About the speaker

Prof. MH Bala Subrahmanya (Ph.D.) is a senior professor in the Department of Business Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. His field of specialization is Industrial Economics - SMEs, Start-ups, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Economics.

He will cover the significance of MSMEs, it’s promotional benefits, factors inducing its growth, factors justifying an exclusive policy for MSME promotion, SSI/MSME Policy evolution in India, SSI/MSME definitions in India, growth performance of SSI/MSMEs in India, challenges and policy imperatives for MSME growth in India.