Indian Chapter
Information about the Indian Chapter of the BRICS Women's Business Alliance
Members
  • Falguni Nayar
    Head of Working Group on Innovative Development
    Founder & CEO
    Nykaa
  • Sangita Reddy
    Chairperson of BRICS WBA Indian Chapter
    Head of Working Group on Healthcare

    Joint Managing Director

    Apollo Hospitals
  • Mallika Srinivasan
    Head of Working Group on Food Security and Environmental Safety
    Chairperson and Managing Director
    TAFE
  • Pallavi Shroff
    Managing Partner
    Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
  • Chetna Sinha
    Head of Working Group on Inclusive Economy
    Founder and Chairperson
    Mann Deshi Bank
Initiatives and Projects
Initiatives and Projects of the BRICS WBA Indian Chapter
  • Special Mentorship Sessions
    Mentorship is important not only for the professional but also for the personal development of women and can play a key role in expanding their business

    The expert mentors were invited to share knowledge on key subjects like Access to Finance, Digital Marketing and Branding, E-commerce know how, Effective Communication, Legal, Leadership and Marketing, Financial and Risk Planning to help women in their entrepreneurial journey
  • Digital Literacy and Digital Financial Literacy Training Programmes
    The members of the BRICS WBA have been deliberating upon the importance of holding such programs as these act as the critical enablers of empowerment of women

    Several module-based training programs were organized in order to enhance the digital and technical skills of women, especially rural women
  • Pre-incubation Programme
    A pre-incubation program offered a knowledge sharing and learning platform to nascent women entrepreneurs for them to launch their business idea and develop it into a marketable Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

    In this process, learnings were imparted on the key aspects such as entrepreneurship and idea journey, goal setting, sales and marketing, customer validation, operational planning and team building, legal compliances etc. and further handholding to facilitate access to finance
  • Special Sessions with Women Leaders
    Special Sessions with women leaders from STEM fields for busting the gender stereotypical perceptions related to STEM and encourage women to choose tech and related fields for higher growth career opportunities were also organized

    Efforts towards gender inclusion and workplace and advancement of women in management and leadership roles through focused training sessions were also undertaken
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