ElsaMarie has spoken at the following events:

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  • Speaker at Harvard University's Centre for International Development's GEM24: Breaking Barriers for Women and Girls, Boston, 2 May 2024
  • Speaker at IRI's Women Democracy Network, Online, 25 April 2024
  • Speaker at Rotary Club of Putney District's monthly meeting, Online, 22 April 2024
  • Host of a session at Maitri Dream Week, Online, 18 April 2024
  • Speaker at Westbridge Capital's CEO meeting, San Francisco, 16 April 2024
  • Speaker at the City of Mannheim's SDG Taskforce with 20 European Cities, Online, 16 April 2024
  • Speaker at the Women's Equality Party (UK) Monthly meeting, Online, 15 April 2024
  • Speaker at the University of San Diego's Kroc School of Justice and Peace, San Diego, 2 April 2024
  • Speaker at Creative Bureaucracy Festival, Online, 21 March 2024
  • Host and Moderator at CSW68 - Civic Technology for Women Friendly Cities, New York, 20 March 2024
  • Roundtable moderator on Inclusive Urban Infrastructure, Delhi, 6 March 2024
  • Host, Moderator and Facilitator at the US Consulate General Mumbai on Navigating the New Normal: Cultivating Inclusive Workplaces, Mumbai, 21 February 2024
  • Speaker at UNAOC's Intercultural Innovation Hub on Fundraising Strategy, Online, 19 February 2024
  • Speaker at Rotary Club Jalgaon's International Harmony Summit, Jalgaon, 19 February 2024
  • Speaker at Rotary Club Aurangabad Metro's International Peace, Goodwill and Conflicts Resolution Summit, Aurangabad, 17 February 2024
  • Host of the final event of the ESG Fellowship by the Swedish Alumni Network India (Mumbai Chapter), 15 February 2024
  • ​Host and Moderator of the panel on Public Private Partnership for Safer Cities at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum, Online, 30 January 2024
  • Speaker at Equality Lounge and Vital Voices' panel on Women Leaders taking on the World's Greatest Challenges, Davos (WEF), 17 January 2024
  • Speaker at BetterUp and IBM's roundtable on Supercharge performance with AI, Davos (WEF), 16 January 2024
  • Keynote Speaker at Yes Foundation Leadership Forum on How do leaders lead with resilience, especially at times of uncertainty and transition?, Mumbai, 18 December 2023
  • Speaker at LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship, Online 16 December 2023
  • ​Speaker at NDI's session on Safecity: 10 Years of Tackling Gender-Based Violence with Data, Online, 12 December 2023
  • Speaker at a panel discussion during 16 days of activism to end gender based violence, Kuwait, 10 December 2023
  • Speaker at the Global Alliance for Girls are an Asset conference, Online, 7 December 2023
  • Speaker at the Aspire Global Unity Conference, Online, 6 December 2023
  • Speaker at the US Embassy Alumni Exchange, Online, 1 December 2023
  • Speaker at Build Peace, Nairobi, Kenya, 1 December 2023
  • Speaker at a panel on Technology to end Gender based violence, hosted by Vital Voices, Washington DC, 27 November 2023
  • Speaker at a panel on Trust based philanthropy by Golden Door, Online, 18 November 2023
  • coHost and Facilitator of Global Diplomacy Lab's Realigning Diplomacy with the German Federal Foreign Office, Online, 16 November 2023
  • Speaker at the Regional Data Intervention Challenge by Safecity Croatia, Online, 16 November 2023
  • Speaker at a panel on Stories of Sexual Abuse: Girls and Women Reconcile Their Past and Reimagine The Future at the American Criminology Society's Annual Gathering, Philadelphia, 15 November 2023
  • coHost and facilitator of the Youth Empowerment Lab by the Global Diplomacy Lab and the City of Osnabruck, 29 October - 3 November 2023
  • Speaker at US Department of State's Day of The Girl panel, Washington DC, 11 October 2023
  • Moderator of a panel SDG5 - How far have we come and where do we want to go?, Online, 21 and 28 September 2023
  • Speaker at a panel by World Justice Project Mexico for LABMEX, Online, 26 September 2023
  • Speaker at Aspen Global Innovators Group's workshop on Reimagining the Role of Implementing Partners Through Authentic Partnership, New York, 19 September 2023
  • Speaker at the SDG Action Weekend on A Human Rights based approach to the 2030 Agenda, United Nations, NYC, 16 September 2023
  • ​Speaker at Equality Lounge during G20, New Delhi, 8 September 2023
  • Guest lecturer at the University of the District of Columbia, 23-24 August 2023
  • ​Speaker at American Sociological Association meetings, Philadelphia, 20 August 2023
  • Keynote speaker at the British South Asian Youth Summit, Online, 12 August 2023
  • Host and Speaker at the Gender and Democracy week, Mexico City, 9-12 August 2023
  • Speaker at AIC-NMIMS Incubation Centre on Content creation and Selling story, Online, 28 July 2023
  • Speaker at MMBI-NY's HLPF Parallel event on The Power of Partnerships to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), New York, 13 July 2023
  • Speaker at World Justice Project's Challenge Webinar Series, online, 12 July 2023
  • Speaker at ILSS' Emerging Women's Leadership Program, IIT Sonepat, Delhi, 9 July 2023
  • Speaker at Accelerating Asia's Digital Acceleration Program, online, 3 July 2023
  • Speaker at UN Summer Academy's “Governance for Sustainable Development”, online, 29 June 2023
  • Speaker at AVPN Global Conference on "Decolonising in Action", Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 June 2023
  • Speaker at the Asia Foundation, Manila, Philippines, 29 May 2023
  • ​Speaker at USAID and Reliance India Foundation's Women Connect, Online, 24 May 2023
  • Speaker at Linkedin India's Talent Awards, Online, 17 May 2023​
  • Speaker at Purposeful Empathy's Podcast, Online, 25 April 2023
  • Speaker and host of Anti Street Harassment Week 2023, Online 16-22 April 2023​
  • Speaker at Gratitude Network Forum, Online, 18 April 2023
  • Speaker and cohost at a side event at the UN Water Week 2023, New York, 22 March 2023
  • Host and Speaker at a side event at the 67th Commission of the Status of Women, New York, 13 March 2023
  • Keynote speaker at UL Solutions, International Women's Day event, 8 March 2023
  • Speaker at a side event at the 61st Commission for Social Development at the UN on Decent Work for all - Ending vulnerability through education and economic empowerment, Online, 8 February 2023
  • Host of rountable on Women in STEAM at RISE World Summit, Online, 3 February 2023
  • Speaker at Rotary Club of Puebla Gente de Acción on Safecity, a crowdmap to end violence against women and girls, Online, 3 February 2023
  • Speaker at Wednesday Wisdom, Online, 18 January 2023
  • Facilitated a training for Vital Voices - Reliance Foundation's #WomenLeadIndia fellowship on SDGs and the Status of Women, Mumbai, 13 December 2022
  • ​Speaker at TEDxSIUNashik's Free, Mumbai, 11 December 2022
  • Speaker at Women in Cities, a roundtable with female German Parliamentarians, Mumbai, 7 December 2022
  • Host of Elimination of Violence against women - a panel and roundtable by the Feminist Coalition led by the Consulate General of Spain, Mumbai, 7 December 2022
  • Moderator of a roundtable on Domestic Violence prevention by the Consulate General of Australia, Mumbai, 6 December 2022
  • Speaker at Placemaking India, Udupi, 3 December 2022
  • Speaker at National Endowment for Democracy's Reagan Fascell Fellowship, Washington DC, 14 November 2022
  • Speaker at Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards 2022, Washington DC, 9 November 2022
  • ​Speaker at ShARE Do Well Do Good, Virtual, 8 November 2022
  • Speaker at New York University's course on International Relations, Virtual, 4 November 2022
  • Speaker and Facilitator at UN Women's What works for Prevention of Violence Against Women in India, New Delhi, 2-4 November 2022
  • Keynote speaker at ECPAT Taiwan's 2022 International Conference on the Prevention of Child Sexual Exploitation, Virtual, 2 November 2022
  • Host and speaker at the Swedish Alumni Network Mumbai chapter event on Peaceful and Inclusive societies, 29 October 2022
  • ​Speaker at the Stakeholder consultation on the preparation of the UN 2023 Water Conference, Virtual, 24 October 2022 
  • CoHost of the Global Diplomacy Lab on Realigning Diplomacy By Networking, Berlin, 16-19 October 2022
  • Speaker at the Women7 Summit, Berlin, 11-14 October
  • ​Host of the Urban Thinkers Campus on Feminist Cities for a Sustainable Future, Mumbai, 28-29 September 2022
  • Host of the Global Diplomacy Lab on Inclusion in Cities, Mumbai, 14-17 September 2022
  • Speaker at the Bled Strategic Forum 2022, Slovenia, 29 August 2022
  • CoHost of the Water Diplomacy Lab, Slovenia, 24-28 August 2022
  • CoHost of the Global Diplomacy Lab on Bringing Youth Voices into 21st Century Policies, Online, 14-16 July 2022
  • Speaker at the World Urban Forum by UN Habitat, Katowice, Poland, 26-30 June 2022
  • Speaker at the UN Summer Academy 2022, Online, 27 June 2022
  • Speaker at the Mandela Washington Fellows Community of Practice, Online, 23 June 2022
  • Speaker at Cambridge Centre for Sustainability Innovation, Online, 21 June 2022
  • Speaker at International Presentation Association's Empowering Women, Public Space Climate Change, Online, 9 June 2022
  • Speaker at National School of Journalism - Community Building For Economic and Social Development, Online, 8 June 2022
  • Speaker at BMW Pitstop for Senior Leaders, Online, 2 June 2022
  • Speaker at the World Justice Challenge by the World Justice Forum, The Hague, 31 May to 2 June 2022
  • Speaker at IPA's Publication Launch "Making Uncomfortable Conversations Comfortable. Gender Stereotypes and Domestic Violence in India, United States and Zimbabwe", Online, 25 May 2022
  • Speaker at ENACT's Networks for Gender Equity, Online, 25 May 2022
  • ​coHost of a roundtable on LGBTQI inclusion in corporations, Consulate General of Canada in Mumbai, 27 April 2022
  • Speaker at UrbTalks at TERI, Online, 9 April 2022
  • CoHost of the Case Clinic at the German Federal Foreign Office's training on How Female is Diplomacy?, Online, 5 April 2022
  • Speaker at the Common Purpose U21 Micro-internship - Gender Equality challenge, Online, 4 April 2022
  • coHost of a roundtable on LGBTQI inclusion in education institutions, Dosti House, US Consulate General Mumbai, 1 April 2022
  • Moderator of a session at the German Federal Foreign Office interviewing Amb Dr Wallat, Online, 31 March 2022
  • ​Speaker at a panel on Feminist Foreign Policy at How Female is Diplomacy? by the German Federal Foreign Office, Online, 29 March 2022
  • ​Speaker at Dasra Philanthropy Week: Empowering Communities through Data, Online, 22 March 2022
  • Moderator of a panel on Act for Gender and Climate Justice at NGO CSW66 Forum, Online, 17 March 2022
  • Host of the final Chevening Alumni Mentoring Programme, Online, 16 March 2022
  • ​Speaker at UNRISD's roundtable on World Social Work Day, Online, 16 March 2022
  • Speaker at LeadHers India- Leadership Confidence Bootcamp, Australian Consulate General Mumbai, Online, 14 March 2022
  • coHost of the Vital Voices Global Mentoring Programme, Online, 12 March 2022
  • Speaker at Standard Chartered Bank's IWD event, Online, 10 March 2022
  • coHost of Gender Alliance's Break The Bias for a feminist future, Online, 8 March 2022
  • coHost of roundtable on Advancing Feminist Leadership for a Sustainable Future in partnership with the Consulates General of Canada, France, Germany, Spain and Sweden, Mumbai, 8 March 2022
  • Host of the final Data Visualisation Challenge, Consulate General of Ireland in Mumbai, Online, 4 March 2022
  • Speaker at Axis Bank's IWD event Women in Motion, Online, 3 March 2022
  • ​Speaker at Indian School of Democracy's event on Opportunities and Challenges for Women leaders in India, Online, 3 March 2022
  • Moderator of a panel on Safe spaces in the Phygital world at Flash Forward, Online, 22 February 2022
  • Moderator of a panel on Online safety for women and children at Rotary Club Bhubaneshwar Smile, Online, 19 February 2022
  • ​Keynote speaker at 3rd Annual Faculty Senate Virtual Research Conference, University of the District of Columbia, Online, 11 February 2022
  • Speaker at the Multistakeholder Forum on the priority theme at the UN Commission for Social Development - Inclusive and resilient recovery from  COVID-19 for sustainable livelihoods, well-being and dignity for all: eradicating poverty and  hunger in all its forms and dimensions to achieve the 2030 Agenda - Online, 10 February 2022
  • Speaker at Axis Bank's panel on #HouseWorkIsWork, Online, 9 February 2022
  • Moderator of the panel "Responsible Tourism Incubator for Rural Women" at the UN Commission for Social Development, Online, 8 February 2022
  • Moderator of the panel "Putting women at the centre of sustainable development" at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum, Online, 2 February 2022
  • Speaker at Chevening Alumni Engagement Session on Coaching and Mentorship, Online, 28 January 2022
  • ​Moderator of the panel on Data Visualisation for Women's Safety, Online, 28 January 2022
  • Host of the book launch "On and Off the Bench" by Justice Aloysious Aguiar, Online, 26 January 2022
  • CoHost of the Gender Alliance case clinic on Imposter Syndrome, Online, 19 January 2022
  • ​Speaker at the Rotary Peace Fellows Orientation, Chulalongkorn Peace Centre, Thailand, Online, 13 January 2022
  • Speaker at Speak Up for Progress organised by India-UK Youth Forum, Global Youth, Delhi, Online, 12 January 2022
  • Cohost of a roundtable Accelerating Gender Equality at Dosti House, US Consulate General Mumbai, Mumbai 17 Dec 2021
  • Speaker at German Fulbright's Global Affairs and Diplomacy from Regional Perspectives session with DIAS students, Online, 10 Dec 2021
  • Speaker at ZSCT's Thakur Shyamnarayan Degree College on the topic of Human Rights, Online, 10 Dec 2021
  • Moderator of a panel discussion on Mapping Racial and Gender Based Violence at The Summit for Democracy, Online, 9 Dec 2021
  • ​Speaker at Angat Bayi's Chikang Bayi Live: A #VAWFreeFuture is Possible!, Online, 9 Dec 2021
  • Moderator of a panel discussion on Leadership & Advocacy, 2021 Fortune Alumni Conference, Online, 3 Dec 2021
  • Speaker at Aakriti Club, College of Engineering, Guindy, Online 28 Nov 2021
  • Lightning Talk at Geo for Good Summit 2021, Online, 18 Nov 2021
  • Panelist at COP26 Climate Action WUC Learning event (UN Habitat) - Panel 4 on Addressing Vulnerability, Online, 10 Nov 2021
  • ​Speaker at on 'Rise of Feminism' under the Human Library series organised by IEEE- S.P.I.T., Online, 7 Nov 2021
  • Member of the roundtable at the Government of Sweden's Stockholm International Democracy Talks, Online, 28-29 Oct 2021
  • Moderator at Indo-Pacific Business Forum 2021's panel on Bridging the Gender Digital Divide in South Asia: Private Sector-Led Digital Inclusion and the Next Generation of Technology Users, Online, 28 Oct 2021
  • Member of the roundtable at Future of Cities post Covid-19 by the DO School, Online, 21 Oct 2021
  • Speaker at Go Green for Red : Fighting with Period Poverty, Online 16 Oct 2021
  • Speaker at the Common Purpose RMIT Global Leader Experience Asia-Pacific 2021, Online, 12 Oct 2021
  • Speaker at East Africa Bosch Alumni's Monday on the Couch, Online, 27 Sep 2021
  • Speaker at Leading with AI, Online, 24 Sep 2021
  • Speaker at Why Startups need to Lose Sleep over Public Policy, India Internet Day, TiE India, Online, 23 Sep 2021
  • Speaker at Bosch Alumni's Urban Practitioner's Network, Online, 21 Sep 2021
  • Speaker at NYU's International Relations Course, Online, 17 Sep 2021
  • Host of Urban Thinkers Campus on Climate Action for Resilient Communities for and by women, Online, 14 and 15 Sep, 2021
  • Panelist at Global Leader Experience by Common Purpose Global, Online, 9 Sep 2021
  • Speaker on Building Resilience, organised by D&AD Future Impact Accelerator, Online, 7 Sep 2021
  • Panelist at Tyranny of Taboos at the Golden Door Awards 2021, Online, 5 Sep 2021
  • Speaker on Building Emotional Resilience in Children, organised by MILAAP, Online, 5 Sep 2021
  • Host and Moderator of a panel discussion on Cyber safety curriculum in the education system, Online, 25 Aug 2021
  • Host and Moderator of a panel discussion on Chevening Scholarships, Online, 24 August 2021
  • Facilitator at British High Commission on "A talk on sexual harassment at the workplace", Online, 10 August 2021 
  • Host and Moderator of a panel discussion on Gender and Climate Justice, Online, 18 July 2021
  • Speaker at Networking Roundtable: Innovations Marketplace for Gender Equality by Ashoka University, Online, 16 July 2021
  • Speaker at Rotary Peace Fellows Introductory class at Chulalongkorn University, Online, 8 July 2021
  • Speaker at NETRI's Samaanta program on Social media for impact, Online, 4 July 2021
  • Speaker at BMW Foundation's Equity, Diversity and Belonging week, Online, 28-30 June 2021
  • Speaker at PCDN's Career Impact Summit, Online, 21 June 2021
  • Facilitator at Institute of Democracy's She Represents on Brand Building & Thought Leadership, Online, 13 June 2021
  • Speaker at University of Southampton's Spark India Summit, Online, 8 June 2021
  • Speaker at Global Diplomacy Lab's GDL rE-Connect Summit, Online, 6-9 June 2021
  • ​Speaker at ARCH College of Design and Business' Mentoring Dialogue Series, Online, 27 May 2021
  • Speaker at The Global Peace Champions roundtable on  Policy Brief of Women, Peace and Security, 20 May, 2021
  • Presenter at the Chat for Impact by WhatsApp and Turn.io, 20 May 2021.
  • Speaker on Technology and Gender Equality at Jammu and Kashmir Policy Institute's Expert Talk Series on 1 May, 2021
  • Keynote Speaker at a virtual, multi-stakeholder expert roundtable on "Fulfilling the UN75 Declaration" organised by the Baha'i International Community, the Coalition for the UN We Need, the Stimson Center and the Club de
    Madrid, Online, 29 April 2021
  • Speaker at a panel discussion on City's streets no longer a safe haven for women, Online, 24 April 2021
  • Host and Moderator of a panel discussion on Making Cities and Streets Safer, Online, 15 April 2021
  • ​Speaker at Data for Peace dialogues by NYU, Online, 30 March 2021
  • Host and Moderator of a panel discussion on the Importance of Digital Rights and Safety Education, Online, 30 Mar 2021
  • Speaker at the World Communities Forum, Online, 23 -24 Mar 2021
  • Moderator of the panel on Female Leadership at imece summit, Online, 19 Mar 2021 
  • Speaker at UN and UNANIMA International's CSW65 session on "Hidden Homelessness - From Trauma to Empowerment", Online, 18 Mar 2021
  • Speaker at the Bosch Alumni Network's Regional Coordinators Knowledge Sharing Session, Online, 17 Mar 2021
  • Speaker at IPA's session Transforming gender stereotypes: Making the uncomfortable conversation comfortable at NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum, Online, 16 Mar 2021
  • Host and Moderator of NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum panel on Gender Justice from ICT, Online, 16 Mar 2021
  • Jury member at Women in AI APAC's International Datathon on AI for mental health and domestic violence, Online, 13 Mar 2021
  • Host and Moderator of Using data and technology to address GBV, Online, 12 Mar 2021
  • Host and Moderator of Grace Hopper Celebration India's panel on Technology to address Gender based violence, Online, 12 Mar 2021
  • Host and Moderator of MenEngage Ubuntu Symposium's panel on Use of Technology to end Gender based violence, Online, 11 Mar 2021
  • Speaker at CARE Atlanta's Tuesday Talks, Online, 9 Mar 2021
  • Host of session "Choosing to Challenge" with UNICEF and several Western India Diplomatic Missions, Online, 9 Mar 2021
  • Moderator of session on Changing Narratives in a Man Made world organised by Women In Technology, Online, 8 Mar 2021
  • Speaker at Future of Women, Gender, and Health, organised by St. Luke's College of Medicine, Philippines, Online, 8 Mar 2021
  • Speaker at Cardinal Health's WIN Town Hall for International Women's Day, Online, 8 Mar 2021
  • Speaker at IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute on The State of Gender Equality – #GenderGaps, Online, 3 Mar 2021
  • Speaker at AVPN's Investing for Impact for the Next Generation, Online, 26 Feb 2021.
  • Co-host of Rethinking Africa Convening, Peace, Migration and Security, hosted by the Bosch Alumni Network, Online, 25-26 Feb 2021
  • Speaker at the “Women safety”, at "Indian Democracy at Work", hosted by Indian School of Business, Online, 24 Feb 2021
  • Speaker at The Mobility Roundtable on Mobility and Gender: "use and abuse" in design and operation of mobility, Online, 18 Feb 2021
  • Host of Bosch Alumni Network India panel on COVID-19 Pandemic: when can we expect to return to Normal?, Online, 16 Feb 2021
  • Speaker at the 59th Session of the Commission for Social Development high level discussion on  “Social policy to promote a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable recovery: Building back better post COVID-19 for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda in the context of the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development”, Online, 8 Feb 2021
  • Speaker at Rotary Club of Ambattur, Chennai, Online, 2 Feb 2021
  • co-Host on the Global Diplomacy Lab's Book launch on The Demographic Dividend and the Power of Youth: Voices from the Global Diplomacy Lab, Online, 29 Jan 2021
  • Moderator of Panel on Using Technology for Social Change at Fray Media's "Claiming our stories, Raising our voices", Online 21 January 2021
  • Speaker at UNESCO's Regional Expert Consultations against Gender Stereotypes in Asia and the Pacific, Online, 18 Jan 2021
  • Host of Rotary Peace Fellowship Alumni Association's Bearing Witness - Survivors of Gender Based Violence Speak Up, Online 12 Dec 2020
  • Speaker at Durga NGAGE Forum - Next Gen Advocates for Gender Equality, Online 11 Dec 2020
  • Speaker at the Australian Consulate General's Roundtable on the Impact of the Pandemic on Gender-based Violence, Online 10 Dec 2020
  • Speaker at RESOLVE: Network Youth Conference 2020, Online 10 Dec 2020
  • Facilitator at BMW Foundation's Lab on Reshaping Mobility, Online, 8-10 Dec 2020
  • Speaker at UNODC and TISS conference on Access to Justice to End Violence, Online, 8 Dec 2020 
  • Facilitator at BMW Foundation Responsible Leader India Forum, Online 20 Nov - 18 Dec 2020
  • Host and moderator at the Gender Alliance session on Gender Tech for civic issues, Online, 2 Dec 2020
  • Host and speaker at the Chevening Alumni CyberSaathi session on Stay Safe Online: Know the Threats, Know your Rights, Online, 27 Nov 2020
  • Speaker at Engender's panel on Addressing Sexual Harassment in Public Spaces, Online, 25 Nov, 2020
  • Speaker at the German Federal Foreign Office's Diplomats Training Program, Online, 24 Nov, 2020
  • Distinguished Guest Lecture at WebScience Department at the University of Southampton, Online, 17 Nov, 2020
  • Speaker at Aspen New Voices' Art of Networking, Online, 13 Nov, 2020
  • Speaker at Sankalp Forum on Femtech: The new frontier in Gender Lens investing in emerging markets?, Online, 5 Nov 2020
  • Host and speaker at the US Consulate session on Understanding the sexual harassment laws in the virtual environment, Online, 3 Nov 2020
  • Speaker at Bosch Alumni Network's session on How women struggle during COVID19 lockdowns?, Online 28 Oct 2020
  • Speaker at Asia Institute of Management's Women in leadership series, Online, 22 Oct 2020
  • Speaker at IHC's Urban Thinkers Campus on Gender friendly Smart Cities, Online, 21 Oct 2020
  • Speaker at the Dais on Gender Equality in Industry, Online, 17 Oct 2020
  • Moderator for panel discussion Evolving Cyber Policies for Online Safety for British High Commission, Online, 9 Oct 2020
  • Hosted events for UN Habitat's World Habitat Day, Online, 5 Oct 2020
  • Speaker at Creative Bureaucracy Festival - RISE cities, Online, 2 Oct 2020
  • Speaker at Rotaract Coimbatore's Peace Day event, Online 2 Oct 2020
  • Speaker at PCDN Career Impact Chat, Online, 1 Oct 2020
  • Host and Moderator of Work From Home - Best Practices, Social Distancing Series with the US Consulate General of Mumbai, Online, 29 Sep 2020
  • Speaker at KTH Stockholm's Crime Prevention Colloquium, Online, 29 Sep 2020
  • Host at TEDxVersova - Empowered, Online, 26 Sep 2020
  • Speaker at Personal Data Day by The Data Union, Online, 25 Sep 2020
  • Host and Moderator at Gender Alliance Demo Day, Online, 25 Sep 2020
  • Speaker at New York University, Online, 18 Sep 2020
  • Speaker at InnerWheel Mumbai, Online, 17 Sep 2020
  • Speaker at BAN Kenya - Women as Actors in Peace Building, Online, 14 Sep 2020 
  • Speaker at Talking Peace - Using the Peace Framework to Address Gender Based Violence, Online, 14 Sep 2020
  • Host of the Urban Thinkers Campus - Citizen Action Lab for Safe and Inclusive Cities, Online, 10 & 11 Sep 2020
  • Panelist at the British Deputy High Commission's panel on Covid and its impact on gender, Online 28 Aug 2020
  • Host and Facilitator at the Gender Alliance Summit, Online, 26-28 Aug 2020
  • Panelist at Speakeasy Webinar series, Online, 22 Aug 2020
  • Speaker at Omdena's Open House - COVID19 response to Domestic Violence, Online, 15 Aug 2020
  • Speaker at the BAN webinar series COVID-19 and Urban Vulnerability in India, Online, 11 Aug 2020
  • Speaker at Rotary Club District 3232 Chennai, India, Online, 8 Aug 2020
  • Moderator and Host of panel "What's Emotion got to do with it?", Online, 28 July 2020
  • Speaker at University of Bristol, Online, 27 July 2020
  • Speaker at Global Shapers Gurgaon, Online, 25 July 2020
  • Speaker at Peace In Our Cities, Online, 23 July 2020
  • Moderator and Host of the Panel "Responsible Leadership in Industry" at UNIDO Conference on Women in Industry and Innovation, Online, 16 July 2020
  • Moderator of "Celebrating Malala" for Crosswords Bookstore, Online, 11 July, 2020
  • Moderator and Host of the COVID19 UTC "Reimagining Public Spaces", UN Habitat's World Urban Campaign, Online, 7 July 2020
  • ​Speaker at The Portal - Gender Equality in the New Normal, Social Impact Lab, University of Southampton, 30 June 2020
  • Speaker at the PHD Chamber on Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Virtual Workplace, Online, 29 June 2020
  • Moderator and Host of the Panels "Technology & Peacebuilding", "Gender Justice in South Asia" and "Closing Plenary" of the Rotary Peace Fellowship Alumni Association's Cyber Peace Conference, Online, 27 June 2020
  • Regional Lead for the Rotary Peace Fellowship Alumni Association's Cyber Peace Conference, Online, 27 June 2020
  • Host & Speaker at the Gender Alliance Networking Meet at the Global Intrapreneurship Week on 11 June, 2020
  • Facilitator at the session on Mainstreaming social entrepreneurship to reimagine and rebuild India at GIW2020, 10 June 2020
  • Moderator at Web4Dialogue's panel on "Women's Safety during COVID19", Online, 28 May 2020 
  • Speaker on “Strengthening the Safer Cities Strategy" at an event organised by UN Habitat and Global Parliament of Mayors, Online, 27 May 2020
  • Speaker at The Global Diplomacy Lab's Virtual  pre-Summit, Online, 19, 20 & 26 May 2020
  • Panelist at #Charcha2020 on Gender based violence during the Pandemic, Online, 14 May 2020 
  • ​Panelist at the COVID19 UTC 4 The Safety Gap by UN Habitat World Urban Campaign, Online, 11 May 2020
  • Speaker at Avi Foundation, Online 28 April 2020
  • ​Speaker at Rotary Club of Bombay Hills South, Online, 25 April 2020
  • Facilitator for Bosch Alumni Network's Regional Coordinator's Summit, Online, 24 and 25 April 2020
  • Panelist at Protecting the Vulnerable During COVID-19 by Rotary Peace Fellowship Alumni Association, Online, 23 April 2020
  • Panelist at Voices from the ground: COVID19 and its implication on Democracy, Stanford CDDRL's Leadership Network for Change, Online, 22 April 2020
  • Panelist at Peace in Our Cities webinar, Online, 16 April 2020
  • Speaker at Rotary Club of Bombay West, Online, 15 April 2020
  • Co-Host of the Inclusive Cities Series, online webinars, 1 April 2020 onwards every Wed and Fri
  • Host of Daily Reflections during COVID19, online daily 29 March 2020 onwards 
  • ​Co-Host of the Vital Voices Global Mentoring Walk, Mumbai, India, 7 March 2020
  • Co-Host of the Learning Lab on Gendered Urban Planning, Delhi, India, 5 March 2020
  • Panelist at Wipro's International Women's Day celebration, Bangalore, India, 4 March 2020
  • Presenter at World Urban Forum 10, Urban Thinkers Campus, 12 February 2020
  • Panelist at World Urban Forum 10, Safer Cities Contributing to Social Cohesion and Livability, 12 February 2020
  • Panelist at World Urban Forum 10, Inclusive governance of urban digital technologies: southern and northern experiences, 10 February 2020
  • Moderator at Sustainable and Inclusive Urbanism, Kalaghoda Arts Fest, Mumbai, 7 February 2020
  • Speaker at Urban Informality and the SDGs by Bosch Alumni Network, Pune, India, 25 January 2020
  • Panelist at IIT Bombay Changemaker Series - #LightUpHerLife, Mumbai, India 18 January 2020
  • Speaker at Pillai College of Education's National Level Seminar on Gender Equality towards SDGs, Mumbai, India,18 January 2020
  • Panelist at Mirror Now's Young India Debate, Mumbai, India, 15 December 2019
  • Host of TEDxVersovaWomen, Mumbai, India, 14 December 2019
  • Facilitator of two sessions at the BMW Foundation's World Leader Forum, Merida, Mexico, 5-8 December 2019
  • Host of the Youth Innovation Challenge, Mumbai, India, 29 November 2019
  • Host of Urban Thinkers Campus on Safe Public Spaces, Mumbai, India 25 & 26 November 2019
  • Moderator at SheThePeople's Digital Women Awards, Gurgaon, India, 23 November 2019
  • Host of TEDxVersovaSalon Breaking Barriers, Mumbai, India, 7 November 2019
  • Speaker at the BMW Foundation's Global Table, Berlin, 24 & 25 October 2019
  • Speaker at PeaceCon - "New Frontiers in Peace Building", Washington DC, USA, 3 October 2019
  • Lecture at University of Maryland Baltimore Campus, USA, 1 October 2019
  • Lecture at George Washington University, Global Gender Policy, Washington DC, USA, 1 October 2019
  • Lecture at University of Maryland Global Campus, USA, 30 September 2019
  • Lecture at University of District of Columbia, USA, 30 September 2019 
  • Lecture at George Washington University, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Washington DC, USA, 30 September 2019
  • Speaker at the Survivors TownHall by RiseUp at UNGA, New York, USA, 24 & 26 September 2019
  • Co-Host of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leader meet up at UNGA, New York, USA, 24 September 2019
  • Speaker at The Public Symposium on Human Rights and Digital Technologies by the National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, USA, 18 & 19 September 2019
  • Host of TEDxVersova, Mumbai, India 14 September 2019
  • Speaker at the Bled Strategic Forum, Slovenia, 2 & 3 September 2019
  • Speaker at The Association of Commonwealth Universities, London, UK, 21 August 2019
  • Guest Lecture on Social Entrepreneurship at Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 19 Aug 2019
  • Speaker at United States Institute of Peace, Washington DC, USA, 1 Aug 2019
  • Speaker at The Rotary Club of Columbia, Maryland, DC, 31 July 2019
  • Speaker at The International Republican Institute, Washington DC, USA, 24 July 2019
  • Public Lecture at the National Endowment for Democracy, Washington DC, USA, 10 July 2019
  • Speaker at the Rotary club of Dupont Circle, DC, Washington DC, USA, 9 July 2019
  • Speaker at the eRotary WOKE club, Online, 1 July 2019
  • Speaker and Participant at the New York University Bosch workshop, DC, USA 28 June 2019
  • Speaker at NDI's From App to Political Action, DC, USA, 27 June 2019
  • Speaker at the BBC The Conversation, Online, 25 June 2019 
  • Speaker and Participant at the Global Diplomacy Lab, Accra Ghana, 16-19 June 2019
  • Speaker at the Rotary Peace Symposium, Bonn, Germany, 30 May - 2 June 2019
  • Speaker at Arlington Action Group, Virginia, USA, 19 May 2019
  • Webinar on Crowdmaps for sexual violence for IRI's Women's Democracy Network, Online, 22 May 2019
  • Lecture at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA 7 May 2019
  • Webinar on Quick Leadership for the CommonWealth Young Leaders Programme, Online, 6 May 2019
  • Speaker at the SDG Global Action Festival, Bonn, Germany, 1-4 May 2019
  • Speaker at Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards, Washington DC, USA, 24 April 2019
  • Speaker at The University of Maryland's Global Health Conference, Beyond Going Viral: How Technology is Shaping the World, Baltimore, USA, 17 April 2019
  • Talk back Speaker at "Girl Be Heard", New York, USA, 12 April 2019
  • Speaker at the SXSW 2019, Austin, USA, 9 March 2019
  • Host of Vital Voices Global Mentoring Walk, Mumbai 2 March 2019
  • Speaker at the US Consulate of Mumbai's State Department Alumni Network meet, Mumbai 1 March 2019
  • Speaker at the Competitive Intelligence Summit, Mumbai 22 February 2019
  • Host of TEDxVersovaSalon on Love and Life, Mumbai 15 February 2019
  • Moderator at the Swedish Dads - Indian Dads panel and photo-exhibition at Kraftsamla, Pune 14 February 2019
  • Panelist at the Swedish Dads - Indian Dads panel and photo-exhibition at Kalaghoda fest, Mumbai 2 February 2019
  • Speaker at the British High Commission's Political Officer's Conference, Mumbai 1 February 2019
  • Chief Guest for the Avanti Young Women leadership Program, Mumbai, 30 January 2019
  • Guest Speaker at the International Millionaires Network India, Mumbai 19 January 2019
  • Speaker at the Rotary International 2019 International Assembly, San Diego, 16 January 2019
  • Moderator of a panel discussion "Safety of Children in Schools" at the Times of India "Principals Conclave", Mumbai 19 December 2018
  • Moderator of a panel discussion "Closing the Gender Gap at Work" at Sankalp Global Forum, Mumbai, 11 December 2018
  • Hosted TEDxVersovaWomen in Mumbai, 9 December 2018
  • Speaker at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA, 4 December 2018
  • Speaker at Foote School, New Haven, USA, 3 December 2018
  • Speaker at Hemispheres, New Haven, USA, 30 November 2018
  • Speaker at Ezra Stiles College, Yale University, USA 30 November 2018
  • Panelist at Global Leadership Class Panel, Yale School of Management, USA, 28 November 2018
  • Speaker and Moderator at BMW Foundation Roundtable "Female Leadership for Resilient Cities", Udaipur, India, 23-25 November 2018
  • Speaker and Presenter at NYU, USA, 15 November 2018
  • Speaker and Presenter at the Paris Peace Forum, Paris, 11-13 November, 2018
  • Hosted an interactive event "Inspiring Action", Yale, USA, 10 November 2018
  • Speaker at a panel discussion at ANY, Yale, USA, 8 November 2018
  • Speaker at a panel "WE@Yale", Yale, USA, 6 November 2018
  • Speaker at "Global Innovation Series: Innovations in Technology and Visualization for Human Rights", Yale, USA, 31 October 2018
  • Speaker at "Global Innovation Series: Women’s’ Rights in India", Yale, USA, 30 October 2018
  • Hosted a book reading and fireside chat with Eirliani Abdul Rahman on her book "Survivors - Breaking the Silence around Child Sexual Abuse", Yale, USA, 29 October 2018
  • Speaker at a Fireside chat - Boundary Breaker - Asian American Cultural Centre, Yale, 25 October 2018
  • Speaker at a panel "Global Social Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities", Yale, USA, 23 October 2018
  • Speaker at an event "Designing Solutions for Communities", Yale, USA, 20 October 2018 
  • Speaker at a panel "Creating a Safe Environment for Children", Yale, USA, 15 October 2018
  • Hosted an interactive event "Design Sprint - Safecity Mobile App", Yale, USA, 13 October 2018
  • Speaker at a panel "Women, Peace and Security", Yale, USA, 11 October 2018
  • Rotary New Haven, USA, 9 October 2018
  • Good Society Seminar on "Rights", Yale Greenberg World Fellows, Yale, USA 3 October 2018
  • Speaker at a panel on Barriers and Enablers - Cultural Stereotypes, at the Global Aviation Gender Summit, Cape Town, South Africa, 9 August 2018
  • Speaker at a Facebook live for TheaCare #LeadUpToFemmeCon, 6 August 2018
  • Hosted a panel at Twitter's #BlueRoom on the Youth Innovation Challenge, Mumbai 16 July 2018
  • Speaker at a panel on Startup ecosytem in India, by Shoonya Design and Unbound, Mumbai, 10 July 2018
  • Speaker at a panel Mental Health in Digital World at REDI Digital Dialogue 2018, Ahmedabad, 30 June 2018
  • Speaker at a panel Making a community safe for women, Aspen Ideas Festival, USA, 24 June 2018
  • Hosted Creating a Resilient & Inclusive City, Urban Thinkers Campus, UN Habitat, Mumbai 21-22 June 2018
  • Hosted a session "Women Friendly Cities", Deutsche Welle's Global Media Forum, Bonn, 12 June 2018
  • Inspirational talk at PayPal office, Singapore, 22 May 2018
  • Moderated a panel at Feminist Conference by SheThePeople, Mumbai, 17 May 2018
  • WE Rotary, Online, 14 May 2018
  • Speaker at debate on Is Transport Gender Neutral, World Bank, 1st May 2018
  • Bosch Workshop at NYU Steinhardt, New York, 26 Apr 2018
  • Stockholm Gender Equality Forum, Stockholm, 15-19 Apr 2018
  • Skoll World Forum, Oxford UK, 9-13 Apr 2018
  • Host of Feminist Rani, Cybersecurity - Opportunities, Threats and Challenges, 7 Apr 2018
  • 62nd Commission for the Status of Women, UN Women, New York, 22 Mar 2018
  • Civic Stage Podcast for Civicus Alliance and Innovation for Change, 20 Mar 2018
  • Podcast for Noisy Women in New York, 19 Mar 2018
  • BMW Ready Go Program, Berlin, 13-15 Mar 2018
  • Speaker "Giving Wings to your Dreams" at Microsoft Mumbai Office, Mumbai, 8 Mar 2018
  • Speaker at US Consulate Mumbai, Understanding the POSH Act, Mumbai, 8 Mar 2018
  • Moderator of Chevening Alumni Lecture Series, Understanding the POSH Act, Mumbai, 6 Mar 2018
  • Host of Feminist Rani, Looking Beyond #MeToo, Mumbai, 5 Mar 2018
  • Open Society Foundation, New York, 28 Feb 2018
  • SheThePeopleTV's Women Writers' Fest, Mumbai, 24 Feb 2018
  • World Urban Forum, Malaysia, 7-12 Feb 2018
  • Samvaadan, Mumbai, 4 Feb 2018
  • World Bank's Transforming Transportation, US, 11-12 Jan 2018
  • Facebook Live with Youth for Change, 26 Dec 2017
  • University of Bristol, UK, 4 Dec 2017 
  • Nominet Trust Conference, London, UK, 29 Nov 2017 
  • University of Southampton, UK, 28 Nov 2017 
  • Oxford University, UK, 21 Nov 2017 
  • Apps to address GBV, Road to GES, Online Panel 21 Nov 2017
  • Balancing Business with Purpose, Road to GES, Online Panel 17 Nov 2017
  • Women of the Future Summit, London, 15 Nov 2017  
  • Courage to Create Change, Vital Voices NorthWest, Seattle, 30th Sep 2017 
  • ​The Social Change Career Podcast by PCDN, Online, 26 Sep 2017 
  • New York University, New York, 19 Sep 2017 
  • Concordia Summit, New York, 19 Sep 2017  
  • Social Good Summit, United Nations Foundation, New York, 17 Sep 2017  
  • MIT Solve Challenge, New York, 17 Sep 2017   
  • Vital Voices Argentina 10th Anniversary, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 12th Sep 2017 
  • Vital Voices Argentina 10th Anniversary, Cordoba, Argentina, 11th Sep 2017  
  • #FiresideChat with Alysia Silberg on Incubators & Accelerators and are they helpful, Online, 30 Aug 2017
  • Social Media - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, School Leaders Network, Mumbai, 23 Aug 2017 
  • Ted style talk at Stanford Draper Hills Summer School, Stanford, USA, 19 Jul 2017
  • Panelist at GBV Task Force of USAID’s Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG), Washington DC, USA, 29 Jun 2017
  • Panelist at Google India's Regional #SMBHeroes Awards, Goa, India, 29 Jun 2017
  • Speaker and Participant at BMW Foundation's Global Diplomacy Lab, Buenos Aires, 18-21 Jun 2017
  • Panelist on The Big Debate on the BBC Asian Network with Nomia Iqbal, 22 May 2017
  • Panelist at the 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, Baku, Azerbaijan, 5 May 2017  
  • Facilitator at the Rotarian Virtual Peace Gathering: Bridges for Peace, Online, 21 - 23 Apr 2017 
  • Moderator at #GoSocialForChange conference, US Consulate Mumbai, Mumbai, 18 Apr 2017 
  • Speaker at Global Women's Empowerment Social Engagement, Trinidad & Tobago, 4-6 Apr 2017 
  • Speaker and Team Representative at Project X-ITE, University of Denver, US, 31 March to 2 Apr 2017
  • Host of Side event at the United Nations Commission for the Status of Women, New York, 21 Mar 2017 
  • Speaker at the Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm (KTH), Safety in the Making, Stockholm, 16 Mar 2017 
  • Speaker at the UN Women - The Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Forum, Mexico, 23 Feb 2017 
  • Moderator of a panel at Bombaywaali by SheThePeople, Mumbai, 18 Feb 2017
  • Panelist at the Global Shapers Mumbai at Ministry of New, 2 Feb 2017
  • Speaker at the Rotary Webinar at 9 am CST, online, 24 Jan 2017 
  • Panel Judge at Abhyuday, IIT Mumbai, 22 Jan 2017 
  • Panelist on Social Entrepreneurship at Abhyuday, IIT Mumbai, 21 Jan 2017
  • Speaker at Feminist Rani by SheThePeople, Mumbai, 20 Jan 2017
  • Panel Judge at Common Purpose Global Leader Experiences, NITIE Mumbai, 25 Nov 2016
  • Speaker at USAID's Social Media: It’s Evolving Role in Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 15 Nov 2016
  • Host of Side event at the Urban Future, Habitat III, Quito, Ecuador, 19 Oct 2016 
  • Panelist at NDI / USIP's session on Women in NonViolent movements, Washington DC, 6 Oct 2016 
  • Speaker at International Women's Leadership Forum, Chicago, USA, 30 Sep 2016 
  • Speaker at the United Nations Solutions Summit, New York, USA, 21 Sep 2016  
  • Exhibitor at the TechFair, Build Peace, Zurich, Switzerland, 11 Sep 2016 
  • Speaker at Jam with Sam, The Indian Networker, Mumbai, 10 Aug 2016
  • Speaker at the US Consulate Mumbai event on #YouthSkillsDay, Mumbai, 15 Jul 2016 
  • Guest of Honour at the Vital Voices Bay Area Council, San Francisco, 20 Jun 2016
  • Guest speaker at Twitter Headquarters, San Francisco, 20 Jun 2016
  • Guest speaker at the UN Women Headquarters, New York, 2 Jun 2016
  • Guest speaker at Swedish Institute Management Program Asia, Singapore, 2 Apr 2016
  • Panelist at the Public seminar by Rotary Chula Peace Centre, Bangkok, 24 Mar 2016
  • Speaker at Soroptimist International, Bangkok, Thailand on 23 Mar 2016
  • Hosted a side event at UN Commission for the Status of Women 2016 - Crowdmapping sexual violence in public spaces on 19 Mar 2016
  • Panelist at #NotTheCost by the National Democratic Institute, New York on 17 Mar 2016 - Discussion on solutions regarding violence against women 
  • Speaker at Rotary Club Bangkapi, Bangkok, Thailand on 8 Mar 2016
  • Panelist at USIP Peace Tech Tweet Chat on 28 Jan 2016
  • Speaker at Rotary Club Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand on 14 Jan 2016
  • Speaker at Rotary Club Mumbai Central, Mumbai, India on 18 Dec 2015
  • Panelist at SheThePeople's Feminist Rani, Mumbai, India on 15 Dec 2015


​​ElsaMarie D'Silva

Social Entrepreneur ​