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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

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