Abhishek Dutta is the South Asia Network Head for Cartoon Network and POGO, WarnerMedia, spearheading programming, operations, acquisitions and promotions, and the content direction for both brands. Abhishek has driven Cartoon Network and POGO to leading positions by creating and delivering best content for kids and families in India, through his insights in data mining and persistent modernising of strategies to stay ahead of the competition.

At WarnerMedia India, he continues to successfully bring international content for fans on Cartoon Network HD+, lead its localisation on Cartoon Network, while also transforming POGO into the top destination for 100% homegrown animation content.

His career also includes stints at prominent media channels like ALT Balaji, Discovery Networks India and Viacom18 where Abhishek donned various roles including channel management, content development, and animation development. Besides his creative and programming skills, Abhishek also represents expertise in technical skills like sound recording, voicing, music mixing and editing. With more than two decades of experience in the media and entertainment industry, Abhishek has been a part of four successful TV channel launches as well as a digital platform focussing on kids in India, including Nickelodeon, Sonic, Nick jr. and Nick HD+.

The media veteran has also been associated with more than 15 homegrown animated shows and more than 30 full length animated television movies including a theatrical film to date, creating new benchmarks in the animation Industry. He is also responsible for ideation, dubbing and addition of local ‘thought-over commentaries’ to iconic silent comedies to bringthem closer to fans, creating entirely new trend in the global animation industry and a new consumer experience.

The shows curated and created by Abhishek have added to Cartoon Network and POGO’s strong portfolio and reached a wider kids audience.

Alamjit Singh Sekhon is the Commercial Director heading the Country operations for Bel India. Bel is a 150 year old company in the dairy snacking space and has iconic brands like The Laughing Cow, Kiri etc. Alamjit has been with Bel right from its inception helping build the team, business and brand

He has had nearly 2 decades of experience in Food and FMCG with org like Nestle, specifically where he was behind some of the iconic MAGGI campaigns like Me and Meri Maggi , Kellogg etc.

Amedeo Aragona, has an enriching work experience of working in global markets such as France, Luxembourg, Italy and now in India. He has been associated with the Kinder brand for over 10 years and is the marketing lead for Kinder in India. His love for adventure and learning brought him to our shores. Besides being passionate about the Kinder Brand, Amedeo is a fitness and sports enthusiast, particularly fond of playing Tennis and Football.

Head - Marketing and Corporate Communications, Discovery Communications India

Azmat Jagmag is Head Marketing and Corporate Communications at Discovery Communications India. In her role at Discovery she oversees Brand Marketing, Corporate Communications, CSR, and External Affairs for both the linear business which includes 14 channels- Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Kids to name few and an OTT platform discovery+.

With an illustrious career that spans across 15 years in corporate and entrepreneurship roles, Azmat has worked on both launching as well as building iconic brands. Her journey began in the world of Advertising, where she worked with Amul and Bajaj, with her longest stint being on the brand side of the entertainment and media conglomerate ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. During her time with ZEE, she led the marketing function for ZEE TV, ZEE Cinema as well as ZEE Anmol and spearheaded the digital transformation of ZEE TV. From there she went on to build her own company, ‘Masala Chai’, a content marketing and production specialist company, with noteworthy success working with OTT, Films and TV brands.

With an MBA from Mumbai University, an executive MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, and various certifications from Harvard Manage Mentor, Azmat’s put her skills to use and acquired a number of recognitions over the course of her career. She has been recognized by Google as a leading Woman in New Media, holds a Guinness record for setting up the largest dance mob and has co-written an IIM-A case study on the iconic brand ‘Dance India Dance’.

An analytical mind coupled with a creative flair and excellent people management skills, Azmat is a learner for life and a pop culture enthusiast. A closet writer, Azmat regularly chronicles her travels and life experiences as #MidLifeMusings on her social pages.

Devika is the Head for the content cluster comprising of Kids and Infotainment channels. She is responsible for shaping the overall creative vision and driving the content and communications strategy for National Geographic and Disney Kids Network along with coordinating all their business efforts in the Indian market.

In this role, Devika oversees the content and communications initiatives across the bouquet of six kids channels - Disney Channel, Hungama TV, Super Hungama, Disney Junior and Disney International HD along with the infotainment channels of National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild and Fox Life. She leads the development and delivery of strategic creative initiatives for all channels which are available across SD and HD platforms and have a distinct positioning; targeting varied audiences.
She is extremely focused on driving relevance with both the infotainment and kids brands- creating tent pole programming that resonate with audiences. She is also responsible for strengthening the National Geographic and Disney brand in the country by building successful and memorable campaigns for Indian audiences.

Devika brings with her 25+ years of experience and at Disney, she was also instrumental in driving strategy for movie channels – UTV Movies, UTV Action, UTV Movies HD and bindass. Prior to joining Disney, she was with Sony Entertainment Television Pvt. Ltd, Initiative Media (div. of Lowe Lintas India) and Hutchison MAX Ltd. (now Vodafone-Essar).

Having 21+ years of experience in the Interactive Digital Media domain and extensive cross screen understanding and expertise in Business Development, Content Procurement, Content Merchandising, Marketing, and Product Development on Web, Mobile, and Digital Entertainment.

Specialties:
Mobile Entertainment Business
Mobile Marketing Business
Digital Marketing
Digital Entertainment
Digital Brand Marketing
Digital Brand Building

Jiggy George is the Founder & CEO of Dream Theatre- India’s premier brand management and licensing company.

Dream Theatre represents some of the most iconic brands in the entertainment, sports and fashion licensing space. Over time, Dream Theatre Group has evolved its model from pure representation to creating their own brands, syndicating content and distributing merchandise.

Jiggy is also the Head of the India chapter of Licensing International (the global trade organization for the licensing business)

His stated his career as a fashion designer & has spent a few years as an entertainment journalist. Before Dream Theatre, Jiggy held senior management positions in companies like Turner broadcasting and Viacom and set the licensing business for both companies.

Link: www.dreamtheatre.co

Producer, Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Business Manager, Shah Rukh Khan
Karuna Badwal has been an integral part of Shah Rukh Khan's business intiatives & management for the last 16 years.
Business Manager to SRK, Karuna has spear-headed the iconic actor’s endorsement, films, shows & events portfolio.

As Co-Producer on Mega blockbuster bollywood films Chennai Express, Happy New Year & Zero, she has helmed film production & commericals aspects at Red Chillies Entertainment.

She has strategized clutter breaking & award winning marketing campaigns for feature films like Chennai Express & Ra.One.

Karuna has played a key role in setting up Kolkata Knight Riders - a franchise cricket team in the Indian Premiere League co-owned by Shah Rukh Khan.

Besides representing SRK’s interest in Kidzania, she has mentored partnerships & various marketing Initiatives for the establishment.

Fascinated with the confluence of content and new media tech, Karuna continues to lead her multi-faceted role at Red Chillies & with Shah Rukh Khan succesfully.

Dr. Kruti Parekh is World’s Premier Female Mentalist, Artistic Illusionist, I.T. Engineer & A Global Motivational Speaker. She has Been Conferred upon Phd in Magical Entertainment and Humanities from USA. She also happens to be one of India’s First test tube babies.

Iconic Leader Awardee , at World Forum at The Hague (2017)
Winner of Best Speaker performer in the World, EventEx ,Sophia (2016)
National Youth award (Govt Of India )(2013)
Young Achievers Award winner by American Consulate (2000)
Global 500 roll of Honour by UNEP in Tokyo Japan (1999)
Fie Foundation National Award (1995)
and the list goes on …

She has also served as a JURY member for the Children’s Nobel Prize by Queen Silvia ( QUEEN of Sweden ) in Sweden
has Represented India at World Youth Peace Summit (UN) in Bangkok
& Appointed Youngest Special Executive Officer for the Govt. of Maharashtra
She has Travelled to more than 35 countries of the world Performing for royalty and for the distinguished international whos who, like the Emperor and Empress of Japan , Queen Silvia of Sweden , Prime minister of Australia Mr David Good , Prime minister of China etc to name a few .
Kruti has extensively researched for 10 years , Using the Psychology of Magic , Knowledge based on Indian Shastras like the bhagwad geeta , Upanishads , vedas , Quantum Physics, Yoga etc she has designed a special Practical Workshop titled “ Change the Way you Think “ for Corporate Houses and Educational Institutions to not only motivate them but also provide them with a practical ways to apply them in life leading by example. Kruti has already trained Doctors, Engineers, Managers, Students, and Professionals with her mind blowing workshops. She has also penned down a book titled “ Beyond the Threshold of Mind”

Currently Kruti is a specialist in Customization of events , using her skills of Mind Reading , combined with Illusion presentations to add wow factor and drive audience engagement for Corporate events , Marketing Conferences , Sales Events , Weddings etc. IF you have a Message to deliver and are looking to engage your audience with a WOW factor and Make your events the talk of the town , Dr Kruti parekh has a perfect solution for it.
( BOTH VIRTUAL AND LIVE EVENTS).
Kruti also runs the Kruti's Magic Academy where she trains young aspirants to become magicians. She is the only magician who had a course at the Mumbai University on MAGIC.
Kruti's attempt to spread the message of Love & Harmony has been appreciated by societies around the world for her humanitarian work too . Mr. Bill Clinton, the Past President of America has shown willingness to work with her and help to create a brighter future for young people. Kruti’s Projects include Environmental Awareness , Andhashraddha removal ( Blind Faith Removal) etc . Her Special project was when she adopted a 1000 Slum children’s school named Sharda Mandir , in Mumbai where she supported it to provide quality education to the poor along with providing them with better vocational guidance ,by donating every single penny that she earned through her shows around the world.
Kruti Continues to engage in many charitable activities for children with focus on Education and Healthcare.
Her inspirational work was chosen amongst 30 stories from around the world and has appeared in a book about normal kids doing heroic deeds published by Free Spirit Publishers, U.S.A. under the title of Kids Using Talent & Creativity.
YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE HER SHOW TO BELIEVE IT !!

Leena Lele Dutta heads the business for Sony Pictures Network India’s (SPN) Kids’ Entertainment channel - Sony YAY!

She is responsible for driving the overall business and building the growth trajectory of the Kids’ genre for SPN in the region by focusing on strategic content development and marketing initiatives.

A seasoned professional in the broadcast industry, Leena brings with her a diverse experience of over 20 years. Prior to joining SPN, she was the Executive Director, Distribution at Sony Pictures Television (SPT). In her role at SPT, Leena’s mandate was to spearhead, structure and develop the content distribution and licensing division for the company in India and South Asia.

Having worked in various capacities across business verticals, Leena has played an integral role in some of India’s leading organizations like Ten Sports India Ltd, Channel 9 (Nine Broadcasting Media) and MTV India amongst other reputed companies, besides having worked in Sales with SPN (then SET India) from 1995-1999.

Leena is a post graduate in Marketing Management from the University of Mumbai.
A hands-on mother of two young boys, Leena ensures that she balances her work life to spend quality time them. An ardent dog-lover and movie buff, Leena spends her weekends catching up on action movies, going for long drives with her family and chilling with her dog Rex.

Kidsstoppress.com is India’s most trusted discovery platform for parenting and child care Awarded as Business World 40 Under 40 Mansi works with organisations to help improve their employee empathy quotient for women employees

Mayank Shah Senior Category Head, Parle Products Pvt Ltd Mayank Shah is a Senior Category Head at Parle Products Pvt Ltd. With over 23 years of experience in the FMCG industry, he oversees Parle’s entire biscuits, chocolates and atta portfolio. In his present capacity, Mayank heads brand management along with new product launches to meet the corporate
objective of top line and bottom line. His responsibilities also include product portfolio management,advertising, and promotions with an objective of enhancing Parle’s market share and upholding the consumer's trust in the brand’s philosophy.

Skilled in strategizing media plans as well as evolving dissemination techniques for effective Communication, he has resourcefully worked across teams to develop a culture of brand building. With keen interest inclination towards strengthening consumer preference, he has a track record of dependability and effective problem solving. In the last 20 years at Parle Products, some of Mayank’s landmark achievements include the successful launch of Parle G Chakki Atta, foraying Parle into the packaged staples industry along with increasing the regional market reach for popular brands like Parle
Marie. He has been featured in Adgully’s ‘Most Powerful Influencers’ 2021 list, being honoured as one of the Captains of the Industry who led the revival story for the sector in a challenging year.An alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Indore, Mayank is a recipient of Gold Medal for Scholastic Performance from IIM. With a career spanning across FMCG categories from OTC to processed foods, Mayank has grown to become one of the key opinion leaders within the industry to drive conversations on marketing, business strategies, advertisement, distribution, sales and creating aninfluence for the FMCG industry. His leadership qualities and mindful management of the overall process have resulted in Parle not only being a household name but also the first preference of consumers as a brand of faith.

Mitali started her journey into the Media business as a Radio Jockey with Radio Mirchi and then was in a few leading media companies like UTV and INX Media and also founded a video production house and ended her media career in 2017 as the production house got taken over by Tonic Worldwide an Ad Agency.

Mitali then jumped full time into creating a parenting website www.supermommitali.com and then posting content with her kids + dogs on Instagram. She now has evolved her content to talk about Raising Kids and dogs along with 200+ plants 🌱 and is also known to inspire everyone to begin their fitness journey soon!

Mitali Desai: Co-founder & COO, Black White Orange Brands Pvt. Ltd. [@bwobrands on Twitter and IG]

With over 16years of work experience in the hospitality, retail, and media industries, Mitali is currently the COO and Co-founder at Black White Orange Brands Pvt. Ltd., India’s premier Brand Licensing Company.

Prior to this entrepreneurial venture, Mitali has successfully run the Licensing and Merchandising business at Viacom 18 for over 8 years and has been instrumental in building various brands in India and South Asia, across the kids and the youth genre. A doting mother to her 17 month old, Mitali is passionate about books and travel, and in her spare time i.e. when she is not juggling between work and motherhood, you’ll find her whipping up some scrumptious desserts!

IG: @mitalisdesai

Murtuza Kutianawalla, born in Mumbai, at 32 years of age has a combined experience of 12 years in the media and entertainment industry. After finishing his M.COM with his key interest in storytelling he went ahead and kickstarted a stage theatre company where he Directed and Produced 5 commercially successful plays.

Simultaneously, he worked as an Anchor/VJ for Walt Disney India in 2011. He represented Disney India in the friends for change, in Orlando along with Hosting Airtel's Champions League, held in South Africa (A Disney and ESPN initiative). He was then casted as a protagonist for a Walt Disney series called “Best of Luck Nikki” that ran across 4 seasons.

In 2016, he worked with a large global MCN/kids network called Hooplakidz where he wore the creative hat to help create and grow several IP’s in the digital ecosystem.

Bizzy Baby Media, was founded by him in 2017, where he accelerated his vision by creating several IP’s and has worked with
several studios and brands till date. After their recent merger with Toonz Media Group, Murtuza is now a proud member of the Toonz family. He heads their Mumbai Office and oversees India distribution of content. He also heads the Toonz NFT labs entity, a NFT specific design lab that helps IP’s from strategy to execution and blockchain distribution.

I am Nisha from Mumbai, blogging is my passion and motherhood is my priority.

My blog diamonds_and_chocolates gives you a sneak peek into my life which is all about balancing motherhood and a successful career. My keen interest in fashion and love for my beautiful kids motivated me to become a blogger. Consistent appreciation & recognition by my followers and brands encouraged me not only to be better but consider blogging as a serious career option. Today I am proud to share that I have been featured in TOP Mom Social Influencers Of India. It has been a wonderful journey but now I want to evolve to be the best.

Nupur Saxena joined Viacom18 in 2008 and currently heads Sales for Youth, Music, English and Kids Entertainment at Viacom18.

With a sharp business performance on Nickelodeon, she grew from a region head to head kids’ revenue and subsequently took up additional role of monetizing the Youth, Music and English Entertainment cluster as well. She helmed the responsibility of setting up the MTV branded content vertical along with successfully leveraging some of the iconic IPs like Roadies, Splitsvilla, Supermodel of the Year, Hustle & managed several other partnerships. She has been a part of the core team that launched the FullyFaltoo IP on NFT marketplace and the channel launches on YouTube.

With over 20 years of experience in integrated media sales across multiple genres and platforms, Nupur, in her past stints has been instrumental in driving revenue at iconic media houses like Sahara India, Hindustan Times, Radio City & Midday. Prior to entering media, Nupur worked in Edutech, Hospitality & FMCG sectors.

Passionate about learning and evolving, Nupur claims to be an intern for life, whether it is new technology, academia, research or languages - she is always ready to sign up! She holds a Master’s degree in Marketing Management from NL Dalmia Institute of Management & Research.

A competent professional with 20+ years in Strategy, brand launches, brand building /management, luxury marketing, communication campaigns, digital marketing, brand alliances & market research in retail, real estate & hospitality industry.
Skills - Astute Business Communication, Negotiation skills & Team Handling.
Awarded the “Women Icon Achiever in Marketing 2021” by Realty Plus.

Prerna Uppal is the Chief Partnership Office for KidZania India, world’s fastest growing indoor edutainment park that inspires, educates, and empowers kids, helping them understand and manage their world better. She joined the organisation in May 2018 and is spearheading Strategic Partnerships to create unique branded experiences in collaboration with brands & organisations. She is responsible for end-to-end delivery of each unique experience created within KidZania which includes – content creation, co-branded marketing and sponsorship revenue.

With nearly 19 years of experience, Prerna has scaled businesses & evangelised partnerships in an array of roles in sales & marketing - Business Strategy, Marketing (digital, content, marcomm, brand strategy & management), Product Development, Business Development & Concept Sales. She also has well-rounded experience across industries – consumer products, hospitality, media, entertainment, fashion & lifestyle. She thrives in high-pressure & fast paced situations striving for positive results, maximizing performance & inspiring colleagues.

She started her professional journey with Marriott International Inc. doing Marcomm for Renaissance Mumbai & Goa Marriott and then spent a decade in Media Organisations – Viacom18 & Bennett Coleman (Times Group). At Viacom, she transformed the Consumer Products business for MTV, making it the most robust globally across categories. At Bennett, she was the founding team member of Brand Extension division reporting directly to the Managing Director. She successfully extended some of Times Group’s legacy brands – Femina, Miss India, Miss Diva into relevant consumer products categories across India through unique business models – Licensing, Co-ownership & Joint Venture. Before joining KidZania, Prerna had a short stint at Fork Media where she launched Fork Studio - Fork’s foray into digital branded content.

A commerce graduate with a diploma in Applied Communications, PR & Advertising from Welingkars Institute, Prerna also has certifications from XLRI Jamshedpur(Executive General Management) & University of Arts, London (Luxury Fashion Brand Management).

Prerna is a self-taught artist (oil painting) and an adventure seeking solo traveller, having travelled across 42 countries in 5 continents.

Puneet Sira is an award-winning director with multiple international film releases including the critically acclaimed I- Proud to be an Indian, Jai Veeru and Kisaan. He directed Virat Kohli’s Superhero animation series Super V for Disney+ Hotstar which garnered nearly 200 million viewers. Puneet was the Channel Head for Star TV’s youth channel, Channel [V] during which he produced over twenty-five television series. His professional experience from child star in the Hollywood film Arabian Adventure to feature film director in India, took him through his work at the BBC Films. He’s the Co-Founder of The Foundry where as the Creative and Development Head he’s growing a robust slate of authentically entertaining feature films, television, digital series and animation content.

An Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad alumnus, Ms. Ranjita Raman has been associated with the education sector for 14 years, and has grown from an executive to the C.E.O. level quickly. The ideals that helped shape her journey are commitment, hard work and persistence. She aims to upskill the vast pool of working executives in our nation and enable them to grow professionally in the modern-day corporate world.

Throughout her career, she has had a knack for achieving targets, organizing workflow and helping people become efficient and confident. Her skillset has not only helped us guide our internal functions, but also fulfilled customer-service expectations.
Ms. Ranjita Raman has been awarded the "Business Leader Of The Year Award - 2021" at the 19th global edition and 4th India edition of the World Leadership Congress & Awards. She is also the recipient of the "Woman Icon Awards - 2020" under the leadership category, “Young Achiever Award 2015” and many more, thanks to her unique style of organizational management.

Since inception, she has envisioned strategies to steer the organization as a market leader through its performance and offerings to corporate professionals.

As an important part of Jaro Group, she aims to take the organisation to the pinnacle of the EdTech world of today and the future.

Ron is a leader in business and creative development with over 20 years of experience working in India and South Asia currently consulting large production houses and start ups .Previous, stint was in BBC Studios , Fremantle Media in South Asia where he led the commercial, branded content ,creative, partnership & business affairs teams serve as Sr.Vice-President in BBC Studios and FremantleMedia’s South Asia. Each of these roles have involved being at the forefront of the evolution of the environment and navigation of new and complex issues, tech, products and transactions and creations of new IP spin offs , branded content and creative innovations in various broadcasting platforms on OTT and Television .Prior to this Ron has a rich experience in branded content ,advertising sales marketing in leading media houses like Zee TV and NDTV Media.

IT professional on papers, Blogger by passion and Author to share teachings from life, Ruchi Verma mother of two adorable kids who are a source of inspiration for everyday challenges.

Ruchi Verma, is in Blogging industry from last 7 years and writing on different niche including lifestyle, parenting, education, health and finance.

Her first published book is called "Growing up with teens" which share different shades of teen parenting and as she is certified teen parenting practitioner, all advice comes a first hand from a teen's mother and guide. I am a lifestyle Blogger, Author and content creator, Listed among 50 most influential content marketing professional and multiple award winner for writing a variety of content on my blog www.wigglingpen.com including lifestyle, parenting, education, finance and health.

I am certified teen parenting practitioner and my book is on about teen parenting called "Growing up with teens" which talk about real time experience and practical tips to give helping hand every wonderful parents. It includes topics like Puberty( Son and Daughter), Sex education, social media education, cyberbullying and more.

Trained kathak dancer and singing is my biggest stress buster. Writing gives me peace of mind as I'm firm believer of sharing knowledge is gaining knowledge

Snehalata Jain here, Mom of 2 adorable Kids, and Microbiologist by Education and Travel Mom blogger by passion. Have been blogging since 2013. Recently also won best parenting award from exchange4 media.

Have presence on all social media but I belive blog is corner stone of this industry which should not be ignored and hence proud to be called as blogger in Industry.

You can follow my blog

Blogsikka.com

Or on insta https://instagram.com/sneha_261013?utm_medium=copy_link

I am Sonia Rego, Corporate Sales and Marketing Manager with Turkish Airlines for over a decade. My hobbies include travelling, reading, enjoy camping and trekking.

Almost 2 decades in the travel industry. Prior to this have worked with Austrian Airline and Finnair. Have travelled to most countries globally.

Known to be a determined leader, Sonali Bhattacharya is the Head of Marketing for the Kids TV Network at Viacom18. With her leadership and exemplary marketing skills, Sonali has played a decisive role in devising the growth story of the kids’ entertainment category in India. In an illustrious career spanning over a decade at Nickelodeon during which the kids cluster has grown from one channel to four, with Nickelodeon being the leader in the category, Sonali has spearheaded numerous campaigns, marketing plans, strategic business innovations and initiatives. She aims to drive industry trends through innovation while building a vibrant eco-system in the kids cluster. Under her tutelage the reach for the Nickelodeon franchise has grown to the highest in the category. She is also responsible for all qualitative and quantitative research studies conducted by the franchise.

With over two decades of rich experience in Advertising, FMCG and Media, Sonali worked at J Walter Thompson, McCann Erickson and leading companies like Unilever and P&G where she has a rich set of experience across brands like Lux, Marico, Coca-Cola and Wella Professionals.

In her spare time, she loves traveling, trying new cuisines, listening to music, reading, and gardening above all. Her enthusiasm and energy are contagious and she is always keen to learn something new.

Soumini Sridhara Paul,Senior Vice President,Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Soumini Sridhara Paul leads Hungama
Artist Aloud, a talent and independent content platform, and Hungama Kids, a platform for kids across age groups.

Launched in January 2010, Soumini has spearheaded the set-up of Hungama Artist Aloud, South Asia’s premier digital
platform for established and new talent with independent audio and video content along with a dedicated team.

She is also Head of Operations and Content Development for Kids and other channels on YouTube. Additionally, she also leads special content creation and event IP projects for Hungama including brand solutions and CSR initiatives.

She is a versatile, end-to-end, strategic brand custodian having experience of building start-ups from inception involving conceptualisation, brand building, operations and revenue. She has over 2 decades of experience in the entertainment industry including television and digital media across music, talent, animation, fiction and non-fiction categories, with exposure to the global market. She has also received 3 Woman Leader Awards between 2018 and 2021.

She has over 25 years’ experience as a Pop Artist and Artist Manager as well as assignments with Channel [V] including Bollywood, Independent and International talent and Universal Music including album launches and promotions and artist relations. As a hobby, Soumini has been dabbling into writing for the last 5 years and Disha The Challenge is her first ever-published work through Partridge. She has several authored articles to her credit on established publications where she expresses her thoughts about the industry. She started her artistic stint as a singer almost 25 years back but chose to
work in other aspects of the industry to build something that would change the face of talent and independent content space.

Social Connect:
www.facebook.com/souminisridharapaul
www.twitter.com/ssp10feb
www.youtube.com/souminipaul

Results-driven media professional with experience across Digital and Offline media. Business-focused and have delivered innovative & measurable media solutions. Extensive experience across Integrated communication planning and customized solutions.

Worked across various product categories – FMCG, F&B, Airlines, Travel & Tourism, BFSI, Telecom, Entertainment and Luxury and many more.

Major experience across Large Global Media giants-IPG, Publicis Groupe, Omnicom Media Group and currently at Amplifi Media, the supply side management unit of Dentsu International. Delivered 200%+ growth in revenues in the last 4 years while on this role.

Experienced in syndicated and customized media research at Nielsen.With 23+ years of in-depth experience in all aspects of Media - Planning, Buying and Research; responsible for some of the best Media solutions to top notch clients from varied categories. An agile and keen learner.

Core strengths include (but not limited to) innovation and strategy. Winner of multiple awards, including EMVIES and BIG Bang awards on various projects; ICMA, CIDCA and Maddie’s awards in 2016-17; on Mondelez on Mobile innovations and integrated communications. Also, won the Campaign Asia- Agency of the Year, for Specialist unit of Carat.
Driven to manage ROI & mutually beneficial partnerships.

Executive Director, Mad Over Donuts With rich experience in the field of F&B, Tarak Bhattacharya has to his credit the growth of Mad Over Donuts from a mere 12 store set-up in Mumbai to a chain of 60 stores across the Country today.

A multi-faceted personality, Tarak is at the helm of activities at Mad Over Donuts handling diverse aspects of operations, planning and human resources. Under Tarak’s leadership, Mad Over Donuts has won many awards and accolades across various platforms with over 10 million delighted guests.

Having started his career at RKHS as a Management Trainee, Tarak then moved to one of India’s first and most successful coffee brands - Barista where he then went on to Head Operations for India and International Business. He was later appointed as the COO by MGH Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. to handle 2 of their popular brands Nando’s (South African Peri-peri brand of Restaurants) and Barista for their Bangladesh and Nepal markets. In the year 2011 Tarak that took up the position of COO at Himesh Foods Pvt. Ltd. for their Singaporean based gourmet brand, Mad Over Donuts which is one of the first entrants in the donuts industry in India. Mr. Tarak Bhattacharya, who has been the COO at Mad Over Donuts, was recently promoted to Executive Director.

A complete people’s person, Tarak loves networking and is always up to date with the latest in the Industry. Having worked across continents with diverse cultures, Tarak has a keen sense of understanding local sensibilities and uses it to his advantage. An avid traveler, Tarak’s favorite destinations include Dubai & Langkawi.

Vineet Kanabar is the host of the business of entertainment podcast, StoryTellers & StorySellers. He's worked in content, marketing and media, at The Viral Fever, Wavemaker and Spotify, helping build cross-functional teams create great content that drive consumer growth goals and revenue results.

Tarandeep Singh Sekhon is the Marketing Director at KidZania India, a global indoor theme park that inspires, educates, and empowers kids, by helping them understand and manage their world better. Tarandeep has been associated with KidZania since December 2015. With over 18 years’ experience in Marketing, Tarandeep has developed expertise in a wide spectrum of tasks especially in Entertainment industry. In the past, Tarandeep has led marketing mandate for Fame Cinemas, EsselWorld & Water Kingdom. At KidZania, he is responsible for defining & executing marketing strategy for short and long term period aimed at building affinity for the brand. He holds a MBA Degree in Retail Management and Marketing from The ITM Business School where he was rewarded with the Dean’s Award for Top honours in Academic Excellence. He also holds a PG Certification in Digitial Marketing & Communication from MICA. Besides being passionate about his career and excelling on the professional front, Tarandeep is a passionate cricketer, ardent sports buff, motorcyclist & loves movies. A matter close to his heart, Tarandeep is also extremely dedicated towards the cause of education for underprivileged kids. Tarandeep’s vision is to build KidZania as the ultimate destination for families in the country with the highest brand recall in the Industry

Uttam has been in Kids content and Animation Industry for almost 20 years and has contributed to it in a 360-degree manner. From Animation to Design to Direction and Producing several award-winning Television series, shorts, Commercials, Campaigns to now Heading a Kids Entertainment channel – Discovery Kids
On his journey he has worked with leading Broadcasters, Advertising Agencies and Brands like - Cartoon Network, POGO, The Walt Disney Company, Channel [v], MTV, Star TV, Hungama TV, O&M, Leo Burnette, McDonalds, Future Group and currently Discovery Communications. He is the creative vision behind the rise of Discovery Kids in ranks, ratings and popularity and successfully launching a very popular Bollywood IPs ‘Little Singham’ and ‘Fukrey Boyzzz’ on Discovery Kids.

With skill sets that range from media buying, product branding, financial planning, event management to leadership and public speaking, I have worked in both India and California, and used my skills to not only do my job efficiently, but also learn more as I go along the way.

Currently working back in India, finding new ways to disrupt the media industry.