Niraj Ruparel is WPP’s Creative Tech Maverick, leading a bold new wave of innovation where AI, immersive tech, and spatial experiences collide to power the future of brand storytelling.

At the helm of creative technology across WPP and GroupM India, Niraj is known for building what’s next—transformative work that spans voice AI for rural India, teleportation cafés, and AI-powered inclusion tools for underserved communities. His mission: to make technology intuitive, inspiring, and inclusive—not just for the digitally elite, but for the 1.4 billion stories that make up Bharat.

Niraj and his teams at wpp in india are globally awarded innovators, with multiple Cannes Lions, Cannes Titanium, Spikes Asia, Kyoorius, and Effies and has served as a jury member at top forums. He’s also a respected evangelist of creative technology, known for sparking cross-agency collaborations and building industry-first solutions that scale.

If the future of marketing needs a map—Niraj is already drawing it..

He has been personally recognised for his achievements, including winning the prestigious inaugural WPP Ignite awards, being listed in Campaign Asia's Top 40 Rising Talent list, and being featured as a top digital marketing leader in 2022 by CMO Asia and was recently awarded for his contribution to Metaverse & AI industry at IAA Tech Plus 2023. He has served as a juror for prestigious award forums and currently chairs the technology category jury at the highly esteemed Abby's 2024.

Niraj Ruparel is a true industry maverick shaping the future of digital marketing. Additionally, he’s also a die-hard fitness fanatic, hula hooper and father.

Many congratulations to our boss CVL Srinivas, on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at e4m Media Ace 2025— a true legend and visionary who continues to shape the future of Indian advertising.

Srini’s leadership has always been about empowering teams, sparking ideas through simple yet powerful conversations, and giving us the confidence to dream bigger. His belief that Indian advertising agencies will redefine innovation for the world isn’t just a statement — it’s a mission he lives every day.

We’re truly blessed to learn from one of the OG GOATs of our industry — a leader whose impact goes far beyond business.

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Niraj Ruparel

Creative Technology Lead at WPP / WPP Media, India.

WPP X GOOGLE X MICROSOFT X DELOITTE X BHARATGPT all of us jamming together at FICCI Young Leaders Forum (FYL) 

This was one of those rare moments where FICCI Young Leaders Forum (FYL) brought together leaders from Deloitte, Google, Microsoft, and India’s most promising startup innovators — and I had the chance to layer in some of the creative-tech firepower our WPP teams have been building through these partnerships. The blend of scale, agility, and creativity really came alive on stage.

The session was incredibly well received — it literally took me two hours to exit the venue because of all the conversations it sparked. The energy, the curiosity, the ideas… unbeatable.

Excited for many more such collaborations as we shape the next decade of AI, agentic systems, human-machine teamwork, and media-first creativity for India.

Irvinder Kaur Sumedha Chakraborty Shruti Bhatia Ankush Sabharwal @leena Sujith S Smriti Bajaj

FICCI Young Leaders (FYL) Forum has been set up with the aim to engage with India's youth and work on India’s growth with cross sectoral views, knowledge & background.

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The session “From Algorithms to Authority: How AI is Rewriting the Leadership Playbook” at the FICCI Young Leaders Summit 2025 unfolded as one of the most future-facing conversations of the day—offering a powerful look at how artificial intelligence is reshaping leadership, decision-making, creativity, and organisational strategy.
We were privileged to host a stellar lineup of industry pioneers who are at the forefront of India’s AI revolution:
Smt. Sumedha Chakraborty, Country Head, Google Workspace & Gemini, India & South Asia
Smt. Shruti Bhatia, Head, AI Workforce, Microsoft
Shri Niraj Ruparel, Creative Technology Lead, WPP
Shri Ankush Sabharwal, Founder, BharatGPT & CoRover.ai
From discussing the rise of AI-native workplaces to redefining innovation, unlocking workforce productivity, building safe and responsible AI ecosystems, and reimagining customer experiences—the panel offered deep, actionable insights into what the next decade of AI-driven leadership will look like. 
The diversity of expertise across tech, creativity, enterprise, and homegrown AI innovation made the discussion incredibly rich and multidimensional.
The conversation was expertly moderated by Smt Irvinder Kaur, Executive Director, Deloitte, who steered the dialogue with sharp clarity—exploring not only the opportunities but also the responsibilities and ethical considerations that come with AI-led transformation.

This session underscored a powerful truth: the leaders of tomorrow will be those who can blend human judgement with machine intelligence, creativity with computation, and empathy with exponential technology.

An energising and visionary dialogue that left the audience inspired to embrace AI not just as a tool, but as a strategic ally in shaping the future of work and leadership.

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