DAY WISE AGENDA The Global DEI Summit 5.0

Day 1 (16/05/2022)

Venue

Time (From/To)

Topic

Speakers & Facilitators

Registration, Networking, Welcome Tea/Coffee		9:00 AM/ 9:30 AM
Welcome Address		9:30 AM/ 9:45 AM		Dr. Akshay Kumar & Ms Anu Singh
Welcome Address		9:45 AM/ 10:00 AM		Mr. Mohit Jain Executive Director at Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd (Times Group)
Inauguration & Lighting of Lamp	Cyrstal Ball Room	10:00 AM/ 10:10 AM
Enlightening thoughts by the Chief Guest	Cyrstal Ball Room	10:10 AM/ 10:20 AM		Shri Sunil Arora, 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India & Chairman of World Election Bodies
DICE Context Setting	Crystal Ball Room	10:20 AM/ 10:30 AM	The 'C' in DEI - DICE Context Setting	Dr. Niru Kumar Padma Shri 2021, Founder & CEO Ask Insights
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	10:30 AM/ 10:45 AM		Bibi Prakash Kaur Padma Shri 2021, Chairperson of Bhai Ghanayyaji Charitable Trust
Panel Discussion	Cyrstal Ball Room	10:45 AM/ 11:30 AM	Inclusive Leadership: A Science or an Art	Meenakshi Dagar (Lenovo); Manasi Chadha (Uber); Chandra Balani (AWS, Amazon); Arijit Sengupta (Bacardi); Moderator: Dr. Niru Kumar (Ask Insights)
Networking Tea		11:30 AM/ 11:45 PM
A Message through Dance	Crystal Ball Room	11:45 AM/ 12:00 PM	Sita - Myraid Reflections	Gayathri Sharma, Kalakriti Arts
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	12:00 PM/ 12:20 PM	Industry best practices	Sanjit Randhawa, Managing Director, Bacardi India
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	12:20 PM/ 1:00 PM	LGBTQ+ Conversations - From Tolerance to Authentic Inclusion	Dr.Aqsa Shaikh (Jamia Hamdard University); Sonal Giani (IPPF ); Urnav Biswas (Fidelity International); Anmol Gill ( Bacardi); Abhina Aher (I-Tech); Moderator: Sharif D. Rangnekar
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	1:00 PM/ 1:15 PM	Reimagining The Way The World Moves	Ritika Khullar, Head of DEI - Uber APAC
Lunch Break		1:15 PM/ 2:15 PM	Lunch
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	2:15 PM/ 3:00 PM	Accessible & Disability Inclusive Indian workspaces	Mona Sreenivas, (Director of ECI); Smitha Sadasivan, (Accessibility Consultant of ECI); KY Venkatesh (Padma Shri 2021); MallikarjunaIytha (Founder & CEO, IDEA); Moderator: Sumit Agarwal, Founder PR Signal
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	3:00 PM/ 3:15 PM	Inclusive Leadership Best Practices Spotlight	Dr Kiranmai Pendyala, Head HR Western Digital
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	3:15 PM/ 4:00 PM	Women for Women	Richa Singh (Pernod Ricard); Alexia Janne d'Othee (Perfetti); Sangkhumi (Padma Shri awardee); Zeenah Vilcassim (Bacardi); Anandi Shankar (Unilever) Moderator: Nene Molefi
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	4:00 PM/ 4:15 PM	Initiatives at Birla Carbon	Timothy Fedrigon, CHRO
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	4:15 PM/ 5:00 PM	Reinventing DEI After The Pandemic - A Call To Action	Pushkar Kumar (CHRO); Muthukumar Vemban (Bacardi); Manu Shukla (AWS, Amazon); Rinkesh Satija (PepsiCo India); Moderator: Dr. Akshay Kumar (Ask Insights, UEL)
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	5:00 PM/ 5:45 PM	Gender Intelligence : Equity Policy & Practices	Garima Singh (HERO MOTOCORP); Kiranmai Pendyala (WD); Sangkhumi (Padma Shri 2021); Simran Bharucha (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine); Moderator Dr Niru Kumar
Networking Tea		5:45 PM/ 6:15 PM
Master Class 1	Online	18:00 IST/8:30 EST/12:30 GMT 19:15 IST/09:45 EST/13:45 GMT	Global Leadership Strategies	Alan Richter Founder & President, QED Consulting
Master Class 2	Online	19:30 IST/10:00 EST/14:00 GMT 20:45 IST/11:15 EST/15:15 GMT	Bias Free Recruitment – a Guide to Equitable Recruitment Onboarding	Greg Jenkins Founder & CEO, CPTD

Day 2 (17/05/2022)

Venue

Time (From/To)

Topic

Speakers & Facilitators

Open Space Technology	Hybrid (Crystal Ball Room/Online)	9:30 AM/ 11:00 AM	Global Intelligence	Sudeep Mohandas; Nadine Binder; Lynda White; Dr. Niru Kumar
Networking Tea		11:00 AM/ 11:30 AM
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	11:30 AM/ 11:45 AM	Change Through RIG (Responsible & Inclusive Growth)	Vinita Koul, SVP & Head HR, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	11:45 AM/ 12:30 PM	Psychological safety – The Heart of DEI	Prasad V. Joglekar (Jubilant); Gautam Garg (CIO PepsiCo); Vineet Jain (Medtronic);Gautam Kumar (SKF Group); Dr. Niru Kumar (Ask Insights); Moderator: Anurag Batra (CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Business World)
Leadership Keynote	Crystal Ball Room	12:30 PM/ 12:45 PM
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	12:45 PM/ 1:00 PM	Diversity Equity & Inclusion at HERO MOTOCORP	Michael Clarke, COO & CHRO, HERO MOTOCORP
Lunch		1:00 PM/ 2:00 PM
Parallel Session 1: Master Class 3	Crystal Ball Room	2:00 PM/ 3:30 PM	Discovering the Tangible Impact of DEI through Case Studies	Nene Molefi
Parallel Session 2: Master class 4	Crystal Ball Room	2:00 PM/ 3:30 PM	Leveraging super powers - including differently abled	Dr Niru Kumar
Parallel Session 3: Round Table 1	Quorum	3:30 PM/ 5:00 PM	Collaboration between Marketing & HR: Weaving DEI into external and internal communication
Parallel Session 4: Round Table 2	Grill Room	3:30 PM/ 5:00 PM	Removing barriers, changing mindsets and encouraging women in manufacturing
Networking Tea		5:00 PM/ 5:30 PM
Master Class 5	Online	16:30 IST/7:00 EST/11:00 GMT 18:00 IST/08:30 EST/12:30 GMT	The Happiness Quotient – Belonging leads to Wellbeing	Howard Ross & Dr. Akshay Kumar
Master Class 6	Online	18:30 IST/9:00EST/13:00 GMT 20:00 IST/10:30 EST/14:30 GMT	Sustainable DEI Strategy in Current Times	Gamiel Yafai
Power Panel	Online	19:30 IST/10:00EST/14:00 GMT 21:00IST/10:45 EST/14:45 GMT	Inclusion in Healthcare	Gaya Gamhewage (WHO); Titus Arnold (Medtronic); Dr. Sanjay Mehta (BLK Max Hospital); Dr. Nagesh Rao (Ohio University); Moderator: Riikka Salonen

Day 3 (18/05/2022)

Venue

Time (From/To)

Topic

Speakers & Facilitators

Master Class 7	Crystal Ball Room	10:30 AM/ 12:00 PM	Evolving Women Leadership	Dr. Niru Kumar (Ask Insights) & Pavitra Singh (CHRO PepsiCo)
Parallel session 1: Master Class 8	Crystal Ball Room	12:00 PM/ 1:30 PM	LGBTQ+ Inclusion: Health and Wellness	Air Cmde (Dr) Sanjay Sharma (Retd.)
Parallel Session 2: Round Table 3	Grill Room	12:00 PM/ 1:30 PM	Linking CSR & DEI Efforts – Creating Talent for the Future
Parallel Session 3: Round Table 4	Quorum	12:00 PM/ 1:30 PM	Education and Corporate Collaboration – Recruiting for Future. Ensuring an Equal Playing field
Lunch		1:30 PM/ 2:30 PM
Parallel session 4: Round Table 5	Crystal Ball Room	2:30 PM/ 4:00 PM	CXO Roundtable - Collective Sponsorship
Parallel session 5: Round Table 6	Quorum	2:30 PM/ 4:00 PM	Removing barriers, creating safe places and encouraging women in sales
Masterclass 9	Online	3:30 PM/ 4:45 PM	Transforming the Culture	Duncan Smith, Principal, ADC Associates
Networking Tea		4:00 PM/ 4:30 PM
Masterclass 10	Online	6:00 PM/ 7:30 PM	Neuro Diversity – Employment & Inclusion	Chandramouli D., Director of Digital Marketing, Rangam Consultants Inc.

Ask Insights & TOI DEI Awards

Crystal Ball Room

4:30 Onwards

The Award Ceremony			The Prestegious Ask Insights & TOI DEI Awards (Awards curated by PwC)
Networking cocktails		6:00 PM onwards

DAY WISE AGENDA The Global DEI Summit 5.0

Day 1 (16/05/2022)

Venue

Time (From/To)

Topic

Speakers & Facilitators

Registration, Networking, Welcome Tea/Coffee		9:00 AM/ 9:30 AM
Welcome Address		9:30 AM/ 9:45 AM		Dr. Akshay Kumar & Ms Anu Singh
Welcome Address		9:45 AM/ 10:00 AM		Mr. Mohit Jain Executive Director at Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd (Times Group)
Inauguration & Lighting of Lamp	Cyrstal Ball Room	10:00 AM/ 10:10 AM
Enlightening thoughts by the Chief Guest	Cyrstal Ball Room	10:10 AM/ 10:20 AM		Shri Sunil Arora, 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India & Chairman of World Election Bodies
DICE Context Setting	Crystal Ball Room	10:20 AM/ 10:30 AM	The 'C' in DEI - DICE Context Setting	Dr. Niru Kumar Padma Shri 2021, Founder & CEO Ask Insights
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	10:30 AM/ 10:45 AM		Bibi Prakash Kaur,Padma Shri 2021, Chairperson of Bhai Ghanayyaji Charitable Trust
Panel Discussion	Cyrstal Ball Room	10:45 AM/ 11:30 AM	Inclusive Leadership: A Science or an Art	Meenakshi Dagar (Lenovo); Manasi Chadha (Uber); Chandra Balani (AWS, Amazon); Arijit Sengupta (Bacardi); Moderator: Dr. Niru Kumar (Ask Insights)
Networking Tea		11:30 AM/ 11:45 AM
A Message through Dance	Crystal Ball Room	11:45 AM/ 12:00 PM	Sita - Myraid Reflections	Gayathri Sharma, Kalakriti Arts
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	12:00 PM/ 12:20 PM	Industry best practices	Sanjit Randhawa, Managing Director, Bacardi India
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	12:20 PM/ 1:00 PM	LGBTQ+ Conversations - From Tolerance to Authentic Inclusion	Dr.Aqsa Shaikh (Jamia Hamdard University); Sonal Giani (IPPF ); Urnav Biswas (Fidelity International); Anmol Gill ( Bacardi); Abhina Aher (I-Tech); Moderator: Sharif D. Rangnekar
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	1:00 PM/ 1:15 PM	Reimagining The Way The World Moves	Ritika Khullar, Head of DEI - Uber APAC
Lunch Break		1:15 PM/ 2:15 PM	Lunch
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	2:15 PM/ 3:00 PM	Accessible & Disability Inclusive Indian workspaces	Mona Sreenivas, (Director of ECI); Smitha Sadasivan, (Accessibility Consultant of ECI); KY Venkatesh (Padma Shri 2021); MallikarjunaIytha (Founder & CEO, IDEA); Moderator: Sumit Agarwal, Founder PR Signal
Western Digital Leadership Keynote	Crystal Ball Room	3:00 PM/ 3:15 PM	Inclusive Leadership Best Practices Spotlight	Dr Kiranmai Pendyala, Head HR Western Digital
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	3:15 PM/ 4:00 PM	Women for Women	Richa Singh (Pernod Ricard); Alexia Janne d'Othee (Perfetti); Sangkhumi (Padma Shri awardee); Zeenah Vilcassim (Bacardi); Anandi Shankar (Unilever) Moderator: Nene Molefi
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	4:00 PM/ 4:15 PM	Initiatives at Birla Carbon	Timothy Fedrigon, CHRO
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	4:15 PM/ 5:00 PM	Reinventing DEI After The Pandemic - A Call To Action	Pushkar Kumar (CHRO); Muthukumar Vemban (Bacardi); Manu Shukla (AWS, Amazon); Rinkesh Satija (PepsiCo India); Moderator: Dr. Akshay Kumar (Ask Insights, UEL)
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	5:00 PM / 5:45 PM	Gender Intelligence : Equity Policy & Practices	Garima Singh (HERO MOTOCORP); Kiranmai Pendyala (WD); Sangkhumi (Padma Shri 2021); Simran Bharucha (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine); Moderator Dr Niru Kumar
Networking Tea		5:45 PM/ 6:15 PM
Master Class 1	Online	18:00 IST/8:30 EST/12:30 GMT 19:15 IST/09:45 EST/13:45 GMT	Global Leadership Strategies	Alan Richter Founder & President, QED Consulting
Master Class 2	Online	19:30 IST/10:00 EST/14:00 GMT 20:45 IST/11:15 EST/15:15 GMT	Bias Free Recruitment – a Guide to Equitable Recruitment Onboarding	Greg Jenkins Founder & CEO, CPTD

Day 2 (18/05/2022)

Venue

Time (From/To)

Topic

Speakers & Facilitators

Open Space Technology	Hybrid (Crystal Ball Room/ Online)	9:30 AM/ 11:00 AM	Global Intelligence	Sudeep Mohandas; Nadine Binder; Lynda White; Dr. Niru Kumar
Networking Tea		11:00 AM/ 11:30 AM
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	11:30 AM/ 11:45 AM	Change Through RIG (Responsible & Inclusive Growth)	By Vinita Koul, SVP & Head HR, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.
Panel Discussion	Crystal Ball Room	11:45 AM/ 12:30 PM	Psychological Safety - The Heart Of DEI	Prasad V. Joglekar (Jubilant); Gautam Garg (CIO PepsiCo); Vineet Jain (Medtronic);Gautam Kumar (SKF Group); Dr. Niru Kumar (Ask Insights); Moderator: Anurag Batra (CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Business World)
Leadership Keynote	Crystal Ball Room	12:30 PM/ 12:45 PM
Keynote Address	Crystal Ball Room	12:45 PM/ 1:00 PM	Diversity Equity & Inclusion at HERO MOTOCORP	Michael Clarke, COO & CHRO, HERO MOTOCORP
Lunch		1:00 PM/ 2:00 PM
Parallel Session 1: Master Class 3	Crystal Ball Room	2:00 PM/ 3:30 PM	Discovering the Tangible Impact of DEI through Case Studies	Nene Molefi
Parallel Session 2: Masterclass 4	Crystal Ball Room	2:00 PM/ 3:30 PM	Leveraging super powers - including differently abled	Dr Niru Kumar
Parallel Session 3: Round Table 1	Quorum	3:30 PM/ 5:00 PM	Collaboration between Marketing & HR: Weaving DEI into external and internal communication
Parallel Session 4: Round Table 2	Grill Room	3:30 PM/ 5:00 PM	Removing barriers, changing mindsets and encouraging women in manufacturing
Networking Tea		5:00 PM/ 5:30 PM
Master Class 5	Online	16:30 IST/7:00 EST/11:00 GMT 18:00 IST/08:30 EST/12:30 GMT	The Happiness Quotient – Belonging leads to Wellbeing	Howard Ross & Dr. Akshay Kumar
Master Class 6	Online	18:30 IST/9:00EST/13:00 GMT 20:00 IST/10:30 EST/14:30 GMT	Sustainable DEI Strategy in Current Times	Gamiel Yafai
Power Panel	Online	19:30 IST/10:00EST/14:00 GMT 21:00IST/10:45 EST/14:45 GMT	Inclusion in Healthcare	>Gaya Gamhewage (WHO); Titus Arnold (Medtronic); Dr. Sanjay Mehta (BLK Max Hospital); Dr. Nagesh Rao (Ohio University); Moderator: Riikka Salonen

Day 3 (18/05/2022)

Venue

Time (From/To)

Topic

Speakers & Facilitators

Master Class 7	Crystal Ball Room	10:30 AM/ 12:00 PM	Evolving Women Leadership	Dr. Niru Kumar (Ask Insights) & Pavitra Singh (CHRO PepsiCo)
Parallel session 1: Master Class 8	Crystal Ball Room	12:00 PM/ 1:30 PM	LGBTQ+ Inclusion: Health and Wellness	Air Cmde (Dr) Sanjay Sharma (Retd.)
Parallel Session 2: Round Table 3	Grill Room	12:00 PM/ 1:30 PM	Linking CSR & DEI Efforts – Creating Talent for the Future
Parallel Session 3: Round Table 4	Quorum	12:00 PM/ 1:30 PM	Education and Corporate Collaboration – Recruiting for Future. Ensuring an Equal Playing field
Lunch		1:30 PM/ 2:30 PM
Parallel session 4: Round Table 5	Crystal Ball Room	2:30 PM/ 4:00 PM	CXO Roundtable - Collective Sponsorship
Parallel session 3: Round Table 6	Quorum	2:30 PM/ 4:00 PM	Removing barriers, creating safe places and encouraging women in sales
Masterclass 9	Online	3:30 PM/ 4:45 PM	Transforming the Culture	Duncan Smith, Principal, ADC Associates
Networking Tea		4:00 PM/ 4:30 PM
Masterclass 10	Online	6:00 PM/ 7:30 PM	Neuro diversity - Employment & Inclusion	Chandramouli D., Director of Digital Marketing, Rangam Consultants Inc.

Ask Insights & TOI DEI Awards

Crystal Ball Room

4:30 Onwards

The Award Ceremony			The Prestegious Ask Insights & TOI DEI Awards (Awards curated by PwC)
Networking cocktails		6:00 PM onwards