14th National MSME Convention
AIMA organised its 14th National MSME Convention on the 23rd- 24th January 2025 at Kochi, on the theme- ‘Building Sustainable MSMEs: Promoting Inclusive Growth through Innovation & Technology’. The 2-day convention served as a key platform for MSME stakeholders to explore the role of sustainability in driving growth and innovation. Participants also gained insights into MSME banking, market trends and finance access, along with networking opportunities.
The Inaugural session was led by Mr K R Bijimon, Executive Director & Coo, The Muthoot Group of Companies; Dr Neelakantan P C, Principal, Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science; Mr A. Nizarudeen, President, Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA); Mr G.S. Prakash, Joint Director & HoO, MSME Development Institute, Thrissur, Kerala and Dr Rohit Singh, Director CME
AIMA. The event also featured a virtual special address by Ms. Barbara Terenzi, President, WUSME, who spoke about WUSME's efforts to support MSMEs, focusing on overcoming challenges like access to finance and environmental protection.
Other eminent speakers who addressed the event included, Balagopal Chandrashekar; Prof Dr Anand Agrawal; Mr Ajayan k Anant; Mr Kedar Pandya; Damodar Avanoor; Chikku Abraham, V; Mr B. Jayakrishna, Treasurer, Kerela State Small Industries Association; Mr Rohan Saju George, Credit Analyst. Bank of Baroda; Ms Remya AG, AGM, Kerala Gramin Bank; Wg. Cdr Ragashree D Nair; Mr David Tereladze, Dean – MBS, Muthoot Business School; Ms Lekha Balachandran; Dr Bindu Sathyajith; Mr V.P. Nandakumar; Dr Shajimon K John; Mr VKC Razak; Dr Thomas (Thomman) George K; Ms U C Lachithamol and Mr P J Jose, State Vice President, Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA). The speakers delved into a variety of essential and strategic topics to equip MSMEs with the tools needed to thrive in today’s competitive business environment, addressing challenges, opportunities, and effective solutions for sustainable growth and innovation.
The convention 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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13th National MSME Convention
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.
For more Informaiton, Pl. contact
Nidhi Sharma
Email:- nidhi@aima.in
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