Connecting SMEs, Economies, Shaping the World: Lakshmi Kern Devadas Among 2026’s Most Influential Leaders Driving Global Collaboration and Inclusive Growth
In an increasingly interconnected yet complex global landscape, leadership is no longer defined solely by scale or speed, but by the ability to create meaningful alignment across diverse ecosystems. This edition brings into focus leaders who are not just navigating global change, but actively shaping frameworks that enable collaboration, inclusion, and long term impact.
Lakshmi Kern Devadas
Information Security & Compliance Officer & Auditor
There are leaders who talk about building bridges, and then there are those who actually stand on them, holding two worlds together with nothing but conviction, clarity, and an unyielding belief in what becomes possible when people choose to collaborate over compete. Lakshmi Kern Devadas belongs firmly in the second category.
SHARON JANDU OBE
Tourism Leader & Sustainability Advocate
In the landscape of contemporary British leadership, few individuals embody the intersection of justice, innovation, and inclusive entrepreneurship as powerfully as Sharon Jandu OBE. Her remarkable journey spans the corridors of justice as a presiding magistrate, the boardrooms of multinational corporations like Microsoft and Santander, and the grassroots communities where she champions ethnic minority business empowerment across the Northern Powerhouse region.
Dr. Annepaul Vemagiri
Assistant Vice President – Learning & Development, Atmosphere Core
In the vast landscape of corporate learning and development, where metrics often overshadow meaning and processes can eclipse people, Dr. Annepaul Vemagiri stands as a beacon of human-centered excellence. Her journey from a young woman captivated by knowledge’s transformative power to becoming an award-winning educator, author, and corporate leader represents more than career progression. It embodies the profound truth that when passion meets purpose, extraordinary impact becomes inevitable.
