Kanika Dewan
| Kanika Dewan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kolkata |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Wharton Business School |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏅 Awards | Guinness Book of World Records (2012) Young Global Leader (2016) |
| 🌐 Website | http://kanikadewan.com |
Kanika Dewan is an interior designer and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. She is a former investment banker and campaigner against corruption. She has been involved with the development of Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport. She is the president of Bahrain-based natural resources conglomerate Bramco and founder of Ka Design Atelier.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Dewan was born in Kolkata. Dewan moved to Bahrain when she was two years old, after her father began limestone quarrying in West Asia.[1] She attended an American school. After the outbreak of the first Gulf War, Dewan was enrolled in an English boarding school. She majored in finance at Wharton Business School, graduating in 1998.[1] She joined Citigroup.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Dewan worked as an investment banker before setting up her own vertical integrated design business, Ka Design Atelier.[1] In 2011 she oversaw the design and creation of the Guinness World Records' largest marble mosaic - a full-size portrait of Qaboos bin Said al Said.[2] It included 128,274 individual marble pieces and took 3,792 hours to construct.[2][3] The marble tiles were mined from the Omani territories Wilayat Mahdha, Wilayat of Ibra, Wilayat of Ibri, Sadeh Beach and Quryat Beach.[2]
Dewan was reading a newspaper in New Delhi when she found out that proposals were underway to develop Indira Gandhi International Airport.[1] She decided to bid for the design, and her company won.[1][4][5] She went on to design the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.[6] Dewan has designed houses and two of the luxury yachts of the Sultan of Oman.[7] She designed the stone paneling system for The Leela Palace.[8] She was included in the Wharton magazine 40 Under 40.[9] In 2012 she opened the Iron Curtain restaurant in New Delhi, which was home to an area to screen films.[10] In 2015 she gave the keynote lecture at Innovation Dubai.[11] She was recognised as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2016.[12][13] In 2017 she was part of a United Nations global initiative that connected 300 Indian leaders.[14][15][16] She has expressed concerns about bribery and bureaucratic red tape in India.[16][17][18]
Awards and honours[edit]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Global Overseas Indian Business Woman of the Year[19][self-published source?] |
| 2013 | Global Business Woman of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Awards[20] |
| 2012 | Society (magazine) Young Achiever of the Year[20] |
| 2011 | Most Innovative Woman of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Awards[20][21][22] |
| 2010 | Woman Initiative of the Year[23] |
| 2005 | Prism Award, Marble Institute of America[24] |
| 2001 | Best Design & Workmanship, Marble Institute of America[19][self-published source?] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Kumar, K. P. Narayana (2013-02-04). "Kanika Dewan: Meet the diva who designed floors of IGI's Terminal 3". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Qudoos, Mohammad Abdul. "Larger than life". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ icecreamSoCal (2010-11-28), Guinness Book of World Records: Largest Marble Mosaic in the World (Making of featurette), retrieved 2018-08-26
- ↑ "Girl power". India Today. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "Making a Statement". whartonmagazine.com. April 2011. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ Nathani, Komal (2017-03-24). "I Wanted to Change India's Impression in the Minds of Americans". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' doesn't have incentive for local companies as there are for internationals: Kanika Dewan – The American Bazaar". The American Bazaar. 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "Kanika Dewan". Varkey Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "Kanika Dewan". whartonmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "A restaurant for filmmakers and movie buffs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ Kanika Dewan (2015-09-06), Kanika Dewan Keynote Speech on Innovation Dubai, retrieved 2018-08-26
- ↑ "Four Indians figure in WEF's Young Global Leaders Class of 2016". The Economic Times. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "4 Indians make it to World Economic Forum global leaders list". www.businesstoday.in. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "UN Global Compact to host event of 300 Indian leaders". dna. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ TheUNGlobalCompact (2017-05-24), 27 April, 2017 - Kanika Dewan - Closing Plenary, retrieved 2018-08-26
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Speakers | UN Global Compact". www.unglobalcompact.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ Nathani, Komal (2017-05-11). "#3 Challenges Overseas Entrepreneurs Face In India". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ Subramanian, N. Sundaresha (2016-10-06). "Corruption, contract enforcement major hurdles for ease of business". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Biography, Press & Keynote Speeches | Kanika Dewan of Ka Design Ateli". Biography, Press & Keynote Speeches | Kanika Dewan of Ka Design Ateli. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "Kanika Dewan | 世界经济论坛". 世界经济论坛. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "Indian Women Leaders | Naaree.com - Women At Work | Indian Woman's Magazine". Naaree.com - Women At Work | Indian Woman's Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ "Naaree Interviews Indian Woman Entrepreneur, Kanika Dewan, Bramco | Naaree.com - Women At Work | Indian Woman's Magazine". Naaree.com - Women At Work | Indian Woman's Magazine. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ↑ Tolani, Teena (2010-11-24). "2nd Annual Women in Leadership Forum" (PDF). NASEBA. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ↑ "2005 Prism Stone In Architecture Awards". Retrieved 2018-08-26.
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