India Inc’s top legal, compliance, and risk leaders will gather this week for the 2nd Edition of India White-Collar Crime Forum in Mumbai on July 3, 2026, a full-day conference examining how companies can navigate rising enforcement scrutiny, technology-led fraud, and cross-border regulatory risks.
The forum will open with a welcome address by Maulik Vyas, Senior Editor at The Economic Times, followed by an opening keynote from Justice Abhay Thipsay (Retired), Bombay High Court and Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India. His address will focus on “The New Age of Corporate Criminal Liability“, highlighting evolving enforcement standards, boardroom accountability
A central highlight will be the power panel on Fraud, Forensics & Fallout: How Companies Can Detect, Investigate and Respond to Corporate Fraud in 2026, moderated by Vicky Gala of Kroll. The discussion will bring together compliance leaders, including Lakshmi Nehru, Senior Compliance Manager-Investigations, Viatris; Sanket Dawda, Chief Compliance Officer, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals; Aditya Malhotra, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Kunal Joshi, Associate Director – Ethics and Compliance, Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India Pvt Ltd; and Jatin H Arora, Member Board of Directors & Compliance Officer – India, Knorr-Bremse AG.The spotlight session titled, “AI, Deepfakes & Digital Fraud: The Next Frontier of White Collar Crime Cyber fraud,” will be moderated by Hormuz Mehta, Partner, JSA Advocates & Solicitors, featuring voices such as Sachindra (Sachin) Kumar Rai, CCO & Chief Ethics Officer, National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development; Shalini Chakravorty – Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer – PhonePe; Shailendra Kothavale – Chief Risk and Legal Officer, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance and Suresh Kumar Bhutani, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, Le Travenues Technology Limited (ixigo).Cross-border risk will take centre stage in the session titled, “Global Trouble: Sanctions, Export Controls, Cross-Border Investigations & Multi-Jurisdiction Enforcement,” moderated by Mayur Shetty, Partner, Kochhar & Co, panelists include Bharat Gupta, Vice President – Ethical & Regulatory Compliances, Grasim Industries; Swapnil Chatur, Senior Legal Counsel, Accenture; Tarun Bhatia, Regional Managing Director, Co-Head of APAC, Kroll, Seema Singh, General Counsel, Nayara Energy and John Whittaker, Senior Equity Partner, Clyde & Co.
The leadership segment will examine the expanding role of general counsel in shaping ethical cultures in a panel titled, “Leadership Talk: The Role of General Counsel & Compliance Leaders: Building a Culture That Prevents White Collar Crime,” moderated by Chirag Naik, Partner at MZM Legal LLP. The panel will feature Nilesh Tribhuvann, Managing Partner, White & Brief Advocates and Solicitors; Archana Gupta, General Counsel for India & Middle East, Capgemini; Rishi Gautam, Global General Counsel, Tata Consumer Products Ltd.; Mohit Shukla, Managing Director – India Legal and Lead India Government and Regulatory Relations, Barclays, Barclays Bank PLC and Col Ajith V C (Retd), Chief Vigilance Officer, DBS Bank.
The forum will conclude with a fireside chat on managing regulatory investigations, moderated by Chitra Rentala, Partner, Trilegal, featuring Amit Desai, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court.
