DEI Symposium 2025 to Unveil India’s First Structured DEI Ranking: The DEI 100

By: WE staff | Wednesday, 10 December 2025

As Indian enterprises accelerate toward global leadership, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) is emerging as a defining business priority. Far from being a compliance metric, DEI now shapes innovation, talent strength, and organizational resilience. Yet the gap between ambition and implementation persists across industries.

The DEI Symposium 2025, hosted by Team Marksmen Network on December 10 at Novotel Mumbai International Airport, aims to bridge this gap by convening 150+ CXOs and 35+ speakers for a day of strategic dialogue and actionable insights.

At the heart of the event is the launch of the DEI 100 - India’s Structured Ranking of Organisations Leading in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Excellence, developed in collaboration with EY. This is India’s first-ever systematic, data-backed DEI benchmark, designed to evaluate organizations on policies, culture, representation, accessibility, and leadership accountability.

The DEI 100 methodology and evaluation process were developed and overseen by the EY team, led by Alpana Dutta, Partner – People Consulting, EY India.

At the symposium, leading CHROs, including Chetana Patnaik, CHRO, LTIMindtree; Renu Jethani, Global HR Leader – India & South Africa, Sutherland; Aditya Tiwari, Regional Head – HR, Asia Pacific, KeraKoll Group and Trupti Patkar, Head – Human Resources, Eaton will join the forum to share best practices and frontline perspectives on translating DEI into measurable business impact.

The symposium will also feature high-impact conversations with prominent CEOs such as Vishal Sharma, Executive Director & CEO, Godrej Industries – Chemicals; Feroze Azeez, Joint CEO, Anand Rathi Wealth, Manish Jain, Founder & MD, Cilicant; Sachin Seth, Regional MD, CRIF, India & South Asia and Kartik Nagarajan, CEO, Datamatics Business Solutions, who will discuss how inclusive leadership strengthens brand equity, investor confidence, and long-term competitiveness.

Sessions will include a special “Voices from Bharat” segment led by Shri Kripashankar Singh, spotlighting the importance of regional inclusion, multilingual engagement, and skilling initiatives across Tier II and III India.

Rishi Kapoor, CEO, Team Marksmen Network, said:
“Launching the DEI 100 is a landmark moment for India Inc. This is the country’s first structured, credible framework that quantifies inclusive excellence. It provides organisations with clarity, accountability, and a blueprint for meaningful progress. The DEI Symposium is not merely a gathering, it is a nationwide movement to convert inclusion into strategic advantage.”

As India positions itself for the next phase of economic growth, the organisations that operationalise inclusion will lead the way. The DEI Symposium 2025 and the debut of the DEI 100 mark a pivotal step toward a future where inclusion is measurable, actionable, and central to sustainable business success.