REGISTRATION OVER TEA/ COFFEE

INAUGURATION, WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

Shri Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC &Honorary VP India SME Forum– Welcome Address
Shri. Narendra Patel, VP, Rajkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Shri Gokul Patel, President – Rajkot engineering Association
Shri Shirish Ravani, President – AJI (GIDC) Industries Association
Ms. Sushma Morthania, Director General, India SME Forum

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
Shri Bhupinder Singh, Zonal Manager, Rajkot Zone, Bank of India
Shri Maheshwar Dutt, In‐charge CRM, New India Assurance
Shri Mukesh Pandey, Area Head – Gujarat SME Rating Agency
Shri Ajay Thakur, Head – SME Business, BSE Limited
Shri Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC & Honorary VP, ISF (Moderator)

SME One Stop Presentation by Mr. George D’Souza

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 Ajay Shaad, Director, Value Education, The Corporate B School for Family Business
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