Awards
Frost & Sullivan to host 14th India ICT Awards
MUMBAI: Frost & Sullivan will host the 2016 edition of its India ICT Awards on 2 June 2016 at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. In its 14 consecutive year, the prestigious awards banquet will be a display of the stellar achievements of the country’s ICT firms, leveraging innovative technologies and digital initiatives.
Frost & Sullivan’s Annual India ICT Awards is a platform focused on driving innovation, ushering in a positive change in the industry, thus differentiating it from other awards programs. The awards will acknowledge a company’s exceptional growth, strategies and products, dedicated customer focus, etc. to inspire new opportunities for technological evolution.
The award nominations have been subjected to rigorous assessment methodology backed by detailed study of the nominated companies, based on actual market parameters and performance indicators. Additionally, a jury panel represented by eminent thought leaders and industry experts collectively asses the results of these studies to select the nominee, ensuring that the recipients of the awards are best-in-class.
Frost & Sullivan Middle East, North Africa & South Asia director digital transformation practice Benoy C.S said, “Digital Transformation is rapidly disrupting all industries, while providing opportunities as well as challenges to the ICT sector. This calls for all ICT companies to continuously demonstrate best practices and also keep innovating to differentiate themselves in this highly competitive market. The objective of Frost & Sullivan awards is to recognize those companies who demonstrated innovation, commitment, and successful business strategies that are required for being a leader in the marketplace. Every award is backed by solid research by Frost & Sullivan’s team of analysts and is probably the only award of its kind where analysts, industry thought leaders, and top technology decision makers come together to identify the most deserving company in each category. We are happy to see this change and recognize the deserving companies.”
The awards program encompasses four main categories – Enterprise Infrastructure, Emerging Software Products and IT Services, Enterprise Telecom Services, and Mobile and Wireless. The award includes some of the most coveted titles in ICT industry with 30 awards being presented this year. These awards, besides promoting industry recognition, reinforces investor and client relationships, enhancing brand and product visibility.
The awards program, being an invitation-only event, will give companies access to the crème-de-la-crème of the industry – senior leaders and key decision makers, besides unique branding opportunities. Sponsors supporting the event will also get access to Frost & Sullivan’s cutting-edge industry insights and revel in our acknowledgement of their efforts and achievements. To know more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Amit Kumar at amitk@frost.com.
The 2016 India ICT Awards is supported by the following Media Partners – Channel Times, Communications Today, CXO Today, Tele.net, and Telecom Watch. To know more about this prestigious awards banquet, please visit www.frost.com/ictawards, and follow our official Twitter hashtag: #fsictawardsindia.
Awards
MRSI to honour B.V. Pradeep with lifetime achievement award
Veteran insights leader to be recognised at 7th Golden Key Awards in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The Market Research Society of India will confer its Lifetime Achievement Award on B.V. Pradeep at the 7th Golden Key Awards on March 6, 2026, in Mumbai, celebrating a career that has quietly shaped how businesses listen to consumers.
With more than four decades in the field, Pradeep is widely regarded as one of the architects behind the transformation of market research from a support function into a strategic growth engine. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, he spent nearly 30 years with Unilever in India and overseas, where he developed research frameworks and insight-led systems that went on to become global best practices.
Long before consumer centricity became corporate shorthand, Pradeep championed the idea that organisations should build from the consumer backwards. He played a key role in formalising the consumer and market Insights function, elevating it from number crunching to boardroom influence. From reshaping sensory research in tea and refining brand equity measurement in the 1990s to designing large-scale insight systems and behaviour change models, his work helped businesses turn observation into action.
His impact stretches well beyond India. Pradeep served on Esomar’s Governing Council as vice president and treasurer and worked to strengthen India’s presence in the global research community. He has chaired the joint technical committee for Television Audience Measurement, been a governing council member of the Media Research Users Council and led MRSI as president from 1999 to 2005. He now heads his consultancy, Catalyst-4ur-Growth, advising organisations on marketing, insights and analytics.
TAM Media Research chief growth and partnerships officer and MRSI president Nitin Kamat, said Pradeep’s contribution extends beyond frameworks and methodologies. “He reshaped how organisations think about consumers and expanded the sector’s horizons beyond FMCG. His work elevated insights into a strategic lever for growth, and we are proud to honour his legacy.”
Kantar managing director and qualitative head Apac and committee chair for the award Paru Minocha, noted that Pradeep’s influence is both deep and enduring. “He pioneered frameworks that unlocked growth for clients and agencies alike and helped position India strongly on the global research map. His work strengthened the strategic role of consumer insights in lasting ways.”
The Lifetime Achievement Award jury was chaired by C K Sharma, former strategic consultant and principal at Gallup, and included senior industry leaders from Nestlé India, RSPL, Quantum Consumer Solutions and Inteliphyle Ltd.
As the Golden Key Awards return for their seventh edition, MRSI continues to spotlight the people and ideas that power the research and insights industry. This year, the spotlight falls firmly on a man who ensured that the consumer voice was not just heard, but heeded.
