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AdAsia 2011 gets 800 delegate registrations
MUMBAI: A total of 800 delegates have registered for AdAsia 2011, Asia‘s biggest management, marketing, media, advertising and communications congress that takes place in Delhi later this month.
A panel of personalities from different walks of life will share their experiences, insights and sharp analysis of ongoing events, providing new ideas, concepts and a firm handle on how the changes being witnessed today will translate into trends in the future. They will go beyond analysis to address the question ‘How‘ and to elaborate innovative ideas and solutions to key global challenge.
Pepsi chairman, CEO Indra Nooyi, business consultant, speaker and author Ram Charan, Unilever COO Harish Manwani, Coca-Cola executive VP and chief marketing & commercial officer Joseph Tripodi, and founder and creative chairman of Droga5 David Droga are some of the big names speaking at AdAsia 2011.
The conference is planned to engage and involve participants from the word go so that they are an integral part of the rethink of systems, strategies and solutions. Their thoughts and ideas will be instrumental in aligning these to a rapidly changing global business environment.
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Prakash Nair reportedly quits Ogilvy after 23 years
One of the agency’s longest-serving leaders has moved on, with his next destination still unknown
MUMBAI: After more than two decades at one address, Prakash Nair has left the building. The president and head of office, north at Ogilvy has moved on from the agency, according to highly placed industry sources. His next move remains unknown. Ogilvy did not respond to requests for comment.
Nair spent over 23 years at the agency, making him one of its longest-serving senior figures. He was elevated to lead the Gurugram office in April 2022, a role that put him at the helm of Ogilvy’s northern operations at a time of considerable churn across the advertising industry.
Before taking charge in the capital, Nair served as associate president at Ogilvy Mumbai, where he worked on some of the agency’s most prized accounts, including Mondelez, Tata Motors, and BP Castrol. Over the years, he built a reputation for driving modern, integrated, and award-winning work, the kind that wins metals at Cannes and keeps clients from straying.
His departure was marked in style. A farewell gathering was held in Delhi, attended by senior figures from across the advertising fraternity, a signal of the regard in which Nair is held in an industry that does not always pause to say goodbye properly.
Where he goes next is the question the industry is now asking. After 23 years at one of the world’s most storied agencies, the answer, when it comes, will be worth watching.
