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Quiz Whizz Kids Shine as Army Public School Bags TCS InQuizitive Crown
If curiosity had a championship belt, it just found a new home in Hyderabad. TCS InQuizitive 2025, India’s longest-running interschool quiz saga wrapped up its national finals in Mumbai with fireworks of facts, fierce buzzer battles, and a finale that kept even seasoned quizzers on the edge of their seats.
After a spirited 12-city run cutting across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Indore, Chennai, Nagpur, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, and Kochi, the top 12 teams converged in Mumbai for what can best be described as India’s “Super Bowl of School Quizzing.” And when the final buzzer sounded, it was Gyan Prakash and Bhavyman Sharma of Army Public School, Hyderabad, who clinched the coveted national title with composure sharp enough to slice through the toughest trivia.
The finals were helmed by the ever-electric Quizmaster Pickbrain (Giri Balasubramaniam), who steered the high-octane contest with trademark wit and relentless pace. Precision under pressure proved to be the Hyderabad duo’s secret sauce, helping them outthink and outmanoeuvre sharp minds from across India.
TCS chief human resources officer Sudeep Kunnumal said the competition once again showcased “the best of young India,” praising the participants for their curiosity, agility, and ability to connect ideas across disciplines. “Their enthusiasm and ability to connect ideas across domains show the immense promise this new generation carries,” he said, reaffirming TCS’ commitment to nurturing young talent in a world shaped by AI, quantum leaps, and technological disruption.
And the scale tells its own story. Over 3,800 teams from more than 600 schools took part this year, reaffirming why InQuizitive remains the marquee event in the school quizzing circuit. With students from Classes 8 to 12 diving into themes across IT, science, engineering, sports, art, and current affairs, the tour rekindled the joy of on-ground quizzing bringing students not just from metros but also from smaller towns eager to take on the national stage.
The national finalists walked away with trophies and gift vouchers, but more importantly, bragging rights in a competition that has stood tall for 26 years, shaping generations of budding thinkers. Today, TCS InQuizitive is a benchmark for quizzing rigour, research depth, and the competitive spirit that keeps students, teachers, and parents glued to the action every year.
As the lights dimmed on the Mumbai stage, one thing was clear: the future belongs to the curious. And thanks to InQuizitive, India’s curiosity engine is humming brighter than ever.
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WPP appoints Estée Lauder’s Anne-Isabelle Choueiri as chief transformation officer
Former Estée Lauder executive to lead operations, technology and culture overhaul under WPP’s three-year growth plan
LONDON: WPP has appointed Anne-Isabelle Choueiri as chief transformation officer in a newly created role tasked with delivering the group’s Elevate28 strategy.
Choueiri joins from The Estée Lauder Companies, where she led enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, including the “One ELC” operating model and major upgrades to enterprise marketing, data and analytics capabilities. She also led the redesign of enterprise technology teams and served on the company’s AI taskforce, driving AI strategy, adoption and value realisation across the business.
At WPP, she will be responsible for designing, implementing and embedding the operating model behind Elevate28, the company’s three-year growth plan unveiled in February 2026. She will lead efforts to improve innovation, efficiency and integration across WPP’s client offerings, with a focus on delivering agile, outcome-driven solutions and measurable growth.
Choueiri will oversee organisational transformation across the group, working closely with product and enterprise technology teams to deploy AI, data and technology to build new capabilities and improve operational performance. She will also work with the people function to embed cultural change, strengthen an agile performance mindset and support talent development across the organisation.
Before joining Estée Lauder, she held senior roles across consulting and digital agencies, including at Accenture, Masaï (a Bain & Company spin-off), and Kearney, with experience spanning strategy, data and digital marketing transformation.
Cindy Rose, chief executive officer of WPP, said Choueiri brings a strong track record of leading large-scale transformation across operations, technology and culture, adding that her appointment will help accelerate the group’s next phase of growth under Elevate28.
Choueiri said WPP’s strategy represents an ambitious opportunity to reshape how the company operates and delivers for clients, adding that she looks forward to building integrated solutions and fostering a culture of innovation and change.
She will be based in New York and will join WPP’s executive committee.
