THURSDAY, 4TH MAY 2023
THURSDAY, 4TH MAY 2023
10:00 AM IST
VIP Inauguration
Chief Guest
- Hon. Minister Shri Uday Samant ji, Cabinet Minister for Industries
Guests of Honour
- Hon Mr. Tolhah Ubaidi, Acting Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Mumbai Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Indonesia
- Hon Mr. Nugroho Priyo Pratomo, Director - Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC), Chennai Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia
- Mr. Ajay Vashi, Industry Veteran with Senior roles with Lakme and Hindustan Unilever in Manufacturing and R&D.
- Smt. Manisha Ashok Chaudhary, MLA
THURSDAY, 4TH MAY 2023
10:30 AM IST
WELCOME ADDRESS
- Vicky Menezes, Founder of CMPL
- Nilesh Lele, President, Chamber For Advancement of Small & Medium Businesses (CASMB)
THURSDAY, 4TH MAY 2023
11:00 AM TO 11:40 AM IST
The Private Brand Masterclass:
Positioning your Private Brand for success
- Latest trends and developments in the private label space
- Insight into the role of private labels in the overall strategy of retailers and the way in which category growth and profitability is created
- Private label innovation and the role of the supply industry (suppliers of packaging, ingredients, raw materials).
- Key retailer buying strategies to navigate through challenges and opportunities.
- A look at the future for private labels in India
Moderator
- Sameer Kothari, MD, Vanity Case Group of Companies
panelist
- Ganesh Mishra, Director, ElasticRun
- K Venkataramani, MD, Health & Glow
- Sreedhar DV, Head - Private Label, Big basket
THURSDAY, 4TH MAY 2023
12:00 PM TO 12:40 PM IST
NEXT-GEN HYGIENE:
From Trend to Product
- Trends and Opportunities in the Hygiene space
- THE CIRCLE OF SUSTAINABILITY: Reusing, recycling and rethinking absorbent hygiene
- Turning disposable into compostable and circular
- The plastic challenges and making plastic sustainable
- Changing market dynamics of India
- The need for contract manufacturers in today’s complex market
Presenter
- Vatsal Desai, Founder & CEO, Uniclan Healthcare Pvt. Ltd
- Punit Mittal, Head Sales, SB Packagings Pvt. Ltd.
- Rahul Singh, CEO and Founder, Nexten Brands Private Limited
THURSDAY, 4TH MAY 2023
2:00 PM TO 2:40 PM IST
FUTURE-PROOFING THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY:
Preparing for the challenges for tomorrow
- Product innovation challenges- championing local
- Multiple launches but no hook, need for differentiation and storytelling
- Sustainability and greenwashing
- Fragmented buying experiences
- Lack of beauty education
Moderator
- Jaishree Agrawal, Director, BASES South Asia, NielsenIQ
panelist
- Nikita Rustagi, Country Director, Centdegres
- Alok Kamat, Partner, Maxima Solutions
- Prince Chatterjee, Chief Revenue Officer, Reliance Beauty
- Vaibhav Dixit, General Manager, Alpla Group
- Saurabh Singhal, Co-Founder & Head Of Supply Chain, MCaffeine
THURSDAY, 4TH MAY 2023
3:00 PM TO 3:40 PM IST
FOOD & BEVERAGES:
Major Trends, Areas of Growth, Consumer Preferences & Future Prospects
- Trends shaping the Food & Beverages industry in India
- Best performing categories, along with recent impactful product innovations.
- Review NIQs Industry Report on the growth and opportunities shaping the Food and Beverage space
- Glimpse into the future to spot lucrative opportunities and avoid possible pitfalls for manufacturers
- Convenience Food and Snacking - Leveraging and boosting food trends
- Innovation: Meeting The Contract Manufacturing Needs of Brandowners
Moderator
- Nielsen IQ Bases
panelist
- Amit Patel, MD Bonville Foods
- Yash Gawdi, MD Candor
- Vishnucharan Manjunath, National Category Head - Private Label, Big Basket
- Aniket Nikumb, Founding Team, Mensa Brands
- Mansoor Siddiqui, NuStart
THURSDAY, 4TH MAY 2023
4:00 PM TO 4:40 PM IST
THE PACKAGING EFFECT:
Creating a Brand with Innovative Packaging
- Discover the future of Packaging: Insights from Brandowners, Manufacturers and Experts on the importance of brand packaging in building brand identity
- Sustainability and Innovation: The Future of Packaging
- Benefits of Product Labelling - key branding strategies
- Trends and challenges faced by packaging designers in the cosmetics, personal care, food and beverage industry.
Moderator
- Nirav Shah, MD, Letra Graphix
panelist
- Abhishek Acharya, Co-Founder, Theka Coffee
- Sandeep Saxena, CEO, Amore Health (Wellness Group)
- Rutuja Patel, FOUNDER & Managing Director, Sonya Foods
- Sunila G Benjamin, Specialty Sales Director looking after Design (aka pack) testing and Neuro, NielsenIQ Bases
FRIDAY, 5TH MAY 2023
FRIDAY, 5TH MAY 2023
11:00 AM TO 11:40 AM IST
Understanding & Exploring Foreign Trade Bilateral Opportunities for India with Asian Countries
- What makes India a hotspot for International business opportunities avenues for partnerships in the FMCG industry
- Embassies and Trade Commissions of foreign countries in India are well placed to capture these opportunities for exporters from their respective countries. What more can be done?
- How Embassies and Trade Commissions can play a more pro-active role to facilitate such alliances.
- Entry regulations making way for International Business Opportunities in India
Moderator
- Amod Salgaonkar, Director, Chamber For Advancement of Small & Medium Businesses (CASMB)
panelist
- Hon Mr Norman Dzulkarnain Nasri, Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Malaysia Trade Section (MATRADE)
- Hon Mr. Tolhah Ubaidi, Acting Consul General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
- Hon Mr. Nugroho Priyo Pratomo, Director, Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC), Chennai (Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia)
FRIDAY, 5TH MAY 2023
12:00 PM TO 12:40 PM IST
HEALTH & WELLNESS:
Ripe For Disruption
- Insights on the growth this category has witnessed during the last 2 years
- Future trends and opportunities in this space
- What does the future of India’s health landscape look like?
- Healthy snacking: From healthy indulgence to ‘mood food’
- Which ingredients and concepts lead the gut health trend and how snacks are becoming the new health category.
- Exploring retail and consumer trends reveals success and new opportunities for private brands in the health aisle
- Learn about the trends and gain formulation insights into functional foods and beverages
Moderator & Presenter
- NielsenIQ
- HP Singh, MD, Ambe Phytoextracts
FRIDAY, 5TH MAY 2023
1:00 PM TO 1:40 PM IST
EXPLORE KEY TRENDS SHAPING THE FMCG LANDSCAPE IN INDIA
- Market Insights, Sustainability, Innovation & New Trends
- Embedding sustainability practices as a strategic approach adopted by FMCG Brands
- What has triggered the change in consumers willing to pay a premium for sustainability products?
FRIDAY, 5TH MAY 2023
2:30 PM TO 3 PM IST
Opportunities for Emerging Micro and Small Businesses (Specially Food) in Defence Sector
Speaker
- Yusuf A S Inamdar, SROT
FRIDAY, 5TH MAY 2023
3:45 PM TO 4:30 PM IST
Retail Money-Making Tips - Go Phygital!
- What is the Retail Future?
- How to entice the customer to return to you?
- What’s Phygital ?
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KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS
BRAND DESIGN PARTNER
DISPLAY PARTNER
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