4th edition of e4m PR and Corp Comm 40 Under 40 Summit & Awards 2022
The day-long summit was followed by a glittering award ceremony on February 1, 2023
The long wait finally got over on February 1, 2023. Over 40 professionals (under the age of 40) of the PR and Corp Comm industry recognised and honoured the next generation PR and Communication leaders, who are shaping the industry through their forward looking vision. The 4th edition of the annual e4m PR & Corp Comm 40 Under 40 Summit and Awards 2022, held on-ground at the Leela Ambience, Gurugram, was an event to remember.
The day-long summit brought together stalwarts and experts from across the PR and Corp Comm fraternity to deliberate, discuss and engage in enlightening discussions and discourses on relevant topics, issues and subjects. The theme of this year's summit was “The Era of Millennials in PR” and the agenda features four panel sessions and five keynote addresses.
Adfactors PR was the event's 'Presenting Partner'. The 'Powered By' partners of the event were Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Kaizzen and Candour Communications, and 'Gold Partners' were Concept BIU, 80 dB Communications and Godrej.
The panel sessions delved into topical topics, like:
- Importance of Digital PR in brand promotion – Speakers: Anand Prakash, Senior Group Head, Adfactors PR; Akanksha Jain, Head- Public Relations & Corporate Communications, Bharatpe; Kritika Padhy, Account Director , 80 dB communications; Bhawna Gupta, Director, Client Relations, Hill+Knowlton Strategies; Moderator: Ruhail Amin, Sr. Editor BW Businessworld & Exchange4media
- What has been the success of PR agencies when they expand into regional market – Speakers: Nikita Nanda, Vice President, Adfactors PR; Karishma Sain, CEO, Goodword Media; Naina Jha, Associate Director, Grey Matters; Moderator: Rishu Singh, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, Fortis Healthcare Limited
- How to make the youth industry ready? - Speakers: Ayushi Arora, CEO and Founder, Media Corridor; Madhvi Chaudhary, PR Manager, Media Mic; Neha Gupta, AVP, Value360Communication;
Moderator: Shrabasti Mallik, exchange4media
- Rules of engagement between PR and the brands, managing each other expectation – Speakers: Gehna Sawhney, Director - Communications, India & Europe, Pitney Bowes; Lovina Gujral, COO, Candour Communication; Tehseen Zaidi, Head Communications, Syngenta; Moderator: Ruchika Jha, exchange4media
The keynote speakers included Dr Navneet Anand, Founder & Director, GreyMatters Communications & Consulting; Pooja Pathak, Co-Founder and Director, Media Mantra; Atul Raja, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing. Wadhwani Foundation; Sanjeev Handa, Sr. Vice President and Head of PR & Communications, Maruti Suzuki Ltd; and Atul Ahluwalia, Founding Partner, First Partners. There will also be a firside chat session featuring Rohit Bansal, Group Head of Communications, Reliance Industries Limited.
The event was simulcast on YouTube and exchange4media's social media handles.
