Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry presents Breaking Silos: People, Power, and Purpose in Dynamic Times

Press Release

Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Pune, June 13, 2019

Bombay Chambers of Commerce & Industry (BCCI), the apex industry body is hosting the first strategic conclave in, ‘Breaking Silos: People, Power, and Purpose in Dynamic Times’. The relevance and importance of ‘Breaking Silos’ is addressed to all professionals who are creating value in their roles of Human Resources, Advertising, Investor Relations, Legal, Marketing, PR, Sales, Sustainability and CSR.

The discussion will focus on the importance of having ‘One Voice’, with industry leaders and veterans who have ensured collaboration and proactive communication with all stakeholders, to build powerful brands. The one-day conclave is from 9.00am to 4pm on 14 June 2019 in Mumbai.

"The need of the hour for forward looking organizations is to orchestrate collaboration towards a common goal, which has purpose that can lead to a powerful movement. Organizations that engage in authentic and transparent communication and allow free flowing information, will build their workforce as the brand's most powerful ambassadors, and, with transparent engagements, drive greater trust among their investors, customers and shareholders,” opines Ms. Roma Balwani, Chief Curator of the Breaking Silos Conclave and Media Corporate Communications & Public Relations Committee (MCCPR) Committee member.

Key opinion makers and brand custodians at the Breaking Silos conclave include:

- Mr. Sam Balasara, Madison World

- Mr. Madhukar Sabnavis, Ogilvy,Mather

- Dr. Bhaskar Das, Republic TV Network

- Ms. Nandani Dias, Lodestar UM India

- Mr. Santosh Desai, MD & CEO, Future Brands

- Ms. Lulu Raghavan, MD, Landor

- Mr. Sanjay Podder, MD, Accenture labs

- Mr. Jaideep Kewalramani, CEO Legasis Services Pvt. Ltd.

- Ms. RoubleNagi, Founder, Art Foundation

- Ms. Ruby Thapar, Public and Government Affairs, India, Dow Chemical international Pvt Ltd

- Ms. Minari Shah, Director – Public Relations, Amazon India

- Dr. KuiljeitUppaal, Image Scientist & CEO, Krea

- Ms. Atika Farooqui, Anchor and Creative Director, Colors - Rishtey Cineplex & Viacom 18

- Mr. Ambi Parameswaran, Brand Strategist, Founder, Brand-Building.Com

- Ms. Kalpana Unadkat, Partner, Khaitan& Co, Mr. UnmeshPawar, Partner, Head – People, Performance & Culture, KPMG

- Ms. Deepali Naair, Chief Marketing Officer, IBM India

- Shveta Singh, Group Marketing & Corporate Communication, L &T Financial Services

- Ms. KashmiraMewawala, Head - Business Development & Chief Ethics Counselor, Tata Capital

There will be an international global video address by Mr. Scott Goodson, CEO and Founder of Strawberry Frog and Mr. Bob Pickard, Public relations for leaders Toronto, Canada Area Public Relations and Communications

Priyanka Sehgal, Founder, Lit Digital, Former Vice President Content & Strategy, TV & Digital Network18 will anchor the conclave.

“The Conclave is aimed at leaders and millennials from diverse functions who are instrumental in envisioning the core vision of the organization. This is the first time that BCCI has created a platform, to share experiences of industry leaders, on the importance of communication, and will focus on training future leaders on the essentials of breaking silos,” said Ms. Leena Basrur, Chairperson, Media Corporate Communications & Public Relations Committee (MCCPR) and Direxions Marketing Services Pvt Ltd.

“The Bombay Chambers of Commerce and Industry has identified the need to guide professionals from different functions that are working towards creating and implementing a strategic roadmap for their organization. This will include professionals not only from business and support functions but also be relevant to other stakeholders such as government, regulators, civil society and the public at large who will benefit from the deliberations at this conclave. I look forward to this maiden event conducted by the Media, Corporate Communication & Public Relations Committee of the BCCI, and thank the members for their contribution to make this event a success,” said Ms.Usha Maheshwari, Additional Director, BCCI.

The BCCI Media, Corporate Communication & Public Relations Committee members, led by Ms. Leena Basrur, Chairperson, MCCPR, Roma Balwani, Chief Curator of the Breaking Silos Conclave, Mr. Adil Malia, CEO &PartnerThe Firm, Mr. Shripad Kulkarni, Consultant, Shripad Kulkarni & Associates, Mrs. Kulpreet Freedy Vesuna, Founder & Managing Director, Impact Public Relations Pvt.Ltd, Ms. Dimple Kapur, Group Head - Corporate Communications & PR, Piramal Group, Ms. Zarin Amrolia,Deputy General Manger - Corporate Communications, Shapoorji Pallonji And Company Pvt. Ltd, Ms. Ramya Sahasranaman, Head, Corporate Communications, MindCraft Software Pvt. Ltd and Ms.Jayshree Kumar, Independent Consultant.

Your Story Bag is the digital story telling partner, Impact Public Relations Pvt. Ltd is the media communication Partners of the conclave, Athena is the Knowledge partner and Soulflower is a Gift partner.

For registrations, please visit: https://forms.gle/2iQbM2U2RTFwBASp8

For more information, please contact:

Shweta Bharne

Email - shweta@impactpr.in