Marwadi University Signs MoU with CII Indian Women’s Network to promote Women’s Entrepreneurship

New Delhi: Mawadi University (MU) in- house startup incubator MUIIR and the MU Women’s Cell has collaborated with the CII- Indian Women Network to promote gender equity. The MoU was signed on the occasion of National Startup Day

Niyati Shah, Vice President, Supack Industries and Co-Chairperson, CII Indian Women Network, Western Gujarat Zone said “The Indian Women Network is committed to encourage contributions of women to India’s growth story,”.

The gathering included interactive sessions and panel discussions by prominent female entrepreneurs, including, Anushkha Advani, Founder, Studio, Paperheads, who advised students on developing an entrepreneurial mindset in design and branding; Neetu V Bansal, Bunsiness Coach & Mentor, Business Karya; Niyati Shah, VP , Supack Industries; Shruti Kushwah, Founder & CEO, Crealoons Innovations; Vaishali Parekh, Founder, Krish Consultancy; Ananya Maloo, Co-founder at Sharktank featured Nuutjob; Piyalee Chhatopadhyay, CBO, Goa Angel Network; Nisha Kotecha, Founder & CEO, InkDiVo & GloCal Co-working; Avani Nathwani, Gulab Oil & Foods; Fonal Pabari, Founder, DSL Foods; Shraddha Dev Pandya, Director, Dadaji Group of Companies; Pooja Siddhpura, Growth Enabler, Elecon Engineering Works, Khushi Harsora, Partner, Jupiter World Trade

“We are happy to mark National Startup Day 2024 by promoting female-led innovation and entrepreneurship. The collaboration aims to inspire many more girls to choose the path of startups and entrepreneurship and thus be the growth engines of our Viksit Bharat@ 2047, said Niyati Shah”

Foram Chandarana, Assistant Professor and Head of Marwadi University Women’s Cell, added that, “While significant strides have been made with the startup ecosystem generally employing a higher number of female workers than traditional corporate businesses, there is still a long way to go in order to ensure gender parity and workforce participation”

Prof. (Dr) Amit Sata, Associate Dean, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Marwadi University, said that, “If India is to become the third largest economy by 2030, significant strides will need to be made to promote female entrepreneurship. It’s imperative that we fast-track female progression in and tackle any impeding barriers to innovation and entrepreneurship.”

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