Industry leaders at the Storyboard18 Global Pioneers Summit 2025 emphasized AI’s transformative role across sectors, highlighting its potential for efficiency, personalization, and ethical challenges.
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Cricket, commerce, connectivity: Top marketers on how brands can win big in IPL
At the Storyboard18 Global Pioneers Summit, marketers urge brands to adopt an omnichannel strategy as IPL captivates a digitally fragmented audience.
Dream11’s IPL campaign creators unveil behind-the-scenes insights at Storyboard18’s Global Pioneers Summit
The creative masterminds behind Dream11’s blockbuster IPL campaign ‘Aapki Team Mein Kaun’— Adarsh Atal, Group Chief Creative Officer, Quotient Ventures, Shriram Iyer, Co-founder, ZeroFifty Mediawork, and renowned filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari, delved into the key factors that contributed to the campaign’s success.
Content creator Raj Shamani’s journey: Prioritizing substance over virality
At Storyboard18’s Global Pioneers Summit 2025, Raj Shamani spoke about redefining digital success by prioritizing long-term impact, authenticity, and audience trust over fleeting viral fame.
WPP’s Daniel Hulme: ‘You won’t beat your competitors without differentiated AI talent’
At Storyboard18’s Global Pioneers Summit, Daniel Hulme, CEO, SATALIA and Chief AI Officer at WPP, outlined artificial intelligence’s transformative role in marketing, business, and beyond—highlighting both its vast potential and ethical challenges.
Ogilvy global CEO Devika Bulchandani, Piyush Pandey at GPS 2025: Advertising titans champion joy as a brand purpose
In a discussion led by Shubhranshu Singh, CMO, CVBU, Tata Motors, Piyush Pandey, Chief Advisor, Ogilvy India, and Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO, Ogilvy talked about the evolving landscape of advertising, creativity, and the role of purpose in branding.
As Artificial Intelligence advances, Ogilvy’s global CEO champions the power of human creativity
Discussing how great marketing isn’t just seen but is felt, Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO, Ogilvy, emphasised that ideas and creativity should be human-led rather than driven by data or brands. Highlighting the power of the creator economy, she urged marketers to move beyond treating influencers as mere ‘channels’ and instead foster deeper, more meaningful connections.
‘Largest employer in the world is inefficiency’: CRED’s Kunal Shah at Storyboard18 Global Pioneers Summit
At Storyboard18’s Global Pioneers Summit, Kunal Shah, Founder and CEO of CRED reflected, “Ironically, many experts are in denial of AI. But people like me, who never claimed to be experts, are embracing it.”
PepsiCo’s Jagrut Kotecha on collaboration, purpose, and the future of business in India
Discussing the role of partnerships in empowering communities at Storyboard18’s Global Pioneers Summit, Jagrut Kotecha, CEO, PepsiCo India and South Asia, said that transformation happens when organisations, corporates, and governments come together, leaving egos aside.
Indian-origin leaders on the rise: Nestlé India’s Suresh Narayanan reflects on leadership and culture
At the Storyboard18 Global Pioneers Summit in Mumbai, Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and Managing Director (MD) of Nestlé India, emphasized that the belief in “leadership in thought” is one of the core values that distinguishes Indians globally