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REPORT ON FORGING LINKS LEVERAGING NETWORKS REACHING OUT AT Sir MV HALL, FKCCI on
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017.
eMERG-Engineering Manufacturers Entrepreneurs Resource Group is a not for profit organization
which was founded in 2006 as the brain child of seven enterprising women to provide a platform for
networking of women in engineering, technology and services. Based in Bangalore, eMERG has
been focusing on providing training to women entrepreneurs to build up their skills and capabilities.
Although the NGO serves as a platform for women in engineering, technology and services, the
deeper aim of the organization is to provide training to the rural unemployed, re-skilling urban
employed as well as unemployed women and men, so that they can further hone their skills and
capabilities which would improve their business acumen. The members at eMERG have wide
experience in enterprise management and have a burning desire to give something back to the
society, so as to contribute to the economic growth and viability of our society.
Every year, eMERG has its flagship event, entitled Celebration of Womanhood, which salutes the
spirit on women’s entrepreneurship. This year, the event was conducted in a mega scale under the
name Forging Links, Leveraging Networks, Reaching Out 2017 at the Sir MV Hall, FKCCI, Bangalore.
Aims of the event:
- To provide a networking platform for women entrepreneurs, women managers and women
professionals to interact, share and learn.
- To empower women to be part of mainstream business.
- To bring forward the initiatives taken by the Government of Karnataka and the large
corporate companies like INTEL for encouraging women entrepreneurs.
- To provide women entrepreneurs and professionals some insights on Marketing and Scaling
Up.
The PROGRAM:
PROGRAM DETAILS FLLN 2017
14 SEPTEMBER 2017
9.00. AM
REGISTRATION
9.30 AM INAUGURATION CHIEF GUEST- MR SANTOSH LAD, HONORABLE MINISTER FOR LABOR, Govt of Karnataka GUEST OF HONOR - MS RATNAPRABHA, ACS, GOK MR GOWRISHANKAR, SR MANAGER , INTEL MR K.RAVI, PRESIDENT, FKCCI
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11.30 AM
BREAK
11.45 AM
FORGING LINKS- -GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN KARNATAKA MR BK SHIVAKUMAR, MD KUM, MR AC SAHU, GM SIDBI MR SRIVATSAN , AGM NSIC -VENDOR DIVERSITY INITIATIVES FROM THE CORPORATES SECTOR MR GOWRISHANKAR, SR MANAGER , PURCHASING, GREATER ASIA, INTEL
1.00PM LUNCH
2.00PM LEVERAGING NETWORKS- BRANDING AND SELF MARKETING EXPERTS DR NAVEEN D KINI, CONSULTANT PEDIATRICIAN MS BHAVNA TOOR, CONSULTANT, SHENOMICS DR H MURALIDHARAN, DEAN MSRIMS
3.15PM REACHING OUT- SCALING UP, AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION EXPERTS MS SHUBHA GANESH, FOUNDER, MONEYSHIKSHA MS ANJAN VIVEK ,DIRECTOR, VENTUREBEAN MS GEETA RAMAMURTHY, CEO,GIGA INNOVATION CENTER MR JEFFREY RAKESH, Executive and Leadership Coach, ATHENA ACADEMIA CORP SOLUTIONS
4.30PM BREAK
5.00PM VALEDICTORY AND AWARDS CEREMONY CHIEF GUEST- MS BHARATHI SHANKAR, CHAIRPERSON, KSWDC GUEST OF HONOR MS RATNAPRABHA ACS, GOK MR HANUMANTHE GOWDA R, PRESIDENT KASSIA
INAUGURATION
The program began with an invocation by Ms Nalini who set the tone for the day with her melodious
voice. The President, Ms Rajalakshmi began the deliberations for the day by a speech of welcome to
the dignitaries, guests, partner associations and delegates. As the 3rd edition of FLLN, the event for
the day had been planned with the idea of ensuring a good take home message for all the delegates
present at the venue. The Secretary, Dr Sumitha Nayak elaborated about the thoughts and work that
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went into planning the day’s events. This was followed by the detailing of the various activities of
eMERG by the Founder President, Ms Uma Reddy. She spoke about the proposed Centre for
Excellence, which has been planned by eMERG. There was an exchange of Memorandam of
Understanding between MS Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies and Ms Giga Systems, who
would be knowledge partners for the Centre of Excellence.
Lighting of the Lamp with Mr.Santhosh Lad, Ms.Ratna Prabha, Mr.Ravi., Mr.Gowrishankar, Ms.Rupa
Rani, Ms.Uma Reddy, Ms.R Rajalakshmi, Ms.Rekha Gopal & Dr.Sumitha Nayak
Welcome speech by Ms.R Rajalakshmi, President
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Dr.Sumitha, Secretary elaborated about the event
Ms.Uma Reddy, Founder President spoke about future directions
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Exchange of Memorandum
All the dignitaries lit the lamp which is the symbol of knowledge and an auspicious beginning to the
program. The delegates held up their lamps together, which created an ethereal aura to the hall.
The Guest of Honor Ms Ratnaprabha, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka
elaborated about the initiatives of the Government of Karnataka to encourage women
entrepreneurs. She urged the women associations to work together and make an impact in the work
place. Mr K. Ravi, President FKCCI and Mr Gowrishankar, Sr Manager Purchasing, INTEL made brief
statements extending the support of their organizations to the cause of encouraging women
entrepreneurs.
The Hon’ble Minister of Labour, Mr Santosh Lad was the Chief Guest at the event. As a businessman
by profession, he extolled the delegates to face all the challenges that come up during the course of
business. He congratulated eMERG for conducting an event of this magnitude, that brought together
women from different fields of work and business on one platform. He urged the women to make
use of all the facilities provided by the government. He mentioned that Bangalore leads the state in
the number of women owned businesses. However, he felt that these initiatives must be extended
to the women entrepreneurs at the district level. The Hon’ble Minsiter did the honors of releasing
the eMERG Souvenir that was prepared for the event. He also released “ eMERG Speaks” , the
quarterly newsletter of the association.
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Release of Souvenir
Release of Newsletter
At the end of the Inaugural ceremony, Ms Rekha Gopal, the Vice President of eMERG extended a
vote of thanks to all who had attended and supported the event.
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Vote of Thanks by Ms.Rekha Gopal, Vice-President
FORGING LINKS
Government initiatives for women entrepreneurs in Karnataka
This was a panel discussion to showcase the various opportunities that are currently available for
women entrepreneurs. Mr A C Sahu, GM, SIDBI discussed the schemes that are available for
women. Mr Shivakumar of KUM elaborated on the many opportunities for trade fairs and business
development that have been made available for the government of Karnataka. Mr Srivatsan, AGM
NSIC talked about the schemes for the small scale industries that are available, along with the
training programs that are periodically held. Ms Uma Reddy, Founder President eMERG steered the
discussions to elicit the appropriate responses from the panelists.
Panel Discussion: Government initiatives by Mr.Shivakumar, Mr.A C Sahu, Mr.Srivatsan with Ms.Uma
Reddy, Founder President.
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Vendor Diversity Initiatives from the Corporate Sector
Ms Rajalakshmi, President eMERG introduced the speaker for this session. Mr Gowrishankar, the
Senior Manager Purchasing, Greater Asia , INTEL delivered the address. The vision of INTEL was
discussed and their program of “20 million by 2020” was highlighted in his talk. He congratulated
eMERG for conducting an event like FLLN , year on year, which was extremely beneficial to all
women who attended it.
Panel Discussion – Vendor Diversity Initiatives from the Corporate Sector Mr.Gowrishankar,
Sr.Manager, INTEL with Ms.R Rajalakshmi, President
LEVERAGING NETWORKS
The post lunch session was begun by a brief congratulatory statement by Ms Lauren Lovelace,
Consul for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. Consulate General Chennai.
Congratulatory statement by Ms Lauren Lovelace
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The session focused on Branding and Self Marketing for professionals and entrepreneurs. Dr
Naveen Kini, Pediatrician described the various methods of digital access and appointment
scheduling which have helped him in his practice. He also talked about the importance of
networking and staying connected to the customers and patients. Ms Bhavna Toor CEO of
SHENOMICS gave a practical demonstration of Mindful Leadership, wherein she made the
participants experience the thoughts and sensations of the present moment. Dr H Muralidharan ,
Dean MSRIM enlightened the audience about the various methods adopted in developing MS
Ramaiah as a brand. By asking pertinent questions, Dr Sumitha, Secretary eMERG, moderated the
session and ensured the audience connected with the discussions and derived a take home message
from each panelist.
Panel Discussion: Branding and Self Marketing by Dr.Naveen Kini, Dr.H Muralidharan, Ms Bhavana
Toor with Moderator Dr.Sumitha Nayak, Secretary.
REACHING OUT
This session was moderated by Ms Vidhya Treasurer, Emerg and focused on the needs of Scaling up
a business. As an interactive session, Ms Shubha Ganesh of Moneyshiksha took the help of a case
that gave the audience an opportunity to think about the finance needs for scaling up. Ms Anjana
Vivek, Director Venturebean, discussed about the Business Strategy and provided insights into the
requirements which will aid business growth. Ms Geetha Ramamurthy , CEO Giga Innovation centre
emphasized the need to stay focused and develop a marketing strategy. Mr Jeffrey Rakesh of Athena
Academia Corp explained the differences between incremental and exponential growth that would
also define growth hacking.
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Panel Discussion: Scaling up a business by Ms.Anjana Vivek, Ms.Shubha Ganesh, Ms Geetha
Ramamurthy, Mr.Jeffrey Rakesh with Moderator Ms.Vidhya Vinay, Treasurer.
VALEDICTORY AND WOMEN ACHIEVER AWARDS
This segment of the program began with a summation of the day’s events by Ms Vidhya, Treasurer
eMERG.
The Women Achiever Awards is an annual ceremony in which eMERG recognizes the efforts of
women in various fields of business and profession. These women were recognized for their work as
Woman Entrepreneur of the year, Social Entrepreneur, Green Entrepreneur, Start Up Entrepreneur
of the Year, Student Entrepreneur, and Women Professionals. Two women engineers from BMRCL
were honored this year, for their exemplary work and dedication.
Women Achiever Awards presented by Mr.Rangaprasad
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Ms Bharati Shankar, Chairperson KSWDC delivered the Valedictory Address. She urged the women to
take bold steps and move ahead at their workplace. She mentioned the support offered by KSWDC
to help women entrepreneurs. The program ended with a vote of thanks extended by Ms Sridevi, Jt
Secretary eMERG.
Vote of Thanks by Ms.Sridevi Kalyan, Jt. Secretary
eMERG members with the dignitaries and awardees
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Stalls and Business interaction
10 stalls were available for women business owners to display their products. The women found an
opportunity to showcase their products and conduct some business sales.
Hon’ble Minister, Mr Santosh Lad visiting the stalls set up by women entrepreneurs
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FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM PARTICIPANTS
*Panel Discussion 1 – Government Initiatives & Corporate Policy
*Panel Discussion 2 - Branding and Self Marketing for professionals and entrepreneurs
*Panel Discussion 3 – Scaling up a Business
The Feedback of the event throws invaluable light on the audience impact.. While the majority of
the participants (88%) felt the entire program was excellent, a little over half of them felt that the
content could be termed as excellent. The panel discussions had mixed reactions. The first panel
evinced an excellent response in 66% , while 17% each felt it was good and satisfactory. The second
panel discussion was most appreciated by the participants as categorized excellent by 88% and good
by 12%. The third panel discussion was rated excellent by half the participants while 37% felt it was
good and 12% felt it was satisfactory. This feedback is an important tool that can be utilized while
planning the future programs.
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Way Forward
The event was conducted with much coordination amongst the committee members. This has
helped in developing useful bonds for future work , and needs to be leveraged for all
future eMERG activities.
The registrations for the event needs to be boosted up much before the last minute. An intense
advertising campaign will be useful. This must be developed and circulated well in advance
of the due date.
The matter for the souvenir is available only a few hours before the event. This must be reworked
and all the committee members need to contribute to this in terms of getting the matter
together well in advance.
FLLN 2017 serves as a good platform to network and develop contacts. Apart from this, it also
serves as a podium to develop leadership skills amongst all involved in the planning and
execution of the event.
The Feedback of the event throws invaluable light on the audience impact. This is an important
tool that can be utilized to enhance the future performances.