India / Global — December 2025 — Identifying impactful leadership requires more than nominations and industry recognition—it demands a consistent, evidence-based evaluation process. Supporting this objective, Coherent Market Insights (CMI) partnered with the ET NOW Impactful Women Leaders of India Summit 2025 as the Official Research Partner, designing the analytical framework used to identify women leaders making meaningful contributions across India's diverse industries.

Held on December 8, 2025, in New Delhi, the ET Edge-hosted summit brought together leading entrepreneurs, senior executives, policymakers, startup founders, and changemakers to celebrate women whose leadership is influencing India's business, innovation, and social development landscape.

Behind the recognition program was a comprehensive research exercise led by Coherent Market Insights. The firm developed a structured evaluation methodology that focused on measurable outcomes, leadership effectiveness, innovation, governance, and long-term impact rather than organizational size or market visibility.

During the summit, Monica Shevgan, General Manager – Business Accelerator at Coherent Market Insights, presented the research framework and explained how multiple layers of assessment were incorporated to ensure fairness and transparency throughout the selection process.

The evaluation covered leaders from Corporate & Business Leadership, Banking & Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Education, Sustainability, Agriculture, and Social Impact. Candidates were required to demonstrate proven leadership experience, measurable achievements, and a sustained record of driving organizational or societal progress.

To maintain consistency across organizations of varying sizes, CMI introduced a weighted scoring methodology supported by comparative benchmarking and normalized data analysis. This enabled startup founders, MSME leaders, corporate executives, and nonprofit professionals to be assessed using the same objective standards. The research findings were then reviewed by an independent jury comprising senior editorial representatives from ET Now, The Economic Times, and respected industry experts.

After evaluating nearly 200 nominations, the assessment concluded with the recognition of 29 women leaders whose achievements reflected excellence in innovation, leadership, business growth, and community impact.

The collaboration reinforces Coherent Market Insights' growing role in developing research-backed recognition frameworks that enhance credibility, transparency, and merit-based evaluation. By combining market intelligence with structured analytical methodologies, CMI continues to support initiatives that recognize leadership capable of driving sustainable and inclusive growth.

About ET NOW Impactful Women Leaders of India Summit 2025

The ET NOW Impactful Women Leaders of India Summit is an ET Edge initiative dedicated to recognizing women who are creating measurable impact across entrepreneurship, corporate leadership, public policy, sustainability, healthcare, education, technology, and social development. The platform celebrates leadership that contributes to India's evolving economic and social progress.

About Coherent Market Insights

Coherent Market Insights (CMI) is a global market intelligence and consulting firm providing strategic research, industry analysis, and consulting services across multiple sectors. Headquartered in India, with operations in the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan, CMI serves clients in 32+ countries through more than 300 full-time research professionals supported by a global network of industry experts across 24 countries.

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