The India Global Summit on MSMEs gets underway on Friday, November 20, 2009 at Hotel The Lalit, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.

Expect the discussions to revolve around “Building the next generation of MSMEs”, the theme for the summit.

Shri Dinesh Rai, Secretary, Ministry of MSME, is one of the speakers (he was present at the launch of B2B web portal http://www.nsicindia.com for MSME’s as shown in picture). Other speakers include:

• Arun Maira: Member, Planning Commission
• Pravir Kumar: Joint Secretary, Ministry of MSME
• H P kumar: Chairman & MD, NSIC
• Rakesh Rewari: Deputy MD,  SIDBI
• Rana Hasan: Principal Economist, ADB
• Rakesh Singh:  Head SMEs, Standard Chartered Bank

One of  goals of the summit is to explore & deliberate on opportunities for integration of MSMEs in the value chain. Sub-themes include:

• Investing with Technology upgradation ICT adoption and R&D
• Dealing with Economic Cycles:  How to adapt the changed economic cycles ?
• Capital Requirement: What is the right mix of credit and risk capital?
• Developing people power: Challenges and solutions

On,  Saturday, November 20, 2009, a Buyer Seller Meet has been scheduled between OEMs/ Large Corporations / PSUs and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises on one to one basis. Participating companies include:

• Bechtel India
• BHEL
• IDBI Bank
• International Tractor
• Maruti Suzuki
• New Holland Fiat (India)
• Philips
• Proctor & Gamble Innovation Centre
• Standard Chartered

For Registration, Speaking & Sponsorship Opportunities, contact:

Pooja Jha
Direct Tel : +91-11-24653006
Tel: +91-11 – 24629994 –7 Ext 407
Fax : +91-11 – 24615693
Email: pooja.jha@cii.in

For Buyer –Seller Meet & MSME Mart, contact:

Suvendu Mahapatra
Direct Tel : +91-11-24653006
Tel: +91-11 – 24629994 –7 Extn : 409
Fax : +91-11 – 24615693
Email: suvendu.mahapatra@cii.in

If you happen to visit the summit, we would be glad to hear about your experience. Do Write in!