NHRDN � Delhi & NCR Chapter�s 2nd Women�s Conference "Gender Balance:
| 0800-0900 Hrs | Registration |
| 0900-1000 Hrs | Inaugural Session
Welcome & Code of Conduct: • Mr. Suresh Tripathi, President - Group HR, SRF Ltd. Setting the Context: • Dr. Shalini Sarin, Vice President - HR Country Partner, Schneider Electric Key Note: • Ms. Karen Ferguson, Executive Vice - President, Global HR, Schneider Electric Chief Guest: • Ms. Surina Rajan, (IAS) FC & PS - School Education, Government of Haryana, Department of School Education |
| 1000-1130 Hrs | Panel 1: "Women in Leadership: Empowering the Change"
A recent survey shows that the
companies with women on their boards were liable to perform as much as
30% better than their all-males-in-the-board counterparts. The reason is
not difficult to fathom, women bring with them qualities and traits
that are different from what have been recognized as "success factors"
in the past. Businesses continue to do what they have been doing for
years and decades and centuries, and very few are willing and capable of
trading the path not taken.
But things are changing, and so are
times. We witness today, more women in leadership positions than ever
before. And yet, the numbers are minuscule compared to their male
counterparts. Women have started trading grounds that were hitherto
taboo - they drive cabs, planes, they lead multibillion dollar
companies, they trek the north pole, they climb the Everest. They are
doing more things than before, but is that enough?
Some of the questions that the panel will attempt to answer are:-
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| 1130-1200 Hrs | Tea Break |
| 1200-1330 Hrs | Panel 2: "Power of the Untapped: Unleash Potential"
Ever since the hunting days, man was
the one who was responsible for everything "outside the house". Women,
on the other hand, worked within the house to make the primitive
existence complete. The world kept changing, but the order did not -
women continue to be looked at as the weaker, soft in the head, no good
in the shop gender.
Even today, in many countries, the
discrimination starts from before birth. The deteriorating gender ratio
is testimony to this. And while things have changed drastically in
certain sections of society, there is a long way to go before we are
able to fully utilise the potential that this gender holds. More
systemic level changes have to be experienced by society at large for us
to believe that we are not only being fair, but gaining through the
potential that women bring to the table in organizations.
Some of the questions that this panel will try to answer are:-
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| 1330-1415 Hrs | Lunch |
| 1415-1515 Hrs | Special Team Event |
| 1515-1645 Hrs | Panel 3: "Different Strokes for Different Folks: Dealing with Diversity"
Which is the better gender? Everyone
has a view on this, some voice it, some don't. Some views are strong,
some weak, some based on facts and history, some just perceptions -
either built over time, or carried forward from generation to
generation. While deciding the "better" gender may be a futile exercise,
we do acknowledge that the genders are different. The question is, how
do we learn to "tolerate" the other gender, and drive business through
leveraging these differences.
But coming back, what impact does this
difference have on the corporate landscape? Why would we want to try and
equate the genders? The answer might be simple, it is not about
equating, it is about realizing that there are differences, that the
differences bring different value to the table, and that this value can
translate into business results.
Some of the questions that this panel will seek to answer:-
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| 1645-1715 Hrs | Wrap Up - Thank You & Valedictory Note • Mr. SY Siddiqui, MEO Admin (HR, Finance, IT & COSL), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd . |
| 1715-1745 Hrs | High Tea & Networking |
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