Agenda
4th EDITION
India Taxation Summit 2026
January 23, 2026, Ginger Mumbai Airport Hotel, Mumbai
Theme : "Aligning Tax Planning with Financial Goals"
08.30 AM
Registration and Refreshments
09.30 AM
Welcome & Introduction to the Conference & Lighting of the Lamp
09.40 AM
Keynote Address: "Reshaping the Value Chain post Covid, Tariffs and Digitalisation"
– Abhishek Asati, Head of Tax, L&T Technology Services
10.00 AM
Panel Discussion: "Aligning Tax Planning with Financial Goals and Cross - Border Tax Complexities"
Moderator:
– Maulik Doshi, Managing Director – Tax, Nexdigm
Panelists:
– Kapil Joshi, Head International Taxation, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
– Kunal Reshamwala, Associate Vice President – Taxation, Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris
– Jigna Shah, Tax Head – India Singapore, Owens Corning
– Archana Naik, Tax Head, BKT Tires
– Abhishek Asati, Head of Tax, L&T Technology Services
– Dhaval Desai, Head of Tax – India, UPS
10.40 AM
“From Reactive Compliance to Continuous Confidence: The New AI-Led Tax Assurance Model”
– Anil Rajanala, Head- Business Process Transformation & Tax Technology, Cygnet.One
11:00 AM
Networking Tea / Coffee Break
11.20 AM
“Burning Tax Issues in M&A Today”
– Vishal Gada, Founder & CEO, Aurtus
11:40 AM
“Customs and its Inter-play with GST and Transfer Pricing”
– Prabhat Ranjan, Senior Director – Indirect Tax, Nexdigm
12:00 PM
"One Platform, Global Reach: Enabling CFOs to Navigate Complex Tax Mandates"
– Hemalatha Saptarshi, Director Sales, iRIS GST
12:20 PM
"Roadmap to IPO : What Does It Take to Create a Unicorn Company. Raise Funds and Multiply Valuation via IPO."
– Rajan Bhatia, Partner-IPO Advisory, Nangia Group
12:35 PM
"From Data to Alpha: Trade Dispersion & Density Correlation in Action"
– Varun Aggarwal, Director, Quantara Capital
12:55 PM
Networking Lunch
02.00 PM
Panel Discussion: "Tax Leaders Vital Role in Managing Legal & Regulatory Compliance"
Moderator:
– Shashi Sharma, Vice President Taxation, Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.
Panelists:
– Aditya Gupta, India Tax Lead, Mondelēz International
– Bhavna Maheshwari, Head – Indirect Taxation, Allcargo Logistics Ltd.
– Rahul Barve, Executive Vice President Taxation, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.
– Ankita Kapadia, Head of Tax – Global, FLAG
– Prashant Maru, Global Head – Tax, Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy
– Amit Ajmera, Associate Vice President Taxation, Waaree Group
– Mayank Bidawatka, Head – Indirect Tax (India & MEA), GSK Pharmaceuticals India
– Vishal Gada, Founder & CEO, Aurtus
02:40 PM
Panel Discussion: "Accelerating Digitalization in Taxation System"
Moderator:
– Chirag Bhatt, Head Indirect Taxes, Hindalco Industries Ltd.
Panelists:
– Sunil Kukreja, Head Of Tax, Birla Carbon
– Malay Kishore Agrawal, Head – Indirect Taxes, UltraTech Cement
– Suyog Nawal, Vice President Taxation, Vodafone Idea Ltd.
– Sanjay Desai, Head – Taxation, KEC International Ltd.
– Saurabh Agarwal, Group Indirect Tax Head, JioStar India Pvt. Ltd.
– Dheeraj Bhandari, AVP Head of Taxation, Nykaa
– Ritesh Kanodia, Partner, Aurtus Legal
03.20 PM
Closing and Networking Tea/ Coffee
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