D2C India - Track I
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10:00- 10:20 Hrs
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FIRESIDE CHAT: Omni First India : Future of Retail in the age of Metaverse
- How are elements like AR,VR and metaverse revamping the retail industry?
- How technology is blending Online & Offline Businesses?
- D2C in the era of Omnichannel businesses
- How is D2C as a segment growing at such a rapid pace?
Moderator: Charu Lamba, Deputy Editor, Indian Retailer
Bhaskar Ramesh, Director- Omni channel, Google India
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10:15- 10:40 Hrs
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Panel: The Dynamics of Quick Commerce
Consumers want speed and businesses will be forced to adopt a digital-first mindset to deliver it.
- How Q-Commerce is becoming the fasted growing e-commerce across the world
- Ongoing trends in the industry
- Future success of the Quick Commerce delivery model
- How the players are coping up with the rising demand for quick delivery
Moderator: Punita Sabharwal, Deputy Editor, Entrepreneur India
Atul Kumar, Co-Founder & CEO, Fraazo
Aastha Almast, Co-Founder, The New Shop
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10:40- 10:55 Hrs
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NETWORKING TEA BREAK
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10:55- 11:10 Hrs
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Keynote: The Growing Trend of Live Commerce
Blending entertainment with instant purchasing, how live commerce offers retailers, brands, and digital platforms a new channel with enormous scope for creating value.
- How Live commerce is transforming the retail industry
- Scaling up to an innovative data-driven business
- How it helps in acquiring new consumers?
- How live commerce attracts Gen-Z consumers?
- Making live commerce a pillar of e-commerce
Pragya Priyali, Director Social Commerce, Myntra
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11:10- 11:40 Hrs
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Panel: Why is last mile delivery more important now than ever before?
Session Partner
In which direction, the retail supply chain's last mile is headed?
On one end Brands are constantly experimenting with different delivery possibilities to getting products to the consumer faster, conveniently and at a lower price And on other hand 75% of companies reported supply chain disruption in 2021.
- Importance of fast-tracked operational creativity and alternative delivery transportation, such as drones, and automated guided vehicles (AGVs).
- From same-day delivery to store-based options, latest innovations in Logisitcs and delivery, and discuss how new technologies can deliver customer needs fast
- A view on Assortment Intelligence to be able to stock right to sell consumers what they actually buy.
Moderator: Punita Sabharwal, Deputy Editor, Entrepreneur India
Dr. Karuna Shankar Pande, Director- Last Mile Operations, Amazon India
Sandeep Kulkarni, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Tata CLiQ
Atul Mehta, COO, Shiprocket
Puneet Chaturvedi, Country Head, Kart2Door
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11:40- 12:10 Hrs
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Panel: Paytech: How Payment landscape is evolving? Associate Partner-
- New payment solutions
- Rapid adoption of different ways of digital payments by retailers
- What does the advent of Web 3.0 mean for the changing landscape of Payments
Moderator: Saurabh Kumar, Editor- Special Projects, Entrepreneur India
Mohan.K, Co-Founder & CEO, Ippopay
Vikas Bansal, Director, Amazon Pay
Nitya Sharma , Co -Founder & CEO, Simpl
Swati Taneja, GM, Online Business- India & US, Kerala Ayurveda Limited
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12:10- 12:20 Hrs
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Keynote: Winning with Customer Data
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Data is the Key for growth in world of New commerce
- Where organizations lack the fundamentals of customer engagement and
- How should Brands Mine data to ignite digital strategies that drive profitability through consumer loyalty
Nadeesh Ramachandran, Head - Performance Solutions, Google India
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12:20- 12:30 Hrs
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Fireside Chat- Power Brands: Building Quality in the Value Segment
How quality is at the heart of full-stack value commerce playbook
Moderator: Ritu Marya, Editor-in-Chief, Entrepreneur & Indian Retailer
Himanshu Chakrawarti, President, Snapdeal
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12:30-13:00 Hrs
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How AI will change the customer experience?
- AI personalisation - delivering intelligent customer experiences
- The evolution of personalised customer experiences with tangible results. In this session, learn how retailers can leverage AI to align their new personalisation strategy to unlocking long-term consumer relationships.
Moderator: Saurabh Kumar, Editor- Special Projects, Entrepreneur India
Ravindra Yadav, Senior Director- Data Science, Meesho
Akhil Vishwanatham, Vice President - International Tech, Walmart Global Tech India
Pratyush Kukreja, VP & GM - India, MEA, Haptik
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13:00- 14:00 Hrs
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NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
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14:00- 14:15 Hrs
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Keynote: D2C's: What will make them successful in the near future?
Atul Mehta, COO, Shiprocket
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14:15- 15:00 Hrs |
Panel: Funding in D2C brands
- What is driving the shift in investment behaviour of VCs?
- Why investors and VCs are keen on funding more into D2C sector?
- Potential ROI for investors from D2C brands
- How D2C brands are enhancing the portfolio of VCs?
- How the brands are deploying the funds post investment?
Moderator- Arjun Vaidya, Founder at Dr. Vaidya’s & Venture Lead, Verlinvest
Bharat Sethi, Founder & CEO, Rage Coffee
Rupan Oberoi, Founder & CEO, Amaara Herbs
Aakash Anand, Founder & CEO, IDAM House of Brands
Vedang Patel, Co-founder & Director, The Souled Store
Namit Mathur, Principal, Stride Ventures
Shreyans Gangwal, Vice President, Fireside Ventures
Amit Singal, Founding Partner, Fluid Ventures
Namit Mathur, Principal, Stride Ventures
Tarun Joshi, Founder & CEO, Join Ventures
Amit Bhalotia, Founder & CEO, Rykka Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
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15:00 - 16:00 Hrs
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Roundtable: The Rules of D2C in Creator Economy
The creator economy is changing the marketing landscape and giving content creators, influencers, curators, and community builders a huge amount of power to launch and build their own brands. Due to the shift in consumer attention from companies to people, DTC marketers are in a unique position to tap into the creator economy by partnering with creatives to spread brand awareness in unique and authentic ways. So what is working? And what is not working? data points your retail brand needs to examine and or use in the discovery process when deciding which creators to partner
Moderator: Charu Lamba, Deputy Editor, Indian Retailer
Sachin Shetty, Co-Founder, GIVA
Vijayraghavan Venugopal, Co-founder & CEO, Fast&Up
Harini Sivakumar, Founder & CEO, Earth Rhythm
Minu Margeret, Founder & CEO, Bliss Club
Amritha Gaddam, Founder & CEO, The Tribe Concepts
Divij Bajaj, Founder & CEO, Power Gummies
Shreedha Singh, Co-Founder, The Ayurveda Company – TAC
Sujata Pawar, Founder & CEO, Avni
Zeal Shah, Director, BareBody Essentials
Saahil Nayar, Co-Founder & COO, IDAM House Of Brands
Rhea Shukla, Co-Founder & CEO, The Switch Fix
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16:00- 16:15 Hrs
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Keynote: BUILDING UNICORN D2C BRANDS OF THE FUTURE
How to grow fast & grow big in a D2C Business?
- Brand Vision - How to stay true to it and integrate it throughout your products and teams
- How to plan and execute an ideal customer journey
Amitava Saha, Co-Founder & CEO, Xpressbees, Co-Founder & COO, Firstcry
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D2C India - Track II
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10:00 10:20 Hrs
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D2C Trends 2022
Innovative concepts , Alternative commerce and New Business Models
Chairperson: Kanwaljit Singh, Founder & Managing Partner, Fireside Ventures
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10:20- 10:30 Hrs
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Keynote: Delivering Result Through Communication Commerce
Milind Pathak, Group Chief Business Officer, Route Mobile
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10:30- 10:40 Hrs
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Keynote: Increase Revenue with AI recommended promotions personalised to your customers
Ohad Greenshpan, CTO & Co-Founder, Namogoo
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110:40- 10:55 Hrs
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NETWORKING TEA BREAK
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10:55- 11:05 Hrs
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Keynote: The Future of Commerce is LIVE, and it’s already arrived!
Sunil Nair, CEO- India, Firework
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11:05- 11:40 Hrs
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THE POWER OF SOCIAL COMMERCE
Session Partner
- Booming social commerce industry trends this year
- Leveraging Consumer Shopping Habits on Social Commerce
- How Social Commerce is Opening More Avenues for Retailers
- Future of Social Commerce in India
Moderator- Sunil Nair, CEO- India, Firework
Abhinav Jain, Vice President, Roposo
Roshan Farhan- Founder & CEO, Gobillion
Sourjyendu Medda, Founder & CBO, Dealshare
Anuradha Balasubramanian, Director and Head, Poshmark India Marketplace
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11:40- 11:55 Hrs |
KEYNOTE: The Future of D2C Retail is Omnichannel
Vineeta Singh, Co-Founder & CEO, Sugar Cosmetics
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11:55- 12:10 Hrs |
Keynote: D2C Growth from 10 to 100 Story
How D2C Brands need to rely on data as they look to shift gears and reach their growth targets
Kartik Mandrekar, Vice President Sales, Shoptimize
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12:10- 12:40 Hrs
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Panel:How "D2C" brands are going the Omnichannel Retail way and the New Customer Relationship
As D2C Brands expand their reach into physical retail distribution How do direct
relationships with the digital customer base changes
- The new definition of community in the rise of Omnichannel DTC
- How to drive engagement as your brand grows organically
Moderator: Punita Sabharwal, Deputy Editor, Entrepreneur India
Deepak Gupta, COO, Bombay Shaving Company
Jigar Patel, CEO, Brillare
Dhruv Toshniwal, Founder & CEO, The Pant Project
Abhay Batra, Co-Founder & CFO, Clovia
Snigdha Kumar, Co-founder & CEO, CORA
Ankur Bhatia, Founder, Jimmy's Cocktails
Joe Emmanuel, Vice President- Products, Global Business Development & Presales, Route Mobile
Vikas Nahar, Founder, Happilo International Pvt Ltd.
Tejas Kadakia, Co-Founder & Director, Easyrewardz Software Services
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12:40- 13:15 Hrs
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Panel: How India’s Biggest Corporate Retail Brands & FMCG Retailers Harnessing the Power of Digital?
How Retail industry is connecting the dots with D2C?
Moderator- Barathi Srinivasan, Partner, Kearney
Rajnish Kumar, Head Digital & Direct to Consumer Strategy, ITC Ltd.
Mohanraj J, CEO, Duroflex
Manish Kapoor, MD & CEO, Pepe Jeans
Prateek Mahajan, Director & Head of Business Operations, Unicommerce
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13:15-14:05 Hrs
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NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
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14:05- 14:15 Hrs
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Keynote: Role of Ecommerce enablers in shaping the D2C Industry.
Chirag Taneja, Co-founder & CEO, GoKwik
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14:15-15:00 Hrs
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Panel- D2C: The Endless Pursuit of Profitability Session Partner
- Profitability across the 3 stages in the lifecycle of a D2C: Acquisition, User Experience and Fulfillment.
- Inefficiencies faced by brands at each stage of their lifecycle
- How data can be the key driver to identify these inefficiencies and pivot their strategy towards right growth path
Moderator- Sathya Ramaganapathy, Vice President Marketing, Shoptimize
Siddharth R Dungarwal, CEO, Snitch
Sairaj Dhond, Founder, Wakao Foods
Aanan Khurma, Co-Founder & CEO, Wellversed
Sahil Mehta, Director, Emmbros Overseas Lifestyle Pvt Ltd
Veena Ashiya, Founder & Chief Energy Officer, Monrow Shoes & Accessories
Sushant Goel, CEO & Co-Founder, Third Wave Coffee
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15:00- 15:15 Hrs
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Keynote- Umair Mohammed, Founder & CEO, Wigzo
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15:15- 16:00 Hrs
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Panel: Scaling up D2C brands in India Customer Retention Partner
What it means to be a customer-first brand to Leveraging Data-driven Growth
- What distinguishes a high-performing brand from the rest?
- Data woven into decision making leads to growth.
- Decoding the secret sauce to growth: Solve Customer Conversion And Retention Puzzle.
- What makes customers loyal to a brand?
- How important is personalisation for the buyer in 2022 and beyond?
Moderator- Umair Mohammed, Founder & CEO, Wigzo
Rupesh Jain, Founder & CEO, Candere
Govind Kumar, VP – Business, Hopscotch
Ajai Thandi, Co-founder, Sleepy Owl
Yogesh Kabra, Founder, XYXX Apparels
Radhika Datt, CFO & Co-founder, Goodmylk
Abhishek Negi, Co-Founder, Eggoz Nurition
Utkarsh Biradar, CEO and Co-Founder, Flatheads
Abhilash Panda, CEO, DIZO India
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16:00- 16:15 Hrs
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Keynote: Cracking The D2C Scale Code With Profitability
Navin Joshua, Founder, GreenHonchos
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16:15- 17:00 Hrs
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Panel: Decoding the Phenomenal Rise of D2C Beauty & Personal Care Brands Session Partner
- How brands are embedding technology into their business?
- How clean beauty is gaining prominence in millenials and Gen-Z consumers?
- Betting on sustainability in 2022
- Ongoing and Upcoming trends in the industry?
- How made in India brands are going global?
Moderator- - K Ram Sudhir, Head - Acquisitions & Partnerships, GreenHonchos
Manish Chowdhary, Co-Founder, WOW Skin Science (Body Cupid)
Anurag Kedia, CEO & Co-founder of Pilgrim
Stuti Ashok Gupta, Principal: Brand & Vision, Amrutam
Pritesh Asher, Co-Founder & CEO, Juicy Chemistry
Suraj Chaudhari, Co-founder & CEO of Zlade
Mayur Mahajan, Co-founder, Prolixr
Akash Bhatte, Head of Sales, The Man Company
Tarun Sharma, Co Founder & CEO, mCaffeine
Prateek Ruhail, CEO & Co-founder, Vanity Wagon
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17:00- 17:15 Hrs
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FIRESIDE CHAT: Customer Insights, Data and The Customer Journey for D2C Brands
Moderator: Saurabh Kumar, Editor- Special Projects, Entrepreneur India
Varun Alagh, Co-Founder & CEO, Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd.
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17:15- 17:30 Hrs
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FIRESIDE CHAT: Bringing India on the Global Map
- Shift in manufacturing
- Collaboration is the key
- Aiming for Atmanirbhar Bharat
Moderator: Ritu Marya, Editor-in-Chief, Entrepreneur & Indian Retailer
Aman Gupta's, Co-founder & CMO, boat
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17:30 - 18:15 Hrs
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Panel: Universal Commerce - The Future of D2C has No Boundaries
Session Partner
How made in India brands are going global?
How mar-tech could change the game for D2C brands going global?
Moderator- Vinodh Ramakannan, Founder & CEO, Spinta Digital
Amit Khatri, Co-Founder, Noise
Abhishek Sinha, Co-Founder & CEO, GoodDot
Susmitha Lakkakula, Founder, Cloud Tailor
Shankar Prasad, Founder, Plum Goodness
Mandeep Singh, Vice President Sales & Strategy, Soothe Healthcare
Vishal Kaushik, Co-Founder & MD, Upakarma Ayurveda
Ameve Sharma, Founder, Kapiva
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