Celebrating 70 Pride of the Nation Summit & 2nd Edition – India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2017

Celebrating 70 Pride of the Nation Summit
&
2nd Edition – India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2017
Process Reviewers: PricewaterhouseCoopers P.L.
In addition to the coveted
Knight of Honour Awards,
Global Indian of the Year Awards,
AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40,
Black Swan Bollywood Awards,
India’s Greatest CEOs/CFOs/CMOs/CHROs/CTOs Awards,
Top Women Achievers of the Year Awards,
&
Fastest Growing Healthcare Brands 2017

Celebrating 70, Pride of the Nation Series Awards & Business Summit 2017 and Second Edition of India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2017 held at the Ballroom of Taj Lands End Hotel, Mumbai on 9th Oct 2017 was a magnificent event highlighted by the presence of our beloved filmstar Shri Dharmendra Deol & the Consul General of Hungary and several other top business dignitaries. Together, several business and social issues were discussed at the highest level, and ways to improve investment India were considered. As the theme of the Summit reflects, it was a high-level Business Summit where 70 years of India’s independence were celebrated and relevant discussions were held, and some greatest Indian leaders of our time were felicitated. URS-AsiaOne magazine and UWG Media Consulting P.L. once again successfully created an unprecedented platform where highly intellectual and insightful thoughts were created on what’s best for India’s and the world’s future. The Summit was organized by URS-AsiaOne magazine and UWG Media Consulting P.L. which is rapidly emerging as the Number 1 international media company towards the cause of business, political and social issues in the entire Asia & GCC region, thus supporting not only the Indian Government’s initiatives such as Skilling India, Digitizing India, and Incredible India, but also supporting United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and World Health Organization’s targets.

“2nd Edition – India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2017 – process reviewers PricewaterhouseCoopers P.L.”, Knight of Honour Awards, Global Indian of the Year Awards, AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40, Black Swan Bollywood Awards, India’s Greatest CEOs/CFOs/CMOs/CHROs/CTOs Awards, Top Women Achievers of the Year Awards, & Fastest Growing Healthcare Brands 2017 were organized at the Ballroom of Taj Lands End Hotel, Mumbai in association with Bright Outdoor Media Pvt. Ltd. as our Outdoor Partner.

Mr. Rajat Shukal, Principal Partner of URS Media Consulting P.L. and AsiaOne Magazine, was clear in his words that Celebrating 70, Pride of the Nation Series Awards & Business Summit 2017 and Second Edition of India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2017 have proved to be a milestone in creating an unprecedented platform of Business & Social Council to address the pressing business and social causes of the world. The India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2017 is also instrumental in bringing Iconic, Powerful, and Emerging brands and leaders of India on a common platform to discuss issues and potentials relevant to their respective strategic decisions, thereby innovatively unfolding a permeable screen of unprecedented mutual learning and growth. No other organization does that in India currently.”

Distinguished Dignitaries

The following distinguished dignitaries graced the Forum with their presence:
• Shri Dharmendra Deol – Iconic Film Star of Bollywood
• His Excellency Dr Norbert Révai-Bere – Consul-General of Hungary in India
• Mr. Ashish Kumar Chauhan – Chairman & MD, Bombay Stock Exchange
• Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani – Founder, Hiranandani Group
• Dr. Mustafa Sassa Chairman Sarrah Raj Enterprises and Sellforce.com

AsiaOne Global Indian of the Year

AsiaOne Global Indian of the Year is an exclusive Intellectual Property Right of the AsiaOne magazine. It is for those who are exclusive, exceptional and extraordinary. People who have not only worked to place their brands globally, but have also embossed India on the world map. These extraordinary people have a generation looking up to them, aspiring to reach the personage excellence they are at. It is entirely made of those who have really made an indelible mark for other leaders to follow and generations to admire. Only par excellence leaders & brands from across the world are worthy of being selected as AsiaOne Global Indian of the Year 2017, and only 12 exclusive “AsiaOne Global Indian of The Year” were felicitated at the Summit for their special work in the industry and society:
• Mr. Tapan Singhel, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
• Mr. Khushru Jijina, Managing Director – Piramal Finance & MD Piramal Housing Finance
• Mr. Rohit Kochhar, Chairman, Kochhar & Company
• Dr. Archana Dhawan Bajaj, Director – The Nurture IVF
• Mrs. Satya Vadlamani, Chairperson & Managing Director, Murli Krishna Pharma Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. K R Raghunath, CEO – KIS Group
• Shri V K Modi, Chairman – Dayawati Modi Academy
• Dr. Raghavan Seetharaman, CEO – Doha Bank
• Dr. Satyajit Singh, Managing Director – Ruban Memorial Hospital

Winning Leaders and Brands

As it was a Summit of 16 industries, more than 100 Brand and Leader award winners were felicitated on 9th Oct 2017 with a presence of over 300 audience from all over India and abroad.

Main Awardees include:

• Mr. V.C Nannapaneni, Chairman, Natco Pharma as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17.
• Mr. Sunil Rane, Executive President, Atharva Group of Institutes as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. B.D. Mundhra, Chairman Emeritus – Simplex Infrastructure as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Dr. Dinesh Kapoor, Chairman – Fitness World as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Armaan Malik – Blackswan Award for Youngest Sensational Singer
• Mr. Amaal Malik – Blackswan Award for Youngest Sensational Music Director
• Mr. Sameer Olyai, Director - Little Angels High School as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Nurallah K. Veljee - Director - Space Deal Pvt. Ltd. as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17.
• Mr. Ramesh Batta, Chairman – Kaasiga School as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Rajesh Gupta, Managing Director - Multicolor Steels as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. V George Antony, Managing Director – UAE Exchange India as India’s Greatest Brand 2016-17
• Mr. Ramashankar Pandey, Managing Director - Hella India Lighting Pvt. Ltd as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Yogesh Agarwal , Chairman and Managing Director – Rimjhim Ispat as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Ashish Mehrotra, MD & CEO - Max Bupa Health Insurance as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Ajay Munot, CEO – Adani Realty as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17.
• Mr. Sukanto Ghosh, Managing Director - Sparklet Engineers Pvt Ltd as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Vasal, Chairman - Vasal Educational Society and I – League education as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Anil Sachidanand, MD & CEO – Aspire Home Finance - as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Dr. C. Vinod Hayagriv, Managing Director & Director – C. Krishniah Chetty Jewellers as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Dhirender Madan, Chairman - Mahima Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Mahesh Kingrani, Director – Ikon Remedies and Mr. Rajesh Kingrani, Director – Ikon Remedies as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Ravi Talwar, Chairman – T&T Motors as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Deepak Kabu, CEO – Ziox Mobiles as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Vikas Bagaria and Mr. Dheeraj Jain, Founders of PEESAFE as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Dr. Nayan Shah, Chairman – Paramount Health service & Insuracne TPA Ltd as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Chetan Patel, Director – Oasis Tiles as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Kamlesh Agarwal, Chairman – Skipper Furnishings as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17.
• Mr. Nitin Shah, Chairman – Allied Digital as India’s Greatest Brands 2016-17.
• Ms. Zeba Sheriff , MD – Rainbow Primary School as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17.
• Mr. Sanjay Behl, CEO – Raymonds as India’s Greatest CEO
• Mr. S. M. Raju, MD – Miracle Drinks as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Ms. Ainara Kaur, CEO - Canvilicious New-Age Marketing as India’s Greatest CEO
• Mr. Deepak Chhabra, CEO – Crocs as India’s Greatest CEO
• Mr. Ankush Nijhawan – Co-Founder TBO & Nijhawan Group as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Gaurav Bhatnagar, Co-Founder TBO as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Vikram Goel, CEO – HDFC Realty as India’s Greatest CEO
• Mr. Kunal Jeswani, CEO – Ogilvy & Mather India as India’s Greatest CEO
• Mr. Rajesh Jain, CEO – Lacoste India as India’s Greatest CEO
• Mr. Anant Goenka, Executive Director, Indian Express Group as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Jignesh Kenia, CFO – Times Group as India’s Greatest CFO
• Mr. Ajay Seth, CEO - Maruti Suzuki India as India’s Greatest CFO
• Ms. Shilpa Dureja Puri, Chief Digital Officer – Microsoft India
• Mr. Manoj Gupta, Director – Glocera as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17.
• Mr. Sanjay Jain, A true Motivator and a Life Coach as India’s Greatest Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Yash Miglani, MD – Migsun Group as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Rakshit Desai , MD - FCM Travel Solutions and Flight Shop as India’s Greatest Brands 2016-17
• Mr. Goldy Nagdev, MD – Hari Darshan as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• DR. P. PARTHASARADHI REDDY, CEO – FMS Dental Hospital as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• CA Dr. Rajeev Gupta, Founder & Director – Golden Bells Pre-School as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Dr. Mamata Dighe, Medical Director & Managing Director - Xenith Advanced Fertility Centre as India’s Fastest Growing Healthcare Brand 2016-17
• Dr. Beerinder Singh Yogi, MD – Dr. Yogi’s Clinic as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Dr. Jawahar Shah, Founder & Chairman - Welcome Cure Pvt Ltd as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Yogesh Lakhani, CMD – Bright Outdoor Media Pvt. Ltd. as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Kewaunee Scientific Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. as India’s Greatest Brands 2016-17.
• Manya Group as India’s Greatest Brands 2016-17.
• Klay School as India’s Greatest Brands 2016-17.
• Mr. Ashish Vidyarthi, Indian Film actor, Black Swan Award for Outstanding Corporate Motivational Speaking: Special Mention "Avid Miner"
• Kisan Group as India’s Greatest Brands 2016-17.
• Kutchina Appliances as India’s Greatest Brands & Leader 2016-17.
• IXORA Services as India’s Greatest Brands 2016-17.
• Mr. Rahul Shah, MD – Sumer Group as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Ms. Chandrani Prasad, Managing Partner – C&V Associates as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Aditya Berlia, Co-Promoter - Appejay Stya University as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Ms. Mallika Jain, Proprietor – Fashion Capsule as World’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Prakash Motwani, Director – CONA Industries as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016 -17
• Mr. Rakesh Sharma, Director Asia Pacific – Arabol as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17.
• Mr. V.K Bhandari, Chairman & Managing Director – Supertron as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Parag Agarwal, Founder & CMD – Janajal as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. D. L. Makkar, CMD – HRS as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17.
• Mr. N Keshav Raju, Chairman and Founder – IIHT as India’s Greatest Brands 2016-17
• Gurukul the School as India's Most Influential Educational Brand.
• MD International School as India's Most Influential Educational Brand.
• Dr. Davish Jain, Vice Chairman – Prestige Group of Industries and Educational Society as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17.
• Dr. P. V. Mahajan, Managing Director – StemRX as India’s Fastest Growing Healthcare Brands 2016-17
• Mr. PRASHANT SHIVANKUTTY, Payback as India’s Greatest CTO 2016-17
• Mr. Ganesh Iyer ganesh, Future Group as India’s Greatest CDO 2016-17
• Mr. Ritesh Pai, Yes Bank as India’s Greatest CDO 2016-17
• India Infoline Limited as India’s Greatest CSR 2016-17
• Mr. Vishal Parekh, Kingston Technologies as India’s Greatest CMO 2016-17
• Mr. Prashob Ravi, WIPRO as India’s Greatest CMO 2016-17
• Mr. Srihari Palangala, Dell EMC as India’s Greatest CMO 2016-17
• Mr. Kaushik Chakraborty, UTI Mutual Fund as India’s Greatest CMO 2016-17
• Mr. Sunder Madakshira, Adobe India as India’s Greatest CMO 2016-17
• Mr. Sarthak Seth, Panasonic India as India’s Greatest CMO 2016-17
• Mr. Avinash Shekhar, Zeb Pay as India’s Greatest CFO 2016-17
• Mr. Rajeev Gupta, Jardine Lloyd Thompson India Pvt Ltd as India’s Greatest CFO 2016-17
• Mr. Pramod Mahanta, Payback as India’s Greatest CFO 2016-17
• Mr. Anuj Aggarwal , Canon India Pvt. Ltd. as India’s Greatest CFO 2016-17
• Mr. Jayesh Saxena, Homeantra as India’s Greatest CEO 2016-17
• Mr. DilipKumar Khandelwal, President SAP HANA Enterprise as India’s Greatest CEO 2016-17
• Mr. Sushant Sreeram, Head Marketing – Xiaomi Mobiles as India’s Greatest CMO 2016-17
• Mr. Kinjal Choudhary, Sr. Vice President & CHRO - VE Commercial Vehicles as India’s Greatest CHRO 2016-17
• Mr. Saurov Ghosh, Chief Human Resource Officer – Aditya Birla Textiles as India’s Greatest CHRO 2016-17
• Mr. Harjeet Singh Khanduja, Vice President – HR, Reliance Jio as India’s Greatest CHRO 2016-17
• Ms. Swati Bhattacharya, CK Birla Group as India’s Greatest CMO 2016-17
• Dr Himanshu Roy, Managing Director - Srijan Fertility as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Dr P.K. Gupta & Dr. Gunjan Gupta, Directors - Gunjan IVF World as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Dr Japtej Singh, Medical Director – Eye Hospital as India’s Greatest Leaders 2016-17
• Dr. Rinkush Budhiraja, R B Homeopathy and Rinson Healthcare India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Dr Meenu Agarwal, Medical Director, Morpheus Bliss IVF Pune as India’s Greatest Leaders 2016-17
• Caree Fertility as India’s Fastest Growing Healthcare Brands 2016-17.
• Dr. Kaushal Samir Kadam, Medical Director - Corion fertilityas India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Dr. Uma Shankar S. N., Managing Director - Ahalya Nursing Home Trichy as India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Dr Pravin Shinde, Managing Director - Sree Fertility India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17
• Mr. Sohan Roy, Chairman of Aries Group of Companies as AsiaOne Global Indian of the Year 2016-17.
Top Women Achievers of the Year
• Ms. Sminu Jindal, Managing Director Jindal SAW Ltd., Founder- Svayam as Top Women Achievers of the Year 2016-17
• Ms. Radhika Piramal, Vice Chairperson & Executive Director, VIP Skybags as Top Women Achievers of the Year 2016-17
• Ms. Harshbeena Sahney Zaveri, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, NRB Bearings Ltd.as Top Women Achievers of the Year 2016-17
• Ms. Sonali Dhawan, Marketing Director, Fabric care as Top Women Achievers of the Year 2016-17
• Ms. Preeti Surekha – Director Emami Groupas Top Women Achievers of the Year 2016-17
AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40 Award

• Mr. Rishabh Mariwala, Soap Opera as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Pulkit Trivedi, Facebook India as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Prashant Tandon, 1 MG as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Rajeev Nannapaneni, Vice Chairman & CEO – Natco Pharma as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Rahul Dixit, Director- Ananda as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Siddharth Sethi, Co Founder & CEO – Zestech as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Shoiab Ashraf&Ms. Ashka Sheth – IXORA Services as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Gaurav Sood, Spring Energy Pvt. Ltd. as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Mithun Sundar, Pepsico India as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Rohit Kumar, Uniphos as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Amanpreet bajaj, Air BnB as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Dr. Suraj Bahirwani, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Divyank Turakhia, Media.net as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Deepak Kothari as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Dr Ritesh Malik, Innovate as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
• Mr. Leo Mavely, Axio as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40.
• Ms. Charu Gouniyal, Aditya Birla Group as AsiaOne 40 Most Influential Indians Under 40
AsiaOne Black Swan Bollywood Awards

• Parvin Dabas – Indian Film Actor
• Ismail Darbar – Indian Film Music Director
• Kirti Kulhari – Indian Film Actress
• Preeti Jhangiani – Indian Film Actress
• Sharad Kelkar – Indian Film Actor
• Chandrakant Sonawane – Indian Film Costume Designer
• Neetu Singh – Indian Film Costume Designer
• Shabbir Ahmed – Indian Film Lyricist

Elements of the Summit

The Summit started with a red carpet welcome to over 300 businessmen, diplomats, government dignitaries, social leaders and entrepreneurs on 9th Oct with over 100 awards presented at Ballroom of Taj Lands End Hotel, Mumbai.

Panel Discussion 1 moderated by Mr. Anam Kumar – Editor, AsiaOne Magazine discussed intensely 360-degree aspects of demonetization and GST suggesting to improve wherever possible. The panelists included Mr. Rajesh Gupta – Managing Director, Multicolor Steels India Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Ramesh Batta, Chairman, Kasiga School; Mr. Aditya Berlia, Pro Vice Chancellor, Apeejay Stya University; Mr. Ramashankar Pandey, Managing Director, Hella India Lighting Ltd.; Dr. Japtej Singh – Managing Director, Dr. K D Singh’s Eye Hospital.

Panel Discussion 2 moderated by Mr. Anam Kumar – Editor, AsiaOne magazine brought to the fore several innovative and progressive ideas on women empowerment. The panelists included Mr. Ashish Vidyarthi: Renowned Indian Film Actor in multiple languages, and a National Film Award winner; Ms. Kirti Kulhari: An Indian Film Actor best known for Pink and Indu Sarkar movies; Mrs. Satya Vadlamani: Chairperson & Managing Director, Murli Pharma Krishna Pvt. Ltd.; Ms. Preeti Jhangiani: An Indian Film Actor best known for Mohabbatein and Awara Paagal Deewana movies; Ms. Ritu Dewan: Principal, Dayawati Modi Academy; Dr. Archana Dhawan Bajaj: The Nurture IVF.

Brief Itinerary
• Date: 9th Oct 2017
• Venue: Ballroom of Taj Lands End Hotel, Mumbai
• Time: 5:30 PM onwards
• Dress Code: Formals
• 5:30 to 6:00 PM: Registrations
• 6:00 to 6:20 PM: Welcome Speech and Intro to Awards & Summit
• 6:20 to 650 PM: Felicitation of Knights of Honour, and AsiaOne Global Indian of the Year
• 6:50 to 7:20 PM: Panel Discussion 1: Making Dynamic Business Strategies: How Businesses are Transforming after Demonetisation and GST?
• 7:20 to 7:50 PM: Felicitation of India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders
• 7:50 to 8:20 PM: Panel Discussion 2: Breaking Stereotypes and Reaching Pinnacles: Are Women Turning Into Role Models for Men?
• 8:20 to 8:40 PM: Felicitation of India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders – Round Two
• 8:40 to 8:55 PM: Unveiling of Magazine & Coffee Table Book
• 8:55 to 9:15 PM: Keynote Speeches
• 9:15 to 9:45 PM: Felicitation of India’s Greatest Brands & Leaders – Round Three
• 9:45 PM onwards: Networking dinner

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