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Mark Sirower

Best-selling Author & Partner, Deloitte Consulting

Mark Sirower is an internationally recognized expert on M&A and the author of the best-selling book, The Synergy Trap: How Companies Lose the Acquisition Game (Simon & Schuster, 1997) and co-author of The Synergy Solution: How Companies Win the Mergers & Acquisitions Game (Harvard Business Review Press, February 2022). A Principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and a leader in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice, Mark has more than 25 years of experience advising on hundreds of deals for corporate and private equity clients on all things M&A including strategy, growth and innovation, target screening, commercial and operational diligence, valuation, investor relations, pre- and post-close merger integration, and governance issues.

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Vaishali Jain

Vaishali Jain

Sarder TV Anchor & Former Bloomberg TV Journalist

Vaishali has been working in the media industry & Journalism for more than 14 years. She had her own CEO talk show on Bloomberg TV India called Biz Lounge, a show that she anchored and produced. Biz Lounge explored the business aspects of each company, as well as the company's leadership, corporate culture, as well as each leader's personal side including how he/she spent their free time.

Prior to that, she worked as a Management Consultant in the finance industry in New York City. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Management with a concentration in Finance and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology.

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