Celebrating India’s Best Brands 2025

Innovate. Impact. Influence

About ET NOW Best Brands Conclave 2025

“Products have life cycles, but brands can live forever”
– David Aaker, Branding Guru

Products may have life cycles, but brands can live forever. The ET NOW Best Brands Conclave celebrates brands that lead innovation, impact, and influence. The 8th edition spotlights pioneers shaping India’s dynamic business landscape, rewriting rules, and leaving lasting legacies.

Why You Should Join

Visionary
Connections

Connect with visionary brand leaders driving India’s growth.

Innovation
Insights

Gain insights on how brands innovate, adapt, and create movements.

Hear Untold
Stories

Learn from candid conversations with industry trailblazers.

Power Your
Network

Network with business stalwarts, marketers, and decision-makers.

The Stage Belongs to You

Celebrating brands that excel in innovation, market impact, and leadership.This platform spotlights some of India’s best brands shaping the future

Selection Criteria

Selection Process

Mark the Moment

Make It Count

Celebrating the Brands, strategies, and spirit that make India’s best brands – the benchmark of brilliance

Agenda

03:00 PM – 04:00 PMRegistration
04:00 PM – 04:05 PMSetting the tone
04:05 PM – 04:20 PMSpecial Session: A tribute to Piyush Pandey – The Storyteller Who Gave India Its Voice
04:20 PM – 04:40 PM CEOs AMA (Ask Me Anything): Leadership That Inspires Trust and Transforms Culture
04:40 PM – 04:55 PM StoryLab 360: The Art and Alchemy of Emotional Branding
04:55 PM - 05:30 PM Panel Discussion: Human Care vs. Tech Care
05:30 PM – 05:35 PM Research Methodology: Best Mother & Child Brands
05:30 PM – 06:00 PM Felicitation Ceremony: Best Mother & Child Brands
06:00 PM – 06:10 PM In Conversation: Music, Emotion & Influence: What Makes an Artist a Brand?
06:10 PM – 06:20 PM Felicitation Ceremony: Best Brands
06:20 PM – 06:40 PM In Conversation: From #Trends to #Trust: The New Age of Marketing
06:40 PM – 06:45 PM Research Methodology: Best Brands
06:45 PM – 07:05 PMFireside Chat: Behind the Scenes of Next – Gen Brand Building
07:05 – 07:25 PM Fireside Chat: The Economics of Storytelling: Content, Consumers, Cashflows
07:25 PM – 07:55 PM Felicitation Ceremony: Best Brands
07:55 PM – 08:10 PM Guest of Honour Address
08:10 PM – 08:15 PM Unveiling of the Coffee Table Book
08:15 PM – 08:55 PM Felicitation Ceremony: Best Brands
8:55 PM – 09:00 PM Closing Remarks

*This agenda is tentative and subject to change.

Speakers

Alok Chitre

Chief Operating Officer
Rajasthan Royals

Amaal Mallik

Indian Music Composer, Director, Producer, and Singer

Chetan Hansraj

Actor & Head of AI
Balaji Telefilms

Krunal Patel

CMO
NSE

Lulu Raghavan

President APAC
Landor

Nitin Burman

Chief Revenue Office
Balaji Telefilms

Prasoon Pandey

Co-founder & Director
Corcoise Films

Puneeth Bekal

CMO
HDFC Securities

Ridhi Dogra

Indian Actress

Rohit Pathak

CEO – Copper Business
Hindalco Industries

Shailendra Shukla

Managing Director - Mobility Group
Eaton

Sukesh Nayak

Chief Creative Officer
Ogilvy

Sumnesh Joshi

Deputy Director General, Ministry of Communications
Government of India

Varun Kothari

Head of Digital Marketing
Welspun One

Partners

Research Partner

Gifting Partner

Media Partners

Education Partner

Business Insights Partner

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