SMEs to Get Felicitated at ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow 2013 Grand Awards Ceremony

• ET NOW IndiaMART-Leaders of Tomorrow brings to you the gala Award Ceremony to be held at The Oberoi, New Delhi on 30 May, 2014

New Delhi, May 30, 2014: The time has come for the curtains to rise and felicitation to get underway. The Grand Awards Ceremony of ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow 2013 to be held at the Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi is about to witness the grand celebration of entrepreneurial talent as the best SMEs gear up for the final event. The top honour will be given away by the Guest of Honour Mr. K. V. Kamath, Chairman, ICICI.

Talking about the need to felicitate SMEs, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, says, “The SMEs are essentially our economy’s largest contributors and their performance makes a huge impact on India’s growth. Our initiative in the form of these Awards is a celebration of their entrepreneurial spirit and innovation.”

The event will commence with an energetic musical performance by Jaipur Beats which will be followed by a panel discussion on “Innovation: The driving force of SMEs”. The panelists include Karan Bajwa, MD, Microsoft India; Vijay Thadani, CEO, NIIT; Kunwer Sachdev, Founder & MD, Su-Kam; Dr. Surinder Kapur, Executive Chairman, Sona Group. Post this, Mr. Kamath in his special address will inspire the audience with his words of wisdom.

In its fourth edition, IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow garnered massive response with over 1 lakh nominations. Through careful shortlisting by the process partners EY (Ernst & Young), almost up to 100 SMEs were selected which went through rigorous selection procedures and financial credibility check to compete with the best SME industry players.