Hemant Malhotra — Group COO, Venture Catalysts

With more than 24 years of experience in building, scaling and turning around global business services organisations, his mandate at Venture Catalysts spans operations, customer experience, risk and exits across seven group companies—the breadth of a CEO’s desk.

His career includes leadership roles with Smith & Nephew, JLL, Genpact/GE and Worley, where he has owned P&Ls exceeding $125 million and led multi-geography teams of more than 3,000 people. People management and change management have remained defining strengths throughout his career, particularly across transitions and transformations in CPG, manufacturing, media and banking.

At Venture Catalysts, he brings a data-driven, AI-first mindset to identifying, managing and exiting startups across the portfolio. He has been instrumental in designing the TM AI engine and a lean, multi-fund operating model that translates data and a sharp understanding of the startup ecosystem into earlier signals, better decisions and stronger investor IRR with greater predictability. His approach reflects the strategic ownership and P&L orientation of a leader positioned for a larger-organisation CEO mandate.

Babita Spinelli — CEO, Babita Spinelli Group

An award-winning psychotherapist, global speaker and executive coach, her work sits at the intersection of psychology, business and human transformation. Her distinctive career spanning law, Wall Street and Big Four consulting gives her a multidimensional perspective on the complexities facing today’s executives and professionals.

Her work focuses on human behaviour and emotional intelligence, helping leaders globally navigate high-pressure environments, strengthen self-awareness, break limiting patterns and lead through change with greater clarity and confidence. Her approach extends beyond traditional executive development, examining the psychological and emotional dynamics that influence decision-making, relationships and professional impact.

Her insights have been featured in prominent business and media outlets. Through her work, she continues to advance a more human-centred approach to success—one that connects emotional intelligence, resilience and personal transformation with meaningful and sustainable........

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