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List of Women Empowerment Programmes held till date.

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List of Women Empowerment Programmes & Topics of the sessions conducted so far

S.No.

Name of the Programmes with Topics Covered

Held On

Venue

1

“AARAMBH” A Curtain Raiser & First Program at Regional Level of Women Members Empowerment Committee

  • Lady Independent Director       
  • Panel discussion on Women Chartered Accountants- Challenges and opportunities.

12th March, 2014

ICAI Bhawan, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

2

1st Women Regional Residential Refresher Course “INSPIRE, INNOVATE & IMPLEMENT”

 

  • Presentation on practice development strategies Followed by open house.
  • Panel Discussion on Professional Opportunities for CA Women, Process Management, Project Finance & Academics.
  • Presentation Papers on Charitable Trust- Income Tax provisions & TDS complexities and first level assessment.
  • Tax Audits- Using Tally ERP.
  • Use of EXCEL.
  • New Companies Act- Imp Provisions.
  • FEMA and NRI related provisions.
  • Case studies in Mergers & Acquisitions.
  • Presentation & discussion of Women Safety Measures.

30th May, 31st May & 1st June 2014

The Hotel Byke Retreat, South Goa

3

Moving Towards an Empowered Tomorrow

  • Opportunities Arising out of Companies Act 2013.
  • Art of public Speaking I.
  • Art of public Speaking II.
  • Advanced Features and Facilities of MS Excel.

31st May, 2014

Hotel Country Inn & Suites, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

4

National Seminar for Women Chartered Accountants “CA WOMEN MARCHING AHEAD”

Chief Guest: Smt Meenakshi Lekhi, Member of Parliament.

Dignitary: Ms. Meera Sanyal, Member, AAP’s National Committee on Economic Policy

 

  • Role & Responsibilities of Independent Director as mandatory in Companies Act 2013
  • Breaking the Glass Ceiling
  • The becoming of a Women Professional
  • The brand called 'YOU'
  • Journey from Articleship to CFO
  • Indian Economy & Credit Perspective
  • Empowering Yourself

 

14th June, 2014

The Lalit, Connaught Place, New Delhi

5

Seminar on Women Empowerment 

  • Opportunities for women chartered accountants in today’s era.
  • Living & working in balance for Women Chartered Accountants.

25th June, 2014

Rotary Binani Sabhagar, Shopping Center, Kota, Rajasthan

6

Seminar on Women Empowerment      

  • Opportunities for CA Women
  • Empowering yourself

28th June, 2014

Amar Garh Resorts, Pal Road, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

7

Seminar on Women Empowerment      

  • How to setup home office.
  • Introduction To Women Flexi Portal

 

29th June, 2014

Mittal Avenue, Freeganj, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

8

Seminar on Women Empowerment      

 

  • Professional Opportunities for women CA'S in practice.
  • Personality Development

8th August, 2014

Siliguri Branch of EIRC of ICAI, Siliguri, West Bengal

9

Strengthen the Power to Transform the Dreams into Triumph

Chief Guest: Smt. Maya Singh, Minister of Women & Child Development, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh.

 

  • Avenues under the New Companies Act 2013 and Working as an Independent Director in the Companies. 
  • Flexi Time Working and Retainership opportunities with work freedom. Website displaying opportunities for Women Member.   
  • Health Tips, Fitness, Safety and Security at Work Place and Outside. 
  • Role of Women Chartered Accountants in Banking, Insurance, Portfolio and Asset Management Services.  
  • 5. Scope of Work in Research & Publication Activities.

22nd  August, 2014

Indore Branch of ICAI, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

10

 

Two Days Training Program for Women Directors at the back drop of Companies Act, 2013.

 

  • Governance Perspective and Presence of Women Directors on the Board.
  • Role & Responsibility of Directors – How Women Directors can contribute effectively.
  • Enhancing Board performance- assessing competencies of the Directors.
  • Familiarity with legal aspects associated with discharging Directors’ duties.
  • CSR provisions in Companies Act, 2013, Implementation of CSR at all levels of the company.      
  • Conduction of Mock Board meeting.    
  • Being in the Audit Committee; roles & responsibilities thereof.     
  • Board Room Process (Role of Directors, participating in Strategic Decision Making and Review, Making Board Meetings effective).

28th  & 29th  August, 2014

Hotel ‘The Park’, Connaught Place, New Delhi

11

Seminar on Women Empowerment      

  • Loan to Directors and Loan & Investment by Companies.
  • Scope and Opportunities for women CA\'s in Industry & Practice.        
  • Governance Perspective & Presence of women Director on the Board.

6th  September, 2014

Branch Auditorium, ICAI Bhawan, Manik Nagar, Guwahati, Assam.

12

National Women Seminar on Women In Leadership Roles

  • Women Independent Directors: Challenges & Opportunities
  • CA Women in Value Added Functions: CA Women in Field of Technology   
  • CA Women in Field of Business Operations.   
  • Gender Diversity & Sexual harassment at Workplace
  •  Flexi Working Hours / Working from Home – How feasible/Practical?      
  • Women Leaders – making a mark in Men’s World –Challenges and Success Mantras

13th September, 2014

Imperial Hall, Hotel Palladium, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra

13

SAFA Women Empowerment Program “CA WOMEN MARCHING AHEAD”

Dignitary: CA Suraiya Zannath, Senior Financial Management Specialist, World Bank, Bangladesh.

  • South Asian Economies; the Growing power.
  • Realizing your potential. Yes! You can!
  • Chartered Accountancy Profession; Perspective from the second gender
  • Panel discussion on Gender diversity: Flexi working conditions, Sexual harassment & Challenges

 

10th  October, 2014

The Lalit, Connaught Place, New Delhi.

14

State Level Women Seminar

  • CSR Provisions in Companies Act 2013 : Implementation of CSR at all levels of the Company
  • Rise of Women Directors on Companies Board
  • Climbing the Corporate Ladder
  • Opportunities for Women Professionals in today’s era


9th November, 2014

Hotel “Ramada”, Amritsar, Punjab

15

Seminar on "Mangalyan – The Sky is “Not” the Limit"

  • Women Directors – You can be There Too!
  • Companies Act – An Overview
  • Sky is NOT the limit – Interactive program and Motivational series on Career Continuance and Progression
  • Emerging Opportunities for Women Professionals
  • Emerging Opportunities for Sharing of experiences in Industry   
  • Emerging Opportunities for Sharing of experiences in Industry            
  • Emerging Opportunities for Practice – An Interactive Session II

15th November, 2014

SIRC Premises, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

16

State Level Women Seminar

  • Women Independent Directors: Challenges & Opportunities 
  • Sector based Opportunities for CA Women viz. a viz. CA Practice: Banking Sector and Capital Market
  • Sector based Opportunities for CA Women viz. a viz. CA Practice: IT Sector and CA Practice     
  • Way forward to Leadership
  • Flexi Working Hours/Working from Home – How feasible/practical?                                    

15th November, 2014

Satkar Grand Hotel, LBS Marg, Thane, Maharashtra.

17

Women Empowerment Program ‘Prerna’ – Inspiring Women

  • Companies Act 2013-Role of Women Directors
  • Recent Trends in Transfer pricing         
  • Nutrition for Women – Some Food for Thought
  • Panel Discussion- Chartered Accountancy Profession: A woman CA’s Perspective Special Session-II
  • Make Your Best Impression – Session on Grooming
  • Motivational Speeches by Women Achievers in Various Fields and Felicitation to them

22nd November 2014

Hotel Trident, Hitech City, Madhapur, Hyderabad.

18

Women Empowerment Programme

  • Living & working balance                
  • From Womb to Tomb, Life of a Women
  • Women Independent Directors-Roles & Responsibilities  
  • Opportunities in Information Technology Sector
  • Scrutiny Assessment under Income Tax Act

22nd November 2014

Aurangabad Branch, WIRC, Aurangabad.

19 WORLD CA WOMEN SUMMIT - TWO DAYS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 14th to 17th January, 2015 Dubai Men's College, Academic City, DUBAI
20 Women CA Members Empowerment Meet 31st January, 2015 Bangalore