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We invest our hard-earned money in companies, trusting their financial statements, their management, their auditors and, ultimately, the markets that regulate them.

But how much of that trust is actually justified?

Are the financial numbers we rely on truly dependable, or can they sometimes be works of fiction? In countries like India, where powerful families control many large businesses, how do we know that the interests of ordinary investors are not secondary to those of promoters? And when things go wrong, who is really responsible for protecting our investments: regulators, auditors, or no one but ourselves?

This lecture explores how investors can look beyond balance sheets and annual reports to identify the warning signs that may not be immediately visible. It is an invitation to question the numbers, understand the risks, and develop the habit of looking for red flags before putting our money at risk.

Because, at the end of the day, the old principle still holds: Caveat Emptor — let the buyer beware.

About the Speaker

Dr. Suresh Srinivasan is a strategy, finance and management professional with over 40 years of experience across manufacturing, banking, aviation, infrastructure and services in India and abroad. He holds a PhD in Strategy from IIT Madras, is an All India Rank Holder in Chartered Accountancy, a Cost Accountant, and an MBA from Bradford Business School, UK.

He spent eight years with Emirates Airlines, working across Strategy, Finance and Accounting and its diverse businesses, including airlines, airports, financial services, security and hospitality. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the acquisition of a 78.4% stake in Changi International Airport Services by Dnata, a subsidiary of Emirates Airlines.

Dr. Srinivasan has also worked with leading organisations including Tata Steel, Industrial Development Bank of India and ETPM–McDermott, where he worked on infrastructure project tendering, analysis and project financing across the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

He is currently a Distinguished Professor Adjunct – Strategy & Accounting at Great Lakes, Chennai, and serves as Director of PGDM Chennai and Associate Director at International Infrastructure Consultants. He is also a partner at LearnBiz Simulations, which uses simulation-based experiential learning for academics and corporate professionals.

He regularly teaches, consults and conducts management development programmes across sectors, advising boards and senior leaders on strategic thinking, strategic planning, competitiveness, strategic turnaround, execution, finance and organisational development.

Event Details

📅 Sunday, 4 October

🕛 3 PM – 5 PM

📍 Atta Galatta, Indiranagar, Bengaluru

Your ticket includes:

• 1 complimentary kombucha from Umami Brew

• First-come, first-served seating

About Pint of View

Pint of View is India's Largest Lecture Community. We brought the lecture in bar format to India and are now expanding across the globe with chapters in 14 cities worldwide. Here, big ideas meet intimate spaces, and you walk in curious and walk out with a sharper lens on the world.

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