
CII HAS LAUNCHED
The Indian Women Network[IWN] for Career Women, Professional, Faculty and Students who are ambitious, dynamic and focused women !IWN Organogram

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“Today, 30% of workforce in organizations comprises women but they still don’t have an appropriate forum to discuss issues that are relevant to them. Through Indian Women Network, we hope to provide a platform for women to discuss issues and opportunities at work places and learn from each other’s experiences. We hope that in time to come IWN will become the voice of Indian women”
– G V Sanjay Reddy, Past Chairman, CII Southern Region and
Vice Chairman, GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd
“Let’s come together, build together & achieve together for tomorrow’s India. IWN will reach out to engage & empower women through various initiatives to augment knowledge, skills & equal opportunity to enhance inclusive growth & economic parity for sustainable development of the country.”
– Suchitra K Ella, Past Chairwoman, Indian Women Network (IWN), Southern Region & Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Ltd
“Our endeavor with IWN is to provide career women, potential career women and women engaged at the grass roots - a platform, a space, a community, they can call their own. We hope that with IWN millions of Indian women will fulfill their destinies of being a miracle and a creator for generations to come.”
– Bhairavi Jani, Past Chairperson - Steering Committee,
CII SR IWN and Director, SCA Group
“I am pleased to applaud the completion of 3 years of IWN! The phenomenal growth of IWN across the Southern Region and its inclusiveness within all CII mainstream activities is a reflection of the leadership and commitment of the IWN Members. The significant interventions from health talks, medical camps, programmes on personal effectiveness, leadership development, mentorship workshops, work career development and policy initiatives have played a large role in the development of women’s empowerment.”
“IWN is a very active network for creating gender parity and to assist women to face challenges with confidence and self-worth and maintain a healthy work life balance! The tangible and intangible impact created by these initiatives is of immense value not only to women, but to the society at large. I would like to congratulate the IWN Leadership for effectively driving the initiatives during these early years and I am confident that IWN will grow in all aspects into a National CII initiative.”
– Ms. Rajshree Pathy, Past Chairperson, CII Southern Region and Chairman & Managing Director, Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals
“CII’s initiative to create an organisation exclusively focused on career women has paved the way towards creating a focused network to deliver value added services for professionals in corporate, entrepreneurs, students, faculty from academic institutions and independent professionals. It gives me immense pride to say that through IWN’s many diverse initiatives not only has it provided a learning platform but also offered a growing career curve for its members.”
“Personally it has been a pleasure chairing this unique network which is constantly developing to cater to the various issues and provide solutions to the woman professionals of today.
I would like to thank our valuable member base that makes us what we are today. I look forward to seeing IWN scale up to greater heights in the years to come with the principle of ‘women matter’ at our very foundation!”
– Dr R Nandini, Past Chairwoman, IWN Southern Region & Managing Director, Chandra Textiles Pvt Ltd
“There is no doubt that women are seeing greater opportunities and greater development this decade compared to the earlier times. IWN is that enabling platform for today's career women to pursue their dreams and unleash their potential. IWN works with the Government, Companies & Institutions in accelerating the pace of change required to support the development of women at the workplace. IWN also reaches out to the women, increasing their self-confidence and imparting various programs to enhance their skills and competencies.”
“The IWN women members enjoy this unique networking program as they get to meet other career women including women professionals and entrepreneurs and are able to share ideas, challenges and learn from each other in a more open, comfortable atmosphere. I personally enjoy this journey with IWN and it has enriched my life both personally and professionally. I wish more women get to experience this beautiful platform and unleash their potential for their development as well as the development of our nation.”
– Ms Anu Sriram, Past Chairwoman, IWN Southern Region & Co-Founder & Joint Managing Director, Integra Software Services Pvt.Ltd
“It is definitely an esteemed honour to take up the role of Deputy Chairwoman Southern Region for Indian Women Network, as this initiative under the aegis of CII is very close to my heart. Having being involved right from the birth of this wonderful & important organisation, I have witnessed its evolution over the last 3 years connecting a critical element in our Indian Economy- ‘The Working Women’. While our Country marches ahead in the coming decades to attain its rightful position of becoming a Global Powerhouse, we must acknowledge the contribution of women when included in all sections & spheres of society. I strongly believe that increased participation of women in the workforce creates a stronger & sustainable economic growth for our country.”
“Of course, to reach to that status, the ecosystem will have to create an enabling environment and that is where I feel that Indian Women Network can play an important role in policy advocacy & skill building, so that our nation reaches better global rankings in Gender Parity.”
– Ms Vanitha Datla, Past Chairwoman, IWN Southern Region & Executive Director & CFO, ELICO Ltd
Chairwoman

Ms. Shalini Warrier was appointed as Executive Director of Federal Bank with effect from 15 January 2020. She joined the Bank on 2nd November 2015 as the Chief Operating Officer, with her primary responsibility being operational excellence, coupled with digital innovation. In May 2019, she took on the additional responsibility of Business Head of Retail Banking Products.
Ms. Shalini Warrier is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and stood first at the all India level in 1989. She is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers.
Ms. Warrier has over 28 years of banking experience. Prior to joining Federal Bank, she worked with Standard Chartered Bank, a leading multinational Bank. She handled multiple disciplines there, across various geographies that included India, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and United Arab Emirates.
She brings first-hand global experience in Branch Banking, Process Management, Service Quality and Client Experience, Project Management, Operations, Technology, and Compliance with special emphasis on Client Due Diligence and Anti Money Laundering. She is also on the Board of Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company Limited and Federal Operations and Services Limited.
In her current role, she leads the Bank's initiatives designed to enhance customer experience and operational excellence through automation and digitalization. She is responsible for formulating the Bank's future direction and partner with the Board and the Top Management team to drive strategic initiatives designed to enhance shareholder value, ensuring all the relevant support functions run smoothly and are able to create the right systems to support business growth of the Bank, confirming right support architecture is implemented in the Bank and through which the Bank is able to grow and prosper. She is also responsible for delivering innovative retail products to the existing and prospective customers of the Bank.
She is a well-known banking personality and has represented the Bank at various fintech and technology platforms in India and abroad.
Deputy Chairwoman

Shobha Dixit is Director at ALPLA India Pvt. Ltd.- an Austrian plastics packaging company focused in rigid packaging primarily for the FMCG sector. ALPLA is a family company with 176 plants in over 45 countries.
She also has a rich experience in contract manufacturing for multinational companies such as Reckitt Benckiser, Johnson and Johnson and Unilever.
She has been socially involved in leadership positions in charity and fellowship organizations such Ladies Circle India ( the ladies wing of Round Table India) as National President and in Young Presidents Organization. Currently she is a governing body member at the Woxen University.
She has served for 2 years as Chairwoman, Telangana, Indian Women Network (IWN), under the aegis of Confederation of Indian Industry. She is now the co- convener for the Manufacturing Panel of CII, Telangana.
Personally she enjoys working with people and is experienced in understanding and solving people issues across levels in the organization structure. She has been a mentor to many individuals both from the corporate sector and entrepreneurs . Using technology and sustainability for increasing manufacturing efficiencies is of great interest to her.
Having been through ten schools and 3 colleges in various cities of India can speak English, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu. She is married to Mr. Vagish Dixit and has 2 sons Vaibhav 33 and Utsav 30.
IWN Regional Secretariat

Mr D Thulasiraj, Director, IWN Southern Region
d.thulasiraj@cii.in
044 42444 555

Ms Sudha Sridharan, Executive, IWN Southern Region
sudha.sridharan@cii.in
044-42444 555
About IWN Andhra Pradhesh
IWN Andhra Pradesh has a varied membership base comprising of women from corporates, educational institutions, independent professionals and entrepreneurs.
Under learning & development, sessions had been conducted on communication, resume building, planning and strategising for one’s career, entrepreneurship accelerator, how to Start-Up, Essentials of entrepreneurship, Student Psychology and the Indian Education System etc. for students and faculty. For the corporate and independent professionals and entrepreneurs sessions, and talks have been conducted on aspects such as communication, time management, productivity and negotiation.
Various awareness sessions, talks and webinars, were organised on health and wellbeing such as first aid and basic life support, menstruation, menopause, cancer, PCOD, AUB, nutrition etc.
IWN Andhra Pradesh is focussing on expanding its impact in terms of increasing its reach to new members in the state through member feedback and providing value added services with the mission of seeing more women taking up leadership positions in their professional careers.
Team

Ms D Prasanthi
Chairwoman – IWN Andhra Pradesh

Dr M Sudha
Vice Chairwoman – IWN Andhra Pradesh
Secretariat
Contact Details

Ms B Jyostna, Executive, IWN Andhra Pradesh
bethi.jyostna@cii.in
Events
About IWN Karnataka
Over the years IWN Karnataka has grown significantly to provide unique and innovative services to its members. The IWN Karnataka chapter is championed by a team of women leaders from the industry who propagate the spirit of “Women opening doors for Women “ by providing and developing leadership.
IWN Karnataka focuses on the following tracks to achieve their purpose: Leadership Pillar, Gender Parity - Policy & Advocacy, Health & Well-being, Corporate Membership Engagement, Mentorship and Campus to Career.
In 2019, IWN Karnataka has engaged about 1500 participants through multiple skill building and professional development forums on topics like Emotional Intelligence , Health and Well-being, POSH ,financial acumen etc.
In 2020 the year commenced with the Annual Summit in February with the theme “Each for Equal” which explored diverse perspectives featuring some of the most influential & inspiring leaders from industry, academia, sports, and business arenas.
Team


Ms Nandini Sarkar
Chairwoman – IWN Karnataka


Ms Anupamaa V
Vice Chairwoman – IWN Karnataka
Secretariat
Contact Details




Ms Julin B Daniel, IWN Karnataka
julin.daniel@cii.in
080 - 42889595
About IWN Kerala
The focus areas of IWN Kerala for the year towards membership engagement are as follows :
- Leadership with Focus on Mentorship Initiative
- Well Being with focus on Emotional Well Being and building resilience
- Gender Parity with focus on assessment using the Gender Diagnostic Tool
- POSH, Safety and Security of Women
- Campus to Career Programme
The membership of IWN Kerala includes corporates, institutions and individuals. IWN members are from varied sectors like IT, Banking, Hospitality, Food Processing, Education, Healthcare, Media, Consulting and many more.
Team


Ms Meera Haridas
Chairwoman – IWN Kerala


Dr Sindhuja R Varma
Vice Chairwoman – IWN Kerala
Secretariat
Contact Details


Ms Shine Thomas, Executive Officer, IWN Kerala
shine.thomas@cii.in
0484 4012300
Events
About IWN Pondicherry
This year, the focus areas of IWN Puducherry are as follows:
- Leadership
- Mentorship
- Campus to Career
- POSH & POSCO
- Entrepreneurship
- Post COVID Taskforce
Team


Ms Anamika Saraogi
Chairwoman – IWN Puducherry


Ms R Sadhana
Vice Chairwoman – IWN Puducherry
Secretariat
Contact Details


Ms A Sowmiya Sri, Associate, IWN Puducherry
a.sowmiyasri@cii.in
0413 2226201
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About IWN Tamilnadu
Team


Ms Kumutaavalli Shivkumar
Chairwoman – IWN Tamil Nadu


Ms Hema Mani
Vice Chairwoman – IWN Tamil Nadu
IWN Chennai Zone
Team


Ms Savitha K Jagadeesan
Convenor – IWN Chennai Zone


Dr Senthamarai Gokulakrishnan
Co-convenor – IWN Chennai Zone
Secretariat
Contact Details




Ms Prashanthi B, Executive Officer, IWN Tamil Nadu
prashanthi.b@cii.in
044 42444555
IWN Erode Zone
Team


Mrs Kirthika Shivkumar
Convenor – IWN Erode Zone


Mrs Vidhya Jayaprakash
Co-Convenor – IWN Erode Zone
Secretariat
Contact Details


Mr Ahmed Shariff, Deputy Director
ahmed.shariff@cii.in
0424-2219060
IWN Salem Zone
Team


Mrs Swathi Chandrashekar
Convenor – IWN Salem


Mrs Shamili Sudhakar
Co-Convenor – IWN Salem
Secretariat
Contact Details


Mr D Sreedharan, Executive
sreedharan.d@cii.in
91-99944 99449
About IWN Telangana
The IWN Telangana 2020 vision is covered under 6 focus areas as below:
- Mentoring
- Policy & Advocacy
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Setting up a helpline for working women
- Creating reference documents for corporate policies for women-at-the-workplace
Team


Ms Purnima Kamble
Chairwoman – IWN Telangana


Dr Uma Aysola
Vice Chairwoman – IWN Telangana
Secretariat
Contact Details


Ms Tapati Dutta Deb, Executive Officer, IWN Telangana
tapati.d@cii.in
040 - 2776 5964 / 66 / 67