Pavan Powar

Pavan Powar

Director, Online Retail, Strategy & Investor Relations SariSuki

Main Conference Day 1, Tuesday, 24th March 2026

11:10 AM Leaders Perspectives: From marketplace fatigue to D2C freedom - As platforms grow increasingly saturated and commissions rise, how can you reduce dependency, shift to profitable owned channels, and build smarter D2C strategies that reclaim margin and future-proof growth?

With rising commissions and increasing saturation, brands are rethinking their reliance on third-party marketplaces. Explore how smart D2C strategies and owned platforms can help you reclaim margin, build stronger customer relationships, and take back control of your growth. Expect discussions on pricing wars, D2C pivots, margin protection, and scaling without over-relying on deep discounting

Main Conference Day 2, Wednesday, 25th March 2026

3:20 PM Fire-side Chat: Building digital muscle with Bricks-and-Clicks retailers – How to bridge internal silos, align strategies and build hybrid capabilities to succeed with emerging retail partners

As supermarkets and hypermarkets like Alphamart, Big C, and Lotus rapidly scale their digital efforts, brands are under pressure to adapt. But capability building in bricks-and-clicks retail isn’t straightforward especially when ownership splits between modern trade and eCommerce teams with vastly different playbooks.

This session unpacks how leading brands are bridging internal silos, aligning strategies, and building hybrid capabilities to succeed with emerging retail partners. Hear directly from brands and retailers on what it takes to win in this evolving, omnichannel landscape.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Pavan.

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