Organisers of AdAsia 2011 have roped in 11 more speakers for the congress to be held in New Delhi from October 31 to November 3.

Mr Bob O'Leary, Managing Director, and Head of Global Marketing, Consumer, Citi, will add to the list of speakers from the client fraternity, as will Mr Irfan Mustafa, Chief Leadership Development Officer, Yum! Brands Inc., and Managing Director, MENA, Pakistan and Turkey, Yum! Restaurants International.

From consulting firm McKinsey, Mr Adil Zainulbhai, Managing Director, India, and Mr Laxman Narasimhan, Director, New Delhi, will speak at the event. Mr Santosh Desai, Managing Director and CEO, Future Brands Ltd., has also been roped in.

Ms Kelly Clark, Worldwide CEO, Maxus, and Mr Mainardo De Nardis, CEO, OMD Worldwide, will represent media agencies at the congress.

Mr Simon Bond, Chief Marketing Officer, BBDO/Proximity Worldwide, and Mr Chris Thomas, Chairman and CEO of BBDO in Asia, Middle East and Africa, and Chairman of Proximity Worldwide, have also confirmed their participation.

From the Asian advertising industry, Mr Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman and Creative Director for South Asia, Ogilvy & Mather India, and Mr Tom Doctoroff, JWT Director for North Asia and CEO for Greater China, join the other confirmed speakers.

Further additions to the list of 27 speakers confirmed so far are expected within the next two weeks.

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