REGISTRATION

Session 1

Lamp Lighting & INAUGURATION, WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS:

Shri Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC &Honorary VP India SME Forum- Welcome Address
Mr. Hemant Vadalia, Hon. Secretary, Vadodara Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Nitesh Gorasia Hon. Secretary, Baroda IT Association
Ms. Sushma Morthania, Director General, India SME Forum

SESSION 1

Lamp Lighting & INAUGURATION, WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

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 Nimesh Parikh, Head -Risk Containment Unit & Policy -Reliance Commercial & Home Finance
S.R. Doddappagoudar, Zonal Manager, Vadodara Zone, Bank of India
Shri Maheshwar Dutt, In-charge CRM, New India Assurance.
Shri Mukesh Pandey, Area Head, Gujarat SME Rating Agency
Shri Prem Raj Kashyap, Director Conmat Systems Private Limited
Shri Anoop Dwivedi, Marketing, Ahmedabad, BSE Limited
Shri Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC & Honorary VP, ISF (Moderator)

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 Tushar Pathak – Owner, Petnolinc
Shri Ajay Shaad, Director, NIS Academy
Shri. George D’Souza, E‐Market Consultant, Reliance Commercial Finance
Shri Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC & Honorary VP, ISF (Moderator)

LUNCH

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