Speaker

Southasia Peace A ction N etwork, and focuses on personal empowerment, gender equality and peacebuilding through her writing and initiatives

She was mentor for The D o School's Industry D isruptor 20 20 by W eEmpowerA sia, U N W omen, in India and Europe, and for the N ITI A ayog-U N Investor Consortium for W omen Entrepreneurs 20 20 In the past, she has been the editor of prestigious publications and websites, mostly in the luxury, lifestyle and fashion space

She was the launch editor of Fashion10 1in (D ainik Bhaskar Group), India's first multi-lingual fashion news and celebrity style portal, available in English, H indi and Gujarati Prior to that, she was part of the launch teams of M arie Claire (O utlook Group) and H arper's Bazaar Bride (India Today Group), and was the editor of monthly lifestyle magazines A telier, D iva and W edding Vows

AektaKapoor is the founder and editor of eShe (eshein), a media platform based out of N ew D elhi that amplifies women?s voices and stories about our shared humanity eShe hosts peace summits led by women from around the world to discuss solutions for peace in South A sia, and has launched the nonprofit initiative South A sia U nion eShe magazine has been media partner for the SA BERA A wards 20 20 and 20 21, The Economic Times SD Gs Summit 20 20 , and W omen Economic Forum 20 17 It has been ranked 20 among the top women?s magazines in the world by content aggregator Feedspot A rticles from eShe are syndicated to M oney Control and reach millions of readers globally every month

A ekta is a founding member and volunteer behind

A s an independent journalist, her pieces on lifestyle, fashion and women's issues appear in newspapers and magazines such as O pen, The Economic Times, The H indu and M int Lounge, besides news websites like N ews18, N ewslaundry CN BCTV 18 and M oney Control In 20 16, she received the W omen Economic Forum award for Iconic Innovative Leaders in M edia She writes a monthly column in M oney Control on peacebuilding in South A sia

She has been a speaker at several forums including guest lectures at IIM A hmedabad, and several other media and fashion colleges in D elhi, Jaipur and Bhopal

She has authored the spiritual memoir '10 0 Paths' and has edited the anthology of short stories

'Everything Changed A fter That: 25 W omen, 25 Stories' Certified in hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming and Pranic healing, she also facilitates fun, empowering sessions and conducts guided group meditations at eShe?s trademarked workshops Shine Your Light