Financial Literacy 10 | Disruptions and Capital Markets by Mr. Manish Chokhani

Mr. Chokhani talks about robotics and disruptions caused by technology in the fields of energy, lifesciences, automobiles, manufacturing, financial services and education. He speaks about how solar energy has changed the economics of power generation and the likely impact electric vehicles and artificial intelligence for autonomous driving will have on the automobile industry. He mentions the impact of CRISPR and genome sequencing on delivering better healthcare, he also eluded that in the future that actual surgeries on human beings are likely to be conducted by robots. He touched upon the usage of blockchains, machine learning, artificial intelligence for better delivery of financial services and also broadly covered the Internet of Things (IoT) and Augmented Virtual Reality.

The Financial Literacy course will provide a comprehensive view of personal finance and financial investments to the FLAME University Undergraduate students. It will also familiarise the learner with various topics such as capital markets, personal savings, role of borrowing, the accounting language, asset classes – equity, fixed income, real estate, commodities etc., asset diversification, investment options, wealth creation, etc.

Speaker: Mr. Manish Chokhani
Mr. Manish Chokhani is one of India’s most respected financial market experts having built and led multiple institutions. He is best known for his role as MD & CEO of Enam Securities, an iconic home-grown investment bank that was regarded as the trusted “house banker” to some of India’s best known business group including Infosys, Zee, Birla, Reliance, Vedanta, Raheja and Future groups.

In 2011, Manish led Enam’s $400 million merger with Axis Bank to create Axis Capital Ltd (ACL) that he led as MD&CEO until November 2013. In 1998 Mr. Chokhani co-founded Enam AMC that manages the wealth of some of India’s leading business families and also manages offshore institutional funds. He also served as Director of the $1 Billion ZA Capital Fund and as an advisor to the $400 million India Capital Fund. He has helped several other leading institutional investors in devising and implementing their India investment strategies, including as Chairman of TPG Growth India from 2014-16. Manish has served 3 terms as Co-Chairman of the Capital Markets Committee at the Indian Merchants Chamber. He is an active member of World Presidents Organization and is a Fellow of All India Management Association. He is a member of the Governing Body of FLAME University.

A qualified Chartered Accountant, Manish was one of the youngest MBAs to have graduated from the London Business School. He has served on the School’s International Alumni Board as well as on the scholarship panels. He has been a visting faculty member at IIM-K and enjoys teaching. An avid sportsman, Manish represented his college teams in cricket, tennis badminton and sprinting. He is a trained singer who also enjoys reading, painting, travel and Vipassana, the Buddhist meditation technique.

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