Empowering local MSMEs and SMEs in Patna to access global markets, leverage newly signed FTAs, and adapt cutting-edge
AI technologies for rapid operational scalability.
Date
September 11, 2026
Venue
Hotel The Panache, Patna
Event Agenda
Join us for highly structured panel discussions, digital transformation workshops, and focused networking.
Registration & Networking
Welcome Note
Shri Sandipan Ray
Founder & Director, SMB Connect
Lamp Lighting & Inaugural Ceremony
Shri Prashant Kumar
Assistant Director, MSME Dept, Dept of Industries, Govt of Bihar
Ms Chandralata
Assistant Director, MSME Dept, Dept of Industries, Govt of Bihar
Shri Chandradeep
Consultant, MSME Dept, Dept of Industries, Govt of Bihar
Shri Prashant Srivastava
President, Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce, Canada
Dr. Hemant Sonare
President, Textile Association of India (Vidharbha)
Shri Amit Kumar
Chairman, Bihar Foundation – Thailand Chapter, Thailand
Shri Rajesh Kadam
Founder & CEO, Launchhub Dubai, UAE
Shri Anand Prakash
Field Officer, APEDA, Patna, Govt. of India
Shri Madhawendra Kumar Thakur
Ex Chairman, Mithila Vegetables Processing and Marketing Co-operative Union Ltd
Shri P. K. Agrawal
President, Bihar Chamber of Commerce & Industries
Shri Subodh Kumar
Co-Chairman Energy Including Renewable Energy Committee, Former Secretary General Treasurer, Bihar Industries Association
Shri Sandeep Kumar (FCMA, CA)
President, International Navodaya Chamber of Commerce
Shri Saurabh Kumar Dhanuka
Indo-Thai Trade Facilitator & Managing Director, Speedtex Global Co & Offbeat Tours Co
Shri Sandipan Ray
Founder & Director, SMB Connect
Shri Umesh Unnikrishnan
Director, We Spark Start Up Association & Theistic Business Consultants
MoU Signing Ceremony
Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce
Strategic MoU Partner
Launch Hub Dubai
Strategic MoU Partner
Dr. Hemant Shyam Sonare Empowerment Foundation
Strategic MoU PartnerBihar Industry Policy – Investments & Exports
MSME Department
Department of Industries, Government of Bihar
Shri Prashant Kumar
Assistant Director
Ms Chandralata
Assistant Director
Shri Chandradeep
Consultant
Global Collaboration Strategy for Bihar – Investments & Exports
Shri Umesh Unnikrishnan
Director, We Spark Start Up Association & Theistic Business Consultants
Empowering SMBs for Smarter Business Growth
Shri Siddhartha Haldar
Lead GTM – East Zone, Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Bihar Global Export Strategy – Opportunity & Challenges
Shri Amit Kumar
Chairman, Bihar Foundation – Thailand Chapter
Shri Saurabh Kumar Dhanuka
Indo-Thai Trade Facilitator & Managing Director, Speedtex Global Co & Offbeat Tours Co
Global Trends & Export Opportunity – Canada
Shri Prashant Srivastava
President, Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce
Building India's Next Export Growth Hub through MSMEs: Policy, Infrastructure & Competitiveness
Shri Umesh Unnikrishnan
Director, We Spark Start Up Association & Theistic Business Consultants
Shri Madhawendra Kumar Thakur
Ex Chairman, Mithila Vegetables Processing and Marketing Co-operative Union Ltd
Shri Anand Prakash
Field Officer, APEDA, Patna, Govt. of India
Shri Alok Pandey
Manager Projects, Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE)
Shri Sandeep Kumar (FCMA, CA)
Founder & National President, International Navodaya Chamber of Commerce (INCOC)
Networking Lunch
Middle East & North Africa – E-commerce Business
Shri Rajesh Kadam
Managing Director, Launchhub Dubai, UAE
Partner Presentation – Tata Power Solaroof
Shri Atul Kumar
Area Sales Manager (Bihar)
From Local Enterprises to Global Champions: Scaling Bihar's MSMEs
Shri Sandipan Ray
Founder & Director, SMB Connect
Dr. Hemant Sonare
President, Textile Association of India (Vidharbha)
Shri Subodh Kumar
Co-Chairman Energy Including Renewable Energy Committee, Former Secretary General Treasurer, Bihar Industries Association
Shri Satyajit Singh
The Makhana Man of India – Founder & Managing Director, Shakti Sudha Makhana Pvt. Ltd.
RISE GLOBAL MSME Recognition Awards
Thank You Note
Shri Sandipan Ray
Founder & Director, SMB Connect
Networking Tea / Coffee
Meet The Speakers
Hear from policymaking officials, trade specialists, export ecosystem enablers, and technology consultants.
Sandipan Ray
Founder & Director
SMB Connect
Umesh Unnikrishnan
Director
We Spark Start Up Association & Theistic Business Consultants
Siddhartha Haldar
Lead GTM – East Zone
Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Amit Kumar
Chairman
Bihar Foundation – Thailand Chapter
Saurabh Kumar Dhanuka
Managing Director & Trade Facilitator
Speedtex Global Co & Offbeat Tours Co
Prashant Srivastava
President
Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC)
Madhawendra Kumar Thakur
Ex Chairman
Mithila Vegetables Processing & Marketing Co-op Union Ltd
Anand Prakash
Field Officer
APEDA, Patna (Govt. of India)
Alok Pandey
Manager Projects
Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE)
Sandeep Kumar
President
International Navodaya Chamber of Commerce (INCOC)
Rajesh Kadam
Founder & CEO
Launch Hub Dubai, UAE
Atul Kumar
Area Sales Manager (Bihar)
Tata Power Solaroof
Dr. Hemant Shyam Sonare
President
Textile Association of India (Vidharbha)
Subodh Kumar
Co-Chairman Energy Committee
Bihar Industries Association
Ms Chandralata
Assistant Director
MSME Dept, Dept of Industries, Govt of Bihar
Chandradeep
Consultant
MSME Dept, Dept of Industries, Govt of Bihar
Prashant Kumar
Assistant Director
MSME Dept, Dept of Industries, Govt of Bihar
Satyajit Singh
The Makhana Man of India – Founder & Managing Director
Shakti Sudha Makhana Pvt. Ltd.
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