New Delhi, 11th April 2022.
BRICS CCI WE the women’s
vertical of the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry which works towards promoting
active trade, commerce and entrepreneurship between the BRICS and other
friendly nations celebrated its 2nd Annual Summit on the theme “Achieving Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) through Women Empowerment” at a power packed event in the capital
today. Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Hon’ble Minister of State for
Culture, Govt. of India was the Chief Guest at the Summit. The Summit was also
graced by HE Mrs. Mariana Pacheco Montes, Ambassador of Colombia to India and
Ms. Ria A Sital, Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of Republic of Suriname to India.
The Summit also saw the presence of eminent
dignitariesDr Ashok Dalwai, CEO, NRAA, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare;
Garima Bhatnagar, Spl.CP Intelligence (Delhi), Mr Sahil Seth (IRS), Joint
Commissioner- GST, Customs & Narcotics, Smt. Sonal Goel (IAS), Resident
Commissioner, Tripura Bhawan, Mr Abhishek Singh (IAS), Ms. Durga Shakti Nagpal
(IAS), Dr. BBL Madhukar, DG, BRICS CCI, Vishwas Tripathi Chairman, BRICS CCI,Mr
AK Singh, Vice Chairman, BRICS CCI and Mr Ruhail Ranjan, ADG, BRICS CCIand the
BRICS WE team ofShabana
Nasim,Vertical Head, Ruby Sinha, Convenor,
Shormishtha Ghosh, Director- Business Advisory and Ankita Sachdev, Jt.
Director.
Delivering the keynote address Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi,
Hon’ble Minister of State for Culture, Govt. of Indiasaid “I think Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav will be
incomplete,if we do not know our history, our society and the kind of work
which our ancestors have done. I think it's time to rekindle the spirit of
empowering our society through women not women empowerment. I think women are
already an empowered lot and sustainable development goals cannot be achieved
without the equal participation of women.”
Dr. BBL Madhukar,
DG, BRICS CCI said “We have to nurture women who have not had the
opportunity to gain adequate education, because only through education can we
truly empower the women”
Women trailblazers from various walks of life were
also felicitatedat the day longSummit.
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Rural Women Empowerment- Smt. Lajwanti, Phulkari Artist and Padma Shri
Recipient (2021)
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Sports- AvaniLekhara, Paralympian Rifle
Shooterand Padma Shri
Recipient (2021)
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Education – Prof. Najma Akhtar, VC, Jamia Millia Islamia University
and Padma Shri Recipient (2022)
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Bureaucracy- Ms. Sanjukta Mudgal, Jt.
Secy, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
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Global Woman Leader- Dr Marcia Lebambo, Senior Lecturer, Tshwane University of
Technology (South Africa)
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Global Woman Leader- Gao Qingqing,
CEO, Kingsignal Technologies India Pvt. Ltd (China)
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Global Woman Leader- Tatiana P. Vorobyova, Deputy Director
for Development, National Fund for Development and International Integration
(Russia)
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Technology- Rituparna Mandal, GM & R&D head, MediaTek India
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Finance- Jagriti Kumar, CFO, NLB
Services
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Entrepreneurship- Seema Jindal, Founder, Nourish Organics
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Healthcare- Dr Kamala Kakamanu,Founder, Kamala Dental Care (Cosmetic
& Aesthetic Dentist)
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Philanthropy- Dr. Aishwarya Pandit, Founder, First in Class
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Marketing- Ruchi Kukreja, GM- Copper
Marketing, Hindalco Industries Ltd.
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Fashion and Global Influencer-
MasoomMinawala, Global fashion blogger and entrepreneur
Emerging Women Leaders from the BRICS
Network were also felicitated on the occasion.
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Dr. Neha Mittal (Consultant Physiotherapist)
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Sunila Yadav (Managing Director- Anil Mantra
Aviation P. Ltd.)
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Suchali Jain (Founder, Suchali’s Artisan Bakehouse)
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Dr. Priyanka Goyat (Founder, REJOVE Clinique)
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Sneha Srivastava (Senior, Project Leader, Central Square
Foundation)
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Dr Shweta Singh (Founder & CEO, Ennoble IP, SheReal,
WIEF & CIIR)
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Dr. Priyanka Singh (Nutritionist)
Interactive and insightful panel
discussions on on the theme“Sustainable
Development Through Women’s Economic Empowerment and Gender Equality” and “Gender
Equality Drivers in the New Normal” were
also held at the Summit.The
Summit was sponsored by Fore School of Management, Power Grid Corporation Ltd.,
sheatwork, Hindalco Industries Ltd. and NF Infratech.