Agenda

PITCH CMO SUMMIT - BENGALURU 2025

THEME: Brand Reinvention in the Age of Disruption

Friday, August 1, 2025

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Session

Topic

Speaker

08:15 a.m

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST

09:15 a.m.

SUMMIT OPENS

Session 1

WELCOME ADDRESS

DR ANNURAG BATRA
Chairman & Editor-in-Chief
BW Businessworld & exchange4media

Session 2

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Reinvention Playbook: Leading Brands Through Constant Chaos

TBA

Session 3

SPOTLIGHT SESSION
From Beer to Brand IP: Creating Culture, Not Just Campaigns

VIKRAM BAHL
Chief Marketing Officer
United Breweries Limited

Session 4

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

TBA

Session 5

THE BRAND STRATEGY PANEL
The New Age Brand Funnel: Navigating Nonlinear Consumer Behaviour

AMARNATH DUTTA
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
N. Ranga Rao & Sons
VINEET SHARMA
VP - Marketing & Trade Marketing
AB InBev INDIA

Session 6

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

SIDDHARTH GUPTA
General Manager - Marketing
Britannia

Session 7

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

TBA

Session 8

SPOTLIGHT SESSION

TBA

Session 9

PANEL DISCUSSION
Gaming & Esports: Unlocking New Brand Territories and Consumer Connections in India

APURVA JANI
Marketing Director – Sales, Communications and Marketing Group
Intel India

01:00 p.m.

Lunch

Session 10

SPOTLIGHT SESSION
TBA

SURESH CHAND
ice President Marketing & Executive Committee Member - Snacks, Noodles & Pasta
ITC Limited

Session 11

FIRESIDE CHAT

TBA

Session 12

SPOTLIGHT ADDRESS

TBA

Session 13

THE CULTURE ECONOMY PANEL
Creators, Collabs & Community: Building Brands in the Culture Economy

JANANI KANDASWAMY
Head Of Marketing
Preethi Kitchen Appliances (Versuni - Philip Appliances)

Session 14

THE REINVENTION PANEL
Reinventing for the Next Billion Consumers

ANIL GURNANI
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
TTK Prestige
SAURABH SHARMA
Head of Marketing
Ather Energy Limited
SHAWN CHANDY
Chief Marketing Officer
Paragon

Session 15

FIRESIDE CHAT
TBA

TBA

05:55 p.m.

TEA

06:30 p.m. onwards

INDIA MARKETING AWARDS SOUTH 2025