PANAJI: Dr Sanjaya Baru will be in conversation with Rohit Bansal at the ‘Patrakar’ event at the International Centre Goa on November 28 at 6.30 pm, moderated by ICG Director Pushkar. Dr Baru, a Distinguished Fellow at the United Services Institution of India, has held roles as editor of Financial Express and Business Standard, director of Geo-economics and Strategy Studies in the UK, and lecturer in economics at the University of Hyderabad. He previously served as media advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. His books include Strategic Consequences of India’s Economic Performance, The Accidental Prime Minister, and India’s Power Elite: Caste, Class and Cultural Revolution.
Rohit Bansal, Group Head of Communications at Reliance Industries Ltd, is a leading media figure and influencer. He was named in this year’s global Holmes List of the top 100 in-house communicators. Bansal is skilled in government relations, media, social media, reputation management, strategy, and value capture. A TEDx speaker and Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, he is on FICCI’s national executive and has previously served on the boards of Network18, TV18, Viacom18, and The Editors Guild of India.
