About the speakers

CFO Conclave 2011

Professor Ilian Mihov

Ilian Mihov is the Deputy Dean for

Faculty and Research at INSEAD.
He teaches macroeconomics and
econometrics and his areas of
expertise include business cycles, monetary and fiscal
policy, economic growth, financial crises and exchange
rate determination. Ilian has also taught in the MBA,
EMBA, PhD executive education programmes and
at the Global Leadership Fellows Programme of the
World Economic Forum. In 2006, 2008 and 2009, Ilian
won the Outstanding Teacher Award. As the Deputy
Dean, Ilian is also responsible for the recruitment and
development of the faculty on INSEAD campuses in
Fontainebleau, Singapore and Abu Dhabi. He oversees
the PhD programme and chairs the R&D committee
of INSEAD. Ilian is also a research fellow at the Centre
for Economic Policy Research (London) and is on the
advisory board of the Bulgarian National Bank.
ilian.mihov@insead.edu
Deepak Kapoor

Chairman of PwC India, Deepak

Kapoor has served in a variety of
leadership and client service roles
during his 33 years of experience
at PwC. Initially as an auditor
and then as an M&A professional, Deepak has led the
Financial Advisory practice for more than 8 years and
the Telecom and Entertainment and Media practices for
more than 10 years. He is also the founding Director of
the PwC Foundation and is presently the Vice President
of Community Services.
deepak.kapoor@in.pwc.com
+91 9987196203

Bharti Gupta Ramola

Bharti Gupta Ramola is the Markets

and Industries leader for PwC India.
She has over 27 years of experience
and has held various leadership
roles during this period, including India Deals Leader.
She is also a member of the Global Diversity and
Inclusion Council of PwC. In her personal capacity,
Bharti serves on the boards of Basix and Pradan, two of
India’s leading non-government organisations engaged
in livelihood promotion and micro finance initiatives.
bharti.gupta.ramola@in.pwc.com
+91 9810000734
Ajay Kumar

Ajay Kumar is the Tax Markets

Leader at PwC India. His area of
expertise ranges from acquisition
related tax matters to permanent
establishment related tax issues for foreign
companies operating in India. With over 19 years
of experience, Ajay also drives the tax policy
initiative of PwC, involving international taxation
issues arising out of the Direct Taxes Code.
ajay.kumar@in.pwc.com
+91 9810024658

Shashank Tripathi

Shashank Tripathi leads PwC’s

Strategy and Research practice. As
part of the Finance Effectiveness
practice, he has more than 14 years’
experience in strategy, finance transformation, shared
services and sourcing advisory.
shashank.tripathi@in.pwc.com
+91 9819678900
Pradip Kanakia

Pradip Kanakia is an Assurance

Partner with over 25 years
of experience and leads the
Healthcare Sector Practice at PwC
India. He has deep expertise in US GAAP, IFRS
and SOX 404. He is a part of PwC’s Non-Executive
Directors’ (NED) programme, which helps NEDs
discharge their fiduciary duties more effectively on
the boards and audit committees.
pradip.kanakia@in.pwc.com
+91 9845057163

Sanjay Tolia

Sanjay Tolia leads PwC India’s

western region Transfer Pricing
practice of 85 members. He has
extensively advised leading MNCs
on regulatory issues, transfer pricing matters, domestic
and international taxation for the last 18 years.
sanjay.tolia@in.pwc.com
+91 9821319468
Simon Venables

Simon Venables is the Deals Leader

in PwC Africa. He is an integral part
of the South African and African
Advisory Leadership team and
represents South Africa in the global Corporate
Finance team. With rich and varied international
experience of over 17 years, Simon has led
numerous mandates and has advised MNCs on
doing business in Africa.
simon.venables@za.pwc.com

Anand Dikshit

Anand Dikshit leads the Food and

Agriculture Corporate Finance
practice at PwC India. With over
two decades of experience in the
banking sector, he has worked in various areas
within investment, corporate and commercial
banking.
anand.dikshit@in.pwc.com
+91 9920370245
Sukumar S V

Sukumar leads the Operations

Consulting practice and is Market
Managing Partner for consulting
in the western region. With almost
three decades of extensive experience in business
advisory, his expertise includes supply chain
design and transformation.
sukumar.sv@in.pwc.com
+91 9821156943

Kumar Dasgupta

Kumar Dasgupta is an Assurance

Partner with PwC India responsible
for financial instruments
accounting. His expertise in IFRS-
related financial instruments has helped leading
companies across the globe. Having worked in
the UK, Kumar has also been responsible for the
preparation and delivery of training on IFRS in
Europe, Asia and the US.
kumar.dasgupta@in.pwc.com
+91 9004685493
George Stylianides

George Stylianides is a Partner in

PwC UK’s Risk and Capital practice.
George has worked extensively with
financial institutions in the last
20 years, leading a global insurance company
as Group Risk Director. In that role, George
developed and implemented an enterprise-wide
risk management framework for the company’s
businesses globally.
george.e.stylianides@uk.pwc.com

Salil Agrawal

Salil Agrawal leads the Delivering

Deal Value practice as part of the
Consulting team at PwC India. He
has more than 28 years of diverse
experience spanning both industry
and consulting. Salil brings with him an effective
blend of technical and management knowledge
acquired during his career in India and overseas.
salil.agrawal@in.pwc.com
+91 9810064535
Vidya Rajarao

Vidya Rajarao is the leader of

the Forensic Services practice at
PwC India. She has more than 10
years’ experience in investigations
and forensic accounting with leading domestic and
international companies. Vidya is a Steering Committee
Member of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the
American Chamber of Commerce in India and the Asia
Regional Coordinating Committee Member of the ICC’s
Young Arbitrators Forum.
vidya.rajarao@in.pwc.com
+91 9900459932

Shyamal Mukherjee

Shyamal Mukherjee is the Joint

Tax Leader at PwC India. With
more than 26 years of experience,
Shyamal is an expert in transfer
pricing. He has assisted the government in
drafting the rules for the Indian transfer pricing
legislation. Shyamal has extensive experience
in advising clients on cross-border investment
structuring, contract structuring and permanent
establishment issues.
shyamal.mukherjee@in.pwc.com
+91 9810057587
Ketan Dalal

Ketan Dalal is the Joint Tax Leader

at PwC India with more than
30 years of experience. He is an
expert in cross border tax issues,
investment structuring, including mergers and
acquisitions. Besides advising top multinational
clients, Ketan is an avid speaker and author on
tax and regulatory issues.
ketan.dalal@in.pwc.com
+91 9820039516

Vivek Mehra

Vivek Mehra leads PwC India’s

Mergers & Acquisitions Tax team.
He has over 30 years of experience
in crossborder transactions and
investment structuring. Vivek has also played a
crucial role in initiating and implementing policy
initiatives related to foreign direct investments,
exchange control laws and SEZ sectoral regulations.
vivek.mehra@in.pwc.com
+91 9811068118
Rahul K Mitra

Rahul Mitra leads PwC India’s

Transfer Pricing practice. He
specializes in transfer pricing
aspects of inbound /outbound
transactions, profit/ cash repatriation planning,
value chain transformation and profit attribution
to permanent establishments. With over 18 years of
experience, Rahul handles litigation for top companies
at the level of the Authority for Advance Rulings and
Income Tax Tribunals.
rahul.k.mitra@in.pwc.com
+91 9830055281

Vivek Mishra

Vivek Mishra heads the Indirect

Tax practice in PwC India. He
has provided tax advice to clients
across a large number of industries.
With over 18 years of experience, Vivek has
led assignments in all aspects of indirect taxes,
including outsourcing of VAT and service tax
compliance.
vivek.mishra@in.pwc.com
+91 9591051000
Kanchun Kaushal

Kanchun Kaushal is a Partner with

the Tax Controversy & Dispute
Resolution group of PwC India.
With over 20 years of experience,
Kanchun has handled litigation from the
primary level up to the levels of Appellate
Authorities including the Dispute Resolution
Panel, the Authority for Advance Rulings and
Mutual Agreement Procedure.
kanchun.kaushal@in.pwc.com
+91 9999661810
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