Dr. Bijna Kotak Dasani Mbe

Dr. Bijna Kotak Dasani MBE, FRSA is an accomplished entrepreneur and venture capitalist with over two decades of experience in Global Capital Markets across UKMEA, the Americas, and APAC. Currently serving as a venture partner and entrepreneur at BIJNA since 2000, Dr. Bijna also holds significant roles as an Advisory Board Member at the Indian Venture Capital Fund, and as a Board and Investment Committee Member at Taranis Capital and Boxfund VC. Additionally, Dr. Bijna serves as Managing Director of The ArthAum Group and has been involved with Beams Fintech Fund focusing on Indian FinTech. Notable prior positions include Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, Head of Business Architecture and Innovation at Lloyds Banking Group, and Vice President at Deutsche Bank. Dr. Bijna's educational background includes a PgD in Strategy and Innovation from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from De Montfort University.