About this festival
In INMA’s return to in-person conferences in South Asia in five years, gain a forward-looking perspective on the future of news that only the INMA network can deliver. During this two-day conference and intensive two-day study tour, INMA will guide attendees through prevailing and pertinent macro themes that the news industry faces.
Delve into the issues facing the news media industry and participate in putting forward tangible remedies for industry influencers. Unravel prospective business models driven by innovation. Get ideas on tools and techniques to keep pace with the consistently discerning consumer. Learn about habit formation for news publishers. Get insights into the expanding range of advertising opportunities. Explore digital transformation, how best to harness technology and training, and what is next.
Who should attend
The programme focuses on strategy and best practices, and is designed for CEOs, CXOs, heads of product, digital, print, strategy, data, and technology, as well as audience builders, revenue drivers, members of editorial teams, thought leaders, catalysts of change, and leadership teams in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan, among others.
Connect and share ideas with news media industry leaders, peers, experts, and partners. Learn about the latest insights and best practices across different segments of news media. Get an in-depth look as you benchmark your performance and identify opportunities for growth.
Girish Agarwal
Director and Promoter
Dainik Bhaskar Group
India
Sridhar Aranala
CVice President, Sales & Distribution
The Hindu
India
Gaurav Arora
Chief Operating Officer
Jagran New Media
India
Puneet Avasthi
Senior Executive Director
Kantar
India
Amarjit Singh Batra
General Manager, SAMEA & Managing Director
Spotify
India
Rajeev Beotra
Director
HT Media Ltd
India
Anubha Bhonsle
Founder
newsworthy.studio
India
Sandeep Bhushan
Former Director, Global Marketing Solutions
Meta
India
Shakti Chandran
Executive Editor
Brut
India
Sabrina Daryanani
Head of APAC & Principal
FT Strategies
Singapore
Biprorshee Das
Editor
WARC India
India
Jatan Desai
Vice President, Platform & Ad Solutions
Inshorts
India
Pradeep Gairola
Business Head - Digital
The Hindu Group
India
Rohit Garg
Head of Product
timesofindia.com
India
Nilan Ghosh
Post Production Head
Brut
India
Karan Grover
Lead Director, Inventory Development
The Trade Desk
India
Puneet Gupt
COO
Times Internet
India
Bharat Gupta
CEO
Jagran New Media
India
Md. Tajdin Hassan
Chief Business Officer
The Daily Star
Bangladesh
Daniel Hulme
Chief Executive Officer, Satalia and Chief AI Officer
WPP
United Kingdom
Mohit Jain
COO Publication and Executive Director
BCCL
India
Udit Jain
Growth, Vice President, Digital Strategy and Growth
Outlook
India
Divya Karani
Former, CEO Media
Dentsu International
India
Mehak Kasbekar
Editor in Chief & Country Head
Brut
India
Rudra Prasad Kasturi
Chief Strategy Officer, Digital Business
TV Today Network
India
Mayura Shreyams Kumar
Director
Digital Business
India
Vinay Maheshwari
Managing Director & CEO
SucStrat Consultants Pvt Ltd
India
Aviral Mathur
Head of AI and Data Sciences
HT Media Ltd
India
Nalin Mehta
Editor-in-Chief
Moneycontrol.com
India
Aditi Mishra
Chief Executive Offiver
Lodestar-UM
India
Avinash Mudaliar
Co-founder, HT Labs
CEO, OTT Play
India
Dhruba Mukherjee
CEO
ABP Group
India
Yusuf Omar
Co-Founder
Seen TV
Australia
Anil K Pandit
Vice President, Head of Programmatic, Data and Tech
Publicis Media
India
Ritvvij Parrikh
Senior Director, Product
Times Internet
India
Greg Piechota
Readers First Initiative Lead
INMA
United Kingdom
Binoy Prabhakar
Chief Content Officer
HT Digital
India
Mehul Rao
Head of Indirect Revenue
Times Internet
India
Niraj Ruparel
Emerging Tech Lead
WPP & GroupM
India
Smita Salgaonkar
Principal Architect Martech
Google India
India
Prasad Sanyal
Business Head
timesofindia.com
India
Rohit Saran
Managing Editor
Times of India
India
Rakesh Sharma
President
INS
India
Amrendra Bhushan Shukla
Head Digital Subscriptions
HT Media Ltd
India
Sanjay Sindhwani
CEO
Indian Express Digital
India
Shradha Singh
Chief Creative Officer
Brut
India
Sumeet Singh
CMO
Info Edge
India
Suparna Singh
Co-founder and CEO
Frammer AI
India
Praveen Someshwar
CEO & MD
HT Media
India
A B M Jabed Sultan
Chief Business Officer
Prothom Alo Digital
Bangladesh
Rutger Verhoeven
CMO and Founder
Smartocto
Netherlands
Prashant Verma
Director of Partnerships
Dow Jones
India
Sonali Verma
Generative AI Initiative Lead
INMA
Canada
Tushar Vyas
Chief Strategy Officer
WPP
India
Shelly Walia
Executive Editor
The Quint
United States
Earl J Wilkinson
CEO and Executive Director
INMA
United States
Le Meridien, New Delhi
Over the last three decades, Le Meridien New Delhi has transformed itself into a masterpiece. The 5-star hotel is an epitome of world-class architecture, cuisine, design and fashion. Located in the heart of the city, the iconic glass building of Le Meridien New Delhi has been recognized as one of the 100 Icons of Delhi. The hotel is readily accessible to city's important facilities and institutions. The glass building is surrounded by ministries, government institutions, Media Centre and historical monuments. The shopping hubs Connaught Place and Janpath Market are within walking distance from the hotel. It's a perfect getaway for a business traveler who is also looking for some recreation nearby in the evening.
Address:
Windsor Pl, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001
Madhavi Sekhri
Head - South Asia Division
Strategy and Special Projects Lead - Asia Pacific
New Delhi, India
Hindi, English
Tel.: +91 99716 00632