Mr. Saugata Gupta joined Marico in 2004, at a time when the company was poised for transformation. From leading Marico’s India business to taking on the role of Managing Director in 2014, Gupta has been at the heart of the company’s most defining strategic shifts - reshaping portfolios, unlocking new categories, strengthening the core, and building a sharper, more digitally attuned consumer organisation.
With over 34 years of experience across consumer and retail-led businesses, Gupta brings together deep expertise in sales, marketing, and enterprise leadership. Prior to Marico, his experience included leading large-scale marketing initiatives at Mondelez, where he spearheaded high-impact campaigns that strengthened brand equity and accelerated growth. His leadership style blends strategic discipline with a deep understanding of people, culture, and consumers.

Anupriya Acharya, CEO of Publicis Groupe South Asia, is one of the most influential leaders shaping the future of media, creativity and data-led marketing across emerging markets. With close to three decades of experience spanning India and Southeast Asia, she has spent over 20 years in CXO roles across WPP, Aegis, and Publicis, driving transformation at the intersection of creativity, technology and business growth. As CEO, Anupriya leads Publicis Groupe’s integrated operations across South Asia, championing the Power of One approach and accelerating the adoption of data, platforms, and intelligent content to deliver measurable impact for clients. Her leadership has been instrumental in redefining how creativity is powered by data, commerce and experience at scale. A respected industry voice, she serves on key governing bodies including AAAI, BARC, ASCI, and MRUC and is a frequent jury chair and member at leading regional and international awards. Her influence has been widely recognised: she topped Impact’s Most Influential Women list in 2023, features in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business for three consecutive years, Business Today’s Most Powerful Women lists (2023, 2024, 2025), and Forbes’ W-Power Trailblazers. An alumna of IIT Roorkee, Anupriya maintains a disciplined fitness routine and frequently travels to high-altitude destinations—reflecting the focus, resilience and clarity she brings to leadership.

Anuraag Bhatnagar, Whole-time Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, is a dynamic leader with an illustrious career spanning over 35 years in the hospitality industry. Renowned for his strategic vision and inspirational leadership, Anuraag has led some of the world’s most prestigious Indian and international hotel brands, consistently positioning them at the forefront of the market. His passion for operational excellence, combined with an unwavering commitment to delivering bespoke and memorable guest experiences, has earned him a stellar reputation in the industry.
A seasoned hospitality professional, Anuraag is celebrated for his ability to blend strategic business acumen with exceptional interpersonal skills, driving market-leading returns and creating substantial stakeholder value. He is a results-oriented leader, adept at building and nurturing high- performance teams, guiding them towards ambitious goals, and aligning brand values with key business initiatives. His approach to luxury hospitality is rooted in authenticity, innovation, and a personalised touch, which he believes are brought to life through the power of teamwork. Anuraag is currently focused on reinforcing and elevating The Leela’s stature as the epitome of true Indian luxury while steering the brand towards future growth. His global perspective and deep understanding of the luxury consumer uniquely position him to lead The Leela into its next phase of evolution, catering to the ever-changing aspirations of the discerning global traveller.
Since joining The Leela in 2020, he has led the brand to become a leader in every market in which it operates. Under his leadership, The Leela has consistently earned top honours, including being named the World’s Best Hotel Brand by Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards in 2020 and 2021, and maintaining a position among the top three brands in 2023 and 2024. His strategic vision has driven the brand’s growth from 8 to 15 operational luxury hotels, across 13 cities in India. With 9 hotels in the pipeline, The Leela is poised to expand to 23 properties in the next three years, entering high-growth markets such as Agra, Ayodhya, Bandhavgarh, Mumbai, Ranthambore, Sikkim, Srinagar, Dubai and Jaisalmer. His commitment to innovation is reflected in the creation of signature initiatives including Aujasya by The Leela, Tishya by The Leela, Icons of India by The Leela, and Arq By The Leela, the brand’s exclusive members-only club. He has also championed talent development through programmes such as the Leela Leadership Development Programme, The Leela Palace Services, and Shefs at The Leela, further reinforcing the brand’s positioning as the epitome of true Indian luxury.
Anuraag’s journey in luxury hospitality began with The Oberoi Group of Hotels, where he mastered the nuances of the industry. He then took on significant roles at Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and 2 later at Marriott International, where he served as Multi-Property Vice President for Mumbai and Goa, overseeing 12 luxury hotels. During his tenure, he worked with iconic brands such as St. Regis, W Hotels, and The Ritz-Carlton, further refining his expertise in creating unparalleled luxury experiences.
Anuraag’s exceptional contributions to the hospitality industry have been widely recognised. He has been honoured with the Preferred Hotel Awards 2025 Hall of Fame award and featured on Hotelier India’s 2025 Power List of India’s Hospitality Icons. His recognitions also include the Hotelier India 2024 “Hall of Fame” award, the Hospitality Horizon Top 50 Hotel Awards 2024 “Hall of Fame” award, “Hotelier of the Year” at the World of Wedding Summit & Awards 2024, “CEO of the Year” by PATWA International Travel Awards 2023 at ITB Berlin, and “Luxury Hotelier of the Year” by India Gourmet Luxe 2023. Additionally, he has received accolades such as ‘Hotelier of the Year’ at the EazyDiner Awards 2017 by Vir Sanghvi and at the Food Food India Awards 2018 by Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, as well as the prestigious ‘COO/VP of the Year – International’ by Hotelier India Awards 2017.
A respected thought leader, Anuraag is a sought-after speaker at academic institutions and industry forums such as HICSA. He also serves on the board of BW Hotelier and Hotelier India magazine. An alumnus of Delhi University and IHM Pusa, Anuraag has further honed his leadership skills through programmes at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and the University of North Carolina.
Outside of his professional pursuits, Anuraag is an avid whisky and culinary aficionado with a newfound passion for fitness. He enjoys films, music, and the tranquillity of a good book. An enthusiastic trekker, he is always seeking out new travel destinations and challenging peaks to conquer. Above all, Anuraag is a devoted family man, cherishing the time spent with his wife, son, and their two dogs.

Anurag is an engineer from IIT Bombay and a PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad. He has been an entrepreneur in the beauty & wellness space for more than 20 years now.
He likes to build brands which are fun, engaging & relevant for the consumers.
He is an active participant in the entrepreneurship ecosystem and tries to contribute to the growth of fellow entrepreneurs and their businesses. In his spare time, he likes listening to classical music, reading books and practicing meditation.

Mr. Angshu Mallick is the Executive Deputy Chairman of the Company. He has been a part of the Company since its inception in 1999 and has played an instrumental role in the rise of "Fortune" as India's No. 1 edible oil brand within just 20 months of its launch. His critical insights have ensured that "Fortune" has maintained its leadership position to date. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mallick was associated with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as head of Dhara operations. Before that, he worked with Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul), Anand, in sales, marketing, distribution & exports. He holds a Bachelors in Dairy Technology from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, & Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). He has also been conferred with the "Globoil Man of the Year Award, 2021".

Arindam Paul is one of the founding members of Atomberg Technologies. Currently leading the company’s growth in his capacity as the Chief Business Officer, he has been instrumental in spearheading Atomberg’s success as a disruptive, deep tech and engineering led consumer durables brand in India. He is also an active thought-leader across platforms like LinkedIn and X (formerly known as Twitter) where he shares his learnings and growth hacks, empowering other entrepreneurs within the Indian startup ecosystem. Arindam is also the author of the bestselling book Zero to Scale. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from IIM, Indore and an undergraduate degree in engineering from NIT, Surat.

Debabrata Mukherjee is a seasoned business leader with over three decades of experience spanning leadership, business strategy, marketing, and innovation across diverse industries and geographies. Until recently, he served as the Managing Director & CEO of Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Ltd, and was also the Vice Chairman of its Board of Directors, where he played a key role in driving growth and strengthening the brand’s market position.
Prior to Bata, Debabrata spent over 20 years with The Coca‑Cola Company, holding senior leadership roles across India, South Korea, and South‑West Asia, where he led large, complex markets and steered long‑term strategy and revenue growth initiatives. He has also been associated with Hindustan Times, where he contributed to strategic transformation and growth.
His career includes leadership tenures with the United Breweries Group, where he drove consumer‑centric portfolio expansion, and Emami Agrotech Ltd, where he served as Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, leading the edible oils business with full P&L responsibility for the Foods portfolio.
Known for his sharp strategic lens and consumer‑first approach, Debabrata brings deep expertise in scaling brands, building businesses, and navigating dynamic market environments.

Before I launched Flo in 2018, I spent close to 10 years working at Hush - a B2B supplier of mattresses to many of the country’s leading hotels and resorts. One of the things that would happen fairly often back then was that people who had stayed at one of these nice hotels would call us to say that they had just enjoyed the best night’s sleep on one of our mattresses and wanted to know where they could buy one for their own homes.
Regular encounters like this got me interested in the B2C space. Unfortunately, I soon realised that traditional distribution channels (which involved multiple middlemen) were driving prices up to the point where they were out of reach for most young Indians.
I thought it was ironic that good sleep was just not affordable for most young Indians at a time in their lives when the quality of their sleep could make all the difference.
So while I was thinking about how good sleep could be brought within the reach of more Indian households, I discovered a wave of direct-to-consumer brands, disrupting multiple industries in the West, cutting out middlemen and re-imagining supply chains by leveraging the power of the Internet. I almost instantly knew that a marriage between my knowledge of how to build great quality sleep products and a D2C distribution model via the internet, would allow me to deliver incredibly comfortable sleep solutions at price points that every Indian could afford. And that’s how Flo was born!

Mohit Khattar is Director and CEO, for Graviss Foods Pvt Ltd (GFPL). GFPL is the master franchisee for the brand Baskin Robbins in India, the SAARC region and UK. He is responsible for growing and managing the business and the brand in these geographies.
In his previous stint as CEO and MD for Natures Basket (as part of the Godrej group), he played a key role in establishing and growing the brand and business multi-fold as a differentiated food retail entity in India.
Mohit has earned his spurs as a sales, marketing and general management professional building successful programs and initiatives for leading organisations including Titan Watches, Reckitt Benckiser, T.I Cycles of India, Subhiksha and Godrej.
He is actively involved as an advisor to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), to help New- Zealand based businesses enter India and scale their business here. He is also on the board for a few food start-ups in the healthy eating as well as in the gourmet food space apart from being a mentor to budding entrepreneurs in the food retail space.
Mohit is a Mechanical Engineer and an MBA in Marketing. He is based out of Mumbai.

Mr. Rajendra Agarwal is a gold medallist in Textile technology from V.J.T.I., Mumbai, one of the finest and reputed institutes in textile education in India. He is a strong believer of organizations adopting changes brought about by the passage of time. His systematic plan of expansion and diversification constitutes the material of pioneering fabrics, continuous product development and a strategically sound marketing network. Riding high on its continuous growth momentum, DONEAR Group has acquired two world-famous textile companies, Grasim Bhiwani Textile & OCM , and brands like GRASIM SUITING (now GRADO), OCM and brand MAYUR from RSWM Ltd. This move has solidified DONEAR Group’s comprehensive product basket and global augmented geographical footprint. Today, Donear group is the leading producer of branded menswear suiting fabric and a quality manufacturer of P/V, TR, P/W, 100% Wool, Cotton Yarn & fabrics which is rarely available under one group of Companies.

Tarun Arora is the Chief Executive Officer and Whole Time Director of Zydus Wellness, a leading science-backed consumer wellness company, focused on creating novel experiences for conscious consumers. The company has a basket of niche products and iconic brands such as Sugar Free, Sugar Free D’lite, Nutralite, Complan, Glucon-D, Max Protein, I’m lite, Everyuth, and Nycil.
Tarun has been pivotal in driving the transformation and growth of the organization, leading strategic initiatives across innovation, route-to-market enhancement, international expansion, and leadership development. Under his stewardship, the company successfully executed two landmark acquisitions, Kraft Heinz India and Naturell India Pvt. Ltd., which further strengthened its portfolio and positioned it as a leading player in the wellness and nutrition space.
With nearly three decades of experience in the food and nutrition industry, Tarun also serves as the President for FICCI Center for Nutrition Excellence and President CIFTI-FICCI.
An alumnus of Harvard (AMP) and IMT Ghaziabad (PGDBM), Tarun specializes in category leading innovations, brand building, new markets and M&A. In the past, Tarun has also held leadership roles at several Global and Indian companies, such as Danone, Wipro, Bharti Walmart, Godrej and Sara Lee.

Mr. Vivek Agrawal is a Whole Time Director and Chief Marketing Officer at UltraTech Cement Limited. Having joined the Aditya Birla Group in 1993, Mr. Agrawal has held several significant leadership roles in the flagship cement company of the Group, including Zonal Head – Grey Cement South, Head Marketing – Birla White and Head – RMC Business. In 2010, he took over as the CEO of the UAE based acquisition, Star Cement Co LLC and led a successful business turnaround. Prior to joining the Group, he worked with Tata Motors.
Mr. Agrawal assumed his current role as the Chief Marketing Officer of the Cement Business in 2013 and was elevated as Business Head in 2020. As the Business Head and Chief Marketing Officer, his role spans Sales, Marketing, Logistics, Ready Mix Concrete, Building Products Division, UltraTech Building Solutions, and UTEC— a contemporary phygital ecosystem.
With a firm focus on building brands at scale, Mr. Agrawal has led the team through 6 successful post-merger integrations transitioning regional brands into a unified Brand UltraTech as a National Champion. Brand UltraTech has since been ranked as the 7th most valuable Indian brand by Kantar BrandZ.
Mr. Agrawal has spearheaded Ready Mix Concrete into a market-leading business, incubated the Building Product Division (BPD) into the next growth engine and scaled UltraTech Building Solutions into the largest branded retail chain in the building and construction space.
He is pioneering a Solutions-led, Phygital business model powered by strong customer focus and AI-enabled Digital Transformation, positioning the organisation for the future.
As an Executive Board Member of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Mr. Agrawal plays an instrumental role in driving the adoption of Green Building products and practices across the Indian construction ecosystem.
Mr. Agrawal was named an Aditya Birla Fellow in 2017 and was a recipient of the Chairman's Outstanding Leader Award in 2019.
Mr. Agrawal holds a B.E. (Hons.) degree from NIT Allahabad and MBA from FMS, Delhi. He has also attended the Advanced Management Program and is an alumnus of Wharton Business School.

Vivek Abrol is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Luminous Power Technologies. Founded in 1988, Luminous is a leading provider of energy solutions, dedicated to advancing India’s clean energy transition with a focus on innovation and sustainability. As demand for reliable, clean, and efficient power continues to rise, Luminous, as a consumer energy-fulfillment company, is at the forefront of addressing the evolving energy needs of households and businesses worldwide. Vivek leads the organization’s strategic vision to deliver innovative, sustainable, and future-ready energy solutions for homes, businesses, and communities. Under his leadership, Luminous is focused on accelerating growth across its core power backup portfolio and strengthening its position in the fast-evolving solar and energy ecosystem. Vivek is driving the company’s transition toward smarter, cleaner, and more connected energy solutions, with a strong emphasis on technology, sustainability, and consumer- centric innovation. With over 25 years of leadership experience, including a decade as CEO, Vivek brings deep expertise across FMCG, stationery, and electricals. He began his career at ITC Ltd., where he spent 16 years in multi-disciplinary leadership roles, scaling FMCG businesses and building strong operational foundations. He later transitioned into leadership roles at Pidilite Industries Ltd. and RR Kabel Ltd., where he managed end-to- end businesses across diverse sectors. Before joining Luminous, Vivek served as CEO of RR Kabel’s Consumer Electricals (FMEG) business, where he led a transformational growth journey—growing the business fivefold over a 4.5-year period. During this time, he drove innovation and portfolio expansion across categories such as fans, lighting, geysers, room heaters, coolers, and more, while significantly strengthening go-to-market and brand capabilities. At Luminous, he is focused on reinforcing the company’s market leadership in inverters and batteries while building new capabilities in solar, smart energy technologies, and emerging consumer solutions. He is also committed to enhancing operational excellence and driving digital transformation across the organization. Vivek strongly believes that the future of energy will be shaped by sustainability, innovation, and customer empowerment. He is passionate about building organizations that are agile, future-ready, and aligned with long-term value creation for both consumers and society.