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The Solan Brand Retreat

An immersive workshop on the future of branding in the age of AI

An initiative of Storm The Norm Academy &
Shoolini University

23rd to 25th October 2026

Solan, Shoolini University

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ABOUT THE RETREAT

Branding and Marketing in the
Age of AI

We are living through a profound paradox in marketing. The very technologies that promised to give brands an edge — AI-powered personalisation, data-driven optimisation, automated messaging at scale — have become so universally accessible that they now produce the opposite effect: convergence. When every brand has access to the same intelligence and the same tools, differentiation through efficiency alone becomes a race to the bottom. The playing field has not just levelled; it has flattened entirely.

And yet, within this paradox lies the greatest commercial opportunity available to marketers today. In a world of endless, optimised, algorithmically perfect choice, emotion is what creates preference. Trust, consistency, and a brand personality that cannot be reverse-engineered from a dataset are the only assets that AI cannot simply democratise away.

This three-module workshop is built on that conviction. It moves participants through the strategic, the narrative, and the practical — from rethinking what brand differentiation even means in an AI-driven market, to mastering the storytelling craft that makes a brand genuinely memorable, to getting hands-on with AI as a creative collaborator rather than a threat. The goal is a new kind of marketer: one who is technologically fluent, strategically grounded, and deeply, irreducibly human in how they build brands that last.

An Initiative of

PRESENTED BY

PROGRAMME FACILITATORS AND SPEAKERS 2026

Get insights, tools and frameworks from highly successful and experienced brand practitioners who have worked on a multitude of well-known brands across industries and geographies.

Anisha Motwani

FOUNDER STORM THE NORM
BRAND & STRATEGY EXPERT, AUTHOR

Ameen Haque

FOUNDER STORYWALLAHS
MASTER STORYTELLER

Narayan Devanathan

President & Chief Strategy Officer
South Asia, dentsu

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Amar Raj Singh

DIRECTOR AND AI EXPERT,
SHOOLINI UNIVERSITY

Guest Speaker:
Dinh Thi Hoa

Chairperson - Galaxy Media and Entertainment

KEY DISCUSSION AREAS

THE LAST DIFFERENTIATOR
Brand Strategy for an AI-Driven Market

Brand Strategy for an AI-Driven Market

When every competitor has access to the same data, the same tools, and the same optimisation playbooks, strategy alone is no longer enough. This module challenges participants to reframe how they think about brand differentiation — moving away from feature-led positioning toward the deeper architecture of purpose, values, and emotional resonance. We explore why trust and consistency have become the new competitive moat, how to build a brand personality that is genuinely difficult to replicate, and what it means to treat branding as a strategic capability rather than a communications afterthought. Participants leave with a sharpened lens on what makes their brand not just visible, but irreplaceable.

Learning Outcomes

  • Diagnose where your brand currently competes on capabilities (easily replicated) versus character (difficult to replicate) — and close the gap.
  • Build a differentiation framework anchored in purpose, emotional connection, and consistency that holds up in an AI-saturated market.
  • Reposition branding from a communications function to a core strategic asset within your organisation.

ELEVATE YOUR STORY
The Architecture of Narratives That Cut Through

Everyone is a storyteller. We are surrounded by brand stories. Yet, we are also surrounded by bland stories. Very few cut through the clutter and make us sit up and talk about them.

How and where to find the stories worth telling? How to elevate the brand idea and positioning using storytelling?

Ameen will break down STORY for you so that you can elevate yours. He will also unpack how to simplify the complex. Using the story code, you should be able to tell a story in any medium, anywhere, of any duration (long format or super short).

Using AI to elevate your marketing. Live lab: hands on exercise.

Learning Outcomes

  • Decode the structural elements of a compelling brand story and apply a repeatable storytelling framework across formats and durations.
  • Identify the stories already living inside your brand — in your customers, your culture, your founding — that are waiting to be told.

AI AS A CREATIVE COLLABORATOR
Elevating Your Marketing in Practice

AI is not here to replace the marketer. It is here to amplify the ones who know how to use it. This module moves beyond theory into a live, hands-on lab where participants experience firsthand how AI tools can accelerate ideation, sharpen messaging, personalise at scale, and unlock creative possibilities that would otherwise be time or resource-prohibitive. Crucially, the session is anchored in judgment — knowing when to let AI do the heavy lifting and when human instinct, cultural nuance, and emotional intelligence must lead. The goal is a new kind of marketing fluency: one that is technologically confident and deeply, irreducibly human.

Learning Outcomes

  • Hands-on fluency with AI tools applied to real marketing tasks — ideation, copywriting, audience personalisation, and campaign concepting.
  • Develop the editorial judgment to know when AI output is a launchpad and when it needs human instinct, cultural sensitivity, and creative courage to elevate it.
  • Leave with at least one AI-assisted marketing asset built during the session that you can take back and deploy immediately.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Founders of SME Start-ups

Mid to Senior Level Marketing Executives

Brand Heads and C-Suite Executives focusing on growth strategy

AGENDA

TIMEACTIVITYDETAILSLEAD / SPEAKER
10:30 AMArrive in ChandigarhThe drive from airport or train station to campus is two hours 
1:00 – 2:00 PMWelcome LunchShoolini Campus 
2:00 – 2:45 PMCampus TourPost lunch walk in the hills 
2:45 – 3:00 PMAssemble in the HallSession begins 
3:00 – 3:15 PMOpening RemarksSetting the toneAmith Prabhu
3:15 – 3:40 PMWarm-up ActivityBreaking the iceAnisha Motwani
3:40 – 4:00 PMSession 1: Decoding BrandDemystifying the Science Underlying Brand Positioning.Anisha Motwani
4:00 – 5:00 PMSession 2: Brand PurposeCrafting a purpose statementNarayan Devanathan
5:00 – 5:30 PMTea BreakNetworking 
5:30 – 6:00 PMSession 3: Organising the IdeaA structured, insight-led process to sharpening the ideaNarayan Devanathan
6:00 – 6:30 PMWorking SessionGroup exerciseDelegates
6:30 – 7:30 PMWorld Café & SharingGroup presentationAnisha Motwani
7:30 – 7:45 PMRemarks from the hostThoughts from the management at Sholini UniversityNishtha Anand
 7:45 PMTransportation to Chillaru Resort  
8.30 PM – 9:30 PMDinnerChillaru Resort 
TIME ACTIVITY DETAILS LEAD / SPEAKER
9:25 AM Assemble in the Hall
9:30 – 9:40 AM Introduction to Day 2 An idea called Sparkle Gift Cards Amith Prabhu
9:40 – 10:00 AM Recap Framing the retreat’s core thesis Anisha Motwani
10:00 – 11:30 AM Session 4: Elevate your story The Architecture of Narratives That Cut Through Ameen Haque
11:30 – 12:00 PM Tea Break
12:00 – 1:30 PM Session 5: Storytelling code Applying the storytelling code hands-on Ameen Haque
1:30 – 2:30 PM Lunch Networking
2:30 – 3:30 PM Session 6: AI  in Marketing Hands-on lab using AI to speed up ideation, sharpen messaging, and personalise at scale Dr. Amar Raj Singh
3:30 – 4:30 PM Session 7: Gen AI Working Session Live application lab – Participants build at least one AI-assisted marketing asset to take away Dr. Amar Raj Singh
4:30 – 5:00 PM Tea Break Networking
5:00 – 6:00 PM Session 8: Assimilation Bringing together everything covered across the day –  brand purpose, positioning, storytelling, and AI All Speakers
6:15 PM Transportation to Chillaru Resort
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Dinner & Drinks Networking

OUR UNIQUE APPROACH

Our workshop is designed to empower you to challenge your mental models, think creatively and break free from conventional approaches. During these dynamic days, you’ll engage in a highly interactive retreat that combines group collaboration with individual insights to create a tailored strategy for your brand. This workshop is not just about learning; it’s about transforming your approach to branding. By participating, you will equip yourself with the knowledge and skills needed to create impactful branding strategies that drive business growth and foster lasting connections with your audience

What Sets Us Apart

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Innovative Templates & Visualization Techniques:  

Developed by Storm The Norm Academy, these tools are designed to evoke lateral thinking and inspire innovative solutions that elevate your brand.

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Expert-Led Sessions:

Learn from industry leaders Anisha Motwani, Ameen Haque, Narayan Devanathan and Dr. Amar Raj Singh, who will guide you through multiple case studies and real-life examples.

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Opportunity

Opportunity to review & refine your brand blueprint with the experts.

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Personalized Attention

With limited seats, you’ll benefit from deeper discussions and dedicated time with each expert.

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Certification from the prestigious Shoolini University & Storm The Norm Academy

Earn recognition from Shoolini University.

Unlock your brand’s potential and stand out like never before!

Getting here & Retreat logistics

  • Delegates may fly into Chandigarh airport or arrive by train to Chandigarh from Delhi. From the train station or airport, the Shoolini campus is a two-hour drive.
  • We have a welcome lunch on Friday, 23rd October from 1 PM to 2:30 PM followed by the sessions from 3 PM to 8 PM and then dinner.
  • Next day the sessions run from 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM with lunch and tea breaks.
  • One may leave the resort anytime after breakfast or sunrise on Sunday, 25th October to catch a train or flight from Chandigarh.
  • The distance between the campus and the resort is 6 kms, about a 15-minute drive.
  • The university will provide transportation on 23rd evening as well as on 24th morning and evening between the campus and resort. 

PROGRAMME PRICING

Retreat fee

INR 70,000/

+ GST per person

Covers lunch and dinner on 23rd October | Breakfast, lunch and dinner on 24th and Breakfast on 25th October

  • Round trip flight: Delhi-Paro-Delhi
  • Three nights stay in a single room at the luxurious Ozen Resort
  • The retreat fee
  • Gourmet meals (3 meals – 3 days)
  • Airport transfers (in Bhutan)
  • Special Bhutan attractions

Flight Details

  • Onward journey on Druk Air KB203 -16APR Wednesday DEL-PBH  0500 0700
  • Return journey on Druk Air KB202 – 19APR Saturday PBH-DEL  1155 1345
  • Attendees should aim to be at New Delhi airport by 2 am on 16th
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BRAND PURPOSE & BUSINESS SUCCESS
A Company’s Brand Purpose must be more than a mere slogan or a ‘good-to-have’ statement if it’s to be an effective driver of growth. In fact, it should ideally be the kind that empowers an organization to hold itself accountable with transparency and be true to its core values. The ‘why’ of purpose can resonate deeply with consumers and provide a trusted ‘north star’ to guide strategic decision-making. This is certainly an area ripe for more rigorous discussions & an opportunity to shape your organization’s BRAND PURPOSE with a straight commercial advantage. In this session of the workshop, we will focus on helping you craft your organisation’s aspirational-packed purpose that will be the galvanizing force in driving all your business actions. A corporate purpose that is grounded in humanity and inspires a call to action; one where sustainable profit is a natural outcome for the business.
BRAND PURPOSE & BUSINESS SUCCESS
A Company’s Brand Purpose must be more than a mere slogan or a ‘good-to-have’ statement if it’s to be an effective driver of growth. In fact, it should ideally be the kind that empowers an organization to hold itself accountable with transparency and be true to its core values. The ‘why’ of purpose can resonate deeply with consumers and provide a trusted ‘north star’ to guide strategic decision-making. This is certainly an area ripe for more rigorous discussions & an opportunity to shape your organization’s BRAND PURPOSE with a straight commercial advantage. In this session of the workshop, we will focus on helping you craft your organisation’s aspirational-packed purpose that will be the galvanizing force in driving all your business actions. A corporate purpose that is grounded in humanity and inspires a call to action; one where sustainable profit is a natural outcome for the business.
DEMYSTIFYING THE SCIENCE UNDERLYING BRAND POSITIONING
Having crafted an inspiring purpose, and arrived at a strong narrative, the next step will be to help bring alive that purpose in the marketplace in a manner that strongly positions your company’s offering as a uniquely differentiated product/service with a strong consumer value proposition. All things equal, effective positioning is often the difference between a thriving business and one that gets lost in the sea of competition. Through a structured & scientific process, this session will help you understand the key building blocks of the strategic positioning process and the relevance of data & insights in crafting a strong brand positioning.
DEMYSTIFYING THE SCIENCE UNDERLYING BRAND POSITIONING
Having crafted an inspiring purpose, and arrived at a strong narrative, the next step will be to help bring alive that purpose in the marketplace in a manner that strongly positions your company’s offering as a uniquely differentiated product/service with a strong consumer value proposition. All things equal, effective positioning is often the difference between a thriving business and one that gets lost in the sea of competition. Through a structured & scientific process, this session will help you understand the key building blocks of the strategic positioning process and the relevance of data & insights in crafting a strong brand positioning.
LEARN WHY BRAND STORYTELLING IS THE FUTURE OF MARKETING
Brand storytelling is no longer a nice to have. It is a need to have, and what will ultimately maximize your business’s productivity & profitability. In our fast-paced, digital age, human connection is a rare gem. To stand out, businesses must forge meaningful relationships with their audiences. Enter brand storytelling—a powerful tool that blends facts and emotions into a compelling narrative.. Transform your marketing approach by making storytelling a foundational element. Join our workshop to discover how to create a captivating brand narrative that boosts visibility, drives profit, and leaves a lasting impact!
LEARN WHY BRAND STORYTELLING IS THE FUTURE OF MARKETING
Brand storytelling is no longer a nice to have. It is a need to have, and what will ultimately maximize your business’s productivity & profitability. In our fast-paced, digital age, human connection is a rare gem. To stand out, businesses must forge meaningful relationships with their audiences. Enter brand storytelling—a powerful tool that blends facts and emotions into a compelling narrative.. Transform your marketing approach by making storytelling a foundational element. Join our workshop to discover how to create a captivating brand narrative that boosts visibility, drives profit, and leaves a lasting impact! Through a structured & scientific process, this session will help you understand the key building blocks of the strategic positioning process and the relevance of data & insights in crafting a strong brand positioning.
Anisha Motwani
FOUNDER STORM THE NORM; BRAND & STRATEGY EXPERT, AUTHOR
Anisha is a highly accomplished business leader and strategic thinker with 35 years of experience in advertising, auto manufacturing, and financial services. She has a proven track record in brand building and digital transformation, having architected several well-known consumer brands and developed business-boosting strategies. Following a 25-year corporate career, she launched Storm the Norm in 2015, a firm helping businesses adapt to disruption by challenging conventional norms. Some clients include Nestle, Viacom18, Unilever, Whirlpool, Schneider Electric, Reliance Retail, AMEX, Welspun, Max Group, and numerous startups across India and Southeast Asia. Ms Anisha Motwani has been the advisor with the World Bank on the prestigious ‘Swachh Bharat Programme’, ‘Adoption of Solar Rooftops’ & ‘National Mission for Clean Ganga’. She currently serves as an Independent Director on the board of some leading organisations: - Abbot India - Godrej Finance Ltd - Godrej Finance Ltd - Philips Domestic Appliances Ltd (Versuni India Ltd) - Star Health Insurance Ltd - Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd - Motherson Sumi Wiring Solutions - Raymond Lifestyle Ltd Author of two bestselling books, ‘Storm the Norm’ & ‘She Storms the Norm’ and a columnist, she also hosts the Storm the Norm podcast https://spoti.fi/3E9iJ5z, interviewing industry leaders to challenge business norms. She is on the Advisory Board of the CII Innovation Committee, Atal Incubation Centre, Indian Institute of Health & Medical Research, India Diversity Forum & a regular speaker at national and global business platforms. In recognition of her achievements, she was voted as one of the ’50 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business’ by Business Today for three consecutive years since 2009. She has also been recognised amongst the ‘Top 50 Women in Media, Marketing and Advertising’ by Impact & Colors for 4 successive years since 2011. She has been conferred ‘The Women at Work Leadership Award 2011’ by the Asian Confederation of Business and ‘Brand Builder of the Year’ by NDTV, among many others. An MBA, Anisha studied at Sophiya College and lives in Delhi with her husband Mahinder and children - Prerna & Prithviraj.
Anisha Motwani
FOUNDER STORM THE NORM; BRAND & STRATEGY EXPERT, AUTHOR
Anisha is a highly accomplished business leader and strategic thinker with 35 years of experience in advertising, auto manufacturing, and financial services. She has a proven track record in brand building and digital transformation, having architected several well-known consumer brands and developed business-boosting strategies. Following a 25-year corporate career, she launched Storm the Norm in 2015, a firm helping businesses adapt to disruption by challenging conventional norms. Some clients include Nestle, Viacom18, Unilever, Whirlpool, Schneider Electric, Reliance Retail, AMEX, Welspun, Max Group, and numerous startups across India and Southeast Asia. Ms Anisha Motwani has been the advisor with the World Bank on the prestigious ‘Swachh Bharat Programme’, ‘Adoption of Solar Rooftops’ & ‘National Mission for Clean Ganga’. She currently serves as an Independent Director on the board of some leading organisations: - Abbot India - Godrej Finance Ltd - Godrej Finance Ltd - Philips Domestic Appliances Ltd (Versuni India Ltd) - Star Health Insurance Ltd - Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd - Motherson Sumi Wiring Solutions - Raymond Lifestyle Ltd Author of two bestselling books, ‘Storm the Norm’ & ‘She Storms the Norm’ and a columnist, she also hosts the Storm the Norm podcast https://spoti.fi/3E9iJ5z, interviewing industry leaders to challenge business norms. She is on the Advisory Board of the CII Innovation Committee, Atal Incubation Centre, Indian Institute of Health & Medical Research, India Diversity Forum & a regular speaker at national and global business platforms. In recognition of her achievements, she was voted as one of the ’50 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business’ by Business Today for three consecutive years since 2009. She has also been recognised amongst the ‘Top 50 Women in Media, Marketing and Advertising’ by Impact & Colors for 4 successive years since 2011. She has been conferred ‘The Women at Work Leadership Award 2011’ by the Asian Confederation of Business and ‘Brand Builder of the Year’ by NDTV, among many others. An MBA, Anisha studied at Sophiya College and lives in Delhi with her husband Mahinder and children - Prerna & Prithviraj.
Ameen Haque
FOUNDER STORYWALLAHS; MASTER STORYTELLER
Ameen Haque is the founder of Storywallahs and believes good stories happen to those who can tell them. He considers himself a story monk i.e. both a student as well as a practitioner and teacher of storytelling. CEO’ s, change makers and business leaders from across the world have turned to him for help with their stories. He has studied business administration and followed that up with a course in advertising & media planning from MICA. Formerly a Vice President at Ogilvy & Mather, Ameen has over 20 years of experience in advertising, marketing, consulting and theatre. His work is deeply influenced by his experiences in communications, both as a marketer and as an actor. He learned storytelling while creating campaigns for some of the biggest brands, helping start-up founders raise funds and while telling stories to those with the lowest attention spans - children. When not studying or teaching storytelling, he loves climbing hills and playing table tennis.
Ameen Haque
FOUNDER STORYWALLAHS; MASTER STORYTELLER
Ameen Haque is the founder of Storywallahs and believes good stories happen to those who can tell them. He considers himself a story monk i.e. both a student as well as a practitioner and teacher of storytelling. CEO’ s, change makers and business leaders from across the world have turned to him for help with their stories. He has studied business administration and followed that up with a course in advertising & media planning from MICA. Formerly a Vice President at Ogilvy & Mather, Ameen has over 20 years of experience in advertising, marketing, consulting and theatre. His work is deeply influenced by his experiences in communications, both as a marketer and as an actor. He learned storytelling while creating campaigns for some of the biggest brands, helping start-up founders raise funds and while telling stories to those with the lowest attention spans - children. When not studying or teaching storytelling, he loves climbing hills and playing table tennis.
Atika Malik
STRATEGY ADVISORY PARTNER
Atika is a Strategic Advisory Partner to Founders and CEO’s of companies that are seeking to scale. She has partnered organisations, across diverse sectors from digital upskilling, news and media, social impact, cloud kitchens, snacks, wealth management to name a few. Atika was the former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, South West Asia of Cheil Worldwide – a digitally integrated advertising agency, with specialisation across retail, experiential, digital media, e-commerce, influencer marketing and brand communication. Atika’s previous roles have included Global Planning Director at Wunderman Thompson in Singapore and Strategy Consultant at leading global nutrition company DSM. She has worked across markets from China to Brazil and on many exciting brands like Samsung, Unilever, Pepsi, Morris Garages, Frito Lay, Nestle, Adidas and Reckitt Benckiser. She has addressed a range of business problems for companies - from driving category adoption, market entry strategies, behaviour change, to product development and new customer segments. She actively supports the growth of young women in corporate roles. Atika has been a speaker at Cannes Lions and judged many Indian and International advertising award shows.
Atika Malik
STRATEGY ADVISORY PARTNER
Atika is a Strategic Advisory Partner to Founders and CEO’s of companies that are seeking to scale. She has partnered organisations, across diverse sectors from digital upskilling, news and media, social impact, cloud kitchens, snacks, wealth management to name a few. Atika was the former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, South West Asia of Cheil Worldwide – a digitally integrated advertising agency, with specialisation across retail, experiential, digital media, e-commerce, influencer marketing and brand communication. Atika’s previous roles have included Global Planning Director at Wunderman Thompson in Singapore and Strategy Consultant at leading global nutrition company DSM. She has worked across markets from China to Brazil and on many exciting brands like Samsung, Unilever, Pepsi, Morris Garages, Frito Lay, Nestle, Adidas and Reckitt Benckiser. She has addressed a range of business problems for companies - from driving category adoption, market entry strategies, behaviour change, to product development and new customer segments. She actively supports the growth of young women in corporate roles. Atika has been a speaker at Cannes Lions and judged many Indian and International advertising award shows.
Dinh Thi Hoa
After the Vietnam war ended in 1975, Hoa was the first Vietnamese national to go to Harvard Business School in 1990, even before the two countries Vietnam and US normalized diplomatic relationship in 1994. After graduating from Harvard Business School Hoa helped Proctor & Gamble, the most famous consumer company in US to set up operations in Vietnam. While working in Proctor & Gamble, Hoa developed her deep expertise in consumer marketing. In 1994, Hoa became the founding member of the Marketing faculty of Hanoi Business School and co-taught with Rohit Deshpande who is professor of Marketing at Harvard Business School today. Since then, Hoa has built a dozen companies in different sectors - hospitality, entertainment, education, fintech, finance. One of the companies that Hoa built - MOMO became the first fintech unicorn in Vietnam in 2022. Hoa also invested, and sits on the boards of other multi-billion-dollar companies in Vietnam. Hoa was board member of REE Cop, a property, manufacturing company that first went IPO in Vietnam Hoa helped to build the retail business of FPT company, the first and biggest tech company in Vietnam with market cap of $8billion today Hoa has been a Board member of ACB bank, the biggest private bank of Vietnam since 1996 until today In 2012 Hoa was the speaker at INK/TED event in Mumbai alongside Deepak Chopra and James Cameron, where Hoa spoke about launching MOMO and her dream of building the first tech unicorn of Vietnam, which became true 10 year later in 2022 In the same year 2012, Hoa was in the Newsweek’s, (a US magazine), list of 100 world’s most influential women alongside Hillary Clinton Today Hoa helps to runs a few non-profit organizations including Conservation Vietnam, Vietnam Education Innovation Fund, and AiViet Technology Fund
Chairperson - Galaxy Media and Entertainment
Dinh Thi Hoa
Chairperson - Galaxy Media and Entertainment
After the Vietnam war ended in 1975, Hoa was the first Vietnamese national to go to Harvard Business School in 1990, even before the two countries Vietnam and US normalized diplomatic relationship in 1994. After graduating from Harvard Business School Hoa helped Proctor & Gamble, the most famous consumer company in US to set up operations in Vietnam. While working in Proctor & Gamble, Hoa developed her deep expertise in consumer marketing. In 1994, Hoa became the founding member of the Marketing faculty of Hanoi Business School and co-taught with Rohit Deshpande who is professor of Marketing at Harvard Business School today. Since then, Hoa has built a dozen companies in different sectors - hospitality, entertainment, education, fintech, finance. One of the companies that Hoa built - MOMO became the first fintech unicorn in Vietnam in 2022. Hoa also invested, and sits on the boards of other multi-billion-dollar companies in Vietnam. Hoa was board member of REE Cop, a property, manufacturing company that first went IPO in Vietnam Hoa helped to build the retail business of FPT company, the first and biggest tech company in Vietnam with market cap of $8billion today Hoa has been a Board member of ACB bank, the biggest private bank of Vietnam since 1996 until today In 2012 Hoa was the speaker at INK/TED event in Mumbai alongside Deepak Chopra and James Cameron, where Hoa spoke about launching MOMO and her dream of building the first tech unicorn of Vietnam, which became true 10 year later in 2022 In the same year 2012, Hoa was in the Newsweek’s, (a US magazine), list of 100 world’s most influential women alongside Hillary Clinton Today Hoa helps to runs a few non-profit organizations including Conservation Vietnam, Vietnam Education Innovation Fund, and AiViet Technology Fund
Dr. Amar Raj Singh
DIRECTOR AND AI EXPERT, SHOOLINI UNIVERSITY
Dr. Singh is an education leader and AI trainer with over two decades of experience in technology-enabled learning. His recent work focuses on practical applications of Artificial Intelligence, where he conducts workshops and training sessions for corporate professionals, faculty members, students, and public leaders. Known for simplifying complex AI concepts, he helps audiences leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, creativity, communication, and decision-making in the real-world.
Narayan Devanathan
President & Chief Strategy Officer South Asia | dentsu
Narayan Devanathan is a seasoned marketing and strategy leader with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of business, brand, and public impact. As President and Chief Strategy Officer for South Asia at Dentsu, he leads the central strategy function, shaping long-term growth and transformation for the network and its clients. With over a decade at dentsu, Narayan has played a pivotal role in building integrated strategic capabilities, driving innovation and delivering impactful brand solutions across categories. His work spans some of India’s most iconic brands, including Royal Enfield, Airtel, and KFC, where he has contributed to shaping brand narratives and business outcomes. Known for his sharp strategic thinking and nuanced understanding of culture, Narayan often positions himself at the intersection of the state and the market, bringing a broader societal lens to marketing and communication. His perspectives frequently explore the evolving role of media and technology in shaping modern brand engagement. Academically, he holds advanced degrees in business, marketing and communications from institutions in India and the United States. Beyond his professional work, he is also a long-distance runner, reflecting his belief in endurance, consistency and long-term value creation.
Narayan Devanathan
President & Chief Strategy Officer South Asia | dentsu
Narayan Devanathan is a seasoned marketing and strategy leader with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of business, brand, and public impact. As President and Chief Strategy Officer for South Asia at Dentsu, he leads the central strategy function, shaping long-term growth and transformation for the network and its clients. With over a decade at dentsu, Narayan has played a pivotal role in building integrated strategic capabilities, driving innovation and delivering impactful brand solutions across categories. His work spans some of India’s most iconic brands, including Royal Enfield, Airtel, and KFC, where he has contributed to shaping brand narratives and business outcomes. Known for his sharp strategic thinking and nuanced understanding of culture, Narayan often positions himself at the intersection of the state and the market, bringing a broader societal lens to marketing and communication. His perspectives frequently explore the evolving role of media and technology in shaping modern brand engagement. Academically, he holds advanced degrees in business, marketing and communications from institutions in India and the United States. Beyond his professional work, he is also a long-distance runner, reflecting his belief in endurance, consistency and long-term value creation.
Narayan Devanathan
President & Chief Strategy Officer South Asia | dentsu
Narayan Devanathan is a seasoned marketing and strategy leader with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of business, brand, and public impact. As President and Chief Strategy Officer for South Asia at Dentsu, he leads the central strategy function, shaping long-term growth and transformation for the network and its clients. With over a decade at dentsu, Narayan has played a pivotal role in building integrated strategic capabilities, driving innovation and delivering impactful brand solutions across categories. His work spans some of India’s most iconic brands, including Royal Enfield, Airtel, and KFC, where he has contributed to shaping brand narratives and business outcomes. Known for his sharp strategic thinking and nuanced understanding of culture, Narayan often positions himself at the intersection of the state and the market, bringing a broader societal lens to marketing and communication. His perspectives frequently explore the evolving role of media and technology in shaping modern brand engagement. Academically, he holds advanced degrees in business, marketing and communications from institutions in India and the United States. Beyond his professional work, he is also a long-distance runner, reflecting his belief in endurance, consistency and long-term value creation.
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