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AGENDA

Theme: Looking ahead 2026: Learning, Challenges and Opportunities

9:00 AM
Registrations followed by Breakfast
Inaugural Session
  • Dr Annurag Batra
    Chairman and Editor in Chief, BW BusinessWorld & Founder, exchange4media
Special Address
Tribute to Piyush Pandey
Keynote Address 1
Leading in the Age of Acceleration: Building Trust, Culture and Clarity in a Fast-Moving World
  • Dilip Cherian
    Communications Consultant, Campaign Advisor, Political & Policy Professional
Special Session
Redefining the AI playbook
  • Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya
    Founder & President, Centre for Digital Economy Policy Research
Panel Discussion 1
Artificial Intelligence: Elephant in the room
  • Nikhil Dey
    Executive Director, Adfactors PR
  • Arati Mukerji
    Founder, Commarati
  • Arpana Kumar Ahuja
    EVP & Head, Corporate Brand & Communications, Jindal Steel Ltd.
  • Anup Sharma
    PR & Strategic Communications Advisor
  • Tehseen Zaidi
    Communications Specialist, Syngenta Group- IT Digital, Syngenta
  • Moderated by: Rafi Q. Khan
    Founder, Compass Communications
Fireside Chat 1
Communications for a purpose: Building meaning, trust & impact
  • Girish Balachandran
    Founder, OnPurpose
  • Moderator: Nidhi Gulati
    Country Communications Director, Springer Nature
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Networking Lunch
Fireside Chat 2
Crystal gazing the future of Brand Communication
  • Sandeep Dahiya
    Founder & CEO, Branquila Brand Ventures
  • Moderator: Tehseen Zaidi
    Communications Specialist, Syngenta Group- IT Digital, Syngenta
Fireside Chat 3
Every Crisis is an opportunity in Communications
  • Ritu Mathur
    Techno-Regulatory Strategist | Corporate Governance Leader | Certified Independent Director
  • Moderator: Dr. Navneet Anand
    Founder & Director, GreyMatters Communications
Panel Discussion 2
Crisis Communications playbook in an AI environment
  • Venkatesh Somayaji
    Director & Founder, Visage11 Advisors
  • Deebba Ali
    Director Corporate Communications - India & PR Lead for Saas, Oracle
  • Jasrita Dhir
    Vice President Brand & Communications, Ashoka University
  • Aman Dhall
    Founder, CommsCredible
  • Madhurima Bhatia
    PR Head and Media Engagement & Partnerships - India and APEC, Ipsos in India
  • Moderator: Garima Sharma Nijhawan
    Founder, Oathenticity
Fireside Chat 4
Leaders as talent builders: How mentorship shapes the next generation of professionals
  • Atul Sharma
    CEO, Head - Middle East, RuderFinn India
  • Nitin Mantri
    Group CEO, Avian We.
  • Moderator: Akanksha Jain
    AVP - PR & Comms, Swiggy
Keynote Address 2
The PR Playbook for 2026
  • Archana Jain
    Founder & CEO, PR Pundit Havas Red
Panel Discussion 3
Women Leaders in Communications: Has India broken the glass ceiling?
  • Paroma Roy Chowdhury
    Senior Advisor and Independent consultant
  • Bipasha Chakrabarti
    Director, Corporate Communications, Meta
  • Deeptie Sethi
    CEO, PRCAI
  • Jyotsna Dash Nanda
    AVP Corporate Communications, DS Group
  • Moderator: Ashwani Singla
    Founding Managing Partner, Astrum
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TEA BREAK
Address
Nation wants to know: Comms in 2 minutes Era
  • Vineet Handa
    Founder & CEO, Kaizzen
Panel Discussion 4
Talent is a challenge, Upskilling, retention, younger workforce expectations are emerging issues
  • Chetan Mahajan
    Founder & CEO, The Mavericks
  • Subir Moitra
    Senior Advisor - Market Ecosystem, Grant Thornton
  • Dr Sarvesh Tiwari
    Founder & Managing Director, PR Professionals
  • Seema Ahuja
    Senior Vice President and Head of Communications & Brand, Biocon Group
  • Vandana Sandhir
    Chief Client Strategy Officer, Burson India
  • Moderator: Arindam Bhattacharjee
    Senior Editor, Business Standard
Special Address by Guest of Honour
From storytelling to building trust: Creating value in an Era of AI, Disruption & Information Disorder
  • Dr Subi Chaturvedi
    Global SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs & Public Policy Officer, InMobi
6:00 PM onwards
Opening Ceremony
e4m watchlist 2026 : Agencies & Brands and PR & Corp Comm 30 under 30 Awards 2025
Networking Dinner