Wipro and Panelle join forces in a groundbreaking alliance, aiming to revolutionize diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the tech sector and beyond. Just as Wipro is focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs, this partnership will help them realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, inclusive businesses.

This partnership signifies an inspiring move towards societal progress, leveraged by both Panelle and Wipro's vast resources and influence. Building upon Panelle's mission to empower women in leadership, Wipro commits to fostering environments where every voice is not just heard, but actively valued and respected.

"A unique community rich in women CXOs."

Why did you choose to work with Panelle?

Wipro chose to work with Panelle because it is an organisation that curates a unique community rich in women CXOs. Panelle is also a woman-owned business operating in the tech industry. It is also a business that exists for the women of today as well as for the women of tomorrow.

Given that Wipro has an unwavering commitment to gender equality, LGBTQ+ inclusion, accessibility for all abilities, races and ages, it is keen to foster a diverse supplier network as it forges a path towards a truly inclusive workplace....and Panelle is a very apt fit. 

"A business that exists for the women of today as well as for the women of tomorrow."‍

Why is DEI important to your business? 

DEI is important to Wipro because it aligns with our values:

· Treat each person with respect

· Be global and responsible

· Unyielding integrity in everything we do

· Be passionate about clients’ success

DEI helps Wipro to widen its access to quality talent, allows more effective engagement with talent, and enables delivery of fair outcomes. All of which serves to help us deliver more effectively for our clients. This all leads to better levels of innovation, creativity, reputation, productivity, engagement, and results.  

"A place where women can dream and thrive."

How is your company driving representation for women?  

With our larger vision to have a more gender-balanced workplace, Wipro has been on a continuous journey to reflect and work towards making Wipro a place where women can dream and thrive. In 2021we set ourselves the goal of increasing representation of women at senior leadership levels – since then Wipro has seen a 2.5x increase in the number of women leaders (up from 17.0% in FY23 to 18.7% in FY24).

In 2008 Wipro launched The Women of Wipro (WoW) program. This includes initiatives that support our women colleagues at every stage of their careers to ensure that they can grow professionally.

These include:

Leadership Dialogues: this forum enables regular candid conversations where women leaders share their views with our CEO and the Wipro Executive Board.

Sponsorship Program: this program strengthens talent pipelines and engages senior leaders as sponsors who are mapped to high-potential women leaders as their protégés.

Returning Mothers: Through our WoW Mom program we support, enable, and engage with women employees beginning, or returning from, maternity leave.

#HerCode: A program specially crafted to create a more inclusive and diverse future for women in technology. Capability Building: Flagship programs such as Your Career YourChoice and Women in Leadership help women tackle workplace challenges and stay ahead of the game.

International Women’s Day: Wipro hosts events globally throughout March each year to bring people together, enhance their understanding of equity and articulate actions we can take to #EmbraceEquity

How can Panelle help with your DEI goals?  

Panelle will help with Wipro’s DEI goals as a starting point for monitoring gender diversity of our planned marketing activities so that we can keep a focus on ensuring that we redress the gender balance within the technology space in the UK & Ireland territory.

For example, as well as these two Panelle roundtables, we recently hosted a panel session at the National Cyber Security Show, where we only invited female CISOs to join us on stage before considering inviting others to join us. In the end we hosted Sarah Self, UK CISO for Aviva, in the panel discussion moderated by Laura Barnes, PR/Communications lead for Europe and Americas at Wipro. 

What will you achieve through this series with Panelle? 

· Enhancing our commitment to the gender equity movement.

· Combining the 'Women in Cyber' initiative of Wipro with the core values of Panelle and creating a much bigger value differentiator.

· Enriching the professional network of WoW's senior executives.

· Generating leads and revenue to support our growth objectives.

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