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Professionals Who Share Their Insights at IAC

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People Shaping the Conversation

Meet the distinguished leaders and experienced professionals contributing their perspectives to the Indian Actuarial Conclave — Kolkata Edition.

Leadership & Industry Distinction

Dignitaries

Senior industry leaders whose experience, leadership and contribution to the actuarial profession bring distinguished perspective to IAC Kolkata 2026.

Keynote Speaker

Asha Murali

FIAI, FIA

Independent Consultant, Independent Actuarial and Insurance Advisory

Honorary Secretary, Institute of Actuaries of India

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Asha Murali

FIAI, FIA

Independent Consultant, Independent Actuarial and Insurance Advisory

Honorary Secretary, Institute of Actuaries of India

Asha Murali is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK, with more than 30 years of experience across statutory roles, financial reporting, strategy, risk management, products and investments. She is now an Independent Consultant and has previously held senior actuarial leadership roles at ICICI Prudential Life, PNB MetLife and BDO India.

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Anurag Rastogi

FIAI, FIII, M.Sc. Physics

General & Health Insurance Actuary, Actuarial Consulting & Advisory

Vice President, Institute of Actuaries of India

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Anurag Rastogi

FIAI, FIII, M.Sc. Physics

General & Health Insurance Actuary, Actuarial Consulting & Advisory

Vice President, Institute of Actuaries of India

Anurag Rastogi is a qualified general and health insurance actuary with nearly 37 years of experience across underwriting, claims, sales, actuarial work, research, teaching, consulting and M&A. He serves as Vice President of the Institute of Actuaries of India, has held leadership roles at National Insurance Company, National Insurance Academy, Bajaj Allianz and HDFC ERGO, and continues to contribute to professional bodies and actuarial mentoring.

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Vikas Newatia

Mathematics Graduate, King's College London; Postgraduate, Cass Business School

South Asia Leader, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

Former CEO, Intact India

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Vikas Newatia

Mathematics Graduate, King's College London; Postgraduate, Cass Business School

South Asia Leader, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

Former CEO, Intact India

Vikas Newatia is South Asia Leader at IFoA and former CEO of Intact India. Over more than three decades, he has led businesses and advisory engagements across insurance, financial services, managed services, SaaS and software delivery. His career includes leadership roles at AgRisk, Towers Watson, XL Insurance, PwC and Alexander & Alexander.

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Ankit Nanda

FSA, MAAA, FCA

Manager, Actuarial Advisory Services, Optum India

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Ankit Nanda

FSA, MAAA, FCA

Manager, Actuarial Advisory Services, Optum India

Ankit Nanda, FSA, MAAA, FCA, is Manager of Actuarial Advisory Services at Optum India, where he leads a team supporting U.S. healthcare clients across trend analytics, commercial actuarial, government programs and health technology. He has around 13 years of U.S. health insurance experience spanning reinsurance, consulting, managed care and employer stop loss. His research interests include behavioural economics in insurance, value-based care, GLP-1 economics and mental health inclusion in insurance products.

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Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal

FCA · Associate Member, ICSI · Fellow Member, CPA Australia

Former President, ICAI (2024–25), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal

FCA · Associate Member, ICSI · Fellow Member, CPA Australia

Former President, ICAI (2024–25), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal is a former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for 2024–25 and a senior professional with extensive experience in governance, ESG, digital transformation, AI and the UDIN Committee. He has contributed to major professional initiatives involving technology, institutional development and the evolving role of chartered accountants in India.

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Ashok Kumar Lahoty

FIAI, FIA, MBA, B.E.

Appointed Actuary, National Insurance Company

Former Senior Management Professional, Marsh and McLennan

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Ashok Kumar Lahoty

FIAI, FIA, MBA, B.E.

Appointed Actuary, National Insurance Company

Former Senior Management Professional, Marsh and McLennan

Ashok Kumar Lahoty is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK. He currently serves as Appointed Actuary of National Insurance Company. His broad insurance experience spans underwriting, reinsurance, investments, risk, marketing, product development, regulatory reporting and actuarial leadership.

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Arundhati Ghoshal

Fellow Actuary, IAI and IFoA

Fellow Actuary and Former Appointed Actuary, CreditAccess Life Insurance Ltd. — until January 2026

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Arundhati Ghoshal

Fellow Actuary, IAI and IFoA

Fellow Actuary and Former Appointed Actuary, CreditAccess Life Insurance Ltd. — until January 2026

Arundhati Ghoshal is a Fellow Actuary with more than two decades of experience across international insurance companies and consultancies. Her expertise spans valuation, capital management, risk management, product development, business development and special consulting assignments. Until January 2026, she served as Appointed Actuary of CreditAccess Life Insurance Ltd., supporting insurance solutions for low-income and underserved communities.

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Vikas Garg

FIAI

Appointed Actuary, Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Limited

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Vikas Garg

FIAI

Appointed Actuary, Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Limited

Vikas Garg is the Appointed Actuary at Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Limited and a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India. He has extensive insurance-sector leadership experience across actuarial excellence, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance and strategic decision-making, combining technical actuarial expertise with practical business insight.

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Rohit Ajgaonkar

FIAI, FIA

Chief Actuary, Loop Health

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Rohit Ajgaonkar

FIAI, FIA

Chief Actuary, Loop Health

Rohit Ajgaonkar, FIAI, FIA, is Chief Actuary at Loop Health and has more than 16 years of experience across life, general and health insurance. He previously served as Chief Actuary at Zuno General Insurance and as Appointed Actuary at Raheja QBE General Insurance.

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Sunny Aggarwal

Fellow Actuary · IFoA & IAI

Founder and Director, WeDapt

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Sunny Aggarwal

Fellow Actuary · IFoA & IAI

Founder and Director, WeDapt

Sunny Aggarwal is the Founder and Director of WeDapt and a Fellow Actuary of the IFoA and IAI. He has more than 13 years of experience across insurance and actuarial consulting. Over the past four years, he has led WeDapt in serving more than 30 clients across India, Asia and the Middle East.

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Gurpreet Babbar

Fellow Actuary · IFoA & IAI

Senior Manager, Genpact and Public Speaker

Actuarial Reporting · Modelling · Risk Management · Leadership

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Gurpreet Babbar

Fellow Actuary · IFoA & IAI

Senior Manager, Genpact and Public Speaker

Actuarial Reporting · Modelling · Risk Management · Leadership

Gurpreet Babbar is a Fellow Actuary of both the IFoA and IAI and currently serves as Senior Manager at Genpact. His actuarial experience includes Solvency II reporting, shareholder reporting, business planning, actuarial modelling, risk management, pricing and valuations. He is also an accomplished public speaker and an active contributor to the actuarial profession.

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Sanjib Sanghi

Chartered Accountant

Partner, S N Banerjea & Co

Central Council Member, ICAI (2025–29)

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Sanjib Sanghi

Chartered Accountant

Partner, S N Banerjea & Co

Central Council Member, ICAI (2025–29)

Sanjib Sanghi is a Chartered Accountant with more than 28 years of experience across professional practice, digital transformation and capacity building. A Partner at S N Banerjea & Co, he serves as a Central Council Member of ICAI for 2025–29 and contributes to global trade, GCC development, professional education and sustainability reporting.

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Kolkata Edition 2026

Speakers

Experienced actuarial professionals, consultants, educators and industry practitioners sharing practical knowledge and professional perspectives.

Praveen Sancheti

Vice President, Industrials Coverage, ICICI Securities

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Praveen Sancheti

CA · CFA Charterholder · Qualified Actuary

Vice President, Industrials Coverage, ICICI Securities

Praveen Sancheti has experience across equity capital markets and investment banking at J.P. Morgan, ICICI Securities and Morgan Stanley. His transaction experience includes IPOs, QIPs and large-scale fundraises across sectors and geographies. He is also passionate about mentoring students and young professionals pursuing actuarial and finance careers.

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Muskaan Jain

Actuarial Consulting Professional, Actuarial Consulting

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Muskaan Jain

Qualified Chartered Actuary

Actuarial Consulting Professional, Actuarial Consulting

Muskaan Jain is a qualified Chartered Actuary with five years of experience in the life actuarial domain. She works in actuarial consulting, supporting global insurance clients across modelling, validation and a range of life insurance products. She is passionate about applying data-driven insights to business decisions and contributing to professional knowledge sharing.

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Shrachi Chaudhary

Senior Actuarial Associate, PwC

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Shrachi Chaudhary

FIA

Senior Actuarial Associate, PwC

Shrachi Chaudhary is a Fellow of the IFoA with seven years of actuarial experience, including five years in reserving and GGY AXIS modelling. As Senior Actuarial Associate at PwC, she has led actuarial solutions, audits and compliance assessments for major US life insurers across statutory, GAAP and LDTI frameworks.

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Vandita Sarda

Senior Actuarial Analyst, Chubb Insurance

Faculty, Actuators Educational Institute

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Vandita Sarda

CA, Actuary · All India Rank 1 in ACET, SP5, SA7 and CP1

Senior Actuarial Analyst, Chubb Insurance

Faculty, Actuators Educational Institute

Vandita Sarda is a Chartered Accountant and Actuary working as Senior Actuarial Analyst in Chubb Insurance's General Insurance Reserving team. She works on reserving and financial reporting and has secured All India Rank 1 in ACET, SP5, SA7 and CP1. She also mentors actuarial students as a faculty member at Actuators Educational Institute.

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Chunku Pani

Member & Stakeholder Manager, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

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Chunku Pani

MBA, Marketing & Finance; Executive Programme in HR Management, IIM Calcutta

Member & Stakeholder Manager, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

Chunku Pani is Member & Stakeholder Manager at IFoA with over 19 years of experience in strategy, marketing and stakeholder engagement. Her work focuses on South Asian market development, student and university engagement, actuarial awareness and initiatives that strengthen the future actuarial talent pipeline.

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Mohit Garodia

General Insurance Actuary, Willis Towers Watson

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Mohit Garodia

Qualified Actuary

General Insurance Actuary, Willis Towers Watson

Mohit Garodia is a qualified actuary with nearly six years of general insurance experience, including work at Willis Towers Watson. His experience spans reserving, pricing, profitability analysis and IFRS 17 implementation across India, the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka, supporting insurers through reserve reviews, pricing-model development and complex actuarial assignments.

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Sanchi Jalan

Senior Manager, Xceedance Consulting

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Sanchi Jalan

ACAS

Senior Manager, Xceedance Consulting

Sanchi Jalan, ACAS, is a Senior Manager at Xceedance Consulting specialising in Property and Casualty insurance. Her expertise includes strategic pricing, regulatory filings, admitted-market management and profitability analysis. She leads actuarial and analytics teams that develop scalable actuarial solutions and is actively involved in mentoring emerging actuarial talent.

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Vikash Bhartiya

International Program Manager, Casualty Actuarial Society

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Vikash Bhartiya

International Program Manager, Casualty Actuarial Society

Vikash Bhartiya is International Program Manager at the Casualty Actuarial Society, with nearly 20 years of experience in strategic expansion, business development and educational partnerships. He leads CAS initiatives across India and supports the wider South Asia, Middle East and North Africa region through engagement with universities, employers, actuarial associations and industry leaders.

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Adarsh Agrawal

Actuarial Valuation Professional

Valuation & Reinsurance Portfolios

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Adarsh Agrawal

Fellow Actuary · FRM Charterholder

Actuarial Valuation Professional

Valuation & Reinsurance Portfolios

Adarsh Agrawal is a Fellow Actuary and FRM charterholder who has cleared all three levels of the CFA Program. He has more than five years of experience across actuarial valuation, capital management and risk management, and currently focuses on the valuation of reinsurance portfolios.

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Anoushka Kothari

Director at ACTEX Learning

Member of the IFoA, UK and the Institute of Actuaries of India

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Anoushka Kothari

Qualified Life Actuary

Director at ACTEX Learning

Member of the IFoA, UK and the Institute of Actuaries of India

Anoushka Kothari is a Qualified Life Actuary and Director at ACTEX Learning, with more than five years of life-insurance actuarial experience across India, the UK and the Asia-Pacific region. Her work includes actuarial modelling, valuation and experience analysis, alongside a strong commitment to actuarial education and the development of study materials.

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Vinay Gupta

Vice President, Axxela

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Vinay Gupta

Financial Markets and Risk Professional

Vice President, Axxela

Vinay Gupta is Vice President at Axxela and has professional experience spanning financial markets, market analysis, portfolio management and actuarial analysis. Before becoming Vice President, he served as Senior Market Analyst at Axxela. He has also worked independently as a Portfolio Manager and previously held an Actuarial Analyst role.

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Manan Agarwal

All India Rank 1 in SA7

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Manan Agarwal

Exam-Qualified Actuary

All India Rank 1 in SA7

Manan Agarwal is an exam-qualified actuary who secured All India Rank 1 in SA7. He graduated from St. Xavier’s College in 2024, completed DBL in 2021 and is based in Kolkata.

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