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Conference on Empowering Women for

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TalentNomics Inc. is a global non-profit organisation that seeks to expand the pool of

global women leaders worldwide. TalentNomics India is an affiliate of TalentNomics

Inc. and focuses on India and neighboring countries.

Our mission is to reimagine leadership for modern workplaces and advance women’s

leadership potential by enhancing their capabilities, confidence, credibility and

connections. Our goal is to transform the global economy by creating a more balanced

representation of global women leaders in executive positions, and achieve equal

pay for women.

Our Approach

At TalentNomics, we have very different ideas about how communities should

empower women at key stages of their personal and professional development.

Key supporters and ecosystems need to be cultivated to create opportunities

that successfully solve for gender imbalance in leadership and pay. We believe

that solutions need to be holistic and synergistic. We need to be interconnected.

We need to develop mutually supportive networks of male and female leaders,

and organisations across the world. We need solutions to be experiential, focused

on applicable, pragmatic actions that can be implemented globally and suited to

regional cultural requirements. Moreover, we need to be collaborative with successful

About Us

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About Us

women and men role models who inspire and impart their wisdom to develop the next

generation of women leaders. We need organisations to build inclusive and supportive

work environments and reimagine talent management for the new generation of leaders.

The TalentNomics model for change is about these transformations – converging bold

ideas, deep insights, innovative actions to effectively leverage global connections,

knowledge and technology to advance leadership of women, globally.

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Ample research and evidence is available to make a persuasive case for gender equality in

leadership and pay. Research shows that if female employment rates were to match

male rates in the United States, overall GDP would rise by 5 percent. In Japan, such

initiatives could increase GDP by 9 percent, while in India, the magnitude of an increase

could be as high as 27 percent. Yet the percentage of women in C-suites and senior

leadership positions has remained largely unchanged for more than a decade and the

gender pay gap persists. The Indian corporate sector struggles to get that one token

woman on Boards of all listed companies.

The implication is clear. We need to create opportunities for greater female participation

at all levels in the workforce to realize the corresponding benefits of higher per capita

incomes, and greater inclusion. This philosophy runs through our 2016 Conference on

Empowering Women for Sustainable Development. TalentNomics will bring together

both men and women business leaders, academics and researchers, representing India

and leading economies across industries and specialities, to share and inspire innovative

solutions to break the systemic and cultural barriers preventing women from rising to

leadership positions in most fields.

The conference will offer a platform to develop rich relationships with leadership and

management across industries and regions. It will bring together leaders and opinion

makers from public, private, government, and the not-for-profit sector to provide an

The Conference

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open and provocative environment to discuss bold ideas that can accelerate change.

Women who have reached the pinnacle of their success will share their challenges,

inspirations and insights. Men and women leaders who have inspired and mentored

women to reach their aspirations will share the motivations and challenges of their

journey. Young potential leaders of tomorrow will share their aspirations and concerns

with the current models of leadership.

The Conference

We are asking three key questions

Speakers will provide a multidimensional perspective on the incentives, infrastructure

and cultures that facilitate and hinder change in this area, and suggest concrete actions

to spur the momentum for change.

What roles can

governments play to drive

change?

What can leaders do

to achieve gender balance across

leadership levels?

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What should individuals do differently to make gender

equality in the Workplace a

reality?

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Agenda

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Registration & Tea

9:00 am - 10:15 am

Inaugural Session

10:15 am - 10:30 am

Tea/Coffee Break

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Research & Results: For Sustainable Development, Women Empowerment, and Economic Growth

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Gender Balance in Leadership: Impactful Actions Needed to Change the Status Quo

Opening: Ipsita Kathuria, TalentNomics India

Welcome: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, ICRIER

Inaugural: Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, GOI

Keynote: Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Former SA Activist

Kalpana Kochhar, IMF

Anu Madgavkar, McKinsey Global Institute

Anne Boring, Sciences Po, Paris

Fauzia Viqar, Punjab Commission on the

Status of Women, Pakistan

Anuradha Das Mathur, The Vedica

Scholars Programme For Women

Anita George, World Bank Group

Farzana Chowdhury, Green Delta Insurance

Company

Linda Solomon, Deloitte Consulting, LLP

Deepak Hota, Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.

Suparno Banerjee, Hewlett-Packard

Enterprise

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Lunch

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Agenda2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Creating a Sustainable Global Supply of Women Leaders Across Sectors and a Collaborative Eco System for Change

Neeti Banerjee, TalentNomics Inc.

Saurabh Srivastava, Leading Entrepreneur

& Institution Builder

Neeru Abrol, IL&FS

Neeta Boochra, Entrepreneur

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Encouraging & Influencing Young Minds to Dream

Dr. Radhicka Kapoor, ICRIER

Jyoti Reddy, Future East Film Productions

Pramath Sinha, 9.9 Mediaworx Pvt. Ltd.,

and Indian School of Business

Radhika Prabhu, U.S. Department of State

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Tea/Coffee Break

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Role of Media in Breaking StereotypesArchana Garodia Gupta, FICCI Ladies

Organization

Christine Graeff, European Central Bank

Asma Shirazi, 92 News

Shereen Bhan, CNBC-TV 18

Bharati Jacob, Seedfund

5:45 pm - 6:00 pm

Key Takeaways & Vote of Thanks

Conference Details Follow.

Suparno Banerjee, Hewlett-Packard

Enterprise

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Opening Remarks Speaker

Ipsita KathuriaFounder & Chief Executive Officer

TalentNomics India

Ipsita Kathuria is the founder and CEO of TalentNomics India and Principal of TalentNomics Inc.

She has over 30 years of experience in Human Resource Management and has held

leadership positions in public and private sectors in India. She worked with the International

Monetary Fund for a decade in the areas of performance management, talent management,

leadership development, succession management and diversity and inclusion.

Prior to this, she was the Vice President (HR) of IIS Infotech, New Delhi. She has also

worked with the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) as the HR strategy advisor to the

chairman and was instrumental in introducing the competency based performance

management system and merit based promotion policy.

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Welcome Speaker

Dr. Isher Judge AhluwaliaChairperson

Indian Council for Research on International Economic

Relations (ICRIER)

Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, an eminent Indian economist, is the Chairperson of ICRIER,

a leading think-tank based in New Delhi. Her research has focused on policy oriented

challenges facing the Indian economy in the areas of urbanisation, sustainable public

service delivery, macroeconomic issues, and industrial growth and productivity. At ICRIER,

she led the Research and Capacity Building Program on the Challenges of Urbanisation

in India from March 2013 to March 2015. She was chairperson of the High Powered Expert

Committee on Urban Infrastructure and Services, the Government of India, from 2008

to 2011. Dr. Ahluwalia has written a number of books, the latest being “Transforming

Our Cities: Postcards of Change” (HarperCollins, 2014), and a co-edited volume titled

“Urbanisation in India: Challenges, Opportunities and the Way Forward” (Sage India,

2014). She is a board member of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI),

and was chairperson, Board of Trustees of International Food Policy Research Institute,

Washington D.C., from 2003 to 2006.

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Inaugural Speaker

Shri Dharmendra PradhanHonorable Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas

Government of India

Dharmendra Pradhan is the current Minister of State (with Independent charge)

for Petroleum and Natural Gas. He was a member of Odisha Legislative Assembly

from 2000-2004 and member of the Lok Sabha from 2004-2009. He was elected

to the Rajya Sabha in March 2012 from Bihar. He is also a Member, Committee on

Government Assurances, Member, JPC to examine matters relating to allocation

and pricing of telecom Licenses and spectrum.

He has played a major role in mobilizing the youth to get active in politics to create

better leaders for tomorrow. Shri Pradhan has also tackled issues such as youth

unemployment, a lack of skill-based education, and rehabilitation and resettlement

of farmers.

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Keynote Speaker

Dr. Mamphela Aletta Ramphele has been a medical doctor, a community development

activist, a researcher, a university executive, a global public servant and is now an active

citizen in both the public and private sectors. She became Vice-Chancellor of UCT, then

one of four managing directors of the The World Bank Group. She is the author of

several books and publications on socio-economic issues in South Africa. She has

received numerous national and international awards acknowledging her scholarship

and leading role in spearheading projects for disadvantaged people in South Africa and

elsewhere. Dr. Ramphele has served as chairperson of Gold Fields, Circle Capital Ventures

(Pty) Ltd., Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), as a director of Medi-Clinic Corporation

Ltd. and Remgro Ltd., and is currently a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

She was founder of the Open Society Foundation for South Africa and the Citizens

Movement. In January 2013, Dr. Ramphele became the leader of Agang SA, a party for

all South Africans which won two seats in the national elections held in May 2014, after

which she retired from party politics to be an active citizen.

Dr. Mamphela RampheleFormer South African Activist &

Ex- Managing Director, The World Bank Group

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Session 1: Research & Results: For Sustainable Development, Women Empowerment, and Economic Growth Moderator: Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, ICRIER | 90 minutes

Dr. Kalpana Kochhar is the Deputy Director of the Asia Pacific Department,

and lead for analytical studies on gender issues at the IMF. Dr. Kochhar

has led the IMF‘s work on Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan,

Nepal. Her research interests and publications have mainly focused

on studies of Asian economies, including India and China. Most

recently, Dr. Kochhar focused on issues related to India‘s growth,

financial and fiscal policies.

She serves on the board of TalentNomics Inc.

Dr. Kalpana KochharDeputy DirectorAsia Pacific DepartmentInternational Monetary Fund (IMF)

Dr. Rajat Kathuria is the Director and Chief Executive at ICRIER. He

has over 20 years experience in teaching and 10 years of experience

in economic policy. He worked with Telecom Regulatory Authority

of India and taught Economics at the undergraduate level at the

University of Maryland and Managerial Economics and International

Trade at the International Management Institute in New Delhi. He

has worked with The World Bank Group as a consultant and carried out

assignments for organisations including ILO, UNCTAD, E&Y etc. Dr. Rajat KathuriaDirector & Chief ExecutiveIndian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

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Anu Madgavkar is a partner with the MGI, McKinsey’s business and

economics research arm. Anu leads teams based in India, working on

global as well as India focused research. Her recent research has focused

on labor markets, skills, gender economics, economic development

and poverty alleviation, and applying technology to solving development

challenges. She has co-authored several MGI reports including “The

power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in India; and How advancing

women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth.” Previously, Anu

was a partner at McKinsey based in Mumbai, where she co-led McKinsey’s

Financial Institutions practice in India. She serves on the National Economic

Growth and Investments Council of the Confederation of Industry in India.

Anu Madgavkar PartnerMcKinsey Global Institute (MGI)

Fauzia Viqar specializes in women’s empowerment with a focus on

legislative and policy advocacy and community development. With over

15 years of professional and voluntary work , Fauzia is recognized for her

expertise in gender and race based discrimination and promotion of

women’s empowerment. She has held senior management and advisory

positions with government, nongovernmental organisations and civil

society networks in Pakistan and Canada.

Fauzia was appointed the first chairperson of The Punjab Commission

on the Status of Women, a statutory institution established by the

Government of Punjab, Pakistan to promote women’s empowerment

and eliminate discrimination against them.

Fauzia ViqarChairpersonThe Punjab Comission on the Status of Women, Pakistan

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Anuradha Das Mathur is the founding dean of The Vedica Scholars

Programme for Women. She is also the founder and director of 9.9

Media, one of India’s fastest growing niche media companies.

Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, she ran Businessworld, one of

India’s most widely read business magazines and worked for The

Economist Group.

Anuradha was selected as one of 25 young, talented, emerging global

woman leaders for the prestigious Global Emerging Women Leader’s

Programme, offered by Fortune Magazine and the US State Department.

Anuradha Das MathurFounding Dean The Vedica Scholars Programme for Women

Dr. Anne BoringPost Doctoral Researcher OFCE, Sciences Po-Paris

Dr. Anne Boring is a researcher in economics at Sciences Po (OFCE-

Presage) and a research affiliate at the University Paris Dauphine (LEDa-

DIAL). Since 2014, she has been working on a European research

project called Effective Gender Equality in Research and Academia

(EGERA). Within this research project, she studies the impact of gender

biases and stereotypes on student trajectories in higher education,

as well as on the evaluation of excellence in academia. Anne teaches

several courses at Sciences Po, including a workshop called Women

Entering the Professional World: What You Need to Know.

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Session 2: Gender Balance in Leadership: Impactful Actions Needed to Change the Status Quo

Moderator: Dilip Cherian, Founder & Consulting Partner, Perfect Relations | 75 Minutes

Anita GeorgeSenior DirectorGlobal Practice on Energy & Extractives IndustriesThe World Bank Group

Anita George provides leadership and strategic direction to the Global

Practice, which ensures that The World Bank Group client countries

receive world-class service in lending, advisory and knowledge

services to meet challenges in the energy and extractive industries

sectors. Before this, she was the Director for Infrastructure and Natural

Resources at the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Anita has also headed Siemens Financial Services in India covering

the telecommunications, power and transportation sectors.

Dilip CherianFounder & Consulting PartnerPerfect Relations

Dilip Cherian, widely regarded as the ‘Image Guru’ of India, pioneered

the concept of Image Management in the country. He started his

career in Government, where he was an economic consultant to the

Ministry of Industry and went on to became the editor of Business

India. He was the co-founder and business editor of The Observer of

Business & Politics, one of India’s largest business dailies. He is a board

member of Governors of the Advertising Standard Council of India

and the Governing Council of the National Institute of Design. He was

elected to be on the International Public Relations Association Global

Council as the India Council Member.

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Linda SolomonPrincipal Deloitte Consulting, LLP

Linda Solomon is a principal at Deloitte Consulting, LLP, with over 25 years

of experience advising large, global organisations, both government and

commercial, on how to standup new operating models and leverage

technology investments. At Deloitte, she has spent over 12 years serving

Chemical and Oil & Gas companies such as ExxonMobil, Shell, Honeywell,

and Monsanto. In 2003, Linda moved to the greater Washington, DC area

to assist Deloitte in launching its Federal Government practice. Beyond

her responsibilities, in the 90’s, Linda was asked by Deloitte’s CEO to

standup and lead Deloitte Consulting’s inaugural diversity and inclusion

efforts. She serves on the board of TalentNomics Inc.

Farzana Chowdhury is the Managing Director and CEO of GDIC. She is

the first female Managing Director and CEO in the financial sector of

Bangladesh. Farzana has introduced numerous successful integrated

insurance models involving the SME sector, such as micro-health for

the RMG workers and poor people through ‘Shudin’ and ‘Niramoy,’

remittance for the majority female segment through ’Nibedita’ and the

Weather Index Insurance (WII) for agriculture. As one of the 17 participants

from across the globe, she was selected by the US State Department

for the International Women Leaders Mentoring Partnership program

sponsored by US State Department and Fortune 500 companies in 2006.

Earlier this year, Farzana was awarded the Chartered Insurer status by

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), UK.

Farzana ChowdhuryManaging Director & CEOGreen Delta Insurance Company (GDIC)

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Deepak Hota has been the Director of Human Resources and a board

member of BEML since July 2013. Deepak has over 30 years of

professional experience in HR and Business and served in various

capacities in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited including as

CEO of HPCL Biofuels. Over three decades in HPCL, he was also the

head of natural gas and market planning.

Deepak was awarded the IPE Asia Pacific HRM Congress Award in

2013 for HR Leadership, and the NHRD Award in 2014 for “Most

Seasoned HR Professional of the Year”.

Deepak HotaDirector (Human Resources) Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML)

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Suparno Banerjee is Vice President and WW Leader for HPE’s Future

Cities initiative. He is also responsible for developing HPE’s public

sector strategy and driving key strategic shifts in HPE’s go-to-market

approach and client innovation model to accelerate growth in a

global, $9B+ portfolio. Previously, Suparno was VP for Strategy for HP’s

Enterprise Group in Asia Pacific & Japan region and had responsibility

for developing growth plans across all business units and country

operations. His experiences at HP’s city-level implementations in

Asia were critical in shaping HPE’s Future Cities strategy. He is a

member of the Advisory Board of World Economic Forum’s Future of

Urban Development. He serves on the Board of TalentNomics Inc.

Suparno BanerjeeVice President Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE)

 

Session 3: Creating a Sustainable Global Supply of Women Leaders Across Sectors and a Collaborative Eco System for ChangeModerator: Rhoda Weeks-Brown, Deputy Director, IMF | 60 Minutes

Neeti Banerjee is the founder and CEO of TalentNomics Inc. She has

expertise in Leadership Development, Talent and Change Management.

She has held senior leadership roles, including Assistant Director at the

International Monetary Fund with oversight for people, financial and IT

resources in a variety of functions - research, monetary and capital markets,

and human resources. She has also worked for other leading global

organisations in technology, international development and energy.

Neeti serves on the board of the Association of Human Resources

Managers in International Organisations and Friends of the Royal

Textile Academy of Bhutan.

Neeti BanerjeeFounder & CEOTalentNomics Inc.

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Rhoda Weeks-Brown is Deputy Director in the Communications Department

of the IMF. She has lead front office responsibility for IMF communications

and outreach in Asia; global communications and outreach related both to

media and non-media stakeholders such as civil society organisations,

legislators, think tanks and academics; IMF external publications; and

communications related to IMF financial issues. Prior to joining the

Communications Department, she worked in the Legal Department of the IMF

for 15 years, serving most recently in that department as deputy general

counsel. Before joining the IMF, she practiced law in the Washington, DC

office of Skadden Arps, specializing in financial institutions regulatory matters.

Rhoda Weeks-BrownDeputy DirectorCommunications DepartmentInternational Monetary Fund (IMF)

Neeru Abrol, a chartered accountant by profession, currently serves as

the CFO of IL&FS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Ltd. and is

an independent director on several boards. She is the former chair

person of National Fertilizers Ltd. She was the first woman C&MD of

a public sector fertilizer company and has 35 years of experience in

the manufacturing industry. Prior to joining NFL, she worked in various

management positions at M/s Steel Authority of India over 26 years.

Neeru has won various accolades from many professional bodies, including

the Institute of Chartered of Accountant’s Business Achiever Award, twice,

SCOPE’s maiden Outstanding Woman Manager Award, the 5th Rajiv Gandhi

Excellence Award as Most Enterprising CEO of the Year in 2014, and the

Udyog Rattan Award from the Institute of Economic Studies in 2015.

Neeru AbrolCFOIL&FS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Ltd.

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Saurabh Srivastava is one of India’s leading entrepreneurs and institution

builders, widely acknowledged in India and globally, as one of the

architects of the Indian IT Industry and as leading the creation of a

vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in India. He co-founded and chaired

key institutions of modern India focussed on entrepreneurship: NASSCOM,

Indian Venture Capital Association, TiE New Delhi NCR; Indian Angel

Network and Ashoka University. He has founded several successful IT

companies and invested in close to 100 startups and serves on various

government boards/committees. Awards include “Distinguished

Alumnus” from IIT/K, DQ Lifetime Achievement Award for the IT

Industry and, this year, the Padma Shri.

Saurabh SrivastavaLeading Entrepreneur & Institution Builder

Session 4: Encouraging and Influencing Young Minds to DreamModerator: Dr. Kedibone Letlaka-Rennert, HR Advisor, IMF | 60 Minutes

Dr. Kedi Letlaka-Rennert is a psychologist and HR professional. She

heads the HR team for two departments, the Corporate Services

and Facilities Department, as well as the Information Technology

Department. Prior to working at the IMF, she was a Hay Management

Consultant, then a senior manager for Standard Bank and founded

her own HR Management company in South Africa before moving to

America and becoming the Fund’s Diversity Advisor for 4 years.

Dr. Kedibone Letlaka-RennertHR AdvisorInternational Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Neeta BoochraEntrepreneur & Ex-president FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) & Founder Chairperson FLO Jaipur Chapter

Neeta Boochra was the national president of FLO (2014-2015) and is the

founder chairperson of the FLO Jaipur chapter. She is an executive

member of the international organisation, SAARC Chamber Women

Entrepreneur Council, an executive committee member of MGD Girls’

Guild, and has been the president of the Shubham Society. She has

published a very effective Ready Reckoner on “Laws Affecting Women

in India.” She is the director of Silver Centre and Indo Gem Exporters.

Neeta has been awarded for her work and contribution as a woman

entrepreneur and for women empowerment like Rajasthan Shree, Nari

Pratibha Samaan, Samaj Gaurav and received Best Product Award for

her Jewelry collection.

Jyoti Reddy recently earned her degree in Sociology and Anthropology

from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. She is a former student of the

Akanksha Foundation, a nonprofit organisation that aims to provide

children form low-income communities with high quality education.

Jyoti is currently pursuing her dream of becoming a filmmaker, and

is working as an in-house assistant director at a production company.

She aspires to earn her masters degree in Documentary Filmmaking

abroad, so that she can tell the rest of the world the stories of people

from her world.Jyoti ReddyIn-house Assistant DirectorFuture East Film Productions

Dr. Radhicka Kapoor is a fellow at the ICRIER. Prior to joining ICRIER,

she worked at the Planning Commission and at the International

Labour Organization in Geneva. Her broad areas of research interests

include poverty and inequality, labour economics and industrial

performance. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School

of Economics, a Masters degree from Cambridge University and a

Bachelors Degree from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi.

Dr. Radhicka KapoorFellow Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

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Dr. Pramath Sinha is the founder and Managing Director of 9.9 Media.

He leads the India operations of and is a senior counselor with the

Albright Stonebridge Group, a US-based commercial diplomacy firm

founded by former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and former

National Security Advisor Samuel R. Berger. He is the founding dean of

ISB and founder and trustee of an acclaimed new liberal arts university,

Ashoka University. He has now launched a new postgraduate programme

called ‘The Vedica Scholars Programme for Women’ that addresses

the crying need for more women professionals. Previously, he was a

partner in McKinsey & Company, and before that the MD & CEO of

the ABP Group.

Dr. Pramath SinhaCo-Founder & Managing Director 9.9 Mediaworx Pvt. Ltd. & Founding DeanIndian School of Business (ISB)

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Radhika Prabhu, an expert on inclusive growth and development, serves

as a Senior Policy Adviser for South Asia within the Secretary’s Office

of Global Women’s Issues at the State Department. In this capacity,

she advises the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues’

on efforts to elevate the status of women and girls through U.S. foreign

policy in the region. Through her work, Radhika coordinates regularly

with governments, the private sector and industry leaders, academia

and civil society to advance dialogue and develop partnerships to foster

the political, economic and social empowerment of women and girls

across South Asia. She has also held positions at The World Bank

Group and United Nations Development Programme.

Radhika PrabhuSenior Policy Advisor for South AsiaSecretary’s Office of Global Women’s IssuesU.S. Department of State

Archana Garodia Gupta is the President of FLO, the women’s wing of

the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

in 2015. In addition to her role at FICCI, she has served as a board

member of the Noida Women Entrepreneur’s Association for the last

17 years in order to promote policies and create equal opportunities for

women. She has been working in the sphere of women’s development

for the last two decades.

She is one of the world’s leading quizzers. In 2001, she was the declared

“Champion of Champions” by BBC Mastermind in India.

Archana Garodia GuptaPresident FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)

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Session 5: Role of Media in Breaking StereotypesModerator: Anil Padmanabhan, Deputy Director, MINT | 75 Minutes

Anil Padmanabhan is the Deputy Managing Editor at MINT. He has

been a journalist for the last 27 years.

He also writes a weekly column, Capital Calculus that focuses on the

intersection of politics and economics.

Anil PadmanabhanDeputy Editor MINT

Christine Graeff has been Director General of Communications and

Language Services at ECB since 1 January 2013. She is responsible for

both the external and internal communications for the ECB, and the

provision of language services. It comprises the Global Media Relations

Division, the Outreach and Protocol Division, the Multimedia Division

and the Language Services Division. Christine previously worked for the

Brunswick Group, setting up Brunswick’s Frankfurt office and leading

the Financial Services team. Prior to that, she worked for two years at

Burson-Marsteller in London and Frankfurt.

Christine also dedicates time to the German business network BBUG,

YGL Davos and Generation CEO, a female executive network. She

serves on the board of TalentNomics Inc.

Christine GraeffDirector- General, Communications and Language ServicesEuropean Central Bank (ECB)

Asma Shirazi is a journalist and anchor, currently working at 92 News,

Pakistan. Asma began her career with GEO News in 2001, and went on

to acquire diverse experience as a reporter and anchor with numerous

channels. She has also reported from the front on several conflicts,

including the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war and the Taliban violence on

the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in 2009.

Asma is the first Pakistani to win the prestigious Peter Mackler Award

for Courageous and Ethical Journalism. Asma ShiraziJournalist, TV Anchor 92 News

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Bharati Jacob is a founder-partner of Seedfund, an early stage fund

that invests in innovative Indian startups. She has over 27 years of

experience in venture investing, marketing and financial services. She

co-founded Seedfund in 2006 and has raised money in two funds

from marquee institutions. Prior to Seedfund, Bharati was a partner at

Infinity Ventures, a pioneer in Indian early stage investing whose exits

include Indiagames and India Bulls (listing in India). Before that she

held the P&L responsibility for the Southern operations of investment

bank Lazard India. Prior to Lazard she worked in Minneapolis with the

strategy group at Northwest Airlines (now Delta). Bharati JacobManaging PartnerSeedfund

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Key Takeaways & Vote of Thanks

Suparno Banerjee, Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE)

Shereen Bhan is a journalist, anchor and Managing Editor of CNBC-TV18.

She has 14 years of experience in tracking corporate policy news

and events that has defined the business landscape in India. Shereen

has been producing and anchoring flagships news shows like ‘India

Business Hour’ and ‘What’s Hot’ for over a decade.

Shereen won the ‘FICCI Woman of the Year’ award for her contribution

to the Media in 2005, and was named a ‘Young Global Leader’ by

the World Economic Forum. She also won the ‘Best Business Anchor

Award’ at the ‘News Television Awards’ in 2013.

Shereen BhanNews Anchor & Managing Editor CNBC-TV 18

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Conference MCs

Binoo Wadhwa is an HR consultant and very passionate about women

empowerment. She previously served as the Chief People Officer, for

Yum! Restaurants International for the Indian subcontinent till May,

2013. In her tenure Yum! was listed in “The top 50 Great places

to work” and awarded the “Shell Helen Keller award” for enrolling

specially abled teams into the workforce. Prior to joining Yum! Binoo

worked with Sapient and Steria as their People Strategy Lead.

She serves on the Advisory Council of Talentnomics India.Binoo WadhwaHuman Resource Consultant

Hemal Vaidya is a principal in Deloitte LLP and Deloitte Consulting LLP.

His academic and professional focus areas have been in the betterment

and optimization of public sector agencies’ performance – cutting

across strategy, technology, and human capital. His clients have included

the CXO-level officials of the US Departments of Homeland Security,

State, and Transportation. Hemal created Deloitte’s Federal Public

Policy Community and also launched a team in India to support the

firm’s US Federal Practice. Throughout this time, he has mentored

minority and female practitioners with the intent of paying forward the

investments made in him. He also worked in The White House National

Performance Review under President Bill Clinton. He serves on the

Advisory Council of Talentnomics Inc.

Hemal VaidyaPrincipalDeloitte Consulting, LLP

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TalentNomics India Board

Ipsita KathuriaFounder & CEOTalentNomics India

Neeru AbrolCFOIL&FS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Ltd.

Neeti BanerjeeFounder and CEO TalentNomics Inc.

 

Saurabh SrivastavaLeading Entrepreneur & Institution Builder

Neeta BoochraEntrepreneur & Ex-president FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) & Founder Chairperson FLO Jaipur Chapter

Anita GeorgeSenior DirectorGlobal Practice on Energy & Extractives IndustriesWorld Bank Group

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*(Board member from March 31, 2016)*

TalentNomics India Advisory Council

Farzana Chowdhury Managing Director & CEO Green Delta Insurance Company(GDIC)

Nisha AgrawalCEO Oxfam India

Dilip CherianFounder & Consulting PartnerPerfect Relations

Dr. Rajat KathuriaDirector & Chief ExecutiveIndian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

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Dr. Ashish Bhatt Managing DirectorXYNTÉO

Dr. Archana Hingorani CEO & Executive DirectorIL&FS Investment Managers Ltd.

TalentNomics India Advisory Council

Vandana VermaProgramme DirectorIKEA

Binoo WadhwaHuman Resource Consultant

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R.V. ShahiChairmanEnergy Infratech Private Ltd

Parveen MahmudManaging DirectorGrameen Telecom Trust

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