Akshaara Lalwani is the Founder and Director of Communicate India. She is the recipient of several industry accolades including WCRC’s “21 Young Guns India’s New Age Entrepreneur” and PR Moments ‘30 under 30’ list of Outstanding Communication Professionals in India. Her certification as a digital marketer from prestigious universities such as Oxford and State Business School, simply add more hues to her already vibrant persona. As an adventurous individual with a staunch belief in incessant growth and learning, she is now ready to embark on her journey pursuer of the “Masters in Entrepreneurship” programme offered by the celebrated Cambridge University. Since its inception almost 10 years ago, Communicate India has grown to have offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore with over 100 employees. The company also has associates in Tier II and Tier III cities. The company manages and services brands across sectors such as Banking, Corporate, Healthcare, hospitality, Education, Automobile and IT clients span international MNCs, listed companies, Indian blue chips.

R.D. is the Director, Strategy and Marketing at Communicate India. He is particularly adept at handling crisis communication and excels in his understanding of strategy. His leadership skills have steered many a ship out of stormy waters. His sensitive yet practical approach, coupled with a hands on know-how of industry on-goings has been instrumental in creating effective communication strategies for clients. Rishaan was inducted into MENSA in 2010, this makes him among the most intelligent people alive today and has a master’s degree from one of Britain’s most prestigious universities.

Shana harnesses more than 24 years of multi-dimensional experience in Public Relations and Corporate Communications. She has worked in various capacities with leading public relations agencies as well as in the corporate sector.

Prior to joining Communicate, Shana was heading the role of Director – Client Servicing at CMCG and has also worked as Director - Marketing & PR, South Asia for Turner International India.

In her stints with Burson-Marsteller Roger Pereira and CMCG, she has worked with a vast palette of clients from various industries such as automobile, media and entertainment, telecom, FMCG, technology, education, art amongst others.

Yashpal Khanna is the former Executive Vice President of the Star TV Network and has over 37 years of experience in the advertising and communication industry.

Yash joined Star TV in 1992 and was one of its first employees. During his tenure at Star, Yash has worked across various functions, such as advertising sales, client servicing, business development, corporate communications and corporate affairs.

Prior to Star, Khanna had a long stint with the Ananda Bazar Patrika group in the ad sales function. He also played a key role in the launch of several titles of the group including The Telegraph, Sunday and Business World.