FICCI FLO Organises ‘Game Changer Award 2021’ Virtually to Recognise Upcoming Women Entrepreneurs

by  EVENTFAQS Bureau Industry Watch | March 16, 2021 | News

FICCI FLO Game Changer Award

FLO, the women’s wing of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) recently held the ‘Game Changer Award 2021’ ceremony to felicitate upcoming women entrepreneurs of India. The winners were announced at a virtual award function organized by FLO Mumbai chapter on March 12, 2021.

The ‘Game Changers' is a pan-India competition for women-led start-ups, that offers women entrepreneurs a chance to get their dream project funded through an exclusive group of reputed VCs by pitching and making a conclusive case to them.

Kanika Kishore Dewani, CEO, Mintree Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd, a Nagpur-based company, emerged winner of the first FLO Game-Changer Award 2021, followed by Swati Pandey, Co-founder & CEO, Arboreal Bio Innovations of Lucknow as the first runner-up and Sonam Sodha, MD & Co-founder, Himalayan Hemp Industries Pvt Ltd, Himachal Pradesh as the second runner-up.

Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog was the Chief Guest and Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore was the guest speaker at the event. The other eminent speakers included Sangita Reddy, Joint M.D., Apollo Hospitals Enterprises; Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CEO, Biocon; Kirthiga Reddy, Investment Partner, Soft Bank; Anita Dongre, Founder, House of Dongre; Kiran Gera, Past President, FICCI FLO; Harjinder Kaur Talwar, MD & CEO, Commission India Pvt. Ltd and Meghna Ghai, President, Whistling Woods.

“Women-owned businesses and enterprises are playing a very prominent role in society and I firmly believe that the next big disruption within the Indian start-up ecosystem will be driven by women entrepreneurs with the digital platform being the biggest enabler. With this award ceremony, I am happy to release the whitepaper on Women Entrepreneurship in India put together by FLO Mumbai along with SP Jain Institute of Management & Research. These researches undertaken by forums like FICCI FLO help in working on policies which would benefit society at large,” said Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog.

Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore, said, "One of the critical segments which would make a substantial impact on fintech's profitability is the women's market in financial services; today, it represents the world's largest and fastest growing market. Focusing on the women's market is not charity, it is an opportunity that can be worth billions and could go up to trillion dollars of revenue.”

Jahnabi Phookan, President, FICCI FLO said, “The Indian start-up scenario is a buzzword in today's world and they are beginning to contribute to the growth of the Indian economy. Women entrepreneurs can thrive on economic growth in the start-up scenario but for that, they need to be enabled to realize their rights.”

Maloo Natrajan, Chairperson, FLO Mumbai, said, “The women entrepreneurs of today are chartering unknown territories fearlessly and are proceeding with great enthusiasm to change the world around them and make a difference with their ideas.”