Mr Srinivasan K Swamy is the Chairman of the R K SWAMY HANSA Group. The Group Companies include R K SWAMY BBDO, HansaVision, Hansa Research, HANSA Customer Equity and Hansa Estates. These Companies cover business interests in Advertising, Marketing Services, Social and Rural Sector Communication, Health Care Communication, Market Research, Advanced Marketing Analytics, Interactive Design and Search Engine Marketing, Public Relations, Continuing Medical Education and Real Estate Development.

Professional Bodies:
Mr Swamy is Immediate Past Chairman & World President of International Advertising Association (IAA). Earlier he was President/Chairman of IAA India Chapter, Confederation of Asian Advertising Agency Associations, Advertising Agencies Association of India, Advertising Standards Council of India, All India Management Association, The Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Madras Management Association.

Honours:
Lifetime Achievement Awards by The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and Rotary Club of Guindy; admitted to the IAA Hall of Fame; recognized IAA Champion at their inaugural Inspire Awards in London; Distinguished Service Award by Advertising Club Madras; International Honour Award from AD STARS, Korea; Distinguished Alumni Award from AC College of Technology.

Social Service
Mr Swamy is President, Hindu Mission Hospital, Chairman, Valluvar Gurukulam School Society, President, National Boys’ & Girls’ Education Society, Chairman, Vidyadhanam and Annadhanam Trust, Chairman, Consumers Association of India and Vice President of Rasika Ranjini Sabha.

Mathrubhumi Group, Kerala’s leading media conglomerate has appointed Shri. M. V. Shreyams Kumar as the Joint Managing Director of the Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co Ltd. He was earlier the Director-Marketing & Electronic Media since 2000. Shreyams Kumar bolstered continuous improvements and propelled rapid growth by steering the Company through multiple challenges for the last 17 years.

An alumnus of Kings Langley College Of Management, London, Mr. Shreyams Kumar holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.His contributions since joining in the year 2000, have lent a dynamic orientation to this traditional institution. Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Palakkad and Delhi editions were started in the period from 2001 to 2007. Gulf edition was launched from Dubai in 2013. The latest launch of events ‘n’ exhibitions vertical Red Mic has breathed new life into the sector in Kerala. These initiatives were spurred by his galvanic leadership. He is instrumental in re-orienting the management outlook of the organisation and has revamped the marketing activities, making it more focused and goal-oriented. This has led to substantial increases, both in advertisement revenue and circulation figures. The mail room facility launched in the new plant in Thiruvanthapuram, and across other units subsequently has propelled the group into the league of technology leaders in print industry in India.

Mathrubhumi online edition is a gateway of information. Through Club FM 94.3 he has further forayed into the field of Private FM Radio also.

Another mile-stone has been the launch of television channel titled Mathrubhumi News & youth channel Kappa in 2013, the 90th anniversary year of the media house, thus achieving the long cherished goal of cross-media synergy. The television channel is testimony to his vision of creating a re-invented organisation.

In tune with his commitment to environmental values and out of corporate concern for our imperiled mother planet, he envisioned Mathrubhumi SEED {Student Empowerment for Environmental Development} to impart environmental consciousness to the next generation by sensitising students in nearly 7,000 schools to the green inheritance of our blue planet. This initiative was twice honoured by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers {WAN}.

Born into a family of traditional planters from Kalpetta, Kerala, he is the son of writer-politician & former Union Minister M P Veerendra Kumar and Usha Veerendra Kumar, planter and media owner Shreyams Kumar has travelled widely across the world. His hobbies include photography & travelling. Married to Kavitha he has three daughters and a son. Currently he is also the MLA representing the Kalpetta constituency & the parliamentary party leader and chief whip of Socialist Janatha {Democratic} in the Kerala assembly.

On account of his outstanding contribution to both media as well as entertainment industry, Shreyams Kumar has been conferred with the following awards: UGMA Award for outstanding performance - 2003 {Media Person of the Year} Filmfare Award for Best Film Megha Malhar {Producer} 2001 Kerala State Award for the second best film Megha Malhar {Producer} Lux Asianet Award for the best film Megha Malhar Fokana Award for the best film Megha Malhar Kerala Film Critics TV award for best mega serial - Orma Fokana Film TV award best serial - Orma

He conducted a technology tour on September 2, 2011 for MLAs elected to the 13th Kerala assembly, focussing on ways to become ‘smarter’ at managing their work using the tools of information technology.

Visited: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Czechoslovakia, China, Denmark, England, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Luxemburg, Maldives, Malaysia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Taiwan Thailand, Turkey, U.A.E, U.S.A, West Indies and Zimbabwe.

Prasanth Kumar is the Chief Executive Officer – GroupM South Asia. Most recently as GroupM’s COO South Asia, he was responsible for driving operational excellence, while leading teams across OpCos, Trading, and Specialised Units to drive client delight while fortifying partnerships. Under his leadership, as CEO of Mindshare India, the agency developed a record for the most number of new business wins by a single market and created a tradition of external accolades, including a Glass Lion at Cannes, a Grand Prix at WARC and an average of over 250+ external awards per year. Mindshare India was also recognized globally as number 2 in the Gunn report. Prior to Mindshare, he led the GroupM Central Trading Group across South Asia and championed exciting partnerships in digital and traditional media. He has held several roles across Mindshare and GroupM over the years. He joined Maxus Bangalore in 2004 and now has spent more than 15 years with GroupM. PK, as he is known amongst friends, is an MBA graduate from Madras University. He is also the first Indian to win the APAC MediaPlanner/Buyer of the Year title.

Rana Barua is CEO of Havas Group India – in sync with the global “Together” strategy of collaboration and integration, that brings together Havas Group agencies of different disciplines under a unified leadership. He leverages over 23 years of rich experience in the media industry.

Rana oversees all companies of Havas Group in India which includes Advertising, Media, Digital, Experiential Marketing, Design (UX|UI) and Health - which together comprise and work closely as a Village model. The ‘Village’ way of working is transformative as it not only strengthens and enhances the product but enables the Havas Group to deliver maximum effectiveness and efficiency for the client. It is something Havas strongly believes is a competitive edge over any other network. The Havas Group is now fully integrated into Vivendi - one of the largest media and communications companies in the world with assets like – Universal Music, Dailymotion, Gameloft, Canal + and many others.

A leader who believes in leading from the front Rana is known to turnaround organizations into a resounding success, a highly skilled brand, media and marketing communications leader with cross category & multi-media platform expertise and has had wide-ranging experience in running large establishments with different verticals and making a success out of them by integration and collaboration.

He has as a CEO led esteemed organizations like Contract India (a leading WPP creative agency) and RED FM (India’s leading radio network). He has also held senior leadership profiles in Radio City (as marketing head) and multiple WPP agencies (JWT / Ogilvy & Y&R) where he has spent most of his professional life.

Rana is on the board of the IAA, as well as an executive committee member and honorary treasurer of the Advertising Agencies Association of India – AAAI, he also presides on the board of many leading companies.

He has attended various forums as speaker, been final jury in multiple Effies, Grand jury DMA Asia Echo Awards, judged multiple awards in India Radio Forum, New York Festivals, exchange4media among many others. He is also actively involved as a speaker in leading MBA schools and colleges across the country.

Neha Barjatya, an industry veteran and a well known face in the Indian digital ecosystem.

Neha is the Marketing Director for Platforms and Devices at Google India. She is responsible for Google’s marketing efforts in India across Android, Google Play, Google Assistant, Google for Education and Google’s hardware portfolio. Over her tenure at Google, Neha has launched several projects and campaigns focused on driving the growth of the Internet in the country, including Internet Saathi, a digital literacy program which covered 300,000 villages and impacted over 30 million women across India.

Neha strongly believes that technology can play a transformative role in improving the lives of many and is passionate about creating equal access for everyone. She has been a strong advocate for gender equity and the use of technology to bridge gender gaps. She has spoken about these passion areas at various forums including at the Stanford University and has also been showcased by UN Women in their global #SheInnovates campaign.

Before joining Google, Neha has worked across advertising and media industries with organisations such as Lowe Lintas and Viacom18. She completed her graduation from Lady Shriram College in Delhi and followed it with a post graduation in communications from MICA, Ahmedabad. She is a proud mother to two girls (7 yrs. & 12yrs.) who ensure they keep her curiosity alive and push her to think differently.

With over 25 years of marketing and advertising expertise, Babita is the CEO for VML India, an agency responsible for some of the market’s most successful campaigns and connected brand experiences; awarded globally for work such a Maxx Flash ‘The Killer Pack’ and The Times of India ‘Unplastic India’.

With a principal office in Mumbai, the market brings together 1400+ brand experience, commerce and technology experts across Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Noida, Gurgaon

Previously, Babita led WPP's Ford International Market Group- across an array of international markets, including Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India, the Middle East, and South Africa. She also served a dual role, as an Executive Director at VML Thailand (previously VMLY&R), as she was increasingly involved beyond Ford, in leveraging the agency’s strengths for growth.

Babita’s professional journey commenced as a Management Trainee at Wunderman Thompson in India, where she dedicated her efforts from 1996 to 2022. Babita’s portfolio in WT was a mix of global and local businesses- from Pepsico, Unilever, Nestle, TCCC, Kellogg’s to Godrej, Kotak Mahindra, Reliance and Aditya Birla. In addition to her role, she has had the privilege of serving as a British Chevening Scholar, sharing insights as a speaker at institutions like Harvard Business School, the Women Economic Forum in Geneva, and is a mentor for young professionals as part of WPP Stella India.

Her unwavering passion lies in modern marketing and transformation-leveraging the nexus of consumer behavior, culture, and technology for innovative solutions that generate growth and equity.

In addition to her role, she has had the privilege of winning the British Chevening Scholarship in 2004, for a Women and Leadership Course in the U.K.

Babita is currently based in Mumbai.

Mr. Navaneeth, worked in Mindshare, Jakarta, Indonesia as leader of trading between March 2016 and May 2019 before coming back home to The Hindu Group as CEO from June 2019. For him, this represents homecoming: he served this organisation between 1998 and 2006 in a senior position in Advertising and Marketing. Going on to get a diverse media experience in radio, television, media planning and buying, and digital advertising, he brings with him the expertise and hands-on experience to play an effective leadership role in the Company in the face of far-reaching changes and challenges in the media landscape and in an increasingly interconnected digital ecosystem.

Before moving abroad in 2016, Mr. Navaneeth led the programming teams at Sun Tv Network's Kannada and Telugu language channels as vice president from September 2009-2015 . He has also worked with Radio One as station director and head of programming from August 2006-2009.

Mr. Navaneeth, gained varied and useful insights; thanks to working for traditional brands with heritage and enviable lineage, setting up a new business with an entrepreneurial outlook, working with entertainment brands that established market leadership positions in a reasonably short span of time and being part of businesses where the only constant is change. He also used his time to consult a couple of startups in the Food and Beverage space.

Neil joined Abbott in May 2023 as General Manager, India in the Nutrition International business and works out of the Mumbai office of Abbott.

Prior to joining Abbott, he has served in several senior management roles in FMCG companies including Managing Director, Nivea – India & South Asia and roles of increasing seniority with Beiersdorf - Northern Europe & Dubai, Reckitt Benckiser, Private Equity and Procter & Gamble. In these assignments, he helped manage businesses and teams across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.

Neil is an alumnus of the London Business School, IMD -Lausanne & SPJIMR - Mumbai; he is also a visiting faculty at various business schools in Asia.

His recent professional successes include being selected as 40 Most Inspiring CEOs with Nivea India ’22 & Nivea India winning the reputed Trusted Skincare Brand ’22 & Great Place to Work ’21 under his leadership. His teams have won the Brand of the Year in UK & Netherlands, double Gold at the Digital Impact Awards ’13, Global Innovation of the year award ‘15 and Economic Times Promising Brands of India ‘19.

Neil’s interest includes following the Arsenal football club, travelling to wine regions and travel/portrait photography. He recently published the World’s first brand management comic with Harper Collins titled ‘Building the Perfect Beast - What Really Happens in Brand Management’.

Neil lives in Mumbai with his wife, two children and twin cats.

Shashi Ranjan is the Managing Director of Danone India, a leading global food and beverage company. He brings over 20 years of experience in consumer goods industry with a track record of driving transformation and building purpose driven institutions across India and global markets.

Shashi leads overall direction, strategy and growth for Danone In India, He is passionate about positively impacting millions of consumers across the country in alignment with Danone’s mission of delivering health through food.

Before joining Danone, Shashi held the role of President & Country Head for Sebamed India and turned it among country’s fastest growing beauty and personal care brands. Previously he held various leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Company, and IBM Consulting. Earlier Shashi has worked with Government of India in general administration and strategy roles. Shashi is an alumnus of INSEAD Shashi serves on the CII (Confederation of India Industry) – National FMCG committee and National Food Processing Committee.

Pulkit Trivedi is Managing Director at Snap Inc, India, where he leads operations, monetization, partnerships, content and Snap’s creator ecosystem.

Pulkit brings with him more than two decades of tech experience working across India and international markets, most recently holding leadership positions at Google in India. Prior to Snap, Pulkit led Google’s ‘Pay’ business division where he was closely involved in strategic planning, key partnership initiatives and the monetization agenda for Gpay in India.

Pukit worked in Meta, Intel & IBM earlier in his career spanning multiple roles.

Pulkit has been recognized as one of India's "40 Young Business Leaders under 40" by Business Today. His ability to lead high-performance teams and thrive in complex, global environments positions him as a valuable addition to Snap Inc.

Megha Tata has held leadership roles at organizations such as Cosmos Maya, WB Discovery, BTVI, HBO, Turner International and Star TV. In an illustrious career spanning over 3 decades, Megha has had a consistent record of increasing sales, effective negotiation, profit and loss analysis and strategic implementation of business operations. Ability to overcome obstacles and capture opportunities by closing exclusive deals, create and implement savvy marketing strategies has been her forte. An industry veteran, she leads multiple national as well as international industry forums and an esteemed member of the National Media and Entertainment Committee of FICCI.

Megha has been on the board of IBF (Indian Broadcasting Federation). She served as the Vice President of the International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter from 2016-2018 and as President of IAA - India Chapter (2020-2022). The second woman to hold that position. Currently she is the Immediate Past President of IAA. Megha has been instrumental in launching several marquee projects in the Indian broadcast space. She has been bestowed with multiple industry accolades during her career.

Megha is recognized amongst the top 50 influential women in media, marketing and advertising and was also conferred ‘Women of the decade in media’ by the Women Economic Forum in 2018.She was also adjudged amongst Asia's Most Inspirational Women in Leadership for 2022 by House of Rose Professional.

In addition to being actively involved in industry initiatives, Megha is energized by engaging with young minds through guest lectures at leading educational institutes including IIT, IIM, ISB, UBS, and is passionately involved as a Volunteer with Isha Foundation - a non-profit organization started by Sadhguru

IAA Debates, IAA Conversations, IAA Young Turks Key speaker and panellist at FICCI, CII, TV Next, Assocham and NASSCOM Invited to be a part of FICCI’s Women in Media Forum Guest Lectures in leading Educational Institutes of the Country like IIT, IIM, ISB, UBS, Rims International, Jamnabai Narsee School, Wellingkar Institute of Management.

Helped curate FICCI 2015 – The Media Stream Mentor with Kuotient Consultant with GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)- an expert consultung network Jury of leading Industry awards like International Emmys, Promax, EEMAX, Children’s Film Festival, Golden Mikes Awards, International Women in Sales Awards. Volunteering for NGOs like Isha Foundation and Laadli. Part of the Women on Corporate Boards (WCB) mentorship programme under the aegis of FICCI

Anant Goenka is the Executive Director of The Indian Express (P) Ltd

He was awarded a Dean’s scholarship for his Master’s in print journalism from the Annenberg School for Journalism at the University of Southern California.

In a news environment flooded by either advocacy or clickbait, Anant has steered the expansion of the Express’s brands in tune with the group’s enduring values of accuracy and courage.

Today, not only is The Indian Express Group one of India's most-read and respected newspaper groups, but it is also India’s 2nd largest and amongst the world’s largest digital news media groups reaching well over 148 million unique users a month, in six languages across the world. It builds on an 85-year history of shaping both public discourse and national policy with its globally recognized investigative journalism.

Forbes magazine says Anant exudes the energy that he promises to infuse into the venerable Express; Economic Times and Forbes recognize him as India’s 40 under-40 business leaders, News24 and GQ have also recognised him as one of India’s 50 most influential young Indians.

Neeraj Roy is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hungama Digital Media. Under his leadership, Hungama today is the largest Digital Media Company in South Asia.

Neeraj was recently voted amongst the ‘Top Ten mobiThinkers’ and ‘50 Most influential People in Mobile Entertainment’ globally.

Neeraj was also awarded the Sun Microsystems- Economic Times Young Leader award in 2001 and voted as 25 young leaders in the new millennium by Business India. He is an active speaker at various international forums as Mobile World Congress, CTIA, World Handset Forum etc and on several domestic and international committees advising on the global Mobile & Digital Entertainment economy.

Neeraj has served as Chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum - Asia (MEF) and is currently Vice President of IAA – India Chapter.

Known as an innovator, and sought for his vision in the digital and mobile media and entertainment industry, Neeraj leads a team of highly motivated professionals at Hungama.

A serial entrepreneur, Neeraj has incubated several businesses such as Hungama.com, which is South Asia’s largest Digital Entertainment service with over 60 million active consumers offering an integrated Movie and Music Service.

Hungama also has a partnership with WPP’s JWT offering Digital Marketing Services clients worldwide.

Over the years Hungama has forayed into various aspects of Digital Media and Content such as Gaming, via its subsidiary Hungama Gameshastra Ltd.

Neeraj is excited about the prospects of the Indian digital economy as it prepares to transition to 600 million consumers over the next few years and is gearing up to cater to the needs of the world’s youngest nation as it embraces the mobile internet.

Mr. Pradeep Dwivedi is Group CEO of Eros Media World Group, which includes Eros Media World PLC, an Isle of Man entity, as well as Eros International Media Ltd. (Eros Motion Pictures), an NSE & BSE listed public Indian subsidiary, as well as ErosNow Private Ltd. (ErosNow OTT), based in India.

A business management professional experienced in diverse industries such as Media, Advertising, News & Entertainment, Telecoms, Technology, Banking, Financial services, and Automotive sectors, he has previously managed large portfolios with marquee organizations such as Sakal Media Group, Dainik Bhaskar Group- DB Corp Ltd., Tata Teleservices Ltd. - Tata DoCoMo, American Express Bank, GE Capital India, Standard Chartered Plc & Eicher Motors Limited.

His professional interests range from Media, Technology, Digital & Filmed Entertainment, Metaverse, Marketing and Advertising across industries. He is also interested & invested in digital innovation led businesses in Metaverse, AI & ML, Web3.0, AR/VR, Blockchain, Tokenomics, Cryptocurrency and their influence on social impact sectors. He actively encourages start-ups with mentorship, guidance, board participation and angel investments.

Mr. Dwivedi is an active participant in many Media & Advertising industry associations such as International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter as Board Member & Director and the IAA- Global VP & Area Director for Asia-Pacific region. He is also serving as a Managing Committee member at The Advertising Club of India (TAC)and is Co-Chairperson of Efie Awards India. Additionally, he is an active participant of IMC Chambers of Commerce & Industry (IMC), Bombay Chambers of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) as well as the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).

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With innate clarity and business insight along with the drive to constantly set new benchmarks, Ms. Kranti Gada is the Founder of neOwn. Before taking the entrepreneurial plunge, Kranti was the Chief Operating Officer of Shemaroo Entertainment where she was instrumental in transforming the organisation from a B2B entity to a successful B2C brand. Under her able leadership, the organisation launched various initiatives such as a robust broadcast network, an OTT platform, and several digital initiatives. Kranti joined Shemaroo in 2006 after a successful stint in marketing at Pepsi Co.

A postgraduate in business management from NMIMS, Mumbai, Kranti has also attended the Women in Leadership program, TANMATRA at IIM Bangalore. Kranti is part of the Mancom of the India Chapter of the International Advertiser’s Association and has been recognized as one of the Young Leaders at the Business World Disrupt 40 under 40.

Kranti has two sons aged 11yrs and 9yrs. She is an involved mother balancing her role as mom and entrepreneur with equal passion and care. .

A turnaround expert and a driven leader - Nina Elavia Jaipuria has played a decisive role in scripting the future growth story of the kids category in India with NICKELODEON and driving the leadership agenda of the Hindi Mass Entertainment broadcast category with the COLORS franchise.

In an illustrious career spanning close to 3 decades across FMCG, telecom, broadcast and advertising, Nina has spearheaded numerous landmark product launches, campaigns, and strategic business innovations and initiatives. After completing her MBA from Sydenham Institute of Management, Nina started her journey in advertising with the memorable launch of Surf Excel at Lintas. She moved on to Colgate to look after their Cibaca toothbrush portfolio followed by her shift to BPL Cellular to work on its customer acquisition strategy. She started her stint in the broadcast industry with Sony Entertainment Television where she launched iconic brand campaigns for industry leading shows such as JassiJaisi Koi Nahi, Indian Idol and the current social phenomena - Bigg Boss.

Since taking on the leadership mantle of the kids cluster at Viacom18, Nina has built an inspired and talented team that has fuelled Nickelodeon’s sustained category leadership that has stood the test of time. It continues to remain an undisputed No 1 in ratings and engagement, achieved through taking calculated risks, pioneering game changing initiatives and introducing successful local IPs such as Motu Patlu, Rudra, Shiva and many more.

It is the success of Nina’s vision for the kids’ cluster and her strong understanding of the consumer and the broadcast industry that led to her repeating the turnaround story with the network’s flagship Brand and Business - The Hindi Mass entertainment cluster (COLORS, Rishtey and Cineplex). Under her aegis COLORS has emerged as a leading Hindi Mass entertainment brand on the back of its innovation, engagement, and an inclusive content strategy with blockbuster shows such as Bigg Boss, ChotiSardaarni, Barrister Babu among others.

A remarkable people’s person, Nina leads an inspired team at Nickelodeon and Colors and is reckoned for her ability to attract, grow, and nurture talent. Nina has also been voted as one of IMPACT’s “50 Most Influential Women in Indian Media, Marketing & Advertising” for 9 years. Nina chairs the Internal “POSH” committee at Viacom18 and has also been a part of the reputed and prestigious “FICCI Women on Corporate Board” program. She is also a committed Philanthropist and is an active member of the Social Venture Partners (SVP) and supports many charities in her individual capacity. Married with one daughter, Nina also loves to travel and soak in world cultures.

Chairman of Media Research Users Council(MRUC) and Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations(ABC).

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Science. He has been in Communication profession from 1970. 1987 onwards joined Board of Directors of Ushodaya Enterprises Pvt ltd, publishers of Eenadu Telugu newspaper and ETV group channels. He was the past Chairman of Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) and founder member of Media Research Users Council (MRUC) as well as Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF). He is also on the Board of Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), International News Media Association (INMA), Broadcast Audience Resarch Council (BARC) and also had a long innings at The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) as a Board member for above 15 years. Currently the Chairman of Media Research Users Council (MRUC) and Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC).

Ramesh Narayan is an Execom Member of the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) and a Mancom member of the India chapter of the IAA.

In 2014, he was inducted into the International Advertising Association (India Chapter)Hall of Fame. In the same year, he was honored by the Advertising Agencies Association of India (the apex body of advertising agencies in India) with its Lifetime Achievement Award and a special award from the Public relations Society of India.

In 2015, he was honored as the Global Champion by the IAA at its inaugural Inspire Awards in London. In November 2017, he received the Special Award for his distinguished service to the industry in the Asian region, by the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations at the AdAsia Bali.

He is currently a member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Committee for Investor Awareness and Protection.and also a member of the Supreme Court (nominated three-person Committee) on Content Regulation in Government Advertising.

Ramesh Narayan founded and oversaw the creative and management functions of Canco Advertising from 1983 to 2006. The agency had an impressive roster of blue-chip clients in the areas of finance, insurance, infrastructure, and media, and earned a name for its professionalism.

Ramesh has been very active in the advertising industry.

President of the Advertising Club (two terms) and was also Chairman of the prestigious ABBY awards committee and editor of their award-winning magazine, SOLUS.

The First Indian to judge the finals of the EFFIE awards (for advertising effectiveness) in New York.

He held two terms as President of the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) the apex body of agencies in the country. It was in his term, that the widely hailed agreement to treat advertising agencies as business partners was signed with the Indian Broadcasters Association.

President of the India chapter of the IAA (2017-18). In the India Chapter of the IAA, he is credited with conceptualizing and rolling out the Olive Crown Awards, Asia's first and only awards that salute excellence in communicating sustainability.

Chairman, Planning Committee of the AdAsia (2003) held in Jaipur, widely accepted as the biggest and most successful advertising convention of its kind.

Part of the core team that put together the mega IAA World Congress 2019.

He was on the Council (Board of Directors) of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) a tripartite body consisting of advertisers, agencies, and the media.

He was also on the Board of the National Readership Survey Council(NRSC) that carried out the prestigious National Readership Survey all over India.

Past President of the Rotary Club of Bombay (the largest Club of its kind in India), he is credited with conceiving the international award-winning skills -enhancement program Bhavishya Yaan for underprivileged children in Municipal Schools which currently impacts 1600 students in Mumbai and Ananda Yaan an Elder Day Care program which runs out of two locations in Mumbai as well as the Lighthouse Project for tiny tots in a slum in South Mumbai.

Few women exemplify the term ‘boss-lady’ like Neena. A true trailblazer in digital media and advertising, Neena has more than 20 years of experience building organisations that lead change in effective and efficient communications. After a decade with BBC Worldwide, Neena has nurtured Zirca from an inspired vision into a 150-strong, multi-million-dollar enterprise with a consistent winning streak. Neena is one of IMPACT 50’s Most Influential Women in Media (2019).

The Economic Times Brand Equity Ad Agency Reckoner ranks Sam as "India's Most Influential Media Person" for 10 consecutive years. Sam is also the recipient of the Advertising Agencies Association of India's Lifetime Achievement Award, Ad Club of Kolkata's Hall of Fame Award and has entered the International Advertising Association’s (IAA) Hall of Fame.

Sam is currently the head of the completely Indian owned Madison World, which offers services in 11 specialized functions in Advertising, Media, Business Analytics, Out-of-Home, PR, Retail, Rural, Activation, Entertainment and Sports. Over the past 31 years, Madison has grown to become India's largest Indian owned communication company employing about 1,000 communication experts, with offices in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Thailand, serving 550 Advertisers.

Sam has over 45 years experience in Marketing, Advertising and Media of which the last 31 years have been entrepreneurial.

After two decades of leadership in the Media & Advertising industry, Alok Jalan, Managing Director, Laqshya Media Group, is acknowledged as one of the people who revolutionisedthe Out of Home eco-system. Alok continues to spearhead the OOH industry by setting up strong practices and initiating some method to the madness. A Governor of the Indian Outdoor Advertising Association (IOAA), Alok is respectedfor his extensive domain knowledge, data-driven approach, and business acumen in the fraternity. On behalf of the OOH industry, Alok has steered regulatorydialogue with the government for a more symbiotic relationship; championed the acceptance of transparency in business, structured the roll-out of digitisation of OOH and evangelised Smart Cities in the fraternity – thereby bringing his industry tothe springboard from which it will claim its rightful place as one of the primary advertising media in the country. The younger generation of professionals and entrepreneurs in this medium look up to him as an agent of change.

Over the last few years, Alok has sharpened his focus on Technology, Research and Creativity – the traditional weaknesses of OOH. Laqshya Media Group has invested heavily in the development of the ground-breaking tool, SHARP (short for Strategic Hyperlocal AI-aided Reach Planner) to make the OOH medium credibly measurable. His focus on Research and Creativity has resulted in the numerous awards and trophies won by Team Laqshya across the three business verticals of OOH, Digital and Experiential Marketing. And the burgeoning portfolio of clients bear testimony to his attention to business opportunities and, critically, to his attention to building up a team of talented managers.

Alokhas now trained his sight on Global interactions and opportunities. He is currently pursuing the Owner’s/Presidents Management Programme (OPM) from Harvard University, and still manages to make time to actively contribute to various National and International Boards and Bodies in the Advertising eco system.

Right from Laqshya Media’s inception in 1998, ethics and empathy have been Alok’s guiding principles. Alok believes that ‘great leaders do not set out to be leaders; they set out to make a difference’. It’s never about the role for him, it’s always about the goal.And the goal that Alok Jalan has set for Laqshya Media Group is simple: “To be acknowledged as the most technologically-advanced, customer-focussed converged-media brand in India and, indeed,the World”.

Rajeev Beotra born on 30th Jan 1968, He holds a Master’s Degree, MBA in Marketing from Punjab University, Chandigarh, and has over 30 years of experience across various industries and geographies.

Before joining the Media Industry in 2005, Rajeev worked in FMCG and Durables Industries in leading organisations such as Asian Paints, Coca-Cola, and Whirlpool. In his 15+ years in the Media Industry, Rajeev has worked with Star India and HT Media. His past roles have been as Head of Advertising Revenues in both HT Media, for Print revenues; and in Star India for Television revenues. He was the CEO of HT Media’s Print business before moving into his current role as Executive Director, in charge of revenues, advertising and distribution.

Monica Nayyar Patnaik, is a management professional with a rich experience of 27 years.

She is the Managing Director of Sambad Group - Odisha’s No.1 media house. Its flagship brand in print is “Sambad”, Odisha’s most widely read and largest circulated No.1 Odia daily. Others are FM radio “Radio Choklate 104 FM- Odisha’s apna No.1”, TV- 24x7 Odia news channel “Kanak News”, Entertainment- Eastern Opera, Digital- sambad.in, sambadgroup.in and CSR- Ama Odisha.

She is the Past Chairperson of FICCI - Odisha State Council. She is the Governing Body Member of AROI (Association of Radio Operators of India) She is the Managing Committee Member of International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter.

A student of Delhi Public School (R K Puram), she was a three-time topper of the prestigious Hindu College. While pursuing post graduation in Molecular Biology from Delhi University, she also held fellowships from the renowned Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore) and did business management in international and domestic marketing from Delhi. Furthermore, she has completed a leadership course from University of Oxford, as well. She is also pursuing her PhD from KIIT School of Management.

She is also a national governing body member of FICCI- Media & Entertainment Skills Council. Monica regularly participates as chief speaker, panellist, presenter in the national fora for media and entertainment and has been a soft skills trainer for IT giants such as IBM, Infosys, etc.

Ashok has been a professional manager from 1989 - 19 years in Unilever and 8 years in ABP News Network Pvt. Ltd. - an ABP Group company (formerly a News Corp International and ABP joint venture) which runs India's largest news TV network. In his stint of 19 years with Unilever, he worked on the foods and personal care side of the business in sales, marketing and general management roles. He was the Vice President and Business Head - Skincare for Unilever in India before moving on, in 2008 of the CEO – ABP News Network Pvt. Ltd. In 2017 he stepped out to be an entrepreneur and is currenly busy with his own media startup.

Positions Held:
He was the former President and Director on the Board of the News Broadcasters Association (NBA). He has been a Vice President for 4 years and Director of NBA for 7 years and Chaired their HR and Sales sub committees. He is also a former Director of Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF). Ashok was also a member of the Digitization Task Force appointed by Government of India. Awards:
Award of the 'CEO with best HR Orientation' in 2010 bestowed by The World HRD Congress. Award for 'Media Person of the Year' in 2010 by The World Brand Congress. 'The Achievers & Leaders Award for Excellence in Brand Building' in Sri Lanka - India - South Africa - Singapore Partnership Summit in 2010. Award for 'Excellence in Business Leadership' in 2011 by Asian Confederation of Businesses in Asian Leadership Awards Dubai. Ashok has also featured twice, in the World CMO Council‘s list of India’s 75 top marketers.

Other Interests:
Ashok is actively engaged in speaking in various media forums nationally and internationally and has been a recipient of numerous awards in his illustrious career

Education:
Ashok is a B.Tech from Bombay University and has done his management post graduation from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and the Harvard Business School.

Mr. Rahul Johri was the President – Business at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. In this role Rahul is responsible for leading the integrated revenue and monetisation team to drive a more synergised value generation engine.

In his previous stint, Rahul was associated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as its first CEO, being the driving force in powering the improvement in monetisation of assets including the IPL & the BCCI Media & Sponsorship rights.

Prior to BCCI, Rahul was associated with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific for 15 years where he successfully led the turnaround of the Company, working across all aspects of the value chain.

At Discovery, Rahul successfully launched multiple new networks, improved revenue generation, affiliate partnerships, viewership growth, programming, productions, operations, government relations and managed the Sony Affiliate Joint Venture – The One Alliance.

With a rich experience of over 30 years, Rahul is the recipient of several prestigious awards and accolades.

Co-founder and Partner of influencing platform on luxury for men, The Corner Room Project, Founder of luxury consulting outfit, The Horologists and the former Publisher and President of the Chitralekha Group, Mitrajit has been among the longest serving publishers in Indian media and among the most influential commentators in the world of horology. He has written more than 400 articles in various publications, authored two books titled Life Money Can’t Buy and Grand Hours and hosts a weekly celebrity chat show Bollywood TALKies with Outlook. When not delving into the complex world of mechanical watchmaking, he is enjoying the good life thrown around this fascinating industry and meeting eminent personalities like John Travolta, Buzz Aldrin, Leonardo DiCaprio and Salma Hayek to name a few.

He quit his Day Job- as he calls his publishing responsibility- in 2018, to devote full time to writing columns, brand consulting and influencing.

Not shirking from taking industry initiatives, he has donned the role of President of Association of Indian Magazines- the nodal body of magazines in India and is currently a member of the management committee of The Advertising Club, Mumbai. He has served as jury and jury chair in many advertising and media awards including the Abby Awards and is the current Chairperson of the Effie India Awards.

Rani Reddy is a senior Marketing professional with more than 25 years of experience in the areas of Advertising, Marketing and Media. Having started her career with BPL Ltd at Bangalore, Rani headed the appliances marketing department at BPL's central marketing organization in Bangalore.

In 2001 Rani Reddy moved to work at O&M’s Mumbai office. At O&M Rani had the opportunity to work on a host of brands in several categories. In 2006 Rani returned to Hyderabad to head O&M's Hyderabad office. In 2008 she joined the Sakshi Media Group as a whole Time Director and currently is a Director Corporate Affairs overseeing the functions related to HR, Corporate Communications and IT. A mother of two boys her interests include community service, reading, cooking, travelling, singing and meeting people.

Maha has over four decades of professional services in Marketing, Publishing, Communications and IT industry. His last employment was with Sky cell Communications Limited (now Airtel) as VP-Corporate Affairs in 1995. Prior to his appointment with Sky cell, Maha was the Chief Operating Officer of GETIT Infomediary Limited (A Bell Canada Enterprise). He was responsible for setting up of the entire Yellow Pages operations in India. He played a key role in the introduction of the Yellow Pages in the Indian Market. Maha has travelled the world extensively in his over 40 Years of Professional career. Maha started his own enterprise in 1996 under the banner Purple Infotech Ltd as Chairman and Managing Director and setup the entire distribution channel for Point-of-Sale Systems and peripherals for Epson and Casio Japan in India. Maha also played a pioneering role in the introduction of POS system and Mobile Applications for the retail and utility industry. In the year 2006, Maha diversified into hardcore technology solutions in the field of Traffic, Security and Surveillance and developed a State-of-the-art digital Traffic Management System for Tamil Nadu Police with the introduction of E-Ticketing system, which was a first in India paving the way for other Law Enforcement agencies in India to emulate the system.

Maha kept pace with emerging technologies to offer scalable solutions to customers and his key area of interests are Digital Marketing & Communication, Security and Surveillance including the Cyber space. Currently Maha is the Corporate Advisor- Netcon Technologies Limited, an Indian IT Infrastructure Company. Has a passion for getting involved in social and public activities and played a significant role in the organization of the Asian Games held in India in 1982 and was also the Joint Secretary of the Madras Advertising Club in 1989-91 during that period a World Advertising Conference was held in Chennai. Maha till recently VP-Business Development of the Global body of International Advertising Association and successfully conducted a World Summit – NATIONS AS BRANDS in 2022 as its Chairman of the organizing Committee. An industry veteran of over 40 years, Maha brings with him an excellent network of contacts in both Government and Private institutions across the globe.

Surinder is a Bachelor of Commerce from Shriram College of Commerce and a Chartered Accountant with a merit rank of 16 from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. An accomplished business leader with over 30 years of experience, Surinder brings with him a wealth of experience & expertise in setting up and managing large teams and retail distribution, product management & relationship management across customer segments at various evolutionary stages of business, from set up to scale, with a strong focus on profitable business growth. He has worked with companies likes Paytm Payments Bank, RBL Bank, HDFC Bank, ABN Amro Bank & Standard Chartered Bank. Now he is the President with Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd – the company that publishes the Times of India, the Economic Times and many other marquee newspapers On the personal front, Surinder is an enthusiastic cricket fan, and an avid movie buff.

Ajay Kakar is the Head of Corporate Branding at Adani Group, a leading diversified conglomerate in India.

With over 30 years of experience as a Brand & Marketing strategist, Mr. Kakar has held key roles, including Chief Marketing Officer at Aditya Birla Capital, Head of Branding at Reliance Capital and Executive Director at Ogilvy and Mather, where he led their Financial Practice and Public Relations consultancy.

He has been an advisor to several industry bodies, including AMFI & SEBI. He has been the President of PRCAI & a long standing Managing Committee member of The Advertising Club of India and is on the Managing Committee of IAA.

Kari Krishnamurthy is the Chief Commercial Officer with Truecaller and has been associated with the organisation for over 10 years now. He is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in the industry.

The Truecaller journey began in 2013 with India as its home market and Kari leading the charge from a small, one-room office. It was a transition from a pure play consumer marketing role to an evolved business development & marketing role. Prior to joining Truecaller, Kari has worked with Aircel as Head of Marketing- operations, branding and experiential marketing, Hutchison Essar as Head of Brand Communication and Bharti Airtel as Head of Marketing Communications.

He is a Business Management graduate who first dipped his toes in advertising to begin with in the late 90’s. Soon after, he joined the fledgling telecom Industry in India in the early 2000s. It was a period of immense growth when the sheer potential of the Indian market was just being realised. His professional journey in the telecom industry has been dotted with important brand works, handling P&L, heading the marketing for a region to finally heading marketing activations at a corporate level in India

Bharat Gupta is the Chief Executive Officer of Jagran New Media, the digital wing of India’s largest print and radio publisher group, Jagran Prakashan Ltd. With more than 23 years of stellar experience to his credit, Bharat has been at the helm of managing and turning around diverse media businesses across print, radio, ground activation, and digital. With over 100 million users, JNM is among the top internet media groups in India.

Bharat has played a pivotal role in spearheading the vision and credo statement of JNM, premised on providing “factual and credible content that empowers ‘New Bharat’ through knowledge, information, and POV towards an inclusive and progressive society”. With a specific focus on fostering an equitable work environment, Jagran New Media extensively embraces and champions diversity in a multitude of aspects, including age, gender, and ethnicity. Embodying the three intertwined values of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which are at the heart of the organizational culture owing to their pivotal role in ensuring higher innovation, growth, engagement, and retention of employees and other stakeholders.

Under Bharat’s guidance, VishvasNews.com, the fact-checking wing of Jagran New Media, with its flagship and award-winning programme, Sach Ke Sathi, has attained multiple international grants and awards. In 2022, Bharat brought together the IAMAI, Meta, and India’s 10 leading newsrooms to collaborate on a capacity-building year-long fellowship programme. Vishvas.News participated and presented two case studies at GlobalFact 9 and GlobalFact 10 summits by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) in the year 2022 and 2023. Bharat is also the founding member of the Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA), a cross-industry collaborative effort to combat and limit the spread of misinformation.



In addition to his present role as CEO, Bharat is also serving as the President of the INMA South Asia Division (International News & Media Association), he is also a Governing Council Member and Co-Chair at the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI); a founding member of the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA); a Board Member of the International Fact Check Network (IFCN); an Advisory Board Member of FT Strategies, London; and a Member of the Google Global News Advisory Group and YouTube Global News Advisory Group; and the founding member & President of the Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA), a cross-industry collaborative effort to combat and limit the spread of misinformation.

In recognition of his achievements in the industry, he was awarded ‘Youth Achievers Award’ at the Sixth Global Marketing and Social Media Awards, in 2014. Jagran New Media was certified by GPTW (Great Place to Work) for 3 years in a row and was bestowed with Best Place to Work (Media) in 2021. For his contributions, GPTW recognised Bharat as One of India’s Best Leaders in Times of Crisis 2021. He has been awarded as DMA Trailblazer Award 2023 in the “Women” category under “Individual Excellence” for his impactful vision and leadership in shaping HerZindagi’s incredible journey to make it the No.1 leading women's website in just 5 years and touching the hearts of over 20 million people monthly.

Being a people-oriented team leader, Bharat is sincerely committed to revolutionizing Indian media by managing high-performing teams and encouraging new-age innovation.

Chrome DM, a 16-year-old leader in big data and analytics, excels in optimizing TV distribution, measuring digital audiences, and providing comprehensive brand and consumer research. Additionally, Chrome DM is renowned for its influential industry reports and white papers.

Pankaj Krishna is the Founder & CEO of Chrome DM, which he launched in 2008 after over 10 years in the broadcast and media industry with STAR, India Today, and UTV. He began his career in 1996 as a door-to-door credit card salesman for Citibank’s DSA and later worked in sales and marketing for TATA BP. In 2000, he transitioned to television, joining STAR Network, where he quickly excelled and became Brand Manager of National Geographic Channel at 28. He later joined India Today and then UTV, where he rose to Business Head of UTV’s movie channels. Seeing the need for an unbiased audit company in the TV Cable & Satellite sector, Pankaj founded Chrome DM to provide comprehensive solutions for strategy, research, and distribution audits.

Aditya was born in a military family. Growing up, he moved homes every couple of years. His travels and life in small towns across the country inspired an appreciation of culture and an appetite for constant change. Unwittingly, these early influences prepared him for a career in advertising.

He started his Omnicom journey with Mudra in 2003 as a strategic planner, taking on various responsibilities over the years including that of the Chief Strategy Officer. He helped shape India’s most successful independent advertising agency into an Omnicom-owned integrated marketing communications group. As the CEO of Omnicom Advertising Group (OAG), he brings together the power of three world-class creative networks BBDO, DDB and TBWA in India.

He has overseen globally recognized Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives like The Phyllis Project that builds and develops a community of women leaders; and Open Pride focused on respectful representation in creative work and an inclusive work environment. Building on Omnicom’s reputation as the most effective creative network in the world, Aditya was on the Cannes Creative Effectiveness jury in 2023 and served as jury president for the category at Spikes Asia 2024. As a strategist and agency head, he’s been awarded at Cannes, WARC, D&AD, Spikes Asia and the Effie’s across categories including a Gold at Cannes for Audience Insight and Creative Strategy.

Aditya graduated with honors in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and is a gold medalist from MICA, Ahmedabad. He lives in Mumbai with his wife and enjoys seeing the world afresh through the eyes of his young son.

Manish Anandani is the Managing Director, India at Kenvue, world’s largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue. Manish is also a member of the Kenvue Asia Pacific Leadership team.

A seasoned global leader in the FMCG industry, Manish brings over two decades of rich industry experience across Consumer Health, Food & Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods with strong capabilities in brand marketing, sales, customer management, e-commerce having worked with eminent global companies in India and other international markets.

Previously, Manish was the Managing Director for Kenvue Philippines where he led the region’s growth and expansion bringing robust technology-led data and insights to create long-term value for customers and the business.

In 2018, Manish joined Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health (now Kenvue), as Vice President, Sales and Professional Marketing for India and Southern Asia. In this role, he championed a digital-first approach in the sales function, spearheaded the e-commerce business and rapidly scaled capabilities in the India business delivering exceptional double-digit growth.

Prior to J&J, Manish worked with Colgate-Palmolive as Worldwide Director-Retail & Shopper Marketing and Customer Development Capabilities. During his tenure with the company, he developed long-term sales strategies, people development and introduced disruptive solutions to improve business efficiencies and profitability. Manish began his career with PepsiCo India.

Manish holds a degree in Electronics, and an MBA in Marketing and Leadership from the Tuck School of Business in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Outside of work, Manish is an avid golfer and loves traveling.

Subramanyeswar, better known as Subbu, is the Group CEO & Chief Strategy officer – Asia Pacific of MullenLowe Group. He is also the Global Chair – Strategy of the Group.

He has spent two-and-a-half decades in advertising and marketing, having worked at Wipro, Publics, Rediffusion Y&R, and Saatchi & Saatchi in the markets of India, US and UK.

Some of the businesses/brands he anchored include Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Colgate, Citibank, General Mills, Samsung, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Tea, Tanishq, Idea Cellular, Britannia, Google, Flipkart, Fastrack, Swiggy, ZEE, TVS and so on.

Subbu has been awarded ‘South Asia Planner of the Year’ twice – 2014 & 2015, by the world-renowned Campaign magazine.

Subbu has authored and won 148 awards at India Effies, APAC Effies, Global Effies, Asian Marketing Effectiveness, WARC and the globally distinguished Jay Chiat by 4A’s - American Association of Advertising Agencies. He has also been Jury Chair at Jay Chiat Awards for Strategic Excellence in 2021 and 2022 and judged the coveted IPA Effectiveness Awards 2022 in UK, APAC Effies, AME, WARC, and India Effies.

He has played a leading role in MullenLowe Lintas Group (MLLG) becoming the No.1 agency in India and APAC, and No.2 globally on the Effie Index ranking. MLLG was also awarded ‘Agency of the year’ several times at India and APAC Effies, and by Tambuli, Campaign South Asia, Ad Age, and WARC with Subbu helming the leadership from the strategy end.

A regular columnist and passionate educationalist, he is also a visiting faculty at top business schools IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, in India and the distinguished Kellogg School of Management, Illinois and MIT Sloan, Boston in US. He also addressed several business and marketing forums across the globe including SXSW in Austin, Texas.

Subbu is the author of ‘Brands to Stands,’ a groundbreaking book that celebrates the authentic and highly captivating stories of how 25 of India’s leading brands have created brand marketing history by adopting a point of view, taking a stand, and spearheading purposeful action.

Sangeeta Pendurkar is the CEO of Pantaloons and Jaypore, at Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL).

Sangeeta has had a successful career of over 30 years spanning across four diverse sectors i.e. FMCG, pharmaceuticals, financial services and retail. Prior to her current role, she was the Managing Director for Kellogg - India and South Asia.

Before joining Kellogg India, she has held senior positions at Coca-Cola India, HSBC Bank, Hindustan Unilever and at Novartis (then Hindustan Ciba-Geigy), where she started her career.

She has been listed as Fortune’s most powerful women in business for six consecutive years from 2012 to 2017. She is one of the top 50 most influential women in media and marketing for 2020. She is also on Business Today’s list of Most Powerful women in Indian Business for 2020. She was also recognized as the “CEO of the Year” at the ET Prime Women Leadership Awards, 2020.

Sangeeta has held various industry positions, during her career. She was the Chairperson of the FICCI - Food Processing Committee, for two consecutive years when she was part of the food industry. She is currently an Independent Director on the board of Vistara Airlines & on the board of Signify Innovations India Limited.

Mr. Devndra Chawla is MD & CEO of GreenCell Mobility. Mr. Chawla lead’s the company’s vision of being the pioneer in creating a sustainable ecosystem for shared e-mass mobility space and building NueGo, India’s leading intercity electric bus mobility brand.

Mr. Chawla has a rich & varied experience of over 25 years in Consumer Business, FMCG, and Retail, working with startups, entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 companies at senior leadership roles.

Mr. Chawla was until recently the MD & CEO of Spencer's Retail and Nature’s Basket. Prior to that, he was associated with Walmart India as EVP & COO and was CEO of Future Consumer Limited & Group President - Food, FMCG, Brands. He also served as the CEO - Food business as well as the CEO- Private Brands at Future Group. Previously with Coca Cola, he led various roles including Area Operations Director and Director - Route to Market, Customer Service, Operations. He also had stints with Reliance Retail and Asian Paints.

Mr. Chawla has completed his AMP from Harvard Business School, PG Diploma in Digital Business from EMERITUS, MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management and is a Gold medallist in Engineering from Pune university. He has been a mentor to many start-ups and a keen observer of consumer behaviour. He has been a part of leading national committees of CII & FICCI and has been bestowed with multiple awards. He takes keen interest in Marketing, development of start-up ecosystem and in his spare time also teaches at Management institutes.