Women's empowerment is driven by a combination of factors that promote education, leadership, financial independence, and more. Central to these trends are women speakers in India and subject matter experts who lead by example, share their expertise, and advocate for change. Women speakers in India serve as influential role models, inspiring other women to follow in their footsteps and lead successful careers. These powerful leadership speakers in India share their journeys and insights, encouraging more women to aspire to leadership positions.
APARNA PIRAMAL RAJE
Aparna Piramal Raje is one of India's most original thinkers on leadership, combining her lived experience with deep insights gathered from over 100 interviews with India's most successful CEOs. Former CEO of BP Ergo, her family's office furniture business, Aparna led a fast-growing business, before moving to writing and speaking.
CHHAVI RAJAWAT
Dr. Chhavi Rajawat is an Aspen fellow and a Young Global Leader with World Economic Forum. She co-chaired the World Economic Forum on India and was recently invited to be part of the first Obama Summit held in Chicago and Town hall in Delhi.
- MENAKA GURUSWAMY
Dr. Menaka Guruswamy is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India. Through her litigation practice, she has successfully sought reform of the bureaucracy in the countrythrough fixed tenure, defended federal legislation that mandates that all private schools admit disadvantaged children, and overturned section 377 – the 150-year-old colonial-era law that criminalized consensual same-sex relations.
NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN
Founder & CEO of Powerfulife Solutions, Nirupama is passionate about living with purpose and helping people discover their potential to become leaders at work and in their personal lives. She focuses on enabling personal growth along with business impact through customized interventions for organizations.
REINU SHAH
Reinu is the founder of Shakti – The Empathy Project (STEP), a unique incubation program for women entrepreneurs. The program aims at creating an enabling ecosystem for women entrepreneurs creating social impact.
She embarked on her professional journey as a part of the founding team at Nimbus International, Nepal where she led various roles in Sales & Marketing and General Management for around 9 years, before transitioning to the non-profit sector.
GAURI DEVIDAYAL
From switching careers to hopping countries and building one of India's favourite F&B brands, leading restaurateur Gauri Devidayal has created her own space in a typically male-dominated industry.
A law graduate from University College London and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales, Gauri pursued a career as a tax consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in London for 8 years before returning to Mumbai where she was born and brought up.
MALINI AGARWAL
As India's first celebrity blogger and social media personality, having pioneered Indian lifestyle blogging with MissMalini.com in 2008, Malini is a leading speaker on digital branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship.
She is the Founder & Creative Director of MissMalini Entertainment, a leading new media network that creates highly engaging, multi-platform content geared towards India's Internet generation. Malini's website today reaches over 4 million organic monthly visitors from over 200 countries, more than 80% of which are women, and has a social media following of over 7.5 Million.
HARLINA SODHI
Harlina is a multidisciplinary professional with 28 years of experience spanning different industries, domain & geographies. Is a culture architect, learning strategist, inclusion evangelist & coaching conversationalist. Board member, TEDx speaker, social Influencer, KPMG faculty, UN speaker, 6 Sigma Black Belt, ICF ACC-PCC coach & an entrepreneur.
NEELAM DHAWAN
With over thirty-five years of experience in the IT industry, managing complex technologies in highly matrixed organisations, Neelam is an icon and mentor for the tech world. Her sessions help businesses understand and thrive with the “new reality” of technology; and talk about how technology is changing the face of sectors such as healthcare.
CHETNA SINHA
Chetna is a social entrepreneur and a micro-finance banker. An inspiring figure who has done significant work towards social development and women empowerment, she speaks with conviction on these topics.
LAXMI AGARWAL
Laxmi, once known as the acid attack survivor, is now just Laxmi – a mother, a symbol of courage, hope and love for life. A motivational speaker and messenger for millions of social voices, she has inspired people and emphasised on the strength of inner beauty.
SAIREE CHAHAL
With the vision of bringing women back into the workforce, Sairee Chahal founded SHEROES, which has today become India's largest online community for women, offering support, resources, opportunities and interactions for women of all spheres. She helps organisations build gender parity and challenges existing ideas around women's aspirations, and identities, through her thought-provoking talks.
As we continue to support and amplify these voices, we move closer to a future where gender equality is not just an aspiration but a reality. To invite the finest Leadership Speakers in India, talk to our team at connect@tosb.in.
