3rd Annual Sales Leadership India Summit & Awards 19.06.23
3rd Annual Sales Leadership India Summit & Awards 19.06.23
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THOUGHT LEADERS
Abhishek Sobti, Ajay Raghuvanshi, Ajay Sukhwani, Anurag Kedia, Aparna Kapoor, Avinash Dutta, Brajesh Singh,
Sales Head, Executive Vice AVP Head: Co-Founder, Vice President of National Sales Sales Director
Denave President- 2 Integrated Pilgrim Sales, Head, and District
Wheeler Business Ecommerce HDFC Life Edelweiss Retail Leader,
Head, Logistics, Insurance Finance Ltd. Philips India Ltd.
Piaggio Group DTDC Express Ltd. Company Ltd.
Chintan Gajjar, Digbijay Dr. Suraj Indranath Roy, Indu Shekhar, Jaideep Juzer Tambawalla,
Franchise Director, Bandyopadhyay, Bahirwani, Director Sales, General Manager Deorukhkar, Director - Head of
Meril Life VP & National Senior President BIC Cello India Sales, Vice President Sales Enablement,
Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Business Head and Global Sales Pvt. Ltd. B9 Beverages Ltd. & National Sales Franklin Templeton
(ABF - CV CE), Head, Head- Travel, Asset Management
Manappuram Grasim Industries Tata AIG General India Pvt. Ltd.
Finance Ltd. Ltd.(Pulp & Fibre) Insurance
Company Ltd.
Karan Doctor, Krishna Giri, Nishant Kumar, Prasant Mohanty, Prateek Biswas, Ravi Virwani, Ravi S. Yadavilli,
Director of Sr. Vice President CPO and General City Head, Chief Business Founder & Director,
International Sales, & Sales Head, Co-founder, Manager in Sales Big Basket Officer, SpotWays
Asia Pacific, IDBI Asset Dista and Marketing, Enterprises Capital India
Biolase India Management Ltd. Sinsan Pvt. Ltd. Home Loans Ltd.
Pvt. Ltd. Pharmaceuticals
Pvt. Ltd.
Sambit Mohanty, Sandipan Ghosh, Sanjay Patni, Shirin Malhotra, Vishal Golchha, Vishal Kishnani,
President - Business Head: Associate Director Vice President & Director of Sales Sr. VP & National
Institution Dairy & Frozen, and National Sales Head, Operations, Sales Head - FG
Business BD Reliance Head-Institutional Aditya Birla Mondelez Direct Sales,
& Sales, Consumer Sales, Capital Ltd. International Future Generali
Entero Healthcare Products Ltd. Mirae Asset India Life
Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Investment Insurance
Managers (India) Company Ltd.
Pvt. Ltd.
Day 1 | Tuesday | 20th June
Ravi Virwani, Chief Business Officer, 12:20 AI-enabled location intelligence platform for optimizing field sales
Capital India Home Loans Ltd. operations
09:20 Keynote: Optimizing customer journey and its importance • Transforming business from a state of chaos to being location
intelligent
• Understanding potential buyers to reach each touch-point • Continuous improvement of your field sales operations
• Building effective and efficient customer experience strategy • Elevating business value and customer operations
• Using the rights sales tools to automate customer journey
Nishant Kumar, CPO and Co-founder,
Prasant Mohanty, General Manager in Sales and Marketing, Dista
Sinsan Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.
12:50 Lunch & networking break
09:50 How brands are migrating into DTC models
14:00 Panel Discussion: The future of sales and next generation technology
• Monitoring customer preferences over time
• Changing of shopping habits by consumers • Leveraging AI for sales & prospecting
• Smart branding and increase in web-engagement • Scope of ChatGPT in the next generation sales ecosystem
• Requirement of CRM software and improvement for sales team
Anurag Kedia, Co-Founder,
Pilgrim Moderator:
Prateek Biswas, City Head,
10:20 EQ towards changing the AI world Big Basket Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
• How has the role of the average sales rep been disrupted by the Sandipan Ghosh, Business Head: Dairy & Frozen,
pandemic? Reliance Consumer Products Ltd.
• The rise of virtual selling and addressing challenges related to
digital-selling Vishal Golchha, Director of Sales Operations,
• Sales skills one needs in the post Covid-19 era Mondelez International
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Day 2 | Wednesday | 21st June
08:30 Registration & coffee Jaideep Deorukhkar, Vice President & National Sales Head- Travel,
Tata AIG General Insurance Company Ltd.
09:20 Opening remarks by the chairperson
Vishal Kishnani, Sr. VP & National Sales Head - FG Direct
Ajay Raghuvanshi, Executive Vice President- 2 Wheeler Business Sales, Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Ltd.
Head, Piaggio Group
12:30 Use of AI-ML and GPT in field sales and location Intelligence for last
09:30 eynote: Customer loyalty: How to create effective customer
K mile sales management
retention
• Leveraging conversational AI and GPT
• Building a steady and loyal customer base • Application of locational analytics
• Focusing on improving customer retention strategies
• Key metrics to drive company forward Ravi S. Yadavilli, Founder & Director,
SpotWays
Chintan Gajjar, Franchise Director,
Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. 13:00 Lunch & networking break
10:00 Running a successful lead generation campaign to boost sales leads 14:00 Panel Discussion: The science & art of the successful sales
negotiation tactics
• How much Sales pipeline attributed to marketing activities
• Shifting to Digital landscape building relationships with potential • Challenge of conceding pricing pressure to close sales deal
customers • Navigating right sales pitch in the uncharted territory
• Engaging right audience and converting high quality-leads • Identifying tools & techniques for better negotiations
• Leveraging Data to shape future campaign
Moderator:
Vishal Kishnani, Sr. VP & National Sales Head - FG Direct Sales, Dr. Suraj Bahirwani, Senior President and Global Sales Head,
Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Ltd. Grasim Industries Ltd.(Pulp & Fibre)
• Building trust which improve customer satisfaction Vishal Golchha, Director of Sales Operations,
• Focusing on customer engagement to improve retention Mondelez International
• Speeding support resolutions are key to a good customer experience
15:30 Open house discussion: Top 2 Conference take-aways!
Moderator:
Digbijay Bandyopadhyay, VP & National Business Head (ABF - CV CE),
An open house discussion is an ideal way to connect with your
Manappuram Finance Ltd. conferencepeersandshareyourthoughtsandexperiencewitheachother.The
microphonewillbepassedfromtabletotablewheredelegatescansharetheir
Panellists take aways
Ajay Sukhwani, AVP Head: Integrated Ecommerce Logistics,
DTDC Express Ltd. 16:00 Closing remarks & end of the conference
Abhishek Sobti, Sales Head, sales teams and managing sales within an organization and possesses in-depth
Denave knowledge and solid experience in management consulting, particularly in the
areas of change management, excel in market analysis, account management,
Backed by over 18 years of experience working in the people management, and sales strategy development and implementation. She
field of B2B sales, new business development, client has the ability to manage comprehensive reviews and analyses of organizational
relations, solution development, and service delivery operations and has a successful track record in creating and managing effective
operations, Abhishek is currently spearheading the sales teams. Moreover, she has a talent for building new business relationships
overall sales division of Denave. In his current role at and exploring new territories, developing business opportunities within existing
the organization, Abhishek is responsible for growing Denave’s clientele globally client bases. She has remarkable proficiency in MS Office applications, including
through various service offerings and managing client relations to support ongoing Outlook, Word, and Excel and has a demonstrated ability to motivate staff to achieve
revenue growth for Denave. Having been previously associated with brands like maximum productivity and control costs through efficient utilization of manpower
Tech Mahindra, Intelenet Global and Citibank, among others, Abhishek brings a and available resources. Overall, she is a well-rounded executive with expertise in
wealth of experience to grow the sales charter for Denave and push for new client driving sales, managing teams, implementing strategies, and developing business
acquisition across the globe. opportunities. Currently, she is the Vice President of Sales in HDFC Life.
Ajay Raghuvanshi, Executive Vice President- 2 Avinash Dutta, National Sales Head,
Wheeler Business Head, Piaggio Group Edelweiss Retail Finance Ltd.
Raghuvanshi has a wealth of experience in the auto Avinash has over 20+ years of experience in banking
industry, with over 30 years of experience in both India and financial services sector in leading and managing
and overseas markets. He is known for his ability to teams as well as mentoring employees. He has
bring about positive volume growth and is referred to comprehensive functional knowledge and aptitude
as a ‘turnaround specialist. One recent example of his to identify the problems and formulate plausible
success is the Skoda Sales success in India, which saw six times the Sales volume solutions. Confident and balanced in interactions with clients, peers as well as
growth in 2022. This is a significant achievement and showcases his expertise in other stakeholders. He has a good knowledge of credit risk, sales and product
sales, marketing, and channel partner strategy. Currently, he is heading as the EVP management across asset, liability, and derivative products in the SME space.
of the 2W division business at Piaggio. Prior to this role, he has held leadership He is a keen planner & implementer with demonstrated abilities in devising
positions at several prominent auto companies such as Skoda Volkswagen, Nissan customer retention and collection activities for accelerating business growth.
India, Nissan Middle East, Hyundai Motors India, and Tata Motors. It is evident that He has expertise in the lending-based industry and retail distribution, excellent
he has a vast experience in the industry and has worked with some of the biggest judgment, and decision-making abilities. He has ability to lead and motivate teams
names in the business. in high demand situations and developing cohesive environments for all round
development of team. He has strong proven abilities on set up and plan of retail
Ajay Sukhwani, AVP Head: Integrated Ecommerce strategy vis-a–vis competition with specific focus on latest trends in the retail
Logistics, DTDC Express Ltd. sector. Moreover, a proven track record of increased productivity and business
in the retail and financial sector. He has excellent analytical, interpersonal &
Mr. Ajay Sukhwani is a seasoned professional with organizational skills and proven abilities in team management. He is professional
rich experience across e-commerce, supply chain having two decades of experience across diverse facets such as Sales Strategic
& banking. His vision is to make DTDC a pioneer as Planning, Marketing and Business Development, Credit Risk Management in the
an E-commerce & Express delivery logistic partner areas of SME lending, Personal Loans, Business Loans, Mortgage Loan, Home
by providing robust and simplified solutions by Loan and Machinery Loans Sales in the Financial industry. Currently he is managing
leveraging his core expertise in leadership, sales strategy, go-to-market strategies the entire West, Central India, Gujarat and East.
and solution development. He has played a pioneering role in spearheading the
E-commerce vertical and directing right strategy and adopting best ways to Brajesh Singh, Sales Director and District Leader,
implement those strategies across vertical Philips India Ltd.
Anurag Kedia, Co-Founder, Brajesh is a business and sales leader with around
Pilgrim 18 years of experience across Healthcare technology
and IT. His experience includes a good blend of
Anurag is an engineer from IIT Bombay and a PGDM Sales leadership, Business management, Product
from IIM Ahmedabad. He has been an entrepreneur management, Channel management and project
in the beauty & wellness space for more than 17 implementation. In 13 years of HealthTech experience with Philips, he did varied
years now. He likes to build brands which are fun, roles at different geography: Channel Manager – South (Chennai), Business
engaging & relevant for the consumers. At Pilgrim he Manager-Cathlab (Gurgaon), Regional Manager West (Mumbai) and Sales
is responsible for product innovation, consumer insights & team building. He is an Director (Mumbai). In Cathlab business manager role, he led Philips to >50%
active participant in the entrepreneurship ecosystem and tries to contribute to the market share and as sales leader, built winning team in West and South. He has
growth of fellow entrepreneurs and their businesses. In his spare time, he likes been consistently rated as the best sales leader and best Business Manager at
listening to classical music, reading books and practicing meditation. Philips, managing around 1000 Cr business in current role as Sales Director – West
& South. He is alumnus of IIM Bangalore (MBA: 2007-09) and IIT Kharagpur (B.
Aparna Kapoor, Vice President of Sales, Tech Electrical Engineering: 1999-2003).
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
A human being with 22+ years of Sales and Shirin Malhotra, Vice President & Sales Head,
Marketing, P&L, Strategy, Operations experience in Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.
pharmaceuticals both MNC’s & Indian companies. He
completed his Bachelor of Science & Postgraduate Shirin Malhotra is a result-oriented person in sales &
in Business Administration, bringing to the table relationship. She has been in the insurance industry
business management skills in Pharmaceuticals. He is a result oriented and for over 2 decades and currently working with
decisive leader with demonstrated success in improving efficiency, effectiveness, Aditya Birla Sunlife Insurance company. At Aditya
building & creating new business & substantially improving performance of Birla Sun Life Insurance, she has handled multiple
existing businesses. He has strong track record of delivering performance bancassurance relationships like Citibank, HDFC & Deutsche Bank along with
indifferent environment, identifying opportunities & value creation for organization key Broking relationships like Angel Broking, ABMM& IIFL. Proven performer and
with disciplined execution. Currently, he is the founding Team Member at Entero profit “maximiser”, skilled in capturing maximum market share. Proven problem
Healthcare Solutions Pvt Ltd. solving & analytical thinking skills along with ability to adapt to evolving industry
trends. Her expertise includes people management, experience in international,
Sandipan Ghosh, Business Head : Dairy & Frozen, multinational, multi-cultural, multi technology environments. She is passionate
Reliance Consumer Products Ltd. about financial performance, customer relationships, building high performance
teams and winning team culture. Her skills include Business Analysis, Relationship
Sandipan has over two decades of rich diverse Management, Cross selling, Bancassurance and Data Analysis.
industries experience and helped him to develop
an astute command over all functions of brand Vishal Golchha, Director of Sales Operations,
launches, market growth & dominance as well as Mondelez International
sustainable business strategy to build profitable
brand equity through consumer centric marketing strategies. He has absolute Vishal is a seasoned sales professional with over
ownership over P&L, Sales & Commercial management, Market Creation & 20 years of experience in CPG companies like J&J
Activation for new/ existing products across global markets and has been his Consumer, Mondelez & PepsiCo. He has worked
key differentiator in developing inimitable thought leadership in FMCG marketing in different areas of sales – leading large sales
prodigy. Having developed with a deep wisdom of consumer psychology and teams, Customer Marketing, Revenue & Growth
market intelligence across global cultures, he has launched category creating Management, Modern Trade & Ecomm, RtM & Distribution Strategy, Sales
innovative food products globally across diverse industries of Dairy, Chocolates, Digitization & Analytics. He currently works with Mondelez India as Director of
Instant Food and Biscuits & Confectionaries with a multitude of SKU portfolios, Sales Operations – a role that encompasses RTM, Distribution, Sales Digitization
which have grown to become multi-million businesses and beloved brands. & Tech, Sales Capability & also running Mondelez’s extensive last-mile chocolate
Combining his mosaic of expertise across consumer behavior, product innovation, cold chain. He is passionate about all things Sales. He holds the belief that that
brand strategy and market dominance, he had the privilege of some defining Sales is equal parts Art & Science & his constant endeavour has been to help
product launches for Iconic brands like President, MTR, Nutrela and Mother Dairy. organizations & people achieve that perfect balance
He weaves his classical marketing mastery with digital marketing analytics and
design data-driven marketing strategies to execute holistic brand launches using Vishal Kishnani, Sr. VP & National Sales Head - FG
offline + online marketing mix of Social Media Marketing, Influencer Marketing, Direct Sales, Future Generali India Life Insurance
Celebrity endorsements, Marketing activations and much more. He is driven by Company Ltd.
opportunities to adopt and adapt new paradigms in marketing to convert powerful
strategies into focused execution and transform breakthrough product ideas into Mr. Vishal Kishnani is currently serving as Sr. Vice
profitable brands. He has combined his agility and ability to evolve and always stay President in capacity of National Sales Head at
ahead of the curve to identify and leverage potent opportunities in product + brand Future Generali India Life Insurance Co. Ltd and
innovations across industries and geographies along with visionary leadership managing Direct Sales -Retail. He is having work
skills and influence quotient to inspire, mobilize and deliver results across cross experience of more than 17 years in sectors like Insurance, IT, Consumer Durable
functional and virtual teams. In the year, 2014 he is honoured as the Top 50 CMOs and Corporate Merchandise. In Insurance he has served companies like ICICI
in India by CMO Council. Prudential Life Insurance, Bharti AXA Life and currently Future Generali India Life.
He has strong foothold & experience of building sustainable sales distribution in
Sanjay Patni, Associate Director and National various territories across India right from start-up and build a scalable profitable
Head-Institutional Sales, Mirae Asset Investment distribution model for companies he has worked with. Having managed strong
Managers (India) Pvt. Ltd. sales force across India with a proven track record in sales and distribution. He
has earned accolades and top awards from CEOs, Managing Directors & Group
Sanjay manages Institutional Business Vertical for Chairman of Various companies mentioned above. As a Senior Business Leader
India at Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Pvt. in Insurance he has extensive work experience in Direct Sales Channel and have
Ltd. In this capacity, he is entrusted upon to handle manged various lead management campaigns and distribution network and direct
and enhance institutional business in India. Along sales force who work upon in-house as well as open market leads.
with his team, he advises Corporate Clients, Family Offices, Bank Treasuries, Retiral
Funds and UHNIs / Promoters, channel partners to take prudent steps to consider
asset management product basket opportunities to invest in India and overseas
markets. He carries over 24 years of experience majorly into banking and financial
services industry. He wears the hat of a financial advisor and keenly observes the
capital markets. Prior to joining Mirae AMC, he worked with well-known Indian and www.salesleadershipindia.com
Global brands like Franklin Templeton AMC, Nippon India AMC (erstwhile Reliance
AMC), HDFC Bank, Philips India, Kinetic Engineering etc. He is an Electronics &
Communication Engineer and MBA (Marketing) from Pune University. He is an avid
traveller, marathoner & loves music. As per him, his experience stands on three key
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