MAM
Improving corporate reputation through enhanced reporting
MUMBAI: The 8th edition of the AR (Annual Report) Conclave, a signature event by AR Insight & ReportInsights took place at India’s commercial capital – Mumbai on 14th February 2019. The conclave witnessed the convergence of 200+ corporate reporting authorities and enthusiasts at a day-long event, that concluded with the launch of the world’s first ever coffee table book on annual reports, #trendsetters. The event was split into two parts, day-deliberation and evening-celebration.
Day-deliberation: The first part of the conclave witnessed a battery of 22 proven authorities deliver 4 keynote addresses and 3 panel discussions. The speaker galaxy included Mr. Nilesh Shah, Prof. R Narayanaswamy, Mr. Shriram Subramaniam, Mr. Sandeep Parekh, Mr. Nagesh Pinge, Mr. Prasanna Sankhe, Dr. Aditi Haldar, Ms. Beroz Gazdar, Mr. Kaushal Sampat, Mr. Makarand Lele, Mr. Naresh Patil, Mr. Nikhel Kochhar, Mr. Pramod Joshi, Mr. Prathmesh Raichura, Mr. R. Kannan, Ms. Roma Balwani, Sairam Prabhu Vedam, Mr. Shankar Jaganathan, Mr. Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Mr. Suhas Tuljapurkar, Dr. Y.K Saxena and Mr. Pravin K. Ujjain who spoke on three critical aspects; corporate governance, annual reports and sustainability.
Delivering the opening remarks, Chief Guest – Nilesh Shah, Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra AMC (Asset Management Company) said, “As a community we need to come together, the accountants, the auditors, the rating agents, the investors and the regulators where we have appropriate standards, appropriate governing mechanisms and appropriate punishments. I look forward to this conclave spreading awareness on truthful corporate reporting and we could usher in an era where all the accounting balance sheets can be trusted at their face value.”
Two highlights of the daylong conference were ‘Crystal Gazing Annual Report 2024’, where the panelist emphasized the role of storytelling, innovation and digital content curation to make future annual reports more engaging, crisp and objective; and ‘Business Case of Sustainability Reporting’, the session that emphasized the need for integrating environmental and social performance of a company along with its financial performance.
Evening-celebration: The second part of the conclave started on a much fashionable note with the launch of world’s first ever Coffee Table Book on Annual Reports, #trendsetters. The Coffee Table Book celebrates the trendiest annual reports released by Indian companies between a five-year period of 2014 and 2018. A visual treat that has been curated from a seemingly as mundane and uninspiring corporate document called annual report presents creative masterstrokes that Indian annual report designers and writers have delivered against all odds. #trendsetters acknowledges top-100 Indian companies for trendiness of their annual reports. Mid-cap and small-cap companies outsmart their large-cap counterparts in this unique list, highlighting their extra efforts in weaving extra stickiness and engagement value in their annual reports.
Unveiling the coffee table book, #trendsetters, Indian Annual Reports: 2014 -2018, evening session Chief Guest- Dr. Mukund Rajan said, “It is a new concept and I am delighted to be a part of such an innovation. AR Conclave has managed to revolutionize itself and the reporting world each passing year.”
Elaborating on the vast subject of the conclave Mr. Rajan also shared his views on ESG (Environment, Social and Governance), “Looking at the ESG what we noted was the need and opportunity for higher ESG standard in India is enormous. We constitute around 18% of the world’s population and are one of the most important geographies for the fulfillment of United Nations Sustainable Goals. We need new focus on ESG to offer a new and much needed mantra for sustainable investing and better returns for our investors. We have taken around 20 trillion dollars of funds that are backing an ESG approach. It is one of the fastest growing equity and there is strong and growing research that demonstrates strong correlation between ESG investment and good returns for investors.”
Expressing his gratitude on successful staging of 8th AR Conclave, CEO – AR Insight cum Managing Editor – ReportInsights, Mr. Pravin K Ujjain said, “What is heartening to note is that AR Insight has created an aspirational industry benchmark by instituting the AR Conclave. We are delighted and humbled to have put together the 8th edition of the AR Conclave for the entire corporate fraternity and are thankful to everyone who has joined us at the conclave. The Indian annual reports have made the sharpest improvement vis.a.vis. their western counterparts in the last 8 years and AR Conclave and our various research and rating publications have made their own contribution in catalyzing this change.”
He added, “After a successful conclave this year, we will be back with a new set of eclectic speakers and promise to deliver one of the most insightful and interactive conference next year. “
The AR conclave was a starry affair which brought together the crème de la crème of the corporate world. The event ended on a cheerful note with happy faces all around and a plenty of key takeaways for India Inc. to further improve their annual reports.
Digital
Galleri5 launches India’s first AI cinema OS at India AI Summit
Collective Artists Network unveils end-to-end production platform powering Mahabharat series and Hanuman teaser.
MUMBAI: India’s cinema just got an AI operating system upgrade because why settle for tools when you can have a full production command centre? Collective Artists Network and Galleri5 today unveiled Galleri5 AI Studio at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, billing it as the country’s first cinema-native production technology platform. Launched on 20 February 2026, the system acts as an end-to-end orchestration layer for film and television, integrating generative AI, LoRA-driven character architecture, controlled shot pipelines, 3D/VFX tools, lip-sync, upscaling, quality control, and delivery, all tuned for theatrical and broadcast standards.
Unlike piecemeal AI tools, Galleri5 controls the entire stack from script and world-building to final master output. Filmmakers retain creative authorship, continuity, and IP security while slashing timelines from years to months.
The platform is already in live use at scale. Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh, an AI-powered series produced under Collective’s Historyverse banner, is airing on Star Plus and streaming on JioHotstar, ranking among the top-watched shows in its slot. Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi Hanuman – The Eternal (produced by Star Studios 18) dropped its teaser on IMAX screens, leveraging Galleri5’s infrastructure for the visuals.
Collective Artists Network founder and group CEO Vijay Subramaniam said, “For India to lead in the next era of storytelling, we have to think beyond tools and start building systems. This is about putting durable production infrastructure in place so creators can dream bigger, producers can execute faster, and our stories can travel further.”
Galleri5 partner at Collective and CEO Rahul Regulapati added, “Cinema requires precision, repeatability, and control. Off-the-shelf AI doesn’t solve that. Orchestration does. We built an operating system where technology bends to filmmaking, not the other way around.”
Under Historyverse, Collective Studios is developing a slate including Hanuman, Krishna, Shiva, and Shivaji blending advanced AI systems with traditional craft. The summit session featured directors from Hanuman, Krishna, and Shiva alongside Collective leaders, diving into real-world case studies: what delivers on screen, what glitches, and how production economics are shifting.
At a summit packed with global tech brass and policymakers, Galleri5 stakes a bold claim, cinema’s future belongs to integrated systems, not isolated gadgets and India is building one right now. Whether you’re a filmmaker eyeing faster workflows or just curious about AI remaking epics, this OS could be the script-flip the industry didn’t see coming.
