Only Women took a leap of faith when its delegation participated in the Horasis India Meeting in Athens, Greece on the invitation of Horasis Chairman, Dr. Frank Richter. Only Women, was incorporated on the 21^st of May 2024 and the invitation for a business delegation came in the first week of June – within a fortnight. The six-member delegation comprising Aavrutti Sharma, Kalpana Rane, Dr. Niyatee Shinde, Shaline Serpes and Rhea Rane, was led by our Founder & CEO, Vidyottama Sharma.

It was a matter of pride for Only Women when, along with the VIPs including Dr. Frank Richter, Chairman, Horasis, Angelos Tsavdaris, President, Hellenic India Chamber of Commerce and Economy, Preetha Reddy, Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals, India, Fokion Karavias, Chief Executive Officer, Eurobank, Greece, Rajive Kaul, Chairman, Nicco Group, India, Georgia Korakaki, Special Advisor to the President of Hellenic India Chamber of Commerce and Economy and others, our Founder Vidyottama Sharma was invited by Dr. Richter for the virtual ribbon cutting and addressing the audience at the opening plenary.

All members of our delegation were panelists on various topics:

• Vidyottama Sharma: Diversity and inclusion demand board-level diversity
• Aavrutti Sharma: The positive Gen-Z cohort
• Kalpana Rane: India as the world’s new growth engine
• Niyatee Shinde: Deepening India’s Transformation
• Shaline Serpes: Fighting climate change while fueling growth and development; and Greece and sustainable tourism
• Rhea Rane: Impact Investing: How Indian and Greek firms make sustainable change

Our delegation received a good coverage in the report of Horasis India Meeting. While Vidyottama Sharma was interviewed on Only Women and diversity and inclusion (video in the Media section), Shaline Serpes, a travel and tourism expert, was interviewed for a news report. (Link: https://gr.euronews.com/2024/09/17/horasis-india-meeting-h-india-pshfizei-ellada-gia-th-sysfi3h-twn-sxesewn-me-thn-ee)