Ad Club Bangalore launches Inspiration Room: A series of thought leadership programs for A&M professionals

The Ad Club Bangalore has launched Inspiration Room, a new initiative designed to inspire and educate the advertising and marketing community in India. This series of thought leadership programs will offer a range of formats fostering a dynamic exchange of ideas.

“We are very excited to launch the Inspiration Room series,” said Laeeq Ali, Founder of Origami Creative and President of Ad Club Bangalore. “This initiative is conceived to be a series of high-quality masterclasses, talk shows, discussions and workshops, where creative professionals will get to hear from the experts and interact with the best.”

The first program in the Inspiration Room series was a round table discussion focusing on Generative AI, a rapidly evolving field with significant implications for the future of advertising and marketing. A panel of industry experts delved into the opportunities and challenges of Gen AI. Members of the panel were Ajay Joseph, Head of Sales & Channel Adobe, Varun Khiatani, Strategy, Lead, Talented and Azmina Poddar, Managing Director Accenture Song. The discussion was moderated by Ganga Ganapathi, VP International Marketing and agency practice Epsilon India. 

The event, held in partnership with Adobe, brought together senior leaders from the advertising and marketing community for a discussion in Bangalore. Speakers of the evening who shared their interesting perspectives included Shridhar Gopalan, Technology Marketing Evangelist and Founder of Billaway, Nishad Ramachandran, Partner Spread Design & Innovation and Vignesh Kamath, Manipal Digital. 

“The advertising world is going through a rapid change,” said Ali. “We felt that Generative AI would be an apt topic for the fraternity to discuss, especially considering the rise of tools like LLMs and Adobe Firefly. We look forward to bringing more relevant topics like these under the banner of Inspiration Room.”

“The Inspiration Room was not only inspiring but thoroughly insightful. The quality of conversation and maturity around topics like GenAI made me feel extremely bullish on the Indian marketing and advertising fraternity,” said Varun Khiatani, Strategy Lead at Talented.

“The Inspiration Room by Ad Club Bangalore was true to its name.  Adobe Firefly demos and use cases presented were amazing.  A legally compliant creative accelerator is great to see. I have already referenced discussions from the meeting multiple times the very next day,” said Shridhar Gopalan, Technology Marketing Evangelist and Founder of Billaway.

“The inspiration room is a lovely initiative by the Ad Club, Bangalore. I really enjoyed the very insightful session organised by Adobe Firefly. I went back richer with some great stories and ideas on Gen AI,” said Azmina Poddar, Managing Director of Accenture Song.

“The Inspiration Room event was truly motivating, showcasing the boundless potential of GenAI through work examples, practical tools, and entertainment. My key takeaway? Never start from scratch again!” said Ganga Ganapathi, VP, Head of International Marketing, Epsilon.