Event

500 +

Professionals

20 +

Speakers

3

Days

1

Experience

PRAXIS is an acronym for the Public Relations And Corporate Communications India Summit. It is the world's largest festival of Reputation Management professionals (also know as Public Relations practitioners). The summit was born in November 2012 and travels to different cities annually. The organisers, who comprise a dozen volunteers from different organisations do not repeat venues, speakers, bands and the menu.

The purpose of PRAXIS is to offer the fraternity a platform to gather, learn, share and engage. In Latin, PRAXIS means 'to act' or 'to do'. During the two-day summit over 500 professionals travel mainly from the three major metros to listen to speakers from India and overseas who share insights on a theme. A live music performance on the first night and the Fulcrum Awards, post PRAXIS on the second night make the experience lively.

The summit is supported by the leading PR firms based in India and is affordable to those who plan well in advance to attend. Participants include senior communications directors, CEOs of PR firms, middle management - both from consulting firms and in-house as well as representatives from support companies. The conference ensures that the audience stays in one or two official hotels which ensures bonding and time to connect. Reputation Today magazine was born at PRAXIS.

Venue

JW Marriott, Pune

Schedule

  • Day 1
    Friday, 20th September
  • Day 2 Saturday, 21st September
  • Day 3 Sunday, 22nd September
11:00 am
Summit Check-in Opens
12:00 pm
PRAXIS Welcome Lunch
2:00 pm
Group Photograph
2:30 pm
Welcome Remarks & Partners Felicitation
3:30 pm
Keynote Address - 1
The Impact of Culture and Community in Building a Powerful Corporate Reputation
Priya Paul, Chairperson, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels
Followed by a conversation with Neha Mehrotra, Avian WE
4:15 pm
Keynote Address - 2
The Evolving Role of Communicators in Corporate Culture Building
Anita Gupta, SVP & Strategic Communications Advisor, DHL Group
Followed by a conversation with Sonya Madeira, Rice Communications
5:00 pm
Tea / Coffee Break
5:45 pm
Keynote Address - 3
Creativity is the Bedrock of Good Public Relations
Sarah Meron, Chief Communications Officer, IBM
Followed by a conversation with Atul Sharma, Ruder Finn India
6:30 pm
Keynote Address - 4
Strategic Role of Public Relations in Building Brands Creatively
Sudhir Sitapati, Managing Director and CEO of Godrej Consumer Products Limited
Followed by a conversation with Priya Sheth Kothari, Senior Journalist
7:15 pm
Keynote Address - 5
Impact of Media in Shaping Consumer Behaviour and Communities
Anupriya Acharya, CEO, Publicis Groupe South Asia
Followed by a conversation with Arun Sudhaman, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Provoke Media
8:00 pm
Special Session 1
The Future of Indian PR – Next 25
A panel discussion with Piyali Reddy , Axis Bank; Ruchita Masrani , MSL India; Sandeep Fernandes , Skoda India and
moderated by Hemant Gaule, SCoRe
8:45 pm
Drinks and Dinner
9:15 pm
Live Concert
11:00 pm
Day Ends
9:15 am
Early Bird Lucky Draw
9:30 am
Keynote Address - 6
Positivity, Creativity & Happiness
Murlikant Petkar - The real ‘Chandu Champion’, in conversation with Hrishikesh Kannan, National Brand Head, 94.3 RadioOne Network
10:30 am
Keynote Address - 7
How Brands Are Built on the Back of Great Culture, Strong Community & Brilliant Creativity
Rahul Welde, Media & Marketing Expert
Followed by a conversation with Madhu Chhibber, HDFC Bank
11:15 am
Tea / Coffee Break
11:55 am
Keynote Address - 8
Role of Communications in Building the Community around 2024 Olympics
Bruno Tourne, Head of Corporate Communications, Sanofi
Followed by a conversation with Nidhi Gulati, Springer Nature
12:40 pm
Keynote Address - 9
How Public Relations transforms Economic Growth for the Community through Stakeholder Engagement
Sarah Waddington CBE, Director, Wadds Inc.
Followed by a conversation with Shivani Gupta, SPAG-FINN Partners
01:20 pm
Lunch
2:30 pm
Special Address 2
What led to PRCA becoming the World's Largest & Most Influential PR Association - A Case Study
James Hewes, CEO, Public Relations & Communications Association (PRCA)
3:00 pm
Special Address 3
Reputation, Relevance, Relationships: PRs Impact on Global Issues of our Time
Grzegorz Szczepański, President, International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) & CEO, Burson (Poland)
3:30 pm
Keynote Address 10
Power of Community Building and its Role in Making the World a Better Place
Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President & CEO, AnitaB.org
Followed by a conversation with Ashish Babu, Tata Consultancy Services
4:15 pm
Keynote Address 11
Exploring Nuances of Creativity
Huma Qureshi , Guest of Honour in conversation with Vasundhara Singh, Value360 Communications
05:00 pm
Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks
5:15 pm
PRAXIS Closes
5:30 pm
120-minute Break
7:45 pm
Fulcrum Awards Night presented by The Promise Foundation & PR Moment India
9:00 pm
Music, Drinks & Dinner
11:00 pm
Day Ends
Day to explore the city of Pune and travel back to home location

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