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INDIA'S FIRST & BIGGEST LGBT+ JOB FAIR, CONFERENCE AND MARKETPLACE
It's time for us to RISE, again!
The biggest congregation of changemakers for workplace inclusion, the largest pool of LGBT+ talent, the most diverse Marketplace of
LGBT+ entrepreneurs from across India
February 22 at The LaLiT, New Delhi
Limited tickets available.Reserve your seat now for our flagship event.
#RiseAndGrow
Experience the magic of RISE, the highest happiness quotient when you are authentic self!
Highlights
Meet global changemakers:
CXO, CHRO, D&I Heads, Civil Society Leaders, Embassies,
ERG, Parents, Educational Institutions, Film and Theatre
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FREE entry for Job Seekers.Shop &
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What to expect - Brain Spa & More
NATIONAL SPEAKERS
ATTENDEES
SPONSORS
&
HIRING ORGANIZATIONS
PRE SCREENED CANDIDATES
INTERNATIONAL
SPEAKERS
MASTERCLASS
&
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
MOVIE SCREENING
&
STREET PLAY
LGBT+ OWNED BUSINESSES
(MICRO/ SMALL)
Agenda
9.30am to 5.30pm, The Lalit, New Delhi
- For Conference - 8.30am to 9.30am
- For Job Fair - 10.30am onwards
- Opening: Tony Tenicela (Global Leader, Marketplace Diversity & Workforce Engagement Services, IBM)
- Business: Ritu Bhati (Managing Director â Human Resources, Accenture Operations, India)
- Guest of Honor: Leanne Macmillan (Director - Global Programmes, Stonewall UK)
- Tim E (EVP & Managing Counsel, International, American Express)Olfert De Wit (Chief Operating Office, HSBC Singapore)
- Pavan Vaish (Head of Central Operations (Rides) India & SA, Uber)
- Keshav Suri (Executive Director, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group & Founder - Keshav Suri Foundation)
- Sourav Majumdar (Editor, Fortune India) - Moderator
- Priya Singh (Head HR, Lowe's India)
- Sumit Sabharwal (Head HR, Fujitsu)
- Rupesh Tripathi (Head of People, KPMG)
- Richa Singh (Head - L&D, and Diversity, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group) - Moderator
- H.E. Nadir Patel (High Commissioner for Canada to India)
- Dilip Chenoy (Secretary General, FICCI)
- Zainab Patel (Director - D&I, KPMG)
- Anjali Gopalan (Founder, Naz Foundation)
- Vedica Saxena (Program Director, Tagore International School)
- Shivraj Parshad (Founder - Brevis Consulting) - Moderator
- Aly-Khan Rajani (Counsellor/ Head of Advocacy & Public Affairs, High Commission of Canada to India)
- H.E. Federico Salas Lotfe (Ambassador of Mexico in India)
- Varun Khanna (International Partnerships & Outreach, Pride Circle) - Moderator
- Faraz Ansari (Writer & Director - Sheer Qorma & SISAK (Film), Director/ Producer - Futterwacken Films)
- Priya Malik (Actress - Sheer Qorma, Poet/ Storyteller, Bigg Boss Season 9 Contestant)
- Sridhar Rangayan (Director, Producer, Writer & Founder - KASHISH MIQFF)
- Poonam Saxena (Editor, HT & Co-Author of Karan Johar's Memoir - An Unsuitable Boy) - Moderator
- Ashok Venugopal (Director - Product, Wysa)
- Amita Karadkhedkar (Vice President, Citibank)
- Gaurav Pramanik (Writer, Columnist, Teacher. Tweeted about discrimination at Tech Mahindra)
- Jason Arland (Dancer, Performer, Model)
- Mohul Sharma (F&B Associate, The Lalit)
- Lush Monsoon (Drag Queen & Lawyer) - Moderator
- Koushumi C (A Single Woman Who Adopted An Intersex Child)
- Mohul Sharma (F&B Associate, The Lalit)
- Air Cmde (Dr) Sanjay Sharma (Retd) (Parent of a transgender daughter)
- Lush Monsoon (Drag Queen & Lawyer) - Moderator
- Drew Keller (Global Program Director, Open For Business)
- Masterclass: Channels of Influence - Drew Keller
- Masterclass: Workplace Equality Index - Leanne Macmillan
- Breakout: Diversity is a TEAM sport - Sunita Gyanchandani, Ruchira Garg, Harsha Ravikumar, Vasudha
- Breakout: Leading The Way To An Inclusive Future - Venkatraghavan, Prachi Rastogi, Chetan Agarwal
- Breakout: Movie Screening & Conversations - Sridhar Rangayan, Shobhna S Kumar, RJ Jassi, Rishu
Tickets
Job Fair
(10:00am to 4:00pm)
FREE
- Lunch & Hi Tea
- Resume Upload
- Access to Job Fair
- Access to Marketplace
- Skill Building Workshops
NOTE: Only for LGBT+ Job Seekers
Conference
(9:30am to 5:30pm)
INR 7999
- Keynotes
- Plenary (CXO, CHRO, Embassy, Countries' DNA of Inclusion,
Mental Health, The SOGIE World, Rainbow Parents)
- 5 Masterclass & Breakouts
- Movie screening & Street Play
- Lunch & Hi-Tea
- Access to Marketplace
Limited offer, early bird of 10% on the Conference tickets only till 7 February, 2020
Speakers
H.E. NADIR PATEL
High Commissioner for Canada to India
H.E. FEDERICO SALAS LOTFE
Ambassador of Mexico in India
LEANNE MACMILLAN
Director - Global Programmes
Stonewall
TONY TENICELA
Global Leader
Marketplace Diversity
&
Workforce Engagement Services, IBM
DREW KELLER
Global Program Director
Open For Business
TIM. E
EVP & Managing Counsel,
International
American Express
OLFERT DE WIT
Chief Operating Officer
HSBC Singapore
HSBC
ALY KHAN RAJANI
Counsellor / Head of Advocacy & Public Affairs, High Commission of Canada to India
AMITA KARADKHEDKAR
Vice President
Citibank
ANJALI GOPALAN
Founder
Naz Foundation
ASHOK VENUGOPAL
Director - Product
Wysa
CHETAN AGARWAL
Senior Technical Writer
VeriFone
DILIP CHENOY
Secretary General
FICCI
FARAZ ANSARI
Writer & Director
Sheer Qorma
& SISAK (Film)
Director/ Producer
Futterwacken Film
GAURAV PRAMANIK
Writer, Columnist, Teacher
HARSHA RAVIKUMAR
Software Engineer
&
Lead ERG GLEAM
India
RJ JASSI
Radio Jockey
BIG FM
JASON ARLAND
Actor & Model
KESHAV SURI
Executive Director, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group;
Founder, Keshav Suri Foundation
KOUSHUMI CHAKRABORTI
Senior Lead - Compensation and Benefits, Infosys BPM Limited
LUSH MONSOON
Drag Artist & Lawyer
MOHUL SHARMA
F&B Associate
PAVAN VAISH
Head of Central Operations (Rides)
India & South Asia
Uber
POONAM SAXENA
National Weekend Editor, HT
&
Co-Author of Karan Johar's Memoir
-An Unsuitable Boy
PRACHI RASTOGI
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
IBM
India South Asia
PREETI CHAUDHARY
Founder
LinkedIn Local India
&
Venture Partner
Ah! Ventures
PRIYA SINGH
Head HR
Lowe's India
PRIYA MALIK
Actress
Sheer Qorma,Poet/ Storyteller
RICHA SINGH
Head - Learning, Development & DiversityThe Lalit Suri Hospitality Group
RITU BHATI
Managing Director Human Resources Accenture OperationsIndia
RUCHIRA GARG
Director, India Employee Resource Center & Business Partnering,Adobe
RUPESH TRIPATHI
Head of People
KPMG
AIR CMDE (DR) SANJAY SHARMA (RETD)
Rainbow Parent & Transgender Activist
SHARIF RANGNEKAR
Author
Straight to Normal
SHAMBHAVI SAXENA
Writer
Youth Ki Awaaz
SHIVRAJ PARSHAD
Founder
Brevis Consulting
&
Former Broadcast Journalist
SHOBHNA KUMAR
Producer,
Publisher Queer INK
SOURAV MAJUMDAR
Editor
Fortune India
SRIDHAR R
Director, Producer,
Writer & Founder
KASHISH MIQFF
SUMIT SABHARWAL
Head HR
Fujitsu
SUMIT PODDAR
Group Product Manager
Intuit India
SUNITA GYANCHANDANI
Diversity & Inclusion
Lead, Hindustan
Unilever
VARUN KHANNA
Researcher
(SDG 2030)
Formerly with UN
VASUDHA AGARWAL
Asia Pacific,
McKinsey & Co
DR. VEENA RANGNEKAR
Rainbow
Parent
VEDICA SAXENA
Project Director
Tagore International School
Vasant Vihar
VENKATRAGHAVAN
Director - Employee Relations & Policies
Accenture India
ZAINAB PATEL
Director
Diversity & Inclusion
KPMG
