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Once again we'd like to thank our partners for this wonderful event. Ladies and gentlemen, inaugural edition of Pitch Marketing Top 30 under 30. We'd like to begin this evening by telling all of you to join our online conversation. Yes, we would want everyone to tweet and share their winning moments and experiences about the event, about this evening, using the hashtag Pitch Marketing 30 under 30. Let's celebrate and congratulate some amazing future leaders and go get us. Now to begin this evening, may I please invite on screen as you see him here, Dr. Anurag Bhattra, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Exchange for Media Group and BW Business World to say a few words on this occasion. A very warm welcome to you Dr. Bhattra. Thank you so much, Khyati. Good afternoon. Pitch is a marketing platform that started more than 18 years back. It got launched on 15th October 2003. So really as a marketing platform it's been around for the last 18 plus years. We launched the Pitch 30 under 30 because we believe that the age of achievement is getting younger and younger. Today more and more CMOs are becoming CMOs even before they reach the age of 30. Some of them in very large organizations are almost deputy CMOs or head of a large portfolio of brands. So really the marketing decisions are being taken by younger people and rightly so because if the millennials are the ones that we are targeting, then apart from the fact there is a brand DNA that exists to be able to make that relevant to the existing millennials to enlarge the market. And I want to go back to this old saying business is marketing and marketing is business. At the end of the day, brands create a business. In an undifferentiated world, brands bring the differentiation. Purpose is even more important. People are more important and planet and sustainability are very important. So really today through a jury process, we've chosen the top 30 under 30 marketing leaders. So the Pitch 30 under 30 is a list of marketers and business professionals who have really shown promise, who have potential. And we are ready to bet that most of them will go on to do even bigger roles, better roles, lead organizations, lead businesses. So really it's an inaugural list where I can say even in the first year, the quality of participation we got was outstanding. And the list you'll see that has come through a jury process with the jury chair chairing it and very eminent jury members being part of it. Has brought about a list that I'm sure will see leaders that are future leaders in the making. They're already leading substantial portfolios at their businesses, but it's an outstanding list in the first year. The quality of participation in the first year was outstanding. And really from a marketing ecosystem, these are the leaders of future who will make a difference. So back to you, Khyati. Look forward to celebrating the success of these 30 professionals. Thank you so much, Dr. Bhattra. And yes, these are the future leaders and we'll talk more about them and their achievements. But just a few days back, our high profile jury chaired by Mr. Sameer Satpati, Chief Executive, Personal Care Products, ITC, alongside some of the most prominent names in the industry, met in virtual setting to select pitch marketing top 30 under 30 for the year 2029. Now, before I invite Mr. Satpati to address this evening's audience, we would like to show you an audio visual on the entire selection process for this year's list. Can we have the evening? Welcome to the inaugural edition of Pitch Marketing 30 under 30 list. An initiative from the exchange for media group, Pitch Marketing 30 under 30 is recognizing the top 30 brightest young marketers and game changers under the age of 30. Over the years, the platform has been recognized and acknowledged for its role in identifying the best young leaders of the industry. We received more than 200 nominations and such good work by each candidate made the jury's task very difficult. But after a day long judging process, the most deserving young talent got shortlisted. Acknowledged by their peers and senior industry leaders for making a difference by their outstanding work over the past year. To arrive at the Pitch Top 30 under 30 list for this year, the first step was a call for nominations from across the brand marketing ecosystem and filtered them initially on the basis of age and industry relevance to present a shortlist for evaluation to the jury. The jury board this year was chaired by Sameer Satpati, chief executive, personal care products ITC along with India's leading brand marketeers who hold great experience. Amit Raylon and filter it. Amit Tiwari, Havels. Anil Vishwanathan. Mondeli's International. Arvind Saxena, NEC. Ashish Maroon, HDFC Bank. Azmat Jagmak, Discovery Inc. Dipali Nair, IBM. Dola Halder, PepsiCo. Karan Kumar, DLF. Ketan Kulkarni, Blue Dot. Madhukar Unial, Oracle. Millan Pathak, Rout Mobile. Raji Mohapatra, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories. Puneet Das, Tata Consumer Products. Rajan Bhalla, HD Media. Raja Sharma, PhonePay. Ranita Mitra, Brand Eagle Consulting. Sachin Chabra, ACC Cement. Sonil Misra, Unacademy. Sojata Vikumar, Visa. Sumit Vermani, Infosys. Swetha Charnasobu, Tabula. Tarun Cha, Shkoda. Thrupthi Bhandari, Author, Pragmarketism. Vani Gupta Dandya, Cherry Peach Plum. Vasatha Garwal, in Mobi. Vivek Malhotra, India Today Group. The jury paid attention to certain criteria when determining the names on the list. These include vision and innovation. Impact and influence. Commitment to industry and society. Passion about their work. Thank you very much with Peach 30 under 30. I think it was a very well organized event. The process, the imports, the quality of candidates. I think a top class. What I think we managed to do well, was have a great set of candidates and a great set of judges. I really appreciate what the judges said. I think they have taken time over each profile. They have debated. They have had strong points of view. They have been through the various virtual rooms and the discussions were very enriching. For me personally, it is great to see new talent emerging in the industry. Some of these candidates are outstanding. They have achieved so much so early. If they are able to keep this kind of pace, they are going to really stand out not only on an intense stage but globally. We look back to this day and say, these are guys we picked early. These are guys we saw early. Thank you very much. Great show. I think this is a process which we should continue. This will become a great platform encouraging young talent in India. Thank you. The unveiling of the top 30 brightest young leaders of the future. We would definitely like to thank all our imminent jury members. We are thrilled to have our jury chair, Mr. Samir Satpati, who joined us this evening. I request him to please say a few words to our young industry stars before we formally announce the list. Mr. Satpati, over to you. What did you say? Sorry, I couldn't hear you. Sir, we are delighted to have you here on this platform live with us. As all our industry stars are watching, we would like to say a few words before we announce their names. First of all, I want to thank Exchange for Media. It is a beautiful platform you have created. I think it will become more and more stronger as we go along. Second of all, the judges, I think the amount of effort and the quality of dialogue which I saw in the rooms and the different debates which happened, I think all led us to this point. I want to thank each one of them. And last but not the least, congratulations to the winners. I think it is fantastic to see such a kind of work. People have started companies before they are 25. They have done things which we all dream of doing. They have just only started. So that is fantastic. There are a couple of things which I wanted to share with these young kids. I think you are starting out your journey and a couple of points you might want to remember. Marketing is not what you know. Marketing is how much you want to know. Each one of you is showing signs that you are going beyond the brief, beyond your jobs, following your passion, trying to do the best within the circumstances. And I think that is leading to these kind of outcomes. Also, I think it is a great time to be a marketer. Two of the barriers to entry for anybody, for any brand, for any individual is usually advertising and distribution. Both of these because of e-commerce and digital are actually something which is in the past. So today, resource is not a constraint. What is a constraint is the imagination of people and the passion of wanting to do. So if you want to do something, you can really, really do something. You can really create something for yourself, for your organization, for your teams, as the case might be. The other thing which I would just want to caution you also is to work on your journey. See, under 30 is about potential. So what we are saying is you have potential to be a great. But I think you must remember that you're not there yet. So there is a journey to be made and we would want you to make that journey. I think what would it take? I think you need to stay foolish. You need to stay hungry. You need to continue on this and this is very, very important. But when you look at the long term, it does not take only passion to win. I think what needs to win is that your ability to work with people, you're having a great interface, the ability to work in a team and in time, lead a team. Some of you are already doing so and after that, creating your own teams. So all of this requires not only being passionate. I wish you all the very best. I'm looking forward to the list and seeing you guys and hopefully I'll meet you guys in person some point at the other. Thank you. Absolutely. Thank you so much, Mr. Satpati for such encouraging words to our young stars and I'm sure all of you are now waiting for the list to unveil. So keep those tweets and conversations coming. Ladies and gentlemen, don't forget to post your victory images with the hashtag pitch marketing 30 under 30 would love to be part of that celebration. Now, of course, is the moment we all have been waiting for. It is time, ladies and gentlemen, to announce the names of the 30 brilliant young minds that feature on this pitch marketing 30 under 30 list. Can we have the audio please? And just before Kathy, before we play, I just wanted to say we couldn't have a better jury chair than Mr. Samir Satpati because Samir started in marketing and look at he's gone on to lead a very large business. So really that an age of business is marketing and marketing is business is true and he said all the right things about, you know, potential and I want to say that, you know, what is happening in marketing? He understand businesses and marketing more than anyone is that in the CMO role or the marketing role is under threat. It is becoming a large part of an analytics. So a part of it is going to CIO. A part of it is going to a CTO. The product development is going to a product officer, you know, the head of product. It's no longer with the CMO and there are people who are in media analytics who are taking on media buying. So the role of marketer unless until marketer themselves carve a role which is a business role where they add value. Otherwise, you know, a lot of function otherwise they'll become head of marketing. So marketing is much more than advertising as we know both in our business school and in the last three decades of implementing. So really what Samir said, I just want to underline what he said is that you got to in my when I was listening is you got to reinvent yourself as business people. That's what he was saying that the environment is such that you're no longer just marketer to build the brand. You have to figure out business and you know, there is a chief product officer who looks at the product. A lot of need from the CMO's role is being taken away. So unless until marketers add value to the business and really become catalyst for growing the business because if growth, you know, a lot of companies have chief growth officers these days. So I mean, if the role of marketing is not to grow to the business, then what is the role of marketing? So just wanted to underline that and thank you again to Samir. His being there and the kind of jury members being there attracted the kind of talent we got to apply. So in some way, the quality of entry that we have is because of the kind of jury we have. So my gratitude again to Samir and to all the jury members for making time. Thank you so much, Dr. Bhattra. Definitely we would love to hear from you and really going through all these entries, analyzing them, going through this rigorous process of the jury sessions. But thank you once again to all our imminent jury members and Mr. Satvati to you as your chair. Now, before we begin, I'd like to inform all our winners who are part of this platform right now. If you are online and your name is announced right away, switch on your cameras. But if I miss out, please don't forget to switch on your cameras while the name is announced. Now, ladies and gentlemen, let's begin with announcing the first edition of Pitch Marketing 30 under 30 list. The first name on this coveted list we are going on alphabetical order is Arushi Agarwal. Can we have the AV please? The first name on our list is Arushi Agarwal, assistant co-founder of Pitch Marketing 30 under 30 list. The marketing professional currently working at ITC Limited is already a co-founder of two startups. Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for the award. It really feels good to have 30 under 30. Thank you so much, extreme for media. I still remember I had it in my notes somewhere written that I want to achieve 30 under 30 so that you can move in the right direction in one day. You can get 30 under 30. Thank you so much, extreme for media. Bye-bye.  Thank you so much, extreme for media for everything. Thank you so much. Thank you, Arushi. We will see you again real soon. Congratulations, Arushi. All the best. Clearly you work with a great team. So we would also want Samid to say a few words to you, Samid. Mr. Satpati, if you could also, I know you know. Arushi, I I hear you are in Bhopal. Yes, sir. Yes. Anyways, do your stands and I am sure we will catch up. Yes, yes. Wish you all the very best. Arushi, if I had to ask you if you had one goal, now that you would also thank for me there. What would that goal be? Now you already got 30 and the 30. What's your next goal? Yes, sir. Well, I think my ultimate goal is to be happy in my life. So that's the end goal to receive happiness. Rest maybe working in great companies and working with people like you. Thank you so much for being kind but all the best in your journey. Thank you so much. Thank you.  The next name on the list is Akhila Shankar, director brand and communications Geo Saavan. Akhila started her career at a very young age of 17 when she co-founded her first venture TFS podcasts. The first podcast from India that catered to metal and rock music. Hi, this is Akhila. I am so thrilled to be a part of Pitch's inaugural 30 and 30 list as a marketer where often those people who are behind the scene creating those brands and campaigns that people come to know and eventually love. And a platform like this takes this community of backstage experts and gives them that sun-state spotlight. So thank you so much Pitch E4M and the jury panel for creating this platform, highlighting the success of Pitch E4M. Thank you, Akhila. Thank you so much. Thank you everyone. Dr. Batra, would you like to say a few words? Yes, Akhila, Confucius said if you make your hobby or profession, you don't have to work hard.  Exactly that. Congratulations for achieving what you achieved today and for your journey. And you started doing podcasting early. So great, all the best. Yeah, thank you so much. Mr. Satvati, your two words of encouragement. Well, company at 17, what do I say? I mean, we all thought about it at 17. I was trying to figure out what college to go to. Unsuccessfully that too. So it's fantastic to see that. I think guys just go for it. Yeah, it's beautiful. Yeah, it really appreciated.   It's part of a very large conglomerate. Your founders, as in Vinod and the other two founders are still part of it. So it has the entrepreneurial energy. You still work with them. What is your ambition for your company? Yeah, 100%. And, you know, for me, it's always been really important to be in the music industry.   But the reason why I think I knew it is because, you know, when I listen to music, you feel connected to even someone who you may have nothing in common with. And I fell very closely about that feeling and being able to deliver that feeling to a lot of people. And that's why I wanted to work in the music industry. And I obviously joined Jiu Saban when it was Saban. It was a real small company. Numbers like 100 million were unheard of then did not even exist. And it was important to join this company because it was at that precipice of growth for the music industry. For me personally, it's always about doing the next big thing for taking Indian music to the world. And I think Jiu Saban is one of those unique companies that has the ability to do that. We've been working with artists from India and around the world who are of South Asian origin to give them a platform to continue to do that and to really put Indian artists on that global map. That's a part of the Jiu Saban vision. But it's also my vision since I was 13. So I lucked out. I found the right people when I was really young and it's been doing very well for me. Fantastic. All the best Akhila when I'm talking to you. I have a 17-year-old daughter and she wants to make a career in music even when she's out with us. She's always listening to music and sometimes I discover new music because I listen to the music she listens to. So all the best. Continue this journey. I think you have a huge opportunity from where you are and as you rightly said, you started right from the word go. So clearly where you are is testimonial to the brand and business that you've been part of. So all the best. Thank you. With that ladies and gentlemen, let's move on to our next name on the list which is Anisha Ahuja from Britannia Industry. Can we have the AV please? Anisha, I think we got you here and our AVs have stuck. But many congratulations to you. You are part of the list. We're just going to go right away now. Anisha Ahuja. Product manager, cakes, Britannia Industries. Anisha has an incredible zest for life and she tries to bring positive change in the society. She's a proud Britannian who practices her beliefs to make the world a tastier place. I'm Anisha Ahuja, Product Manager, Britannia Keys. I model and pitch marketing in exchange for media for this wonderful opportunity. I actually had to pitch myself a couple of times to realize that this is actually true. I'm really grateful to the jury for giving me this opportunity and selecting me to be part of and this selection has further bolstered my motivation and confidence that I'm on the right track to be a marketer for today and the future. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Wonderful being here. Congratulations, Anisha. Anisha, congratulations and clearly people like you prove that you can have the cake and eat it too, literally speaking. So you joined Britannia right out of IMT Gazeba and I'm sure your best is yet to come. If I may ask you what is one personal or professional milestone you wish to achieve over the next 10 years, what would that be? I think a professional milestone which I'm actually working very hard for is to lead a company as big as Britannia become even bigger asset, a bigger contributor. So I'm striving every day to achieve the same and it's great to get this opportunity today. I'm confident and I'm glad I'm on the right track. So looking forward to many more opportunities like this and making a difference in the industry is a great opportunity. All the best. Who are your role models? So my role model is my father and definitely one of my first few mentors Mr. Ntudas Gupta he was my RSM in North and Mr. Manipal. So few mentors in the industry and my company itself who are role models. All the best. All the best and many congratulations Anisha once again. Thank you so much. So ladies and gentlemen, let's find out who is our next young star on this coveted list which is pitch marketing 30 under 30. Let's take a look at the audio bridge for. Akshan Nambiar is a young marketing professional leading the digital marketing team for V-Work in India. He's also the co-founder and CMO of Scoot app global marketplace for taxis. Hey this is Akshan Nambiar from V-Work. I would like to thank the jury of pitch marketing 30 under 30 for giving me this honor. It's a great privilege to be part of a group of marketeers from across the country. I would also like to thank my team and my mentors at V-Work who have given me this opportunity to grow rapidly over the last four years and congratulations to all the other winners of this award. Thank you. Many congratulations to you Akshan. Thank you. Thank you so much. Dr. Bhattra, Mr. Sathya, few words for Akshan. Akshan, all the best. I'm sure this is the start of many more like to come. You seem to have lots of clarity and I think having clarity is a very good thing. So all the best. Thank you. Thank you so much. Akshan, congratulations. I think you work in a very interesting business. So where do you think V-Work can go into India? I mean, what is the what's the end game? I think V-Work is probably I think V-Work is probably the latest innovation in the real estate industry and is definitely, you know, carving the way to where how businesses are going to come to office, going to work, especially after this pandemic that we've had. The way V-Work is going to change and I think we've definitely one step ahead of the game to adapt to that and be able to provide solutions and products to companies large and small in that sphere. So I think we definitely have a future in India especially. Wonderful. Many congratulations once again to you from entire team of pitch marketing. Congratulations. Akshan, I've met both your bosses. I know Karan and I know the gentleman who's there, you know, so I actually I know it's very easy and difficult to work with two bosses, right? You had two CEOs, right? Correct, we had two CEOs.  So we have an award and conference for co-working spaces. We now call it flexi spaces and we believe co-working spaces are also redefining who they are and why people come to so clearly you have a challenge and an opportunity, so all the best. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Thank you so much, Akshan. Congratulations once again. Thank you. With that we're moving on to announcing the next name on the list. Can we have the audio visual please? The next name on the list is Anjum Singhania, product manager, Britannia Industries. Anjum leads the brand strategy, communication, ops, business planning for Britannia master brand and its gifting portfolio. He's an active learner living by the credo. Their journeys are more rewarding than the destinations. Hi everyone, I'm Anjum Singhania for the mother brand Britannia and I also spearhead the task of building the brand and its entire gamut of sub-brands on the e-commerce channel. I feel extremely exhilarated to be chosen as a part of Pitt's inaugural 30 under 30 list by such an illustrious panel and such an esteemed list of jury members. To be honest, the moment when I got to know that I've been chosen as a part of this list that feeling was quite surreal for the past few years and I would like to express my gratitude towards my readers at Britannia who always guided me and ensured that I grow and learn and become a better marketer. Thank you. Many congratulations Anjum to you. Thank you, thank you. Dr. Bhattran, Mr. Sathiti, your words. Anjum again, congratulations to you and again, it's your first job at Britannia, your fifth year as a nurse, you joined Britannia so you're a great company and you work on the mother brand so you clearly have an opportunity to make a difference. What is your expectation from yourself over the next 5 to 10 years? I know 5 to 10 years after corona seems a lot of time. We now plan for shorter cycles but still... What I really target towards is building myself as a better marketer each and every day. I want to grow more. There's no end to learning actually in this field. Learn by doing campaigns, work with great people, great agencies and I hope to actually see myself as a VP marketing probably in the next 10 years. I think that would be a great goal if I managed to achieve that. Wonderful. Congratulations Anjum. Thank you, sir. Just one thing, what in marketing on a daily basis? I think working on films and working on scripts basically gathering the insights that a consumer has basically from the consumer and translating that into campaigns that actually make sense that actually are relevant for the end consumer and then he gets that emotion that yes, this is what I've been feeling for example, this is a product that I'm needed and this is something that that's wonderful. Many congratulations once again and again next year. Thank you everyone. Thank you so much. With that, ladies and gentlemen I'm going to invite two of our eminent jury members here to speak about their experience being part of pitch marketing and the 30 jury members. So let's welcome Ranita Mitra founder and director of APEC Tabula. Can we have you on screen please? Very warm welcome to you. Hi, so do I go first? Yes, this is Ranita. Yes, please. So, well it was very energizing to see the outstanding work being done by the young talent in our country be it their clarity of thinking their will to make an impact in their area of work and sometimes beyond and the vision that they have and in some cases you know for their not just for their personal growth but also their not just for their personal journey but also for the work that they're doing and for the organization and I think listening to them now it's actually wonderful to see the kind of clarity of thinking that they have many congratulations to all the 30 winners but I would also say that you know the ones who did not make it to the list it wasn't because they were less deserving it's just that in a work process requires you know some form of elimination and I thought that you know that messages in order to go out to those who did make it to the top 30 and finally I would say continue to focus on learning you've all made a great start to your careers and many best wishes for very bright careers ahead Thank you Thank you so much Mr. Dhrath Thank you for being part of the jury and for sharing this encouragement for our young stars Thank you so much Yalta Swetha here Firstly a very warm welcome to you Swetha Thank you A huge congratulations to all the winners of the 30 under 30 and now you have all day looking at profiles reading your testimonials you really had every reason to believe that you are really the next generation of CMOs that we'll see we were very impressed by the way that you conquered marketing marketing is not easy it's a left brain and right brain endeavor it's both data and intuition and you all displayed it in spades it was very very very difficult be on this judging panel, actually. And if we had to think about what to say to you, marketing's really changed. And it's changed beyond recognition, at least in the two decades, almost two decades, that have been in the field of marketing for APAC. So keep being adaptable and keep learning. But I have no doubt that you'll be successful in whatever you do. So congratulations to all the winners. Thank you so much, Swetha, once again, for being part of the jury, taking out the time, and doing the honors for getting us to this list. Thank you so much. Once again, we'd like to thank Swetha and Ronata and come back to our list. And I hope all of you are ready to unveil the next name that we are here to unveil, which is Anupama Sharma. Can we have the audio visual, please? Next name is Anupama Sharma, brand manager, Monsilis International. In her current role, Anupama is building Cadbury Chocobakes and Bonvita Biscuits. In her free time, she likes to travel, work out, work for NGOs, and blog about marketing. Hi, everyone. I'm so thrilled to be part of the inaugural pitch marketing under 30 list. I remember being younger and seeing people on such a list, whether it's in my MBA or internships. And looking up to them feels so great to be on the other side. I feel so fortunate to be in a field where I absolutely love what I do and getting recognized for it is cherry on the cake. I see this recognition as an opportunity to keep doing more and more interesting work with all my consumers. Big thank you to my seniors, colleagues, and agencies that helped me get here and to Pitch for creating a platform to motivate young marketers like me. Thanks. Congratulations to you, Anupama. Thank you so much. Hi, good evening, everyone. Good evening, Anupama, and congratulations. Thank you so much. Congratulations. I mean, clearly, Sameer is at ITC, but he is a jury chair. And you worked at, after Naseem Monji, you worked at ITC before you joined Cadbury. I want to ask you, what has changed about marketing in the last five years? So the one big change that happened in our way of working also was the way digital and e-commerce has really taken forefront in our lives. E-commerce was a very small percentage of Asian city business when we were starting off. But I think in the past few years, the way it's becoming really crucial that is one of the biggest changes that I've seen. And hence, the push for all of us marketers is to keep getting better at it. Absolutely. Many congratulations, Anupama, once again to you. Thank you so much. With that, ladies and gentlemen, let's... Congratulations again. Keep doing well. Very good. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Satyati. With that, ladies and gentlemen, we are moving to announcing the next name on the list, which is Pumika Middha. Can we have the audio, please? Next on the list is Pumika Middha, marketing manager for Roadster. Mitra designs private limited. A small town girl with dreams in her eyes, Pumika has spent more than half a decade in two of the most promising industries, retail and e-commerce. She has been developing 360-degree integrated marketing communications for some of the biggest brands in the country. Thank you, Honorable Jury, for recognizing my efforts and giving me an opportunity to stand alongside some of the brightest minds in the country. I owe this recognition to the support and encouragement of the community and some of the key people in my life. My parents, for believing in me and giving me wings. My mentors, for guiding me and showing me the way. My managers, for sharpening my skill sets and infusing leadership qualities in me and my team members, for being my pillars of strength. My love for marketing began at a very tender age during the times of Durdarshan and Vidyawar and has been with me ever since. This love was further cemented by my alma mater, Maika, and then nurtured by the companies I worked with. I again thank you for making me a part of this elite list. Many congratulations to you. Thank you. Thank you very much. It's been a pleasure to be a part of this list and making it through as a complete surprise, actually. Thank you very much. Wonderful. Mr. Satpati. Congratulations, Pumika. You said something interesting because you are 30 under 30. You said Durdarshan. I didn't think anything under 30 was where I heard of Durdarshan. So this has been my... So I used to pick up a lot of things which have been watched by the generation who has been for me and the generation who is the future generation. So I try and bridge the gap and then put forth ideas which can work throughout. Wonderful. Dr. Batra. Congratulations, Pumika. Thank you very much, sir. You're from Maika. Yes. You specialized in communication and marketing. And clearly, I want to ask you, in your roles, you know, you're now with Mintra. What has changed in marketing in your last six auditors over the key? I used to work with a company which was very offline focused. So changing the entire sector from an offline to an online is what has changed for me. And as an industry, I feel there are the way we look at consumers and the way the attention spans of the consumers, baby, is very different in a digital ecosystem vis-a-vis an offline ecosystem. So yeah, these are things that I have observed and a digital ecosystem is very niche, is very targeted. While offline is still, you know, on a very broader level. Wonderful. Pumika, all the best. I'm sure your best is yet to come, so continue to do well. Yes, sir, definitely. Thank you. Any congratulations to you, Pumika, from all of us at Pitch Marketing. Thank you. Thank you very much. With that, let's move on to announce our next name on this co-weighted list, which is Bijal Gala. Can we have the audio visual, please? Next name is Bijal Gala, Assistant Marketing Manager, XFCA India Private Limited, a student, a teacher, an apprentice, and a team leader, all at once. For Bijal, a learning curve has been sharp, and as she said, she wouldn't have wanted her career to be any different from what it is right now. I would like to thank you for having me on the IMAO Foundation for the charity. It surely is a great initiative and a great source of inspiration for your managers right now. I would also like to thank all my bosses, colleagues and co-workers, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have been here today. So, big thank you to all of you.  Look forward to your good work, more inspiration and success in the coming years. Once again, thank you everyone. Congratulations to you, Bijal. Very well done and congratulations. Thank you so much. Gentlemen, your words of encouragement. Congratulations, Bijal. It's the kind of marketing you guys do is very different from a lot of things which we did when we were younger. Now, from your perspective, what do you think are one of the things which you would give us words of advice for people starting out, that one of the things you should keep doing? As a marketer. So I think as a marketer, a lot of parsley is focused on the store and the best part about marketing is to keep in mind that the consumer is changing and to keep pace with the changes. So if he has access to a lot of information today, so as a marketer, you understand the consumer and then you develop the strategies and they're bound to work. All the best, Bijal. Keep doing well. Congratulations, Ms. Gala, once again to you. Thank you so much. With that, we're moving on to announcing our next name which is Chantel Mendonka. Let's have the audio visual, please. The next name is Chantel Mendonka, manager Hyundai Motor India Private Limited. Chantel Seats Adventure loves to challenge small or big and has a knack for looking at the bigger picture. Seeing ahead makes her even more committed to complete any tasks surpassing expectations. I'm a brand, 28 years in the making and it's been quite a journey. I'm honored and humbled to be a part of pitch marketing under 30. It is platforms like these that allows for young thinkers like us to grow into vibrant leaders of tomorrow. I would like to thank the jury panel for their time and recognizing our contribution in the industry. When asked, where do we see marketing in the next five to 10 years? In a nutshell, everything for everyone will be customized. Technology will emerge as the core fabric of marketing. For me, that would be my constant endeavor to ensure and to drive tech, along with the latest trends to enhance customer experiences. So congratulations to you Chantel, congratulations. Thank you so much. Chantel, congratulations to you. Thank you so much, sir. Chantel, just one question. Is the purchase of a card emotional decision or a rational decision? In today's session... That's a good question. Given that we do live in India and most of us are total-minded, it is a rational decision, but as marketers, campaigns in a way that they make an emotional decision. Because at the end of the day, it's about the journey and not the destination. So we try and build those deeper connections through storytelling and adopting the latest technology or trends to create that emotional connect and aspect. Thank you. Thank you, Chantel. Wish you all the best. Thank you so much. Chantel, you look very prepared. When I was your age, I started... I know from the year you graduated, so I kind of know your age. But I started to exchange from media almost around that time. I was your age. But we didn't know what we were going to do. But when I'm seeing you and the other winners, you seem so confident, with so much clarity, with so much ambition and drive and purpose, so to say. Tell me, if we talk to Shintel, how do you pronounce your name first of all? It's Chantel. So if we talk to you in five years from now, what would have Chantel achieved? Definitely would have... I will definitely continue to create an impact in the field that I'm in. I'm one of those who likes doing a lot of firsts in the industry. Like in Hyundai, we've created an online portal where you can buy cars, and it's an end-to-end journey experience. So that was the first for the industry. So moving forward, I will continue to do that. Bring about firsts in the industry and professionally. Try and get these recognitions, probably the Forbes list, who knows. But it's about creating big, big impacts and being an inspiration for young women leaders as well. All the best. Thank you so much. Well said, Chantel. Many congratulations to you once again. We're quickly going to move on to announcing our next name, which is Harinder Singh Pailia. Can we have the audio visual, please? Next on the list, we have Harinder Singh Pailia, marketing lead reliance brands limited. Harinder had a love affair with marketing since he was 18. In the past eight years or so, he has had the privilege to work on some of the most iconic brands in different industries and consumer segments. And that love affair keeps getting stronger. Hi, everyone. My name is Harinder. And yesterday, I got to know that I'm going to be a part of the Pitch marketing party on the 30 list. And to be very honest, I haven't been able to keep come since. Without making this sound like an Oscar acceptance speech, I would like to quickly thank everybody on the jury for bestowing their trust upon me. I want to thank people at the exchange for media group for making this possible. And I want to congratulate each and every one of the 30, the other 29 actually, maybe all work on our brands and bring purpose and impact to everything that we do. Thank you so much again and congratulations everybody else. Thanks. Many congratulations Harinder to you. I hope you are now keeping calm. You've already won the award. Congratulations to you. And I'd like Dr. Bhatran, Mr. Sathvedi to also congratulate Mr. Harinder Singh failure. Congratulations Harinder. Thank you so much. And you know your description is that marketing guy, the marketing guy, right? Yeah, I think around the office it's always, you've seen that marketing guy, the one with the long hair. So kind of stuck. Really, I wouldn't have made it to the list. But the average between you and me is pretty good. Okay. Thank you. By the way, Harjinder, God made four kinds of people. People like me, you know, some he gave hair, some he gave brains. People like me, no hair, no brains. And people like you, Harjinder, both hair and brains. So clearly congratulations on being on the list of page 30 under 30. Thank you, sir. Mr. Sathvedi. Sameer, have a good day. Congratulations. I mean, it's a very large ship, which has very large ambitions. So what is that one thing you said you should do for really to become, you know, the size, what Reliance Brand should be? I think I didn't understand the word scale till I joined the RIL ecosystem. I saw scale is very different. But I think the one thing for this in that ship to pivot to the next level would simply be to keep executing at scale to keep iterating. And just to solve very fundamental problems, I think, which has been the DNA of the larger group and they've done it successfully and they've done it at scale and they've made a lot of money doing it. So I think if they keep doing that, that will be the next thing for the group. Wonderful. Many congratulations once again, Harjinder, to you. Thank you so much. Thank you. I'd also like to invite another Eminent Jewry member here on screen to say a few words of encouragement to all our young stars. Can we have Sojata V. Kumar, head of marketing, India and South Asia visa. May I request to... Hi. On your camera. Yeah, hi. I think... Sorry. I think you guys have to switch on my camera. Can you just do that on your side? Absolutely. A very warm welcome to you. Hi. It's great to be here. Congratulations to every one of the winners as some of my previous Jewry members have said we spent the full day going through all of your profiles and many others. And I was so impressed by what we saw. You know, like some of you just said when we were your age many years ago, I don't think we did even one of the... one third of the things that you all are doing. So really, really great. I can see all of you being future marketing leaders and to see that.  We were all also very, very sort of impressed with each one of you. And I think this whole pitch 30 under 30 marketing is a great initiative, Dr. Batra. So thank you for always leading these and, you know, encouraging the youth to come up with more and more. And we look forward to seeing more of this. So thank you. It was an honor and it was a lot of fun being on the panel. So thank you. Thank you so much, Sujatha. You've been kind. And I said that it's because of the quality of a jury chair, his involvement, your involvement, and a lot of other jury members, the kind of people we attracted to apply, you know, and the process that makes it very credible.  So really gratitude to you and Sameer and every jury member who made it possible. Absolutely. Thank you so much. My pleasure always. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. I'd also like to invite our next jury member who was also part of this jury for pitch marketing 30 under 30, Mr. Karan Kumar, Chief Marketing Officer, DLF. Very warm welcome to you, Mr. Kumar. Hi, can you guys see me? Yes, we can see you and hear you clearly. Fabulous. Thank you so much for having me. Dr. Batra always a privilege to be a part of platforms you curate. Sameer, thank you for your leadership. Nepali who isn't here right now was chairing our subgroup. I think fabulous experience, very rigorous experience, brilliant entries. I think made a lot of us ponder for a long, long time. Two quick words for the participants for everybody who entered their entries. One, I think you all should realize that you're in a very privileged position. And you've earned that privileged position where you stand today for the companies that you work for the kind of work that you're doing and the kind of work, the kind of difference your work can make. So at one level, be thankful for that. At another level, be very happy for that because you've earned that privilege and keep going from strength to strength. The second point I touch upon something that Dr. Batra mentioned, Sameer mentioned very importantly is that marketing needs to be all about impact. It's not about communication advertising alone, communication advertising, very important part of marketing.  So while communications and advertising is an important part of that, but your understanding of data, your understanding of consumers, customer centricity, your understanding of what works, what doesn't work, I think is supremely important. And the more you can combine a left brain and a right brain approach, the happier space you would be in. Obviously, the guys who send in the entries here as you represent a very bright crop of marketers. But marketers, as Sameer is a living testimony testament himself, marketing needs to move into business leadership. And when you start playing the roles of stewarding businesses, I think that's where the real impact of marketing comes alive. So some great work, realize the position that you guys already are in, make good use of that position, build on it, become stronger and lead the way, lead the way for the next wave of brilliant marketing led business that happens in the world and the ecosystems around you. Thank you. Thank you for having me as a part of this jury. Thank you so much, Karan, for spending this time here with us as a jury member. We can't thank you enough. And as we have a positive time, we have two lists to be unveiled today. So we're going to move straight into our next name that is more complicated, which marketing 30 under 30 list. Let's welcome Meenal Rajda. Can we have the audio visual, please? Next on the list, we have Meenal Rajda, grand marketing manager, LinkedIn. Meenal Rajda has been a marketer for about 10 years now. In a tech role with LinkedIn for the last three years, she's also co-founder for non-profit youth organization in defense for animals, a cause which she's passionate about. Thank you so much for the recognition, really grateful to be here. And this would definitely make it to some of the greatest experiences that I'd like to share later on in life. Many congratulations to you, Meenal. Hi, I'm hoping you can hear me. Hi, that is amazing. Thank you so much. Happy to be here. I'm grateful to be here. So, gentlemen, congratulations. Meenal, you're the second Michael to be on the list and announced.  I said it in my own word that, you know, marketing needs to be about business impact, about business growth. Tell me, what has changed since you entered the profession and where do you think we are headed? So for me, I think personally, a lot has changed because I have with every job that I've had, I've known so much and I've grown so much because it's been very different. Like my first role was FMCG, second role was TV, third role is tech. So I feel like the only consistent piece has been marketing, but like the platforms have changed, the competitors have changed, the data points have changed. So everything has just been a learning. So I am very grateful for this very parallel sort of movement. Yeah, so I think, I mean, it can be either way, you either deep dive into one sort of stream and stick to that or you deep dive across and you know, are consistent in your role. So I feel like everybody else themselves on mute. No, it's totally what we have to live with nowadays. So I feel like as long as it's exciting for you, just keep going and do whatever makes you happy. Lovely, very well said. Many congratulations. Well said. Thank you so much, Meenal. With that, we'll move on to our next name on the list, which is Meghna Rathish. Can we have the audio please? The next name on the list is Meghna Rathish, Product Marketing Lead, Vodafone Idea Limited. Meghna is a B2B marketing professional leading the charge in the business to simplify the complex worlds of IoT, cloud, mobile and fixed line connectivity to any business ranging from a multinational conglomerate to a home baker. Many congratulations to you, Meghna. Very warm welcome. Congratulations, Meghna. Thank you, sir. Just one thing. I love the pug. Where's the pug? Yeah, that was our older brand. Currently, we are V now. I know. No, that's fine. But you know, the pug made it through a lot of orange to this. You can still keep the pug. Yeah, yeah, we're definitely looking at bringing the pug and the Zuzu back. Yeah, yeah. No, no, it's a beautiful piece of communication. You shouldn't lose. I think this is one of the things in marketing. There's nothing which is halfway. You can't do 50-50. But it's an interesting problem to have as a marketer and wish you all the very best as always. Thank you so much. Congratulations, Meghna. You're the first one in the list from IIFT, really. And clearly, that is a reason to celebrate apart from the fact that your seniors and peers have curated this list. So all the best and continue to do well. Thank you so much. Many congratulations to you, Meghna, from all of us here at Eforum. With that, moving on to our next name on the list, which is Namrata. Namrata is the audiovisual channel. The next name on the list is Namrata, deputy manager, marketing, MG Motor India. Namrata leads the digital content strategy at MG Motor India. She has always been a curious child, which led to her study journalism, where she was first acquainted with digital and content marketing. Thank you, Exchange for Media and Pitch Marketing for such a wonderful honor. It feels great to be recognized by such a fantastic jury. I'd also like to congratulate all the fellow winners of Pitch Marketing. Congratulations to you, Namrata. Thank you so much. Namrata, give me our second. Can I request everybody on this call to please stay on mute? We don't want private conversations going viral. But many congratulations to you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, grateful to be here. Wonderful. Mr. Satpati, Dr. Bhattra. Congratulations, Namrata. And Namrata, from the profile, you're the first one from Xavier Institute of Communication. You started in PR to be able to, you started in PR and your role has got in large to marketing and digital. So, congratulations all the best. Thank you so much. Thank you so much, sir. Congratulations, Namrata. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much. Many congratulations, Namrata. Once again to you from all of us at E4M. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. With that, let's move on to announcing our next name on the list, which is Navyathan Nayar. Can we have the audio visual? Next name on the list is Navyathan Nayar, Digital Marketing Manager. Well, when we walk around with the Vodafone connection, we all are wishing that the pub follows us everywhere. So, thank you. Many congratulations to you. Well deserved to win. And we hope to see you again real soon. Yes. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. Thank you. With that, ladies and gentlemen, moving on to our next name on the list, which is Neha Bhandari. Can we have the audio visual? The next name on the list is Neha Bhandari, Assistant Marketing Manager, Colours, via Com18 Media Private Limited. Six and a half years of marketing. Building five brands across two industries has taught Neha persistence, adaptability, accountability, pro-activness and multitasking. Dreams are what she believes for and even maintains her own dream book. Hi, my name is Neha Bhandari and it is such a great feeling to be selected from among so many applicants. Pitch Marketing 30 under 30 only made me in respect more about my strengths and my aspirations in the marketing arena.  It got me a step closer to my career path and it made me, made my vision even more stronger. So, from the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank the entire jury, the entire team at E4M and my seniors and colleagues at Colours to consider me worthy of this prestigious award. I am sure it will only give more confidence to me to get a step closer in achieving my objective in the field and future of marketing. So, I just like to end by saying that this is just the beginning and there's a long way to go. Thank you. Congratulations to you, Neha. Thank you. Thank you so much. I hope I'm audible. Yes, you are very much audible. Thank you. I've always received the pitch marketing magazine on my desk and I've always visualized myself. So, it feels great to actually see that dream come true. So, thank you so much once again. Wonderful. Dr. Batra, Mr. Satvati. Congratulations Neha. All the best. Thank you so much. Thank you. Congratulations, Neha.  It's an idea. So, what does it take because every day you recreate your brand? Sorry, I didn't get you. Unlike a product, a product is physical. Your product is virtual. So, how do you create a brand and how do you make sure that the brand is consistent? Right, exactly. I think that's the challenge of any service industry and it's a challenge that I welcome every single day. It's a different ball game altogether, especially in the media industry because it changes every day. So, but nonetheless, I think a brand is something that may not necessarily be tangible but with the entire entire process that goes into building that brand and to understand the consumer. And I would say it's more about because it's an it's entertainment. It's actually a part of the lives.  So, once again, many congratulations to you Neha from all of us at E4M. Thank you so much. With that, I'd like to invite our eminent jury members here on screen. Can I welcome Mr. Vivek Malhotra, Group CMO, India Today Group, to please join us on screen. Thank you. Thank you. All the best, Neha. The host will have to allow me. Yes, Mr. Malhotra. We'll do that right away. Can we switch on the video please for Mr. Malhotra? There you are. So, I don't have the fan background. I'm missing the fancy background each one of you are carrying. You have sold such a long airway. Absolutely. You don't need the background. Absolutely. Somebody just a couple of minutes ago gave me another reason to keep growing my hair. I'd like to keep it short but what I'll say is that what Mr. Malhotra does is platforms like these do. They give encouragement and they give you a reason to make it happen. I mean, when I was young right now, we reached a certain age and we're struggling with different kind of things but when you're young to get a recognition like this, it really takes you a very, very long way in building self-belief and in fact, to each of the participants, instead of just saying congratulations, I really want to say thank you because your hard work and your incredible talent is what actually makes us marvel at what marketing can achieve at such a young age. So, what I'd like to say is keep it up. I mean, there is no way but for us to compare to what you're doing against what we were doing a couple of years back when we were your age group and we really realized that your ability to experiment, your ability to redefine the sort of walls and boundaries that marketing at some point was held hostage to is actually, totally made possibility a different meaning in this space. So, thanks very much to the platform and to each one of you and heartfelt congratulations. Thanks. Thank you so much, Mr. Malhotra. So very well said beautifully but actually and thank you for your time at the jury sessions as well as a jury member and thank you enough. I'd also like to welcome another eminent jury member who's part of this pitch marketing 30 under 30 jury. Please welcome Mr. Puneet, the Senior Vice President of Marketing, Beverage's India, Tata Consumer Products. A very warm welcome to you, Mr. Das. Hi, good evening. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Can you hear me? Can you see me? Sorry, I think there's some. Yeah, first of all, thanks for having me as a jury. I think it was one of the great experiences we've been fortunate to be on the other side. Thanks to Dr. Bhattra. But it was great to be part of a jury and looking at such talent as clearly when you go look at the work that is happening and the kind of people who are involved in it, one can really say that 30s is the new 40s when it comes to having a marketing career because the kind of work and the assignments and the roles and the challenges that the talent is having makes you envious that you wish you had been doing 10, 15 years back. But I think a great platform to recognize and to cherish the work that the Young Brigade is doing. And these days when you tell someone it would be great to be working with you, it can mean both ways. There have been in situations where I've also ended up reporting to young people because that's the age and the era that we are working in. So my sincere best wishes to everyone. And it was a great honor to look at the work. And as somebody said, it is also for people who didn't make it not to lose hard because it is not about you need some criteria to fit in and it should just motivate you to just keep doing much better work and hopefully make it to the next 35, under 35 or 40, whichever is the next milestone that you guys are looking for. So all the very best and thanks for having me as a jury. Really loved being part of it. Thank you, Puneet. And you rightly said 30 is a new 40. I said that the achievers are getting younger. So it's pretty much what you said is what is the fact. So that's true. Absolutely. So thank you once again, Mr. Puneet Das. Thank you for your time and the effort taken to be part of the jury. Ladies and gentlemen, we'd also like to take this opportunity to thank our jury chair, Mr. Sameer Satpati, for taking the time out and being here present with us through the evening. He had some prior commitment which he had to attend, which is why he's left. But we would like to move forward and congratulate more of our young stars who are part of the pitch marketing 30 under 30. Coming up next is our next young star who is Nikita Mankani. Can we have the audio visual, please? Next on the list, we have Nikita Mankani, Associate Creative Director. Rework India. A creative professional with almost eight years of experience, Nikita is currently leading the creative team for Rework India. She has always had an eye for copy and knowing how to communicate with whom. Hi guys, it's Nikita Mankani from Rework India. A huge thank you to Pitch Marketing 30 under 30 jury for including me on the list. I just want to thank Rework for giving me this opportunity to learn and work with some amazing amazing people on the marketing team and across the board. The pandemic has taught me so much. Being a marketer, you have to understand the need for being resilient and being adaptive and changing overnight. So it's taught me so much and I'm so grateful to have an amazing team at Rework who had my back since day one. And a massive congratulations to everybody on the list. Thank you. Many congratulations to you, Nikita. Thank you. Thank you so much. Congratulations, Nikita. Keep doing well. Thank you so much. Thank you, Nikita. Many congratulations to you from all of us at E4M. With that, we'll move forward to announcing our next name on the list, which is Natasha Sate. Can we have the audio visual please? The next name on the list is Natasha Sate, marketing manager, Netflix. Natasha has been working with the marketing team for the past three years at Netflix. But twinkle lies in the intersection of product management, creative content and marketing strategy, focusing on frontier growth markets in India and Southeast Asia. Hi, I'm Natasha. It feels amazing to be part of such a prestigious list. I'm both humbled as well as overwhelmed with the award. Thank you so much for the appreciation. It is this kind of encouragement which helps us put 100% every day. And I'm really grateful for all the encouragement and appreciation you all have given us. Many congratulations to you, Natasha. Welcome. Thank you. Thank you so much. Dr. Bhattra. Natasha, congratulations. And again, you work in an exciting space. So all the best. Thank you. Thank you so much. Many congratulations once again to you, Natasha, from all of us at E4M. Thank you. That we're moving on to our next name on this co-aided list, which is Pavani Kumar. Can we have the audio? Next on the list, we have Pavani Kumar, product manager, Britannia Industries. Pavani calls herself a peculiar combination of opposites, with her two most loved activities being morning run and sleeping. She loves math, biology and Shakespeare all equally. She's deeply committed to the causes of social justice and a world without prejudice. Hi everyone. I'm extremely delighted to be selected as pitch marketing 30 under 30. I'd like to start by thanking Britannia for teaching me what I know and giving me the exposure so far in my professional career. I'd also like to thank the jury for believing in me. Thank you so much. Many congratulations to you, Pavani. Very warm welcome. Thank you. Dr. Bhattrak. Congratulations, Pavani. Again, you're the second IFT and beyond the list. So congratulations. Thank you. Many congratulations to you, Pavani, once again. With that, ladies and gentlemen, don't forget to send us your winning screenshots or tell us how you're feeling this evening using the hashtag pitch marketing 30 under 30. Moving forward and announcing the next name on this elite list, Raghav Singhal. Can we have the audio visual, please? The next name on the list is Raghav Singhal, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing, PhonePay. Raghav Singhal is a data-driven digital marketing professional. An engineer turned marketeer happened to join PhonePay in its early stages. He is currently working as digital marketing head at PhonePay, leading India's biggest acquisition and digital marketing character. Hi, everyone. I'm Raghav Singhal. I head digital marketing at PhonePay. I feel fortunate in my life for an opportunity where I could contribute in getting 300 million registered users for my company that too, just in few years, at an early stage of my career. I would like to thank exchange for media for organizing the pitch 30 under 30 awards in the marketing domain. It's unbelievable to see a list of S.T.M. Jury consists of CMOs, CMOs, and the directors from different domains of top companies in India. I feel honored to be selected as S.T.M.D. 30 and short of words to express my gratitude. Such recognition from industry veterans for me and I did without MBA in marketing is a vibration that is a right career path for me. Thank you. Thank you, Raghav. Hello, everyone. Congratulations to you, Raghav. Thank you. Thank you. Hello, everyone. Am I audible clearly? Yes, Raghav, you're audible. Congratulations. Thank you. Go ahead. Go ahead. I'm glad I'm being part of pitch 30 under 30. Happy to be her. Can't express more. I hope that you will celebrate today, Raghav. Many congratulations to you from all of us at E4M. Thank you. Thank you so much. Raghav, continue to invest in startups because that's where you learn what's happening in the world. So congratulations to you. Yes, sir. Wonderful. So with that, we're moving forward to announcing the next name on this elite list, which is Ratansharan Rao. Can we have the audio visual, please? The next name on the list is Ratansharan Rao, brand manager, Mondelees International. A passionate marketeer, Ratansharan is currently employed as a brand manager at Mondelees International, managing the chocolate bite size and first day's portfolio comprising of legacy brands like Cadbury Gems, Shots and new entrants like CDM Lickables and Spready. Hi, this is Ratan. I am deeply humbled and grateful to be a part of the inaugural pitch 30 under 30. Thank you to all my bosses and mentors who created an impact on my professional journey. Thank you to the STM jury members as well for considering me worthy of this recognition. This further strengthens my belief in doing work which will create an optimum impact keeping the consumers at the center. Congratulations to all the other winners as well. Thank you. So congratulations to you, Ratansharan. But before we speak to you, I'd like to also invite two of our M&N jury members who are here with us. Can I please request Tripti Bhandari, author, brand marketeism, global business leader to please switch on her camera and join us on screen. Also requesting Mr. Sachin Chhabra, Senior General Manager, head of brand marketing, ACC Cement, Joel to switch on his camera and join us on screen. A very warm welcome to you Ms. Bhandari and Mr. Chhabra. And congratulations to you, Ratansharan. Thank you. Thank you very much. Hi. Congratulations, Ratan. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you, ma'am. Congratulations, Ratan. Well done. Thank you, sir. Mr. Chhabra, we can't hear you. Congratulations, Ratan. Can you hear me now? Yes. Thank you, sir. Thank you. And all the best and keep on doing the good job. Thank you. Thank you so much. Yeah. So, Ratan, it's been a great time going through the entries and really inspired by what you guys have been doing. So, keep it up. Keep up the fire on. You're in a great profession. Marketing is a combination of both rational and emotional and where you get to do this kind of a thing. So, all the best to you. And it's been really a very, very inspiring experience for all of us to go through these entries. So, thank you very much, Anurag, for making me a part of this. It was really lovely. Thank you. Congratulations to the jury for selecting such a fantastic quality of winners. Really, I think you're being on the jury, as I said, the quality of marketing really attracted the right kind of tell you. So, thank you for your time, Trupti and Sachin. Just want to add, Dr. Batra, if you may allow us here. Go ahead, sir. Yeah. So, it's been a wonderful journey, being part of this jury and it's heartening to see the good work that everybody has been putting up. What really is heartening to see is that marketing is working by the day and with the advent of digital as part of the armory that these young marketers have, there's so much that can be done. And everybody who have been a part of the jury has looked at it's doing a fantastic job. Believe me, it's been quite a challenging task for each one of us as part of the jury members to arrive at the finalist.  And thank you, Dr. Batra, for giving the opportunity to be part of the jury. Thank you so much, Mr. Chhabara and Ms. Bandari. Thank you so much for being part of this jury, taking out the time and giving us this coveted list. Thank you so much. Thank you. Bye-bye. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you once again. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Batra. That we were here to announce the next name on this coveted pitch marketing 30 under 30 list. The next name is Ritesh Bansal. Can we have the audio visual please? Next on the list, we have Ritesh Bansal, Deputy Marketing Manager, Super Premium Business and TVS Racing, TVS Motors. Ritesh is an avid rider and a marketer who's striving to take the world of two leaders forward. He works as the Deputy Marketing Manager for Super Premium Business and TVS Racing at TVS Motor Company. Hi, I'm Ritesh Bansal and I stand in front of you all overbearing with gratitude to have been selected to receive the exchange for media pitch marketing 30 under 30 2021 award. I believe when your work is fueled by passion and the relentless urge to disrupt conventions, new ideas are born and I'm very fortunate to have a solid team at the TVS Motor Company who supported me and gave me this opportunity. I would like to thank the esteemed jury at the exchange for media pitch marketing, my seniors and colleagues at the TVS Motor Company and my constant support pillars, my parents as I accept this award. Thank you. Many congratulations to you Ritesh. Thank you, thank you so much for this honour and to be receiving this award along with a pool of very talented young marketers of our times. Thank you so much. Dr. Patram. Congratulations Ritesh. Thank you so much. They said you're an avid rider so clearly you're in a profession where you made your hobby of profession so to say. So clearly that's an ideal way to be so. It's been a childhood passion sir and that is where all the energy and the relentless drive comes to work in this particular industry. Fantastic. All the best. Auto is a category with EVs coming. It's set to revolutionise in sustainability becoming very important. The move towards EVs will create new winners and clearly to be able to thrive in that environment will take a new set of skills. So all the best. Thank you sir. Thank you. It's an emerging field and the future is bright. Absolutely. So once again many congratulations to you Ritesh from all of us at E4M. Thank you. With that moving on to our next name on the list which is Ritesh Kurana. Can we have a piece? Next on the list we have Ritesh Kurana. Category marketing lead Nord 1 Plus. Ritesh as he describes himself is a prodigy at 5, athlete at 10, polygot at 15, scholar at 20, troublemaker at 25. At every stage in life he strives to move forward on to the next milestone. He became the youngest team lead in the history of his company 1 Plus. Thank you so much everyone for making me a part of the 30 and the 30 list. It's a privilege and an honour to be a part of the same. I think more than me it's about all the people who've somewhere made me come where I am. So thank you so much everyone who's been a part of this journey and yeah looking forward to it. Next name on the list. Congratulations. Many many congratulations to you Ritesh. A very warm welcome. Thank you so much guys. Thank you. As I said I think more than all of us who won today it's about the people who've taken a punt on us. So I think it's more all for everybody else who's made us who we are. So I honestly believe in that. Wonderful. Dr. Bhatram. Congratulations Ritesh. Thank you. I can see a lot of firsts with you and clearly you've gone from the phone space to the personal wealth you know personal finance space which is again if I may say getting satiized and there's tremendous competition like the handset play. So clearly I'm sure your skills in understanding the marketplace and creating strategies that are differentiated will come in handy. So all the best Ritesh. Continue to be a trailblazer. God bless you. Thank you so much. Looking forward. Many congratulations Ritesh once again to you from all of us at E4M. With that moving on to announcing our next name on this list which is Sabar Rahman. Can we have the AV please. Next name on the list is Sabar Rahman. Group product manager Johnson and Johnson. Sabar is passionate to create world-class consumer experiences by blending core human insights and content that inspires. She has worked on numerous award-winning work both in Stay Free and Johnson's which have been instrumental in empowering women to take control of their lives. Hi so I just got to know about my name being there in the inaugural list of pitch marketing's 30 under 30 and I have to say it's an amazing feeling. It's a huge honor and I want to thank the jury for recognizing us. I also want to congratulate all the other winners on the list and lastly I want to thank Pitch and Exchange for Media Group for being there with us through the process guiding us at every step and making it a very seamless experience. So thanks a lot. Thank you team. Thank you and many congratulations to you Sabar. Moving forward announcing our next name on the list which is Sangamitra Manoharan. Can we have the AV please. Next on the list we have Sangamitra Manoharan. Brand manager five star and fuse. Montalese India foods private limited. As a brand manager Cadbury five star and Cadbury fuse Sangamitra leads marketing activations serving the young digital savvy Jin Z. She has worked across various roles in sales marketing many industry first and award-winning campaigns in Cadbury dairy milk. Would like to thank the jury members and the organizers for selecting me for Pitch Marketing 30 under 30. It's a great honor to be a part of the inaugural list. I think it's an amazing platform for young marketers like me to come out and showcase our talents and be recognized among such great audiences. Thank you. Many congratulations to you Sangamitra. Very warm welcome. Thank you. Thank you so much. I'd really like to thank the jury and congratulations to all the other winners as well. It's been a great honor. Wonderful. Dr. Bhattra. Congratulations Sangamitra. Thank you. You know just you know your Sabha was from I am Bangalore here from I am Bangalore. So clearly all the best to your alma mater to producing the kind of professionals they produce and really you know e-commerce is changing the FMCG category. So tell me you know I was talking to your MD a couple of months back and he said three years back e-commerce was not part of our you know strategy and now the you know e-commerce is a very important part of our only channel experience. So what has changed in the last 12 months with this marketing and business growth? I definitely think in the last 12 months we've seen a lot more of personalization coming in along with e-commerce and you know we had monoliths believe in it. We are creating hyper localized ads. Definitely the challenges you know we are known for making such iconic ads of you know like the cricket ad and everything and how do you land such you know ads in a six second format in a three second format capturing the consumer audience and building the brand love. I think that's and at the same time converting it into a full funnel of equation where people end up buying the product as well. I think we've started the journey we are exploring it at the same time keeping consumer at the heart and keeping the warmth of Cadbury which we really want to build in every campaign and with the consumer keeping that in mind. So it's definitely a game-changing experience for us. You will see a lot more of personalization type of localization all these things built in the use of technology the use of data is something which we really value and we are in constant talks with our partners and agencies to capture that and build it into all our campaigns. So definitely the last 12 months with COVID also we've seen how you know e-commerce has become a major role and you know almost we are growing at a you know double x percentage every month. So yeah thank you. Congratulations Sangamitra keep doing well. Thank you. Absolutely Sangamitra the lockdown Cadbury has helped us have a happy time even in those dull moments. So thank you to you to your company and many congratulations. With that moving forward announcing our next name on the list is Shankar Subramaniam. Can we have the AV please. Next on the list we have Shankar Subramaniam. Product marketing manager Asim. With a rich marketing and advertising background Shankar has worked with more than 25 major global brands across healthcare, retail, automobile, infancy, entertainment, consumer durables and lifestyle industries. At his previous employer he was leading a digital business unit for FCB Ulka and won the prestigious 2019 Khan line code for the hashtag open goal project campaign. Trust me I'm still not able to get over it. It really gave me goosebumps when I got this news. Thank you exchange for media pitch and esteemed jury members for this honor. It still feels unreal to be able to make it to the inaugural pitch 30 under 30 list of young marketing leaders in India. I never thought the journey started from the lanes of Akhola would ever lead me here and I'm happy that I've taken the journey so far. I would have loved to share this moment with my mom who was has and will always be my source of inspiration to do something great in life. Ma this is for you and this is for you for believing in trusting me to be able to do something great in life. Thank you and thank you to all the teachers mentors bosses colleagues and friends who have believed in me and made this journey so beautiful. Thank you. Many congratulations to you Shankar somehow we can't see. I am not sure it was visible now but it's gone somehow. I'm sorry for that. No problem. Many congratulations firstly. Thank you. Dr. Bhattra you are on mute. Dr. Bhattra you are on mute. Please unmute yourself. Yeah I said Shankar you're wearing the Mr. India gadget. We can feel you but you're not visible. I'm happy that presence is there and I'm able to make an impact to everyone and I'm thanking you and the entire jury members for this honour. It's been a privilege to be a part of this industry and to conduct to certain levels and would love to do something great going forward as well. I would like to thank once again for this honour and I would love to congratulate all the winners in this list today. Thank you. Thank you Shankar and many congratulations once again from all of us here. Thank you. Thank you. With that we are moving on to announcing our next name which is Sneha Jha. Can we have the AV please? Next on the list we have Sneha Jha, Senior Brand Manager Innovation KFC. Sneha has been a marketer for the last seven years. Adaptability and affability have been a strength in all her 360 degree reports. Her career as a researcher and then as an innovator have built dollops of curiosity and resilience. Hi everyone this is Sneha, Senior Brand Manager from KFC India. So excited to be a part of this pitch marketing under 30 list. I'd like to thank the illustrious jury and my mentors throughout this journey. Would have loved to meet you all face to face but I was really thinking right now that perhaps it's even more epic to win this in the virtual world because I truly believe that I've grown the most in the last one year in a year which was so uncertain. There were no rules and now that the world is reviving slowly I hope to take forward that experience and this award today as a huge conference booster in my next phase as a marketer. So looking forward bye and congratulations to all my fellow winners. Many congratulations to you Sneha. Thank you Cathy. Hello Dr. Bhatra. Congratulations everyone. Congratulations Sneha. I believe in the process of reverse mentoring I've been here since the start and I've met all the amazing 24 people before you and one thing I can say there's so much to learn from all of you and the one thing you said I can say about myself that I have learned more in the last 12 months and done more in the last 12 months and I have evolved in lots of facets of my life even without being able to grow here I think I've grown. So I just want to congratulate you and I just wanted to say that I echo with your sentiment that last 12 months have provided an opportunity to grow. Thank you so much. Completely I think the last one year has obviously changed my life for sure and you know I'm just being here listening to everyone speaking. I think as marketers we've just evolved so much over the last one year and I'm hoping that we can take forward a lot of our learnings from this year and let it be like a very solid ground for what's going to come up next and I'm really excited. Thank you so much. And we want to join that excitement Sneha. Many congratulations to you and we hope to see you again real soon. Thank you. Oh very good evening. Moving forward we are going to announce our next name on this elite list which is pitch marketing 30 under 30 and the next name is next name is Surbhi Arora. Can we have the Next on the list we have Surbhi Arora. Surbhi is working as an independent brand consultant for a FinTech firm and an EdTech firm since 2020. She started a professional journey with an internship at Unilever which solidified her interest in marketing. She has worked with renowned brands such as Unilever, Reckett & Kisser, Eros now, Vice Cool and Niveera. Many congratulations to you Surbhi. Dr. Bhattra. Dr. Bhattra you are on mute. Congratulations Surbhi. It's your evening. So over to you. Thank you so much Dr. Bhattra. It's very humbling to be part of this particular cohort of great marketers across the country and having read marketing wide book, all the magazines that the BW group has, being part of this list is really overwhelming. Thank you so much. Thank you Surbhi. I just want to say that this is an exchange for media initiative. This is a pitch initiative. Of course I'm part of both exchange for media. Having started it with my two friends, Nawal and Amit and of course Businessworld. I acquired seven years back and we're building both pitches and we launched pitch on 15th October 2003. So it is almost the 18th year of the editorial product and absolutely. So thank you. Thank you for your kind words. Thank you for your kind words. Thank you. Many congratulations Surbhi once again to you. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen as we are inching forward to announcing the next name, don't forget to share your winning shots with us using the hashtag pitch marketing 30 under 30. Another young star that is part of this list is Tanmay Paul. Tanmay Paul, can we have the AV please? Next on the list we have Tanmay Paul, co-founder and CMO Bolo India. Tanmay strategizes, plans and leads the execution of all marketing initiatives at Bolo India. Her KPIs include throw talking, user acquisition, engagement, content distribution and accelerating Bolo's growth to achieve 50 million MAU in the next 12 months. Hey everyone, getting this award and becoming a part of this elite group is so humbling. I'm maintaining this validation of the positive impact that me my team and I are trying to create for the next billion internet users through Bolo India. It is aspirational to look forward to work every day when you're trying to build to impact millions by helping them achieve financial independence. I'm excited to see what the future holds and how I can play a small role in bringing smiles to many of you. Thank you so much. Many congratulations to you Tanmay. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you Dr. Bhattra. I am ecstatic and humble to recognize as a pitch marketing 30 under 30 award and be associated with such an incredible group of marketing professionals. Thank you so much. Wonderful. Congratulations Tanmay. Continue to do well. All the best. Thank you so much Dr. Bhattra. Congratulations Tanmay once again to you. Thank you. Thank you. With that let's move on to announce our next name on this elite list. We have Varun Kulkarni. Can we have the AV please? The next name on the list is Varun Kulkarni senior manager digital and growth marketing no broker. Varun has an insatiable trust for knowledge and believes that helps him get multiple relevant perspectives on any subject and craft novel marketing strategies. He enjoys working on complex business problems and creating strategies for the same. Thank you for choosing me as one of the winners for pitch 30 under 30. It is indeed an honor to be part of 30 under 30 list put together by such a co-edited publication in the industry and such an esteemed jury panel. So thank you pitch. Thank you all the jury members and thank you exchange for media group. It is an honor. Many congratulations to you Varun. Thank you so much. Excited to be here. Dr. Patram. Congratulations Varun. Clearly no broker is using every medium available to reach out whether it's a television or a digital first business but leveraging power of every medium available. So all the best. God bless you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Congratulations once again from all of us at E4M. Moving forward this is our second last name on the list and here it is. Vidhu Joshi. Can we have the AV please. Next name on the list Vidhu Joshi. Media manager Profetti Van Mel. A passionate and self driven marketer Vidhu looks for ways to raise the bar using innovative yet simple solutions. After managing media content and activations for Hero Motor Pop she recently moved to Profetti as media manager responsible for India Bhutan Nepal Personal World Cloud. I feel extremely happy and delighted to be a part of this prestigious list. It is indeed an honor to be recognized by experts in the industry and I feel privileged to be part of the select group this year. Many congratulations to you Vidhu. Thank you. Thank you so much. It feels great and I'm very excited to be here. Dr. Patram. Congratulations Vidhu. Thank you. Keep doing well. All the best. Thank you. Once again many congratulations to you Vidhu. Have a very good evening. Moving forward to our last name on this coveted pitch marketing 30 under 30 list is Yuvraj Gogyar. Can we have the AV please. And the next name on the list is Yuvraj Gogyar. Marketing manager, digital and e-commerce WildCraft India. Yuvraj is a data driven digital first marketing professional. He is presently working as the brand manager digital at WildCraft India. He served multiple stints in the organization spanning across regional and national retail marketing and e-commerce. Hello. This is Yuvraj Gogyar and I'm super stoked and super humbled on making it to the pitch 30 under 30 list for exchange for media. I thank the esteemed Yuvij for finding me worthy enough for making this list and I thank the organizers, the exchange for media group for holding this sort of an event to recognize young marketeers in the industry. I thank my friends and family for being with me in the past year especially because it has been an unprecedented year and I thank my teachers, my seniors and my mentors for guiding me to making the most out of my career till date. I'm speaking of unprecedented times. It has brought about the most innovative strategies I believe that my brand has seen over the past year and as marketeers I believe that we should continue to think, to continue to innovate and to continue to come up with new ways of listening to our consumers and getting to do that. That's all from my side. Thank you so much. Many congratulations to you Yuvraj. Hi. Thank you so much. I'm sorry I can't switch on my video right now since I'm not keeping too well so I just joined in quickly via my mobile phone. Yeah so thank you so much. It's a pleasure. It's an honor to make making it to this list. Dr. Anurag Bhattwa thank you so much and it's a pleasure to connect with you. Thank you. Congratulations Yuvraj. Inspired of not being with you joining us and accepting the honor. Wish you luck and we wish you get well soon. I've interacted with your founders. I think your company is growing leaves and bound and you're contributing to that growth so congratulations to you. Thank you so much Thank you. Thank you and many congratulations. Thank you Dr. Bhattwa. We will see you again in the next list but right now we want to give a big congratulations to all the bright young professionals on this year's list of pitch marketing 30 under 30. Thank you ladies and gentlemen for making the time to be here and here for our young winners. We will now give you a sneak preview of the upcoming issue of a pitch magazine which will release next month. You don't want to miss that. Can we have the preview on screen please and of course to all our winners you also obviously made your bragging rights for this huge honor which is why we will share with you some cool creators for your social media pages. Remember to add the hashtag of pitch marketing 30 under 30 to all your posts too. Here it is ladies and gentlemen in front of you the magazine cover of next month with all our bright young stars brilliant minds on screen on the cover of this page. Ladies and gentlemen I once again thank all of you for being here and to not go anywhere as the celebrations are not over yet. Thank you for joining us in this celebration to cheer the bright young stars who will feature on the pitch marketing 30 under 30. Now moving forward yes we are going back to back on our next coveted list which is right now starting. So once again a very good evening ladies and gentlemen especially to all those who just joined us right now. Thank you for being here to support and celebrate the bright young industry leaders of tomorrow. Impact is back with the eighth edition of its top 30 under 30 initiative to pick the most talented individuals age 30 or under in the Indian media and advertising industry. In a way this platform needs almost no introduction because let's face it everyone pretty much knows what it is. The impact of 30 under 30 list has become a definitive property one that is most sought after by the young bright achievers across the media and advertising ecosystem year after year. This past year however has been extra special in a way because these young stars whose names you will soon find out did outstanding work in 2020 that was truly extraordinary. The fact that they have achieved what they did in a pandemic stock year is nothing short of commendable. Now before we get right into it I want to take a moment to thank our gold partner co-gold partner for this evening in Mobi driving real connections. Let's have a look at the audio visual of our partner and thank them. Technology has always shaped how we communicate with one another the wheel the printing press the pony express the telegraph the telephone the computer and mobile devices technology changes yet one truth remains we want our communications and interactions to be meaningful and have relevance. Today however driving real connections are easier said than done but we help brands do that to drive real connections with our platform technology and exclusive mobile data in Mobi helps you understand identify engage and acquire your customers in Mobi driving real connections. Once again thank you to our co-gold partner in Mobi. We also encourage all of you to tweet and post about the event about this evening using the hashtag impact top 30. Let's go all out and make this evening for the records we can of course what do you say to start things off I would once again like to invite Dr. Anurag Bhattra editor in chief PW business world in exchange for media group to say a few words to everyone in attendance. A very warm welcome to you Dr. Bhattra may I request to please switch on your camera and join us on screen. While Dr. Bhattra joins in let me tell you all young stars that while your name is announced request you to switch on your cameras only then and please switch on as soon as the camera as the name is announced so that we can see your bright smiling face when your AV is being played. We want to congratulate all of you in advance I'm sure Dr. Bhattra is going to join us shortly but before that let me once again thank our jury chair and jury members just a few weeks ago in February a high-powered jury chaired by Mr. Avinash Pandey CEO ABP news network met in a virtual setting and to select impacts top 30 under 30 for the year 2021 allow us to show you a little something on the impact top 30 under 30 selection process for this year can we have the AV please now in its eighth year impact 30 under 30 list is an initiative from the exchange for media group to pick the 30 most talented individuals aged 30 under in the Indian media and advertising ecosystem over the years the platform has been recognized and acknowledged for its role in identifying the best young leaders of the industry through a rigorous and exhaustive jury process the list recognizes the brightest most deserving young talent acknowledged by their peers and senior industry leaders are making a difference by their outstanding work over the past year to arrive at the impact top 30 under 30 list for 2021 the first step was a call for nominations this year we received over 120 nominations from across the advertising and media ecosystem and filtered them initially on the basis of age and industry relevance to present a shortlist for evaluation to the jury a high-powered jury chaired by Avinash Pandey CEO ABP network then went through the shortlist and scored the entries to arrive at the end result the impact top 30 under 30 list that showcases the best young talent and bright industry leaders of the future the year 2020 has been one we have never seen before which is why going through the incredible entries this year was pretty special for the members of the jury the nominations they reviewed showcased just how well the young industry stepped up to the new challenges brought on last year and truly proved their metal here's a quick look at the fantastic industry leaders who are part of the jury this year bintu seti wonderman thompson ashish chakravarty mccann world group india santosh paddy taproot densu mohit joshi harvest media india jay lala zenith laura balsara madison world love in punjabi affinity upper nabhawal hindustan times sunil mohapatra daily hunt samir sate dolby india ashwini desh pandey elephant design s yasudas vayande transformation tanvi shukla mirror now archana jane pr pundit deep shikha tharm raj genesis bcw nina das gupta zirka rajneesh chathu vedhi adds to ot t rubina sing i prospect punit gupta times internet aditya tandan news 18 network aje gupte wave maker annusha shetty gray suraj nayak ogilvi india vishali varma initiative india pooja jowri the glitch garima khande lval malan glint house shripad kulkarni shripad kulkarni and associates it has been truly an exhilarating experience second year in a row with the jury chair of 30 in the 30 the entries were diverse more and more entrepreneurs i saw entering this time the lot of people from media side which were earlier not there not there in many numbers and i saw some of the one of very fine creative work that people entered i thank the jury members because they were the one who were having a very strong opinion on the candidates that they selected and it's not easy to select 30 out of 140 names that you finally saw in my opinion almost all of them are quite brilliant but those 30 that we selected certainly are the best lot and i congratulate all of you who have who are part of this list and to all the jury members for giving me a very interesting time so congratulations winner and thank you to the jury members the jury paid attention to certain criteria when determining the names on the list these include body of work particularly over the past year testimonials from both clients and leaders career trajectory and growth and demonstration of leadership qualities following some intense discussion and debate the esteemed jury arrived at the final list of impact top 30 under 30 achievers for 2021 which will soon be unveiled a special thank you to each of our jury members for the time and effort they've put in to bring out the list we congratulate all the winners as we move towards the moment we've all been waiting for the unveiling of the top 30 brightest young industry leaders of the future yes definitely would like to thank our jury chair and jury members and to do so formally may i please once again invite Dr Anurag Bhatraj chairman and editor in chief pw business world in exchange for media group to formally welcome this august gathering and start the impact 30 under 30 thank you so much Kathy good evening i'll keep my address short because we the winners are waiting and the jury members are waiting first of all we just had the pitch 30 under 30 which was predominantly a list of market here i would say there were more brand managing market there was one creative person in the list except all of them were cmo's or you know brand managers or product manager the impact 30 under 30 is a more diverse list of creative people from the creative agency from the digital agencies from the media agency and as our jury chair Mr. Vinash Pandey said the quality of entries this year was outstanding look at the jury board the jury board itself is outstanding and clearly doing the jury meet virtually has its advantages and disadvantages and i'm and you know the jury did a fab job selecting the final winners in the end as another jury member said earlier in the day 30 is the new 40 so achievers are getting younger and younger both in terms of what they contribute in their own ambition and drive is creating new milestones is creating new benchmarks and clearly the winners that you will see tonight the the impact 30 under 30 is a is a coveted list it's been around for many years and we've seen winners who go and do well so clearly the winners that you see tonight are through a very rigorous jury process and we're doing it virtually hopefully next year the impact 30 under 30 will be a gathering which will be a physical gathering so i would like to congratulate all the shortlisted entries more importantly the winners and my gratitude to the jury chair Mr. Vinash Pandey and all the jury members i saw a lot of friends in the jury who have contributed to selecting the list so thank you so much look forward to celebrating the achievements of these young minds and i'm sure this is the start of a fantastic journey and many more accolades and milestones for these young professionals thank you so much thank you so much Dr. Bhatsra for those encouraging words and yes ladies and gentlemen don't forget to keep those tweets and conversations coming as i told you we have a hashtag that is trending right now which is impact top 30 now of course is the moment we all have been waiting for it is time ladies and gentlemen to announce the names of the brilliant young minds that feature on the impact top 30 list 2021 we will announce your name and play your acceptance speech dear winners so be sure to give us your best smile and say hi to our audience or you can flash your victory sign once your video has been played so as i said all the winners as your name is announced please don't forget to switch on your cameras and give a big bright smile while the video is being played so can we have our first name on the list it's an alphabetical order ladies and gentlemen not in any under other criterias so let's welcome our first name on the list which is andreela chatterjee from wonderman thompson ladies and gentlemen the moment you've been waiting for is finally here it's now time to showcase the bright future leaders of the industry and impact stop 30 under 30 2021 the names will be announced in alphabetical order and we would like to remind you once again that there is no ranking for this list to start things off the first name on our list is indreela chatterjee creative supervisor from wonderman thompson indreela better known as andy to her peers and colleagues is passionate about advertising and is one of the bright minds behind the award-winning soak with the lump campaign for lots congratulations to andreela thank you so much for selecting me for impact of 30 under 30 it's unbelievable i would like to thank all the jury members who thought that i deserved it and i would also like to thank all my team people and my colleagues who have supported me in this challenge thank you so many congratulations to you mr chatterjee thank you so much congratulations andreela well done and clearly you're chosen by industry senior and industry there they were an idea of the work that you were doing and clearly that's what gets you in the list i'd like to ask you what is your bucket list andreela to do more good work because you know in the lockdown we have seen you know like what all is happening around the world and you know just to make this world a better place and you know if our ideas could help that then nothing better than that thank you so much andreela you made it philosophical make the world a better place and i'm sure advertising and communication does that in some way so congratulations and keep doing well thank you so much any congratulations mr chatterjee once again to you with that moving on to announcing our next name on this list which is anandikumar from densu web chutney can we agree with this next on our list is anandikumar group head design from densu web chutney at the age of 25 anand is the youngest creative leader in the agency and handles the entire google charter and uber india mandate with a team of graphic designers illustrators and typographers congratulations anandi uh i know i have to keep this under a minute it's going to be a whole lot of names and thank you so brace yourself but firstly thanks impact so so thrilled to be making the list this year thanks to godman bg hojja and i encouraged us at every step i know i'm speaking to the rest of the web chutney when i say this thanks to kavya ashram suner bohar prasad all of you guys have had my back from the very beginning to the teams i work with every single day including the client teams and at google and uber the guys i work with the guys made the last year so much better inspire me to do better all the time to my very best to stay in shams name hajami typical shreya by above uh all of you guys make me look good by being so amazing at what you do a lot of love and thanks to my parents uh who've turned every step i hope i'm doing this right but thank you so much so thrilled and congratulations to all the winners today all the very best and cheers many congratulations to you anandi thank you so much guys it's an honor so glad to be doing it with the other four guys from the company also is great all the very best and cheers thank you kyaati you've been doing it so well i saw please one also thank you thank you anandi dr budgera and anandi congratulations when you are your age you are not as bright and as driven and clearly uh the fact that you were able to express gratitude to so many people says a lot about you because you know expressing gratitude is uh really the most important thing in life so congratulations to you anandi what is your bucket list anandi bucket list give me one second can i request all our participants to please stay on mute we all know how digital world works we don't want personal information going out so thank you yes anandi go ahead yes bucket list would be doing a lot a lot more good work with the kind of people that i get to work with at least one day people at least the last year it's been about the kind of people that we get to work they may work so much better so as long as i get to do this thing i love which was designed and keep working at it and get better with great bunch of people i think i'll be doing all right all the best anandi keep doing great work so this is the start of many more accolades for you all the best thank you thank you so much once again many congratulations anandi to you from all of us at impact and e4m do celebrate yes thank you bye bye bye with that moving forward to announcing our next name on this elite list impact top 30 under 30 we have binafra dulani can we have the avie please congratulations to the next achiever on our list binafra dulani creative director at denser web template binafra is not only one of the fastest twin creative directors at her agency she's also part of the leadership indian creative women a forum to further diversity in advertising good evening everyone so very happy to have made it to this list uh with this batch from web chutney and everyone else congratulations guys i cannot not give a shout out to gotham ragudath and pg as it's here today they are the makers of web chutney and have created such an incredible platform for creative talent in india uh impact for organizing this year after year the jury for investing their time our clients uh at web chutney who are such an incredible source of learning um everyone the entire web chutney team that inspires me every single day and of course my parents and my husband my stauncher supporters and cheerleaders so very happy to be delivering an acceptance speech for the first time in my life thank you many congratulations to you mr lani very so very sure to be part of this thank you very much dr batra uh the number congratulations and yes uh the platform you work is equally important and contributes to your success but it's your individual drive and um what you contribute really has brought to you here so congratulations to you uh keep doing well i just want to ask you what has changed in the last 12 months in the way you operate what has changed over the last 12 months i feel like we've just found ways to uh to create the agency flow energy across different digital forums so that's been challenging but we sort of found new cultures new rituals like i feel this is a year well there have been a lot of new traditions that we sort of started and that's because of the entire digital way of working so yeah i feel finding ways to replicate at like physical energy online has been like the crux of last year okay god bless you all the best uh winner for am i pronouncing your name right you are thank you very much all the best congratulations congratulations and hope you're celebrating with your family today thank you and you're doing an incredible job kathy thank you that's lovely to hear thank you so much appreciate it moving forward ladies and gentlemen is our next name on this elite list we have devesh rumetra from densu web chutney the next achiever on our list is devesh rumetra senior art director at densu web chutney at 26 davish is the bright mind that led a team for youtube india to acquire one million organic followers in eight months and also smooth the established idea in the indian market congratulations davish i've been following impact since first year of my advertising today it's an honor to be on the other side of course none of this would have been possible without the support of my team it's their hard work that inspires me to be my best everyday i think i speak for a lot of us here that there's no greater challenge or a greater pleasure than that of selling a thought that we call an idea it's an absolute delight to be a part of world's youngest industry that's digital and there's nowhere else that i'd rather be on behalf of 30 and the 13th class 2021 and hanging back for recognizing our efforts it definitely brings us more congratulations oh is there more thank you no that's a lot of surprise waiting for us thank you kathi you know that was the most creative uh if we're an award for the best acceptance speech in the pitch 30 under 30 and impact center in the 30 that definitely go to you davish and clearly establishes your creative zeal and your passion for giving your best to whatever you do so congratulations to you davish you know i saw young people and i told myself when i grow up who do i want to be like i've seen 34 till now uh between the pitch 30 under 30 and uh the three in the impact 30 under 30 so clearly when i grow up i want to be like one i look to handsome second i'll have hair and third so creative most importantly so when i grow up i want to be like you davish oh please that's that's more than a compliment thank you so much so davish i'm taking from your acceptance speech you said god has everything and now 30 under 30 is over so what is next for davish uh well frankly now that i have so much i'll have to find something more to you know put on my bucket list but but yeah there are a lot of more things which which i'd like to give it to myself till i you know get there all right well we'd love to keep that a surprise for our viewers as well keep watching davish and the work that he does many congratulations to you thank you thank you thank you kati and great job kati you're doing a great job today thank you so much davish god bless you davish i just want to tell you uh that you know clearly the the zest for life you bring in you know just doing that a week uh how do you inspire yourself i want to ask you i'm sure a lot of other winners of impact 30 under 30 at you and what do you do to be able to learn new things inspire yourself jump out of the bed every morning with more enthusiasm than the last day frankly i don't know if this is the best answer or not but it's a frank and true answer i i stalk a lot of people who are doing better than me in the industry and there are like clearly there are a lot of them out there so i stalk a lot of them i inspire from a lot of them and yeah that's what keeps me going every day basically when you say stalk you in the world you follow them you engage with them right but since i come from a social media environment i use the word stalk is the terminology that we usually follow would be better follow would be better but uh fair enough you're very very authentic stay authentic and god bless you thank you thank you mr. great job kathi thank you thank you davish many congratulations thank you to celebrate yes that we're moving forward to announcing our next name on this coveted list impact 30 under 30 we have durai raju from digital congratulations to our next young star durai raju co-founder of lemuria digital marketing private limited durai raju is an enterprising young entrepreneur who has built a digital marketing startup from scratch and scaled it to a programmatic buying agency he also trained over 100 students in digital marketing across colleges in chennai it was a great honor on this week impact 30 under 30 award those prestigious award in the industry where greatest minds are i towards it so it was a serious deal when you think that your profile has been evaluated by such high profile jury members you are getting familiarized in the industry so why entirely did keep this award to my entire group without them nothing is possible so thank you once again for media for honoring our entire works and thank you many congratulations to you durai raju very warm welcome thank you thank you kathi thank thank you mr. anurag congratulations durai raju i know from the area you operate in um are you real or is this something you created from artificial intelligence am i talking to a robot or i'm talking to the right no no this is right okay i just wanted to because of what you do i just want to but don't know seriously right raju uh you know you're doing well you're an entrepreneur what's in your bucket list that you would like to share with the audience so actually we were i was running a company that just started from scratch and it is it became six-year-old digital marketing company and last year in 2019 we have been ordered by central museum of india for this best digital marketing company in tamil nadu for organic promotion there was a very big achievement that made me to uh uh entirely understand how this digital marketing works and i want to explore a lot so i right now completed my artificial intelligence power marketing data science through data things how we can entirely reduce the cost per impressions uh unwanted impressions right now we are entirely targeting the unwanted audience so right now i'm researching on those parts like data science power marketing rather than wasting all the impressions and wasting my client spend i want to target the particular audience so that it will be very way very minimized to spend so right now i have completed that in i am talcata which is uh uh which is my first court so the uh from the program we are the first court and right now i am trying to implement two our clients so that do that is what that was my further focus in coming months all the best uh durai raju if i may ask you who will in the tamil nadu elections so we are doing for one party i could not able to reveal it so we are looking for a change we are looking for a change entirely we are looking for a change okay normally tamil adu is you know one year one term this year and one term that year yes but uh let's see what happens all the best god bless you look forward to look forward to engaging with you in the future congratulations once again thank you thank you once again for uh exchange for media thank you kathya thank you thank you durai raju many congratulations to you with that i'd like to welcome two of our eminent jury members here to share their thoughts of the jury process and the winning list that they have curated i would like to welcome ashwini deshpande director elephant design as well as ajay gubte CEO south asia wave maker a very warm welcome to you ashwini hi thank you thanks kati hello anurag hi it's been good to see you after a long time and thank you for giving your time in selecting this really talented bunch of pleasure pleasure absolutely a pleasure so ashwini would you like to share your thoughts on the jury sure sure kati so first of all the reason why i'm here at this awards function is because i really want to see if you all are real i mean there's so much achievement that we've read through the profiles and amazing videos that we've seen as jury some of those were you know are these people even real are they even you know under 30 because so much has been achieved and so much to go so amazing and inspiring guys keep it up you you have inspired the jury so it was fantastic so i would like to thank you for that and couple of thoughts first of all i think it's it's a great day for all of you to celebrate so enjoy your day enjoy your moment make the most of it but there will be some low days in life and on those days i would say just try and remember what is it that you started all this for you know just just look back at your purpose and why are you in it so it's a good day to question that when there's a low so keep that thought in your mind and the other one is about leadership you know clearly all of you are cut to be leaders so i'd love to see what happens to all of you in the next few years and i'd love to see all of you emerging as great leaders so that's really my bucket list and keep that up and all the best to all of you thank you thank you ashwini for your time and for such beautiful words for our young stars thank you we have with us mr ajay gupta also our imminent jury member mr gupta your few words on the process on the entrance and the winners hi kati hi and good evening everyone thank you ajay i saw on the chat you were congratulating on the winners so thank you for encouraging you you and ashwini and all other jury members have chosen the winners so clearly from the quality we've seen really kudos to you and thank you for spending your valuable time thanks and and you know i really like to thank you and exchange for media for organizing the impact 30 and the 30 it's a great way to recognize great talent and and really our future which which is so bright we really had an awesome time going through all the profiles it was really inspiring there's this so much wonderful work happening and i was you know i'm i'm really glad that i could be part of the jury and i could you know see get to see and learn about these wonderful talent that will bring in the future so congratulations guys it was a tough job to pick 30 it was a very tough job believe me we had a lot of a lot of discussion a lot of you know argument possibly positive argument but what we did we didn't have to do a lot of that because there is so much wonderful work that all of you are doing so congratulations to everyone who was on the list i think you are all stars and congratulations to the winners the 30 winners you you are all exceptional really really well done you have inspired all of us like like i think everyone has said at this young age to see so many achievements has been has really been inspiring and i think there's a lot for us to take out too i would i mean one one piece of advice i would give you is you know stay hungry keep learning and keep going you know but keep keep up the keep up the passion you have a fantastic base you have all the ingredients for a very very bright future so keep at it and i look forward to seeing you right up there congratulations everyone and all the very best once again i'd like to thank you miss deshpande and mr gupta for such wise words for our you know young stars and viewers as well that don't forget your passion but at the same time don't forget the purpose that you are in it for wonderfully said both of you thank you so much for your time and we all add impact on the forum thank you for your time and i just want to add you know you know actually when i was growing up i started exchange for media when i was 28 and a half almost 29 now almost 26 or 25 and amit was 27 but i'll tell you my one of the catalyst was i got featured in a business magazine it wasn't business world but it was business india that featured me as a young you know rising star and you know that was my first brush good media you know so clearly a point i'm trying to make is that in our times there weren't recognitions 20 plus years i entered the profession 26 plus years back there weren't you know such platforms but we have platform now and i would say that even the talent is so compelling and they're so clear in what they want and uh they're hustling and they're contributing they're growing uh they have aspirations they know what they want uh it's part of their bucket list you know and you know people like you have created an aspiration for them to be on such list and clearly uh they're doing real work too so you know uh never the price me of the kind of deliberations that happen so really congratulations to you for encouraging them and giving your time i think uh it means a lot to them and on behalf of exchange for media and the entire initiative i'd like to thank our jury members because the jury process is the heart of what we do and again we did it virtually we'd like to do it physically we believe it's a little better than when they come and present and they talk to you but hopefully next year we'll be able to do that so thank you so much thank you so much to all our jury members we'd like to come back to our created list impact of 30 under 30 coming up next is the name honey talaf of densu can we have the audio visual please please give it up for our next young achiever honey tala senior business director at densu x honey is one of the youngest senior business leaders at the organization with the business growth of 175 percent within the first year at her organization honey is a rising star for the company and industry hello everyone i'm really excited honored and humbled to achieve this prestigious award i really thank exchange for media group for providing an opportunity for striving media professionals um i would also like to thank my mentors and the senior leadership team at densu x who's been very encouraging and ever supporting throughout the journey not to forget my family my entire family who's been very supporting and been rock solid standing behind me when i've been performing for my job and of course i would also like to thank everybody who's been there with me since the beginning of this journey and i'm looking forward to such achievements in future congratulations honey very warm welcome to you thank you so much i hope i'm audible and i'm visible congratulations honey you are audible and visible great thank you so much thank you dr patra just when i was looking at the profile i was not part of the journey i wanted to join but i couldn't but i just want to say that looking at your profile you believe in continuous upskilling you know while you passed out in 2012 mammity then you made sure you did an executive MBA from imp then you went to i am amdabad to do a course so clearly you believe in the power of continuing education in kind of upskilling yourself every now and then the last 12 months have shown that upskilling yourself is an imperative it's not a luxury so i'd like to understand from you uh why do you invest in your education and why is learning so important to you honey yeah so i think that's a great question and uh truly observe that i believe in upskilling myself um i believe that uh any next step that or any goal that you have in life or any objective that you envision for yourself in life is only achieved by learning and growing yourself it cannot be just like having a stagnant growth personally uh you can achieve what you're trying to achieve professionally so i believe uh what i'm doing right now uh is again i'm back to study that as you correctly mentioned is again to achieve my goals maybe in the next five to seven years what i'm envisioning for myself for my and for my organization and it is just adding on to that on to that building my leadership i would say skills and capabilities so yeah that's what i believe and i think uh one should be putting efforts every day to achieve what they're you know looking for thank you so much honey i think the great message for all our other impact 30 and the 30 winners and i'd like to say that uh the learning is not just about formal enrollment it is also learning from by looking around from informal mentorship uh you know from content that comes from media platforms so on and so forth so really uh learning of course a formal learning process like you've undertaken ads but clearly uh if you got to stay relevant you got to learn and learn so congratulations honey absolutely thank you so much thank you so much many congratulations honey to you thank you kati thank you so much that will move on to announcing our next name on this list which is Harini Shah of Three Minds Digital congratulations to Harini Shah founder and CEO of Three Minds Digital from working with fortune 500 companies to partnering with some amazing startups Three Minds Digital has done it all under the leadership of Harini Shah as its CEO who is making his mark as an extraordinary young hunter player at 27 i am honored to be a part of the impact 30 under 30 test i am honestly grateful for the recognition i received for my work because i'm very sure that every other nominee was as capable if not more of being a part of this list i would like to sincerely thank my amazing team at Three Minds Digital who have been a fulcrum in getting us where we are in giving their all during this pandemic on-voting clients like Xiaomi, ITC, Z, Gullfoil, Tata during the pandemic is definitely no mean feat this is just the beginning a big thank you also to the team at Impact for offering recognition to entrepreneurs like me i hope that this recognition of my work can serve as an inspiration to others in this field remember if my work can make a difference in stocking us thank you once again many congratulations to you Harnish thank you thank you so much congratulations Harnish Harnish i'd like to ask you what is your bucket list oh actually there's there's a lot it's just the beginning like i said you know growing the team keeping the team happy expanding internationally you know getting some even bigger fortunate