Profile of BHARAT AVALANI

BHARAT AVALANI is one of the key speakers of the upcoming Communication Summit scheduled to be held on September 3, 2016.

Here is the brief profile of the speaker:

Bharat isa FMCG Veteran who has crisscrossed 65 countries. Hecomes with 25 years of experiencein Brand Management, Consumer Insights, Media Strategy, Brand Activation, Market Development and Integrated Brand Communications. He was the Regional Integrated Brand Communications and Market Development Director for Unilever’s Homecare category across Asia, Africa, Middle East andTurkey.Heis the CEO of Connecting the Dots Consultancy and is an expert in designing and delivering brand experiences — and in what better way than to use stories.

His friends call him a memory collector and a story teller. He seeks experiences and every journey is a story for him. Like many others he also takes selfies.. but his selfies are different, because each picture tells a story that is deeply etched in Bharat’s memory. Each picture is an emotional experience for him.

Amidst all, Bharat has served as President of the International Advertising Association (IAA) Malaysian Chapter, was VP of the Malaysian Advertisers Association (MAA), and was Board Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) Malaysia. Bharat is currently on the Executive committee of the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) & IAA Malaysia. He has also shared his pointed views and experience at key industry events.

Bharat who has a post-graduate qualification in Marketing, was also bestowed the Achievers & Leaders Award for Brand Leadership at the IALA Conference in Singapore and the Brand Leadership Award at the World Marketing Summit . He is also a NLP trainer certified by the American Board of NLP.