Mumbai: Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Women & Child Development and Minister of Minority Affairs, will be the Chief Guest at the 19th edition of the Business Today Most Powerful Women in Business Awards, to be held on 29 March in Mumbai. Apart from giving away the awards to the winners, Irani will also engage in a discussion with BT’s editors on the subject of “Leveraging India’s Better Half for Economic & Social Growth”.
This annual confluence of women achievers will also see prominent women leaders, start-up founders, professionals, and visionaries sharing insights on some of the most pertinent issues to strengthen women’s role and participation in the economic sphere. Some of the women business leaders who will be speaking at this event include - Salesforce India Arundhati Bhattacharya; AZB & Partners Zia Mody; HCL Technologies Roshni Nadar; Piramal Group Swati Piramal; film maker & actor Nandita Das; SUGAR Cosmetics Vineeta Singh; House of Masaba Masaba Gupta; Mamaearth Ghazal Alagh; Mamaearth Varun Alagh; Portea Medical Meena Ganesh; Metropolis Healthcare Ameera Shah; Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Suman Mishra; RBI Monetary Policy Committee Ashima Goyal; Viacom18 Media Jyoti Deshpande; Cisco India and SAARC Daisy Chittilapilly amongst others.
Over the years, the BT MPW Awards has become a permanent bookmark in the annual corporate calendar, and is highly regarded and coveted by women leaders all over India. This year, the winners of BT MPW awards include an eclectic mix of trailblazing women from fields as varied as textiles, pharma, entertainment, start-ups, finance, manufacturing and many more. The winners of this year’s Awards have displayed unparalleled leadership, courage, vision, and determination to make a lasting impact on the business world. They are an inspiration to the next generation of women leaders and professionals. There are 55 winners in the BT MPW 2022 list, signalling the rise of women power in Indian industry.
The BT MPW awards are aimed at honouring Indian women who made outstanding contributions in their organisations and set new standards of performance across the nation. Since its inception in 2003, this annual flagship event has had the privilege to host iconic women leaders, from CEOs and entrepreneurs to innovators and disruptors, who have featured in the Business Today Most Powerful Women in Business list.
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