BT MPW Awards 2026: Kalli Purie on Why Women's Leadership Remains a Powerful Business Advantage

Are women leaders the ultimate "AI-proof investment"? Speaking at the Business Today Most Powerful Women in Business Awards 2026 at the NSE in Mumbai, Kalli Purie, Vice Chairperson & Executive Editor-in-Chief of the India Today Group, delivered a visionary take on the future of corporate leadership. Highlighting a fiercely data-driven approach to this year's awards - focusing strictly on profitability - she celebrated India’s top women CEOs, policymakers, and elite athletes. 

The major highlight? Her powerful insight into artificial intelligence. She argued that AI's male-biased datasets simply cannot replicate a woman's intuition, emotional intelligence, grace and strategic unpredictability. Watch Kalli Purie decode why empowering female leadership isn't just about equality, but serves as the ultimate business insurance policy in the age of AI.