Sarthak Webinar Series
Dhristikone: Level Up strategy 2020 for Disability Empowerment
COVID-19 pandemic is creating a havoc across the world and expected to continue for quite some time. At Sarthak, we have always been highly aware of our responsibility towards the nation and are committed to provide all possible support to India’s response to the COVID-19 challenge in the domain of disability. We believe in taking measurable steps to tackle the urgent need of the hour and our response to the pandemic is also built around this approach.
One of the objectives under Sarthak Response to COVID-19 is knowledge sharing and generating awareness to combat COVID-19 considering all spheres and segments of disability.
Sarthak and NAAI is organizing webinar series to initiate a dialogue with national and international leaders to ponder on required initiatives to empower disability sector.
Schedule of webinar series are as follows:
#Webinar 1: Government support to disability community during COVID-19
Date: June 19, 2020 (Friday)
Time: 1100-1230 Hours
The webinar is aimed at raising mass awareness about the impact of COVID on PwDs and to understand about initiatives taken by the Government so far for strengthening of disability sector. The session will be discussing required initiatives to quicken the pace of development in disability sector in the light of pressing requirements and current developments.
Speakers:
- • Padma Bhushan Dr. MB Athreya
- • Krishan Kalra, Former President, AIMA
- • Tarika Roy, IRAS, Joint Secretary, DePwD, MSJE, GOI
- • Dr. Muniraju S.B., Dy. Adviser, Niti Aayog
- • Lov Verma, Former Secretary, Government of India
- • Dr. Jitender Aggarwal, Founder CEO, Sarthak Educational Trust
#Webinar 2: Aftermath of economic disruption on disability diversity and Inclusion
Date: June 19, 2020 (Friday)
Time: 1400-1500 Hours
Due to COVID-19 restriction, many people with disabilities who operated small businesses, corporate jobs or other informal livelihood ventures (ie home cell phone repair or machine repair shops, selling goods, etc.) are unable to work and there is a significant loss of income.
The webinar is aimed at raising awareness about the adverse effect of COVID on PwDs personal and professional front and further deliberation on other vital aspects such as inclusion of PwDs at work place post-COVID survival and revival packages, counseling services, skill-building, newer opportunities, work from home model etc.
Speakers:
- • SM Gupta, Global Chief People Officer, Startek
- • Gayathri Ramamurthy, Senior Director & Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Capgemini
- • Shruti Mishra, Lead-People & Organisation Partner (Retail), Puma
- • Bijay Thakur, Head HR, The Leela Palace
- • Nandini Mehta, Vice President Human Resources, Lifestyle International Pvt ltd
#Webinar 3: Media Lens on disability during COVID-19
Date: June 19, 2020 (Friday)
Time: 1600-1700 Hours
Social distancing is not an option for many as they rely on others including personal support workers and caregivers to support their basic needs. The webinar is aimed at highlighting the requirements of disability sector during COVID and discussing role of media in voicing concerns/ challenges/ requirements of PwDs.
Speakers:
- • Saurabh Joshi, Editor, Stratpost
- • Devina Gupta, India Correspondent, BBC News
- • Sujatha Raghunath, Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu
- • Subrata Chakrabarty, Director, Advanced Institute of Digital Marketing
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#Webinar 4: Sarthak 12 years Journey of Inclusion and Empowerment
This July 04, Sarthak is going to complete 12 years of its initiatives and efforts for empowering people with disability far and wide. Way back in 2008, Sarthak was started with the hope of inclusion of Divyangs in mainstream and now with God’s grace and faith of our supporters, we dream of a nation where no one is deprived of basic right of contributing to its nation’s progress on physical/ intellectual variance grounds.
The webinar will be highlighting the journey of 12 years of Sarthak Educational Trust and the developments in the disability sector in the verticals of healthcare, inclusive education, vocational skilling, sustainable employment, advocacy and Abilympics.
Part 1 - Road ahead for disability empowerment in East and South India
Date: July 4, 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- • Shikha Banerjee, HR & OD Consultant, Counsellor for Happiness & Wellbeing
- • Mohammed Asif Iqbal, Associate Director, PwC India
- • Lov Verma, Former Secretary, DEPwD
- • Srikanth Alakanti, Asst Mgr HR, Max
- • Raj Kapur, Adviser, JCT Electronics
- • Priyanka Das, Board Member, Sarthak Educational Trust
- • Shibopriya Chatterjee, CIS , QA & Audit Head - India GDC, Capgemini India
Part 2 - Road ahead for disability empowerment in North India
Date: July 4, 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- • Vikram Joshi, CEO, Rangotri
- • Atul Bhatnagar, Former COO, NSDC
- • Sandeep Bhargava, Former EVP, Vodafone Idea Ltd
- • Dr. Dinesh Jain, Trustee, Sarthak Educational Trust
- • Subhor Khanna, Founder & President, Vodox Global Services
- • Vijay S Jodha, Filmmaker
- • Ranjan Chopra, Managing Director, Team Computers
- • Dr. Bhushan Punani, Executive Secretary, Blind People Association
Part 3 - Road ahead for disability empowerment in West India
Date: July 4, 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- • Siddhartha Rastogi, Managing Director, Ambit
- • Dr. Charudutta Jhadhav, Head - Accessibility Center of Excellence, Tata Consultancy Services
- • Dr. NV Chandramouli, Board Member, Sarthak Educational Trust
- • Supriyo Gupta, CEO, Torque Communications
- • Feroze Bacha, Management Consultant
- • Sunita Ambatkar, COO, SV Tech Engineering Consultants Pvt Ltd.
- • Asis Patnaik, Vice President & HR Head, Reliance Retail- Value Format
Part 4 -Inaugural Panel of Sarthak 12 years Journey of Inclusion & Empowerment
Date: July 4, 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
- • Krishan Kalra, President, NAAI
- • Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, Niti Aayog
- • Vandana Bhatnagar, Chief Program Officer, NSDC
- • Padma Bhushan Dr. MB Athreya, Management Guru & Sarthak Mentor
- • Dr. Jitender Aggarwal, Founder CEO, Sarthak Educational Trust
- • SK Gupta, Former DDG, Ministry of Telecommunication, GOI
