Winners Corner

Agenda

THE NEW INDIAN CONSUMER. THE NEW D2C PLAYBOOK.

REGISTRATION
WELCOME ADDRESS
Annurag-Batra

DR. ANNURAG BATRA
Chairman & Editor in Chief
BW BusinessWorld and Founder, e4m

Nawal-Ahuja

NAWAL AHUJA
Co-Founder & Director
exchange4media

HEADLINE TALK
Masterclass in scaling D2C brands
GAURAV

GAURAV KHATRI
CEO & Co-Founder
Noise

Utsav Malhotra

UTSAV MALHOTRA
COO
Noise

SPOTLIGHT SESSION
Building digital-first brands with full-funnel marketing
Kapil Sharma

KAPIL SHARMA
Director
Amazon Ads

PANEL DISCUSSION
Beyond the Website: Why Omnichannel is the New Growth Engine
Saurabh Munjal

SAURABH MUNJAL
Co-Founder & CEO
Archian Foods (Lahoori Zeera)

Srishti Tanwani

SRISHTI TANWANI
Co-Founder & CEO
Indo Era

Dhruv Aggarwal

DHRUV AGGARWAL
CGO
Emami

Nisha Khatri

NISHA KHATRI
Head of Marketing
Libas

Daman Bali

SIDDHARTH VAYA
Senior VP & Business Head
Dot & Key

STANDALONE SESSION
You Own the Customer, But You Rent the Reach: The D2C Data Sovereignty Playbook
Tarun Kishore

TARUN KISHORE
CBO
Saptharushi

PANEL DISCUSSION
Quick Commerce Gold Rush: Winning the 10-Minute Consumer
Ripunjay Chachan

RIPUNJAY CHACHAN
Co-Founder
Wellversed

Aman J Jain

AMAN J JAIN
CEO
Doodhvale Farms

Avi Kumar

AVI KUMAR
CMO
Ferns N Petals

Pratik Agrawal

PRATIK AGRAWAL
Head - Ecommerce & D2C
Zydus Wellness

Srikar Adavi

SRIKAR ADAVI
VP - Ads Monetization Quick Commerce
Instamart

Srikar Adavi

Moderator - Kunal Danda
SVP
Hiveminds

Winning Festive season With Google & YouTube
Ila Wadhwa

ILA WADHWA
Head- Mid Market Sales
Google India

LUNCH
STANDALONE SESSION
THINK INCREMENTAL! Optimizing Ad Spend for Demand Creation Vs Demand Capture
Pratham Hegde

PRATHAM HEGDE
Founder
truelift

PANEL DISCUSSION
Retail Media & Brands: A Winning Formula Across Every Channel
Satyam Singh

SATYAM SINGH
AVP-D2C, Marketplaces Modern Trade & Exports, Campus Activewear

Pratik Udeshi

PRATIK UDESHI
Head of LCS - CPG Beauty
Amazon Now Amazon Ads

Shivaani D Mallik

SHIVAANI D MALLIK
Marketing Director
Da Milano Leathers

STANDALONE SESSION
Beyond Dashboard and Prompts: AI That Takes Action at Scale
Meher Patel

MEHER PATEL
Founder
Hector Ai

FIRESIDE CHAT
Building an Iconic D2C Brand
Deepak Gupta

DEEPAK GUPTA
Co-Founder & COO
Bombay Shaving Company

Shaily Mehrotra

SHAILY MEHROTRA
Co-Founder & CEO
FixDerma

TASMAYEE LAHA ROY

Moderator : TASMAYEE LAHA ROY
Editor
exchange4media

PANEL DISCUSSION
Influencer Commerce From Content Creators to Revenue Drivers OR Performance Marketing in 2026: Scaling Without Burning Cash
Arpit Upadhya

Arpit Upadhya
CGO
BeastLife

Vimarsh Razdan

VIMARSH RAZDAN
Co-Founder & CEO
Underneat

Saahil Nayar

SAAHIL NAYAR
VP & Business Head
BHonasa Consumer

Abhishek Marla

ABHISHEK MARLA
Co-Founder & Director Revenue Partnerships, The Marvel of Everything

Damandeep Singh Soni

DAMANDEEP SINGH SONI
CBO - Ecommerce
Astrotralk

Damandeep Singh Soni

Moderator: SHANTANU DAVID
Assistant editor - Technology
exchange4media

FIRESIDE CONVERSATION
The Biggest FMCG Acquisition in Indian D2C: Inside The Innovist–L'Oréal Story
Sifat Khurana

Sifat Khurana
Co-Founder & CMO
Innovist

Sandhi Sarun

Moderator: Sandhi Sarun
Senior Correspondent
exchange4media

PANEL DISCUSSION
Beyond Generative AI: How D2C Brands Are Turning AI Into Growth
Vedansh-Kumar

VEDANSH KUMAR
CMO
boAt

Midhula Devabhaktuni

MIDHULA DEVABHAKTUNI
Founder
Mivi

Nikhil Sareen

NIKHIL SAREEN
Co-Founder
Qubo

Shuchi Pandya

SHUCHI PANDYA
Principal
Fireside Ventures

Kanishk Arya

KANISHK ARYA
COO
SleepyCat

Ayush Bansal

MODERATOR : AYUSH BANSAL
Director
Liberty Shoes Ltd