✨ Where the stories of South Asian Expat Women Unite ✨ - Vahati’s Inaugural Women’s Day Conference✨
At Vahati, we are creating something extraordinary this Women's Day - a space that's uniquely yours, where your experiences are understood and your dreams are celebrated.
Join us on March 8-9, 2025 for transformative conversations that speak directly to our journey as immigrant women. (https://thrivewithvahati.org/) We've carefully curated topics that touch the heart of our shared experiences!
For specific arrival requirements and parking instructions, please check the info at the end of the description.
FORMAT of the event:
March 8, 2025 (HYBRID), In-person locations: Seattle and Santa Clara
March 9, 2025 (VIRTUAL)
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🔹🔹 Event Schedule For March 8, 2025 (HYBRID) 🔹🔹
📌 Morning Sessions: Inspiration & Connection
🕙 10:00AM - 10:30 AM | Registration & Networking
🕥 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Opening Keynote: A call to strength for South Asian expat Women
🔹Surabhi Boob - Founder and Executive Director of Vahati association
🕥 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | Panel Discussion: Emotional Resilience in Entrepreneurship
🔹 Sunita Shastri – Serial Entrepreneur, CEO at vPurpose.ai, Philanthropist, Board Member & Advisor for Nonprofits (30+ years of experience)
🔹 Preeti Suri - Founder & CEO at AdventureTripr, an award winning marketplace for curated trips with vetted local guides | Investor | Board Member | ex- investment banker and consultant
🕦 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM | Talk: Limitless Horizons - Your greatest ally is already inside
🔹 Magda Nica – Holistic Health Advisor extensively trained in multidisciplinary studies and psychosomatic causes
🕜 11:50 AM - 12 PM | A Gratitude Note and Important Announcements
🕛 12 PM - 1PM | Lunch and Networking
📌 Afternoon Sessions: Empowerment & Growth
🕐 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Fireside Chat: Rising Through Immigration Challenges
🔹 Soundarya Balasubramani – 2x Author and Founder of Unshackled | Green Card Inc.
🕜 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Fireside Chat: Notes from a Multifaceted Creative Journey
🔹 Chandrayee Bhattacharyya – CEO Virtuelly, Trailblazing Classical Dance Artist, Pageant Winner
🕑 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Panel Discussion: Breaking Barriers in Technology Leadership
🔹 Nitya Gupta – Product & GTM Executive at NetApp | Ex-Amazon, Ex-T-Mobile | 20+ years in tech
🔹Priyadarshini Natarajan - Technical Fellow at Walmart | Ex-Amazon, Ex-UnitedHealth | 18+ years in tech
🕝 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Workshop: Learnings you will take forever
🔹 More details coming soon. Learn about Transformative Topics that will stay with you forever
🕞 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Creative Team Activity: Reflect & Express
🔹 A relaxing reflective activity inspired by empowerment behind Vahati. Make a treasured creative souvenir of the transformative day
🕓 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Workshop: Feel like a Reproductive Rockstar - Do’s and Dont’s of Egg Freezing
🔹 Dr. Kathleen Lin – Physician Partner, Reproductive Endocrinologist at RMA Fertility
📌 Closing Sessions: Celebration & Next Steps
🕔 4:45 PM - 5:15PM | Closing Note & High Energy Sendoff
🕠 5:15PM - 5:30 PM | Picture Time & Informal Networking
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🔹🔹 Event Schedule For March 9, 2025 (VIRTUAL) 🔹🔹
🕙 10:00AM - 10:15 AM | Opening Keynote;
🔹Recap of Mar 8, 2025 conference, Plan for March 9th
🕥 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | Talk: Human-AI Interactions - Notes from NLP Expert
🔹Suma Bhat - Professor at UIUC | Princeton University | Award winning researcher of Natural Language processing
🕥 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Workshop: Four Forces, One Body: Patriarchy, Attachment, Feminism, Immigration in the Nervous System
🔹Sangheetha Parthasarathy - Creator of South Asian Somatics | CEO SangParth Inc.
🕦 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Mindfulness Session with Mind Body Zone
🔹 Nancy Parungao – Healing Touch Practitioner | Yogi for 20+ years | Certified in Yoga Anatomy and Silver Age Yoga
… and more to be announced soon!!
We are offering limited seats to enable meaningful connections and to keep the conference intimate.
Come, be a part of our inaugural celebration of strength, wisdom, and sisterhood. Every story matters, including yours.
Register today for Vahati's Women's Day Conference! 👉🏻 https://thrivewithvahati.org/
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Arrival Instructions for In-person events:
NOTE: Carrying a government ID is mandatory for in-person check in. The participant would be allowed entry to the event only if carrying a government ID for verification purposes.
What's included in the ticket price:
SEATTLE:
Breakfast, Lunch, Evening snacks and beverages are all included for Seattle inaugural event.
Garage Parking is included as well - free for attendees.
Carpool option will be provided after completing the registration.
Location for In-person Seattle Attendees:
Location: Day1 Amazon - Seattle Downtown, 16th floor
Address: Open in Google Maps (2121 7th Ave, Seattle WA, 98121)
Parking: free at Day1 Amazon Garage
Need a carpool or want to give someone a ride? - Please add your information in the link below
Location for In-person SF Bay Area Attendees:
Santa Clara University - Guadalupe Hall
Address: 455 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95050
Further instructions for check in will be provided 2 days before the event on March 6 2025