Deepak Jolly is a leading Public Affairs & Communications, Sales & Marketing professional with a career spanning over 37 years across top Multinational Companies.
Recognized as an industry leader in Policy Advocacy, Crisis Management, Reputation Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability and Marketing Programs. He has conducted training programs for senior management of corporates, co-operatuves and various government officials.
In April 2017, he along with his co-founder created Consocia Advisory, a consulting firm which specializes in Reputation Management, Public Advocacy, Government Affairs, Crisis Management, CSR and Business Development. Consocia Advisory is consulting several companies across various sectors such as Venture Capitalists, Technology (FinTech, FoodTech, SportsTech, DefenceTech, e-commerce), Electronics & IT, Food & Beverages, Pharma & Medical Devices, Services, Retail, Packaging, Hotels, Restaurants and Liquor.
With an Advanced Management Program (Batch 69) from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, Deepak led a group in Wharton for win-win solutions for the issue of rice husk burning in Indian state of Punjab. In his last corporate role, Deepak was responsible for Venturing and Emerging Brands (VEB) in India and South West Asia for Coca-Cola India. In January 2016, he was awarded Best Communicator of the Decade by Public Relations Council of India (PRCI).
Deepak has served on the Boards and Management Committees of four companies in India, starting with PepsiCo (1995-2001), Godfrey Phillips (2002), Bharti Airtel (2003-2005) Coca-Cola India & SouthWest Asia (2005-2017). Also, Deepak is on the Global board of Public Relations Council of India.
He is a Hotel Management Graduate who started his career in the hotel industry as a management trainee and took independent positions for hotel operations early in his career. His strong foundations were made in Hindustan Unilever (1988-1995) where he was Manager for Government Affairs, Corporate Communications and Sales. Deepak has two sons who are working in the US and Bangkok respectively and his wife is a Food Blogger.
Under his leadership Consocia Advisory has been recognized on multiple platforms such as Emerging Agency of the Year – ET Brand Equity Kaleido Awards 2020, Rising PR Consultancy of the year- IPRCCA 2020, Best Crisis Management Campaign- IPRCCA 2020, PR agency of the year Award by Silver Feather Awards 2020, and Recognition from Business Connect for Company in Focus 2020.
Dr. Praveen Aggarwal has an experience of over 34 years in managing overall businesses, Corporate & Public Affairs, Corporate Social Responsibility in leading MNCs and Indian Companies and Foundations across India and South West Asia.
He has worked in leadership positions in several organizations including Swades Foundation, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia, Jain Satellite Television, MGF Group and has successfully conceptualized and implemented strategic roadmap for driving CSR and corporate affairs for sustainable businesses besides managing P&L.
Between 2002- early 2012 led CSR/ Sustainability and Corporate Affairs for Coca-Cola India and Sout West Asia with increasing responsibilities.
From June 2012 till May 2016, he led Swades Foundation as its Head & COO and transformed Swades into one of the largest and most upcoming NGO, creating a unique model of Rural Development covering over 2100 villages through a team of over 350 full-time professionals.
Praveen has been part of various prestigious forums and committees such as CII, FICCI and AMCHAM during his entire tenure.
Currently Praveen is also serving on the Advisory Boards of several NGO’s
“Abhishek graduated from IIT-Kharagpur in 2000 and thereafter for a decade, worked in the technology industry across various domains and geography. Thereafter, he moved to technology consulting in Govt. and got the chance to be part of some of the most important projects like passport seva, MCA21, Prime Minister's Dashboard (DISHA) which have given him insights of policy as well. He also had an entrepreneurial stint (cofounder of B2C startup "makemythali.com" in 2009 which competed against Foodiebay, now Zomato. Currently as Vice President – Public Policy & Corporate Affairs in Consocia Advisory and Principal Advisor Policy Advocacy in IFBA, he brings more than 2 decades of experience in technology and policy advocacy.”
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A seasoned professional, Namrata Khanna has worn many hats in her 30 years of varied experience. Currently she is the Director – India Honey Alliance, a consortium of stakeholders across the value chain of the Indian honey industry, ranging from top brands, exporters, foundations, scientific experts and bee keepers. Her core strength lies in building multi-level relationships with key stakeholders across government and the private sector. She has expertise in creating a robust ecosystem for advancement through partnerships across industries and a network of communication channels. A strong communicator, she is adept at managing stakeholders across multilevel projects, and aligning them for a common purpose.
Her earlier career spanned companies like British Airways, Arvato Bertelsmann, and has undertaken consultancy projects for UNICEF & Sight And Life, on engagement and training program.
She recently led the much applauded program Eat Right School Program, under Food Safety & Standards Authority of India under MoHFW, where over 35000 schools enrolled in the program. Namrata has also edited & compiled ‘The Yellow Book’, along with managing various programs across platforms, through Stakeholder Management & Outreach. She was also the Jury Member for CII-Face scholarship program for students interested in food technology & nutrition.She has a Masters’ degree in English Literature, alongwith certifications in Marketing & PR followed by a Masters in Business Management from Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is also a qualified International Baccalaureate teacher and educator, having taught children with learning disabilities as well as other students.
She has a Masters’ degree in English Literature, alongwith certifications in Marketing & PR followed by a Masters in Business Management from Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is also a qualified International Baccalaureate teacher and educator, having taught children with learning disabilities as well as other students.
Kunal is a Senior Professional with over two decades of experience in Communications, having held Director level positions in leading public relations consultancies of India.
Kunal leads the RM Operations at Consocia Advisory, managing a diverse portfolio of clients involving an interplay of strategic communications, media relations, advocacy and crisis management and is responsible for the growth and profitability of the RM vertical. He has been part of several award winning campaigns including Mindtree, Shopping Centres Association of India, Hotel Association of India, EPIC Foundation, Blackstone-owned Nexus Malls, Indian Hotels, International Spirits and Wines Association of India, etc.
Kunal's areas of expertise include Strategic Communications, Crisis Management, Project Management and Operations. As head of Operations and RM, Kunal is the principal lead for several critical mandates and oversees a national team to provide necessary direction for seamless delivery.
His last professional assignment entailed the management of mandates involving Corporate PR and Crisis Communications for the agency's clients, across India. He was responsible for Quality Control, Service Delivery, Profitability and Operations across the organisation, nationally. Some of the clients he was directly responsible for include Apollo Hospitals (Leadership Management), RICS, Andhra Pradesh Tourism, Global Health Strategies and through it campaigns for the Ministry of Health & family Welfare, Ministry of Science & Technology and Department of Biotechnology, HealthCare atHome, Zydus Wellness, Toyota Motor Corporation (involving a 360 advocacy campaign focused on building a 'Hybrid' Mindset and involving media partnerships, stakeholder campaign, influencer engagement), Nova IVI Fertility and Reckitt Benckiser (campaigns for Gaviscon, Dettol) to name a few. Prior to joining Imprimis, Kunal was associated with leading public relations firms in India including Integral PR, Image Inc (part of the Perfect Relations Group) and Clea Public Relations.
Through the last two decades, Kunal has advised clients across diverse industries ranging from Hospitality to Telecom, Aviation, Defence, Real Estate, Healthcare, FMCG, Banking, Pharma etc. and serviced a varied set of multinational and Indian companies.