The Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) has welcomed further partnership support and confirmed additional speakers for the APTRA India Conference, in Delhi, March 19 to 21, 2024.
Pernod Ricard joins as Gold Partner and Heinemann and King Power Group join as Silver partners for APTRA’s inaugural conference in India and the association’s first event of this scale. According to APTRA, more partners will be announced shortly.
Vipin Palliyath, General Manager for the Gulf and India at Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, said, “Extending our full support to the inaugural APTRA India Conference brings us immense pleasure. This event serves as a vital platform for spotlighting India’s transformative journey. We anticipate constructive dialogue and active participation, particularly regarding the escalating significance of Indian shoppers within the global travel retail landscape. We are eager to collaborate with industry stakeholders to refine our vision and collectively seize opportunities stemming from the Indian shopper and are looking forward to the event.”
India’s Director General Tourism, Manisha Saxena, will present a keynote address on March 20. Additional speakers, to those already announced, include:
- Bacardi – Leila Stansfield – Managing Director, Global Travel Retail
- Bangalore Airport – Pravat Paikray – Vice President Commercial
- Beam Suntory – Ashish Gandham - Managing Director, Global Travel Retail
- Diageo – Sandra Tassilly - Commercial Director, APAC, ME And India, Travel Retail
- Heinemann - Rajshree Dugar – Chief Strategy Officer (Asia Pacific)
- House of Somrus – Guy May – Director, Global Business
- McKinsey & Company – Divya Aggarwal – Associate Partner
- Noida Airport – Prashant Gaurav Gupta – Chief Commercial Office
- Spiritz Magazine – Shalini Kumar – Editor
- The Design Solution – Robbie Gill – Managing Director
- Voiceback Analytics – Manishi Sanwal- Managing Director
- Whyte & Mackay – Clarisse Daniels – Regional Director Travel Retail, Europe, Middle East, India & Americas.
Sunil Tuli, President APTRA & Group Chief Executive King Power Group (Hong Kong), commented, “The response from the travel retail industry in supporting the APTRA India Conference 2024 is tremendous, with a growing number of partnerships, speakers and delegate registrations. We are especially pleased to confirm that retailers, from India and internationally, are bringing purchasing and commercial team members. This, together with ample time and multiple meeting areas at the venue for networking and private meetings, means the APTRA conference will be a valuable opportunity for doing business.”
