Pune: The eminent scientist Padma Vibhushan Dr Raghunath Mashelkar (President, Indian National Science Academy) is scheduled to inaugurate the Two day MIG SMARTECH Conclave organised by Mahesh Industrial Group (MIG) – a Pune based NGO, according to Mr. Manoj Behede ,MIG President., The conclave scheduled on 6th & 7th March 2024, is focussed on MSMEs with a theme “Building Global Leaders in Manufacturing”.
Mr. Abhijit Sinha, National Programme Director-Ease of doing Business, NITI Aayog, shall be the Guest of Honour at the Inaugural Ceremony. Dr. Ganesh Natrajan (Chairman, Honeywell Automation) shall unfold the theme.
While National Research and Development corporation (NRDC) is the Innovation Partner of the conclave, C4i4 Lab under the aegis of Ministry of Heavy Industries, is the conclave Partner. Computer & Media Dealer’s Association (CMDA), Pune, is also associated with MIG SMARTECH.
The Two Day Conclave rests on Four pillars i.e. Market Access, Sustainability, Automation & Industry 4.0 and Smart Technology. It aims at empowering MSMEs and Startups to be globally competitive.
The Conclave comprises of a Technical Conference to provide a platform for entrepreneurs, innovators, and experts, to share knowledge, tools and solutions along with an Exhibition to provide opportunities to showcase Emerging Tech.
A galaxy of eminent personalities such as Dr. Anand Deshpande (Founder & Chairman – Persistent systems), Mr. Rishi Bagla (MD, Bagla Group), Mr Pradeep Bhargava (MD- Cummins Generator Technologies Pvt Ltd), Mr.. Raman Nanda (Leadership Mentor & Coach), shall interact with the delegates in various sessions.
A special session “Empowering MSMEs for Atmanirbhar Bharat” is planned where Mr. Pradeep Peshkar (Member of National MSME Board) & Mr Cmde Amit Rastogi (Retd.) (CMD-NRDC) will discuss how MSMEs can chart a fast track growth with Government Facilitation as well as through Innovation & absorption of Technology.
Mr. Martello Kabilo (Vice President -Operations, Atlas Copco India Pvt Ltd), Mr. Milind Talathi (Director, Elantas Beck India Ltd), Mr. Satish Mandhana (MD , Eversource Capital), Mr. Gaurav Tripathi (Co-Founder & Group CTO, Innoplexus), Mr. Abhijeet Kabra (CEO, Sasken Technologies Ltd), Mr. Sunil Mehta(General Manager, Mitsusbishi Electric India) Mr. Mayur Sejal (IPO Advisory & Wealth Management), Dr. Siddharha Jabade *(Vice Chancellor, Vishwakarma University), Dr. Vasant Bang. (Organizational Development & Strategic Management Advisor) will also be some of the Expert panellists at the conclave.
While a wide spectrum of topics ranging from Product Innovation and Brand Building to Artificial Intelligence and Cloud computing and, from Robotics & Automation to Net Zero and concern for people & Planet, will be deliberated by the experts, some case studies and success stories will add value to these deliberations.
Another interesting feature of the conclave, is the Startups Arena where Startups can showcase their products and an Investor Meet to explore opportunities for investments in the Startups. Mr. Jitendra Lakhotia, MIG Vice President sees many takeaways for MSMEs through MIG SMARTECH Conclave and has appealed to them to enrich themselves and prepare for the growth path through participation in the MIG SMARTECH conclave.