Pitch BrandTalk: Expert panel to explore how innovation & AI are redefining brand growth

The much-awaited Pitch BrandTalk Conference 2025 is set to be held in New Delhi on November 21 in the presence of influential marketers and media leaders. The fifth edition of the conference promises a day filled with bold ideas, sharp insights, and transformative dialogue. One of the most anticipated discussions will be a panel discussion on the topic ‘Turning Complexity into Opportunity: Innovation, AI, and Communities in a Non-Linear World.’

This powerhouse panel brings together some of the industry’s most dynamic marketing leaders. The panellists include Chaitanya Kakkar, VP – New Business Development, Single Interface; Joydeep Basuroy, Group Head – Marketing, Pernod Ricard India; Pooja Baid, Chief Marketing Officer, Versuni India; Shailja Joshi, Senior Director – Marketing, Global Canisters and Imports, PepsiCo; Nidhi Rastogi, Marketing Director, UNIQLO India; Vidushi Goyal, Chief Marketing Officer, Swiss Beauty and Vijay Shinde, Business Head, Vertoz. The panel will be chaired by Priti Murthy, President, Client Solutions, WPP Media South Asia, who will guide the conversation through the evolving intersections of technology, culture, and community-led influence.

In a world where change is no longer linear but often sudden, unexpected, and multidirectional, the panel will explore how brands can transform complexity into a competitive advantage. The speakers will examine how innovation, AI, and consumer communities are becoming the three most powerful engines enabling organisations not just to survive but to thrive.

The session will dive into several key themes shaping the future of marketing:

• Using Innovation, AI, and Communities to Transform Complexity into Opportunity: How brands can leverage these forces to simplify decision-making and accelerate growth in unpredictable markets.
• Complexity as a Catalyst: Why non-linear market shifts create unique openings for agile, disruption-ready brands.
• AI as an Enabler: The growing role of artificial intelligence in enhancing decision-making, personalising experiences, and uncovering meaningful patterns in the midst of chaos.
• Communities as Anchors: How consumer communities are shaping co-creation, advocacy, trust, and the cultural narrative of brands.
• Agility Over Perfection: Why iterative, adaptive innovation now matters more than long planning cycles in a volatile world.
• Thriving Beyond Survival: How brands can blend technological intelligence with human empathy to create long-term, resilient growth models.

With the evolving market landscape, this panel discussion promises to offer clarity, direction, and a fresh perspective on how to build relevance in a world that refuses to stay predictable. With insights from this diverse panel of leaders, the session will showcase how the future doesn’t just belong to brands that keep up, it belongs to those that reimagine what’s possible.