The half-day Shatter Summit will feature leaders representing the private sector, government, philanthropy, and civil society reflecting on the U.S.-India relationship and critical investment, partnerships and policies required to accelerate women’s economic advancement in the United States and India. Co-hosts include the Shatter Foundation and U.S.-India Alliance for Women’s Economic Empowerment (Alliance), a public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, George Washington University, and U.S. India Strategic Partnership Forum.
PANEL DISCUSSION: India on the Global Stage – Women’s Leadership & the G20
—Katrina Fotovat, Acting Ambassador-at-Large, Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State (moderator)
—Shamina Singh, Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Mastercard
—Nisha Biswal, Senior Vice President for International Strategy and Global Initiatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
—Nivruti Rai, CEO, Intel India
PANEL DISCUSSION: Women in Tech and Innovation
—Änjali Kaur, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia, U.S. Agency for International Development (moderator)
—Jen Bailin, Chief Commercial Officer, Nintex (confirmed)
—Melanie Stricklan, CEO & Cofounder, Slingshot Aerospace and National Space Council’sUsers Advisory Group
—Padmasree Warrior, Founder, President and CEO, Fable
VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT: U.S.-India Women in STEM Collaborative, U.S.-India Alliance for Women’s Economic Empowerment
—Mukesh Aghi, President, U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)
—Radhika Shah, Founder & Co-Chair, U.S.-Alliance for Women’s Economic Empowerment STEM Collaborative, USISPF
—Amita Vyas, PhD, MHS, Associate Professor, George Washington University
PANEL DISCUSSION: Empowered Women Empower Women: The Importance of Leading, Sponsoring, and Mentoring Other Women
—Neera Tanden, White House Staff Secretary and Senior Advisor to the President of the United States (moderator)
—Elizabeth Ralph, Managing Editor, Politico
—Jennifer Nason, Global Chairperson of Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan
—Shelly Kapoor Collins, Founding Partner, Shatter Foundation
—Jenny Johnson, CEO, Franklin Templeton
PANEL DISCUSSION: Men Who Shatter: Allies Championing Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment
—Kal Penn, Actor, Writer, Producer (moderator)
—Karim Assef, Global Chairman of Investment Banking, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch
—Travis LeBlanc, Partner, Cooley LLP and Member, U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
—Ken Denman, Partner, Sway Ventures; Board Member – Costco, VMware, and Motorola Solutions
SHATTER SUMMIT RECEPTION*
WECOME REMARKS
—Janet Pitt, Chief of Staff, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Esther Coopersmith
—Nancy Jackson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for India, U.S. Department of State
Remarks: Why Women Who Shatter Matter
—Katrina Fotovat, Acting U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, U.S.Department of State
Remarks, Jennifer Nason, Global Chairperson of Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan
KEYNOTE REMARKS
PANEL DISCUSSION: South Asian Creatives Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment
—Rajan Shah, Founder, South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment (moderator)
—Babi Ahluwalia, Creative Director and Co-Founder, Sachin and Babi
—Tina Bhojwani, CEO and Co-Founder, Aera
—Nina Davuluri, Former Miss America and Film Producer
—Geetika Lizardi, Writer, Netflix’s “Bridgerton”
In 2023, Shelly Kapoor Collins, Founder of the Shatter Foundation, Shatter Fund and Partner at SWAY, will partner with the U.S.-India Alliance For Women's Empowerment to produce an in-person inaugural event featuring Government and Private Sector Leaders to spotlight the critical need to economically Empower Women + Girls in India and to foster their innovation and entrepreneurship skills. The Shatter Foundation is proud to be a member of the U.S.-India Alliance.
The journey to start the Shatter Foundation began when Kapoor Collins (a serial tech entrepreneur) founded the Shatter Fund in 2017 to invest in female entrepreneurs at the intersection of tech and commerce. To launch Shatter Fund, she held the first-ever SHATTER SUMMIT in San Francisco to amplify women leaders' voices.
Fast forward to March 2021, and Collins formed a partnership with Stefanie Beasley and Carolyn McCusker, founders of Beasley McCusker Communications (BMC) and their platform, the Silicon Valley Women's Leadership Initiative (SVWLI), to produce a new series of Shatter Summits. At the March 2021 Shatter Summit, Kapoor Collins announced the formation of the SHATTER FOUNDATION. The Shatter Foundation is rooted in the belief that women and girls are the pathways to global economic success. Entities of talent in the US and abroad are overlooked due to a lack of exposure to what is possible and limited access to the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Shatter Foundation provides the first step on the entrepreneurial journey of young girls in underserved communities by providing education around the business side, micro-finance, and applying our niched expertise of investing in the important emerging market of female entrepreneurs. Kapoor Collins notes, "We provide aspiring entrepreneurs with the foundational skills to start businesses through our investment expertise and by connecting them to our vast network of mentors, advisors, and financial resources necessary to scale the innovation economy."
On March 10, 2021, the 3rd SHATTER SUMMIT was held. The landmark virtual conference drew over 750 guests from around the globe to learn from best-in-class leaders in the fields of FINANCE, VENTURE, TECH, HEALTH, and SPORTS. Collins and BMC produced the 3rd SHATTER SUMMIT - INVESTING IN WOMEN ON A GLOBAL SCALE on October 20, 2021, featuring outstanding leaders including former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, former Deloitte CEO and WNBA Commissioner Kathy Englebert, MSNBC Host of Morning Joe Mika Brzezinski, and Halogen Ventures Founder Jesse Draper.
