Don’t get married to your tasks. Stay focused on outcomes: Microsoft’s Rohini Srivathsa

According to Dr. Rohini Srivathsa, while many might not be programmers, the ability to interact with AI through natural interfaces like voice commands is another significant shift.

At the Storyboard18 Visionaries Bangalore Chapter, Dr Rohini Srivathsa, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft India and South Asia spoke at length about the role of technology, AI and disruption.

Sustainability at heart and purpose defines the path: Diageo India’s Hina Nagarajan

She also shared that living her purpose has defined the way she brings her best self to work. This is a formula for success she said. It’s how you deliver a win-win situation.

Hina Nagarajan, MD and CEO, Diageo India took to the stage to define to the audience what purpose means for a brand and how defining and building on that purpose will tremendously help shape not just their own brand by brand India as well.

Storyboard18 Visionaries – Bengaluru chapter: Blockbuster celebration of marketing brilliance

From decades-old organizations to decade-old startups, leaders across a spectrum of companies and industries gathered at the Storyboard18 - Visionaries Bangalore edition on February 28. (From top left: Ramesh Srinivasan, Ishita Grover, Ravi Desai, Pranesh Urs. Bottom left: Shubhranshu Singh and Sumit Virmani)

Over a hundred marketing leaders and CXOs gathered to celebrate leading marketing minds at the Bengaluru chapter of Storyboard18 Visionaries.

India’s leading marketers to meet at Storyboard18 Visionaries – Bengaluru chapter

Through candid conversations and dialogues at the Visionaries' chapters, our industry leaders share their views on how technology, consumer behaviour, and media will reshape the marketing landscape. (From left to right: Hina Nagarajan, managing director and CEO of Diageo India; Britannia’s vice-chairman and managing director, Varun Berry and Dr Rohini Srivathsa, chief technology officer, Microsoft India and South Asia)

After a blockbuster start in Delhi in 2023, the next Visionaries edition in Bengaluru spotlights the power of building enduring brands and accelerating purposeful growth in India’s techade.

The wait is over. Visionaries – Bengaluru Edition is here!

The Visionaries programme for CXOs and executives provides an unparalleled view and deep insights into how the best and brightest function in complex times.

After the stellar success of the first edition, Storyboard18’s Visionaries initiative goes to the innovation capital of India, Bengaluru. Celebrate the leaders, innovators and growth drivers on February 28.

WATCH: The Visionaries – The biggest celebration of the brightest marketing minds in the country

The first chapter of the Visionaries program held in Gurgaon featured Nestle's Suresh Narayanan, Info Edge's Sanjeev Bikhchandani and CMOs and CEOs leading the country's biggest brands. (Stills from the event)

India’s top CMOs and CEOs assembled to celebrate the future of marketing and forward-thinking marketers building enduring brands. Watch!

Storyboard18 Visionaries: Shaping the future of the marketing & advertising industry

The evening also featured an enlightening chat between Shibani Gharat and Saurabh Khattar, country manager, India, Integral Ad Science, concentrating on the central theme of media quality in the rapidly maturing landscape of Indian advertising. With India’s advertising industry projected to grow at a CAGR of 11 percent from 2024-2032, managing media quality is important.

Suresh Narayanan, managing director of Nestlé India, delivered a dynamic and motivating keynote address. The occasion featured compelling panel conversations on key issues, including a spirited discussion on the evolving relationship between CEOs and their CMOs and a lot more.