MINDSPEAK: The Panel Discussion

MINDSPEAK is one of the most integral parts of MICANVAS. It is our time to interface with the eminent names in the industry, indulge in some healthy debate over topics of burning importance and take from some of the most relevant point-of-views in the market.
It is essentially a panel of experts from across different industries and sectors who come together to share their views on the theme chosen for the fest, in a moderated discussion. As this year’s theme, entitled Foreverism, revolves around Sustainability, Changing technology and Expanding markets, the dscussions will be in keeping with the broad guidelines of the theme.
The format of MINDSPEAK is as follows-
•       Each speaker is invited to present his/ her views on the topic for 15-20 minutes with/ without a PowerPoint presentation.
•       Once all the speakers complete their presentations, the moderator invites all the panellists to interact with each other and discuss the theme and the views presented by each of them.
•        Following that, the entire discussion gets thrown open to the audience for the next 20-30 minutes, wherein they can state their own views or cross-examine the speakers.
Last year with the theme being Marketing 3.0 and the emergence of Digital media and the growing importance on social interactions, our panel consisted of-

–       Sudha Natrajan | President, Lintas Media Group
–       Praveen Tripathi | President, Marketing and Sales, Pidilite Industries Ltd.
–       Gitanjali Puri | Director of Marketing, Computer Sciences Corporation
–       Vivek Malhotra | Vice President, Marketing, UTV News

Past panelists include illustrious names like  Mr. Prakash Bagri (Director Of Marketing , Intel, South Asia), Mr. Bhaskar Das (President, TOI Group), Mr. T. Seshu (Head of Rural Marketing, ITC), Mr. Tarun Tripathi (Head - Marketing and Content, MySpace.com), Mr. Balesh Sharma (COO, Vodafone Gujarat) and Padmashree Shovana Narayan (Renowned Kathak Dancer)