Conference Agenda

Unleashing the MSME Vision for a $5 trillion economy
  • Making Indian MSMEs self-reliant through Atmanirbhar Bharat Initiative
  • Identifying the priority segment of growth
  • Making Indian MSMEs Globally Competitive
  • Steering MSMEs-led exports growth

SESSION LEAD

  • Vineeta Hariharan, Chief – Externally Aided Mission, Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

SPEAKERS

  • Dr. Indrajit Ghosh, Global Chairman – MSMECCII; Chairman – ICMEI Environment & Senior Vice Chairman – Commonwealth Enterprenuers Club, London
  • Nand Kishore Chaudhary, Chairman & Managing Director, Jaipur Rugs
  • Rahul Narvekar, Founder CEO, The India Network, Startup Studio & India Angel Fund
  • Jitesh Shah, Chief Revenue Officer, CropIn
  • Sameer Batra, Senior Vice President – Global Growth leader, Tech Mahindra
Innovation : Key to Success for SMEs

KEYNOTE BY:

Dr. J.S Juneja; VP & Director, Board of World Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (WUSME) and Chairman, Global Projects & Services

COVID-19 and the Next normal for MSMEs in India
  • Helping MSMEs to survive & thrive in the Next Normal
  • Survival of not the fittest but those agile and adaptable
  • Advancing through the shift in the Global Value Chain
  • Increasing MSME competitiveness through enhancing productivity capacity

SESSION LEAD

  • Suresh Naagar, Co-Founder & CEO, Easymedico

SPEAKERS

  • Shardul Bayas Singh, CEO & Investor, Mesh Coworks & Kissht
  • Abhishek Poddar, Co-founder, Plum
  • Dr. Arpit Sharma, Founder, Seven Seas Spas & Co-Founder, Calibar Protein
  • Viral Chhajer, Co-Founder, Smartstaff
Rethinking business with the ‘click’
  • Digital transformation – the need of the hour for MSME survival
  • How conventional MSMEs can integrate digitization in the business model
  • Expanding market size and blurring geographical boundaries with digitization
  • Gaining a level-playing field with technology and tech-enabled services

SESSION LEAD

  • Rohit Purohit, CEO, ViitorCloud Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

SPEAKERS

  • Saurabh Saha, Head Product Management, NASSCOM FutureSkills
  • Jitendra Joshi, CEO, Ambab Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
  • Dhruv Chopra, Co-Founder & CMO, Chalo
  • Aditya Goel, Founder & CEO, Quirkybyte
  • Abhishek Gupta, Vice-president, Go To Market Services, Jumbotail
Skilling, Reskilling and Upskilling
  • The challenge of upskilling, reskilling, learning and unlearning
  • Addressing the unemployment challenge through reskilling
  • Rethinking the traditional skills needed in planning the businesses
  • Mapping and development of skills
  • Bridge the digital skill gap

SESSION LEAD

  • Dr. Akhil Shahani, Managing Director, The Shahani Group

SPEAKERS

  • Samir Sathe, Executive Vice President, Wadhwani Advantage
  • Dr. S. Glory Swarupa, Director General, National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • Rachana Chowdhary, Founder & CEO, MVW Group
  • Anup Jain, Managing Partner, Orios Venture Partners
Enabling MSME Growth through Financial Inclusion
  • Decoding the credit availability and financial solutions for MSMEs
  • How private sector can facilitate financial inclusion for MSMEs in India?
  • Addressing Barriers in Credit and Lending
  • Digital Payment Platforms: Making payments more accessible for MSMEs
  • BFSI and contactless payments for MSMEs amid COVID-19
  • Building a digital infrastructure & secure transaction gateway

SESSION LEAD

  • Thiru R., Chief Operating Officer, Kinara Capital

SPEAKERS

  • Nitin Sharma, CPO & MD – SME Business, CredAble
  • Ashok Mittal, Founder & CEO, Prest Loans
  • Jay Prakash Gupta, Founder, Dhan
  • Alok Mittal, Co-Founder & CEO, Indifi Technologies Pvt Ltd
  • Shweta Aprameya, CEO, Arthimpact Digital Loans
Enabling Indian MSMEs to win in global markets
  • Unblocking the Bottlenecks for Ease of Doing Business
  • Immediate actions for states to revive job creation
  • Revisiting the policies and addressing the compliance issues to spur global outreach

SESSION LEAD

  • Faiz Askari, Founder, SMEStreet

SPEAKERS

  • Nupur Agarwal, Co-Founder, KIWI Kisan Window; Founder, Evolve Foundation
  • Deepa Sayal, CEO and Founder, ADGonline Solutions (P) Ltd; President and Chief Patron, Indian Women Institutional League (IWILIndia); CEO, TechSupergirl
  • Mamta Bakliwal, Co-Founder, Empower Integrated Solutions Pvt Ltd
  • Amit Kumar, Founder and CEO, MSMEx
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