Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Sept 21: The two-day 17th Global Communication Conclave, being organized by Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) in collaboration with Public Relations Society Delhi (PRSD) started today.
Programmes on first day of the event were held at Civil Services Officers Institute, while those on second day will take place at auditorium of PHD House near Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, former Union Minister and K.C Tyagi, Special Advisor and Chief Spokesperson, Janta Dal United were guests of honour at inaugural ceremony.
Dr. Vijay Pothukuchi, Chairman at number of companies in India and abroad delivered the opening address.
Diplomats from various countries participated.
On day one, Chanakya Award Ceremony professionals honoured Dr. Sambit Patra, Chairman of ITDC; Jual Oram, MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Prof. Dr. K Venugopal, Former VC, Bangalore University.
Under theme ‘Building Trust in the Digital Age’, the conclave focused on challenges of trust in our digital-centric era, including data breaches, privacy concerns, and more.
M.B Jayaram, PRCI Chief Mentor and Chairman Emeritus, expressed excitement about the event, stating: “Over 250 corporate communication experts and high-end professionals are attending this mega event to share their thoughts on building trust and transparency in digital age.”
S.S Rao, Chairman of the Public Relations Society Delhi, emphasized the event’s significance.
Experts and veteran professionals who will speak on the occasion include Dr. Pavan Duggal, Chairman, International Commission on Cyber Security Law; Anubhuti Yadav, Head of Department of New Media and Course Director of Advertising and Public Relations, IIMC Delhi; Richa Jain Kalra, CEO, Achchi Khabar , News Anchor; Bhaskar Majumdar, Head Marketing Communication CSR and Digital- at EGI India and South Asia; Dr Anubha Walia, Chairperson, Indian Society for Training and Development, Delhi chapter; Dr. Lata Suresh, Head, Knowledge Resource Center, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs; Samanyou Garg, Founder & CEO, Writesonic; Dr Samir Kapur, Director, Adfactors PR; Rajeev Dubey, Head of Media, Dabur; Nitin Mantri, Group CEO of Avian WE; Akanksha Jain, Head of PR and Communication, BharatPe; Sanjeev Handa, Head (CC), Maruti Suzuki; Riddhi Sharma, CEO, Thought In a Dot, Digital Content Strategist; Pritesh Chothani, Co-Founder & CEO, HiVoco Education & Learning; Feba Varghese, Chief Growth Officer, Skribe; Sweta Mohanty, Chairperson, Millennial Board , Adfactors PR; Indu Sharma, Senior GM (Corp Comm) Schneider Electric; Aakriti Bhargava, Co-Founder, Wizikey; Jyotsana Dash Nanda, AVP,(Corp Comm) DS Group; Sister Vidhatri (Brahmakumaris); Priti Setia, Vice President, Frontier Technology Practice, Ad factors PR; Kanti Dey, Vice President, PR & Corporate Communications, MobiKwik; Yatin Naik, Business Head for Innovation and New Business, HT Media Ltd; Srijan Pal Singh, Chairman of Kalam Centre & Founder of Homi Lab; Vivek Atray, Ex-IAS and TEDx speaker; Jitender Bhargava, former ED, Air India; Sudeep Purkayastha, Executive Vice President/Head (Corporate and Brand Communications) Jindal Steel & Power Ltd; Taru Bahl, Communication Consultant; B.N Kumar, Independent Journalist; Rajesh Malhotra, IIS, Former Principal Director General, PIB; Anita Nayyar, COO Media & Communication at Patanjali Ayurved Ltd; Vijay Lokapally, former Deputy Editor, The Hindu – Sportstar; Sweta Goswami, Assistant Editor, Money Control; Rajan Sehgal Co-Founder, Teleporters Travel Solution LLP & Plan Your Holiday; Kush Kapoor, CEO, Roseate Group of Hotels; Natascha Shah, Editor, TLF Magazine; Abinash Manghani, CEO, ITC Welcom Heritage Hotels and C Lekha, Vice President, Corporate Communications & Brand Reputation, INDIGO Airlines.
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