Sandberg, trade leaders at ExpressAWE at this time

With the financial system generally malaise and most lives upended by the pandemic, the instances have been the hardest for girls in workplaces. It is with good purpose, subsequently, that Financial Express selected to institute ExpressAWE – Awards to Women Entrepreneurs.
Put collectively, in its inaugural yr in partnership with FICCI FLO and with Ernst & Young as information companions, ExpressAWE is to recognise the grit and perseverance of these inspiring ladies entrepreneurs who not solely held their floor but additionally cast forward and created an affect of their respective domains. All of it’s to unfold on Friday when the winners shall be introduced throughout eight classes — e-commerce, expertise, social affect, training & ability improvement, well being & wellness, media & leisure, trend & way of life, meals & drinks, journey & hospitality. Apart from these, there are the FICCI-FLO excellence award and particular awards for lifetime achievement, newsmaker of the yr and the Legacy spin-off.

But what makes the Friday night operate a not-to-miss deal with is the thought sharing and insightful discussions which might be to unfold with iconic international and Indian enterprise leaders. The night is to start with Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Meta, in dialog with Anant Goenka, govt director, The Indian Express Group. This shall be adopted by dialogue on what’s enabling and hindering the ‘Power of Her’ by Indian trade veterans and the grand jury members who selected the winners within the organisation /established enterprise class. They are: Deepak Parekh, chairman, HDFC, Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairperson & CEO, Salesforce India, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, govt chairperson, Biocon and Biocon Biologics, Preetha Reddy, vice chairperson, Apollo Hospitals and Zia Mody, co-founder  and managing companion, AZB Partners.

A spotlight of the night shall be a dialog between ExpressAWE Newsmaker of the yr, Nykaa founder and CEO Falguni Nayar and the lifetime achievement award winner Anu Aga, former chairperson, Thermax.
Not to overlook would be the award recipients within the rising class — underneath 10-year-old enterprise entities or start-ups throughout the eight classes with winners chosen by Financial Express & FICCI Flo and audited by Ernst & Young. These rising stars, because it have been, are these to be careful within the many months and years forward. FE