Agenda

Theme - Building Brands for India: A View from the South

Know the stories of some of the most successful brands from India’s southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana; and meet the people who created them.

Hear inclusive, inspiring and distinctive experiences that will set the pace for the transitions ahead and serve as guideposts as India prepares for the next chapter of economic growth- straight from the leaders who continue to break new ground, challenge the status quo and soar to new heights.

Time Session Topic Description Speakers
9:30 AM Registrations and Coffee
10:30 AM Welcome Address The vision for ‘Pride of India’ and a look at what's to come during the day. Annurag Batra,Chairman and Editor in chief, exchange4media and BW
10:45 AM Opening Keynote The New Frontiers of Marketing Ashwinder R Singh - CEO-Residential, Bhartiya Urban
11:10 AM Special Address Leveraging the Power of Culture and Content Ajit Varghese- Chief Commercial Officer, ShareChat| Moj
11:30 - 12:15 PM Panel Discussion 1 Experiences
How I Built This
The journey of innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists – and the brands and
businesses they built.In this session, innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists will
share their journeys of building successful brands and businesses,
VKC Razak- Managing Director, VKC Group

Vijay Kapoor- Founder & MD, Derby

Sugumar Nagarajan- Executive Director, Top Anil Marketing Company

Pratik Shah- Founder & CEO, Specsmakers

R Sriram- MD, Butterfly

Ramanujam Sridhar, Founder CEO, Brand-Comm (Session Chair)
12:15 -1:00PM Panel Discussion 2 Building Brands and Growing Business with Television The session will cover how television advertising creates instant trust among
target customers, provides massive reach, makes brands a part of the target
households and other such aspects outlining the advantages of the medium.
Uttam Malani- Executive Director, Centuary Mattresses

Nandagopal Nair- Vice President & Head – Brand & Communications, V-Guard

Megha Jain- Vice President, Carat

Dr Sanjoy Das- COO, Fipola

Laya Menon- EVP & Business Head, Bengaluru, Lodestar UM

Baagyalakshmi Nagarajan- Executive Director - Advertising Sales, Star Vijay (Session Chair)
1:00PM- 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 - 2:45 PM Panel Discussion 3 Leveraging Technology to Build Brands The session will cover how marketing data and technology are taking businesses
to the next level by making their marketing campaigns more relevant, effective,
and personalized.
Lavanya Nalli- Chairperson, Nalli Group of Companies

CS Sudheer- Founder and CEO, Ffreedom App and IndianMoney.com

Nirmal NR- CEO, Zoom Car

Shahir Muneer- Founder & Director, Divo

Indrajeet Mookerjee- President, Dentsu Creative- South (Session Chair)
2:45 - 3:30 PM Panel Discussion 4 Advertising in the Southern Markets: What Works, What Doesn’t The session is about the traditions, languages, beliefs and experiences that
marketers need to keep in mind while crafting messages for consumers in
Dakshin Bharat.
Bala Manian, Director- OPN Advertising

Deepan Ramachandran- Founder, Mind Your Language

Vinodh Ramakannan- Founder & CEO, Spinta Digital

Srideep Kesavan- CEO, Heritage Foods Limited

Bikash Kundu- SVP & Head - Revenue (Regional Entertainment), Viacom 18 Media

Amit Zunjarwad- Chief Product Officer, ShareChat & Moj

Sohil Karia- Co-Founder, Schbang (Session Chair)
3:30-3:40 PM VOTE OF THANKS Nawal Ahuja- Co-founder, exchange4media
3:40-4:30 PM REGISTRATION FOR AWARD CEREMONY
4:30-4:35 PM Opening Address Welcome Address Anurag Batra- Chairman and Editor in chief, exchange4media and BW
4:35 -5:00 PM Opening Keynote The New Frontiers of Marketing Bhaskar Bhat- Director, Tata Sons
5:00-5:10 PM Special Address Ajit Varghese- Chief Commercial Officer, ShareChat| Moj
5:10 -7:00 PM FELICITATION CEREMONY
7:00 PM Onwards COCKTAILS AND DINNER