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2022 Women In Business Awards Judges
Sree Lakshmi Kanuri
Sr Product Manager | Dell Technologies | Round Rock, Texas, United States Sree Kanuri has more than 10+ years of product development experience with a focus in developing smart automation solutions that provide real time intelligence to the hardware products and enable the customers with remote connectivity & preventive/predictive maintenance. Sree currently manages the PC…
Shweta Mall
Vice President, Finance | Fiserv | Gurugram, Haryana, India Enterprising Global Finance & Strategy leader with close to 2 decades of multi-industry experience with varied Finance roles & responsibilities with a successful history of building top-performing teams, attaining buy-in and bridging communication gaps between globally dispersed, highly matrixed & diverse culture teams to achieve business…
Amarachukwu Faith Orji
“My name is Amarachukwu Faith Orji, and I am a research associate at George Mason University. Thanks to the Globee awards for giving me this wonderful opportunity to participate as a judge for the 15th Annual 2022 Women in Business and the Professions World Awards. I was very impressed with the nominations; I had a…
Tanvi Kanakia
Managing Director, User Experience and Product Design | Logical Design Solutions | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Tanvi is the Managing Director of User Experience and Product Design at Logical Design Solutions where she leads a team of talented designers to design consumer-grade digital experiences for Fortune 500 organizations. Clients include names such as…
Saurabh Puri
“Judging the Globee Business Excellence Awards and CEO World Awards was an enlightening journey, highlighting breakthroughs and innovation in technology, strategy, analytics, DEI, sustainability, learning, and non profit programs. Every nomination demonstrated unique value and potential for results, growth and adoption. I’m honored to participate in judging the annual Globee Awards.” Business Intelligence Manager -…
Vladimir Lastenko
Co-Founder, Marketing Expert | AYEP’S | Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France In marketing since 2004, in senior positions in marketing since 2009. Expert in digital marketing and startup promotion.Advisor in Be.cause international accelerator, speaker at conferences on marketing and startups. I advise top companies, start-ups and mass media. I am the author of articles in the media…
Asit Kumar Sahoo
Senior Commercial Product Manager | Flexport Inc. | Sunnyvale, California, United States Asit has more than a decade of experience across Product, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship. He has worked as an Investment banker, Strategy consultant, and Product leader working with firms across APAC, Europe, and the US. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, US,…
Irina Kallaur
CEO and Founder | Kallaur Marketing | Moscow, Russia “My name is Irina Kallaur, founder of the TrafficMBA educational platform for marketers, member of Guild of Marketers and American Marketing Association. Participation as a judge in such a prestigious 2022 Women World Awards is an honor for me. Thanks for the trust and recognition of…
Sharat Chandra Reddy Endapally
Head of Data Engineering | Totus Medicines | Emeryville, California, United States Accomplished IT professional with over 14 years of experience across business verticals that includes healthcare, Biotech and energy companies. Exceptional leadership, program management, cross functional, and communication skills, coupled with industry insights into emerging opportunities, trends, issues and challenges has led to implementing…
Kamlesh Narendrakumar Khatri
Project Engineer | Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc. | Fort Worth, Texas, United States Kamlesh Khatri is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Currently, Kamlesh Khatri is a Project Engineer at Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc., a Texas-based company on a mission to improve our communities and meet our client’s needs by…
Maham Haroon
Founder Data Scientist | KuberSignal LLC | Boston, Massachusetts, United States I’m Data Scientist, AI researcher and Entrepreneur. I founded KuberSignal which is a data privacy and cyber security awareness company. I’ve previously worked as a Data Scientist and NLP consultant in the industry. I have a Masters in Robotics as well as Computer Science…
Krithika Chandramouli
Software Engineer | Meta | Menlo Park, California, United States I am a software engineer with 8 years of experience in a variety of industries like streaming services, fintech, and social media. I thrive when I’m working on solving complex people problems that lead to innovation in products. I’m great at bringing a large group…
Afrina M
Product Manager | Google | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Afrina is a Product Leader at Google, building go-to-market strategies and setting up vision for products with over million users. Afrina helps large scale enterprises company to migrate their workload to Cloud. She has generated millions in dollars in revenue by innovating process, driving…
Dr Preeti Goel
Principal Engineering Manager | Microsoft | Santa Bellevue, Washington, United States Preeti has over 15 years of professional experience, a PhD in Computer Science, and her areas of expertise include big data and analytics, machine learning, privacy-preserving algorithms, and data collection. She is an engineering leader with experience in organizations such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon,…
Pradeep Verma
“Thank you Globee team for giving me the opportunity to Judge CEO World Awards! It was great to see individuals/companies investing in innovation & new technologies to transform supply-chain and business while prioritizing the environment, society, and governance.” IT Supply Chain Architect | Agilent | Hockessin, Delaware, United States Supply Chain IT architect with over…
Andrew Simms
Eastern Canada Regional Sales Manager | Diversitech | Montreal, QC Canada Experienced sales manager with a history of working in the industrial air filtration industry. Skilled in sales, marketing, operations and management.
Karishma Mehta
“It was great experience and I must say each participant /company has worked exceptionally well in their own work field to expand and improvise their business. I have learned about their success and survival during pandemic and how they contributed to the society. I would like to congratulate each participant for putting great effort in…
Tetiana Steblova
Senior Software Engineer | Colaba | Berlin, Berlin, Germany I have 13+ years of experience working in largest companies of Ukraine, Russia and USA. I’m an expert in software development, telecommunication, FinTech and TravelTech. I’ve developed and delivered a number of projects for clients around the world. Besides from that, I’ve started 3 own projects.…
2020 Judges | Women World Awards
| Christine Ziske | CEO | Kikusema AB | Mariestad, , Sweden | | |
| Neha Goel | SVP, Marketing & Strategy | Simplify Workforce | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States | | |
| Keshn Lipi | Chief of What | Sikka | Yes, Long, Vanuatu | | |
| Sanjay Jain | Director | International Star Wealth Management | Green Park Main, Delhi, India | | |
| Lindsay Smith | Sr. Director | Coalfire | Westminster, Colorado, United States | | |
| Stefanie Nastou | VP Marketing | OpenText | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Ontario, Canada | | |
| Poonam Jain | Director | International Star Overseas Services | Gurgaon, Haryana, India | | |
| Satishkumar Boguda | Software Engineer | Applexus Technologies | Sandiego, California, United States | | |
| Srinivas Guptha Dubba | Vice President | Global Strategic Development and Operations | Roswell, Georgia, United States | | |
| Katherine Maiorana | SVP, Strategy and Business Development | Sachs Media Group | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | | |
| Judy Shelton | Vice President | Samson | , California, United States | | |
| Roselene Thomas | Director & Founder | Thomas UK Consulting Services | Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom | | |
| Allison Plattsmier | | Jordan Thomas Foundation | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | | |
| Yulia Tribrat | Global Strategy Director | Finn Partners | London, , United States | | |
| Praveen Kotturu | Director | KPMG | Montvale, New Jersey, United States | | |
| Belinda-Jane Dolan | CEO | Clariti Group | Brisbane. CBD, Queensland, Australia | | |
| Priyank Rastogi | Senior Sales Engineer | Google | , , United States | | |
| Kristi Martindale | CMO | Sarcos Robotics | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | | |
| Kanchan Amatya | Founder and CEO/ Global Board | Sustainable Fish Farming Initiative(SFFI)/ UNICEF Generation Unlimited | , New York, United States | Non-Profit or Government Organizations | Kanchan Amatya is an award-winning Nepalese social entrepreneur, gender specialist and business leader. Global Board of UNICEF Generation Unlimited, she is also the Founder and Chief Executive Director of Sustainable Fish Farming Initiative, a social enterprise combating extreme hunger and poverty in South Asia. Amatya is the UN Women’s Global Champion for Women’s Economic Empowerment, Global Citizen Advocate, Ambassador of Women Protection Center. Her efforts have been recognized by the United Nations, World Bank, Clinton Foundation – President Bill Clinton, Women Economic Forum, Legacy Award. She is listed on Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, “100 leaders under 25” by Impact Squared and Global Aquaculture Alliance’s 2018 30 under 30 List. |
| Haitham Ahmed | Teacher and CEO | London Academy Of Online Education | London , London, United Kingdom | Media & Entertainment | Haitham Ahmed is a CEO, Youtuber, Author, Certified NLP Trainer, Certified Business Coach, Certified Career Coach, Certified Life Coach, Certified Time Management Coach, Lecturer, and Instructor. Haitham is a member of 8 juries for different awards, such as Stevie Awards, The Global Undergraduate Awards, Excel Awards, CEO Awards, and the Jackson Wild Media Awards. Haitham Ahmed has got a Bachelor of Bio-Chemistry from Ain Shams University in Egypt, M.I.B. (Master of International Business ) from the University of Vaasa in Finland and more than 70 diplomas and certificates from global Institutes all over the world such: Coursera, Northwest Community College Initiative (NWCCI-U.S.A), American Management Association (AMA), Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) (The UK), Centre of Excellence (The UK), Shaw Academy (Ireland), ALISON (Ireland), EduPower Nordic Institute (Finland), Gulf Innovation Academy (Kuwait), TafeSA(Australia), International Business Management Institute (IBMI) Germany and others. Furthermore, Haitham is a founder and CEO of London Academy of Online Education, a founder and CEO of European Alliance of Certified Academies. He is also a founder and CEO of Life and Success Magazine. |
| Elizabeth Anon Makur | Executive Director | Girls’ Empowerment and Orphan Care Organization | Juba, Lakes State , South Sudan | Non-Profit or Government Organizations | I am been working with Girls Empowerment and Orphan Care organization (GEOCO) for over for years now as an Executive Director and co. founder. Our aim is to mentor and empower young girls to complete school and fight early and force marriages in South Sudan were the girls are seen as a source of wealth through dowry, we also protect orphans and children without care who are left on street. My experience as the executive director of GEOCO was a tough one especially with the fact that am a girl in Dinka land where girls and women are not listened to, and yet fighting child and force marriages which the culture encourages, i got a lot of negative reactions mostly from men and women as well as i had and still have some great encouragement and support from the communities in Lakes who feel the need of girl child education. However, there is a lot of lessons learnt and am ready on move to continue the fight of child marriage and promote girl child education in my country. |
| Megha Sharma | Director | Toogle Travel Pvt Ltd | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance | Nishant S Mehta, is a highly successful serial entrepreneur, Chartered Accountant and mentor. He is also a prolific speaker, traveler and an active leader in nation building projects. Nishant has a unique educational background of possessing a bachelors and Master’s degree in Law, while also being a Chartered Accountant (CPA of India) & MBA in Finance. He has a rich and varied work experience including Audit & Tax Consulting assignments and Legal Advisory Services in Corporate Law. He brings to the table his rich experience and forte as a financial and legal advisor and heads Toogle as the Director- Finance, Legal and Administration. He started his journey in the year 1995 as an Intern with Chokshi & Chokshi for two years and one year with Citibank as an industrial trainee in the Corporate Banking Division. In the year 1999, he qualified as Chartered Accountant with being in top 100 students in India. During his tenure of internship with Citibank, he was responsible for CMA (Credit Monitoring Analysis) for top corporates like Aditya Birla Group, Tata Group, Godrej Group, Philips, Videocon and many more and also for the SSI Clients of the Top Corporates. After 2 years of freelancing, finally in the year 2001, he decided to start his own practice under the brand name “M/s Nishant S Mehta & Co” (NSM). Within 20 years, NSM has spread its wings not only in India but also in various parts across the globe. While on his quest of expansion, Nishant S Mehta had parallelly completed his LLB and Masters in Law from Mumbai University specializing in IPR. His hunger for learning and education did not stop there and he moved ahead in completing his MBA in Finance from Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research in the year 2008. Starting with a small office of 100 square feet and having now established a 2,100 square feet office in South Mumbai, Mumbai. NSM did not stop at this but moved forward to spread its presence in Pune, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida in India and have offices in Singapore, Australia and Dubai globally. It also has associates in London & USA. |
| Aakash Chhablani | Associate Director/Manager | Deloitte | San Jose, California, United States | Consulting | I am Aakash Chhablani. I have been a judge at other categories for Stevie Awards – Consumer Awards, Emerging Startup etc. and have extensive experience in judging different categories. Also contributed scholarly articles at leading publications such as International Journal of Management and Engineering. American Journal of Computer Architecture. I am a Management Consultant with Deloitte Consulting and have an extensive experience of 10+ years working with CxOs across various TMT and FSI clients. I am well rounded professional with an advocate of diversity in workplace and can bring diverse perspectives from international experience working with various women leaders across the globe. |
| Charley Phillips | Operations Support | Concentrix | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | Business Products and Services | I joined our team in January 2008 at entry level, as an agent on the phones. I worked through SME, Specialist, Team Leader, Administrative Assistant, and now Ops Support to VP. |
| Cyrill Wiget | Executive Director | cyrill.wiget@tegiw.com | Bayonne, New Jersey, United States | Accounting, Banking, Financial, and Insurance | INVESTMENT & WEALTH MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE with more than 25 years of extensive experience leading business growth and development around the world, establishing key relationships with ultra-high net-worth clients and Family Offices in Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Proven track record of spearheading financial management offerings for clients, identifying opportunities within the market to provide value for clients. Adaptable leader leveraging strong interpersonal and communication skills to drive engagement with clients and internal teams, establishing and cultivating positive relationships globally. |
| Sunil Tanuku | Vice President of Delivery, Technology & Business Services | GalaxE Solutions Inc. | Somerset, New Jersey, United States | Engineering and Technology | Accomplished Senior Executive with 15+ years of experience driving strategic business processes, technology transformation, and change management across LATAM, ASPAC, EMEA and NA. Leader of integration of unique business requirements and IT solutions to drive business tactical and strategy roadmap that raise an organization’s market value. Successfully led cross-functional offshore/onshore project teams to deliver enterprise software solutions. Managed multiple key work streams of multi-million-dollar international portfolios for Fortune 100 clients catering to healthcare, insurance, PBM, real estate franchising, property and travel, e-commerce business processes, financial services, and high-tech domains. Deep understanding of PM best practices from both Scrum, Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Ability to combine strong business acumen, extensive technical experience and effective communication skills at all levels to partner with the business on aligning people, process and technology with corporate goals to deliver cost effective solutions. Brings a global mindset with extensive experience of working internationally and building integrated, high performing global teams. |
| Shyamala Soundari Kuppusamy | Senior Director, Product Management | Lowe’s companies inc | mooresville, North Carolina, United States | Retail | Shyamala is an experienced Product Management and Strategy leader with an entrepreneurial spirit. She has an extensive experience in E-Commerce, Marketplace strategy, Digital Marketing and Mobility. Led various strategic initiatives in major retailers such as Macy’s , Bloomingdale’s, Toys ‘R’Us, Sears & Kmart, Alfuttaim Retail, Sainsbury’s across multiple geographies – USA, UK, UAE & India. Some of her recent recognitions for her work include Stevie Award for Women in Business 2016 https://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/11/prweb13868981.htm Recognized as Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen 2019 Invited to be a notebook mentor and mentored students from Girls Inc in the Fortune MPW Invited to be a mentor in U.S Department of State- Fortune Global Women’s Mentorship program Received Macy’s Make Magic Award by the CEO of Macy’s Inc. Jeff Gennette |
| Margaret Mba | Pipeline Project Engineer | Shell Nigeria | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Engineering and Technology | I graduated as a Civil Engineer and I now work as a Project Engineer in the Oil and Gas Industry. I have worked for 17 years. I enjoy supporting the development of small scale businesses. |
| Claudia Maher | Lecturer in Human Resources Management | Middlesex University Dubai | Dubai, , United Arab Emirates | Education and Training | I am a faculty member of Middlesex University Dubai teaching business and human resources management to undergraduate and postgraduate students. I have worked for Middlesex University Dubai for 6 years. I also am a consultant in Human Resources Management. I have lived in the UAE for 11 years working in HR for organisations in education, medical, and legal industries. I was born in London in the UK. My hobbies include yoga, travelling, cooking, research and socialising. |
| Sanjeev Kumar | SAP Lead Consultant / Solution Architect | GyanSys Inc | Carmel, Indiana, United States | Consulting | Sanjeev is a senior SAP professional with 15+ years of rich experience in the implementation, operation, and support of business technology. He has lead multi-cultured project teams in different roles providing SAP technology solution expertise and strategic direction. A proven ability in managing and delivering large scale complex Greenfield and Brownfield Implementations, Support and Upgrade SAP projects across multiple industries – Automotive, Energy, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, and Facilities Management Services. Expertise in designing and delivering SAP technology solutions – SAP Data Analytics, BPC, Data Integration and Migration from SAP/Non-SAP systems( BW7.5onHANA, BW4HANA), SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Lumira, SAP BO, S4 Embedded Analytics and ABAP across multi-functional domains – SAP PM, SD, FI, MM, and HR. |
| Leonor Stjepic | CEO | Montessori St Nicholas | London, London, United Kingdom | Education and Training | Leonor Stjepic is an award-winning social enterprise entrepreneur, CEO and mentor. She has spent a third of her professional life in the private sector and two thirds working with NGOs. Leonor’s first part of her career was spent in the private sector including running her own consultancy company in the UK and Spain. She was also a partner in an art gallery in London. During the Balkans war, she volunteered in a refugee camp, which inspired Leonor, on her return to London, to move to the NFP sector. Her first role was with NPFA. Following that she worked for Index on Censorship before becoming the first Executive Director of the Galapagos Conservation Trust. Her next CEO role was as Chief Executive of medical research charity, RAFT. During her time at RAFT, she created a life sciences company, Smart Matrix Ltd, and was its CEO for five years, whilst concurrently serving as CEO of RAFT. Under her leadership both organisations won a number of international awards. In June 2018, Leonor became CEO of the Montessori Group. Leonor is also a firm believer in mentoring and mentors a number of young women at different stages of their careers. |
| Astha Bhatia | Clinical Research Scientist | Bristol Myers Squibb | Summit , New Jersey, United States | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services | I am a dentist (4 years patient care experience in India), and have a Master in public health from a reputed US school. I work as a clinical research scientist on clinical trials for hematology-oncology indications specifically Lymphoma. At present, I am the lead scientist a clinical trial for a novel compound being developed for patients with relapsed Lymphoma. Also, I recently featured on an international podcast for COVID 19 which was a global hit with multiple viewer reviews. I also worked in a county health department (Bloomfield health department) during my internship while pursuing my MPH, and I worked with the health educator on a childhood obesity project for the community (an area of concern facing the country at this time). I am the marketing head (volunteer position) of an Indian- American cultural society based in NJ. I am interested in being a judge for the 13th Annual 2020 Women in Business and the Professions World Awards, and I am confident that based on my vast experience and expertise, I will be able to do great justice to the judgement process. |
| Sudheer Reddy | Director, Local Safety Management | Bayer | Whippany, New Jersey, United States | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Health Products & Services | I am a Pharmacist with a Master of Public Health. In addition, I am also a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and an Innovation Coach. As a Director at Bayer Healthcare, I am responsible for ensuring patient safety of the pharmaceuticals and over the counter products marketed by the company. In this role, I also lead research and safety assessments of new products the company wishes to bring to the market. In the past few years, I have brought many innovations to our processes at Bayer that were game changers using technology. I am interested in judging 13th Annual 2020 Women in Business and the Professions World Awards. With the above mentioned background, I can certainly help providing my expert opinion in many areas of business such as healthcare, leadership, management, innovation and new technologies. |
| Katherine Jeschke | Director of Marketing Communications | Tasktop Technologies US Inc. | Austin, Texas, United States | Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet | Senior marketing, communications, change management and event executive with significant accomplishments demonstrated in both corporate and nonprofit organizations. |
| Megha Gupta | Senior Systems Analyst | Starbucks Coffee Company | , , United States | Information Technology Services | 12+ years of IT experience in Oracle E-Business Suite ERP, Payment Systems & Indirect Procurement Systems. Excels at collaborating in a matrixed, cross-functional environment with fluid priorities and building consensus as a thought leader and recognized subject matter expert (SME). Outstanding communication skills, leadership ability & business acumen. Solution Designing | Customizations | Configurations | Scalable Solution | Critical Thinking | Business Onboarding Innovative | Continuous Improvement | Performance Management | Integrations |
| Yosr Hamza | Director, Legal Affairs – Middle East | Gartner | Dubai, , United Arab Emirates | Information Technology Services | Yosr is a bilingual multi-award winning experienced legal counsel with both a private practice and in-house background. She is admitted to the Egyptian Bar. During her career, Yosr held various positions in global international law firms in the region allowing her to gain significant regional experience in contracts, commercial, corporate, compliance, employment and a wide range of general legal areas. She is currently leading and managing the legal and compliance matters across the Middle East in Gartner. Embracing Gartner’s Principles of Independence and Objectivity, Yosr also supports the Gartner Office of the Ombudsman in the Middle East, a team that is established to openly and assertively address issues of analytical independence, accuracy and integrity. Yosr was the first locally based legal counsel in the region and has played a key part in establishing and developing Gartner’s legal team in the Middle East. With such experience, she also has broad experience in risk management, corporate governance and compliance. Yosr is passionate about the empowerment of women and further the advancement of women rights to achieve gender equity. |
| Kriti gupta | CEO | TEX Technology Exchange | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | Information Technology Software | I’m Kriti Gupta founder of TEX Technology Exchange and discoveruttarpradesh, I started in Lucknow in December 2015 with a motive of providing IT opportunity and facilities to youth and clients in my own city. I believe in the concept of “beti padhaao and beti employ karo” as girls are very much able to give their best in every tasks assign to them and has an inborn quality of being a great multi- tasking and creativity. With a Quote of “GIRLS IN TECHNOLOGY”, i have talent female team mates at my office. I started with an intiative #discoveruttarpradesh where we promote the hidden gems of our state. |
| Paramaguru Prakash | IT Manager | Boeing Distribution Services Inc. parent company “The Boeing Company” | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Information Technology Services | Paramaguru Prakash, IT Manager | Boeing Distribution Services Inc. parent company “The Boeing Company” | Miami, Florida, United States | Information Technology | Industry: Aerospace and Experience: 17 years of IT Services and IT Consulting experience with focus on leading Customer facing applications. As a thought leader with strong IT experience I had leveraged technology to enable Customer-centric innovation. Embraced Agile operating model to Capture more Value and had Improved Positive Customer Experience. Used Data-Driven insights to collaborate with Stakeholders and Cross-Functional teams to drive business growth. Adopted Continuous improvement mindset, improved product quality and reduced Total Cost of Ownership. Enabled Digital Transformation, Business process automation at basic levels to increase seamless integration. Created Value by understanding existing business models, identifying gaps and proposing breakthrough ideas. If you would like to connect with me, go to https://www.linkedin.com/in/paramaguruprakash/ |
| Nishant Ranka | Senior Product Manager | Google Inc | Mountain View, California, United States | Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet | Nishant Ranka is a senior product manager at Google. Nishant specializes in building products that bring together AI and ML based techniques with classic information retrieval & personalization techniques to provide user understanding and control. Over the last 5 years, Nishant has spearheaded large improvements at Google in personalization and information retrieval systems across Google Ads and Google Search, including the launch of Google Events, and Google Discover – a new content curation app used by over 800 Million users across the world. Nishant has been regularly featured for his product work. Nishant holds an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. |
| Renee Rossi | CEO and Co-founder | Relativity Ventures | New York City, New York, United States | Media & Entertainment | Renee Rossi is the founder and CEO of Relativity Ventures (RV), a New York City-based communications consultancy, and the co-founder of Women in Entertainment, a 501c3 organization dedicated to the advancement of women and girls working in and aspiring to work in the entertainment industry. Renee offers distinct value and experience in executive positioning, corporate brand positioning and storytelling, creative campaign development, and global media strategy. Over the past 20 years, she has guided companies and entrepreneurs on how to effectively communicate business insights and priorities to key internal and external stakeholders, resulting in business partnerships, media placements, speaking opportunities and awards for clients in numerous industries. Renee has served in senior roles at Allison+Partners and Weber Shandwick, and has worked on behalf of clients including DreamWorks Animation, ArcLight Cinemas, Flipboard, Intel Media, Honeywell, Samsung, HP, Fast Company magazine, PepsiCo and many others. Renee earned a B.A. in Communications from New York University. She is a member of PRSA, Ellevate, Women in Film (WIF), Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and New York Women in Film and Television (NYWiFT). |
| Rita Mounir | Founder and COO | Allthenticate | Santa Barbara, California, United States | Security Software | Rita is the Founder and Chief Operating officer of Allthenticate, a cyber security company replacing keys and passwords with a smartphone app. She graduated with a degree in Financial Mathematics and Statistics (Data Science) from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her experience in product management and internationalization at her previous job at Carpe Data, in addition to her deep knowledge of startups and a knack for marketing make her a perfect fit for the founding team. Previously, she helped found “The Center of Academic Achievement”, a Spanish-Moroccan startup where she promoted partnerships and sponsorships in 6+ countries. |
| Aparna Mahajan | President, WICCI CSR State Council | WICCI | , , India | Others… | An experienced management professional, thought leader, and development expert having worked with industry, development sector and United Nations in India and abroad, Aparna is the President of Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI) CSR sector state council with focus on women empowerment. She has served as UNDP International Technical Expert (Private Sector), UNDP Somalia, Kenya; UNDP India Country Specialist and UNDP India Consultant on Private Sector/CSR; Advisor, Corporate Communications, TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) India, besides her leadership roles with apex business chambers -Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), India and Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, UAE. She has been an author of various national and international publications and a speaker/chair at several conferences/ forum events. She has been conferred with various awards for her leadership and contribution to CSR ecosystem, women/gender and social development, including *Indian Achievers Award for Woman of Excellence 2020*, *India’s top 25 Impactful CSR Leaders Award*, *Exceptional Woman of Excellence Award* and *Global Goodwill Ambassador Award, India*. She has served as Grand Jury member for eNGO Challenge Awards for Asia-Pacific 2014. She has been a Judge/Jury Member of Young Citizen Award on Innovation and Social Impact, by United Nations Global Compact and IILM, 2018. |
| Nishant Srivastava | IAM Architect – Sr. Manager | Cognizant | College Station, Texas, United States | Consulting | Hi – I am a Sr. Manager and cyber security expert/architect with a decade plus work experience with boutique consulting firms. I live in New Jersey and work in NYC, born in India and lived in Australia in past and proudly call Australia my home. I also hold a masters degree in Information Technology. I also have passion in fashion and is a proud owner and designer for high end women’s fashion line. I launched my brand during SS2018 New York Fashion Week and subsequently in SS2019. This is a new brand in making infused with technology and have successfully garnered interests from consumers media worldwide, however we are keeping our brand etho as upmost important. My cyber security linkedin profile is. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-srivastava-52bb46121. And my fashion brand is called “House of Stans” and its Instagram link is https://www.instagram.com/p/B5LHMN4pk5G/?igshid=kjdc3cuulxwg |
| Misti Rice | Executive Director of Government Affairs | Magna International Inc. | Troy, Michigan, United States | Automotive, Transportation, Storage, and Logistics | Misti M. Rice joined Magna in October 2016 and holds the position of Executive Director of Government Affairs. In this role she is responsible for the strategic management of Magna’s government affairs initiatives, and she provides effective economic and workforce development, education and advocacy services to all of Magna. She also serves as the company’s voice with global public policy makers, government officials, industry organizations and community leaders to promote the mission, business objectives and strategic goals of Magna. In 2020, Rice was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Women’s Commission. She also serves on the boards of directors for Women in Manufacturing, the Public Affairs Council and the Michigan Manufacturers Association and is a member of the Automotive Women’s Alliance Foundation, the Southern Automotive Women’s Forum and the State Government Affairs Council. Rice serves on Data Advocacy and State Advocacy committees for the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) which is an organization that provides policymakers from around the world with the information and technical assistance to formulate and execute innovative, regional, job-creating economic strategies. Prior to joining Magna, Rice worked for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US. She has more than 25 years of legal, government and consumer affairs experience and has advanced policy areas including automotive, transportation, consumer privacy, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, finance, non-profit, consumer credit, education, retail sales, insurance, real estate and health care law. Rice also managed political campaigns for a variety of issues, organizations and candidates and has been an adjunct professor of history, public relations, political science and public administration. Rice holds a juris doctor degree from the University of Tulsa, a master’s in public administration from the University of Oklahoma and a bachelor of arts from Northeastern State University. |
| Lisa Jones | Chief EyeMail Officer | EyeMail Inc. | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Others… | For more than 16 years, Lisa has been a digital innovator and disruptor for marketing communications. As CEO and founder of EyeMail Inc. she has developed multiple, patent-pending technologies within the digital video-in-email marketing space. The EyeMail technology enables true instant play of any video (any size), delivered in 15K in size across all email and webmail. This allows her customers to carry through the excitement felt during a real-world experience, into an email delivered directly to an individual. In 2004, with a vision to make her own path, Lisa took her concept and began to make it a reality. Through relationships, networking, and determination, she started strong achieving recognition in 2007 from Catalyst Magazine as the Top 300 Companies to Watch and in 2008, the Top 40 Innovative Companies from Georgia’s Technology Association. Since then, Lisa has been able to carry EyeMail Inc. forward, into the present bootstrapping along the way, and collaborating with Fortune 100 brands such as Warner Media, Coca-Cola, and Porche; enabling them to bring personal experiences direct to the consumer’s email inbox. In 2018, Delta awarded Lisa with the ‘Catalyst of Year’ award in recognition of her impact to Delta’s marketing strategy. Under Lisa’s leadership, she has evolved EyeMail Inc. to include the EyeCon product line and expand outside of the Unites States into Canada, United Kingdom, and India. She is a board member of the Technology Association of Georgia Diversity & Inclusion and volunteers at the local chapter of the Women in Technology Association in the ‘Girls Initiative’ program. A native to Alabama, Lisa has an MBA from Alabama A&M, an executive degree from the Tuck Business School at Dartmouth and is currently enrolled at Harvard Business School. She is a considered a trailblazer for women in technology, frequently speaks at national and international conferences, and is recognized as an industry thought leader. To date, Lisa has been honored with 18 awards and counting. |
| Gaurav Nisar | CEO | Tangelo | Dublin, California, United States | Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet | Gaurav was an early engineer and leader at Glassdoor. Gaurav helped scale Glassdoor and led core, mobile, engagement and search teams during his 5 year tenure. Gaurav then joined Oh My Green, a YC 2019 top 100 company as their CTO. Gaurav then started Tangelo.ai to build software for field services team and is currently serving as their CEO. |
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