Viraasat, CFBE’s marquee event to celebrate its legacy of 25 years in family business and entrepreneurship, was successfully held at Taj, Santacruz. The theme of Viraasat 2023 was Mission Glocal: Empowering Indian Family Businesses to Lead the World. It brought together members of the ecosystem to exchange knowledge and strengthen networks. The event was graced by the Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, Shri. Nitin Gadkari, who delivered the inaugural address. Mr. Deepak Parekh, Chairman HDFC Ltd and Chairman, SPJIMR Board of Governors, delivered the chairman’s address. The event was attended by Guest of Honour Mr. Anant Singhania – CEO, JK Enterprises and President, Indian Merchants’ Chamber (IMC), as well as dignitaries Mr. Jagdish Lakhani- Joint Executive Secretary, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, and Mr. Yogi Sriram -Advisor to CEO & MD Group HR, L&T.
SPJIMR CFBE’s Executive Director and Chairperson, PGPFMB, Prof. Tulsi Jayakumar, delivered the opening address at the Viraasat event, where she reflected on the 25-year legacy of the PGPFMB programme. She reminisced about how the programme was conceived by our former Honorary Dean, Late Dr M.L. Shrikant. She said, “It was the desire for freedom to design course curricula, pedagogy, and management programmes for the underserved sector that motivated SPJIMR to disaffiliate from Mumbai University in 1991. This same sense of freedom and social ethos was also the reason for introducing a separate programme for scions of family-managed businesses in 1997”. She highlighted the programme’s success, which has graduated over 4000 participants since its inception in 1997, and various initiatives that built on the programme’s inherited legacy, including accreditation, which has helped establish the PGPFMB programme in a niche of its own. She then shared insights about CFBE working closely with the family business ecosystem to foster transgenerational entrepreneurship.
“Innovation and entrepreneurship are the future of India, and we must focus on creating wealth and employment using futuristic technology and reducing imports,” said Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India. “SPJIMR is playing an important role in shaping the future of India’s family businesses through CFBE and its various programmes and initiatives.” SPJIMR Dean Varun Nagaraj, in his message, highlighted how the event aligns with SPJIMR’s mission to influence practice and promote value-based growth through pioneering programmes and pedagogical innovations.
The plenary session, FMB Trailblazers, featured panel members discussing the latest trends affecting global and Indian industry, while Session 1, Changing Gears: Innovating Disruptions to Zoom Ahead, featured panel members discussing innovations in disruptions. Session 2, A Tête-à-tête with Family Business Entrepreneurs, had guest speakers sharing their experiences and insights. The winners of the Beta Start event also presented their innovative startup ideas. The event also featured the vRddhi Pitch Fest, where fund seekers and investors came together to connect and explore opportunities. Session 3, Attracting Growth Capital, featured panel members discussing ways to attract growth capital. The event concluded with a Fireside Chat with Startup Trailblazers. Interactions at an event like Viraasat create opportunities to strengthen the family businesses and, through them, the Indian economy – of which the family businesses are a backbone.
Sr.No | Name of the Alumni | Company | Name of the Founder / Mentor |
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1 | Aakash Jhaveri | S Zaveri & Sons | Mr. Ashok Jhaveri |
2 | Aditya Goenka | Tobu Cycles & Toys Pvt. Ltd. | |
3 | Akshali Shah | Parag Milk Foods | Mr. Devendra Shah |
4 | Amitava Mendonca | Lawrence & Mayo | |
5 | Anand Kabra | Kabra Extrusiontechnik Ltd | Mr. Shreevallabh Kabra |
6 | Anand Shah | Zaverchand Bhurabhai Zaveri | Mr. Viren Dhimani |
7 | Ankit Agrawal | Mysore Deep Perfumery House | Mr. Prakash Agrawal |
8 | Ankit Kedia | Manjushree Ventures | Mr. Vimal Kedia |
9 | Ashish Gupta | Best Roadways Ltd | Mr. Jai Kumar Gupta |
10 | Ashwin Palshikar | Sapcon Instruments Pvt. Ltd | Mr. Rajendra R Palshikar |
11 | Atin Agarwal | Jaipan Group | Mr. Jay Narayan Agarwal |
12 | Ayush Aggarwal | SMC Global Securities Ltd | Dr. DK Aggarwal |
13 | Bharanidharan Pandyan | Quality Power | Mr. P.T.Pandyan |
14 | Bhavin Mehta | Kilitich Drugs India Limited | Mr. Mukund Mehta |
15 | Chirag Pendharkar | Vicco Group | Mr. Sanjeev Gajanan Pendharkar |
16 | Deepak Agarwal | Bikaji | |
17 | Deepanshu Gupta | Okaya Power Limited | |
18 | Gaurav Sathaye | United Speciality Inks Pvt Ltd | Mr. Dhananjay Sathaye & Mrs. Swati Sathaye |
19 | Girish Chitale | Chitale roup | Mr. Girish Chitale |
20 | Jai Bahal | Adfactors PR | Mr. Madan Bahal |
21 | Jitendra Agarwal | Kailash Group | Shri Ishwar chand Agarwal |
22 | Kapil Nevatia | Sunjewels Pvt. Ltd. | Mr. Shishir Nevatia |
23 | Kruti Jobanputra | J W Ventures Pvt Ltd | Mr. Lalit Jobanputra |
24 | Navneet Agarwal | Agarwal Packers & Movers Ltd | Shri. Ramesh Agarwal |
25 | Nikunj Vora | Mapro Foods Pvt. Ltd | Mr. Mayur Vora |
26 | Pankaj Agarwal | Creative Group | Mr. Surendra Agarwal |
27 | Pranav Sharma | Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Private Limited | Mr. Suresh Kumar Sharma |
28 | Priti Rathi Gupta | Anand Rathi Group | Mr. Anand Rathi |
29 | Rajas Warke | HiMedia Labs. Pvt. Ltd | Mr. Vishnu M. Warke |
30 | Raujesh Agarrwal | Ashish Life Science Pvt. Limited | Mr. Premsukh Agarrwal |
31 | Ravi Sanghvi | Ratnamini Metals & Tubes Ltd | Mr. Prakash M. Sanghvi |
32 | Rishi Jain | Jain Group | Mr. Prem Lal Jain |
33 | Samyak Lodha | M. B. Sugars & Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd. | Mr. Vijaykumar Lodha |
34 | Sanjam Sahi Gupta | Sitara Shipping Ltd | Capt. S. S. Sahi |
35 | Saurabh Singh Mehta | Kriti Group | Mr. Shiv Singh Mehta |
36 | Shyam Mehta | BDK Valves | Mr. Bimal Mehta |
37 | Sidharth Agrawal | Systematic Group | Mr. Rajendra Agrawal, Mr. Sidharth Agarwal |
38 | Siddharth Bhimrajka | Bhimrajka Impex Limited | |
39 | Simarpreet Singh | Hartek Power Limited | Mr. Hartek Singh |
40 | Srinivas Kamath | Kamaths Ourtimes Icecreams Private Limited | Mr. Raghunandan Kamath |
41 | Sumeet Kabra | RR Global | Mr. Rameshwarlal Kabra |
42 | Surabhi Rao | Narsipur Chemicals Pvt Ltd | Mr. Satyanand Rao |
43 | Tejas Shah | SafeX Fire | Mr. Jitendra Shah & Mr. Sandip Shah |
44 | Tushar Sharma | Guruji Products Pvt Ltd | Shri. Radheshyam Sharma |
45 | Vineet Agarwal | Ryal Logistics Pvt.Ltd | Mr. Rajkumar Agarwal |
46 | Vineet Mittal | Navitas Green Solutions Pvt Ltd. | |
47 | Vishal Shah | V Trans (I) Ltd | Mr. Ashok Kunverji Shah |
48 | Vivek & Nimesh Chinoy | Electronics Devices Worldwide Pvt Ltd | Mr. Shirish Chinoy |
49 | Yagna Chandra | Atul automotives | Mr. Alpesh chandra |
50 | Zervin Rana | Dinshaws Dairy Foods Ltd |
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