Mumbai Integrating IP, Finance, and Valuation Workshop

Opening & Welcome Remarks

• Etienne Sanz de Acedo, CEO, International Trademark Association (USA)

Keynote Address: India’s Intangible Moment: Capital Markets, Trust, and Monetization

Session description:
This keynote address sets the institutional and market context for the workshop, outlining how capital markets evaluate trust, disclosure, and governance in an economy increasingly driven by intangible assets. It highlights why NSE is a natural convening platform for conversations at the intersection of innovation, credibility, and capital, and why robust management of intangible assets is becoming essential for investor confidence and sustainable growth.

Fireside Conversation

How India’s IP Will Shape the Next Decade of Economic Power

Session description:
A high-level conversation examining India’s transition from asset-heavy to intangible-led economic growth. The discussion connects macro-economic thinking with innovation, capital allocation, and long-term competitiveness, exploring why IP and intangible assets are increasingly central to enterprise value, investor decision-making, and India’s skyrocketing global economic positioning.

Moderator:

• Safir Anand, Senior Partner, Anand and Anand (India)

Intangible Assets on the Balance Sheet: Are Indian Companies Ready?

Session description:
Anchored by the NSE context, this panel examines how Indian companies, particularly listed entities, treat and disclose intangible assets such as trademarks, patents, software, R&D, data, and brand value. Speakers will discuss evolving investor expectations, how intangible assets are scrutinized in IPOs and M&As, and whether Indian markets are ready for deeper engagement with intangible-driven valuation and disclosure frameworks.

Moderator:

• Shailendra Bhandare, Partner at Khaitan & Co (India)

Break

From Scale-Up to Serious Capital: When IP Starts to Change the Deal

Session description:
This panel focuses on the scale-up phase, where companies begin transitioning from growth narratives to disciplined value creation. The discussion will explore how strong IP and intangible portfolios influence valuation, term-sheet negotiations, governance expectations, and exit optionality, and why scale-ups with mature intangible strategies often access better capital on better terms.

Moderator:

• Bharath M.S., Founder of KRIA Law (India)

Innovative Capital in India: Bankability, Securitisation, and Market Readiness of IP

Session description:
This session examines the evolving conversation around IP as a bankable and financeable asset in India. Panelists discuss why IP-backed lending and securitisation remain limited in practice, the rise of revenue-based and cash-flow-linked financing models, and what changes, whether market-driven or policy-supported, would be required for intangible assets to play a more central role in India’s financing ecosystem.

Moderator:

• Vijayalakshmy Malkani, AVP- Head Trademarks, Sun Pharmaceuticals (India)

From Innovation to Liquidity: India’s Intangible Asset Lifecycle

Session description:
The closing session synthesizes insights from across the workshop, reinforcing how intangible assets influence investment readiness, growth, governance, and market credibility. It invites audience questions and reflections and highlights why IP and intangible asset strategy is increasingly a board-level and capital-markets issue for Indian companies.

Closing Reflections & Audience Q&A