As marketing shifts from brand storytelling to business stewardship, the pressure on CMOs has changed. Growth is no longer a narrative. It is a number.
Against this backdrop, MMA India is debuting The Growth Dialogues in Mumbai on 27 February and in Bengaluru on 6 March 2026. An exclusive, invite-only forum, the series convenes 25 to 30 senior marketing leaders in each city for structured, closed-room conversations focused on turning marketing into a measurable growth engine.
The platform is designed to move marketing from cost centre to growth catalyst, a positioning that anchors the forum’s philosophy
Unlike traditional conferences, The Growth Dialogues is built around interaction, not presentation. No panels. No keynote decks dominating the room. Instead, curated networking, three parallel roundtables on critical growth levers, collective insight sharing, and an informal mixer to extend the dialogue
The Growth Themes
Across both cities, discussions are structured around three pressing growth questions:
- The AI Media Advantage: Optimising Growth Across Every Campaign
- Unlocking Real Growth Through Adaptive Planning
- The Next Buyer Battleground: Driving Growth in an AI-Driven Search Era
Each roundtable is moderated by a senior industry leader and includes 6 to 8 marketing decision-makers, ensuring depth over density.
Who’s in the Room
The Mumbai edition features leaders from brands including Swiggy Instamart, Mars, ITC Foods, HDFC Bank, Tata Capital, Mahindra Finance, McDonald’s, Bayer South Asia, Aditya Birla Capital and Rebel Foods, among others.
The Bengaluru edition will bring together leaders from Diageo India, Titan, Biocon Biologics, Matrimony.com, Britannia, Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting, PVR INOX, Duroflex, Livspace and more.
A Closed-Room Growth Lab
The format is intentionally structured for candour.
It opens with a curated speed networking hour. This is followed by the three parallel Growth Dialogues. Post discussions, one representative from each table shares two to three actionable takeaways or challenges with the wider room. The evening concludes with The Growth Mixer, enabling deeper peer exchange.
Summarising the intent behind the series, Moneka Khurana, Country Head and BOD, MMA India, said:
“Marketing today is being measured not by visibility but by velocity. The Growth Dialogues is our attempt to create a serious room where CMOs can make insights turn to business impact as we settle into 2026. No slides. No panels. Just real-world experiences & collective learnings culminating into value-creating friendships.”
Rohit Dadwal, CEO & BOD, MMA APAC & Global Head of SMARTIES Worldwide, added:
“Across APAC, we are seeing marketing evolve into a boardroom growth lever. The Indian market is uniquely dynamic, and platforms like The Growth Dialogues enable leaders to exchange real playbooks on AI, media optimisation and enterprise value creation. These are not theoretical debates. They are operating models in progress.”
Partners
The Mumbai edition is supported by DoubleVerify, OptimizeGEO and Vserv AudiencePro, with Campaign India as Industry Partner.
The Bengaluru edition is supported by Vserv AudiencePro and Meltwater, with Campaign India continuing as Industry Partner.
What’s Next
Following Mumbai on 27 February, The Growth Dialogues will move to Bengaluru on 6 March 2026, bringing together another curated cohort of senior marketers to continue the conversation on AI-led growth, adaptive planning and measurable business outcomes.
In an industry crowded with stages and soundbites, MMA India is betting on something quieter. A room. A table. And conversations that directly link marketing to growth.