REGISTRATION OVER TEA/ COFFEE

INAUGURATION, WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

Ms. Sushma Morthania, Director General, India SME Forum - Introduction, Background & Membership
Shri. Rakesh Shah Sr. Vice President, Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry _ Welcome Address
Shri. Prahlad Kakar, Renowned Brand & Advertising Guru_Keynote Address_Mentor Invite to Winners & Patrons
Shri. Rajesh Chakrabarti, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, Reliance Commercial & Home Finance _Vision & Remarks
Shri. Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC & Honorary VP India SME Forum Vote of Thanks to Invitees, Mentors, Partners & Associates

SESSION 1

TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMICAL ECOSYSTEM FOR SMEs

Increasing Overall Competitiveness & Productivity of Capital & Labour
Cluster Based Approach for Equitable Financing, Networking, Sharing & Growth
Import substitution, Technological upgradation & Collaborations
Equity Funding – SME Exchanges & Private Equity
Fiscal Discipline, Ratings for fast track capitalisation & growth
Insurance as a tool for risk management tool and employee retention
SME Point of View

PANELISTS

Shri Sandeep Agarwal, Chairman & MD, Kushal Trade Link Limited
Shri Rajesh Chakrabarti, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, Reliance Commercial & Home Finance
Shri Subhash Chandra Modi, Zonal Manager, Ahmedabad Zone, Bank of India
Shri Ajay Thakur, Head BSE SME, BSE Limited
Shri Mukesh Pandey, Area Head Gujarat SME Rating Agency
Shri Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC & Honorary VP, ISF (Moderator)
Shri Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC & Honorary VP, ISF (Moderator)

Lunch for Invited Delegates hosted by Reliance Commercial Finance

Session 2

REACHING YOUR CUSTOMER, BRANDING & MANAGING GROWTH FOR PROFITABILITY

Brands and Valuation – How the two are inextricably connected & How Branding can boost Valuation manifold.
Cost Effective/ target the New Generation/ Social Media and Internet tools based marketing strategies for reaching customers.
Efficient SME management, Shared infrastructure management and Cloud Computing, Enterprise Mobility,
Work Life Balance
SME Point of View

PANELISTS:

Shri. Prahlad Kakar, Renowned Brand & Advertising Guru
Shri. Rajesh Chakrabarti, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, Reliance Commercial & Home Finance
Shri. Ravinder Bhan, Principal Consultant, TPS Consultants, Dubai UAE
Ms. Manisha Sood, SMB Business Head, Microsoft India
Shri. Sandeep Upadhyay, Head Marketing Homes & Offices at Bharti Airtel Limited
Shri. Jaimin Vasa, Director, Vasa Pharmachem Pvt Ltd. & Winner of India SME 100 Awards 2012
Shri Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC & Honorary VP, ISF (Moderator)

Vote of Thanks - Followed By Lucky Draw / Awards Distribution to Best interactive SMEs

NETWORKING HOUR : One to One meetings with Experts & Mentors & Networking over Tea/coffee