MSME
Mahotsav 2025
Powering MSMEs through Technology for Growth – at home and abroad
- The Grande, Nesco, Mumbai
OVERVIEW
MSMEs are the backbone of Indian economy
Why Attend
- Innovative Solutions: Find the tools and technologies that can transform your business.
- Networking Opportunities: Meet industry leaders, potential partners, and customers.
- Knowledge Sharing: Learn from experts and stay ahead of industry trends.
- Government Support: Discover the latest policies and incentives designed to help your business grow.
Who will be there
- MSME Owners and Entrepreneurs
- Industry Professionals
- Investors
- Government Representatives
- Technology & Service Providers
- Suppliers and Distributors
- Educational Institutions
- Trade Associations
- Embassies
EVENT SEGMENTS
Conference & Workshop
Participate in expert-led sessions on AI, digital marketing, and government schemes designed to help SMEs thrive.
Exhibitions
Explore cutting-edge technologies, green solutions, and digital tools showcased by leading innovators.
Networking Sessions
Connect with technology providers, financial institutions, and government representatives to form strategic partnerships.
KEY COMPONENTS
Digital Transformation:
Green Technology:
Innovative Manufacturing:
Government Support:

ADVISORS

Dr. Rajeev Ranjan
IAS (Retd), Former Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu

Dr. Rajeev Ranjan
IAS (Retd), Former Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu
- Dr. Rajeev Ranjan, from the 1985 batch of the Indian Administrative Service has handled several important assignments in his over 36-years-long service and has the unique distinction of occupying the highest levels in Government both at the National as well as the State (as Secretary in Government of India and Chief Secretary in the Government of Tamil Nadu). He began his career as Sub-Collector in Tamil Nadu and after deputation in GoI in different spells became the Chief Secretary in Tamil Nadu Government in February, 2021.
- Academic Qualifications/Training: Dr. Ranjan holds a degree in Physics (Honours), an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad, PG degree in Public Policy from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Ph.D. in Management Sciences (Intellectual Property Rights- IPRs) from Anna University. He has attended several training programs in reputed institutions in India and abroad viz, IIMs, ASCI, on Ethics and Governance in Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA (2018); Best Practices in Managing Public Private Partnerships in Cambodia (2018); Management Leadership Programme in Monash Univ., Australia (2017); Professional training in Columbia Univ., USA (2015); Leadership and Management in LSE, UK (2011); Tax Analysis and Revenue forecasting in Duke Univ., USA (2009) etc.
- Government of India (GoI): As Director and Joint Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in the Union Ministry of Industries and Commerce during April 2000 to June 2007, he was involved in revamping intellectual property laws, particularly amendments to Patents and Industrial designs, creating awareness on IPR issues and modernization of the intellectual property offices as project in-charge involving construction of new IP offices in the four Metros, recruitment of examiners, computerization and networking of the offices leading to significant improvement in their functioning which was widely appreciated. He was instrumental in setting up of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) and preparation of National Manufacturing Strategy and National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP) as Chief/Joint Secretary. He also represented GoI in various international conferences/meetings, including World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO- Assemblies, PCT, SCP, IGC etc.), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Asian Productivity Organization (APO) etc.
On his next deputation to the GoI in September 2018, he was posted as Special Secretary in the GST Council in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance and Director in Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN). His innings, over saw the development of effective GST system as well as the introduction of e-invoicing system, streamlining of the procedures for taxpayers and ease of doing business and sharing of data and data analytics to prevent tax evasion. As Secretary Fisheries in the newly created dept. in the Ministry of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry & Dairying, GoI in February 2019 for revamping and managing the fisheries sector in India, he was instrumental in designing and launching of the ₹20,050 crore-Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and PLI for focused and sustainable development of the fisheries sector by boosting the production and exports. - Government of Tamil Nadu: He has held several important positions in the GoTN in the field (such as Collector, Tiruchirapalli district; Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA); Commissioner (Industries and Commerce)) and policy levels like Deputy Secretary, Home Dept.; Deputy Secretary (Budget), Joint/Additional/Special Secretary in the finance dept.; OSD to the 13th Finance Commission; One Man commission for sorting pay commission anomalies; Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board; Principal Secretary/Additional Chief Secretary of departments like Industries, Energy, Revenue and Disaster Management Dept.; Commercial Taxes & Registration Highways & Ports Dept., etc. He assisted in the turnaround of the power situation in TN to make it power surplus again and achieving the leadership position in renewable energy and promoted TN as an excellent investment destination and to retain its top position in the industrial sphere. He has valuable experience in the infrastructure sector in developing road and ports infrastructure and overall financing and monitoring of developmental infrastructure across sectors. As Chief Secretary, he was overall incharge of the functioning of the administration and socio economic development of the State.
- Companies/PSUs/Board Experience:He has vast experience of PSUs and the Corporate Sector (including publicly listed) having numerous stints as Chairman/MD/Director in the last three decade across sectors like infrastructure, industry, energy, finance, taxation, shipping, etc
- Chairman and Managing Director- Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd. (TNPL), TN Road Dev. Co. (TNRDC), IT Expressway Ltd., TN Road Infrastructure Development Corp. (TNRIDC), TN Industrial Development Corp. Ltd. (TIDCO), TN Electricity Board (TNEB), TN Transmission Corp., TN Generation and Distribution Corp. (TANGEDCO), TIDEL Park, SIPCOT, TN Cements (TANCEM), TN Sugar Corp. Ltd., TN Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion, etc.
- Chairman (Private Sector)- TITAN Company Ltd., TN Petro Products Ltd., etc
- Director- NLC Ltd. (GoI Navratna Co.), GSTN, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd., NTPC TN Energy Ltd., TN Energy Development Agency (TEDA), TN Power Finance Corp. (TNPFC), TN Electronics (ELCOT), RAMCO Cements, IIT Madras Research Park, Adyar poonga, TN Industrial Investment Corp. (TIIC), TN Minerals (TAMIN), TN State Marketing Corp. (TASMAC), TN Trade Promotion Organisation (TNTPO), Poompuhar Shipping Corp., TN Fibrenet Corp., etc.
- Trustee in major (GoI) ports like Chennai Port Trust, VOC Port Trust, Tuticorin.
- Current Interests: After his superannuation in September 2021, Dr. Ranjan continues to be active in advisory and public policy advocacy space. He is the Co-Chairman of the SixthCommon Review Mission of the Ministry of Rural Department (GoI) for independently assessing the implementation of the various schemes of the govt. He is an honorary Sr. Adviser to National Coop. Dev. Corp. (NCDC), a statutory Corp. under the newly created Ministry of Cooperation (GoI) setup for the growth, development and financing of the cooperatives in the country. He is the founder Director of the IPL Centre for Rural Outreach (ICRO), involved in CSR activities housed in the National Productivity Council (NPC), DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry (GoI) which is tasked with propagating the productivity culture in all sectors of the Indian economy. He is involved in creating awareness on Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) parameters for industry transformation for Atmanirbhar Bharat by conducting National Workshops on ESG for PSUs/Private Sector etc. He is passionate about developing people, systems and building winning teams for improving governance in various domains and contributing to the society. He has written several articles, book chapters on different topics and also co-authored a book. He is an avid reader, golfer, runner and public speaker.

Dr. Anup Wadhawan
IAS (Retd), Former Commerce Secretary, Government of India

Dr. Anup Wadhawan
IAS (Retd), Former Commerce Secretary, Government of India
- Dr. Anup Wadhawan has experience gained over a 40 year career at National, Sub-national & Field level, including leadership role in framing / implementing economic / development policy, and in international / academic institutions, relating to:
- Apex level, National policy making / implementation, including in foreign trade, investment and WTO related work, as Commerce Secretary to Government of India, and in positions related to Banking, Insurance & Pensions sector and Capital Markets.
- Provincial policy making / implementation, including in urban development, forests & environment, disaster management, land revenue administration, rural development, cooperatives, local self govt, education, annual expenditure planning and hill development.
- Field / grass-roots public / development administration experience in implementation / monitoring of development programs across sectors, at district level, with the State Govts of Uttarakhand / UP.
- Work in a power sector regulatory commission.
- Work in World Bank / African Dev Bank on public utilities/ service delivery
- Teaching / scholastic work in economics, public / dev policy.
- Ind. Director: Bajaj Allianz Life / Gen Insurance Companies; Cred Avenue Pvt Ltd; Cred Avenue Securities (non-ex Chair); Indian Venture Capital Association
- Advisor: Association of Small & Medium Knowledge Industries; GoodGovern; IRADe; Transnational Strategy Group, Washington DC; Girnar Finserv Pvt Ltd / InsuranceDekho
- Commerce Secretary to Govt of India
- Director General of Foreign Trade, Dept of Commerce, GoI
- Addl. / Jt. Secretary, Department of Financial Services, GoI
- Jt. Secretary, Capital Markets, Dept of Economic Affairs
- Pr. Secretary / Secretary to Govt of Uttarakhand
- Past Board Positions: Government E-Marketplace;
- Country Team Leader, World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program, South Asia
- Director, office of the Prime Minister of India
- Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission
- District Magistrate, Etawah, UP
- Grad student/instructor, Duke Univ; Penn State Univ, USA
National Export Insurance Account, ECGC;
Insurance Regulatory and Dev Authority;
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority;
Agriculture Insurance Company of India;
Natl. Financial Holdings Company Ltd / SUUTI;
Hindustan Diamond Company Pvt Limited;
Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council;
Chair, Sports Goods Export Promotion Council;
Member-Secretary, Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board
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CONFERENCE AGENDA
Registration & Networking Coffee
Meet fellow entrepreneurs, technology providers, bankers, and advisors 9.00 AM – 09.45 AMLamplighting & Birthday wishes for PM Modi
09:45 AM – 10:00 AMWelcome and Opening Remarks
Shri Arvind Singh, Convener, MSME Mahotsav 10:00 AM – 10:20 AMKeynote address
Economic Outlook for MSMEMadan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda 10.20 AM - 10.40 AM
Networking Break
10.40 AM - 11.00 AMPanel 1: Digital Transformation for MSMEs
Powered by Session Partner - Crayon SoftwareShri. Tuhin Sengupta, Lead Architect – AI, Tally Solutions
Shri. Sanjeev Sharma, Director, Tech Sales & Partner CTO, Microsoft
Moderator -
Shri. Ravi Shanker, Associate Director, Crayon Software
Shri. Venkattesh R, Former President, Head Operations, Technology, Human Resources and CIO, DCB Bank 11.00 AM - 11.45 AM
Panel 2: Building Future-Ready Workforces:
Shri. Mustufa Mukadam, Head HR, Adroit Biomed LtdModerator Shri Manish Bharadwaj, Ex- Dr Reddy & Founder- The PeopleWorks
Shri. Ramakant Kulkarni CEO - Clout HR Solutions LLP
Shri. Mandar Pandit, Founder – Director, ASPM Consulting (OPC) Pvt. Ltd 11.45 AM – 12.30 PM
Corporate Presentation: greytHR
Automation, Attention and Adaptability - The 3 Key Growth Levels for MSME'sShri. Surya Srinivas, VP, Product & Engineering, greytHR 12.30 PM – 12.45 PM
Panel 3: Innovative Financial Solutions
Moderator Shri Arvind Singh, Convener, MSME MahotsavShri. Amit Kumar, AGM SME, SBI BANK
Smt. Binaifer Jehani, Senior director and Business Head ,CRISIL
Shri Pranay Shah, EVP & Head SME, TATA AIG General Insurance
Shri Manish Arora, Senior Director, M1Xchange
Shri Vineet Rai, Founder & Vice Chairman, Aavishkaar Group
12.45 PM – 01.30 PM
Networking lunch
1.30 PM – 2.30 PMMasterclass 1: SME IPO
Shri. Riddhesh Shah, DVP SME , BSE India 2.30 PM – 2.50 PMMasterclass 2: Selling to Govt
Shri. Amit Patil, Senior Manager-Procurement -GeM 2.50 PM – 3.10 PMMasterclass 3 : Top AI Tools for MSMEs
Shri .Vyom Bhardwaj, President, Muoro 3:10 PM – 3:30 PMNetworking Coffee
3:30 PM – 4:00 PMFireside Chat
MSMEs in SpotlightIn conversation with Mr. Arvind Singh 4:00 PM – 04:45 PM
Vote of Thanks & Closing Remarks
Quest 4:45 PM – 05:00 PMSPEAKERS*

Shri. Devendra Fadnavis
Hon. Chief Minister, Maharashtra

Shri. Suresh Prabhu
Former Union Minister

Shri. Suresh Prabhu
Former Union Minister
- His understanding of micro enterprise and of MSME addressing challenges of MSME to large
- Acknowledged as an expert globally for comprehending the nuances of different forms of organisations, family held, unlisted and listed entities, coop to FPOs, SHGs to formal structured orgs

Shri. Sitaram Kunte
Former Chief Secretary

Shri. Pranay Shah
Executive Vice President and Head – SME at TATA AIG

Shri. Pranay Shah
Executive Vice President and Head – SME at TATA AIG
Pranay Shah is Executive Vice President and Head – SME at TATA AIG, responsible for the SME business including Property, Marine and Employee Benefits.
He joined the insurance industry from petroleum industry and is now an insurance industry veteran with over 22 years of experience in Commercial Lines Underwriting, Reinsurance, Claims & Product Development.
He joined Tata AIG from Bharti AXA, where he led the Commercial Lines underwriting and Risk Engineering team successfully through significant scale-up and improvement of the portfolio. Prior to that, he was associated with ICICI Lombard since its nascency, helming various leadership roles across several portfolios including Property, Engineering, Health, Marine underwriting and claims.
Pranay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, and is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. He is also a Fellow of Insurance Institute of India.

Shri. Surya Srinivas
VP, Product & Engineering, greytHR

Shri. Surya Srinivas
VP, Product & Engineering, greytHR
With over 17 years in the IT industry, Surya leads Product & Engineering at greytHR, a cloud-based HRMS platform trusted by over 30,000 businesses across 25+ countries. As a key sponsor of MSME Mahotsav 2025, greytHR is committed to empowering MSMEs through technology-driven HR solutions. Surya specializes in architecting integrated Hire-to-Retire platforms and implementing automation-first strategies that simplify HR operations. His work has enabled businesses to enhance employee experiences, optimize workforce management, and navigate the evolving HR landscape with agility. At MSME Mahotsav 2025, Surya will share insights on leveraging technology to drive MSME growth, focusing on practical approaches to digital transformation in HR processes.

Vidya Sagar Singh
Sr. General Manager-NSICLTD

Anurag Awasthy
Chief Manager, Social Impact and Inclusive Seller Growth, GeM

Sushma Morthania
Director General at India SME Forum

Ateesh Kumar Singh
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

Aashwita Lal
Director, NITI Aayog

Aashwita Lal
Director, NITI Aayog

Abhishek Dalmiya
Head of Strategic Alliances & Developer Ecosystem, Tally Solutions

Abhishek Dalmiya
Head of Strategic Alliances & Developer Ecosystem, Tally Solutions
Abhishek Dalmiya, the Head – Strategic Alliances & Developer Ecosystem at Tally Solutions, brings with him almost 28 years of cross-industry experience. With experience across diverse industries, Abhishek entered the technology space in 2000 by co-founding a start-up in the mobile application space and headed it for 8 years.
In his 15+ years at Tally, Abhishek has owned multiple Tally versions and created a foundation for revolutionizing digital banking for businesses. In his current role, Abhishek is responsible for ensuring that his team always delivers the right product in the market which delights the customers at scale. His immediate challenge includes enabling the developer ecosystem of Tally to deliver great add-ons and make Tally easier to integrate with. Due to his experience, education, and exposure to the SME market, Abhishek can visualize why the product can positively impact SME businesses.
Though an MBA in Finance, Abhishek has always believed that technology can bring huge changes in the lives of people and businesses.

Nandini Podaralla
Director Partner Technology, Global Partner Solutions – Microsoft

Nandini Podaralla
Director Partner Technology, Global Partner Solutions – Microsoft

Mr. Vivek Singh Bhakuni
CFO, M1Xchange

Mr. Vivek Singh Bhakuni
CFO, M1Xchange
- Vivek is a seasoned banking & finance professional with over two decades of extensive experience in the supply chain finance industry. Worked with the industry leaders like IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank and YES Bank, where he has shared his expertise in the credit assessment function and supply chain finance space.
- Currently, he is Chief Financial Officer at M1xchange. Prior to this, he had joined M1xchange in 2017 as Regional Head, where he was instrumental in business development for the North & East zone. He is an industry expert and he takes it as his responsibility to create constant awareness about the TReDS Platform among bankers, corporates and MSMEs at various forums, industry association meetings and RBI sessions.
- His past work experience has enriched him in more ways than we can imagine. His responsibility in creating base for Supply Chain Finance business from scratch for North Zone for YES Bank, handling corporate relationships in North Zone for Supply chain product for ICICI Bank and managing the credit appraisal of Home Loan proposals of North Zone for IDBI Bank has carved him into one of the greatest names in the industry.
- Vivek is a qualified Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and he graduated in Commerce, from the Lucknow University. After work, he turns into an avid traveller and has great love for books and music too.

Shri. Arvind Singh
Convener, MSME Mahotsav

Shri. Arvind Singh
Convener, MSME Mahotsav
Physics graduate from Delhi University and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, Arvind built a successful international banking career with Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank in India and in Singapore. In 1999, he developed keen interest in the micro credit movement gaining traction in Bangladesh under later day Nobel Laureate Prof. Yunus and was inspired by how small amount of credit can empower poor people and create livelihoods. He visited Bangladesh and studied the model.
Extending the idea of micro loans, Arvind formulated the concept of micro venture capital. Small risk capital to help entrepreneurs in rural areas to develop their innovations and run pilot projects to prove and finetune their ventures. This led to creation of first of its kind micro venture capital fund in the world to support rural entrepreneurs. AAvishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund was set up in 2001.
Over the years, AAvishkaar has attained heights beyond our initial imagination. This venture has now served over 144 million underserved customers and disbursed a total capital of USD 5.1 billion. Credit for this goes to an incredible founding team as Arvind withdrew from day-to-day operations.
Arvind spent next 2 decades on implementation focused consulting and coaching company, Quest ontheFRONTIER. Arvind tapped on recently retired executives with valuable industry and functional experiences in the leading companies to help smaller organizations develop their people and grow their business. Our approach is practical and implementation focused. We work with the people in the business to help them plan their ambition and achieve their goals. Quest served few hundred clients in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa,
After working and living for 3 decades in Singapore and later in Shanghai, Arvind relocated back to India in 2023 and started working on MSMEs. If we are to achieve our national ambition of Viksit Bharat, MSMEs are to play a crucial role, grow manifold and create much needed jobs. With the mission of helping ambitious MSME owners scale up 10 times in 7 years, Arvind is setting up NEXT Coaching for aspiring MSME owners. To engage these aspiring MSME owners, he conceived MSME Mahotsav to celebrate successful MSME owners, share new technologies and innovative financial solutions and support them to the NEXT stage of their growth. 10 times in 7 years.
MSME owners and entrepreneurs create jobs and are true Nation Builders. A new Nation Builder award is being launched to recognize and celebrate those who create jobs. Many MSMEs of yesteryears have gone on to become global giants. Winners of the Nation Builder awards are felicitated at a grand function and given visibility in the national media like CNBC.
IIM Ahmedabad alum, Arvind further enhanced his leadership capabilities through specialized programs at Harvard Kennedy School and The Wharton School. Motivated by his early life experiences in a small village and a deep sense of gratitude for the opportunities he received, Arvind is committed to contributing to India’s development. A proud Indian, he also ran a campaign for permanent seat for India in the United Security Council. www.veto4india.org He believes that with some help and guidance, MSMEs can achieve much greater heights and help us achieve our national ambition, Viksit Bharat.

Puneet Mahajan
Vice President at IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Co. Ltd

Puneet Mahajan
Vice President at IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Co. Ltd
Mr. Puneet Mahajan is a Vice President at IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Co. Ltd, where he drives strategic initiatives and growth. His professional journey began with a strong foundation, contributing significantly to business expansion in the insurance sector.
Some of his key accomplishments include:- Vice President at IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Co. Ltd and with the company since May 2001
- Key role as State Head for Delhi & Uttarakhand and is involved actively in strategic planning and execution for business growth
Education:
- St. Francis De Sales School, N Delhi
- PVPIT, Sangli (1994-1998)
Skills:
- Deep understanding of industry dynamics.
- Commitment to driving innovation for business development.

Pankaj Agarwal
Deputy General Manager, SME Business Unit, State Bank of India (NewDelhi Circle)

Pankaj Agarwal
Deputy General Manager, SME Business Unit, State Bank of India (NewDelhi Circle)
- Education: B.SC, CAIIB, Diploma in Treasury, Investment and Risk Management,ACAMS
- Presently heading SME Business Vertical of State Bank of India, New DelhiCircle and responsible for SME business growth and quality of assets.
- New Delhi Circle consists of 4 states including Delhi, NCR part of Haryana,Uttarakhand and Western part of UP with business portfolio of more thanRs.35,000 Cr.
- Extensive experience of more than 26 years
- Experience across various assignments in Credit/Advances/Trade/Treasuryacross different geographies including New York and Antwerp, Belgium.
- Handled various industries and exposures of large corporates as well as MSMEunits.

Shri. Tuhin Sengupta
Lead Architect- AI, Tally Solutions

Shri. Tuhin Sengupta
Lead Architect- AI, Tally Solutions
Tuhin Sengupta is the Lead Architect (AI) at Tally Solutions, guiding and managing multiple programs for the company’s AI/ML roadmap to ensure the successful execution of AI/ML-enabled features in the product.
With over 25 years of experience in software product engineering and design, he has gained rich expertise in technologies such as .Net, J2EE, system programming, mobile app development, cloud technologies, and DevOps—largely within the finance and ERP domain. Tuhin believes in building technology that is future-ready for businesses and has led initiatives such as multi-platform support, new DevOps practices, and productization. He is currently spearheading blockchain research within Tally to address unique business cases for the upcoming product line.
Before joining Tally, Tuhin built a diverse and rewarding career that began with Tata Consultancy Services, where he held multiple roles focusing on software engineering and architecture.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (B.E.) from IIEST, a Post Graduate degree in Management from IIM Ahmedabad, and has also participated in the Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence from The University of Texas, Austin. Additionally, he is a TOGAF 9.2 certified enterprise architect.

Mr. Riddhesh Shah
Deputy Vice President at BSE

Mr. Riddhesh Shah
Deputy Vice President at BSE
Mr. Riddhesh Shah, Deputy Vice President at BSE is a capital market specialist with experience of over 2 decades. He is assisting small & mid-sized corporates and start-ups in raising funds.
He has worked with numerous public & private sector Investment Banks. He has worked on varied transactions across sectors. He has experience of assisting companies throughout their life cycle and providing an apt solution for their growth needs viz., seed funding to maturity stage funding. He has advised numerous corporates & raised capital for them through varied routes. He is passionate about growing SMEs and helping promoters realize their dreams.
In the current role at BSE, he is promoting BSE’s SME and Start-up platform with aspiring entrepreneurs who would want to bring tectonic shift in their business and be torch bearers of Indian economy. He will be sharing his deep domain knowledge with companies and advise them on measures to raise funds. His strength lies in evaluating the right opportunities for companies and advise them on raising optimal capital.
He is a post-graduate in finance

Shri. Ravi Shanker
Associate Director, Crayon

Shri. Manish Arora
Senior Director | M1xchange

Shri. Manish Arora
Senior Director | M1xchange
Manish Arora comes with almost three decades of experience in Corporate World. He has been a SME Banker for more than 22 Years with significant exposure in areas of SME Banking and Fintech Lending, Asset Based Financing, Supply Chain Financing (SCF), Product Development and Management, Ecosystem Partnerships.
He has built successful SME Businesses/Franchises across Multiple Institutions through wearing multiple hats i.e. Marketing/Distribution Lead, Business Head, Product Head, Project Lead for Digital Lending, Financial Institution and SME Business Lead for a Fintech in Digital Supply Chain Finance.
He specialises in SME Business Strategy, SME and SCF Products and Digital Lending Platform development, Risk Management, Business Problem solving and Processes Improvement
Currently, He is leading MSME to MSME TReDS business of M1xchange to provide full stack Supply Chain Financing solutions including both payable and receivable financing.
He has worked with DBS Bank, YES BANK, Temasek’s India Subsidiary – Fullerton, Citigroup and Eicher Motors (now VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd.).

Shri. Ramakant Kulkarni
CEO, Clout HR Solutions LLP

Ms. Binaifer Jehani
Senior director and Business Head of Assessments Practice Company - Crisil Intelligence

Shri. Mustufa Mukadam
Head HR, Adroit Biomed Ltd

Shri. Mustufa Mukadam
Head HR, Adroit Biomed Ltd
Mustufa Mukadam is a seasoned Human Resources leader with over 18 years of experience driving HR strategy, talent development, and organizational growth. With expertise across recruitment, employee relations, performance management, and HR compliance.
Mustufa Mukadam has successfully led diverse teams and partnered with business leaders to align people strategies with organizational goals. Known for building high-performance cultures, [he/she/they] brings a strong track record in leadership development, change management, and fostering employee engagement.

Shri. Amit Kumar
AGM SME, SBI BANK

Shri. Vineet Rai
Chairman, Avishkaar Finance

Shri. Vineet Rai
Chairman, Avishkaar Finance
Vineet Rai is the Founder and Vice Chairman of Aavishkaar Group. Aavishkaar Group is an Impact Investment Platform impacting millions of people in Asia and Africa using an entrepreneurship based development approach.
Vineet believes in building impact ecosystems to deliver real Impact as enshrined in the vision of Aavishkaar Group “We exist to bridge the Opportunity gap for the Emerging 3 Billion”. Vineet believes that Impact Investing has the potential to change the world of finance irreversibly.
The Group’s ecosystems include Aavishkaar Capital – the Impact fund manager focused on Global South, Arohan – One of India’s largest & most digitally advanced microfinance institution (MFI) targeting low income households, Ashv Finance – a Fin Tech NBFC, offering unique cash flow based business loans to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and IntelleCap –building Impact Ecosystems globally.
Aavishkaar Group has 9,800 employees, manages assets in excess of US $ 1.5 Billion while trying to serve needs of entrepreneurs from debt of US $ 150 (INR 10 thousands) to equity of US $ 15 Million (INR 100 Crore) while aligning the group to 14 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDG’s.
Vineet has received numerous awards including the 2021 Access-HSBC Inclusive Finance India Award for personal contribution to Financial Inclusion in India, TIE Hall of Fame 2018, the Impact Investor of the Year by News Corp for 2016, Porter Prize for Strategic Leadership in Social Space, 2016, CNBC TV 18 Award for being the Catalyst Fund for India 2016, G 20 – SME Innovation in Finance Award 2010 in Seoul South Korea, UNDP-IBLF –ICC World Business Award in 2005 and Lemelson Award for Social Venture Investing. In 2021 Vineet Rai and Swati Rai (Co-Founder) was awarded the Faces of Vibrant Bharat 2021 by Grant Thorton Bharat. In 2023, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award for ‘Excellence in Impact Investing’ at the India Startup Festival. In 2023, Vineet Rai was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Impact Investment by India Start Foundation. In 2024, he was named as one of Equalifi’s ‘Indian Alternative Investments Thought Leaders and won the “Change maker of the Year -Venture Capital’ at the WinPe Awards. He is an Ashoka Fellow and Honorary Member of XLRI Alumni Association and has been conferred a distinguished Alumni by Indian Institute of Forest Management.
In 2022, Vineet was appointed on the G20 Start up 20 Engagement Group Task Force on Sustainability and Securities and Exchange Board of India has appointed him on Advisory Committee of the Social Stock Exchange. Vineet was also invited by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his “Roundtable interaction with Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds”. In 2021. Vineet was also invited by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for consultations on doubling the income of the farmers in September 2017 as part of his champions of change program. Vineet has also served on the advisory committee of SEBI for the formation of Social Stock Exchange, as Commissioner at the Business Commission for Sustainable Development, as Senior Advisor to Blended Finance Working Group at OECD and as an Advisor to United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Board. In 2024 and 2025, Vineet Rai has been a part of the Organizing Committee and Lead Agtech Pavilion at the Startup Mahakumbh, organized by the Hon’ble PM of India and the Ministry of Commerce. Recently, Vineet Rai was invited to be a member to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh’s Economic Advisory Group.
Vineet featured on the cover of Forbes India, January 2018 issue. Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever endorsed Aavishkaar Intellecap Group for its efforts in furthering inclusive development.
Driving on Indian roads is one of his passions and he tries to cover 50,000 KM every year.
Naman Centre, 2nd Floor, C-31, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai – 400051

Shri. Vyom Bhardwaj
President, Muoro

Shri. Vyom Bhardwaj
President, Muoro
Vyom Bhardwaj is a serial entrepreneur reshaping how the world’s most ambitious AI labs and high-growth companies scale their engineering capacity. As the founder and driving force behind Muoro, he is building a platform that delivers what the AI ecosystem needs most today: speed, depth, and trust in engineering execution.
Under his leadership, Muoro has grown a global network of 20,000+ elite experts in AI, Data, Cloud, and Platform Engineering—empowering clients to deploy vetted agentic AI and LLM engineering teams within just 72 hours.
Vyom’s journey in AI goes back to the early days of deep learning, where he was part of the ecosystem and learned directly from world-renowned AI and deep learning researchers at MILA in Montreal. This early exposure to the cutting edge of AI shaped his vision for Muoro: not as another outsourcing company, but as the engineering backbone enabling AI labs to train and scale frontier models.

Shri. Madan Sabnavis
Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda

Shri. Madan Sabnavis
Chief Economist, Bank of Baroda
Madan Sabnavis is a post graduate in Economics from Delhi School of Economics who graduated in BA (Hons) Economics from St Stephen’s College, Delhi. He has been a corporate economist for 38 years and worked with erstwhile ICICI Limited, ICICI Bank, L & T, NCDEX, CARE Ratings, and is now Chief Economist with Bank of Baroda. He is the author of over 3500 articles since 1988 in business dailies and features at times on business channels. He is also the author of 7 books including one in fiction (The Search for Aurangzeb’s Stone, 2023). His latest book is Corporate Quirks: The Darker Side of the Sun (2023). He is on SEBI’s RAC and CDAC committees and IIBF’s RAC and Education and Training Committee. He is also on FICCI’s Committee of Economists. also on Ministry of Statistics committee on energy statistics.

Shri. Sanjeev Sharma
Director, Tech Sales & Partner CTO, Microsoft

Shri. Venkattesh R
Former President, Head Operations, Technology, Human Resources and CIO, DCB Bank

Shri. Venkattesh R
Former President, Head Operations, Technology, Human Resources and CIO, DCB Bank
Mr. Venkattesh R worked last as the President & Head Technology, Operations, Human Resources & CIO, DCB Bank Limited till February 2024. He is currently on a break taking few assignments with the Boards/Management.
He has an overall experience of 33+ years in BFSI and the Oil Sector. He completed Post Graduation in Personnel Management from XISS Ranchi. He is one of the few professionals who has travelled beyond his HR role and into Business roles.
At DCB Bank, he focused on the turnaround and transformation of DCB Bank into a new age, new generation Bank. He took up this role in December 2005 after being attracted by the challenges, complexities faced by the Bank then. This role allowed him to interface with the Board level and drive transformation at a strategic top management level.
Prior to DCB Bank, he was with Standard Chartered Bank as Head - HR Country. During his stint there he worked on the integration of ANZ Grindlays with Standard Chartered Bank (India), worked closely with Business and led HR for Standard Chartered Finance Ltd. as well. During 2000-02 he was amongst those leading the setting up of SCOPE International (Global Shared Service Centre), a subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank at Chennai. In his last role, he worked closely with Standard Chartered Bank's HR teams across 57 countries, driving the strategic agenda of the Bank.
Prior to joining the Banking Industry, he was associated with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation.
He was awarded “Financial Express Visionary Leader” by Financial Express in 2023 for contribution to the Banking and Financial Service Industry.
For driving technology excellence, the International Data Corporation (IDC) honoured him with the “Digital Business Leader Award” in December 2015.
For demonstrating excellence in his endeavours and in recognition of his contribution in the turnaround of DCB Bank, the Bombay Management Association in association with IBS-Mumbai honoured him with “Achiever of Excellence Award” in 2011.
His profile has also been featured in the e-book published by ETBFSI “India’s New Digital Leaders – Transforming the Region” in 2021.
He has also featured in the book “100 Managers in Action “by Mr. T V Rao.

Shri. Amit Patil
Senior Manager-Procurement -GeM

Shri. Amit Patil
Senior Manager-Procurement -GeM
Amit Patil serves as a Business Facilitator for the state of Maharashtra, bringing with him over 14 years of rich experience in public procurement and economic development. Holding a master’s degree in business economics, Amit has been instrumental in driving the adoption of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) across various government departments in Maharashtra.
His work focuses on bridging the gap between policy and practice, ensuring seamless onboarding and active participation of both buyers and sellers on the GeM platform. Through targeted training programs, workshops, and outreach initiatives, Amit has significantly expanded awareness and capacity-building efforts, empowering stakeholders to leverage digital procurement for transparency, efficiency, and value.
Amit’s dedication to inclusive growth and digital transformation makes him a key enabler in Maharashtra’s journey toward smarter governance and procurement excellence.
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