Senior executive with over 20 years experience in digital marketing. I help accelerate the international footprint of technology companies around the world. I design international strategies, while building local expertise.

I have been based in Singapore since 2015. Prior to joining Linkedin as their APAC Head of Agency and Channel Sales for their Marketing Solutions division, I managed Lotame APAC, a global data services company that owned and operated a Data Management Platform (DMP) and a Data Exchange.

I relocated to Asia after spending 15 years in London from which I made the global MarTech scene my personal and professional playground.

Fluent in English, Spanish and French. Eligible to work in the US and Singapore (PR).

Specialties: general management and strategic development in online marketing, programmatic advertising, data management, social media, software monetization/distribution, search, ecommerce and SaaS.

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Harish Kohli is an Acer India veteran who has been with the company since 1999. He is currently the President and Managing Director of Acer India, and comes with a proven track record in managing diverse industry segments, customer engagement models and partnerships. Harish has rich experience and deep expertise that lies in Emerging Markets, Enterprise Business Models, Incubating New Operating models and talent acquisition. He is recognized as a respected mentor and coach, having groomed many individuals and teams to deliver outstanding results. During his tenure, he has successfully built Acer India’s portfolio in all market segments.

Harish became the Managing Director of Acer India in December 2011 & was promoted to ‘President and Managing Director’ in May 2016. Since September 2016, he has also been heading the Acer ‘Pan Asia Pacific (PAP) Regional Commercial Task Team’ which handles commercial strategy planning and implementation for the PAP region. Leading from the front, he has been instrumental in charting Acer’s business growth by laying a strong foundation across both Commercial and Consumer business.

Personally, and professionally, Harish has been always been passionate about sustainable development, and has initiated various CSR activities like sponsorships to over 4500 people in the field of health, livelihood, and education with Monetary Support. These initiatives included basic Computer Awareness programs, Telecom OFC Splicing, and School Health Programs, Physio treatment for the old and aged, and medical support to the visually impaired orphans and under-privileged children.

Harish has always believed in bridging the gap for people in need using technology. One example is ‘Visionova’ which was developed especially for children with visual impairment, using specialized custom-made software for CVI patients. Along with Acer hardware which included Tablets and special PCs, Visionova has helped thousands of children improve their lives.

Harish’s work both at the professional and at the CSR level has won him many awards from leading industry bodies, including ‘Global Indian of The Year’ for 3 consecutive years by AsiaOne, ‘India’s Greatest Leaders’ by Asia One, ‘Business Transformation Leader’ by World Leadership Council, ‘Innovative Business Leader 2021’ and several more.

Vasuta is the SVP and GM, Consumer Platform Advertising at InMobi. She is responsible for leading ad monetization for all consumer properties of InMobi group globally. Prior to this, she was MD for Asia Pacific region responsible for the P&L and business for India, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, and ANZ markets driving consistent scale and growth over 3+ years.

She has featured in the Economic Times' 40 under 40 List for 2021', Campaign Asia "40 under 40 Class of 2021", Campaign Asia "Women to Watch 2020" list, among the "Top 50 Influential Women in Media and Marketing in India" for 3 successive years since 2018 and in the "Economic Times Women Ahead List" for 2018.

She has been with InMobi, one of the first start-ups and unicorns to go global from India, for over 10 years and has worn many hats in her time there from Founders’ strategy to product to business roles. Before InMobi, she was at McKinsey as a management consultant and with Intel as a chip design engineer. She is a graduate of BITS, Pilani, and the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Esha Nagar leads the country hat for Nepa India. She is based in Mumbai and overseas Nepa research and client development efforts across a range of vertical industries. Esha brings in vast experience through her multiple stints at Kantar & Nielsen prior to Nepa, where she led the West Region Media and Digital practices, among other roles. She holds a track record in consulting through Consumer - Retail panels, Digital focused solutions, Path-to-Purchase Understanding & Media Effectiveness. All things around content, campaigns and marketing come from a place of personal passion for Esha. As Managing Director at Nepa India, she has the mandate to build this consumer science firm into one of the most preferred, woke, and sustainable data to growth company in the market.

Nepa is a Stockholm Headquartered leading consumer science firm with a mantra of delivering insights that matter. The India team is creating unconventional solutions in digital research for their clients in content & beyond. Keeping focus on the fast-evolving content ecosystem, Nepa has been supporting emerging categories, cohorts & markets.

Geetika Mehta is the Managing Director for Hershey India. She has a proven track record of building and nurturing small businesses and leading growth for large businesses, driving profitability and turnaround. She has been featured in The Economic Times 40 under 4 – India’s Top Young Business Leaders list.

Prior to Hershey, Geetika has 18 years of experience at Unilever where she successfully held key leadership positions with increasing responsibilities across commercial and consumer marketing. She has a decade of experience in Foods across markets in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. She has also led laundry detergent brands globally in diverse markets like Brazil, Thailand, and, South Africa. In her previous role, she was the General Manager for the Home & Hygiene business for Unilever where she delivered market-leading results on both the top line and bottom line and set up the category for sustained growth. She was also on the board of directors for Toilet Board Coalition (TBC) India Chapter. TBC is a unique business-led partnership with an ambition to address the global sanitation crisis by accelerating the sanitation economy.

Geetika is an alumnus of premier educational institutes like Sriram College of Commerce, Delhi, and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. On the personal front, she is a voracious reader, avid traveler, marathon runner, and a passionate foodie.

Shinjini Kumar is co-founder of Salt-@mysaltapp , a women-first fintech platform that is currently under beta. With her co-founders and the team, she is passionately working to close the gender gap in finance and make the world more equitable.

Prior to setting up @mysaltapp, Shinjini headed Consumer Bank for Citibank India. She has three decades of experience in Indian financial services, including senior positions across Reserve Bank of India, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Paytm Payments Bank. She currently serves on the Boards of Paytm Payments Bank, Nium Forex and is a member of the Executive Council of CGAP, the financial inclusion arm of the World Bank. Shinjini writes columns, articles on banking and finance and speaks on subjects related to banking policy, leadership, financial inclusion and governance.

She also writes short fiction, because there is always something quirky waiting to find expression. She is co-founder of @indiannovels, a non-profit initiative to build resources and community around reading translations of books originally written in Indian languages.

Murugavel Janakiraman is the Founder and CEO, Matrimony.com – whose flagship brand is BharatMatrimony, the No. 1 and most trusted matrimony service. The company is powered by 3000+ employees across 110+ branches in 20 major cities in India and global offices at Dubai and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Matrimony.com is India’s first pure play Consumer Internet Company to be publicly listed.

In 1997, he pioneered the concept of online matchmaking that changed the way Indians marry.

Twice he was nominated by The Economic Times for the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award. He has been featured among Top Technology Leaders 2020 by Exchange4Media's Impact Magazine, recognised as a “Disruptor” in the Technology domain by Your Story besides awarded Digital Entrepreneur of the Year by WAT. He was also Chairman of the IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India).

He’s a speaker at major summits including those hosted by Harvard School of Business, India Today, Business World, IAMAI, CII, TiE, Stanford India and FICCI.

Mr. Kaul comes with rich industry experience of spanning over 25 years and has been associated with Hindware Home Innovation Ltd. (HHIL) for over 7 years. In his current role, he is responsible for building HHIL into one of India’s leading consumer appliance companies in the country. His tenacious outlook has helped the company grow at a CAGR of over 50% over the last five years. Under his business acumen and strategic vision, the company has expanded exponentially with the launch of state-of-the-art products across multiple categories from the brand’s home-grown R&D facilities.

An experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer appliances and retail industry, Mr. Kaul has been steering the strategy and business operations for HHIL with a focus on scaling the footprint. Additionally, Mr. Kaul also spearheads Evok, one of the leading retail chains in the furnishing and kitchen industry and a key player in the D2C segment.

Under his leadership, HHIL formed a joint venture with Groupe Atlantic (France), a 2.2 billion Euro leading water heater company to form Hintastica Private Limited (HPL), which has a manufacturing plant in Telangana to make water heating solutions. Prior to heading HHIL, he worked in leadership roles at Karbonn Mobiles, Reliance Retail, Times Group, Onida, and Whirlpool.

Mr. Kaul holds a Master’s degree in Foreign Trade from the Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies and another Master’s degree in Business Administration from The Institute of Management Studies, Kurukshetra. Mr. Kaul graduated with a bachelor’s in Science degree from Delhi University.

Awards and accolades:

• CEO of the year 2022: The Business Tycoon Awards 2022
• Leader par Excellence- The Extraordinaire 2020-22: Brand Vision Summit 2022 organized by Nexbrands Inc.
• The Extraordinaire Dynamic Leader 2019: Brand Vision Summit organized by Nexbrands Inc. 2020. The award was presented to Mr. Kaul by Mr. Anurag Thakur, Minister of State Finance and Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India
• The Rashtriya Gaurav Award 2019: India International Friendship Society. The award was presented during the Economic Growth and National Integration Conference for his outstanding achievements and contribution in business
• The Most Influential Leader 2018-19: AsiaOne Magazine, India's Greatest Brands and Leaders Awards and Business Summit 2019.

A veteran with over two decades of experience, Gulbahar is known for his expertise in the Consumer Durables industry. He is the MD and CEO of Philips Domestic Appliances, India Subcontinent, and the Chairperson of Small Appliances Council at Consumer Electronics & Appliances Manufacturers Association (CEAMA).

Gulbahar started out as a Management Trainee with Videocon in 2001 post which he joined Philips in 2002 as a Branch Manager in Madhya Pradesh. Since then, he has successfully led teams across geographies and functions. What sets him apart, is his ability to think big and lead teams towards a bold vision.

During his 20-year long tenure at Philips India, Gulbahar has spearheaded multiple transformative initiatives as a Business Head, Marketing Director and Vice President for the brand across personal care and kitchen appliances category. While his journey began with sales, he went on to prove his mettle as a passionate product marketer with the launch of first-of-its-kind category of Air fryer & Air Purifiers in India. He has significantly enhanced marketing ROI through his business foresight and leadership. Gulbahar has also been a part of the brand’s Innovation and Development research wing with the vision to empower consumers with products that make their lives more convenient. A strong believer in teamwork makes dreamwork, he follows a people-first approach with a strong focus on people development and capability building, creating business leaders.

In his current role, Gulbahar oversees the overall strategic operations and is responsible for the growth trajectory of Philips Domestic Appliances in the country. He has played an integral role in establishing the brand as a household name following the company’s philosophy of enabling consumers to turn houses into homes. He has also been recognized as Asia’s Most Trusted Leader in the Home Appliances Sector by WCRC LEADERS ASIA for his immense contribution to the growth of the organization in 2021-22.

Originally from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Gulbahar holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and is a Commerce graduate. When not working, he likes to spend time with his family, watch movies and play table tennis.