MSME CONCLAVE 2023 “WAY TO OUR FUTURE”

2:00 PM – 2:05 PM

Opening Remarks
Mr. Sandeep Khosla, Director General, Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry

2:05 PM – 2:10 PM

Welcome Address 
Nilesh Shah, President, Bombay Chamber & Group President and Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra AMC

2:10 PM – 2:25 PM

Setting of the Theme
Dr. Sachchidanand Shukla, Chief Economist, Mahindra Group

2:25 PM – 2:40 PM

Keynote Address: World Economy

Ms. Harsha Bangari, Managing Director, Exim Bank

2:40 PM – 3:30 PM

Panel 1 : OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN MSMEs IN WORLD MARKET

Moderator–
Mr. Viraj Kulkarni, CEO and Founder, PIVOT Management Consulting (OPC) Pvt. Ltd

Consul Generals
Mr. Eske Bo Knudsen Rosenberg, Consul General & Head of Innovation Centre of Denmark, Consulate General of Denmark
Mr. Huseyin AYDIN, Commercial Attache, Consulate General of Turkey
Dr. Yasukata Fukahori, Consul General, Consulate General of Japan
Mr. Martin Maier, Consul General, Consulate General of Switzerland

3:30 PM – 3:50 PM

Presentation on Forex:
Jamal Mecklai – CEO, Mecklai Financial Services Private Limited

3:50 PM – 3:55 PM

Session by Wadhwani Foundation on SME Growth Drive

Mr. Samir Sathe, Executive Vice President, Wadhwani Advantage – Wadhwani Foundation

3:55 PM – 4:10 PM

Tea Break

4:10 PM – 5:00 PM

Panel 2 :ACCESS TO FINANCING: NEW OPPORTUNITIES OF FINANCING TO MSMEs

Moderator–
Dr. Rajendra Sinha, Founder – MSMEadvisor.com & Chairperson, Centre of Excellence in Banking, JAGSoM

Speakers :

Shri K. Sampath Kumar, CGM (SME), State Bank of India
​Mr. Ketan Gaikwad, MD & CEO, RXIL
​​Mr. Ravi Tyagi – Chief General Manager, SIDBI
​​Ms. Meghana Joglekar, General Manager, Exim Bank

5:00 PM – 5:10 PM

Session By DP World

Mr. Devang Mankodi, Vice President –Transformation, DP World Subcontinent

5:10 PM – 6:00 PM

Panel 3 : LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES

Moderator
Mr. R. Srinivasan, Director, AIRA Consulting Private Limited

Speakers:
Mr. Pavithran Kallada, Managing Director, BDP UGL Global Logistics India Pvt. Ltd – India Region
Mr. Anil Radhakrishnan, Director, Accex Supply Chain
Mr. Swarup Bose, Founder & CEO, Celcius Logistics Solutions Private Limited
Mr. Aniket Malshe, Director, Nichem Solutions

6:00 PM – 6:05 PM

Session on “Supply Chain Financing”

Mr. Sachin Nigam, Director Global Trade, Kredx

6:05 PM – 6:25 PM

6:25 PM – 7:10 PM

Panel 4 : DISCUSSION ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES

Take Away From The Budget: New Policies For MSME Sector :

​Mr. Samir Kanabar, Partner – Direct Tax, Ernst & Young LLP

Moderator
Mr. Pranbihanga Borpuzari, Associate Editor – ET.com – The Economic Times

Speakers:

Dr. Vinod Chopra, Managing Director, Sai Industrial Alliances Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Samir Kanabar, Partner – Direct Tax, Ernst & Young LLP

7:10 PM – 7:20 PM

KEY TAKEAWAYS & VOTE of THANKS
Mr. Rajan Raje, CEO & Founder, Nichem Solutions & Chairman –MSME Forum, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry