ABOUT LIVELIHOODS INDIA
Livelihoods India was initiated in 2010 as a national level initiative to bring together diverse stakeholders on a single platform to discuss critical issues that impede and afflict the livelihoods of the poor. ACCESS Development Services set up this platform in order to understand and assess the key issues and challenges that the poor face in sustaining their livelihoods and microenterprises and also to craft a vision and strategy for moving them from subsistence to sustainable levels.
Since then, the platform has evolved significantly and has emerged as
Livelihoods India Summit Session Plan 2025
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Livelihoods India Summit Report 2025
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ACCESS releases the State of India's Livelihood Report 2024
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Livelihoods India Case Study Compendium 2023
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Hubs of Excellence - FPO Brochure
Breaking New Ground - FPO Case Studies
SPEAKERS AT LIVELIHOODS INDIA SUMMIT
Samrat Roy
Magenta Finance Services Pvt. Ltd.
Samrat Roy
CEO
Magenta Finance Services Pvt. Ltd.
Sunder Chauhan
IFPC Ltd.
Sunder Chauhan
Managing Director
IFPC Ltd.
Suvendu Rout
ACCESS Development Services
Suvendu Rout
Vice President & Head Non-farm Programs
ACCESS Development Services
Umadevi Swamianthan
RUDI Multi Trading Co. Ltd.
Umadevi Swamianthan
Managing Director
RUDI Multi Trading Co. Ltd.
Poorna Pushkala
Group Head – Branding & Communications, Samunnati Group
Poorna Pushkala
CEO - Samunnati Foundation
Group Head – Branding & Communications, Samunnati Group
Yogesh Saini
MandiGate
Yogesh Saini
Founder and CEO
MandiGate
Ishira Mehta
Social Entrepreneur & International Development Professional
Nitin Puri
KisaanSay
Nitin Puri
Founder
KisaanSay
Prasanna Rao
Arya.ag
Prasanna Rao
Co-founder and CEO
Arya.ag
Akanksha Saluja
UNDP India
Akanksha Saluja
National Programme Manager Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Unit
UNDP India
Julie Gehrki
Walmart Inc.
Julie Gehrki
President - Walmart Foundation & Senior Vice President - Philanthropy
Walmart Inc.
Dr Angela Lusigi
UNDP India
Dr Angela Lusigi
Resident Representative
UNDP India
Manoj Mittal
SIDBI
Manoj Mittal
Chairman & Managing Director
SIDBI
Dr Orlanda Ruthven
Sector Expert
Dr Rajiv Kumar
Pahle India Foundation and Former Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
Dr Rajiv Kumar
Chairman
Pahle India Foundation and Former Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
SaiPrasad Chirivirala
Digital Green
SaiPrasad Chirivirala
Head of Product
Digital Green
Sanjiv Singh
Mishti Farmer Producer Company Limited
Sanjiv Singh
Managing Director
Mishti Farmer Producer Company Limited
Deepak Kumar
Samunnati
Deepak Kumar
Zonal Head North
Samunnati
Shenoy Mathew
Arya.ag
Shenoy Mathew
Chief Sustainability Officer
Arya.ag
Mansi Chandorikar Kalra
Digital Green
Mansi Chandorikar Kalra
Head-Human Resource Mobilization Donor Partnerships
Digital Green
Shweta Singh
Corteva Agriscience Seed Pvt Ltd
Shweta Singh
Community Partnership & Sustainability Leader
Corteva Agriscience Seed Pvt Ltd
Debaranjan Pujahari
Sattva Consulting
Debaranjan Pujahari
Partner - Agriculture Practice Area
Sattva Consulting
Himanshu Kapoor
C.Green Organic Future Foods
Himanshu Kapoor
Founder
C.Green Organic Future Foods
Ruchi Jain
Taru Naturals
Ruchi Jain
Founder & CEO
Taru Naturals
Aleen Mukherjee
ACCESS Development Services
Aleen Mukherjee
Director - Farm Sector
ACCESS Development Services
Nivedita Varshneya
Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Nivedita Varshneya
Regional Advisor - Advocacy and Collaborations
Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Raman Wadhwa
DAY-NRLM
Raman Wadhwa
Director
DAY-NRLM
Siddharth Chaturvedi
Agriculture Development – Asia Gates Foundation
Siddharth Chaturvedi
Senior Program Officer
Agriculture Development – Asia Gates Foundation
Aparna Bijapurkar
Boston Consulting Group
Aparna Bijapurkar
Managing Director and Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Sudarshan Suchi
Reliance Foundation
Sudarshan Suchi
Chief Development Officer
Reliance Foundation
Aniruddha Brahmachari
Digital Green India
Aniruddha Brahmachari
Programs Director
Digital Green India
Minhaj Ameen
Agroecology Fund
Minhaj Ameen
Director
Agroecology Fund
Dr. Umang Agarwal
Grow Indigo
Dr. Umang Agarwal
COO
Grow Indigo
Devdut Dalal
Mitti Labs
Devdut Dalal
Co-Founder
Mitti Labs
Harish Damodaran
Rural Affairs and Agriculture
Harish Damodaran
Editor The Indian Express
Rural Affairs and Agriculture
Nita Aggarwal
Programs- Asia Co-Impact
Nita Aggarwal
Associate Director
Programs- Asia Co-Impact
Sonali Srivastava
Anode Governance Lab
Sonali Srivastava
Founder
Anode Governance Lab
Purna Roy Chowdhury
Trickle Up India Foundation
Purna Roy Chowdhury
Chief Program Officer
Trickle Up India Foundation
Saroj Mahapatra
PRADAN
Saroj Mahapatra
Executive Director
PRADAN
Aniket Doegar
Haqdarshak
Aniket Doegar
Founder and CEO
Haqdarshak
Mirai Chaterjee
SEWA
Mirai Chaterjee
Director Social Security
SEWA
Sharon Buteau
KREA University
Sharon Buteau
Executive Director LEAD
KREA University
Rathish Balakrishnan
Sattva
Rathish Balakrishnan
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Sattva
Dr. Shraman Jha
Hindustan Unilever Foundation
Dr. Shraman Jha
CEO
Hindustan Unilever Foundation
Anupam Nidhi
Vedanta
Anupam Nidhi
CSR Head
Vedanta
Sneha Menon
Dasra
Sneha Menon
Senior Manager
Dasra
Sruthi Kutty
IWWAGE
Sruthi Kutty
Senior Policy Manager
IWWAGE
Yogesh Kumar
Even Cargo
Yogesh Kumar
Founder
Even Cargo
Meenu Vadera
Sakha Consulting Wings
Meenu Vadera
Founder
Sakha Consulting Wings
Anjalli Ravi Kumar
Zomato Founder
Anjalli Ravi Kumar
Chief Sustainability Officer
Zomato Founder
Aparajita Bharti
The Quantum Hub
Aparajita Bharti
Founding Partner
The Quantum Hub
Smriti Sharan
Ministry of Rural Development – Government of India
Smriti Sharan
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Rural Development – Government of India
Jayatri Dasgupta
Pay Nearby and Business Head, Digital Naari
Jayatri Dasgupta
Chief Marketing Officer
Pay Nearby and Business Head, Digital Naari
Amarjeet Sinha
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Amarjeet Sinha
Former Secretary
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Shweta Banerjee
BRAC International
Shweta Banerjee
Country Lead
BRAC International
Dr. Yamini Atmavilas
Gender, Equity, Philanthropy and Impact Financing
Dr. Yamini Atmavilas
Social Impact Leader
Gender, Equity, Philanthropy and Impact Financing
Dr. Madhu Sharan
Hand in Hand India
Dr. Madhu Sharan
President
Hand in Hand India
Hemendra Mathur
Bharat Innovation Fund
Hemendra Mathur
Venture Partner
Bharat Innovation Fund
S. Sivakumar
Agri & IT Businesses ITC Limited
S. Sivakumar
Group Head
Agri & IT Businesses ITC Limited
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