Thematic Issues

The Future of Finance
and Accounting

Accountancy as a Catalyst for
Sustainable Development

Accountants as
Business Advisors

Building Trust and
Public Confidence

Accountants as climate
change leaders

AI in Sustainability Reporting

Ethical AI in Accounting

AI-Driven Risk Management
for Sustainability

Program at a Glance

Time	Event	Speakers
Auditorium - Bhramkamal
12:00-13:30 Hrs	Registration with Lunch
13:30-13:35 Hrs	Invocation: Ganesh Vandana
13:35-14:20 Hrs	P1: Special Session: Holistic Wellness: Nutrition, Exercise & Stress Management	Opening Remarks: CA. M Devaraja Reddy, Past President, ICAI Shri Amogh Lila Das, Motivational Speaker Concluding Remarks: CA. (Dr.) Rohit Ruwatia Agarwal, Central Council member, ICAI
14:30 -15:00 Hrs	Inaugural - Cultural Program
15:00 - 16:00 Hrs	Inaugural Ceremony	Chief Guest: Mr. Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Defence Government of India Guest(s) of Honour : Mr. Jean Bouquot, President, The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) ICAI Leadership CA. Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal, President ICAI CA. Charanjot Singh Nanda, Vice President ICAI CA. (Dr.) Debashis Mitra, Past President, ICAI CA. Aniket S. Talati, Immediate Past President, ICAI CA. (Dr.) Jai Kumar Batra, Secretary, ICAI CA. Abhinav Aggarwal, Chairman, NIRC of ICAI
16:00 – 16:30 Hrs	P2: Special address: Building Resilient Markets for Future Growth	Opening and concluding Remarks: CA.(Dr.) Debashis Mitra, Past President, ICAI Ms. Madhabi Puri Buch, Chairperson Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
16:30 – 17:00 Hrs	P3: Special address : India’s Banking sector and Rise of Digital Economy	Opening and concluding remarks: CA. (Dr.) Rajkumar S. Adukia, Central Council Member, ICAI Shri Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, Chairman, State Bank of India
17:00 – 18:00 Hrs	P4: Keynote Address: Integrating ESG Metrics into Financial Statements: Fostering Sustainable Economic Growth	Moderator: CA. K. Raghu, Past President, ICAI Mr. Malcolm Bacchus, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
17:00 – 18:00 Hrs	Panel Discussion: The Future of Accounting and Finance - Navigating the Financial Landscape of Tomorrow	Panelist: Mr. Chris Freeland, Chief Executive Officer, CPA Australia Ms. Pamela Steer, President and CEO, CPA Canada Ms. Alta Prinsloo, CEO, Pan African Federation of Accountants Mr. Jamal Fakroo, Eminent Speaker Concluding Remarks: CA. C V Chitale, Central Council Member, ICAI
18:00 – 19:00 Hrs	Networking & Exhibition Break
19:00 - 20:00 Hrs	Dinner
20:00 – 22:00 Hrs	Cultural Program – Ms. Sunidhi Chauhan, Renowned Artist

PLENARY HALL
CONCURRENT SESSION

Auditorium - Bhramkamal

Time

Event

Speaker

9:30 – 10:00 Hrs

P5: Special Session: Holistic Wellness: Lifestyle & Work Life Balance

Opening Remarks: CA. (Dr.) Raj Chawla, Central Council Member, ICAI

Mr. Vivek Bindra, Motivational Speaker

10:00 – 10:30 Hrs

P6: Technical session: Insurance Sector by 2047: Paving the Path for India's Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

Vision 2047: India AI Journey

Opening Remarks: CA. Uttam Prakash Agarwal, Past President, ICAI

Keynote Address:

Shri Debasish Panda, Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

CA. Krishna Kishore Maheshwari, Vice-Chairman and Non-Executive Director, Ultratech Cement (Aditya Birla Group)

Concluding remarks: CA Dayaniwas Sharma, Central Council Member, ICAI

10:30 – 11:00 Hrs

P7: Technical session: Pioneering Perspectives: Where innovation meets insights

From Audit to Aspiration: A CA's Journey to Leadership

Opening remarks : CA. B P Rao, Past President, ICAI

Mr. Bharat Goenka, Vice-Chairperson, Tally Solutions

CA. Sivakumar Sundaram, CEO (Publishing) and ED, Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (The Times of India Group)

Concluding Remarks: CA. Prakash Sharma, Central Council Member, ICAI

11:00-13:00 hrs

P8: Special Session – Live Union Budget 2025

13:00 - 14:00 Hrs

Networking & Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:00 Hrs

P9: Special Address:
Vision 2047:

India’s Path to a Digital Transformation

Technology as an economic driver- Strategies for Developing countries

P10: Special Address:
Navigating the AI Era: Adapting Regulatory landscape for the Next Decade

India’s Role in Shaping a New Economic Order

Opening remarks: CA. G. Ramaswamy, Past President, ICAI

Mr. S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology

CA. Mahaveer Singvi, IFS, Joint Secretary (NEST), Ministry of External Affairs

Opening remarks: Mr. Chandra Wadhwa, Nominated Member , ICAI

Mr. Saakar S. Yadav, Managing Director, Lexlegis.ai

CA. Amit Dalmia, Sr. MD, Blackstone

Concluding Remarks: CA. Kemisha Soni, Central Council Member, ICAI

15:00 – 15:30 Hrs

P11: Special address: Ethics in AI: Navigating Bias, Transparency, and Accountability

Opening remarks by: CA. Sunil Talati, Past President, ICAI

CA. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners
CA. Ravi Pandit, Chairman, KPIT Technologies

Concluding Remarks: CA. Rajendra Kumar P., Central Council Member, ICAI

15:30 – 16:00 hrs

P12: Keynote address: Leveraging Technology for Transforming Accountability Practices

Opening Remarks by :CA. Ranjeet K Agarwal, President, ICAI

Shri K. Sanjay Murthy, Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Concluding Remarks: CA. Charanjot Singh Nanda, Vice President, ICAI

16:00 - 16:20 hrs

P13: Special session: Regulatory reforms taking India ahead

Opening and Concluding Remarks: CA. Prasanna Kumar D., Central Council Member, ICAI

Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, Competition Commission of India

16:20 - 17:05 hrs

P14: Panel Discussion: ESG: Driving Global Business Landscape

Opening remarks by:Dr. P C Jain, Nominated Member, ICAI Keynote address: Prof. Dale Pinto, President CPA Australia

Panelist:

CA. Himanshu Kishnadwala, Eminent Speaker
Mr. Ritesh Tiwari, CFO, Hindustan Unilever
Shri Ameya Prabhu, Managing Director, NAFA Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd

17:05- 17:25 hrs

P15: Keynote address: Strengthening Public Finance Management

Opening and concluding Remarks:CA. Mangesh Kinare, Central Council Member, ICA

Shri Anand Mohan Bajaj, Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General (Commercial)

17:25 – 18.20 Hrs

P16: Panel Discussion: Union Budget 2025 Insights

Address including moderation:CA. Piyush Chhajed and CA. Sushil Goyal, Central Council Member, ICAI Keynote address: CA. Arun Singh, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Panelist:

CA. (Dr.) Girish Ahuja, Eminent Speaker
CA. Sumit Sanghai, National Head, Large Clients Group, ICICI Bank
Vivek Chandrakant Tongaonkar, Director (Finance), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd.
CA. Anuj Mathur, MD & CEO, Canara HSBC Life

19:00 Hrs onwards

ICAI Awards Night with Shades and Flavors of Dance Around the World followed by Musical Extravaganza by Sabri - Toshi and Dinner

ICAI awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting
ICAI Sustainability Reporting Awards
Best Presented Financial Statements for Local Bodies
Awards for Members in Industry
CA women Excellence Awards

Amaltas Hall
Time	Event	Speaker
10:00-11:00 Hrs	A25: AI Impact: Enhancing Daily Life Through Technology Harnessing Artificial Intelligence in Financial Decision-Making: Opportunities and Challenges for CA's	Opening Remarks: CA. Sanjib Sanghi, Chairman, EIRC Mr. Akash Saxenaa, VP, Head of Enterprise Business Team, Samsung Session Moderator: CA. Vineet Jain, Board Member, ICAEW, UK Dr. Shreeram Iyer, Chairman & Group CEO, Co-Founder of Prisma AI CA. Anil Bhandari, Chief Mentor, drut CA. Rakesh Sony, Group Corporate Director, The Times of India Concluding remarks: CA. Gaurav Garg, Past Chairman, NIRC
11:00 – 11:50 Hrs	A 26: Professional Opportunities in GCC	Opening remarks:CA. Arpit Kabra, Eminent Speaker Moderator: CA. Prafulla Chhajed, Past President, ICAI Panelist: CA. Vivek Gupta, Chairman, ICAI – Bahrain Chapter CA. Aditya Vikram Dhanuka, Chairman, ICAI – Kuwait Chapter CA. Rajesh Kumar Somani, Chairman, ICAI - Dubai (UAE) Chapter CA. Gaurav Kapoor, Chairman, ICAI – Muscat (Oman) Chapter CA. Kamlesh Tibrewal, Chairman, ICAI – Doha (Qatar) Chapter CA Naveen Goyal, Vice Chairman, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) Chapter CA. Krishnan N V, Chairman, ICAI – Abu Dhabi (UAE) Chapter Concluding remarks: CA. Naveen Garg, Past Chairman, NIRC
11:50 – 12:25 Hrs	A 27: Professional Opportunities in US, Canada, UK	Opening Remarks: CA. Vishnu Kumar Agarwal, Eminent Speaker Moderator:CA. Babu Abraham K. , Eminent Speaker CA. Sanjay Gupta, Chairman, ICAI – Florida (USA) Chapter CA. Deepak Arora, Director and Ex-Chairman, ICAI – Vancouver (Canada) Chapter CA. Ritesh Desai, Chairman, ICAI – Toronto (Canada) Chapter CA. Sudha Michel, Chairperson, ICAI - San Francisco (USA) Chapter CA. Vivek Saraogi, Chairman, ICAI - London (UK) Chapter
12:25 – 13:00 Hrs	A 28: Professional Opportunities in Asia Oceanian and Europe	Opening Remarks: CA. Ravi Patwa, Past Chairman, EIRC Moderator:CA. Jay Chhaira, Eminent Speaker CA. Shivang Desai, Chairman, ICAI - Zurich (Switzerland) Chapter CA. Vikas Chaturvedi, Chairman Emiritus, ICAI - Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Chapter CA. Anjani Ladia, Chairman, ICAI – Luxembourg Chapter of ICAI CA. Nishant Kumar Surana, Chairman, ICAI – Singapore Chapter
13:00 – 14:00 Hrs	Networking & Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 Hrs	B29: The Intersection of Gender, Culture, and Professional Growth	Moderator: CA. Priti Savla, Central Council Member, ICAI CA. Shivani Agarwalla, 6 time World Champion: Kettlebell Sports CA. Mayuri Chordia, Managing Director, Sunrise Financial UK Ms. Gladeys Jill A. Santos, IFAC PAO Development & Advisory Group Member Concluding remarks: CA. Geetha A B, Chairperson, SIRC
15:00 – 15:30 Hrs	B30: Run your business on Autopilot	Address by CA. (Dr.) Rohit Ruwatia, Central Council Member, ICAI Shri Rahul Jain, Business Coach
15:30-16:00 hrs	B31: Cost, Control and Compliance - The Tech advantage	Address by CA. Inderjeet Bamrah, Eminent Speaker Shri K P Narayanan, Director, Zoho
16:00 – 17:00 Hrs	B32: Forensic Accounting in the Age of AI: Uncovering Financial Irregularities with Advanced Analytic	Opening remarks: CA. Cotha S Srinivas, Central Council Member, ICAI CA. Gyan Pipara, Eminent Speaker CA. Chetan Dalal, Founder, CDIMS
17:00 – 18:00 Hrs	B33: Blockchain Beyond Cryptocurrency: Revolutionizing Audit, Compliance, and Transparency	Opening remarks: CA. Pankaj Shah, Eminent Speaker Nithya Subramanian, Head of Data & Analytics, Kellanova CA. Narasimhan Elangovan, Eminent Speaker
14:00-15:00 Hrs	C34: Navigating the New Era of ESG Standards and Reporting	Opening remarks: CA. Neha Agarwal, Eminent Speaker Ms. Vandana Saxena Poria, Strategic Advisor, ICAEW CA. Nalin Chandna, Founder & CEO, Leadership Solutions LLC, Oman Dr. Abdullah Masoud Al Harthy, Chairman of Fincorp, Oman Dr. Harish Ahuja, Sr. Vice President, NSE Closing remarks: CA. Anushri Garg, Eminent Speaker
15:00 – 16:00 Hrs	C35: Youth Power: Job seeker or Job giver	Opening remarks: CA. Rishir Soni, Eminent Speaker Moderator: : CA. Rashmi Bihani, Eminent Speaker CA. Priya Sharma, CFO , CUPA (South Asia) CA. Yugantar Gupta, Author CA. Archit Agarwal, Founder, Thinkbridge Mohammed Sh A M Shuaib, Eminent speaker, Kuwait
16:00 – 17:00 Hrs	C36: The Future of Sustainable Finance: Pathways for Accountants	Opening remarks: CA. Abhinav Agarwal, Chairman, NIRC Moderator:CA. Payal Jain, Eminent Speaker CA. Ashish Choraria, Business Controller, Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors Ltd CA. Nirlep Bhatt, Group Financial Controller, Al Majid Jawad, Qatar CA. Ashwajit Singh, Managing Director, IPE Global Limited
17:00 – 18:00 Hrs	C37: Stakeholder Expectations in Assurance: Transparency, Accountability, and Ethical Reporting	Opening remarks: CA. Ankit Rathi, Chairman, WIRC Moderator: CA. Shiwaji B Zaware, Eminent Speaker CA. Arvinder Pal Singh, Eminent Speaker CA. Ajay Bahl, Founder & Managing Partner, AZB & Partners CA. Ashish Makhija, Eminent Speaker Mr. Rajeev Saxena, Eminent Speaker

PLENARY HALL
CONCURRENT SESSION

Auditorium - Bhramkamal
Time	Event	Speaker
10:00-10:45 hrs	P17: Panel Discussion: India as the Global Capability Centers (GCC): Challenges and Opportunities	Opening Remarks: CA. K Sripriya, Central Council Member, ICAI Moderator: CA. Abhay Chhajed, Central Council Member, ICAI Ms. Ramya Bala, Partner, Tax, Eisner Amper, EisnerAmper Advisory Group LLC CA. Shammi Prabhakar, Executive Director, NIQ CA. Kaushal Kishore, Eminent Speaker
10:45-11:30 Hrs	P18 : India@100: Value creations with Reforms	Opening Remarks:CA. Vishal Doshi, Central Council Member, ICAI Address by CA. Sunil Goyal, Past President, ICAI Shri Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Chairman, NFRA CA. Shaurya Doval, MD Torch Investments Concluding Remarks: CA. Pramod Jain, Central Council Member, ICAI
11:30 – 12:15 Hrs	P19: Panel Discussion: Integrating Financial Insights with Business Strategy: Accountants as Architects of Value Creation	Opening address: Adv. Vijay K Jhalani, Nominated member, ICAI Moderator: CA. Muppala Sridhar, Central Council Member, ICAI Panelist: CA. Ullas Kamath, Founder, UK & Co. CA. Anuj Jain, Director (Finance), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi, Director Finance, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Concluding Remarks: CA. Gyan Chandra Misra, Central Council Member, ICAI
12:15 – 13:00 Hrs	P20: Special address Rise of India as Global Accounting and Auditing Hub Building Trust through Collaborative Accounting Practices: Engaging Stakeholders for Greater Confidence	Opening remarks:CA. Dhiraj K. Khandelwal, Central Council Member, ICAI CA. Suresh Prabhu, Chancellor, Rishihood University, Former Union Minister Mr. Tom Seidenstein, Chair, IAASB (Virtual) CA. Sandeep Kumar Gupta, CMD, GAIL (India) Limited Mr. George Alexander Muthoot, Managing Director, The Muthoot Group Concluding Remarks: CA. Priti Savla, Central Council Member, ICAI
13:00 – 14:00 Hrs	Networking & Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Hrs	P21: Panel Discussion: India’s Investment Ki Pathshala: Strategies for Wealth Creation	Opening remarks:CA. Durgesh Kumar Kabra, Central Council Member, ICAI Keynote Address: CA. Sethurathnam Ravi Former Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Moderator: CA. Anil Singhvi, Managing Editor, Zee Business Panelist: Dr. Vijay Kedia, Renowned Investor CA. Nilesh Shah, MD, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd. CA. Kamal Poddar, Managing Director, Choice International Limited Concluding remarks: CA. Umesh Sharma, Central Council Member, ICAI
15:00 – 16:00 Hrs	P22: Panel Discussion: Meeting Billion Aspirations – New Landscape for Banking, Financial Services and Insurance	Opening remarks:CA. (Dr.) Anuj Goyal, Central Council Member, ICAI Moderator: CA. Anisha Jain, News Anchor, ET Now Panelist CA. Sanjay Agarwal, MD, AU Small Finance Bank CA. M P Vijaykumar, Executive Director & Group CFO, Sify CA. Sandeep Welling, Eminent Speaker Concluding Remarks: CA. Purushottamlal H Khandelwal, Central Council Member, ICAI
16:00 – 17:30 Hrs	P23: Special address: Future of audit - leveraging technology to empower future auditors	CA. Madhuri Shahapure, Eminent Speaker Opening and Concluding remarks: CA.(Dr.) Sanjeev Kumar Singhal, Central Council Member, ICAI
16:00 – 17:30 Hrs	P24: Panel Discussion: Analysis of Union Budget 2025	Opening remarks: CA. Cotha S Srinivas, Central Council Member, ICAI Moderator: CA. R Bupathy, Past President, ICAI Panelists: CA. (Dr.) Girish Ahuja, Eminent Speaker CA. T P Ostwal, Eminent Speaker CA. Padamchand Khincha, Eminent Speaker Concluding Remarks: CA. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Central Council Member, ICAI
18:00 Hrs onwards	ICAI Awards Ceremony along with Comedy Night by Sunil Grover
	Rank Holders Regional Councils Branches Overseas Chapters	Chief Guest: Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon’ble Vice President of India Guest of Honor: CA. N D Gupta, MP and Past President, ICAI
Conclusion

Amaltas Hall
Time	Event	Speaker
11:00 – 12:00 Hrs	B38: Nurturing Startup ecosystem for Bharat 2.0	Opening remarks: CA.(Dr.) Umesh Kumar Varma, Eminent Speaker Session Moderator: CA. Satish Kumar Gupta, Eminent Speaker Panelist: Mr. Hiranmay Mahanta, CEO, ihub CA. Amit Jindal, Co-Founder, Felix Advisory CA. Neelesh Talathi, CFO, CarDekho
12:00 – 13:00 Hrs	B39: Emerging Avenues in Capital Markets: Enhancing Access to Finance and Accelerating Economic Growth	Opening remarks: CA. Akash Bargoti Chairman, CIRC Moderator:CA. Ivpreet Singh Nanda, Eminent Speaker Dr. Rajesh Nayak, Oman Shri Ajay Bagga, Eminent Speaker CA. Satwinder Singh, Eminent Speaker
11:00 – 12:00 Hrs	C40: Audit Quality and Ethics in the Age of Automation	Opening remarks: CA. (Dr.) Sanjeev Singhal, Central Council Member, ICAI Moderator: CA. Manoj Fadnis, Past President, ICAI Panelist: CA. M M Chitale, Past President, ICAI CA. Shyam Lal Agarwal, Eminent Speaker CA. Abhijit Bandhyopadyay, Eminent Speaker Mr. Hussain Niyazy, Auditor General (AG) Maldives Concluding remarks: CA. Vishal Doshi, Central Council member, ICAI
12:00 – 13:00 Hrs	C41: Igniting MSME Growth: Innovation, Finance, and Policy Synergy	Keynote address: Shri. S C L Das, Secretary, Ministry of MSME Moderator: CA. Mukesh Mohan Gupta, Eminent Speaker CA. Krishan Agrawal - Chief Finance Officer, ONDC Open Network for Digital Commerce Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya, Chairman cum Managing Director, The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. Shri Bharat Mishra, MD & CEO, SBI Global Factors Ltd. Mr. Sunil Kumar Chugh, Chief General Manager MSME, Punjab National Bank Concluding remarks: CA. Raj Chawla, Central Council Member, ICAI
13:00 – 14:00 Hrs	Networking & Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Hrs	B42 : Building Global Accountants : Enhancing Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing	Opening remarks:CA. Rajesh Sharma, Eminent Speaker Moderator: CA. Atul Kumar Gupta, Past President, ICAI Panelist: Mr. Ashfaq Yousuf Tola, President, South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) CPA Pius A Maneno, Executive Director, National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) CA Prabin Kumar Jha, President, ICA Nepal Mr. Heshana Kuruppu, President, CA Srilanka Mr. Mohamed Haleem Abdulla, President, Maldives Mr. Abbas AlRadhi, Chairman, Bahrain Accountants Association Closing remarks: CA. Nitin Jain, Nodal Officer, SAFA Secretariat
15:00 – 16:00 Hrs	B43: Investment Opportunities in India: Inbound and Outbound	Keynote Address: Mr. Dipesh Shah, Executive Director, IFSCA Moderator:CA. Aniket S Talati, Past President, ICAI Panelist: CA. Jyoti Prakash Gadia, Managing Director, Resurgent India Mr. Tamil Selvan Ramadoss, Group Chief Financial & Business Transformation Officer, RMB Group, Jebal Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE
16:00 -17:00 hrs	B44: Economic Empowerment Through Financial Education: India’s Road Ahead	Session Moderator: CA. Umesh Sharma, Central Council Member, ICAI Finfluencer Panelist : CA. Surbhi Gandhi, Eminent Speaker CA. Vinita Kejriwal, Eminent Speaker CA. Kushal Lodha, Eminent Speaker CA. Atul Modani, Eminent Speaker CA. Shivam Palan, Eminent Speaker
14:00 – 14:30 Hrs	C45: Evolution of Accounting Profession	Opening remarks: CA. Prasanna Kumar, D, Central Council Member, ICAI CA. A C Chakraborty, Past President, ICAI
14:30 – 16:00 Hrs	C46: Aggregation of CA Firms	Moderator: CA. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Central Council Member, ICAI Panelist: CA. Kamlesh Vikamsey, Past President, ICAI CA.S. Santhanakrishnan, Eminent Speaker CA. Vivek Newatia, Eminent Speaker

Thematic Issues

Program at a Glance

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Auditorium - Bhramkamal

Cultural Program – Ms. Sunidhi Chauhan, Renowned Artist

Networking & Lunch Break

Networking & Lunch Break

Networking & Lunch Break

Networking & Lunch Break

#ICAIWOFA 2025

Thematic Issues

Program at a Glance

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Auditorium - Bhramkamal

Cultural Program – Ms. Sunidhi Chauhan, Renowned Artist

Networking & Lunch Break

Networking & Lunch Break

Networking & Lunch Break

Networking & Lunch Break

#ICAIWOFA 2025

Accommodation

Negotiated rates for GloPAC

Pre & Post Tour