
Accelerate Action
Join us for the 2025 Neythri Leadership Summit

DINNER
Join us the evening before the summit for a celebratory dinner bringing together the vibrant Neythri community. The dinner will be a relaxed and joyful gathering to connect with fellow members from across the country, deepen relationships, and kick off the weekend with great food, laughter, and meaningful conversations. Key contributors to Neythri’s growth and success will be recognized. This is your chance to unwind, network, and celebrate the power of this incredible community.
Venue: Amber Los Altos
4926 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA 94022
3rd Oct, 6 PM to 9:30 PM PDT
SUMMIT
The 2025 Neythri Leadership Summit - Nth Power: Accelerate Action - is a powerful gathering of South Asian professional women, focused on elevating leadership through authentic storytelling, personal branding, and actionable career insights. From keynote moments of transformation to candid executive panels and interactive workshops, this summit empowers attendees to lead boldly and without limits.
Venue: Woman's Club of Palo Alto
475 Homer Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
4th Oct, 8:15 AM to 6:30 PM PDT

SUMMIT AGENDA
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration, Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Keynote: Crucible Moments
Crucible moments shape our careers and lives. They are defined as inflection points where a choice you make has an outsized impact on your trajectory for years or even decades. In this unfiltered session, these courageous leaders will discuss their crucible moments and take questions from the audience.

Sundari Mitra
CEO @ Asato.ai

Anshu Bhardwaj
Senior Vice President @ PayPal

Ritu Narayan
Founder & CEO @ Zūm

Bhawna Singh
CTO @ Okta
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM - 12 PM
StoryCraft: Storytelling Workshop
This workshop delves into the art of impactful storytelling in the professional arena, recognizing that decisions are often influenced more by emotion than by facts alone. A well-crafted and delivered story can do much more than just inform; it has the power to enthrall, engage, captivate, inspire, and enroll listeners. Participants in this workshop will receive specific tools and techniques to enhance their storytelling skills. Through rapid practice sessions and direct feedback, they will have the opportunity to refine their approach and elevate their storytelling prowess, ensuring that their narratives resonate deeply and effectively with their audiences.

Dan Klein
Lecturer @ Stanford
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Fireside Chat with Yamini Rangan
An unfettered conversation with a mindful leader: her path from CCO to CEO, her view on wartime vs. peacetime leadership, her nimbleness in embracing AI, her view on work-life presence, and how yoga & mindfulness have powered her life.

Yamini Rangan
CEO @ Hubspot

Kamini Ramani
Author @ Lotus Leadership
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Break
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Ignite Your Influence: Activate Your Personal Brand
Are you ready to stop thinking about your personal brand and start living it? You're not alone. Many senior leaders recognize the power of a strong personal brand but feel stuck, not sure where to begin. This workshop is designed to provide you with clarity, confidence, and actionable steps to immediately propel your career and life forward. In this high-energy session, we'll blend essential personal branding concepts with exercises that will have you taking action in the room. You'll leave feeling inspired, equipped, and with a concrete plan to make your personal brand a powerful force.

Heather Kernahan
CEO @ The Content Bureau
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Own Your Power: How to Get to the C-Suite and Thrive!
Reaching the C-suite is a journey filled with ambition, learning, and resilience — and who better to learn from than those who have successfully navigated that path? Join us for an inspiring and candid panel discussion featuring senior executives as they share their personal career stories and lessons learned along the way.
This conversation will focus on the unique challenges and opportunities faced by mid-level South Asian professional women, covering key topics such as building leadership skills and executive presence, challenging cultural and corporate biases, navigating corporate politics and decision-making, strategic visibility and risk-taking. Come ready with your questions, gain actionable insights, and be inspired as you continue your journey to the C-suite.

Meerah Rajavel
CIO @ Palo Alto Networks

Ranjana Clark
Fmr. CEO, Global Transaction Banking, MUFG

Kirthiga Reddy
CEO @ Verix

Monica Nayar
Managing Partner @ PwC
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Break
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Closing session: State of Neythri
Our closing session for the day will highlight the progress and vision of the organization. We'll dive into the key milestones crossed, celebrate the incredible growth and impact of our network over the last 5+ years, and outline our vision for the future.
This session is all about reflection, vision, and action. Whether you’re a seasoned member or new to the community, we hope you will leave energized and inspired as we chart the course for the next chapter of Neythri.
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Happy Hour
SPEAKERS
ACCOMMODATIONS
We have secured preferential rates at the following hotels. Please follow the instructions below to book
Hotels
Graduate by Hilton Palo Alto (0.3 miles from WCPA)
Address: 488 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: (650) 843-9755
Code for Woman’s Club of Palo Alto: 3348384
(Enter code under the Corporate Account field under Special Rates)
Marriott Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos (5.1 miles from WCPA)
Address: 4460 El Camino Real, Los Altos, California, USA, 94022
Phone: (650) 559-7890
Note: Use Mobile for a better booking experience
Shashi Hotel Mountain View (6.2 miles from WCPA)
Address: 1625 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: (650) 420-2600
Enter this code as a Corporate Code - NEYTHRI
FAQs
CONTACT
Please reach out to summit@neythri.org with any questions






















