A Discussion on Digital Leadership & Inclusive Culture

FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) organised a very informative and enriching session on “Digital leadership & Inclusive Culture”on September 1, 2018. Dell EMC was the partner for this event.

Leading women CIOs were invited as the panellists for the session-    Dr. Neena Pahuja, Director General at ERNET India, Department of Electronics & IT (DeitY), MC&IT,Govt. of India; Harmeen Mehta, Global CIO and Head of Digital – Airtel;Seema Gaur, Executive VP & Head- IT,   IFFCO Tokio GIC Ltd and Anupreet Lamba – VP- Digital Technology(USA) Bank of America. Amit Goel, Group Vice Chair, The Pioneer was the moderator.

FLO President, Pinky Reddy said, “Women make up a half of potential human capital available in any economy. The efficient use of this talent pool is a key driver of competitiveness. In a world where over 95% of all jobs have a digital component, and where there is a large and growing shortage of talent and skills in the ICT sector, the need of the hour for organizations is a workforce that is skilled, creative and will present diverse outlooks. The key to growth is to get more women involved and take interest in ICT careers.”

As a part of its activities, FLO brings together women achievers for interactive sessions on breaking through stereotypes, beating the odds, walking the pathways of success and playing the role of inspirational role model for women around the globe.

Pinky Reddy further said, “We at FLO, believe that more diverse teams make better informed decisions, leading to less risk-taking and more successful outcomes for companies. Over time, therefore, a nation’s ICT competitiveness depends significantly on whether and how it educates and utilizes its female skills. We agree with the underlying thought process that has emerged today that engaging women in ICT is the right thing to do not only from the point of social justice, but also in terms of smart economics. Gender diversity in high value ICT jobs in both management and on companies’ boards is good for business performance.”

Rajesh Janey, President and Managing Director, India Enterprise, Dell EMC was also present at the event.