SMX Entrepreneurship Summit and Awards 2022
2022-11-21
MET Institute of Management Presented the SMX Entrepreneurship Summit & Awards 2022 on Implementing Business Strategies for Entrepreneurial Growth & Success on 5th November 2022.
This grand physical event brought top business leaders together who took a deep dive into today’s business environment and shared insights on how entrepreneurs can have a long term sustainable success through the right investments with funding & marketing strategies.
The event was inaugurated by traditional lamp lighting at the hands of the dignitaries in the presence of Dr. Swati Lodha, Director, MET Institute of Management. It was followed by the amazingly insightful sessions by eminent speakers such as Mr. Rahul Jain, MD, InnoServ Group, Mr. Ramachandran Gopalkrishnan, Chairman, InnoServ Group, Mr. Santosh Nair, Founder Chairman and Chief Mentor, Smmart Training & Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Mr. Nitin Shah, Chairman cum Managing Director, Allied Digital Services Limited. Each of them shared the Implementation of Business Strategies Growth & Success with their entrepreneurial experiences.
At ‘My Story Session by Successful Innovators and Entrepreneurs’ the eminent speakers such as Mr. Tarun Katial, Founder & CEO, Eve World also an Alumni of MET Institute of Management, Ms. Swetapadma Mohanty, Co-Founder & CEO, Business Leadership League, Mr. Rahul Lahane, Founder & CEO, Chistats, Mr. Akshay Sarode, Founder President, Entrepreneurs Parliament, Ms. Archanna Das, CEO, ASCENT Foundation and Ms. Paula McGlynn, CEO - BhaDiPa, shared their entrepreneurial journey to motivate the budding entrepreneurs.
The summit included panel discussion on ‘Usage of MarTech for implementing Marketing and Sales Strategy by Start-ups’. The panel consisted of speakers like Dr. Hitesh Porwal, Founder, BizStart, Mr. Punit Thakkar, CEO & MD, Shivaami Cloud Services, Mr. Anup Menon, Regional Head, Academics & Government, LinkedIn, moderated by Dr. Manmeet Barve, Associate Professor (Marketing), MET IOM.
The second panel discussion was held on ‘Funding, Investments and Financial Strategies by Successful Start-ups for Growth’ which was consist of eminent speakers such as Ms. Priti Rathi Gupta, Founder - LXME & MD - Anand Rathi Group, Dr. Kiran Talele, Academic Head, Sardar Patel Technology Business Incubator, Mr. Rajat Mehta, Chairman, JIFF, Mr. Anand Bhatia, CMO, Fino Payments Bank Ltd. with Dr. Samir Karkhanis, Founder, Yangpoo Executive Education moderating the session.
To celebrate the trailblazers in Entrepreneurship, awards were announced in the categories such as Outstanding Entrepreneurs of the Year, Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Enabler Awards, Emerging Entrepreneurs of the Year, Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year - AI & Logistics, Startup Ecosystem Enabler Award.
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