Vasvi  Bharat  Ram  –  Resume  2017  

Vasvi  Bharat  Ram  is  the  National  President  of  FLO,  the  women’s  wing  of  the  Federation  of   Indian   Chambers   of   Commerce   and   Industry   (FICCI).   FLO   is   the   premier  women’s  business  organization  in  the  country  and  implements  a  number  of  National  Initiatives  to  create   employment   and   entrepreneurship   opportunities   for   women   at   all   levels   and  works   on   policy   and   advocacy   with   the   Government   to   strengthen   the   position   of  women  in  society.  

Vasvi  has  been  working  towards  the  cause  of  women  empowerment  for  many  years.  She  is   a   strong   advocate  of   equal  participation  of  women   in   economic   activities   across   all  strata.     In   the  past,   she  has  also  held   the  office  of   the  Chairperson  of   the  Young  FICCI  Ladies   Organization   (YFLO),   Delhi,   in   the   year   2010-­‐11.     She   has   held   the   post   of  ‘Education  Chair’  and  ‘Spouse  Forum  Chair’  in  the  Young  Presidents  Organisation  (YPO),  Delhi  and  has  won  International  awards  for  the  same.  

In   addition   to   spearheading  FLO,  Vasvi   is   the   Joint  Vice  Chairperson  of  The   Shri  Ram  Schools,  which  have  been  consistently  rated  as  one  of   the  top  schools   in   India.    Under  the  aegis  of  Shri  Educare  Limited,  she  has  been  instrumental  in  setting  up  The  Shri  Ram  Millennium  Schools  and  The  Shri  Ram  Early  Years  play  schools   in  the  National  Capital  Region.    She  is  on  the  Board  of  the  SRF  Foundation  and  SAVE  the  Children  India,  both  of  which  work  towards  providing  a  better  quality  of  life  to  the  under  privileged  children  of  our  country.    

She   is   a   member   of   various   Education   Forums   including   the   FICCI   School   Education  Committee  and  the  Forum  of  Progressive  Schools.  

Vasvi   earned   a   degree   in   Bachelors   of   Arts   from   Delhi   University   and   did   her   post-­‐graduation  in  Business  of  Fashion  Management  from  the  London  College  of  Fashion  in  London.     She   has   also   completed   a   number   of   executive   education   programs   from  globally   renowned   universities,   including   one   from   the   Harvard   Business   School   in  Boston.     She   started   her   career   as   an   entrepreneur   making   wrought   iron   furniture,  home  accessories  and  artefacts  working  with  and  providing  a  livelihood  to  local  women  artisans.  

Outside   of   work,   Vasvi   enjoys   reading,   travelling,   music   and   theatre.   She   and   her  husband  live  in  New  Delhi  with  their  two  daughters.  

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leadership postti<los and come to be known as a people's leader with dynamic approach andbeing a vlsiona ry.

Though she started her adu llhood as a house-wife, she ensured that she learnt the ropes ofbusiness by regular participation, attending various educative programs at B Schools and olherprofessional rorums across the globe to help guide her to better business decision makingprocesses. She has done various busine$$ management courses at Harvard University,Cambridge and ISB, Hyderabad. The learning's at these schools have shaped her strategic abllttles over the years. Pinky comes from a well-known business family, yet she chose not walk

Into an empowered posttlon right away. She wor1<ed her way lhrough d'rfferent aspects ofbusiness to get a sense of appreciation of the different cogs of business wheel. She made aparadigm shift by moving away from lhe famll/ business to a world \\mere she could achievingthree major outcomes lhrough her passion for Art • Improving Uvelihoods o f undOfJ)fivileged ,supporting dy!ng art and crafts and c,eating a ,ustainabte business.

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Ph: +91 – 99712 86969 E: kaur@comvisionindia.co.in Age: 49 years

Synopsis

Harjinder is National Vice president of FLO.She founded her company in 1995. Today with 70+ employees and 4 offices across India, it makes her a proud business Woman providing operational, strategic and administrative leadership in challenging situations.

Having a computer science degree and guided by the father who won National Award, she took upon the challenge to change Govt services and reformed the road sector through technological drive.

Her company has delivered projects which have been catalyst in redefining the way Govt to citizen services were delivered and the model was thus replicated on PAN India level. Way back in 2001, the project named TWINS. This project was also showcased to the then US President “H.E. Bill Clinton“.Today, her company is considered a niche player in e-governance.

In her quest to reform the road sector through “Intelligent Transport solutions”, in 2006 she formed a Joint Venture with world’s leading intelligent Transport Solutions Company named Q-Free ASA - Norwegian AAA rating organization. Incidentally 2006 was also the year when she founded the YFLO chapter of Hyderabad. (YOUNG WOMEN WING OF FICCI)

Her company went on to specialize in the road sector and today has strategic partnerships with world leaders like SWARCO (the swaroksi group company), TOMTOM (Backbone of Google map) and SAP (world’s largest ERP solutions company).

She have leveraged her sound business policies and good relationship with Governments across ideologies including the current dispensation..

Some of the notable contributions are as under:

! Implementation of RFID based electronic toll collection technology for India, integrating with thecentral clearing house of NPCI and payment settlement system across banks for toll lanes in India.

! A few major Highways in the country are running with her solutions. Some of them are Delhi AgraHighway, Gurgaon- Faridabad Toll road, Hosur Krishnagiri Toll road near Banglore and Pune-Satara expressway.

! Currently her company is implementing Smart City projects in many states. Notable areas of workare-smart Garbage collection solution- Optimization and intelligence of traffic signals with respect to traffic in corridors- planning traffic in city, working in partnership with traffic police in various cities in real time trafficinformation- Knowledge management and tools to streamline the traffic with the help of history data analysis.

Recognitions

! Listed in Top 10 Women CEO’s of the Country: India Today Woman-June 2008! Her story as an established Business Woman has been published by :

" Hindustan Times - Delhi and NCR-August 9,2012" The Week - India’s most Deserving Men & Women –March 4,2007" The Savvy - Very with IT-August 2007" Mail Today (center spread two pages) - From the hinter land to the hot seat-September 8,2010" Indian Express –Hyderabad – Woman of Substance- February 23, 2007" AAJ TAK –Sabse aage hongi Harjinder kaur

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! Exclusive interview on DOORDARSHAN An exclusive 30 minutes live interview on her was done bymain channel of DOORDARSHAN on 13th May 2014. The program focused on her as a woman achieverand her story to success.

! Ministry of Information Technology - Documentary on her achievements in field of InformationTechnology in Government sector.

! Central News Agency, Taiwan - Documentary on achievement in Business and as an Indian womanachiever.

! She was a KEYNOTE speaker at e-governance conference held at officer’s training school for IAS atHyderabad on her contributions to the arena of e-governance in country .Over 300 attendees at theconference were all senior Government officers and professionals.

! Being a successful woman in business, she was invited to speak about her journey in business at S&PCapital IQ (McGraw Hill Financial) and WINS  on July 30, 2013. The attendees were over 500 includingmen who wanted to know about her story.

! Mauritius Government: She was invited by Mauritius Government in year 2004, to showcase work doneby her organization. She was a keynote speaker at the conference they organized for their officers.

! Exclusive interview published by Central Social welfare Board, Govt of India: The name ofmagazine was ‘social welfare’ published in October 2007. This magazine published her success storywhich was circulated to all social welfare offices PAN India.

! Interview done by associate AAJ TAK: safal business women kee ginati mein jald sabse aage hongiHarjinder Kaur in Sept 2016

Awards

! FLO Award-2013 - Outstanding achievers of FICCI FLO 2013-14. She was one of the 30 outstandingachievers award recipients of FICCI FLO during Interstate meeting of 2013-14, held at ITC MauryaSheraton, New Delhi.

! GPS Award in Business Excellence - by Air chief Marshal Arjan Singh GPS Award is a sought afteraward in Punjabi Community Worldwide.

! World Sikh Award - The only Woman from India & Asia till now, nominated for world Sikh Award 2011.

! SAARC Women’s economic Forum Award – given by Bimstec-SAARC for excellence in Businesscategory for the year 2016-17.

! IWEC Award for the year 2010 - coveted on her in Cape Town, South Africa. IWEC award is conferredby all leading chambers of the world together .The full form of IWEC is “International womenentrepreneurial challenge”. She has been given honorary position of being the Global Ambassador ofIWEC in Asia.

! Pride of India Award 2015-Coveted in Delhi Saroj Khan-the ace choreographer of Bollywood.

! She has been nominated for SME chamber- woman entrepreneur award of country this year.

Entrepreneurial Experience

1. COMVISION INDIA PVT. LTD. founded by her in – 1996- Currently working as MD & CEO

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2. COMVISION Q FREE TOLLING INFRASTRUTURE PVT. LTD Established - 2007 - Currently workingas Director

Leadership Experience

Founder of Business : She has founded her business with a clear vision 21 years ago in 1995 from a humble start. Today the company Comvision has become a business house and has further expanded into group of companies under her leadership .The company is a medium scale enterprise now.

Association with Women wing of FICCI : She has been founder of YFLO in Hyderabad, National Governing board member of FICCIFLO for 10 years , National Jt Treasurer for 3 years and currently the National vice-president of FICCIFLO .

Face to Face program -8 years A major initiative in bringing Govt and citizen directly in interaction and to address each other’s concerns , she has chaired Face to Face since 2009 every year. Proud to note that all chapters are following suite for this hugely popular initiative done by her.

Global Ambassador-IWEC : She has received IWEC award for the year 2010. IWEC made her Global Ambassador for ASIA.

Social Initiatives

! Jewel of Delhi – Swachh Abhiyaan –Nominated by BJP president-Delhi to spread Prime Ministerinitiative of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan as a campaign for cleaner India for next 5 years

! Advisor-Goodhealth foundation-Hyderabad ,an NGOThe NGO is well known in Hyderabad for health services. She is the advisor for IT services.

! Consultant & Advisor-Sampoorna NGO: The NGO works towards women safety & upliftment/Education of poor children/girls in Delhi and NCR .Sampoorna NGO works closely with Government ofDelhi & Government of India.

Countries travelled

Well-travelled to Singapore, Malaysia, United states of America, Mauritius, Taiwan, United kingdom, Hong Kong, Thailand, Nepal, Canada,Sri Lanka, Belgium, Turkey, Dubai, Czech Republic, Netherlands, France, UAE including India.

Vinita  Bimbhet  is  the  Immediate  Past    President  of  FLO,  the  women’s  wing  of  the  Federation  of  Indian  Chambers  of  Commerce  and  Industry.  FICCI  is  the  largest  and  oldest  apex  business  organization  in  India.  Its  members  are  leaders  in  the  corporate  sector,  representing  2,50,000  companies.  It  is  key  in  influencing  and  shaping  business  policy  and  articulating  the  voice  of  the  private  sector.  

She  has  been  working  towards  women  empowerment  for  the  last  fifteen  years  and  was  responsible  for  setting  up  FLO  Mumbai  Chapter  in  2002.  Amongst  others  she  led  their  initiatives  for  empowering  women  by  building  sanitation  facilities  for  schools  in  rural  Maharashtra.  This  initiative  was  launched  in  2011  and  has  seen  the  successful  completion  of  over  250  toilets.    

 She  launched  the  “Roti  Project”  which  provided  vitamin  fortified  Indian  bread  to  school  children  for  whom  this  was  probably  the  only  meal.  This  was  done  in  partnership  with  HUL's  Annapoorna  brand  of  flour  and  most  importantly  it  also  provided  alternate  employment  to  women.  

She  is  also  Founder  Director  Grameen  Initiative  for  Women  (GIW)  a  section  25  not  for  Profit  Company,  which  is  actively  involved  in  supporting  the  “Education  of  the  girl  child”  by  providing  sanitation  facilities  for  schools  and  also  providing  girl  student’s  cycles,  computers,  scholarships  and  other  support  which  encourage  them  to  continue  their  education.  

Vinita  is  Promoter  and  Director  in  The  India  Art  Investment  Company,  a  specialist  art  firm  offering  diverse  services  to  art  collectors  who  are  building  new  modern  or  pedigreed  collections.  

 In  an  effort  to  provide  employment  to  craftspeople  and  to  revive  Indian  and  Tribal  Art,  The  India  Art  Investment  Company  with  its  Made  in  India  initiative  is  supporting  craftsmen  across  the  country  and  has  successfully  created  several  innovative  products  and  received  support  from  several  corporate  houses,  companies  and  other  enterprises  pan  India  and  overseas.  

She  sits  on  the  Council  for  Advancement  of  People’s  Action  and  Rural  Technology,  under  the  aegis  of  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  is  on  the  advisory  Board  of  IWFCI-­‐India  and  Chairs  the  India  ASEAN  Womens  Business  Forum.  

Vinita  sits  on  several  boards,  is  widely  travelled,  in  her  business  capacity,  and  as  a  speaker  in  conferences  in  India  and  overseas.  

Mrs Jayanti Dalmia, National Treasurer, FICCI Ladies

Organization, is Adviser (Policy, Media Relations, Marketing ,

CSR & Admin) in Dalmia Brothers Private Limited. Dalmia

Group is one of the most oldest and distinguished Business

Houses. Dalmia Group was founded in early 20th Century by

Late Shri Ramakrishna Dalmia and Late Shri Jaidayal Dalmia.

The legacy which was passed on to Shri Vishnu Hari Dalmia has now further

strengthened and expanded by his sons Shri Sanjay Dalmia and Shri Anurag Dalmia.

Today it has progressed into a dynamic and globally progressive corporate entity with an

annual turnover of over Rs.2500 Crores, with the flagship company being GHCL

Limited. Some of the core areas of the group are:

Textiles ● Spinning, Weaving, Fabric Processing, Cut & Sew and Finishing.

Heavy Chemicals ● Soda Ash, Edible & Industrial Salt.

Healthcare ● Alternative Healthcare Solutions with medical solutions for Lung Care, Diabetes,

Arthritis, Kidney Stones, Mental Deficiency, ADHD etc.

ITES ● Business Process Outsourcing

Besides business interests, Mrs Dalmia is keenly involved in various social activities. She

is the founder & Chairperson of Four Steps, a Research, Training & Rehabilitation

Institute for persons with special needs. She has successfully turned its Vocational

Training division into a vibrant manufacturing unit which churns out various paper, craft

and bakery products . She is also Jt. Managing Trustee of Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva

Santhan, Mathura - A temple of utmost historic importance, member of Advisory Board

of Disha Foundation, Jaipur, trustee in Dalmia Sewa trust , Dalmia Shiksha Samiti,

,Dalmia centre for education and research, MR Jaipuria school and Navsrijan in Lucknow

and Diya foundation Delhi

POONAM MAHAJAN CEO SIGNAGE SYSTEMS INDIA Website: http://signagesystemsindia.com/ Email ID: signspoonam@gmail.com

OVERVIEW:

Mrs.PoonamMahajancombinestheexperienceofaprofessionalandabusinesswomantobringauniqueperspectivetothetable.AholderofaMastersinFinanceandaqualifiedCharteredAccountant,Mrs.MahajanhasexperienceofprovidingTaxation,Audit,FinancialAnalysisandManagementConsultancysolutionsusingherexpertiseinthefield.AsthefounderandCEOofSignageSystemsIndia,sheisanaccomplishedentrepreneurwhohasusedherperseveranceandvisiontocarveoutanicheforhercompanyinacompetitivemarket.

ShehasbeenfelicitatedbyIWECwiththeInternationalWomen’sEntrepreneurAwardfortheyear2014atafunctionheldinStockholm,Sweden.

Hercompany,SignageSystemsIndia,hasbeenlaudedforitsworkbyDelhiMetroRailCorporation,AllIndiaInstituteforMedicalSciencesandTataMotors.ThecompanywaschosenastheNakshatraawardeefortheyear2012byDuPontSouthAsiaforbeingoneofthehighestperformingIndiancompaniesintheDuPontnetwork.

Mrs.MahajanhasbeenanactivememberoftheFICCILadiesOrganisation(FLO)sinceherjoiningintheyear2014.SheiscurrentlythechairfortheFLOWomenDirectorscommittee,Delhichapter.InthiscapacityshehasfacilitatedtheorganisingoftheFLOWomenDirectorsPanelmeetaswellastheTrainingWorkshopincollaborationwithKPMGIndia.SheisanactivememberoftheSwayamCommitteetopromotewomanentrepreneurs.ShehasbeenselectedtoactasJointTreasurer,FLOIndia,fortheyear2016-2017.

Mrs.MahajanisamemberofWomenCorporateDirectorsIndia(WCD)andwasoneoftherepresentativesfromIndiaattheInternationalConferenceattheWCDGlobalInstituteatNewYork.

EDUCATIONALQUALIFICATIONS:

• BachelorofCommerce–NarseeMonjeeCollegeofCommerceandEconomics,UniversityofBombay,Mumbai

• MastersinManagement(Finance)–NMIMS,UniversityofBombay,Mumbai• CharteredAccountant–InstituteofCharteredAccountantsIndia(ICAI)• SummerProgrammeinJournalism–St.Xavier’sCollege,Mumbai

POSITIONSHELD(CURRENTLY):

• CEO–SignageSystemsIndia• JointTreasurer–FICCI(LadiesOrganisation–FLO)• Consultant–LachhmanDas&Co.

• Member–FICCI• Member–WCD• Director–AztecIdentitySolutions

PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE:

SignageSystemsIndia–NewDelhi

CEO

o Foundedcompanybackin2001andhasbeensteeringiteversince,consistentlyachievinganannualturnoverofover10crores

o SignageSystemsisasolutionproviderinbuildingandinteriorindustryo DiversifiedfieldsfromSignagetobethe2ndlargestvaluechannelpartnerofDuPontCORIANIndiao Convertersanddistributorsfor3Mcommercialgraphicso ValuedclientsincludeHDFCbank,DMRC,JaipurMetroandIndiraGandhiInternationalAirporto QualitynetworkfabricatorswiththreeshowroomsandretailoutletsacrossNCR

BhojwaniBuilders–Mumbai

CFO

o Managedfinancialoperationswithrespecttoaudit,taxationandfinancialplanningo Instrumentalinbuildingupfinancialsystemsofthecompanyo Builtupandmanagedtheteamofcompany’sfinancialdepartment

P.N.Khetarpal&Associates(CharteredAccountants)–Mumbai

CharteredAccountant

o StartedownCApracticeo Performedstatutoryauditsandprovidedtaxandmanagementconsultancyserviceso Helpedinincorporationofnewcompanieso Lookedintocompanylawmatters

ChandabhoyJasoobhoy(CharteredAccountants)–Mumbai

FinancialConsultant

o Partoftheauditandmanagementconsultancydivisions.o Finalisedstatutoryauditso Providedmanagementconsultancysolutionstocorporateclients

DamaniaPanday&Bajan(CharteredAccountants)–Mumbai

ArticleTraineeandlaterCAAssociate

o PerformedstatutoryauditsforinstitutionslikeTataTrusto Assistedinperformingtaxassessmentsandevaluations

SOCIALENDEVOURS:

o StartedScholarshipprogramforsupportingsmallscaleindustriessetupbyblindandhandicappedwomenunderthepurviewoftheIndianConfederationoftheBlind.

o Introductionofequalopportunitiesinitiativesforhandicappedworkerswithinherownenterprise

Ms. Rashmi Sarita

Rashmi Sarita is currently the Executive Director, FICCI Ladies Organization. She brings along 13 years of rich experience across various sectors and verticals of the economy that covers intellectual property rights, science and technology, innovation and R&D, homeland security, Private security industry, and geospatial technologies, among others.

In FICCI, she has been involved with policy and regulatory issues in different economy verticals. Rashmi has been responsible for conceptualizing the concept of “safe and secure nation” in FICCI, and in providing key inputs to amendments of the PSAR Act 2005 and in putting forward the demands for amendments in the Public Procurement Bill and Public Funded R&D bill.

She has engaged government’s attention in the creation of Standards for Security at Public particularity in connection with the internal security of the country. She was also engaged with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Department of Policy and Promotion (DIPP), GOI to get India off the 301 list by spreading IPR awareness in India. She has represented FICCI at various national and international forums and executed Euro- India Projects successfully.

Rashmi is a commerce graduate from the Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. She also has a Post Graduate Degree in International Business from Faculty of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.