WICCI India-UK Business

Council

WOMEN´S INDIANCHAMBER OF

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

www.wicci.in

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Robustly encourage and empower

women in business, industry and

commerce across all sectors and

fields.

Council Vision &Mission

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WelcomingCouncil Members to

WICCIPresident, Vice President

and 20+ Nominated

Council Members3

DEVAPRIYA KHANNA, PRESIDENT

Devapriya Khanna is a Leadership Brand Strategist, an internationally certified Executive Coach,

business mentor and a global speaker. She is the President of the WICCI India-UK Business Council.

Through her venture, 212 Degrees Brand Lab, she works closely with entrepreneurs, executives and

enterprises to create memorable personal brands that deliver business results and grow influence and

impact. Her specialization is building leadership brands based on an authentic foundation of personal

attributes and core strengths. As a strategist, coach and mentor, Devapriya has delivered several hours

of transformative interventions for corporates, business houses, startups, educational institutes and

impacted over 2500+ corporate and business leaders. Her programs are targeted to enhance functional

skills, soft skills and inner self skills to create a 360 degree impact. She also conducts train-the-trainer

certification programs.

Her clients include organizations and institutions such as Mastercard, Yes Bank, Bain, Dell, Maruti

Suzuki, Xerox India, Astra Zeneca, Pearsons, Genpact, Mahou India, AON Hewitt, Pitney

Bowes,Walmart, Fabcafe, Vestige India, Medicover, Apeejay University, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI Delhi.

During her pre-entrepreneurial corporate career, Devapriya has dedicated 18 years to global

organizations such as Nestle, GE, ICICI Prudential, Carlsberg and has helped launch, build and nurture

powerful global brands that have won consumer confidence & delivered outstanding business results.

Her current practice leans heavily on the real-life experience that she has garnered during these 18

years, which she blends into her certified coaching programs.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/devapriyakhanna/4

FARAH ISMAIL, VICE PRESIDENT

Farah Ismail is a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) and Executive

Coach (ICF) with more than 25 years of experience in the field of

leadership and cross cultural competence.

She is the Founder and Principal of Interact Consulting and is

passionate about helping individuals and organizations grow by

cultivating potential and creating connections. She believes that

everyone has the potential to make a difference and her role is to inspire

change and realize this potential. Her approach is focused on helping

leaders lead with courage, purpose and authenticity.

Farah has in-depth experience in multiple industries and works across

all layers of an organization. She credits the unique experiences and

exposure she has had to different cultures in making her more

compassionate, courageous, inclusive and curious.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/farah-ismail5

SHEFALI PRAKASH, COUNCIL MEMBER

Shefali is an experienced Treasury professional having advised

Private and Public Clients across industries on Treasury policy,

strategy and financial risk management. More recently she

formed part of the UK Governments COVID-19 response team

focusing on financial interventions in the Transport sector. She

is a qualified Treasurer (AMCT) and a qualified accountant

with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

(CIMA). She also holds a Masters in Accounting and Finance

from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/shefali-prakash-65963764

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MENACA POTHALINGAM, COUNCIL

MEMBER

Menaca Pothalingam is a multi-award-winning leadership coach, serial

entrepreneur, advocate for mental health and .ambassador for women

empowerment. She is an international speaker, author and resilience

strategist. After 25 years in the Healthcare industry as a dentist and a

practice owner, she decided to move into the world of coaching, putting

her personal and professional experiences into practice.

Menaca, who is lovingly described as “the next Oprah” of Asia, for her

demonstrated resilience and the willingness and eagerness to

continually learn and develop along with the urge to pay it forward.

Menaca wants to leave a legacy of change as an individual who left this

universe and anyone who crossed her path in better shape than she

found it in.

7https://www.linkedin.com/in/menaca/

TANMAYA GOSWAMI, COUNCIL MEMBER

Tanmaya Goswami is the founder of Fashion Business Consulting. A

platform that helps fashion businesses and professionals Launch, Grow

and Scale their business and career. She has led businesses and

operations for some of the leading fashion brands and retailers across

the globe.She is a business strategist and mentor, her mission is to

empower fashion businesses and professionals who have passion and

conviction for fashion and they need strategic guidance to be the best in

the industry.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanmayagoswami/

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SHELLEY HUTCHINSON, COUNCIL

MEMBER

Shelley Hutchinson is one of the UK’s top LinkedIn Marketing Experts. She is founder of

Client Nectar and is passionate about helping her clients to learn how to use LinkedIn to

rapidly grow their client numbers and business. Often tripling their revenue in just a few

months. Often business owners describe Shelley’s LinkedIn approach as the fastest

approach to lead generation through LinkedIn. Over the past 5 years with her business

Client Nectar, Shelley has helped thousands of Coaches, Consultants and Business

Owners. She has sold over 1 million pounds of her coaching programs. She attributes her

success with her clients to delivering high quality trainings that combine (online)

marketing with mindset coaching and authentic sales training.

Shelley’s background includes being Course Director of BA(Hons) Fashion Marketing

degree program for 7 years at a London University, and working as a qualified

Psychosynthesis Psychotherapist for 8 years prior to starting Client Nectar in 2014.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleyhutchinson/

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VANI GUPTA DANDIA, COUNCIL MEMBER

Vani has had a long rewarding career of over 20 years, starting with advertising (BBDO

and Leo Burnett – launch of Coke 200ml and 500ml), and then various roles in

marketing and category management in with various blue chip companies like PepsiCo,

Unilever (Regional Innovation Office Bangkok and HUL India), and Reckitt

Benckiser.

Some significant recognitions received during her career include: The ‘India Region

Above and Beyond 2014 Chairman’s Award’ from PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi for the

‘Innovation Excellence Award’ and the ‘AMEA PwP Sustained Performance Award’ for

Kurkure. Vani has also been listed by ‘Business Today’ as the Hottest Young Executive

under 40 in 2015, in a nationwide survey. After a long stint in the corporate world of

more than 20 years, Vani set up her own strategic business consulting venture Called

CherryPeachPlum Growth Partners to provide consulting and execution services to

startups and large corporates alike. She is now working with a network of individuals

from different fields as well as agencies (digital, creative, SEO, PR, Design, Video,

Animation, Research, On Ground Activations, Outdoor advtg, Mobile advertising,

Amazon advtg, production houses, media etc) .

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanidandia/ 10

ANNA DE, COUNCIL MEMBER

Anna Dé is a Global / European Public Affairs professional, with 20 years’ international consultancy

experience. I am specialised in International Healthcare Public Affairs: supporting clients with

multinational policy-led healthcare communications and strategies, and how to best engage on

healthcare policy matters at international, EU and national levels.

In my years working in both London and Brussels, I have supported leading healthcare companies,

patient groups, healthcare professional societies, regulatory bodies, trade associations, as well as

global health organisations. I have experience of working on policy communications in many

different disease areas.

I came back to running my own consultancy, after a brief period at Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) as

Head of Healthcare Policy Communications, in 2019. Before establishing my own consultancy, I

worked as Head of International Business Development at Incisive Health, I was an Associate

Managing Partner at Ogilvy Healthworld, based in London, and I worked as a Director for Acumen

Public Affairs, a Brussels based communications consultancy, and I was Head of the EU Healthcare

Public Affairs Practice at Hill & Knowlton Brussels. In this role, I oversaw a team of 15 consultants

and a portfolio of 20 clients (both private and public sector). I was instrumental in growing the

practice to the largest policy practice in the Brussels office.

I am a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science, with a BSc (Econ) in

International Relations and an MSc in European Studies (graduating with a distinction). I have

studied French at the Institut français du Royaume-Uni.

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KAMALINI ROY, COUNCIL MEMBER

I have more than 20 years of experience in the corporate and entrepreneurial world having worked across MNCs

and domestic companies, like ANZ Grindlays, Standard Chartered, IDFC, Waterfield, India Health Fund (a Tata

Trust initiative) in leadership roles .

Equipped with a strong educational background through the University of Cambridge, UK, as a Cambridge

Commonwealth Scholar and JNU, New Delhi, my speciality rests in understanding:

1)How to create and manage wealth,

2)How to implement effective leadership skills for profitability

3)How to build happy & productive teams for accelerated revenue generation.

The programmes that I have done from IIM Bangalore in an Executive Education Programme on Leadership

and Organisational Innovation as well as from IIM Kolkata in a Management Development Programme on

Leadership Development and Team Effectiveness, have ensured a strong content and methodology for my

Coaching Programme.

My area of expertise lies in working with select entrepreneurs and leaders who believe in creating a positive

change in their organisation by inculcating a culture of trust and transparency, to ensure productivity and

profitability. I am a firm believer of team work under an able leader, and my coaching tools and techniques

ensure not only accelerated growth for the company, but also a fulfilled life.

My goal is to help people achieve professional, financial and personal goals in a shorter, quicker and more

effective way.

12https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamalini-roy-032b7112/

FRANCES SINHA, COUNCIL MEMBER

After graduating in the UK (in the last century!) I moved to India and started to

work in socio-economic development, developing experience of field work, client

interviews/surveys, government programmes, NGOs and business initiatives in

several states of India, rural and urban. With my husband, I co-founded a

consultancy to provide professional support (research, technical assistance, business

planning) to development programmes, as well as to employ graduates with an

interest in this type of work. Our company – M-CRIL (www.m-cril.com) – was the

first in India to design and undertake institutional ratings of microfinance and other

development institutions (NGOs, affordable schools) – applying financial and social

metrics, to facilitate these institutions to access commercial/investment funding

whilst also improving their organisational performance. We are a small company –

54 staff in all – headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Patna, Hyderabad,

Yangon, Phnom Penh and Jakarta. Some of our team work directly in enterprise

promotion, working with low income women and men, involved in agriculture,

petty trading and crafts. My work in addition includes linking into global initiatives

for double bottom line management and reporting, and client protection.

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SHILPI SINGH, COUNCIL MEMBER

Shilpi is a Leadership Coach and Co-founder of The Unhotel Co (Travel experiences co) and Studio

4 (Digital storytelling co). She is an alumnus of the prestigious Vital Voices Global Ambassadors

Program. She is extremely passionate about women leadership and women entrepreneurship. She has

mentored more than 1000 women, both corporate professionals and entrepreneurs. A gig career and

hands-on entrepreneurship skills makes Shilpi an empathetic and compassionate coach. She resonates

with Life Skills critical in an uncertain dynamic world - Resilience, Agility, Creativity and Lateral

Thinking.

Shilpi's journey is an interesting mix of Entrepreneurship and Coaching. Her key ventures are

Leadership Coaching (Independent) - Leadership coach working with individuals helping them

navigate their life and career with creativity and trust. In a nonlinear world, she helps you spot the

unconnected dots, rewire and find your UNIQUE story.

The Unhotel Co - An experiential travel company helping people explore the world through people,

culture, history, nature and adventure. We support local communities as we help you experience the

world authentically. Shilpi is the Co - founder.

Studio 4 - Studio4 is a brand influence, content creation, and communication management

consultancy. The aim is to help companies and brands tell their authentic tale in a world which is

governed by techno-rules and SEO jargon, without losing the essence of its creation and vision.

Shilpi is the Co - founder.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/purpletree/ 14

SHILPA AJWANI, COUNCIL MEMBER

Shilpa Ajwani is the Founder & CEO of Business Strategy &

Leadership Advisory Firm unomantra. She enables Consumer &

Lifestyle Companies to grow faster through her unique “Purpositioning

“ approach. She is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of

transformational leadership experience with Multinationals such as

Oriflame Natural Swedish Cosmetics, Vorwerk of Germany and

Tupperware Brands. She is a sought after Keynote Speaker, Advisory

Board Member and Panellist.

She takes pride in championing diversity & inclusion, entrepreneurship

and sustainability in her pursuits.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shilpaajwani-unomantra/

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KIRUBAI KOHOUT, COUNCIL MEMBER

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Kirubai is a trainer for several leading organisations from

multiple industries. She has developed a good portfolio of

satisfied customers which includes in finance, oil and gas and

hospitality industries. Her clients frequently cite her warmth,

candour and specialised knowledge as her biggest strengths.

She is certified and trained with John Maxwell as a coach,

teacher, trainer and speaker. Kirubai regularly offers training,

coaching and mentoring with Smile Leadership Academy for

international clientele.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirubai-kohout-6083a1165

PUNITA CHANDRA, COUNCIL MEMBER

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Punita is an architect by qualification, raised and

educated in Mumbai. She runs a soft furnishings and

decor business in Gurgaon named Atelier Kabana,

and is expanding online, targeting customers in

India and overseas, UK being of prime interest.

London has been home since 1997, now home and

business are based out of both, Gurgaon and

London. Punita is also an interior design and display

consultant, with a list of clients across Delhi NCR.

ANGELA B. SPRAGG, COUNCIL MEMBER

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Ms. Angela Burnham Spragg is a founder of Advantage Women Network (AWN), Publishing House England

and Talking Life Show. Her focus is to empower womenfolk and help them manage and deal with toxicity they

may face at their domestic homes and otherwise. Women are prone to becoming financially dependent at

different stages in their lives, e Ms. Angela Burnham Spragg is a founder of Advantage Women Network

(AWN), Publishing House England and Talking Life Show. Her focus is to empower womenfolk and help them

manage and deal with toxicity they may face at their domestic homes and otherwise. Women are prone to

becoming financially dependent at different stages in their lives, especially during childbearing and retirement.

AWN International Coaching offers several collaborative coaching programs, to help women become

successful business owners and achieve financial and emotional independence.

AWN focus on the following objectives:

Listen, educate, and offer confidential advice Strategic goal setting, planning and implementation Training and

skill development

Pathway to a healthier future

Inspire and connect with a trusted network

Angela’s background comprises of Aviation and Surface Transport. She has achieved BSc (Hons) in Airline,

Airport and Aviation Management discipline with Dean's Award. She is an International bestselling author, an

influencer, and a connector. Her long- term vision is to assist billions of women to achieve financial freedom

and to stop all levels of toxicity against women and girls.specially during

ANDREA STONE, COUNCIL MEMBER

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A multi-award-winning former marketing leader in global

tech organizations, Andrea now coaches leaders and

leadership teams to improve their performance at a deep,

systemic and sustainable level. In her 30-year career,

Andrea has led multi-cultural teams across diverse

emerging and developed markets and now supports the

growth of leaders in organizations such as Accenture,

Amazon and Google.

Andrea is a Professional Certified Coach and holds an MA

from Cranfield School of Management and a BA in

Modern Languages from the University of Bath.

ANURADHA RAMAM, COUNCIL MEMBER

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A lady of colour

Anuradha Ramam is like a whirl of colour that sets everything pale in its approaching path. Hues of bright colors dance

with bold designs on fluttering cottons as she walks towards you. A designer par excellence, she is also a woman with a

strong mind you cannot bend. Completely devoid of any bias of season or colour pallets, she creates her clothes with an

unstinting passion for colour and design. Bold. Bright. Beautiful.

Exquisite ikats revel with the shine of zari. Saris wait to be transformed into beautiful gowns if need be and handlooms

turn to her for more drama in their lives.

What can you do with indian fabric? Everything, according to Anuradha as she looks at the world through heavily

laden kohl eyes. Life is a drama everyday so we should have fun acting in it. Why be bound by the heat or the cold or

the rains? Fashion is a fun way to express yourself. Every single day that you are alive. So do it in the best, brightest

way you can.

She creates magic out of layering colours that haven’t seen eye to eye ever. She adds another colour if it isn’t looking

happy. Clothes swell and sway with attitude on her racks. Saris, corsets, luminous skirts, pencil pants… you name it.

Its all here in the cocoon of her store at meher chand market as it bursts with colour and festivity, no matter what day it

is!!

Fashion isn’t for the pencil thin or the ramps here. Its for real women. With imperfect bodies but perfect dreams. She

will design specially for someone who walks into the store in a matter of minutes and an overflow of grateful customer

pictures are proof of that passion and concern over each garment! You will definitely be able to find an outstanding

piece of clothing that makes you the most special woman in a room full of people.

Anuradha is really one of the most underated designers in the city because she prefers to stay in the background or

spend the day with her karigars. No profiling for her, she says. I prefer to let my colours be frank and speak from the

heart instead. And that they do... like the spectrum… they light up anything with their hues!

SHALINI RAO, COUNCIL MEMBER

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Shalini is an experienced Marketing professional who has

worked across multiple industries in the areas of Strategic

Marketing & Brand Building, Customer Experience and

Digital Transformation as well as New Product launches.

She has consulted with multiple clients in the space of

Leadership Assessment and Executive Coaching. Shalini

holds a Master’s in Marketing from Griffith University,

Australia and a Post Graduate Diploma from Xavier

Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar.

linkedin.com/in/shalini-rao-383bb83

SUPRIYA RAI, COUNCIL MEMBER

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Supriya is a tech entrepreneur committed to the disruption of

the createch industry. Previously an internationally accredited

professional physicist, she is currently the founder of

Switcheroo Global, an innovative Art as a Service platform.

She has several years of experience leading teams and building

industry agnostic SaaS products/services in sectors including

healthtech, foodtech, proptech and fintech. She has been at the

forefront of tech innovation in the UK and was chosen as a

Founders of Future Fellow 2020.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raisupriya/

ADITI BANERJEE, COUNCIL MEMBER

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Aditi Banerjee is the co-founder and CEO of Magic Billion, a global talent

management company which supports international employers in finding

skilled talent from India (currently operating in 10 countries,

having placed more than 1800 Indians, with partners). Aditi's past

experience spans a 15 year career in development finance, strategy and

operations - at the World Bank, the Boston Consulting Group and HRH

Prince Charles founded British Asian Trust.

Aditi sits on the Board of the Breakfast Revolution – a not-for-profit

targeting malnutrition in Indian children, and is an Advisor (Steering

Committee) at BRICS CCI Young Leaders. She was a Finalist at the

Asian Women of Achievement Awards in the UK, 2019, for public

service.

http://linkedin.com/in/aditibanerjee2005

WICCI is supported by the massive

global networks of ALL Ladies

League (ALL), Women Economic

Forum (WEF), and SHEconomy.

ALL is a movement of ‘Sisters Beyond

Borders.’

WEF is a platform for ‘Business

Beyond Borders.’ SHEconomy is e-

commerce for women worldwide in

Goods & Services for ‘Commerce

Beyond Borders’

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COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

Albania, Angola, Armenia, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chad,

China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Germany, Greece, Guatemala,

Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Israel, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malawi,

Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Malta, Netherlands, Nigeria, Nepal, New

Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Peru, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia,

Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia,

Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (US), UAE, USA, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe.25

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