In a one-of-a-kind initiative, prominent personalities from diverse fields came together on a common platform in Mumbai on Thursday to discuss and support efforts to end violence against women.

Ten speakers spoke for ten minutes each to highlight and put forward actionable goals in order to achieve solutions to one of the most pressing problems in India today. The topic 'What can we do to mitigate violence against women?' saw the speakers put forward their views on what they feel needs to change in our society and how that change can be pressed into action.

Among the esteemed speakers present were Ashish Vaid, President, IMC; Srinivasan Swamy, World President – IAA; Ashish Bhasin, President - Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI); Partho Dasgupta, President - The Advertising Club); Preeti Mehta, President, Rotary Club of Bombay; D Sivanandhan, Former DG Police, Maharashtra, Dr. A.L. Sharada Director- Laadli; Nandini Dias, Chief Executive Officer-India, Lodestar UM, and Megha Tata, Managing Director, South Asia, Discovery Communications.