Diversity Round Table | December 2024
On December 13, 2024, Eaton, in collaboration with Society of Women Engineers in India, hosted a spirited ICC Meeting and Diversity Roundtable at Eaton’s Pune office. This event brought together professionals from diverse backgrounds to engage in thought-provoking discussions on fostering diversity and inclusion in the engineering as well as technology sectors. Focused on empowering women in STEM, the meeting provided a platform for sharing experiences, challenges, and strategies for building more inclusive and supportive work environments.The event was energetically hosted by Rasika Gargey, whose enthusiasm and passion set the tone for the day. Rasika effortlessly guided the event agenda, ensuring that every session was not only informative but also interactive and engaging.
The ICC Meeting was officially kickstarted by the co-chairs, Neema Nair and Monali Bhaerao, who led an insightful and thought-provoking discussion on the critical topics of inclusivity and diversity at the workplace. Their conversation delved into the importance of fostering a work environment where diversity is not only celebrated but actively encouraged. They emphasized the need for leadership commitment, mentorship, and creating equal opportunities for all employees, ensuring that both women and men feel valued and empowered to contribute to the organization’s success. Their powerful discussion set the stage for the rest of the day, inspiring attendees to think critically about how they can contribute to building more inclusive workplaces.
The event was further elevated by the presence of several esteemed leaders from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), which included Karen Horting, Executive Director & CEO of SWE; Inaas Darrat, President Elect of SWE; Jennifer Scott, VP of Strategic Partnerships at SWE; and Paul Robichaud, Managing Director at SWE. Their participation added immense value to the discussions, as they shared their vision for empowering women in engineering and the critical role SWE plays in driving global initiatives for diversity and inclusion.
An enriching presentation was delivered by Dr. Darshana Joshi, Founder and CEO of VigyanShaala, who shared her inspiring journey and the groundbreaking work her organization is doing in the realm of women’s education and career counselling. Dr. Joshi discussed the core idea behind VigyanShaala College Connect, an initiative focused on empowering young women through educational guidance and professional career counselling.
The most engaging part of the event was the Diversity Round Table Discussion titled “Empowering Diverse Teams to Thrive with Inclusive Leadership”, expertly hosted by Rinita Laskar and Shilpi Sharma. The session not only provided insightful perspectives on empowering diverse teams but also involved the audience in an interactive and thought-provoking exercise. Rinita and Shilpi led a dynamic sender-receiver activity that demonstrated the critical importance of clear, effective communication in team collaboration.
The discussion ended with the entire audience taking a pledge that they shall lead and empower their diverse teams, thus maximizing their potential.
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SWEeT Milan | October 2024
The SWE Pune Affiliate organized the ‘SWEet Milan’ conference on October 5, 2024, at the Cummins Technology Centre. The event was a remarkable success, featuring a variety of insightful sessions, prominent industry speakers, and an exceptional audience.Key takeaways from the Speakers and Panel members:
Pradheepram (Ram) Ottikkutti- “Consider troubles as setbacks not failures, as the word ‘failure’ makes you think- you are doomed. Plan your Career Growth; think forward and always have a Plan B.”
Subramanian Chidambaran- “Bad decisions are when only Data is considered. Emotions are also a form of data and the most important aspect in Strategic thinking. Be aware of the environment and prioritize activities in order to think strategically.”
Nazneen Hussain- “If a woman at work chooses to participate in additional activities other than her said role; she should not be judged; rather her preferences should be embraced.”
Amrita Sarkar- “Don’t possess imposter Syndrome. Stay confident and embrace your abilities.”
Rinita Laskar- “Be Like an Ant. Always striving, always trying and never giving up.”
Sudha Krishnamurthy- “Never leave your house without your confidence.”
Koustubh Shirke- “AIML is also Low Code No Code; RAG is where AI trains from defined documentation and answers are from focused models.”
Sandeep Patil- “Your ICAN is greater than IQ. Innovation is the ability to see the missing dots.”
The insights and experiences shared by our guest speakers had a positive impact on attendees, as reflected in the feedback received. The SWE Pune Affiliate expresses gratitude to all the speakers for their efforts in making each session highly interactive and thanks to all attendees for their enthusiastic participation, which greatly contributed to the event’s success.
A lively networking activity led by SWE Sponsor Preetika Hingorani encouraged audience members to connect and engage, fostering meaningful interactions among attendees.
The event attracted over 100 women engineers from more than 22 organizations across various engineering disciplines, creating an engaging atmosphere for each session. Attendees gained valuable insights from all presentations.
SWE Pune Affiliate extends a heartfelt thank you to Cummins for being an outstanding host and generously sponsoring the event on such a grand scale. Appreciate Cummins for making SWEet Milan a sustainability-focused occasion. Their collaboration was essential in making this event a success.
The Professional Development Manager from the SWE Pune Affiliate, Swati Jain, effectively collaborated with the Cummins team:
– Balaji Bhoi
– Shubhangi Karanjkar
– Ekta Singh
– Kavitha Moorthy
– Rashmi Sawarkar
– Rashmi Khandalkar
– Tanmayee Mete
– Deveshree Patil
– Monali Taru
– Deepak Mane
– Shilpa Phapale
and a cohort of admins as well as the facility team from Cummins for the flawless execution from start to end.
“Individually we are one drop together we are an ocean” – Ryunosuke Satoro.
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Leadership Symposium | January 2024
SWE Pune Affiliate is excited to kick start the New Year 2024 with Leadership Symposium event at Philips.An exquisite Panel Discussion between Senior leaders, Anita Pansare, Amandeep Singh Jassal and Sujay Sirur moderated by Sharad Lodhi on the topic “Systems Thinking in New Product Introduction”.
A captivating Fireside chat with Guest Speaker- Rujuta Jagtap.
This event is in collaboration with Philips, a leading health technology company focused on improving people’s health and enabling better outcomes – from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care.
Registration link: https://forms.gle/5fhmcW98DM3RZxXi9
Session Date: 20th January 2024
Time: 9 AM to 3 PM
Venue: Philips India, 6th floor cafeteria,
Amar Madhuban Tech Park, Sn 43/44, opposite Audi Showroom, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045
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WE Local Bengaluru conference | 2024
Registration Is Open for WE Local in Bengaluru2024 WE Local Bengaluru will take place at the Sheraton Grand Whitefield Hotel and Convention Center, Prestige Shantiniketan Hoodi, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048, India.
Join hundreds of participants in all stages of their careers in Bengaluru, India, to network and learn through professional development sessions, inspirational speakers, networking opportunities, and more.
Registration includes:
Two full days of conference admission, including keynotes, educational sessions, and workshops
Access to the Career Fair on Friday
One year of SWE membership (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025)
Visit welocal.swe.org/bengaluru to take advantage of this group rate offer, and don’t forget about the early bird registration savings through 28 March.
Register now: https://web.cvent.com/…/4b7994ae-91fd-4980-a1e8…/summary
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Virtual Career Fair | December 2023
SWE India is thrilled to announce Bechtel Corporation as an enhanced partner for the much-anticipated SWE India Virtual Career Fair 2023 on December 13! Prepare to embark on an exhilarating journey filled with unmatched opportunities that can sculpt the trajectory of your professional path.At Bechtel, each day is an invitation to bring the extraordinary to fruition. It’s an opportunity to contribute to projects that enhance global safety and security, uplift infrastructure, foster community connections, and champion environmental preservation. Grounded in unwavering values of safety, quality, ethics, and diversity, Bechtel is dedicated to tackling the most significant challenges of our era. We are committed to delivering excellence to our customers, leading the charge in innovation, and advancing the careers of our greatest asset—you.
Prepare to grasp remarkable opportunities with Bechtel at the SWE India Virtual Career Fair 2023. Your pathway to a rewarding career starts right here!
Register Now: https://lnkd.in/gC7UPMnz
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WE Local Bengaluru conference | 2024
Share your knowledge and experiences with 1,000+ engineering leaders at the 2024 WE Local Bengaluru conference.
The clock is winding down, and we’re accepting proposals only until December 1st! Don’t miss your chance to be part of this dynamic event. Head to the WE Local website now, follow the Call for Participation Guidelines closely, and seize the final call for your opportunity to shine! Apply today before it’s too late!
Submit Proposal Now: https://lnkd.in/grNMjgzn
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SWEeT Milan | September 2023
SWE Pune Affiliate is back with its flagship event, SWEet Milan. It is a full day event curated with the aim of providing professional development opportunities including collaboration and networking, targeting diverse audiences.
Grab this opportunity to listen to the best speakers in town who will share their experiences and knowledge on the following topics:
1. Strategic Leadership – by Anil Ghegade, Sr. Director at Danfoss India Innovation Center
2. Unleash your potential – by Shobha Pandey, Regional HR Business Partner, John Deere
3. Unlocking mental blocks in pursuit of excellence – by Viji George, Managing Director, Nutrien Digital Engineering Center
4. Career Navigation in the Era of Digital Disruption – A Panel Discussion between Avani Shah (Country Leader India, Atmus Filtration Technology) and Asmita Khairnar (Director, PSBU Global Controls, India and USA, Cummins Inc)
This will be an in-person event at Danfoss, Pune.
Additionally, a Lab visit has been arranged for interested participants by Danfoss.
Venue-
Danfoss Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Building B7, level 4, Magarpatta City SEZ, Magarpatta Hadapsar, Pune- 411013
Registrations are now open until 31 August!
(Limited seats)
Registration link:
https://registeryourseat.in/SWEetMilan2023/
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SWE PUNE Affiliate Turns 5 – Celebration
It gives us immense pleasure and pride to share that SWE Pune Affiliate is celebrating its 5th year anniversary in July 2020.
Pune affiliate was founded in 2015 with 6 members and today, it
has 200+ members and is associated with 20 + corporates in Pune. Over the past few years, we have been successful in providing development opportunities for leadersip and technical skills. We have also conducted various STEM activities for girl students to give them a glimpse of how they can create a world
of difference by choosing engineering as a career.
As we enter our 6th year, we take this opportunity to thank you for being a vital partner in helping us create and sustain this platform.
Throughout the month, we will also be showcasing the outstanding
contributions of our Corporate partners,Global Ambassadors, Affiliate members & SWE Pune Team. We are planning a series of events and would like to recognise associates of SWE Pune through this virtual platform.
Your participation in these events will help us make our celebration a grand success.
Stay tuned for more details!
Know our speakers
Would your organization be interested in sponsoring our SWE Affiliate events? Do let us know by writing to us on swepuneaffiliate@gmail.com.
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SWEet Milan – Professional Development Workshop
As you are aware, SWE provides a wide array of professional development avenues for both recent graduates as well as experienced professionals in the Engineering industry.
On the occasion of Women’s Day 2020, SWE Pune Affiliate is organizing its flagship event i.e SWEet Milan – A day-long professional development workshop on Design Thinking & Leading with Courage.
SWEet Milan provides professional development opportunities for collaboration and creates a network of innovative, women leaders in engineering and technology. Grab this opportunity as we bring to you some of the best speakers in town who will share their experiences and knowledge on the above topics. Attached are the speaker profiles. Please do share this with all your colleagues & friends so that they too can leverage this opportunity!
First 10 registrations get a 10% discount on the registration fee.
Know our speakers
Would your organization be interested in sponsoring our SWE Goodie Bag? Do let us know by writing to us on swepuneaffiliate@gmail.com by Tuesday, 25th Feb 2020.
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PRAJNA Webinar Series
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PRAJNA Webinar Series | November 2019
First webinar held on 6th Nov 2019 on Big Data Analytics and its applications in Aerospace by Dr. Seema Chopra of Boing India.
Seema is working as a Global Technical Leader – Data Analytics in Systems and Analytics group at Boing India with 17+ years of experience, 35+ Publications, 13 Patents and 3 Trade Secrets.
It was a great hit ! Prajna initiative being virtual reached out to many people across the globe. Nine organizations from the India and one international attendee attended it.
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SWE President Penny Wirsing’s Visit to India
Coffee and Conversation with the members of the SWE Pune Affiliate
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WE Local India 2018
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TechFix2017 Cycle for Change
TechFix is a design innovation competition based on PMC’s initiative of promoting cycles as a sustainable mode of transport. Are you willing to be part of this journey to healthier and greener Pune? Are you willing to mentor students to successful problem solving?
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College Outreach & SWEet Milan 2017 (2nd Edition)
@ Emerson
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A Symposium on Women Empowerment
Joint event by SAE India Off-Highway and SWE India
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SWEet Milan 2017: Self-development workshop
The symposium provides some technical / professional development opportunities for collaboration and create a network of innovative, women leaders in engineering and technology. This investment in education and networking will benefit not only the individuals that attend, but also the companies and academic institutions that they represent. By bringing diverse people and ideas together we will strengthen the community as a whole.
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SWEet Milan 2016
Diversity Vision partners with SWE Affiliate Pune in organizing
Group Coaching Session on “Progressing Oneself”
Objective:
To take the participants through a 2 hour group coaching exercise. This would be a scientific process of taking stock of one’s career and find answers around how to progress oneself.
This would be a dual opportunity , delving deeper into the hard questions we don’t ask ourselves often and experiencing coaching as a technique.
What is Coaching:
· Coaching is about Creating awareness, Enhancing perceptions and Expanding horizons.
· Taking the coachee deep within where he/she cannot go on his/her own, its about generating options, more options and more choices.
· During the coaching process, individuals use their strengths to overcome challenges and achieve their goals.
· They focus on discovering solutions.
Partnering Sponsor: Diversity Vision
Venue Sponsor: College of Engineering Pune
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SWEet Milan 2015
21st August 2015 ǁ 9am to 5pm
Mini Auditorium, COEP, Shivaji Nagar
SWEet Milan, the symposium will provide some technical / professional development opportunities for collaboration and create a network of innovative, women leaders in engineering and technology. This investment in education and networking will benefit not only the individuals that attend, but also the companies and academic institutions that they represent. By bringing diverse people and ideas together we will strengthen the community as a whole.
Agenda
9:00 AM Registration
9:15 AM Welcome & Inauguration ceremony
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Leadership Panel Discussion
Back to the Future of Engineering
The panel will provide their envisioned future for the practice of engineering, the engineering workforce, new trends in technology, and the skills needed to be successful.
Anca Eisele, Director of Professional Excellence , Society of Women Engineers
Dr. Beena Rai, Principal Scientist, Tata Research Development & Design Centre (TRDDC)
Dr. Madhuri Khambete, Principal, MKSSS’s Cummins College of Engineering For Women
Dr. B. B. Ahuja, Officiating Director, College of Engineering, Pune
Asmita Khairnar, Director, Cummins Electronics, Cummins India
Rekha Gore, Head of the Department, Embedded Systems, John Deere India
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Tea & Bio-break
11:15 AM – 1:00 PM Professional Development Session 1
Self Branding and Power Networking
Seema Raghunath, Leadership Development Professional
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Networking Lunch
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Speed Mentoring
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM About SWE
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Tea & Bio-break
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM Professional Development Session 2
Innovation in Technology and Business: Designing Women: Looking in to future of engineering
Toshiba Tewari, Freelance Trainer
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Closing
Partnering Sponsor: John Deere India
Patron Sponsor: Cummins India
Venue Sponsor: College of Engineering Pune
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