Inspiring
and Mentoring
Women in STEM
April 15, 2023
8:00-9:30 PM IST
7:30-9:00 AM PST
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Vidita Vaidya
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Vidita Vaidya
Event Overview
Joy Thomas Foundation (JTF) is excited to host our 2nd annual “Women in STEM” event. This series of annual events is designed to connect STEM students and young professionals with mentors, expose them to STEM role models, and celebrate the journeys of fellow women as they pursue excellence in their STEM careers.
JTF will present the 2nd Annual Joy Thomas Prize for STEM excellence to the best incoming woman engineering student, as ranked in the annual IIT Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced) 2022.
Our diverse and distinguished panel of speakers and their stories will inspire you. You will learn how both young women in high school and college and working professionals can get access to a network of resources as they pursue successful STEM careers.
Inspiring
and Mentoring
Women in STEM
April 15, 2023
8:00-9:30 PM IST
7:30-9:00 AM PST
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Vidita Vaidya
Event Overview
Joy Thomas Foundation (JTF) is excited to host our 2nd annual “Women in STEM” event. This series of annual events is designed to connect STEM students and young professionals with mentors, expose them to STEM role models, and celebrate the journeys of fellow women as they pursue excellence in their STEM careers.
JTF will present the 2nd Annual Joy Thomas Prize for STEM excellence to the best incoming woman engineering student, as ranked in the annual IIT Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced) 2022.
Our diverse and distinguished panel of speakers and their stories will inspire you. You will learn how both young women in high school and college and working professionals can get access to a network of resources as they pursue successful STEM careers.
April 15, 2023
8:00-9:30 PM IST
7:30-9:00 AM PST
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Vidita Vaidya
Event Overview
Joy Thomas Foundation (JTF) is excited to host our 2nd annual “Women in STEM” event. This series of annual events is designed to connect STEM students and young professionals with mentors, expose them to STEM role models, and celebrate the journeys of fellow women as they pursue excellence in their STEM careers.
JTF will present the 2nd Annual Joy Thomas Prize for STEM excellence to the best incoming woman engineering student, as ranked in the annual IIT Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced) 2022.
Our diverse and distinguished panel of speakers and their stories will inspire you. You will learn how both young women in high school and college and working professionals can get access to a network of resources as they pursue successful STEM careers.
Our Speakers
Vidita Vaidya
Professor and Chair at the Dept of Biological Sciences at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
Vidita Vaidya
Professor and Chair at Dept of Biological Sciences at Tata Institute
of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
Vidita Vaidya
Professor and Chair at Dept of Biological Sciences at Tata Institute
of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
Darshana Joshi
Founder and CEO VigyanShaala
Geetha Kannan
Founder and CEO of Wequity
Darshana Joshi
Founder and CEO VigyanShaala
Geetha Kannan
Founder and CEO of Wequity
Tanishka Kabra
IIT JEE (Advanced) 2022
Women Topper
Kavya Chopra
IIT (JEE) Advanced 2021
Women Topper JT Prize 2022
Tanishka Kabra
IIT JEE (Advanced) 2022
Women Topper
Kavya Chopra
IIT (JEE) Advanced 2021
Women Topper JT Prize 2022
Event Co-Hosts
and Emcee
Event Co-Hosts and Emcee
Nandita Jayaraj
Science communicator, Journalist, and Author
Event Co-host
Poornima Balasubramanyam
IP Specialist
Event Co-host
Preeti Verghese
Senior Scientist
Event Co-host
Nandita Jayaraj
Science communicator, Journalist, and Author
Event Co-host
Poornima Balasubramanyam
IP Specialist
Event Co-host
Preeti Verghese
Senior Scientist
Event Co-host
Nandita Jayaraj
Science communicator, Journalist, and Author
Event Co-host
Poornima Balasubramanyam
IP Specialist
Event Co-host
Preeti Verghese
Senior Scientist
Event Co-host
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Vidita Vaidya in conversation with Nandita Jayaraj
Dr. Vidita Vaidya is Professor and Chair at the Dept of Biological Sciences at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. Her primary research areas are the neurobiology of emotion and how it is modulated by life experience and psychotropic drugs. The Bhatnagar Award, the InfoSys Prize, and the Mentoring Award from Nature have recognized her scientific contributions. In addition to being an eminent neuroscientist, she is passionate about communicating science to a broad audience, and about inclusivity, fostering women's engagement in STEM.
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Session 1: Getting Access to a Mentoring Ecosystem
Speaker: Darshana Joshi
Dr. Joshi is a passionate Physicist, mentor, and social entrepreneur committed to recalibrating the gender balance in STEM disciplines and equity. She is building Vigyan Shala, India’s largest digital ecosystem for affordable mentoring and coaching for every aspiring Girl In STEM. Dr. Joshi is keenly interested in designing low-cost pedagogical tools to promote interdisciplinary thinking and problem-solving among youth from the most marginalized communities.
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Session 2: How to Ensure Career Success and Growth
Speaker: Geeta Kannan
Geetha Kannan is an accomplished entrepreneurial leader and a pioneering voice in India for gender inclusivity in technology. She is an industry veteran with over 30 years of global experience in leadership roles at Infosys, ANZ, and Anita B.org. She is currently the founder and CEO of Wequity, an Indian-based startup that focuses on stemming the leaking pipeline of women in tech.
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Joy Thomas Prize presentation
Priya Thomas presenting to Tanishka Kabra
Kavya Chopra in conversation with Tanishka Kabra
Tanishka Kabra
Tanishka Kabra is the female topper of JEE Advanced 2022 (All-India Rank 16). She is a silver medal winner in the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). Currently, pursuing BTech at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Tanishka loves music and writes songs in her spare time.
Kavya Chopra
Kavya Chopra is the first winner of the first Joy Thomas Prize in 2022. She completed is presently a sophomore at IIT Delhi majoring in Computer Science and Engineering. She is passionate about discovering new things, especially learning about up-and-coming domains in technology. She can be found, with coffee in hand, reading, or listening to Bollywood music.
Event Agenda
Saturday, April 15, 2023
8:30-9:30 PM IST
7:30-9:00 AM PST
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Vidita Vaidya in conversation with Nandita Jayaraj
Dr. Vidita Vaidya is Professor and Chair at the Dept of Biological Sciences at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. Her primary research areas are the neurobiology of emotion and how it is modulated by life experience and psychotropic drugs. The Bhatnagar Award, the InfoSys Prize, and the Mentoring Award from Nature have recognized her scientific contributions. In addition to being an eminent neuroscientist, she is passionate about communicating science to a broad audience, and about inclusivity, fostering women's engagement in STEM.
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Session 1: Getting Access to a Mentoring Ecosystem
Speaker: Darshana Joshi
Dr. Joshi is a passionate Physicist, mentor, and social entrepreneur committed to recalibrating the gender balance in STEM disciplines and equity. She is building Vigyan Shala, India’s largest digital ecosystem for affordable mentoring and coaching for every aspiring Girl In STEM. Dr. Joshi is keenly interested in designing low-cost pedagogical tools to promote interdisciplinary thinking and problem-solving among youth from the most marginalized communities.
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Session 2: How to Ensure Career Success and Growth
Speaker: Geeta Kannan
Geetha Kannan is an accomplished entrepreneurial leader and a pioneering voice in India for gender inclusivity in technology. She is an industry veteran with over 30 years of global experience in leadership roles at Infosys, ANZ, and Anita B.org. She is currently the founder and CEO of Wequity, an Indian-based startup that focuses on stemming the leaking pipeline of women in tech.
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Joy Thomas Prize presentation
Priya Thomas presenting to Tanishka Kabra
Kavya Chopra in conversation with Tanishka Kabra
Tanishka Kabra
Tanishka Kabra is the female topper of JEE Advanced 2022 (All-India Rank 16). She is a silver medal winner in the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). Currently, pursuing BTech at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Tanishka loves music and writes songs in her spare time.
Kavya Chopra
Kavya Chopra is the first winner of the first Joy Thomas Prize in 2022. She completed is presently a sophomore at IIT Delhi majoring in Computer Science and Engineering. She is passionate about discovering new things, especially learning about up-and-coming domains in technology. She can be found, with coffee in hand, reading, or listening to Bollywood music.
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Vidita Vaidya in conversation with Nandita Jayaraj
Dr. Vidita Vaidya is Professor and Chair at the Dept of Biological Sciences at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. Her primary research areas are the neurobiology of emotion and how it is modulated by life experience and psychotropic drugs. The Bhatnagar Award, the InfoSys Prize, and the Mentoring Award from Nature have recognized her scientific contributions. In addition to being an eminent neuroscientist, she is passionate about communicating science to a broad audience, and about inclusivity, fostering women's engagement in STEM.
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Session 1: Getting Access to a Mentoring Ecosystem
Speaker: Darshana Joshi
Dr. Joshi is a passionate Physicist, mentor, and social entrepreneur committed to recalibrating the gender balance in STEM disciplines and equity. She is building Vigyan Shala, India’s largest digital ecosystem for affordable mentoring and coaching for every aspiring Girl In STEM. Dr. Joshi is keenly interested in designing low-cost pedagogical tools to promote interdisciplinary thinking and problem-solving among youth from the most marginalized communities.
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Session 2: How to Ensure Career Success and Growth
Speaker: Geetha Kannan
Geetha Kannan is an accomplished entrepreneurial leader and a pioneering voice in India for gender inclusivity in technology. She is an industry veteran with over 30 years of global experience in leadership roles at Infosys, ANZ, and Anita B.org. She is currently the founder and CEO of Wequity, an Indian-based startup that focuses on stemming the leaking pipeline of women in tech.
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Joy Thomas Prize presentation
Priya Thomas presenting to Tanishka Kabra
Kavya Chopra in conversation with Tanishka Kabra
Tanishka Kabra
Tanishka Kabra is the female topper of JEE Advanced 2022 (All-India Rank 16). She is a silver medal winner in the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). Currently, pursuing BTech at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Tanishka loves music and writes songs in her spare time.
Kavya Chopra
Kavya Chopra is the first winner of the first Joy Thomas Prize in 2022. She completed is presently a sophomore at IIT Delhi majoring in Computer Science and Engineering. She is passionate about discovering new things, especially learning about up-and-coming domains in technology. She can be found, with coffee in hand, reading, or listening to Bollywood music.
About Joy Thomas Foundation
The Joy Thomas Foundation brings together a global network of STEM mentors, who are dedicated to inspiring the next generation of STEM students, researchers and entrepreneurs. The Foundation was created in 2020 to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Joy Thomas, an Indian-American STEM genius, and IIT Madras Alumnus. At Stanford University, IBM, and as a Silicon Valley Tech entrepreneur, he was a world-renowned researcher and thought leader with seminal contributions in Information Theory. He was passionate about enabling and encouraging young minds in STEM related disciplines.
The Foundation awards annual scholarships to promote STEM excellence, offers mentoring, career guidance and employment assistance services to college STEM students. Our High School STEM programs seek to inspire and increase student awareness of the broad range of STEM related careers and job opportunities. The Foundation’s core mission is to positively impact STEM education, careers, and research world-wide.
For more information visit http://www.joythomasfoundation.org or write to:
info@joythomasfoundation.org
About Joy Thomas Foundation
The Joy Thomas Foundation brings together a global network of STEM mentors, who are dedicated to inspiring the next generation of STEM students, researchers and entrepreneurs. The Foundation was created in 2020 to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Joy Thomas, an Indian-American STEM genius, and IIT Madras Alumnus. At Stanford University, IBM, and as a Silicon Valley Tech entrepreneur, he was a world-renowned researcher and thought leader with seminal contributions in Information Theory. He was passionate about enabling and encouraging young minds in STEM related disciplines.
The Foundation awards annual scholarships to promote STEM excellence, offers mentoring, career guidance and employment assistance services to college STEM students. Our High School STEM programs seek to inspire and increase student awareness of the broad range of STEM related careers and job opportunities. The Foundation’s core mission is to positively impact STEM education, careers, and research world-wide.
For more information visit http://www.joythomasfoundation.org or write to:
info@joythomasfoundation.org
About Joy Thomas Foundation
The Joy Thomas Foundation brings together a global network of STEM mentors, who are dedicated to inspiring the next generation of STEM students, researchers and entrepreneurs. The Foundation was created in 2020 to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Joy Thomas, an Indian-American STEM genius, and IIT Madras Alumnus. At Stanford University, IBM, and as a Silicon Valley Tech entrepreneur, he was a world-renowned researcher and thought leader with seminal contributions in Information Theory. He was passionate about enabling and encouraging young minds in STEM related disciplines.
The Foundation awards annual scholarships to promote STEM excellence, offers mentoring, career guidance and employment assistance services to college STEM students. Our High School STEM programs seek to inspire and increase student awareness of the broad range of STEM related careers and job opportunities. The Foundation’s core mission is to positively impact STEM education, careers, and research world-wide.
For more information visit http://www.joythomasfoundation.org or write to:
info@joythomasfoundation.org
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