Marketers Excellence Awards 2025: Agenda

Master Track Boardroom Discussions

Time (IST)

09:00 - 10:00 hrs

Registration and Networking

10:00 - 10:10 hrs

Welcome Address by afaqs!

Satrajit Sen

Chief Operating Officer - Events

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10:10 - 10:40 hrs

Keynote Address: Crafting 1.4 Billion Stories - Marketing for a Diverse India

Nikhil Sharma

Managing Director

Perfetti Van Melle (India)

10:40 - 11:10 hrs

Fireside Chat: From 30-Second Ads to 30-Second Reels: The Future of Brand Creativity

P.G. Aditiya

Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer

Talented

Josy Paul

Chairman and Chief Creative Officer

BBDO India

MODERATOR

Tushar Malhotra

Director - Sales & Marketing

Bisleri International

11:10 - 11:25 hrs

Special Address: YouTube: Leading the Next Era of Entertainment in the Living Room

Shubha Pai

Head of Brand Solutions

Google

11:25 - 11:45 hrs

Interview: The Future Consumer: Understanding Behaviours, Expectations & Values

Shubhranshu Singh

Chief Marketing Officer

Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles

MODERATOR

Sreekant Khandekar

Co-Founder & CEO

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11:45 - 11:55 hrs

Networking Coffee Break

11:55 - 12:10 hrs

Networking Giveaways

12:10 - 12:45 hrs

Panel Discussion: From Funnels to Flywheels: Rethinking Brand Growth in the Experience Economy

Amit Sethiya

Lead - Category Marketing - B2C

Polycab India

Amrit Baid

General Manager - Marketing and Customer Experience

Mercedes-Benz India

Deepa Krishnan

Head of Marketing, India and Southwest Asia

Hyatt India Consultancy

Sagar Das

Co-Founder

CMV360

Sai Narayan

CMO

PolicyBazaar.com

Saurabh Sharma

Head of Sales

Cinépolis India

MODERATOR

Geetika Singh

Head of Qualitative Research

Ipsos India (Ipsos UU)

12:45 - 13:15 hrs

Panel Discussion: The Rise of D2C Brands – Cracking the Growth Code

Anupam Tripathi

GM Marketing & Media Head

Lenskart

Madhu Sudhan

Co-Founder

Punt Partners

Nidhi Sharma

Head & Vice President - Marketing

DigiHaat

Riaan Rodrigues

Head, D2C business

TATA AIG General Insurance

Shaifali Gautam

Chief Marketing Officer

CaratLane - A TATA Product

MODERATOR

Moneka Khurana

Country Head & Board Member

MMA Global India

13:15- 14:45 hrs

Lunch

14:45 - 15:05 hrs

Networking Giveaways

15:05 - 15:30 hrs

Fireside Chat: Strategic Storytelling to C-Suite Success: The Marketer’s Leadership Playbook

Puneet Das

President – Packaged Beverages (India & South Asia)

Tata Consumer Products

Sreekant Khandekar

Co-Founder & CEO

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15:30 - 16:00 hrs

Panel Discussion: Screen Shifts: The Evolution of Marketing from TV to OTT to CTV

Deepak Sonpar

Managing Partner

EssenceMediacom India

Dipti Shah Jagdev

Chief Marketing Officer

VIP Industries

Kanika Anand

GM Media

Airtel

Sujata Dwibedy

Chief Executive Officer

Dentsu X

Vishal Sharma

Chief Sales and Marketing Officer

Raymond Realty

MODERATOR

Shreyas Kulkarni

Associate Editor

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*Note: The timings of this agenda are subject to change.

Time (IST)

12:30- 13:15 hrs

Simplifying Mobile Measurement: Driving Decisions with Innovation and Trust

Akhil Menon

Director - Brand and Category

Only What’s Needed

Amit Tilekar

Chief Marketing Officer

Wonderchef Home Appliances

Komal Chheda

Executive Vice President - Growth | Strategic Alliances & Partnerships & Customer Services

Cashe

Nilesh Malani

Chief Marketing Officer and Business Head Special Modules

Waaree Group

Pritish Vartak

Director - D2C

Pilgrim

Ripal Chopda

Chief Marketing Officer

The Sleep Company

Shivam Baheti

Growth and Marketing Manager

The Pant Project

Shrey Jain

Founder & CEO

Alphavedic

Shwetha Iyer

SVP & Head of Marketing

Kissht

MODERATOR

Udit Verma

Co-Founder & CMO

Apptrove by Trackier

15:05- 15:50 hrs

The Experience Edge: Crafting Customer Journeys That Matter

Aditya Oza

Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer

EMotorad

Anupam Tripathi

GM Marketing & Media Head

Lenskart

Bishwajeet Samal

Head of Marketing & PR

Volkswagen India

Nakul Chaturvedi

Head Marketing (Brand & PR)

Deltatech Gaming

Nidhi Sharma

Head & Vice President - Marketing

DigiHaat

Pratik Mukherjee

Business Head - Beauty

LoveChild by Masaba

Riaan Rodrigues

Head, D2C business

TATA AIG General Insurance

MODERATOR

Sagar Das

Co-Founder

CMV360

*Note: The timings of this agenda are subject to change.