13th National MSME Convention
15-16 March 2024 Bangalore
AIMA successfully organised the 13th National MSME convention on the theme ‘Innovation and Digital Transformation for MSMEs: Opportunities and Challenges’ in collaboration with Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA) and Bangalore Management Association at Bangalore on March 15th -16th , 2024 . The Convention was supported by Government of Karnataka, State Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Organic India and Small Industries Development Bank of India.
Ms Rekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA provided the Introductory remark during inaugural session of the convention. Shir Shashidhara Shetty, President, Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association, (KASSIA) delivered the welcome address. Shir Shashidhara Shetty spoke about various initiatives taken by Govt of Karnataka to promote the growth of MSMEs. Dr J S Juneja, Chairman, MSME Committee & Past President, AIMA set the context of the convention and Mr Nikhil Sawhney , President, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Triveni Turbine Limited delivered the theme address. Shri M G Rajagopal, Vice President provided a brief about the KASSIA. The vote of thanks was given by Shir Nagaraju. Also, a special message of Ms. Barbara Terenzi, President, World Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (WUSME) was read during the inaugural session.
Some of the other eminent speakers who addressed the convention included Dr. Praveen Arora, Senior Advisor, Dept. of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India, Mr Harishankar Krishnan, Network Transformation Head, Open Network for Digital Transformation (ONDC), Mr Satish Ambesange , Co-Founder & CEO ,Pragyan AI, Bangalore, Mr K S Narayanaswamy, President , Bangalore Management Association, Mr Santosh Kumar Gopala, National Vice-Chairman, Young Leadership Council, Mr Ajayan Kavungal Anat, Past President, Calicut Management Association, Prof. G. P. Sudhakar, Centre for Educational and Social Studies, Mr Mahesh Kumar Jain, Chairman, Integra Micro Systems, Argenti Innotech, and BCFI, ,Bangalore, Mr Namish Gupta , Director Digital, Vidzpro, Mr Rajagopal M. G. Vice president, KASSIA, Mr Rakshith B, CEO, TI2 Technologies, Bengaluru, Mr B.S. Srinivasan, Banking for south zone, Mr. Nagraj Hediyal, Director, eNliven Technologies, Banglore, Prof. Pankaj Choudhary, Dean – BMS College of Commerce & Management, Banglore, Mr. Nagaraju S., Hon. Gen. Secretary, KASSIA, Ms Bhawana Bhargava, CEO, Aaditi Stonesoup Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Mr Rohit N Singh, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, Mr. V Jawahar, Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India. At the valedictory session special address was delivered by Prof Rishikesha T Krishnan, Director IIMB, Dr Rakesh Mohan Joshi, Director ,Indian Institute of plantation Management and closing remark was given by Dr Ganesh Singh, Professor, AIMA CME.
The convention witnessed a participation of over 200 delegates from different organisations including industrialists, bureaucrats, thought leaders, representatives from MSMEs, start-ups and academia.
From (L-R): Rajesh Sharma, President, Bombay Management Association and Director, Urihk Pharmaceuticals; Narayan Jaesingh, National Events Co-Chair and Mumbai Chapter Chair, AIMA Young Leaders Council and Chief Business Officer, Vserv Digital Services Private Limited; Ajay Thakur, Head SME & Start Up, BSE Limited; Dr JS Juneja, Chairman, MSME Committee & Past President, AIMA and Dr Raj Agrawal, then Director, Centre for Management Education
AIMA 12th MSME Convention
24 - 25th February 2023, Mumbai
AIMA conducted the 12th National MSME convention on the theme ‘G20: MSME Progress by Innovation & Collaboration’ on 24th – 25th February 2023 in Mumbai. Mr Ajay Thakur, Head SME & Start Up, BSE Limited delivered the inaugural address. Mr Ajay Thakur spoke about various initiatives taken by Govt of India to promote the growth of MSMEs. Dr J S Juneja, Chairman, MSME Committee & Past President, AIMA set the context of the event and Dr Raj Agrawal, Director, Centre for Management Education delivered the welcome address. Mr Narayan Jaesingh, National Events Co-Chair and Mumbai Chapter Chair, AIMA Young Leaders Council and Chief Business Officer, Vserv Digital Services Private Limited gave the YLC address and the vote of thanks has given by Mr Rajesh Sharma, President, Bombay Management Association and Director, Urihk Pharmaceuticals.
Some of the other eminent speakers who addressed the convention included Mr Bharat Bommai, Managing Director, M/s Ashwa Energy Pvt Ltd; Prof MD Agrawal, Past President, Bombay Management Association; Ms Chhaya Sehgal, Founder & CEO, The Winning Edge & Past President, Bombay Management Association; Mr Sampath Kumar K, CGM (SME & SCF), State Bank of India; Ms Shraddha Srikant, Projects and Partnerships Coordinator, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); Mr Praveen Arora, Senior Advisor, Dept. of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India; Ms Barbara Terenzi, President, WUSME; Mr Abdulhasan AlDairi, United Int’l SMEs Organizations (UNISMO); Mr Hareesh Tibrewala, Chairman, Digital Technology Committee; Ms Monica Khanna, Professor of Marketing and Former Director, K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Somiya Vidyavihar University; Mr Manoj Kumar Singh, Zonal General Manager, National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and Mr Praveen B., Hon. Gen. Secretary, Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association amongst others. The event witnessed a participation of over 200 delegates from different organisations including industrialists, bureaucrats, thought leaders, representatives from MSMEs, start-ups and academia.
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