Indiaspora set to launch 2021 Philanthropy Leaders List

List recognizes 100 Indian and diaspora leaders who have made significant impact with philanthropy

Indiaspora is all set to launch the 2021 Indiaspora Philanthropy Leaders List recognizing 100 Indian and diaspora leaders who have made a significant impact with their philanthropic contributions and engagement.

The nonprofit member organization of global Indian diaspora leaders will host two virtual sessions to announce the launch of the List on August 12 at 10:00 am PT (session 1) and August 13 at 10:00 am IST (session 2)

Leaders in the philanthropy ecosystem and honorees from the List will join from different countries to discuss their philanthropy, philanthropy’s role in crisis, and their representation as part of the List, among other topics, it said in a media release.

The Indiaspora Lists (lists.indiaspora.org) project highlights the accomplishments of leaders of the Indian diaspora from across industries and sectors.

“With each List, we pay tribute to leaders from a specific area, whether business, government, or philanthropy,” Indiaspora said.  “Our aim is to bring greater awareness to the collective inspiration, influence, and impact of our global community.”

Read: 2021 Indiaspora list recognizes 200 public officials of Indian heritage (February 15, 2021)

“It is incredibly inspiring to see so many philanthropists from our community who have translated their success into social impact,” said Indiaspora Founder MR Rangaswami.

“These leaders serve as an example of the importance of generosity and remind us of the many issues that need our attention.”

Session 1 Presenters (August 12, 10:00 am PT): 

Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande, President and Chairman of Sparta Group LLC and Founder and Trustee of the Deshpande Foundation

Aditya Jha, Founder & Chairman of POA Educational Foundation

Lata Krishnan, Founder & Co-Chair of the American India Foundation

Ankur Vora, Chief Strategy Officer of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Romesh Wadhwani, Founder, Chairman & CEO of SymphonyAI and Founder of Wadhwani Foundation

Sunil Wadhwani, Founder of SWAT Capital and Founder Donor of WISH Foundation

Sarosh Zaiwalla, Senior Partner and Founder of Zaiwalla & Co

Read: Indiaspora announces 2021 Indiaspora Philanthropy Leaders List Launch (August 10, 2021)

Session 2 Presenters (August 13,10:00 am IST): 

Anu Aga, Former Chairperson of Thermax and Founder Trustee of Teach for India

Anand Deshpande, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Persistent Systems

Ashish Dhawan, Founder & Chairperson of Central Square Foundation

Vikram Khanna, Associate Editor and economic affairs commentator at The Straits Times

Naghma Mulla, CEO of EdelGive Foundation

Atul Satija, Founder of The/Nudge Foundation and CEO of GiveIndia

Abhishek Sharma, CEO of Foundation Holdings

Ronnie Screwvala, Co-Founder of Swades Foundation

Zarina Screwvala, Co-Founder of Swades Foundation

The events are open to the public. There is no cost to attend.

What: 2021 Indiaspora Philanthropy Leaders List Launch

When: August 12, 2021 at 10:00 am PT (session 1); August 13, 2021 at 10:00 am IST (session 2)

Where:  Virtual

Registration: https://www.indiaspora.org/event/indiaspora-philanthropy-leaders-list-launch/