Agenda

5.30 PM to 6.00 PM: Registration

6.00 PM to 6.10 PM: Welcome Note

6.10 PM to 6.25 PM: Inaugural Keynote
Is Innovation a Phenomenal Driving Force Behind SME?
Speaker
Rajeev Ranadive, President, Automotive Robotics

6.25 PM to 7.25 PM: PANEL 1
Leveraging Information Technology and Innovation for SMEs Growth
The SMEs are looking towards business solutions for faster results and progress. IT enabled environment helps the SMEs in fast and accurate decision-making due to increased mobility. The critical requirements of SMEs are speed of services, access to information, empowering employees in terms of skills and delivering highest quality services at competitive costs.

SMEs need IT-based solutions in terms of multi-tasking, expanding customer base, raising productivity, cost controlling, working remotely, fast and accurate decision-making and facilitating collaboration. SMEs have various needs in order to function in aggregative manner to reach out for value addition by keeping in mind the variable cost model.
Panelists
  • Prashant Pansare, Vice Chairman, Indo American Chamber of Commerce - Pune
  • Anil Koul, AVP-Group IT, RSB Global
  • Rajiv P. Bhalerao, Director Operations, Dali & Samir Engineering
  • Arjun Guha, General Manager, Tasty Bite Eatables
  • Rajeev Ranadive, President, Automotive Robotics
    • Moderator
  • Anil Patwardhan, Vice President, Hinjewadi Industries Association

    • 7.25 PM to 7.45 PM: Session 1
    Security@Work
    Speaker
    Huzefa Motiwala, Regional Head – Technology Sales, Symantec India

    7.45 PM to 8.00 PM: Networking Break

    8.00 to 9.00 PM: PANEL 2
    How SMEs can Balance Wealth & Risk Management?
    Wealth Management is very crucial for SMEs. Making profit is not the end of any business process, utilizing those profits in a right way is the challenge. SMES should analyze and assess the financial situation of their business to determine their net worth. Learn how to better utilize the free funds, how to minimize tax on investment and maximize the ROI. Also it`s equally important for SMEs to know how to implement a sound risk management system in order to manage their operational and strategic risks. Learn how to handle the financial crisis without affecting the day to day business.
    Panelists
  • Vineet R. Joshi, CFO, Precision Automation and Robotics India
  • Ranjan Mohapatra, CFO, Nilons
  • B Padmanabhan, Group CFO, Varroc Group
    • Moderator
  • Mukesh Malhotra, MD, Weikfield

    • 9.00 PM Onwards:
    Networking Dinner