{"id":28679,"date":"2023-03-26T07:33:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T07:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/surat-biz-fest-the-biggest-business-festival-creates-a-buzz-across-indian-business-community\/"},"modified":"2023-03-26T07:33:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T07:33:24","slug":"surat-biz-fest-the-biggest-business-festival-creates-a-buzz-across-indian-business-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/surat-biz-fest-the-biggest-business-festival-creates-a-buzz-across-indian-business-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Surat Biz Fest, the Biggest business festival, creates a buzz across Indian business community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dsprime\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Surat-Biz-Fest-PNN-Featured-Image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Surat (Gujarat) [India], March 26:<\/strong>\u00a0Presented by Triyom Realty, powered by CRMONE and We Founder Circle, and hosted by BNI Greater Surat and Corporate Connections, the Surat Biz Fest kicked off on March 24 at Amore in India\u2019s diamond capital of Surat and has since received a lot of attention from the Indian business community.<\/p>\n<p>Day one of the biggest business festival, the Bharat Startup Summit, was a fantastic chance for all attendees to learn about and celebrate the startup ecosystem. Interacting with prominent businesspeople, investors, and unicorns was a highlight of the event.<\/p>\n<p>CA Gaurav VK Singhvi, Executive Director of BNI Greater Surat, kicked off the festival by unveiling his new venture, \u2018Avinya Ventures,\u2019 which means \u2018Innovation.\u2019 With this new venture, India\u2019s startup ecosystem will undoubtedly be bolstered.<\/p>\n<p>Keynote speaker and prominent angel investor Apurva Chamaria, Head of Startups &amp; Venture Capitalist at Google India, engaged the audience in an open discussion by saying, \u201cWe should not only aim to create an independent India but create the country\u2019s startups in such a way that the entire world would depend on India.\u201d Additional praise for Gujarat\u2019s inventive spirit comes from the claim that 10% of India\u2019s apps originate there.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Nimith Agarwal moderated a panel discussion titled \u201cInvesting in Early-stage Startups: The Risks and Rewards of Backing New Age Businesses.\u201d Panellists Kashyap Pandya (Founder, Syncoro Ventures); Pratik Bose (Managing Partner, IAN); Apurva Arora (Founder, EPIC Ventures); and Vivek Kapoor (Co-Founder, Dineout) shared their insights on the startup scene and inspired to startup founders.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33382\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33382 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/newswireindia.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Surat-Biz-Fest-PNN-Inside-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atul Gupta, Event Chairman, Dr Nidhi Singhvi, Executive Director and CA Gaurav VK Singhvi \u2013 Executive Director, BNI Greater Surat &amp; Co-founder of We Founder Circle lighting the lamp on Day 2 of the Surat Biz Fest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On March 25 at the Platinum Hall of the Surat International Exhibition and Convention Centre (SIECC), Sarsana, the second day of the Surat Biz Fest Summit took place, and it was a huge success. Following an opening address by BNI Greater Surat Executive Director, Dr Nidhi Singhvi, and WFC Founder CA Gaurav VK Singhvi led an in-depth discussion on Surat\u2019s potential to become India\u2019s financial capital by 2030, as well as the part that each BNI member can play in making this vision a reality.<\/p>\n<p>The masterclass was given by Sandeep Kaushik, senior director consultant from Gurgaon, on the topic of \u201cScale up exports,\u201d while Murli Srinivasan, senior district director of BNI India, gave a keynote session on the subject of \u201cBNI &amp; Business Growth.\u201d On the topic of \u201cAligning your inner GPS for Success, health, and wealth,\u201d Dr Neelam Mohan, senior director of the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Liver Transplantation at Medanta Medicity, Gurgaon, spoke.<\/p>\n<p>After the presentation, a panel discussion titled \u201cPrivate Limited to Public Limited\u201d was held. Panel Speakers included Ashiwan Desai of Aether Industries Limited (Chemicals), Ketan Zota of Zota Pharma Ltd (Chemicals), Milan Parikh of Jainam Securities Ltd (Equity investments), Abbas Hajoori of Sosyo Beverages Ltd (Food and Beverages). The session was moderated by Gaurav VK Singhvi (We Founder Circle Startup Investors).<\/p>\n<p>Over 10,000 business owners, 500 business entities, (45+) speakers participated, 130 plus premium exhibitors, over 200 startup founders, and participants from approximately 40+ BNI India regions will converge on this three-day extensive Surat Biz Fest for networking.<\/p>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surat (Gujarat) [India], March 26:\u00a0Presented by Triyom Realty, powered by CRMONE and We Founder Circle, and hosted by BNI Greater Surat and Corporate Connections, the Surat Biz Fest kicked off on March 24 at Amore in India\u2019s diamond capital of Surat and has since received a lot of attention from the Indian business community. 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