ASIRT Techday Dec 2016 had the most erudite speaker in his area of expertise, Deepak Mata, the man who teaches nuances of GST to revenue departments and government cadres.
In a short session of one hour, Deepak Mata unveiled GST right from concepts and implementation including purpose, short-term and long-term effects and most important also touched upon how the system is going to work.
It was not only an informative session but also exciting eye opener on the way, Government is thinking and how 200-odd ASIRT members, business owners, should conduct their business in the best possible manner of compliance and ease. Deepak Mata spoke on topics like Time of Supply; IGST and Place of Supply; Meaning and scope of supply in GST; Payment mechanism in GST; Valuation concept in GST regime, etc.
Mata has experience of 23 years in Indirect Taxes in Central Government in the Central Board of Excise and Customs and is a master trainer of GST working in the National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics for the last six years and has trained more than 1,000 officers of Central Excise and Service Tax and is a much in demand speaker in the Government organizations on multiple topics in GST.
The next speaker was Neeraj Shah who gave a wonderful talk on "the 7 essential skills of remarkable entrepreneurs". The talk was crisp and apt for the audience. Neeraj Shah is well known as master networker who gave wings to BNI in India taking from 300 to 10,000 members. He also has a fan following in ASIRT as he is known to most members associate with BNI. His story was laced with motivation, strategic thinking and execution also touching upon how to survive and resurrect from failure.
The event was sponsored by Vodafone and IDFC bank. Vodafone highlighted how IT service providers can use their nationwide high speed network to offer solutions like vehicle tracking system and similar as well as demonstrated how partners will certainly retain their customers for MPLS leased lines when working with others and how their opportunities registered on Vodafone portal will solve the problem of lead cannibalisation. IDFC bank set up a smart card station for AADHAAR cards of members as they also spoke of additional and prioritized banking facilities they can offer ASIRT members including credit extension.
Members networked over afternoon beverage, evening high tea and dinner; it was the most complete event an association can have and members can expect out of an association that cares. No wonder, ASIRT members love to be at every Techday, month after month without fail.
