exchange4media group is all set to host the 10th edition of Bangalore chapter of Pitch CMO summit on 4th July 2018 at Taj Vivanta, M G Road, Bangalore. The event is a flagship property of the exchange4media Group. At the Pitch CMO Summit Bangalore, the best minds in the business come together to discuss and share their thoughts on the relationship between Customer Experience (CX) and building successful brands. They will underscore the influence of customer experience in building advocacy and value. This year the theme for the Bangalore edition of the Summit is ‘I shop, therefore I am’. Today, an individual’s identity is largely defined by the brands he consumes. Hence, ‘I shop, therefore I am’. The summit will witness two panel discussions on the themes of ‘Is Technology Driving the Future of CX?’ and ‘Creating an Emotional Connect through CX’. The initiative is supported by the Advertising Club Madras, Advertising Club Bangalore and The Pepper Creative Awards Trust- Kochi. Other sponsor-partners include Vikatan and BTVI. Here is a list of some of the speakers for the tenth edition - • Ritu Gupta, Director – Marketing, Consumer & Small Business, Dell India • Rashmi Daga, Founder & CEO , Freshmenu • Anika Agarwal, SVP & Head-Marketing, Digital and Direct Sales, Max Bupa • Deepika Sabharwal Tewari, AVP Marketing, Tanishq • Srivats TS, VP Marketing, Swiggy • Kashyap Vadapalli, CMO, Pepperfry • Kartik Sharma, MD , Wavemaker • Sunay Bhasin, CMO , MTR • Vikramjeet Singh, CMO, Kraft Hienz • Sarthak Seth, CMO , Panasonic

C K Venkataraman, CEO - Jewellery Titan Company Limited at Mumbai chapter of Pitch CMO Summit In our past event at Pitch CMO Summit in Mumbai that took place on 16 March, marketers discussed the challenges of interfacing with the connected consumer. The event was moderated by Vikram Tanna, VP, Head of Advertising Sales and Business Head of Regional Clusters, Discovery Communications India. The panel comprised Amit Tiwari, VP Marketing, Havells; Siddharth Banerjee, EVP, Marketing, Vodafone and Bhaskar Choudhuri, Director Marketing, Lenovo who discussed consumer experiences and managing consumer conversations on social media. The Mumbai chapter also saw top industry leaders like Lavanya Nalli (Vice Chairman, Nalli Group), Sanjay Behl (CEO, Raymond), CK Venkataraman (CEO, Jewellery, Titan), Ravi Desai (Director Mass and Brand Marketing, Amazon), Veejay Ram Nakra (Chief of Sales & Marketing, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.), Vivek Sharma (CMO, Pidilite) as speakers. The Delhi Edition of the Summit took place on 3 May wherein the best minds in the business spoke about the art and science of effective listening. Some of the industry leaders who were in full attendance such as Vijay Mansukhani (MD, Onida), Tim Castree (Global CEO, Wavemaker), Amit Tiwari (VP- Marketing, Havells), Shankar Nath (Sr. VP- Marketing, Paytm), Ajay Kakar (CMO- Aditya Birla Capital), Naseeb Puri, (Director Marketing, Mountain Dew, PepsiCo), Sanjay Bhutani (Managing Director, Bosch & Lomb India), Shilpa Dureja Puri (Director Marketing, Digital & Experiential, Microsoft ), Jagdish Mitra (Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, Tech Mahindra) and Anshuman Goenka (Marketing Head, Bacardi India Private Limited and Category Head - Whisky, AMEA Region) were some of the key speakers at the event.