The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating and its effects are still being felt. The need of the hour is to see the impact of the pandemic on people’s livelihood, their health and the environment. Tackling this dramatic loss is no small task and requires a collaborative effort of all stakeholders.
To ensure that our ‘new normal’ is better, we must reconsider and rework the best possible solutions. Keeping this in mind, Socio Story is all set to organize its annual flagship event ‘India Impact Summit’ at Le Meridien from 15th December, 10 AM.
Key topics of discussion for the summit which will see various panel discussions and fireside chats include; Digital divide, livelihoods, climate change and healthcare.
Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi, Padma Bhushan and eminent environmentalist will be the special guests. Other eminent speakers include; Mr. Vineet Rai- Founder, Invention Group, Dr. Ritesh Malik- Founder, Innov8 Peer & Founder & Trustee- Plaksha University, Shri Ashutosh Chadha- Director & Country Head, Government Affairs & Public Policy- Microsoft, Shri Saurabh Singh- President- ICICI Foundation, Mr. Kiran DM- CEO, ONGC Foundation, Ms. Akanksha Sharma- Global ESG Head- Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL), Mr. Ramakrishnan Ramamurthy- MD, GMR JV Company, Mr. Praveen Karn- Group CSR Head, Spark Minda, Ms. Manisha Singh – GM & Head – Sustainability & CSR, India & South Asia. Schneider Electric, Mr. Nirbhay Lumde- Director, CSR, Asia Pacific SBU. CGI, Ms. Dipanvita Chakraborty- Regional Director, Corporate Responsibility, Asia Pacific Kargil, Mr. Rishi Pathania- CSR Head, UPL, Mr. Vikas Yadav- CSR Head, AMNS, Mr. Anand Arnold- India’s First Wheelchair Bodybuilder, Mr. Rohit Mehra- IRS Officer, Environmentalist.
Manoj Pachauri, Founder, Socio Story, said, “While thousands of people are at risk of losing their livelihood, enterprises are facing an existential threat. Access to quality health care has become a global challenge and needs urgent attention. To bridge this gap by bringing stakeholders on a single platform, we aim to bring out inclusive, sustainable and value driven solutions. We will also recognize and honor leaders with social impact working on the various SDGs of the United Nations.
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