Bhopal - FE Aspire Emerging Business Growth Workshops

Overview

The FE Aspire Emerging Business Growth Workshops – Bhopal edition will aim at cultivating discussions concerning the unique challenges faced by MSMEs in Madhya Pradesh along with enabling insightful deliberations for remedies and delving into possibilities for fostering growth.

Amid lakhs of MSMEs in the state, there are nearly 9 lakh Udyam-registered units, making Madhya Pradesh the seventh biggest hub of registered MSMEs in India. After Indore, Bhopal has the second largest pool of MSMEs with over 60,000 units registered in the city.

Hailing the significance of MSMEs for economic growth, Madhya Pradesh’s Hon’ble Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has already assured the required support for MSMEs’ development.

The Growth Workshop in Bhopal will enable knowledge exchange and sharing of ideas and best practices via curated panel discussions, keynote speeches, and masterclasses featuring industry experts, policymakers, technology providers, entrepreneurs, MSME associations, etc.

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TOPICS OF DISCUSSION

Identifying policy-related issues
Implementing solutions to growth challenges
Boosting tech adoption through awareness
Facilitating easier working capital access
Global competitiveness for international growth
Ensuring resiliency in supply chains
Driving innovation at work for value addition
Syncing quality with volume

Keynote Address Bhopal

Balwant Singh Ligree

Keynote Address

P. Narahari

IAS, Secretary, Department of MSME & Commissioner
MSME and Secretary, Sports & Youth Welfare,
Government of Madhya Pradesh

Sanjay Pathak

Special Address

Sanjay Pathak

Former Deputy Director - Industries,
Government of Madhya Pradesh

Speakers Bhopal

Abbas Mehdi

Additional Director, Software Technology Parks of India
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Deepak Sharma

Vice President, Federation of Madhya Pradesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry and CEO
Linkage Technologies

Faisal Hussain

Head, NSIC Bhopal
Ministry of MSME

Ketaki Rastogi

Solutions Consultant - Document Cloud
Adobe

Pradeep Karambelkar

Founder
Vision Biz Network

Dr. Prasad Begde

Associate Professor and Dean, VITBS
VIT Bhopal University

Pravir Krishak

Chief Executive Officer
C-Net Infotech

Rahul Choudhari

Principal Advisor, Centre for Economy, Trade & Innovation
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis

R.K. Dwivedi

Professor & Head, Centre of Excellence in Product Design and Smart Manufacturing
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal

Samkit Bhandari

CEO, JAS Corporate Consulting and Managing Committee Member
CIRC Indore, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Yogesh Khakre

COO
B-Nest Incubation Centre

Agenda

03:00 pm - 03:05 pm

Welcome Address

Roshun Povaiah, Editor, Financial Express Digital

03:05 pm - 03:25 pm

Keynote Address

P. Narahari, IAS, Secretary, Department of MSME & Commissioner MSME and Secretary, Sports & Youth Welfare, Government of Madhya Pradesh

03:25 pm - 03:40 pm

Special Address

Sanjay Pathak, Former Deputy Director - Industries, Government of Madhya Pradesh

03:40 pm - 04:10 pm

Masterclass

Ease of Doing Business with Adobe Document Cloud
Ketaki Rastogi, Solutions Consultant - Document Cloud, Adobe

04:10 pm - 04:55 pm

Panel Discussion

Amrit Kaal for MSMEs in Madhya Pradesh -- Empowered, Inclusive, Prosperous
Deepak Sharma, Vice President, Federation of Madhya Pradesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry and CEO, Linkage Technologies
Faisal Hussain, Head, NSIC Bhopal, Ministry of MSME
Pradeep Karambelkar, Founder, Vision Biz Network
Rahul Choudhari, Principal Advisor, Centre for Economy, Trade & Innovation, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis
Moderator: Prasad Begde, Associate Professor and Dean, VITBS, VIT Bhopal University

04:55 pm - 05:40 pm

Panel Discussion

Industry 4.0: Readying MSMEs with Technologies for Smart Growth
Abbas Mehdi, Additional Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Yogesh Khakre, COO, B-Nest Incubation Centre
Pravir Krishak, Chief Executive Officer, C-Net Infotech
R.K. Dwivedi, Professor & Head, Centre of Excellence in Product Design and Smart Manufacturing, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
Moderator: Sandeep Soni, Senior Assistant Editor - FE Aspire, Financial Express Digital

05:40 pm - 06:10 pm

Expert Talk

How MSMEs can Manage their Finances Well
Samkit Bhandari, CEO, JAS Corporate Consulting and Managing Committee Member, CIRC Indore, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

06:10 pm - 06:15 pm

Vote of Thanks

Roshun Povaiah, Editor, Financial Express Digital

06:15 pm onwards

Felicitation of MSMEs over Networking

WHY TO ATTEND

Workshops aim to be the biggest regional platform for MSME knowledge sharing and networking
Showcase latest trends, best practices, opportunities and strategies to address challenges and grow business
Voice MSME concerns and collectively address them by fostering collaboration and partnerships among stakeholders
Create roadmap for future growth of MSME sector to benefit local entrepreneurs and ecosystem enablers
Contribute to the overall growth and development of the MSME sector

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The FE Aspire Emerging Business Growth Workshops will attract a diverse set of attendees keen to address challenges in the MSME sector through awareness, dialogue and collaboration