APREA India Conference 2025: Expanding Horizons | Seeing Beyond

Sigrid is the Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA). Based in Singapore, she is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, initiatives and operations of the association across Asia Pacific. Under her leadership, APREA repositioned to an industry trade group focusing on real estate and infrastructure.

Sigrid joined APREA’s executive team in January 2019.

Prior to APREA, she served as Managing Director of Asia Pacific Research and Advisory Services of Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) from 2010 through 2018, where she was responsible for research, thought leadership, strategy formulation and client management.  Before relocating to Singapore, she was based in Washington, D.C. and led C&W’s U.S. research group in the Mid-Atlantic region, overseeing all aspects of market research activities in the Washington, DC; Virginia; Suburban Maryland, Baltimore; and Philadelphia areas. Prior to joining C&W, Sigrid served as a Senior Economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In that position, she developed NAR’s office, warehouse, retail, multi-family housing, and international research programs.

A recognized expert in global economic, public policy and real estate issues, Sigrid is a frequent speaker at industry events.  Her commentary on commercial and residential real estate markets is also regularly featured in a wide array of global publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg, New York Times and Reuters. Additionally, she has made several television appearances on financial networks and radio such as CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, National Public Radio and Channel News Asia.

Sigrid holds a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management and a Master’s degree in Economics from Pennsylvania State University. She is a member of several civic groups including the Rotary Club of Raffles City in Singapore, where she has served in various leadership positions, and serves in the Executive Committee of the Crohn’s & Colitis Society of Singapore.

Neel, an alumnus of Harvard Business School and a Masters' in Finance and Economics with a Degree in Law has about 26 years of rich business experience.

Neel heads the core real estate business and is now instrumental in setting up I.T. office parks and residential townships. He is on the Board of Chalet Hotels, hospitality division of the group, which manages seven 5‐star properties across India. He has successfully set up the brand 'Inorbit Malls' at pan India basis and Inorbit is now among the top 3 mall companies in the country.

Neel is also on the Board of 'Shoppers Stop', the country's prestigious department store chain.

He was selected as the Top 40 under 40 by Economic Times.

He chairs some of the important committees that shape key industry developments, like:

• APREA, Chairman, India Chapter.
• NAREDCO‐President, West.
• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Chairman ‐ National Committee on Real Estate and Housing.
• Advisory Board Member, SCAI (Shopping Centres Association of India)

He has been appointed by the Government of India to study and suggest changes to the Special Economic Zone policy.

He was invited by the Honourable Prime Minister of India as a member of 'Champions of Change'.

Mr. Sriram Khattar is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a batch topper from Hindu College, Delhi University. With a prolific career spanning more than 3 decades, he has discharged leadership responsibilities at the group corporate level as well as various business head positions.

Currently, as the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the Rental Business of DLF Group, he manages and is responsible for the rental portfolio for the largest real estate developer in India. Mr. Khattar provides strategic direction and leadership to the rental portfolio of ~ 44 million sq. ft. of office space and ~ 5.5 million sq. ft. of retail space across the country. He has been instrumental in creating an integrated business model, bringing together a motivated team committed to creating global benchmarks in safety, sustainability, ESG and customer centricity across the portfolio, whilst assuring the achievement of business plans.

He is the Deputy Chairman of the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association – India Chapter. He is also a member of the CII National Committee on Real Estate and Housing.

Mr. Khattar has held numerous senior leadership positions with reputed organizations in India and overseas.

Ms. Meghana Pandit is the Chief Investment Officer at IndiGrid since 2018. She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and a master’s degree management studies from the University of Mumbai, has cleared all three levels of CFA, CFA Institute (US) and a post graduate diploma in financial analysis from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India. She has over 20 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance, covering the infrastructure sector across private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, qualified institutional placements and infrastructure investment trusts, in sub-sectors such as roads, airports, renewable power, thermal power, ports and real estate. She has previously worked in IDFC Bank, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services India Private Limited and Essar Steel Limited.

At IndiGrid, she is responsible for M&A, fund raising, treasury, investor relations and other growth initiatives.

Prateek joined Brookfield in 2019, and is a Senior Vice President in the Infrastructure group, heading the legal function for India and Middle East. Prior to Brookfield, Prateek spent 1 year at Tata Sons Limited where he worked on transactions across the Tata Group including on internal restructurings, acquisitions, and divestment transactions.

Before moving in-house, Prateek was with Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas in their mergers and acquisition practice for over 6 years, where he worked on transactions in the telecom, power, real estate, insurance sectors among others. He holds an B.A. LL. B (Hons.) from WB National University of Juridical Sciences.

Preeti Chheda is the Chief Financial Officer of K Raheja Corp Investment Managers Private Limited, Manager to Mindspace Business Parks REIT. Preeti has been associated with K Raheja Corp group for over 17 years across various roles in including equity and debt fund raising, acquisitions, raising private equity for real estate projects, investor relations and financial reporting. Before joining KRC Group she has worked with Marico Limited, Shell Gas (LPG) and Cairn Energy.

Preeti is a qualified chartered accountant with over 24 years of work-ex. She is also a Company Secretary and a CFA Charterholder. Preeti has also passed the Uniform CPA Examination from the Colorado State Board of Accountancy, USA. She is also a member of the Hybrid Securities Advisory Committee constituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India and on the Expert Committee on REITs and InvITs in IFSC GIFT CITY. She also won the Economic Times, Best CFO in Financial Leadership Award 2024 and the Business World Best Women CFO Award 2024.

Sumit Bhartia is a Managing Director in the Real Estate Group and is based in Mumbai. Since joining Blackstone in 2014, Mr. Bhartia has been involved in asset management of various investments in India including Embassy REIT, Indiabulls Portfolio and Salarpuria Office Portfolio.

Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Bhartia worked at Arth Capital, a sector agnostic private equity fund where he was involved in fund raising & investments. Prior to Arth Capital, Mr. Bhartia worked at Goldman Sachs where he was involved in proprietary trading of Indian Equities.

Mr. Bhartia received an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, is a qualified accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has received an Honours Degree in Commerce from the St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.

Pratichi Mishra is a Partner at S&R Associates and is based in the firm’s Mumbai office. Her practice areas include capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory and general advisory matters, with a focus on InvITs, REITs and funds.

Pratichi is a member of the Hybrid Securities Advisory Committee, a permanent committee set up by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). She is also a member of the Expert Committee on REITs and InvITs in GIFT International Financial Services Centre.

Pratichi has been identified as one of India’s Future Legal Leaders 2023 by India Business Law Journal; as a notable practitioner by IFLR1000; as a recommended lawyer by Legal 500 Asia Pacific; and as a gennext leading lawyer by Legal Era.

Jayen Naik is the Chief Operations Officer at Nexus Select Malls. During his employment of over eight years collectively with RMPL (which has since merged with EDPL) and Nexus Select Malls, he has been involved in the management of the 18 malls in our portfolio. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science from St. Xavier’s College, Gujarat and a master’s degree in business administration from B.K. School of Business Management, Gujarat. He has over two decades of work experience. He has previously been associated with, inter alia, Adani Retail Limited as head–operations, Aditya Birla Group as general manager–operations, Vadilal Industries Limited as assistant manager–export division.

Mr. Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO of ANAROCK Capital Advisors, is a visionary entrepreneur with professional excellence and experience of over 20 years in real estate investments. In his past role, Shobhit led the Capital Market division of JLL India with aplomb. Having handled many marquee transactions, Shobhit has been instrumental in leveraging Indian real estate to the global capital market platform.

During his 17 years stint at JLL, he created a robust platform focussing on client delivery and positioned JLL as India’s market leader in Capital Markets. With equal intensity and expertise, Shobhit also oversaw JLL’s hospitality business and helped various large hospitality chains with Asset Monetisation and Fund Raising. His in-depth knowledge about the sector and deep-rooted relationship with developers and capital providers have resulted into multi-billion dollar deals.

At ANAROCK Capital, Shobhit will steer the strategic direction through the various investment verticals to ensure that ANAROCK’s core philosophy of technology enabled investor-centric decision-making continues to serve the best interest of it’s clients.

Education

• Diploma in Financial Management, NMIMS Mumbai (2003 - 2004)
• Masters in Planning (Urban Planning), SPA New Delhi (1998 - 2000)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Construction), CEPT Ahmedabad (1993 - 1998)

Affiliations

• Member, Institute of Town Planners India (ITPI) Regis. No. 2002/40
• Member, National Committee on Construction Finance set up by CREDAI
• Member, The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)

Heena is a Partner with EY India and she leads the financial services sector within climate change and sustainability services practice. She has over 16 years of experience in ESG, working across the spectrum in in Sustainability advisory, Impact Investing/Sustainable Finance, Impact Reporting and Assessment, Philanthropy and Sustainable Development in the US, South and South East Asia markets. She has worked with some notable organizations including Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) in the US, with Aavishkaar Capital and Xynteo in India, leading work across multiple thematics within ESG as well as sustainable finance engagements.

Danesh is a Principal at HDFC Capital, the real estate private equity arm of HDFC Group and is responsible for investments and strategic business initiatives. Danesh was part of the initial team that set up HDFC Capital in 2016 and is a member of the Internal Investment Committee of HDFC Capital.

Danesh has twenty years of experience in real estate investments, fund management and equity research. He was previously a part of the investment team managing HDFC Asset Management Company (HDFC AMC) PMS Real Estate Portfolio-I. Prior to HDFC AMC, Danesh was a fund manager with ING Investment Management India Pvt Ltd where he was responsible for managing two funds and carrying out research on various sectors.

An MBA in finance from the London Business School, Danesh also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and is a commerce graduate from the University of Mumbai.

Mridul has over 23 years of work experience in senior leadership positions in Real Estate Investment Management and Investment Banking

As Sector Lead for Tourism, Retail and Property Sector in Asia, he leads transformative and disruptive ideas that could further IFC strategy of mobilizing private sector Investment for creating new markets in the property sector.

In his previous roles, he was the CEO of Segregated Funds Group at Jones Lang LaSalle. He also served as Managing Director and Co-Head, Jones Lang LaSalle Capital Markets Group, India.

He is a featured Angel Investor in Technology Start Ups in India.

Mridul holds an MBA in Finance from Delhi University and a Bachelor’s in Planning from School of Planning & Architecture (SPA), New Delhi.

Mr. Sanjay Dutt is the MD & CEO of Tata Realty & Infrastructure Ltd and Tata Housing Development Company Ltd. Mr. Sanjay has over 28 years of experience in the Real Estate Development and Consulting space.Mr. Sanjay Dutt is the MD & CEO of Tata Realty & Infrastructure Ltd and Tata Housing Development Company Ltd. Mr. Sanjay has over 28 years of experience in the Real Estate Development and Consulting space.

He is managing 20 ongoing projects measuring across 13 cities in India, Sri Lanka & Maldives, which includes Commercial, Retail, Hospitality and Residential (Luxury/Premier, Affordable, Second Home & Mixed-Use Township). He is also involved in the management of the infrastructure projects, which includes 3 rope ways, 4 roadways & a Metro project in Pune.

In his previous role, he was the CEO India Operations & Private Funds with The CapitaLand, a multinational Alternative Asset Management Company focusing on real estate, infrastructure and private equity.

Sanjay spent 23 years with globally top 3 real estate consulting companies. He was MD South Asia at Cushman & Wakefield (2001-2008 and 2012-2016), also CEO Business with JLL (2008 – 2012) and was one of the founder member of CBRE, India (1996-2001).Sanjay holds a Post-Graduate in Marketing & HR from the International Management Institute. He is the Chairman South Asia - RICS, Joint Chairman of the FICCI - Real Estate Committee and Chairman APREA Asia-Advocacy Committee, Advisory Board NAREDCO and Co-Chairman of ASSOCHAM – Ease of Doing Business Council and a member of CoreNet Global.

As Head of APAC at GRESB, Steven is in charge of APAC region's commercial strategy and has been with the company for over 5 years. Prior to joining GRESB he has worked in Real Estate funds management and banking for ten years.

Ajit boasts 30 years of experience across diverse sectors, including Real Estate, Hospitality, Green Energy, and Infrastructure. His expertise lies in strategy, transactions, and tax services. Ajit was recognized as a leading M&A advisor in India by “Who’s Who Legal - M&A 2016” and “Who’s Who Legal - M&A 2015”.

His core competencies include navigating investment regulatory issues, negotiation tactics, and advising on economic policy, business modelling and business tax matters. Ajit collaborates effectively with regulatory agencies, such as government bodies, central banks, and income tax authorities. He specializes in cross-border trade and tax treaties, providing guidance to both Indian and international clients. His portfolio includes work for public and private sector clients. Lastly, his forward-thinking approach and holistic advisory make him a valuable asset in the business landscape!

Gulam Zia has over 30 years of experience across the entire gamut of real estate services - transactions, project management, and advisory.

Over the last 24 years in Knight Frank, Zia has advised some of the biggest developers, banks, private equity funds, corporate houses, governments and administrative bodies on various real estate and infrastructure requirements. Currently, as Senior Executive Director for Research, Advisory, Infrastructure, and Valuation, he is responsible for developing strategic initiatives and implementing growth strategies for these business areas.

Prior to Knight Frank, he was with Tata Housing for 8 years in various roles across marketing, sales and project management.

Zia is part of various industry forums and associations.

Janhavi Seksaria has over 13 years’ experience in advising on capital markets transactions. She has advised on almost the entire spectrum of capital markets transactions, including IPOs, QIPs, rights offerings, overseas listings (including through business trust route), buybacks, yieldcos and block and bulk trades on the stock exchanges. She has also extensively advised on establishing, listing and structuring business trusts, infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

She has been, and continues to be, an active participant in initiatives related to the consultation process on various aspects of InvITs and REITs and collaborated with few stakeholders in making representations to various governmental and regulatory authorities, including the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Finance, Central Board of Direct Taxes, the Reserve Bank of India and SEBI.

Shridhar N. is the CEO – Real Estate & Infrastructure at the Hiranandani Group. He was the originator of the largest Private REIT deal in Indian real estate valued at over $1 billion for Hiranandani Powai’s 4 mn. sq. ft. commercial assets which were sold to Brookfield as a part of the monetization strategy for the group.

He also incubated and created a Pan India platform ‘GREENBASE’ for the Industrial & Logistics infrastructure business, a major diversification strategy of the Hiranandani Group, and runs the business as a joint venture with Blackstone as a partner. He is operationally heading the platform which offers industrial units and warehousing infrastructure with a presence in various locations across the country.

Along with his vast experience spanning over 30 years across real estate, infrastructure, financial services and FMCG, Shridhar has also been mentoring startups and founders for many years. He has been the CFO of various large companies including Future Capital Holdings Ltd., Britannia Industries Ltd and Coca Cola India. His experience spans across various facets of business strategy & finance including M & A, treasury, and restructuring business models for efficiency.

He is also the Founder and Managing Partner at Pegasus FinInvest Advisory Services Ltd. He is the Sponsor of “Pegasus India Evolving Opportunities Fund” a SEBI registered Social Impact fund, having a fund size of $20 million. This impact fund focuses on key sectors such as Edu-tech, Fin-tech, Health-tech, and Renewables.

He is actively involved in C&I segment of Solar development and installations through group captive structure to fulfill the responsibility that we must build an environmentally stable ecosystem and reduce our carbon footprint. The vision is to build renewable energy assets over a period of 3-5 years and deliver sustainable solar power to the end users while generating healthy returns.

With a keen understanding and deep knowledge of key industries, market changes and market needs, he has in leadership roles directed the strategy and business model of companies towards profitable growth that successfully facilitate this transition to realize maximum business value.

He is active and well networked with HNI’s in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore. He is an accredited member of the Director’s club, a program certification from KPMG, Board Evaluation committee, UK and SP Jain essentially as an Independent Director. He has vast experience in leadership roles, raising capital, pivoting business models, taking companies public, setting up investment companies and enhancing operational effectiveness and efficiencies.

He has excellent networking and relationships with Merchant Bankers, Local and International lawyers, Regulatory Agencies, Accounting and Auditing firms and Banks and Institutions cultivated over his senior leadership stint of over 30 years.

Professional qualification

• Adarsh is a Chartered Accountant

Professional experience

• He is an Assurance Partner with member firm of EY and has been with them for over 27 years.

• He is currently the India Region FAAS Leader & Sector Leader for Real Estate.

• Adarsh currently is also a Board Member with APREA (India Chapter)

Experience and competencies

• Adarsh has over 30 years of experience and has managed large portfolio of clients across various sectors with
  significant experience in Real Estate, Infrastructure & Industrial Products and Manufacturing sector clients.

• He is a regular column writer and also active in presenting technical & emerging issues at professional & industry
  bodies like FICCI, ICAI, CREDAI, Realty+ etc.

• He has assisted clients in working through public offerings, fund raise, REIT listing, regulatory reporting for listed
  companies, data analytics and risk-based auditing.

• His clientele has provided him a wide array of experience that he utilizes in advising his clients on business,
  operational and strategic initiatives

Abhijit Malkani brings over 47 years of diverse experience to India's Industrial and Logistics real estate sector, having held prominent senior management roles with some of the most distinguished names in the industry. Throughout his career, Mr. Malkani has expertly overseen business planning, leasing, development, and investment management functions, showcasing his strategic acumen and leadership.

Renowned for his entrepreneurial prowess in building businesses from the ground up, Mr. Malkani's leadership has propelled ESR to become a leading entity in industrial and logistics real estate. Under his guidance, ESR has cultivated a robust portfolio, featuring 22 operational sites across 10 cities in India's high-performing markets.

Mr. Malkani was a senior member of Indiaproperties.com, one of the world's first online portals for property sales, achieving remarkable success in both scale and excellence. His entrepreneurial journey includes the successful establishment of five companies during their challenging and high-growth phases, notably including the Indian operations of Prologis, the global leader in logistics real estate.

In his previous stint, Mr. Malkani was the Managing Director and a founding team member at IndoSpace. His leadership was instrumental in transforming IndoSpace into the nation's foremost industrial and logistics real estate developer, with the development of over 31 parks within a decade.

In his present role as the CEO of ESR India, Mr. Malkani is instrumental in devising and executing the overarching business and growth strategy for the company's Indian operations. Additionally, he leads all key business verticals, including investments, development, leasing, and fund management.

Abhilash is an Executive Director at IndoSpace and heads the Asset Management function. IndoSpace is India’s largest investor, developer, and manager of industrial and logistics real estate with a total portfolio size of over 58 million square feet across 52 projects in 11 cities.

In his current role at IndoSpace, Abhilash oversees performance of three development funds and a Core vehicle with total investments of over USD 3Bn and is responsible for driving portfolio strategy, operations, property valuations, monitoring and optimizing asset performance. Abhilash has wide ranging experience of over 16 years in the real estate industry involving fund raising, investments, asset management, driving buy side and sell side due diligence and managing investor relations.

Prior to joining IndoSpace, Abhilash was associated with JP Morgan Chase, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services and Citi Markets. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration in Finance and a Bachelors in Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering.

Janhavi has over 12 years of experience in the capital market practice with a special focus on REITs.

She has advised clients across a wide array of sectors on various capital raising transactions, including IPOs, QIPs and debt issuances. She has also represented several marquee investors on various private equity investments. Over the last few years, she has been extensively involved in the setting up and listing of real estate investment trusts.

• Advised Embassy Office Parks REIT in relation to its IPO.
• Advised Nexus Select Trust in relation to its IPO.
• Advised NDR Warehousing Trust in relation to its initial offer.
• Advised Blackstone on the sale of certain commercial real estate projects to the Embassy Office Parks REIT.
• Represented various private equity investors including, Warburg Pincus, Premji Invest, TPG Growth Capital etc. on various IPO exits from their Indian portfolio companies.

RK Narayan has over 28 years of experience in Industrial Real Estate, Private Equity and Investment Banking.

Prior to joining Horizon Industrial Parks as President Strategy & Business Development, RK was Chief Operating Officer at All Cargo Logistics & Industrial Parks.

He has also worked with JM Financial and the Macquarie group.

RK did his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and BE Mechanical from BIT Mesra, Ranchi.

Ajay Sharma has over 16 years’ experience of undertaking Real Estate valuation and advisory across India, Sri Lanka and Maldives. He has been at the forefront delivering accelerated growth and success for clients ranging from private equity funds to government agencies with invaluable and unique industry leading insights. Ajay has led teams for valuation and advisory engagements pertaining to mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, financial reporting, disputes and litigation including stressed assets transactions under SARFESI and IBC. He has successfully led project financing practices and closed asset transactions Pan India. His core strengths relate to property valuation and advisory services for both personal and real properties.

Mitchell McCallum is an Executive Director at MSCI Inc., where he’s held various roles across Asia Pacific. Based out of Sydney, he is currently serving as the Asia Pacific, Head of Private Assets for Client Coverage, Mitchell leads a team dedicated to delivering tailored solutions for institutional investors in Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Estate and Infrastructure. His delivery of data insights, performance, and risk measurement drives strategic decision-making for clients.

With over 15 years of experience in real assets, Mitchell was formerly, Co-Head Real Assets, Asia Pacific and Head of Australia Real Estate at MSCI. Mitchell has worked with some of the largest Asset Owners and Managers in the world and has a passion to support innovation, growth, and transparency in Private Markets.

Prerna has over 24 years’of experience in the field of corporate restructuring, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions and international taxation, for strategics, private equity funds, pension funds and multinationals investing in Infrastructure sector in India.

Select Experience

• Structuring advisory services (including advisory for migration to Infrastructure Investment Trust, i.e. InvIT) and model review for infrastructure platforms in India
• Advising Pension Funds investing in infrastructure deals in India comprising diligence, tax structuring advisory and documentation review
• Tax structuring advice for partners seeking to set up joint ventures/ platforms for infrastructure projects in India
• Pre ipo advisory for various platforms seeking to list on the Indian stock exchange

S. Sriniwasan (Srini) has been with the Kotak Group since 1993 and currently heads KIAL.

Srini established one of India’s first Real Estate funds in 2005 and steered the growth of the business to raise and invest USD1.8bn. Srini also oversees Kotak Private Equity, Kotak Infrastructure Funds, Kotak Special Situations Fund and Kotak Listed Strategies. Overall, KIAL has raised about USD4.06bn in funds across these asset classes.

Prior to KIAL, he was a part of Kotak’s investment banking joint venture with Goldman Sachs since inception in 1995. As co-head of Kotak Investment Banking till 2005, Srini advised leading domestic and international companies on capital raising, M&A and strategic divestitures.

Srini is a member of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) committee for policy initiatives on Foreign Direct Investment and REITs and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) subcommittee on Capital Markets. He also serves as Chairman for the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), South Asia Valuation Professional Group Board. He is also Co-chairman of APREA India Chapter and a member of the Governing Council of Global Real Estate Institute (GRI) – India Chapter. He is a Member of the Executive Committee at the Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA) and a Member of the Private Credit Council at EMPEA.

Shailesh Agrawal is the Head of Fund Performance and Strategy at Welspun One, where he drives investment performance, strategic growth, and value creation. With a strong background in private equity and corporate advisory, he brings a keen analytical approach to optimizing fund outcomes and enhancing investor confidence. Prior to Welspun One, Shailesh worked at Bain & Company, advising leading businesses on high-impact strategic decisions, and as a Director at Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), specializing in private equity and corporate advisory. His expertise also spans roles at Tata Strategic Management Group and Deloitte Consulting, where he honed his skills in business strategy and operational excellence. Passionate about delivering long-term impact, Shailesh blends strategic vision with hands-on execution, making him a key force in driving fund performance and shaping industry-leading investment strategies.

Mitchell McCallum is an Executive Director at MSCI Inc., where he’s held various roles across Asia Pacific. Based out of Sydney, he is currently serving as the Asia Pacific, Head of Private Assets for Client Coverage, Mitchell leads a team dedicated to delivering tailored solutions for institutional investors in Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Estate and Infrastructure. His delivery of data insights, performance, and risk measurement drives strategic decision-making for clients.

With over 15 years of experience in real assets, Mitchell was formerly, Co-Head Real Assets, Asia Pacific and Head of Australia Real Estate at MSCI. Mitchell has worked with some of the largest Asset Owners and Managers in the world and has a passion to support innovation, growth, and transparency in Private Markets.