Highlights: Most Powerful Women summit 2018
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Fortune India editor Sourav Majumdar in conversation with Falguni Nayar, founder & CEO, Nykaa and Alice G. Vaidyan, chairman & MD, General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re).
(L-R) Aveek Sarkar, vice chairman and editor emeritus, ABP Group and chief editor, Fortune India, Sourav Majumdar, editor, Fortune India, Arun Singh, business head, Fortune India, and Raghav Bahl, founder, Quintillion Media share a light moment.
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Aveek Sarkar and Ekta Kapoor, joint managing director, Balaji Telefilms.
Gauri Khan, founder & CEO, Gauri Khan Designs.
Zia Mody presents her arguments during a debate on - India needs reservation for women in the workforce
Moderator of the debate, Manish Sabharwal weighs in on boosting women participation in the workforce.
D.D. Purkayastha, MD & CEO, ABP Pvt Ltd. delivers the welcome address.
(L-R) Senior associate editor Aveek Datta, Ashu Suyash, MD & CEO, Crisil, Padmaja Ruparel, co-founder & president, Indian Angel Network, Meena Ganesh, MD & CEO, Portea Medical, and Manish Sabharwal.
Gauri Khan and Aveek Sarkar on stage.
The audience observes a minute of silence in memory of those who lost their lives during the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. Monday was the 10th anniversary of 26/11.
(L-R); Chetna Gala Sinha; R.M Vishakha, MD and CEO, IndiaFirst Life Insurance; D.D. Purkayastha, MD & CEO, ABP Pvt Ltd.; Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Media; Ameera Shah, MD, Metropolis Healthcare; Zarin Daruwala,CEO, Standard Chartered Bank; Zia Mody and Manish Sabharwal strike a pose after the debate.
Sourav Majumdar and Aveek Sarkar felicitating Gauri Khan, who made a debut in the Fortune India Most Powerful Women list this year.
(L-R) - Sourav Majumdar, D.D. Purkayastha, and Aveek Sarkar felicitating Apurva Purohit, president, Jagran Group.
Sourav Majumdar, D.D. Purkayastha, and Aveek Sarkar felicitate Padmaja Ruparel, co-founder and president, Indian Angel Network.
Photographs by Narendra Bisht and Sanjay Rawat .
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