Speakers 2023
Shri Piyush Goyal
Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India
Shri Piyush Goyal
Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India
Shri Piyush Goyal Hon'ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Government of India
Shri. Rohit Kumar Singh
Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
Shri. Rohit Kumar Singh
Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
Shri. Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
He has worked extensively and provided leadership at the middle and senior levels in Government of India & in the state of Rajasthan across departments e.g. National Highways, Medical & Health, Home, Information Technology, Finance, Commercial Taxes, Urban Infrastructure Development, Road Transport, Rural Development, Culture and Information & Public Relations. He led the government initiative of reviving Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in National Highways via key policy interventions like the Hybrid Annuity Model through appropriate risk allocation among the public and private partners. He also successfully led the initiative of asset recycling of public funded national highways (Toll Operate Transfer Model) that resulted in one of the largest FDI in the highways sector amounting to USD 1.5 billion, one of the first successful asset monetization in India. As Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Medical, Health & Family Welfare in Rajasthan, during the first wave of Covid-19 in the year 2020, he developed and deployed the Bhilwara Model of “ruthless containment” to successfully manage the Covid upsurge in the rural and urban hot spots across Rajasthan.
Mr. Harsha V Agarwal
Vice President FICCI & Chair FICCI FMCG Committee and Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Emami Limited
Mr. Harsha V Agarwal
Vice President FICCI & Chair FICCI FMCG Committee and Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Emami Limited
Mr. Harsha V Agarwal Vice President FICCI & Chair FICCI FMCG Committee and Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Emami Limited
An enterprising person and a quintessential professional with a penchant for details and depth, Harsha has tremendous application of mind and a feisty dedication to work. He is steady and calm with a focused leadership, coupled with a steely resolve. He passionately steers the organisation with a futuristic outlook, while continuing to strengthen its core values.
His in-depth knowledge of different businesses and understanding of the evolving industry is an asset that is leveraged to identify opportunities for growth of the organisation and roapmap to achieve them. Emami’s various key acquisitions such Zandu Pharmaceuticals, Kesh King, German brand – Creme 21 and strategic investments in a few new-age start-ups like Brillare and The Man Company stand testimony to this.
Harsha was one of the very few select entrepreneurs of India to have attended a two-day seminar – ‘Champions of Change’ – a Young Entrepreneurs Meet with Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi in August 2017 organized by NITI Aayog. The seminar was held to discuss and take suggestions on critical policy issues and the challenges the country is facing today.
Harsha is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization and has been appointed as the Vice President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for 2022-23. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of Indian Chamber of Commerce.
Harsha was initiated into the family business at a very young age, where he learnt the basics of leadership and brand building with a hands-on approach. He is married to Mansi Agarwal and has one daughter and a son. A family man at heart, Harsha likes to spend quality time with his family whenever he gets a break from his work. A keen fitness enthusiast, Harsha’s favourite pastime is reading and watching movies.
His pleasant & soft-spoken personality and people skills give him an edge as a true leader, who has the potential to emerge as a source of inspiration to every aspiring entrepreneur.
Mr. Subramaniam V
Chair FICCI Retail, and Internal Trade Committee & Director, Reliance Retail Limited
Mr. Subramaniam V
Chair FICCI Retail, and Internal Trade Committee & Director, Reliance Retail Limited
Mr. Subramaniam V Chair FICCI Retail, and Internal Trade Committee & Director, Reliance Retail Limited
Subbu, as he is commonly known as, started his career with Tata Tea in 1988 and worked for over 7 years. After a brief stint at Apollo Hospitals in 1995, he joined Reliance Industries as Vice President Accounts where he served for over 16 years handling Finance, Compliance and Accounting functions.
After a brief period in 2013, when he was with Bajaj Auto as Senior Vice President Finance, Subbu rejoined Reliance Industries and took the position of Deputy CFO at Reliance Jio Infocomm.
In 2016, Subbu moved to Reliance Retail as the CFO and was soon elevated to the role of Managing Director. In his current position, Subbu is responsible for managing day to day operations of the retail business, driving growth and profitability. Under his leadership, Reliance Retail has emerged as the largest and most profitable retailer in the country and the only Indian retailer to feature in the list of top 100 global retailers. The company has accomplished numerous milestones and is poised for exponential growth to become a retailer of global scale.
Subbu did his Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy from St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta. He is a qualified Chartered and Cost Accountant.
Mr. LV Vaidyanathan
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, P&G India Subcontinent
Mr. LV Vaidyanathan
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, P&G India Subcontinent
Mr. LV Vaidyanathan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, P&G India Subcontinent
Educational Qualifications: MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | BE (Mech), National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Shri T K Manoj Kumar
Chairman, Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority, Government of India
Shri T K Manoj Kumar
Chairman, Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority, Government of India
Shri T K Manoj Kumar, Chairman WDRA
Shri Manoj Kumar was a member of the Indian Administrative Service (Kerala Cadre:1987). He has administrative experience spanning 34 years which includes several years in the food and logistics sectors.
Among other assignments, he worked as General Manager Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation and as Transport Secretary and Food Secretary in the Government of Kerala. During his Central Deputation in Government of India he was also Joint Secretary in Department of Food and Public Distribution where he looked after the Impex, FCI and Food Policy Divisions.
Shri Manoj Kumar joined WDRA in September, 2017 and worked as Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary and Special Secretary in succession. After retirement, he was appointed as Chairperson, WDRA in November, 2021.
Shri Manoj Kumar has a B.Tech (Mechanical) degree from IIT, Delhi, Master’s degree in Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Manila and Master’s Diploma in Public Administration from the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.
Dr. Surendra Kumar Ahirwar
Joint Secretary, Logistics, Gatishakti, DPIIT
Dr. Surendra Kumar Ahirwar
Joint Secretary, Logistics, Gatishakti, DPIIT
Dr. (Mr.) Surendra Kumar Ahirwar - Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
Dr. Ahirwar has Bachelor Degree in Medicine and has done Professional Courses in PPP from UNESCAP, Certificate Course in Project Finance & PPP from Institute of Finance, New York, besides the formal training in Management of High Speed Railways from Chengdu, China. He has represented Ministry of Railways at international conferences like SMART RAIL Conference on Passenger Rail and Transit Technology at Charlotte, NC, USA and has associated with High Tech. Partnership Corporation between India and Germany.
Dr. Ahirwar has been associated with the Logistics Division since 2018 as Director, and as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry from February 2020, he has been looking after International Trade with regards to North East Asia, CIS, GeM, besides Logistics. In DPIIT, as Joint Secretary, has been looking after PM GatiShakti, Logistics Policy and others.
Mr. Amit Jain
Chairman, L’Oreal India
Mr. Amit Jain
Chairman, L’Oreal India
Mr. Amit Jain, Chairman, L’Oreal India
Amit joined L’Oréal India in June 2018 as Country Managing Director and drove the company’s growth, operations, and strategy, across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. During his 4.5-year tenure at L’Oréal, he doubled the growth of the company and took it to a position of strength, notably building strong local leadership and evolving new digital capabilities to accelerate eCommerce.
In a career spanning over three decades, he has led businesses across sectors, with renowned companies like ICI, Coca-Cola, Viacom, and Akzo Nobel, where he held strategic leadership roles across the globe.
He has a Master’s in Business Administration from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) and has completed an Advanced Management Program at the Wharton Business School.
Amit is an avid wildlife conservationist and is a strong supporter of literacy for underprivileged children.
Mr. Chandan Bhavnani
Technical Director (ESG), KPMG India
Mr. Chandan Bhavnani
Technical Director (ESG), KPMG India
Mr. Chandan Bhavnani, Technical Director (ESG), KPMG India
Mr. Pradeep Kumar Pandey
President Packaging Division, Emami Limited
Mr. Pradeep Kumar Pandey
President Packaging Division, Emami Limited
Mr. Pradeep Kumar Pandey, President Packaging Division, Emami Limited
Mr. Shireesh Joshi
CBO, ONDC
Mr. Shireesh Joshi
CBO, ONDC
Mr. Shireesh Joshi, CBO, ONDC
Previously he held roles with Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Airtel and Godrej, where he managed multiple brands, geographies and market positions simultaneously and worked on businesses across India, China and South Asia, working with various cultures and languages and has over 30 years of experience delivering successful results with organisations and teams of varying capability and scale.
An industry and function leader, he often speaks at industry conferences, serves on various marketing award juries. He is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and IIM Bangalore.
Mr. Sandeep Varaganti
CEO, JioMart - Reliance Retail
Mr. Sandeep Varaganti
CEO, JioMart - Reliance Retail
Mr. Sandeep Varaganti, CEO, JioMart – Reliance Retail
He is a sharp and astute professional with demonstrative experience in scaling up businesses and fostering cross-function orgainsations.
He is dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs and businesses, in particular small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), in experiencing multi-fold growth in the burgeoning e-commerce space.
In the past, Sandeep has worked with companies like Cognizant, Amazon, and Prione. Throughout his career, he has donned numerous hats.
His goal is to create the world’s largest and most trustworthy online marketplace by allowing millions of small and medium businesses to sell their products. At JioMart, he is set out to achieve just that. He aims to make JioMart one of the largest & most preferred indigenous e-marketplaces for buyers as well as the sellers.
He has an MBA from INSEAD, France and has a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.
Sandeep is a car and bike enthusiast and a sports aficionado – closely following Cricket, Lawn Tennis and Formula One.
Ms. Shriti Malhotra
CEO, The Body Shop India
Ms. Shriti Malhotra
CEO, The Body Shop India
Ms. Shriti Malhotra, CEO, The Body Shop India
She started her career with Benetton India in the early 90’s, and later worked with Nike, Puma and multiple International Sports brands in sport licensing, branding, retail, wholesale development and General Management.
She moved to the Beauty and Cosmetics industry, launching The Body Shop in India, 15 years ago. In the last decade, The Body Shop’s growth has been exceptionally fast paced, exhilarating and dynamic. As the brand has penetrated and expanded rapidly in India, Shriti has built and led the team in brand development, operational excellence, rapid Expansion and customer contact strategy in a fast-growing Beauty and Personal Care space.
The Body Shop is today the No. 1 International Beauty brand, with a defining voice and presence across channels, a physical retail dominance in 60 cities, a rapidly developing Brand own e-commerce business that extends Brand reach to 1000 cities and towns and to millions of beauty consumers and aspirants.
Shriti believes that team spirit along with passionate and empowered teams with an insatiable appetite for learning are the key to the success of businesses.
ABOUT THE BODY SHOP
Founded in 1976 in Brighton, England, by Dame Anita Roddick, The Body Shop is a global beauty brand and a certified B Corp™. The Body Shop seeks to make positive change in the world by offering high-quality, naturally-inspired skincare, body care, hair care and make-up produced ethically and sustainably. Having pioneered the philosophy that business can be a force for good, this ethos is still the brand’s driving force. The Body Shop operates about 3,000 retail locations in more than 70 countries. Along with Aesop, Avon and Natura, The Body Shop is part of Natura &Co, a global, multi-channel and multibrand cosmetics group that is committed to generating positive economic, social and environmental impact. The four companies that form the group are committed to generating positive economic, social and environmental impact. The Body Shop India is managed by Quest Retail Pvt Ltd and is operational in India since 2006. The Body Shop operates 185 stores across the country.
Mr. PV Sheshadri
Head (Logistics), Reliance Retail Ltd.
Mr. PV Sheshadri
Head (Logistics), Reliance Retail Ltd.
Mr. PV Sheshadri, Head (Logistics), Reliance Retail Ltd.
His total work experience spans over three decades across Retail, Manufacturing and 3PL, having worked across organizations like Grasim, Welspun, Future Group and DP world in Leadership Roles. Prior to joining Reliance Retail, he was the CEO for DP World and Future Supply Chains in his last two stints.
He has vast understanding of consumer supply chains spanning Grocery, Fashion & Lifestyle, Furniture, CDIT, FMCG etc., besides having worked on auto and other industrial supply chain solutions. He has significant understanding on warehouse automation and design, having built Indians first fully automated DC for retail business from scratch. He has been the recipient of many an award from the Fraternity and is also core member of CII.
Mr. Ravi Swarup
Partner, Bain & Company
Mr. Ravi Swarup
Partner, Bain & Company
Mr. Ravi Swarup, Partner, Bain & Company
Ravi was featured in an interview with Rajesh Magow (Co-Founder and Group CEO, MakeMyTrip) on Offline to Online (O2O) expansion – Opportunities and challenges for the Indian e-commerce industry, organized by The Economic Times. The session revolved around identifying the roadblocks and understanding how to best use technology for survival and growth. Ravi has also contributed on topics including the development of MSME sector critical to India’s growth aspirations. He co-authored an article published in Mint on how Indian MSMEs can retool to recover from the Covid-19 crisis. Only this month, Ravi moderated session at the FRO Summit by Franchise India, on understanding the D2C market opportunity. The panel consisted of founders and CEOs from leading companies.
Mr. Kalpesh R Parmar
Country General Manager, Mars Wrigley India
Mr. Kalpesh R Parmar
Country General Manager, Mars Wrigley India
Mr. Kalpesh Parmar, Country General Manager, Mars Wrigley, India
Kalpesh has gained rich global experience and insights having worked in countries South Korea, Singapore, Dubai, Turkey, Nigeria, and India, with specific focus on business development, brand building, route to market, e-commerce, and capability building. Prior to joining Mars Wrigley in January 2020, Kalpesh was associated with Unilever for over 12 years where he led several roles and responsibilities including as designated CEO for South Korea, Pacific Islands and Mongolia.
Before joining Unilever, Kalpesh had spent some time at Gillette and Marico in India. Kalpesh is an alumnus of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Batch of 1998.
Kalpesh lives in Gurgaon. As a proponent of health and wellness, he gives top priority to fitness of self, family and colleagues. During leisure, he loves to spend time with his family, read, travel, and experiment with diverse cuisine.
Mr. Manish Lal
Director - Customer Service & Logistics (CS&L), Mondelēz India
Mr. Manish Lal
Director - Customer Service & Logistics (CS&L), Mondelēz India
Mr. Manish Lal, Director - Customer Service & Logistics (CS&L), Mondelēz India
Prior to joining Mondelez India, he has worked with PepsiCo India, J&J consumers division, Asian Paints in various supply chain leadership & execution roles.
He holds a post graduate degree from NITIE (National Institute of Industrial Engineering) and Bachelor of Engineering from NIT Bhopal
About Mondelez India Foods Private Ltd.
Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been present in India for over 70 years. The company introduced Cadbury Dairy Milk and Bournvita in India in 1948 and since then has been a leader in the chocolate category in the country. Part of Mondelēz International, the company operates in the chocolate, beverages, biscuits and candy categories in India with brands like Cadbury Dairy Milk, Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk, Cadbury Celebrations, Cadbury Bournville, Cadbury 5 Star, Cadbury Perk, Cadbury Fuse, Cadbury Gems, Cadbury Bournvita, Cadbury Spready, Tang, Cadbury Oreo, Bournvita Biscuits, Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold etc. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, in addition to a global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and a vast distribution network across the country.
Mr. Bhaskar Ramesh
Director - Google India
Mr. Bhaskar Ramesh
Director - Google India
Mr. Bhaskar Ramesh, Director - Google India
Also, he is the co-chair of women@google India community that helps women googlers across PA’s succeed in having thriving careers.
Previously, Bhaskar built YouTube India business heading their monetization and product strategy that turbocharged YouTube into a $XB business having grown multifold. Before this role he served as an Executive Summits Evangelist at Google Partnerplex at their MountainView HQ and started his career building the CPG industry vertical from scratch. Before his decade-long innings at Google, Bhaskar started his career with large consumer goods
companies like P&G, Godrej and Marico in various Brand Management roles across foods and personal care. He then moved to the Media & Entertainment industry having done a variety of roles in Reliance Broadcast Network spanning marketing, sales, operations, content planning & programming.
The magical intersection of Consumers, Technology, Business & Brands excites him the most.
Bhaskar is the recipient of IMPACT Magazine’s Top 40Under40 list ranked #1 in the 2018 edition.
Bhaskar serves on the Board of MMA India [Modern Marketing Association] and represents Google at CII [Confederation of Indian Industry] Marketing Leadership team.
Mr Arupendra Nath Mullick
Vice-President, TERI Council for Business Sustainability, TERI
Mr Arupendra Nath Mullick
Vice-President, TERI Council for Business Sustainability, TERI
Mr Arupendra Nath Mullick, Vice-President, TERI Council for Business Sustainability, TERI
With over 19 years of professional experience, Arupendra Nath Mullick leads inter-disciplinary research teams to undertake varied initiatives pertaining to sustainable development and climate change for Indian businesses. His role extends beyond project management and includes knowledge sharing, networking and communications. As the Vice-President of TERI Council for Business Sustainability, Mr Mullick develops sustainability roadmaps and steer CXO level engagements for Fortune 500 companies to articulate the business case of sustainability. Mr Mullick has led creation of multi-stakeholder coalitions on energy transitions, net-zero emissions and business action on climate change. He has steered several business-policy interface engagements, including representation at United Nations annual conference under Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, Convention on Biological Diversity and Convention to Combat Desertification. He leads the engagement of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) in India alongside the global LeadIT Secretariat and the India-Sweden governments. Mr Mullick is an appointed Member of the National ESG Advisory Committee of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI); and the Climate & Sustainability Working Group preparing for India’s G20 Presidency.
He regularly engages with industries and Ministries on strengthening disclosures on sustainability actions and Sustainability Reporting as per GRI Standards, SEBI’s BRSR (Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting) guidelines, TCFD Guidelines etc. He has served as an Advisor on electronic waste management for the Office of Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India and Department of Information Technology and Telecom, Royal Government of Bhutan. He has been a trainer on waste management and e-waste management for NASSCOM, mid-level corporate sector executives, government officials and CAG Auditors. He has authored a Thought Leadership Report on “E-waste Management in India – The Corporate Imperative” and co-authored a chapter on ‘Technologies for solid waste management’ in book ‘Wealth from Waste’.
Mr Mullick has worked with the Secretariat of Basel Convention to form multi-stakeholder partnerships to manage electronic waste in an environmentally sound manner. Mr Mullick has worked on entrepreneurship models to implement first-of-its kind technology to generate electricity from poultry litter. He has trained mid-level corporate sector executives, Railway Officers, government officials and CAG Auditors on varied subjects viz. GHG accounting, waste management, climate financing etc.
Mr Mullick holds a MBA with specialization on Environment Management (Sliver Medallist) from Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata. In addition, Mr Mullick possesses advanced professional certification on “International Business and Corporate Strategy” and “Strengthening Urban Management in India” from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) and World Bank Institute respectively. Mr Mullick has a formal training on “Designing Public Private Partnership” from UNDP, Johannesburg and IHS, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Mr. Amit Bhasin
Chief Legal Officer and Group General Counsel, Marico Limited
Mr. Amit Bhasin
Chief Legal Officer and Group General Counsel, Marico Limited
Mr. Amit Bhasin, Chief Legal Officer and Group General Counsel, Marico Limited
Amit has over 19 years of experience in Corporate Legal, Legal Business Partnering, Corporate Compliances and Governance. He has worked across organizations in consumer sector. Prior to joining Marico, Amit Bhasin was associated with Hindustan Unilever Limited as General Manager – Legal and Corporate Secretarial for over 13 years. He has handled multiple roles and worked on several M&A transactions and corporate actions for Unilever including the acquisition of GSK business. He was part of several global working networks for Unilever in the areas of Competition Law, Governance and Compliance.
Amit plays an active role in the advocacy efforts for FMCG industry and is part of several industry bodies. He is member of FICCI FMCG Committee and Chair for FICCI FMCG Committee for Legal Metrology and CCPA. He is part of Legal Committee of Indian Beauty & Hygiene Association (IBHA), Executive Committee Member of MCIA FMCG User Council and Chair for Chief Legal Officer Network India, Winmark . He has featured in GC Powerlist India in 2022, has been recognised for his excellence as the Best Leading Lawyers 2022 by World Intellectual Property Forum (WIPF). Amit was awarded 40 under 40 Legal Rising Stars Award by Legal Era in 2019.
Amit is a Law Graduate and a certified Chartered Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) . He has also earned a post-graduation certification in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom in 2011.
Dr. Sonal Shidhore
Dr. Sonal Shidhore, Director- Regulatory Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd, Consumer Health
Dr. Sonal Shidhore
Dr. Sonal Shidhore, Director- Regulatory Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd, Consumer Health
Dr. Sonal Shidhore, Director- Regulatory Affairs, Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd, Consumer Health
She is a Doctorate in Pharmacy and possesses PG Diploma in Administrative Management from Mumbai University.
Dr. Sonal passionately contributes to various industry forums for advocacy in cosmetics, OTC & hygiene product regulations in India. She is an active member of various committees and working groups in Indian and International Industry Associations like IBHA, FICCI, AFSTI, HADSA, Cosmetics Europe-India Task Force, PCPC-India Task Force, etc. Currently she is Co-Chair of Cosmetics Workgroup of FICCI, Chair-Technical Committee of IBHA. She believes in development of talent and is well connected with academia to provide coaching, guidance and disseminating practical regulatory knowledge to train budding technical and regulatory professionals
Mr. Sumeet S Jaiswal
Head of Regulatory & Business Affairs, South Asia & Southeast Asia at Oriflame
Mr. Sumeet S Jaiswal
Head of Regulatory & Business Affairs, South Asia & Southeast Asia at Oriflame
Mr. Sumeet S Jaiswal, Head of Regulatory & Business Affairs, South Asia & Southeast Asia at Oriflame
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology and M.S in Clinical & Pharmaceutical Research from Dr. MGR Medical University.
Having more than 16 years of experience in Retail & Direct Selling business model in the field of Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs & New Product Development of Pharmaceuticals, OTC, Oral Healthcare, Cosmetics & Nutritional Products.
He is an active member of various ‘Technical Committee’s of various Industry Associations across India and Asia region for Cosmetics & Food.
Mr. Gautam Kamath
Chief Financial Officer, P&G Indian Subcontinent
Mr. Gautam Kamath
Chief Financial Officer, P&G Indian Subcontinent
Mr. Gautam Kamath, Chief Financial Officer, P&G Indian Subcontinent
He has spent the last 16 years with P&G across multiple geographies, leading transformational projects and delivering outstanding results for several important P&G businesses. In his previous role, Mr. Kamath was the Regional CFO of the Fabric and Home Care Business Unit for the Asia-Pacific region based in Singapore, and prior to that he was CFO of P&G’s Australia/New Zealand business. He has also served two years as the Finance Director for Sales & Logistics for P&G Indonesia.
Before joining P&G, Gautam has worked in a diverse range of industries and roles spanning retail banking, consulting (tax/regulatory), software and renal healthcare.
Educational Qualifications: MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | Chartered Accountant (India).
Mr. Nitin Agarwal
Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer (CGO), UpScalio
Mr. Nitin Agarwal
Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer (CGO), UpScalio
Mr. Nitin Agarwal, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer (CGO), UpScalio
In his role, Nitin is responsible for a combination of Sales and marketing, Category management, Product development, and Operations to ensure that every brand is aligned with the company’s short and long-term vision. He is also accountable for optimising resource allocation and leading the organisation to stay one step ahead of the competition.
Nitin is a serial entrepreneur with close to 15 years of all-inclusive experience and extensive knowledge of the global entrepreneurial ecosystem and marketing. He completed his B.Tech from Jaypee Institute of Information and Technology, Noida and then went on to pursue MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur.
Before completing his MBA, he worked as a Credit Risk Analyst at Genpact. In May 2011, he started working at Ashok Leyland as Senior Brand Manager and was part of a Hinduja Leadership program. Later he joined ShopClues as AVP & Head of Marketing and continued his stint as VP Marketing at Hotstar. Before co-founding UpScalio, he served in Marketing & Digital Business executive roles at SARVA-Yoga and Purplle.com. His deep expertise in marketing and growth have proved invaluable for the growth plans of UpScalio.
Before UpScalio, Nitin also co-founded Health Raga, a startup focused on providing organic nutritional solutions for lifestyle disorders such as Diabetes. Through UpScalio, he aspires to offer insights and essential assistance to grow tremendously in the current scenario. He is also determined to support startup founders and entrepreneurs via financial channels.
Mr. Viraj Bahl
Founder & Managing Director, VRB Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly known as Veeba Food Services Pvt. Ltd.)
Mr. Viraj Bahl
Founder & Managing Director, VRB Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly known as Veeba Food Services Pvt. Ltd.)
Mr. Viraj Bahl, Founder & Managing Director, VRB Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly known as Veeba Food Services Pvt. Ltd.)
Viraj has spearheaded his team of 2000+ professionals to several milestones. With an extreme focus on world-class Research & Development, Viraj has re-written the rules of the industry. In a very short span, the company has become the leading supplier to the biggest international and national names in the QSR industry. As a valued partner, global chains like Dominos Pizza and Burger King who have celebrated him and the company with various accolades.
In 2 decades of his professional career, Viraj has emerged as a prominent voice in the FMCG industry, D2C space and Startup Ecosystem. International and National Media House like CNBC, Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Financial Express have recognized his achievement and covered his incredible journey as an entrepreneur. Viraj has several industry awards to his credit including The Economic Times “40 under 40” (2019) and “Best Places to work in India” (2022).
Viraj started his career with global shipping giant Maersk in Denmark after completing his Industrial Engineering from Singapore. However, his love for food and India to brought him back home. After working professionally for a few years, his passion to continue to innovate with food led to the founding of Veeba in 2013. With a vision to create a world of food experiences that are delicious and ‘better-for-you, Viraj envisions leveraging food innovation and R&D to cater to the changing palate of Indians today.
Ms. Sukhleen Taneja
CEO, Good Glamm
Ms. Sukhleen Taneja
CEO, Good Glamm
Ms. Sukhleen Taneja, CEO, Good Glamm
In her new role, Sukhleen will be responsible for creating a strategic road map for leading digital first brands, integrating and scaling the recent acquisitions and leveraging the Unique digital ecosystem including content, creator and community for building strong FMCG/Beauty brands.
Sukhleen brings with her nearly two decades of FMCG and beauty experience and in her most recent role was responsible for leading the marketing operations for Reckitt’s Hygiene portfolio across South Asia.
Sukhleen has been a force behind various award-winning campaigns for Reckitt while focused on delivering strong business results. Noteworthy amongst these are Cannes and Effies for Durex & Harpic aside from pioneering the Purpose Program for Harpic with Mission Paani
Sukhleen has successfully managed diverse multi-cultural teams in both Marketing ops and Global innovations in Reckitt Benckiser, Hindustan Lever and L’Oréal Paris leading brands like Lakme, Loreal and Dettol. Sukhleen has been a strong people leader instrumental in leading and mentoring diverse multi-cultural talent.
Sukhleen has been recognized with the ‘ET 40 Under 40’, ‘Impact Top 50 most influential women in business 2019’, and APAC ‘s Top 50 Marketers in APAC and will now be at the helm of creating strong and iconic Digital First Brands.
Speaking on her joining Sukhleen said I am thrilled to join the Good Glamm group at a time where the D2C revolution in India has just begun. Beauty and personal care remain highly underleveraged online and that’s where lies the opportunity for creating strong and powerful consumer 1st brands leveraging the unique digital and content ecosystem.
Ms. Vinita Jain
Founder, Biotique
Ms. Vinita Jain
Founder, Biotique
Ms. Vinita Jain Founder Chairman at Biotique
Vinita spent her childhood amid the lush greenery of her father’s eighteen tea estates in Assam and Darjeeling where she imbibed the ancient Science of Ayurveda. After graduating from Delhi University Vinita studied biotechnology in Switzerland. She used her immense knowledge and interest in bio science to start Biotique and make it synonymous with serious skin and hair care embodying ancient systems passed on through generations mingling with contemporary science and beauty treatment requirements.
Biotique is a blend of proven Ayurvedic therapies and 21st century bio-technology.
Biotique products are based on botanical extracts of plants, herbs and trees and the protein content in their roots, leaves, flowers and fruits. They are 100 % vegetarian, environmentally friendly and biodegradable. All Biotique products are Dermatologist Tested, Organically Pure and Preservative Free.