Associate Partners
Hospitality Partner
Gifting Partner
Express Awards for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)
Women inspire, create, construct, lead, and contribute to change. We encourage them to share their inspiring tales!
The 3rd edition of the Express AWE awards, organised by the Express Group and FICCI FLO, will recognise excellence and outstanding achievements by India’s leading women entrepreneurs. Whose innovative approach and ground-breaking ideas have resulted in positive changes in India’s business and social ecosystems. Moving beyond ‘empowerment,’ the platform seeks to recognise and enable women leaders and achievers who have created new possibilities for themselves.
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Objective
CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TODAY’S WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS
INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF INNOVATORS AND CHANGE MAKERS
Award Categories
E-commerce
Education &
Skill Development
Fashion &
Lifestyle
Finance &
Venture Capital
Health &
Wellness
Hospitality
Media &
Entertainment
Social Impact
Sustainability
Jury Awards
Legacy
Entrepreneur
Lifetime
Achievement
Newsmaker
of the Year
Promising FICCI-Flo
Entrepreneur
Eligibility Criteria & Selection Process
The enterprises that have been operating successfully by women entrepreneurs for a period exceeding 8 years.
NOMINATION
SHORTLISTING
SELECTION
BY JURY
AWARDS
Entrepreneurs are nominated by subcommittee members, after which they undergo a comprehensive evaluation based on predetermined standards.
The subcommittee will proceed to select entrepreneurs who meet the criteria for inclusion on a shortlist for further consideration. Following this, the team will submit its shortlisted recommendations to the grand jury, along with detailed reports and justifications for each nominee.
Grand jury members conduct independent reviews and evaluations of each nominee and select winners under each category.
The award ceremony announces the winners through an award ceremony.
Judging Criteria
FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE
OF CURRENT
AND PAST
3 YEARS
GOVERNANCE
STANDARDS
INFLUENCE ON
SOCIETY AND
REPUTATION IN
THE INDUSTRY
GIVING
BACK
STRATEGY
GROWTH
PROSPECTS
Jury
Deepak Parekh
Former Chairman
HDFC
Meher Pudumjee
Chairperson
Thermax Ltd
Preetha Reddy
Vice Chairperson
Apollo Hospitals
Zia Mody
Managing Partner
AZB & Partners
Kiran
Mazumdar-Shaw
Executive Chairperson
and Founder
Biocon Limited and Biocon
Biologics Ltd.
Sachin Bansal
Chairman
Navi Technologies and
Co-founder
Flipkart
Sub-Committee
Roshun Povaiah
Editor
Financialexpress.com
E Kumar Sharma
Deputy Editor
Financialexpress.com
Sudha Shivkumar
President
FICCI Flo
Maloo Natarajan
National Awards Lead
FICCI Flo
Anita Dongree
Founder
House of Anita Dongre
Chetna Gala Sinha
Founder and Chairperson
Mann Deshi Mahila
Sahkari Bank
Lakshmi Venu
Managing Director of Sundaram
Clayton Limited
Soumya Rajan
Founder & CEO of
Waterfield Advisors
Partners
Presenting Partner
IndusInd Bank is one of leading private sector Banks in India. Established in 1994, IndusInd Bank Limited has consistently led the charge in delivering superior banking solutions to a diverse clientele. IndusInd Bank caters to the needs of consumer and corporate customers. Since its inception, the Bank has redefined the banking experience for its customers including various government entities, PSUs, retail and large corporations. As on December 31, 2023, IndusInd Bank has a customer base of approx. 38 million, with 2728 Branches/Banking Outlets and 2939 ATMs spread across geographical locations of the country and covering 1,53,000 villages. The Bank has representative offices in London, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The Bank believes in driving its business through technology that supports multi-channel delivery capabilities. It enjoys clearing bank status for both major stock exchanges BSE and NSE and settlement bank status for NCDEX. It is also an empanelled banker for MCX.
Associate Partner
Veena World is a leading travel company headquartered in Mumbai with offices and sales partners across more than 150 locations around India. With a team of more than 750 members which includes an in-house tour manager team of more than 350, Veena World today has served more than 7,00,000 happy guests. Veena World offers diverse tours, attracting domestic, NRI, and foreign national travelers. It specializes in family group tours, private customized holidays, and innovative packages like Women’s Special, Seniors’ Special, Honeymoon Tours, and a lot more.
Associate Partner
Established in 1978, Runwal stands as a premier real estate developer in Mumbai, excelling in residential, commercial, and organized retail sectors. Over 42 projects delivered and 35,000 satisfied families signify its commitment to customer-centricity in design and construction. Specializing in luxury, premium, and large-format townships, Runwal also leads Mumbai's retail mall domain, boasting over 2,322,556.67 sq.mt. GLA across iconic destinations. With 14 ongoing projects and 1.21 million sq mt under development, Runwal epitomizes rapid growth, marked by stellar customer service and unwavering environmental consciousness. Recognized as one of the "50 Best Real Estate and Infrastructure Companies," Runwal garners numerous accolades, including the prestigious Star Realty Award and CNBC AWAAZ Real Estate Award.
An initiative by
Financial Express has always essayed a leadership role in raising pertinent issues across industry verticals. The publication takes great pride in playing the role of a facilitator and encouraging debate and discussion amongst its various stakeholder communities in order to drive meaningful change. Towards this, we introduce another thought-provoking forum from
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FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), the women’s wing of the apex chamber ‘Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’ (FICCI) was founded in the year 1983 and is the oldest women’s business chamber in Southeast Asia. FICCI-FLO represents over 8000 women entrepreneurs and professionals across 18 chapters nationally and impacts the lives of thousands every year through its work. FLO works aggressively towards promoting economic empowerment & equal opportunities for women across sectors and verticals of the economy, for a truly inclusive economic growth trajectory.
