COWE's WISE & B2B Expo 2025 Features Impactful Discussions for Women Entrepreneurs

By: WE staff | Monday, 3 March 2025

• The second day of WISE and B2B Expo 2025 continued with impactful sessions empowering women entrepreneurs.
• The event was organized by the Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs (COWE), emphasizing support for women in business.

The second day of the Women's International Summit on Entrepreneurship (WISE) and B2B Expo 2025 continued its momentum with engaging and informative sessions that empowered women entrepreneurs. Held in Hyderabad, the event also provided opportunities for business networking, allowing entrepreneurs and business leaders to connect and collaborate. Insightful discussions on leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship took place, offering valuable knowledge and strategies.

The event was organized by the Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs (COWE), reinforcing its commitment to supporting women in business. The sessions focused on sustainability, circular economy, rural entrepreneurship, and global market integration for women entrepreneurs. They offered valuable insights, practical learning opportunities, and essential networking platforms to help women-led businesses expand globally.

Student interactions with international speakers were followed by a series of impactful panel discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions focused on key business growth areas. The session on "Circular Economy – Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, and Redesign" was moderated by Nidhi Toshniwal, director of Toshniwal Cables and founder of Crafts Etectera Organiks.

The panel included Karuna Gopal Vartakavi, founder president of the foundation for futuristic Cities; Dr. Ravindra Kumar Singh, CGM at SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India); Ovais Sarmad, former deputy executive secretary at UNCC, Spain; and Geetha Vangari, Co-Founder of navaratnam eco products, USA.

The "Global to Rural – Learning’s & Technology Transfer" session was moderated by Geetha Rao, co-founder of office republic, and featured insights from Usha Gopalratnam, former president of score.org, USA; Seelam Rajasekar Reddy, founder & MD of 24 MANTRA; Dr. Jagat Shah, founder of Vibrant India & International business-exports advisor; and Ram Subramanian Oruganti, director of Samanvaya Social venture Pvt. Ltd., Chennai.

The "Gearing up SMEs for Global Supply Chains" session, moderated by Sudhakar Budaraju, featured Ravi Verma (GEM Portal), Arunachalam Karthikeyan (iMOVE), and Rubylyn Hernandez (Aartees Education Foundation, Philippines). The "Innovative and Sustainable Startups" session, moderated by Radhika (GR Sustainable Solutions), highlighted startups like MOWO, Ajhnhawk, Green Breath, Karotimam, Rent a Toy, and Sanatana Dolls.