11th International Convention
"Integrity, Innovation, Inclusion - Igniting Hypergrowth
in Indian Commodities and Capital Markets"
Saturday
20th December
2025
Hotel Taj Mansingh
South Block, Man Singh Road Area
New Delhi-110011
Commodity & Capital Market Participants Association
About CPAI
Commodity & Capital Market Participants Association of India (CPAI) is a national apex trade body representing participants and intermediaries of major exchanges like MCX, NCDEX, BSE, NSE, MSEI and IFSCs. Headquartered in New Delhi, it operates through four regional committees and includes members from value chain sectors, warehouses and AIFs. Over 17 years, CPAI has become the recognised voice of India’s commodity derivatives and capital markets, working with the government, SEBI and exchanges. It contributes through policy representation, guidance, investor education and awareness programmes. CPAI aims to strengthen India’s markets and fulfil its vision of making India a preferred global trading destination.
Chief Guest
Arjun Ram Meghwal
Union Minister of State (I/C) for Law & Justice, & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India
Shri Tuhin Kanta Pandey
Hon'ble Chairman
SEBI
Sponsors
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11th International Convention
Brief overview of the event schedule.
09.30 am to 10:00 am
Registration & Networking Tea
10.00am to 11.00 am
Integrity, Innovation, Inclusion- Igniting Hypergrowth in Indian Commodities & Capital Markets
Inaugural Session
Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (I/C) for Law & Justice,
and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India
Shri Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman, SEBI
Shri. Kamlesh Chandra Varshney, Whole Time Member, SEBI
Mr. Ashok Agarwal, Chief Mentor, CPAI
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jain, National President, CPAI
11:05 am to 11:55 am
Plenary Session: Leaders Perspective- The Big Picture
Shri Pradeep Ramakrishnan Executive Director, IFSCA
Shri P.K. Gupta, Chairman, NSDL
Shri. Sundararaman Ramamurthy, Managing Director & CEO, BSE
Shri Arun Raste Managing Director & CEO, NCDEX
Shri Nehal Vora, Managing Director & CEO, CDSL
Ms. Latika S Kundu, Managing Director & CEO, MSEI
Shri. Sriram Krishnan, Chief Business Development Officer, NSE
Shri. Rishi Nathany, Chief Business Officer, MCX
Shri. Narinder Wadhwa, Chairman Convention Committee & Past President CPAI
12.00pm to 12.15 pm
India's Retail Revolution - The virtuous Cycle of Capital Markets and Economic Growth
Shri Dinesh Thakkar, Founder, Chairman & Managing Director Angel One Limited
12:15pm to 12:30 pm
From Farms to Financial Markets: Expanding India’s Capital Market Playbook
Shri Arun Raste Managing Director & CEO, NCDEX
12.35pm to 1:20 pm
1st Technical Session
Growth Command Centre: Reimagining Regulation & Ease of Doing Business in Indian Markets
Session Chair: Ms. Shashi Kajle, Director, Financial Market Division,
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
Shri. Kedar Deshpande, Chief Business Officer, NCDEX
Shri. Nilesh Lodaya, Chief Business Officer, CDSL
Shri. Sameer Patil, Chief Business Officer, NSDL
Shri. Sunil Ramrakhiani, Chief Business Officer, BSE
Moderator: Shri Naveen Mathur, Director Commodity Currency & Gift, Anand Rathi & National Executive Committee Member CPAI
01.20pm to 2:10pm
Networking Lunch
2.15pm to 03:05pm
2nd Technical Session
Trade Tech Frontier: FinTech Innovation for the Next client servicing & Brokerage Models
Session Chair: Shri Sandip Shah, Chief Business Officer, ETON Solutions.
Panelist:Shri. Jay Prakash Gupta, Founder-Dhan, Co-founder Raise
Financial Services & Vice President CPAI
Shri. Sandeep Manhoran, Director at Rupeeseed Technology Ventures Pvt Ltd
Shri. Shashank Sharma, Co-Founder & Director, ScoreMe Solutions Private Limited
Shri. Siva Kumar Jayachandran, Founder, OI Pulse
Shri Viral Davda- Chief Information Officer,BSE
3:10pm to 4.00pm
3rd Technical Session
Opportunities across different asset classes – Enabling financial inclusion & wealth creation
Panelist:- Shri. Ajay Bagga, Market Expert
Shri. Gurmeet Chadha, Co-Founder, Complete Circle Wealth Solutions LLP
Ms. Lakshmi Iyer, Group President- Investment and Director- Bajaj Alternate Investment Management Limited.
Shri. Nitin Khandelwal, Co-Owner, Khandelwal Jewellers Akola Pvt. Ltd.
Moderator: – Shri Sandeep Jain, Co-Founder, Tradeswift Broking Pvt. Ltd & Founder- National Executive Committee Member CPAI!
4:05 pm to 5:05pm
Fireside Chat
Shri. Samir Arora Founder, Group CIO, and Fund Manager of Helios Capital
Host: Ms. N Mahalakshmi, Senior Consulting Editor, Money control
5:10 pm to 5:25 pm
Recognition, Ceremony, Including, Farmer,Producer Organization
Chief Guest:
Prof. Shri. Mahendra Dev, Chairman,
Prime Minister- Economic Advisory Council
(Minister of State, Govt of India Equivalent)
5:25 pm to 5:30 pm
Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks
Shri Ajay Garg, Director & CEO, SMC & Alternate President CPAI
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From the desk of Chief Mentor (CPAI)
Shri Ashok Kumar Agarwal
WEALTH CREATION THROUGH CAPITAL & COMMODITY MARKETS
India’s strong economic growth, stable markets and reforms boosted capital formation, while CPAI and regulators drive transparency, investor education and market development.