Etienne helps companies, mostly in the consumer products (especially beauty and cosmetics and food and beverage) and retail (especially grocery) spaces, in designing and delivering large operations-driven transformations to develop a sustainable competitive advantage. His passion is to deliver value in all dimensions: costs and cash, top line, resilience, and CSR. Etienne has more than 20 years of experience in strategy and management consulting and operates globally. Prior to joining AlixPartners, he served in many positions at a global strategy consulting firm, up to partner level. Etienne has a master’s degree in engineering from École Centrale Paris (today CentraleSupélec).

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is the Co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, a virtual platform where players can create, play, own, govern and monetize their experiences using NFTs & SAND, the main utility token of the platform. Sebastien also became the President of the Blockchain Game Alliance in 2020, a non-profit organization of 500 key members of the industry. He was recently named #4 in the Top #100 2022 most influential people in crypto by CoinTelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/top-people-in-crypto-and-blockchain/sebastien-borget The Sandbox has been featured in TIME100 Top 100 most influential companies of 2022 by Times magazine: https://time.com/collection/time100-companies-2022/6159401/the-sandbox/

The Sandbox is a platform where users can play, build, own, and monetize their virtual experiences. We empower artists, creators, and players to build the platform they always envisioned, providing the means to unleash your creativity.
https://twitter.com/TheSandboxGame

India, to Meenakshi, is a juxtaposition of ancient roots and modernity. Through Capsul, she’s exploring a connection to her cultural roots, inspired by streetwear stories & street culture, made relevant to a global audience.
She spent 4 years as the Creative Head at PUMA India followed by a 3 year stint with the EEMEA regional team – getting exposed to not just European street culture but also emerging progressive cultures in Africa, Middle East and India.
She is a Design graduate from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bangalore.
While at Capsul, she has been a consultant to various brands and is also a visiting faculty At NIFT. GQ 35 Most Influential Young India of 2024.

https://www.instagram.com/capsulindia/
https://www.shopcapsul.com/

Ranjit Singh is well recognized in the mobile and advertising industry in China having been based in Shanghai for over 20 years. 
He is the Co-founder and CEO of Fugumobile and has a deep understanding of brand marketing, consumer entertainment and technology gained from over 29 years in the consumer, Internet and telecom industry. 

A frequent speaker at industry events, Ranjit has been championing the effectiveness of digital marketing to a growing audience of digitally savvy clients and has executed cutting edge solutions for several blue-chip clients in China and increasingly India. 

He is also the co-founder and organizer for Mobile Monday Shanghai, the leading forum for the mobile industry and mobile enthusiasts in China as well as the co-founder of Doris Was Not Meat, an NGO dedicated to assisting animal rescue organizations

https://www.fugumobile.cn

August 2010, I travelled to China for the first time and interviewed among the best marcom leaders. No single rendez-vous existed in Europe to tackle China’s marketing and digital landscapes – despite its 1 Billion people, and most likely, because of the Great Firewall. The concept of CHINA CONNECT was born: make that bridge, and connect China based digital marketing experts and the Chinese internet ecosystem, with their pairs across Europe

The first ever event took place 9 months later, June 2011 in Paris, and in Shanghai July 2017. The tenth edition March 4-5, 2020 could not take place because of Covid, but we moved online with our weekly ReStart Live Series.

For the past 10 years, I’ve been a privileged witness of China’s Golden Decade, the country’s fast societal, economic and digital transformations. A fervent investigator of its uniqueness, meeting start-ups who happened to become major players, while visiting the most important internet companies and marketers.

Ever since, every single month, year, and 2020 was an other milestone, has its share of the unexpected, novelties and challenges, and it will not decelerate or made easier. This coming decade will be no less fascinating!

After more than 10 years spent in various product development marketing positions for beauty giants including Unilever and L’Oréal that allowed him to be recognised as a global beauty expert, Arnaud joined the world of Perfumery.

First at Takasago – the only Japanese company operating in this sector, which allowed him to deepen his knowledge of Asia and particularly China – then at Givaudan, the leader of this industry. For 10 years he has specialized in the field of Fine Fragrance and the Luxury Industry, being in contact with the key global groups in the sector and helping them in the construction of their strategies.

Over the years, he has developed a 360° vision of the Fine Fragrance category, creating synergies between global market intelligence and olfactory perspectives. His skills cover Anticipation & analysis of societal changes, consumption habits & olfactory trends that he articulates to find new business opportunities and imagine the future of Fine Fragrance.

Givaudan 

https://www.instagram.com/givaudan/

Olivier helps retailers and consumer goods companies globally develop their businesses and improve operations in an increasingly complex environment. He has two decades of hands-on consulting experience covering a wide range of issues and situations in the industry, including in the areas of business development, M&A, post-merger integration, pricing, procurement, logistics, store operations, and online development. Olivier has deep expertise in supply chain transformation and has supported many retailers and brands in the development of true omnichannel operations during the past few years. Olivier holds an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, and he teaches strategy at the Paris Institute of Political Studies.

https://www.alixpartners.com/

The brain behind Barcode, India’s leading influencer marketing powerhouse, has a solid background in marketing and content. He launched Barcode in 2019 and scaled it fivefold in just half a decade. Rahul Khanna’s beliefs, learnings, and relentless entrepreneurial spirit are shared and adorned by leadership panels and conferences worldwide.

Based in Mumbai, Barcode is now part of the world’s largest influencer network, YKONE.
On a mission to bring creativity and scale under one roof, Barcode works with 100K influencers every year with a strong bandwidth of over 150 employees spread across 3 major metros in India.

https://barcodeent.com/

Ashok is the co-founder and Managing Director of Behave! Consulting – a behavioral sciences-based insights and consultancy based in Shanghai. The firm provides cutting-edge marketing thinking and consumer insights which are based on the learning and best practices from  behavioral economics, neuro-marketing and evolutionary psychology.
Ashok has over 35 years of experience in market and social research consultancy- in China, Hong Kong, and other Asian countries. Before taking the current role,

Ashok was the Managing Director of GfK in China. He has also been the Managing Director of TNS China, Regional Director for Methodology and Head of Consumer Insights for Emerging Markets at TNS. 

Ashok has worked on a diverse set of consumer insights research studies, including the luxury market in China , Digital marketing, Retail trends  and Youth behavior & attitudes in Asia. His special area of interest is harnessing the power of behavioral sciences to help address behavior change challenges in both private and social sector.

Behave Consulting

With over 21 years of experience in content creation and production across various platforms, Amar Tidke has significantly impacted the media and entertainment sector. His expertise seamlessly combines technology with creativity, reshaping content creation and digital strategy.

As the former Chief Programming Officer at 9X Media Group, Amar was pivotal in transforming the network into a powerhouse in India’s music television industry, overseeing programming for five major channels. His leadership was integral to the strategic growth and positioning of the network.

In his extensive career, Amar has not only adapted to various mediums like television, digital, radio, and print but also excelled in leading large teams and nurturing talent. He has been instrumental in building organizational culture, fostering an environment that encourages creativity and innovation. This leadership approach has been key to the development and success of major projects and Brand IPs. Amar’s commitment and achievements in the industry are recognized with multiple awards for excellence, underlining his influence and dedication.

https://www.fugumobile.cn

In 2021, Curt joined as a Managing Partner of Ventech China, he leads Ventech China investing in Consumer Markets, focusing on the fast-growing Chinese Consumer Class.

A former 38 year veteran of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), Curt was President of The Coca-Cola Greater China, Korea & Mongolia Business Unit starting in 2016. This operation covered more than 1.7 billion population, directly employing 51,000 system associates and supporting over 500,000 additional jobs.

After he successfully engineered the refranchising to build an even stronger two bottler franchise system in China, Curt drove the Business Unit to become the fastest growing market for TCCC. Coca-Cola GC&K made it to the finalist of the 2018 and 2019 Woodruff Cup for Best All Around Performance across all the Company’s Business Units.

Since joining Coca-Cola USA in 1983, Curt has served a wide range of executive positions in the USA and a number of ASEAN countries before being appointed Managing Director of The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt in 2000. In late 2003, Curt became Senior Regional Director for the Western Africa Region and was appointed President of the 27 county North and West Africa Division in January 2005. Later Curt’s portfolio expanded to 34 countries to include the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan as President of Middle East and North Africa Business Unit. Curt has been named to the Forbes Top Ten influential leaders list in the Middle East for six consecutive years. In 2012, his MENA Business Unit was awarded The Woodruff Cup, an

award recognizing top company performance.

Curt was the Chairman of Coca-Cola Bottlers China Manufacturing Holdings Limited and he served as Vice-Chairman of The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Currently, he is a Senior Corporate Advisor to BAO Steel Packaging and serves as Chairman of Dmall – a Hong Kong listed E-retailer, also he is one of the Bain & Company China Advisory Council’s committee members. Curt has extensive experience as a Board Director for independent Coca-Cola Bottlers, Community and Business-based organizations.

Curt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Indiana University Kelley School. He is a graduate of the Executive Development Programs at Stanford University and the Wharton School. Currently, he is also on the Global Board of GMAC-Graduate Management Admission Council.

Ventech China

is responsible for driving International Business initiatives facilitating enablement of NPCI Products and platforms overseas, predominantly focused on proliferating UPI and RuPay. He engages with the Governments, Central Banks and Networks like NPCI overseas to create business opportunities and deepen markets. He has ~20 years of experience in Payments including working with Network and Commercial Banks managing digital payment products. These include Real Time payment platforms, Cards and  loans.  He has worked in leading banks such as HDFC Bank; ING; Axis Bank and Yes Bank.  He holds PhD in digital payments and an MBA in finance 

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