World Women Leadership Award Winners
Award Winners 2025
- Sajita Thomas, Director - Human Resources, Diebold Nixdorf
- Diya Guttoo, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited
- Aadilah Budullah, Founder and CEO, Embrace Uniqueness
- Deshika Rodrigo, Leadership & Intercultural Coach, Diversity Specialist and HR Consultant, Deshikarodrigo.lk
- Swetha Prabhakaran, President - Global Business Development and Marketing, DEI – a Fairfax Company
- Sumita Mohapatro Pani, Senior Vice President and Head – Business Development and In Licensing, Business Ethics & Compliance, Lupin Atharv Ability, Lupin Limited
- Manju K Manohar, "TEDx Speakers Coach, Best selling Author & Coach Director of WinWithManju
- Dr. Mangla Chouhan, CEO & Founder, Midas Consultancy, Vice President - Baroda Management Association, Chairperson, Women Empowerment Committee, BMA, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
- Asma Yousuf Zainal, Futurist, Author and Trainer
- Zainab Hj Ali, Head Of Cluster, Brunei Darussalam Bimp-Eaga Business Council
- Sarbani Chakravarty, Chief Human Resources Officer, Adukia Industries
- Prof. Elsie Effah Kaufmann, Dean, School of Engineering Sciences University of Ghana
- Shilpi Khanna, Deputy Vice President - Hospitality, Lodha Developers
- Samriddhi Pandey, Founder and CEO, Defy Aerospace Private Limited
- Debleena Das, Global Head- StrategicTalent Innovations, InMobi Technology Services Private Limited
- Sandi Saksena, Queen, Mentor, Facilitator, speaker, and Personal Finance Influencer
- Thilanka Abeywardena, Azure Infrastructure Marketing Lead, Asia CMO, Microsoft
- Riza “Shanti” Lim, Holistic Lifestyle Guru, ORISSA Garden of Wellness
- ALLY Apple Allison, "Founder, S.M.I.L.E.S. Specialist, Inspiring Storyteller, and Social Wellness Influencer" SoleSearchingSoul
- Dr. Rajashree Vichare, VP of Global HR Consulting | Executive Leadership Board Member, Talentvalley Global
- Sally Foley-Lewis, Motivational Speaker
- Binny Sharma, Business Controller Confectionery Thailand, Nestle Thailand
- Casie Lane Milhouse, Advisor, Advanced Spacelife Research Institute
- Chetna Sharma, Athlete, Pro Panja League
- Crystal Nathan, Chief Insights Officer/Executive Director, PepperCube Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
- Dr. Ovilia Fernandes, Founder & Owner, Ozzone Group
- Dr. Anvitha Prabhakara, CMO - Business Strategy & Growth Consulting, DAPBC
- Dr. Dionysia - Theodora Avgerinopoulou, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Water Resources, Vice-Chair of the IBU, Greek Prime Minister’s Envoy for the Oceans, Hellenic Parliament
- Dr. Renu Singh, Director, Aarize Group
- Ildiko Kissiomonova, Global Head Of Projects, Nas Company - Nas Daily
- Mamota Devi Yumnam, Bodybuilder
- Pinky Bahroos, Founder, Ace the Stage
- Saleha Shaikh, Founder & CEO, "Dynamic Marine Consultants, Mui Women’s Wing, The Maritime Union Of India
- Sophia Kudjordji, Chief Corporate Communication Officer, Jospong Group Of Companies
- Vasi Govinder Padayachy, Chief Executive Officer, TSL Group South Africa
- Yogesh Chaudhary, Pro Panja Athlete
- Aarti Narang, Founder and Brand Influence Strategist, Brand My Style
- Alpa Kapadia Teli, Executive Coach & Founder, Ignite the Spark
- Ar. Chitra Tibrewal, Director Architect , Gupta's Associated Architects
- Archana Khosla Burman, Founder, Vertices Partners TEDx Speaker 40 under 40 awardee FLO National Head - Collaborations, Partnerships & Association, Immediate Past Chairperson, FICCI FLO Mumbai
- Archana Mittal, Advisor, riseforindia
- Chinmayee Deulgaonkar, Managing Director, FoodChain ID India
- Dr. Nirmala Narendra Kotnis, Head of Operations, Padukone School of Badminton
- Dr. Prema Muralidhar, Chief Education Officer, Chandramari International School
- Dr. Srimathy Kesan, Founder and CEO, Space Kidz India
- Hetal Amin, President, Kalyani Sahasik Mahila Vikas Sangh
- Major KH Deepi Devi (Retd), Senior Manager, Global Government Relations and Public Policy, Procter & Gamble
- Major Namrata Dhasmana, Entrepreneur, Evolutioon Strategic Consulting Private Limited
- Neelam Pandey Pathak, Founder & CEO, Social Bay & Rozgar Dhaba
- Neha Sharma, Global Vice President Human Resource Middle East, Europe and Americas, XPAT Meta
- Preeti Bose, Head – Leadership and Talent Development, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
- Priti Mohile, Co-Founder & Managing Director, MediaMedic Communications Pvt.Ltd.
- Ritu Tiwari, Consumer Panel Executive, Technical Service - R & D Coordinator, Rossari Biotech Limited
- Roshni Bhattacharya, Founder, The Mind Beyond
- Ruchira Darda, Director, MahaMarathon
- Sapna Moudgil, CEO, NIIT Foundation
- Shraddha Subramanian, India’s first Intuition Expert, ICF PCC Business & Executive Coach, Founder & CEO - Sparkling Soul
- Soraya Rebello, Sr. Vice President-People, Open Destinations Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
- Subhashini Barthwal, Head of Digital Marketing & IT Project Manager, SunArc Technologies
- Sunitha Vikram, Co-Founder, AGUA
- Winnie Singh, Executive Director, Maitri
GLOBAL WOMEN LEADERS
- Abhilasha B Poul, Artist
- Archana Balasubramanian, Partner, Agama Law
- Architect Anujja Vavhal, Vastu Consultant, Numerologist
- Arti Handa, General Manager – Corporate, EBIX Travels Pvt. Ltd
- Asha Arondekar, Founder, Global To Local
- Major Ranjana Williams ( Retd.), Group Director Nursing Services, Ruby Hall Clinic Pune
- Naaznin Husein, Co-Founder, Shamrock Nutrascience Pvt. Ltd.
- Namita Sharan, Editor-Publisher, Goa Samachar
- Namrata D Naresh, Founder & CEO, Creative Orange | The Digital Division of Kaairos Worldwide Marketing Pvt. Ltd.
- Purva Bhandare, Head Human Resources, Qapita Fintech
- Rupali Mahadik, Global Employee Experience Program Manager, QAD Inc
- Smita Murthy, Independent Consultant, FSSC India Representative and Café Owner Café : The Fat Labrador Café, India Represenattive for FSSC
- Sneha Prakash, International Fitness Athlete & A Lifestyle Coach
- Sonali Gupta, CEO and founder, MatchRematch and Go Beyond Sports
- Supriya Darekar, Founder - Marathi Sanvardhan Mandal Anchor, Copywriter, voice over artist
- Vanessa J Loyola, VP Creative - Co-founder, Kaarios World Wide Marketing Pvt. Ltd.
- Veena Pal, Senior Manager - Control & Strategy , ICICI Lombard
- Yogini Brahmankar, Director, Apex Consultants
- Manjiri Hete, Founder & Director, Merak Events
- Major Isleen Kaur
- Falguni Y Parekh, Solicitor and Founder, The SmartMove2UK (div.of SmartMove Immigration)
- Arunima Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Urja Communications
- Dr. Roopali Deshpande, Founder Director, FOREVER YOUNG - The Anandee Movement
- Dr. Susan Tripathi, Creative Head and Director, Hashtasy Digital
- Kanika Tewari, Founder & CEO, Go Diverse
- Soni Mishra, Vice President and Head HR Asia, Gunnebo
- Mitali Chaudhuri, Senior Director and Head - Talent Management Capgemini India
- Meenakshi Gupta Jain, Founder and CEO, Helper4U Services LLP
- Sapna Purohit, Director, Shanti Lal Shanghvi Foundation
- Dr. Sridevi NB, Head HR for R&D, Biotech and CRAMSN Business, MSN Laboratories
- Tanu Ahuja, General Manager, National Presales & Sales Initiatives, Volo Health Insurance TPA
- Shruti Tandon, Managing Director - People Enablement Team, Nagarro Software
- Monica Pandey, SVP - HR, Alliance Insurance Mumbai
- Megha Yadav, Director - Corporate Relations & Executive Education, Jagran Lakecity University
- Padmaja Singh Arya, Head – HR, NSE Cogencis
- Poonam Tayde, Country Lead, People and Culture - Front Office, Macquarie
- Preeti Naik, Director of Human Resources, PKF O' Connor Davies
Woman Super Achiever
- Ssarita Siingh, Managing Trustee, Priyadarshani Group of Schools
Woman Icon of the Year
- Dhvani Samir Upadhyay, Founder, Look Through Digital
Digital & Social Media
- Shwetha Iyer, SVP & Head of Marketing, Kissht
(FAME - Fabulous Achievement in Marketing Excellence)
- Ekta Khungar, Founder, Blueinfinity Digital Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Women Personality of the Year
- Shabana Azmi
Social Activist of the Year
- Aarti Naik, Head APAC- Hedge Fund Services, BNP Paribas
WOMEN LEADERSHIP AWARD IN BANKING & FINANCE SECTOR
- SONIA SHARMA, CHRO, SINTEX BAPL LTD. (WELSPUN GROUP)
- Delna Elavia, HR Director India & Inclusion, ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES ELCA COSMETICS PRIVATE LIMITED
OUTSTANDING WOMEN LEADERSHIP AWARD
- IPSITA ROY, HR BUSINESS PARTNER, JIO STAR
YOUNG WOMAN LEADERSHIP AWARD
- Neela Ganduri, Manufacturing and Global Supplier Quality Leader Six Sigma, Lean and Red X Problem-Solving Expert Mentor, Coach and Growth Accelerator, GE Healthcare
WOMEN LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MANUFACTURING
- Rupali Mahadik, Global Employee Experience Program Manager, QAD Inc