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L to R: S Raghunandan, Surendra Nayak, L Subhash Chandra, Manohar L to R: Bhavik Jhaveri, Pooja Maheshwari Salwan, Anil Chinnabhandar,
Chatlani, Mukesh kumar, Nikhil Ranjan, Ramesh Natarajan, Sanjeev Rao Hemanth Sheelvant, Niladri Mazumder, Jitendra Vyas, Vipul Mathur
A Successful Entrepreneur Sales & Marketing, Logic Development, Raymond. dedicated to the future
And Build A Robust Young ERP Solutions; L Subhash Th e discussion’s focus was of the Indian retail titled
Business. Chandra, MD, Sangeetha on the retailers and brands ‘Omnichannel And Digital
Th e other members who Mobiles; Manohar Chatlani, that, after making a successful –Th e Must Have Strategies
joined him in the panel were MD, Soch; Mukesh Kumar, Sr. mark in the national market, in Your Retail Gameplan’.
Dhawal Phadke, Co-Founder, Vice President, Infiniti Mall; were targeting international Th e session was moderated
Sattviko (Finalist at World Nikhil Ranjan, Founder & markets. Th e talk centered by Pooja Maheshwari Salwan,
Food India – selected top 20 CEO, William Penn; Ramesh around their visions, Category Head - Fashion
innovative food processing Natarajan, Founder and strategies, and plan execution. Tech & Gadgets, Ajio.com.
startups); Anuj Batra, COO, LitmusWorld; Sanjeev Rounding up the day-long Th e panel constituted of
President, Alcis Sports; Rao, Director - Business conference was a session Bhavik Jhaveri, Founder
Gajendra Singh Rathore, & CEO, PRETR; Dr. Anil
Centre Director, Phoenix JURY PANEL Chinnabhandar, Senior Vice
Marketcity, Bangalore; Jahan President – SCM & Planning,
Peston Jamas, Co-Founder Landmark Group - Max Retail
and Director, Bombay Division; Hemanth Sheelvant,
Hemp Company (BOHECO); Head - Personalization
Prashant Parameswaran, Technologies in Retail; Niladri
Founder & MD, Soulfull; Mazumder, Vice President
Santosh Verma, Co-Founder Abheek Singhi Ajay Macaden B S Nagesh Bijou Kurien and Head Marketing, Seiko
& Director, MyOwnEcoEnergy Watch India; Jitendra Vyas,
(Indizel); Swadeep Patil, VP - Marketing and Strategy,
Founder, Dr. Charcoal. Ginesys; Vipul Mathur, CEO,
Th e panelists shared their American Bull.
start-up journey experiences Th e panelists discussed
with emphasis on the the opportunities and
Harminder Sahni Subhendu Roy Ramesh Nair Amitabh Taneja
vision, strategy formulation, challenges faced by retailers
execution, prowess, to meet the increasing
scalability, growth and profi t The session was followed by the gala evening in which demands of customers who
to mold their success and top admired leaders and retail business from the region dictated everything in this
keep moving forward. were awarded and honored. The jury panel constituted of digital age and expected
Th e next session was on speakers and experts from the finest organisations. The list everything to be done in a
‘Retail Showpieces -Retailers included BS Nagesh, Founder, TRRAIN; C Gopalakrishnan, more convenient way. Th ey
& Concepts From Th e Region Abheek Singhi, Senior Partner and Director, The Boston spoke on the importance of
Th at Are Redefi ning Retail’. Consulting Group, Ajay Macaden, Executive Director, Omnichannel, which would
S Raghunandan, CEO, Next Nielsen India; Bijou Kurien, Member, Strategic Advisory turn out to be the most
Practice Retail moderated the Board, L Capital Asia; Harminder Sahn, Founder &Md, important medium to reach
event. Wazir Advisors, Subhendu Roy, Partner, A.T. Kearney; out the customers not only
Th e panelist includes Amitabh Taneja, CMD and Editor in Chief, Images Group in fashion but other sectors
experts with the likes of and Ramesh Nair, CEO & Country Head, India - JLL. of retail in the store, mall and
Surendra Nayak, Head online.
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