Agenda

9:30am

Registration

10:00am - 10:15am

Welcome Speech by Anil Wanvari, Founder, CEO & Editor in chief, Indiantelevision.com Group

10:15am - 11:00am

The Risk Takers

Key Themes:
The gamble with differentiated channels - is it paying off?

Moderator: Sam Balsara, Chairman, Madison World

Panelists:

• Mahesh Samat, Founder and MD, EPIC Television Networks Pvt. Ltd
• Tarun Katial, CEO, Reliance Broadcast Network Limited

11:00am - 11:45am

Changing the dynamics of TV content

Key Themes:
Is it needed? Can we change the current content landscape? Can we think outside the box, think beyond day and night parts? Other formats of programming on TV - like short formats? Change the language of TV content? Can we keep nurturing new creators and talent? International co-productions for the domestic market that can travel? Can we collaborate on writing also? Genres? How do we get ahead of the curve? Is there a best practices model for content creation? How does one archive thoughts and processes? Is there a better way to ensure producers investing in newer schools of content creation have access to the right broadcaster/ buyer?

Moderator: Sukesh Motwani, Television Content Producer and Broadcast Consultant

Panelists:

• Mukesh Sharma, Additional Director General, Doordarshan, West Zone: Mumbai
• Pradeep Hejmadi, Business Head, Zee TV
• Purnendu Shekhar, Writer
• Sanjay Upadhyay, Head of Content: Regional Network, Viacom18
• Satyajit Bhatkal, Director of Satyamev Jayate
• Siddharth Malhotra, Director, Producer & Creative Head, Cinevistaas Limited
• Sumeet H Mittal, Co-Founder / Director, Shashi Sumeet Productions Pvt. Ltd.

11:45am - 12:00pm

Tea

12:00pm - 12:15pm

Virtualizing the content supply chain - A presentation by Ankur Jain, VP & Head of Sales, India & South Asia, Prime Focus Technologies

12:15pm - 1:00pm

The Fiction Friction

Key Themes:
The fiction landscape – the thought process, the stumbling blocks, the way forward

Moderator: Monisha Singh Katial, Head of Content and Operation, IPR Times Group

Panelists:

• Gajra Kottary, Author and Scriptwriter
  
• Ila Bedi Dutta, Writer and Producer
  
• JD Majethia, Founder, HATS OFF Productions
  
• Nivedita Basu, Creative Director, Balaji Telefilms
  
• Ravina Kohli, Creative Head, EPIC Television Networks Pvt. Ltd
  
• Vikas Gupta, Programming Head, MTV

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Lunch

2:00pm - 2:20pm

Keynote: Justin Scroggie - The global format landscape

2:20pm - 3:15pm

Comedy fix!

Key Themes:
Are we getting stale in our comedies?  Is there some fatigue setting in? Where is the talent? And does this talent see TV as a viable medium? With channels dedicated to comedy, can we start creating original content which can also travel?

Moderator: Anil Wanvari, Founder, CEO & Editor in chief, Indiantelevision.com Group

Panelists:

• Asit Modi, Director, Neela Telefilms Pvt Ltd
  
• Tanmay Bhat, Co-Founder, Member of AIB
  
• Vipul Shah, Writer & Producer, Optimystix Entertainment

3:15pm - 4:15pm

Thinking Digital

Key Themes:
From the conceptual stage and how to monetize – through websites, YouTube, mobile? How do we get writers who understand this? Valuable insights from success stories in the digital content space

Moderator: Anant Rangaswami, Editor, Storyboard, CNBC-TV18

Panelists:

• Aditya Swamy, EVP Viacom18 Media and Business Head - MTV & MTV Indies
  
• Arunabh Kumar, Founder & CEO, The Viral Fever & TVF Media Labs
• Rajjat Barjatya, Managing Director & CEO, Rajshri Entertainment Private Limited
• Samir Bangara, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Qyuki Digital Media
  
• Satya Raghavan, Head of Content Operations India, YouTube
  
• Shabir Momin, MD & CTO, Zenga Group
  
• Uday Sodhi, EVP and Head - Digital Business, Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. (Sony Entertainment)