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As a Corporate Innovation Coach and Executive Change Facilitator with China, Asia and cross border international experience of over 20 years, Nishtha designs, facilitates and delivers collaborative leadership and digital innovation capabilities acceleration for corporate workplaces with the purpose to manage uncertainties, change management, innovation methodologies, infuse start-up, co-create new business/ new service model innovation pipeline and intrapreneur culture.
Done both physically or/and virtually (remotely). And format ranges from team/1:1 coaching, leadership off-sites, stakeholder engagement sessions, digital transformation discovery/pathway/framework/go-to-market workshops, co-creation accelerator programs, custom training workshops to prototyping hackathons, market learning expeditions and go-to-market new business models development.
Client partners range from the Fortune 500 companies across different industries – Beauty, Sports, Lifestyle, F&B, FMCG, Logistics, Health Tech, Bio Tech, IoT, New Retail and more.An active mentor in the startup & tech community, industry keynote speaker and an avid enabler of cross-industry talent collaboration. She lives with the moto – ‘commit to the uncomfortable’.
Curtis Baker
Regional Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) and Employee Experience (EX) Lead, Asia Pacific for Dow.
In this combined role, Curtis is responsible for driving and implementing the Inclusion & Diversity + Employee Experience strategy and providing expertise, consultation and support to business, functional, and ERG leaders and EX change champions in the region. Curtis advocates elevating the voices of Asian talents in Asia and globally.
After a 7-year career in the music industry in Nashville, TN, he relocated to Orlando, FL shifting careers to private education and international student programs. In 2013, ready for a new adventure, Curtis relocated to China to work with The Walt Disney Company China within the HR Talent Acquisition team.
His diversity and inclusion journey started as Curtis was the founder of the Disney PRIDE Greater China (LGBTQ+ ERG) at both The Walt Disney Company Greater China and at Shanghai Disneyland Resort while also an active member of the Diversity & Inclusion Team for North Asia.
This was the first ERG for Disney in the Asia Pacific region. He later moved to Shanghai Disney Resort as the Diversity & Inclusion lead prior to joining Dow.
Curtis previously served on the Shanghai PRIDE Executive Leadership team and continues to serve on the Out & Equal China Business Council. Curtis has been living in China for the past 9 years and finds the Asia Pacific region his home away from home.
Theresa Hudzinski
President, IPWS
For Theresa, it has always been about PEOPLE, and over 30 years ago, she began her adventure in “People & Pixie Dust” at the Disneyland Resort, Anaheim CA. As her leadership responsibilities expanded, she realized building authentic relationships were the tipping point and critical success factor in achieving the goals and success of the overall organization.
Encouraging, developing and motivating teams & communities is critically important to Theresa. She believes in creating an environment where people feel safe and can find their voice and face their fears so they find the courage within to accomplish their goals.
Focusing on people, driving trust, transparency and respect to strengthen engagement allows for them to create magic, inspire each other and drive effective business decisions and results. Theresa is passionate about creating that same environment for women and their allies. She is an active mentor and loves starting her day with Mentor Walks Shanghai. Her purpose is to help those who feel unseen and unheard and help them find their voice.
Theresa is excited to continue the vision of IPWS in its 30th year through Connecting, Growth, Inspiration, Leadership and Empowering female professionals to mold the future of leadership across the globe by creating an authentic platform where the Amazing Women of Shanghai can thrive! Without the IPWS Community, her life abroad would be much different. “We don’t have to do it alone, we were never meant to!” – Brene Brown.
