Unleash the Power within You!”

"The power you have is to be the best version of yourself you can be, so you can create a better world." — Ashley Rickards.

According to a Global Report on Women and Entrepreneurship there are still less female entrepreneurs than their male counterparts. In most economies around the world, there are fewer women than men starting and running new businesses, but there are even fewer running mature ones.

The daylong Conference aims to understand the day to day problems faced by women who are looking forward to a career as a successful entrepreneur. Even though it has been predicted that there would be a higher number of women entrepreneurs than men by 2020 around the world, the hard truth presents itself in the form of challenges, some of which is the lack of support from family and less investor funding, to name a few. In today’s day, women have proved that they can succeed in everything as men have. But there are still some social issues that have kept them on the back foot when it comes to starting their businesses. Work-life balance and expectation to succeed at everything adds an extra pressure to the woman who just wants to be self-sufficient.

Agenda

08:30 am – 09:30 am – Registrations and Welcome

09:30 am – 09:45 am – Lighting of the Lamp

09:45 am – 10:00 am - Welcome address by The Chief Guest. 

10:00 am – 10:15 am – Opening address by Ms. Minal Kothari, Co - Founder & Director – Billennium Divas Fund.

10:15 am – 11:00 am – Panel Discussion 1: Women Entrepreneur and leadership, Building businesses brick by brick! 

Ms. Vandana Saxena Poria, Serial Entrepreneur, Speaker, Charter Member – TiE Pune.

Ms. Priti Khare, CEO – Lila Poonawalla Foundation.

Ms. Pradnya Godbole, CEO – deAsra Foundation.

Ms. Sharmila Bhide, Founder, Hauskhaas | Co-Founder & CFO, Calsoft Inc.

Moderator: Dr. Apoorva Palkar, Director-Innovation, Incubation & Linkages – Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU).

11:00 am – 11:30 am – Impact Presentation: Gala Scholarship Program

Mr. Devarshi Das Sarma, Sales Director – Freudenberg Gala Household Products.

11:30 am – 11:45 pm – Networking Tea / Coffee Break

11:45 am – 12:30 pm – Panel Discussion 2: Becoming Fund Ready to catapult your Startup!

Dr. Shweta Singh, Founder & CEO - Ennoble IP & WIEF.

Ms. Pooja Terwad, Founder – Pooja Terwad & Associates.

Ms. Anagha Pathak, Co-Founder – Unity Group.

Dr. Renuka Karandikar, CEO – Bioprime Agrisolutions Ltd.

Moderator: Mr. Vinit Deo, CMD – Posiview Consulting Partners.                     

12:30 pm – 01:00 pm – Empower Track 1: Opportunities of Funding by Bank of Baroda. - Ms. Gauri Jeswani, Chief Manager - Bank of Baroda.

01:00 pm – 02:00 pm – Power Lunch & Networking

02:00 pm – 02:30 pm – Fireside Chat: Startup Maharashtra: Government policies in Building a Magnetic Maharashtra!

02:30 pm – 03:15 pm – Panel Discussion 3: Decoding Term Sheet: What “not to do” while raising funds from Investors!

Ms. Anisha Patnaik, Founder – LexStart

Ms. Kriti Sharma, Founder – LawCapita

Ms. Prajakta Deo-Shetye, Co-Founder, Posiview Consulting Partners.

Ms. Shilpa Phadke, Founder – OnTheRun

Mr. Vinayak Burman, Managing Partner – Vertices Partners

Moderator: Ms. Neha Jain, Founder – NAANDii.

03:15 pm – 03:30 pm - Networking Tea /Coffee Break

03:30 pm – 04:00 pm – Empower Track 2: Power of Design Thinking in Entrepreneurship. - Ms. Jyotika Pruthi – Assistant Professor, The NorthCap University. 

04:00 pm – 04:45 pm – Panel Discussion 4: Women Led / Co-Founded start-ups! – Investors Perspective decoded! 

Mr. Vinayak Burman, Managing Partner – Vertices Partners.

Mr. Amitabh Sinha, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, MeetingsandOffices.com.

Mr. Kiraan Mehta, Director - Sridham Ventures.

Mr. Chakor Gandhi, Managing Partner – Jawahir Trading Company & Angel Investor.

Mr. Ghoshal Dake, Chief Manager – Brand Capital    

Moderator: Mr. Anshul Dave, CEO – Oceans Bridge LLP.                          

04:45 pm – 06:30 pm – Pitch Power: Pitch session by top 10 Selected Startups to the Investor Panel. (10 Minutes Pitch opportunity to each start-up which are curated, screening and post mentoring by expert panel of mentors). 

06:45 pm onwards – Announcement of Awards, Vote of Thanks & Power Networking.

Who Should Attend: If you are a Women Entrepreneur / Founder / Co-founder of an exciting startup, then this is the place to be to meet like-minded and empowered women, network and interact with them, gain insights and engage, hear their journey. If you are looking at building your Startup business, then it’s a must attend event.

(Men too can join in and attend to learn and gain valuable insights from the multi-tasking womaniya of today).

Key Highlight - PitchPower: Opportunity to Pitch your Startup Idea in front of an esteemed Panel of Investors.

This invitation-only event brings together the most sought-after women entrepreneurs, Government agencies and policy makers, startup investors, media, enterprise partners, and mentors to support female founders through participatory presentations, Panel discussions, Fire side chats and more. Engage with more than 200+ savvy Women Entrepreneurs / Leaders with diverse backgrounds, passions, and pursuits for a day of candid conversation, provocative thinking, innovative business ideas, and workable solutions to your business growth challenges.