Anees Merchant

This award recognizes AI & Analytics leaders who have made outstanding contributions and delivered successful end-to-end engagements and best practices in AI & Analytics. The award also showcases the contributions of leaders who have demonstrated eminent work, talent, and project engagements and acted as role models in their organizations.

The first and only fully-curated power list by 3AI with a mention of the Top 100 marquee and seasoned AI & Analytics leaders, influencers & practitioners for Year 2022.

The AI Makers 100 for Year 2022 profiles the most eclectic, influential & noticeable leaders & practitioners working in the AI & Analytics arena, developing innovative solutions & capabilities, leading AI & Analytics businesses and external client portfolios, demonstrating operational dexterity with differentiated AI &… Show more

The first and only fully-curated power list by 3AI with a mention of the Top 100 marquee and seasoned AI & Analytics leaders, influencers & practitioners for Year 2022.

The AI Makers 100 for Year 2022 profiles the most eclectic, influential & noticeable leaders & practitioners working in the AI & Analytics arena, developing innovative solutions & capabilities, leading AI & Analytics businesses and external client portfolios, demonstrating operational dexterity with differentiated AI & Analytics delivery processes and also recognizes key influencers & savants that have a significant bearing on the AI & Analytics industry.

Creating the AI makers 100 final list was undertaken through extensive research by 3AI. The final list was chosen by the 3AI Insights Team and 3AI Strategic Advisory Council from an extensive consideration set of over 2000+ leaders and benchmarked on multiple criteria and parameters. A significant weightage of curating AI makers 100 leaders was given for their individual significance and influence over the preceding 12 months and also on their tenured and sustained demonstration of solid AI & Analytics work in the preceding years. Show less

Social Samosa 40 Under 40 in association with Vidooly as Associate Partners, Times Internet as Associate Sponsor and, Pure Media Imagination as Trade Partners, was established to acknowledge the work of industry pillars that have time and again redefined the game.

The Big Data & Analytics Awards were held on 3rd February 2016 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. These awards were a part of ‘ The Customer FEST Awards’ which also included Customer Experience Awards and Payment Cards Awards.

Each nomination which was received has been researched and thoroughly evaluated by Core Advisory Members of the event. These were 15 Industry Professionals who removed their valuable time from their busy schedules and agreed to be a part of this process. Between the core… Show more

The Big Data & Analytics Awards were held on 3rd February 2016 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. These awards were a part of ‘ The Customer FEST Awards’ which also included Customer Experience Awards and Payment Cards Awards.

Each nomination which was received has been researched and thoroughly evaluated by Core Advisory Members of the event. These were 15 Industry Professionals who removed their valuable time from their busy schedules and agreed to be a part of this process. Between the core committee members they have personally got in touch with every nominee and combined with the hard copy document they evaluated each entry on a 4 point parameter. These parameters were as follows:
· Business Perspective Addressed
· Use of Analytics
· Use of Technology
· Use of Innovation / Insights

Each parameter had a rating between 0-5 and the entire nomination has been rated on a total scale of 20. The whole purpose of this research by involving industry professionals was to keep the process transparent, avoid ambiguity and built 100% credibility to the awards function and the awardees.

Core Committee members for Big Data & Analytics Awards :
· V Ananthanarayanan, Vice President, Business Insights, HDFC Life
· Aarti Bharadwaj, Vice President, Analytics - Center of Excellence, Starcom Mediavest Group
· Devendra Sharnagat, VP, Head - Data Analytics and Customer Value Management, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Nominees from Companies in 2016 were :
HDFC Bank, Shoppers Stop, Matrimony.com, Ethnicity, AbsolutData, Marico, Robert Bosch, Tesco, Valiance Solutions, Cartesian Consulting, Croma, Optimal Strategix, Blue Ocean Market Intelligence, Cignex Datamatics, Inteliment, Birla Sun Life Insurance, Club Mahindra, Valuvox, Westside, Tata Sky, Mahindra & Mahindra Show less

Individual Category - http://www.cmoasia.org/marketingaward2015.html

On March 26, ARF held the 2014 ARF Great Mind Awards to honor those who have truly made a difference in the advertising research industry this past year.