Award-winning entrepreneur, Sunaina Sinha Haldea is announced as keynote speaker at Pratham UK’s Annual Gala

Pratham UK is excited to announce the keynote speaker for our Annual Gala, award-winning entrepreneur and leader, Sunaina Sinha Haldea.

Sunaina will join the Pratham UK family to enjoy a spectacular evening, filled with delicious food, drinks and entertainment at London’s opulent new venue, Raffles London at The OWO on Friday 6th October 2023.

Sunaina is currently the Global Head of Private Capital Advisory at Raymond James. Sunaina started a private equity advisory business, Cebile Capital, which was acquired by Raymond James, a Fortune 500 and NYSE-listed company in 2021. Under her leadership, Cebile Capital quickly became one of the leading advisors to private funds sponsors globally.

Sunaina was named one of the “50 Most Influential People in Private Equity” by Dow Jones Private Equity News last year, as well as numerous other accolades over the years. She served as Chairman of the Board of Mindful Chef (now Nestle), and Chairman of the Board of Barrecore (now United Fitness Brands). She currently serves on the Boards of SFC Energy AG, listed in Germany, and the Stanford Institution for Economic Policy Research and the Stanford LEAD Council.

As well as her incredible achievements in business, Sunaina has written and published case studies for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and is a regular contributor on the financial markets on CNBC, Bloomberg and BBC.

Sunaina is also a mother of three young children. She credits a decades long practice of Vipassana meditation for her ability to navigate her career and personal journeys.

With a degree in management science and engineering and a masters in chemical engineering, both from Stanford University, in addition to a masters from Harvard Business School, Sunaina is the perfect example of how education changes lives.

We look forward to her sharing her story on the night and inspiring our fellow guests to help support and empower as many school children across India through Pratham’s learning programmes as possible.

Pratham’s Annual Gala is not only a chance to celebrate the growth of Pratham’s programmes in the past year with like-minded people, but also a powerful way to raise funds for transforming children’s education in India.

If you’d like to join Pratham UK for our Annual Gala in October, please visit our, Gala page.