The 2018 Forbes Women’s Summit kicked off at Pier Sixty, New York on June 19, making an immense impact. The event notices influential women including leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs and artists from across the globe. These ladies come together to discuss how women surface the path toward an extraordinary future with courage and enthusiasm. The summit was initiated with a welcome note delivered by Moira Forbes, EVP, Forbes Media. Not only that but India’s most influential women, PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi and actress cum activist Priyanka Chopra, both conveyed the last keynote of the day.
In conversation with Priyanka Chopra and Indra Nooyi!
Speaking about Priyanka Chopra, from Bollywood to Hollywood, she is the first Bollywood actor to lead a major drama series on American television. Also in 2017 Forbes’ ranked Priyanka on the 15th spot on the list of Most Powerful Women In Entertainment And Media. Apart from her acting prowess, Priyanka is also well known for her contributions as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Whereas, Indra Nooyi comes second on the Forbes’ list of most powerful women in business in 2017. Being marked among the highest ranking women of Indian heritage in corporate America, Indra Nooyi spoke about the beginning of her career in America at the 2018 Forbes Women’s Summit. She said, In my early days working in corporate America, I never really fit in. I worried about how I was perceived. I decided after a while that I’m never going to win the looks battle. So I’m going to focus on the brains. I focussed on doing the job better than anyone else could do it. Nooyi spoke her heart out to the women out there saying, If you struggle with these choices, you’re not crazy. You’re human. Moving over, Priyanka Chopra added, You may not know me, I’m an actor from India. I’ve done 50-something movies. But I’m also someone who is not defined by my ethnicity or where I come from. I’m a woman, I’m an actor, I’m an artist and I’d like to see where that takes me.
The conversation was packed with extremely intellectual talks and inspiring stories from their lives. The actress later spoke about how marriages in India have an impact on women’s careers. She added, Because I’m in my 30s, which is obviously over the hill, my mother said to me, you’ll get married the day you find someone who appreciates how hard you worked to get where you are and no one is the decision maker in my life. From marriage to interesting lifetime experiences, the two powerful women came out with their fierce stories.
Be it the corporate world or the entertainment industry, women have emerged as the modern day heroes and are still going strong!
