Thursday, 14 May, 2026

Taj Santacruz, Mumbai

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Passive investing in India has quietly found its footing.

What was once dismissed as just a low-cost option is now earning a more central role in portfolios because investors are thinking more clearly about costs, consistency, and long-term results. Increasingly, there’s comfort in the idea that simplicity can work.

For distributors, private bankers, and wealth managers, this shift brings both questions and possibilities—around relevance, revenue, and how to stand apart—while also opening the door to stronger, longer-lasting client relationships.

The Cafemutual Passives Conference 2026 is an opportunity to pause, reflect, and look ahead.

This year’s theme, “Passive Investing in India: Unlocking the Next Growth Engine,” captures where we are now moving beyond cost to using passive strategies more thoughtfully in portfolios and in building advisory businesses.

If you’re rethinking portfolios or looking to strengthen your practice, the conversations promise to be relevant and grounded in real experience.

Join us for a day of deep insights and actionable ideas as passive investing settles into its role at the core of modern portfolios.

Prem Khatri
Founder & CEO
Cafemutual

Why should
you attend?

Industry’s only neutral conference focused on Passives

NO sales pitches allowed. Just exceptional talent sharing relevant knowledge and the guidance to make it big in Passive funds

Our best-in-class speakers will share insights that help you make the most of the existing opportunities in Passives

Highlights of our previous edition

Tentative Agenda

Time Topic Speaker
9:30 am - 9:45 am Curtain Raiser Prem Khatri, Founder & CEO, Cafemutual
9:50 am - 10:10 am Passive investing needs Active Distributors Venkat N Chalasani, Chief Executive, AMFI*
10:15 am - 10:30 am Cafemutual Passives Awards
10:35 am - 10:55 am Fireside chat- From Nifty 50 to Smart Beta: What’s Next? Pratik Oswal, Head - Passive Funds, Motilal Oswal AMC in conversation with Kaushik Deva, Founder & CEO, Kredere Wealth
10:55 am - 11:15 am Coffee break
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Can Passive Become the Core of Indian Portfolios—Or Will Active Always Dominate? A. Balasubramanian, MD & CEO, ABSL AMC*
Anirudha Chatterjee, CEO - NSE Indices, Data and Cogencis
Vishal Kapoor, CEO, Bandhan AMC
Moderator: Prem Khatri, Founder & CEO, Cafemutual
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm Cafemutual Passives Awards
12:25 pm - 1:10 pm Marketing Passive Funds: What Actually Works Niranjan Avasthi, SVP, Edelweiss AMC
Shrinivas Khanolkar, Head - Digital Business, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Mirae Asset India
Moderator: Prem Khatri, Founder & CEO, Cafemutual
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm Lunch
2:10 pm - 2:30 pm Debate: Active v/s Passives Pramod Gubbi, Co-Founder, Marcellus Investment Managers
Sameer Desai, CBO, Angel One AMC
2:35 pm - 2:55 pm How to Construct Winning Portfolios Using Passive Funds Harsh Roongta, Founder, Fee Only Investment Advisers LLP
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Cafemutual Passives Awards
3:20 pm - 4:05 pm Can Passive Be Profitable for Distributors? Kamlesh Bhatia - SVP & Business Head - Passive Strategies, SBI MF
Pravin Bhalerao, Founder, Pranitya Wealth
Rajarshi Sen, Head of Business, BSE Index Services
Ritesh Pathak, Dy. CBO, Motilal Oswal AMC
Moderator: Prem Khatri, Founder & CEO, Cafemutual
4:10 pm - 4:30 pm How Top Distributors Are Building Scalable Passive Portfolios Narendra Toshniwal, CEO, TAS
Vinay Rathi, Founder, Polo Wealth
Moderator: Nishant Patnaik, Associate Editor, Cafemutual
4:30 pm onwards Networking Hi-Tea
Please note - Topic and Speakers are subject to change.
*Confirmation awaited.

Who should attend?

Progressive MFDs & RIAs

Corporate Investors

Index Providers

Senior Teams from AMCs

Sales & Product Teams of Banks, National Distributors & Wealth Counters

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All those who are interested to learn more about Passives as a product category

Registration Fee

Category Registration Fee
Individual MFD/RIA ₹ 5999
Others
(AMC employees, National distributors, Fintechs and Media)
₹ 6999

Sponsorship & Speaking
Opportunities?

If you would like to recommend a speaker or explore speaking opportunities

Contact

Anita Sutrave

Co-Founder & Dy. CEO, Cafemutual

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