Blockchain Conference

Akash is a blockchain entrepreneur. He founded India’s first blockchain company, Auxesis Group during his undergraduate studies at IIT Bombay. Auxesis today is counted among The Top 100 Most Influential Blockchain Company in the World. Akash also founded Blockchain Lab, India and Auxledger Foundation. He is in advisory board of hot Blockchain startup Cashaa, a zero fee money remittance company and VEDA, an enterprise decentralised apps network. He is also a mentor to Entrepreneurship Club of MISB Bocconi.

Before founding Auxesis, Akash was the manager of The Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Bombay which is India’s largest entrepreneurship promoting club. As a manager, he led a team of 120 volunteers to organise global level entrepreneurship programs and summits. He was also a core group member of Innovation Cell, IIT Bombay where the team successfully proposed a new model for India’s first self-driving car.

The blockchain is a new technology that holds tremendous potential to bring the 4th industrial revolution. Under his supervision, Auxesis did set-up a Blockchain Lab in India with a dedicated team of entrepreneurs and researchers. They work together on the innovation of blockchain to get solutions of different problems faced by the masses in the developing countries like India. Auxledger Foundation is setted up with a vision of "Blockchain for Digital India". This publicly available Blockchain infrastructure is aiming to act as a value chain for Indian economy enabling trust, transparency and efficiency in various business processes.

Amber is working as Head - Legal & Company Secretary – Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited (ABSLI) since Feb 2014 and has been associated with Financial Services – Aditya Birla Group (Aditya Birla Capital) since last 10 years. Amber has 17 years of work experience in the field of legal, compliance, regulatory and secretarial functions encompassing Corporate laws, Securities & Capital markets, Insurance, Banking & NBFC regulations, IT Laws and Litigation management specialising in financial Services business.

 In his present role in ABSLI, Amber is managing litigation management, contract management, IPR matters, Corporate and Company law matters, statutory and regulatory matters, Board, shareholders and Governance matters.  Amber has been instrumental in revamping the working and structure of legal department in ABSLI both in the area of litigation, contract management, IPR and innovation. Under his leadership, there has been paradigm shift in the overall contribution of the legal team to the organization as a business enabler through implementing new initiatives and legal risk mitigation procedures through risk based approach, bringing process enhancements, establishing relationship with judicial/quasi judicial authorities and undertaking Industry initiatives, improvement in WIN ratio and TAT reduction, substantial savings by reduction of legal liability and thereby creating value through sustained efforts both in terms of quality and quantity. Under his leadership, the legal department implemented online contract management work flow – “ACES” (Agreement and Contract Execution System) and also revamped completely the online litigation management system (‘LCMP’) providing complete repository for litigation case management. New methods and process improvements in the legal function were adopted including six sigma belt projects in the area of contract management and order compliances. He also initiated the digitization of legal department under the theme “RADIUS” – Record and Document Integrated Unique System. Amber also provides legal support at the Group level working extensively with Group CRO on areas of legal risk mitigation in various projects and initiatives concerning Governance, Brand, Technology and Operations.

In his earlier role with Aditya Birla Money (part of Aditya Birla Capital), Amber has been actively associated in the acquisition of broking company and was part of the post acquisition integration team. He actively worked in setting up and streamlining various processes and mechanisms on key business compliance parameters and established a robust legal & compliance framework and policies for securities and wealth management business.  He was also part of the project team MyUniverse – an online money management technology based tool, which was voted as ‘Product of the Year’ by AC Nielsen under the financial services category.

Amber recently awarded as Best In-House Counsel of the Year 2017 by Indian National Bar Association. Amber was also a Winner Rising Star Awards in the IN -HOUSE Category Forty under Forty at the Legal Era GENNEXT CONGRESS & AWARDS 2016. He was also declared as a Winner - Young Innovative Leader at Aditya Birla Financial Services (ABFS) Inspiration Awards 2011 and was a nominee for Chairman’s Individual Award under “distinguished achiever” category at Aditya Birla Group Annual Awards 2012.  Under his leadership, the Legal team won the Best Insurance In- House Legal Team at the 6th Annual Indian Legal Awards 2017, Winner Functional Excellence Team – at Aditya Birla Financial Services Inspiration Awards 2016, Winner – “Litigation Analytics” – Excellence in Industry Application - Financial Services at Big Data & Analytics Award 2016 and Thomson Reuters Runner Up - Legal Department of the Year - Small at IDEX Legal Awards 2016. The legal team was also nominated for Best In house Insurance legal team and Change Management at In-House Community Counsels of the Year Awards 2017 in Hong Kong.

Amber holds a Bachelor degree in Law and is a member of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He also holds Diploma in Business Finance from ICFAI and Diploma in Cyber Laws from NALSAR Pro (All India 2nd Rank). Amber is also a member of International Bar Association. He actively participates at various forums on issues concerning industry and areas of legal jurisprudence and has been a regular speaker in various conferences and seminars in the area of Legal, Compliance and Governance.

Jatin is a seasoned Executive with over 25+ years experience in Sales management, large deal development and strategic management with consistent record of delivering results in IT industry. Summary of key Skills
- Deep understanding of Cloud business and insight to new technology areas of Blockchain, AI, IoT
- Public speaking at large events
- Sales Management for large business & sales team
- People Management, Coaching and Mentoring
- Ability to strategies, plan and execute sales target
- Large cross border IT services / outsourcing deal management & Contract Negotiation
- Excellent communication, financial & commercial skills

Currently I am working as Innovation Head & Technical Architect at DCB Bank. I am practicing Innovation Implementation & Architecture Orchestration at DCB.   

I have launched Global Innovation program – “DCB Bank Innovation Carnival”. It will bring on Unique Experience of Innovation generation thru Hackathons & Accelerator programs in India.

I am associated with Many Accelerators & Partners to practice Open innovation thru Hackathons & at Various Education institutes.

I am working with various FINTECH , BLOCKCHAIN , INNOVATION Forum in India to create a Robust Innovation Ecosystem in India. 

As part of DCB’s Digital Transformation, I am closely associated with New & latest technology Assimilation, Experimentation, Innovative Customer Servicing & Engagement, Robust Architecture Implementation, Fintech & Startup Alignment, Open Innovation practices, Collaboration with other Banks on Blockchain initiatives. 

At DCB I have worked as Digital Bank Head & I am Part of various deliveries  like India’s first Aadhaar & Biometric enabled ATM, Paperless A/c Opening - Zippi, India’s first Omni-Channel Framework for Bank, Mobile banking & Mobile Apps, Internet Banking Initiative, Unified Payment Interface (UPI), Bharat Bill Payment,API Management, Switch & Cards relevant initiatives.

I have Over 17 Years  of Industry Experience in Engineering and Development, Product Development, Organization Strategy & Governance, Risk Audit Compliance Management, Business Process Management,  Enterprise Architecture, Mobile Apps, Digital Transformation, Fintech, E-Commerce, Payments, Platform and Product Innovation, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Open Stack, Cloud Computing, Analytics, Big Data, IOT, BlockChain,   UI-UX,  Product Roadmap Strategy, Business Development.

In 2016-2017 , I have bagged many Leadership awards TOP 50 CIO, Top 100 Innovative CIOs, Digital Leader of the Year  , Top 20 BFSI Leadership award &  I have appeared in many BFSI Conferences as Key-Note Speaker.

Rajendra Mhalsekar, lead successfully the API banking and BLOCKCHAIN initiative at YesBank with 19+ years of Technical Experience& Program Management in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle from requirements gathering to actual implementation.

Rajendra has done a lot of interesting work while pioneering API Banking in Indian context, won several awards for the organization, International exposure for system study, client requirements and specifications, and implementation, Proficient in Analysis, Design and Development.

Rajendra handled all aspects of Project Management including client interaction, resource management, multi-vendor management, project scheduling, cost monitoring, code management and technical skills, and acquired top class technical and analytical skills, Self-managed and motivated and with the proven ability to work independently, capable of managing and leading teams effectively, he has excellent understanding of business flows particularly in manufacturing, telecom and financial services including insurance and banking with good knowledge of financial aspects of any business, excellent communication and Presentation skills.

Domain: 4+ years in Telecom domain and 16+ years in the Insurance and Banking domain

Technical: Mainframe, Unix, Cobol, C, Java, JSP, CICS, DB2, VSAM, JCL

Specialties: People Management, Client Liasioning, Pre-sales, SDLC Management, Solutions Provider.

Shailendra is a technology enthusiast by choice, and lawyer by qualification. He closely follows the emerging trends in technology generally, and FinTech, specifically. He is a Commercial Contracts Manager, at DXC Technology, specializing in technology contracts. He has led contracts in value exceeding $ 1 billion, in aerospace, automotive, banking and insurance industries.

His experience spans across the contracting lifecycle, with special focus on technology contracts. He specializes on sourcing and supplying hardware, application development and maintenance, BPO, ERP, SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud) solutions.  

An avid supporter of blockchain technology, he is an investor, analyst and independent legal consultant on blockchain technology, advising startups and established businesses. He is also the founder of BlockTechCounsel – a premier legal consulting on blockchain technology.

Shebin John Samuel is an accomplished and high impact Senior Industry Managing Consultant with 12+years of experience with global technology companies in leading transformative programs starting from pre-sales till delivery in the Banking & Financial services sector. His latest interest areas include use cases for digital businesses using Blockchain, Internet of Things, AI and Mobility.

He applies a wide range of analysis frameworks & consulting methodologies to Digitally Reinvent Business Models and processes in the Banking sector including Ecosystems using Blockchain, Retail Banking, Treasury Business, Capital Markets, Customer Engagement, Marketing Campaigns, Integrated Risk Management, BI Analytics, Forex Electronic Trading and so on.

In addition to his Masters in Finance from S P Jain Institute of Management & Research – he holds Certifications pertaining to Banking business, Treasury Management, Data Science, Design Thinking, Risk management, Retail Banking, Blockchain Consulting and more. His aspirations include FinTech innovation labs, Next Generation Banking initiatives, Start-up Advisory, Corporate Training, Writing Articles, White Papers and Blogs.

I am a Technology Architect with over 17 years of experience in enterprise architecture across banking, large scale enterprise integration and a technology evangelist on Blockchain. I am a passionate and have hands on experience in development and implementation in various technologies. As a blockchain architect, i am an early adopter and developed key POCs for Automotive, Insurance and banking sector use cases.
Recently i have successfully driven a regulatory compliance audit data implementation in production for the largest bank in India using Hyperledger v1.0. My expertise incldue Hyperledger v 1.0, Ethereum, Go, Solidity and Smart contract implementation and node architecture.

I am a certified CITA-F architect and an Azure certified Solution Architect I currently work as Principal architect in Blockchain CoE with Tech Mahindra Ltd and based in Mumbai.

Sudeep has 13 yrs of  industry experience and has been working in Blockchain space for last 3 yrs. His blockchain journey started during his stint as entrepreneurship in media industry as he attempted to solve animation IP traceability using blockchain solution for a large animation and toys company out of Europe. Prior to his dedicated engagement in blockchain space  Sudeep worked solution services and business technology space building solutions for banks , hi tech , e- Learning and Logistics customers.