Agenda – #MSME2022

CONFERENCE AGENDA

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

WELCOME ADDRESS

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON | 10:15 AM - 10:35 AM

The rise of tech in the MSME space: Charting new territories with technology

Dr. Ajai Chowdhry, Founder, HCL Founder & Chairman, EPIC Foundation

SESSION 1 | 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM

REFORM AND TRANSFORM - POWERING MSMES IN INDIA

Indian MSMEs moving towards an ‘innovation-driven’ landscape
Steering the spirit of local entrepreneurship
Strengthening the country’s manufacturing infrastructure through Make in India
MSMEs paving the way for a $5 Tn economy
Ensuring opportunities for women-led enterprises

SESSION LEAD

Ms. Harjinder Kaur Talwar, MD & CEO, Comvision India Vice President, FICCI Confederation of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (FICCI-CMSME)

SPEAKERS

Prof. V Ramgopal Rao, Former Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Mr. Gaurang Dixit, CMD, National Small Industries Corporation
Mr. Srikanth Srinivasan, Vice President & Head – Membership & Outreach, NASSCOM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS | 11:15 AM - 11:35 AM

Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship Development

Ms. Anna Roy, Senior Adviser, NITI Aayog

SESSION 2 | 11:35 AM - 12:35 PM

THE RISE OF DIGITAL INCLUSION

Leading MSME’s to digital transformation
Leveraging technology to help ease prevailing issues
Build newer tech-enabled business models and automate processes
Simplifying and incentivizing digital adoption for MSMEs

SESSION LEAD

Mr. Rameesh Kailasam, CEO & President, IndiaTech.org (TSIA)

SPEAKERS

Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Executive Chairman & Founder, 5F World; Chairman of the Board, Honeywell Automation India Limited
Mr. Gaurav Bagga, SVP – Product & Engineering, Pristyn Care
Ms. Pallavi Shrivastava, Co-Founder, Progcap
Mr. Karan Mehta, Founder & CTO, Ring | Kissht
Mr. Gautam Malhotra, Managing Director, FuelBuddy

KEYNOTE ADDRESS | 12:35 PM - 12:50 PM

The new vision for pest control: Cutting losses by embracing technology

Mr. Yogesh Hingorani, CEO, Moskitraps, Tech4quality life LLP

12:50 PM - 01:35 PM

LUNCH

SESSION 3 | 01:35 PM - 02:35 PM

MAKING THE MSMEs COMPETITIVE

Identifying the sunrise sectors for MSMEs
Ensuring access to finance and infrastructure
Skilling and reskilling of the workforce
Bridging Supply Chain Gaps for MSMEs

SESSION LEAD

Mr. Amit Kumar, Founder & CEO, MSMEx

SPEAKERS

Dr. S. Glory Swarupa, Director General, National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Ms. Vineeta Hariharan, Public Policy Expert, Former Chief of External Missions, Ministry of Micro Small Medium Enterprises
Mr. Indrajit Ghosh, Chairman, MSME Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India
Mr. Samir Sathe, Executive Vice President, Wadhwani Advantage

02:35 PM - 02:45 PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Dr. Srinivas Chunduru, Founder & Director, VANS Group

SESSION 4 | 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM

CUTTING ACROSS BORDERS AND GEOGRAPHIES

Taking the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) route and international expansion
Raising the standards to tap into global markets
Aiding women entrepreneurs to scale up
Creating a favourable business environment for SMBs and enterprises of all sizes.
Focus on making businesses green and sustainable

SESSION LEAD

Ms. Arti Singh, GM – Marketing, Red FM

SPEAKERS

Mr. Gaurav Khatri, CEO & Co-founder, Noise
Mr. Aakash Anand, Founder & CEO, IDAM House Of Brands
Mr. Bharat Sethi, Founder, Rage Coffee
Ms. Shivani Poddar, Co-Founder & CEO, FabAlley & Indya
Mr. Bhisham Bhateja, Co-Founder & Director, The Man Company

KEYNOTE ADDRESS | 03:45 PM - 03:55 PM

THE ART OF BUILDING A UNICORN

SESSION 5 | 03:55 PM - 04:55 PM

LEVERAGING FINANCIAL TOOLS TO SET UP AND EXPAND

Enabling Credit Access for MSMEs
Addressing barriers in Credit and Lending
Making digital payments secure and accessible for MSMEs
Building and securing digital payment infrastructure

SESSION LEAD

Mr. Anil Gupta, Chief Partnership Officer, ARTH

SPEAKERS

Mr. Rajeh Sawhney, Founder and CEO, GSF Accelerator
Mr. Nithin Kaimal, COO, Bessemer Venture Partners
Dr. Ritesh Malik, Founder & Trustee, Plaksha University and Founder & CEO, Innov8 Coworking
Mr. Siddharth Mahanot, Co-founder & COO, Indifi Technologies Pvt Ltd
Mr. Sameer Mahajan, Director, Stride Ventures & CBO, StrideOne