AWARDS

“B2B Industry Contributor of the Year” Award at the B2B World Summit, India’s Largest B2B Conference.
Truly honoured to receive the inaugural “B2B Industry Contributor of the Year” award at the B2B World Summit, India’s largest B2B conference. 2021-22 has been one of the best years for me professionally and personally as I grew from strength to strength through challenging and exciting projects in the content and thought leadership marketing space.

BW Marketing 40 Under 40 2022 (First Edition)
Made it to the first edition of the BW Marketing World #40under40 list unveiled on October 12, 2022 at Leela Ambience, Gurgaon.

Communications Professional of the Year 2020-21 (Bronze) - 18th Annual International Business Awards®
Recipient of the Bronze Stevie® Award as "Communications Professional of the Year" at the 18th Annual International Business Awards:
Judges' Testimonials:
"Vishwas Anand of Infosys Knowledge Institute, an expert in content and thought leadership, helped Infosys on several fronts and deserves recognition as Communications Professional of the Year."
"Great to see Vishwas thrive in this competitive career path with such a trajectory of successes."
"Vishwas Anand had much success in the award period with Infosys and has been highly awarded in his career to date."

Marketer of the Year 2020-21 - Presented by Miss Universe Lara Dutta
Felicitated as Marketer of the Year 2020-21 at the 2021 Global Choice Awards presented by Miss Universe Lara Dutta for significant achievements in the field of marketing.

Inaugural Recipient of Domain Maestro Award - Infosys Knowledge Institute Excellence Award
Won the Domain Maestro Award for my contribution to thought leadership marketing at the inaugural edition of the Infosys Knowledge Institute Excellence Awards. The Domain Maestro Award recognizes individuals who "by their domain/technical excellence and determination have created exemplary impact on project and process."
Indian Achievers' Award 2020-21
Conferred the Indian Achiever's Award 2020-21 by the Indian Achiever's Forum "in recognition of outstanding professional achievement and contribution in nation building".
IMPACT Digital Power 100 - India's Top 100 Digital Leaders
The Digital 100 list comprises game-changing leaders who are at the forefront of change within their organizations through technology and innovation. Made it to this esteemed list among top digital pioneers who have contributed to India's thriving digital ecosystem.
Jury: Distinguished jury comprising Mr. Kiran Karnik - Former President NASSCOM, Mr. Shiv Shivakumar - Group Executive President, Aditya Birla Group among others, and the exchange4media leadership team
In its early edition when this list was curated in 2013, our visionary chairman from Infosys, Mr. Nandan Nilekani topped this list: https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/nandan-nilekanirajan-anandan-deepinder-goyal-top-impact-digital-power-100-list-2013-53935.html

Global CMO Leadership Award
Conferred the "Global CMO Leadership Award" for the year 2020 by Enterprise IT World.
"The Global CMO Leadership Award is one of the world's most prestigious awards for marketeers. This unique award recognizes the contribution of CMOs and Marketing Leaders who have played a key role in aligning marketing strategies with business goals, and succeeded in contributing to the growth of the organization through sustainable competitive advantage. They are Marketing Leaders who inspire others with their vision, leadership, passion, commitment and excellence in achievement. This is the first and only Global Award of this Kind. The 'Global CMO Leadership Award' celebrates CMOs and Marketing Leaders who are leading their organizations through innovation in marketing strategies.
Significant Achievement Award - 2020
One of the youngest to win the Significant Achievement Award - 2020 conferred by my school - St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School’s Old Boys Association (OBA). Every year 2-4 recipients are selected for this award among a number of nominations across all our school batches. I was nominated by a former school boy and won this award along with such illustrious alumni of our school like Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor of NLS, Bangalore.
Really proud to receive this recognition from a school that has produced and felicitated renowned achievers in their fields: Hotmail Founder Sabeer Bhatia, NetApp CEO George Kurian, Cricket Icons like Rahul Dravid and Sadanand Vishwanath, Indian Hockey Captain Anil Adrian, Asian Games Champion Vijay Punjabi, Padma Shri Awardee and DRDO Scientist of the Year Dipankar Banerjee, noted cartoonist and Padma Bhushan Awardee Mario De Miranda, and many more such names that have spread our school’s renown! https://sjbhs.edu.in/famous_old_boys.php.
Top 25 Innovators across the Asia Pacific (Class of 2019) - The Holmes Report
The Holmes Report's Innovator 25 is already established as an important barometer of marketing and communications innovation. Since launching in 2013, it has identified 25 individuals each year in North America, EMEA and, more recently Asia-Pacific, who have — in some capacity — elevated and evolved engagement and influence.
Made it to the third Innovator 25 class in Asia Pacific for 2019 among luminaries like New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern:
Vishwas Anand's interview: https://www.holmesreport.com/ranking-and-data/innovator-25/innovator-25-2019/innovator-25-asia-pacific-2019/vishwas-anand

Top 13 Content Moguls across JAPAC- Content Marketing Summit Asia 2019
I was recognized by the largest recognition platform across the APAC region, Content Marketing Summit Asia (media partner- The Wall Street Journal) as one of the Top 13 Content Moguls for 2019. The global jury declared 13 winners from the APAC region including countries like Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Oracle FAST 100 Awardee
This award recognizes the Top 100 Progressive Marketing, CX, Sales and Services leaders from mid-markets who are writing new rules as being part of fast growing Indian organizations.

Most Influential Content Marketing Professional 2018 (2nd Year in a Row)
Conferred one of the Most Influential Content Marketing Professionals by the World Marketing Congress & CMO Asia for the 2nd year in a row. The criteria adopted by the Jury in this case were: Marketing Competencies, Strategic Perspective & Future Orientation, Track Record, Integrity and Ethics, and Commitment to Sustainability.

LinkedIn Content 50- Top 50 Content Marketing Leaders for 2018
Recognized as one of the Top 50 Content Marketing Leaders for 2018 by LinkedIn Marketing Solutions and Paul Writer.

The Greatest Marketing Influencers for 2018
One of the youngest to feature among 50 of The Greatest Marketing Influencers 2018 chosen by ET Now and The World Federation of Marketing Professionals.

Brand Leadership Award - CMO Asia
Received the prestigious Brand Leadership Award from CMO Asia.

Most Influential Content Marketing Professional - 2017
Was among 38 honorees across Asia to receive the coveted award.

Adobe Content 100- Top 100 Content and Brand Custodians
Among the Top 100 Content and Brand Custodians by Adobe Content 100 powered by Paul Writer.