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Octagon CSI to focus on advertiser funded programmes
MUMBAI: With the aim of further positioning itself as the preeminent television rights, sales and production house, Octagon CSI has announced the appointment of two senior executives
Australian television executive Michael McKay takes on the role of international production head. Stewart Mison assumes the role of brandcasting VP.
Mison will build a brandcasting division within CSI. This will specialise in the creation, development and implementation of advertiser funded programming (AFP) initiatives. Mison is expected to offer this programming alternative to existing clients within all the divisions of Octagon as well as to sister agencies within the IPG family.
Misons background includes tenure at Trans World International (TWI), the television arm of IMG. At TWI, he ran the barter syndication for the 1994 Winter Olympics and worked closely on broadcast issues with the IOC, Nike and Coca-Cola.
McKay meanwhile will oversee the companys production throughout the world, excluding the Americas. He is expected to build upon Octagons traditional sports production base to include light entertainment and reality style programming.
McKay is familiar with reality programming having served as a producer for CBS reality series The Amazing Race and as executive producer for the innovative docu-reality series Reel Race for Discovery.
Octagon has global expertise in consulting, athletes & personalities, event management, property representation, marketing solutions, licencing and merchandising, talent procurement and television rights and production. Octagon is part of The Interpublic Group.
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Business Today MindRush returns to Mumbai, spotlight on India’s edge in a fractured world
Policymakers and corporate heavyweights gather to map supply chains, energy security and markets
MUMBAI: As fault lines widen across global trade and geopolitics, Business Today is doubling down on India’s moment. The 14th edition of Business Today MindRush & Best CEOs Awards lands in Mumbai on March 28, pitching India’s strategic edge at the centre of a fragmenting world.
The day-long summit, presented by PwC, will bring together a tight mix of policymakers, industry leaders and market voices to decode shifting supply chains, maritime strategy, defence priorities, energy security and capital markets—sectors now deeply entangled with geopolitics.
M Nagaraju, secretary, department of financial services, ministry of finance, will headline the event, setting the tone for discussions that aim to track how India is repositioning itself amid disrupted trade routes and volatile energy dynamics.
The speaker slate reads like a cross-section of India Inc’s command centre. Krishna Swaminathan will zero in on sea lanes and supply chains, while Prashant Ruia is set to push the case for self-reliance in oil and gas. Ashish Chauhan will weigh in on capital markets at a pivotal juncture, as a panel featuring Vibha Padalkar, Sanjiv Mehta, Amish Mehta and Sanjeev Krishan debates navigating economic uncertainty.
Leadership under pressure will be another running theme. Madhavkrishna Singhania, Sharvil Patel, Karan Bhagat and Anurag Choudhary will unpack how businesses are steering through disruption. Arun Alagappan will turn the spotlight on fertilisers, Arundhati Bhattacharya will reflect on leadership transitions, while Anish Shah and S Vellayan will outline blueprints for building future-ready conglomerates.
The event will close with Aroon Purie setting the broader editorial lens, before the Best CEOs Awards recognise standout corporate leadership across sectors.
At a time when the global order looks increasingly splintered, MindRush 2026 is positioning itself as more than a conference—it is a signal that India intends not just to navigate the churn, but to shape it.
