, nFactorial Software Services - Entrepreneurial companies in India and
bridging the gap with VCs
Q&A
3.30 pm – 4 pm Tea break and networking

4 pm-5.30 pm
Panel 3: Hot opportunities
Shantanu Surpure, Managing Attorney, Sand Hill Counsel, (Moderator)
Srini Vudayagiri, Managing Director, LightSpeed Venture Partners - Infrastructure shadow plays for growth investments
Neel Broker, India Head, Sterling Partners - Is Education sector ripe for investing
Gaurav Mathur, Managing Director, India Equity Partners - Opportunities in Food/Restaurants/Food processing sector
Dr Jasmin Patel, Managing Director, Fidelity International - Opportunities in healthcare and lifesciences
Sateesh Andra, Venture Partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson - Growth/venture opportunities in consumer focused sectors
Q&A session
Vote of thanks
5.30 pm-6 pm Tea and networking.
 

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