THE VISIONARY WOMEN LEADERS OF TOMORROW
Lubrizol CPVC Presented Women of Vision Summit & Awards 2023 which was held virtually on March 10 was organised by Realty+ Masterclass in association in with FlowGuard Plus Blazemaster & Corzan. The action-packed day of virtual meeting was attended by some of the distinguished experts from the building and construction industry. The proceedings of the day began with Sanjeev Kaul, Chairman and Managing Director, Lubrizol Additives India welcome address. He emphasised upon the need for gender equality in the construction sector and shared the initiatives his company is taking in this direction. “We used to be a very patriarchal company but in the last 4-5 years we have been able to transform this organisation in a big way. We took a lot of decisions, some by design and some by default. And they all stem from the fact that today female talent is very much available. They are ambitious and capable to work in any field. I am equally encouraged by the Karnataka Government’s legislation of allowing female employees to work in night shifts. That is a huge step towards equality of women in workspace. It is now for the leaders to create that environment for women workers to thrive and achieve their goals.” WOMEN ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF WATER CONSERVATION Anand Malligawad, the famous Lake Conservationist in his keynote address acknowledged the role of women from across segments of the society in helping water conservation activities across India. The Karnataka man who has rejuvenated 23 lakes shared his own experience of seeing more women participation in terms of CSR and volunteering for environmental rejuvenation. “Saving water, rain water harvesting and engaging families in water saving discussions or for that matter in rejuvenating water bodies, all these initiatives are proactively driven by women, whether it is at the corporate level or at the small village or town community level. Women by nature are nurturing and they realize the critical importance of saving environment as it will impact their children." TECH INNOVATIONS IN BUILDING MATERIAL INDUSTRY The first session of the virtual summit presented case studies by industry experts in the areas of plumbing and HVAC. Dr Shireesh Pankaj, Head – Research & Development, Ashirvad Pipes shared his presentation on the plumbing and water management challenges in the buildings especially the tall buildings. He gave example of Burj Khalifa and Taipei 101 and the plumbing issues and the solutions that can be achieved with newer technologies. Samta Bajaj, Founder & Principal Consultant Envirocon Engineering Services spoke on HVAC innovations for high performance building envelopes. She narrated the use of advanced materials for facades and fenestration that can lower the load on building’s air-conditioning needs, the ways the recycled water is being used in water cooling towers and the new smart building management systems that can make HVAC more energy efficient. SUSTAINABLE ECO TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER EFFICIENCY The Roundtable on the topic of Sustainable Eco Technologies for Water Efficiency was moderated by Hemalatha AG - SME - Water management, Embassy Services Pvt with eminent speakers Ashok Mehra- President Sales & Chief Marketing Officer, Prince Pipes and Fittings Ltd, Shama Chanekar - Vice President – Architecture, Bhartiya Urban, and Shakuntala Ghosh, Principal Architect and Partner, Ghosh Bose and Associates & Immediate Past Chairperson, IGBC Kolkata Chapter. The panellist concurred that any technology first has to address reducing the use of resources and its recycle and reuse. Water is precious and non-substitutable resource to sustain life on this planet. Only 2.5% of the fresh water is available on the earth and further 20% of that amount for the consumption. SUCCESS STORIES OF WOMEN ACHIEVERS The concluding session of the E-summit was the Dialogue on Success Stories of Women Achievers chaired by Charu Thapar, Executive Director, Property & Asset Management, Asia Pacific, Head of Strategy, Platform & Emerging Markets, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines, JLL included other women leaders, namely Aditi Salway, National Head - Pre-Sales, Ashirvad Pipes, Nidhi Aggarwal, Founder, Space Mantra and Vanita Prasad, Co-founder, REVY Environmental Solutions. The successful women leaders and entrepreneurs spoke about their own challenges and experiences. They shared their ways of dealing with adversities and overcoming the roadblocks in their path of success. They narrated their achievements and how they are now mentoring women professionals in their own organizations. WOMEN OF VISION' AWARDS 2023 The evening of 'Women Of Vision' Awards 2023 felicitations began with the welcome address by Julie Edgar - Senior Vice President, Chief Technology, The Lubrizol Corporation who spoke about creating more inclusive environment for women. She said, “This year’s theme on international women’s day is to embrace equity. Equity means being fair and impartial, which is critical in involving a more inclusive working environment for all.” Binay Agarwal, Business Head, TempRite – South Asia presented the felicitations to the women achievers for their virtuous work in the varied fields from MEP and Real estate to Sustainability and EHS. The 'Women Of Vision' Award recipient for 2023 were: The event concluded with vote of thanks to all the awardees by Ashvinkumar Patel - Site Head, Lubrizol CPVC Plant, Dahej (India) who congratulated all the awardees for changing the world through their new perspectives and thanked the speakers of the day for making the event a day of knowledge and inspiration for all. WHILE THE SUMMIT DISCUSSED THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN THE FIELD OF BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, IT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED LUBRIZOL'S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE WATER & PLUMBING SOLUTIONS. THE EVENT SHOWCASED DISCUSSIONS, CASE STUDIES AND INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS FOLLOWED BY FELICITATIONS OF WOMEN ACHIEVERS. OUR COUNTRY AND SOCIETY CANNOT MOVE FORWARD IF HALF OF THE POPULATION IS HELD BACK. WE ALSO NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TODAY WOMEN PROFESSIONALS HAVE LESSER CHALLENGES AT WORKPLACE TO OVERCOME THAN CHALLENGES AT HOME. SANJEEV KAUL THE YEARS OF SLOW-KILLING OF BENGALURU'S LAKES IN THE NAME OF DEVELOPMENT HAVE RESULTED IN THE FREQUENT FLOODS. THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO BENGALURU'S GROUNDWATER CRISIS IS TO REVIVE ITS LAKES TO THEIR PAST GLORY. ANAND MALLIGAWAD
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