• When
    13th April, 2022 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Where
    Hotel Taj Palace, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

About Conference

The transformation in India’s entrepreneurial landscape into a world-class ecosystem is remarkable.
Initiatives like Startup-India, which has lit up minds of the young and capable and Digital India, which has brought not just the rural and urban India closer but has also brought into every home, consumer markets as well as products from around the world at the click of a button, serving as big enablers. Initiatives like MUDRA have connected micro enterprises to financial avenues and catapulted India into a nation of job creators and not job seekers

The Government's focus on the demographic dividend and entrepreneurship has helped enhance our exports, boost trade and will support realisation of the 5 Trillion $ Economy. The last 75 years of India, after independence have been eventful and its the next 25, that will see India actually transform into the Leading economy in the World with the power of Entrepreneurship.
In line with this background and vision, India SME Forum is pleased to announce its 4th Annual Mega Conference, scheduled for 13th April 2022 at the Durbar Hall, Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, aptly titled
"INDIA@75 : The Road Ahead for MSMEs"
The Conference features four Panel Discussions and Fireside chats with Policy makers, Experts, eminent Speakers and commentators to share their vision

Meet Our Speakers

Dr. Aruna Sharma

Former Secretary, Govt. of India

Ms. Meeta Rajivlochan IAS

Member Secretary, National Commision for Women

Ms. Alka Arora

JS-ARI & CMD NSIC - Ministry of MSME

Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singhh, IAS

Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India

Ms. Nidhi Khare IAS

Addl. Sec, Ministry of Consumer Affairs

Mr. Shantmanu, IAS

Development Commissioner - Handicraft, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India

Dr. Sudhanshu

Secretary, APEDA

Mr. Vijay Sardana

Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Mr. Munish Sharda

Group Executive & Head - Bharat Banking, Axis Bank

Ms. Vineetah Hariharan

Public Policy Exert & Senior Consultant - World Bank

Mr. Ajay Thakur

Head BSE SME and Startups

Ms. Prafulla Agarwal

Executive Director, CBRE

Mr. Karl Freedman

Vice President , Wamser+Batra

Mr. T Koshy

CEO ONDC

Mr. Poul V Jensen

MD EBTC

Mr. Gurcharan Das

Author, Commentator, Public Intellectual

Mr. Pralhad Kakar

Brand Guru

Mr. Harish Laddha

CEO- Emerging Business, Airtel Business

Mr. Prakhar Kasar

Business Head, Mybiz: Makemytrip

Mr. Deepak Srivastava

Country Manager, UPS Express, India

Ms. Kanta Singh

Deputy Country Representative, UN Women India

Mr. Alok Mittal

CEO Indifi Technologies

Ms. Shaili Chopra

Founder, SheThe People

Mr. Nilay Varma

Co - Founder, Primus Partners

Ms. Nirupama Soundarajan

CEO, Pahle India Foundation

Mr. Vinod Kumar

Hon. President, India SME Forum

Ms. Sushma Morthania

Director General, India SME forum

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Conference schedule

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Session 1 : Amplifying Entrepreneurship & Unlocking the Potential of Women Entrepreneurs
A steadily growing number of women entrepreneurs in India have been shaping their identity, across domains and industries. From conventional women-friendly enterprises like cottage industries to new-age startups, women have started holding the reins everywhere. The contribution of women entrepreneurs has become a key catalyst for sustained economic progress. With women comprising over 48 per cent of the country’s population, it is impossible to think of economic growth without women as the fundamental drivers of socio-economic change. When a woman become leads by an example, not just the immediate family but an entire community / society emulates their success for generations to come.

Discussion Points :

• How to Amplify Entrepreneurship in India
• Potential of Women Entrepreneurship
• Increasing credibility of women entrepreneurs to get access to finance
• Getting around the red tape and tangles of bureaucracy.
• How is digitization, growth of e-commerce and social networks helping women entrepreneurs
• Women Entrepreneurship in the front seat to drive Indian Economy
• Growing the leadership skills and ability to create among women entrepreneurs, inspiring the next generation of Women Entrepreneurs
• Creating a conducive ecosystem for Women Entrepreneurship in India

Speakers

Ms. Alka Arora - JS-ARI & CMD NSIC - Ministry of MSME

Ms. Nirupama Soundarajan - CEO, Pehle India Foundation

Ms. Jyoti Sudhir - Director & COO, Invent India

Ms. Shaili Chopra - Founder, SheThe People

Mr. Alok Mittal - CEO Indifi Technologies

Moderator

Ms. Sushma Morthania - Director General, India SME Forum

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Fireside Chat

Speakers

Dr. Aruna Sharma - Former Secretary, Govt. of India & Mr. Vinod Kumar - Hon.President India SME Forum

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Session 2 : Transforming the Rural Landscape (Accelerating Rural Enterprises for De-Accelerating Migration )
Accelerating MSMEs from the Rural areas is the need of the hour. If the MSMEs in Rural India are able to create business and livelihood opportunities and become self reliant, it will automatically lead to creation of more employment opportunities in rural India leading to decrease in migration to cities. This will create a trickle down effect on the rural economy as spending will increase in the rural areas, further transforming the rural landscape.

Discussion Points :

• Making Rural Enterprises the backbone of New India
• Facilitating Infrastructure and other aids to trade like ease of finance and skilling of labour for the growth of rural enterprises
• Scaling Up Rural Enterprises
• Challenges faced by Rural Enterprises to Scale Up their businesses and their solutions
• Digitization to bring revolution in Rural Enterprises
• Creating an Entrepreneurial ecosystem for Rural India

Speakers

Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, IAS - Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India

Mr. Shantmanu, IAS - Development Commissioner - Handicraft, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India

Dr. Sudhanshu - Secretary, APEDA

Ms. Vineetah Hariharan - Public Policy Exert & Senior Consultant - World Bank

Mr. Vijay Sardana - Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Mr. Munish Sharda - Group Executive & Head - Bharat Banking, Axis Bank

Moderator

Mr. Vinod Kumar - Hon.President India SME Forum

01:00 PM - 02:15 PM
Lunch
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Fireside Chat

Speakers

Ms. Nidhi Khare IAS - Addl. Sec, Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Mr. Vinod Kumar - Hon.President India SME Forum

Mr. T Koshy - CEO ONDC & Mr. Vinod Kumar - Hon.President India SME Forum

03:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Session 3 : Business Readiness for Internationalization(Enabling higher order enterprises & sustainable Ecommerce)
Making Exports easy and help MSMEs scale up the value chain by entering the Global Value chain is the need of hour. How will FTAs help and What is the role of ecommerce in making MSMEs push to the next level or boost first-time MSME exporters. Build an ecosystem to offer clear understanding of various compliances related to export laws & trade benefits and drawbacks, while also recommending areas of improvement to grow exports.

Discussion Points :

• Providing Ease in export through creating robust infrastructure and logistics to support MSMEs throughout India.
• How will MSMEs scale up the value chain, by entering global value chain
• Challenges faced while scaling up and their solutions
• Advantages of Indian MSMEs entering the global value chain.
• E-commerce export to push MSMEs to the next level.

Speakers

Mr. Ramesh Abhishek, IAS - Former Secretary DPIIT

Ms. Kanta Singh - Deputy Country Representative, UN Women India

Ms. Prafulla Agarwal - Executive Director, CBRE

Mr. Karl Freedman - Vice President , Wamser+Batra

Mr. Pratik Vaidya - Managing Director, Karma Management Global Consulting Solutions

Moderator

Mr. Poul V Jensen - MD EBTC

Launch of EBTC + India SME Forum Pre-Internationalisation Programme for MSMEs
03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Fireside Chat

Speakers

Mr. Vinod Kumar - Hon.President India SME Forum with Mr. Harish Laddha - CEO- Emerging Business, Airtel Business

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Session 4 : Igniting the MSME Economy for establishing Brand India(Making in India for the World)
Taking a proactive approach to internationalization makes companies more robust and potentially more successful, with a far greater client base and more scope to e­xpand. The discussion will revolve around how does an MSME become a Large Enterprise, how does it get to push to next level. How can tech like AI and Automation help MSMEs to build Enterprises of the future and globally competitive. Making in India for the world is the mantra.

Discussion Points :

• Technology leading the future of MSMEs
• MSMEs establishing the brand India across the globe
• MSMEs and their issues with finance, how digital payments and E-commerce are enabling the MSMEs to grow their business.
• How will tech like AI, Machine Learning solve issues OF MSMEs solve issues of MSMEs
• Enabling MSMEs with technological advancements

Speakers

Ms. Meeta Rajivlochan IAS - Member Secretary, National Commission for Women

Mr. Gurcharan Das - Author, Commentator, Public Intellectual

Mr. Pralhad Kakar - Brand Guru

Mr. Deepak Srivastava - Country Manager, UPS Express, India

Mr. Ajay Thakur - Head BSE SME and Startups

Mr. Munish Sharda - Group Executive & Head - Bharat Banking, Axis Bank

Mr. Nilay Varma - Co- Founder, Primus Partners

Mr. Prakhar Kasar - Business Head, Mybiz: Makemytrip

Moderator

Mr. Vinod Kumar - Hon.President India SME Forum

Launch of MyBiz Makemytrip + India SME Forum Special Offer for MSMEs