9th Value Investing Pioneers Summit 2025|Delhi

Sailesh Raj Bhan is the CIO Equities at Nippon Life India Asset Management overlooking close to S30bn of Active Equities. Sailesh has over 29 years of experience in Indian Equity Markets with over 21 years at Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited.Sailesh is among one of the longest serving equity fund managers in Indian Mutual Fund Industry with over 2 decades of fund management expertise. About one in three folios in Indian Equity Mutual Fund industry is with Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.He manages the flagship diversified equity schemes like Nippon India Multi Cap Fund since its inception in March 2005 (over 19 years) and Nippon India Large Cap Fund since its inception 2007 (over 17 years).Sailesh also manages the Largest Pharma Sector Fund in India since its inception in May 2004.

Mr. Dinesh Balachandran is a seasoned investment professional with over 23 years of experience across global and Indian financial markets. He joined SBI Funds Management Limited (SBIFM) in 2012 as a Senior Credit Analyst and went on to head both the Research and Equity teams, while actively managing several funds. Currently serving as Head of Investments, he oversees the firm’s investment strategy and continues to manage a number of funds directly. Prior to joining SBIFM, Dinesh spent over a decade at Fidelity Investments in Boston, USA, where he specialized in Structured Finance and the U.S. Fixed Income markets. He holds a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, and an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. He is also a CFA Charterholder.

Mr. Singh has over two decades of rich experience and a successful track record in investment management and equity research. A well known name in the field of “Value Investing”, he is known for long-term approach and keen eye on Risk-adjusted returns. As a fund management veteran, he positions himself as experienced but hungry investor: he credits rigorous bottom-up research and steadfast process for his funds’ outperformance, yet reminds listeners that “equity investments is a long term process and there can’t be shortcuts for wealth generation”. He routinely invokes the principle of “margin of safety” and counsels embracing volatility for superior returns. He has multiple times stuck to his conviction through tough and demanding situations.Professionally he made his mark by pioneering Value Style of investing in a growth market like India during his more than 12 year stint with ICICI Prudential AMC. As Deputy Chief Investment Officer, at ICICI Prudential AMC he managed various flagship products like ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund for 10 years, ICICI Prudential Midcap Fund for 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund for 5 years amongst many other industry leading return generating fund mandates. He was instrumental in building the AMC’s research processes, product strategy as well as business & talent development.Subsequently he set up the InCred Asset Management, where he was the CIO & CEO and was responsible for overseeing the company’s investment strategy and managing its portfolio of assets.

Margaret Franklin, CFA, is  President and Chief Executive Officer of CFA Institute. She leads CFA Institute in promoting the highest standards of education, ethics, and excellence in the investment profession. She assumed her role in September 2019 and has more than 25 years of industry experience. Before joining CFA Institute, Margaret led International Wealth Management for North America and was president of BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Advisory Services in Canada. She is a founding member of the CFA Institute Women in Investment Initiative and sits on its Future of Finance content council. Margaret holds a bachelor’s degree in administration in economics from McMaster University, Ontario.”