WBC-IACC INVITE - Curtain Raiser on Women's Day - 7th March 2007

'Women Leaders - Center Stage'

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On the eve of International Women's Day, the Women's Business Council (WBC) , of the Indo American Chamber of Commerce (Karnataka) pays tribute to women leaders at Bangalore who have lit their own blaze on the horizon.

Has Gender become a noisy , overrated non - issue ? Are we taking the progress of women for granted ? Perhaps we are, and perhaps even with good reason. However, all of us still need to understand the fire and brimstone that today's women require to succeed. And what is still left to be done . Today's panelists will help us do just that . With increasing globalization, the role of Indian women in management and business is increasing, and women are hitting the business headlines and bottom lines hard and fast. Women everywhere have a right to celebrate their own dizzying progress, and today its fair to say, that men have joined the party.

Increasingly companies realize the value that women bring to their companies and the differential impact they make on its performance. Today's companies heavily invest in their base of women employees to nurture the leaders of tomorrow. Today, the business case for Gender Diversity in the Workplace will ensure more and more women step out and claim their place in the sun- with confidence, assurance and self worth.

We invite four leaders to share their experience as women managers and leaders with us in an interactive session. We have an excellent representation of women leaders from four different arenas, in our panelists below : Not-for-Profit, Corporate India , Global Information Technology , and Entrepreneurship . Each one will bring in a unique and diverse perspective on their own mantra for success .

• Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson , Akshara Foundation
• Vinita Bali, CEO & Managing Director , Britannia Industries Ltd
• Ranjani Ranganath, Senior Managing Director, Global Development Centre ,CISCO India &
• Kiran Mazumdar Shaw , Chairman & MD, Biocon India Ltd ( via Videoconference by Webex Communications)
• Priya Chetty -Rajagopal, Chairperson, IACC National Women's Business Council, and Vice President, Stanton Chase International will moderate the discussion.

Date : Wednesday, the 7th March 2007
Time : 10 am sharp to 12 noon , followed by refreshments
Venue: Westminster, Hotel ITC Windsor Sheraton, Golf Course Road, Bangalore 560 052

Registrations are limited; please register on or before 5th March 2007
Please note the program will start by 10 am sharp , so you are requested to arrive and register by 09:45 am

Fill in our 5 minute online survey on women leadership ( and win prizes! ) at http://www.freesurveysonline.com/fso/AskSurvey.fso?Survey=10274&CheckID=9012
RSVP: Ms.Vanitha , Phone: 080 - 2220 3366
TeleFax: 080 - 2225 5188
Email: bangalore@iaccindia.com

Warm Regards,
Sapna Samtani
Branch Secretary
Indo American Chamber of Commerce
205, 2nd Floor, H.V.S. Court, 21, Cunningham Road, Bangalore - 560 052
Tel : 22203366, 41148325 Telefax : 22255188
Email : sapna@iaccindia.com
Website : www.iaccindia.com

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