Mr. Nachiket Naik, MD, IREP Credit Capital was the keynote speaker for the event and he shared his views on the topic, “The Current Economic Outlook: Reforms, Technology and Growth”. He talked about the problematic credit channels in India and their impact.

The keynote speech was followed by a panel discussion on the same topic. The panellists were Mr. Nachiket Naik, MD, IREP Credit Capital, Ms. Kavita Kulkarni, COO CRO Change (APAC), Credit Suisse, Mr. Sumit Srivastav, Partner & Leader, PwC India and Dr.  Sunder Ram Korivi, Senior Consultant, NIFM. Mr. Biharilal Deora, Director, Abakkus Asset Manager LLP. was the moderator for the discussion.

The panel had a healthy discussion on a variety of issues including Artificial Intelligence, its impact on the Indian Economy and the job sector, MSMEs and their future in the Indian economy and the microfinance sector.

Dr R Raman

Director – SIBM Pune

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Dean – Faculty of Management – SIU