Testimonials 2017

“The consumer is proactively seeking to participate in the various new ways that are emerging to communicate and shop. Online is but one more channel of shopping. There will be convergence. Retailers and Manufacturer must understand that they have to provide 360 degree access for the consumer access.”

K Radhakrishnan
Co-Founder, Grocermax

“FICCI Massmerize 2017 brings together the policy makers and Industry stalwarts of the Retail & FMCG industry, to deliberate on the trends and opportunities in the two most dynamic sectors of the Indian economy. GST will bring with it, greater transparency and a drive towards formal commerce, and presents a great opportunity for modern retail and organised sector brands to improve their share. Massmerize is the platform for learning, networking and collaboration. I look forward to being a part of this year’s deliberations and witness some interesting discussions on some of the most contemporary issues in the Consumer & Retail sector.”

Mr. Bijou Kurien
Member, Strategic Advisory Board, L Capital Asia

“Business models are rapidly evolving, aided by technology, to help retailers serve customers and brands better than before. The evolution of retail has the potential to transform the way India buys and sells, and therefore transform India itself. I am looking forward to Massmerize 2017 for the annual confluence of all stakeholders in this transformation journey.”

Mr. Raghava Rao
Finance Director and CFO, Amazon India

“MASSMERIZE 2017 would be a platform for an exclusive dialogue between government and retail, FMCG, and e-Commerce sectors to discuss regulatory issues, Macro-Economics, and consumer trends while exploring opportunities to innovate growth strategies. The discussions at this forum would surely shape up a meaningful course for the industry with the policy development in the greater interest of the national economy. I look forward to contributing at this forum while meeting fellow industry leaders and key government officials.”

Mr. Rajesh Jain
MD & CEO, Sports and Leisure Apparel Ltd. (Lacoste Licensee in India)

It is a great honour to be invited to Massmerize 2017, to have the opportunity to meet leaders and innovators driving a successful and dynamic economy. The opportunity to gain knowledge and share developments in retail, manufacturing, food production, investment make this a wonderful occasion for all.

Ms. Lyn Alice Pitt
Managing Director, DT & G Ltd, UK

Massmerize 2017 should serve as a great way of bridging the gap between the current luxury market with the aspirational luxury market, in the era of digitalisation.

Ms. Anvita Mehra
Founder & CEO, Confidential Couture

MASSMERIZE brilliantly captures all the factors that are going to play a critical role in shaping the growth of companies in Retail, FMCG and e commerce sectors over the next decade & further. The good news is that the government has started many initiatives besides ‘Make in India’, such as ‘Skill India’ to address the issue of skill shortage and ‘Smart cities’, to cope with the challenge of growing urbanization, ‘Digital India’ to strengthen digital infrastructure & delivering services digitally among others, that address some of the crucial challenges being faced by these consume centric sectors. The government’s encouragement & support to the entrepreneurs is very inspiring and this focus on ‘Start Up India’ will drive significant economic growth in the country. However, challenges continue to remain, including some that are specific to these sectors. MASSMERIZE 2017 with an inventive theme of ‘’KONNECTED Consumer’’ would attempt to address the challenges pertinent to the retail, FMCG and e commerce space of the country through an exclusive policy dialogue between the concerned stakeholders.

Mr. Pankaj Patel
President, FICCI

“Massmerize presents an engaging platform to connect with retail & FMCG experts of national and international stature. Each year the agenda offers new and engaging topics and brings together leaders from across the industry. "

Mr. Devendra Chawla
Mr. Devendra Chawla CEO FCL & grp president food fmcg and brands, Future group

“Massmerize a is a great platform to meet with the policy makers and business leaders. This is a forum where knowledge and thoughts are shared with great minds in international and national retail trade. I look forward to engaging with all stakeholders.”

Mr. Mukesh Kumar
Senior VP, Infiniti Malls

"Winning in Rural is still essential to developing a scale business in India. And this requires being plural in approach in a profitable way - serving multiple segments like Govt. servants, businessmen, farmers and people associated with agriculture. Awareness and access are still big opportunities that companies need to address".

Mr. Debashish Mukherjee
Partner Head, Consumer & Retail, ATKearney

“I am delighted to be part of this year’s edition of Massmerize which is a great platform for retail, consumer goods and e-commerce sector in India to help them work together. As the Indian F&B industry is dynamic and growing at an unprecedented pace, it will be interesting to see the deliberations at Massmerize to further grow the market.”

Mr. Oliver Mirza
Managing Director & CEO, Dr. Oetker India

"MASSMERIZE brings many industries and many viewpoints on the same platform. In a rapidly changing world, such interactions are essential learning grounds."

Ms. Alpana Parida
Managing Director, DY Works

“India - Big data and India is poised to lead the world in scalable tech and faces choices as an economy to be either a vendor or buyer - or both of global services.

Both avenues bode well for India’s importance on the global scene."

Ms. Laura Anne Edwards
Founder, Data Oasis

“Massmerize 2017 offers a perfect platform to connect with the consumers as well as other industry leaders. The platform is designed to explore various opportunities in our sector and I am looking forward to be a part of the same.”

Mr. Sumitro Ghosh
CEO, Tata Star Bucks 

“Massmerize is a platform that brings together policy makers and industry thought leaders to share ideas and insights that are shaping up the consumer market in the country. It is an interesting time for the Indian retail industry when traditional and unconventional business models are converging and creating unprecedented value for all stakeholders. The forum presents an opportunity to culminate diverse ideas on contemporary issues facing the industry."

“Massmerize brings together the leading entrepreneurs, professionals, thinkers and policy makers in the Consumer space in India. I am delighted to be a part of this year’s event and am looking forward to engaging discussions with various participants”

Mr. Shantanu Rastogi
Managing Director, General Atlantic

"India’s appetite for new experiences, tastes and flavours keeps growing! Events like ‘’MASSMERIZE’’ help to make sense of all the different developments in the Indian consumption space and facilitate the generation of focussed strategies. In today’s environment, relying on growth from a single channel is unsustainable. Successful business owners understand the value that comes from sales in multiple places and technology has finally caught up, now able to address the demands of both buyers and sellers in an omnichannel world. Omni-channel marketing, then, becomes more about providing an experience — the omni-channel customer experience — transcending any one medium and simply providing shoppers what they want, when they want".

Mr. Saurabh Kochhar
CEO, Foodpanda

“ India is one of the most progressive economies and is providing stewardship and thought leadership on global issues. The Indian Economy has entered a golden period with inflation and interest rates at their lowest ebb. Entrepreneurship is an important priority for India and the Direct Selling Industry fuels entrepreneurship. The Direct Selling Industry is expected to grow from INR 7,200 Cr to 65,000 Cr by 2025 deploying more than 18 Mn people with 60% being women. This industry will be a key enabler for economic activity in the country. I feel privileged to be invited to this conference and am looking forward to witness and participate in stimulating discussions to drive the growth of the Indian economy.”

Mr. Anshu Budhraja
CEO, Amway India

"The aspirations of Indian consumers are changing fast. It is becoming increasingly intriguing to find out why, where, when and how consumers buy. The evolving innovations in product, channels, pricing, packaging and promotions is going to be a key factor in shaping consumer behaviour. The understanding of construct behind "consumer-retail-product-supply chain" interface will be catalytic to develop consumer-centric innovations. "Massmerize" is one of the unique platforms which brings together wealth of knowledge and network to make us think, learn, adapt, analyse and strategize to address the evolving needs of Indian consumers."

Mr. Hemendra Mathur
Venture Partner, Bharat Innovations

"The FICCI Massmerize provides an excellent forum to not only understand the opportunities & challenges facing the Indian Retail Sector, but also an opportunity to directly interact and engage with the best minds in the Retail, FMCG, Luxury & Jewellery Sectors.

The FICCI Massmerize is an event which every person interested in or involved with the US $600 billion Indian Retail sector should attend."

Mr. Sanjeev Agarwal
CEO, Gitanjali Exports Ltd.

"India has emerged as one of the most attractive investment destinations in the world with increasing disposable incomes, rapid industrialization and a significant shift in the demographic pattern. Among the key contributors to India’s growth story have been consumer-centric sectors such as Retail, FMCG and e-Commerce. The several key policy reforms by the Government in the recent past is all set to further strengthen the ‘ease of doing business’ ecosystem in these sectors. MASSMERIZE is an effort of the FICCI Retail, FMCG and E - Commerce Committee to understand and unleash the potential of India’s most dynamic sectors - Retail, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) & E - Commerce. As always, I look forward to this year’s event with hopes for an even greater distillation of the spirit of collaboration, communication and decision making"

Dr. A. Didar Singh
Secretary General, FICCI

"FICCI Massmerize 2017 is a great platform that brings together key stakeholders including policy makers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders from the retail, FMCG and e-commerce sectors. I am excited to participate in this forum and look forward to engaging discussions."

Ms. Avani Davda
MD, Godrej’s nature basket

"Massmerize is a great platform to harness collective knowledge and a powerful catalyst to align new approaches and ideas. As the world is evolving every day through new reforms and advancements, it is imperative to have a dialogue with the industry experts and learn new perspectives."

Mr. Sahil Malik
Managing Director, Da Milano  

"Massmerize is one of the highly anticipated engagement platform for key retail stakeholders which includes the government, retails, e-tailers and FMCG corporates. The theme of Massmerize 2017 is aptly titled, `KONNECTED Consumer’. It is important to culminate diverse ideas on contemporary issues facing the industry to meet the fast evolving customer needs and expectations. I am looking forward to this year’s event to participate and witness stimulating discussions."

Mr. Vipin Bhandari
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Spencer’s

"Through MASSmerize, FICCI is indeed doing a great service to all stakeholders of Indian Retail & e-Commerce. I believe that sessions on 2030 visualization, big data, omni channel approach, national retail policy, consumer loyalty, private capital & equity investors, ruralism, digital marketing will make MASSmerize a very interesting & useful platform to deliberate the way forward for us. I look forward to listen & network a lot besides engaging in a very interesting panel discussion." - Lalit Agarwal, Founder & CMD, V-Mart Retail Ltd."

Mr. Lalit Agarwal