October 15, 2019 | Mumbai
Bloomberg Equality Summit
Inequality remains one of the most pressing problems of our time. Economically, socially, culturally, digitally, the chasm is wide. Many countries have skewed gender ratios, the gap between the rich and the poor remains wide, caste and class remain dangerous fault lines.
Businesses need to face this ethical issue head-on. Creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce – to serve an increasingly diverse consumer base – is vital to the success of virtually every business operating today. At this pivotal time in our history, we have an opportunity to get it right.
Anchored in a full-day conference, the Bloomberg Equality will foster forward-looking conversations and spotlight influential business leaders who are paving the way for a more equal future.
On October 15, 2019, Bloomberg will bring its flagship Bloomberg Equality Summit to Asia for the first time. The inaugural event – the first of its kind in India – will be held in the financial capital, Mumbai. The conversations will move beyond the universally accepted business case for diversity to create an actionable plan for inclusion.
Featured Speaker
October 14 - Monday
Special Opening Night Program: One Voice, One Goal
Seating is Limited. Registration is required.
At the Bloomberg Equality summit, multiple platforms and global campaigns come together, united by a common goal: equal opportunity for all. Join us for a impactful opening night with the launch of the Bloomberg New Voices Initiative in India, a screening of the multi-award winning Son Rise documentary, and a conversation spearheaded by the UN’s HeForShe campaign. Due to limited seating, registration will be required for this session.
Launch of the Bloomberg New Voices Initiative in India
Bloomberg’s Laura Zelenko announces the launch of the New Voices initiative in India, a program to amplify women’s voices in our own news coverage and beyond.
Speaker
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Laura Zelenko
Senior Executive Editor, Diversity, Training, Talent and News Standards, Bloomberg
One Voice, One Goal
Malaika Myers at Hyatt Hotels Corporation accesses the gender equality state-of-play in the hospitality industry and beyond.
Speaker
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Malaika Myers
Chief Human Resources Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Documentary Screening: Son Rise
Winner of this year’s National Film Award for Best Film (non feature) by the President of India, this multi award winning film by Vibha Bakshi is set in rural Haryana, a strongly patriarchal state bordering India’s capital, New Delhi. Rampant female foeticide and an unprecedented number of crimes against women has given the region a notorious title, The Land of Daughter Killers.
While exposing these dark corners, the filmmaker finds all is not lost. A forward thinking village chief fights for women to enter local politics. A farmer defies society by marrying a gangrape survior. By telling their stories, Son Rise shines a light on ordinary men putting up an extraordinary fight in the drive for gender justice.
One Voice, One Goal
Gender equality is not just a ‘women’s issue’. It requires all of us to stand in solidarity and create solutions for a gender equal world.
Speakers
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Vibha Bakshi
National Award winning Director and Producer
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Jitender Chhatar
Farmer
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Nishtha Satyam
Deputy Country Representative, UN Women
In conversation with
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Andy Mukherjee
Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion
HeForShe
UN Women recognizes a select group of Indian CEOs who commit to advance gender equality in their organisations, their networks and beyond.
Closing Remarks and Networking Reception
October 15 - Tuesday
Registration Opens
Opening Remarks
Keynote speech by Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani.
Speaker
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Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles, India
An Inclusive India
A conversation about the government’s plans for an inclusive India.
Speaker
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Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles, India
In conversation with
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Reto Gregori
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg
Interview Spotlight: Sustainable Fashion
A one on one conversation with Anita Dongre – fashion designer, entrepreneur, philanthropist. A regular on power lists, Dongre has achieved a fine balance between high fashion and empowering rural craftsmen and women. Dongre has made sustainability fashionable.
Speaker
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Anita Dongre
Founder, House of Anita Dongre
In conversation with
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Mark Dawson
Editor, Asia Pacific, Bloomberg Live
The Global View
We take a macro look at the business case for inclusion and how global companies are influencing the drive for equality around the world.
Speakers
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Peter Betzel
CEO, IKEA India
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Simon Cooper
CEO, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Bank
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Bo Young Lee
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Uber
In conversation with
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Pamela Hutchinson
Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Bloomberg L.P.
#MeToo: Covering the Movement
A behind the scenes look at our defining, award winning stories of India’s #MeToo movement with the editors who shaped the coverage.
Speakers
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Arijit Ghosh
South Asia Managing Editor, Bloomberg
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Jodi Schneider
Senior International Editor, Bloomberg
Networking Break
Half the Sky
Mrs. Sinha shows us how she is financially empowering women through micro-entrepreneurship.
Presentation from
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Chetna Gala Sinha
Founder-Chairperson, Mann Deshi Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation
Bridging the Digital Divide
Is technology bringing us closer together or amplifying our differences?
Speakers
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CP Gurnani
Managing Director and CEO, Tech Mahindra
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Ted Osius
Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google Asia Pacific
In conversation with
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Saritha Rai
Reporter, India Technology, Bloomberg
Gender and Justice
Acid attack survivor and author of Being Reshma, Reshma Quereshi talks to CEO of Make Love Not Scars, Tania Singh on violence against women in India and the toll it takes on families, the society and the economy.
Speakers
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Reshma Qureshi
Author, Being Reshma
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Tania Singh
CEO, Make Love Not Scars
In conversation with
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Mallika Kapur
Deputy Global Editor, Bloomberg Live
Networking Lunch
A Different Beat
Musical presentation by Dharavi Rocks – the band comprises of youth whose instruments are made out of recycled trash – followed by a chat with Vinod Shetty, Honorary Director of Acorn Foundation and a band member of Dharavi Rocks.
Performance by
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Dharavi Rocks
Junk band
Speakers
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Sandy Mondal
Band player, Acorn Foundation (India)
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Vinod Shetty
Honorary Director, Acorn Foundation (India)
In conversation with
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Jeanette Rodrigues
Mumbai Bureau Chief, Bloomberg
New Voices
Bloomberg’s Laura Zelenko launches the New Voices Initiative in India.
Address from
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Laura Zelenko
Senior Executive Editor, Diversity, Training, Talent and News Standards, Bloomberg
The Bloomberg Gender Equality Index
The Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) is the world’s only comprehensive investment-quality data source on gender equality. It rewards firms for disclosure and highlights firms that have made strong, data backed commitments to gender equality.
We sit down with the Branded Markets CEO of the only Indian company on Bloomberg’s GEI.
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M V Ramana
CEO, Branded Markets (India and Emerging Markets) , Dr. Reddy's
In conversation with
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Laura Zelenko
Senior Executive Editor, Diversity, Training, Talent and News Standards, Bloomberg
The State of India
Thousands of citizens in India live an economically fragile life but economic policies are gradually lifting them out of a stubborn state of poverty. A conversation with the Chairman of the State Bank of India about financial inclusion and the power of a lender to bring about change.
Speaker
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Rajnish Kumar
Chairman, State Bank of India
In conversation with
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Andy Mukherjee
Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion
Networking Break
The Missing Millions
Why a workforce with fewer women is a missed opportunity for economic growth.
Speakers
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Namrita Jhangiani
Partner, Egon Zehnder
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Marie Lalleman
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Global Clients Solutions, Nielsen
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Malaika Myers
Chief Human Resources Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
In conversation with
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David Merritt
Senior Executive Editor, EMEA, Bloomberg
Championing Change
Speaker
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Madhusudan Gopalan
CEO & MD, South Asia (India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh), Procter & Gamble
TicToc
Bloomberg’s Mindy Massucci gives us an update on TicToc.
Address from
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Mindy Massucci
Senior Executive Editor, Bloomberg's TicToc
A New Era
The 2018 Supreme Court Ruling on Section 377 which decriminalized homosexuality should lead to greater inclusion of transgender people and members of the LGBT community in the corporate world. We look at LGBTQ inclusion around the world in a panel discussion.
Speakers
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Daniel Jae-Won Lee
Executive Director, Levi Strauss Foundation
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Sandra Nandeibam
Fashion Model , Transgender Activist
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Parmesh Shahani
Founder, Godrej India Culture Lab
In conversation with
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Mindy Massucci
Senior Executive Editor, Bloomberg's TicToc
Equal Opportunities
A discussion on disability and inclusion.
Speakers
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Vishal Agrawal
Vice President, Global Emerging Markets Equities, BlackRock's Active Equity Group
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Neerja Birla
Founder and Chairperson, Mpower
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Dhruv Lakra
Founder, Mirakle Couriers
In conversation with
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Haslinda Amin
Anchor, Bloomberg Television
Democracy: The Great Equalizer?
The role of democracy in creating a village, city or nation built on principles of equal opportunity and personal freedoms.
Speaker
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Milind Deora
Former Union Minister of State & Member of Parliament, Government of India
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Dr. Chhavi Rajawat
Sarpanch, Village Soda, Rajasthan, India
In conversation with
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Nisid Hajari
Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion
Speakers

Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles India
Vishal Agrawal
Vice President, Global Emerging Markets Equities BlackRock's Active Equity Group
Haslinda Amin
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Vibha Bakshi
National Award winning Director and Producer
Peter Betzel
CEO IKEA India
Neerja Birla
Founder and Chairperson Mpower
Jitender Chhatar
Farmer
Simon Cooper
CEO, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking Standard Chartered Bank
Mark Dawson
Editor, Asia Pacific Bloomberg Live
Milind Deora
Former Union Minister of State & Member of Parliament Government of India
Anita Dongre
Founder House of Anita Dongre
Arijit Ghosh
South Asia Managing Editor Bloomberg
Madhusudan Gopalan
CEO & MD, South Asia (India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) Procter & Gamble
Reto Gregori
Deputy Editor-in-Chief Bloomberg
CP Gurnani
Managing Director and CEO Tech Mahindra
Nisid Hajari
Columnist Bloomberg Opinion
Pamela Hutchinson
Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion Bloomberg L.P.
Namrita Jhangiani
Partner Egon Zehnder
Mallika Kapur
Deputy Global Editor Bloomberg Live
Rajnish Kumar
Chairman State Bank of India
Dhruv Lakra
Founder Mirakle Couriers
Marie Lalleman
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Global Clients Solutions Nielsen
Bo Young Lee
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Uber
Daniel Jae-Won Lee
Executive Director Levi Strauss Foundation
Mindy Massucci
Senior Executive Editor Bloomberg's TicToc
David Merritt
Senior Executive Editor, EMEA Bloomberg
Sandy Mondal
Band player Acorn Foundation (India)
Andy Mukherjee
Columnist Bloomberg Opinion
Malaika Myers
Chief Human Resources Officer Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Sandra Nandeibam
Fashion Model Transgender Activist
Ted Osius
Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy Google Asia Pacific
Reshma Qureshi
Author Being Reshma
Saritha Rai
Reporter, India Technology Bloomberg
Dr. Chhavi Rajawat
Sarpanch Village Soda, Rajasthan, India
M V Ramana
CEO, Branded Markets (India and Emerging Markets) Dr. Reddy's
Dharavi Rocks
Junk band
Jeanette Rodrigues
Mumbai Bureau Chief Bloomberg
Nishtha Satyam
Deputy Country Representative UN Women
Jodi Schneider
Senior International Editor Bloomberg
Parmesh Shahani
Founder Godrej India Culture Lab
Vinod Shetty
Honorary Director Acorn Foundation (India)
Tania Singh
CEO Make Love Not Scars
Chetna Gala Sinha
Founder-Chairperson Mann Deshi Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation
Laura Zelenko
Senior Executive Editor, Diversity, Training, Talent and News Standards BloombergSponsors
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Asia Society India centre has hosted distinguished personalities from the state like Raghuram Rajan, 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India; Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India; Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Laureate; David Malone, Rector, United Nations University; Arvind Subramaniam, former Chief Economic Advisor of India; corporate and finance leaders including Narayan Murthy, Founder, Infosys, Uday Kotak, Founder and CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank; Nandan Nilekani, Former Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India and Former CEO and Co-Founder, Infosys; Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Group; Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce; Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group among other luminaries.

Established in 1927, under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is one of the largest and oldest apex business organizations in India. FICCI’s history is closely interwoven with India’s struggle for independence, industrialization and emergence as one of the most rapidly growing global economies. FICCI has contributed to this historical process by encouraging debate, articulating the private sector’s views and influencing policy.
FICCI draws its membership from the corporate sector, both private and public, including MNCs. FICCI has a strong membership base with over 7000 primary members, including direct Corporate and Associate Members, sectoral memberships such as labor (AIOE), Food processing (CIFTI), FICCI Ladies Organization, B2B Portal, Small and Medium Enterprises, Business Information Network (BISNET), etc. FICCI also enjoys an indirect membership of over 250,000 companies through our over 300 Member Bodies (Regional Chambers of Commerce and Sectoral Industry Associations across the country).
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FLO (FICCI LADIES ORGANISATION) was established in 1983, as a division of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and industry (FICCI) which is the apex body of industry and commerce in India. As an All India Organisation for women, FLO has 16 Chapters pan India with its Head Office in New Delhi. Our over 6800 members from 16 Chapters comprise entrepreneurs, professionals and Corporate Executives.
FLO has been promoting entrepreneurship and professional excellence among women through workshops, seminars, conferences, training and capacity building programs.
The objective of the organization is to encourage and facilitate women to showcase their talents, skills, experiences and energies across sectors and verticals of the economy.
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We run programs to educate young girls about menstrual health. Our partners are Family Planning Association of India and Citizen’s Association for Child Rights.
AT MIDDLE LEVEL
FLO holds Entrepreneurship programs to enable women to set up their own businesses
AT SENIOR LEVEL
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Set up in 1907, the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chamber (formerly Indian Merchants’ Chamber -IMC) is a premier Chamber of commerce, trade and Industry in the western region with its membership base of 2500 members and 220 trade associations affiliated to it. Together, it represents and advocates interests of over 400000 business and industry establishments from diverse sectors of industry. Through its various industry-specific committees, the IMC provides policy inputs and recommendations at various levels of government authorities and organizes interactive dialogues, workshops, seminars, business conferences and other activities where eminent business and government leaders engage with its members on a wide range of issues to develop policy inputs and creating environment conducive for sustainable economic development. On international trade area, the Chamber is in the forefront in promoting bilateral trade between Indian and countries around the world by providing networking platform to Indian and international business and industry community through interactive meetings, hosting international delegations as well as taking Indian business delegations to various countries around the world.

The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) represents top global companies operating across the U.S., India, and Indo-Pacific. Amid dynamic growth in U.S.-India commerce, USIBC serves as the premier voice of industry, creating connections between businesses and governments in both countries.
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