More than 50 leaders will come together to discuss gender inclusivity and responsiveness at the second edition of the Greater 50 Virtual Conclave and Exhibition by FICCI and FLO. The three-day event starting from September 27, 2021, will facilitate conversations on ideas for building a sustainable culture of empowerment for women.
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The conclave will be inaugurated by Ms Smriti Irani, Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development. The inaugural session will witness special addresses by Ujjwala Singhania; Dr Sangita Reddy, Immediate Past President FICCI, Greater 50 Chair and Joint MD, Apollo Hospitals Ltd; Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, FICCI Aditya Birla Centre for Excellence; Dr Jyotsna Suri, Past President FICCI and CMD, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group along with Dilip Chenoy, Secretary-General, FICCI.
Sessions at the Greater 50 Virtual Conclave & Exhibition
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem For Women
Women entrepreneurs have a significant contribution to the economic growth of India. In this session, CSOs, government and private sector representatives, and other experts will discuss the existing opportunities and challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in India.
Speakers – The session will have a special address by Alka Nangia Arora, Joint Secretary- SMEs, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India. The panel includes Deepthi Ravula, CEO, WE HUB; Chetna Sinha, Founder/ Chair, Mann Deshi Bank & Mann Deshi Foundation; Vidya Shah, CEO, Edelgive Foundation; Uma Reddy, Co-Chair, FICCI Karnataka State Council & Managing Director, Hitech Magnetics & Electronics Private Limited and moderator Deepa Sayal, Co-Founder and Managing Director of ADG Online Solutions. KV Kamath, Former Chief of the New Development Bank of BRICS countries will deliver the keynote address for this session.
Access To Finance For Women Entrepreneurs
Panellists from the financial sector along with business accelerators will discuss the existing schemes and scenarios of financial inclusion in India along with a roadmap for the future.
Speakers – Speakers for the session include Naina Lal Kidwai, Past President FICCI and Chairman, Advent India Advisory Board; Rashesh Shah, Past President FICCI and Chairman and CEO, Edelweiss Group; Saurabh Srivastava, Chairman Emeritus, TiE Delhi-NCR; Amit Chandra, MD, Bain Capital; and Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, MD-Retail & Digital Banking, State Bank of India.
Women in STEM – Busting The Gender-Stereotypical Perceptions
Women leaders in STEM will share their experiences and talk about career prospects for girls in this field, along with the ways to tackle the challenges and stereotypes.
Speakers - Dr Sangita Reddy, Jt MD, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd; Tessy Thomas, Indian Scientist & Director General of Aeronautical Systems, Former Project Director for Agni-IV missile in DRDO; Ayumi Moore, Founder and President, Women in Tech; Anu Acharya, CEO, Mapmygenome India and Meena Ganesh, MD & CEO, Portea.
Building Gender Diversity In Workplaces
Panellists at this session will talk about the relevance, prevalence and importance of gender diversity in the Indian and global corporate culture.
Speakers - Shabnam Siddiqui, ED, UN Global Compact Network India; Preeti D’mello, Chair, FICCI D&I Sub-Group on Gender Parity and Global Head - Diversity & Lead Academy, TCS; Vinita Bimbhet, Past President, FLO and Director, Grameen Initiative for Women; Anandi Shankar, Group Head - Talent & Organization for Unilever South Asia; Nitu Bhushan; and Megha Chawla, Partner -Bain&Co.
Women Empowerment – Strengthening International Cooperation
This interesting session with women ambassadors from different countries to India will discuss the international perspectives for empowerment and inclusion.
Speakers - H.E Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Ambassador of Finland to India; H.E. Yasiel Burillo, Ambassador and Consul General of Panama to India; H.E. Hayet Talbi EP Bilel, Ambassador of Tunisia to India; Ambassador H.E. Ms Katrin Kivi, Ambassador of Estonia to India.
Women in Leadership Roles
There is a significant need to encourage corporates to ensure women are represented in leadership roles. The session will have focused deliberations on women in leadership roles.
Speakers – Radhika Haribhakti, Former Chairperson of Friends of Women's World Banking and Independent Director on Corporate Boards; Sudha Pillai, Independent Director, Jubilant Life Sciences Limited and Former Member Secretary, Planning Commission; Arun Duggal, Co-Founder- FICCI Women on Corporate Boards Mentorship Program; Nidhi Dua, Head of India & Sri Lanka Region - Marks & Spencer India Pvt Ltd and Ranjana Agrawal, Past President FLO, Independent Director on Corporate Boards and Chartered Accountant, Vaish&Associates
Digitization To Accelerate Women Empowerment
Women entrepreneurs require adequate infrastructure, access to technology and platforms to establish their enterprises on digital platforms. This session will have representations from key stakeholders for a discussion on opportunities being offered by various organisations and digital platforms.
Speakers - Tanya Chaitanya, Chief Content Officer, Digital & Diversity Initiatives, Reliance; Preeti Syal, Senior Specialist, NITI Ayog; Smita Premchander, Adjunct Faculty, IIM Ahmedabad, Secretary, Sampark; Anandi Iyer, Director Fraunhofer Office India and Vinita Sethi, SVP & Chief Public Affairs Officer, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd
Building Women-Led Microenterprises for Sustainable Livelihood
Women entrepreneurship is largely skewed towards smaller-sized firms. Fostering such enterprises is the key to addressing India’s employment challenge. This session will have experts deliberating on measures for building a suitable ecosystem for microenterprises.
Speakers - Rashmi Singh, IAS, Director WCD, Govt. of NCT of Delhi; Vineet Rai, Founder, Aavishkaar (VC); Mridula Tangirala, Head - Tourism and Livelihoods programs in South Zone, Tata Trust; Sheetal Mehta, Sr VP-CSR, Mahindra Group; and GV Krishnagopal, Group - Chief Executive Officer, Access Livelihoods Group
Mental health And Overall Wellness
Panellists at this session will focus on discussing crucial areas like, false binaries of success and failures, personal stressors - societal, familial, work-life balance and policies that require change.
Speakers - Chitra Mathur - Independent speaker and consultant; Candice D’Souza- Consultant Psychologist, Psychology teacher; Ruby Hembrom, Founder and Executive Director of Adivaani, publishing house; Sana Contractor, public health researcher and Rajvi Mariwala, Director, Mariwala Health Initiative