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2026 Neythri Leadership Summit & Gala

The 2026 Neythri Leadership Summit & Gala, Nth Power: Defying Gravity, celebrates South Asian women leaders and changemakers who challenge limits and break barriers. This year's summit focuses on rising beyond expectations and creating lasting impact.
Attendees will enjoy inspiring keynotes, dynamic discussions, and networking opportunities, gaining fresh perspectives and practical strategies to empower the next generation.

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From Burnout to Breakthrough: Designing Your Leadership Operating System

In today's fast paced, AI driven world, sustainable leadership requires more than technical expertise. Join Meha Agrawal for an interactive workshop that explores how your inner operating system shapes performance, resilience, and decision making. Through practical exercises and evidence-based frameworks, you'll learn to move beyond burnout, build greater self-awareness, and develop the clarity and balance needed to lead with confidence in an increasingly complex world.

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Neythri Leadership & Founding Circle Mix & Mingle

This virtual Mix and Mingle brought together Neythri Leadership and Founding Circle members for an evening of conversation and peer connection. Members connected in small-group breakouts on thought-provoking topics, shared updates from across the network, and engaged in the candid, community-driven exchange that has become a hallmark of this recurring Neythri gathering for senior South Asian professional women.

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Crossing the Enterprise AI Chasm- Part 2

This session, led by Dr. Sandeep Uttamchandani, VP of Enterprise AI at Palo Alto Networks, introduced a practical AI factory framework for senior leaders navigating enterprise AI adoption. Inspired by assembly line thinking, the framework helped organizations move from ad hoc experimentation to structured, repeatable execution. The discussion covered problem fit, data fit, model fit, and the core pillars of AI transformation across people, process, and technology.

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Her Health Matters: A Conversation on Women’s Cardiovascular Health

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death among women, yet many symptoms are subtle or misdiagnosed. In this session, Rahul P. Sharma, Interventional Cardiologist and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford, led a discussion on hidden symptoms, cardiovascular risk factors, co-morbidities such as PCOS and diabetes, preventive screenings, and the cardiovascular realities faced by South Asian women.

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The Art of Presence: Showing Up to Lead

Executive presence is often reduced to projecting authority. In reality, it shapes how leaders are read before they speak, how they hold a room, and how they signal judgment in moments that matter. Featuring Aparna Bawa, Chief Legal and People Officer at Intel Corporation, in conversation with Ayesha Mathews-Wadhwa, this session explored how presence signals confidence and credibility, examined the role of grooming and body language, and discussed how small, intentional shifts influence leadership perception.

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From Idea to Impact: Founder Stories Live

This session offered an honest look at what it takes to move from idea to execution. Featuring founders who transitioned from corporate careers to building businesses in health, art, and local commerce, it explored the realities of the early zero-to-one phase where decisions are personal and progress is non-linear. Speakers shared how they navigated the shift, translated key skills, and built confidence while defining success on their own terms.

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Neythri Cocktails & Connections

This virtual Cocktails and Connections session brought together South Asian professional women for an evening of community and conversation. Members connected in self-moderated small-group breakouts, sharing stories about the women who had inspired them most, exchanging experiences across career stages, and building new connections alongside familiar faces — all in the warm, low-pressure format that defines the Neythri community.

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Crossing the Enterprise AI Chasm- Part 1

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Intro to Philanthropy: Purpose, Practice, and the Power of Giving

This session, led by philanthropic advisor Sharmila Rao Thakkar, introduced the foundations of thoughtful giving — exploring both the why and the how of philanthropy. It examined how intentional, values-aligned giving, whether structured or informal, can create meaningful and sustained impact. Participants also explored how to begin shaping their own philanthropic journey and how family conversations can guide giving across generations.

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Leading Through Uncertainty: The Path of Least Regret

Making high-stakes decisions without guaranteed outcomes is a reality for most senior leaders. This session, featuring author and speaker Parul Somani, introduced her Path of Least Regret framework — a behavioral science approach to values-aligned decision-making under uncertainty. It covered how to clarify priorities in a given season, evaluate tradeoffs beyond a pros-and-cons list, and move from rumination to intentional action while staying resilient after committing.

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Beyond the C-Suite: Leadership, Reinvention & Purpose

In celebration of International Women's Day and Neythri's sixth anniversary, this fireside chat featured Anu Bhardwaj, former President of Atlassian and Board Director at Toast, in conversation with Neythri Co-Founder and Board Chair Mythili Sankaran. Anu reflected on her journey from India to senior leadership in global technology, sharing the inflection points, mentors, and growth edges that shaped her path and what she is most energized by in her next chapter.

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