Deepesh leads the marketing efforts for ASUS India's Consumer PC division, driving innovative campaigns that elevate brand presence in the competitive PC market. He spearheads strategies to showcase cutting-edge laptops, desktops, and accessories, blending his 6+ years in marketing with over 10 years in Learning & Development to craft compelling narratives around ASUS's "In Search of Incredible" philosophy.

Previously at the helm of the Consumer Experience team, he developed the CX function from scratch and managed over 40 projects impacting partners and end-users. Now channeling that expertise into marketing leadership, Deepesh ensures ASUS Consumer PCs deliver not just technology but holistic user delight through targeted promotions and trend-forward initiatives.

A graduate in Electronics with a passion for gadgets, Deepesh stays ahead of consumer trends, bridging technical innovation with market strategies. He champions constant learning and upskilling in his teams, fostering brand-building acumen. Outside work, Deepesh unwinds with music, guitar playing, and reading for inspiration and balance.

Santosh P. Kumar is the Chief Operating Officer of INNOCEAN India, bringing over two decades of experience across India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

His career reflects a blend of entrepreneurial and corporate leadership. Prior to joining INNOCEAN India, Santosh founded and scaled entrepreneurial ventures and held senior leadership roles with organisations including Publicis Groupe and Hindustan Times, where he worked across media, digital, and marketing-led transformation mandates.

At INNOCEAN India, Santosh oversees operations and plays a key role in the agency’s transition toward a more integrated marketing solutions model, spanning advertising, media, content, data, CX, and MarTech. His responsibilities include strengthening core client partnerships, expanding operational capabilities, and supporting the development of newer service offerings.

He has also been closely involved in the establishment of Canvas Worldwide India, strengthening the agency’s performance and media capabilities within the Indian market.

Kedarswamy Ravangave is the Executive Vice President - Marketing at Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. A seasoned marketing professional, Kedar brings with him over 15 years of Marketing and Sales expertise, who has shaped and established renowned consumer brands across India.

As Kotak Mahindra Bank advances into a customer-centric, digital-first institution, Kedar plays a pivotal role in steering this transformation, leveraging his extensive experience in CPG sector. He leads brand communications, strategic alliances, regional marketing, and consumer research, working in close collaboration with senior leadership. Kedar is also crafting Kotak’s narrative to resonate with India’s aspirational audience—youthful, agile, and dynamic—ensuring the bank stays ahead of evolving consumer preferences and delivers innovative, impactful solutions that drive growth.

Prior to joining Kotak, Kedar spent over 9 years at Amazon India, where he was an integral part of the leadership team, driving marketing, branding, and category strategies. His efforts were focused on enhancing the prominence of Amazon, Amazon Prime, Amazon Fashion, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Pay, and Amazon Specials, establishing them as leading and beloved brands in the region.

Kedar’s career includes pivotal roles from India’s top beauty brand Marico to the cutting-edge technology sector at Amazon, highlights his expertise in Cross-functional Team Leadership, Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, and Brand Management. He excels in team management, budget oversight, and driving the success of multi-billion-dollar enterprises.

An avid endurance sports enthusiast, Kedar is a dedicated triathlete, ultra-marathoner, and high-altitude trekker, with successful summits in the Himalayas reaching over 20,000 feet. He holds a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur and an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune.

Shweta heads the Marketing function at Kimberly Clark India as part of the India leadership team since Sept ‘23. In her current role she is looking after the Baby and Fem Care Categories for KC-India, and is looking to strengthen the respective brand positions for Huggies and Kotex focussing on Consumer Inspired Innovation and digital first Marketing efforts.

Prior to this, over the last decade, Shweta has worked in multiple roles in APAC in Vietnam and Malaysia across consumer marketing and digital leadership roles. She was instrumental in stabilizing the Baby Care YoY decline trajectory in Vietnam for Huggies and drove share gain with multiple interventions, most notable amongst them being winning Innovations across core and premium tiers.Prior to joining KC, Shweta worked in Cognizant and DXC technology in the technology consulting space and led digital transformation work with clients across APAC.

Shweta currently lives in Mumbai with her husband and 1 year old son, reacquainting herself with the country after 14 years.

Gaurav Ramdev is an awardwinning marketing leader known for building iconic brands, driving growth, and shaping highperforming teams across FMCG, consumertech, and fintech industries. His career is defined by a legacy of transformative work, cultural relevance, and businessbacked marketing impact.

As the Head of Marketing for India & South Asia at Visa, Gaurav serves as the chief brand steward for the region—leading B2C and B2B marketing, accelerating partnerled revenue, and strengthening Brand Visa’s leadership across south asian markets.

He also serves as CoChair of the ASSOCHAM National Council on Branding & Marketing. Over the years, he has been recognized with multiple industry honors, including Marketer of the Year and Campaign of the Year across prestigious marketing forums.

With over two decades of experience, Gaurav has shaped growth and brand strategy at some of the most respected organizations & startups including Razorpay, CocaCola, Britannia, Orkla India, ITC and Protean.

Gaurav brings deep expertise across the full marketing spectrum—brand and product marketing, fullfunnel growth, product monetization, and insightled brand building firmly anchored in business P&L. He is a soughtafter industry speaker and regularly shares his perspectives at leading marketing, fintech, and leadership forums or his Linkedin profile, so follow his profile.

  Gaurav Ramdev is an award-winning marketing leader and brand strategist, celebrated for building iconic brands, scaling high-growth businesses, and leading high-impact teams across FMCG, CPG, and fintech sectors.

  He also holds influential industry roles—as Co-Chairperson of ASSOCHAM’s National Council on Branding & Marketing and as a member of the Consumer Complaints Council at The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). A prolific speaker, Gaurav shares his expertise at marquee platforms including the Global

Fintech Festival, E4M Brand Conclave, and ASSOCHAM Brand Marketers Summit. Gaurav’s work has earned him multiple recognitions, including, Marketer of the Year, Campaign of the Year, Brand Leadership Award, Fintech Marketing Excellence Award, to name a few. These accolades reflect his consistent delivery of marketing that moves both people and performance.

  As Chief Growth and Marketing Officer at Protean eGov Technologies (BSE: PROTEAN), a population-scale, publicly listed company, Gaurav steers the company’s growth charter—driving its D2C retail business, scaling B2B portfolios through digital channels, and shaping Protean into a future-ready, citizen-centric brand. He is the company’s chief brand architect and a key force behind its transformation journey.

  With over two decades of experience at top-tier companies like Razorpay, Coca- Cola, Britannia, Orkla India, and ITC, Gaurav brings deep expertise across full-funnel growth, product marketing, monetization strategy, and consumer insight-led brand building. Prior to Protean, he led Marketing & Growth for Razorpay’s Neo-Banking business. He holds an MBA in Marketing from SIBM Pune and a B.Tech in Electronics from Indraprastha University, New Delhi.

Gunjit Jain is the Executive Vice-President of Marketing for Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited. He joined the organization in 2008 and has held roles of increasing responsibility across customer development, marketing, innovation, strategy and leadership functions. He brings a rich breadth of experience, having worked across geographies including the United States, South-East Asia, Taiwan and India, and across categories including Oral Care, Personal Care and Home Care.

Jain is a strong proponent of bringing strategic clarity, championing diversity and acting with optimism. Most recently, as the Marketing Director for Hawley & Hazel (H&H) Taiwan, he managed Colgate and Darlie equities and led several successful initiatives that resulted in share growth momentum across categories, record brand health scores and 2X growth vs. category in E-Commerce.

Jain holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in Delhi and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology.

Sir Martin Sorrell is Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital PLC, a new age / new era, purely digital advertising and marketing services business for global, multinational, and millennial-driven influencer brands. S4 Capital, which started in 2018, has over 6,500 people in 33 countries and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under SFOR.L.

Sir Martin was Founder and CEO of WPP for 33 years, building it into the world’s largest advertising and marketing services company, with a market capitalization of over £16 billion, when he left.

He was educated at Cambridge University and Harvard Business School, received the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award and was ranked as the second best-performing CEO in the world by the Harvard Business Review in 2016 and 2017. He has been nominated as one of the TIME 100 Most Influential People.

Abhishek heads Marketing at Piramal Consumer Healthcare leading brands like LACTO CALAMINE, LITTLES & i-PILL. His 18+ years of experience Pans across FMCG & OTC Marketing, Strategy, Digital and commercial roles. He was earlier heading Marketing at Hershey APAC & China based out of Mumbai & Singapore & Nestle India based out of Gurgaon. Abhishek has worked on some Iconic brands like HERSHEY’S, KISSES, REESE’S & KIT KAT at Emerging & Developed markets across Asia while he was at Nestle & Hershey’s. His love for Chocolate is evident from the brands he has managed while he loves to talk about everything in the space of consumer behaviour, marketing, digital & actively participates on forums on Brand, Marketing and Tech

Apart from his passion for Marketing & Strategy, he loves to explore food & travel (food traveller).

Pranay Rao is the VP Marketing at Sebamed India, leading brand transformation for the science-led skincare brand. He previously scaled Nothing India to ₹2,000+ crore as Head of Marketing and led global marketing transformation at Unilever. With nearly two decades across FMCG, beauty, and consumer tech, he brings a strong point of view on brand building, GTM strategy, and modern growth marketing.

Shreyas Sathe is the CEO of Hybrid INSEA. A renowned thought leader, he is responsible for the growth and profitability of Hybrid in the INSEA (India and Southeast Asia) region, focusing on revenue generation, team management, partnerships, and collaborations.

With over 10+ years of rich and diverse experience in the AdTech industry across France, Germany, and India, Shreyas exemplifies leadership with a forward-thinking approach and a relentless pursuit of excellence, setting benchmarks in the industry.

He has been a part of distinguished juries at the White Square International Advertising and Marketing Festival and Cannes Lions (Young Competition) in Kazakhstan, and he served as president of the jury for the Red Apple Awards in Russia. His accolades include “Outstanding Professional & Contributor to Nation-Building” by the Indian Achievers' Forum, "Emerging Leader of the Year" at the Fortune Leadership Awards, 2024, Business Leadership Award in Digital Advertising” by All India Business Community Foundation (AIBCF), 40 under 40 by Agency Reporter along with various acclaims within the Indian advertising industry. Through Hybrid, he has shaped the future of advertising in India and beyond and paved the way for global advertising competitors to invest in India.

Key Clients- GroupM, Dentsu, Publicis, Efficacy Worldwide, Carat, Madison, Honda, Rado, Mondelez, Nestle, Unilever, etc.

Somesh Surana is the Joint President – Digital Business Group and Marketing at HDFC ERGO General Insurance. In his current role, he leads the organisation’s digital business initiatives, drives brand strategy, and spearheads growth through digital sales channels alongside marketing and communications efforts.

With over two decades of experience, Somesh brings deep expertise in the BFSI sector. He has played a pivotal role in developing and repositioning marketing communications and digital sales strategies for leading brands such as Barclays Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Currently he is also associated with several industry bodies, building marketing strategies to drive the cause of insurance awareness across the last mile.

Earlier in his career, Somesh was associated with Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, where he crafted impactful campaigns for several reputed brands.

Somesh holds a business degree and a master’s degree in management science and marketing, combining strong academic credentials with hands-on leadership experience in digital transformation and brand building.

Rishabh Verma is the Head of Marketing at Lotte Havmor Ice Cream, with close to two decades of experience across FMCG and F&B. An award-winning sales and marketing leader, he has built and scaled brands across organisations such as Lotte Havmor, JK, Godfrey Phillips, and portfolio companies of Alpha Wave Global.

With experience spanning large multinationals and high-growth startups, Rishabh brings a rare blend of strategic thinking, execution excellence, and entrepreneurial agility. He has a strong track record in brand building, category creation, new product development, and scaling retail and D2C business models, backed by a sharp commercial mindset.

A BTech and MBA by education, Rishabh is passionate foodie and marketer,He stays deeply engaged with evolving consumer trends and developments in the marketing world.

With over two decades of rich experience in the automotive industry, Ashish Gupta holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), which was followed by a Master’s in Business Administration from Panjab University, India.

Through his vast and expansive career, Mr. Gupta has held a broad range of leadership roles including steering the strategy, sales, marketing, dealer network and aftersales functions, across brands in India and internationally. He spent his initial years in the automotive industry in Toyota Kirloskar Motor India, in different strategic and managerial roles including a three year assignment in Japan. Mr. Gupta joined the Volkswagen Group in 2013 and led different business verticals in Volkswagen Passenger Cars India. In 2020 he was elevated as Brand Director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars India, spearheading the roll out of the brand’s most ambitious growth strategy in India.

As of May 1, 2025 Ashish Gupta assumes responsibility as Brand Director, Škoda Auto India at the company’s India headquarters in Mumbai. India remains one of the most important markets for Škoda Auto outside Europe, and Mr. Gupta will focus on building a strong, future-ready brand with strength of purpose, clarity of vision and agility of execution.

He lives in Mumbai with his wife and two children.

Priyancka Puri is a transformative marketing leader with more than two decades of experience across consumer and expert categories. She has consistently driven business growth, shaped powerful brand narratives, and led digital transformation for some of India’s most loved and trusted brands. Her career spans leadership roles at Marico, Godrej, Abbott Nutrition, and Whirlpool, where she spearheaded brand building, business turnarounds, and large-scale innovation launches that strengthened market share and consumer equity.

Priyancka’s expertise lies in bridging creativity with data-driven strategy. From crafting emotionally resonant campaigns and community-led salon platforms to embedding digital performance rigour, she has anchored bold innovations that have set new industry benchmarks. Her leadership is marked by a rare balance of analytical depth, consumer empathy, and creative excellence.

 Currently serving as the Senior Vice President - Marketing at Hygienic Research Institute Pvt. Ltd., Priyancka is at the forefront of reimagining beauty and personal care for a new generation of consumers. She continues to be recognised for her ability to spot transformative opportunities, inspire teams, and balance long-term brand building with short-term business impact. An alumna of the prestigious Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) and a B.Tech graduate in Electronics & Communication from Punjab Technical University, Priyancka’s journey stands as a testament to curiosity, resilience, and her belief in the power of brands to shape culture and consumer lives.

Shailja Saraswati Varghese is the Founder of Unstoppable Network, a leadership ecosystem, and host of the Unstoppable Woman podcast. With over 25 years of global leadership experience across media, content, and advertising, she has held senior leadership roles within organisations such as Omnicom, WPP, Discovery Networks, National Geographic-FOX and Zee

Her current work centres on post-success leadership recalibration supporting founders, CMOs, and CXOs operating under sustained pressure where complexity, emotional load, and decision fatigue impact performance. Through Unstoppable Network and its flagship content and coaching initiatives, she works at the intersection of leadership judgment, trust, and long-term impact. She is an ICF PCC-level trained Mindful Self-Leadership Coach and Mindfulness Trainer and has worked with leaders across industries and geographies.

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