Dr. Bhavna Mehta is a Professor of Social Work at the Faculty of Social Work and Director of Office of Corporate Affairs at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Professor Mehta has worked extensively in the field on women and children’s issues especially in the area of Violence, Health, Human Rights, Gender, Development, Empowerment, and […]

Harish Dash of Tata Capital is an award winning, professional with more than 15+ years of experience, including at a Fortune Top 10 organization. Harish has successfully led multiple large-scale assignments in the areas of Business excellence, CRM strategy, strategic pricing analytics, Sustainability, and CSR strategy. Harish currently leads development of world’s first cloud and […]

Heenaben joined SEWA in the year 1994 as a field worker in Surendranagar district, looking after the Child Care Centre and organising the women’s Savings Group. Following the earthquake in 2001, she looked after the Naya Ghar programme, which looked after rehabilitation. Over the years, she has worked on watershed development; provided alternative employment trainings […]

Kireet is a Film-Maker and Director at Climb Media. A High-Honours graduate from Sheridan College, Canada, Kireet has won six President’s National awards for his works besides others. He has made 20+ short films for UNICEF International, National Film Board of Canada, Childline, Save the Children India, USAid, John Hopkins, NACO, etc. on various public […]

Kirtida co-founded Sjogren’s India in 2006- the first Patient Support Group for this lesser known illness. Having struggled with the many challenges of this illness herself, she decided to divert her professional skills as an experienced Trainer, Educator-Communicator and Documenter and utilize her dwindling energies to support other patients. She provides educational and informal counseling […]

Mridula Sankhyayan is head of talent development functions for Goldman Sachs in India. She runs the employee relations function in India, along with the diversity initiative, and oversees the firm’s internal leadership training, coaching and advisory programs. She is a co-chair of the firm’s committee for people development in Bangalore and member of Bangalore Risk […]

Partha is the CEO of Reach India working for improving health, livelihoods and social empowerment of poor women, adolescent girls and youth. Prior to this he spearheaded the programme wing of NFIas Senior Director. He has masters in Rural Management (PGDRD from Xavier Institute, Ranchi) and has been a fellow at the Public Health Institute, […]

Poonam is the Founder and Director of SWATI (Society for Women’s Action and Training Initiatives) and has over 17 years of experience in a leadership role working for gender equality, women’s empowerment & leadership. She bridges the divide between practitioners and academia. She has been involved in policy formulation; has written for newspapers and magazines […]