WHAT
Women power.
From across the world.
Surging. Kaleidoscopic.
Energetic. Exciting.
WHAT
A catalytic shift
in the needle.
From inclusion
to assertion.
Diversity
to dynamism.
A celebration like no other.
Exhilarating. Paradigm changing.
WHAT
Women
Not contained in a conference hall.
But a space without boundaries,
without limits.
Quite literally - an open field.
A field of
POWER
&
CREATIVITY
A field of
POWER
&
CREATIVITY
A coming together of
The personal
The personal
And the political.
Women of every description.
Shaping the world.
THINKERS| WRITERS|
GRASSROOT WORKERS | ACTORS|
INNOVATORS
DIRECTORS | MUSICIANS|
ARTISTS | SPORT STARS|
ARTISTS | LAWYERS
ENVIRONMENTALISTS | JOURNALISTS|
ENTREPRENEURS | ACTORS|
DANCERS | DANCERS|
CHEFS | ECONOMISTS|
HEALTH PROVIDERS
CONFLICT SPECIALISTS | COMEDIANS|
SPIRITUALISTS | TECHNOLOGISTS|
CYBER EXPERTS | SOLDIERS|
SOCIOLOGISTS | DIPLOMATS|
TEACHERS
DOCTORS | PEACEKEEPERS |
MOTHERS | INVESTORS|
ACTIVISTS | ET AL|
Women.
In free flow
Laughing. Talking. Debating.
Sharing. Celebrating. Challenging.
Celebrating. Building. Being.
WHY
Because women are
one half of the sky.
They can change the world.
Reimagine it.
Reshape it.
Revolutionize it.
WHY
- Because inspiration is a powerful force
- Solidarity is a force multiplier
- Gender parity could increase India’s GDP by 30%
That’s the untapped potential of women.
Yet, one only experiences them in thimbles. Silos. Tokens.
*Indicative, no speaker of performer has been approached yet
I-FEST
will celebrate what happens
when women come together.
Without fences.
Energy unbound.
Catalytic.
#WomenUninterrupted
WHERE
Botanix Resort, Haryana
(Half an hour from Gurugram)
A 20-acre green field
Set against the Aravalli Hills
NB: This list is indicative of range & quality, based on past track record. No speakers have been reached out to yet for this event.
INDICATIVE SPEAKER LIST
Transformative women across age, cultures and geographies
UMA THURMAN | American actor
DEEPA MALIK | Paralympic athlete
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON | Media & wellness baron
GARIMA ARORA | Michelin chef
DEEPIKA PADUKONE | Actor
NADIA NADIM | Afghan pro soccer player
KIRANJIT KAUR | Farmer activist
INDIRA NOOYI | Corporate leader
MARJANE SATRAPI | Iranian graphic artist
NAOMI KLEIN | Climate activist
SHAKTI MOHAN | Dancer
MASHA GESSEN | Russian writer, & activist
LEYMAH GBOWEE | Liberian peace activist
FABIOLA GIANOTTI | 1st woman director, CERN
MONA ELTAHAWY | I Egyptian journalist
SHELJA SEN | Child psychologist
NB: This list is indicative of range & quality, based on past track record. No speakers have been reached out to yet for this event.
INDICATIVE SPEAKER LIST
Transformative women across age, cultures and geographies
UMA THURMAN
| American actor
DEEPA MALIK
| Paralympic athlete
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
| Media & wellness baron
GARIMA ARORA
| Michelin chef
DEEPIKA PADUKONE
| Actor
NADIA NADIM
| Afghan pro soccer player
KIRANJIT KAUR
| Farmer activist
INDIRA NOOYI
| Corporate leader
MARJANE SATRAPI
| Iranian graphic artist
NAOMI KLEIN
| Climate activist
SHAKTI MOHAN
| Dancer
MASHA GESSEN
| Russian writer, & activist
LEYMAH GBOWEE
| Liberian peace activist
FABIOLA GIANOTTI
| 1st woman director, CERN
MONA ELTAHAWY
| I Egyptian journalist
SHELJA SEN
| Child psychologist
NB: All photographs taken from the internet. This list is indicative of range & quality, based on past track record. No speakers have been reached out to yet for this event.
AUDIENCE
Estimated Number: 5,000+
Women & girls of all ages. 18 and above. And men – those a woman invites
DIGITAL AUDIENCE : 10 million viewers
DURATION: 3 days
SCALE
- 100 curated speakers
- 8 music bands & singers
VENUES
- Multiple contiguous spaces
- Super stylish design & styling
VENUE: FIELD 1
Conversations & dialogue
- 3 large simultaneous tents with stages
- Curated programme
- Art walkways showcasing master artists
- Impromptu talks
- Small “unconference” tents
VENUE: FIELD 2
Music & performance
- Programmed performances
- Informal showcases
- Impromptu performances
VENUE: FIELD 3
The Hang Out
- Soap boxes
- Acoustic music on the grass
- Food stalls
- Celeb chef corners
- Cook-out spaces for hire
- Cocktail circuits
-Art walkways
- Graffiti canvases
VENUE: FIELD 4
Entrepreneurs’ Bazaar
- Women entrepreneurs of every kind
- Showcases of frontier enterprises
- Retail stalls
VENUE: FIELD 5
Festival Residency
- 3 large simultaneous tents with stages
- Curated programme
- Art walkways showcasing master artists
- Impromptu talks
- Small “unconference” tents
FOUNDER, LUCID LINES PRODUCTIONS
AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST
EDITOR. CURATOR. MODERATOR
Winner of Ernest Hemingway Award for political journalism
Winner of Chameli Devi Award for best woman journalist for “going where angels fear to tread’
Picked by Newsweek as one of “150 power women who shake the world”
At the helm of culture-shaping
public discourse
A large body of work
in defence of an open, just,
and plural society
Respected for her eloquence, evidence-
based argument, ability to engage with
adversarial people and positions
Anchored more than 500 conversations with
the world’s leading personalities
Invited to speak around the world, including
the US, UK, Australia, Morocco, Singapore,
Italy, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan
Delivered the prestigious Gandhi Oration in
Sydney in 2018
Anchor, online show, ENQUIRY, which features conversations with frontline minds & IGNITION, a pop-up platform that explores keys to different worlds.
Former managing editor and co-founder of Tehelka,an acclaimed investigative and public interest news magazine, where she led a feisty team of journalists. Several of her stories in defence of human rights activists and citizens falsely accused helped free them from wrongful imprisonment.
Former co-founder & director, THiNK, a paradigm-setting international conference of ideas, where she interviewed people as varied as Robert de Niro, Shahrukh Khan, Thomas Friedman, chiefs of the CIA, Mossad & Taliban, along with a galaxy of philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, political leaders, economists, grassroot workers, and disruptors of every kind
Former co-founder and director, ALGEBRA, the Arts & Ideas Club, where she interviewed more than 200 eminent Indians from every discipline, at live stage events, across multiple cities.
Former founder & editor, CATCHNews, a digital newsmagazine
“Shoma is the best convenor of conversation in the world”
TINA BROWN
Former editor, New Yorker
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