Neel Pandya
CEO - APAC - Pyxis One
Neel Pandya
CEO - APAC - Pyxis One
Neel Pandya, the biggest leap is to put India on the global map for AI and innovation in marketing and business growth. He aspires to equip brands with robust AI capabilities to help them effortlessly scale their marketing growth. Having had extensive experience working in digital with global brands such as L’oreal, Vodafone, and Unilever, Neel is able to accurately identify pressing brand pain points that can be alleviated with AI.
An articulate and driven leader with high energy and an engaging personality, Neel is proficient in building and leading large teams and projects successfully. Instantly identifying growth opportunities and thinking outside the box come naturally to Neel. He has a demonstrated history of working in the FMCG, Telecom, Marketing, and Advertising industry.
With over half a year of stepping into the role of the Chief Executive Officer (APAC), at Pyxis One – a global AI infrastructure start-up, Neel has cast a high impact disruption in the way the organization breathes, thinks and operates at a micro and macro levels. He has been playing to his strengths and driving growth across APAC, spearheading product innovations and integrations, and building a strong community of AI experts within Pyxis One.
Tom Simpson
SVP, APAC – Adcolony
Tom Simpson
SVP, APAC – Adcolony
Tom is the SVP for AdColony in APAC, and one of Singapore’s most prominent entrepreneurs and business leaders. He has been described as a mentor in the start-up space, a serial entrepreneur, and a futurist. He has predicted and driven many of the large consumer and industry shifts such as big data, programmatic, the rise of gaming, esports, and the metaverse.
Tom has actively coached thousands of founders and CEOs through his website DigitalinAsia which has monthly traffic of 15K. He has launched, built, and exited multiple companies - including MediaQuark, Gamma, and Ambient Digital - across the Asia Pacific region. And in each of these companies, he has left a legacy that continues to shape them today. Tom is active in the startup community with a focus on the next Web3 wave of the internet and The Metaverse, including businesses in Gaming, Esports, Online Retail, NFTs, and Blockchain.
He has amassed numerous accolades with the most notable being on the Asia Pacific board for MMA (Mobile Marketing Association), the Gaming & Esports Committee of the IAB, listed on Campaign Asia’s 40 under 40, and nominated as Exchangewire AdTech Personality of the Year.
Dr. Ashutosh Khatwkar
Business Head Bombay Realty- Bombay Dyeing, Wadia Group
Dr. Ashutosh Khatwkar
Business Head Bombay Realty- Bombay Dyeing, Wadia Group
With a robust career spanning 22 years in speer heading leading brands such as JLL, RNA Corp, Cable Corporation of India, etc., Dr Ashutosh Khatwkar (PhD in economics) is currently driving revenue for Bombay Realty - Bombay Dyeing (A Wadia Group Venture). With this role of intersecting marketing, technology, digital, strategy, P&L, Sales., He believes to have found a passion that he can drive with purpose.
Dr. Ashutosh is a result-oriented professional, he has earned expertise in client relationship management, strategic planning, market plan execution with skills in competitor and market analysis. He is an out-of-the-box thinker with a proven track record of increasing revenues, setting SOPs, establishing, managing P&L, streamlining work-flow and creating a teamwork environment to enhance profitability. He is also a proactive leader and planner with expertise in strategic planning, market plan execution with skills in competitor and market analysis. Under his leadership at Bombay Realty, he has not only managed to settle litigation cases worth 451 Crores but has also generated 356 crores of revenue in the year 2020-21. H was also featured as 100 most powerful in Real Estate by Luxbook and 100 Most Powerful in Real Estate - Luxury segment.
Neelima Burra
EVP and Chief Commercial officer - The Oberoi Group
Neelima Burra
EVP and Chief Commercial officer - The Oberoi Group
Neelima is a global business leader with a deep understanding of strategy, marketing, sales, and operations in the consumer goods space and Services Industry across India and Asia Specific markets. In her current role as EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, she leads the Sales, Revenue, and Marketing for the group including top line and bottom line.
She has driven significant results for businesses in a career of over 20 years in Hospitality, FMCG, IT & Consumer Electronics, OTC, and Consumer Durable.
Besides business and Brand, Neelima is passionate about Gardening and Solo Travelling; She loves food and her love for street food led to launching her own start-up in the food tech space.
Jahid Ahmed
VP and Head – Digital Acquisition, Content and Social Media Marketing at HDFC Bank
Jahid Ahmed
VP and Head – Digital Acquisition, Content and Social Media Marketing at HDFC Bank
Jahid Ahmed is an astute Digital Marketing professional with over 14 years of experience in the BFSI sector. He has been instrumental in institutionalizing Data-driven Digital Campaigns, Mar-Tech, and Transformation setups across various BFSI organizations. One of the early adopters of Content led marketing, he has used content strategies to drive brand salience and consideration
The winner of CMO Asia’s ‘Top 50 most influential Marketing Professional’ in BFSI Category, he is also an ardent Digital evangelist, speaking in multiple forums like IAMAI, Adobe Symposium, Facebook community, Exchange 4Media forums, etc. Jahid is currently heading Digital and Content Marketing at HDFC Bank where he looks after Online Acquisition, Website innovation, Analytics, Social Media listening, and Content marketing.
His Digital Mantra is to drive hyper-personalized relevance in customer’s digital journey by seamlessly weaving Channel Orchestration, Design, and Tech innovation
Mike Kawula
Co- founder CBA, USA
Mike Kawula
Co- founder CBA, USA
Mike Kawula is an Author, CEO, and Serial Entrepreneur. His last 3 businesses each hit $7 Figures in under 3 years with the last being ranked the 144th fastest growing company by Inc. Magazine.
He has been featured on CNN, interviewed by Anthony Robbins and the late Chet Holmes, and featured in over 100 publications and podcasts. Mike has sold over $100 Million in Products and Services during his entrepreneurial journey online and off. He has over 100,000 hours of in-the-mud entrepreneurial experience. Mr. Kawula is the co-founder of CBA
Archana Aggarwal
VP, Media – Airtel
Archana Aggarwal
VP, Media – Airtel
Archana Aggarwal has 25 years of experience and is an accomplished media professional. Prior to Airtel, she was the Country Media Manager at P&G and has done stints with leading agencies like Group M & McCann-Erickson across key clients like HUL, Kellogg’s, Bajaj Auto, Coca-Cola, and many more. She helped launch brands like Airtel 4G, Olay & Pampers to name a few in India. Her work on Gillette & Whisper won international accolades at Cannes & Festival of Media. She heads the media committee at ISA and is also an active member at BARC’s Tech-Com.
She has mentored a lot of people but she believes in teaching how to fish rather than giving people a fish. Giving six months of maternity leave to a team member and leaving the position vacant was her way of leaning forward and doing her bit as a VPleader.
Zubin Kutar
Head Digital Marketing at Mahindra Holidays and Resorts
Zubin Kutar
Head Digital Marketing at Mahindra Holidays and Resorts
Zubin Kutar presently works as Head Digital Marketing at Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited. Kutar is a Martech leader with 18 + years of experience in working with brands across the globe.
Zubin is passionate about technology-enabled, data-driven customer-centric marketing.
He has specialized in Digital Marketing Communications, Digital Transformation, Marketing Technology (MarTech), Lead Generation, and Online Sales across functions in Banking, Insurance, and Technology.
With Business & Metrics performance as a focus, he has consistently melded together online transformation platforms, techniques, and approaches to construct new and exciting ways of generating revenue from the digital medium - Online, Mobile & Social channels across Global Markets
Manmeet Singh Oberai
Director – Amey Global Business solutions
Manmeet Singh Oberai
Director – Amey Global Business solutions
Manmeet Singh Oberai is a dedicated Professional proficient in running successful method-oriented operations & taking initiatives for business excellence.
Mr. Manmeet is a strong visionary with a track record of nearly 15 years of experience in delivering dramatic breakthrough improvements towards operational excellence by adopting business process improvement techniques and ensuring quality compliance.
He grew the overall business and improved gross margins with P&L expertise and is experienced in setting up standards for various operational areas; implementing quality systems & procedures to facilitate a high-quality customer experience while adhering to SLA.
Under his guidance Companies have been able to increase their Operational Efficiencies through Automation of Systems and Reports. Mr. is also skilled in managing project deliveries after the completion of required documents and monitoring the requirement of post-delivery maintenance & service, making him truly one of a kind.
Mr. Zameer Nathani
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, UFO Moviez India Limited (Public Listed)
Mr. Zameer Nathani
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, UFO Moviez India Limited (Public Listed)
Zameer is currently the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, UFO Moviez India Limited (Public Listed). and is also the Honourable Chairman of the Entertainment and Media Section at the Indian National Bar Association. he has previously held senior positions in a multitude of large companies and industry groups like Reliance Entertainment, Eureka Forbes, Johnson & Johnson, Raymond, etc. Mr. Zameer Nathani is an LLB, LLM (Civil, Corporate, Criminal, Customs, International Laws, UN, WTO), PLD from Harvard Business School, Executive MBA from NMIMS, US IP Laws from Stanford University, Intellectual Property Rights and ADR Certifications from WIPO (United Nations)
Zameer’s corporate career began when he joined Mallar Law Consulting right after graduation. Thereafter, he was the Digital Businesses Associate Vice President-Legal at Reliance Entertainment. He later joined Balaji Telefilms where he worked as Head-Legal. In the meantime, he even managed to pursue an Executive MBA from NMIMS.
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