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Logitech, in partnership with Aspire For Her, hosted the Chennai zonal round of its nationwide Generative AI hackathon under the #WomenWhoMaster initiative at SRM Easwari College. Over 233 women from across Chennai and Tamil Nadu participated, developing AI-driven solutions focused on female financial empowerment and smart wealth management. The nationwide initiative has mobilised nearly 100,000 women across 15,729 colleges and 5,107 cities, with over 60% of applicants coming from Tier 2 cities and below.
The hackathon aims to equip women with future-ready Generative AI skills, mentorship and career opportunities, while addressing the gender gap in technology. Participants developed AI-powered decision-making companions designed to assess personal financial health and provide customised roadmaps for budgeting, investing and long-term financial security. Aspire For Her supported outreach, participant mobilisation, AI enablement, mentoring and coordination of zonal rounds across eight locations.
The 14 shortlisted Chennai finalists are Ananya Agrawal, Aashi Soni, Nishtha Goyal, Imaya Thillai, Shruthika K R, Jananii Suresh, Vedicharla Harshini Reddy, Prisha Agarwal, Asitha Srithar, Keerthana Ganesh Kumar, Kirthika S, Kalaivani M, Dhanumathya T and Savarna K. They will join 112 national finalists at Logitech’s Chennai headquarters on September 10 for the Grand Finale. Speaking on the initiative, Grace Lokako, Global Marketing Manager, MX, Logitech, said Chennai was an ideal backdrop for the zonal round and Grand Finale, highlighting Tamil Nadu’s strong engineering education and female workforce participation.