ASCENT Foundation, a not-for-profit, peer-to-peer entrepreneurial learning platform founded by Harsh Mariwala, Chairman, Marico Ltd., hosted the maiden edition of its annual flagship event ‘ASCENT Summit 2023’ at Sahara Star Mumbai on October 13 2023. Themed around ‘Power of Collective’, the summit witnessed a monumental gathering of over 500 influential MSME founders, changemakers, and experts in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. At present, ASCENT has over 950 member entrepreneurs from diverse regions and industries, representing a cumulative turnover of more than Rs. 85,000 crore. Speaking at the summit, Harsh Mariwala Chairman Marico Ltd. said, “ASCENT was started with the belief that entrepreneurs can add a lot of value to the economic growth of the country. If we want to achieve our $5 trillion economy goal, it can only happen through entrepreneurship. The target is to touch 5000 entrepreneurs in India in the next five years,” said Manglesh Yadav, CEO of ASCENT Foundation.