Plenary Session IV - “Diaspora Divas: Celebrating Women's Leadership and Influence - Nari Shakti”

Chair - Dr. S. Jaishankar, Hon'ble External Affairs Minister

Moderator - Dr. Ritu Karidhal, Indian Scientist & Aerospace Engineer, ISRO

Panelists -

• Ms. Shullette Cox - President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce - Jamaica
• Ms. Poonam Sagar - Director & Co-Owner PT Infotech Solutions — Jakarta, Founder of IndoIndians.com, chairperson of Indonesia India Business Forum (IIBF), Global Ambassador of International Women's Entrepreneur Challenge (IWEC) - Indonesia
• Ms. Sudha Majithia - Social Worker and Philanthropist. Dynamic entrepreneur, renowned social worker and philanthropist, having established and founded a diverse group of companies operating in Tanzania - Tanzania
• Dr Indrani Rampersad - First female Pandita, Academic, Cultural & Women's Activist. Visiting Professor (2024-25) at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) - Trinidad & Tobago
• Ms. Maitri Joshi - Experienced in social welfare projects, flash flood mitigation, and tourism restoration with a proven track record in collaborating with diverse teams - Addis Ababa
• Ms. Sakala Appachu Debrass - Innovative marketing professional with an in-depth knowledge of the Doha market, with more than 20 years' experience in direct and indirect sales and Events. Built new products into independent businesses. Strong public relations skills - Qatar
• Ms. Koki Veber - Ms. Koki Veber has a chain of handicraft stores, Sariko, which sells traditional items primarily imported from India. To bridge the cultural gap, she supports charitable bazaars by SILA (Slovenian International Ladies Association) - Slovenia
• Ms. Loveleen Brenna - Ms. Loveleen Brenna is founder and CEO of "'Seema', a center for diversity leadership. 'Seema' was the initiator of the first standard in the world that systematize and standardize diversity and gender equality management as a tool for value creation - Norway

Plenary Session V - “Diaspora Dialogues: Stories of Culture, Connection, and Belongingness”

Chair - Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hon'ble Minister of Culture & Tourism

Moderator - Smt. K. Nandini Singla, DG (ICCR)

Panelists -

• H.E. Mr. Mahendra Gondeea - Minister of Arts and Culture, Government of Mauritius - Mission has verbally conveyed his confirmation.
• Mr. Ranveer Brar, - Indian Chef, New Delhi
• Ms. Charmi Chheda - Writer, Designer, Theatre Director, Filmmaker, Artist, Actor, Dancer, Facilitator. She's worked with the Royal Government of Bhutan, under the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Information and Communication and Ministry of Home and cultural affairs.) - Bhutan
• Mr. Arnab Roychuramony - Director/Owner Menkar LLC. Proactively participating in all Yoga, Ayurveda, Indian dance and all cultural activities in Ukraine) - Ukraine
• Ms. Vanisa Dhiru - Commissioner, NZ National Commission for UNESCO Commissioner, Library & Information Advisory Commission. Advocate for community, ethnic and gender rights issues (media) Co-Founder, Women in Leadership Aotearoa network Justice of the Peace of New Zealand) - New Zealand
• Smt. Aishwarya Hegde - rtistic Director of Deepam Odissi Academy, a thriving arts institution in Oman dedicated to nurturing Odissi dance and serving as a collaborative space for artists from various disciplines) - Oman
• Mr. Paresh Kumar Ratilal Mehta - Currently serves as 'Trustee of Shree Sanatan Dharma Mandal Kampala', National Convener of of BJP Uganda and Community Coordinator of Indian Association Uganda) - Uganda
• Mr. Shankar Kandasamy - Head of the Dept of Bharatanatyam at the Temple of Fine Arts, Malaysia, Trained in the multi-disciplinary Indian classical dances) - Malaysia
• Ms Urmila Chakraborty - Writer and translator (from and to English, Italian, Bengali and Hindi). She has long standing collaborations with various Italian cultural institutions in the field of intercultural education. She has several publications ranging across diverse subjects related to the Indian socio-cultural scenario - Italy

Santoor Concert by Shri Abhay Rustum Sopori

Dinner hosted by Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh