Dr. Swati Piramal has used her background in medicine, public health and business to change the trajectory of healthcare, education, and public policy in India. She is one of India’s leading scientists and industrialists and is involved in public health and innovation.  Dr. Piramal is also a Director of Piramal Enterprises, one of the leading Indian multinational companies in Healthcare, Financial Services and Information Management. With the intention of providing affordable medicines to reduce the burden of disease globally, Piramal Enterprises supplies medicines to over 100 countries and has a portfolio of over 200 patents.Dr. Piramal also helps promote health in rural India with mobile health services, women’s empowerment projects and supporting community education that creates young leaders, as a Director of the Piramal Foundation. As the first woman president of India’s Apex Chamber of Commerce in 90 years, she helped influence important public policies and governance, also serving as an adviser to the Indian Prime Minister in science, technology, and economic policy.Dr. Piramal is a leader who certainly makes a positive difference to the community and the world. Her contributions in innovations, new medicines, and public health services have touched thousands of lives.   ------------------------------------------------------- For more information on the Women of the Future Programme, Awards and initiatives, please visit: www.womenofthefuture.co.uk