EMPOWERING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Spotlight

Breaking the Glass Ceiling

A group of renowned Successful and outstanding Women Leaders and Entrepreneurs from across India & pan Industry sectors, who have braved their personal entrepreneurial journey to success, will share their insights and experiences on how they overcome their struggles and their achievements.

- Ms. Aditi Madan, Founder Director, BluePine Foods Pvt Ltd
- Ms. Hiresha Verma, Founder & CEO, Han Agrocare
- Ms. Seema Mishra, Proprietor, Maheshwari Creations
- Ms. Kalavathy Sridharan, Managing Partner, Shree Apparels
- Ms. Pallavi Chauhan, Founder Director, Vitthal TPS Kreationss LLP
- Ms. Madhumita Sarkar Guha, Founder CEO, Luxe Living
- Dr. Shruti Poddar, Founder & Manager Trustee, Shruti Foundation
- Ms. Hema Ashish Ghadiali, Proprietor, Vrushti Creations
- Ms. Hemlata, Founder, Osk Cadenza Advantage India
- Ms. Shweta Lanke, Founder, Saad Creations
- Ms. Varsha Mahendra, Founder & CEO, Dsgyn Idys

Expert Interventions

Towards a sustainable ecosystem for women in business: Best practices and Learning from all around the world

Opportunities in Covid times to Reorient your business
Accelerating business through Digital Transformation
Boosting Business through E-commerce, (B2B & B2C), Global opportunities
Challenges and Solutions for Women entrepreneurs post Covid

- Ms. Meeta Rajivlochan, IAS, Member Secretary, NCW
- Ms. Aileen Nandi, Minister Counselor, Commercial Affairs US commercial Service
- Ms. Anna Mori, ITC SheTrades & UPS Project Manager, ITC
- Ms. Archana Vohra, Director Global Business Group Scaled & SMB, Facebook India
- Ms. Judith Weinberger-Singh, Associate Director Projects, EBTC
- Ms. Hana Onderkova, Head IP, EBTC
Session Moderated By : Smt. Alka Arora, JS - SME, Ministry of MSME

Agenda

10:20 AM :

Play Video - Ministry of MSME

10:30 AM :

Lamp Lighting by Guests & Dignitaries

10:35 - 11: 35 :

Digitisation & Innovation for scaling Women owned Enterprises up the Value Chain

- Mr. Rajneesh Singh, SVP and Chief corporate officer, Flipkart
- Ms. Nirupama Soundararajan, Chief Executive Officer, Pahle India Foundation
- Ms. Medha Girotra, Vice President and Head of Public Policy, South Asia at Mastercard
- Mr. Ms. Smriti Sharma, Senior Manager - Public Policy, Amazon India
- Ms. Ridhi Agarwal, Head- Branding,Marketing and Communications, Delhivery

Smt Alka Arora, JS-ARI & CMD NSIC, Ministry of MSME (Moderator)

11:35 - 12:30 :

India at 75 : Realising the true potential of Economically Empowered Women

- Smt. Meeta Rajivlochan, Member Secretary, National Commission for Women
- Smt. Nidhi Khare, IAS, Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
- Smt. Sandhya Krishnamurthy, Director General, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
- Ms. Beena Vaheed, FGM, Delhi, Union Bank of India

Dr. Ishita G. Tripathy - Additional Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME (Moderator)

12:30 - 12:45 :

Presentation on Women Entrepreneur's Schemes by Ministry of MSME - by Ms. Rajeshwari

12:45 - 13:30 :

Enabling an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Women : Experiences from around the World

- Ms. Kanta Singh, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women India
- Ms Barbara Terenzi, President WUSME, San Marino
- Dr. Pauline Crawford, Permanent Commission for Women, WUSME
- Ms. Komal Bazaz Smith, Project Director, DAI
- Ms. Kritee Sharma, Project Head, ITC - SheTrades

Ms. Mercy Epao JS - SME, Ministry of MSME (Moderator)

13:30 - 14:30 :

LUNCH BREAK

14:30 - 16:00 :

PLENARY SESSION : Felicitation of Emerging Women Entrepreneurs - Launch of Samarth

14 : 27 :

National Anthem

14 : 30 - 14 :35 :

Welcome Remarks

- Smt. Alka Arora, Joint Secretary ARI & CMD NSIC

14 : 35 - 14 :40 :

Felicitation of Dignitaries

- Ms. Sukriti Likhi, AS & FA, Ministry of MSME

- Smt. Alka Arora, Joint Secretary ARI & CMD NSIC

- Shri Vinod Kumar, President, India SME Forum

14 : 40 - 15 :00 :

Introductory Address By :

- Shri Vinod Kumar, President, India SME Forum

- Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh, IAS - AS & DC, Ministry of MSME

- Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena, Chairman KVIC

- Shri Bidyut Swain, IAS - Secretary MSME

13 : 00 - 15 :15 :

Special Address :

- Shri Bhanupratap Singh Verma - Hon'ble MoS for Ministry of MSME

15 : 15 - 15 : 25 :

Nukkad Natak

15 : 25 - 15 : 55 :

Felicitation of Emerging Women Entrepreneurs, PMEGP Beneficiaries

15 : 55 - 16 : 00 :

Launch of "SAMARTH - Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship"

16 : 00 onwards :

Key Note Address :

-Hon'ble Minister of MSME Shri Narayan Rane

Followed By :

Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks :

- Ms. Mercy Epao, JS - SME, Ministry of MSME