Overview
We are pleased to invite you to the inaugural launch of India Forward: Emerging Perspectives, a collaborative insight and India-focused thought leadership initiative by S&P Global and CRISIL (An S&P Global company).
India is an important player on the global stage, strategically located, with a young and dynamic workforce and the world’s fastest growing major economy. As India’s global footprint grows, the country is looking to address shared global challenges – inclusive economic growth, climate risk, making the energy transition, reconfiguring trade relationships, and disruptive technologies, amongst others.
S&P Global and CRISIL have assembled their world-class analysts, data experts, economists, and researchers to offer essential perspectives on local and global factors across sectors that will shape the India journey in these crucial years ahead and would like to invite you to an exclusive event to launch the report.
What can you expect?
- Keynote Address
- Themes- macroeconomic outlook, capital markets, generative AI, automotive, geopolitics and country risk, supply chain, energy transition & security, and sustainability.
- 4 panel discussions and 2 fireside chats
- 20 speakers representing SPGI, CRISIL and the industry
Agenda
Speakers
Take a look at our speakers scheduled for this event
S&P Global
Bhavesh Dayalji
CEO, Kensho Technologies and Chief AI Officer
Bhavesh Dayalji is the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at S&P Global and the Chief Executive Officer of Kensho. He leads S&P Global’s AI strategy and is the CEO of Kensho, S&P Global’s AI innovation hub.
In his role as Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Bhavesh is responsible for S&P Global’s AI vision and strategy, championing the use and deployment of AI technology to accelerate innovation across S&P Global and for its customers.
As Kensho CEO, he has worked to drive Kensho’s growth through the use of its products at the world’s largest financial institutions and the U.S. Intelligence Community. Bhavesh was one of the company’s early hires, and has served in a variety of leadership roles focused on developing and scaling Kensho’s products, engineering, and client-facing teams before being named CEO in 2021.
Kensho received backing from Google Ventures, leading financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase and S&P Global and the venture capital arm of the CIA, In-Q-Tel. Kensho was acquired by S&P Global in 2018.
Prior to Kensho, Bhavesh was a senior leader in Deloitte’s strategy and M&A practice. He was the engagement leader for many high-profile C-suite clients, advising them on M&A strategy, leading due diligence efforts and developing growth strategies in the financial services industry.
Bhavesh started his career working on the software engineering team at CERN, the European Organization for Particle Physics, in Geneva, Switzerland, the team responsible for the discovery of the Higgs boson particle. Bhavesh graduated with a BS in Software Engineering and Physics from De Montfort University in Leicester, United Kingdom. A keen cricketer, he played on the university team and trained and participated in trials for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Bhavesh lives in the greater Boston area with his wife Emily and his children Bodhi, Vera and Ruby.
Dr. V. Anantha Nageshwaran
Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India
Unmesh Wagh
Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority and Managing Director-CEO of Vadhvan Port Project
Mike Hankey
Consul General, US Consulate General, Mumbai
Dr. Ila Patnaik
Group Chief Economist, Aditya Birla
Mehnaz Ansari
United States Trade and Development Agency
Senior Regional Representative, South Asia, Indo Pacific Region, United States Trade and Development Agency
Sanjay Khanna
Director (Refineries), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Dr. Desikan Sundararajan
Managing Director and Country Head, Equinor India
Dr. Sajjid Chinoy
JP Morgan
Managing Director and Chief India Economist, JP Morgan
Amitabh Malhotra
Managing Director and Global Head of Banking, HSBC India
Rucha Nanavati
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited Automotive
Chief Digital Transformative Officer, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited Automotive
Akhil Mehrotra
Managing Director, Pipeline Infrastructure Limited
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Abhishek Tomar
Head of Data, Enterprise Data Organization, S&P Global
Abhishek Tomar is Head of Data for S&P Global’s Enterprise Data Organization (EDO) and a member of the EDO and S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Operating Committee.
In this role, he leads essential functions such as data operations, business partnerships, stewardship, and quality assurance, while also focusing on customer success, data performance optimization, and site operations management.
Additionally, Abhishek is a strategic advisor to the leadership teams in India, Pakistan and the Philippines. He spearheads the India Leadership Council, comprising S&P Global and Crisil, aiming to identify new strategies and business development opportunities across the region.
With 22 years of experience, Abhishek has held various roles in data analytics and operations management, including senior management and leadership positions in the financial industry. Previously, Abhishek was Chief Data Officer for S&P Global Market Intelligence and Managing Director - India Operations at S&P Global where he was responsible for over 8,000 employees with a focus on delivering strong business results.
Abhishek is an active member of the National Executive Board of American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in India. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Delhi University and an MBA from NIILM - Centre for Management Studies.
S&P Global Energy
Look Forward Council, Co-Chair
Atul Arya, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Energy Strategist
His areas of expertise include business strategy, commercial analysis, oil markets, energy technologies, climate change and renewables. He has previously led Energy Insight, Research and Analysis and Energy Research teams at S&P Global (Now a part of S&P Global). Dr. Atul previously worked for BP for over 20 years in a number of operational, business, technical and strategic positions around the world. His career includes international leadership experience in a diverse array of energy fields spanning strategy development, business planning, field operations and technology commercialization. His experience includes leadership in solar energy development as well as oil and gas. Dr. Atul has previously served on boards of several companies and institutions and is member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Advanced Energy Technologies and is 25+ year member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He is a sought-after speaker and moderator at public conferences, company boards and industry events and a member of the CERAWeek leadership team.
He holds B.S., M.S. and Ph. D. degrees in engineering.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Deepa Kumar
Head of Asia-Pacific Country Risk and Co-Lead, India Research Chapter
Deepa leads analysis on India and routinely spearheads and contributes to corporate-wide initiatives focused on India. Deepa has a background in Indian parliamentary research and was previously an entrepreneur whose organization in New Delhi focused on increasing citizen engagement with political representatives.
S&P Global Energy
Gauri Jauhar
Executive Director, Global Energy Transitions & Clean Tech Consulting
Executive Director, in Energy Transition and Clean Tech Global Consulting team, S&P Global Energy
Gauri is Executive Director, in Energy Transition and Clean Tech Global Consulting team, and a Certified Independent Director by the Institute of Directors (IOD). She has 23 years of experience in the energy, applied economics, finance fields, with wide regional experience in the United States, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Mumbai, New Delhi. Focus on ESG In the Energy Transitions and the integration of clean fuels in the energy spectrum and multi-sector mitigation strategies.
Her areas of specialization are Integration of New Energy sources to the Energy spectrum for companies and countries, Financial and Operational Competitor Benchmarking, Energy pricing, Market entry strategies and Energy policy development. She represents S&P Global in various industry bodies such as the US India Hydrogen & Gas Task Forces by the US India Strategic Partnership Forum.
Prior to joining S&P Global, Gauri was Commercial Advisor - Gas Policy & Regulatory Affairs at BP in India. She was the gas policy lead for a multi-disciplinary team-leading BP's energy reforms advocacy efforts in India. Prior to joining BP, she was a Senior Consultant at PFC Energy (now part of S&P Global), leading PFC Energy's Integrated Energy business in India and Singapore.
Gauri started her career as a Research Associate at the National Council of Applied Economic Research in New Delhi, analyzing macro-economic policy issues for the Indian economy and her paper with DK Joshi on "India's Macro-Stabilization Policy in 1990s: A Review and Assessment" was published in the book, "The Indian State in Transition."
S&P Global
Dharmakirti Joshi
Chief Economist, Crisil
At CRISIL, Joshi's purview includes demand forecasting, assessing macroeconomic scenarios, and analyzing and monitoring the impact of macroeconomic domestic and external shocks on the economy. He has extensive experience in macroeconomic analysis and medium-term assessments of the Indian economy.
He was member of the Working Group of Savings for the 12th Five Year Plan. He is also a member of the industry monitoring group of Reserve Bank of India. He was the Chairman of Economic Affairs Committee of Bombay Chamber of Commerce and is currently member of Economic Policy Group of Confederation of Indian Industry and Indian Merchant Chamber. He regularly writes for leading newspapers and expresses his views on the economy in the electronic media.
Joshi has spent 26 years in economic research and consultancy. He spent 11 years at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) before moving on to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi, and then CRISIL. At NCAER, Joshi worked on short and medium term macroeconomic forecasting using Computable General Equilibrium and econometric models, macroeconomic reforms and fiscal policy related issues. At CERC, he worked on regulatory, competition and tariff related issues in the Indian power sector.
Joshi holds a bachelors and Masters degree from Honours School in Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. He has attended program on Macroeconomic Policy and Management at Harvard University and was a visiting scholar to Economic Research Unit of University of Pennsylvania.
Krishnan Sitaraman
Senior Director and Chief Ratings Officer, CRISIL Ratings Limited
S&P Global Energy
Rahul Kapoor
Vice President, Global Head of Shipping Analytics and Research
Rahul Kapoor is the global head of shipping analytics & research for S&P Global Energy and is based in Singapore.
Rahul leads an integrated commodity analytics product management, data science and research team. As a business head, he is responsible for driving new product growth for our analytics products Commodities at Sea and Freight Analytics. A subject matter expert in the maritime industry and financial markets, Rahul is a thought leader with proven credentials in market analysis forecasting, shipping economics and commodity market developments. He is a regular speaker at major conferences and client events globally, and is frequently interviewed by both print and visual media. Most recently, he was at Bloomberg Intelligence and earlier headed Drewry Financial Research Services Ltd. He has also worked as senior equities analyst at RS Platou Markets and Nomura.
Rahul holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering from BITS, Pilani and a Postgraduate in Management from IMI, New Delhi, India.
S&P Global Energy
Kurt Barrow
Vice President, Oil, Fuels & Chemicals Research
Kurt Barrow is Vice President, Oil, Fuels & Chemicals Research at S&P Global Energy.
Kurt is head of research for crude oil markets, NGLs, refining, and petrochemical feedstocks and has responsibility for joint mobility research with automotive. Kurt's expertise includes energy transition in fuels markets, refining economics, downstream fuels policy and price forecasting. He is active in downstream research and oversees a global team of experts providing forecast views on market fundamentals and transition scenarios. He writes on a range of topics and routinely supports executive and corporate boards with views on downstream strategy, the future of refining, net zero policies, refining/petrochemical integration, biofuels/biorefining and hydrogen in transport. Kurt began his career as a refining engineer at Exxon and was a partner at Purvin & Gertz.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University and an MBA from the University of Houston.
S&P Global Ratings
Geeta Chugh
Managing Director, Sector Lead, Financial Institutions Ratings, SSEA
S&P Global Mobility
Puneet Gupta
Director, India & ASEAN Automotive Market
Puneet Gupta is an expert for the Indian automotive market at S&P Global Mobility and is responsible for trend analysis, demand modelling, product planning, shared mobility and electrification trends.
Puneet leads the India/ASEAN automotive sales forecasting team. He is an autonomics expert and blends automotive and economics to model demand for the India car market. He is actively doing big picture workshops, trends analysis, white space analysis, and electrification for the India market. Puneet also does impact assessment of government policy, regulation, event shocks (COVID19) and geopolitics on forecast. He is also collaborating with energy verticals to calculate oil demand and has modelled shared mobility needs for Indian market. Puneet is highly networked within Indian auto industry and is fully engaged with global and local automotive car manufacturers, suppliers, energy & financial companies and automotive associations in India.
Puneet has more than two decades of experience in the automotive industry working in diverse areas like strategy, channel sales, R&D, sourcing, manufacturing and logistics. He is widely quoted in the media including Reuters, Economic Times, Live Mint, Hindu, Bloomberg, BBC, Business world and many more. He has written multiple editorial contributions and has spoken in national and global conferences.
Before joining S&P Global Mobility, Puneet has worked with market leaders like Maruti Suzuki, Renault-Nissan and Yamaha in India. He is a mechanical engineer and has done his MBA from MDI, Gurgaon, India.
S&P Global Energy
Ravivenkatesh Narayanaswamy
Vice President of Oil Markets, Midstream and Downstream Research and Consulting
Ravivenkatesh Narayanaswamy is a Vice President of Oil Markets, Midstream and Downstream Research and Consulting at S&P Global Energy
Ravivenkatesh is a Vice President heading Oil Markets, Midstream, Downstream and Chemicals (OMDC) for Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent and Asia region. He joined Purvin & Gertz in 2005, which was aquired by S&P Global Energy in 2011, and is based at their Singapore office. Ravivenkatesh has close to 30 years of diverse oil industry experience spanning both refining and petrochemicals. Ravivenkatesh frequently presents to CEO's and Senior Management of oil companies, and also a frequent presenter at S&P Global Energy and other third party conferences. He previously had Lube basestock Operations and Process Engineering, Regional Production Planning, Regional Petrochemical Feedstocks Economics and Optimization, and Global Manufacturing Advisor for Armotic fcilities with increasing responsibilities at ExxonMobil, Singapore where he worked for 11 years. Prior to that, he worked at Hindustan Petroleum at their Mumbai refinery, India.
Ravivenkatesh holds a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA
S&P Global Energy
Rajeev Lala
Director, Upstream Strategies and Transformation
Rajeev Lala is a Associate Director in Companies and Transactions Research at S&P Global Energy.
Rajeev Lala, Ph.D., serves as the Director of the Companies and Transactions group at S&P Global Energy. With 14 years of experience in the energy sector and 17 years dedicated to studying energy geopolitics, Rajeev specializes in the analysis of National Oil Companies (NOCs) and leads a team focused on researching the upstream and low-carbon strategies of major NOCs worldwide.
He earned his doctorate from the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, where he explored the politics of energy in EU-Central Asia relations, culminating in his thesis titled “The Politics of Energy in European Union-Central Asia Relations, 1999-2010.” Additionally, he holds an MPhil in energy pipeline politics and an MA in International Relations.
S&P Global Sustainable1
Radhika Tomar
Director, Corporate Engagement for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa