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Women in Media included panelists
Sabrina Dhawan,
Screenwriter, Monsoon Wedding;
Beena Kamlani, Senior
Editor, Penguin Group;
Madhulika Sikka,
Former Senior Producer, Nightline/ABC News;
Padma Lakshmi, Founder, Lakshmi Films; and
moderator
Puja Vohra, Director,
Consumer Marketing, Bravo
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TIME |
PROGRAM SEGMENT |
SPEAKER |
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9:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
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10:00 AM |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
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Simi Ahuja,
Founder,
South Asian Women’s Leadership
Forum (SAWLF) |
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10:15 AM |
Opening Keynote Presentation
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Vani Kola
Founder, Certus Software and Rightworks in conversation with
Lakshmi Pratury,
Career Catalyst |
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11:30 AM |
Panel
Presentation
Women Initiating Change
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Opening Remarks
by
Vanita Gupta, Esq.,
NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Panelists
Irshad Manji,
Best-selling Author, The
Trouble with Islam Today:
A Wake-Up Call for Honesty and
Change
Fawzia Naqvi,
Microfinance Specialist
Shamina Singh,
Director and Vice President, Community Relations, Global Consumer
Group, Citigroup
Moderator
Sonal Shah,
Vice President, Goldman Sachs and Founder, Indicorps
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Panel
Presentation India: Opportunities in Today's Marketplace
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Consul General
Neelam Deo
in conversation
with
Lata Setty, Esq,
Pangea3 LLC |
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12:30 PM |
Congress 2006 Distinguished
Keynote Presentation and Luncheon |
Indra Nooyi,
President & CFO, PepsiCo, Inc.and
Meena Mansharamani,
Senior Vice President, Innovation and Insights, Pepsi-Cola North
America in conversation with
Simi Ahuja |
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2:30 PM |
Panel
Presentation
Women in Media
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Panelists
Sabrina Dhawan,
Screenwriter, Monsoon Wedding
Beena Kamlani,
Senior Editor, Penguin Group
Padma Lakshmi,
Founder, Lakshmi Films
Madhulika Sikka,
Former Senior Producer, Nightline/ABC News
Moderator
Puja Vohra,
Director, Consumer Marketing, Bravo |
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3:45 – 4:15 PM |
Afternoon Networking Break |
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4:15 PM |
VERTICAL SAWLF
Interactive Sessions |
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●Women
in Law and Public Policy |
Panelists
Prabha Sipi Bhandari,
Esq., VP Senior Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Viacom, Inc.
Megha Bhouraskar,
Esq., Partner, Poppe and Bhouraskar LLP
Moderator Farah Homsi, Esq. |
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●Women
in Finance |
Panelists
Neetu Bhatia,
Vice President, BMO Financial Group's Media & Communications
Investment Banking Group
Sheila Hooda,
Managing Director,
Global Equities Division, Credit Suisse
Shanthi Weeransinghe,
Agency Sales Director, North Shore Financial Group, MetLife
Moderator Chitra Nawbatt, Deutsche Bank |
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●Women
in Business |
Shoba Purushothaman, President, CEO & Co-Founder,The
NewsMarket, Inc. with Simi Ahuja |
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5:30 – 7:30 PM |
The
Congress 2006 Reception |
Musings
by Comedienne
Shazia Mirza |
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