PREVIOUS EDITIONS
Building on the success of our previous editions across Mumbai and Delhi, we are thrilled to present the fourth edition of the Programmatic Asia Symposium, set to take place in Mumbai on August 7th, 2025, at JW Marriott, Sahar, Mumbai, presented by The Trade Desk. As programmatic advertising continues to evolve in an increasingly privacy-conscious world, this year’s symposium is dedicated to exploring how brands can balance personalisation with consumer trust and regulatory compliance.
Theme: The New Age of Consumer-First Advertising: Privacy-Driven Personalization and Performance in an Omnichannel World
As the digital advertising landscape continues to evolve, today’s marketers are navigating a complex world of rising consumer expectations, tighter privacy regulations, and increasingly fragmented platforms. To thrive, brands must deliver performance-driven campaigns while respecting the boundaries of consumer data.
This year’s Programmatic Asia Symposium will explore how marketers can unlock growth through smarter data strategies, privacy-first innovation, and contextual excellence. From audience-led planning to multi-platform execution, our sessions will decode what it takes to succeed in the new age of programmatic.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Programmatic Asia Symposium- Mumbai will bring together leading marketers, media experts, and ad-tech innovators to share actionable insights, pioneering strategies, and forward-looking perspectives on the evolving programmatic landscape.
Discussions will explore how driving brand growth through audience-first, data-led planning is enabling marketers to place consumer needs and behaviors at the core of strategic media decisions. The importance of trust and transparency in today’s privacy-conscious world will also take center stage, with a focused conversation on owning the data future and building trust through privacy-first marketing. As the digital ecosystem becomes increasingly fragmented, the Symposium will further decode how contextual intelligence is helping brands win attention in a multi-platform programmatic era, making relevance and resonance more critical than ever.
From strategic insights to practical solutions, the event promises a rich exchange of ideas to help marketers thrive in an era where personalization, privacy, and performance must go hand in hand.
SPEAKERS
AGENDA
| Time | Topic | Description | Speakers |
| 3:00 PM | Registration Opens | ||
| 3:20 PM – 3:30 PM | Opening Remarks | – | Rahul Puri, Founder & Editor, Agency Reporter |
| 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM | Opening Keynote / Presentation | Dhruv Dhawan – Vice President Revenue, India – The Trade Desk | |
| 3:50 PM – 4:30 PM | Panel Discussion 1 Driving Brand Growth through Audience-First, Data-Led Planning | With programmatic evolving beyond performance marketing, brands are increasingly turning to data to shape smarter, long-term strategies. This session delves into how audience insights fuel precision planning – informing media decisions, creative messaging, and overall business impact.Discover how brands are unlocking growth by putting audiences at the center and making every decision measurable, meaningful, and impactful. | 1. Ranjan Mishra – Sr Director, Client Services, The Trade Desk 2. Francis Rodrigues, SVP – E-Commerce & Digital Marketing, HDFC Life 3. Reethika Nair, Head – Digital Marketing (Omnichannel) & Transformation, India, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories 4. Rushabh Shah, Chief Marketing Officer, Rustomjee 5. Puneeth Bekal, EVP & CMO, HDFC Securities 6. Nupur Shah, Senior Vice President, Digital Planning, PHD India |
| 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Fireside Chat 1 Owning the Data Future: Building Trust Through Privacy-First Marketing | A candid discussion on how brands can responsibly collect and leverage first-party data in a world where user privacy is paramount. Learn how to create meaningful consumer connections while staying ahead of regulatory shifts. | Anagha Bhojane, Director Integrated Brand Experience, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Host- Meeta Gupta – Director, Client Services, The Trade Desk |
| 5:00 PM – 5:40 PM | Panel Discussion 2 The Context Code: Winning Attention in a Multi-Platform Programmatic Era | This session delves into the evolving role of contextual intelligence in a cross-device, multi-platform landscape. Panelists will share how brands can stay relevant with dynamic, high-impact storytelling tailored to user mindset, environment, and moment | 1. Udita Shroff, Regional Head of Marketing – South Asia, Middle East and Africa, Cathay Pacific 2. Subrata Basu, Vice President- Marketing, Nitco Tiles 3. Yatnesh Pandey, Vice President Marketing, Greenply 4. Aatika Ehsan Ansari, Media & Digital Head, Pernod Ricard India 5. Imran Kantawala, Head Digital Marketing, ABCD Aditya Birla Capital Digital 6. Samir Karpe, Country Manager, DoubleVerify 7. Clyde Nunes – Sr Director, Business Development, The Trade Desk |
| 5:50 PM onwards | Cocktails | Networking over drinks | |
| 7:00 PM onwards | Dinner | – |
HOW TO ATTEND?
Registration is FREE but mandatory to attend the symposium.
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