Webcasts

India as a preferred investment destination

Ayna.AI recently hosted Deepak Bagla, Former CEO of Invest India, to discuss India’s rise as a preferred investment destination.In his talk, Deepak discusses India's remarkable transformation into an investment hub, attributing it to political stability and leadership, coupled with a burgeoning startup ecosystem fueled by digitization.

Navigating the Nexus of Trade Policy and National Security

In this webcast, Kelly Ann Shaw, a partner at Hogan Lovells and former U.S. trade negotiator, shares insights on the evolving landscape of international trade policy and its intersection with national security.

Pavel Bruzek, Jr.

Draslovka’s India Journey

Ayna.AI had the pleasure of hosting Pavel Bruzek, Jr., CEO of Draslovka, to discuss their journey of setting up operations in India from the ground up. In his talk, Pavel Bruzek underscores India's crucial position in the global shift towards digitalization and innovation, citing the country's stability and strategic advantages.

Melyssa Plunkett-Gomez

Leading in the Era of Pervasive AI

Ayna.AI recently hosted Melyssa Plunkett-Gomez, Head of Business Development at Samba Nova Systems at our biannual webinar Ayna.AI Critical Leaders’ Group (A-CLG). In her keynote talk, Melyssa discussed the transformative impact of AI on enterprises where she highlighted the rapid evolution of open-source AI models, emphasizing their transparency and explainability.

Professor Deborah J. Lucas

Reading the Macroeconomic Tea Leaves

Ayna.AI together with Fernweh Group recently hosted Q4 C2 (CEO Circle) Conference with Professor Deborah J. Lucas, Sloan Distinguished Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan as one of the key speakers.

Exploring India's Investment Potential

Ameya Prabhu, Founder and Managing Partner of UAP Advisors and the Managing Director of NAFA Capital Advisors, Mumbai, India, discusses building NAFA into a diversified investment platform with a focus on financial services and agriculture.

Industrial Tech: Secret Sector Driving Daily Life

Fernweh at 2023 SXSW

Fernweh Group’s CEO, Nick Santhanam, presented at the 2023 South by Southwest festival (SXSW), held in Austin, Texas, this past March. At what the festival organizers call a “convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture,” Santhanam brought the tech by describing leading players in Industrial Tech—companies that have delivered 5x returns over the past decade.

Professor Steve Hanke & Professor Daniel Lacalle

2i: inflation and interest rates

Impact of 2i: High interest rate and inflation

Ayna.AI recently hosted the Q1 A-CLG (Ayna.AI Critical Leaders Group) on "2i: inflation and interest rates - impact on our wallet." Distinguished economists, Professor Steve Hanke and Professor Daniel Lacalle, shared their perspectives on the current state and outlook for the economy considering the recent developments in inflation and interest rates.

Rodrigo Liang, Chetan Dube & Professor Hany Farid

An Eye on AI

Artificial Intelligence is an essential consideration for industrial and industrial technology. As the experts interviewed for our webcasts note, companies that haven’t embraced AI operate at a disadvantage because they are already lagging in a technology that will power businesses in the next few years, much as the internet does now.

Ludovic Phalippou

The Private Equity Mystique

Ludovic Phalippou is a specialist in asset management with a focus on investments in private equity funds. He is a professor of financial economics at Oxford’s Saïd Business School, heads their FAME Group, and has strong links with senior practitioners in the industry.

Lewis (Lou) Von Thaer

Driving Innovations That Benefit the World

Lewis (Lou) Van Thaer is President and CEO of Battelle, the world’s largest independent non-profit applied science and technology organization. With a team of over 40,000 highly skilled and trained employees, Battelle provides companies and governmental agencies with comprehensive scientific solutions, serving multiple markets, including health care, industry, national security, infrastructure, and the environment.

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