Based in Bangalore Pratik Shetty is the Vice President – Growth and Marketing at Flipkart, where he leads the brand’s growth charter and integrated marketing strategy across one of India’s largest and most influential digital commerce platforms. An IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, Pratik began his career with Mondelēz International, where he spent several formative years building some of India’s most iconic FMCG brands. As a Brand Manager, he was responsible for end-to-end brand strate

Based in Dubai Manasvi Gosalia is the Founder and Executive Producer at Déjàvu, an international film production and post-production company, and one of the key names in the Middle East’s advertising film ecosystem. With a career rooted in craft and scale, he has built Déjàvu into one of the region’s leading production houses, known for delivering high-quality, award-winning work across global brands and agencies. Born in Mumbai and raised in the Middle East, Gosalia began hi

Based in the UK Emma de la Fosse is a Creative Leader and Creative Consultant at The Effectiveness Partnership, with over 35 years of experience in the industry. Widely regarded as one of the foremost female creative leaders, she has built a career defined by innovative, multi award-winning work across disciplines, both individually and as a Chief Creative Officer. Her work spans brand, digital, customer experience, and PR, with a consistent focus on using creativity to drive

Based in USA Bianca Guimaraes is a Founding Partner and Executive Creative Director at Mischief USA, known for creating culturally impactful work that pushes both brands and conversations forward. Her portfolio spans campaigns that have reshaped how global brands engage with audiences and address complex social issues. Her work has earned over 100 international awards, establishing her as a distinctive creative voice in the global advertising landscape. She began her career i

Based in Dubai Ali Rez is the Chief Creative Officer at IMPACT BBDO Group for MENAP (Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan), widely regarded as one of the most awarded creative leaders in the region. Under his leadership, IMPACT BBDO has achieved exceptional global recognition—winning 39 Agency or Network of the Year titles in just three years, ranking among the world’s top agencies, and delivering significant business growth alongside creative excellence. His work has earn

Based in Mumbai Nitin Saini is the Vice President of Marketing at Mondelēz India and a member of the India Country Leadership Team, where he leads the marketing mandate across one of India’s most iconic snacking portfolios. Nitin holds an MBA from IIM Calcutta and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from IIT Delhi, and is widely recognised for building brands that combine global scale with local cultural relevance. A Mondelēz veteran with over two decades at the company, Nitin

Based in Mumbai Shivani Prabhakar is the Head of Brand Strategy at Yash Raj Films, where she works at the intersection of storytelling, culture, and brand-building within one of India’s most influential entertainment studios. With over 18 years of experience across entertainment, beauty, and lifestyle, she has built and led brands across film, media, and consumer businesses. She holds a certification in Strategic Management from Harvard University. Before joining Yash Raj Fil

Based in Mumbai Binda Dey is the Group Chief Marketing Officer at Knight Riders Sports, and IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, bringing over two decades of experience across sports, media, and entertainment. She leads global marketing for the franchise, spanning brand, content, digital, licensing, and merchandising across its IPL and international teams, and has played a key role in shaping KKR into a globally recognised sports and entertainment brand. Early in her career, she w

Based in Mumbai Darshana Shah is the Group Chief Marketing Officer at Aditya Birla Capital. A marketing, digital, and customer experience leader, she brings over 25 years of cross-industry impact spanning financial services, health insurance, retail, and technology. At Aditya Birla Capital she provides strategic direction and leadership for brand and marketing across omnichannel consumer touchpoints. A Harvard Business School alum of the Senior Executive Leadership Program i

Based in Delhi Aparna Kumar Ahuja is the EVP & Head of Corporate Brand & Communications at Jindal Steel, where she leads the company’s brand, reputation, and strategic communications agenda. With over three decades of experience, she brings expertise in business strategy, reputation management, marketing communications, crisis preparedness, and stakeholder engagement, playing a key role in shaping a company’s narrative and growth. Drawn to public relations early on for its b

Based in Bangalore Anindita Veluri is the Director of Marketing at Adobe India. A sales and marketing professional with over 25 years of experience, she has built her career at the intersection of technology, business, and creativity, holding leadership roles across both sales and marketing functions. At Adobe, she leads marketing for India, focusing on driving brand, growth, and customer engagement. Prior to Adobe, Veluri held leadership roles at Deloitte and IBM, where she

Based in Mumbai Hephzibah Pathak is the Executive Chairperson of Ogilvy India, where she leads its strategic direction, growth, and transformation agenda. Having been with the agency for almost three decades, she is known for her deep client focus and has been a trusted partner to many of Ogilvy’s key clients. Over this time, she has played a defining role in shaping the agency’s evolution—driving category-defining work and contributing significantly to its growth, culture, a

Based in USA Joe Sciarrotta is the Deputy Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy USA, where he helps lead the agency’s creative output across its global network. Since joining Ogilvy in 2000, he has played a key role in driving both creative excellence and business growth, contributing to the network’s continued recognition as one of the world’s most awarded agency groups. He began his career in advertising and went on to build a strong reputation as a creative leader, eventually j

Based in Mumbai Misha is a Mumbai-based Director and Co-founder of Amok Films. With a diverse professional background, she has worked across leading networks such as Channel V, Turner International, Disney, and Red Bull Media House. Her experience spans directing content for both broadcast television and digital platforms, covering fiction and non-fiction across a wide range of genres including music, kids, travel, lifestyle, sports, and youth. Some of her notable advertising

Based in Mumbai Priya Seth is a renowned professional in the Indian film industry, recognized for her contributions to feature films, advertisements, and underwater filming and photography. She pursued a six-month filmmaking course at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, further shaping her visual storytelling approach. After graduating, Seth’s early work included a stint as a clapper and assistant cameraman on Deepa Mehta’s 1998 film Earth, before moving into mu

Based in Mumbai Swapnil, a renowned cinematographer, gained widespread recognition for his contributions to Sacred Games, which was India's first Netflix Original series. He began his career with director Pan Nalin's documentary Faith Connection and later worked independently on popular documentary shows like Dewarists, Sound Trippin, and television commercials for brands such as Vodafone and Flipkart. Swapnil has also worked on critically acclaimed feature films such as Angr

Based in Mumbai Ryan Mendonca is an Ad Film Director at Bang Bang Mediacorp, Mumbai, known for bringing humour and wit into his storytelling while maintaining a sharp, modern visual aesthetic. He began his career at Ogilvy, Mumbai, spending a decade shaping campaigns for Cadbury, Unilever, Kodak, BCCI, and Taj Hotels, before moving to MTV India, where he headed the creative department and discovered his passion for directing. Ryan’s campaign for YouTube India – ‘From Ganji to

Based in Paris Adriana Legay is a Paris-born film editor and a founding partner of Collectiv Paris, an editorial collective focused on film, fashion, and advertising projects. She studied cinematography at ESRA Paris, where she developed an interest in film editing before beginning her career in music videos. Early in her career, she edited projects for artists such as A$AP Rocky, Pusha T, and The Blaze, developing a strong presence in music-driven visual storytelling. Along

Based in Tamil Nadu Ravi Varman’s impressive portfolio spans over 500 projects, including TV commercials, music videos, short films, and documentaries. With a career spanning over two decades, he has established himself as one of India’s most sought-after cinematographers, known for his versatility and evocative visual storytelling. His work is primarily rooted in the Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi film industries, where his unique artistic vision is evident in his poetic and pa

Based in Dubai Neda Zag is a highly polished offline editor. She is the co-founder of Cold-Cutz, a startup post-production studio based in Dubai, specializing in advertising and housing freelancers from all over the world. Neda initiates each project by seeking to grasp the unique style, visual references, and overall tone of every director's body of work. For her, film editing goes beyond mere shot matching and sequence stitching. It transcends the notion of correctness and

Based in Kuwait Mohammed Al Nashmi is a Kuwaiti filmmaker and director and a founding partner of Shareet Studios, a creative production company based in Kuwait. His work spans commercial filmmaking and branded storytelling, and he often takes on multiple roles in production, including directing, cinematography, editing, and sound design. Al Nashmi began his career working across different aspects of filmmaking, shaping his multidisciplinary approach to directing. His projects

Based in Mumbai Harshhik S. Suraiya is the Director and Founder of Studio Zuno — a versatile creative professional with expertise in filmmaking, writing, and graphic design. Before establishing Studio Zuno, he served as Co-Founder and Director at Vanilla Films. Harshhik began his career in advertising as an Art Director at Ogilvy in 2008, later moving to McCann Erickson as Senior Creative Solutions Art. He then returned to Ogilvy, this time as a Creative Director, where he fu

Based in Mumbai Aakash Shah is the founder of One Hand Clap, a new-age creative agency and production house launched in 2019 alongside former AIB colleague Naveed Manakkodan. The agency is known for creating culturally sharp, internet-native advertising. With a deep understanding of digital culture, platform behaviour, and Gen Z–millennial consumption patterns, Aakash has helped shape One Hand Clap’s voice—work that is insight-led, socially fluent, and designed to travel org

Based in India Ankit Goyle is the Head of Marketing at Snap Inc., where he is responsible for building and scaling Snapchat’s marketing function in India. With nearly two decades of experience across technology, fashion, e-commerce, and consumer brands, Ankit brings a rare blend of platform thinking, brand strategy, and executional depth. He began his career at Google as an Account Manager before moving into brand leadership roles at Reid & Taylor, Aditya Birla Fashion, Myntr