Aanchal Chatrath

Aanchal has completed a M. Phil. in Clinical Psychology under Rehabilitation Council Of India with good experience in dealing with clinical population, helping individuals adjust to their personal and social demands by incorporating healthy lifestyle and also have conducted workshops on various mental health issues like depression and other psychological disorders wherein in-depth knowledge was spread to sensitize the population.

She specializes in working with children and adolescents with depression, anxiety disorders, suicidal ideation and also childhood disorders like ADHD, LD, and Autism, Conduct disorders, bullying-related issues which are dealt majorly using play therapy, art therapy, and behavioral therapy. Aanchal has also work with women where to deal with issues like depression, anxiety, eating disorders, body image issues and problems related to adjustment and change using an eclectic approach incorporating the best possible therapeutic techniques best suited for the individual

She is also working with families and parents to help navigate the difficult issues and teach effective communication between partners, parent – children and within family.

Ann Ann Low

Ann Ann is a strategic HR leader and organization development expert with more than 20 years of experience cultivating effective teams and partnering with senior leaders at prominent companies such as LinkedIn, Cisco, and Visa.

As the Head of Talent Development for LinkedIn APAC, Ann Ann leads her team to equip, engage, motivate, and inspire employees to perform at their highest potential. She is dedicated to developing exceptional leaders who can foster engaged and productive teams that deliver high performance, create a meaningful impact, and contribute to societal value.

In addition to her passion for people development, Ann Ann is a strong advocate for women’s leadership development at LinkedIn. As a coach, facilitator, and mentor, she actively leads and contributes to initiatives aimed at empowering women to reach their full potential in leadership roles.

Aparna Sundar

Aparna is an internationally certified sound therapist with over 7 years of professional experience in the healing arts. Having been trained in music since childhood and a lifelong experience with sound and its effects on the psyche, she was naturally drawn to sound as a healing modality.

She has conducted sessions in studios and corporates across Mumbai, as well as globally online. Her signature “hammock sound bath” has been featured in Sabyasachi’s Band Bajaa Bride Season 9. She has created soundscapes for a menstrual pain relief project with Nobel Hygiene, as well as a collaboration with Rajshri Productions for their YouTube channel “Mindbodysoul”. She has also had the honour of conducting a sound bath for thousands of seekers at the Shrimad Rajchandra Mission in Dharampur. 

Aparna specialises in a unique blend of western harmonies and Indian ragas, through the use of quartz crystal bowls and elements of Dhrupad singing.

A L Jagannath (Jaggi)

Jagannath is a senior IT Marketing professional with more than 25+ years of experience. He currently leads Marketing & Partnerships at ThoughtWorks India. He has held leadership roles companies like VMware, LinkedIn, Sun Microsystems among others. Jagannath is an alumnus of MIT Sloan School of Management He also has a PGDM from XIM Bhubaneswar and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics. He is a regular speaker at Industry Forums. He was conferred the CMO of the year in the year 2012 and 2016 and was honoured as one of the ‘Most Influential Marketers’ by the World Marketing Congress. ‘Jaggi’ as he is known to his peers and friends is an avid Golfer, a Guitarist in a Rock band and has been a National level quizzer.

Ayush Gupta

Bhargavi Viriyala

Bhargavi is an experienced Leader with international exposure and a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry for last 20 plus years and leading large centers . She is skilled in Operations Management and Transformation with expertise in AML , Fraud , and Consumer Banking domains with a focus on emerging technologies. Proficient in PnL management and Regulatory interactions and IT Vendors

Dr. Falguni Vasavada

Dr. Falguni Vasavada is Professor of Marketing & Co-Chair, MDP at MICA. She is a double gold medalist with 25 years of teaching experience in the area of Marketing and Advertising. She has trained corporate professionals and mentored young entrepreneurs in areas like Advertising, Marketing, Consumer Understanding, Branding, Social Media. She has published in International Journals and presented papers in national and international conferences and is involved in international joint research projects in the area of advertising. She is a visiting faculty at management institutes of repute in India and overseas. Her teaching, research and consultancy interests are in the area of Advertising, Branding, and Social Media.

She is a TEDx speaker & is frequently invited to speak at reputed forums/panels/ roundtables. She Speaks on Advertising, Branding, Marketing, Social Media, Personal Branding, Gender Equality, Body Positivity, Women Empowerment, Happiness as a Lifestyle and Motivation.

Her motto of life is – make the best of whatever you have. Appreciate the positives and live life to the fullest!

Alisha Mishra

Alisha has spent close to 7 years deep-diving into the world of mental health and wellbeing. The brand and her hope to grow and empower the Brightside community with tools that have a tangible, positive impact on people’s lives.

Ester Martinez

Ester leads an incredible team of content writers, researchers, product thinkers, and marketers, building fantastic media products to enable more impactful HR and talent decisions.

In her past lives, she has led different functions in HR for a host of blue-chip companies like HP in Spain and Tata Consultancy Services in India & UK.

Featured on the LinkedIn Top Voices list, ranking the top writers for the year. Ester has been recognized as Remote Work Thought Leaders of 2023, Power List of the Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership and Top 30 Influential Women Leaders in HR Tech 2023

Karthi Subbaraman

80000+ hours of user experience design, 200+ digital products, 20+ domains, 500+ master classes, 12+ brands and countless experiments – If Kathi’s professional life is represented as a dashboard, that is what it will sound like.
Karthi is currently empowering billions to achieve more at Microsoft India. A technologist turned into a multidisciplinary product designer focused on human cognition and behaviors.
Before building for billions, Karthi spent one full decade in entrepreneurship building remote product design schools, nonprofit maker ecosystems, product design agencies and no-code accelerators.

Karthi earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics, a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction and an Executive MBA in Product Leadership.

Harish Iyer

A bit of sun, a bit of moon and a whole lot of sky. 🙂

Harish has dabbled in many fields and has his umbilical cord attached to every field. He profoundly dislikes the word “ex”. As he says “I am “ex” nothing, and I am “why not” everything.”

Harish is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion, a motivational Speaker and a gender and sexuality trainer for non-profits. He is the co-founder of a non-profit named after his dead dog, an advertising and marketing professional, an author who is writing their memoir, a columnist and a person with bylines in several national and international publications.

Besides that, Harish is a student forever but also a learner who is bad in mugging up (“I repeated two years due to low grades”). now pursuing MSc in Counselling and Family therapy. He is queer and gender fluid and a vegan and makes no bones about loving animals more than humans.

Dr. Karthika Kalimuthu

As the Chief Happiness Officer for Be Well Group of Hospitals, Dr. Karthika Kalimuthu leads a team of 700 employees across 11 hospitals in Tamil Nadu. She has implemented strategies to boost employee engagement and satisfaction, conducted happiness surveys, and facilitated team-building activities. Dr. Karthika has promoted work-life balance, mental health awareness, and personal growth through training programs. By fostering a positive and inclusive work culture, she has enhanced employee well-being and productivity, ultimately contributing to the success of the organization.

Dr. Karthika Kalimuthu has also hosted 73 episodes of a popular podcast The Laugh Sing Dance Story,  featuring conscious entrepreneurs, streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple.

Pankajam Sridevi

With over 35 years of experience in diverse sectors ranging from manufacturing to technology to banking, Pankajam is an accomplished executive. Her passion lies in building a learning and innovative organization through continual improvement and transformation, where employees can develop their careers and deliver exemplary customer service.

Pankajam is proficient in building and retaining large teams, driving value for parent banking organizations across Australia, Asia, and Europe. She has established robust governance and risk management practices that effectively meet the expectations of banking regulators in different countries. Pankajam has led teams of 4500 to 16000 technologists and operations professionals, supporting 17 countries in investment banking, trade and supply chain, commercial and corporate lending, and payments. She is committed to building employable teams and leading change within the organization. Pankajam is a passionate supporter of fostering diversity in the workplace, with a particular focus on promoting opportunities for women, persons with disabilities, and members of the LGBTI community. Furthermore, she played a vital role in advocating for women in management positions and recruiting candidates with disabilities, resulting in achieving 70 percent of the organization’s diversity goals.

She has won numerous awards, including the BPM Achiever in Global India Award for delivering business impact through technology transformation, Women Super Achiever Award by the World HRD Congress for outstanding leadership, and the NCPEDP Helen Keller Award for making a difference to communities. Most recently, she has won the Woman CEO of the Year Award from the GISR Foundation in 2020, the Iconic Leaders Creating a Better World for All Award at Women Economic Forum (WEF) Bangalore, and the India’s Top 30 Emerging Tech Leaders award at the Intelligent Automation India 2020.

Khushboo H.

Khushboo, a seasoned well-being professional with over 12 years of experience, is dedicated to transforming lives through her expertise in health and wellness. She comes equipped with a wealth of experience spanning physical health, home healthcare, maternity and childcare, geriatric care, mental well-being, as well as financial and social well-being. She possesses a deep passion for promoting mental health awareness and endeavours to shift the emphasis from “doing well” to “being we.

Dr. Nikita Suresh

Dr. Nikita Suresh is a Bangalore-based qualified nutritionist, Fit India ambassador and a Zumba fitness instructor. She holds a PhD in Food and Nutrition from Bangalore University. Prior to pursuing her doctoral degree, she graduated with a MSc in Food Science and Nutrition and BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics from Mount Carmel College. She is also formally trained in Low FODMAP Diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome from Monash University, Australia.

Dr. Nikita has been a Zumba Fitness Instructor for the past 13 years. She not only belonged to the first batch of instructors to be certified in India, but at 21 years of age, was officially the youngest Indian Zumba instructor and the first to commence classes in Bangalore. She subsequently obtained further certifications at the Zumba convention in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Dr. Nikita has published various papers and conducted presentations on a range of topics related to health and fitness. Most recently, she was invited as a panellist to discuss the importance of millets in the International Trade Fair on Organics and Millets organized by the Government of Karnataka in conjunction with United Nations-declared International Year of Millets 2023. She is regularly featured in the mainstream media and is often approached by sports and fitness brands for expert opinions. She is also a recipient of numerous awards, including the Karnataka Women Achievers’ Award (KWAA) 2020 and The Inspiration for Generations Awards 2020 by the Nutrition and Natural Health Sciences Association (NNHSA).

Radhika Sood Nayak

Radhika discovered her love for Sufi music in the poetry of Baba Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain and Hazrat Sultan Bahu. She has travelled with these songs to Mumbai Kabir Festival, Rajasthan, Malwa, Telangana and Delhi Kabir Yatras, Kala Ghoda – Make in India Festival, among other spaces.

Her collaborative journeys with Lahore based artistes has shaped music videos around the poetry of 16th century Sufi faqeer Shah Hussain which she has composed and sung.  This poet has also inspired a music-dance-theatre collaboration ‘Faqeer Nimaana’.

After an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, Radhika worked in the corporate space before immersing herself in music.

www.radhikasoodnayak.com

Shalini Koshy

Shalini Koshy – Employee Experience & Trust Leader for the emerging markets including India, LATAM, APAC and MEA countries. She is also the HR leader for the Seller Support organization at Amazon. She is a leader with diverse industry experience in multiple roles – Human Resources, Operations Management and Program Management. Prior to this role, Shalini was leading HR for Prime Video, Music and Ads. Her journey in HR started with her role as the leader for Diversity and Inclusion for Amazon India. She has been working with Amazon for the past 16 years and her initial experience at Amazon was in business roles and involved managing large Operations teams within Amazon across the multiple global locations including China, Japan, Costa Rica, Bratislava and North America. Shalini has an experience of 20+ years. Overall, Shalini is 1 part Amazonian, 1 part Mommy to a 8 year old Spiderman, 1 part shopaholic and 1 part passionate runner.

Sheenam Ohrie

Sheenam is a vital leader in Broadridge’s Executive Leadership Team. She is responsible for crafting and executing the strategy for the India as a significant and critical hub for Broadridge. This includes leading Technology, Product, Professional Consulting, Managed Services Operations and Centre of Excellences for Innovation. As part of this role, she is responsible for mobilizing a global network of exceptionally talented, client-focused, and forward-thinking associates.  She sponsors Broadridge’s engagement with the vibrant Fintech Startup Community. She also leads with passion and a strong commitment to academia.

Sheenam brings over three decades of rich experience in engineering, global delivery, product management and executive leadership roles. She is a versatile and strategic leader with a proven record of conceptualizing and delivering technology solutions for her customers. Prior to joining Broadridge, Sheenam was a Technology Executive and an APJ CIO leader at Dell Technologies. In her previous stints, she has led strategic business and technology roles at EdgeVerve – an Infosys Company, SAP, and Oracle.

Sheenam is a passionate executive coach and is an ICF Certified ACC and PCC Executive Coach. She is also a certified Lean and Design Thinking Coach.

Shreya Prakash

Shreya Prakash is the co-founder and CEO of FlexiBees. She leads Business Development & Marketing, focusing on helping companies understand and unlock the massive potential that a flexible workforce can bring. She has nearly a decade of experience prior to FlexiBees, in Branding, Communication, Marketing and Sales with Hindustan Unilever, which she then left to co-found FlexiBees.

She regularly speaks about the benefits of flexibility for businesses, about building systems for the new-age family, and has authored numerous articles and case studies that help strengthen the flexible working ecosystem.

Bhavna Toor

Bhavna Toor is the founder of Shenomics, a Mindful leadership platform helping women realize their highest professional aspirations through a philosophy of leadership grounded in a conscious and non-judgmental awareness of one’s authentic self. Bhavna has been mentoring leaders and entrepreneurs for the last 10 years, including as an Entrepreneur-in-residence at the GSF Global Accelerator and previously as the CEO and Director of the National Social Entrepreneurship Forum, helping to create a supportive eco-system for over 10,000 young social entrepreneurs. Prior to that, Bhavna had a 9-year celebrated career on Wall Street, most recently as a Vice President at a top investment firm in New York. As a passionate women’s leadership coach, Bhavna has spoken on various platforms including TEDx, and has worked with high-potential women at leading companies like Societe Generale, Google, Target and Goldman Sachs. Bhavna is a founding member of the Womensphere Global Network, an alumna of GIFT’s Global Young Leaders, the Startup Leadership Program, the Piramal Fellowship, and has an MBA in Social Impact from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Bhavna is also a former Miss India New York, model, actress, dancerand TV Host (Namaste America). Bhavna has lived in 6 different countries, and brings a global understanding and sensitivity to her work. Bhavna is working towards a world where all women can express their highest selves freely and fearlessly, where we uplift and empower one another through stories of our courage, and where the leader that we follow before all others is the leader within.

Sunita Wazir

Sunita is an experienced Human Resources professional leading company-wide initiatives in HR Strategy, deeply passionate about Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion, Culture, Change Management, Organization Transformation and OD with leading global organizations including Hindustan Unilever Limited, Tata Group – Human Resources. She has led large transformation projects in Simplification, Inclusion, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Management Development. Sunita is passionate about enabling Mental health and moving the needle on Equity Diversity & Inclusion.

Sushma Chakkirala

Tripura Kashyap

Vieshaka L Dutta

Vieshaka has handled a variety of HR portfolios including HR programs and operations, Organisation effectiveness and design, Diversity and Inclusion and CSR. She is an SME in the field of organisation effectiveness, inclusion and diversity, employee engagement and cultural transformation. Vieshaka is focused on evolving the experience for people at workplaces. She has  been a part of India based and global Organisation effectiveness programs.

She is passionate about supporting people achieve their life goals and purpose. Over the years, Vieshaka has coached and supported people in under-represented communities. She facilitates some community groups on social media, namely, Working With Pride (WWP – An India network of professionals promoting Diversity and Inclusion and LGBTQI at workplaces), Singularly Plural ( An informal India network of Single Parents) and Super Mums of India (A large network of Mothers).

Having studied different counseling techniques, she also practices therapeutic counselling part time.