Register for the
7th edition
In-Person, Mumbai
Time - 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM
Conference Highlights
- Access to the ‘Visible Impact’ Solutions’ Clinic where Subject Matter Experts provide real-time strategies to dismantle invisible barriers and solve your everyday workplace inclusion challenges.
- Gain insights from the best practices of organizations that have moved from participation to ownership; featuring leaders being recognized as: Best Mentor; Best Sponsor; and Best ERG Leader.
Nominate Your Leaders
Progress doesn’t happen in isolation. It is driven by individuals who choose to act, advocate, and uplift others. Whether it’s a sponsor who champions inclusion at the highest levels, a mentor who unlocks potential and guides careers, or an ERG leader who builds communities and drives belonging, each plays a critical role in shaping equitable workplaces.
If you know someone who has gone beyond intent to create meaningful impact, this is your opportunity to recognise them.
Meet the Sponsors of The Power of I #MakePowerVisible
The 7th Edition of The Power Of I #MakePowerVisible
The 7th edition of The Power of I – Avtar’s signature forum – celebrates the role of individuals in powering and shaping inclusive workplaces. This year’s theme, #MakePowerVisible, is a call for individuals, leaders, and organizations to amplify their influence and impact in driving meaningful outcomes. #MakePowerVisible spotlights the first step to leadership – to becoming a change-maker. Not in title. Not in hierarchy. But in ownership.
Through interactive sessions, conversations, and Solutions Clinic, The Power of I conference aims to enable every participant to own their role in creating workplaces for everyone to thrive.
Key Focus Areas:
- How to Influence without Apology: Too often, influence is softened, diluted, or negotiated. This panel discussion with CXOs will call for unapologetic presence, bold decision-making, and clear authority. It is about owning space without shrinking to fit it.
- Visible Impact, Measurable Change: Moving beyond traditional metrics to showcase tangible outcomes – how inclusive practices influence culture, performance, retention, and employee experience in meaningful ways.
- Designing Inclusion into Systems: Embedding inclusion into everyday behaviors, leadership practices, and workplace systems so that belonging becomes visible in actions, interactions, and outcomes.
Join us at The Power of I as we delve into the transformative potential of individual impact. Let’s champion a culture of ownership in inclusion – where every ‘I’ matters.
Access to cutting-edge learning experiences that can help you overcome career obstacles and achieve your professional goals.
Opportunities to connect with industry leaders and peers to expand your network and gain new insights.
Enhanced understanding of key trends and developments in DEI and related fields that can help you stay ahead of the curve.
Recognition and awards for your exceptional achievements and contributions to your field, which can help you stand out and advance your career.
Enjoyment of a positive and empowering experience that will leave you feeling inspired and motivated to take on new challenges in your career.
Access to exclusive resources from sponsors that can help you continue your learning and development beyond the conference.
Meet the Speakers of The Power of I #OwnYourImpact
Dr. Saundarya Rajesh
Deepa Ramakrishnan
Deepika Sinha
Madhurima Gupta Jain
Meghna Kale
Minal Patel
Nanditha Singh
Nrithika Sridharan
Priyanca Choudhary
Preeti Nair
Puneet Rajput
Richika Padubidri
Tarun N P Varma
Tony Kattoor
Meet the Sponsors of The Power of I #OwnYourImpact
Where leadership meets purpose - Recognizing
those who power inclusion forward
Award Winners of The Power of I - 2024
Best PWDs ERG Leader
Ujjwala Singhania – Managing consultant, IBM
Best LGBQT ERG Leader
Ali Khan – Director Governance Risk Compliance, ZS
Best Women ERG Leader
Dr. Kavitha Kommuri – Chairperson -WRG group & Principal Engineer-Vehicle HIL and Digital Twin, TVS Motor Company Ltd
Best Sponsor
Anish Mukker – CEO, Teleperformance in India
Tarun Sareen – Managing Director, Sun Life Global Solutions
Best Mentor
Geeta Gurnani
CTO, IBM Technology, India/SouthAsia – IBM India Private Limited
Why join hands with The Power of I ?
Impact by the numbers (2020 – 2025)
Here's What Our Previous Attendees Have To Say
Past Sponsors
Leading companies have partnered with The Power of Ito shape leadership narratives and build stronger culture.
Who Should Attend?
CEOs, CXOs, DEI Leaders
DEI Enthusiast
L&D Professionals
Business, HR Leaders and Managers
Transformative Sessions on
Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion
Agenda for The Power of I 2026
TIME (IST)
DESCRIPTION
10.30 am – 11.00 am
Registration & Networking
11.00 am – 11.10 am
Welcome Address
Dr Saundarya Rajesh, Managing Director, Avtar Career Creators Limited
11.15 am – 12.10 pm
Executive Panel Discussion
Influence Without Apology
CXOs unpack what it truly means to lead with presence — unapologetically bold, decisively clear, and unyielding in authority. This conversation challenges the habit of softening influence to fit the room and instead calls for owning space on your own terms.
- Meghna Kale, CHRO, NSDL
- Nrithika Sridharan – Director Strategy & Marketing Industrial Region, ISEAM, SKF
- Tarun N P Varma, Global Chief Human Resources & Sustainability Officer, Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCP)
- Priyanca Choudhary, Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Optum Global
- Anju G Parvathy, Sr VP & Head of Strategy, Avtar Career Creators Limited
12.15 pm – 12.50 pm
Panel Discussion
Refuse The Periphery
This panel discussion with Diversity Heads, CDOs, and Wellness Heads, will call for a conscious refusal to stay on the margins, visible but not influential. It is about stepping into the center and reshaping it.
- Puneet Rajput, Chief Human Resources Officer, Piramal Pharma Limited
- Richika Padubidri, AVP/Senior Manager of Community Engagement & Belonging, APAC region, AllianceBernstein
- Tony Kattoor, Senior Director, Head Global Delivery Centres – India, Egypt, Philippines, Colombia, & Slovakia at Kantar
- Lakshmi Vijaykumar, VP – Marcom & Events, Avtar Career Creators Limited
12.50 pm – 2.00 pm
Lunch & Networking
2.00 pm to 2.40 pm
Solutions Clinic
Bias at Scale
When Inclusion Meets Machine Learning
Session at the intersection of AI adoption and inclusion. Participants stress-test real tools, surface hidden algorithmic bias, and co-build a practical playbook for ensuring machine learning decisions don’t quietly reinforce the inequities organizations are working to dismantle. This is an exclusive interactive session helmed by Workplace Culture Expert.
Deepika Sinha, Principal Partner, ZS
2.45 pm – 3.15pm
Panel Discussion
Designing Inclusion into Systems — Not Around Them (ERG Leaders)
Inclusion that lives in programming alone is fragile. This panel explores how ERG leaders can embed equity into AI governance, performance metrics, and organizational policy — building coalitions across tech, legal, and operations to make inclusion structural, not supplemental.
- Deepa Ramakrishnan, Director, HRBP, ZS
- Minal Patel, Vice President, Platform Engineering, Mastercard
- Nanditha Singh, Associate Director, HR, Moder
- Preeti Nair, Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer, Mumbai Chair – Alliance BRG, TIAA Global Capabilities
- Umasanker Kandaswamy, COO, Avtar Career Creators Limited
3.15 pm – 3.30 pm
Awards Presentation
Best ERG Leader
- Women ERG
- LGBTQ+ ERG
- Generations ERG
- PWDs ERG
- Multicultural ERG
Best Sponsor
Best Mentor
3:30 pm – 3:40 pm
Vote of Thanks
Veena Mukund, Head of Sales, Avtar Career Creators Limited
3.40 pm – 4.30 pm
Networking
Leaders, Pioneers, and Change Makers Meet Our Esteemed Speakers
Aditi Shukla
Apporva Aggarwal
Deepti Gupta
Jhumur Aggarwal
Pooja Mehtani
Prashant Gupta
Riya Dalvi
Tarun Sareen
Dr. Saundarya Rajesh
Umasanker Kandaswamy
Karthik Ekambaram
Sriram P
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