Asia Pacific M&A Summit 2026

PwC is proud to host the Asia Pacific M&A Summit in Mumbai, India. This will be an exclusive two-day, in-person event bringing together industry leaders, investors, corporate strategists, and M&A professionals.

As India advances toward its USD 5 trillion economy goal and positions itself as one of the world’s most attractive investment destinations, this two-day, in-person event is designed to bring together global business leaders, investors, and Indian corporates on one platform.

We aim to spark partnerships, exchange insights, and unlock opportunities, with a motive to catalyze strategic collaborations, shaping the future of investment and sustainable growth across the Asia-Pacific region.

April 9-10, 2026

Mumbai, India

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Event details

Date: 9-10th April, 2026

Venue: Taj Lands End

Mode: In-person

Location: Mumbai, India

Agenda

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Time	Programme
9-9:30am	Registration
9:30-9:40am	Welcome and introduction Steven Jeong, Asia Pacific Corporate Finance and M&A Advisory Leader, PwC Korea
9:40-9:50am	Morning keynote Gain insights on current and future regional trends, supported by key findings from PwC research such as the  Asia Pacific CEO Survey  and  M&A Outlook. Sridharan Nair, Asia Pacific Chairman, PwC
9:50-10:20am	M&A in a shifting world: Global trends, Asia Pacific opportunities, and China's influence A forward-looking exploration of M&A trends worldwide and in Asia Pacific, with China's evolving outbound investent and supply chain strategies as a key lens for understanding regional and global shifts. Dr. Jackie Yan, Economist, PwC China
10:20-11am	Sources of capital: Financing options for the evolving M&A landscape with a focus on private credit How the emerging trends across sources of capital, private credit in particular, can offer investors flexibility while enhancing returns and liquidity. Led by Vishal Thapliyal and Amit Gulati (Strategic Capital Solutions team, PwC Singapore) with a panel of guest speakers: Birendra Baid, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Srinivasulu Yanamandra, Managing Director, Elham Credit Partners Sanchit Jain, Managing Director, Orion Capital Asia Ming Eng, Partner, Granite Asia
11-11:30am	Networking break
11:30am-12:30pm	Harnessing Tech and AI to drive value creation How are best in class companies leveraging AI to drive innovation and growth. Including a panel of industry experts. Led by Nate Barnes (US Deals Chief Data Scientist, PwC United States) and Charles Pickett (Asia Pacific Deals Digital and AI Leader, PwC Australia) with a panel of guest speakers: Andrew Boyd, General Manager – Digital Natives & Startups, Microsoft Asia Manisha Kohli, Regional Partner CTO – Cloud & AI, Google Cloud Neha Gohil, Regional BDM APJC, Global PE Accounts, Amazon Web Services
12:30-1pm	CEO session #1 Hear from selected CEOs and PortCos operating in targeted sectors ripe for investment and growth share on future strategies and prospects for that sector, along with insights on assets that may come to market. Warren Choo, President Director, PT ABC President Indonesia
1-2pm	Networking lunch
2-2:10pm	Afternoon keynote Marcus Lam, Executive Chairman, PwC Singapore
2:10-2:40pm	Exploring data-enabled value creation diagnostics: Preparing to exit An exploration of our proprietary Value Creation diagnostics across multiple drivers of Enterprise Value and an overview of our global Rapid Value Delivery (RVD) methodology preparing PortCos for sale; showcasing of diagnostics of value levers. Paul Tasker, Asia Pacific Value Creation Lead, PwC Australia
2:40–3:10pm	Education investing – building value and sustaining growth Led by David Ellison (Managing Director, Deals Advisory, PwC Singapore) with a panel of guest speakers: Atul Temurnikar, Founding Chairman, Global Schools Group (GSG) Jaspal Sidhu, Founder and Chairman, SIS and Inspirasi Group of Schools
3:10–3:30pm	Networking break
3:30–4:20pm	Energy transition and infrastructure opportunities – what is driving transactions and where are the challenges? As governments look to meet their sustainability goals through energy transition efforts, moving to cleaner and greener energy requires private sector investment capital. At the same time, the demand for data centers creates further pressure to deploy green energy faster and at unprecedented scale. Led by Jennifer Tay (Asia Pacific Infrastructure Leader, PwC Singapore) with a panel of guest speakers: Hui Mien Lee, Head of Group Environmental Sustainability, Singtel Group Kazunari Fukui, Asia Decarbonisation Leader, GE Vernova Vinamra Srivastava, Chief Sustainability and Sustainable Investments Officer, CapitaLand Investment
4:20-4:50pm	CEO session #2 Akash Gupta, Co-founder and CEO, Zypp Electric
4:50–5pm	Closing remarks Steven Jeong, Asia Pacific Corporate Finance and M&A Advisory Leader, PwC Korea
5pm onwards	Networking drinks and canapés
Site event during networking	Deep dive and demo session: Tech and AI – Driving digital transformation using AI Engage in an exclusive discussion with our digital specialists. To include demonstrations of some recent tools that have been built, and an interactive debate on the best path forward for businesses trying to inject AI into their processes (Chatham House rules to apply). Led by Nate Barnes (US Deals Chief Data Scientist, PwC United States) and Charles Pickett (Asia Pacific Deals Digital and AI Leader, PwC Australia)