Speaker Profile: Dr. HP Kumar

Former CMD - NSIC & Director, External Affairs - Power2SME Pvt Ltd

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: Mr. Sudhir Jha

National Convener, All India Manufacturers' Organization

With core strengths of Conceiving ideas leading to development of projects in the value chain and Ideation, Implementation, Augmentation and Value Creation. He is a Strategic planner to work out ‘complete Socio-Economic & Business Models.

He has been in the leadership role in various business and NGO bodies including MSME Development Forum, Rise Foundation, All India Manufacturers Organization (AIMO), All India Confederation of Small & Micro Industries Associations (AICOSMIA), Delhi Productivity Council, etc.