{"id":406,"date":"2024-02-13T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianspeakerbureau.com\/blog\/?p=406"},"modified":"2024-09-16T18:30:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:00:26","slug":"top-10-international-womens-day-iwd-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianspeakerbureau.com\/blog\/top-10-international-womens-day-iwd-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 International Women\u2019s Day (IWD) Speakers in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As we celebrate International Women\u2019s Day, let us honour the voices that echo through halls and across digital platforms, inspiring change and igniting hope. The year 2023 was not without its challenges for women worldwide. From the frontlines of climate crises, and deep fakes to the digital divide, women have faced multifaceted obstacles head-on, with resilience and solidarity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, women rose to these challenges with resilience. Stories of triumph included Indian cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur\u2019s historic achievements and Claudia Goldin\u2019s recognition as the first solo woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. These milestones, among others, exemplified women\u2019s unwavering spirit and their capacity to lead and inspire across various sectors, even in the face of adversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNESCO\u2019s message of empowerment amidst adversity rings true, as they launched initiatives like the Women 4 Ethical AI Platform, ensuring diversity and equality in the burgeoning AI sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here is your chance to celebrate this year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day (IWD 2024) on 8 March 2024 differently in a more meaningful way. Invite and honor the women who have excelled in their chosen fields, despite challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the Top 10 Women speaker , who have shown commendable leadership and courage. Invite them as speakers for your International Women\u2019s Day celebration, before their calendar gets blocked!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Barkha Dutt<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Indian television journalist, author, and owner of News Channel MoJo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Barkha emerged as a prominent figure after her frontline war reporting on the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan in 1999. She has won many national and international awards, including the Padma Shri. At NDTV, Dutt was the host of the weekly, award-winning talk-show We The People, as well as the daily prime-time show The Buck, Stops Here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click here to watch her speak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    2. Nandita Das<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Award-winning Director and Actor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Nandita Das has acted in more than 40 feature films in 10 different languages. Her directorial debut in 2008 was Firaaq. She has been twice on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival. Manto, Nandita\u2019s second directorial film premiered in 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival and can be watched on Netflix. Her first book Manto & I chronicles her 6-year long journey of making the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click here to watch her speak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    3. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Award-winning author of Palace of Illusions and Forest of Enchantments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning and bestselling author, poet, activist and teacher of writing. Her work has been published in over 50 magazines and her writing has been included in over 50 anthologies. Her books have been translated into 29 languages, including Dutch, Hebrew, Bengali, Russian and Japanese, and many of them have been used for campus-wide and city-wide reads. Several of her works have been made into films and plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click here to watch her speak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    4. Radhika Gupta<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    CEO, Edelweiss Asset Management Limited<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Radhika Gupta started at Edelweiss Global Asset Management as business head of multi-strategy funds and was responsible for setting the strategic direction for the team\u2019s investment, distribution, and platform. She is India\u2019s only female head of a major asset manager and has set up the country’s first domestic hedge fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click here to watch her speak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    5. Chetna Sinha<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Founder-Chairperson Mann Deshi Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Chetna Gala Sinha has been awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar, India\u2019s highest civilian award for women who work in the area of women\u2019s empowerment. In 1996, Chetna Gala Sinha founded the Mann Deshi Foundation in Mhaswad, a drought-stricken area. Today, the Mann Deshi Bank has 100,000 account holders, has loaned over $50 million, and regularly creates new financial products to support the needs of female micro-entrepreneurs. To date, it has supported nearly half a million women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click here to watch her speak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    6. Shweta Shalini<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Spokesperson, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Shweta Shalini is an entrepreneur, an Indian market expert, speaker, philanthropist, youth icon, and a thought leader in politics, marketing, technology, design, and the learning industry. Shweta leads a diverse business portfolio and has had two successful entrepreneurial ventures – Fortune Cookie Marketing Solutions and Real-Time Wave before her foray into politics. She had been the inspiration of many young women<\/a> to become founders and respected leaders in their own fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click here to watch her speak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    7. Rajshri Deshpande<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Indian Actress and Activist – Founder of Nabhangan Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Rajshri Deshpande\u2019s portrayal of Laxmi i\u2018Angry Indian Goddesses\u2019 got her international recognition and received critical acclaim for her performance as Subhadra in the Netflix Original \u2018Sacred Games-1\u2019, directed by Anurag Kashyap. She played the role of Ismat Chughtai in Nandita Das\u2019s film \u2018Manto\u2019. Rajshri dedicates her time extensively to humanitarian causes and she created the Nabhangan Foundation to broaden her efforts towards sustainable village development and she is currently building an eco-sensitive school in the same village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click here to watch her speak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    8. Shatbhi Basu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    India\u2019s First Women Bartender<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Shatbhi Basu the first Indian Female Bartender and started her bartender mixology career at the age of 21. Since then has been raising the standards and opportunities in her career choice and blazed a trail in the male-dominated industry. Four years of sedulous efforts have earned her the high perch of a bartender, beverage consultant, and author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click here to watch her speak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    9. Padmaja Ruparel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Co-Founder <\/strong>Indian Angel Network and Managing partner, IAN Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Padmaja Ruparel, Co-founder and President of Indian Angel Network (IAN), one of the largest group of business angels comprising successful entrepreneurs and dynamic CEOs from India and overseas. She began her career in her family-owned real estate business and nurtured the entrepreneur within her. Later in Delhi. As an Executive Director, she played a key role in building the Indian Venture Capital Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click here to watch her speak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    10. Saachi Soni<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mountaineer and TV Anchor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Saachi Soni was the youngest woman to climb Mount Elbrus, Europe’s highest peak; Youngest Indian to climb all the ten highest peaks of Australia in 50 hours and made it to Limca book of records. She was also the youngest woman selected in the team to climb Mt. Everest by the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. Born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, she was initiated into mountaineering by her father at the tender age of seven and spent her childhood, trekking, climbing, and summiting peaks all over the world. She is an inspiring woman<\/a> and is a renowned speaker at events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click here to watch her speak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    For the sake of space, we are stopping here. Please go through the complete list of amazing women here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Happy International Women’s Day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    #IWD2024 #WomensDay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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