Speaker Profile: Mr. Ramesh Dharmaji

Adviser to Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship, (GAME) & Mentor at Wadhwani foundation

A career Banker with over 38 years of experience in Development Financing, Product creation, credit delivery in IDBI/SIDBI. Founding Director of SIDBI International MSME Training Institute. CEO of India SME Technology Services Ltd, an associate of SIDBI.

Served as Director on Boards of   MSMEs/ infrastructure companies, Microfinance Institutions, State Financial Corporations, Venture Capital Companies, Technical Consultancy organisations Micro finance self-regulating organisations. Was adviser to SIDBI post superannuation till May 20. Currently, Strategy Adviser to Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation, a state level government owned finance institution. Adviser to Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship, (GAME). Mentor at Wadhwani foundation.  Mentoring support to a few MSMEs as an expert of a helpline

Speaker Profile: Dr. H P 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: Mr. Ramesh Jayaram

CFO Partner, CFO Bridge

Ramesh lives in Bengaluru and manages both Chennai and Bengaluru operations. He has wide ranging experience of more than 25 years in India and in US in diverse sectors. Pharma and Healthcare are his key sectors of expertise but he is at ease both with new age start ups and SMEs. He has worked in entities like Ranbaxy, Vasan healthcare, DCM Hyundai and Apple credit.

CFO Bridge was founded in 2012, which is now a large & pan India institution dedicated to service of SMEs. CFO Bridge is the largest partner model financial service provider for SME in India with more than 150+ clients and presence in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, New Delhi & Doha.