March 2024: Women's Day Celebrations, #BeBrave, IBC Hackathon, and More!

Karnataka is currently experiencing a heatwave due to an early onset of summer this year. In fact, the state breached the 40-degree celsius mark yesterday, leading IMD (India Meteorological Department) to issue a heatwave alert in six districts. Bengalureans, like the rest of the state, are grappling with a water shortage crisis. With drought-like conditions prevailing in many parts of the state, the daily lives of Bengalureans and others have been severely impacted. We hope that the city will recover soon, especially with a few spells of rain predicted in early April.

But on to some positive news - our home team Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their maiden title in the second edition of the Women's Premier League, with an eight-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals! To learn more about how the club went from finishing last in the inaugural edition of the tournament to clinching the title the very next year, watch this interesting documentary. Meanwhile, their male counterparts will be hoping to do the same in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League – something that Bengalureans have eagerly awaited to witness since the inception of this tournament.

In the office, we celebrated our Women colleagues and their achievements throughout the month. The Women in Technology (W!T) team organized an event featuring key messages from our women leaders, a captivating performance of classical Indian music by the Each One Educate One Foundation , and fun activities like pictionary and bollywood dance. Our Women's Career Network in APAC hosted the inaugural edition of the WCN Awards, held along the sidelines of #InternationalWomensDay, aimed at celebrating Sabre’s exceptional women and men who empower, elevate, encourage, support, and inspire Sabre’s women employees. We are ecstatic that Bengaluru team members secured four out of the six awards this year! Click here to check out all the winners.

Furthermore, we marked Women’s History Month with two leaders sharing their inspiring stories as part of the ‘Shifting the Conversation’ series. Bindu Surendran recounted her journey from starting as a check-in agent in India to transitioning into the technology sector, highlighting challenges such as balancing work and family, navigating a male-dominated industry, and coping with personal tragedies. Rency Mathew shared her experience of growing up overshadowed by her brother who was a math whiz, facing unwarranted comparisons from teachers, but ultimately defying expectations by excelling in the field of HR and embracing her individuality. She encourages others facing similar challenges to define their own path, seek support, and measure success on their own terms. We also published various stories, videos, and articles on #IWD2024, which are listed in the sections below.

At Sabre, we encourage our team to think innovatively and aim to surpass expectations, fostering the courage and determination to tackle challenges head-on and to push past limitations. We asked a few of our team members what the Sabre values mean to them, and they had some powerful messages to share. Over the next several months we will share a few such messages with you through our social channels. Each month we celebrate one Sabre value, and March was devoted to #BeBrave. Here’s a video featuring Goria Mehta ( goria mehta ) , who talks about what being brave means to her. Not just this, we had several engagement initiatives conducted in the office this month, to encourage our team members to be brave. A glimpse from one such activity, below.

Highlights from March

• Sushant Mathur earlier this month spoke at three product-related events – at the Product conference hosted by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras , the WIN Roundtable Conversation organised by the IIBA Bangalore Chapter , and at XLRI Jamshedpur 's Product Symposium; each emphasizing the pivotal role of product management in fostering innovation and success. View pictures
• Our Women in Technology (W!T) team organized a special Women’s Day event to celebrate our female team members for their selfless contributions at work, at home, and in society at large. View pictures
• On the occasion of International Women's Day, an engineering intern from the batch of ’24 helped make a video of our W!T (Women In Technology) team members talking about what #InspireInclusion means to them. Watch video
• To mark the successful completion of Sabre's transition from data centers to the cloud (with over 90% of our workloads in Google Cloud), we hosted a Tech Transformation Celebration event in Bengaluru. View pictures
• We recently concluded the Sabre IBC Hackathon 2024, as part of Hyperjump – Sabre Bengaluru’s internship program. The event showcased some remarkable ideas, reflecting the skills and maturity of our young interns. Congratulations again to all the winners! View pictures
• Ascenders Bengaluru recently hosted an engaging online session on GitHub Copilot's capabilities, featuring internal presenters Puneet jain and Omkar Teja Moola . The session included a live demonstration on coding workflows, APIs, and documentation, and highlighted Copilot's potential to boost productivity.
• Sabre is looking to hire for several positions and we are inviting exceptional individuals who are passionate about travel to come join us?#insidtheshift?and help us build towards tomorrow. You can learn more about these opportunities here.
• Continuing with our #InspireInclusion series, Shehla Jalal shared why having diverse perspectives, especially those brought forward by women, is crucial in the workplace. Click here to read her full quote.
• We celebrated UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development earlier this month. The event celebrates and applauds the engineering community for their commitment to developing innovative solutions that has made significant strides towards a sustainable future. View post
• The Ascenders Bengaluru team hosted their 2024 Kick-Off Event recently, to induct new members. The event highlighted the ERG’s achievements and milestones from previous years, and reflected on how the group adds value to Sabre team members through several initiatives and collaborations at Bengaluru GCC.

Sabre In the Media

• Media Roundtable: Sunitha Chandrasekaran was part of a media roundtable on ‘Advancing Women in STEM – Collaborative Solutions for Equity and Inclusion’, organized by TheCSRUniverse. Watch recording
• Media Quote: Priya Dhandapani ’s quote on International Women’s Day, where she spoke about leading by example, fostering a culture of respect, open dialogue, and ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard, was published on Shenomics. Read quote
• Media Quote: Rency Mathew ’s quote on International Women’s Day, was included in a story titled ‘Top 10 Women’s Guide to Being the Boss of Your Business’ which appeared on CEO Insights. Read quote
• Media Quote: Suja George ’s quote on ‘Navigating Barriers and Celebrating Achievements’, appeared on?CXOToday.com. Read quote
• Media Quote: Mani Sundarigari ’s quote on ‘Paving the Road Towards an Inclusive World’, was published on?VAR India. Read quote
• ?By-line Article: Sushant Mathur wrote an article on the topic ‘Travel with a Low Carbon Footprint’ which appeared in both the print and online version of?the?Financial Express. Read article

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