Harshit Agrawal has been elevated to Head – OnGround Event Operations at The Economic Times – Business Verticals, marking an expanded leadership mandate across the organisation’s large and diverse portfolio of B2B events and industry platforms.
With over 20 years of professional experience, Harshit brings a cross-functional background spanning event operations, business development, sales, corporate events, stakeholder management and large-scale experiential programs.
In his new role, Harshit will lead on-ground event operations across B2B conferences, summits, expos, roundtables, custom engagements and other large-format industry events. His mandate includes driving operational excellence across end-to-end event delivery, stakeholder management, vendor and partner ecosystems, logistics, commercial and P&L controls, procurement, team leadership and scalable operational processes.
Prior to his elevation, Harshit served as Lead – Event Operations & Vendor Management at The Economic Times Business Verticals, where he played a key role in managing and strengthening the operational framework supporting the organisation’s growing events portfolio.
Before joining The Economic Times Business Verticals, Harshit spent over three years with OYO, progressing through leadership roles in events and operations and working across flagship IPs, conferences, award shows, roadshows and roundtables across India.
His earlier career includes experience with Samsung India, Croma, Reliance Communications, airtel, and Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd, where he built a strong foundation across B2B sales, strategic accounts, channel management, customer engagement, business development and operations.
Harshit’s career brings together commercial understanding and execution-led event leadership, positioning him to further strengthen operational excellence, build scalable event-delivery systems and drive high-impact experiences across The Economic Times Business Verticals’ growing events portfolio.