The 10th Annual Women's Meet (AWM 2025) which is a premier event to Cultivate Research Spirit and Create a Vibrant Community of Women in Science and Technology. It was hosted by the Centre for Women Development (CWD) of Venus International Foundation (VIF) on 1st March 2025 at Chennai. The AWM provides a unique platform to have the voice of women researchers to raise broad awareness to the potential of the female intellectualism. The AWM 2025 gathered 75 women researchers (live attendees) from 7 countries around the globe. It firmly established its position as the country’s important and dedicated international platform for women researchers. Our heartfelt gratitude to Keynote Speakers, Oral Presenters, Session Chairs, Attendees and Partners who were the cornerstone of AWM's success.


ATTENDEE COUNTRIES AND REGIONS (Outside of India)

Germany
Scotland
England
Italy
Hong Kong


KEYNOTE SPEECHES

Midlife Entrepreneurship
Dr. Katherina Kuschel
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Working at the Interface: Electrochemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials
Dr. Sudipta Roy
University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scotland

Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Disease
Prof. Dr. Julie Anne Lovegrove
University of Reading, England

Empowering Mission-Driven Entrepreneurs: Integrating Experiential Learning and Flipped Classrooms for Sustainable Innovation
Dr. Mili Shrivastava
Bournemouth University, England

Empowering the Next Generation in Translational Research: Personal Insights in Fostering a Research Culture for Future Innovation & Pathways to Excellence
Dr. Rupinder Kaur Kanwar
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, India


INVITED PRESENTATIONS (Overseas)

Protection and Participation of Children and Young People
Dr. Ulrike Loch
Free University of Bolzano, Italy

Pal-OS® – An Innovative Proposal Aimed to Strategies of Regenerative Medicine for Critical-Sized Bone Lesions
Prof. Carla Palumbo
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Empowering Rural Indonesian Farmers: A Community-Driven Initiative to Prevent Heat Stroke
Dr. Sheena Ramazanu
Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong

Detection of Antimicrobial Susceptibility on Microfluidics Sensor by Electrochemical Impedance Sensing
Dr. Richa Karmakar
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India


AWM 2025 PROCEEDINGS
Tentative date of release: June/July 2025


TENTH WOMEN AWARDS – VIWA 2025