Aakash Shah, Founder of One Hand Clap and former host of parody account Bombay High Court, pathway to a successful media career began after multiple attempts at becoming a Chartered Accountant. He started his journey in Media with the page 'Unofficial: Bombay High Court,' a popular Facebook parody account that gained more than 300,000 followers. The humorous and comedic skits on the page earned him an opportunity at All India Bakchod, where he was the Head of Social Media, and successfully ran and managed the company's social media accounts. He also worked as a writer at ScoopWhoop. In 2019, he established One Hand Clap, a creative media agency that now works with clients such as Amazon Prime Video India, CoinDCX, Bumble India, CRED, and others. The agency specializes in giving voice to consumer-facing brands while bridging the gap between creators and brands.

Ajay Mehta joined Mindshare as Vice President, where he was in charge of 'Content Strategy' and 'Brand Partnerships' for Hindustan Unilever Brands. He was appointed Senior Vice President in 2020, to take on the national mandate for entertainment and sports, branded content, music and IP creation, advocacy as well as the experiential marketing practice at Mindshare India & SA markets. Ajay has over 20 years of experience in Marketing Communications and Strategy with top firms such as Group M, Ogilvy, and Publicis India. He specializes in Integrated Marketing, Brand Development, Branded Content Strategy, and Partnerships for leading brands across industries such as FMCG, Telecom, Retail, Finance, Technology, and others.

Akshat Gupt is the Co-founder and CCO of Kulfi Collective, a modern media network that brings together talent and technology to create content around the passions of Gen Y & Gen Z audiences. He has directed and creatively led more than 300 branded and original content projects for brands such as Redbull, Estee Lauder, Disney+ Hotstar, and Cred.

Amit Doshi, founder and head of India's number 1 podcasting network - IVM Podcasts is a serial entrepreneur with a track record of success in the tech and digital space. He founded IVM Podcasts in 2016, and it quickly grew to become India's leading and largest podcast network.

At Twitter India, Amrita Tripathi collaborates with the best and biggest networks, broadcasters, and digital publishers in news and sports to innovate and bring the best content to the platform. She is also the founder of The Health Collective, a safe online space in India for conversations about mental health and mental illness, featuring original reporting, shared stories of lived experience, comics, expert columns, and much more. With multiple books on mental health, news, media, and journalism under her belt, we're confident she'll have plenty to share!

Anshul Rustaggi the founder of Totality Corp, knowledge includes combining scalability via technology, creativity through design, and retention through content. Totality Corp's vision is to establish a live persistent virtual world where individuals from all over the world may assemble, socialize, play games, and collaborate on projects. Together, they're building and creating a decentralized metaverse for India, with content themed around Indian culture and mythology.

Ashish has been a part of the industry since 1999. At EY, Ashish collaborated with over 50 media companies, including those in TV broadcasting & distribution, radio, content production, out-of-home, mobile, events, print, and gaming. He has given presentations at TV.nxt, INMA, EEMAgine, Indian Magazine Congress, Digital Signage Asia, Outdoor Asia, and many other events.

Atit Mehta is the Head of Marketing at Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd, BYJU’s the learning app. Above the line and digital marketing, media planning and buying, content planning, and startup ecosystem marketing are among his specialties.

Badshah is one of the most celebrated Indian Rapper, known for his Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi and English songs. He has recently made his worldwide debut alongside Latinx global Superstar Music Icon and entrepreneur, J Balvin and Tainy for the raging single, 'Voodoo'. He has also given many upbeat singles to Bollywood, like Mercy, Kar Gayi Chull, DJ Waley Babu, Saturday Saturday, Wakhra Swag, Chandigarh Mein, Garmi, Paani Paani, Jugnu, and many more, that consistently top the charts. He is the mastermind behind the global brand Pepsi’s summer anthem that took the Indian youth by storm.

Brian is an entertainment, advertising, and experiential professional as well as a corporate consultant with over thirty years in the experiential and entertainment industry. A radio host since the inception of FM Radio in India in 1993, Brian has been hosting and anchoring live events for the last three decades.

Chanpreet has over 20 years of expertise in the Indian media industry, with roles ranging from strategy to revenue, partnerships, and sales operations. She is currently the SVP and Business Head of VOOT Advertising-based Video on Demand. She has overseen the introduction and expansion of major worldwide and regional media companies in India, including VICE Media, The New York Times, Formula One, Times Internet, and Discovery Channel.

Dr. Siddharth Warrier is an accomplished Neurologist and TedX speaker. He conducts workshops on Neuroscience and fundamentals of Neuro-marketing. He explores science, mental health, and human behavior on his YouTube channel, bringing neuroscience into the mainstream, destigmatizing mental health, and facilitating conversations about behavior change, mindfulness, and learning.

Deepak Choudhary is synonymous to the Indian events eco-system. The journey began in 2002 where Deepak founded Premier Event Management school, EMDI. In 2007, he co-founded EVENTFAQS, India's first B2B publication for the experiential industry. In 2013 he established Event Capital, India's largest Live Event Intellectual Property rights company with Laqshya Media Group. Deepak dabbled in education business again with co-founding Whistling Woods in partnership with Subhash Ghai. During the pandemic, Deepak invested in artist tech pllatform Live 101 & Doremi Ent thereon. Deepak now spends half his time in Dubai and has launched the first IP & festival company in UAE called XPRNC with Roshan Abbas. Deepak also co-author ‘Staged’ – the first-ever book on Indian live events.

Devraj Sanyal, is in charge of a multi-pronged music and entertainment model that places the label in the center and is strategically surrounded by independent SBUs such as Live, Merchandising, Branded Solutions, and IP businesses. He also presides over Universal's domestic pop non-film superstar label VYRL Originals. He has a proven track record of delivering strategic and commercial objectives in the Media & Entertainment sector, with domain expertise in the Music industry and experience in building values-driven businesses from the ground up.

Dhruv Sheth is a seasoned executive with a successful track record in the live and digital content industries. He has experience leading teams in Artist Management, Marketing, and Content Production. After starting his career with OML in 2012, Dhruv was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2019.

Gunjan Arya has extensive experience in the fields of media, marketing, and design, having begun her career at the age of 16, and launching her own brand consulting firm, 'Design of Information,' in 2009. She has been with OML since 2015 and has been crucial in establishing the company's worldwide creator network over the last three years, which now spans 20+ countries and 1500+ content producers, assisting brands and platforms in building equity.

Hemant Dua has more than 25 years of global leadership, including a decade of strategic development and plan execution. Before DYT, he held the position of CEO at GMR Sports and managed - Delhi Daredevils, UP Yoddha & Dilli Veer - 3 professional sports franchises in Cricket, Kabbadi and Wrestling. He was instrumental in structuring the first-ever divestment of an IPL franchise. Prior to that, he served as the Asia director of Octagon, a leading sports management agency globally. He has worked on global events like Olympics, ICC World Cup, Word Cup Gymnastics and many more. He brings with him experience in managing and scaling businesses, strategy, nurturing talent, consumer behaviour and entrepreneurship.

Hitesh possesses exceptional knowledge of digital marketing strategy, brand management, and experiential marketing. He is a self-motivated entrepreneur who has co-founded several businesses. Hitesh has advised small and medium-sized businesses on social media marketing strategy and managed online marketing mandates for various brands over the year. In his professional career, he has held positions of Communications Manager, and Marketing Manager for Events and has been affiliated with brands such as Only Much Louder, and Wizcraft International Entertainment. He has worked in operations, research, and client services for companies such as NIKE, HUL Dove, IBM, and Herbalife and also has managed the NH7 Weekender festival in Bengaluru's promotions, digital media marketing, and stage management. Hitesh has spoken and served on panels at industry events such as the CII Kolkata, the Nasscom CSR Conference in Delhi, the Inkspell Drivers of Digital Awards, the exchange4media IDMA, and the Indigo 6E Appsters. Hitesh earned his bachelor's degree in economics and business finance from JNVU in Jodhpur and his master's degree in public relations and corporate communication from the Symbiosis School of Media & Communication in Bengaluru. He is the creator of India's First Decor Influencer Awards and the Social Samosa 30 Under 30.

Isteyaq Ahmed is a forward-thinking digital professional from the broadcast media and sports industries, with a unique combination of creativity and analytical skill, as well as the ability to assess both perspectives at the same time. While at Red FM, Isteyaq has won numerous accolades such as Emvies for best media marketer, best media strategy, and ERA for the best FM brand.

Jigar Sheth is currently the Chief Revenue Officer at Esports & Gaming Company Nodwin. He has worked on the revenue and budgeting sides of the media and entertainment industries, as well as the marketing angle.

Kritarth Chhabra, co-founder of creator platform Lemonade, has over 12 years of experience in product & brand development as an early stage operator in hyper growth tech start-ups such as Uber, OnePlus. With Lemonade, he has built a web3 community platform that allows creators and brands to integrate online and offline experiences powered by NFTs in a simple, engaging, and enjoyable way.

KV Sridhar is currently the Global Chief Creative Officer for IT Services Consulting company Nihilent Limited and advertising services company Hypercollective. Fondly known as Pops, he is a graphic designer, storyteller, teacher, social commentator, movie buff, advertising professional and cricket fanatic. KV has a demonstrated history of working in the marketing, advertising, and technology industries, and works at the intersection of creativity and technology.

Named among GQ's 50 Most Influential Young Indians, those in attendance will benefit from her insights as a podcast consultant - where she develops audio concepts, plans episodes, and supervises podcast production and distribution. 'Maed in India' is a Webby Award Honoree in the category of Limited Series & Specials - Diversity & Inclusion. She is known for hosting Maed in India. India's first indie music podcast, which was named one of Apple's Best Podcasts of 2018 in India, along with more critical acclaim and accolades.

Manika Bhargava is the Manager for Music Content Partnerships (India & South Asia), Google/YouTube. She is a media and entertainment professional with experience across channel verticals ranging from Youth, Music, English Entertainment, Infotainment, Lifestyle as well as a digital VOD platform. Manika’s career in media has spanned across roles, primarily Sales, Consumer Marketing, Trade Marketing & Brand Solutions.

Mithilesh Patankar has a wide range of content, majority of which is based on video games. His YouTube channel is one of India's most popular gaming channels, with over a million subscribers. He also runs host own podcast, The Mythpat Podcast, described as "India ka first time pass podcast". He discusses a variety of topics with his guests and co-gamers, including the benefits and drawbacks of being a YouTuber, his voice mimicry, YouTuber anxiety, and more.

Nikita Sahota is the Vice President of Brands Solutions at Only Much Louder. She has worked at OML since 2016, and she is currently the Vice President of Brand Solutions. She oversees a team that is in charge of developing strategic collaborations for OML's exclusive roster of over 80 artists as well as offering creative solutions to brand partners.

Owen's career in media and entertainment spans two decades, and he has seen the event industry evolve from being a 'party organizer' to a genuine part of the marketing and outreach mix for brands and consumers. He was also a key person in the organization of the One Tree Festival, and now the Mahindra Blues Festival. He was a founding member of Fountainhead and Oranjuice Entertainment, two of India's most admired and well-known event companies. Owen Roncon is currently working with BookMyShow Live.

Poornima Sharma Manager of Marketing Partnerships at Netflix India career has spanned over ten years, and her core expertise lies in creating revenue and growth streams for young companies, where she has been in charge of establishing best practices across partnerships, bottom-line additions and campaign management, juggling several roles.

Preeti Nayyar is a 20+ year veteran in the Media, Music & Entertainment industry in the region. A proud Harvard alumnus, Nayyar has spent the greater part of her career setting up and running non-traditional revenue verticals at some of India’s top glocal brands like The Walt Disney Company, Fox Star Studios, India Today Group, Times of India & now Universal Music Group for five years. Her main passion is to be able to tell some of the most relevant brand stories of all time through music and its multiple allied businesses.

Rahul Khanna is the Founder and CEO of Barcode Entertainment, a marketing agency that bridges the physical and digital worlds to create a medium that enhances the customer's journey through trackable reporting. His company has worked with some of the most significant brands and influencers, Leeza Mangaldas, Neha Kakkar, Juhi Godambe, and Aarti Khetarpal to name a few.

Raunak Munot has a Master's degree in Creative Brand Management from the VCU Brandcenter in the United States, as well as 5 years of work experience managing digital and social media strategy for luxury brands such as Audi, Jaguar Land Rover, XPRIZE, and others. Raunak co-founded Bombay Shaving Company, a men’s grooming company, spearheading the brand's marketing.

Sagar Gokhale is the Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Office at Qyuki Digital Media he has more than 15 years of experience in Television and Digital Media. He started his career at Network 18 where he produced lifestyle shows for CNBC and later headed features programming at UTV and ET Now before venturing into the startup world as a member of the founding team at Qyuki Digital Media.

Resha Jain is a data-driven content strategist, marketer, and communication specialist. She has over 14 years of media and entertainment experience, as well as 8+ years of e-commerce experience in content strategy, creation, automation, and distribution for Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle businesses.

Rishi Bradoo is an Artist/Music Producer, who cut his teeth in India's developing independent music industry. He is the co-founder of Stitch Audio - A studio.He is also the co-founder and creative lead for The Swaraj Projekt - An organisation of technologists and artists building decentralised IPs that can be truly owned by fans, in the emerging digital goods economy in Web3. "At Swaraj, we believe Artists should be treated as the innovative leaders they are, and fans should be treated as patrons and not passive consumers."providing audio solutions for artists, creators, and film makers, with a close attention to spatial audio for metaverse applications.

From being a Delhi-based event organiser to spearheading the business for one of India’s leading YouTube channels BB Ki Vines, Rohit Raj has come a long way. His hunger to entertain grew and he partnered with Bhuvan Bam, India’s pioneer in digital content creation & first independent creator to cross 10 Million subscribers on YouTube. He started associating with brands for the YouTube channel and indulged in producing music videos. In 2018, he co-produced his first short film, Plus Minus with Sikhya Entertainment and won the Filmfare Award for Best Short Film (Popular Choice) the following year. When millions of people across the globe viewed his content is when they decided to produce India’s first creator led show for YouTube called Dhindora which has garnered more than 400 Million views under the banner BB Ki Vines Productions which Bhuvan & he had dreamt of back in the day. Now by taking BBKV Productions a notch above, they are also producing their next show ‘Taaza Khabar’ for Disney+Hotstar & other projects in the pipeline.

Roshan Abbas is an entrepreneur, author, film & theatre director, TV and radio host, podcaster, producer, and angel investor. He now attempts to shine the spotlight and provide a platform to others by connecting people to opportunities.

Reema Kagti is largely considered one of the best working talents in Indian cinema, with a singular voice as an artist, screenwriter, and a filmmaker. Reema’s directorial ventures , Honeymoon Travels Private Limited, the neo-noir Talaash, and the historic sports drama Gold were well received by audiences and were critically acclaimed. Her long-time partnership with Zoya Akhtar has brought audiences genre-bending belters such as Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Dil Dhadakne do, Made in Heaven for Amazon Prime and India's official entry in the Academy Awards - Gully Boy.

In his career, Sameer Nair's influence has spread across multiple networks including Star India, Balaji Telefilms Ltd, and NDTV Imagine Ltd. He has a track record of success in the entertainment industry. Attendees will benefit from his skills in Content Creation, Revenue Functions, Brand Management, Media Planning, and Team Leadership.

Shameer Tandon is the Music Composer and Founding Managing Director at Music Boutique & Ex Managing Director EMI Virgin South Asia, He is a well-known and accomplished Bollywood Music Director & Singer as well as a dedicated entrepreneur. He is the pioneer of branded content in the music industry since the late 90s. He is best known for his National Award winning trilogy Page 3, Corporate & Traffic Signal and the project that won the Grand Prix Glass Lion at the festival of Cannes - the 6 Pack Band.

Shoven Shah has a proven record as the founder and owner of India's largest multi-genre music and camping festival, Enchanted Valley Carnival (EVC), in collaboration with Universal Music India.

Shreya took over as Head of Marketing in 2020 after 1.5 years as Head of Strategy for PUMA. She began her career at McKinsey & Company, and after a four year stint, joined Puma India. As Head of Marketing, she is responsible for brand and product campaigns, ambassador and influencer management, channel marketing, social media, content creation and public relations.

Siddharth Roy Kapoor is the founder and managing director of Roy Kapur Films, and has also previously served as the Managing Director of The Walt Disney Company India and as CEO of UTV Motion Pictures. Following his graduation, Siddharth began working for Proctor & Gamble. He then joined Star Plus, where he worked on marketing during the launch of Kaun Banega Crorepati (2001). Siddharth's filmography includes some of India's highest-grossing and most critically acclaimed films and shows, including Dangal, Kai Po Che!, and The Lunchbox, to name a few. He recently produced the mega hit series Rocket Boys for SonyLIV and Aranyak for Netflix. Among Roy Kapur Films' upcoming films and shows are Pippa, a war drama set in 1971, and Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan? a comedy drama. In 2021, he was unanimously re-elected as President of the Producers Guild of Indiana. Siddharth has been featured on Variety’s Top 500 list of the most influential people in global entertainment for five consecutive years, and on The Hollywood Reporter’s 'Next Generation Asia Inaugural Class of Young Leaders', among numerous other accolades for his leadership and achievements. He is also a trustee of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image, and a co-chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Being a magician and a professional hypnotherapist, Suhani Shah understands the way people think, behave and react in certain conditions. She has wonderful skills in sleight of hand, mind reading, situational comedy, and audience participation, she can bring audiences to their feet. She has been live streaming on YouTube since two years now and has taken the content creation world by storm. She has various game show formats which have been widely successful. One of them is 'That's My Job'.

Sukesh Nayak's ability to tell compelling stories is evident across his body of work on Cadbury, Coca Cola, Asian Paints, Tata, Bajaj, Swiggy, Hamam, Star Sports, HotStar, Google, Tata Motors, Castrol, ITC, JSW Steel, Shan Masala, Amazon, Fortune Oil, Economist, Axis Bank, Pantaloons, UNEP, Bandhan Bank, Indian Railways, Mattel, Fox Crime, MTDC, Wildstone, IAPA- Adoption Awareness and the ICC Cricket World Cup. He was one of the few people from India, listed in Campaign Asia's 40 Under 40 in 2015. Cadbury SRK-My-AD, Not just a Cadbury ad, Cadbury Good Luck Girls, Thums Up Palat De, 5 Star Do Nothing Coin, Cadbury Proud Sponsors of the Ground Staff, Cadbury Unity Bar, Perk Disclaimers, Cadbury My First Raakhi, Hamam Waterproof Sarees, 5 Star Do Nothing Mode, Castrol TruckAsana, Cadbury Purple Heart, UNEP Masaba, IWillWearOutPlastic, FeviCall, Seagrama’s The Legacy Project, DNA Fights Rape are few examples that he defines as the way forward for engaging storytelling. Over the years, he has won over 400 national and international awards, including accolades at Effies, AMEs, Kyoorius, Adfest, Spikes, D&AD, One Show, London International Awards and Cannes. The one he treasures most, however, is the phone call that he received from his father after the Google Reunion film went viral.

Tanmay Bhat is a writer, comedian, performer, producer, gamer, and YouTuber with over 20 million followers on his socials: He was the co-founder of one of India's funniest comedy collectives - All India Bakchod. Bhat also co-wrote the scripts for several award winning advertisements for financial services company Cred as a screenwriter. As a YouTuber along with his gaming, comedy, financial services, and Livestream content, he has hosted various charity events and raised funds for many causes over the course of the past few years. Bhat was also named one of The Times of India's Top 10 Comics.

Varun Duggirala co-founded ‘The Glitch’ theglitchplex in 2009 and has since helped grow it to be one of the leading creative agencies in the country (Global AD Giant WPP acquired it in 2018). He hosts one of India's most popular business podcasts, 'Advertising is Dead', and co-hosts one of its most irreverent business podcasts, ‘Think Fast’. He shares ways to optimise your mindset to perform better in life on his thrice-a-week podcast series ‘Take a Pause with Varun Duggirala,’ and writes a weekly newsletter "Unschooled". His first book “Everything is Out of Syllabus” released in February 2022 and has already hit No #1 on the creativity & entrepreneurship best-seller charts.

VG Jairam is the Co-Founder of Fountainhead MKTG & Oranjuice Entertainment, two of India's most reputable promoters of events in the media industry. He founded Hyperlink Brand Solutions in 2021 with a vision of multidimensional storytelling that encourages storytellers. He is also the Filmfare Awards Creative Show Director and the Festival Director of the Mahindra Blues Festival.

Viraj Sheth’s ability to lead through the crisis and develop new ways to achieve the targets were always inspiring. He began his entrepreneurial journey right after Engineering college. Monk Entertainment, a digital media startup, launched in 2018, to focus on providing talent management, influencer marketing, video production, and social media management. The company has scaled up and now works with some of the most popular brands including Nykaa, YouTube, Flipkart, Lenskart, and Sony Music among a few to mention. Their talent roster includes creators like Niharika NM, BeerBiceps, Abhi & Niyu, Your Food Lab, Madan Gowri.

Vinit is currently employed by GroupM as the Head of Sports, eSports, and Entertainment for the South Asian markets, and he specializes in developing and coordinating marketing strategies for brands and services. He is also a proud contributor to GroupM's award-winning streak. He is a highly accomplished professional with more than 25 years of experience in Media, Entertainment, and Sports Management.

Vishakha Singh is well acquainted with the media and entertainment industry having donned roles as a film actor, award winning producer, and entrepreneur. She is the the founder of Lokaa Entertainment and is a leading voice and educator in the NFT community, Web 3 space as the VP of NFT Marketplace at WazirX, a Cryptocurrency exchange agency with over 12 Million users in India.