agenda

June 18, 2026
The Westin, Goregaon, Mumbai

Master Track Boardroom Discussion

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TOPIC

09:00 - 10:00 hrs

Registration and Networking

10:00 - 10:05 hrs

Lucky Draw

10:05 - 10:10 hrs

Welcome Address

Satrajit Sen
Chief Operating Officer - Events
afaqs!

10:10 - 10:30 hrs

Interview: The Future CMO: Operator, Technologist, or Culture Builder?

Sandeep Tanwani
Chief Marketing Officer
Pidilite
Interviewer
Sreekant Khandekar
Co-Founder & CEO
afaqs!

10:30 - 10:50 hrs

The AI-Powered CMO – Leading Marketing in the Age of Intelligent Growth

Gaurav Kaushik
Founder & CEO
Nians

10:50 - 11:10 hrs

Marketers’ Excellence Quiz

11:10 - 11:35 hrs

Panel Discussion: AI vs Creativity – Collision or Collaboration?

Aishwarya Gupta
Chief Marketing Officer
Jainam
Vikas Nair
Vice President & Head of Marketing and Communications
Century Real Estate
Rakhi Sharma
Vice President
Jovees
Amandeep Malhari
Head of Marketing
JKCement
Komal Vajpayee
Co-Founder & Director
CloudPlay Experiential Studios Private Limited
Maddie Amrutkar
Founder & CEO
Glad U Came
Moderator
Mou Chakravorty
Director, Marketing Communications
Deloitte

11:35 - 11:50 hrs

Networking Coffee Break

11:50 - 12:20 hrs

Interview: How OpenAI is Winning India: The Marketing Playbook Behind ChatGPT’s Growth

Sheeladitya Mohanty
Head of Marketing - India
OpenAI
Interviewer
Sreekant Khandekar
Co-Founder & CEO
afaqs!

12:20 - 13:00 hrs

Panel Discussion: The New Indian Consumer: Attention, Aspiration & Authenticity

Shruti Kedia
Co-founder & Head Of Marketing
Nasher Miles
Janaki Patel
AGM Marketing
Havmor Ice Cream
Keyur Shah
Managing Partner
Apsara Ice cream
Sarina Menezes
Senior Vice President
Oberoi Realty
Promita Saha
Vice President
Karukrit
Varun Mohan
Chief Commercial Officer India
MiQ
Moderator
Shreyas Kulkarni
Associate Editor
afaqs!

13:00 - 14:15 hrs

Lunch

14:15 - 14:40 hrs

Leadership Fireside: The CEO’s Mandate: Drive Business, Not Just Marketing

Rohit Dogra
CEO Matches and Agarbatti Division
ITC
Anupam Katheriya
Chief Executive Officer
Cholayil Private Limited
Moderator
Tushar Malhotra
Director – Sales & Marketing
Bisleri International

14:40 - 15:10 hrs

Panel Discussion: The End of Campaign Thinking: What Replaces the Big Idea?

Jiten Mahendra
Chief Marketing Officer
Shoppers Stop
Naarayan T V
Chief Marketing Officer
Akasa Air
Sonal Dabral
Film Director and Creative Consultant & Founder
Tribha
Harmeet Singh
Chief Brand Officer
The Body Shop Asia South
Gargi Bhatt
Head Brand and Customer Engagement
IndiaFirst Life
Nikhil Sharma
Chief Marketing Officer
JBCN Education
Divyanshu Yadav
Head of Branding
JKMAXX Paints
Moderator
Moneka Khurana
Country Head & Board Member
MMA (Marketing + Media Alliance) India

15:10 - 15:30 hrs

Case Lab: How Clinical Credibility Creates Consumer Trust

Pranay Rao
VP Marketing, CPD
Sebamed

15:30 - 15:40 hrs

Marketers’ Excellence Quiz (Round 2)

15:40 - 16:10 hrs

Panel Discussion: Commerce as Media – The New Growth Engine

Zoher Kapuswala
Chief Marketing Officer
Ferrero India
Neelima Burra
SVP - Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Business Head - Omnichannel Retail and International Business
Luminous Power Technologies
Sonam Pradhan
Head - Media & Digital Marketing (South Asia)
Kellanova
Rajat Srivastava
Head of Marketing
Tupperware
Monica Gandhi
Co-Founder & COO
Nians
Moderator
Benita Chacko
Associate Editor
afaqs!

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