Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication to host the first Communication Summit 2017
Pune, 5th September 2017: Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC) is set to host a two-day Communication Summit at their Lavale Campus, which will commence on the 8th of September 2017. With the theme, ‘Stories from the Field’, the summit aims to enable interactions between industry stalwarts and the students, thereby helping them to understand the ground reality of the contemporary media scenario. Personal experience of tackling and resolving challenges during the course of their professional career.
“Media and Entertainment is one of the most rapidly evolving sectors. This nature of the space requires the students to be competent both in terms of academic and practical knowledge. SIMC has always believed the need of successful amalgamation of both factors to create industry ready professionals and has always strived to achieve this goal. Communication Summit 2017 is one such unique property which aims to bridge the gap between the industry and the students.” said, Dr. Ruchi Kher Jaggi, Director, Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication.
The list of the eminent speakers for the two-day program include:
-> Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Director Branded Content, Mindshare,
-> Mr. Subramanyeswar S, Chief Strategic Officer, Lowe Lintas,
-> Mr. Basant Rathore, Sr. VP, Strategy, Business Development & Brand - Jagran Prakashan Ltd.,
-> Mr. Chandramouli Nilakantan, CEO - TRA Research & the Comniscient Group, and
-> Mr. Mukul Varshney, Director, Corporate Affairs - John Deere India
About Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (SIMC):
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC), Pune is one of India’s premier media and communication colleges, renowned for its industry-relevant course structure and student excellence. The institute boasts of outstanding faculty and is at par with industry standards.
Being one of the largest postgraduate institutes in the media and communication space, SIMC aims to nurture and develop future leaders in the fields of creative content generation (MA-MC) and managing creative businesses- MBA(CM). The MA postgraduate program offers two specializations in the fields of Journalism and Audio-Visual (MA) while the MBA postgraduate program offers specializations in Brand communication, Public Relations, Media management, and Marketing and Media Analytics. Each one of its specialization areas is either ranked 1 or 2 as per published rankings.
SIMC Communication Summit 2017
Profile of Speakers8th September, 2017
Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Director, Brand Content, Mindshare
Mr. Rajeev, an alumnus of SIMC Pune holds over three years of dynamic industry experience and has carved a niche in marketing and media management. Prior to his current role as Director, Branded Content at Mindshare, he has worked with Dolphin Adventure Sports and Zee Entertainment Enterprise.
9th September, 2017
Mr. Subramanyeswar S, Chief Strategic Officer, Lowe Lintas
Mr. Subramanyeswar leads the Strategic Planning function of Lowe Lintas in India. He has spent two decades in advertising and marketing and worked for big names like Wipro, Publics, Rediffusion Y&R, and Saatchi & Saatchi in the markets of India, US and UK.
Mr. Basant Rathore, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Business Development & Brand, Jagran Prakashan Ltd.
Before taking on his role as Sr VP, Strategic Planning, Business Development & Brand at Jagran Group, Mr. Basant has worked on the media planning side of the business at agencies such as Ogilvy, Mudra, Mindshare and Madison. He has planned and bought media for leading brands across diverse categories ranging from Chocolates to Automobiles.
Mr. Chandramouli Nilakantan, CEO, TRA Research & Comniscient Group
Mr. Chandramouli has been in the communication industry for over 12 years with most of the focus being on reputation and trust and its understanding, analysis and measurement. He is also the author of the books, Decoding Communication and The Brand Trust Reports. Adding another feather to his hat , he is the Managing Editor of the annual report on India's most attractive brands.
Mr. Mukul Varshney, Director, Corporate Affairs, John Deere India
As the Director of Corporate affairs at John Deere India, Mr. Mukul Varshney specializes in People Development, Relationship Management, and Government liaison Channel Architecture and Brand Building.
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