Bhubaneswar:  The much awaited event of Odisha's first-of-its kind CEO conclave by Sambad Group is being held today in the Odisha Capital. The theme of the Conclave's third edition is 'Sustainability Practices in Industry'.

Gracing the event, deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singhdeo will participate as chief guest and Minister Suresh Pujari as chief speaker.

Sambad Editor Tanaya Patnaik and Sambad Group Managing Editor Monica Nayyar Patnaik will be present on the occasion.

The panel will see eminent personalities from various sectors shedding light on contemporary issues. Among them will be Srinivasan Swamy, chairman of Asian Federation of Advertising Association, chairman and managing director of Madison World and Madison Communications Sam Balsara,  President of the International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter Avinash Pandey,  president (investments, trading and partnerships) of GroupM India Ashwin Padmanabhan,  Group CEO of Eros Media World Group Pradeep Dwivedi, Managing Director of the Free Press Journal Group of Newspapers Abhishek Karnani, founder of Canco Advertising Ramesh Narayan, Earth Day Netwrok's Asia head and Country Director Karuna Singh and founder and CEO of Connecting the Dots Consultancy Bharat Aavalani. The event will include performance by celebrity artist Raghav Sachar.