The third annual Women leadership Summit, hosted by the Women in Management (WIM) club at IIM Bangalore, will be held on January 15, 2017. The objective of the leadership summit, which is a flagship event of the club, is to bring together a community from academia, industry and entrepreneurship to engage with relevant issues and have important conversations about women leadership.
The 2017 edition of the summit — To the Helm — has an interesting line-up of speakers. The keynote addresses will be delivered by Neeta Revankar, CFO, Sasken Technologies and Kaustubh Chakraborty, ex-partner, McKinsey and Company. While Revanker delves into how women can make it to the corporate helm citing anecdotes from her own professional journey, Kaustubh will provide a perspective on complementing efforts to enable women leadership.
A panel discussion on Priming for Success will feature Dr Do Thu Ha, Professor, Vietnam National University; Chitra V, Manager, Deloitte consulting USI; and latha S, CEO, ChipperSage Education, which will be moderated by Professor Vasanthi Srinivasan of the Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management area of IIMB who is also chairperson, Alumni Relations at IIMB.
The day will conclude with a workshop on ‘Social Entrepreneurship’ will be conducted by Nagaraja Prakasam, mentor at NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial learning, the entrepreneurship and incubation centre at IIMB, and Angel Investor and Founder, Indian Angel Network.
“Women and men often start out on an equal footing at entry levels in corporates. However, the numbers at the top tell a different story. Why is it that such few women are able to successfully ascend the professional ladderIJ What are the challenges faced, and how can they be overcomeIJ These are the questions that inspired the theme of this summit,” said Anuradha Rao, president, Women in Management club, IIM Bangalore.
To register for the summit, visit: http://iimb-wls.weebly.com/registration.html.