Small Business Awards 2021

Conference Agenda

26 February 2021
9:15 AM- 9:30 AM	Welcome Note Ritu Marya, Editor-in-Chief, Entrepreneur Media- Asia Pacific & Franchise India
9:30 AM-10:00 AM	Best Small Business Practices from across the globe- How are SME businesses worldwide becoming more resilient and changing the trajectory of the business to remain relevant Overcoming the economic struggle & growing its way back to sustainable debt path Economic growth, innovation, job creation and social integration Melinda Emerson "SmallBizLady", Best Selling Author, Fix Your Business
10:00 AM- 10:30AM	Fireside chat with Harshil Mathur, CEO & Co-Founder, Razorpay and Shashank Kumar, CTO & Co-Founder, Razorpay
10:30AM- 11:00AM	Policy & Growth for Small Business in India The economic outlook for small businesses and communities, rural and urban How is the Government and its new policy schemes are helping Small Business Adapt to the new normal Growing an inclusive Indian Economy - Pandemic and Beyond Emerging Schemes: Making MSME the catalyst of the economy again Generating new age employment opportunities and Skills Nurturing & supporting the financial wherewithal of new age entrepreneurs Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon'ble Minister for Road Transport & Highways and the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India.
10:45AM-11:00AM	Lessons learnt by SMB’s from the Covid pandemic, way forward Animesh Saxena, President, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME)
11:00AM- 12:00PM	Session 1: Finance for Small Business Financing small enterprises - How the Indian Banking System can support by underwriting new loans Making Access to Capital easy and qualified: New Rules of loan monitoring or risk rating systems by Financial Institutions A Look into New Age Capital flows Shachindra Nath, Executive Chairman and Managing Director, U GRO Capital Manish Lunia, Co-Founder, Flexi Loans Amit Mandhanya, Business Head, Retail Initiatives, Northern Arc
12:00 PM-12:20 PM	Lessons learnt by SMB’s from the Covid pandemic, way forward. Animesh Saxena, President, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME)
12:20 PM-12:40 PM	Scenario & Growth prospects for the MSME Sector Sanjay Aggarwal, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Chairman & CEO, Paramount Cables Group
12:40PM-1:40PM	Session 2: Digital Transformation How Small Businesses can operate and deliver value to customers, by integrating digital technology into all areas of the business. How can Small Businesses transition to a fully digital business model. How to adapt products and services and delivery methods to the realities of a COVID-19 environment. How Small Businesses can Connect, Engage & Collaborate in the digital landscape Panish PK, Managing Director, Small Business (SB) vertical, Cisco India & SAARC. Abhinav Kishore, Head of SMB (India), Google Cloud Pranav Bhasin, Director, MSME & Selling Partner Experience, Amazon India Nilesh Desai, National Vice Chairman of MSME Growth (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) \| MSME Expert \| Author

Day 2 - 11 December 2016
10:00 - 11:00	Session 1 : Running a social venture like a business : Making Economic sense of Social Entrepreneurship
11:00 - 11:15	Networking Tea
11:15 - 11:30	Bringing Innovation in Real Estate- Transforming From Unorganised to Organized
11:30 - 12:15	Session 2 : Passing the Baton: from gen X to gen Y leadership : Strategic Growth Outcomes for Family Businesses
12:15 - 01:15	Session 3 : Here is the money : Access to Capital – PE and VC Lenders Panel
01:15 - 02:15	Networking Lunch
02:15 - 03:00	Session 4: ENHANCING CREDIT FLOW TO SME'S- Stepping Up Debt Credit
03:00 - 03:30	Session 5: MARKETING, ALLIANCES & BRAND CREATION IN SMALL BUSINESS -Finding Your Brand Voice
03:30 - 04:15	Session 6: THE INTERNET OF EVERYTHING-Connect, Engage, Collaborate In a Digital World
04:15 - 04:30	Netwoking TEA

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