The much-awaited SIDBI ET MSME Conclave – a series of events nationwide – will kickstart with power packed sessions in Indore on January 9th. Aimed at catalysing the next wave of growth opportunities and enabling knowledge exchange, the conclave will pave the way forward for sustainable growth among MSMEs.
Indore is host to a number of small and medium-sized businesses and well known for its thriving industries of food products, textile and apparel. The Indore session will start with an introduction to the conclave followed by the opening keynote from Prakash Kumar, DMD, SIDBI on SIDBI’s 2.0 Integrated Financial Ecosystem. We also have a special address from Shankar Lalwani, Member of Parliament, Indore, detailing the MSME ecosystem in Madhya Pradesh and the opportunities that abound for the sector.
Next, the sessions will move on to some stimulating discussions from industry stalwarts on aspects that are of direct significance to MSMEs. In a fireside chat, Gaurav Goyal, Assistant Director, MSME-DFO, Indore, Ministry of MSME will talk about how MSMEs in Madhya Pradesh can look at multi-sectoral growth through infrastructure, policy and operational reforms.
This is not all. We have a special address lined up next with Ravi Tyagi, CGM, SIDBI who will shed light on how MSMEs can be nurtured for a developed India in the times to come. As part of his address, he would also talk more on SIDBI’s collaboration with ONDC.
Next in line would be a very engaging discussion to chart the path ahead for the sector. Themed around how MSMEs can be empowered in Madhya Pradesh for competitive and sustainable India@100, the discussion will revolve around MSMEs in the backdrop of an evolving climate scenario.
It will feature experts such as Kirti Joshi, Co-Founder, InfoFeat and CEO, ExaTip Technologies; Mamta Bakliwal, Co-founder & CTO, Empower Integrated Solutions; Ankur Phadnis, Founder, Feedify and Akshat Chordia, Vice Chairman CII Malwa Zone and MD, Rini Lifesciences who will gather their sectoral expertise to offer some key insights on the subject.
To get more of your questions answered, the last module of the session would include a presentation with Anjani Kumar Srivastava, GM, SIDBI which will talk about MSME finance and SIDBI’s vision for a strong & vibrant ecosystem in Madhya Pradesh.
The country is home to 63 million MSMEs and these events aim to cater to this significant segment for India’s continual path of progress, development and evolution as a nation. As one of the largest employment generators in the country, uplifting this sector is of crucial importance and the SIDBI ET MSME Conclave aligns with that core vision.