Corporate Masterclass: Building Effective Communication Strategy to Foster Partnerships

Dr. Ruchi Tewari specializes in CSR and Communication. With a PhD in CSR Communication, Prof. Tewari has been engaged in teaching, training and consulting since 1997, in both the online and the offline format. She has been invited as a speaker, moderator and chair for sessions on CSR as a tool for development and social well-being by organizations like Telecom Authority of India (TRAI); Lodha Developers; Society of Business Ethics etc. Her writing is published in various journals of national and international repute. Apart from her involvement in academics, she has been engaged as a consultant and trainer with companies like Navneet Publishers; Task Staffing and Elitecore technologies. Her research, training and consulting areas deal with CSR and Communication.

Ms. Sushama Oza just retired on December 31, 2019 as a Director, Strategy & Sustainability at Adani Foundation, Ahmedabad. She was also the CEO of Adani Foundation from May 2007 to October 2014 and has been playing pivotal role in shaping the CSR for Adani conglomerate for more than thirteen years. She has represented the organization at many national and international forums. Ms. Oza has over 37 years of experience in the development field, out of which 21 years have been as head of the organization in India and USA. She has strategized and spearheaded projects in sectors of education, primary health care, sustainable livelihood development and rural sports. She has led several capacity building programs all over India in the field of CSR. Before retirement she was spearheading two centre of excellence projects Swachhagraha and SuPoshan which were being implemented nationwide. She continues to support Sustainability efforts and reporting as part of Sustainability leadership committees and as advisor for Adani Group of companies.


India CSR Summit & Exhibition is South Asia’s largest CSR, SDGs and social impact forum. The Summit brings together business leaders, board directors, CSR foundations, impact investors, philanthropists, innovators, government agencies, the UN bodies and non-profits leaders to explore synergies and co-create solutions.

Built on the context of mandatory CSR provisions in India, the Summit, in the last 6 years, has truly become the convergence of social impact leaders from across the country. The event has already witnessed participation of over 490 exhibitors, almost 6700 organizations and 11500 professionals. The recent summit on September in 2019 was a benchmark event in terms of the scale, participation and knowledge sharing with 500+corporate heads, 100+ exhibitors and 2000+ delegates from 1900+ organizations coming in one platform to attend 30+ panel sessions on various thematic areas, 10+ masterclasses specially curated for corporate and non-profits, along with keynote talks, product demos and networking sessions.