Anil NM Wanvari - Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Indian Television.com Group

Gaurav Banerjee, Head-Content, Disney+ Hotstar & HSM Entertainment Network, Disney Star

Anil NM Wanvari, Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Indian Television.com Group

When it comes to content creation, it all boils down to storytelling. People are not just consuming content passively, but are actively trying to understand what they want and don’t want to see. Content is still King, but Context is the Kingdom. Content creation is a living, breathing process as you write, film, design, or produce.

• Hansal Mehta, - Film Director, Writer & Producer
• Aradhana Bhola, Managing Director, Fremantle
• Abhimanyu Singh, Founder & CEO, Contiloe Pictures
• Shobha Sant, Head -Content Alliances, Jio Studios
• Srishti Behl Arya, CEO, Phantom Studios
• Neeraj Vyas, Business Head, Sony SAB,PAL and Sony MAX Movies Cluster
• Sunder Aaron, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Locomotive Global Inc.
• Session Chair: Mautik Tolia: Managing Director, Bodhitree Multimedia

As content production scaled to an all-time high (1,600+ movies, 3,000+ hours of premium OTT content and 1.5 lakh+ hours of TV content were created in 2022 in India) one can claim with confidence that content is king, and is the heartbeat of the M&E sector. However, with billions of short videos being uploaded daily, content is no longer what it used to be, and the future will be very different for content production and distribution? Delve into the future of content – both from a demand and supply side – with a panel comprising producers, platforms and aggregators.

• Shariq Patel, Chief Business Officer, Zee Studios
• Ajit Thakur, Co-Founder and Director on the board, Arha Media and Broadcasting Company Pvt. Ltd (aha)
• Ajit Andhare, COO, Viacom18 Motion Pictures
• Aashish Singh, Producer, Lyca Productions
• Amar Butala,Producer, GBA
• Session Chair: Ashish Pherwani, Partner, Media & Entertainment Advisory services at Ernst and Young

Asit Kumarr Modi, Founder & Managing Director, Neela Films Productions

Anil NM Wanvari ,Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Indian Television.com Group

Brand storytelling is an increasingly popular approach to marketing that taps into the foundational human need to connect with others through story. It’s a method that centers your customer as the main character in the narrative, not your brand or your product. Those connections build brand awareness, keep attention on your marketing channels, and establish trust.

• Deepa Krishnan, Director-Marketing, Category,Loyalty & Digital, Tata Starbucks
• Deepak Saluja, Head Marketing, Icici Bank
• Nitin Burman, Vice President & Head- Non-Subscription Revenue, AHA
• Samyukta Ganesh Iyer, Vice President and Head of Marketing, Kaya Limited
• Lawrence P. S, Vice President - Growth & Strategy- India, Teamology Softech and Media Services
• Session Chair: Karthik Nagarajan, CEO, Hogarth India

Writers, directors & Producers are creating stories like never before, Content has really evolved over the last few years with consumer, Language Personalization, Influencer marketing, extension of social media for targeted content dissemination & other key tools being the order of the day. How will this take off from here?

 

• Tejkarran Singh Bajaj, Head - Originals, Jio Studios
• Priya Jhavar, Senior Creative Director, Applause Entertainment
• Mrinalini Jain, Executive Vice President, Business and Content, Banijay Asia
• Karuna Badwal, Producer, Red Chillies Entertainments & Business Manager, Shah Rukh Khan
• Vaibhav Modi, Founder-Director, Victor Tango Entertainment
• Vidyuth Bhandary,Studio Head-DICE Media, Pocket Aces
• Piyush Jha, Filmmaker & Author
• Session Chair: Naman Ramachandran, Film Trade Journalist- International, Variety

As one of the largest cinema hubs in the world, the Indian film industry is renowned for its glitz, vibrancy, and drama.

• Devang Samapat, CEO, Cinepolis India
• Vivek Krishnani, CEO, Film Division, IN10 Media Network
• Mukesh Chhabra, CSA, Indian Film Casting Director, Director & Acting Coach
• Sunir Kheterpal, Film Producer
• Ashima Avasthi Chaudhuri, Head-Content, Zee Studios
• Session Chair: Mayank Shekhar, Film Critic Journalist & Author

Girish Dwibhashyam, COO, DocuBay

Kalpana Ravi, Associate Editor, Indian Television.com Group

Aamir Mulani, Founder & CEO, Playbox TV

Kalpana Ravi, Associate Editor, Indian Television.com Group

• Barun Das, MD & CEO, TV9 Network
• Anil NM Wanvari, Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Indian Television.com Group

Gen Zs are blurring the lines between consumers, creators, and curators. The way listeners trust and respond to them creates an especially intimate bond. Meanwhile, both generations are serious about amplifying underrepresented viewpoints and vibes.

• Santosh Kher, Founder, Creative Viibe
• Aakash Kaushik, Writer, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
• Jiten Gulati, Actor
• Kartik Krishnan, Head of Development-Dice Media & Writer, Actor & Creative Director, Pocket Aces
• Session Chair : Saurabh Varma, Film Director & CCO, Content Engineers