GFPS
Global Financial Planners Summit. Built with One Finance. Built for an industry.
A summit that did not yet have a name, a philosophy, or a shape.
One Finance came to ECE with an idea, a summit for India’s financial planning community that didn’t yet have a name, a philosophy, or a shape.
ECE didn’t just execute the brief. We helped build the platform.
From the event name and founding idea to its positioning and experience, ECE worked with One Finance to create a summit designed to become bigger than a single edition.
Create a platform, not a one off.
The ambition was to create a recurring industry platform, one that could raise the conversation around financial planning in India, bring the community together, and give the profession a summit worth returning to.
The objective wasn’t simply to fill a room. It was to build something that could compound.
Two seasons, one growing platform.
GFPS was designed to evolve with its audience rather than repeat itself.
- Season 1 · 2023 · The Westin, GoregaonThe inaugural edition established the identity and foundation of the summit. The conversation centred on moving beyond investment only advice towards a more holistic approach to personal finance.
- Season 2 · 2024 · The Westin, GoregaonThe second edition expanded the platform around the theme “Financial Advisory Industry for the Next Decade.” It featured a headline fireside conversation between Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO, Edelweiss AMC, and Keval Bhanushali, Co Founder & CEO, 1 Finance.
Four formats, one cohesive summit.
- Panel DiscussionsIndustry perspectives and debate.
- Fireside ConversationsCandid conversations with leading voices.
- Awards & RecognitionCelebrating the people shaping the profession.
- Talk Show FormatMaking complex industry conversations more accessible and engaging.
The summit wasn’t designed simply to present information. It was designed to convene an industry.
The voices that set the agenda.
Across the two seasons, GFPS brought together leading voices from India’s financial planning and investment ecosystem, including Kirtan Shah, Sharan Hegde, Vivek Rege, Jeet Marwadi, Radhika Gupta, Deepak Shenoy, Rajeev Thakkar, and Dinesh Pai.
Alongside them stood partners and industry platforms including FPSB India, LiveMint, and ET Now.
From an idea on a page to an industry platform.
- Concept OwnershipBuilt the summit’s name, philosophy and positioning from an initial client idea, rather than executing a finished event brief.
- Category BuildingCreated a platform around a real industry need, advancing the conversation around financial planning and financial literacy.
- Format DesignBrought panels, fireside conversations, awards and talk show formats together within one cohesive summit experience.
- Platform ThinkingDesigned GFPS to evolve season after season, allowing the content, audience and stature of the platform to grow.
- Compounding GrowthThe second season didn’t simply repeat the first. It grew the platform.
In two seasons, GFPS grew from a 300+ delegate launch to a 400+ delegate industry platform, while doubling its speaker roster. The real measure of success wasn’t one successful event.