Inspiring Women Professionals for a ‘Second Innings’ at Career through SEGUE Sessions

An initiative by FLEXI Careers, witnessed active participation of 250 Women professionals

FLEXI Career India, the social enterprise of AVTAR Career Creators today hosted the 11^th edition of SEGUE Sessions in Chennai. With over 250 Women professionals actively participating, a series of skill building workshops and networking sessions were conducted by companies like Ford Motor Company, Capgemini, Vodafone, and Naturals. 

The session started with a welcome address by Dr. Saundarya Rajesh, Founder - President of AVTAR Career Creators and FLEXI Careers India, Inaugural Address by Mr. David Dubensky, President & Managing Director, Global Business Services, Ford Motor Company and the keynote address was delivered by Ms. Bharathy Bhaskar, Senior Vice President - Citibank, Television Personality, Motivational Speaker and a Writer

Inspiring talks given by industry leaders such as, Mr. Vairamani Pandiyan, Vice President – Human Resources – India, Ford Motor Company, Mr. R Suresh Kumar, Operations Director – South, Vodafone India, Ms. Divya Kumar, Director – Analytics, Capgemini and Mr. C.K. Kumaravel, Co-founder & Director, Naturals were thoroughly motivational and encouraging for the participants.

The SEGUE Sessions was a holistic approach encapsulating the need and essentials of a successful career comeback, including testimonials on pursuing a focused gender balance in order to bridge the skill gap in the industry. The forum witnessed women from varying backgrounds and fields utilizing the opportunity to not only network with each other, but also with the role models of the prominent companies that participated.

Dr. Saundarya Rajesh, Founder - President of AVTAR Career Creators and FLEXI Careers India said, “SEGUE Sessions was started in Chennai in 2011 and we have come a long way from then. This is our 11^th session impacting over 3000 women till date. It is reassuring to know that through these sessions we are building a skilled talent base for companies and helping women professionals to make a career comeback. With a strong support from various corporates, I am confident that these sessions will provide a platform for more second career women professionals to follow their dreams.”

SEGUE Sessions is India’s largest skill-building, networking and career creation initiative for women seeking transition in their careers. The upcoming sessions are planned in cities like Pune, Hyderabad and Kolkata.

 About FLEXI Careers India:

FLEXI Careers India (FLEXI), a social enterprise from AVTAR, works extensively in the area of Diversity & Inclusion with a special focus on gender diversity. FLEXI enables high-growth organizations to focus sharply on an inclusive talent strategy to make the workplace more welcoming for women. 

FLEXI also provides placement services for diversity recruitment, workshops and training programs, creating flexi-career tracks through Flexi career solutions and Flexi-working methods.

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