We are most privileged to announce the 12th WILL Forum Meeting, which will be hosted by Microsoft Corporation on December 9 & 10, at Hyderabad. The theme of the WILL-Microsoft meeting will be "Investing in Women for Business Success."

This has been a recurring theme at many global forums including the U.S.-based "Vital Voices of Asia: Women in Leadership Summit" held in New Delhi, the Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria, and the World Bank's Global Roundtable on Board Diversity.

As one of the most-admired Fortune-500 companies, with a record of high innovation and respect for diversity in the workplace, Microsoft will be a most valuable contributor to the meeting theme.

Agenda Sessions will include:

• The Compelling Economic Case for gender diversity, and inclusivity for Business Success 
• Why Investing in Women is important for your business
• Success Stories of gender benchmarking, and launching new diversity initiatives
• Womenomics: Getting Women to Decision-Making Positions 
• Revisiting the Women's Talent Issues Revisiting Barriers to Advancement of Women in the Workplace
• Cross-industry mentoring Session

We are looking forward to another meaningful and hard-driving agenda from the women of corporate India.

Poonam Barua
Founder Chairman
Forum for Women in Leadership
www.willforumindia.com