Role Players 2015
14th - 15th February, 2015 | Taj Lands End, Mumbai
Theme : Connecting Minds, Creating the Future
Role Players 2015
- DR. SHIRIN SHARMIN CHAUDHURY, MP, Hon'ble Speaker, Bangladesh Parliament Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Dr. Miriam K. Were, Co – Founder, UZIMA Foundation, Chairman, Kenya's National AIDS Control Council ( NACC )
- PROF PATRICIA DONLI, Board Chair, West Africa Network for Peace Building Nigeria, (WANEP-Nigeria), Executive Director, Gender Equality, Peace and Development Centre (GEPaDC)
- JENNIFER KARINA, Author, Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, Chief Commission, Kenya Girl Guides Association Kenya
- LAILA ALI HAREB AL MUHAIRI, Asst. Director General - Aviation Strategies and International Affairs, General Authority of Civil Aviation
- Asil Attar, Chief Executive Officer, Lead Associates
- ANJANA SHAKYA, Chairperson, Himalayan Human Rights Monitors (HimRights)
- Ahlam Yousif Janahi, Founder and President, Bahrain Businesswomen's Society
- Dr. SALLY UREN, Chief Executive, Forum For The Future
- Dr. Manar Al-Moneef, Chief Operating Officer, General Electric
- ERANTHI PREMARATNE, Head - Sustainable Business, MAS ACTIVE – Opertations Centre
- LUNA SHAMSUDDOHA, President, Bangladesh Women in Technology (BWIT), Chairman, Dohatec New Media
- MARIA "MARU" QUINDIMIL, Executive Director & Regional Compliance Officer, Asia Pacific & India, Merck Sharp and Dhome Asia Ltd.
- NILÜFER BULUT, Chairwoman, Turkish Business Woman Association
- DR. CAROL MARSH, CENG FIET SIEEE MINSTP MIACR FWES, President, Women's Engineering Society (WES)
- DR. SHAIKHA AL MASKARI, Chairperson, Al Maskari Holding
- NARMIN ISMAIL, President and CEO, The Spark of Hope Foundation
- FIRDAUS SHARIFF, Head of Marketing, SAP – Middle East and Africa
- Carmen Benitez, President & Managing Director, Fetch Plus Inc Pte. Ltd.
- ANCHALIKA KIJKANAKORN, Managing Director, Akaryn Hospitality Management Services ( AHMS )
- DR. CARMEL MCNAUGHT, FAACE, Director & Emeritus Professor of Learning Enhancement, Centre for Learning Enhancement and Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Patrecia Fiynn-Valone, Senior Director Development Operations, Takeda Shanghai Development Centre and Takeda Global Research & Development Center Asia Pte. Ltd.
- SAMIRA ZUBERI HIMIKA, COO - Update Solutions Technologies Ltd., MD & Founder, & Team Engine Ltd., Founder, Social Good Foundation
- Dr. Kathleen Bates, Performance Improvement Coach (PMDS - Performance Management & Development Solutions), Assistant Professor - HRM and Organizational Leadership, BRANDMAN University (Chapman University System), San Diego
- SAM PHILLIPS, Chief New Business & Marketing Offices and Managing Director, OMG Ethnic Omnicom Media Group
- Aruna Rao, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Gender at Work, Washington
- DR. KERRY MURPHY HEALEY, Former Lt. Governor of Massachusetts, President - The Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL), Babson College
- DR. FLORANCE SINNIAH, Human Resources Director, (Diversity Advocate), AMD Malaysia
- JULIET PRATT, International Inspirational Speaker, Regional President - Oceania, World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry
- MUZVARE BETTY MAKONI, BA GEN, BA SPECIAL HONS., Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Girl Child Network Worldwide
- CAROLE KARIUKI, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)
- Farzana Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO, Green Delta Insurance Co. Ltd.
- DILRUBA CHOWDHURY, Managing Director, East Coast Group of Companies
- ELIZABETH LEE FUH YEN, Senior Executive Director, Sunway University & Sunway Education Group
- Asma Shaikh, Group Head - Human Resources, NIB Bank Ltd.
- DR. GABI KRATOCHWIL, Managing Director, CrossCultures – Cultural Diversity Management
- DR. ANOMA GAMAGE, Managing Director, Daya Group of Companies
- CAROLINE BERUBE, Managing Partner, HJM Asia Law & Co. LLC.
- Ghida Anani, Founder & Director, ABAAD - Resource Center for Gender Equality, Beirut-Lebanon
- DR. JANE THOMASON, Chief Executive Officer, AbtJTA
- VRINDA MENON, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
- BRIDGET JACKSON, Director - Corporate Sustainability, PricewaterhouseCoopers UK (PwC)
- DIANE TOMPSON, Managing Director, Powercom Group Pty Ltd.
- MEHREEN AHMED, Group Head Retail Banking South & New Initiatives, Bank Al Falah Ltd.
- Gulnara Karakulova, Director, Shymkent Women's Resource Center (SWRC), Kazakhstan
- DR. SURAIYA PERVIN, Chairperson - Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Dhaka
- Romina Dewan Kabir, Founder & Executive Director, Livelihood Education and Development Services
- Dr. NOR ASHIKIN AHMAD MOKHTAR, Founder & Executive Chairman, PirmaNora Medical Center
- HUMA FAKHAR, Founder, Director and Managing Partner, MAP Services Group, Pakistan
- DR. CECILIA TORTAJADA, President, Third World Centre for Water Management
- NIMA ABU-WARDEH, Broadcast Journalist, BBC World Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Cashy.me / CampusCashy.com
- MARIE WRIGHT, Vice President & Chief Global Flavorist, WILD Flavors, Inc., Erlanger
- RAINATOU SOW, Founder & Executive Director, Make Every Woman Count
- FRANCESCA TSIPERAU PANAKE, Managing Director & Founder, Bougainville Women's Empowerment Fund (BWEF)
- RADHIKA VENKATRAMAN, Vice President - IT Enterprise Sales Life Cycle and Ordering, Verizon Enterprise Solutions
- DR. MARIAM MATAR, Founder, Managing Director & Chairperson, UAE Genetic Diseases Association (UAEGDA)
- Sadi Khan, Founder & Head – Training, Noble Khan Limited - The Cultural Centre
- MUNIRAH LOOI, President & CEO, Brandt International
- LILY THAPA, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Women for Human Rights, Single Women Group (WHR)
- Nurgul Djanaeva, President, Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan
- Yevgeniya Kozyreva, President, Feminist League, Kazakhstan
- Eva Fabry, Director - European Centre for Women and Technology (ECWT), Chair, Global Women and Technology (GWT) Network
- SONI JOSHI, President, ASMAN (Association of St. Mary's Alumnae Nepal)
- Geetanjali Misra, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA)
- MARCELA ALDAZ-MATOS, Director – Diversity & Inclusion, MassMutual Financial Group
- RAMANI SAMARASUNDERA, Marketing Director Foods & Beverages, Unilever Sri Lanka Limited
- DR. SHAHIDA AKHTER, Specialist in Education, Development, Folklore, Human Rights and Cultural Heritage; Author, Researcher, Editor & Producer, Adviser, Children & Earth Welfare Society, Dhaka
- DR. PATRICIA (TRISH) GLAZEBROOK, Member, Board of Directors, Gender CC — Women for Climate Justice (USA), Chairperson, Department of Philosophy & Religion, University of North Texas
- ENGR. BAHIJJAHTU HADIZA ABUBAKAR, Co-chair of Climate and Clean Air Coalition and National Coordinator, Renewable Energy Programme, Federal Ministry of Environment
- H.E. Rabiha Diab, Member of the Legislative Council and Head of Women's union for Social Work, Former Minister of Women's, Affairs – Palestine
- SUMELI CHATTERJEE, Head – Marketing, Media & Insights, MTV India
- Roxana Jaffer, Resident Director, Holiday Inn Dubai - Al Barsha, Chief Eexecutive Officer, Sovereign Hotels Dubai
- CARMELITA G. NUQUI, President, Philippine Migrants Rights Watch (PMRW)
- RITA SARIN, Country Director, The Hunger Project
- SAMINA BANO, Chairperson, Bharat Abhyudaya Foundation
- BHARGAVI DAVAR, Director, Bapu Trust for Research
- PROF. DR. BETTY LOVAI, Executive Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea
- Narmin Rahimli, Co-Founder & Member of the Board, "Positive Change" Youth Movement, Azerbaijan
- HADDIJATOU JALLOW, Executive Chairperson, Environment Protection Agency
- THANDIKILE (CHISALA) MBVUNDULA, Chief Executive Officer, NICO Technologies Ltd.
- BHARATHI SINGH, Founder and Chief, Sa-mudra Foundation
- TANIA YUKI, Founder and CEO, Shareablee
- FELISAH NA KILEMBE, Managing Partner, F.Kilembe Attorneys
- MARIAM ELSAMNY, Chief Marketing Officer, Dunia Finance LLC
- SUNITA DANUWAR, Founder & President, Shakti Samuha
- Dana A. Buheji, Head – Human Resources and Administration, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company B.S.C. (c), Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
- NATALIE ISAACS, CEO & Founder, 1 Million Women
- ANGELA COURTIN, President - US, Dentsu Aegis Network
- Aziza Abdirasulova, Director, Kylym Shamy Public Foundation, Kyrgyzstan
- ALLYN REID, Founder & CEO, Sherpa Press / Secret Knock, San Diego.
- Leila Hanafi, President and Chief Counsel, ARPA International
- DR. SOPHIA HUYER, Executive Director, WIGSAT - Women in Global Science and Technology Ontario
- ZUBAIDA BAI, Founder and Chief Executive, AYZH Health and Livelihood Pvt. Ltd.
- Charul Chaturvedi-Jaitly, Human Capital Director, Palladium Group Inc.
- MARIA LINIBI, President, PNG Women in Agriculture Development Foundation (PNGWiADF)
- SHEREEN ALLAM, Founder and President, AWTAD (Association for Women's Total Advancement and Development)
- Hon. Mrs. Catherine Ngima Kimura, Chancellor, Multimedia University of Kenya
- MONICA DODI, Managing Director and Co-Founder, The Women's Venture Capital Fund
- SANYE GULSER CORAT, Director – Division for Women & Gender Equality, Office of Director General, UNESCO
- Dr. Michelle Harrison, CEO – TNS BMRB, CEO, The Government & Public Sector Practice, WPP, London, United Kingdom
- Kelly Crosbie, Founder & CEO, Praxis Global Group, Caxton Group, Produced Water Community
- SHARMEEN ANNIE, Human Resources Director, CEMEX Cement (Bangladesh) Ltd.
- DR. DOROTHY OKELLO, Executive Director, Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)
- GINA RINEHART, Executive Chairwomen, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd.
- Adedoyin Odunfa, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Jewels Ltd.
- LUCY KANU, Social Entrepreneur, Founder & Executive Director, Idea Builders Initiative
- MARGARET KISILU, Chief Executive Officer, Benevolent Institute of Development Initiatives (BIDII)
- Dinara Oshurahunova, President, Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society, Kyrgyzstan
- CAROLYNE GREGORY, Executive General Manager - Products and Services, Fiji Airways
- DATO' NOORIZAH BINTI HJ ABD HAMID, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PMB) & PLUS Expressways International Berhad (PEIB)
- SURBHI SARNA, CEO & Founder, Nvision Medical, San Francisco
- Vinika D. Rao, Executive Director, INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute
- TALAT GOLDIE, Director - Human Resources & Administration, EFECO LLC, Dubai
- H.E Dr. Elham Mahmoud Ahmed Ibrahim, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission (AUC)
- Dr. Deepmala Mahla, Chief of Party & Country Director, Marie Stopes International
- SASHA BEZUHANOVA, Founder – MoveBG, & Chairperson of the BOD - Junior Achievement Bulgaria, Chairperson, Bulgarian Centre of Women in Technology (BCWT)
- MYRIAM CARIUS, Founding Partner, Cadiciss, Founder & Executive Membe,r Legal And Business Women For Africa (LABFA)
- SEAH LINDA, Vice President - Marketing, Emerging Asia & International Marketing, Baxter Healthcare (Asia) Pte Ltd, Singapore
- DR. SALWA EI-KHALIL EI-AMINE, President Diwan Ahili Kalam, ( Forum of Literary People ) Lebanon
- JUSTINA QUEK-TAN, Chief Executive Officer, Lumiere International Pte Ltd.
- DR. ANITA RAJ, MS, Director of UCSD's Center on Gender Equity and Health, Professor, Global Public Health and Medicine, School of Medicine, Senior Fellow, Center on Global Justice, University of California
- CHEMA GARGOURI, CEO - Centre for Applied Training (CAT), Country Director - Women's Enterprise for Sustainability, Institute of International Education, Center for Women's Leadership, Initiatives Founder & President, Tunisian Association for Management & Social Stability (TAMSS)
- Dr. Rebecca Port, Director – HR, Learning, Leadership and Organisational Development, Allergan Singapore Pte Ltd., SingaporeM