Yogesh Gupta

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India22 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

19+ years of experience in journalism and media.
Keynote speaker at major technology events.
Led editorial teams for top enterprise tech brands.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned media professional with expertise in technology journalism and event management.

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Skills

Core Skills

EditorialContent ManagementStorytellingContent StrategyEvent ManagementContent Development

Other Skills

Team ManagementJournalismMedia PlanningVideo JournalismOnline JournalismMagazinesFeature ArticlesEditingSocial Media MarketingBusiness JournalismNew MediaPublishingGuest LecturingPresentationsSurvey Research

About

✅ Computer Engineer Turned Tech Journalist Turned Content Strategist & Events Host Turned Editorial Director - Events. A Storyteller, Events & Webinars - Host & Moderator, Awards Program Curator, Communications & Media Evangelist with 19 years+ of varied experience in journalism with media conglomerates including a 4 yr stint at India’s largest newspaper TOI (Times of India) and currently (15 yrs+) with the world's largest technology media, events and data services company IDG (International Data Group) now rebranded globally as Foundry in 2022. ⭐️ I lead an editorial team for digital, websites and events (in person and virtual) for enterprise tech brands including www.cio.com www.csoonline.com and www.computerworld.in ⭐️ From a city reporter to a specialist tech & business journalist to an events host, I still possess a nose for news, zeal to break stories and indulge in intriguing interviews with technology decision makers. A quick learner of the evolution of publishing industry : Print, Online, Blog, Custom Events, Social Media. ⭐️ A Keynote speaker at Foundry India’s branded events like CIO 100 Awards, CSO 100 Awards, Premier100 to name a few. Hosted and moderated a series of bespoke events for leading technology giants for multi-city events. Also Invited as a guest speaker and industry keynote by various PR agencies and technology companies on topics - tech media landscape,technology trends, CIO Priorities and business strategy across India.

Experience

Foundry

3 roles

Editorial Director, Events (India & META Region)

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Editorial Director, Events (India)

Promoted

Jun 2023 – Jan 2024 · 7 mos

Director - Content & Communities, India

Nov 2021 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

Idg (international data group)

4 roles

Executive Editor

Promoted

Apr 2014 – Nov 2021 · 7 yrs 7 mos

Spearhead the edit for enterprise technology brands - CIO, ChannelWorld, ComputerWorld and CSO - of IDG India. Supervising a team ( journalists, desk and designers) to ensure ‘high quality, fast-to-market and reader-relevant’ content across websites. A key edit member for the events for CIOs and Channels by IDG India - including one of the biggest channel awards event - Premier100 - since 2009.
Well-versed with the technology space, company roadmap, management movements of 'OEM- channel -CIO' ecosystem of global and local companies in India.
Played the key role at India's biggest technology awards and symposium event 'CIO100' since past four years. Including leading the video interviews and content.
Played a key editorial role in the inaugural #CSO100 Awards event at global IDG Security Day in June 2017 at Mumbai for www.csoonline.in
Interviewed global heads/ global CEOs of tech giants / channel heads (global / indian) / country heads of leading enterprise technology OEMs at IDG.In depth stories on ecosystems of CIOs and enterprise channels. Reported exclusive news including movements of senior executives of technology vendors.
Invited by major tech PR agencies across Mumbai,Delhi and Bangalore to speak on changing landscape of tech media space, technology trends and Communications industry. Delivered presentations across 2020 MSL,Text100, Edelman,Change Agents PR, The PRactice, Perfect Relations,Six Degrees PR to name a few.
Delivered presentations at major technology (enterprise channel) companies at their AGM for their teams (sales/technical/services) on leadership,technology and management.

EditorialContent ManagementTeam ManagementJournalismMedia Planning