There’s nothing like walking into a room full of women who believe in you

The Tweak Summit 2026 was an uplifting gathering of girls’ girls of every profession

Imagine a room full of inspiring women—entrepreneurs, media professionals, women in STEM, cool creatives. All dressed to kill, acknowledging one another’s style game, swapping notes on being a woman at work in the world, along with their Instagram handles and book recommendations. The energy is electric, joyful, supportive. This is a room of strangers and acquaintances who’ve turned instant friends, a community joined by what it shares but equally by its diversity.

Sounds delightful? It really was. This room was the Tweak Summit 2026, presented by IRTH and CGH Earth Wellness. These women showed up radiating warmth, introducing friends to their new friends, and practising their networking skills. One of them even brought along her young daughter so she could experience what it’s like to be enveloped by powerful, uplifting female energy.

A prime example of this energy was a community member who won big at Spin The Wheel, which was supported by experience partners The Baker’s Dozen, Bird Eye, Looks Salon, Lumineve and Mom’s Therapy. Instead of walking away with her spoils, she stayed on to root for others to win whatever they set their eye on, even offering good-luck hugs. As Gen Alpha would put it, there was no “aura gap” in that room that evening.

Our host partner Fairmont Mumbai gave us the perfect setting to celebrate turning seven in trademark Tweak style. Presenting partners, lifestyle accessory brand IRTH and wellness hospitality brand CGH Earth Wellness created interactive spaces where our community members could connect, play and win.

IRTH set up a charm bar where guests could browse their latest collection of miniature bags, and we devised a fun game so everyone went home with a little keepsake. CGH Earth Wellness, meanwhile, brought along their Chief Medical Officer, Dr Cijith Sreedhar and Ayurveda expert Dr Jayan Nair who reminded us that sometimes you just need to take a deep breath and book that wellness vacation.

And because this is Tweak, there had to be fun yet thought-stirring conversations. Tweak’s founder Twinkle Khanna, along with a group of guest speakers—each a power player in their own field and working to make women’s lives a little bit easier—led discussions about what it means to be a woman in our times. From navigating our changing bodies, being conscious of our role in the world and finding allyship, to scheming new ways to support one another.

Afterwards, they were felicitated with hand-made brass trophies designed by Vikram Goyal of Viya Design, who drew inspiration from Cartier’s iconic Tutti Fruiti necklace. It was a fitting homage.

To all the women who pave new ways for us

Tweak Torchbearer of the Year: Dia Mirza Rekhi, actor, producer and environmental activist

Dia Mirza Rekhi, actor and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador admitted that she’s not perfect and she doesn’t always get it right. But that her role as a voice for sustainability and caring for the environment is to just show up every day, with the best intentions, and do what she can do.

Tweak Torchbearer of the Year: Shruti Haasan, actor and musician

Actor and musician Shruti Haasan spoke about the importance of not just female, but also male allyship, in confronting the inherent inequality of our systems. Haasan shared how always having her father, the superstar Kamal Haasan, in her corner since she was young has fundamentally shaped the woman she is today.

Tweak Changemaker of the Year: Lisa Ray, actor, author and co-founder of NuHer

Actor and author Lisa Ray talked about NuHer, a platform she co-founded to support women’s health, especially during perimenopause and menopause. She emphasised the importance of women having the resources they need to understand their evolving bodies as they age.

Tweak Changemakers of the Year: Aradhana Rai Gupta and Soumya Dabriwal, co-founders Baala

Baala is a social enterprise working towards menstrual health equity and Ray was joined by its founders Aradhana Rai Gupta and Soumya Dabriwal who shed light on the still-substantial gap in menstrual literacy in India. They both emphasised that women need to learn how to put themselves first, and that our needs can—and ideally should—come before we attend to the needs of everybody else.

Tweak Torchbearer of the Year: Karishma Swali, managing director and creative director of Chanakya International and the Chanakya School of Craft

Chanakya chief Karishma Swali talked about the work she is leading to empower a new generation of Indian female artisans to carry on the legacy of Indian crafts. The School of Craft trains young women in the different techniques of hand embroidery and has worked with international fashion houses like Gucci, Prada, Valentino, Dior and Fendi.

Swali told Khanna that starting the School of Craft was her way of opening up the creative economy to women, which has until now largely been the preserve of men, passing from fathers to sons.

Kinda chic to have a community

What’s the number one sign of a good party? You decide to have an impromptu after-party. Just like a number of Tweak community members in attendance, who planned to hang out later that night after the event had wrapped up, on a week night.

Women who had walked in shy and solo, now left in laughing groups. If anyone was tired, we couldn’t tell. The summit had left us feeling more seen, more heard and definitely more confident.

Isn’t that the job of a girls’ girl? And it was a job well done too, we reckon.