Start Ups urged to Think Big & Scale Up

Think Big urges the 10X Scale Up Conclave

 by Priya Jadhav 

January 2019, Mumbai: Established in 1954, the Bombay Management Association popularly known by the acronym BMA; is one of India’s leading managerial communities striving for managerial excellence in business and corporate management. To commemorate the 65 years of BMA, it came up with a slew of new initiatives which included the ‘The 10X Scale-Up Conclave’. 

Speaking on the occasion Dr Murtuza H. Khorakiwala, President, BMA; Managing Director, Wockhardt Ltd said “The 10X Conclave by BMA will be an intra-industry effort to support entrepreneurial innovation in India. The daylong session is moderated with a vision to connect Indian entrepreneurs to a supportive ecosystem of customers, funding partners and mentors.” Adding to this Mr Rakesh Kumar Mehra, Chairman, 10X Scale Conclave and Group Advisor, Bulk MRO in his inaugural address said; “The conclave is a pioneering thought by BMA designed for companies ranging from start-ups to SMEs seeking to grow, buy and raise further capital in their journey to large scale success.”

The conclave included presentations and panel discussions by start-ups who have scaled up, grow-buy-sell workshops, accessing capital, what start-ups and grown-ups can learn from each other, building innovation eco-systems, etc. The speakers were; 

1. Dr Murtuza Khorakiwala, President BMA and Managing Director, Wockhardt Ltd.
2. Mr Ashish Chauhan, CEO, Bombay Stock Exchange
3. Mr Chandrakant Salunkhe, President, SME Chamber of India
4. Mr Atul Batra, Chairman, National Product Council of NASSCOM
5. Mr Sanjay Shreshta, Innovation Head, Barclays Bank
6. Mr Manish Boricha, Executive Vice President & Head-Digital Innovation Group, Fino Payments Bank
7. Mr Saurabh Chatterjee, President, Head- Technology, Web & Direct Sales, Digital Marketing, Travel at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Ltd.
8. Mr P Balasubramanian, CFO of Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd
9. Ms Mini Menon, Co-Founder & Editor, Live History India
10. Mr Mike Melli, Co-Founder & CRO, Miss Malini Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
11. Mr Ashish Vidyarthi, Actor & Motivational Speaker
12. Mr Praful Talera, Managing Director, Dynamic Logistics
13. Mr Vinod Kumar, Resources Industry Group, Accenture Strategy
14. Dr Arbinder Singal, Renowned Doctor and Healthcare Entrepreneur
15. Dr Uma Ganesh, 5F World co-founder & chairperson – Global Talent Track
16. Mr Devang Shah & Mr Gaurang Shah, Co-Founders, Bulk MRO Industrial Supply Pvt Ltd
17. Mr Jitendra Kumar Sinha & Ms Shivani Sinha, CEO & Co-Founder, Sai Sustainable Agro
18. Mr Vineet Patni, Healthcare Entrepreneur
19. Mr Ramesh Mirakhur, Growth Advisor, Kalzoom Advisors
20. Mr Aakrit Vaish, Co-Founder & CEO, Haptik
21. Ms Parul Ganju, Co-Founder, Director at Ahammune Biosciences Pvt Ltd
22. Mr Jaideep Mehta, Head of VC Circle
23. Mr Sumit Sinha, Managing Director, Multiple Private Equity
24. Mr R Gopalakrishnan, CEO, Mindworks
25. Mr Rakesh Mehra, 10X Scale Up Conclave Chairperson & Group Advisor Bulk MRO
26. Dr Ganesh Natrajan, Conference Co-Chair

The conclave was attended by more than 300 delegates from corporate and start-ups operating across the country. Eminent scientist, Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar and Nandan Nilekani, joined the conclave through video conferencing. One of the major highlights of the conclave was the India launch of R Gopalakrishnan’s book ‘CRASH: lessons from the entry and exit of CEOs’