AGENDA
PLEASE NOTE: AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Day 1 • Saturday • 12 November
| TIME SLOT | TALK/TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| 8:00a – 8:30a | REGISTRATION & NETWORKING | |
| 8:30a – 9:00a | Opening Words | Akshaya Patra |
| 9:00a – 10:15a | Social Business: the Opportunity for India Don’t Try This at Home | Stefan Kolle, FutureLab |
| 10:00a – 11:00a | The Convergence of Mobile and Social | Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, ZipDial |
| 11:00a – 12:00p | Ten Lessons from Airlines’ High-Flying Adventures in Social Media | Shashank Nigam, SimpliFlying |
| 12:00p – 12:15p | Sponsor Presentation: How to Really Sell through Facebook | Kiran Kumar, Adepto |
| 12:15p – 1:30p | LUNCH & NETWORKING | |
| 1:30p – 2:30p | Social Media in the Indian Context | Kapil Gupta, OMLogic |
| 2:30p – 3:30p | Community Building & Management | Gillian Muessig, SEOmoz |
| 3:30p – 5:30p | PANEL Q&A | |
| 5:30p – 6:00p | Akshaya Patra Day 1 Summary & Networking | |
Day 2 • Sunday • 13 November
| 8:00a – 8:30a | REGISTRATION & NETWORKING | |
| 8:30a – 8:50a | Day 2 Kickoff | Anant (event sponsor) |
| 8:50a – 9:15a | Skype Session from Washington DC: How a Traditional Media Pro became a New Media Pioneer | Jim Long, NBC News |
| 9:15a – 10:15a | Social Business: the Opportunity for India | Eric Weaver, Ant’s Eye View |
| 10:15a – 11:15a | Using Social Media to reach Youth Markets in India | Sanjay Mehta, Social Wavelength |
| 11:15a – 12:15p | Lessons Learnt in Building a Personal Brand | Kiruba Shankar, Business Blogging |
| 12:15p – 1:15p | LUNCH & NETWORKING | |
| 1:15p – 2:15p | Social Integration For Commercial and Non-Profit Organizations | Narendra Nag, 2020 Social |
| 2:15p – 3:15p | Beyond Platforms: The Potential of Today’s Social Organization | Shauna Causey, Nordstrom |
| 3:15p – 3:30p | TEA BREAK | |
| 3:30p – 4:30p | PANEL: “Content: Strategies and Best Practices” | Moderator: Kiruba Shankar |
| 4:30p – 5:30p | Wikibrands – Reinventing your Company in a Customer-Driven Marketplace | Sean Moffitt, Author and Founder, Agent Wildfire |
| 5:30p – 6:00p | Akshaya Patra Conference Wrap-up & Networking | |