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A. P. Parigi
A. P. Parigi is the Managing Director and CEO of Entertainment Network India Ltd., and responsible for spearheading the Times Group's foray into FM radio broadcasting, event management, out-of-home advertising and filmed entertainment. He lead manages businesses and brands like Radio Mirchi, 360 Degrees and Times OOH Media. He is also the Managing Director and CEO of Times Infotainment Media Ltd. In the last three decades he has held senior positions in various industries, including telecom. Prior to joining the Times Group, Parigi was the CEO of BPL Mobile, Mumbai.

MG Parmeshwaran
After completing his engineering at IIT Chennai in 1977, Parameswaran pursued his management studies at IIM Kolkata. He started his advertising career in Rediffussion; spent some time in Boots (handling OTC brands such as Coldarin and others such as Brufin). He joined UDI Yellow pages as the general manager sales and set up the national sales network. In 1989, he joined Ulka Chennai to head the southern operations. In 1994, he came back to Mumbai to manage the western region business, oversee the southern operations and handle new initiatives such as direct marketing, healthcare and brand consultancy. Having led the organization for close to two decades, he is today the executive director of FCB-Ulka Advertising.

Pranesh Misra
Lowe India president and COO Pranesh Misra has this aura of an understated and minimalist elegance about him. His scholarly persona exudes the impression of an achiever who doesn't believe in self-promotion but lets his work do the talking. Seems to be the right man in the right place as his organisation Lowe (Lintas) also believes in the philosophy.

Misra, an IIM product, has over 26 years experience in communication, marketing, marketing research, brand planning and international client management. He headed Pathfinders, the marketing research and consultancy division of Lowe; initiated VALS research and Ad Tracking into India in the mid 1980s. As Lowe's international client director (Asia) on Unilever, he was responsible for leading eight regional advertising centres across Asia.

Diverse category experience ranging soaps & detergents, personal care & beauty products, ice cream, biscuits, banks, insurance, oil & gas, automotives, mobile telephony and Internet connectivity. As head of marketing of Mashreq Bank, Dubai, Misra launched several innovative financial products

Mohammed Khan
The guru of cool and classy advertising in India, founder of Enterprise Nexus and ex-chairman of Bates Enterprise, Mohammad Khan was the first Indian jury member in the British Design and Art Direction awards. He comes across as a man with rock-solid convictions. Convictions that stem from a clarity of thought and an honesty of purpose – both of which are amply evident in his approach to the business of advertising.

Pradeep Guha
A known name in the print arena, synonymous with the power of the Times Group, Pradeep Guha was the publisher of Femina, the women's magazine and Filmfare, the film magazine. He was responsible for the two major events associated with them, the Femina Miss India Contest and with the annual Filmfare Awards. After spending 29 years in the print media, he moved to Zee Telefilms Limited, India's largest satellite television network as CEO. Pradeep is also associated with many bodies in the field of advertising, marketing and publishing.

Priti Nair
The national creative director of Grey Worldwide, Priti Nair has been in the advertising industry for over 17 years and has worked on some of the biggest brands in the country, be it Coca-Cola, Limca, Ariel or Complan at Leo Burnett (then Chaitra Leo Burnett), or Axe, Surf Excel and Greenply at Lowe. She crafted famous, award winning campaigns while there, for brands such as Surf Excel (‘Daag Achhe Hain’), Greenply (‘Janam Janam Ka Saathi’), Greenlam (‘Dikhaane Ka Jee Kare’) and Bajaj Avenger (‘Feel Like God’). She has many national and international awards to her credit. Her work on the famous Balbir Pasha campaign on AIDS awareness was widely appreciated.

Ramesh Narayan
Ramesh Narayan’s passion for advertising and social causes-related communication is matched by his flair for making editorial contributions on advertising and marketing. He ran his own advertising agency Canco Advertising for many years before deciding to wind up the business and pursue his other interests related to NGOs and writing. He is a regular columnist in various publications. During his career, Ramesh has been at the helm of professional bodies involved in advertising and related industries such as the Advertising Agencies' Association of India and Ad Club Bombay. He is also the first Indian to be invited to judge the final round for the EFFIE awards in New York.

Tanuja Chandra
From journalism to acting and direction, to scriptwriting – Tanuja Chandra has made her mark in every genre, whether on television or on the silver screen. The director of Dushmani and Zindagi Rocks fame, she graduated in film direction and writing from Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. Tamanna, for which she wrote the script, won the National Award for Best Film in the Social Category and the screen play for Zakhm won the Nargis Dutt Award for National Integration.