HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, March 28: Amazon India, on Monday, announced that it will host the third edition of ‘Amazon Smbhav’ on May 18 and 19 next. The two-day virtual mega summit will bring together policymakers, eminent industry leaders, solution providers, startups, and Amazon leadership for invigorating discussions on the best ways to leverage technology to enable digitisation and economic progress of lakhs of small local stores and businesses across India. The summit will also feature keynotes, panel discussions, masterclasses, and more on the significance of technology adoption across industries while focusing on key thrust areas like social empowerment & amp; enablement for inclusive economic growth, innovating for India; creating of digital infrastructure, and more.
Notably, a key highlight of the Amazon Smbhav every year is the annual ‘Amazon Smbhav Awards’ that recognise businesses, innovators, and individuals who have made significant progress in their respective areas and contributed towards building an Atmanirbhar Bharat. In 2021, more than 1200 businesses, innovators, and individuals applied for the Smbhav Awards across 11 categories. This year, it will feature 15 different categories to recognise path-breaking and disruptive business ideas.
Manish Tiwary, country manager, India Consumer Business, Amazon India said, “We remain deeply committed to innovating for small business, especially to digitally enable small local stores and Kirana shops. We are excited about bringing together a host of policymakers, well-known corporate leaders, successful modern entrepreneurs, young emerging business owners, and Amazon leaders at Amazon Smbhav 2022 to discuss and debate ideas that will enable India’s growth to a USD 1 trillion digital economy. The 2022 edition of Amazon Smbhav will be held on May 18 and 19 and for the first time, Amazon will take this further into the country with a series of regional summits across key cities.”
