Day 1
World Trade Center, Mumbai
25th MARCH 2022
09:30 AM to
10:00 AM
Registrations
10:00 AM to
10:05 AM
Lighting the Lamp with Inaugural Session
10:05 AM to
10:10 AM
Welcome Address
Dr. Gloryswarupa Sunchu
Director General, National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme)
10:10 AM
to
10:15 AM
Speech By
Mr. Vijay Kalantri
Chairman, World Trade Centre Mumbai
10:15 AM
to
10:20 AM
Speech By
Mr. Pavan Godiawala
Director, NIFT Mumbai, Counsellor (Investment and Trade), Mauritius High Commission
10:20 AM
to
10:25 AM
Speech By
Mr. Seewraj Nundlall
Counsellor (Investment and Trade), Mauritius High Commission
10:25 AM
to
10:40 AM
Address by Chief Guest
Shri. Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Hon'ble Governor of Maharashtra
10:40 AM
to
10:45 AM
VOTE OF THANKS
Dr. K. Visweswara Reddy
Faculty Member & Rector, National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Ni-MSME)
11:00 AM
to
11:30 AM
TEA BREAK
11:30 AM to
11:45 AM
Presentation By Embassy of Mauritius
11:45 AM to
12:00 PM
NFDI Presentation
Brief about NIFT Foundation for Design & Innovation by Dr. Ajit Kumar Nigam, CEO, NIFT Foundation for Design & Innovation.
12:00 PM to
01:30 PM
TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTIONS IN TEXTILES
Session Chair
Mr. Ganesh Kasekar
Representative in South Asia, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
MODERATOR
Dr. Ajit Nigam
CEO, NIFT Foundation of Design Innovation Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India
Case Study of South East Asia and other countries
Ms. Sakina Ansari
National President, WICCI National Handloom Council
Achieving Scale across the Value Chain
Mr. Ramez Basmaji
Founder, FABUSSE
Attract Investment into the Sector
Mr. Sachin A. Punekar
Founder President and Principal Scientist, BIO-Spheres
Question and Answer Session
Ms. Sonia Lamba
Co-Ordinator GlobalSpin
01:30 PM to
02:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK
02:30 PM to
03:30 PM
START-UP PRESENTATIONs
Ms. Sakina Ansari
Co-Founder Maalgaadi
Mr. Kartik Raichura
Co-Founder and CEO, Websites.co.in
Ms. Bhavini Parikh
Founder – Bunkojunko
03:30 PM to
04:30 PM
Customer Oriented Designs & Product Development
Session Chair
Dr. Rumbidzayi Masina
University of Zimbabwe Textile Department, Republic of Zimbabwe
MODERATOR
Dr. Ajit Nigam
CEO, NIFT Foundation of Design Innovation Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India
What is Global market looking for?
Mr. Tsakatsa Ishmael Humphrey
Founder and Creative Director - Zargue'sia
Role of Consulting Firms towards Global Market Research
Ms. Kanika Bawa
Director, Design & CEO Interior Design
Need to evolve the traditional designs to the new designs to match international markets
Ms. Savitha Suri
State President, Maharashtra Handloom Council of WICCI
Question and Answer Session
Ms. Sonia Lamba
Co-Ordinator GlobalSpin
04:30 PM to
05:30 PM
Capacity Building - Towards Export & Trade Competitiveness
Session Chair
Dr. Bose K Nair
President WTC Shamshabad & Visakhapatnam
MODERATOR
Dr. K. Visweswara Reddy
Faculty Member & Rector, National Institute For MSME
Present scenario and institutional framework for skill development in Indian Eco-Textiles
Ms. Tripti Chakravorty
Assistant General Manager, Trade Promotion and Marketing, World Trade Center Mumbai (WTC)
Skill Development: Key driver to the industry development
Mr. Anand Kulkarni
Founder Director, Dyota
Question and Answer Session
Ms. Sonia Lamba
Co-Ordinator GlobalSpin
Day 2
World Trade Center, Mumbai
26th MARCH 2022
09:30 AM to
10:00 AM
Registrations
10:00 AM to
11:00 AM
EXPERT SESSION ON ECO-TEXTILES
Ms. Tasneem Merchant
Creative Director Tasneem Merchant signature label /Founder Director at IWFS (India World Fashion Summit)
Mr. Ishmael Humphrey Tsakatsa
Founder and Creative Director - Zargue'sia (ZIMBABWE)
11:00 AM to
12:00 PM
EXPERT SESSION ON ECO-HANDLOOMS
Dr. Rumbidzayi Masina
University of Zimbabwe Textile Department, Republic of Zimbabwe
Mr. Ramez Basmaji
Founder, FABUSSE
12:00 PM to
12:30 PM
TEA BREAK
12:30 AM to
01:00 PM
Presentation By Silk Mark of India
Mr. Alok Kumar
Deputy Director, Silk Mark of India, Govt. of India
Presentation on Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
Mr. Ganesh Kasekar
Representative in South Asia
01:00 PM to
01:30 PM
START-UP PRESENTATIONs
01:30 PM to
02:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK
02:30 PM to
03:30 PM
Market Linkages & Logistics: National and International
Session Chair
Ms. Rupa Naik
Executive Director, World Trade Center, Mumbai
MODERATOR
Dr. Ajit Nigam
CEO, NIFT Foundation of Design Innovation Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India
Product-Market and Import-Export Mapping
Mr. Ishmael Humphrey Tsakatsa
Founder and Creative Director - Zargue'sia (ZIMBABWE)
Market Research, Intelligence and Information
Mr. Tarun Thadani
Founder and CEO, FASHIONABLYIN UK
Efficient Logistics for Un-organized Sector
Mr. Ramez Basmaji
Founder, FABUSSE
Question and Answer Session
Ms. Sonia Lamba
Co-Ordinator GlobalSpin
03:30 PM to
04:30 PM
Role of Funding Agencies towards Export Marketing
MODERATOR
Ms. Sangeeta Jain
Director, All India Association of Industries
Promotion, Development and Financing MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise) Sector
Mr. Prasanna Lohar
Vice President (Digial, Innovation & Architecture), DCB Bank
Risk-free, Non-recourse Export Financing Option available to MSME sector
Mr. Ravi Gupta
Founder and Director, SAFEXPAY
Role of Trade Bodies and B2B Platforms
Mr. Rajesh Satam
Joint Director, The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL)
Question and Answer Session
Ms. Sonia Lamba
Co-Ordinator GlobalSpin
04:30 PM to
04:45 PM
Valedictory Address
Er. Yash Arya
Founder and CEO, IAMKHAADI
Dr. Ajit Nigam
CEO, NIFT Foundation of Design Innovation Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India
Dr. K. Visweswara Reddy
Faculty Member & Rector, National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Ni-MSME)