OCT 15-16, 2016 Pragati Maidan, New delhi, india

Sukanta Dey, an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, and an engineering graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, both being the creme de la creme of Global Academia, is a leading industry icon in the growth of new FMCGS (fast moving consumer goods & services) in India. He has over forty years of experience in developing brands and in sales, marketing and profit centre management in Fortune 100 companies, viz, Unilever, PepsiCo and AT&T wireless.

He started his career in telecom in 2001 when he joined Idea Cellular Ltd. (a subsidiary of AT&T Wireless/Tatas/Birlas) as Chief Operating Officer and later as chief marketing and commercial officer powered the Idea brand to its current national stature, going head-on against entrenched giants like Vodafone, Airtel, and Reliance.

Sokanta's over four decades of rich experience in marketing and communications is laced with impressive industry accreditations.