Kartikeya Sharma

VP Marketing- South Asia, AB InBev

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Kishankumar Shyamalan

Managing Partner, Wavemaker India

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Sapangeet Rajwant

Head – Colors, Marketing & Digital

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Simeran Bhasin

Co-Founder, Brag

I started off my career in 1998, spending almost a year and a half as Sales Executive& then Marketing Manager with Manipal Group of Hotels in Bangalore, before leaving in 1999 to pursue my Post Graduate Studies at TAPMI, Manipal.

I joined Titan as a Management Trainee in 2001. After a 2 year stint in field sales and sales operations, I moved into marketing spending the next 2 years focusing primarily on repositioning and relaunching Fastrack as an independent youth brand in June 2005.

In 2005, I had a Brief stint as Brand Manager for the Cheese & Butter lines with the biscuit and dairy major Britannia.

In 2006, post a restructuring within Titan, Fastrack was spun off into a separate SBU within the watch division and I was called back in early 2006 to lead the marketing of Fastrack Watches. Over the next 2 years I was given charge of the entire brand and the sunglasses category was added to my portfolio and I went on to take over the marketing of the Licensed Brand portfolio of watches as additional responsibility. I slowly extended Fastrack into other fashion accessories like bags, belts, wallets, helmets. I also led the brand’s foray into physical retail, conceptualising and launching Fastrack’s first Exclusive Brand Outlet in Feb 2009 and building a retail operations team below me that grew the retail chain of Fastrack Stores to 140 stores pan India.

At the end of March, 2014, after almost 11 years of building Fastrack and a 13 year stint with The Titan Company, I moved to Bangalore’s very own garage brand – Wildcraft, to develop and lead the brand strategy. In December 2014 launched Wildcraft’s new brand identity, new line of outdoor clothing and shoes

In April 2016 I turned entrepreneur to start a company with college batch-mate , Ivy Chin. A long time dream to launch an innerwear brand came true 8 months into entrepreneurship when we launch BRAG – the country’s first and only teen focussed innerwear brand. BRAG now retails out of 160 multi-brand innerwear retail stores across 25 cities

Awards & Honours:
• Named in Fortunes Magazines Top 40 under 40 - 2014
• Named in Impact Magazines Top 50 Women in Media , Marketing and Advertising 2014
• Named in Economic Times Top 40 Executives under 40 , 2014
• Named in Economic Times" India Inc's top 25 Rising Women Leaders" in 2015

Srinivasa Rao

Senior Vice President- Marketing, Lifestyle International

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Sunay Bhasin

Chief Marketing Officer, MTR Foods

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Vaishali Verma

CEO, Initiative India

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Vinod Hayagriv

Managing Director & Director, C. Krishniah Chetty Group of Jewellers

As one of the three promoters and as Managing Director & Director of C Krishniah Chetty Group of Jewellers, Vinod started his career in 1975.

He joined full time after his Gemological studies in Santa Monica and Hong Kong and today is a well-known personality in the world of gems and jewellery across India and the world. Known as a thought leader in the industry, is invited to several strategy and policy discussions across India & the World.

Vinod was unanimously, and in absentia, elected as the Chairman of The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation in 2009 (now All India Gems and Jewellery Domestic Trade Council) served as a Director on the Board of World Diamond Council as one of only two members chosen from India, was a Director on The Gems and Jewellery Sector Skills Council (formed under the National Skill Development Council (Govt of India), Chairman Legal Committee Of the All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation and a member of The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council. He is also one of the Founder Members Of Young Presidents Organization Bangalore Chapter in 1995.

With enriched experience which is often sought along with his innovative ideas, Vinod confidently occupies the ‘thought leader’ position in the industry. He travels extensively for business and service. An avid traveller, and a club golfer for 35 years. His ethical practices are steadfast.

Current Positions held:

• Member, World Diamond Council
• Member, Legal Committee, GJF
• Past Chairman, The All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation
• Member, World Presidents Organization
• Director, Gem & Jewellery Sector Skills Council of India
• Director, CKC Group of Companies
• Winner of several awards including:
• • Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gems and Jewellery Industry.
  • Lifetime Achievement Award from the Retail Sector in 2016.
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Management from KEISIE 2016.
  • India’s Greatest Leaders 2016-17 chosen by Consumer & Industry from Asia One.

Vishak Kumar

Chief Executive Officer, Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, Lifestyle Brands
Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited

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Abhinav Khare

CEO Asianet News Digtal

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Anand Pathak

Marketing Head. Netmeds.com

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Sanjeev Shukla

Group Chief Marketing Officer Muthoot Pappachan Group

Sanjeev Shukla is the Chief Marketing Officer at Muthoot Pappachan Group. He brings with him over 25 years of rich work experience. Sanjeev has held several leadership positions looking after strategic marketing, corporate launch, brand management, marketing and corporate communications, consumer engagement, digital marketing, media planning & buying and consumer engagement.

He took charge as Group Chief Marketing Officer of Muthoot Pappachan Group in October 2017 and has played a key role in gearing up to the digitalization and various initiatives to boost the group businesses. He has worked with reputed brands in the past such as Hero Motor Corp, Hyundai Motor India Ltd, JWT India. During the tenure, he has launched corporates, launched products, handled brand development and extension, business growth, media planning and buying besides handling strategic management.

Currently, he is pursuing Doctoral (Fellowship) Programme in Brand Management from BIMTECH, Greater Noida. He is an alumni of University of Lucknow with an MBA in Marketing Management and holds a degree in Psychology, English Literature and Political Science. Amongst his other interests, Sanjeev loves writing and running.

Shridhar Mishra

Vice President- Digital Sales, Asianet News Network

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K. Madhavan

Managing Director, Peps Industries Pvt. Ltd.

K. Madhavan is one of the pioneers of the concept of branded mattresses in India. Known among his colleagues and rivals as “The Mattress Man of India”, he has had over 30 years of experience in the mattress industry. He founded Peps Industries Pvt. Ltd. in 2006, and in the last decade, he has been instrumental in building aRs 500 crore empire. Peps is currently the largest spring mattress company in India, with over 140 exclusive retail outlets spread all across the country, and a dealer network going beyond borders to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal as well.

Madhavan started his journey as a management trainee in the rubber industry and joined Kurl-On, Bangalore in the year 1977. During his tenure in the company, he became an integral part of the growth story of Kurl-On. By 2006, when the company had already reached its pinnacle in the mattress industry, he was serving as President of Operations for Kurl-On.

Mark Titus

General Manager, Marketing - Nippon Paint (India) Private Limited (Decorative Division)

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Rajkumar Paranthaman

Head of Marketing, AirAsia India

Raj is an airline Marketing professional with over 17 years of experience in sales and marketing across industries such as Aviation, IT and Pharma. He comes with a unique blend of leading large country market, multiple market clusters and managing group commercial function for an airline group in the Low Cost Carrier space. His areas of expertise include Commercial Management, eCommerce & Digital Marketing, Brand and Revenue Management. He has been part of the AirAsia India Commercial team from pre-launch stage and played a critical role in shaping up the airline’s Commercial strategy.

Ritesh Ghosal

Chief Marketing Officer, Croma (Infiniti Retail Ltd)

Ritesh is a student of human behaviour and its reflection in marketplace choices and the implications for products, propositions, brands and their communication.

Over the last two decades, he has built a track record of creating new brands (Tata Docomo, Minute Maid), re-inventing legacy brands (Photon, Thumps Up, Maaza) and adapting global brands to Indian realities (Coke, Fanta, Sprite.

As CMO at Croma, he is responsible for all aspects of demand generation –brand, communication, media, insights, customer lifecycle management. He also manages private label, institutional business and property for Croma.

An alumnus of IIM Bangalore, Ritesh started his career in advertising and market research agencies before moving onto a marketing assignment at Reckitt Benckiser.

Ever restless and seeking the thrill of a new challenge he has worked in 10 organizations across FMCG, Telecom and Retail. His two longest stints and most remarkable stints have been at Coca Cola India and Tata Docomo.

Pradeep Hejmadi

Group CEO, Aidem Ventures

Pradeep is a seasoned leader with over 22 years of well – rounded experience in the Indian Media Industry spanning Media Sales, Media Planning & Buying, Consumer Research, Business Planning & Product Development. With multi-dimensional understanding of media businesses, he has spear-headed & successfully launched innovative & first-in-class profit-bearing initiatives in the Indian Media Marketplace.

Having deep knowledge of consumer research and advanced analytics, experienced in building and leading large multi-disciplinary teams in matrix organizations, he has a passion of transforming datasets into business insights, driving operational efficiency and effectiveness in transnational organizations.

Pradeep is a motivational leader with a proven track record of isolating & converting challenges into opportunities.

Pradeep Hejmadi

Group CEO, Aidem Ventures

Pradeep is a seasoned leader with over 22 years of well – rounded experience in the Indian Media Industry spanning Media Sales, Media Planning & Buying, Consumer Research, Business Planning & Product Development. With multi-dimensional understanding of media businesses, he has spear-headed & successfully launched innovative & first-in-class profit-bearing initiatives in the Indian Media Marketplace.

Having deep knowledge of consumer research and advanced analytics, experienced in building and leading large multi-disciplinary teams in matrix organizations, he has a passion of transforming datasets into business insights, driving operational efficiency and effectiveness in transnational organizations.

Pradeep is a motivational leader with a proven track record of isolating & converting challenges into opportunities.

Pradeep Hejmadi

Group CEO, Aidem Ventures

Pradeep is a seasoned leader with over 22 years of well – rounded experience in the Indian Media Industry spanning Media Sales, Media Planning & Buying, Consumer Research, Business Planning & Product Development. With multi-dimensional understanding of media businesses, he has spear-headed & successfully launched innovative & first-in-class profit-bearing initiatives in the Indian Media Marketplace.

Having deep knowledge of consumer research and advanced analytics, experienced in building and leading large multi-disciplinary teams in matrix organizations, he has a passion of transforming datasets into business insights, driving operational efficiency and effectiveness in transnational organizations.

Pradeep is a motivational leader with a proven track record of isolating & converting challenges into opportunities.

Mayuri Saikia

Marketing Head, Roca Bathroom Products Pvt Ltd

Mayuri Saikia is the Marketing Head at Roca Bathrooms Products Pvt Ltd, 100% subsidiary of Spain based Roca Group, world leader in the definition of bathroom space. Having joined Roca Bathrooms Products Pvt Ltd in January 2015, Mayuri is responsible for establishing and scaling up the consumer marketing capabilities to drive sustainable and profitable growth for India Business.

As Marketing Head (Products and Brand) Mayuri has been instrumental in driving growth for all the six brands of Roca Bathroom Products Pvt. Ltd in India- Armani-Roca, Laufen, Roca, Parryware, Johnson Suisse and Johnson Pedder catering niche to mass segment through commercial and consumer route to marketing. She has been attributed with many firsts in her career including driving Parryware – Harpic partnership, which was a one of its kind initiative in the bathroom products industry. She has headed the launch of Roca's flagship India campaign 'Roca My Bathroom' in 2017 reinforcing brand leadership along with its expertise, lineage, design capabilities, and the experiences. Under her leadership, Parryware re-gained its market share and registered double-digit growth post it’sre-positioning in the India market as – ‘Always in Fashion’.

During her almost a decade of experience; Mayuri Saikia has been associated with HP Inkjet Laser printer for both consumer & commercial segment; leading the product launch, promotion and generating popularity for the brand. She is a postgraduate in marketing from EMPI Business School and has done her Bachelor’s from Cotton College, Guwahati specializing in Economics.