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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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Growth the Lego Way

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Moneka Khurana, Country Head & BOD Member, MMA Global India
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Marketing Desperately Needs a Transformation for Growth. MMA has a Plan

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Greg Stuart, CEO, MMA Global
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The Free Streaming Revolution: Premium Content, Unique audience signals, Measurable outcomes

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Video marketing has become the backbone of modern-age brand building. This session will explore key trends in the video advertising landscape and how free ad-supported video streaming is bringing together premium content, extensive reach, and new-age ad-tech to elevate advertising experiences.

Karan Bedi, Director & Head, Amazon MX Player
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Innovating and growing under Constraints

11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
Navi Radjou, Innovation and leadership scholar, Co-Author of Jugaad Innovation
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Gen AI & Agentic AI in the Era of CX

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Varun Dandona, Head – Enterprise Business, Adobe
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Breaking Down Affordability

11:50 PM - 12:05 PM
Soumya Mohanty, MMA India Board Member; MD & Chief Client Officer - South Asia, Insights Division, Kantar
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From Brand to Store: How AI is Powering Hyperlocal Growth

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

AI is transforming the path from brand awareness to in-store action. While consumers form associations with brands, their experience of getting to know the brands takes place through local interfaces. And with the advent of advanced capabilities such as AI, this consumer journey has evolved in dynamic ways. This conversation will offer insights into the usage of AI towards driving footfall, optimizing local marketing efforts, personalizing customer experiences at scale, and achieving strategic business objectives.

Piyush Jain, Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Digital Officer, Agilus Diagnostics
Sandeep Singh, COO, SingleInterface
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From Views to Value: Turning Short-Form Video Engagement into Conversions

12:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Ashish Bajaj, Chief Marketing Officer, Narayana Health
Nikhil Kumar, Chief Growth Officer, mediasmart
Shubha Pai, Head of Brand Solutions, Google
Vasudha Girdhar, Head of Brand and Digital Transformation, Global Business, Hero MotoCorp

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Kartik Patiar , Senior Director - Business, Sharechat & Moj
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The Future of Measurement: Unlocking Growth with Data

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Ashish Tiwari, Chief Marketing Officer, Home Credit India
Harpinder Singh, Head - Digital & eCommerce, Air India Express
Rajiv Dubey, Head of Media, Dabur India Limited
Sneha Jha, Head - Media & Customer Lifecycle Management, KFC India
Shantanu Chauhan, Director - Marketing, Noise
Anshul Batra, Vice President - Advertising, Paytm Ads

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Udit Verma, Co-Founder & CMO, Trackier
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CTV Unplugged: The Next Big Leap in Digital Video & Measurable Reach

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM

This session will spotlight how CTV is emerging as a high-growth, high-impact medium - offering the scale of traditional TV with the targeting and measurability of digital.

Abhishek Bhasin, Vice President, Brand and Mobile Marketing, MakeMyTrip
Prabhvir Sahmey, Senior Director, Samsung Ads, India & South East Asia
Shamik Banerjee, CMO, Apollo 24 | 7
Sai Narayan, Chief Marketing Officer, Policybazaar Group
Vandana Krishnia, Director, Marketing And Product Management, South Asia, AkzoNobel

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Riddhi Pimputkar, Sales Director, Enterprise Solutions, Teads India
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State of Quick Commerce in India - Primary Study

03:30 PM - 3:55 PM
Anubhav Yadu, AVP & Head, Consumer Vertical, Performics India
Moneka Khurana, Country Head & BOD Member, MMA Global India
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Search, Stream, Scroll, Shop : Unlocking new age consumer behaviour with Google & Youtube

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Amid shifting consumer behaviour, this session will highlight how Google and YouTube enable brands to connect with consumers across searching, streaming, scrolling, and shopping. It will also cover how Google AI empowers brands to navigate through complex consumer journeys, automate and optimize advertising campaigns for better impact.

Neha Markanda, Head of Industry, E-Commerce, Google
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Ethical Influencing: How Responsible Influencer Marketing Drives Long-Term Brand Growth

4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Anupam Tripathi, GM Marketing & Media Head, Lenskart
Ganapathy Subramaniam, CMO, LT Foods
Harpreet Suri , Influencer,
Vidushi Goyal, CMO, Swiss Beauty

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Dr. Kushal Sanghvi, Chief Revenue Officer, iCubesWire
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Thursday, May 8, 2025

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Powering Marketing for Growth – Act | Accelerate | Advance

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Rohit Dadwal, CEO, MMA Global APAC | Global Head of SMARTIES WW and BOD Asia Pacific, MMA Global Asia Pacific
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Pivoting Marketing in Low Growth Times

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Amit Jain, MMA India Board Chair; Chairman, Sanofi Consumer Healthcare
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Annual Report Launch - CMOs GUIDE TO GROWTH HACKING (5th edition of Modern Marketing Reckoner)

10:55 AM - 11:10 AM
Moneka Khurana, Country Head & BOD Member, MMA Global India
Prasanth Kumar, MMA India Co-Chair; Chief Executive Officer, South Asia, GroupM
Parthasarathy MA, Chief Strategy Officer, South Asia, GroupM
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Decoding CMO’s Guide to Growth Hacking [Modern Marketing Reckoner - 5th Edition]

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Upali Nag Kumar, Chief Strategy Officer, Wavemaker
Nishant Arora, SVP Marketing, Netcore Cloud
Puneet Avasthi, Director, Specialist Businesses, Insights Division, Kantar
Vaibhav Kapur, Senior Director, Flipkart
Ravi Shharma, Chief Business Officer, Bobble.ai

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Moneka Khurana, Country Head & BOD Member, MMA Global India
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Driving Growth: How Auto Brands Are Shifting Marketing Gears

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Greg Stuart, CEO, MMA Global
Virat Khullar, Head of Marketing, Hyundai India
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No CMO at the Table? No Growth on the Agenda

12:35 PM - 1:00 PM
Nikhil Sharma, MMA India Board Member; Managing Director, Perfetti Van Melle India
Sunder Balasubramanian, MMA India Board Member; Chief Marketing Officer, Myntra
Sunil Suresh, CMO, Air India

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Deepali Naair, MMA India Board Member; Group Chief Marketing Officer, CK Birla Group
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Advancing CX with AI for Growth

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Deepak Oram, Sr. VP - Growth Marketing & Martech, HDFC Bank
Varun Kulkarni, Director - Marketing, Digital & Growth, NoBroker
Vaibhav Kumar, Sr VP & Head – Ecommerce and Products, Max Life Insurance

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Manmeet Singh Dhody, VP of Engineering, Adobe
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Retail Media 2.0: The Next Wave in Evolution of Digital Media

2:40 PM - 3:15 PM

This session will explore how retail media networks are transforming from pure performance platforms to sophisticated marketing ecosystems. The session unveils how brands can leverage rich first-party shopping data to inform strategic business decisions and product innovation. Industry leaders will discuss the emergence of upper-funnel advertising formats that enable brand storytelling, and how unified measurement frameworks are finally connecting awareness to purchase. Discover how retail media's full-funnel capabilities are delivering unprecedented insights into consumer behavior, enabling precise attribution, and creating new opportunities for brands to engage shoppers across their entire journey.

Kumar Awanish, SVP & Chief Growth Officer, Cheil India
Tarun Gupta, Co-Founder, Boult

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Ajay Sharma, Head-Ad Sales, Large Customer Business, Amazon Ads India
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Agentic AI and the Evolution of Marketing Workflows

3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Rahul Agarwalla, MMA India AI Mentor & Advisor, Managing Partner, SenseAI Ventures
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Keynote | Power of Micro-Actions for Compounding Growth

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Vivek Gambhir, Venture Partner, Lightspeed India
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MMA Board Exclusive: Digital Maturity Assessment 7 D framework to Unlock Growth

4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Chandan Mukherji, MMA India Board Member; Director & Executive Vice President, Strategy, Marketing & Communication, Nestle, India
Deepak Bakshi, MMA India Board Member; and Managing Director & Lead, Accenture Song in India
Bhaskar Ramesh, MMA India Board Member; Director - Omnichannel Businesses, Google India
Arvind R P , MMA India Board Member; Chief Marketing Officer McDonald’s India (West & South), McDonald’s India
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Inclusive AI for Bharat: Empowering Rural Communities and Driving Sustainable Growth

4:55 PM - 5:30 PM

This power-packed panel dives into how brands, platforms, and technology leaders are building inclusive AI-driven solutions that empower rural India. From voice-first GPT-level engines that work without screens, to on-ground innovations by FMCG giants, the session showcases how AI can bridge access, scale impact, and fuel long-term growth for Bharat. Expect real stories, bold ideas, and a live unveiling of a breakthrough AI platform designed for every voice in India.
 

Ajay Gupte, CEO, South Asia, Wavemaker
Gunjan Khetan, CMO, Perfetti Van Melle India
Suresh Chand, VP Marketing & Executive Committee Member - Snacks, Noodles & Pasta, ITC
Anthony Burke, CEO, Subvrsive (A WPP Agency)

Moderator:

Niraj Ruparel, Creative Tech Lead, WPP & GroupM India
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