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| After holding successful events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2011, and our inaugural DWEN conference in Shanghai in June 2010, we’ve decided to take the conference to the cultural mecca of New Delhi, India for our event, June 17–19, 2012. Sign up for our newsletter list to receive updates on DWEN 2012 and the Women Powering Business Network. 2012 EVENT OVERVIEW — NEW DELHI, INDIA: SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012
MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 All plenary sessions will take place in the Grand Ballroom.
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012 All plenary sessions will take place in the main ballroom.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012
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 | Moira Forbes, Editor and Chief, ForbesWoman Moira Forbes is the President and Publisher of ForbesWoman, a multimedia platform dedicated to successful women in business and leadership. She is also the host of Success with Moira Forbes, a weekly video series on the Forbes Video Network featuring candid, one-on-one interviews with today's top women leaders. | |
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 | Rhonda Abrams, Today Contributing Small Business Columnist, President, The Planning Shop A syndicated columnist, bestselling author and popular public speaker, Rhonda Abrams has spent more than 15 years advising, mentoring and consulting entrepreneurs and small business owners. Her knowledge of the small business market and her passion for entrepreneurship have made her one of the nation's most recognized advocates for small business. | |
 | Manjula Chawla, Co-founder and Senior Partner, Phoenix Legal Manjula Chawla is a senior partner at Phoenix Legal. Manjula’s practice concentrates in strategic corporate investments, corporate finance and restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, and general corporate and commercial matters. | |
 | Frédérique Clavel, President, Fédération Pionnières In 2005, Frédérique Clavel has founded Paris Pionnières ( www.parispionnieres.org ), the first gender incubator dedicated to innovative services in Paris. At the beginning of 2008 she gives to “Pionnieres” a new dimension by establishing Fédération Pionnières (www.federationpionnieres.org ) of whom she is President. The objective of Fédération Pionnières, supported by the public and private partners, is to develop incubators on the model of Paris Pionnières on new geographic areas. Federation Pionnieres has contributed to the creation of 10 incubators “Pionnieres” in France, one in Morocco, two in Benelux, and also 250 new companies in innovative services all led by talented women. | |
 | Judith Clegg, Founder and CEO, Takeout and The Glasshouse Judith is a highly experienced consulting and award-winning entrepreneur. She is CEO and founder of Venturing Unlimited having established the business in 2006. Her consulting experience includes work across a variety of organizations, including Barclaycard, Microsoft, The British Government Communications Network, IKEA, BAA, the entertainment group Ministry of Sound, YO! Sushi, US and European financial institutions, and a range of entrepreneurial companies in entertainment, media, technology and cleantech sectors. | |
 | Susan Feldman, Co-founder and Chief Merchandising Officer,One Kings Lane Susan Feldman is the co-founder and chief merchandising officer of One Kings Lane. In addition to overseeing all buying and merchandising, she travels the world with leading tastemakers to bring exciting and unique products to customers through the company's specialized sales. Susan also serves as company spokesperson, appearing on venues such as The Martha Stewart Show to talk about products she loves. | |
 | Steve Felice, President Consumer, Small and Medium Business, Dell Inc. Steve Felice serves as President Consumer, Small and Medium Business, for Dell. In this role, he leads the organization that creates and delivers specific solutions and technology to more than 10 million small- and medium-sized businesses globally. His organization is also responsible for a portfolio of consumer products, including desktops, laptops, software and peripherals, as well as product design and sales. | |
 | Lauren Flanagan, Co -founder and Managing Director BELLE Capital LP Ms. Flanagan is a professional angel investor and has over 25 years of experience in running and operating technology companies. She has invested in 30 early stage companies in the past six years. She is cofounder and managing partner of BELLE Capital LP. She is also a co-founder and managing director of the Phenomenelle Angels Fund, LP. Ms. Flanagan serves as chief executive officer for strategic advisory firm, SCIO Corp. | |
 | Meena Ganesh, CEO and Managing Director: Pearson Education Services, Founder: Edurite Technologies Meena Ganesh is the promoter and Board member of TutorVista and CEO and MD of Pearson Education Services, which includes innovative and successful brands like TutorVista, leading online tutoring company, and Edurite, provider of technology-based solutions and digital content. Under her leadership, the company has made a successful foray into the school management space and emerged as the fastest growing school chain in India. | |
 | Catherine Graham, Cofounder, commonsku Catherine Graham is the Managing Director of RIGHTSLEEVE, one of the industry's most innovative promotional products companies. Utilizing a unique mix of design, technology and promotional media, RIGHTSLEEVE develops online merchandise programs for leading corporations across North America. RIGHTSLEEVE has used technology and social media to transform every aspect of the business, from how clients interact with the company online to how employees process orders and collaborate with one another. | |
 | Tara Hunt, CEO and Co-founder, Buyosphere Tara 'missrogue' Hunt, CEO and Co-Founder of Buyosphere.com, has spent the past 20 years online, interacting and leading online communities. She was a catalyst for the worldwide BarCamp movement, co-founder of the worldwide Coworking movement, named one of the Digital Utopians alongside Jimmy Wales, Caterina Fake and Tim O'Reilly (SFChron, 2007), named one of the most influential women in technology by Fast Company and has been involved with over 30 startups over her career. | |
 | Meryl Job, Co-founder and VP, Videdressing Meryl Job grew up in Minnesota and obtained a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She then moved to France and obtained a Master’s degree in Marketing at L’ESCP in Paris. Once finished with school Job went on to work in the marketing departments of L’Occitane en Provence and Chanel. Her love of fashion and experience in luxury companies inspired her to launch Videdressing, the first online marketplace dedicated to fashion. | |
 | Kay Koplovitz, Chairman & CEO, Koplovitz & Co. Kay Koplovitz is the founder of USA Network and the first woman network president in television history. A pioneer in cable television networks and new media ventures, she is a visionary woman who led the emergence of cable television to challenge the broadcast networks for coveted audiences. She continues to be a leader in raising venture capital for women entrepreneurs and in launching new programming companies that challenge the frontiers of the digital age. | |
 | Amy Millman, President and Co-founder, Springboard Enterprises Amy is a career advocate who has represented the interests of various corporate and industry groups. As one of the founders and current president of Springboard Enterprises, she built an organization that facilitates connections to sources of financial and human capital for women-led emerging-growth enterprises. | |
 | Lakshmi Pratury, Host and Curator, The INK Conference Lakshmi Pratury brought TED to India in 2009, when the first TEDIndia conference was held in Mysore. In December 2010, she curated and hosted The INK Conference, in association with TED, which carried forward the momentum created by TEDIndia. Lakshmi Pratury brings with her a varied and rich experience that spans for-profit enterprises, venture capital and nonprofit organizations. Featured in the list of ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ by Forbes Asia in 2010, Lakshmi has traversed an incredible distance professionally. | |
 | Sarah Prevette, Founder and CEO, Sprouter and BetaKit Sarah is the founder of Sprouter, an online collaboration tool facilitating knowledge exchange between startups and business leaders. An entrepreneur long immersed in the startup community, Sarah has robust familiarity with the common pitfalls of early stage startups and the tips and tools that foster success. | |
 | Shoba Purushothaman, Founder, Training Ventures Ltd. and The NewsMarket Shoba Purushothaman is an entrepreneur who has built fast growing, profitable, innovative companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia. She is now focused on her third start-up, Training Ventures (India) which is creating a portfolio of training products aimed at narrowing the business and management skills gap in India as it becomes a key part of the world economy. | |
 | Karen Quintos, CMO, Dell Inc. Karen Quintos is senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for Dell, where she is responsible for bringing the company's brand to life for Dell customers, team members and stakeholders around the world. She leads brand strategy, global communications, social media, corporate responsibility, global research, marketing talent development and agency management. Karen is also the executive sponsor of the largest networking group at Dell, Women in Search of Excellence (WISE). | |
 | Sushma Rajagopalan, Managing Director, LiquidHub Sushma Rajagopalan is Partner/Managing Director for India and Emerging Markets at Liquid Hub. Liquid Hub is a fast growing IT services firm with a focus on healthcare, life sciences and financial services. I have am responsible for scaling and growing the business both organically and inorganically. | |
 | Susan Ridge, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Save the Children Susan Ridge is Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Save the Children, where she manages the agency’s brand and marketing services, media relations, content strategy, website and other online properties, new media and digital marketing. Susan is responsible for telling the Save the Children story to both broad and targeted audiences and for keeping the agency’s work for children at the forefront wherever and whenever the conversation is happening. | |
 | Carley Roney, Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief, XO Group, Inc. Carley Roney is cofounder and editor-in-chief of The Knot Inc. (TheKnot.com, TheNest.com and TheBump.com), the premier media company devoted to weddings, pregnancy and everything in between. After the nightmare of planning her own wedding, Roney and her husband David Liu founded The Knot Inc. in 1996 and quickly took the wedding world by storm with a fresh voice, stylish ideas and up-to-date advice for modern nearlyweds. Today, The Knot and sister site WeddingChannel.com are the #1 wedding planning destinations reaching nearly 2 million U.S. brides (8 out of 10) annually through the multimedia platforms of magazines, books, television, social media and mobile applications. | |
 | Chris Shipley, Cofounder and CEO, Guidewire Group Chris Shipley is chairman and CEO of Guidewire Group, Inc., a global analyst and advisory firm focused on early-stage technology companies (www.guidewiregroup.com). A leading technology and product analyst for 25 years, Chris is dedicated to the success of technology entrepreneurs, focusing on identifying market opportunities and building value into the most promising young companies. As the executive producer of the renowned DEMO Conference from 1996 until September 2009, Chris identified and helped bring to market more than 1,500 products, including WebEx, VMware, salesforce.com, TiVo, Xfire, Ribbit and Ironpor. | |
 | Ingrid Vanderveldt, Entrepreneur in Residence Dell Inc. Sustainability leader, women’s advocate and successful entrepreneur, Ingrid Vanderveldt is keenly focused on WOMEN + GREEN. She’s a leading expert in corporate strategy, business development, outreach and media programs, and brand development. She’s also a tireless practical advocate for women and sustainability. | |
 | Leila Velez, Founding partner and CEO of Beleza Natural Leila Velez, founding partner and CEO of Beleza Natural, was recently chosen as “Woman Entrepreneur of the New Brasil” by the magazine Voce S.A. Beleza Natural opened their first salon in 1993. An immediate success, the franchise currently includes 26 salons in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. | |
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 | With DWEN 2011 in Brazil, we expanded the invite-only event to over 100 attendees and tailored the agenda around the theme of 'Building the Power of Your Business.' Moira Forbes, president and publisher of ForbesWoman, was a very fitting emcee as both a media powerhouse and entrepreneur. |
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| Check out our interactive guides with insight from the 2011 Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network event focused on the theme of 'Building the Power of Your Business,' including discussions on technology, marketing, branding, social media, raising capital and more. | |
| Business in Brazil — In the last decade, Brazil has made its way onto the world stage as the world’s fifth largest country and eighth largest economy, with nearly half of the country’s entrepreneurs being women. A panel of experts discussed major growth opportunities in Brazil along with the challenges and rewards of expanding into an overseas market and offered ideas on trade bodies to help with market assessment, potential in-country partners and legal protection. The first in a series of interactive guides developed from session dialogue is now available online and provides tips for doing business in Brazil. |
 | Q&A with Arianna Huffington and Moira Forbes — When hearing the name Arianna Huffington, sleep is probably the last word that comes to mind. However, Arianna encourages women who have created new paths of influence through technology to redefine success and commit to living a more balanced life. Arianna's experiences as a successful businesswoman provide inspiration and insight for any entrepreneur looking to grow her business. This is an excerpt from a Q&A with Arianna conducted by Moira Forbes, president and publisher of ForbesWomen, at the 2011 Dell Women's Entrepreneur Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
 | Tips on using technology to grow your business from entrepreneurs that have done it successfully The right technology can enable growth and provide businesses a competitive advantage. Years ago, Dell was a small business with an entrepreneurial spirit and the belief in the power of technology to empower people to do even more in their businesses and life. Today, that spirit and initiative continues to drive Dell to share how technology can grow companies of any size, especially for emerging businesses looking to expand globally. |