Deepak Subramanian (49) is the Executive Director – Home Care for Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), the Indian subsidiary of Unilever, and a publicly listed company in India with a market cap of USD 70 Billion.
In addition to serving as the Executive Director – Homecare, HUL, Deepak is also the General Manager of the Homecare Business of Unilever for the South Asia region.

Deepak joined Unilever as a Management Trainee in India in 1995, after completing his B.A.(Honors) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. In a global career spanning 28 years, he has lived and worked in India, Europe and Asia and has worked across local / regional / global Sales & Marketing roles and more recently in Board-level General Management roles, bearing full P&L responsibility.

Deepak is a Global Trustee (Member of the Global Board) of Forum for the Future, an international sustainability non-profit. He is also a non-executive Director of the Hindustan Unilever Foundation, Member of the Global Advisory Board of Insider (a Global Growth Management Platform) , The Web3 Marketing Association and an Advisor /Mentor / Investor in deeptech and sustainability start-ups and Venture Capital Funds like Antler and 500. He is a graduate of the Executive Programme at Singularity University and a Certified Chair from the Advisory Board Centre, Australia.

Mr. Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer – Marketing & Sales at Maruti Suzuki, is a business leader par excellence and is widely recognized as one of the most influential marketeers in India, having led and steered the Marketing & Sales function at Maruti Suzuki through its most challenging phases of covid pandemic and supply chain disruption.

In a career spanning more than 3 decades at Maruti Suzuki, Mr. Srivastava has worked in both domestic and international marketing, and has witnessed the evolution of Indian automotive industry from its nascent days to today’s hyper competitive phase.

An alumnus of the prestigious IIM Ahmedabad, in his current role, he is transforming Marketing & Sales function at Maruti Suzuki, and preparing it for the disruptive mobility ecosystem ahead. His digital transformation initiatives include making MSIL the 1 st automotive OEM globally to take vehicle bookings on Metaverse.

For his contributions to automotive industry at large, Mr. Srivastava has been widely recognized with a slew of awards:

• Automotive Leader of the Year
• Business Leader and CMO of the year
• CMO Award for ‘Disruptive Marketing Excellence’
• Business World India’s most influential Marketing Leaders 2023
• Impact Digital Top 100
• Financial Express Visionary Leadership
• ET Auto Retail Personality award
• Storyboard 18 ‘Visionary Award‘ 2023 – Excellence in Marketing
• ‘Zee Real Heros Award’ for business excellence in Automobile sector

He is a member of various industry bodies such as

• Vice Chairman, Media Research Users Council India (MRUCI)
• CII National Committee on Marketing
• Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI)
• Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA)
• Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC)
• Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC)
• Indian Readership Survey (IRS)

An avid social media user and influencer, Mr. Srivastava can be followed on the handle @shashankdrives on Twitter and Instagram.

His interests include Travelling, Reading and Chess.

He is married and has two daughters.

Shankar Prasad is the founder and CEO at Plum. An IIT-B alumnus, Shankar has worked with Hindustan Unilever Limited for 8 years. He completed his MBA from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, where he was the gold medalist. After completing his MBA, he served as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company for 2 years and subsequently as Executive Director, Operations at Everstone Capital, a leading India-focused growth-stage PE fund.

Nitin Saini is Vice President - Marketing at Mondelez India Foods Private Ltd and is a member of the India Country Leadership Team.

He started his journey as a management trainee and has been a part of the Mondelēz team for over 19 years. During his tenure, he’s worked with Marketing and Sales teams across different portfolios, building experiences across brands, categories, and sales verticals.

Prior to this role, Nitin was in US leading the iconic Oreo brand globally and part of the Global Marketing leadership team. In this time, Oreo saw double digit growth over 3 years and was awarded ‘Kantar - Brand of the Decade’ award at Cannes in 2022.

He holds an MBA from IIM Calcutta and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from IIT, Delhi.

About Mondelez India Foods Private Ltd.

Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been present in India for over 70 years. The company introduced Cadbury Dairy Milk and Bournvita in India in 1948 and since then has been a leader in the chocolate category in the country. Part of Mondelēz International, the company operates in the chocolate, beverages, biscuits and candy categories in India with brands like Cadbury Dairy Milk, Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk, Cadbury Celebrations, Cadbury Bournville, Cadbury 5 Star, Cadbury Perk, Cadbury Fuse, Cadbury Gems, Cadbury Bournvita, Cadbury Spready, Tang, Cadbury Oreo, Bournvita Biscuits, Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold etc. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, in addition to a global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and a vast distribution network across the country.

A seasoned professional, with close to 30 years of cross-functional and multi-cultural experience in marketing, sales, channel and product management; across diverse product categories, ranging from Consumer Durables to Automobiles, in large-format as well as start-up organizations. At Voltas, he is responsible for Marketing of Business Units, with challenging top-line, market-share, and brand-equity mandates.

Deba has had a long and productive professional experience, starting from Shriram Honda in the nineties. LG Electronics, Honda, Hero; are some of the other key brands he has successfully handled in the past. Presently he heads Marketing at Voltas Limited, a leading Consumer Durable company within the Tata group. He joined Voltas in the year 2011, and has been instrumental in the turnaround of the brand. Besides the Marketing mandate, during the last one decade at Voltas, Deba has also handled many additional responsibilities like Key Accounts, Modern Trade, Commercial Refrigeration, Air Coolers, and the recent Voltas Beko launch.

Voltas has been a resurgent brand in the consumer durable space, and leads the Room Air Conditioners category, both in terms of Market Share and Brand Equity. Voltas also leads the Commercial refrigeration space in India, and is one of the leading brands in the Air Cooler category. It's recent entry into the Home Appliances category under the Voltas Beko brand, has been very well received in the market.

Vikas is co-founder of SyncMedia. SyncMedia enables marketers to accurately measure media performance and optimize brand impact across linear & digital video.

Prior to SyncMedia his entrepreneurial journey includes building Nimbuzz into a global brand over a period of a decade. Marquee VCs like Mangrove Capital and Naspers invested in the business. He later sold Nimbuzz to British Private Equity firm NewSparta.

He has co-founded several other firms like XtendR in Augmented Reality and Filtron in the field of computer vision based security.

Vikas holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Delhi.

With over 15 years of dedicated experience in strategy and media & entertainment industry, Anuja Trivedi’s journey is marked by innovation, transformative leadership, and strategic excellence. Currently serving as Chief Marketing Officer at Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd., Anuja leads the company's marketing strategy, drawing upon her extensive expertise and visionary approach to drive business growth, spearhead strategic initiatives, and enhance consumer engagement.

Anuja firmly believes that in the rapidly evolving media and entertainment landscape, creativity is the linchpin that transcends mere communication, permeating every facet of business. Her expertise in analyzing market trends and identifying growth opportunities has played a pivotal role in Shemaroo’s expansion plans. Her diverse experience and strategic approach towards business and content development has been instrumental in navigating the ever-changing media landscape.

She has held senior leadership positions in prestigious organizations, notably Disney Star India, World Gold Council, McKinsey & Company, Morgan Stanley and PwC. Throughout her tenure in these influential positions, she has consistently exemplified an unwavering dedication to skill development and adaptability in this dynamic industry.

Anuja holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and has successfully completed the Chartered Accountant (CA) program, achieving impressive rankings.

Mr. Rohit Talwar has been appointed for the role of Vice President and Head of Marketing at Castrol India Limited effective 1st November 2023. Based in Mumbai, India, Rohit will report to Sandeep Sangwan and become a part of the Castrol India Leadership Team.

In this position, Rohit will lead Castrol’s marketing efforts to deliver growth and value for the customers and shareholders and ensure flawless execution of both local and global marketing strategies. His extensive 21-year experience, characterized by outstanding achievements and accolades in marketing, equips him for this role.

Rohit's journey with Castrol started in 2004 as a Management Trainee, gradually advancing through roles such as Sales Manager, Bikes Brand Manager, and Cricket Sponsorship Activation Manager. His global exposure came as a Global Brand Manager in the Commercial Vehicles Category, where he led the development and launch of the globally recognized Castrol VECTON brand. In 2017, he returned to Castrol India Limited as the Head of Brand and Communication, contributing significantly to the creation and launch of the Super Mechanic program and driving growth for Car and Bike brands in India.

Since 2019, Rohit has been at the helm of Castrol Vietnam as the Head of Marketing, demonstrating exceptional leadership in team development, rapid business growth, and innovative marketing strategies. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Rohit for his valuable contributions to the Vietnam business and the Asia-Pacific PU Marketing during his tenure.

Rohit's academic background includes a Science degree from the University of Mumbai and an MBA in marketing from ISB, Hyderabad. Outside of work, he's a dedicated family man with a passion for sports, often found on the tennis court or enjoying quality time with his spouse, Mahima and 4-yearold son, Rivaan, at the beach.

Jyoti, an engineer-MBA (alumnus of DCE-FMS), entered the world of communication and media right out of B-School. Over the last 27 years, she has worked across large traditional and digital advertising & communications groups, including Lintas, MediaCom, Havas Media & Omnicom Media Group/PHD. In December 2020, she decided to shift gears to join Tata Power as the custodian of the sustainability, CSR and brand building agenda. In a short span , she has put Tata Power at the forefront of the sector in terms of visibility, launching path-breaking initiatives like “Sustainable is Attainable”, “Pay Autention” and “Act4Biodiversity”.

Jyoti is no stranger to being at the forefront of dynamic & evolving ecosystems.

She dabbled in research & product development with webdunia.com (online publisher) when digital was still being evangelized by angel investors. In the 7 years since its launch in 2013, Jyoti has built PHD India into a 400 million+ USD agency. Under her leadership, the agency delivered a hat-trick at Cannes, 7 Lions in 5 years, and built a pool of well-feted talent and blue-chip clients like Unilever, Volkswagen Group, HP, SAP, S.C. Johnson, HSBC, and Vivo. A strong believer in the power of technology to change lives and its immense potential to build a sustainable future, Jyoti’s motto is ‘consumers merge & consume technology effortlessly in their lives; our solutions have to reflect this’.

Tushar Malhotra is the Head of Marketing at Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd. With a career spanning of seventeen years, he has been responsible for spearheading the marketing portfolio at Bisleri International through its multiple brand categories and leading the UAE business. He is also responsible for identifying key business drivers and setting up processes that help the organization deliver on top-line and bottom-line goals.

Being the driving force behind creating a strong position for Bisleri, Tushar has played a pivotal role in driving the narrative of hydration that endures performance. He has been critical in strengthening strategic associations and hydration partnerships with sports leagues to further solidify Bisleri's commitment to health and fitness. Additionally, he has refined the refreshment category by launching new brands under its portfolio and has strengthened the position of the e- commerce platform – Bisleri @Doorstep. His deep understanding of marketing communication has seen him drive successful campaigns, propel consumers on the difference between Bisleri and other brands, and strengthen category leadership.

Tushar has strongly built and restructured business processes where cost and operational efficiency drive competitive advantage in line with core organizational values. Bringing strong leadership skills in leading multicultural teams, he inspires young team members with the prowess to design and lead large-scale businesses.

In the past, Tushar has led dynamic roles across geographies in the consumer goods and luxury brand spectrum. He has held strategic positions in organisation such as Pernod Ricard, BMW Group and ITC. Tushar is an alumnus of the Faculty of Management Studies, University of New Delhi and has completed his MBA in Marketing.