The inaugural list has names from performers from top brands and companies across diverse sectors The inaugural Pitch Marketing 30under30 list, which recognises the industry leaders of the future, was unveiled on Tuesday. The list has young marketing stars who have contributed to the success of the company, displayed innovative prowess that has impacted the company’s business positively and have shown true leadership potential.

The first spot was bagged by Aarushi Agrawal, Assistant Under Training, at ITC Ltd.. The second spot has gone to Akhila Shankar, Director - Brand & Communications, at JioSaavn. The third name on the list is Akshaan Nambiar, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing & Business Innovation, WeWork India. The list has names from performers from top brands and companies across diverse sectors listed below –

• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Consumer Durables
• Automobile
• Retail
• Travel
• Media & Entertainment
• BFSI
• Education
• Real Estate
• Business-to-Business
• Online/Technology

To determine the names that will be featured on the inaugural Pitch Marketing 30under30 list, an august jury chaired by Sameer Satpathy, CEO, Personal Care Products, ITC Ltd, will meet and deliberate online in the property’s first jury meet scheduled early in March. The jury will choose young marketing stars who have contributed to the success of the company, displayed innovative marketing prowess that has impacted the company’s business positively and with true leadership potential. Broadly, the entries will be evaluated across parameters such as vision, innovation, impact, influence, commitment to industry and society and leadership potential. They also need to be team players and should exhibit their propensity to become the future of Indian marketing. The entries will also be reviewed under broader categories such as consumer packaged goods, FMCG, consumer durables, automobile, retail, travel, tourism, banking and financial services, education, real estate, technology, business-to-business, music and entertainment. The inaugural list will be finalised by a jury that consists of established marketers across categories and domains. Here’s a look at the high profile jury that will review and deliberate the nominations for Pitch Marketing 30under30. Jury Chair:

1. Sameer Satpathy, CEO, Personal Care Products, ITC Ltd

Jury Members:

1. Amit Tiwari, Vice President, Marketing, Havells
2. Asha Kharga, EVP & Group CMO | Marketing, Axis Bank
3. Anil Viswanathan, Senior Director - Marketing (Chocolates), Insights & Analytics, Mondelez India
4. Arvind Saxena, Head - Marketing & Corporate Communications, NEC
5. Deepali Nair, Director Marketing, India & South Asia (CMO), IBM
6. Dola Halder, Brand Head - Doritos, Pepsico
7. Ketan Kulkarni, CMO & Head – Business Development, Blue Dart
8. Nikita Das, Cluster Director of Marketing, Hyatt West
9. Prachi Mohapatra, CMO, Future Group
10. Puneet Das, Senior Vice President Marketing - Beverages, India, TCS
11. Pratyusha Agarwal, Chief Consumer Officer, ZEE
12. Richa Sharma, Director - Brand Marketing, Phone Pe
13. Rashi Goel, Director of Marketing & Consumer Communication, Nestle
14. Rajan Bhalla, Chief Business Officer & Group CMO, HT Media

15. Shubhranshu Singh, Global Head - Marketing, Royal Enfield
16. Sujatha V Kumar, Head of Marketing - India & South Asia, VISA
17. Sachin Chhabra, SGM - Head of Brand Marketing, ACC Cement
18. Trupti Bhandari, Author - Pragmarketism
19. Tarun Jha, Head of Marketing, Skoda
20. Vani Gupta Dandiya, Founder, Cherry Peach Plum

 Here's the complete list: