Webinar on Credit Guarantee Schemes for SMEs

Ms. Anjali Bansal, Founder, Avaaana Capital joined an esteemed panel at the ET NOW leaders of tomorrow forum to discuss the pros and cons of Credit Guarantee Schemes for struggling small businesses.

Let’s Venture’s Founders First event

Avaana Founder, Anjali Bansal had a great time interacting with bootstrapped founders and understanding their journeys at LetsVenture’s Founders First event over the weekend!

APAC Career Discussion Panel

Ms.Anjali Bansal, Founder, Avaana Capital, joined a panel discussion on post university careers for the class of 2020, conducted by the Columbia University Alumni association

Road to TieCon, July 2020

Anjali Bansal was a panelist at the TiE event in July to discuss “diversity on company boards”

“Inclusive Bharat: How can insurance reach every section and region of India”

This article by Anjali Bansal, Founder Avaana Capital and Sanjib Jha, Co-Founder Avaana Capital covers the insurance landscape in Bharat and India.

While India’s insurance industry has shown significant growth in the last 5 years, the mammoth task of providing access to insurance for about 75% of India remains unaccomplished and vital.

Anjali and Sanjib, bolstered by their 30 years of experience within the Microfinance and insurance field, explore factors contributing to the private insurance gap and the role of data and technology in addressing insurance inclusion in Bharat.

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Webinar On Financing Recovery For Resilient And Sustainable Cities

Urban Thinkers Campus Series by UN- HABITAT brings together relevant stakeholders pertaining to subjects of economic recovery and urban infrastructure. Bombay Chambers of Commerce and Industry in association with them hosted a panel discussion on “Financing Recovery for Resilient and Sustainable Cities”.

Ms. Anjali Bansal along with other panelists suggested relevant strategies to deal with issues related to financing of economic recovery in the post pandemic period specific to India.

Webinar on Bridging the Digital Divide Between Bharat and India

AvaanaConnect’s second Expert Circle in partnership with Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (IVCA) focused on the topic “Bridging the Digital Divide Between Bharat and India”.

The expert panel comprising of Shri Anil Agrawal, Joint Secretary, DPIIT, Alok Mittal, Co-Founder & CEO, Indifi and Mekin Maheshwari, Founder, Udhyam.org was moderated by Ms. Anjali Bansal.

The panelists explored issues of user centricity, government regulation, and innovation to digitize Bharat. Scalability of  innovation during COVID was deliberated with each panelist providing personal anecdotes of their experience in Bharat.

Webinar on Making Digital Payments Work For The Impoverished

Ms. Anjali Bansal along with expert panelists- Achyuta Adhvaryu, University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Indradeep Ghosh, Dvara Research and Sanjay Jain, Bharat Innovation Fund shared her insights on making digital payments work for the impoverished, a panel discussion brought together by IDInsight.

Avaana Connect Expert Series

AvaanaConnect hosted its first Expert Circle with industry veteran Mr. Subramaniam Ramadorai, Former Vice Chairman, MD & CEO of Tata Consultancy Services on May 20th.

Mr. Ramadorai shared his unique insights on the shift in decision making required for entrepreneurs, industry leaders, government, and students to prepare for post COVID-19 days.

Webinar on Navigating Business and Career During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Avaana Founder, Anjali Bansal interacted with Nikhil Barshikar, Founder & CEO, Imarticus Corporate Relations . She shared her insights on Navigating Business and Career During The Covid-19 Pandemic.