Speakers colour code:
Lead Co-Lead Panelist Keynotes & Others
Venue: JW Marriott Kolkata, India
Please write to us:
• To participate in WEF – India, Kolkata 2017, please write to us with your interest and profile at: wefkolkata@wef.org.in
Plenary session will be held in Indus (capacity 250), Parallel session A, B, C (capacity 40 each)
General Guidelines:
* Plenary Sessions:Each plenary session of one hour will have 6-8 panelist who will each speak for 6-7 minutes.
* Parallel Sessions:Each parallel session of one hour will have two lead speakers who get 15 minutes each plus two panelists who get 5 minutes each or will have three lead speakers who get 15 minutes each. Balance time will be for delegate remarks and Q&A.
* The sessions topics & timing are subject to change.
WEF-India, Kolkata 2017
Monday, 2nd January, 2017
| Time | Session No. | Topic | Speakers |
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| 08.30am – 9.45am | Registration & Networking Tea | ||
| 09:45am-11:00am | Inauguration Plenary at (Indus & Saraswati) | Shakti Unleashed, Awakening The Power Within: Bengal Giving a New Vision for India. Chief Guest & Inaugural Address * Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee |
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| 11:00am – 11:15am | Networking Tea | ||
| 11:15am – 12:15pm | 1- Plenary at (Indus) | How Women Will Save The Planet: Equality=Sustainability | Prof. N. K. Goyal, Namrata Manot, Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari, Ramanjit Kaur, Sunita Bhuyan |
| 1A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | New Resolutions & New Awakening | Barun Aggarwal, Prof. Bhushan Dewan, Shreya Agrawal, Vayjayanti Pugalia | |
| 1B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | How to Adopt a Holistic Mindset to Reinvent Your Inner Strengths | Dr. Siddhartha Pandey, Savita Venkat, Dr. Priya Virmani, Uma Saraf | |
| 1C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | Grow Your Business Through Self Knowledge & Development | Indrani Deb, Sakshi Talwar, Sunaina Bihani, Kamal Dani, Sharda Kasera | |
| 12:15pm – 01:15pm | 2- Plenary at (Indus) | Bengal : Creating an Environment for Sustainable & Inclusive Growth | Digbijoy Chakraborty, Anil Kariwala, Ajay Poddar, Shaurya Veer Himatsingka , Dr. Niru Kumar, Rupasree Roy |
| 2A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | Sports & Its Profound Effect, Meditation, Alternate Healing & Positivity for Life | Rashmi Mehra, Utsav Kapoor, Neerja Poddar, Dr. Priya Virmani, Dr Mathabo Hlahane | |
| 2B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | How to Find Purpose, Power & Passion to Reinvent Yourself | Rashmi Sawant, Koral Dasgupta, Salma Moosa, Bickram Ghosh, Laurette Cucuzza | |
| 2C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | Converting Ideas into Successful Businesses | Kanchan Sukhija, Megha Bhaiya, Rakshit Kejriwal | |
| 01:15pm – 02:15pm | Networking Lunch | ||
| 02:15pm – 03:15pm | 3- Plenary at (Indus) | Bangladesh-Bengal: Exploring New Horizons | Chaitali Das, Angana Guha Roy Chowdhury, Srabanee Chakraborty |
| 3A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | Innovative Practices for Successful Enterprises & Rediscovering Self | Ritam Saha, Surabhi Agarwal, Mamta Binani , Dr. Julie Mehta | |
| 3B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | Art & Culture- Creating & Developing Emotional Intellengence | Mehreen Bushra Shafi, Aban Desai , Rekha Reddy, Antara Banerjee | |
| 3C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | Discovering The True Power of Social Media | Kavita Khandhadia, Kumud Anant Baid, Ushree, Madhavi Shree | |
| 03:15pm – 04:15pm | 4- Plenary at (Indus) | The Future of Youth | Jayashree Srivastava, Utsav Kapoor, Paramita Saha, Rashmi Yadav K, Spandana Bhattacharya, Aditi Anand, Jaivardhan Singh |
| 4A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | Business Beyond Bias: Unlocking The Hidden Potential | Puja Kohli, Angana Guha Roy Chowdhury, Gautam Mahajan | |
| 4B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | Women Leading in IT & STEAM- The Road Ahead | Jancy Jose, Soma Kohli, Simmi Puri, Aarti Bindra | |
| 4C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | Express The Diva Within | Aparna Sunku, Vaishali Kumar, Vayjayanti Pugalia | |
| 04:15pm – 04:30pm | Networking Tea | ||
| 04:30pm – 05:30pm | 5- Plenary at (Indus) | Promoting Women Leadership in All Aspects of Society & Business | Ayaz Shafi, Ruzan Khambatta, Aurica Bhattacharya, Rajani Seshadri, Ritu Saigal, Subha Rajan, Manoj Kumar Sarkar, Sagarika Mohapatra |
| 5A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | Putting an End to Child Trafficking | Smarita Sengupta , Jayeeta Bhowmick, Indrakshi Banerjee | |
| 5B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | How Writing & Arts Empower Women in a Digital World | Sinjini Sengupta, Priyanka Chatterjee, Kirthi Jayakumar, Ritusmita Biswas | |
| 5C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | How Women can be Graciously Ambitious Without Sabotaging their Career | Alka Batra, Dr. Niru Kumar, Saoli Mazumdar | |
| 05:30pm – 06:30pm | 6- Plenary at (Indus) | Meeting the Challenge of Holistic Lifestyle & Healthy Living | Dr. Jai Madaan, Mridula Sharma, Puja Goenka, Dr Mathabo Hlahane , Kriti Sharma, Manjula Jain, Ishita Sanyal |
| 6A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | Spiritual Empowerment- What does It mean in Today’s World | Dr. Pradeep Ullal , Anupama Dasgupta, Savita Venkat, Neeru Gupta Mishra | |
| 6B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | Parenting & Its Challenges | Indu Gandhi, Dr. Jonaki Mukherjee , Jayashree Srivastava, Dr. Basobi Sheel, Pooja Dugar | |
| 6C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | Feminine Approach to Conflict Resolution & Peace Building | Arimanda Vijaya Sarada Reddy, Dr. Meenakshi Khemka , Kirthi Jayakumar | |
| 06:30pm – 07:15pm | 7- Plenary at (Indus) | Women in Leadership Roles – The Harbingers of Change | Aarti Bindra, Bela Nawka, Anjum Katyal, Krishna Pujara, Mukti Gupta |
| 7A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | The World of Luxury, Fashion, Beauty & Cinema | Vibha Mitra, Sumana Mukherjee, Abhishek Dutta | |
| 7B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | Fighting Female Physical & Emotional Abuse | Rakhi Agarwal, Shafiqur Rahman Khan, Soma Chakraborty, Dr. Laxmi Gautam | |
| 7C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | Art & Media as a Way of Shifting Consciousness Regarding Women | Anjana Basu, Maina Bhagat, Koral Dasgupta , Sinjini Sengupta | |
| 08:00pm – 11:00pm | Exclusive Dinner (by invitation only) & “Women of The Decade” & Leaders of The Decade” Awards |
Tuesday , 3rd January, 2017
| 08:30am – 09:45am | Networking Tea | ||
| 09:45am – 10:45am | 8- Plenary at (Indus) | Challenges of Leadership for Fostering Innovation, Creativity & Collaboration | Sakshi Talwar, Subhashis Banerji, Sanjay Mehta, Gautam Mahajan, Mahesh Krishnamurti , Manav Gupta |
| 8A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | The Power of Education to Make a Positive Change in The World | Tahera Bushra, Aditya Ranjan Bhatnagar, Sharbani Majumdar Augustine, Zubia Mansoor | |
| 8B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | Women Entrepreneurs & Healthy Eating | Dr. Dolly Gupta, Vijaya Agrawal, Mridula Sharma | |
| 8C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | Women in Entrepreneurship- Taking Control of Your Finances | Aparna Mishra, Chetna Sinha, Ritu Saigal | |
| 10:45am – 11:45am | 9- Plenary at (Indus) | Creating an Inspired Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship in South & South East Asia | Salma Moosa, Meghna Bhutoria, Subrata Rana, Dr. Julie Mehta |
| 9A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | Entrepreneurs Sharing Success Stories | Rumana Sinha Sehgal, Arbind Kumar Modi, Tamanya Mukherjee, Saoli Mazumdar | |
| 9B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | Exploring Partnerships , Collaborations & New Markets | Prof. Sheel Nuna, Jonathan (Jon) T. Ward, Sabina Pandey | |
| 9C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | How to Manage One’s Time & Other Expectations | Cory D. Wilcox, Kanad Maitra, Kriti Sharma | |
| 11:45am – 12Noon | Networking Break | ||
| 12Noon – 01:00pm | 10- Plenary at (Indus) | How Women in Entertainment & Media can Impact Change | Jayabrato Chatterjee, Sumana Mukherjee, Namrata Dhingra, Rukshana Kapadia, Suhasini Chakrborty |
| 10A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | How to Deal With Emotional Grief | Roopsha Ray, Subhashis Banerji, Dr. Jonaki Mukherjee | |
| 10B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | Finding Your Purpose & Re-Inventing Yourself | Chandra Shekhar Badve, Shinal Surti, Sharbani Majumdar Augustine, Aditya Ranjan Bhatnagar | |
| 10C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | Never Say Die: Make Adversity a Virtue | Subha Rajan, Mukti Gupta, Sapna Das, Meena Bibi, Chand Banu, Fatima Bibi | |
| 01:00pm – 02:00pm | 11- Plenary at (Indus) | Women Exerting a Greater Cultural Influence – Personal Leadership | Aparna Premchand , Gitanjali JB, Paramita Saha, Nandini Phookan, Dr. Laxmi Gautam |
| 11A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | Unleashing The Warrior Within in Business & in Life | Soma Chakraborty , Vivek Srinivasan, Rani Paruchuri | |
| 11B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | Mastering Your Ghosts Within | Dr. Meghana Dikshit , Chayanika Bhiwaniwala | |
| 11C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | Dance & Music as a Way of Life | Rajlakshmi Syam, Komal Shah , Suzie Craddock | |
| 02:00pm – 03:00pm | Networking Lunch | ||
| 03:00pm – 04:00pm | 12- Plenary at (Indus) | Role of CSR & Digital world in Community & Society Building | Shradha Agarwaal, Aritra Sarkar, Dr. Tehnaz J. Dastoor, Nayan Mitra, Krishna Pujara |
| 12A- Parallel at (Studio-1) | Building Passion & Positive Attitudes | Pallavi Rao, Dr. Dhriti Banerjee , Aurica Bhattacharya, Suparna Sarkar, Vibha Agarwal | |
| 12B- Parallel at (Studio-2) | Its Time to Celebrate “Who You Are” | Bhawna Manchanda, Bandana Singh, Aditi Anand, Dr. Pradeep Ullal | |
| 12C- Parallel at (Studio-3) | Turning Contacts into Relationships | Rakshit Kejriwal, Meghna Agarwala | |
| 04:00pm – 04:15pm | Networking tea | ||
| 04:15 – 06:15pm | Closing Plenary & Awards at (Indus) | Women can be Women’s Best Friends: and awards for “The Iconic Women a Leaders Creating a Better World for All” |
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* Invited