Shukla to represents India in Forum’s Grand Assembly
Indian startups are set to explore equity investment markets through the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), the world’s largest forum for equity investment markets.
These opportunities would come as India has joined WBAF that would also open doors for economic development as India gets connected more with the global investors, said the forum on 24 July 2020.
With the membership of Indian angel investors, incubation centres, accelerators, private equity funds, co-investment funds, technology parks, corporate ventures and aspiring entrepreneurs will have more opportunity to connect with global leaders in the same field.
Chandra Shukla, Advisory Council Member of the Harvard Business Review has been appointed as Senator for India, representing the country at the Forum’s Grand Assembly.
Shukla is passionate about Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, #Mathematics, and creating solutions to real-life challenges utilizing all these. He is a sought-after expert in the domain. He is often invited to high-profile conferences like Open Data Science Conference, Chief Data and Analytics Conference, and #Ai4Finance conference, to name a few.
He is currently affiliated with the Advanced Analytics Team at TD Bank, New York. While in India, he worked for a short stint at Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J PAL) on randomized control trial whose principal investigator was Prof Abhijeet Banerjee (Noble Prize 2019).
He is a recipient of the prestigious Data Science for Social Good Fellowship.
The WBAF Board of Directors Chairman Baybars Altuntas said, “As an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnerships for Financial Inclusion, the WBAF supports start-ups, develops entrepreneurial ecosystems, and helps venture capital and companies connect with international companies, fin-techs and other relevant institutions.
“We are confident about our contribution to the economic development of the country by facilitating connections with entrepreneurial ecosystems. We strongly believe that India will soon become a country that can foster the development of its economy in a more entrepreneurial atmosphere.”
The WBAF accomplishes its mission through various parties and channels. These include 138 high commissioners, senators and international partners from 79 countries; 7 country offices on 5 continents; the WBAF Business School and its more than 50 faculty members from 32 countries; and 5 international working committees.
The WBAF also has an angel investment fund, partnerships with 12 global institutions, and economic cooperation agreements with 5 governments.
The WBAF World Congress, held in February of each year, hosts at least 5 summits and numerous other events, including a Global Fundraising Stage and a World Excellence Awards ceremony. #artificialintelliegence #machinelearning @dataanalytics #technology /fiinews.com
