IMC LADIES WING HOSTS
WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR'S EXHIBITION
ACTOR SONAM KAPOOR
AND OLYMPIC SWIMMING LEGEND STEPHANIE RICE
JOIN ILLUSTRIOUS GUEST
LIST AND COMMITTEE AT THE OPENING
EXHIBITION TO PROMOTE B2B
NETWORKING FOR PARTICIPANTS AND A FOCUS ON GEN NEXT
The IMC’s
Ladies’ Wing celebrates its Golden Juiblee this year, and presents their
much awaited Women Entrepreneurs’ (WE) Exhibition, on August
23-24, at the Dome @ NSCI in Mumbai.
The
two-day exhibition has created a distinguished name for itself as a
coveted shopping destination, patronised by Mumbai's elite, with an
enviable melange of products that range from lifestyle and fashion to food and
more. In keeping with the IMC's mission to provide relevant platforms for creativity
and enterprise in women the exhibition will see 195 skilled women from
across the country, who do not have a retail presence, showing exclusively
designed apparel and bespoke jewellery, lifestyle, personal care, gourmet, home
décor products and much more.
In
order to further the interests of women entrepreneurs, this year the IMC is
focusing on creating specific B2B networking opportunities for
the participants, for instance having time slots for multi-designer
store owners to preview participant's collections collections before the
exhibition opens to the public to set up future business opportunities. Another
focus of the exhibition is "Gen-Next" which aims to promote talent in
the group of women who are under 30.
A
mobile app has been specially curated for the exhibition to help exhibition
guests locate stalls beforehand.
Actress, Sonam
Kapoor, says, “The IMC is in its Golden Jubilee Year and this exhibition is
a wonderful example of their consistent effort over the years, to bring to the
fore the tremendous talent and skill of Indian women. I am happy to be here to
officially open the exhibition.”
The
event has always drawn support from celebrities from all walks of life. This
year the exhibition will be opened by Bollywood Actress, Sonam Kapoor. She is
joined by the illustrious Australian swimmer, winner of 3 Olympic Gold Medals,
Stephanie Rice. Other illustrious dignitaries who will be attending are
Pinky Reddy, Rashmi Thackrey, Reshma-Suleiman Merchant, Kanika Kapoor,
Bhagyashree, Juhi Chawla, Shaina NC, and many others.
Stephanie
Rice, who has been a well-known proponent of women's causes, says, “I have always
supported women empowerment and every effort that helps to showcase their
unique talents, whether it's an athlete, an entrepreneur or an artist. I am
honoured to be here at the IMC Ladies’ Wing Women Entrepreneur exhibition and
support and encourage this noble effort.”
President, Radhika
Nath, says, “This year is about empowering women to make the most of their
opportunities. It’s about inspiring women to believe in themselves and to give
form to their dreams.
Guest
of Honour, Pinky Reddy states, “I know IMC Ladies Wing is one
of the first organisation to bring in the concept of Women Entrepreneur
Exhibition in Mumbai. In fact it used to be the only huge exhibition I had
attended earlier and have only seen it evolve every year.”
Co-chair Kaushika
Hemdev, adds, "We are delighted with the response to the
exhibition. There are many events in the city but the attendance at our opening
shows the niche that IMC has created in terms of its work and it arises from
our purpose of promoting the immense talent of women entrepreneurs."
Chairperson, Anuja
Mittal shares, “In order to cater to the young audience we have
balanced this year’s exhibition by getting participants from each genre. We aim
at setting higher standards every year.”
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| Sonam Kapoor |
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| Stephanie Rice and Sonam Kapoor |
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