CII’s Indian Women Network (IWN) marked its Annual Day celebration with zest and pomp at Jehan Numa Palace on Saturday. The programme was based on the theme Women Empowerment: Key to an equitable growth.
CII created the AWN as an exclusive platform to encourage women entrepreneurs and empower them for their increased involvement in social and professional environment. IWN was launched in 2013 as an organisation exclusively for career women.
The programme started with the lighting of the lamp and an inaugural address by Chairman, IWN, Madhya Pradesh Dipa Prakash. She talked at length about IWN and its facilities. About its importance she said, “Women play a pivotal role in our society. To strike a balance in the modern society and to take India forward, women should be empowered and enabled.”
This was followed by an address by Chairman, CII, Madhya Pradesh State Council CP Sharma. Chairperson, IWN, CII Western Region and Executive Vice President and Head - Human Resources Axis Bank Rajkamal Vempati provided an introduction to IWN through an IWN video.
The event also entailed a panel discussion on ‘How to get from where you are now to where you want to be’. Panelists like Archana Sharma, Thought Technologist, Roccia Bliss, Rajkamal Vempati, Chairman, IWN, CII, Western Region, Neha Thakur, Founder, Rising litera, Archana Chitnis, Member, Madhya Pradesh legislative Assembly and DR Manisha Sharma, Coordinator-Vocational Cell, IEHE shared their experience and spoke about the ways of succeeding in business and life in general.
The discussion was moderated by Editor-In-Chief of Newsbits Sravani Sarkar. She spoke about the opportunities of women in the media industry and the challenges one has to face. Archana Chitnis was the chief guest at the event.
The programme concluded with a mesmerizing Bharatnatyam recital by Bharti Hombal, Kalapadam Bharatnatyam Dance Academy.