NEW DELHI: Companies need to go beyond CSR compliance and integrate CSR in the business strategies. This was a collective message from CSR and civil society leaders who gathered at ‘CSR Leadership Summit 2019’

The summit was organised at PHD Chamber of Commerce on April 1 organised by India CSR, largest CSR news network in India.

The summit, a voluntary initiative, contributes to building healthy CSR ecosystem for larger public good and economic progress.

Leaders representing leading CSR spending companies shared about their CSR practices, experience, knowhow, methodology impact that they have made in the society over the last 5 years since the mandate came into being to express their commitment to the inclusive development.

Rusen Kumar, Founder of India CSR said, “The event is a forum to discuss various socio-economic issues and to support and promote initiatives by individuals and organisations. One of the key topics of this Summit would be to put forth the new CSR agenda for development”.

The mega forum witnessed release of 6 books on corporate social responsibility and launch of CSR Mart – India’s first market place on CSR.

India CSR Awards post the conference were felicitated to individuals, corporates and NGOs for their outstanding contributions to the Society in India.

Photos of Giving Back India CSR Leadership Summit & Awards

Esteemed Guest and Speakers

Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, Author, Thinker, Secretary General, Indian Steel Association and Former DG & CEO, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
Shri Deepak Dwivedi, Chairman of The Board, Chief Editor – Dainik Bhaskar Group UP, Noida
Dr. H. Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH
Mrs. Anca Verma, Philanthropist & Businesswoman, Chairperson – Olialia World
Prof. Dr. Rene Schmidpeter, Visionary, Author, Thinker, Germany
Shri Sita Ram Gupta, Executive Director, Lupin Human Welfare & Research Foundation (LHWRF)
Shri Ravi Sharma, Chairman, Prama Jyoti Foundation
Dr. Shiv K. Tripathi, Author, Professor
Shri Ratan Somani, Unit Head, Hindalco Industries LimitedUnit – Mahan Aluminium
Dr. Neelam Gupta, President & CEO, AROH Foundation
Shri Ketan Deshpande, Social Entrepreneur & Ashoka Fellow, Founder Chairman – FUEL (Friends Union for Energizing Lives)
Ms. Shikha Shabdita, General Manager CSR, Transworld Group
Shri Pratyush Panda, Corporate Head CSR, ACC Limited, Mumbai
Shri Anshu Taneja, Country Director, Visionspring
Cmde. (Dr.) Jawahar M. Jangir, IN (Retd.), General Manager (I&A), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
Shri Dheeraj Lath, Manager, NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited
Dr. Rana Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Sanskriti University, Mathura
Dr. Jatinder Singh, Director, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Shri Ravi Bhatnagar, Director – External Affairs and Partnerships Asia Middle East and South Africa, Reckitt Benckiser
Shri Abhishek Ranjan, Associate Director, CSR, Brillio
Mr. Martin Neureiter, CEO, CSR Company International, Vienna, Austria
Shri Apresh C. Mishra, Editor, India CSR Network
Shri Rusen Kumar, Founder & Managing Editor, India CSR Network; Chairman, Giving Back India CSR Leadership Summit & Awards