Insight Summit – India
Built for the future
Date: Aug 21, 2026 | 3 pm onwards
Venue: JW Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai
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Insight Summit India
Aug 21, 2026
Join us in Mumbai, JW Marriott, on Aug 21, 2026
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How to Lead in a World That Never Stands Still
Consumer markets are moving faster than organizations can adapt.
AI is reshaping how decisions get made. Commerce is fragmenting across channels.
Consumer expectations are evolving in real time. And growth is becoming harder to predict – and harder to sustain.
The leaders who will define the next decade won’t simply respond to change. They’ll build organizations designed for continuous reinvention.
The NIQ India Insights Summit brings together senior leaders across diverse industries – from FMCG, retail, and e-commerce to automotive, finance, technology and emerging sectors – alongside experts in strategy, insights, and innovation to explore what’s next for growth in India.
Through bold conversations, future-focused perspectives, and real-world case studies, the summit will examine how businesses can lead with confidence in an environment that never stands still.
Agenda Highlights
Consumers, Commerce & Competitive Advantage
How are economic shifts, rising aspirations, digital acceleration, and new commerce models changing the rules of growth? Explore the forces shaping India’s next consumption decade.
Innovation Under Pressure
Why breakthrough ideas fail – and what leading organizations are doing to scale innovation faster and smarter.
India 2030
A forward-looking conversation on how consumers, categories, retail, and decision-making will evolve over the next decade.
AI and the New Decision Journey
As AI increasingly influences discovery, evaluation, and purchase decisions, brands must rethink how they create relevance and value.
Mainstage Speakers
Shiv Shivakumar
Operating Partner Advent International
Vivek Gambhir
Venture Partner, Advisor, CEO, Board Member, Mentor.
Venture Partner at Lightspeed Ventures
Narasimhan Eswar
President and Managing Director, Whirlpool India and South Asia
Amitabh Pande
Chief Strategy Officer, Diageo India
Swati Rathi
Head – Marketing, Appliances Business of Godrej Enterprises Group
Shubhranshu Singh
Member of the Board of Directors Effie LIONS Foundation
RAAGJEET GARG
Director – Consumer Products Division, L’Oréal India
Amit Agarwal
Chief Marketing Officer, Croma
Vani Jain
Vice President and Head of Strategy, RCPL
Pawrush Elavia
Head of Growth and Marketing, Zepto
Daniel Chorbadjian
Regional President, EEMEA, NIQ
Ramon Melgarejo
President, Global Intelligence Initiatives, NIQ
Didem Sekerel Erdogan
NIQ EEMEA & INDIA E-Commerce Leader NIQ (NielsenIQ + GfK) Türkiye General Manager
Andrey Dvoychenkov
General Manager, Middle East /VP Instore and TD EEMEA & India, NIQ
Sharang Pant
Customer Success Leader – FMCG and T&D – India, NIQ
Kanaka Bhagwat
Head of E-commerce & Omni – India, NIQ
Vijay Udasi
SVP, Strategic Analytics & Insights leader, NIQ India
Ajay Macaden
FMCG Vertical Leader SAI India, NIQ
More speakers coming soon.
Agenda
Aug 21, 2026
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Welcome: Building What’s Next
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM Keynote: The Leadership Imperative: Look Ahead to Get Ahead
4:45 PM – 5:20 PM Session 1: INDIA IN 2030 – How Consumers and Consumer Industry Will Change (Introduction & Panel Discussion)
5:20 PM – 5:45 PM Break
5:45 PM – 6:20 PM Session 2: The Future of Commerce: Quick Commerce, AI & The Autonomous Consumer (Introduction & Fireside)
6:20 PM – 6:55 PM Session 3: The Future Isn’t Discovered. It’s Built Through Innovation (Introduction & Panel Discussion)
6:55 PM – 7:15 PM Accelerating Growth Through AI-Powered Transformation
Followed by networking dinner and cocktail.
The Conversation Shaping What’s Next
The pace of change isn’t slowing down. The organizations that succeed next will be the ones that:
- Anticipate shifts earlier
- Adapt faster
- Innovate more confidently
- Turn intelligence into decisive action
Built for the Future is where those conversations begin
Why attend
- India’s consumer market is being reshaped by forces that most organisations are still catching up with. Whether you lead growth, strategy, or innovation —the NIQ Insight Summit is built to help you see what’s next and act on it with confidence.
- See What’s Coming: Get NIQ’s latest India consumer intelligence — from shifting behaviours and commerce disruption to the AI forces rewriting the purchase journey — before they show up in your results.
- Challenge Your Thinking: Hear from practitioners and peers on the questions that don’t have easy answers — why innovation stalls, how India’s consumer will change by 2030, and what it takes to build for constant disruption.
- Connect and solve: Engage with 200+ senior leaders from India’s most influential FMCG, retail, and e-commerce to automotive, finance, technology and emerging sectors – alongside experts in strategy, insights, and innovation organisations – and leave with perspectives and connections that move your hardest business challenges forward.