The Women in Management (WIM) club at IIM Bangalore will be hosting the Women Leadership Summit on January 9 at the IIMB Auditorium and Central Pergola. The event is themed ‘Take the Leap’.
WIM has launched a number of initiatives to create awareness about challenges faced by women in industry and the role to be played by various stakeholders in encouraging and developing women leaders. The summit is part of the various initiatives.
The second edition of the summit will see various speakers including Rama Bijapurkar, Consultant; Member of Board of Governors, IIMA and Sanjaya Sharma, Founder-CEO, Tata Interactive Systems and Tata ClassEdge.
Bijapurkar is a recognised thought leader on market strategy and India’s consumer economy.
The summit will also host a panel discussion on ‘Ascent to the Pinnacle’ featuring panelists like Gauri Jayaram, Founder & CEO, Active Holiday Company; Rama, Former Vice President, Infosys; and Gita Sen, Gender and Development Expert, IIMB.
As part of the summit, a special workshop on ‘Financial Planning: Take charge of your Career’ will also be conducted by Subha Chandrasekaran, Senior Vice President – TTS ops Head, Citibank India.