Debasish Bhattacharjee Email and Phone Number

ICD Impact (ICDI) based in Vienna, Austria, is a collaboration of experienced managers, consultants and associates in public and private sector, with a main focus in creating positive social impact through projects and programs that are beneficial for communities and their environment, following the United Nation’s SDGs and other selective impact indicators as guideline.

Kreative Harvest is an integrated media entertainment & creative services company, dedicated to the production of film, TV & new media content.Kreative Harvest is in the core business of creating assets in the media space, managing media assets and integrating content for clients in the film distribution, television and telecom domains. It also has a strong presence in the media advisory and consulting space.Kreative Harvest strives to achieve leadership position as one of India's leading media content production companies, working with top writers, performers and program makers to produce brilliant programming that defines a new horizon in the media domain globally. Debasish has been responsible for driving the company’s core businesses which includes production of Feature Films/Short Films, Broadcast Design and Branding, Animation, Intellectual Property Acquisition and Content Development for the global and regional markets.Currently, Kreative Harvest has produced a Hindi feature film OASS (The Dew Drop) which got rave reviews from audiences, media and film critics in more than 26 international film festivals across the globe and won 6 awards.Debasish has also attended the Producers Network at the Marche Du Film, during the 65th & 66th Festival de Cannes (2012/2013) for collaborative initiatives in film production, financing & marketing with renowned independent film producers & studios.

With a vision to ‘Cultivate one Million children in India as Neoteric Innovators’, Atal Innovation Mission is establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) in schools across India. The objective of this scheme is to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc. My role as a Mentor is to seed and catalyze the process of innovative thinking amongst the young minds and help them on a journey to explore socio centric solutions for the community at large.

ICD Impact (ICDI) based in Vienna, Austria, is a collaboration of experienced managers, consultants and associates in public and private sector, with a main focus in creating positive social impact through projects and programs that are beneficial for communities and their environment, following the United Nation’s SDGs and other selective impact indicators as guideline.

Worked as a Communications Advisor to support the development and implementation of a Communication Strategy, aimed at Public Relations activities to promote Concentrating Solar Technology (CST) among potential stakeholders across states in India. I managed and executed project requirements, coordinating with the PMU – MNRE UNDP-GEF and other consultants. I worked with the PR team for developing the appropriate communications strategy, validate the PR approach, process and inputs to develop media ready deliverables, validate communication outputs through the PR exercise, etc. I assisted the team in PR and communications related information questionnaire design for structured discussion with the CST beneficiaries, manufacturers, suppliers and State Nodal Agencies. Engaged in active discussion with the project beneficiaries, manufacturers, suppliers, nodal agencies and other stakeholders. I monitored the monthly progress of the project and provided strategic inputs for the report presented to PMU – MNRE / UNDP-GEF. I also reviewed and advised the PR team for packaging an appropriate media pitch. I collated technical inputs and advice from the technical team on the CST for assimilation in the media pitch. I planned a digital strategy for monitoring and archiving post implementation media response. Apart from this, I also attended the review meetings convened by the PMU - MNRE UNDP-GEF at New Delhi as part of the monitoring and review requirement.

Worked as an advisor to support the Consolidated MSME Development Program being rolled out in partnership with the Department of MSME, Government of India. The focus was on developing the leather cluster in Chennai as well as the Auto Component manufacturing clusters in Chennai & Pune. The program was implemented by UNIDO through the financial assistance of the Government of Italy. UNIDO joined hands with the Auto Cluster, Pune, and the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) to launch a suppliers development programme (SDP) for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in auto component manufacturing in and around the city.The idea was to help SMEs achieve an end-to-end upgradation of the standards and processes as well as quality of products to the levels sought by global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which are increasingly looking at sourcing auto components from India.UNIDO rolled out similar development programme for leather, tanneries and footwear SMEs in Chennai. As Pune is a major automotive and auto component base with global OEM brands setting up manufacturing plants and a large number of SMEs vying to be suppliers to these OEMs, UNIDO provided technical assistance for capacity building and international exposure to SMEs. The auto cluster facilities will be used for training the participating SMEs in the future.

Worked as a communications, media and PR specialist in the Technical Assistance Program for the Government of Orissa, India. The project funded by DfID had the mandate to promote investment in the state, specifically Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). It also supported the Government to strengthen the implementation of Industrial Policy Resolution 2001 brought in to catalyze pro-poor economic development through inclusive industrial growth of the region.My advisory services were geared towards consolidating with the Government of Orissa, and Team Orissa in particular, the Advisory Services, Networks, Strategic Planning, and Training Modules for developing investment and business promotion related IMAGE BUILDING activities as well as PRESS AND MEDIA skills.

As founder and Managing Director of Syntax, I was solely responsible for leading the organization and achieving business goals envisaged. The key functions were developing and implementing growth strategy for the organization, monitoring business development initiatives, overseeing recruitment of talent, providing strategic inputs for vendor development and ensuring quality of creative content. I played a key role in driving new business development initiatives and strategy for innovative media solutions.

As co-founder of Cathexis, I was involved in leading the creative vertical of the organisation, namely, recruitment of creative talents, vendor development, creation and supervision of creative contents. Played a key role in driving new business development initiatives and strategy for innovative media solutions. Cathexis was awarded "The Best Advertising Agency" of Orissa during my tenure.