Great Lakes SWIM 2009 to honor Successful Women in
Management
Successful Women in Management (SWIM) is an initiative by the students of Great Lakes to create awareness among women about essential traits required to assume leadership roles in different walks of life. The event strives to empower women by providing an opportunity to interact and draw inspiration from eminent personalities.
SWIM provides a platform for prominent women leaders to share their views and ideas on the challenges faced by Indian women. Over the years, inspiring women leaders like Ms. Kiran Bedi, Ms. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Ms. Rajshree
Pathy and many other eminent personalities have shared their views during SWIM.
The chief guest for this year is Ms. Anu Aga, CEO of Thermax
The agenda of the event would be as follows:
Keynote Speech:
Ms. Hemu Ramaiah, Founder of Landmark and Padma Shri Sudha Raghunathan –Carnatic Singer would share their views as keynote speakers on the theme for the event:
‘Women as Trailblazers: Dreaming, Exploring & Discovering New Horizons’.
The theme focuses on women who had the mettle & conviction to venture into unexplored fields & emerged triumphant against all odds.
Panel Discussion:
The discussion would be focused on:
“Educated, intelligent, energetic and just in her 40's
Can she still pursue her career dreams?”
Panellists:
Ms. Pushpa Kandaswamy - successful woman film producer and daughter of veteran
director K. Balachander
Ms. Indra Subramanyam – Managing Director of Ehrlich Laboratory, Chennai
Dr.Usha Sriram – Renowned Indian Endocrinologist and visiting faculty at Sri
Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai.
Ms. Lalitha Maheshwaran – Independent consultant and visiting faculty at Great Lakes,
ISB Hyderabad and IIM Bangalore.
Mr. T N Seshan - Former Chief Election Commissioner shall be providing expert comments on the views expressed by the panellists.
Quiz:
The Grand Finale of the event is Les Quizarables – The general quiz that is open to Bschool students and corporate participants. Quiz master would be Mr. Vinod Ganesh. To register, e-mail your team details by 11th August to [email protected] with ‘Les
Quizarables’ as the subject. Each team should consist of 3 members, with at least one lady participant.
Venue: Green Park, Vadapalani, Chennai
Date : 12th of August, 2008
Time : 9.30 A.M. to 5.30 P.M.
Find attached PDF. :tea:
Management
Successful Women in Management (SWIM) is an initiative by the students of Great Lakes to create awareness among women about essential traits required to assume leadership roles in different walks of life. The event strives to empower women by providing an opportunity to interact and draw inspiration from eminent personalities.
SWIM provides a platform for prominent women leaders to share their views and ideas on the challenges faced by Indian women. Over the years, inspiring women leaders like Ms. Kiran Bedi, Ms. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Ms. Rajshree
Pathy and many other eminent personalities have shared their views during SWIM.
The chief guest for this year is Ms. Anu Aga, CEO of Thermax
The agenda of the event would be as follows:
Keynote Speech:
Ms. Hemu Ramaiah, Founder of Landmark and Padma Shri Sudha Raghunathan –Carnatic Singer would share their views as keynote speakers on the theme for the event:
‘Women as Trailblazers: Dreaming, Exploring & Discovering New Horizons’.
The theme focuses on women who had the mettle & conviction to venture into unexplored fields & emerged triumphant against all odds.
Panel Discussion:
The discussion would be focused on:
“Educated, intelligent, energetic and just in her 40's
Can she still pursue her career dreams?”
Panellists:
Ms. Pushpa Kandaswamy - successful woman film producer and daughter of veteran
director K. Balachander
Ms. Indra Subramanyam – Managing Director of Ehrlich Laboratory, Chennai
Dr.Usha Sriram – Renowned Indian Endocrinologist and visiting faculty at Sri
Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai.
Ms. Lalitha Maheshwaran – Independent consultant and visiting faculty at Great Lakes,
ISB Hyderabad and IIM Bangalore.
Mr. T N Seshan - Former Chief Election Commissioner shall be providing expert comments on the views expressed by the panellists.
Quiz:
The Grand Finale of the event is Les Quizarables – The general quiz that is open to Bschool students and corporate participants. Quiz master would be Mr. Vinod Ganesh. To register, e-mail your team details by 11th August to [email protected] with ‘Les
Quizarables’ as the subject. Each team should consist of 3 members, with at least one lady participant.
Venue: Green Park, Vadapalani, Chennai
Date : 12th of August, 2008
Time : 9.30 A.M. to 5.30 P.M.
Find attached PDF. :tea: