August 21, 2025 | Taj Santacruz, Mumbai
August 21, 2025 | Taj Santacruz, Mumbai
Welcome to the Cafemutual Alternatives Conference 2025!
India’s investment landscape has transformed and alternatives like PMS and AIFs are no longer niche. What was once the domain of the ultra-wealthy is becoming mainstream — not out of trend, but necessity.
Today’s investors want more: sharper strategies, better diversification, and portfolios that break from the ordinary. Done right, alternatives deliver exactly that.
That’s why we created this conference, a focused platform to highlight breakthrough ideas, credible voices, and urgent conversations around PMS and AIFs. This isn’t a product showcase — it’s a strategy summit.
Our theme, “Beyond the Mainstream: The Rise of Alternatives in Indian Portfolios”, reflects a lasting shift. As allocations rise, so does the need to ensure suitability, transparency, and alignment — not just performance.
Join us on August 21 at the Taj Santacruz for content-rich sessions, original insights, and real conversations. From SEBI updates to family office trends, private credit, PMS innovation, and GIFT City — we’ve curated it all to bring clarity, not jargon.
If you manage wealth, build products, or guide clients, this is a day you don’t want to miss.
See you there — let’s reimagine what alternatives can do.
Warm regards,
Prem Khatri
Founder & CEO,
Cafemutual
Hear directly from leading fund managers, wealth strategists, and product heads who are shaping the alternates space in India.
These experts will help you discover how to integrate alternates into your client portfolios,
improve client engagement, and grow your business in a differentiated, high-value segment.
Connect with thought leaders, industry professionals and peers to exchange ideas, build valuable relationships and gain fresh perspectives on investments and explore collaborations.
CafeAlt is designed to be high-engagement and sharply focused, ideal for those who want meaningful conversations.
Engage with innovative solution providers, experience latest investment tools and technologies and discover resources that are designed to refine and enhance your investment strategies and operational efficiency.
View the highlights of CafeAlt Conference 2024 here!
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45 am - 8:55 am | Opening address | Anita Sutrave Co-Founder & Dy. CEO, Cafemutual |
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Evolution of Investor appetite on PMS & AIF | Sunil Rohokale, Co-founder, CEO & MD, ASK Asset and Wealth Management |
| 9:20 am - 10:00 am | Wealth Management 3.0 – The Rising Role of Alternatives |
Amit Bivalkar, Founder Director, Sapient Finserv Apurva Sahijwani, MD & CEO, Avendus Wealth Management Hemant Daga, Co-Founder & CEO, Neo Asset Management J.P.Singh, CEO, ITI MF Moderator - Prem Khatri, Founder & CEO, Cafemutual |
| 10:05 am -10:30 am | Regulation, Transparency & Investor Protection in PMS/AIFs | Ananth Narayan, Whole Time Member, SEBI |
| 10:35 am - 10:50 am | In pursuit of Alpha | Sumit Agrawal, SVP- Nuvama AMC |
| 10:50 am - 11:10 am | Coffee break | |
| 11:10 am - 11:50 am | Inside the Mind of the Family Office: Allocation Strategies and Appetite for Alternatives | Benaifer Malandkar, CIO, Raay Investments Dinesh Vaswani, Founder and Md of Acuitas Capital Advisors Munish Randev, Founder & CEO, CERVIN Family Office Sraboni Haralalka, MD & CEO at Wodehouse Multi-family office (MFO) Moderator - Swarup Anand Mohanty, Vice Chairman & CEO, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) |
| 11:55 pm - 12:20 pm | GIFT City – A New Frontier for Alternative Fund Platforms | Pradeep Ramakrishnan, ED, IFSCA Pavan Shah, GM, IFSCA |
| 12:25 pm - 12:40 pm | Equity strategy: Finding needles in a haystack | Sandeep Tulsiyan, Fund manager, Sundaram Alternates Assets |
| 12:45 pm - 1:00 pm | Evolution of PMS-Innovation, Customization and Alpha in a competitive world | George Joseph, CIO & CEO - Equity, ASK Investment Managers |
| 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:55 pm - 2:15 pm | The Evolving Landscape of Alternative Investments in India | Karan Bhagat, Founder, MD & CEO, 360 One |
| 2:20 pm - 2:35 pm | Investing in Unlisted gems | Nishad Khanolkar, Director, The Wealth Company Fund Manager, Bharat Value Fund |
| 2:40 pm - 3:20 pm | The Rise of Private Credit: Unlocking Yield in a New Era | Archana Rangarajan, VP and Fund Manager, Northern Arc Capital Ashish Jalan, Co-Fund manager, Nippon Life India AIF Management Ltd Nischal Shah, Senior Portfolio Manager, Vivriti Asset Management Ritesh Sampat, Business Head - Private Wealth HDFC Bank Moderator: Vikaas Sachdeva, Industry Stalwart & Co-chair, IVCA Cat III Council |
| 3:25 pm - 3:40 pm | Taxation in Alternates Simplified | Rajesh Gandhi, Partner, Deloitte India |
| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Redefining Finance Industry with CRM | Limesh Parekh, MD & CEO, Enjay IT Solutions |
| 4:00 pm - 4:20 pm | Coffee break | |
| 4:20 pm - 4:35 pm | From Product-Centric to Service-Driven Solutions | Chockalingam Narayanan, Head Equities - PMS & AIF, ICICI Prudential AMC |
| 4:40 pm - 5:20 pm | Category III AIFs: Strategy, Execution, and What Sets Winners Apart | Ajay Vora, Sr. EVP & Head - Equities, Nuvama AMC Ashwin Patni, Head - Wealth Management Solutions, Julius Baer Dhaval Mehta, Fund Manager, MOSL MF Rajesh Bhatia, CIO, ITI AMC Sandip Bansal, Deputy CIO, ASK Investment Managers Moderator - Prem Khatri, Founder & CEO, Cafemutual |
*Confirmation awaited
Please note speaker, topics and timings are subject to change
Wealth managers
Boutique MFD firms
Institutional Investors
Family offices
Banks/NDs
| Category | Regular rate |
|---|---|
| Individual MFD/RIA | ₹6,499/- |
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(Includes National Distributors, Bankers, Wealth managers, Family offices, Institutional Investors and Asset Management Companies) |
₹8,799/- |
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