ASCENT Harnesses the 'Power of Collective' at its First Experiential Learning Conclave

MUMBAI, November 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Over 500 Entrepreneurs Will Convene in Mumbai for the ASCENT Conclave on November 26, 2016 

ASCENT, a peer-to-peer platform for entrepreneurs founded by Harsh Mariwala (Chairman, Marico Ltd. and Founder, ASCENT) is organising an experiential learning conclave on the theme 'Growth. Disruption. Entrepreneur.' on Saturday, 26th November 2016 at St. Regis, Mumbai from 10 am to 7 pm. The event will bring together the country's best thought leaders, change-makers and innovators.

The conclave is a unique opportunity for stakeholders from across the entrepreneurship ecosystem to engage and learn from thought leaders. The participants will be heads of growth-stage companies ranging from INR 5-1500 crore. The event will serve as a platform for entrepreneurs to gain valuable insights and business advice from like-minded peers. ASCENT collaborated with EY and conducted a survey to understand the challenges faced by entrepreneurs and factors which limit the scale of growth for their businesses. Harsh Mariwala, Chairman, Marico Ltd. and Founder, ASCENT, Uday Kotak, Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Pinakiranjan Mishra, Partner and National Leader, Retail and Consumer Products Advisory Services, from EY will release the report at the Conclave. ASCENT will also announce the winners of the ASCENT Awards 2016 in three categories - Best Growth Strategy, Best Business Innovation and Best Entrepreneur. Julius Baer Wealth Advisors India is the Lead Partner of ASCENT Conclave. The other partner being L&T Financial Services.

Commenting on the ASCENT Conclave 2016, Harsh Mariwala said, "At ASCENT, we believe in the 'Power of the collective'. In line with this vision, inspirational thought leaders, and innovators will come together at the Conclave to share challenges and failures faced in their entrepreneurial journey. This will enable entrepreneurs to learn from each other and overcome hurdles in their business. It presents them with a wonderful opportunity to sharpen their business acumen, thereby enriching their personal and professional journey."

Uday Kotak will deliver the keynote speech on 'The Winning Way' and Harsh Mariwala will address the attendees on the subject of 'Leading with Purpose'. Other speakers include eminent stalwarts from the industry such as Ronnie Screwvala (Founder, Unilazer Ventures Ltd. and Swades Foundation), Falguni Nayar (Founder, Nykaa), Ashish Hemrajani (Chief Executive Officer, BookMyShow), Sandeep Singhal (Co-founder, Nexus Venture Partners), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Founder, PayTM), Neeraj Kakkar (Chief Executive Officer, Hector Beverages Pvt. Ltd.), Sasha Mirchandani (Chief Executive Officer, Kae Capital), Atul Khatri (Director, Kaytek Computer Services Pvt. Ltd.) and many more.

Atul Singh, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Julius Baer Wealth Advisors India added, "Visionary Thinking is our strategy for maintaining a long-term outlook, along with our culture of being prepared for and of embracing change. Visionary thinking enables us to stay ahead of the curve and to ask the big questions relevant for today's and tomorrow's investors. The ASCENT Conclave is a platform well aligned to this strategy and gives us an opportunity to engage with entrepreneurs and assimilate exceptional learnings from thought leaders."

Apart from the keynote session, panel discussions and a fireside chat, the Conclave will include some unique session formats, such as a roasting session hosted by Radio Host Hrishikesh Kannan (94.3 Radio One). Noshir Kaka (McKinsey India), Mini Menon (Indy Network) will moderate the panel discussions, while a session on inspiring growth stories will be moderated by Lakshmi Pratury (INK).

About ASCENT:

ASCENT is a not-for-profit expression of Harsh Mariwala (Chairman, Marico Ltd. and Founder, ASCENT) and his passion to identify high-potential growth-ready entrepreneurs and enable them to grow their enterprise. Launched in 2012 and active across Mumbai, ASCENT is designed as a unique, powerful peer-to-peer platform that leverages the 'power of collective' through self-facilitated Trust Groups and enables entrepreneurs to share and exchange experiences, ideas, insights and create a healthy ecosystem to learn from each other. Additionally, ASCENT provides peripheral access to relevant growth enablers like service providers, investors and banks, industry role models and domain experts.

For more details please visit: http://www.ascentfoundation.in/

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