FE MSME Leadership Conclave 2024: An Initiative By FEAspire - Navigating Tomorrow's Opportunities | Register Now

OVERVIEW

The recent figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicate that India is likely to edge out Germany and Japan by 2027 to become the third largest economy with $5.15T GDP. This also takes into account the growth of the country’s economic backbone – the MSME sector. The indicators to it are, first, the sector’s contribution to India’s GDP which bounced back to 29.2% in FY22. It had declined from 30.50% in FY19 to 26.8% in FY21. Second, thousands of enterprises are growing in size. For instance, 75% of small enterprises grew into medium enterprises - from 3,699 in FY22 to ~6,474 in FY23.

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Likewise, micro units scaled into medium units from nearly 700 in FY22 to over 1,000 in FY23. Similarly, micro units graduating to small units also increased from 28,881 in FY22 to 65,140 in FY23. While government support through policy measures continues to evolve for MSMEs, there are some headwinds, other than credit and technology-related, restricting small businesses from scaling up faster, particularly micro-enterprises which constitute 99% of the MSME sector.

FE MSME Leadership Conclave: Navigating Tomorrow’s Opportunities, led by FE Aspire, the SME vertical of FinancialExpress.com, is a pioneering effort to involve the who’s who of India’s 6.3 crore-strong MSME sector and its stakeholders in the pursuit of its growth and scalability. The one-day summit aims to initiate talks beyond the current business landscape to develop a blueprint for achieving future growth by helping promoters understand ways to navigate daily operational challenges.

20+

Speakers

Sessions

Networking &
Learning Hours

Photo Gallery

Video Gallery

DISCUSSION TOPICS

Role of MSMEs
in a developed
India

Regulatory
overhaul for MSMEs
of tomorrow

Restrategising
credit access for
MSMEs

Turning around
MSME exports

Automation in
manufacturing with
zero defect, zero effect

Risk
management for
efficient growth

Solving GST
conundrum

Complexity in
litigation

Keynote Address

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Chief Guest

Dr. Rajneesh

Additional Secretary & Development
Commissioner, Ministry of Micro,
Small & Medium Enterprises

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Guest of Honour

Mercy Epao

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro,
Small & Medium Enterprises

SPEAKERS

Ajay Sahai

Director General and CEO
Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO)

Alok Dwivedi

Executive VP- Commercial Lines
Reliance General Insurance

Ashok Saigal

Co-Chairman, CII MSME Council & MD
Frontier Technologies

Atul Gupta

Chairman GST Committee
Federation of Indian Industry

Binaifer Jehani

Head
Crisil SME Solutions

DP Goel

Co-Chair - MSME Committee, PHDCCI and Chairman & MD
Madhu Group

Manav Mahajan

Director
Credlix

Nirupama Soundararajan

Co-founder and Partner
Policy Consensus Centre

Prashant Muddu

CEO and Founder
Jocata

Preeti Saharan

Partner
KPMG India

Rajiv Srivastava

Former CEO
Redington Group

Raman Aggarwal

Director (Former Chairman)
Finance Industry Development Council

Sandeep Agrawal

Co-Founder and Director
TeamLease RegTech

Sandeep Varma

CEO
Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small Enterprise (CGTMSE)

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma

Senior Partner
Saraf and Partners

Satinder Bhatia

Professor of Finance, Dean and Director (Additional Charge),
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Sumant Batra

Founder
Insolvency Law Academy

Suman Chowdhury

Executive Director, Head - Research & Chief Economist
Acuité Ratings & Research Ltd.

Utkarsh Sinha

Managing Director
Bexley Advisors

Vivek Gupta

President and Head - Wholesale Banking Products
Axis Bank

Agenda

10:00 am - 10:05 am

WELCOME ADDRESS

Roshun Povaiah, Editor, Financial Express Digital

10:05 am - 10:35 am

Chief Guest Address

MSME@2047

Dr. Rajneesh, Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

10:35 am - 11:00 am

GUEST OF HONOUR ADDRESS

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: ROLE IN ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

Mercy Epao, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

RESTRATEGIZING CREDIT ACCESS FOR MSMEs IN AMRITKAAL: WAYS AND MEANS

Binaifer Jehani, Business Head – Assessments, CRISIL Market Intelligence and Analytics
Prashant Muddu, Founder and CEO, Jocata
Raman Aggarwal, Director (Former Chairman), Finance Industry Development Council
Sandeep Varma, CEO, Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small Enterprise (CGTMSE)
Roshun Povaiah, Editor, Financial Express Digital (Moderator)

12:00 pm - 01:00 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

RISK MANAGEMENT FOR MSMEs: MITIGATING FINANCIAL RISKS IN BUSINESS

Alok Dwivedi, Executive VP- Commercial Lines, Reliance General Insurance
Preeti Saharan, Partner – Financial Risk Management, KPMG- India
Sandeep Agarwal, Co-Founder and Director, TeamLease RegTech
Suman Chowdhury, Executive Director, Head - Research & Chief Economist,
Acuité Ratings & Research Ltd.
Utkarsh Sinha, Managing Director, Bexley Advisors (Moderator)

01:00 pm - 01:45 pm

MASTERCLASS

SECTION 43B(H) FOR MSMEs: BOON OR BANE?

Ashok Saigal, Co-Chairman, CII MSME Council & MD, Frontier Technologies

01:45 pm - 02:45 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH

02:45 pm - 03:45 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

ARRESTING DECLINE IN MSMEs’ SHARE IN INDIA’S EXPORTS AND TURNING IT AROUND

Ajay Sahai, Director General and CEO, Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO)
Manav Mahajan, Director, Credlix
Rajiv Srivastava, Former CEO, Redington Group
Satinder Bhatia, Professor of Finance, Dean and Director (Additional Charge),
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Vivek Gupta, President and Head - Wholesale Banking Products, Axis Bank
Nirupama Soundararajan, Co-founder and Partner, Policy Consensus Centre (Moderator)

03:45 pm - 04:45 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

LITIGATION COST: THE SILENT KILLER FOR MSMEs?

DP Goel, Co-Chair - MSME Committee, PHDCCI and Chairman & MD, Madhu Group
Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Senior Partner, Saraf and Partners
Sumant Batra, Founder, Insolvency Law Academy
Sandeep Soni, Senior Assistant Editor, Financial Express Digital (Moderator)

04:45 pm - 05:30 pm

ASK ME ANYTHING (AMA)

Uncomplicating GST for MSMEs

Atul Gupta, Chairman GST Committee, Federation of Indian Industry

05:30 pm - 05:35 pm

VOTE OF THANKS

Roshun Povaiah, Editor, Financial Express Digital

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

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

WHY ATTEND

A prominent platform for MSMEs to network with relevant entrepreneurs, business owners, industry experts, and potential clients or customers
Topical panel sessions and keynotes involving the who’s who of the MSME sector with insights into the latest trends and best practices
Opportunity to showcase your product or service to the right ecosystem of MSME customers with new tools, technologies, and resources
Voice your concerns and collectively address them by fostering collaboration and partnerships with other stakeholders