WEF 2018 Program Details

Session Guidelines:
* Plenary Sessions: Each plenary session of one hour will have 8 – 10 speakers/awardees who will speak for 5-6 minutes each. Awards will be conferred at the close of the plenary session.
* Parallel Sessions: Each session of one hour will have 4 co-speakers on a panel. Who will speak 10-12 minutes each. Balance time will be for interaction remarks and Q&A.
* Role of Moderator: The speakers in each parallel session are advised to select from amongst themselves a moderator who will strictly enforce the time allotted for each speaker.
All speakers in a session will also be connected to each other via email in advance so they can coordinate their discussions, ahead of the conference. If a moderator is not selected by the speakers, then a member of the WEF 18 organising committee allotted to that session will handle that part. In Addition, Two members from the WEF 18 organising committee will be allotted to each conference hall for coordination among speakers. These names will be given to speakers closer to the date. (The session topics & timing are subject to change)
* (*) accepted tentatively

Moderator/Others Lead   Co-Lead  Panelist  Via Video Keynotes & Others

Time Allocation
For Lead: 12 Min, Co-Lead :12 Min, Panelist: 5 Min.

Annual WEF-2018 “The Economics of Goodness: Empowering Potential, Engineering Change”

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DAY 1: Thursday, 26th April, 2018

Time/HallSession No.TopicLead SpeakersCo-Lead Speakers
7:30 to 9:30amRegistration at Conference Venue
Tango Hall 09:00 AM – 10:00 AMOpening Plenary 26A(I)In Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Thought Leadership, Innovation and Sustainability

Dr. Harbeen Arora

Patricia Lustig
Amitabh Kant
Jean Shinoda Bolen
Leslie Woo

S. Sandilya
Sushil Kumar Sayal
Dr. Shruti Nada Poddar

Srija Chatterjee

Tango Hall 10:00 AM – 10:30 AMOpening Plenary 26A(II)In Conversation with Young Leaders Creating a Better World for ALL Ana Garcia
Angelina Palumbo
Aditi Anand

Sudarshan Chaudhary
Urvashi Singh
Aakash Neeraj Mittal

Parallel Session 09:30 AM-10:30 AM
Analysis Board Room2611Empowering the Culture of Care at Homes & WorkplacesMaureen Manyama Shikha Singh
Nikki Zanchi
Charlene Doak Gebauer
Nucleus Hall2612How to Foster Understanding Amidst Divisions & Disagreements Ashima Puri

Anju Mattou Razdan
Shabri Prasad Singh
Nadine Milham
Strategy Hall2613Key Attitudes that Determine Our Altitude of SuccessDeputy Mayor Tjasa Ficko Avital Miller
Sue Curr

Debate Hall2614Implementation Over Idea Manish Tiwari

Jasmin Waldmann

Agenda Boardroom2615 Why Partnership is the New LeadershipCatherine Moroney Aparna Mahajan
Iris Almeida Cote
Dr.Deepa Gupta

Tango Hall
10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Plenary 26BThe Economics of Goodness In Creating Business & Social ImpactNicola Grace
Keziah Kamau Mukiri
Jo Ann Hamilton
Vumile Msweli

Catherine Ward

Bhavna Srivastava
Rhea Singhal

Radhika Bhalla
Parvathi Menon
Anju Handa
Simonetta Cavalieri

Parallel Session
10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Analysis Board Room2621Creating Thinking Teams at Work

Aparna Mahajan

Anju Mattou Razdan
Deborah Edirisinghe
Nucleus Hall2622 Socio-Cultural Sustainability on:Education Meghna Tare

Poorvi Ahuja
Priyanka Raheja

Prathibha Prahlad

Stretagy Hall2623 Environmental, Food, & Health Sustainability on : Informational TechnologyProf. Dr. Adel El-Beltagy Lauren Powers

Sonny Mohanty

Debate Hall2624Promoting Generous Relationships & Networks Deputy Mayor Tjasa Ficko Cheryl Collins
Jeanne Holm

Agenda Boardroom2625Positive Attitudes Drive Performance Satinder Kaur Michelle Mras
Sue Curr
Sujay Paul
Tango Hall
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Plenary 26CEmpowering Potential with an Ecosystem For Entrepreneurship Debra Langley
Dr. Maya Morsy
Carol Hanlon
Mamie-Jean Lamley

Evelyn Nzambu
Roxane Jurkovskaja
Sable Badaki
Sharon Soltanian
Nadia Sanchez

Salone Sehgal
Jasmin Kumar

Parallel Session
11:30 AM -12:30 PM
Analysis Board Room2631 Awakening Compassion, Mitigating Anger Bhavna Srivastava Jose Carlos Gil Santos
Jeanne E Zierhoffer
Urvashi Singh
Nucleus Hall2632Creating Personal Definitions Of Enterprise & SuccessPriya Khanna

Liz Quispe
Ellie Rome Reed

Strategy Hall2633Harnessing the Power of Emotions to Lead Mucha Mlingo Jo Ann Hamilton

Lakshmy Ravi Shankar
Shruti Sugwekar

Debate Hall2634 Women in the Sciences : Opportunity & Challenges Jeanne Holm

Dr Adaeze Oreh
Ziya Ma

Agenda Boardroom2635People Buy Into the Brand You Are Samira Chandra Gupta Sarah Richson
Kuku Singh
Tango Hall
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Plenary 26DEngineering Change for an Equitable & Sustainable World Johanna Salgado
Rumaitha Al Busaidi
Sushila Ram Varma
Mukesh Bhatia

Paula Mattio Lastra
Romaine San Francesco

Marion Neubronner
Sinjini Sengupta
Gayatri Pahlajani
Indrani Deb
Diksha Anand

Parallel Session
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Analysis Board Room2641Educational Projects to Model Food BusinessesSurabhi Sahai Gordana Nikolic
Maricor M. Malitao, PhD

Nucleus Hall2642Entrepreneurial Fundraising
Strategy Hall2643Leadership & Love: How to Have the Best of BothAvital Miller

Srija Chatterjee
Leigh Anne Sharland

Debate Hall2644 How to Overcome Ego Bias in RelationshipsAnu Krishna Tania Castilho
Rachana Awatramani
Bharti Naik
Agenda Boardroom2645 Reverse Mentoring: Learning From Our ChildrenJanet Ward

Vasavi Acharya
Pooja Rai

Tango Hall
1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Plenary 26EThe Economics of Goodness in Lifestyle, Leadership, Design & Architecture Ana Margarida Dias Moreira
Anuradha Govind
Kanwal Chaudri
Suman Virdi Batra
Soma Chakraborty
Sujay Paul
Kuku Singh
Elisa Maceratini
Anjali Aggarwal

Seetha Lakshmi

Parallel Session
1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Analysis Board Room2651 Design Thinking for EntrepreneurshipSindu Sreebhavan

Sourya Banerjee
Parvathi Menon

Nucleus Hall2652 Reinventing Skills: How to keep up with Lifelong learningMaria Rios Kavitha M Prakash
Deepak Kapoor
Diksha Anand
Strategy Hall2653Innovations to Deal With Unemployment Tracey Gilmore
Shekhar Oberoi
Debate Hall2654 Impact Investing: Balancing the Impact with Investment Returns
Agenda Boardroom2655The Challenges of Pitching a Social EnterpriseLiz quispe Ruchi Jha
Shilpa Sonal
Tango Hall
2:30 PM-3:00 PM
Plenary 26FEmpowering Potential with Cutting Edge Agriculture Research & Organic Production

Cheryl Collins
Dr. Manju Sharma
Dr. Sanjeev Chopra
Kumud Sharma

Tango Hall
3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Plenary 26F(II)In Conversation with CMO’s in Corporates Maggie Chan Jones
Zarina Lam Stanford
Sauvik Banerjjee
Sandeep Nagpal
Paroma Sen
Parallel Session
2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Analysis Board Room2661 Businesses Modeled to Empower Marginalized GroupsJo Ann HamiltonAlejandra Rojas Calderon
Nucleus Hall2662 An Education that Ignites the ‘Fire in the Belly’Vayjayanti Pugalia

Charlene Macharia

Agenda Boardroom2663 Innovative Models of Healthcare to the Last Mile Dr. Ragini Agrawal

Padmini Murthy

Ishita Mangla

Debate Hall2664Innovative Models of Education so that no Child Left BehindTracey Chambers Vidya Ragu
Serene Dardari
Vasavi Acharya
Strategy Hall2665Tapping Into the Skills & Experience of AllSushila Ram Varma Claudia Trueblood
A Annapurna
Diksha Anand

Tango Hall
3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Plenary 26GEngineering Change through Personal Responsibility & Legal Awareness Manjula Chawla

Nitika Dhungana
Dr. Robyn S. Joppy
Sue Curr
Priya Khanna
Ashima Puri
Charlene Doak Gebauer
Seema Kothari
Swati Nanda Wadhwani
Shilpa Sonal
Aakriti Raizada Sharma

Parallel Session
3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Analysis Board Room2671 Solving local Problems: the Global Opportunity Vidushi Sabharwal Sable Badaki

Parvathi Menon

Nucleus Hall2672Interaction with ALL Chapter Colombia Nadia Sanchez
Lorena Julio
Strategy Hall2673 Mastering the Elevator PitchSharmila Ganguly Sonal Puri

Taruna Ummatt

Debate Hall2674Post-truth Politics & Our Future
Agenda Boardroom2675Opportunities for All in Emerging MarketsMiriam Feiler Kumud Sharma
Sonia Sharma
Tango Hall
4:30 PM-4:50 PM
Plenary 26H(I)Anurag In Conversation with a Celebrity Vahid Mehrinfar
Tango Hall
4:50 PM-5:20 PM
Plenary 26H(II)In Conversation with Celebrity Actor Vivek Oberoi Vivek Oberoi
Parallel Session
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Analysis Board Room2681 Validating the Impact of Businesses that Serve the Greater GoodSoumya Dhani

Rashi Mittal Nair
Vino Govender

Nucleus Hall2682 How Can Social Enterprise Influence Good GovernanceDeputy Mayor Tjasa FickoAkshat Aggarwal
Strategy Hall2683Revitalizing Companies with Creativity & InclusionEryka T. Johnson

Karina Bhasin

Debate Hall2684 Delivering a Brand ExperienceKanika Agarwal Rhea Singhal
Agenda Boardroom2685Yoga as a System of Meditation & Physical Postures Bijal Doshi

Tango Hall
5:30 PM-7:00 PM
Inaugural Plenary 26IGala Inaugural of WEF 2018: The Economics of Goodness : Empowering Potential, Engineering Change Mrs. Ouided Bouchamaoui
Richard A. D’Aveni
Mahendra Mohan Gupta
Dr. Maya Morsy
Princess Asharaje Gaekwad

Arjun Munda
Deputy Mayor Tjasa Ficko
Tanja Wehsely

R. C. Bhargava
Shobana Kamineni
Salma Abdulai
Sanjay S. Lalbhai
Ira Singhal
Alina Adomaityte
Priyanka Mittal
Vivek Oberoi
Abha Dalmia
Dr. Shabeer Nellikode
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati

8:00 PM -10:00 PMPlenary 26LLaunch of BIOAYURVEDA by Founder Harbeen Arora along with Nobel Peace Laureate 2015 Mrs. Ouided Bouchamaoui, Bakala Professor Of Strategy at Tuck School of Business , Dartmouth Prof Richard D’Aveni ,and Chairman & Editor in Chief – BW Businessworld Anurag Batra Followed by Dinner ( Ticketed & by Invitation Only )

DAY 2: Friday, 27th April 2018

Tango Hall
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Opening Plenary 27AThe Economics of Goodness in Technology & Research Dr. Jennifer Nkuene Riria
Eryka T. Johnson
Tamara McLemore
Sindu Sreebhavan
Ritu Pathak
Rashi Mittal Nair

Leigh Anne Sharland
Alejandra Rojas Calderon
Kavita C. Das
Hema Gopal
Alice Nkore

Parallel
9:00AM-10:00 AM
Analysis Board Room2711 Rural EntrepreneurshipRuchi Jha Nathalia Montoya
Rekha Kumari
Agenda Boardroom2712Economic Empowerment of Rural Entrepreneurs through Online Training & Mentoring Carol Hanlon
Nitika Dhungana
Strategy Hall2713Is Scaling the only way for Survival Sable Badaki
Debate Hall2714School & Higher Education Needs to EvolveDr Gagandeep Kaur Gulati Charlene Macharia
Savneet Bhasin
Joyce Adolwa

Nucleus Hall2715Making a Company that Everyone Wants to Work For Senela Jayasuriya Abeynaike Edith N. Nordmann
Seema Kothari
Vumile Msweli
Tango Hall
10:00 AM-10:30 AM
Plenary 27B(I)In Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Entrepreneurship

Neeru Sharma
Dijana Galijasevic
Miriam Feiler
Mansi Madan Tripathy
Deepak Garg
*Sarah Collins

Tango Hall
10:30 AM-11:00 AM
Plenary 27B(II)In Conversation With a Young Leaders & Innovators Creating a Better World for ALL Raghav Mutreja
Nidhi Nilesh Kaku
Vidushi Sabharwal
Shruti Suri

Krishna Gautam
Saujanyaa Gupta

Parallel
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Analysis Board Room2721One Language – One World” The key to communicate with Purpose, Clarity, and ConnectionMamie Jean LamleyJuliette M. Willoughby
Jeanne E Zierhoffer
Arti Halai
Nucleus Hall2722 Economic Sustainability on:E-Commerce Sonal Puri

Shilpa Malik

Strategy Hall2723 How to have Loyal CustomersJeni Clift
Debate Hall2724 Empowering the Social Good: Vibrant Civil Societies Emanuela Donetti Lina Anllo
Elena Castellini
Agenda Boardroom2725Tools For Communicating Your Idea in the Visual Age
Tango Hall
11:00 AM-12:00 NOON
Plenary 27CEmpowering Potential with Inclusiveness & Inspiration

Irene Restrepo
Shilpa Bhatnagar
Edna Ogwangi
Michelle Mras

Monique Blokzyl
Laura Lluhen
Janet Ward
Dr. Rita Lustgarten
Luvena Rangel
Anjali Aggarwal
Divya Kohli

Parallel
11:00 AM-12:00 NOON
Analysis Board Room2731 Improving Gender Equality in the STEM EnvironmentLaura Moschini

Dr. Uttam Rao

Nucleus Hall2732 Energy policy: The Twin Challenges of Development & Sustainability
Strategy Hall2733 Tools For Zero-Tolerance For Violence Against WomenTracey HortonSushila Ram Varma
Debate Hall2734Interaction with ALL Chapter ChairsWinky Singh All Chapter Chairs
Nitika Dhungana
Agenda Boardroom2735 The World of Luxury, Fashion & BeautyGehna Mehra

Nitya Mittal Biswas

Tango Hall
12:00 NOON -1:00 PM
Plenary 27DEngineering Change with Data & Analytics & Innovation Chaitali Das
Vino Govender
Wendy Alexander

Heema Sharma
Tahira Best
Sarah Richson

Padmini Murthy
Lynn Hope Thomas
Sharmila Ganguly
Andrea Auerbach Vieira

Parallel
12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
Analysis Board Room2741 Built Environment & Sustainable Urban Infrastructure/ Low Carbon Development & Sustainable HousingAnthony Bryce GrubbsBritta Knobel
Nucleus Hall2742 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) & Community HealthAkriti GuptaDr. Dazon Dixon Diallo
Strategy Hall2743 Innovations in the Field of EducationEvelyn Nzambu Beena Nair
Sourya Banerjee
Anju Handa
Debate Hall2744Anti-Bullying : Learning to Speak up Shilpa Bhatnagar

Phuntsho Choden

Agenda Boardroom2745 Strategies & Business Models For Sustainable DevelopmentBhavini Mehta Laura Moschini
Johanna Salgado
Nicola Grace
Tango Hall
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Plenary 27EThe Economics of Goodness in Health & Wellness

Mucha Mlingo
Lakshmy Ravi Shankar
Vasantha Vaikunth
Nikki Zanchi
Pat Duckworth
Komal Shah
Dr Adaeze Oreh
Anu Krishna
Surabhi jain
Jasmin Waldmann
Dr.Katerina Horackova

Dr. Monika Arora

Parallel
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Analysis Board Room2751 Focus on Core Strength – the Deep Inner Strength Both Physical & Mental That Guides us Through LifeSarah Richson Darja Zorko Mencin
Dr. Priya Virmani
Nucleus Hall2752 What Can be Done to Create More Healthy, livable, & Sustainable Communities?Meghna Tare Deepa Rao Acharya
Strategy Hall2753Ten steps to start up successNorah Casey
Debate Hall2754Gender Constructs & Stereotypes of Adolescent Females in Traditionally Masculine SportsKaye Riguer
Agenda Boardroom2755Digital Literacy & The Digital Gender GapZine Nkukwana Evelyn Nzambu
Tango Hall
2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Plenary 27FIn Special Conversation with
Empowering Potential with an Engaged Education

Bhavini Mehta
*Heather Harris
Dr Veronique Genniker
Jayashree Srivastava
Dr. Rama
Dr. Manimala Roy
Dr. Sara George
Rachana Awatramani
Beena Nair
Renu Singh
Srishti Kaur
Bhawna Agarwal
Gehna Mehra

Parallel
2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Analysis Board Room2761 Human Trafficking Charlene Doak Gebauer
Nucleus Hall2762 Mentoring our YouthTeresa Wickham Kendra Wardon

Suman Virdi Batra

Strategy Hall2763Fashion in luxury with an emphasis on sustainability, innovation & empowering womenCharlene Macharia Niharika Gautam
Nitya Mittal Biswas
Debate Hall2764The Power of Media local & Global Media Platforms Latha Srinivasan
Lorena Julio
Agenda Boardroom2765 Dance & Music as a Way of LifeKomal Shah
Tango Hall
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Plenary 27GEngineering Change with Conscious Social Media Tanya Jones
Senela Jayasuriya Abeynaike
Bianca Ghose
Mrinalini Kaura
Dhriti Malhotra
Kaye Riguer
Vaneese Johnson
Vibha Agarwal
Manasi
Latha Srinivasan
Lorena Julio

Parallel
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Analysis Board Room2771Never Say Die: Make Adversity a Virtue Subha Rajan Tampi
Anjali Aggarwal
Sonja Price

Sarita Chauhan
Sujay Paul

Nucleus Hall2772 How to Build Socially Robust e-coaching Devices? Designers Dealing With Ethical & Legal Preconditions for Societal Acceptance.Jamie Cid
Strategy Hall2773Building Passion & Positive AttitudesAnuja Kapur Sanchita Lekhi
Pat Duckworth
Disha Naik
Debate Hall2774When a Social Enterprise is Serving the Mental Suffering PeopleDr. Robyn S. Joppy Emanuela Donetti
Agenda Boardroom2775How to Adopt a Holistic Mindset to Reinvent Your Inner StrengthsAnu Mehta Komal Shah
Rachana Awatramani

Tango Hall
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Plenary 27HIn Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Digital, Print & Social Media

Norah Casey

Anil Anand
Anil Tyagi
Vinod Sharma
Ana Rita Clara
Megha Tata

Parallel
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Analysis Board Room2781 Preventing Violence Against Women Marian Karina Nanorki Darlington
Luvena Rangel
Sutapa Sanyal
Bogaletch Gebre
Nucleus Hall2782Social Entrepreneurship: How we Can All Build Businesses that Can Make a Difference ?Divya Shetty Anita G. Rodriguez

Ulrike Glatz

Strategy Hall2783War Begins in the Mind: End Your Inner Conflict to Create a World of PeaceSuman Virdi Batra Anu Krishna
Tahira Best
Aliaa R. Rafea
Debate Hall2784Bias, Barriers & Opportunities for Women in STEM ProfessionsEryka T. Johnson Deepshikha Balwani
Tamara McLemore
Agenda Boardroom2785 Cyber Economics: Dinosaur Hackers & the Rising Titanic Losses in World Economy
Tango Hall
5:00 PM-5:30 PM
Plenary 27ITrends & Opportunities in the Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Industry in the next Decade Siddharth Thaker

Mansi Bhatnagar
Ritu Bhatia Kler
Suman Gahlot
Vijay Wanchoo
Prashanth Rao Aroor
Vishal Mehra

Tango Hall
5:30 PM-6:00 PM
Plenary 27JThe Economics of Goodness through Cinema & Media Beena Unnikrishnan

Shveta Raina
Apurva Purohit
Lauren Powers
Pranshu Bhandari
Taruna Ummatt
Majid Khan
Rekha Rana
Bhuvan Lall

Tango Hall
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Plenary 27KIn Conversation with Young Leaders & Innovators creating a better world for ALL Kajal Shrivastava
Maria Alejandra Montoya Menaldo
Gaurav Bidhuri
Isha Arora
Mikayla Allan
Ashwin Mocherla
Lucie Omelkova
Adela Peskova
Nathalia Montoya
Sanchita Lekhi
Pooja Rai
8:00 PM-10:00 PM Plenary 27LTalk by Prof. Richard D’Aveni Among the Top 10 Business Strategist Hosted by Business World & Dr Harbeen Arora Followed by Dinner ( Ticketed & by Invitation Only)

DAY 3: Saturday, 28th April 2018

Tango Hall
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Opening Plenary 28AThe Economics of Goodness in Holistic Healing & Integrative Medicine Avital Miller
Priya Vishwanathan
Bijal Doshi
Anu Mehta
Ange Maya
Shruti Sugwekar

Rashmi Chopra
Priyanka Bhatkoti
Sigalit Berenzon
Nirmala Lilly
Sabr Abou-Ibrahimi

Parallel 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Analysis Board Room2811The Healing Power Of Sound , Music , Dance & the Creative ArtsVaibhav Sharma Orly Ginossar
Roni Ginossar
Anu Mehta
Nucleus Hall2812 What Distinguishes Exceptional vs. Ordinary Living? It’s all About Attitude & Beliefs Having a Point of ViewMichelle Mras Surabhi Sahai
Tahira Best
Janeen Uzzell
Strategy Hall2813Cross Pollination and Collaboration: Empowering conversations with the Singapore delegation to explore opportunities and expand your network Zarina Lam Stanford
christina Teo
Miriam Feiler
Sindu Sreebhavan
Sonny Mohanty
Debate Hall2814Inspiring Businesses for Peace & Sustainability: Through The Way as of Ubuntu, & Inner Peace Vumile Msweli
Jessica Gottsleben
Smruti Sweta Samantray
Agenda Boardroom2815 Motivation & Drives: Why We do, What We do Nidhika Bahl

Elena Castellini
Shekhar Oberoi
A. Margot Brisky

Tango Hall
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Plenary 28BIn Conversation With Young & Iconic Leaders Creating a Better World For All Kanchan Amatya

Ishita Mangla
Ananya Vinayak
Eashan Thakrar
Sreerupa Chowdhury

Devaki Bist
Tanisha
Kendra Wardon
Roni Ginossar
Nicole Nageli

Parallel
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Analysis Board Room2821 Game-Based Teaching: How to Convert Curriculum into a Game Dr. Geetha Baskaran Dhanya Bhaskaran

Nucleus Hall2822 What Makes People Want to Give Back to SocietySavneet Bhasin Saira Khan
Priyanka Bhatkoti
Radhika Atluri
Strategy Hall2823 The Image of Women Being Portrayed by the MediaShar Moore Juliette M. Willoughby
Kaye Riguer
Debate Hall2824What Investors are Looking for When Investing in New VenturesDebra LangleyDidi Wong
Agenda Boardroom2825 What Challenges keep me Awake at Night?Pat DuckworthMisha Kohli
Anuja Kapur
Tango Hall
11:00AM -12:00NOON
Plenary 28CEngineering Change with Media (print, social and digital)

Bhupendra Chaubey
Smruti Sweta Samantray
Orly Ginossar
Charlene Macharia
Dolamu Badejo
Prem Ahluwalia

Sharesz T. Wilkinson
Niki Mullin
Uma Menon
Maricor M. Malitao, PhD
Andrea Swensen
Luna Shamsuddoha

Deepa Rao Acharya

Parallel
11:00 AM – 12:00 NOON
Analysis Board Room2831 Understanding Male Psychology is Crucial for Women’s Optimum GrowthSonja PriceShenal Arimilli
Nucleus Hall2832 How to Utilize Waste Material to Improve Community Waste ManagementEmily Creegan Priyanka Bhatkoti

Strategy Hall2833 Diversity – Women on the Board of Companies Catherine Ward Paula Mattio Lastra
Caroline Codsi
Debate Hall2834Impact of Self-Help-Group on Women EmpowermentDarpan Khurana Rashmi Sawant
Rashmi Chopra
Rashmi Sinha
Agenda Boardroom2835Are Women Better Caretakers of Their Elderly Parents & if So What Cultural Shifts Must Happen for Society to Become Comfortable with the Idea of Parents Staying With Their Daughters & Not Just With Their Sons?Anju Handa
Tango Hall
12:00 NOON-1:00 PM
Plenary 28DIn Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Community Leadership Dr. Farzanna S. Haffizulla
Rosalind Lockyer

Dazon Dixon Diallo

Joyce Adolwa
Bina Silwal
Bogaletch Gebre
Kamilla Sultanova
Alakananda Das
Dr. Shalini Rajneesh
Dr. D. L. Maheswar

Parallel
12:00NOON – 1:00PM
Analysis Board Room2841 Emerging Trends in Agriculture Science & Equal Opportunities to all in Developing CountriesDr. Danielle WoodSmruti Sweta Samantray
Prof. Dr. Adel El-Beltagy
Nucleus Hall2842Innovation : A New Science & Psychology Based Technique to Help People Thrive in LifeSindu SreebhavanParas Chaudhary
Strategy Hall2843 Branding Yourself in a Male Dominated Field

Vino Govender

Dr. Meenakshi Mehta
Christina Teo
Bianca Ghose
Konika Chadha
Debate Hall2844Showcasing Your Brand’s Unique Narrative & Story Through Effective PR & CommunicationSangeeta Waldron
Agenda Boardroom2845Healing Through art : Transforming the Reason for Your Suffering Into a Reason for Your Joy / The Gift of KindnessNatasha Nidhika Bahl
Anu Mehta
Tango Hall
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Plenary 28EEconomics of Goodness in Giving, Philanthropy & Human Connect Deborah Edirisinghe
Vidya Ragu
Vayjayanti Pugalia

Usha Aggarwala

Savneet Bhasin
Bindumalini Krishnan
Harsha Garg
Linda Ghaderi
Nisha Bhalla

Sumana Dutta Sarkar
Honey Jain Kathuria
Dr Pragya Agarwal

Parallel
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Analysis Board Room2851 Women in the Forefront as Global Travelers : Is a New Industry in the Making ?Wendy Alexander Dr. Robyn S. Joppy
Latha Srinivasan
Nucleus Hall2852 Why is the World So Deficient of Good Leadership at the Top?Danette LayneDr. Amna Mirza
Strategy Hall2853 Women Emerging as the New Leadership : its Impact on Politics, Culture & BusinessPaula Mattio Lastra

Amanda Jane Lieto
Dr. Rita Lustgarten

Debate Hall2854Enough is Enough : How Women can Counter Physical Comparisons to Create SuccessSharon SoltanianIra Singhal
Sreerupa Chowdhury
Agenda Boardroom2855The Power of Words to Change Our World Mridula Sharma Sharesz T. Wilkinson
Bharti Naik
Tango Hall
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Plenary 28FEmpowering Potential with Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution & Human Rights

Laura Moschini
Aparna Kumar
Edith N. Nordmann
Ramit Singh Chimni
Shaheen Hussain Nongbri
Jessica Gottsleben
Sharita Millat
Ayesha Farha Chowdhury
Nidhika Bahl
Abida Sultana
Rekha Kumari
Geeta Gangwani

Parallel
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Analysis Board Room2861 Empowering Women to Think Differently Margaret Takaedza

Senela Jayasuriya Abeynaike
Shar Moore
Teresa Wickham
Bogaletch Gebre
Faz Zia
Nucleus Hall2862 How to Increase Creativity for Personal & Professional Growth ?Shenal Arimilli Vaneese Johnson
Anthony Bryce Grubbs
Strategy Hall2863Beauty Redefined: The Impact of Body Image on Women’s Confidence & InfluenceCindy Newstead Luvena Rangel
Dr. Kuiljeit Uppaal

Debate Hall2864Leadership, vision, Planning & Culture Building Within the MovementDianeth V. Vasquez Dr. Jennifer Nkuene Riria
Iva Paleckova
Dr. Neslyn Watson Druee
Agenda Boardroom2865 Female Entrepreneurship in a Male Start-Up WorldChristina Teo Wendy Alexander
Catherine Young
Isha Arora
Tango Hall
3:00PM – 4:00PM
Plenary 28GEngineering Change through Volunteerism & Citizen Partnerships

Aishwarya Narasimhadevara

Aparna Mahajan

Divya Bhatia
Kanchan Khatana
Dr Gagandeep Kaur Gulati
Dr. Meenakshi Mehta
Rohini Mundra
Nadine Milham
Anuja Kapur
Brij Chopra
Gulshana Ali

Parallel
3:00PM – 4:00PM
Analysis Board Room2871Victimhood, Self-Awareness & Personal Accountability: A Path to Power Michelle Mras

Sinjini Sengupta
Minku Buttar

Nucleus Hall2872 Energising the World Through Food & Healthy LifestyleNidhi Nilesh KakuVidushi Sharma Bahl
Strategy Hall2873The Power of Positive CompanyDijana Galijasevic Manjula Jain
Priya Vishwanathan
Dr. Uttam Rao

Debate Hall2874 Learnings & Awakening – My Narmada Walk & Pilgrimage Amrita Rai
Agenda Boardroom2875How Helping others is Actually Helping OurselfAndrea Swensen Deepshikha Balwani
Honey Jain Kathuria

Sindu Sreebhavan

Sonny Mohanty

Tango Hall
4:00PM – 4:30PM
Plenary 28H(I)In Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Social Entrepreneurship Tracey Chambers
Tracey Gilmore
Siddhi Karnani
Anu Vittal
Monowara Hakim Ali
Tango Hall
4:30PM – 5:00PM
Plenary 28H(II)Special Country Focus with Delegation From UK Krishna Pujara
Semida Haji
Pawan Srivastava
Teresa Wickham
Lynn Hope Thomas
Dr. Neslyn Watson Druee
Nandita Pandey
Dr. Mehul Dashrathbhai
Manish Tiwari
Surabhi Sahai
Dr. Shrruti Sahrawat
Parallel
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Analysis Board Room2881 Conscious Parenting: What every Parent Should knowDr. Nidhi Navander Janet Ward
Jayashree Srivastava
Nucleus Hall2882 UN 5th World Conference on Women: 2020 in India?!Jean Shinoda BolenPam Rajput
Strategy Hall2883 Technology Watch Analysis of Big DataDr. Danielle Wood
Debate Hall2884 Helping women Starting a “Start Up” Didi Wong Monique Blokzyl
Meenal Sinha
Honey Jain Kathuria
Agenda Boardroom2885Taking Responsibility – The Monument to World Interdependence & responsibilityBindumalini Krishnan
Tango Hall
5:00PM – 6:00PM
Plenary 28IIn Conversation With Leaders of the Decade in Technology Innovation & Advanced Analytics

Dr. Danielle Wood
Jeanne Holm
Ziya Ma
Dr. Meira Levy
Sonal Puri
Zarina Lam Stanford

Dr. Rukmani Krishnamurthy

Debate Hall
6:00PM – 7:00PM
Small Plenary 28JEconomics of Goodness Via Inspiration, Dedication & Commitment Dr. Ashok Yende
Rupa Raje Gupta
Rashmi Sinha
Garima Kalra Sachdev
Dr. Rajee. N. Kumar
Yoon Kyung (Ellen) Cho
Dr. Meenakshi Jain
Paola Martani
Dr. Preeta Kamboj
Pooja Dutta
Rashima KasaL
Praveen Chauhan

DAY 4: Sunday, 29th April 2018

Tango Hall
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Opening Plenary 29AThe Economics of Goodness with Responsible Business & Branding Florence Musundwa
Maria Rios
Robyn Ratcliff
Rajita Kumar
Ritesh Kumar Mishra
Iva Paleckova
Arti Halai
Sarita Chauhan
Lina Anllo
Tali Dvir Livnat
Yeshwanth Nag Mocherla
Susan Tomlinson
Parallel
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Nucleus Hall2912 Rising to the Occasion of Who you Really are : The Journey to SelfTahira Best Dolamu Badejo
Aliaa R. Rafea
Ange Maya
Strategy Hall2913Investment in Public Health Initiatives Padmini Murthy
Sonny Mohanty

Debate Hall2914 What are the New Innovative Business Opportunities for Women with Very little Business Exposure / knowledge ?

Jamie Cid
Sangeeta Waldron

Agenda Boardroom2915 Learn to be in the Present Moment Through YogaBijal Doshi
Tango Hall
10:00AM – 10:30AM
Plenary 29B(I)Shenkar, College of Engineering, Design and Art, Israel. Dr. Ora setter
Dr. Meira Levy
Tango Hall

10:30AM – 11:00AM

Plenary 29B(II)Empowering Potential with High-tech Organic Farming ,Food Processing, Ayurveda, & Holistic Lifestyle Leon Husson
Nandini Chakravorty
Jyoti Jahnavi Rai
Dr. Manoj K. Shukla
Dr Vanita Prasad
Sonia Sharma
Dr. Pratap Chauhan
Anju Arun Matta
Nidhi Kumar
Sabiha Nahar Begum
Parallel
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Nucleus Hall2922How to Foster Sustainability by Creating Social BusinessesDr. Isabel B. Franco Maggie Webber
Rashmi Sawant
Strategy Hall2923 You Should Play to win” : How Important is that Thought in Driving Excellence ?Ramit Singh Chimni Dr. Eldrette Shereni
Dianeth V. Vasquez
Debate Hall2924Leadership, Knowledge Sharing & PowerMamie-Jean Lamley Yulia Stark
Maricor M. Malitao, PhD
Meenal Sinha
Agenda Boardroom2925 Strategic Thinking & Decision MakingDr. Jennifer Nkuene Riria Bhavini Mehta
A Annapurna
Tango Hall
11:00AM – 11:45AM
Plenary 29CEngineering Change with Medicare, Hospitality & Travel

Leila Ibn Abdessalam
Amanda Jane Lieto
Rekha Alam Chowdhury
Meenal Sinha
Rashmi Sawant
Anshu Agarwal
Dr. Jim Wikler
Dr. Anjali Hooda Sangwan
Zine Nkukwana
Chandni Pujara
Dr. Oumaya Belakbil

Parallel
11:00AM – 12:00NOON
Analysis Board Room2931
Nucleus Hall2932Breaking the Cycle of Poverty by Inspiring Change From WithinEdna Ogwangi Lynn Hope Thomas
Dr. Eldrette Shereni
Strategy Hall2933Revival of Chakras ? Cleanse, Energise & Activate the Main Energy CentersDr. Manisha Anwekar Anjali Aggarwal
Darpan Khurana
Debate Hall2934Knowledge Creation & Sharing in Virtual Communities Leon Husson Dr. Amna Mirza
Agenda Boardroom2935Recovering from Eating Disorders: Achieving Balance with our ChoicesAndrea Auerbach Vieira
Tango Hall
11:45AM – 12:15PM
Plenary 29D(I)In Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Life Sciences, Health Care & Urban Development Deepanwita Chattopadhyay

Rachna Chhachhi

Shea Vaughn
Dr. Lily W. Lee

Tango Hall
12:15PM – 1:15PM
Plenary 29D(II)Young Leaders & Innovators Creating a Better World for ALL Akshat Aggarwal
Serene Dardari
Paras Chaudhary
Emily Creegan
Ankita Jain
Rashima Singh
Raveena Singh
Phuntsho Choden
Kaavya Rajesh

Paree Chopra

Parallel
12:00NOON – 1:00PM
Analysis Board Room2941 A look at Women in the Restaurant IndustryAna Garcia
Nucleus Hall2942 Make your Classroom a Virtual REALity!Aditya Makkar
Strategy Hall2943An Accelerator for Women in IndustryMarion Neubronner Dr.Anneline Chetty

Debate Hall2944Impact of Dynamic Capabilities / Learn Virtually Anything, Anywhere, at Any TimeSinjini Sengupta Dr Gagandeep Kaur Gulati

Agenda Boardroom2945Effective Time ManagementPriti Gulati Robyn Ratcliff
Sarita Chauhan
Dr. Geetha Baskaran
Tango Hall
1:15PM – 2:00PM
Plenary 29EThe Economics of Goodness in Creative Visual Arts & Crafts Rinnku Ganeasha
Mukta Nandini Jain
Ruchi Jha
Dr. Kuiljeit Uppaal
Zareen Mahmud Hosein
Martin Farek
Mannu Sandhu
Dr. Manisha Anwekar
Karen Duys
Faz Zia
Parallel
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Analysis Board Room2951 Moving beyond From “Sowing the Seeds” To “Nurturing the Spirit”Aliaa R. RafeaReeta Passi
Minku Buttar
Nucleus Hall2952Engendering Agriculture : The way forwardAmanda Jane Lieto
Strategy Hall2953The Importance of Meditation in the Modern World Devika Goel
Debate Hall2954 Spirituality & LeadershipYulia Stark Linda Ghaderi
Nadine Milham
Anju Arun Matta
Agenda Boardroom2955 How to Create a Cohesive Branding/Marketing Campaign for Your OrganizationIva Paleckova Catalina Cajias
Tango Hall
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Plenary 29FEmpowering Potential by Collaboration & Public Relations

Nidhi Raina
Dhanya Bhaskaran
Sangeeta Waldron
Dr. Isabel B. Franco
Ulrike Glatz
Dr. Geetha Baskaran
Shradha Agarwaal
Catalina Cajias

Gordana Nikolic
Karen Heras Kelly CPCC PCC

Parallel
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Analysis Board Room2961 Giving small Companies a Global Voice Online Miriam Feiler
Manish Tiwari
Nucleus Hall2962Handling conflicting opinions when decision making in an organizationZiya Ma
Strategy Hall2963Creating an Inspired, Sustainable & Integrated Global Ecosystem to Foster Entreprenuership & Personal Growth Laura Moschini

Simonetta Cavalieri
Shilpa Malik

Debate Hall2964karma & Reincarnation and the five languages of loveBhavdeep Kohli Mridula Sharma
Shabri Prasad Singh
Mariuma Ben Yosef
Agenda Boardroom2965 Balanced Leadership: The Role of Behavior Styles & Emotional IntelligenceMisha Kohli Tracey Horton
Rinnku Ganeasha
Maria Smith

Tango Hall
3:00PM – 3:50PM
Plenary 29G(I)In Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Start-Ups, Food Processing and Agriculture Hon’ble Minister Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Janeen Uzzell

Mathilde K. Jakobsen
Nicole Baldwin
Sofia Fenichell

Parallel
3:00PM – 4:00PM
Analysis Board Room2971 Learning How to be a Connector—By Helping others You Help Yourself!Dhanya Bhaskaran Serene Dardari
Darja Zorko Mencin
Shikha Singh
Nucleus Hall2972Stress Relief; Taking time for YourselfDidi WongDeepshikha Balwani
Maggie Webber
Strategy Hall2973 Skills Workshop—How to Become a Good FacilitatorDr. Kuiljeit Uppaal

Kavitha M Prakash

Agenda Boardroom2974Transitioning from Member to Executive Leaders
Debate Hall2975How to Manage Academics & Leadership InvolvementJayashree Srivastava Ramit Singh Chimni
Gordana Nikolic

Tango Hall
3:50PM – 4:20PM
Plenary 29H(I)Special Country Focus with delegation from Portugal Mayor Dr. Anabela Freitas
Filipa Fernandes
Tania Castilho
Pedro Joao Rosa Fernandes
Joana Ferreira
Carla filipa Ferreira
Goreti Coutinho
Teresa Silveira
Jaleh Zandieh
Jose Carlos Gil Santos
Tango Hall
4:20PM – 4:50PM
Plenary 29H(II)In Conversation with Nobel Peace Laureate 2015, Mrs. Ouided Bouchamaoui
Parallel
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Analysis Board Room2981The Architecture of Openness: What the Changing Face of Mobile Telco can Teach Us about Knowledge, Innovation & StrategyTamara McLemore
Nucleus Hall2982 Time Needs to be ChangedDr. Suchitra Kaul Misra
Agenda Boardroom2983 What is the Difference Between Empathy & Compassion ? Dr. Ora setter
Dr. Meira Levy
Priya Vishwanathan

Debate Hall2984 What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger: General Technologies, Supporting Assets & Firm SurvivalJeanne E ZierhofferDr. Amit Kaur Puri
Lauren Powers
Susan Tomlinson
Strategy Hall2985 Are You a Giver or a Taker? Samira Chandra Gupta Deepshikha Balwani
Natasha
Juliette M. Willoughby
Tango Hall
4:50PM – 5:15PM
Plenary 29IIn Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Venture Capital, Investments & Development Finance

Fauzia Arshi
Didi Wong
Iris Almeida Cote
Katarzyna Anna Nawrot
Farzana Chowdhury

Tango Hall
5:15PM – 5:45PM
Plenary 29I(II)In Conversation with Celebrity Actress Poonam Dhillon Poonam Dhillon
Debate Hall
6:00PM – 6:30PM
Plenary 29j(I)In Conversation With a Young Leaders & Innovators Creating a Better World for ALL Shraddha Varma
Riya Kumar
Ria Singhal
Sakshi Shrivastava
Mehul Jangir
Aanchal Arora

Debate Hall
6:30PM – 7:00PM
Small Plenary 29J(II)Empowering Potential Through Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Values Misha Kohli
Aditi Chadha
Manjita Vanzara
Namrata Joshi
Praveen Maru
Sunil Garg

Nachiket Joshi
Shabinam Shafeek
Imran Zahid
Shivani Malik
Vinita Bakshi
Malika El Alami

DAY 5: Monday, 30th April 2018

Tango Hall
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Opening Plenary 30AThe Economics of Goodness in Consulting & Professional Services Sonja Price
Yulia Stark
Dr. Ragini Agrawal
Kanika Agarwal
Maggie Webber
Sonny Mohanty
Vaibhav Sharma
Jeni Clift
Konika Chadha
Cindy Newstead
Dianeth V. Vasquez
Dr. Nidhi Navander
Sneh Verma
Parallel
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Nucleus Hall3012 An Entertainment icon on Living a Life of MeaningRashmi Chopra
Strategy Hall3013 Asking for Help is a Strength, not a WeaknessV G Krishnan Yulia Stark
Debate Hall3014Success, Failure & the Drive to Keep CreatingRoxane Jurkovskaja Harsha Garg
Taruna Ummatt

Agenda Boardroom3015 How Fake news Does Real Harm
Tango Hall
10:00AM – 10:30AM
Plenary 30B(i)New Age Customer – Expectations & Services Lakshmanan Ramanathan
Tejas Jose
Kanika Hasrat
Maulina Gupta
Tango Hall
10:30AM – 11:00AM
Plenary 30B(ii)Special Country Focus with Delegation From USA Mamie Jean Lamley
Juliette Willoughby
Jeanne E Zierhoffer
Parallel
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Nucleus Hall3022Bollywood Yoga with a Twist Nidhi Nilesh Kaku
Bijal Doshi
Strategy Hall3023 The Power of Words to Change the WorldLinda Ghaderi Deepak Kapoor
Monique Blokzyl
Dr. Manisha Anwekar
Debate Hall3024Happiness in Body & SoulJoana Ferreira Shenal Arimilli

Agenda Boardroom3025Building Emotional Connections & human resilienceDr. Neslyn Watson DrueeDr. Dazon Dixon Diallo
Tango Hall
11:00AM – 11:30AM
Plenary 30C(I)Women Artepreneurs Creating Change in the World – led by Anu Vittal Shikha Singh
Soyoung Park
Subhabrata Basu
Tara Scheurwater
Tango Hall
11:30AM – 12:00NOON
Plenary 30C(II)Young Leaders & Innovators Creating a Better World for ALL Natasha
Akriti Gupta
Baby Hassan
Karina Bhasin
Inna Zelenska
Prathap Nandagopalan
Karthika Nair
Rashima Singh
Raveena Singh

Parallel
11:00AM – 12:00NOON
Nucleus Hall3032 Machine Intelligence Makes Human Morals More Important Vaibhav Sharma
Simmi Puri
Roxane Jurkovskaja
Debate Hall3033Why it Takes Courage to Succeed Subha Rajan Tampi Rumaitha Al Busaidi
Kamilla Sultanova
Cindy Newstead
Strategy Hall3034Discover Opportunities in Perth, Western Australia’Carol Hanlon Dr. Amit Kaur Puri
Agenda Boardroom3035 Entrepreneurship in India & the Evolving EcosystemPooja RaiAditya Makkar
Tango Hall
12:00NOON – 1:00PM
Plenary 30DEngineering Change with Financial Inclusion Ishita Anand
Maureen Manyama
Carolina Vasquez
Katerina Dimitratos
Smita Bakhai

Pratyusha Lakshmanan
Molly Paul
Dr. Eldrette Shereni
Suruchi Gandhi
Simmi Puri
Devika Goel
Liz Quispe

Parallel
12:00NOON – 1:00PM
Analysis Board Room3041 Entrepreneurial Secrets into Balancing Mind, Body & Spirit: Balance is Sustainability Jaleh ZandiehParas Chaudhary
Nucleus Hall3042 Why it Makes Sense to Put Customers at the Core of Your BusinessYulia Stark
Strategy Hall3043Getting Our Health Priorities in Order: Prevention, Research, & Treatment Dr Adaeze Oreh Rachna Chhachhi
Anshu Agarwal
Debate Hall3044Feeding the Future: The Changing Landscapes of Food & AgricultureDr. Rolando A. Flores Edna Ogwangi
Teresa Wickham

Agenda Boardroom3045 Disrupting Food: Alternative Proteins Leading to a More Sustainable FutureNidhi Nilesh Kaku
Tango Hall
1:00PM – 1:30PM
Plenary 30E(I)In Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Consulting & Coaching & Ideation

Parag Amin
Dr. Sujaya Banerjee

Vahid Mehrinfar
Manjeet K Bansal

Tango Hall
1:30PM – 2:00PM
Plenary 30E(II)Special Session with Delegation From New Mexico State University Dr. Rolando A. Flores
Dr. Manoj K. Shukla
Angelina Palumbo
Claudia Trueblood
Ana Garcia
Anita G. Rodriguez
Emily Creegan
Mikayla Allan
Vanaja Kankarla
Kendra Wardon
Kynzi Creighton
Mary Catey
Parallel
1:00PM -2:00PM
Analysis Board Room3051Doodling & Decision-Making: How Drawing Out Ideas Helps Leaders Innovate & Create ChangeDr.Anneline Chetty
Nucleus Hall3052Secrets of Growth, Happiness & Bounce Backs From Women Around the WorldSindu SreebhavanAnjali Aggarwal
Bhavini Mehta
Jasmin Kumar
Dr. Kuiljeit Uppaal
Lynn Hope Thomas
Maggie Webber
Tania Castilho
Strategy Hall3053Investing in Sustainable DevelopmentNiharika GautamKezy Mukiri
Dr. Isabel B. Franco
Debate Hall3054Being is the New Doing: You’re Doing too much How Spirit + Science + Reality = ResultsJaneen UzzellDeepak Kapoor
Agenda Boardroom3055Food Investors & Innovators Inspiring a Health RevolutionDeepanwita Chattopadhyay
Tango Hall
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Plenary 30FThe Economics of Goodness in Going Back to Nature

christina Teo
Sunita Singh Choken
Marian Karina Nanorki Darlington
Urmila Kharkwal

Selvalakshmi KM
V G Krishnan

Late. Dr. Savita Datta
Niharika Gautam

Devir Singh Bhandari
Manjeet Hirani

Parallel
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Agenda Boardroom3061Innovation & Entrepreneurship: The Shibboleth of Doing GoodDr. Ehud Menipaz
Nucleus Hall3062 Portugal- a Country to Visit, Live & EnjoyMayor Maria do Ceu Albuquerque Filipa Fernandes
Tania Castilho
Strategy Hall3063Industrial Waste & Wastewater TreatmentVanaja Kankarla Dr Vanita Prasad
Leon Husson
Debate Hall3064

Do we want to raise well-rounded adults? Life Skills awareness & education is the answer. What are Life Skills? How do we imbibe these in our kids? Come, let’s discuss.

Reeta Passi
Analysis Board Room3065The Power to Co-Create Your Miracles Shenal ArimilliDeepshikha Balwani
Jeanne E Zierhoffer
Tango Hall
3:00PM -3:30PM
Plenary 30GIn Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Branding, Marketing, HR , Diversity & Inclusion

Shar Moore

Caroline Codsi
Maggie Chan Jones
Sumit Sawhney

Tango Hall
3:30PM -4:00PM
Plenary 30G(II)Special Country Focus with delegation from South America Nadia Sanchez
Maria Alejandra Montoya
Johanna Salgado
Nathalia Montoya
Lorena Julio
Lina Anllo

Alejandra Rojas Calderon

Liz quispe

Irene Restrepo
Juan David Sanchez
Martha Mayorga
Catalina Cajias

Parallel 3:00PM – 4:00 PM
Analysis Board Room3071Rising Depression Among Women: What’s Going Wrong ?Vaishnavi PallapothuBhavna Srivastava
Nucleus Hall3072Entrepreneurial Mindset & Attitudes Jaleh Zandieh Yulia Stark
Shekhar Oberoi
Strategy Hall3073Reinvention: 3 Ways to Navigate Uncertainty SuccessfullyDr. Neslyn Watson Druee Danette Layne
Goreti Coutinho
Debate Hall3074TBD (Open)
Agenda Boardroom3075 Is it Time to thrive being who you areLeigh Anne Sharland Evelyn Khumbanyiwa
Disha Naik
Tahira Best
Tango Hall
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Plenary 30HEmpowering Potential by Celebrating Togetherness & Shared Human Values Tania Castilho

Kavitha M Prakash
Juliette M. Willoughby
Tracey Horton

Rupali Shrinivasan
Dr. Suchitra Kaul Misra
Ripandeep Kaur
Darja Zorko Mencin
A. Margot Brisky
Bharti Naik
Chitra Nakra

Winky Singh

Parallel
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Analysis Board Room3081How to Get Your Book Published by a Leading Publishing HouseNiki Mullin
Nucleus Hall3082 Time to Turn our Dirt Back into SoilMikayla Allan
Strategy Hall3083Social & non-profit Marketing Saira Khan

Debate Hall3084Towards the 5th Women Conference for Women 2022 in IndiaJean Shinoda Bolen & other members of 5WCW
Agenda Boardroom3085 How to adapt & remain relevant in a VUCA worldDr.Meera Venkat
Tango Hall
5:00PM – 6:00PM
Plenary 30IIn Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Law, Policy & Public Life

Hon’ble Sophia Hebron Mwakagenda
Mayor Dr. Anabela Freitas
Mayor Maria do Ceu Albuquerque
Satish K Bhardwaj
Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor

Tango Hall
6:00PM – 6:30PM
Plenary 30K(I)Technology in smart Cities & Infrastructure Emanuela Donetti
Harjinder Kaur Talwar
Ravinder Pal Singh
Amit Wadhwani
Prem Kumar Sharma
Tango Hall
6:30PM – 7:00PM
Plenary 30K(II)In Conversation with a Bollywood Celebrity
8:00PM – 10:00PMPlenary 30LTalk by Nobel Peace Lauriet Ms Ouided Bouchamaoui Hosted by Ambassador of Tunisia to India & Dr Harbeen Arora Followed by Dinner ( Ticketed & by Invitation Only)

DAY 6: Tuesday, 1st May 2018

Tango Hall
9:00AM-9:30 AM
Opening Plenary 1AEngineering Change by Engaging Communities & Empowering Communication

Dr.Anneline Chetty
Samira Chandra Gupta
Jeanne E Zierhoffer
Ellie Rome Reed
Shenal Arimilli
Shalini V Bhargava
Nicola Grace
Sukriti Gulhati Dubey

Tango Hall
9:30AM-10:00 AM
Opening Plenary 1A(II)In Conversation with Young Innovators Creating a Better World for All Vidushi Sharma Bahl
Andrea Lopez-Mejia
Vanaja Kankarla
Neha Kandalgaonkar
Ananya Jain
Kamila Rybova
Vaishnavi Pallapothu

Adi Badash
Hadar Armoza
Renana Plachinski

Parallel
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Nucleus Hall1112Art, Media & Education as a Way of Shifting Consciousness Regarding WomenAnge Maya
Strategy Hall1113Healthy lifestyle & Vitality for Women Through AyurvedaDr. Pratap Chauhan
Debate Hall1114The Neuroscience of Power: Findings & TechniquesSoumya Dhani
Agenda Boardroom1115 Laughter Yoga – One Stop Solution for Holistic Wellness Dr. Suchitra Kaul Misra

Tango Hall
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Plenary 1BThe Economics of Goodness in Overcoming Bias, Active Engagement & Inclusion Mridula Sharma
Monika Mehan
Dr. Amit Kaur Puri
Danette Layne
Filipa Fernandes
Shabri Prasad Singh
Shilpa Malik
Mansi Mahajan
Ritu Arora
Haya Elfasi

Dr. Avula Damodaram

Parallel
10:00AM – 11:00AM
Nucleus Hall1122Elevating Girls to Empower CommunitiesJoyce Adolwa Kanika Agarwal
Anjali Pathak
Shraddha Varma
Strategy Hall1123Career Readiness through Colleges: Opportunities & challengesDr. Manoj K. Shukla
Debate Hall1124Challenges of Social Inclusion: Gender, Inequalities, & Human Rights Nadia Sanchez

Vaishnavi Pallapothu
Jessica Gottsleben
Karina Bhasin
Agenda Boardroom1125 Cultural leadership & the Place of the ArtistPrathibha Prahlad
Tango Hall
11:00AM – 11:30AM
Plenary 1CIn Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Finance , Banking & Capital Markets

Catherine Moroney
Royston Braganza

Tango Hall
11:30AM – 12:00NOON
Plenary 1C(II)In Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Academia, Education, Skills & Knowledge

Ehud Menipaz
Dr. Rolando A. Flores
Dr. Andrea Koblizkova
Dr. Ora Setter

Parallel
11:00AM – 12:00NOON
Nucleus Hall1132Developing Future Women Leaders & Diversity Initiatives Kamilla Sultanova Konika Chadha
Sakshi Shrivastava
Payal Koul Mirakhur
Debate Hall1133Fear LESS & LIVE More Vidya Ragu Devika Goel
Ellie Rome Reed
Ritu Arora
Strategy Hall1134Education of women Leads to Community Development Tracey Gilmore Ashima Puri

Carolina Vasquez

Agenda Boardroom1135 Unlocking the value of corporate sustainability
Tango Hall
12:00NOON – 1:00PM
Plenary 1DEmpowering Potential Through Start-ups & Innovation Dr. Savithri Singh
Saira Khan
Jamie Cid
Catherine Young
Soumya Dhani
A Annapurna
Dr.Deepa Gupta
Maria Smith
Deepak Kapoor
Neha Jain
Minku Buttar

Dr.Anjali shere

Parallel
12:00NOON – 1:00PM
Analysis Board Room1141Entrepreneurship in the Corporate world – Is There Room for “Startup Thinking” in Established Companies Catherine Young
Nucleus Hall1142 Educating The Girl Child

Marian Karina Nanorki Darlington

Naseefa Hamid
Kaavya Rajesh
Strategy Hall1143 Creating a Business of PurposeNicola Grace Tracey Chambers
Vibha Kagzi

Debate Hall1144Talent Attraction & retention in Development Sector – with special reference to women employeesBindi Dharia Dr. Janet L. Robb
Agenda Boardroom1145Introduction to access Consciousness – Way to Raise your awarenessDeepshikha Balwani
Tango Hall
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Plenary 1EIn Conversation with Young leaders creating a better world for ALL Ananya Maskara
Aditya Makkar
Shagufta Hanaphie
Anita G. Rodriguez
Claudia Trueblood
Divya Shetty
Britta Knobel
Purusharth Goel
Tomas Hornik
Manan Jaisinghani
Disha Naik
Shahmina Isha Mannan
Parallel
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Analysis Board Room1151How to Adopt a Holistic MindsetRachna Chhachhi Yulia Stark
Andrea Swensen
Nucleus Hall1152Sujok Alternative Therepy by Colors
Strategy Hall1153Youth & Social Media Vidushi Sharma Bahl
Debate Hall1154Art & Media as a Way of Shifting Consciousness Regarding Women
Agenda Boardroom1155Poetry & art as therapeutic for healing & healthDr. Indu Jhunjhunwala Jain
Tango Hall
2:00PM – 2:30PM
Plenary 1FIn Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in CSR ,Philanthropy & Service to Society

Naseefa Hamid
Meghna Tare
Shabeena Sultana

Parallel
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Analysis Board Room1161 Turning Contacts into RelationshipsNirmala Lilly
Nucleus Hall1162It’s Time to Thrive Being Who You AreAvital Miller Maria Rios
Robyn Ratcliff
Strategy Hall1163Never Underestimate The Power of an Idea: Transforming an Idea into a Fundable Business Plan
Debate Hall1164Meeting The Challenge of Leadership for Fostering Innovation, Creativity, Communication & Collaboration Angelina Palumbo
Nidhi Raina
Dr.Deepa Gupta

Agenda Boardroom1165Choosing lifeMariuma Ben Yosef Dr. Ora Setter
Keren Korinaldi
Jose Carlos Gil Santos
Deepshikha Balwani
Tango Hall
2:30PM – 3:00PM
Plenary 1GIn Conversation with Leaders of the Decade in Agriculture, Food, Farming & Sustainability

Prof. Dr. Adel El-Beltagy
Teresa Wickham
Dr. Segenet Kelemu
Karen Washington

Parallel
3:00PM – 4:00PM
Analysis Board Room1171Women in leadership Roles- The Harbingers of Change Carolina Vasquez Sutapa Sanyal
Phuntsho Choden
Shruti Choudhari
Nucleus Hall1172Can We Learn InnovationSurabhi Sahai Satinder Kaur
Dr. Arti Kumar
Strategy Hall1173Women’s Economic Empowerment & LeadershipCarol Hanlon

Ira Singhal

Debate Hall1174BE! – Love: Beyond Illusion Tania Castilho Ana Margarida Dias Moreira
Soumya Dhani
Agenda Boardroom1175 Values & Influential Factors that Determine Success of Female LeadersLiz Quispe
Tango Hall
3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Plenary 1HIn Conversation with leaders of the Decade in Culture, Arts, Design, Sports, Fashion & Lifestyle Meera Ali
Sonal Kalra
Reynu Tandon
Prathibha Prahlad
Palak Shah
Leena Singh
Parallel
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Analysis Board Room1181The Power of Personal Example & Self-Belief Dolamu Badejo Joana Ferreira
Juliette M. Willoughby
Bindumalini Krishnan
Nucleus Hall1182 Living, Working & Leading in the Feminine Shruti Choudhari

Jeni Clift

Strategy Hall1183The voice of Our Future, Millennials & Gen X leadersIsha Arora
Debate Hall1184Body Wisdom, Our Ability to Create Health & Wellness Without Big PharmaAvital Miller

Dr. Ragini Agrawal

Agenda Boardroom1185 Creating Environment for Sustainable & Inclusive growth. Can new Breakthrough Technologies Help Address Issues of Large Scale Greening, Clean Water & Agriculture in arid Lands.Britta Knobel
Tango Hall
3:30PM – 4:30PM
Plenary 1I(I)The Economics of Goodness via Leadership, Innovation & Creativity Payal Koul Mirakhur
Smita Joshi
Vibha Kagzi

Dr. Gauri Agarwal
Sonia Jetleey
Bindi Dharia
Arshiya Singh
Neha Bagaria

Dr. Furqan Qamar
Dr. Veena Bhalla
Dr. V. I. Benagi

Tango Hall
4:30PM – 5:30PM
Plenary 1I(II)The Economics of Goodness Through Individual Determination, Initiative & Drive Megalai Senthilkumar
Sakina Ansari
Manjula Jain
Dr. Prerna Gaur
Ashmeet Kapoor
Dr. M. B. Chetti
Nina Kler
Dr. G.Venkateshwarlu
Dr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi
Dr. Narendra Singh Rathore
Dr. B.B. Ahuja
K.K. Sharma
Dr. Avijit Kar
Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra
Parvinder Kaushal
Dr.Meera Venkat
Supriya Singh
Sanjeev Maheshwari
Prof Kamalesh Kumar Sharma
Tango Hall
5:30 PM-6:00 PM
Plenary 1LIn Conversation with a Bollywood Celebrity
Tango Hall
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Valedictory Plenary 1MClosing Plenary WEF 2018: Enabling a Better, More Sustainable, More Inclusive, More Tolerant & a More Equitable world For ALL Sanjeev Kumar Chadha (Guest of honour)
Mariuma Ben Yosef
Deepak Bagla
Dr. Janet L. Robb
Sonu Grover
Muzaffar Ali
Renu Basu
H.E. Augusto Montiel
Nandini Bhalla
Sharmistha Mukherjee
Kuljit Singh Popli

Tango Hall
7:00PM – 8:00PM
Plenary 1JYoung Leaders/Innovators Creating a Better World For All Advaith Vasudevan
Sourya Banerjee
Shekhar Oberoi
Veeksha Madhu
Vandita Morarka