Speaker Profile: Mr. Faiz Askari

Moderator

Faiz is a mediapreneur specialized in Small Business and Technology domain. With an urge to serve the much-needed service to the Indian SMEs, SMEStreet.in is created to become a dynamic knowledge-sharing platform for SMEs. A platform on which SMEs can not only expect valued content for their business growth but also network with experts who can guide them to achieve growth.

SMEStreet is India’s top MSME’s knowledge-driven ecosystem. With over 6 years of being an strong voice of the MSME segment, the platform is committed to add value in the entrepreneurs’ life with information and knowledge. SMEStreet.in as a platform gets close to 8 Lakh monthly visitors who are from various segments of industry and geographies across India.

Speaker Profile: Dr. HP Kumar

Former CMD, NSIC & Director- External Affairs, Power2SME

Dr. H.P. Kumar is Director External Affairs at Power2SME and he is spearheading the organization’s objective of building alliance network in the industry. Dr. Kumar will design innovative programmes and framework to enhance Power2SME’s value proposition for SMEs, Suppliers and financial institutions. With rich experience in leading successful and profitable campaigns to benefit SMEs, Dr. Kumar comes with deep knowledge of SME market. Dr. Kumar has extensive experience in dealing with promotion, development and financing of MSMEs, exports and other small & large projects. Prior to joining Power2SME. He was the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NSIC (National Small Industries Corporation), a govt. of India enterprise engaged in development and financing of SMEs in India. Under his leadership, NSIC was able to achieve a turnover of 17400 crores and became a dividend paying entity with an excellent MOU rating continuously for 7 years, a spectacular shift, from a loss making CPSU prior to his successful tenure.

Speaker Profile: CA Namita Agarwal

Strategic Advisor, MSME Business Forum India

Namita is having more than 12 years of experience in finance, taxation and accounting. She has extensive experience in field of international taxation and global mobility area with Big four’s. Currently, she is  strategic advisor at MSME Business Forum India, single window  solution for MSME’s.

The areas of her expertise include Fund raising, Project Financing, Risk Advsiory, Taxation, Provident Fund, Global Mobility.

She has an enriched work history to be associated with PwC, Deloitte & Kapoor Jain & Associates

Speaker Profile: Mr. Deepak Maheshwari

Investment Banker, Angel Investor & Co- Founder & CEO, Jindigi Live Consulting

With two decades of enriching experience as an entrepreneur, business head & CFO of multiple business units, he has a demonstrable track record of enhancing shareholder value and managing business throughout lifecycles encompassing early stage business set-up, enabling rapid organic growth, creating strategic turnarounds, forging joint ventures and businesses right sizing.

He currently runs boutique business consultancy & investment banking firm Jindagi Live Consulting (www.jindagilive.in) where he is focused on creating value for clients.

He is a founder of jindagi live angels which is focused on investments in startups and SME space.