Fourth Annual Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) - Istanbul, Turkey

Selected by Dell as one of the top Global Women Entrepreneurs, Ms. Padmaja Kumari Parmar participated in the Fourth Annual Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) Event at Istanbul, Turkey from the 2nd-4th  June 2013. The event was held to spotlight the positive impact that women-owned businesses have on the global economy.

Ms. Parmar was invited on the panel to participate in 'Lessons From Legacy Business'. Europe, like many markets, has a rich history of family enterprises which have provided women with an opportunity to lead companies in the SMB space. Family businesses are often drivers of social change in their community and the event gave a fascinating insight into sustainable growth as well as the obstacles that women, who are at the top levels of legacy businesses, often encounter.

The theme of the Virtual Event was 'Paying It Forward' with the goal to harness the power of network members and Dell women employees to enhance women's entrepreneurship around the world. Along with Padmaja Kumari, keynote speakers included female CEOs, founders and Thought Leaders: Ms. Cheryl Mills, Former Counsellor and Chief of staff to Hillary Clinton at the US State Department; Ms. Elizabeth Gore, resident entrepreneur, UN Foundation; Ms. Melek Pulatkonak, Founder & Curator, Turkish Women's International Network(WIN); Ms. Aysegul Ildeniz, EMEA Board member of Inteland head of the Technology and Innovation group at TUSIAD; Ms. Julie Meyer, Founder & CEO, Ariadne Capital; Ms. Moira Forbes, Publisher of Forbes Woman; Ms. Sarah Curran, Founder, my-wardrobe.com; Ms. Simone Ross, COO and Co-founder, Techonomy; Ms. Steve Felice, President and Chief commercial officer, Dell; Ms. Karen Quintos, Vice president and Chief marketing officer, Dell; Ms. Ingrid Vanderveldt, Entrepreneur-in-residence, Dell.