2026 will not reward those who play safe. It will reward those who ask better questions, choose sharper channels, design smarter funnels, and use AI with intent, not instinct. Elevate AOP 2026 is where India’s leading CMOs, CDOs, and growth leaders step out of campaign chaos and step into clarity. This isn’t a conference. It’s a decision room.
If you’re asking the same questions, Elevate AOP 2026 is designed to turn them into a sharper, actionable growth playbook.
This isn’t an event. It’s a catalyst. Expect clarity, candour, real case stories, eye-opening panel debates, and conversations that continue long after the slides close.
Not seminars. Not showcases.
Straight, honest conversations between the leaders who decide how India markets, grows, and scales.
This is for the leaders who want a compass, not more noise.
This panel unpacks how new-age brands have built disproportionate share of voice without disproportionate budgets.
From speed and experimentation to content velocity and audience-first thinking - learn the playbooks that helped disruptors outpace incumbents in crowded markets.
For marketers who want to win attention before they win scale.
In a world where consumers move seamlessly across screens, stores, and platforms, this fireside chat explores how leading brands have cracked omni-channel growth.
A candid conversation on balancing brand and performance, designing consistent journeys, and navigating digital disruption without losing brand equity.
Because real growth doesn’t happen in silos.
Marketers today have more data than ever - and less clarity than before.
This session focuses on how leaders are separating meaningful signals from dashboard overload, building measurement discipline, and using data to guide decisions, not just reporting.
Because data should create confidence, not confusion.
A special session paying homage to Lt. Mr. Piyush Pandey and the timeless principles of storytelling that shaped Indian advertising.
This conversation reflects on emotion, cultural truth, and creative bravery - and why these fundamentals matter more than ever, even as technology reshapes marketing.
Algorithms change. Human connection doesn’t.
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The year of playbooks, blueprints, and scale.
Elevate 2025 focused on the new marketing blueprint, global growth systems, and India’s cultural calendar. This year sharpened AOP thinking, decoded disruptive digital shifts, and provided marketers with frameworks to scale brand, performance, and international ambition with precision.
The year Elevate became a marketer’s planning compass.
Through editions on AOP building, global expansion, and festive strategy, Elevate 2024 helped leaders rethink growth across seasons, channels, and markets. It became the go-to forum for marketers seeking clarity, structure, and cross-industry learnings for annual and global planning.
Where it all began.
Elevate 2023 set the foundation with its first-ever edition focused on India’s festive landscape. It brought together marketers to decode consumer behaviour, cultural triggers, and high-impact festive strategies - establishing Elevate as a platform built on real insights and actionable brand playbooks.
| Time | Session Format | Agenda | Speaker/ Panelist Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:15 – 11:25 AM |
L&F
|
Opening Keynote
|
|
| 11:30 – 12:00 PM |
Platform
|
Amazon
First 90-Day Global Launch Blueprint |
Adil Imandar (Business Development
Manager, Amazon)
|
| 12:10 – 12:50 PM |
Panel
|
Omni-Channel Thinking
From fragmented touchpoints to one growth narrative. |
|
| 01:00 – 01:40 PM |
L&F
|
AI as a Force Multiplier
How we turn dashboards into insight, creativity into velocity, and engagement into outcomes |
Dev Batra (CEO, L&F)
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| 01:45 – 02:15 PM | Lunch & Networking | ||
| 02:30 – 03:00 PM |
Platform
|
Meta
Marketing at the speed of AI |
|
| 03:10 – 03:40 PM |
Panel
|
New Age Disruptors
How challenger brands are rewriting the rules of growth. |
Shantanu Chauhan (Director
- Marketing, Noise)
Samriddh Das (Ex CBO, Arata | Ex CMO, Heads Up For Tails) Prateek Kotha (Angel Investor, Marketing Consultant) |
| 03:50 – 04:20 PM |
Fireside Chat
|
Beyond Campaigns: The Craft of Lasting Stories
How Piyush Pandey built brands through feeling, not formats. |
Vivek Sharma (Marketing Consultant, Angel
Investor)
|
| 04:30 – 05:00 PM |
Platform
|
Google
YouTube Unboxed |
Hitesh Khanna (Strategic
Agency Manager, Google)
|
| 05:10 – 05:50 PM |
Panel
|
Data for Marketers
Turning signals into strategy. Cutting through the noise. |
|
| Sundowner | |||
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