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SAWLF cordially invites you to a special interactive event on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM.
This event is made possible by the generous support of Alliance Bernstein. Register on-line by emailing info@southasianwomen.org
Join us as we discuss the topic of "Personal Branding" with senior marketing professional Sumita Singh, SVP, Marketing, Corporate Markets, Elsevier (Science and Technology Division).
Ms. Singh will share specific examples of steps women professionals can take in order to advance their personal and professional brand. Ms. Singh will also highlight ways in which women professionals can leverage digital marketing tools and platforms in order to reach their desired outcomes.
Sumita Singh is the Senior Vice President of Marketing, Corporate Markets for Reed Elsevier’s Science and Technology Division based in New York. In her role, she is responsible for defining and leading the strategic marketing and e-commerce efforts for a high-growth business unit through both organic and inorganic initiatives, growing lead generation by 200% and revenue conversion by over 25% in a year. She leads the group’s worldwide multi-channel marketing communications strategy and agency relationships.
Prior to Elsevier, Sumita served as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk where she built the global center of excellence in marketing services, customer intelligence and strategic marketing as well as the company’s internal marketing services group. She previously held similar roles at WebMD and New York Media.
Financial expert Monica Mehta joins SAWLF on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. This is the second is SAWLF's new series on entrepreneurship. For additional information, please visit: http://www.ersvp.com/r/event9093/main
SAWLF Charter Membership Exclusive: Celebrate Holiday Cheer with SAWLF and designer Cynthia Rowley at our annual year-end event on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. To register, please e-mail info@southasianwomen.org
Clueless about quinoa? Curious about kale? How do stress and sugar effect my well being? What should I feed my kids?
Join SAWLF on Tuesday, June 4 (7-8:30 PM) for a dialogue with author and holistic health counselor Rachel Khanna. This event will take place in Greenwich, CT as part of the new SAWLF CT/Westchester event series.
Please visit for additional information:
http://www.ersvp.com/r/event8747/regmain
This year, SAWLF marks its 10th anniversary and will celebrate with the return of its signature event, Congress, on Saturday, March 9, 2013.
SAWLF welcomes American designer Rachel Roy as the event's closing keynote speaker.
Congress is the largest single gathering of South Asian women professionals to be held in the US and is the country's premier forum for South Asian women professionals.
Don't miss your opportunity to join over 400 leading women professionals for this transformative event.
Congress is presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers and will take place at their Midtown Manhattan offices located at 42nd Street and Madison Avenue.
Please visit www.southasianwomen.org/congress for additional event information and registration.
SAWLF invites you to kickstart 2012 by joining us for our first event of the new year. On Tuesday, January 24, the chef and culinary creative director for Junoon, Aliya LeeKong, joins SAWLF for a special tasting reception and dialogue on her remarkable transition from the corporate sector to the culinary arts.
Life has always been a layering of cultures for Aliya LeeKong. Born in the United States, the daughter of Indo-Pakistani and Tanzanian immigrants, she remembers baking brownies for a bake sale while spending Sundays cooking an East African curry with her mother; both equally serve as culinary inspiration for her. Aliya grew up outside Orlando, FL, a typical Florida girl who loved outdoor sports and cooking for friends. She attended Brown University and Columbia Business School, and spent a number of years in the corporate world in New York City. During this time, whether spending days cooking for friends and family, eating out at amazing New York City restaurants or travelling to over 35 countries in the past 10 years cooking and sampling different cuisines, food and culture were the common threads. For additional information, please visit: http://www.ersvp.com/r/event8457/main
Celebrate the season with SAWLF, friends and Cynthia Rowley. This special event will take place from 6 - 8 PM on Tuesday, November 29, 2011.
To register on-line, please visit http://www.ersvp.com/r/event8400
Cynthia Rowley has long been a fashion and style authority, with a namesake collection that includes women's wear, beachwear and wetsuits, men's wear, eyewear, handbags, shoes, baby, home sewing products, tools, legwear, shapewear, and 'dress-up' band-aids, not to mention a mobile fashion unit: the Cynthia Rowley Shop on Wheels. Cynthia has appeared on "Project Runway" and "America's Next Top Model," and her work has been featured in nearly every major magazine and newspaper domestically and internationally. She has received an award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) for her women's collection as well as an acknowledgment from the Council for her menswear designs. As a best-selling author of the Swell series, Cynthia has five books to date; her most recent, Slim: A Fantasy Memoir, was published by Rizzoli and includes her original drawings. She is a mother to two daughters and is married to Bill Powers, co-owner of HALF Gallery and judge on Bravo's competition series "Work Of Art."
An art enthusiast herself, Cynthia has collaborated with artists Will Cotton, Nick Cave, Olaf Breuning and Ryan McNamara on various ventures and collections, and has designed a capsule for the Gagosian Gallery, a collaborative exhibit for MoMA's PS1, and co-founded the groundbreaking art retail site Exhibition A. The Cynthia Rowley Collection is sold in better department, specialty and online stores, as well as in approximately sixty Cynthia Rowley shops around the world.
SAWLF Is pleased to welcome serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and "Mother Theresa CEO" author Ruma Bose on Tuesday, October 4, 2011.
Special introductory rate for first-time SAWLF participants. Registration now open, please visit: http://www.ersvp.com/r/event8327/mainAWLF
Ruma authored the bestselling book, "Mother Teresa, CEO" which demonstrates the management and leadership principles of Mother Teresa that led her to create one of the world's largest and most successful organizations. Ruma spent time working with Mother Teresa and leverages the lessons learned into a set of guiding principles for successful leaders.
In addition to her book, Ruma is currently President and co-CEO of Sprayology, an innovative wellness company that sells vitamin and homeopathic oral sprays. Previously, Ruma worked as a venture capitalist, advisor and executive to and with many early stage companies in the consumer industry. She was President of a leading international cosmetics brand and advised several luxury brands as a Managing Director at Sage Beauty Group and Senior Director at Roseworth Capital. Ruma currently serves on the Board of SecretBuilders, an online children's edutainment firm. She also serves on the non-profit Boards of SEED NY and Kopernik.
Support "SAWLF Mentors" on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 from 6 - 8 PM.
Cocktail reception at Tory Burch. For on-line registration, click here
SAWLF Mentors partners underserved South Asian girls between 12 - 18 years of age with SAWLF members representing diverse professionals for job shadowing, mentoring and education.
Upcoming Events
Meet special guest speaker Ms. Shazi Visram, founder and CEO of HAPPYBABY on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Additional details to follow.
On Saturday, April 30, 2011, Team SAWLF will be participate in the 14th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women for the 6th consecutive year. Join the Walk - or Support Team SAWLF (Team #1465). For additional information, contact Arti Dua, Team SAWLF Captain at: contactartidua@gmail.com.
Join SAWLF Mentors for our 4th annual Take Our Daughter to Work Day event on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
Our program, SAWLF Mentors, offers teen girls the opportunity to meet and shadow South Asian women professionals in positions of leadership, responsibility and authority. The collaboration offers SAWLF members the chance to share their experience and directly impact young women at a critical stage of their personal development. Student participants are between 13 to 19 years of age and represent New York City high schools in Queens and Brooklyn. For additional information on how you can participate, please contact SAWLF at info@southasianwomen.org
Ms. Ranji Nagaswami, the first chief investment advisor for the City of New York, will join SAWLF for a special event to be held on Wednesday, April 13 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM. To register, please visit: http://www.ersvp.com/r/event8206/main
SAWLF Women in Fashion presents a dialogue and showroom visit with Ms. Aru Kulkarni, president of sales for the Jones Apparel Group on Wednesday, on February 23, 2011 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. To register, please visit: http://www.ersvp.com/r/event8167/regmain
This special holiday event will take place Soigne K., 717 Madison Avenue (between 63rd and 64th Streets), NY, NY 10065. Profits from the evening's book sale will benefit South Asian Women's Leadership Forum (SAWLF) mentoring initiative for South Asian girls. RSVP by Monday, November 30: info@southasianwomen.org
South Asian Women's Leadership Forum Women in Finance cordially invites you to a special event featuring leading women in hedge funds.
Alpha Generation: Leading Women in Hedge Funds
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Refreshments will be served.
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza(at the intersection of William and Liberty Streets)*
60th Floor
New York, NY 10005
*Photo ID required for admittance
Special Guest Speakers
Shireen Qadri, Partner, Pilot Advisors LP
Sangeetha Ramaswamy, Head of Macro Strategy and Analysis, Eton Park Capital Management
Moderator, Monica Issar, Managing Director and Head of Endowment and Foundations Group, JPMorgan Asset Management
Description
This special presentation will showcase the experiences of senior women at New York hedge funds whose roles include investing and portfolio risk management functions; macro-economic analysis; and trading and research of individual sectors.
Our guest speakers will share their experience of challenge and achievement as well as offer insights into the dynamic hedge fund industry including advice for women with a passion for investing.
To register on-line, please visit: http://www.ersvp.com/r/event8111/regmain
Women in Fashion returns on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 (6:30 - 8:30 PM) for The Beauty Industry, Revealed featuring special guest panelists:
Priyanka "Piya" Newkirk, Global Marketing Director, Laura Mercier
Leena Jain, Global Marketing Director, Men's, Ralph Lauren Fragrances
Sangita Popat, Senior Brand Manager, Hair Care, L'Oreal
Due to overwhelming interest, this event is now sold out. In order to learn about upcoming Women in Fashion events, please e-mail info@southasianwomen.org
Monday, August 23: At 7 PM, SAWLF presents a private screening of the feature film Hiding Divya. Q&A with actors Madhur Jaffrey, Pooja Kumar and film director Rehana Mirza to follow. 7 PM. Big Cinemas Manhattan, 239 59th Street (between Second and Third Avenues), New York, NY 10022. Advance ticket purchase is highly suggested. Please visit:
http://www.movietickets.com/movie_detail.asp?movie_id=58596
Wednesday, June 23: SAWLF Presents Women in Fashion featuring special guest speaker Jyothi Rao, General Manager for Women's at the Gilt Groupe.
Jyothi Rao brings to Gilt Groupe extensive experience in the retail sector with a focus on merchandising. Most recently, she served as a senior vice president and general manager at Calvin Klein, where she launched the Specialty Retail division. Prior to that, she spent 16 years at Gap Inc., where she held several leadership positions and was responsible for aggressively growing both the regular-price and outlet businesses for Gap and Banana Republic. Jyothi, who has resided in Africa, India and Europe, also helped Gap International succeed in more than doubling its sales in Japan, France, the U.K. and Canada. She was educated at the University of Texas at Austin.
Please visit: http://www.ersvp.com/r/event8006/main for additional event details.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010: SAWLF's Series on Women and Transition Continues
In April 2010, SAWLF launched a new event series designed to explore how women professionals experience change and career transition. Invited speakers will share their experiences of transition which, for some, was initiated by desire and choice (seeking career change or new opportunity) and, for others, out of necessity (due to relocation or down-sizing).
Our April 5, 2010 featured Roopa Purushothaman, MD, Head of Research, Everstone Investment Advisors Pvt. Limited, Mumbai, India in conversation with Komal Dhall, a principal for KPMG. This session highlighted Roopa's transition from Goldman Sachs (New York) to a new professional opportunity working in Mumbai, India. Roopa discussed the opportunity she sought and the challenges she has discovered working and living in one of the world's fastest growing economies.
SAWLF continue our series on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 with Tanuja Prasad and entrepreneur Sarita Ekya. Sarita is the owner of East Village favorite S'MAC (Sarita's Mac and Cheese). A former engineer, Sarita will share her experience of transition to New York City restaurant owner. Tanuja will discuss her transition from the field of technology on Wall Street to new non-profit opportunities in New York and India. Additional panelists will be announced.
This special event is made possible with the support of KPMG. For on-line registration, please visit:
http://www.ersvp.com/r/event7935/regmain
SAVE-THE-DATE
South Asian Women's Leadership Forum (SAWLF)
Presents
Non-Traditional Careers in Finance
Thursday, April 1, 2010
6:30 - 8:30 PM
This special event is made possible by
JPMorgan Private Bank
Advance on-line registration required. Please click here
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Monday, April 5: Women and Transition: India Bound
This event will feature Roopa Purushothaman, MD, Head of Research, Everstone Investment Advisors Pvt. Limited, Mumbai, India. This special session will highlight Roopa's transition from Goldman Sachs (New York) to a new professional opportunity working in Mumbai, India. Roopa will discuss the opportunity she sought and the challenges she has discovered working and living in one of the world's fastest growing economies.
This special event will be moderated by Komal Dhall and take place at the Midtown offices of KPMG. To register on-line, please visit:
http://www.ersvp.com/r/event7907/regmain
On November 13, 2009, SAWLF launched Women in Fashion (WIF) with panelists Rosena Sammi (Rosena Sammi Jewelry); Rakhee Mirchandani (New York Post) and Mili Dutt Reddy (Louis Vuitton NA). WIF will offer quarterly networking and career development opportunities for women professionals in New York City's dynamic Fashion industry.
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