Every year INFOCOM hosts Industry Specific Forums/Connect programmes across locations throughout the year. These platforms focus on key drivers of the industry to help propel the development and growth of the vertical.
This year Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA) and Microsoft have joined hands with INFOCOM, to present the SME Forum 2015, Pune Chapter that focuses on the growth potential of small and medium enterprises by leveraging technology in the region.
17:30 hrs – 18:00 hrs | Registration over Tea & Coffee |
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18:00 hrs – 18:15 hrs | Welcome and Introductions |
18:15 hrs – 18:45 hrs | Driving growth in Tamil Nadu through SMEs Chief Guest: Thiru Kumar Jayant, IAS, Secretary – Department of Micro, Small & Medium Industries, Government of Tamil Nadu |
18:45 hrs – 19:00 hrs | Microsoft Perspectives Speaker: Meetul Patel, General Manager, SMS&P, Microsoft India |
19:00 hrs – 19:10 hrs | Perspectives from Microsoft Partner Speaker: Bright Augustus, Lead – Cloud Consulting, Quadra Systems |
19:10 hrs – 19:20 hrs | Perspectives from Microsoft SME Customer |
19:20 hrs – 19:30 hrs | Unlocking the potential of SMEs Speaker: Ajay Thakur, Head, BSE - SME |
19:30 hrs – 20:30 hrs | Panel Discussion: Empowering SMEs for India 2025 Chairperson: K Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, TANSTIA FNF Service Centre Panelists: S M Jamkhandi, Director, MSME Development Institute Ajay Thakur, Head, BSE – SME Naval Gupta, General Manager – MSME, Indian Overseas Bank Senthuran Sendil Kumar, Founder and Managing Director, Xpertyle Consulting Meetul Patel, General Manager, SMS&P, Microsoft India |
20:30 hrs onwards | Networking Dinner |