3rd Edition of FLO-Financial Express Awards for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)

The 3rd edition of the FLO-Financial Express Women Achiever Awards, held in Mumbai, marked a significant milestone in the journey of FLO. The event, which was the prelude to FLO’s 40th-year celebration, was organized to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of women entrepreneurs and professionals who have made a significant impact in their respective fields.

Gaur Gopal Das, who was the Chief Guest, congratulated women for breaking stereotypical boundaries and making their mark in the entrepreneurial world. The highlight of the evening was the recognition of the award winners, including recipients of the Special Jury Awards, the Legacy Entrepreneur, Lifetime Achievement, Newsmaker of the Year, and the promising FICCI-FLO Entrepreneur, Avarna Jain. Their accomplishments in fields such as E-commerce, Education & Skill Development, Fashion & Lifestyle, Finance & Venture Capital, Health
& Wellness, Hospitality, Media & Entertainment, Social Impact, and Sustainability were truly inspiring. This year, the lifetime achievement award was given to Swati Piramal, Vice-Chairperson, Piramal Group. The other winners included Ananya Birla as the newsmaker, Roshni Nadar Malhotra as the legacy entrepreneur, along with several other stellar winners, each of whom carved out a niche in select domains with not just an impressive footprint but also with their pathbreaking endeavors.

Deepika Padukone, Renuka Ramnath, Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti, Meher Pudumjee, Laila Tyabji, Jyotsna Suri, Indu Shahani, Meena Ganesh, Ghazal Alagh, and Vineeta Singh were the other winners in separate categories. Avarna Jain was chosen as a promising FICCI – FLO entrepreneur. What made these awards distinctive is that the winners were selected by an independent jury comprising industry icons. Chaired by Deepak
Parekh, former chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), the jury members are Zia Mody, co- founder and managing partner, AZB & Partners; Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, executive chairperson, Biocon and Biocon Biologics; Meher Pudumjee, chairperson, Thermax; Preetha Reddy, vice-chairperson, Apollo Hospitals; and Sachin Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart and now Navi Technologie

“As FLO commemorates the celebration of 40 years, this awards ceremony an occasion to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of women entrepreneurs whose innovative approach and clutter breaking ideas have created positive changes in the business and social ecosystem in India.”, said Sudha Shivkumar, National President, FLO at the awards ceremony.