1. In partnership with
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Monday, March 14 | New Delhi, India
Conference on Empowering
Women for
Sustainable Development

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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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
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7. 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
leadershiplevels?
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What should
individuals do
differently to
make gender
equality in the
workplace a
reality?
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8. 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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9. Agenda
2:15 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 Stereotypes
Archana 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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10. Opening Remarks Speaker
Ipsita Kathuria
Founder & 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 Ahluwalia
Chairperson
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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12. Inaugural Speaker
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Honorable 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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13. 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 Ramphele
Former South African Activist &
Ex- Managing Director, The World Bank Group
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14. 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 Kochhar
Deputy Director
Asia Pacific Department
International 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 Kathuria
Director & Chief Executive
Indian Council for Research on
International Economic Relations
(ICRIER)
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15. 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
Partner
McKinsey 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 Viqar
Chairperson
The Punjab Comission on the
Status of Women, Pakistan
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16. 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 Mathur
Founding Dean
The Vedica Scholars Programme
for Women
Dr. Anne Boring
Post 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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17. 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 George
Senior Director
Global Practice on Energy &
Extractives Industries
The 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 Cherian
Founder & Consulting Partner
Perfect 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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18. Linda Solomon
Principal
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 Chowdhury
Managing Director & CEO
Green Delta Insurance Company
(GDIC)
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19. 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 Hota
Director (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 Banerjee
Vice President
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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Session 3: Creating a Sustainable Global Supply of Women Leaders Across Sectors and a
Collaborative Eco System for Change
Moderator: 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 Banerjee
Founder & CEO
TalentNomics 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-Brown
Deputy Director
Communications Department
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

21. 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 Abrol
CFO
IL&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 Srivastava
Leading Entrepreneur &
Institution Builder

22. Session 4: Encouraging and Influencing Young Minds to Dream
Moderator: 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-Rennert
HR Advisor
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Neeta Boochra
Entrepreneur & 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.

23. 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 Reddy
In-house Assistant Director
Future 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 Kapoor
Fellow
Indian Council for Research on
International Economic Relations
(ICRIER)
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24. 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 Sinha
Co-Founder & Managing Director
9.9 Mediaworx Pvt. Ltd. &
Founding Dean
Indian 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 Prabhu
Senior Policy Advisor for South Asia
Secretary’s Office of Global
Women’s Issues
U.S. Department of State

25. 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 Gupta
President
FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)
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Session 5: Role of Media in Breaking Stereotypes
Moderator: 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 Padmanabhan
Deputy Editor
MINT

26. 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 Graeff
Director- General, Communications
and Language Services
European 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 Shirazi
Journalist, TV Anchor
92 News
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27. 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 Jacob
Managing Partner
Seedfund
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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 Bhan
News Anchor & Managing Editor
CNBC-TV 18

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Don’t forget to tweet about your experience at the conference.
Mention @TalentNomics and use #EmpWomenIndia.

29. 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 Wadhwa
Human 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 Vaidya
Principal
Deloitte Consulting, LLP
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30. TalentNomics India Board
Ipsita Kathuria
Founder & CEO
TalentNomics India
Neeru Abrol
CFO
IL&FS Environmental Infrastructure
& Services Ltd.
Neeti Banerjee
Founder and CEO
TalentNomics Inc.
Saurabh Srivastava
Leading Entrepreneur &
Institution Builder
Neeta Boochra
Entrepreneur & Ex-president
FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)
& Founder Chairperson
FLO Jaipur Chapter
Anita George
Senior Director
Global Practice on Energy &
Extractives Industries
World Bank Group
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*(Board member from March 31, 2016)*

31. TalentNomics India Advisory Council
Farzana Chowdhury
Managing Director & CEO
Green Delta Insurance Company
(GDIC)
Nisha Agrawal
CEO
Oxfam India
Dilip Cherian
Founder & Consulting Partner
Perfect Relations
Dr. Rajat Kathuria
Director & Chief Executive
Indian Council for Research on
International Economic Relations
(ICRIER)
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Dr. Ashish Bhatt
Managing Director
XYNTÉO
Dr. Archana Hingorani
CEO & Executive Director
IL&FS Investment Managers Ltd.

32. TalentNomics India Advisory Council
Vandana Verma
Programme Director
IKEA
Binoo Wadhwa
Human Resource Consultant
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R.V. Shahi
Chairman
Energy Infratech Private Ltd
Parveen Mahmud
Managing Director
Grameen Telecom Trust

33. Notes
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