Entrepreneurs

Committee

Report
(2018-2020)
About The Committee

Women Entrepreneur Committee (WEC) under the aegis of PHD Chamber

was launched 2018- the platform that celebrates women-led development
in Art, Design & Architecture. The objective of Women Entrepreneur
Committee is to establish a Women Entrepreneur Network to allow better
coordination and cooperation between the women entrepreneur
organizations and allow them to increase their domains of action at the
national, regional and international level.

The Chairperson of the Committee is Dr Aruna Abhey Oswal, Abhey Oswal

Group, Co-Chairpersons are Ms Vertica Dvivedi, Big Sea Marcom India
Pvt. Ltd and Ms Blossom Kochhar, Blossom Kochhar Beauty Products Pvt.
Ltd.

The Women Entrepreneurs Committee (WEC) of the PHD Chamber of

Commerce and Industry aims to bring all the women stakeholders together
to create a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem where women do not face
any gender-based barriers. The Committee provides platforms to
substantially increase the number of women entrepreneurs who will create
and empower a dynamic New India.

Women are a vast reservoir of innate potential. Harnessing their full

potential can promote innovation, economic growth, and job creation. The
Committee aims at providing guidance to young and aspiring women that
will help them seize entrepreneurial opportunities and increase their
chances of success.

WEC, through various public advocacy events, effectively articulates the

problems and constraints faced by women entrepreneurs to get greater
exposure to regional and global business environment and opportunities.

The WE Committee will continue to work towards its vision to create 1

million Women Entrepreneurs by the year 2021.

“Together we can conquer it all”

 Our Meeting with the President of India

(left to right) Mr G S Singhvi, Dr D K Aggarwal,The then Vice President, PHDCCI, Mr Rajeev

Talwar, The then Sr Vice President, PHDCCI, Mr Anil Khaitan, Former President, PHDCCI,
Hon’ble President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind, Ms Tripti Somani, The Then Chairperson, WE
Committee, PHDCCI, Ms Vertica Dvivedi, Co-Chairperson, WE Committee, PHDCCI, Ms Reefat
Rasool, Joint Secretary,PHDCCI, Dr. Mahesh Reddy, SG Designate, PHDCCI, Mr Saurabh Sanyal,
Secretary General, PHDCCI and the members of WE Committee.

Mr Anil Khaitan, President PHD Chamber addressed in meeting held with

the Hon‟ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on 18 th September in
Rashtrapati Bhavan with 22 Women Entrepreneur Members of PHD
Chamber of Commerce and Industry‟s Women Entrepreneur Committee.
A first step towards supporting women in Business, believing in the fact
that Indian landscape, with over eight million women entrepreneurs is at an
inflection point where an accelerated pro women change is of vital
importance.

In this iconic 20 minute meeting, Hon‟ble President of India was glad to

meet the members of the oldest Chamber in existence which is an national
apex industry body and urged the women entrepreneurs to march ahead
with the motto „Onward and Upward‟ breaking shackles of the male
dominated society and carving their own niche in the society. To him
women empowerment means taking collaborative efforts and promoting
marginal women into becoming entrepreneurs.

Hon‟ble President of India urged the delegation of women entrepreneurs to

face all the challenges with grit and convert them into opportunities and
concluded the meeting with his best wishes to all present.
 Events done by the Committee (March 2019-June 2020)

National Seminar on Procurement & Marketing Support to MSMEs &

Virtual Incubator for Women Entrepreneurs 2019 on 8th March, 2019 at
LPS Auditorium, PHD House, New Delhi

Smt Uma Prabhu, Wife of Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Commerce and
Industry and Civil Aviation, Government of India, Mr Ashok Haldia, KGS Advisors, Mr P Udaya
Kumar, Director (Planning and Marketing), The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.
(NSIC), Mr D K Aggarwal, Sr. Vice President, PHDCCI, Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister,
Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation, Government of India, Ms Tripti Somani,
Chairperson, Women Entrepreneurs Committee, PHDCCI, Dr Arun Kumar Panda, IAS, Secretary,
MSME.

On the Occasion of Celebrating International Women‟s Day, Women

Entrepreneurs Committee of PHD Chamber in association with Ministry of
MSME organized National Seminar on Procurement & Marketing Support
to MSMEs and KGSTGS launched Virtual Incubator for Women
Entrepreneurs 2019 on 8th March, 2019 at PHD House, New Delhi.

The Inaugural session was graced by the presence of Mr D K Aggarwal,

The then Sr Vice President, PHDCCI, Ms Naina Lal Kidwai, Independent
Director, Max Financial Services & Senior Advisor, Advent Private Equity,
Mr Vijay Kumar, Director, MSME-DI, New Delhi, Ms Tripti Somani, The
Then Chairperson, WE Committee, PHDCCI, Ms Priyanka Raina, Founder,
Gracia Raina Foundation, Dr Blossom Kochhar, Founder, Aroma Magic, Mr
Gulzar Azad, Country Head, Connectivity, Google India, Ms Milee
Aishwarya, Brand Equity, Womennovator and Mr Pramod Sinha, Conclave
Director & Head-HR & Corporate Communication, SCOPE.

The interactive session with different embassies was moderated by Ms

Rakhee Bakshi, Editor, Rajya Sabha TV. Speakers on dais were H.E. Mr
Daniel Chuburu, Ambassador of Argentina, H. E. Mr Gudmundur Arni
Stefansson, Ambassador of Iceland, Dr Jukka Holappa, Commercial
Counsellor & Head of Business, Finland in India, Ms Terrie Romano,
Director of the International Missions Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of
International Trade and Ms Arunima Sen, Program Analyst, UN Women.

Various Govt Support Schemes were discussed in the Valedictory Session

in the presence of Shri Suresh Prabhu, Former Hon‟ble Minister, Ministry of
Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation, GOI said that all the 103
Airports would be equipped with Geographical Indicators (GI) stores in
which the products and articles made by artisans and of similar scale crafts
would be displayed for their wider and broad-based consumption.

Dr Arun Kumar Panda, IAS, Secretary, MSME explained that through the
„MSMEs Sambandh Portal‟ the government is monitoring the progress of
CPSEs procurements as per which it is mandatory for them to procure 25%
of their procurements through GeM portal of which 3% procurement is also
necessary to be sourced from women entrepreneurs to give them
encouragement as well as empowerment.

Women Influencers from different sectors were given a chance to

personally launch their products/ services/ initiatives considering 150
influencers, 450 women entrepreneurs and 600 plus Jury members by the
end of 2019. Womennovator is determined to support the cause of women
empowerment and has endorsed the women‟s empowerment principal of
UN Global Compact and is completed supported by UN Global Compact
India team.
Interactive Session on Marketing Opportunities in Government
Procurement Program for Women Entrepreneurs on February 25, 2019
at Shriram Hall, PHD House, New Delhi

(Left to right) Ms Kanchan Zutshi, Secretary, Women Entrepreneurs Committee, PHD Chamber,
Mr Anil Khaitan, Former President, PHD Chamber, Mr. Anurag Awasthy, Product Manager,
Center of Excellence for Indigenous and Inclusive Products, Government e Marketplace (GeM),
Dr. H. P. Kumar, Former CMD, NSIC and Advisor, PHD Chamber and Ms Vertica Dvivedi, Co-
Chairperson, Women Entrepreneurs Committee

An Interactive Session on Marketing Opportunities in Government

Procurement Program for Women Entrepreneurs on 25th February 2019 at
PHD House, New Delhi. The interactive session was for Women
Entrepreneurs to benefit from the GeM portal/ schemes to market their
products and services to the Govt & Govt departments as well as PSUs as
there is a huge potential for women Entrepreneurs to enter in Govt
Procurement.

Government e-Marketplace (GeM- gem.gov.in) is a very bold step of the

Government with the aim to transform the way in which procurement of
goods and services is done by the Government Ministries and
Departments, Public Sector Undertakings and other apex autonomous
bodies of the Central Government. GeM is a completely paperless,
cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement of
common use goods and services with minimal human interface. In January
2019 GeM has launched Womaniya on GeM‟, an initiative to enable
women entrepreneurs and women self-help groups (WSHGs) to sell
handicrafts and handloom, accessories, jute and coir products, home
décor and office
furnishings directly to government ministries, departments and institutions,
has been launched by Government e Marketplace (GeM). Womaniya
initiative aligns with the government‟s initiatives for MSMEs, especially the
three percent reservation in government procurement from women
entrepreneurs.

The event was graced by the presence of Mr. Anurag Awasthy, Product
Manager, Center of Excellence for Indigenous and Inclusive Products,
Government e Marketplace (GeM), Mr. Anil Khaitan, Immediate Past
President, PHD Chamber, Dr. H. P. Kumar, Former CMD, NSIC and
Advisor, PHD Chamber, Ms. Tripti Somani, Chairperson, Women
Entrepreneurs Committee, PHD Chamber and Ms. Vertica Dvivedi, Co-
Chairperson, Women Entrepreneurs Committee.
 Awareness programmes on Intellectual Property Rights for Women
Entrepreneurs

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised One day

awareness Programmes On “Importance of Intellectual property Rights ” in
collaboration with Office of Controller General of Patents, Trademarks and
Design. The objective of the seminars was to help deepen awareness on
the importance of Intellectual Property Rights and make students aware
about various types of IP rights available for designs, each providing a
different scope of protection and understanding when and where to employ
these IP rights which can help a company, protect its designs, resulting in
maximum IP Protection.

One day awareness seminar on the Importance of Intellectual

property on 22nd August, 2019 at the Footwear Design &
Development Institute (FDDI), Rohtak

(Left to right) Ms Satnam Kaur, Deputy Secretary, WE Committee, PHDCCI, Ms Pooja Sood,
Registered Patent Agent, United IPR, Mr Gaurav Gogia, Senior Associate, United IPR, Ms.
Kanchan Zutshi, Secretary, WE & MSME Committee, PHDCCI, Mr. Vikas Verma, Examiner of
Patents & Designs, Intellectual Property Office, Delhi, Mr. Sudarshan Kumar Bansal, Senior
Partner, United IPR
One Day Awareness Seminar on "Importance of Intellectual Property Rights"
on 30th November 2019 at Eternal University, Himachal Pradesh

(Left to right) Mr. Sudarshan Kumar Bansal, Senior Partner, United IPR, Dr Davinder Singh,
(Registrar) Member Secretary, Eternal University, Himachal Pradesh, Ms Satnam Kaur,
Deputy Secretary, Women Entrepreneurs Committee, PHDCCI, Mr. Anil Kumar Saunkhala,
Deputy Resident Director, PHDCCI Regional Office, Shimla, Dr. Raju Tiwari, Examiner of
Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks from IPO New Delhi Office , Dr.
Mandira Roy, Adastra IP, Prof. H.S. Dhaliwal, Vice Chancellor, Eternal University, Himachal
Pradesh and Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Resident Manager, PHDCCI Regional Office, Shimla in the
Inaugural Session

One day awareness seminar on the Importance of Intellectual property on

24th Jan, 2020 at University Innovation Club, Central University of Jammu

(Left to right) Ms Kanchan Zutshi, Secretary, PHDCCI, Mr. Rakesh Wazir, Chairman, Jammu
Chapter, PHDCCI, Prof. Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu, Dr. Ranjeet
Mehta, Principal Director, PHDCCI and Ms. Rewa Bhardwaj, Examiner of Controller General of
Patents & Designs from IPO New Delhi addressing the participants in the Inaugural Session
One day awareness seminar on the Importance of Intellectual Property Rights
on 13th Feb, 2020 at Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur

(Left to right) Dr. Ajay S. Thakur, Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs, Government of India,
New Delhi, Ms. Kanchan Zutshi, Secretary, Women Entrepreneurs Committee, PHDCCI, Dr.
Aruna Abhey Oswal, Chairperson, Women Entrepreneurs Committee, PHDCCI, Justice Sanjay
Yadav, Administrative Judge, High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur, Prof Kapil Deo Mishra,
Vice Chancellor, Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Prof. Kamlesh Mishra, Registrar,
Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Prof Mamta Rao, Dean and Head Law faculty and
Deptt., Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Prof Divya Chansoria, Senior Professor, Rani
Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Mr Sandeep Aggarwal, Director, Adastra IP, Mr Gaurav
Gogia, Senior Associate, United IPR, Mr Subodh Kumar Jain, Chairman, Bhopal Chapter, PHDCCI
and CMD, Vikas Group of Industries along with the Faculty Members of Rani Durgavati
Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur were present during the Inaugural Session
 Webinar on Women in Entrepreneurship and Leadership Roles
5th May, 2020

Ms. Shaili Chopra, Founder, SheThePeople, India’s first Women's News Channel, Ms. Shazia Ilmi,
BJP Spokesperson, Leader and Party Vice President, Delhi, Ms. Vinita Dawra Nangia, Executive
Editor, Author and Columnist, The Times of India, Ms. Bhagyashree Dasani, Actor, and Founder,
Back to Basics,, Dr. D. K Aggarwal, President, PHDCCI, Mr Pradeep Multani, Vice President,
PHDCCI, Dr. Aruna Abhey Oswal, Chairperson, Women Entrepreneurship Committee, PHDCCI,
Mr. Mukesh Gupta, Chairman, Media & Entertainment Committee, PHDCCI, Dr Blossom
Kochhar, Co-Chairperson, Women Entrepreneurs Committee, PHDCCI, Ms. Vertica Dvivedi, Co-
Chairperson, Women Entrepreneurship Committee, PHDCCI, Mr. Gopal Jiwarajka, Former
President, PHDCCI, Mr. Saurabh Sanyal, Secretary-General, PHDCCI and Dr Yogesh Srivastav,
Principal Director, PHDCCI were the eminent Speakers at the Webinar
 Exclusive Webinar By Yoga Guru – Dr Surakshit Goswami
7th June 2020

Dr. Aruna Abhey Oswal, Chairperson, WE Committee, PHDCCI, Mr. Mukesh Gupta, Chairman,
Media & Entertainment Committee, PHDCCI, Dr. D. K. Aggarwal, President, PHDCCI, Yoga Guru
– Dr Surakshit Goswami, Dr Blossom Kochhar, Co-Chairperson, WE Committee, PHDCCI and Dr.
Yogesh Srivastav, Principal Director, PHD Chamber were the eminent Speakers. The Webinar
was also attended by Ms. Vertica Dvivedi, Co-Chairperson, WE Committee, PHD Chamber; Mr.
Saurabh Sanyal, Secretary-General, PHD Chamber; Mr. Vivek Seigell, Principal Director, PHD
Chamber
 Webinar on
Emerging Cyber Threats and Challenges in India During COVID -19
Saturday 27th June 2020

Mr Anyesh Roy, DCP, Cyber Crime, Delhi Police, Dr. Pavan Duggal, Founder & Chairman of
International Commission on Cyber Security Law, Mr Matthew See, Manager, Sales Engineering
– APAC, WatchGuard Technologies Inc., Mr Sachin Dedhia, Founder & CEO, Skynet Secure
Solutions, Mr Sanjay Aggarwal, Sr Vice President, PHDCCI, Dr. Aruna Abhey Oswal,
Chairperson, WE Committee, PHDCCI and Chairperson, Abhey Oswal Group, Dr. Blossom
Kochhar, Co- Chairperson, WE Committee, PHDCCI, Mr Saurabh Sanyal, Secretary General,
PHDCCI, Ms Nazm Singh Bilochpura, WE Committee Member, PHDCCI and Fraud Audit
Consultant and Dr. Yogesh Srivastav, Principal Director, PHDCCI were the eminent Speakers at
the Webinar
Appended below are the list of Events Organised/ Planned under the Women
Entrepreneurs Committee 2020

 Webinar on Women in Entrepreneurship and Leadership Roles-

5th May, 2020- Organised
 EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR BY YOGA GURU – Dr SURAKSHIT
GOSWAMI-7th June 2020 –Organised
 Webinar on Emerging CYBER THREATS and Challenges in India
During COVID-19 Lockdown on Saturday 27th June 2020
 Proposed Webinar on healthcare/ skin & beauty issues / Beauty -
July 2020
 Proposed Webinar/ Seminar on the Role of Women in evolving
Education: The future of school and college education in these
uncertain times – August 2020/ September 2020

Organizing Team
1. Dr Yogesh Srivastav
Principal Director, PHD Chamber; yogesh@phdcci.in
2. Ms Satnam Kaur
Deputy Secretary, PHD Chamber; satnam@phdcci.in

PHD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

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