"We Have Automated Everything and Understood Nothing” | PAS & Awards Mumbai 2026

Has automation made marketers more capable — or simply more dependent on technology? In this provocative debate at the Programmatic Asia Symposium & Awards 2026, senior marketing and AdTech leaders take opposing sides on whether automation has genuinely improved marketing capabilities or created a deeper dependency on platforms and algorithms. Speakers: • Jyoti Patankar, Vice President Marketing, Desai Foods Pvt Ltd - Mother's Recipe • Aditya Sharma, CEO & CTO, AdSynergix • Pankaj Mishra, Head Digital & Fintech, UTI Mutual Fund • Kumar Prashant, Head, Marketing, Avaada Electro Moderator: Rahul Puri, Founder & Editor, Agency Reporter