LMA SME CONCLAVE 3.0 TRANSFORMING FOR THE FUTURE

Ludhiana, February 18, 2019: “Battles of the future in the intensely competitive world , cannot be won with the mindsets and weaponry of the past.” was the message shared by the Keynote Speaker Ashvinder Singh, MD, Unistyle Image at the SME Conclave organized by the Ludhiana Management Association in association with TIE-NCR & IndiaMart. today. Ashvinder emphasized that SMEs would need to shed their ostrich like attitude of keeping to themselves, rather the entrepreneurs must focus on delegation, development of win-win networks, develop new products and also create powerful Brands. Singh also shared his personal mantra for success to be the development of his team and its empowerment. He asserted that the success of an SME would depend on how effectively is it able to develop and empower all its stakeholders, i.e., its Dealers, its Customers, its suppliers and also its employees. Kamal Wadehra, President LMA stated that the theme of this conclave was to enable SMEs( Small and Medium Enterprises to be prepared for the future which seems to be uncertain, but actually is an opportunity for those who are able to envision and prepare for the times of constant change. D.K.Sindhwani,Secretary Programmes, LMA and Ajit Lakra,Convener LMA SME Forum elaborated on the different themes of the conclave to be Digital Marketing for SMEs, Technology 4.0 for Staying Ahead and Innovations on Financing for SMEs. The mentors of this conclave were felicitated by Surinder Bhogal, Vice President LMA. The Conclave proved to be a unique opportunity for the entrepreneurs as not only they were able to derive useful learning from the success stories of other highly successful entrepreneurs from different manufacturing sectors and services, but they were also able to interact with them on a one to one basis during the sessions. The SME Conclave was also a platform on which key strategists from Banks, Venture Capital networks, Merchant Bankers . IT Consulting Firms and Logistics and Supply Chain organizations, shared their perspectives about the Emerging World and its challenges. Some Key Speakers were Upkar Singh Ahuja-New Swan Industries, Mr. Saravpreet Singh and Mr. Parag Aggarwal, India Mart, Amit Jain-Shingora Shawls, Vishal Juneja-Vidhaata Group, Manuj Adlakha-CPL, Rahul Aggarwal-i2K2, Amit Thapar-Ganga Acrowools, Kabir Chandoke-Sourcefuse, Jaswinder Bhogal-Uniparts. Hirdesh Madaan-BullsEye, Arup Ganguly-ICICI Bank, Sachin Gupta-Share India and Sandro Stephen-Indian Angel Network.