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
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
| 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 | |
Progressive MFDs & RIAs
Corporate Investors
Index Providers
Senior Teams from AMCs
Sales & Product Teams of Banks, National Distributors & Wealth Counters
All those who are interested to learn more about Passives as a product category
| Category | Registration Fee |
|---|---|
| Individual MFD/RIA | ₹ 5999 |
| Others (AMC employees, National distributors, Fintechs and Media) |
₹ 6999 |