Yami Gautam and Naina Lal Kidwai felicitated at the ‘Indian Chamber of Commerce Women Achievers Award’

• The “Women Entrepreneurs’ Summit & ICC Women Achievers Award” aimed to highlight the role of women entrepreneurship in empowering women for inclusive growth

• Focused on ‘Critical Issues of Women Entrepreneurship’ and ‘Women Entrepreneurs & Investors & New Age Technologies’: Indian Chamber of Commerce.

The “Women Entrepreneurs’ Summit & ICC Women Achievers Award” was organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on 12th July 2017 at Mumbai. The summit aimed to explore the role of entrepreneurship in empowering women for an inclusive growth path of the economy.

The conference was graced by Ms Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairman, Max Financial Services; Mr Krish Iyer, President and CEO, Walmart India; Ms Yami Gautam, Renowned Indian Actress and Ms Uma Shanmukhi Sistla, General Manager (SME), State Bank of India.

In recognition of her outstanding achievements, Ms Kidwai was honoured with the ‘ICC Women Achievers Award in Business Excellence & Social Inclusiveness’. Ms Kidwai, drawing instances from her own professional experience and personal life illustrated how qualities like passion, ambition, humility, hard work and integrity, freedom from the fear of failure and time management are crucial for becoming successful. She stated that personal failures should not dampen the spirits of a women entrepreneur. She also mentioned how a working mother can find a balance between the home front and her workplace.

Indian Chamber of Commerce also felicitated Ms Yami Gautam, the renowned actress, with the ‘ICC Women Achievers Award in Excellence in Indian Cinema’.  While interacting with the audience, Ms Yami Gautam mentioned that self belief and clarity of thought are very essential for success in any field irrespective of the profession.