Agenda

PITCH BFSI SUMMIT 2026 — TRUST REBUILT

Trust, Rebuilt reflects where the industry stands — proud of how far it's come, clear-eyed about what still needs fixing, and genuinely excited about what's ahead. This is a day for the people building that future to think out loud, challenge each other, and leave with something worth acting on.

8:30 AM
Registration & Networking
Session 1
Welcome Address

Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor in Chief, BW BusinessWorld and Founder, e4m

Session 2
Keynote Address
Trust Rebuilt: Winning the Next 100 Million Investors

Venkat N Chalasani, Chief Executive, AMFI

Session 3
Spotlight Session
Winning Attention with Context & Creativity

Shahad Anand, Business Head, Skylight Mediakart

Session 4
Panel Discussion 1
AI, Trust & Transparency: What Every BFSI Brand Leader Needs to Know

Girish Kalra, CMO, Tata AIA Life Insurance

Amit Bhandare, Head – Marketing & Corporate Communications, YES Securities

Abhinay Bhasin, EVP-Product and Technology, dentsu India

Prasad Pimple, Executive Vice President & Head of Digital Business Unit, Kotak Life

Shrinivas Khanolkar, Head – Digital, Marketing & Corporate Communication, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India)

Neha Vats, Head - Enterprise Growth, Zocket

Session Chair - Gurpreet Singh, Head of Performance, WPP Media

Session 5
Spotlight Session
The Big Picture

Nishit Kanchan, GM & Head of Revenue, Samsung Ads

Session 6
Spotlight Session
White Paper Launch: Seven Convictions from the Audience Company
Trust, By Design: Rebuilding BFSI's Data Foundation for the Consent Era

Gowthaman Ragothaman, Founding CEO, Saptharushi

Networking Lunch
Pitch BFSI Marketer Awards 2026
Session 7
Fireside Chat
India’s Next Decade: From Financialisation to Wealth Creation

Kailash Kulkarni, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Mutual Fund

In conversation with

Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor in Chief, BW BusinessWorld and Founder, e4m

Session 8
Fireside Chat
The New Trust Layer: Building secure payments for an Agentic world

Rishi Chhabra, Country Manager, India, Visa

In conversation with

Nawal Ahuja, Co-Founder, e4m

Session 9
Spotlight Session
Owning Regional CTV at Scale

Russhabh R Thakkar, Founder and CEO, Frodoh

Session 10
Panel Discussion 2
Who Does India Trust With Their Money? The New Brand-Consumer Relationship

Shekhar Saurabh, Head of Marketing, Tata AIG General Insurance

Aparna Kulkarni, Senior Vice President & Head - Brand & Investor Education, DSP Mutual Fund

Argho Bhattacharya, Head of Marketing, PayU

Nitin Khanna , Chief Marketing Officer, Acko

Zameer Kochar , Chief Marketing Officer, Angel One

Russhabh R Thakkar, Founder and CEO, Frodoh

Fabian Trevor Cowan, Director Connect Digital, Connect Network

Session Chair - Darshana Shah Brand and CX Strategist and Founder, Darshana Shah Consulting and the Darshana Shah Show

Session 11
Panel Discussion 3
Who Owns Customer Attention in BFSI? The New Rules of Engagement

Elizabeth Venkataraman, Executive Director - Marketing, Shriram Finance

Sapna Desai, CMO, ManipalCigna Health Insurance

Kaushik Chakraborty, Head of Marketing & Corp Com, Tata Capital

Amrit Juneja, Head – Growth Marketing, IndusInd Bank

Arti Arora, Senior Vice President, Bajaj Capital Limited

Himanshu Mody, Partner & Head, DEPT India

Premal Kotecha, Head of Performance & Expansion, LinkedIn Marketing Solutions

Session Chair: Vishal Chinchankar, Former - CEO, Madison Digital

Session 12
Panel Discussion 4
Markets, Money and Media: The Search for Relevance

Siddharth Narula, Revenue Head, NDTV CoLab Profit

Tamanna Inamdar, Managing Editor, NDTV Profit

Mandeep Singh, Chief Revenue Officer, NDTV

Session Chair: Radhikka Bajaj Senior Journalist & Anchor