Avaana participated in ‘The Thought League Season 2: Stay ahead of the curve’ by CNBC-TV18.

Anjali Bansal, Founder, Avaana Capital engaged in a conversation on the topic “Standing Up for Startups” to discuss opportunities for Indian tech with Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.

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Avaana was a part of the Maximum India Conclave organized by Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA) on 6-8 October 2021.

Anjali Bansal, engaged in a Fireside Chat with Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), to discuss government support for alternative assets and startups.

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Avaana Capital participated in the TiE Sustainability Summit 2021. Anjali Bansal was part of a panel on “Strategies for Net-Zero Carbon Emissions” held on 5th October.

The panel also included Praveen Sahay: Founder & Managing Director, Wave Equity Partners, Shailesh Vickram Singh: Co-Founder – Massive Mobility, and Satish Jha: Chairman & CEO of ECCO Electronics Pvt. Ltd, while the session was moderated by Ranvijay Lamba, Managing Director & Country Head of Arcesium India. 

Avaana Capital was a part of the India Internet Day organised by TiE Delhi-NCR on 23^rd and 24^th September. Anjali Bansal participated in a panel discission on “Investment & Funding Trends”, along with Rajat Agarwal (MD – Matrix Partners India), Anirudh Singh (MD – Alpha Wave Incubation) and Rahul Khanna (Co-Founder & Managing Partner – Trifecta Capital). The session was moderated by Rajan Anandan, MD – Sequoia Capital & Surge.

The theme for India Internet Day 2021 was “Digital India: Escape Velocity”, with a focus on tech trends including Fintech, Crypto SaaS for SMEs, Gig Economy, capital markets, healthcare, Hybrid education, and more.

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Anjali Bansal was part of a virtual panel discussion on the topic “Building Antifragility through Culture and Leadership” hosted by LiveMint. The panel included Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner – Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Vineet Nayar, Founder Chairman and CEO – Sampark Foundation and was moderated by Shrija Agrawal, Executive Editor, HT Digital. The discussion looked closely at the leadership and culture of organizations that potentially made them antifragile or a lack thereof that made them fragile.

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As the world evolves from a “lessen negative impact” to a more “create positive impact” lens, sustainability needs to become integrated into the business models of companies. In conversation with Rokas Peciulaitis, Managing Partner, Contrarian Ventures at the Energy Tech Summit, Anjali Bansal, Founder, Avaana Capital, highlighted how sustainability, which was earlier a checkbox in audit and compliance, has now become an integral part of board agendas. As focus grows beyond just shareholders to all stakeholders, companies ought to remember that no business can operate in a silo and purpose-driven organizations see benefits, be it in community perception, in supply chain relationships or in attracting talent.

Avaana Capital was part of the “Charcha 2021” organized by The Nudge Forum. Anjali Bansal, spoke in a session on “Impact is the New Mainstream”, with Vineet Rai, Chairman, Aavishkar Group and moderated by Sonal Kheterpal, Editor, The Financial Express. The session emphasized the opportunity offered by the Impact investing model offers to address the most pressing challenges presented by the pandemic.

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Anjali Bansal hosted a fireside chat with Sharad Sharma, co-founder, ProductNation/iSPIRT Foundation. The session hosted by Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry delved into the evolution of Digital Payments, India Stack.

In a fireside chat hosted by Anjali Bansal in association with the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Member of Parliament, Shri Jayant Sinha, talked about India’s ambition to attain net-zero emissions by 2050. While the climate crisis looms ahead, the challenge for developing countries like India is getting to net zero emissions without sacrificing job creation and economic development. It becomes imperative that we innovate to create more “green jobs”, supported by risk capital and a conducive policy framework. Do watch the conversation here.

Association of International Wealth Management of India (AIWMI) hosted the 8th Alternative Investments Summit 2021 from 4-6 May. Anjali Bansal joined the panel on “The Role AIFs can play in Creating a $ 5 Trillion Economy” at 10.30AM – 11.15 AM on 6 May. The panel included Andrew Holland, CEO, Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies, Manoj Shenoy, CEO, IIFL Asset Management and Sunil Singhania, Founder, Abakkus Asset Manager LLP

Know more about the summit here: https://lnkd.in/fEfJUf9