Chapter spotlight: PRMIA New Delhi

digitally christened New Delhi chapter springs smiles amid COVID-19 crisis

New Delhi is the national capital of India. It is the seat of countless historical battles and empires spanning over several millenniums. It is also now known as the global hub for back office & mid office operations of leading global financial institutions in the world. It is home to leading financial market players, including Punjab National Bank, Canara HSBC Life Insurance, IFFCO Tokio General Insurance, and a variety of non-banking financial institutions, microfinance institutions, etc.

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, PRMIA India decided to defeat COVID by digitally setting up its eagerly awaited New Delhi Chapter. A small group of leaders joined hands to develop a vibrant community of riskpreneurs, and the New Delhi Chapter was born in December 2020.

It is interesting to note that the New Delhi Chapter was created from conception to final launch digitally. We can say this is a digital chapter in the true sense. None of the members have met face to face until now.

However, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the bonhomie of highly inspired steering committee leaders was on full display through the successful conduct of two major webinars bringing in a large number of industry thought leaders, CXOs, professionals, academics, and students. Apart from webinars, the chapter managed to have accomplished two highly interactive sessions with ivy league business schools at New Delhi, clearly creating buzz around the PRMIA brand in the minds of young students aspiring for cutting edge knowledge, skills, and global certifications!

The theme of the two major webinars were:

• Evolving Role of Risk Management in Times of COVID & Beyond

• Workers’ Health & Wellbeing: Risks & Mitigation during Pandemic

The topics being contemporary could connect people with ease, simplifying our outreach effort. We continue to engage with corporates and leading B-Schools which has helped in bringing PRMIA to the centre of learning and development. The wholehearted support from other chapters, namely Chennai, Bangalore, and Mumbai make the journey enjoyable!

New Delhi chapter

Regional Director • Pankaj - General Manager (Group Treasury), GMR Group

Founding Members • Nirakar Pradhan - CEO, PRMIA India

• Prashant Praharaj - Chief Risk Officer, IIFCL • Paritosh Garga - General Manager, IIFCL • Rajiv Keshri - Asst General Manager & Faculty State Bank Institute of Credit & Risk Management, SBI • Arshi Siddiqui - Senior Risk Manager, American Express • Gaurav Gupta - Asst Vice President, Barclays Bank • Saloni Sharma - Developer, American Express • Paras Jain - Treasure Marketing Unit, SBI • Saurabh Jhingan - Vice President (Risk & Compliance), Citi Bank • Samik Dasgupta - General Manager, IIFCL • Krishan Gopal - Chief Finance Officer

Our mantra at New Delhi Chapter is “With PRMIA -> AIMRP” i.e., Aim Risk Profession, Aim Risk Planning, Aim Risk Practices and Aim Risk Processes. AIMRP is nothing but the mirror image of PRMIA.