Prime Highlights:
- Drishti Medhi becomes the first woman from Northeast India to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
- She co-founded Quickchy, a platform helping blue-collar workers from indigenous and grassroots communities access markets and better opportunities.
Key Facts:
- Medhi, 25, is an electrical engineering graduate recognized with the Birlachari Award for outstanding achievements from the Northeast.
- She is part of WEF’s Global Shapers Community and will share ideas on inclusive growth, digital opportunities, and youth participation in economic development.
Background:
Drishti Medhi is the first woman from Northeast India to attend the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Drishti Medhi represents her region by sharing ideas on new business opportunities, jobs, and trade, showing the potential of the Northeast to the world.
She is a successful entrepreneur, and she is only 25 years old. She co-founded Quickchy, a platform that helps blue-collar workers in the Northeast, especially from indigenous and grassroots communities, reach markets and get better opportunities. Quickchy makes trade easier, strengthens supply chains, and supports underrepresented workers.
At WEF 2026, Medhi joins global leaders and over 50 delegates from India. She expresses her thoughts, gets to learn with the world leaders, and takes the knowledge back to her region. As a member of the Global Shapers Community of WEF, she helps the youth and communities.
An electrical engineering graduate, Medhi applies her education to practical community solutions and has been recognized in India, including with the Birlachari Award.
In Davos, she will speak on inclusive growth, digital opportunities, and ways to encourage the participation of women and youth in economic development.
This is not only the personal success story of Drishti Medhi, but also the dreams of a region that is often left out. Her story is a wake-up call to the youth in India to be ambitious and do what they want.
