MCCI MSME International Conference 2024
“Empowering MSMEs for Sustainable Development”
World MSME Day, 27 June 2024 at The Spring Club, Kolkata
It is widely known that, 27th June has been designated as World MSME Day by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate the crucial role played the MSME sector and also to enhance awareness of the tremendous contribution of this sector in the global economy.
Recognizing the importance of World MSME Day, Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry will organize an International Conference on 27th June 2024 in Kolkata, supported by the esteemed Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, under MSME International Cooperation [IC] Scheme.
Conference Highlights :
The objectives of the Conference are as follows :
- To highlight the crucial role of MSMEs in sustainable development and advocate for policies that support their growth.
- To create market opportunities for the MSMEs in both domestic and global markets
- To provide a networking platform to the MSMEs, from manufacturing and services sector, to address challenges associated with MSMEs
- To provide mentoring and handholding services to the sector.
The Conference would be addressed by Mr. Sudatta Mandal, Deputy Managing Director, SIDBI as Guest of Honour, International Resource Persons & Keynote Speakers : Mr. Abdul Matlub Ahmad, Founder President, India Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Former President, FBCCI and Chairman, Niloy Nitol Group; Mr. Keerthi Gunawardane, President, Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry of Sri Lanka and MD & CEO, Graphic Systems (P) Ltd. and Mr. Hem Raj Dhakal, Vice President, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce & Industry and Chairman, Heritage Group.Mr Sanjib Kothari , Chairman MSME Council of MCCI will deliver the Theme Address
The Technical Session on “MSME Exports : Enhancing Global Competitiveness” would be addressed by Mr. Pradip Kumar Das, IEDS, Jt. Director & Head of Office, MSME DFO Kolkata – Convenor; Mr. Amit Kumar, Joint DGFT, Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Kolkata and Mr. Arun Kumar Garodia, Chairman, Engineering Export Promotion Council. The Technical Session on MSME Funding would be addressed by Ms. Nidhi Bothra, Regional Head, ICICI Bank Ltd.
The Conference would bring together industry experts, policymakers and MSME stakeholders, in India and the neighboring countries, in manufacturing and services sector to deliberate on strategies for empowering the MSMEs and accelerating their growth.
