Gender & Diversity

India companies have been very successful in managing religious/ ethnic/ regional diversity and an inclusive approach. Sweden has been a leader in gender parity, LGBT rights and opportunities for disabled people.  Can we find ways to promote diverse leadership, diverse companies and organizations by exchanging experiences between Sweden and India? What are the winning strategies? What are the best practices?

Speakers/ Panelists:
Maneka Gandhi – Union Minister of India  for women & child development
Olof Faxander – President and CEO of Sandvik
Manju Kalra – FICCI FLO
Maria Rankka – CEO of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Lila Poonawalla  – Founder of Lila Poonawalla Foundation for girls, Ex CEO Alfa Laval India
Sofia Falk – Manager global diversity and inclusion at Scania
Malin Mendel Westberg – Journalist at Swedish Television
Shovana Narayan – Kathak Guru and retd. IAAS
Moderator: Sarah Anwar – Business Developmen Manager at Diversity Group 

Credit Suisse AG, MSCI AC World Index and McKinsey have published studies which show that companies with a gender diverse board outperform those with only men. Can we find ways to promote diverse leadership by exchanging experiences between Sweden and India? What are the winning strategies? What are the best practices?

SPEAKERS

• Anna Lithagen (Opening Remarks) – Project Manager, Golden Rules of Leadership (Tillväxtverket)
• Nandita Das (Keynote Speaker) – Actress, Social Activist 
• Martin Lundstedt (Keynote Speaker) – CEO, Scania
• Karin Rådström (Keynote Speaker) – Director, Fleet and Driver Services, Scania
• Ranju Alex (Panel Member) – General Manager, Goa Marriott Resort and Spa
• Rani Kasapi (Panel Member) – Head of Cultural Affairs at Botkyrka Municipality and “Diversity Manager of the Year 2013” 
• Sarbajit Deb (Panel Member) – Vice President, L&T Infotech
• Adil Zainulbhai (Panel Member) – Senior Advisor, McKinsey India

Moderator: Sofia Falk – CEO and Founder of Wiminvest