Speaker

Kena is a three times TEDx Speaker.

She has been invited as a Speaker for many Literature Festivals and performing events including the Times Lit Fest (2017 to 2022 consecutively), Pune International Literary Festival (2020 to 2022), Lucknow Literature Carnival, Lit-O-Fest Mumbai, Bhopal Literature Festival, Gurgaon Lit Fest, Shimla International Lit Fest, Women Writers Fest (2019 to 2022), Delhi Literature Festival, Child Relief and You (CRY) national conference, Mahindra Sanatkada Festival, Repertwhar Theatre Festival (2016 to 2019) and BRICS Minsiterial 2021.

Kena has moderated celebrity sessions with Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Javed Akhtar, Zeenat Aman, Piyush Mishra, Gulzar, Kabir Bedi, Shabana Azmi, Zeeshan Ayyub, Ashwin Sanghi, S Y Qureshi, Dr. Kumar Vishwas, Smriti Irani, Shubha Mudgal, among many others. She co-curated Asia’s 1st Feminist Poetry Festival for She The People in 2020 and 2021 consecutively which turned out a game-changer in uniting poets from across the globe.

She has spoken at various events in India and is a visiting faculty at IIM Lucknow and IIM Shillong. The academic institutions inviting her as a Speaker include IIM Kashipur, IIIT-Gwalior, Jaipuria Institute Of Management, Amity University, Punjab University, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), IILM Academy of Higher Learning, SRM University, Chennai, St. Dominic Inter College, IMRT Lucknow, ISTD New Dellhi, NTPC School of Business, Shambhunath Institute of Management, School Of Management Sciences, National HRD (NHRD) and NIPM India

She has conducted workshops (on an invitation basis) for organizations such as BHEL, GAIL, Nokia India, Microsoft, Powergrid, CIL, Maruti Suzuki, Mercedes Benz, and the Tripura State Electricity Board. In addition, she has led MDP programs for ONGC, Oil India Limited, and senior officers of the Indian Revenue Service in association with IIM Lucknow.

Kena has been invited by various popular brands for art collaboration on storytelling and poetry, some of which include CRY India, Mind Wars by ZEE, Terribly Tiny Tales, All India Radio, Ishq FM, Slam Out Loud, Repertwahr, Truly Madly, Ferns n Petals Media, Spill Poetry, Kommune, Eight App and Tape A Tale.

Her linguistic ability, voice articulation, strong corporate leadership in HR of over 20 years, theatre background and the art of engaging with the people has gained her large audiences, especially in storytelling and poetry. The most sought-after topics from her by Corporates include motivation, leadership, change management, creativity, communication, gender psychology and business storytelling.

She customises her workshops and speaking assignments to the needs of the audience. Should you consider inviting her as a Speaker, please write to shreekena@gmail.com. She will be happy to associate with meaningful projects (On select, invitation basis only).