The 8th Annual Women's Meet – AWM 2023, hosted by the Centre for Women Development (CWD) of Venus International Foundation (VIF) on 4th March 2023 at Greenpark Chennai.
The meet and was attended by 50 delegates (represented 10 Country: from Scotland, France, Bulgaria, Singapore, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and India).
Event Code: WM23EN08SN–036
Look back at candid moments of the sessions of the summit (Inauguration, Keynote Speech, Award Ceremony, Networking and Group Photos) in the following album
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1. THEME
To Engage, Inspire, Energize and Build next generation Women in Science and Technology
2. GUESTS OF HONOR
Dr. Ariane Mézard, Ecole Normale Supérieure, France
3. INVITED SPEAKERS AND TITLE OF TALKS
Dr. Christine Dufès, University of Strathclyde, Scotland "Tumour Regression after intravenous Administration of Novel Tumour-Targeted Nanomedicines"
Dr. Polya Katsamunska, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria "Women Leadership in Public Administration and the Role of Education"
Dr. Anne Raffin, National University of Singapore, Singapore "My Research Journey in Puducherry, Tamil Nadu"
Dr. Smita Srivastava, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India "Plant Cell Bioprocessing for in vitro Production of High-value Phytochemicals"
Dr Namrata Gaur, AllMS Rishikesh, India "Women and Cardiac Health"
Dr. Sheena Ray Varghese, Kuwait Technical College, Kuwait "The Impact of Relationship Marketing on Customer Loyalty in Kuwaiti Banks"
Dr. Rajashree, National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO, Hyderabad, India "My Scientific Expedition to Antarctica"
Dr. Madhumita Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, “Isothermal Titration Calorimetry–Applications in Chem & Biological Systems”
4. EIGHTH WOMEN AWARDS CEREMONY
The Venus International Women Awards (affectionately known as the VIWAs) scheme was instituted in the year 2016.
The VIWA scheme is part of the AWM and has a scheme has a Policy, Nomination Form, Expert Committee and Judging Process etc that are governed by the Board of Trust.
Click here to view 8th Women Awards – VIWA 2023 Winners List