“Women need to come together and help each other, using their strengths and capabilities towards the betterment of society. This can be achieved through forums like ours, where women entrepreneurs from both countries come together to partner and co-develop projects” said H.E. Anita Nayar IFS, Ambassador of India to Chileduring an interactive session with FICCI FLO. As a part ofW7 (Women of 7 Global Regions) initiative FLOin association with FundacionChilena del Pacifico&Mujeres del Pacificoorganised a webinaron to discuss “India & Chile: Opportunities for Business Collaborations between Women Entrepreneurs”.
H.E. Ms. Nayar further added“Chile has agreed to join the International Solar Alliance a joint initiative by India & France and has also agreed to join the coalition for disaster relief infrastructure. We are also exploring opportunities for further cooperation with India, especially towards disability inclusion in the health sector with access to healthcare facilities and integration into society”.
H.E. Juan Angulo, Ambassador of Chile to India said,“There is a potential in terms of business between India & Chile, we commit all our support towards joint projects”.
Jahnabi Phookan, President, FICCI FLO said“India and Chile share a warm, friendlyrelationship that is characterized by a commonality of views on a wide range of issues; Chile shares India’s concern over the threat of International terrorism & regularly condemns the acts of the cross-border terrorism that India has suffered”
“One of the factors on which country’s economy depends is human capital & if you fail to provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education & employment you lose at least half of the nation’s true potential to grow. So, gender equality & women empowerment can bring huge economic development”she added.
Durga Das, CEOAeronero Solutions,Monica Retamal, founder of Kodea& partner in Nissum Technologies,Gauri Devidayal, Director Food Matters India Pvt. Ltd and Teresa Undurraga, Founder Emporia La Rosa were eminent speakers amongst others
Ms.Maloo Natarajan, Chapter Chair, FLO Mumbai moderated the session on India-Chile bilateral relationships under FLO’s W7 initiativewith key objective to create worldwide forum for exchange of information, experience, visibility, connectivity between women business owners & thus setting a stage for new opportunities & joint ventures with business leaders & women entrepreneurs.
About FICCI FLO
FLO is the women wing of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). FLO was established in 1983, as a division of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) which is the apex body of industry and commerce in India. FLO has been promoting entrepreneurship and professional excellence among women through workshops, seminars, conferences, training and capacity building programmers, etc. As an All India Organisation for women, FLO has 17 Chapters pan India – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Northeast, Pune, Amritsar, Northeast & Uttarakhand, with its Head Office in New Delhi. Its members comprise entrepreneurs, professionals, and Corporate Executives.