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Agenda

PITCH BRANDTALK 2025
Theme: Building Connections in a BANI World
Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
08.30 a.m.
Registration & Networking Breakfast
09:30 a.m
Summit Opens
Session 1
  • Annurag Batra
    Dr. Annurag Batra
    Chairman & Editor-in-chief, BW Businessworld & exchang4media
Welcome Address
Session 2
Keynote Fireside Chat
  • RUCHIRA JAITLY
    RUCHIRA JAITLY
    Chief Marketing Officer, Diageo India
Spotlight Address

  • The Adaptive Era: Agility, Always-On Engagement, and Evolving Consumer Trends

Session 3
DIALOGUE SESSION
  • NIKHIL SAREEN
    NIKHIL SAREEN
    Co-Founder, Qubo
  • NITI KUMAR
    NITI KUMAR
    Chief Executive Officer - India, Spark Foundry
  • PRAVESH SHARMA
    PRAVESH SHARMA
    General Manager - North & East Business Head, Sakal Media Group
  • SAI NARAYAN
    SAI NARAYAN
    Chief Marketing Officer, Policybazaar.com
  • Session Chair: VIJAY SHINDE
    Session Chair: VIJAY SHINDE
    Business Head, Vertoz
Gen Next: Decoding the Mindset of Tomorrow’s Consumer
Session 4
Spotlight Session
  • DEVAJIT ROY
    DEVAJIT ROY
    Head of India, New & Emerging Business - Marketing Solutions, LinkedIn
Building Measurement on Digital Ads for the Future
Session 5
Fireside Chat
  • KUNAL GHOSH
    KUNAL GHOSH
    DGM – Strategy, India, Cheil SWA Group
  • Session Chair: CHEHNEET KAUR
    Session Chair: CHEHNEET KAUR
    Senior Correspondent, exchange4media Group
Orchestrating the Next Drop: Media Strategy in a Launch-Obsessed Tech Market
Session 6
Fireside Chat
  • UDIT MALHOTRA
    Head of Marketing, JSW MG Motor India
  • Session Chair: BRIJ PAHWA
    Editorial Lead, exchange4media & MartechAi.com
Marketing in the World of AI
Lunch
WELCOME BACK
Session 7
Keynote Address
  • AJAY GUPTA
    AJAY GUPTA
    Founder and Managing Director, Capital Foods
Capital Foods: A Story of Curiosity, Culture & Category
Session 8
Panel Discussion
  • GAURAV KWATRA
    GAURAV KWATRA
    Chief Marketing Officer, iD Fresh Food
  • KASHISH VASISHTA
    KASHISH VASISHTA
    Deputy General Manager - Marketing PR New Product Development & Ecommerce, MMTC-PAMP
  • LAVANI AGARWAL
    LAVANI AGARWAL
    Vice President & Head - Marketing and Communications, South Asia Mastercard
  • PELKI TSHERING
    PELKI TSHERING
    Chief Marketing Officer, Tanishq
  • TABREZ ALAM
    TABREZ ALAM
    Chief - Business Strategy & Data Alliances, Segumento
  • VINIT KAPAHI
    VINIT KAPAHI
    Chief Marketing Officer, Aviva Life Insurance India
  • PRATIK GOUR
    PRATIK GOUR
    Co Founder, Footprynt
  • Session Chair: YUVRRAJ AGARWAAL
    Session Chair: YUVRRAJ AGARWAAL
    Chief Strategy Officer, Laqshya Media Group
Resilience Beyond Transactions: How Brands Build Trust in Fragile Times
Session 9
Panel Discussion
  • CHAITANYA KAKKAR
    CHAITANYA KAKKAR
    VP - New Business Development, Single Interface
  • JOYDEEP BASUROY
    JOYDEEP BASUROY
    Group Head - Marketing, Pernod Ricard India
  • POOJA BAID
    POOJA BAID
    Chief Marketing Officer, Versuni India
  • SHAILJA JOSHI
    SHAILJA JOSHI
    Senior Director – Marketing, Global Canisters and Imports, PepsiCo
  • NIDHI RASTOGI
    NIDHI RASTOGI
    Marketing Director, UNIQLO India
  • VIDUSHI GOYAL
    VIDUSHI GOYAL
    Chief Marketing Officer, Swiss Beauty
  • Priti Murthy
    Session Chair: Priti Murthy
    President – Client Solutions, WPP Media South Asia
Turning Complexity into Opportunity: Innovation, AI, and Communities in a Non-Linear World
Session 10
Spotlight Session
  • SRIRAM PADMANABHAN
    SRIRAM PADMANABHAN
    Director Health Care, Dabur
Leveraging Trust and Authenticity to Drive Relevance and Growth
Session 11
Fireside Chat
  • MANAV SAHNI
    MANAV SAHNI
    Business Head - Dairy Business, Nestle India
  • SIMRAN SABHERWAL
    Session Chair: SIMRAN SABHERWAL
    Associate Editor, exchange4media
Dairy: At The Heart of Nestle India
5:30 p.m
FIFTH EDITION PITCH MARKETING 30 UNDER 30 AWARDS 2025
6:45 p.m. onwards
SECOND EDITION DIGIONE AWARDS 2024