FINAX GNOSIS 2025-26 | Financing India’s Growth Story: From Deals to Development

XLRI presented GNOSIS 2025–26, its flagship finance symposium in collaboration with media partner RadioCity, bringing together distinguished leaders and practitioners from across India’s financial ecosystem for an engaging exchange of ideas on the forces shaping finance, business, and the economy. The symposium commenced with a keynote address by Anuj Kapoor, MD & CEO – Private Wealth & Alternatives, JM Financial Services Ltd., who brought perspectives from nearly three decades of experience spanning investment banking, wealth management, capital markets and corporate finance. GNOSIS 2025–26 featured an eminent line-up of industry leaders including: Ravi Poyyapakkam, Director – Budget Performance and Strategic Planning, The World Bank Group Subrat Kumar Panda, Executive Director – Investment Banking, Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Limited Vivek Bansal, Founder & CEO, Sarathi Finance Darpit Kanadia, Executive Partner – Transaction Advisory Services, Baker Tilly ASA India LLP Ajoy Lodha, Senior Partner, Singh Advisors Ashish Gupta, Chief Investment Officer, Axis Mutual Fund Bijon Pani, Sr. Vice President – Quant Fund Manager, Motilal Oswal Asset Management Brijmohan Soni, Senior Vice President & Head of Finance, Jefferies Pranav Parikh, Managing Partner – Private Equity & Venture Capital, Nuvama Asset Management Raja Lahiri, Partner – Transaction Advisory & PE, Grant Thornton India Rajesh Sehgal, Managing Partner, Equanimity Investments Satish Gundewar, Chief Financial Officer, CSB Bank Ltd. Sushant Bhansali, CEO – Asset Management, Ambit Investment Advisors The panel discussions were moderated by: Ganesh Ramachandran, Executive Director, Ingram Micro Parth Khandelwal, Capital Market & Accounting Advisory Services, leading Big 4 firm Through keynote conversations and panel discussions, the symposium brought together perspectives from investment banking, private equity and venture capital, asset and wealth management, transaction advisory, banking, capital markets, corporate finance and global financial institutions, enabling insightful discussions around the evolving Indian and global financial landscape. GNOSIS continues to serve as a platform connecting academia and industry, enabling students and professionals to engage with leaders who are actively shaping the future of finance. Title Sponsor: Axis Bank #XLRI #GNOSIS2526 #FINAX #Finance #CapitalMarkets #InvestmentBanking #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #AssetManagement #WealthManagement #Banking #IndianEconomy