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SAVE-THE-DATE!
Congress 2006 will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2006 SAWLF
Second Annual Congress 2006 |
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Anita Itty joins South Asian Women's
Leadership Forum as contributing essayist. Each quarter, Ms. Itty will
write on topics of leadership, identity, business & culture. SAWLF is committed to the advancement of South Asian women in the workplace. In the June 2004 issue of Working Mother magazine, SAWLF's National Director is featured in Can We Talk? A candid conversation about race and career by Caroline Howard Recent SAWLF Events: Special guest speakers include Shoba Purushothaman, CEO and Co-Founder, The NewsMarket and Geeta Anand, Senior Special Writer, Wall Street Journal.  Geeta Anand, Senior Special Writer, Wall Street Journal Additional speakers to be announced. To register on-line, click here
SAWLF presents its inaugural Congress 2005 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 in Manhattan. Sara Mathew, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and Zeyba Rahman, Chairperson, World Music Institute and Producing Partner, Jungli Billi Productions will deliver the keynote address. Additional special guests and participants to be announced. To register on-line, click here In December 2004, SAWLF presents Behind the Scenes:Women In Film Series at the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) December 1 - 5, 2004 in New York City. SAWLF is proud to sponsor a selection of films: Meenaxi (2004); What r We Doin' Here & Ladies Special. For additional information, visit SAIFF "Getting Real Success", Join SAWLF on October 19, 2004 as we explore the complexity of defining and achieving success amid converging personal and professional goals and demands with Subha Barry, First Vice President of Multicultural and Diversified Business Development for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.; Jeanine Prime, Director of Research for Catalyst; and Jyoti Chopra, head of South Asian business in Merrill Lynch Global Private Client’s Multicultural and Diversified Business Development Group. Additional speakers to be confirmed. To register, click here Join the SAWLF table on Saturday, October 16, 2004 for Celebrating Women's Lives, the annual SAKHI Benefit Gala at Chelsea Piers. This special event features actress Nandita Das & the Vagina Monologues' Eve Ensler. For ticket information, please contact SAWLF Join SAWLF on Sunday, September 19, 2004 for a special performance and reception with the UK comedy sensation, Shazia Mirza and THE LAST TEMPTATION OF SHAZIA. Click here to register. This event is made possible by the generous support of Western Union. Join SAWLF
at the Working Mother Best Companies for
Women of Color Multicultural Conference, July 20-21, 2004 in New York
City.
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SAWLF is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of South Asian women professionals. Established in New York (February 2003), SAWLF has grown to a community of over 2,000 women professionals across the US.
SAWLF invites new perspectives and nurtures a transformed and extended vision of business and culture. SAWLF members represent diverse industry and professionals including: Finance; Law and Public Policy; Consumer Brands; Consulting, Hospitality, Government; Healthcare, IT, Media, Arts, Non-Profit, Fashion; Beauty and Small Business
NETWORK
SAWLF strives to provide meaningful and robust opportunities to interact with peers in order to exchange ideas and leverage professional resources. SAWLF events offer members an opportunity to meet and interact with women in various stages of realizing their professional goals.SAMPLE AGENDA
6:30 PM Wine & Hors D'oeuvres Reception
7:00 PM Interactive Small Group Discussion
7:15 PM Opening Remarks to be followed by Speaker Presentation
8:15 PM Audience Q&A
8:30 PM Additional Networking
9:00 PM AdjournmentEDUCATION
SAWLF's goal is to facilitate interaction among our members in a dynamic setting. At our monthly events, we present community leaders for fruitful and interactive discussions on compelling business and leadership topics.RESOURCES
SAWLF is committed to the advancement of women in the marketplace. Our research serves as an important resource on the changing landscape and the critical issues that impact the dynamic South Asian demographic.
For additional information on upcoming SAWLF events, contact: events@southasianwomen.orgFor additional information on upcoming SAWLF events, contact: events@southasianwomen.org
Recent Events and Distinguished Speakers
September 2005:
To coincide with the September auctions and new art season, SAWLF presented, Women in Art, a special program featuring women professionals, Mahnaz Fancy, Executive Director, Arts of the Islamic World; Anuradha Ghosh-Mazumdar, Senior Cataloguer for Indian and Southeast Asian Art, Sotheby's Inc.; Yamini Mehta, Specialist and Head of Modern and Contemporary Indian Art, Christie's; and Moderator Vibhuti Patel, Editor, Newsweek International, who are leading and influencing the South Asian art market. Through an interactive panel and slide presentation, participants were introduced to "South Asian Art" as well as recent and future market growth and demand.This special event is made possible by the support of KPMG LLP
October 2004: Roadmap to a Balanced Life Series: Getting Real Success!
Roadmap to a a Balanced Life workshop participants Subha Barry, First Vice President of Multicultural and Diversified Business Development for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.; Jeanine Prime, Director of Research for Catalyst; Anju Bhargava, Managing Consultant, IBM Global Services; and Jyoti Chopra, head of South Asian business in Merrill Lynch Global Private Client’s Multicultural and Diversified Business Development Group, explored Getting Real Success! and the complexity of defining and achieving success amid converging personal and professional goals and demands.
September 2004: Trailblazer Series: Shazia Mirza
Performance & Reception with the U.K. Comedic Sensation Shazia MirzaJune 2004: Conversations: Kiran Bedi with Jyoti Thottam
Kiran Bedi, Civilian Police Advisor in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations and the 1st and highest ranking woman in the Indian Police Service.Jyoti Thottam, Business Reporter, TIME Magazine
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Through our Women Leaders Series, SAWLF is committed to providing South Asian women professionals a forum in which to interact and learn from successful women leaders. The visibility of prominent women who are willing to share their personal experiences of challenge and achievement is critical to the success of this program.April 2004:
Shivam Mallick Shah , Senior Program Officer in the Education Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationFebruary 2004:
Sayu Bhojwani , Former Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, New YorkJuly 2003:
Nell Merlino , Founder, Take Our Daughter's to Work Day & Co-Founder and CEO of Count Me In for Women's Economic IndependenceFebruary 2003:
Ameena Meer , Creative
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