[From L to R] Mr. Nari Kalwani, Chairman, ERC- IGCC; Dr. Michael Feiner, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kolkata; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI & Ms. Bandana Pokhriyal, IAS, Officer on Special Duty, Department of Industry, Commerce and Enterprises, Government of West Bengal.

Dr. Michael Feiner, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kolkata; addressing the Session. On his left, Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI.

[From L to R] Ms. Sneha Singhi, Culinary Expert, Food Columnist & Restaurateur; Ms. Malika Varma, Kantha Exponent & Social Entrepreneur; Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); Ms. Sharbari Datta, Fashion Designer; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Ms. Agnimitra Paul, Fashion Designer; Ms. Vandana Sonthalia, Member, MLF.

Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); presenting a memento to Ms. Sharbari Datta, Fashion Designer. On her left, Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI.

Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); presenting a memento to Ms. Agnimitra Paul, Fashion Designer.

From R to L : Shri Sanjay Rasiwasia, Chairman, Standing Committee on Banking & Finance, MCCI; Shri Neeraj Kulshrestha, CBO, BSE Ltd.; Shri Deepak Kumar, CGM-In-Charge, Department of Information Technology, Reserve Bank of India – Guest of Honour; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Shri Ambarish Dasgupta, Sr. Partner & Founder, Intueri Consulting & Principal Advisor, WEBEL; Shri K.K. Gupta, Director, Resurgent India Ltd. and Shri Souvik Banerjee, DG MCCI.

Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI delivering he Welcome Address.

Shri Debashis Sen, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of IT & Electronics, Govt. of West Bengal addressing the Forum as Chief Guest.

The Full Panel : [From L to R] Ms. Manisha Sharaf, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer, Super Procure; Ms. Manoshi Roy Chowdhury, Co-Chairperson, Techno India Group; Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); Ms. Patti Hoffman, Consul General of United States of America in Kolkata; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Ms. Minu Budhia, Psychotherapist, Founder- Caring Minds & Icanflyy & Ms. Soumi Banik Nag, Managing Director, Ajanta Footcare.

Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, MCCI President delivering Inaugural Address. [From L to R] Ms. Manoshi Roy Chowdhury, Co-Chairperson, Techno India Group; Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF); Ms. Patti Hoffman, Consul General of United States of America in Kolkata; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Ms. Minu Budhia, Psychotherapist, Founder- Caring Minds & Icanflyy & Ms. Soumi Banik Nag, Managing Director, Ajanta Footcare.

Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a bouquet to Ms. Patti Hoffman, Consul General of United States of America in Kolkata. On her right, Ms. Prapti Jhajharia, Chairperson, MCCI Ladies Forum (MLF).

Full Mentor Panel : from L to R : Shri Debabrata Roy, G M, DIC, Paschim Medinipur; Shri Dwibhujendra Sarkar, Lead District Manager, Paschim Medinipur, UBI; Shri Sanjib Kothari, Co Chairman, Standing Committees on Foreign Trade and GST & Indirect Taxes, MCCI and Mentor, MCCI MSME Help Desk; Shri Rajkumar Middya, Joint Director, MSME, Govt of West Bengal & Chief Mentor, MCCI MSME Help Desk; Shri Ritwik Biswas, Assistant Director, MSME–DI, Kolkata & District Nodal Officer (designate), Paschim Medinipur, Govt. of India; Shri Akhil Sonthalia, Co Chairman, Standing Committee on MSME, MCCI

Shri Rajkumar Middya, Joint Director, MSME, Govt of West Bengal & Chief Mentor, MCCI MSME Help Desk addressing the Help Desk & Workshop as Chief Guest.

Theme Address by Shri Sanjib Kothari, Co Chairman, Standing Committees on Foreign Trade and GST & Indirect Taxes, MCCI and Mentor, MCCI MSME Help Desk.

Inaugural Remarks by Shri Akhil Sonthalia, Co Chairman, Standing Committee on MSME, MCCI

Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a bouquet to Mr. Zha Liyou, Consul General, The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Kolkata.

L to R - Mr. Zha Liyou, Consul General, The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Kolkata and Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI.

Session in progress.

[From L to R] Dr. G.P. Sarkar, Founder Chairman, Allen Group; Shri Rishabh Kothari, Chairman, Standing Committee on MSME, MCCI and Shri P.M. Chandraiah, Managing Director and Director Finance, Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a bouquet to Dr. M.S. Sahoo, Chairperson, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India.

Dr. M.S. Sahoo, Chairperson, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) addressing the Session. [From R to L] : Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Dr. M.S. Sahoo, Chairperson, IBBI and Smt. Mamta Binani, Chairperson, Standing Committee on Corporate Law & Governance, MCCI.

[L to R] : Shri Suresh Agarwal, Co-Chairman, Agriculture & Food Processing Standing Committee, MCCI; Mr. B. R. Pattanaik, General Manager, NABARD; Shri A. K. Das, Jt. Secretary, Department of Agricultural Marketing, Govt. of West Bengal; Shri Santosh K. Roongtaa, Chairman, Agriculture & Food Processing Standing Committee, MCCI and Shri Archiman Lahiri, Dy. Director, MPEDA.

Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a bouquet to H. E. Mr. Bulat Sarsenbayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan in India.

[From L to R] Mr. Arun Kumar Garodia, National Vice Chairman, EEPC India; H. E. Mr. Bulat Sarsenbayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan in India; Mr. Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI and Mr. Marat Birimzhan, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, National Company “KAZAKH INVEST”.

Lamp Loghting : Chief Guest Shri Sadhan Pande, Hon'ble Minister for Consumer Affairs, Self Help Group & Self Employment, Govt. of West Bengal (5th from left) with Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI (on his right ), Shri Namit Bajoria, Chairman Retail along with other dignitaries

L to R : Shri Pulkit Baid, Co-Chairman, Retail Standing Committee, MCCI & Director, Great Eastern Retail; Shri Gaurav Marya, Chairman, Franchise India Group; Shri Viresh Oberoi, Founder & Former CEO, mjunction Services Ltd.; Shri Atanu Ghosh, Founder and CEO, Salt & Soap and Bluebeaks; Shri Aji Isaac Mathew, CEO and Co Founder, Indusnet Techshu Digital Pvt. Ltd. and Shri R. Ajay, Chief – Strategic Planning, Business Development & New Stores Ventures, Future Lifestyle Fashion Ltd

Shri B. N. Sharma, IAS, Chairman, National Anti-Profiteering Authority (GST); addressing the Session.
[From L to R] Shri Amrit Pal Singh Suri, IRS, Principal Chief Commissioner, CGST & CX Kolkata Zone; Shri B. N. Sharma, IAS, Chairman, National Anti-Profiteering Authority (GST); Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI and Shri Arun Kumar Agarwal, Chairman, Standing Committee on GST & Indirect Taxes, MCCI.

Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a bouquet to Shri B. N. Sharma, IAS, Chairman, National Anti-Profiteering Authority (GST).

Shri Nitin Ambure, V P (Operations), Central Depository Services Ltd. deliberating on the subject.

L to R : Chief Guest - Shri Swapan Debnath, Hon’ble MoS for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises & Textiles and Animal Resources Development (Ind. Charge), Govt. of West Bengal; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President. MCCI and Shri Tapas Banerjee, Hon’ble MLA & Chairman, Asansol–Durgapur Development Authority - Guest of Honour.

The Full Panel : R to L : Shri
S K Dutta, CMD, Vivekananda Hospital; Shri R S Sharma, ED, BDG Metal & Power Ltd.; Shri Surendra Keyal, Committee Member & Immediate Past Hony. Secy, MCCI; Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI; Shri Swapan Debnath, Hon’ble MoS; Shri S C Agarwalla, President, FOSBECCI; Shri Bimal Patwari, CEO, Pinnacle Infotech; Shri Naresh Agarwal, President, Asansol Chamber of Commerce; Prof. Alok Satsangi, Principal, N S H M School of Business & Shri S Banerjee, DG MCCI

Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI presenting a memento to Shri S.V. Murlidhar Rao, Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

[From L to R] Shri Subodh Kumar Agrawal, Chairman, Standing Committee on Capital Market & Insurance, MCCI; Shri S.V. Murlidhar Rao, ED, SEBI and Shri Vishal Jhajharia, President, MCCI.