National Events

2016
May
07

The Angel Summit

FLO in collaboration with the Angel Hub organized The Angel Summit on May 7, 2016 at FICCI. It was one day global conference that brought together inspiring women in tech, business, arts, sports, politics etc. and connects them with aspiring people.

Supported by the Wharton India Economic Forum, the summit provided an exclusive platform for inspiring women across the globe to discuss debate, inspire and turn ideas that matter into action. It was also designed to be a catalyst for female-led businesses and leadership with the help of industry specific mentors and funding.

The speakers for the Summit were – Debjani Ghosh,VP – SMG, MD – Intel South Asia ; Anand Chandrasekaran, Chief Product Officer @ Snapdeal; Ishita,Founder BitGiving; Lubeina Shahpurwala, Co-Founder, Mustang Socks; Kalpana Saroj, Chairperson Kamani Tubes; Kiran Bedi, First Women IPS Officer; Lakshmi Rebecca,Blogger & Filmmaker; Priya Sachdev, Founder RockNShop.com; Malini Agarwal, Founder MissMalini.com; Naiyya Saggi, Co-Founder BabyChakra; Priya Maheshwari, Co-Founder & CEO – Properji; Suchi Mukherjee, Founder & CEO LimeRoad.com; Priyanka Gill, Founder POPxo.com; Radha Kizhanattam, Principal at Unitus Seed Fund; Ruchi Agarwal, Director Partner Strategy and Marketing, Microsoft; Swati Bhargava, Founder CashKaro.com and Taru Kapoor, Head of Indian Operations at Tinder.

In her welcome address, FLO President Vinita Bimbhet said, “While women’s empowerment underpins FLO’s long-term strategy, one of its shared values of ‘Entrepreneurial spirit’ & ‘Professional Excellence’ are the driving force behind our success. Our objective is to develop the wisdom to lead; coming together as strong voice for and by women, cultivate our inner strength and creative power, thereby propelling women power.

We are indeed privileged to have amongst us some of the most important and influential women in the country, who have done much to shatter gender stereotypes, and have each created new paradigms for our society in varying fields. The Angel Summit is an exclusive platform to be inspired by the journey of the remarkable women.”