Sandeep has been instrumental in establishing SLCM as a professional Agri-Logistics Group specializing in post harvest services. He is an MBA from FMS, Delhi & has been the Managing Partner & Promoter of SLCM since 1996. He is a veteran with diversified and rich experience of more than three decades in the areas like commodity storage, procurement, commodities market, trading, processing, warehousing & financial services in the agriculture sector. Sandeep has a strong presence in top-line business publications & channels that often look for his comments/ thoughts on issues pertaining to the industry.

Sandeep was conferred with the Most Innovative CEO by Inc India recognizing his innovations in the industry. He has also been conferred with Certification on US Warehouse Receipt System from The Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and The Texas A & M University. He is a member of Executive Committee of Warehouse Development and Regulatory Act (WDRA). He is also a member of FICCI Committee which was appointed by the Government of India to study the warehousing model of United States of America.

Gurinder is a seasoned professional having 30 years of expertise in business development with hands-on experience in cultural and economic affairs across NBFCs and sectors. In his career, he has been instrumental in managing NBFC’S (LAP, MSME, SME Loans, Agri Loans, Micro-LAP, Cars (New and Used), CV, CE, Tractors, Bill Discounting, Auto-Lease, Unsecured PL & BL, LAS and Micro JLG Loans). He has been associated with companies like SV Creditline, Poonawalla Fincorp, Agriwise FinServ, Religare Finvest Ltd & Magma Fincorp at CXO levels. Last few years he had been running his own startup Acehours as co-founder.

A Techno-legal professional, who is Post graduate Civil Engineer from IIT Delhi besides having an M. Phil degree in Defence and Strategic Studies and a Degree in Law. He has served as one of the Director Generals with Military Engineer Services and has more than 45 years’ experience in public Procurement, logistics and related infrastructure from operational levels to Strategic level. He is also a Fellow of number of Technical, Legal, and Arbitral institutions and has presented several papers in National and International conferences. He currently serves as Arbitrator on the panels of a large number of High Courts, Arbitration Institutions and Government Organizations, besides being on the panel of Central Vigilance Commission of India as Independent External Monitor for monitoring integrity pact of high value Government procurement and also on the panel of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways as Independent Quality Auditor for Highways and Border roads.

Previously worked as an Associate at Warburg Pincus since May 2012 to Apr 2017. Closed deals in auto ancillary space in April 2013, Real Estate deal in July 2015 and Oct 2015. Have worked extensively on Financial Services and Infrastructure space.Analyst with Asia Investment Banking team at J.P. Morgan covering Industrials & Transportation sector from 2010 to 2012 (Rated Best Analyst among my peer group). Gold Medalist at IIM Indore securing 1st Rank in both the years in a batch of 240, 2008-10. Awarded Best All-rounder at IIM Indore for outstanding performance in academic and extracurricular activities. Runners-up in the National round of the CFA Global Investment Challenge - an event organized by CFA Institute.

Remika Agarwal is the Country Head- India for Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC. She is an accomplished finance professional with over 16 years of financial market experience having worked across NBFCs, MFIs, HFCs, Banks, FinTech and other sectors. She has led Creation's investments in various companies in India and actively works with Creation's India portfolio. She has in her erstwhile roles also launched several innovative products and set up and expanded new verticals. Remika is a qualified risk professional and is a FRM (GARP) and PRM (PRMIA) charter holder. She has completed her MBA in Finance from MDI Gurgaon and BSc in Economics from St. Xaviers' College, Kolkata.

Rahul is a Partner at Incofin India. He joined Incofin in 2019. He has over eighteen years of experience across private equity, structured finance and internal auditing. Prior to Incofin, Rahul was a founding member of Rabobank’s private equity business in India in 2008. With specialist private equity investing experience of eleven years in the agri food sector, Rahul is responsible for guiding proprietary deal sourcing efforts at Incofin and for strategically advising entrepreneurs to help realise the full potential of their ventures.

Rahul is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, Boston and has also completed the Private Equity Program at the Indian School of Business. He is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds an undergraduate degree in economics.

Sharad Malpani is part of the private equity investment team at ICICI Venture. Sharad has total experience of more than 18 years including private equity experience of around 8 years. Sharad has been with ICICI Group since last 15 years and had earlier worked with McKinsey & Co and IRIS Limited (ecommerce startup). He also actively advises various start ups in technology and BFSI domain.

Sharad was a nominee member of the Management Committee of the EIF where he has managed transactions across verticals which include BFSI, technology, Consumers, Agri based industries, Automobiles, Logistics, infrastructure etc. Previously, he was heading the Institutional Investments portfolio where he was responsible for developing global relationships with institutional clients and advising on their India linked investments. He has worked out of London and Toronto offices earlier.

Sharad is an alumnus of Mumbai University. He completed the Master of Management Studies from the University in 1998. He is also a qualified engineer having completed his B.E (Chemical Engg.) from Mumbai University. He also has the honor of graduating the engineering degree with third rank in the Mumbai University.

Laurent Aguilar is a principal in the Financial Inclusion Equity team at ResponsAbility Investments AG. With nine years at ResponsAbility, he leads Asian operations across both Southeast Asia and South Asia. His extensive geographical experience spans Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia, covering a broad range of financial institutions—from traditional microfinance to innovative fintech.

Laurent holds a Master of Science in Finance from HEC Lausanne. He began his career at Credit Agricole, one of Europe’s leading banks, and throughout his career he has developed deep expertise in lending practices.