Our speakers

Shouvik Das, Assistant Editor, Mint

Shraeyansh Thakur, Principal, Sequoia Capital

Shraman Jha, CEO, HUL Foundation, Co-Chair, FICCI Water Mission

Shri Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Shri Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa, Government of India

Shri B.B. Swain, Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India

Shri B.B. Swain joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1988 in Gujarat cadre. Presently, he is holding the charge of Secretary in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

In his 33 years of service, Shri Swain has served in the Gujarat State as well as the Central Government in New Delhi.

He has a Master’s degree in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi  and  a Masters in Public Policy & Management from The Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands. 

Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Minister of State, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, GOI

Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma has assumed the charge as Minister of State for  Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in July, 2021.  Under this role, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, MoS-MSME is at the fore of designing and framing the MSME policies, and promote entrepreneurship in various sectors of MSME industries.

Before his present position, he was the Member of Municipal Board, Konch, Uttar Pradesh in the year 1988-1993.  From 1991-1992, he was the Member of Legislative Assembly, (Uttar Pradesh) and Member of Committee on Questions and References in Vidhan Sabha. In the year 1996-1997, he elected for the biggest legislative house of National Parliament. He was the Member of Standing Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals, Consultative Committee of Privileges. From 1998-1999 he was the Member of Standing Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. In the year 2004-2009 he was the Member of Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers, Committee on Provision of computers to MPs, offices of Parties, Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat and other dignified committees.

In the year 2011, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma has elected President of Bhartiya Janta Party, Scheduled Caste Morcha, Uttar Pradesh. From 2014 onwards he was the Member of Standing Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Member of Standing Committee on Energy, and Information Technology and from 2019 till joining this office he was the Member of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Defence.  

He has worked for welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and especially for SC/ST women. He was the pioneer in framing of rules for egovernance. His advocacy helps MSME to establish TCs, Clusters in rural backward areas.

Shri Debasish Panda, Chairman, IRDA

Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, Hon'ble Union Minister of Civil Aviation & Steel, Government of India

Shri Kamlesh Varshney, Whole Time Member, SEBI

Shri Kamlesh Chandra Varshney took charge as Whole Time Member, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in Mumbai on 20th September, 2023. Prior to this assignment he was Joint Secretary (Tax Policy and Legislation) in the Department of Revenue.

Shri Varshney is MBA from IIM, Lucknow and is also a law graduate. He has also worked in Merchant Navy after being trained in T.S.Rajendra.

Shri Varshney is 1990 batch Indian Revenue Service Officer who has worked in various capacities in the Income-tax Department and Finance Ministry. He was the first Commissioner of Advance Pricing Agreement and has a distinction of rolling out APA program successfully in India. He is on the panel of tax experts of UNDP. He has worked for five years with tax administration of Papua New Guinea helping them in investigation and capacity building. Shri Varshney is recipient of the Finance Minister Award for his contribution to Indian Tax policy and Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme. Shri Varshney is a sports enthusiast and loves teaching

Shri Varshney is handling various departments like Market Intermediaries Regulation and Supervision Department, Legal Affairs Department-LAD1, Integrated Surveillance Department, Information Technology Department, Recovery & Refund Department and Special Enforcement Cell.