Tag: Share The Spotlight

Promoting diversity: ITC aims for holistic solutions with inclusive workforce

Storyboard18's Share The Spotlight event: Ali Harris Shere, COO, of Biscuits and Cake, Food Business at ITC (L), Karuna Sri Divi, Vice President and Head of Marketing for snacks, noodles, and pasta at ITC (Centre), and Kriti Agarwal, senior brand manager for Biscuits and Cakes at ITC (R).

At Storyboard18’s Share The Spotlight, Ali Harris Shere, COO, of Biscuits and Cake, Food Business at ITC shared the stage with Karuna Sri Divi, Vice President and Head of Marketing for snacks, noodles, and pasta at ITC, Kriti Agarwal, senior brand manager for Biscuits and Cakes at ITC, and Deepti Kaushal, lead scientist at ITC’s Life Sciences and Technology Centre

‘Women plus technology is a powerful combination’, says Adobe’s Anindita Veluri

Anindita Veluri, Head of Marketing at Adobe India attends Storyboard18's Share The Spotlight event

At Storyboard18’s Share The Spotlight, Anindita Veluri, Director-marketing at Adobe India shared her stage with Shruthi Harikrishna – Head, Global CoE for Analytics and Innovation – at Adobe, and Preeti Narayanan, Founder of Windward Kennels.

Zivame’s Lavanya Pachisia on creating a safe and unique shopping experience for women

For Zivame and Pachisia the challenge was to get so many women onboard. She pointed out another key challenge, "Unfortunately, even today, after so much education, most women do not wear the correct size of lingerie. It's actually a revolution to a large extent."

Lavanya Pachisia, CEO, Zivame shared the spotlight with Lakshmi Subramaniam Murugesh, Head of Product Innovation, Zivame, and Dr. Kiruba Devi P, Head of Category and Sourcing, Zivame, at Storyboard18’s Share The Spotlight event in Bengaluru.

Diageo’s Vikram Damodaran on sharing the spotlight with wife Vijayalakshmi Damodaran

When asked how his wife inspires him, Vikram said, "Vijayalakshmi inspires me greatly. She is the foundation of my life, and our two children are successful startups that she runs independently. She keeps me grounded and is a true superhero."

Vikram Damodaran, Chief Innovation Officer, DIAGEO India, shared the spotlight with Vijayalakshmi Damodaran, Chief Operating Officer of Cognizant’s Cloud & Infra Business.

Global CMO of Infosys highlights economic and social benefits of bridging gender gaps

Joined by Manisha Saboo, Kisha Gupta, and Preethu Karen - key figures in Infosys' ecosystem - Virmani highlighted the significant economic and social benefits of bridging gender gaps in employment.

At Storyboard18’s Share The Spotlight, Sumit Virmani, EVP and Global CMO, at Infosys, shared the stage with Manisha Saboo, Vice President and Head of Infosys Foundation and Campus Head, Kisha Gupta – Senior Director of Corporate Marketing and Global Head of Academic Relations, and Preethu Karen – Lead Business Partner HR.

Women at the top have the responsibility to pay it forward, says Roshni Das of Intel

Intel's Roshni Das highlighted the need to find the right support ecosystem to grow in the career. Das shared the spotlight with Shenaz Bapooji and Aditi Nanda.

Roshni Das, Vice President, Global Marketing Innovation and India Region Marketing, at Intel, was joined by Shenaz Bapooji, founder of Skyful and Aditi Nanda, Chief of Staff at Intel India, at Storyboard18’s Share The Spotlight event.

Having a seat at table comes with duty to empower others: Suparna Mitra, Titan

Speaking at Storyboard18’s Share The Spotlight event in Bengaluru, Suparna Mitra of Titan highlighted how culture of a company trumps everything.

At Storyboard18’s Share The Spotlight, Suparna Mitra, CEO, Watches and Wearables, Titan Company Ltd, shared her stage with Rajeshwari U, Head Assembly, Watches & Wearables, Hosur Mfg Unit, Shyamala Ramanan – Business Head, Mia by Tanishq, and Dhanya K, Lead – Leadership Development and Talent Management at Titan.

Infosys, ITC, Titan, Biocon: Industry leaders join Storyboard18’s Share The Spotlight movement

Other notable leaders who took part in the event and highlighted the achievements of inspiring women include Intel's Roshni Das, ITC Foods' Ali Harris Shere, Cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy, Adobe's Anindita Veluri, Zivame's Lavanya Pachisia, Para Athlete Malathi Krishamurthy Holla, and Diageo's Vikram Damodaran. (From left to right: Suparna Mitra, Ali Harris Shere, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Sumit Virmani. (Image source: LinkedIn, Forbes India))

Women who have made a mark across various sectors shared insights into their unique journeys, their challenges, and how the path can be smoothened so that more women can get ahead and help build a fairer and better world.

Biocon is targeting to be a gender parity company by 2030, says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw shared her spotlight with three people at the event - Biocon Biologics chief operating officer Rhonda Duffy, Biocon Biologics global communications head Seema Ahuja, and Shaw's personal assistant Latha Sharma. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said that it is important for organisations to ensure that women have equal opportunities.