IAA Young Turks Forum to host Prasoon Joshi on his ‘journey down memory lane’

MUMBAI: IAA Young Turks Forum of the International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter, has invited the Chairman Asia Pacific & CEO of McCann World Group India, Prasoon Joshi, to share his multi-faceted professional journey.

Kaushik Roy, President, Brand Strategy & Marketing Communication at Reliance Industries Limited will interact with him to uncover this journey, which will be followed by discussions with the young audience.

An acclaimed advertising industry leader, Prasoon exemplifies a rare breed of creativity and leadership. An icon who has built mega brands, a writer who’s been honoured with the prestigious National Award twice by the President of India and one who has garnered glory at International Awards like Cannes, D&Ad, Clio, Media, Adfest, and plethora of others, Prasoon has also authored 4 books.

Kaushik Roy has spent over three decades in the sphere of media and communication. He started his career with Hindustan Thompson Associates (JWT), Kolkata, in the Creative Department and later moved on to Account Management. Kaushik has held the positions of General Manager - South, Clarion Advertising (now Bates); Executive Director and Chief Creative Officer - Mudra Communications; Head - Corporate Brand Strategy, South Asia, at Philips.

Srinivasan K Swamy, IAA India Chapter & Vice-President, Development Asia/Pacific Region of IAA said, “IAA Young Turks Forum in its three prior events has shown how the young professionals find this very useful. We are happy to have brought out this series, which is giving an opportunity for them to listen, learn and get inspired by successful communication experts from different genres.”

“HBO has always had a strong connect with youth audiences and we are delighted to be associated with this platform that gives young professionals a chance to interact with experts from different fields,” said Monica Tata, Managing Director HBO South Asia, and Presenting Partner of the IAA Young Turks Forum.

“The IAA Young Turks Forum is very excited to bring two well-known speakers from Media, Advertising and Communication background who will connect to the audience to share a few lessons from the world of creativity and strategy and what actually inspire them, on how they could use these inspiration in their business personal & professional dealings,” added Manish Advani, Head, Marketing and Public Relations, Mahindra Special Services Group, and Chairman of the IAA Young Turks Forum Series.