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 Vadodara Chamber of Commerce and Industries (VCCI) and Microsoft have joined hands with INFOCOM, to present the SME Forum 2015, Vadodara 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 Gujarat through SMEs Introduction by: Nilesh Shukla, President, Vadodara Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI) GUEST OF HONOUR: P K Jha, Zonal General Manager, National Small Industries Corporation Ltd K H Shah, Deputy Director (MECH), MSME, Ahmedabad Anurag Gour, Director – Office (SMB & Consumer Business), Microsoft India |
18:45 hrs – 19:00 hrs |
Microsoft Perspectives Speaker: Anurag Gour, Director – Office (SMB & Consumer Business), Microsoft India |
19:00 hrs – 19:10 hrs |
Perspectives from Bitscape Speaker: Kartik Shah, MD & CEO, Bitscape Infotech |
19:10 hrs – 19:20 hrs |
Perspectives from Microsoft SME Customer Speaker: Vikash Rajgharia – Director, Finecure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
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: Avantika Singh Aulakh, IAS, Collector Vadodara District Panelists: Ajay Thakur, Head – BSE SME Hemant Vadalia, Vice President, Vadodara Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI) K H Shah, Deputy Director (MECH), MSME, Ahmedabad Anurag Gour, Director – Office (SMB & Consumer Business), Microsoft India Rohit Kothari, Partner, Mukund & Rohit |
20:30 hrs onwards | Networking Dinner |