KOCHI:
The International Advertising Association (IAA) is all set to host its IAA World Congress at the Grand Hyatt Lulu Bolgatty Convention Centre on the 20th February 2019.
Says IAA Chairman and World President Srinivasan Swamy ‘This is an honor for the Indian marketing and communication industry. The prestigious IAA World Congress comes to India for the first time in 80 years. The last three times it was hosted in Beijing, Moscow and Washington’.
Adds Steering Committee Chairman Pradeep Guha ‘The Inaugural session of the Congress will be addressed by Mukesh Ambani, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Amitabh Bachchan. This will be followed by three days of great intellectual stimulation. A galaxy of speakers of the kind rarely seen at one location will share their learnings and views with the high profile audience. And of course there will be three evenings of great entertainment’.
Swamy revealed that the prestigious IAA Golden Compass Award will be presented to two top international achievers who have contributed immensely to the marcom industry globally. The Global Board of the IAA and its Executive Committee will also meet in Kochi on the 18th and 19th February.
Srinivasan Swamy, Chairman & World President of IAA, Pradeep Guha, Chairman, IAA World Congress Steering Committee, Ramesh Narayan, Chairman, Planning & Marketing, IAA World Congress, M V Shreyams Kumar, IAA Vice President – Education, & Dagmara Szulce, Managing Director, IAA Global addressed the press conference.