The LeadHERship Circle
National Women’s Day offers a powerful moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the multifaceted roles women play, not only as professionals and leaders, but also as anchors of families and contributors to society at large. Across sectors and generations, women continue to lead with resilience, empathy, and quiet determination, often navigating multiple roles simultaneously.
The LeadHERship Circle is envisioned as a curated, reflective, and inspiring evening that brings together women leaders from diverse domains to share their journeys, challenges, and insights. The event seeks to move beyond conventional leadership narratives and instead highlight lived experiences, decision-making journeys, and the invisible labour that shapes organisations, communities, and homes.
Date: Friday, February 13, 2026
Time: 5:00 - 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Rooms 100 and 110, University Centre, Central Campus
Objectives
- To celebrate women leaders across sectors and life stages
- To create a safe and inspiring space for sharing authentic leadership journeys
- To spotlight women-led innovation and entrepreneurship
- To encourage dialogue on leadership that integrates work, family, and societal roles
- To build stronger cross-sector connections among women professionals and founders
Expected Outcomes
- Increased visibility of women leaders and founders within and beyond the university ecosystem
- Meaningful cross-sector dialogue on inclusive and holistic leadership
- Inspiration for students and early-career professionals, especially young women
- Stronger community connections and role-model representation
Event Structure
Event Registration (4:30 - 5:00 PM)
Welcome Address (5:00 – 5:10 PM)
Keynote Addresses (5:10 – 5:40 PM)
Each keynote will focus on personal leadership journeys, pivotal moments, challenges faced, and lessons learned while navigating professional and personal spheres. Four keynote addresses by distinguished women leaders from diverse fields, representing different pathways to leadership:
- Public Administration
- Academics
- Industry/ Entrepreneurship
- Media/ Art
Fireside Chat with Keynote Speakers: LeadHERship in Practice (5:45 – 6:25 PM)
Women-Led Startup Showcase (6:30 – 7:30 PM)
The evening will conclude with a curated showcase of 11 women-led startups, celebrating innovation across sectors. The showcase aims to highlight women founders and their ventures, create visibility and recognition for early-stage women entrepreneurs and encourage networking and collaboration.
Startups will be catalogued and featured as part of the event, enabling attendees to explore their journeys and offerings.
The LeadHERship Circle is not just a celebration—it is a conversation, a reflection, and a collective acknowledgment of women’s contributions across workspaces, homes, and society. By bringing together voices from science, governance, media, entrepreneurship, and beyond, the event aims to inspire a more inclusive, grounded, and human understanding of leadership.
