Behind the List: How Coherent Market Insights Built the Framework for ET Now's Impactful Women Leaders of India Summit 2025 Every leadership recognition list faces the same quiet question: how was this list actually built? For the ET NOW Impactful Women Leaders of India Summit 2025, that question fell to Coherent Market Insights (CMI), which came on board as Research Partner to design and run the evaluation process from the ground up. The summit itself, part of the ET Edge platform, took place in Delhi on December 8, 2025, drawing together entrepreneurs, senior executives, policy advocates, and innovators from across the country. But the work that shaped its centerpiece — the recognition of 29 women leaders — had already been underway for months before anyone reached the stage. Monica Shevgan, General Manager – Business Accelerator at CMI, presented that behind-the-scenes process at the summit, walking the audience through how the firm approached a problem that's easy to state and hard to solve fairly: how do you compare a startup founder in agri-tech to a CFO at a listed bank, and call the comparison meaningful? CMI's answer was a multi-layered framework built around eligibility, evaluation, and independent validation. Entry required Indian nationality, at least three years in a leadership position, and a verifiable record of impact — corporate, social, or innovation-driven. From there, candidates were assessed across eight sectors, from Corporate & Business Leadership and Banking & Finance to Sustainability & Energy, Social Impact, Education, and Agriculture & Food, ensuring the list wasn't skewed toward any single industry or organizational type. https://www.coherentmarketinsights.com/press-release/research-partner-monica-shevgan-at-women-leaders-summit-2025-4901