Partners: ACCESS Development Services and DAY-NULM

How can we advance women’s entrepreneurship through sustainable models? Sharon Buteau, Executive Director, LEAD at Krea University, shared her insights in a panel co-hosted by ACCESS Development Services and DAY-NULM. Focusing on the market challenges faced by women-led enterprises, the dialogue explored supply and demand bottlenecks, public/CSR spending, and gender-responsive procurement policies hindering access. The discussion also highlighted strategies for women entrepreneurs on government platforms and unpacked solutions that can help catalyse demand in high-value markets.

The panel featured leading policymakers and experts including:

• Rahul Kumar, I.A.S, CEO and Mission Director, Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (JEEViKA)
• Smriti Sharma, Head, Public Policy, Amazon
• Anjani Kumar Singh, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation India
• Payal Nath, Founder, Kadam Haat
• Moderator: Sanjana Govindan, Expert, Women Entrepreneurship