Overview

The FE Aspire Emerging Business Growth Workshops – Jaipur edition will unite the regional MSME stakeholders. The purpose is to enable discussions around challenges peculiar to local MSMEs and deliberate upon the solutions along with opportunities to multiply growth.

With 13.80 lakh Udyam-registered units, Rajasthan has the 5th highest density of formalised MSMEs in the country. Within Rajasthan, Jaipur is the MSME hub with nearly 3 lakh units – representing 21% of state MSMEs.

In September 2022, the Rajasthan government launched its MSME Policy to set up 20,000 new MSMEs with a cumulative investment of Rs 10,000 crores and 1 lakh jobs.

Against this backdrop, the Jaipur Growth Workshop will facilitate knowledge sharing, networking of ideas and dissemination of best practices for local MSMEs through panel discussions, keynotes and masterclasses involving industry leaders, policymakers, technology providers, MSME associations, entrepreneurs, and more.

TOPICS OF DISCUSSION

  • Addressing compliance-related issues
  • Formulating solutions to mitigate growth challenges
  • Leveraging technology to scale up
  • Facilitating easier access to capital
  • Strengthening competitiveness to stay on top
  • Solving logistics bottlenecks
  • Inculcating innovation culture on shop floor
  • Scale or quality: A balancing act

Keynote Address Jaipur

Balwant Singh Ligree

Chief Guest Address

Balwant Singh Ligree

Executive Director, Rajasthan Financial Corporation

Vijay Kumar Sharma

Keynote Address

Vijay Kumar Sharma

Director, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise
Development & Facilitation Office, Jaipur

Speakers Jaipur

Ashok Kumar Pandey

General Manager
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

Balwant Singh Chauhan

AGM - Product Excellence
Tally Solutions

Birajit Mohanty

Professor
Manipal University

Ghanshyam Ojha

National President
Laghu Udyog Bharati

KL Jain

President
Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Ketaki Rastogi

Solutions Consultant - Document Cloud
Adobe

Mahavir Pratap Sharma

Vice Chairman
Rajasthan Export Promotion Council

P R Sharma

CEO
Rajasthan Export Promotion Council

Ravi Modani

Founder & CEO
121 Finance

Ravi Sharma

Chief Financial Officer
Finova Capital

Sheenu Jhawar

Director
Apex Hospitals and President,
TiE Rajasthan

Agenda

 
03:00 pm - 03:05 pm

Welcome Address

  • Syed Fazal Bari, Business Head, Financial Express Digital
03:05 pm - 03:25 pm

Chief Guest Address

  • Balwant Singh Ligree, Executive Director, Rajasthan Financial Corporation
03:25 pm - 03:40 pm

Keynote Address

  • Vijay Kumar Sharma, Director, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise Development & Facilitation Office, Jaipur
03:40 pm - 04:25 pm

Panel Discussion

    • EODB 2.0: What entrepreneurs need to scale from micro to small and small to medium
    • Balwant Singh Chauhan, AGM - Product Excellence, Tally Solutions
    • Ghanshyam Ojha, National President, Laghu Udyog Bharati
    • KL Jain, President, Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Sheenu Jhawar, Director, Apex Hospitals and President, TiE Rajasthan
    • Moderator: P R Sharma, CEO, Rajasthan Export Promotion Council
04:25 pm - 04:55 pm

Masterclass

    • Ease of doing Business with Adobe Document Cloud
    • Ketaki Rastogi, Solutions Consultant - Document Cloud, Adobe
04:55 pm - 05:40 pm

Panel Discussion

    • Solving working capital issue for MSMEs
    • Ashok Kumar Pandey, General Manager, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
    • Birajit Mohanty, Professor, Manipal University
    • Ravi Modani, Founder & CEO, 121 Finance
    • Ravi Sharma, Chief Financial Officer, Finova Capital
    • Moderator: Sandeep Soni, Senior Assistant Editor, Financial Express Digital
05:40 pm - 06:10 pm

Expert Talk

  • How to build export competitiveness
  • Mahavir Pratap Sharma, Vice Chairman, Rajasthan Export Promotion Council
06:10 pm - 06:15 pm

Vote of Thanks

  • Syed Fazal Bari, Business Head, Financial Express Digital
06:15 pm - 06:45 pm

Networking and High Tea

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
  • MSME Promoters
  • MSME Associations
  • Regulatory Authorities
  • Academicians
  • MSME Clusters
  • Business Incubators
  • MSME Consultants
  • MSME Executives

WHY PARTNER

Venue

 

Pink City Press Club

54, Narayan Singh Rd, Rambagh, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302004

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CONTACT US

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