Women in Business & Leadership

Why this matters

ACCI is closely associating with FKCCI, where Ms Uma Reddy, is the President (after 108 years of its inception, a women President is heading the FKCCI, for organizing exclusive programs for women empowerments. ACCI, is also associating with UBUNTU, the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs, for identifying areas where the women empowerment could be focused. Suggestions are welcome from the women entrepreneurs and women leaders in this direction. ACCI is seriously identifying women leaders to take part in ACCI leadership, particulary, the women development wing which will focus exclusively on the women empowerment programs.

Key challenges we tackle

Access to credit and guarantees

Supplier diversity and corporate procurement

Leadership visibility and mentorship

Work–life design and support networks

How ACCI helps

Finance Linkages: Lender dialogues, guarantee schemes awareness, documentation clinics.

Market Access: Supplier diversity connects, procurement showcases.

Mentorship: Leadership circles with sector role models.

Capability Building: Pricing, negotiation, and digital selling.

Flagship programs

She-Procures: Meet procurement heads and supplier-diversity programs.

Capital Confidence: Readiness for loans and working capital.

Leadership Circles: Small group mentoring with senior leaders.

Digital First: Social commerce and marketplace playbooks.

Outcomes / impact (typical)

Higher lender confidence and approvals
Corporate vendor onboarding
Increased leadership visibility

Short FAQs

Solo founders welcome?

Yes—solopreneurs and employer firms.

Sectors?

Manufacturing and services.

Mentor availability?

Scheduled cohorts; 1:1 possible via partners.

MEMBER – LOGISTIC SECTOR

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Oﬃcer Truc CentralSolutions

Lobb, the brand provides logistic solution to the goods vehicle traﬃc with instant business opportunity.

Su.Kumanarajan,

MEMBER – MARINE ENGINEERING SECTOR

Founder, Lemuriya Trust, Mumbai

Served in Naval Establishment for about two decades served for another 20 years doc and shipping industry. Served in Project Upgradation in Ships, Rigs and off shore structures. Frequent traveller world over and has great interest in social work, particularly, Tamils. Penned many books and great orator in Tamil.

LIFE MEMBER

Mahesh Surasgar,

PG (Marketing & Operation), Advance Strategic Management IIM Lucknow

Driven by his profound passion for architectural lighting, along with Mr. Dileep, founded the DALIS LIGHTING, and Co-Founder of Diya Architectural Solutions, Bengaluru. A young but serious entrepreneur, with silk industry family background and now into lighting solutions experts by import technology and indigenous manufacturing. .

C Perumal

Petroleum Product Sector

An experienced Officer Natural Gas & Oil Industry, a senior entrepreneur and a very active member of FKCCI; interested in entrepreneurship development .

Annam, M
B Arch
Freelance Architect

Freelance Architect and Interior Designer cum Entrepreneur in name of “Apricity” with independent approach to human development and their well beings. A social oriented Architect and aspiring social leader.

Founder, Lemuriya Trust, Mumbai

Su.Kumanarajan,

P.Udayakumar,
BE (Mech) from College of Engineering Guindy Chennai, and Post Graduate in Management from IIM,Bengaluru. Ex CMD and Director NSIC and NSIC Venture Capital Fund Ltd. Delhi.

Having around 35 years of experience in Petroleum, Fertilizer and MSME sectors including 12 yeas as Board Member of NSIC. After superannuation, he was the Chairman of BIBCOL Revival Committee. Currently, Member of Steering Committee forrestructuring, BIRAC Equity Fund, Advisor AHIRC Puduchery, Advisor TISG Consulting, Delhi, Board Member, Exhicon Events Media Ltd, Mumbai, Advisor in NGOs like Eco Charaabd WA Foundation. Also Strategist and Growth Advisor for MSMEs and Financial Institutions.

FOUNDER MEMBER

Arindam Chanda
Banking, Finance & Stock Market Expert

One of the most respected leaders and achievers in Capital Market; He is currently working as Director and Chief Business Oﬃcer in Centrum; He has a proven track record of success in creating and growing businesses from scratch, as well building and leading high performing teams. A Post graduate in Business Administration with over 25 years of experience in financial markets decade; Led one of the largest team in the country, awarded the Best Company by Industry bodies on multiple occasions; under his leadership, IIFL featured in the top 25 places to work in India. He was also associated with Kotak for a decade heading large number of important portfolios. He had managed consumer businesses for Philips India and Voltas Ltd earlier. An experienced Financial Advisor; Centrum is into Banking, Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Stock Broking, Housing Finance, and Alternatives.

FOUNDER & ADVISOR

Anjan Rangaraj
CEO
Catalyst Properties, Chennai & Bengaluru

Catalyst Properties is a symbol of trust, reliability and excellence, an Award-winning real estate lead management company, a 100% subsidy Catalyst Properties is a symbol of trust, reliability and excellence, an Award-winning real estate lead management company, a 100% subsidy of Cedilla Group with success track record since inception in 2008. The ease of buying and selling a property is what Catalyst provided to its clients. Catalyst are the first property underwriting company in India having underwriting book value of over 300 crores of rupees.

FOUNDER & ADVISOR

Mahesh Surasgar,
PG (Marketing & Operation), Advance Strategic Management IIM Lucknow

Driven by his profound passion for architectural lighting, Mr. Mahesh Surasgar founded JÖVÖ INDIA, a brand dedicated to transforming spaces through innovation and precision. Coming from a business family background, he has built JÖVÖ INDIA into a leading name in architectural lighting solutions, combining imported technology with indigenous manufacturing expertise.

FOUNDER MEMBER

Shri. Suri Mirade
Real Estate Builder & Developers

A major real estate developer (S S Developers, Bengaluru); an Aeronautical Engineering graduate, own spatially AGS group and Dunzo, a great social and healthcare philanthropist, done remarkable help during Covid pandemic recovery process by helping thousands of healthcare works with protection gears like PPEs. A Rotarian and a very liberal donor for educational development in rural areas.

FOUNDER MEMBER

Ravi S K,

B.Arch,M.Tech (Urban&RegionalPlanning) PG Dip in Shipping & Port Management, CPIEM–IIFT Practising Architectat Hyderabad An Associate of Aarna Architects, Hyderabad & Green Golden Engineering, Bidadi

An young and smart entrepreneur plus a practicing Architect and Construction, both at Hyderabad and in Bengaluru, besides being active in his Enterprise at Bidadi. Very enthusiastic in participating in the functioning of ACCI as an all India Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representing the Architecture and Real Estate sector.

FOUNDER SECRETARY

Shri. Satish Kumar, L
Digital Marketing Expert

An enthusiastic entrepreneur and Director of Waggle Brand Engagement. A serious professional in Advertising and specialized in design and retail branding. For more than 15 years, handled extensively accounts in Advertising, Retail Branding and Exhibition designs. A great social worker in development of entrepreneurship, particularly in MSME. One of the main functionaries responsible for its establishment, registration, growth and management of day today affairs.

FOUNDER PRESIDENT

Shri K. Alagesan,
BE, Dip.in Management, Advance Dip in Mgmt.,Dip.in HR Management

Retired as Chairman and Managing Director of ITI Limited, Bengaluru based PSU under the Ministry of Communication, Government of India, after working for 38 years in the Company in various capacities, as Divisional Head, Plant Head, Director (Production) etc. He has played vital role to turn around the Company which was making continuous loss for 16 year. His priority was to sustain the revival struggle and further improve the performance which resulted in making it as a profit-making PSU in subsequent years. He has established setting up of HDPE duct and optical fibre cable manufacturing infrastructure and led the Company for further diversification into internet of things, 3D printing, Smart card production for Banks, Solar Panel manufacturing etc. He is the recipient of Distinguished Alumnus Award from REC (now NIT), Trichy.

FOUNDER & ADVISOR

Shri. G Manivachagam IRS (C&CE),
MCom., MBA., LL.B,

Former Additional Director General of Customs,Central Excise& Service Tax (Audit), Bengaluru, a 1979 Batch of Indian Revenue Service officer of the Customs & Central Excise Department of the Finance Ministry, Govt of India, served in various capacities at different parts of India, including the distinguished service in the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai Zone. In pursuance of his long-cherished desire to “give back to the society” now promoted this ACCI and heading ACCI. as Founder & Advisor. ACCI has aﬃrmative focus for the entrepreneurship development of hitherto left out entrepreneurs and for the focused development of women entrepreneurship, especially in MSME sector.

Women in Business & Leadership

Programs that unlock capital, customers, confidence—and community.

Why this matters

Women-led enterprises face structural barriers in finance, markets, and networks. Focused interventions close those gaps.

Key challenges we tackle

How ACCI helps

Flagship programs

Women Empowerment

Outcomes / impact (typical)

Short FAQs

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