The Purple Elephant

What an inspiring evening yesterday at PrimeTime Business and Professional Women's Association , celebrating International Women’s Day with a panel discussion on “Pressing For Progress for An Equal Future “.We were honored to have a great panel of esteemed male leaders , Ambassador Karsten Warnacke,Jonathan O'Byrne, Richard Stone, Fredrik Haren, and Gany Subramaniam join us on this special occasion for a panel discussion moderated by TedX speaker and Founder of Project Wings ,Joanne Flinn.

More than the key takeaways , 3 things stood out the most for me .

For the first time ever, I saw moderating done in an artistic way by our brilliant Joanne Flinn. Velvet gloves came on and there were elephants in the room ! The whole evening I felt like I was watching her paint a beautiful canvas ,layer by layer resulting in a stunning picture. Usually at events, if moderating is not energetic and interactive ,I eventually zone out. And we are familiar with the Art of Moderating , but yesterday what we witnessed was Moderating with Real Art .Pure Brilliance ! Well done Joanne !!

Secondly, loved the honest sharing by our male panelists , their own personal stories , their challenges and what they think can make way for gender parity ,very realistic and practical views and ...not to forget how they had the whole room filled with 70 people ROFL ing !( to put in a teenage slang!)

And finally the artistic way of group discussion focused on a crucial question which made everyone think ... really think ... and tapping into their minds ,looking for ideas and practical ways we can press for progress!

And it was an honour to see so many great minds in the audience and deeply touched that they chose to celebrate such a special occasion with PrimeTime!

It is events like this ,which makes me feel that yes .... Change is on the horizon.

PS: if you are wondering what the purple elephant story is all about , join us at PrimeTime and we will tell you all about it !

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