The third edition of the 20-city SME CEO Knowledge Forum Series will be held in Pune on December 16.

The event, an initiative of Business Line and sponsored by UTI Mutual Fund, aims at identifying the entrepreneurs of tomorrow and equipping them with the tools required for growing their businesses. It has been held earlier in Bangalore and Coimbatore.

The programme begins with a one-on-one mentoring session on Finance, HR, Marketing and Taxation followed by sessions addressed by Maini, DMD, SIDBI, Bhareth L. Ghia, Country Head, SME & Distribution Channel, UTI MF, and Yogesh Dixit, Senior Director, Crisil.

Finally there will be an exclusive panel discussion. Bhareth Ghia, Nilesh Modi, International Tax expert, KPMG in India, Sunil Kode, head HR, Mather and Platt Pumps Pvt Ltd, M.V. Krishna, AVP Marketing (2W), Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd, and Kailash Katkar, MD & CEO, Quick Heal Technologies, will address issues on Taxation, Investments, Mutual Funds, HR and Marketing.

The event, to be held at the Pride Hotel, is open to those who have registered online. For registration, please contact Amit Sen on 09819580458.