Agenda 

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Welcome Address and Lamp Lighting, Guest Felicitation

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Setting Context
Mr. Siddharth Deshmukh, President Indo Japan Business Council

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Address by Guest of Honor (Japan)
Mr. Koji Yagi, Consul-General of Japan in Mumbai H.E.

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Address by Guest of Honor (India)
Mr. Rajendra Prasad Narla, Archivist, Tata Central Archives

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Address by Special Guest
Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, Advisor to Tata Consultancy Services for Ecological Neutrality and Tata Trust

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Launch of India Japan Bilingual Directory
Consul-General of Japan in Mumbai H.E. Koji Yagi and Mr. Siddharth Deshmukh, President of IJBC

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Tea Break and Group Photo Session

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Keynote Address1: "Leveraging India-Japan Synergies for SME Transformation"
Mr. Takamitsu Kajii, Head of Planning and Alignment Office, SMFG India Credit Co. Ltd.
Mr. Prateek Gupta, Chief Strategy Officer, SMFG India Credit Co. Ltd.

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

Introduction to IJBC Professional Advisory and Governance Committee

Mr. Bhupendra Singh, Managing Partner, Artham Law Chambers, 
Chairman IJBC Professional Advisory and Governance Committee

12:10 PM - 12:50 PM

Panel Discussion 1: "Technology and Innovation: Bridging the Gap for SMEs"

Moderator: Mr. Abhishek Choudhury, Vice President, Indo-Japan Business Council, Director, Nanobiz India Private Limited
Panellist: Mr. Jiten. Digvi, MD at Digvi TorqTransfer Systems Ltd, 
Mr. Kenta Yoshida, Director, MUFG Ganesha Fund, Global Corporate Banking
Ms. Mehak Ahuja, PhD Student, Centre of Society and Policy, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru

12:50 AM - 13:00 PM

Sponsor Presentation: Reliance MET City, Japan Industrial Township

Mr. Vaibhav Mittal, Vice President & Head Business Development of Reliance MET City

13:00 PM - 13:30 PM

Fireside Chat 1: "Navigating Market Entry in Japan for Indian SMEs- A story of an Indian Entrepreneur in Japan"
Mr. Sunil Kulkarni, CEO Fiedel Softtech Limited
Mr. Siddharth Deshmukh, President Indo-Japan Business Council

 13:30 PM - 14:30 PM Networking Lunch

14:30 PM - 14:40 PM

Introduction to IJBC North East Region Committee 

Mr. Rajeev Gupta, Founder and CEO Japan Centre of Excellence (JACEEX), Chairman IJBC North East Region Committee

14:40 PM - 15:00 PM

Success Stories of Cross-Border SME Partnerships
Mr. Ankit Jain, Co-Founder EF Polymer Private Limited

15:00 PM - 15:10 PM

By All Nippon Airlines
Consul-General of Japan in Mumbai H.E. Koji Yagi and Mr. Siddharth Deshmukh, President of IJBC

15:10 PM - 15:40 PM

Keynote Address2: "JICA's activity to enhance ties of SMEs between Japan and India"
Mr. Kunro Hino, Representative Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

15:40 PM - 15:50 PM

Introduction to IJBC Higher Education Research Committee

Mr. Sudhir Jaiswal, President and CEO , ESSPL, Chairman IJBC Higher Education Research Committee

15:50 PM - 16:30 PM

Panel Discussion 2: "Cultural Adaptation and Business Etiquette: Succeeding in Japan and India"
Moderator: Nupur Tewari, Founder & CEO of Connect India Japan
Panellist: Mr. Siddharth Deshmukh, 
Mr. Manabu Takahashi, CEO AsiaClick
Mr. Atul Parekh, Strategy & Business Development, Parekh Integrated Services Pvt Ltd

16:30 PM - 17:00 PM Tea Break

17:00 PM - 17:10 PM

House of RS
Mr. Rushabh Gugale, Founder House of RS

17:10 PM - 17:40 PM

Fireside Chat 2 - Building Business with Japanese Companies in India
Mr. Vivek Sidhu, CEO Kuruma Travels 
Ms. Shaifali Tiwari, Public Relations Member Indo-Japan Business Council (IJBC)

17:40 PM - 18:00 PM

Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks "Envisioning the Future: A Roadmap for Indo-Japan SME Collaboration"
Mr. Abhishek Choudhury, Vice President, Indo-Japan Business Council
Director, Nanobiz India Private Limited

18:00 PM - 19:00 PM Open Networking