Anu Bhardwaj
Founder & CEO @ SHEQONOMI
About
SHEQONOMI is the world’s first and only digital-impact and inclusion-centric podcast-listening platform built for the bottom billion, powered by the voices of women and girls. It is an “Education For ALL” focused, audio-centric deep-tech solution designed to amplify both creators and content consumers, enabling anyone from anywhere to listen, learn, and earn.SHEQONOMI was the COVID Innovation grand-prize winner from the Islamic Development Bank, providing us with generous seed funding from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and the Republic of Indonesia. It was also one of 100 Global Media Startups selected by Media City Qatar during Web Summit Qatar 2025 to be based at the Qatar Financial Corporation and the State of Qatar since this past July.We are thrilled to be attending our very first GSMA Mobile World Congress Doha, where we will announce our new application in partnership with like-minded partners who share our mission, vision, and values around sustainability, digital inclusion, accessibility, and gender equality.Prior to founding SHEQONOMI, Ms. Bhardwaj spearheaded Women Investing in Women DIGITAL, The State of Women Institute, and the 2010-2013 U.S. Department of Commerce Private Equity/Venture Capital Certified Trade Missions to the Nordics and Middle East, representing over $175 billion USD private-equity and venture-capital interests in collaboration with the International Trade Administration, the U.S. Embassies in the Royal Kingdoms of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman. Her client list includes top-tier global private equity, venture capital, and fund-of-funds such as Irving Place Capital, Castle Harlan, W.L. Ross, Pegasus Advisors, NEA, HBG Holdings, Cubera Private Equity, Lion Capital, Novak Biddle, Alinda Capital, Top Tier Capital, Pantheon, Pathway Capital, TH Lee, and Veronis Schuler Stevenson.Ms. Bhardwaj has led international business development delegations for private equity professionals globally, and served as a keynote speaker, panelist and moderator at women in private equity, philanthropy, blockchain, digital assets, and deep tech focused global summits.
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United States
Broadcast Media
Podcasting, Digital Publishing, Audio Post Production, Audio Recording, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Business Strategy, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Start-ups, Strategy, Emerging Markets, Executive Management, Angel Investing, Small Business, Business Planning, Leadership, Program Management, Enterprise Software
Experience

Founder & CEO
Doha, Qatar
SHEQONOMI is pleased to announce the world's first suite of mobile apps on Android, iOS, KaiOS, CloudPhone, & JioPhone, JioNext, JioSTB (built from scratch since Pandemic) focused on women-centric podcasts targeting the bottom billion. 2020 Global Transform Fund- (COVID Innovation) Top competition award winners from the Islamic Development Bank for the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Sultanate of Oman, The United Arab Emirates, The People's Republic of Bangladesh, and the Republic of Indonesia. SHEQONOMI was also one of 10 Global Finalists for Financial Inclusion (The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh) for the 2021 SDG Impact Accelerator hosted by the Government of Turkey, UN Technology Bank, UNDP, and other multilateral and multinational stakeholders. In March 2021, SHEQONOMI launched "Amplifying Her Voice" Global Virtual Summit Series in colloboration with The State of Women Institute, Women Investing in Women DIGITAL and 50+ leading global women's organizations that had 3,000+ attendees, 550+ global speakers. from over 120+ countries, featured in 90 global newswires including Bloomberg, Thompson Reuters, Yahoo! Finance and other prominent news outlets to date. In January 2022, we announced our partnership with Reliance JiO where we will soon be integrated into 480,000,000 JiO mobile devices all across India through JioStore. Stay tuned 🎉🌟 http://www.sheqonomi.com

Founder
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Women Investing in Women DIGITAL is an integrated media platform focused on global women's issues, entrepreneurship, & investing for women and mindful millennials. It was officially launched in December 2014 as a Delaware B-Corp and has since completed a Global Summit & Private Equity Roundtable Series in Scottsdale, NYC, Stockholm, Johannesburg, Vienna, San Diego, Singapore, and Ankara); The State of Women Radio Network, The Women INVESTING in Women & Girls Radio Show now recording Season 9 on ITUNES, and currently raising seed capital in launching The State of Women News. We have over 950,000+ Facebook followers at the moment where we keep an active dialogue on global women's issues, women's entrepreneurship, investing, and innovation. Our current investors are men and women from the US (East Coast/West Coast), India, Sweden, Bulgaria, and Saudi Arabia which we will be expanding in the near future!

2019 Inaugural Hopper Down Under Keynote: “Democratizing Investing”
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

2019 CryptoChicks AI & Blockchain Summit | Family Day-Chair & Master of Ceremonies | Media Partner
Toronto, Canada
Featuring a keynote speech from Ethereum Inventor Vitalik Buterin and demo presentation from SingularityNET on the Sophia AI inside outs, True and unscripted! Also don’t miss 2 deep dives into XYO, the world’s first geospatial blockchain oracle network, and an opportunity to win bounties for the best Ethereum dApp that leverages XYO. This event serves our mission to grow the economic, professional and leadership potential of women in blockchain and AI technologies through education, mentorship, business and diverse employment opportunities. CryptoChicks Conference+Hackathon is a combination of a technology competition and an educational conference that is running side by side at the same location for the three consecutive days including overnights. In the program is a keynote from the Ethereum inventor Vitalik Buterin, practical demo from SingularityNET on the Robot Sophia AI inside outs. Various debates, panels, speeches, workshops from blockchain and AI world leaders. Family Day – an opportunity for entire family to play blockchain and AI games. Blockchain Art exhibit. Also in the program is a Networking Cocktail Reception, VIP Party, entertainment, decentralized hacking, hacker project presentations, and the World Championship awards. Apply at : https://cryptochickshackathon.com Location: Toronto, Canada Day 1 – Friday May 31 (6PM – 11PM): Keynotes Panel – 16 year old girls inventors CryptoChicks Alumni CryptoChicks Woman of the Year Award Networking Cocktail Party with SingularityNET Hackathon Team Formations Hackathon – workshops Day 2 – Saturday June 1 (9 AM – 11 PM): Vitalik Buterin about Ethereum 2.0 Panels: Fintech, Laws, Taxes, Gaming, Banking +Trust Economy, Blockchain +AI Ben Goertzel about AI on Blockchain Arie Trouw on XYO, IoT, and Blockchain Technical and Non-Technical talks Blockchain & AI Developers workshops VIP Party Hackathon – Women and Youth tracks (OVERNIGHT) Hackathon – workshops
Education

Women in Private Equity: A Global Benchmark
"The Fulbright Program aims to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs, and thereby to increase the chance that nations will learn at last to live in peace and friendship." – J. William Fulbright * From its inception, the Fulbright Program has fostered bilateral relationships in which other countries and governments work with the U.S. to set joint priorities and shape the Program to meet shared needs. The world has been transformed in ensuing decades, but the fundamental principle of international partnership remains at the core of the Fulbright mission. * The Fulbright Program has provided more than 307,000 participants, chosen for their leadership potential, with the opportunity to observe each others' political, economic and cultural institutions, exchange ideas, and embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world's inhabitants.

Venture Capitalist Development Programme
The Indian School of Business evolved from the need for a world class business school in Asia. Our founders- some of the best minds from the corporate and academic worlds- visualised the leadership needs of emerging Asian economies. They recognised that the rapidly changing business landscape would require young leaders with an understanding of evolving economies, but also with a global perspective. The ISB is committed to its role in creating such leaders through its innovative programmes, outstanding faculty and thought leadership. With increased globalisation, the ISB sees three important trends which will influence its direction for research and education in the coming years: * Requirement for global competencies in this part of the world * Globalisation of Indian corporations * Increasing interest in management best practices in emerging markets, including India

Management, Entrepreneurship
The Stockholm School of Economics, (SSE) is one of Europe’s leading business schools, offering a first-class, internationally competitive education in business administration and economics on a bachelor and master level, along with a highly regarded MBA, PhD and executive education. The range of programs offered by the Stockholm School of Economics, SSE, conforms to the European educational structure, in accordance with the Bologna Process.

Communication, Culture, & Technology
http://cct.georgetown.edu/134010.html The Communication, Culture & Technology Master of Arts Program (CCT) explores the relationship between changing technology and changing cultures, including research, government, media, business, and communication. By cutting across disciplinary and institutional boundaries, students develop creative solutions to complex problems posed by new technologies; students provide new leadership by thinking differently about today's ambiguities and complexities.

Management of Technology
National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School is known for providing management thought leadership from an Asian perspective, enabling its students and corporate partners to leverage global knowledge and Asian insights. As Asia’s Global Business School, NUS Business School is a leading authority on business in Asia. The school has consistently received top rankings in the Asia-Pacific region by independent publications and agencies, such as The Financial Times, Economist Intelligence Unit, and QS Top MBA, in recognition of the quality of its programmes, faculty research and graduates. The Financial Times ranked the NUS MBA 23rd in the world in 2011 and the school’s Asia-Pacific Executive MBA programme 27th in the world in 2010. In the Forbes rankings for two-year MBA programmes, NUS Business School was ranked the top school in Singapore and Asia, and fourth among business schools outside the United States, the first time a Singapore business school has made the list.
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