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A.B.I.S. 2024 - CONTENT INDIA 2024 - CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THEME - SHAPING NARRATIVES: THE FUTURE OF STORYTELLING IN A DIGITAL-FIRST WORLD

 

Day 1
17th October 2024

10:10 - 10:30 hrs

From Local to Global: The Indian Storytelling Revolution

 

Opening Ceremony

10:30 - 10:45 hrs

Creator Economy

 

Keynote/Fireside Chat

SPEAKERS

• Raj Kapoor - Founder CEO, India Blockchain Alliance

10:50 - 11:30 hrs

Content Collaboration Across Borders

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

• Gayathiri Guliani - Founder and CEO,Kleos Entertainment

SPEAKERS

• Shawn Arranha - Film Director

• Shruti Rajkumar - Vice President, Invest India

• Rajneish Duggal - Actor

• Aneesha Reihana - Co-Founder, 1 Asset Exchange

11:35 to 12:15 hrs

AI-Powered Digital Storytelling - Revolutionizing Content Creation and Curation

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

• Raj Kapoor - Founder & CEO, India Blockchain Alliance

SPEAKERS

• Sumit Saxena - Filmmaker & Writer

• Neil Nitin Mukesh - Actor

• Dr. Jayanta Chakraborty - Dean & Principal, GIBS Business School

• Snehaal Dhruv - Founder & CEO, PYC

12:20 - 13:00 hrs

Language of the Land :The Surge of Regional Content in India

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

• Debasrita Datta - Content Head, Rocked Films

SPEAKERS

• Nitin Burman - Vice President, ARHA Media

• Kaushal Modi - Sr Vice President, Jio Entertainment Services

• Suryadeep Basia - Head - Gujarati Content, Shemaroo Entertainment

14:15 - 14:55 hrs

Monetizing Content in Emerging Markets

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

• Maansi S Darrbaar - Media and Entertainment Advisor

SPEAKERS

•Sharad Patel - CEO, SP Cinecorp

•Gayathiri Guliani - Founder and CEO, Kleos Entertainment

• Amogh Dusad - Head - Content, Mini TV, Amazon

15:00 - 15:40 hrs

From Pages to Pixels: The Journey of Book Adaptations

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

• Varshaa Jainn - Documentary Film Maker, Content Creator, Script Writer, Lyricist and Author

SPEAKERS

•Preethi Vyas - CEO, Amar Chitra Katha

•Sidharth Jain - Founder, Story Ink

•Pankaj Dubey - Author

•Chandraprakash Dwivedi - Film Director and Actor

16:10 - 16:50 hrs

Global Trends in Content Financing - Digital Asset Fractionalization

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

• Aneesha RehianaCo-Founder, 1 Asset Exchange

SPEAKERS

• Joydeep Biswas - Co-Founder & CEO, Rocked Films

• Raj Kapoor - Founder CEO, India Blockchain Alliance

• Ganesh Kaushic - COO, India Blockchain Alliance

• Kishore Mansinghani - CEO, Crowdfund Junction

16:55 - 17:25 hrs

Storytelling in the Age of Short Attention Spans

 

Panel Discussion

SPEAKERS

• Saameer Mody - MD, Pocket Films

• Chhitra Subramanium - Senior Vice President Creative & Production, Reliance Entertainment

• Vishal Furia - Film Director

• Santosh Singh - Writer and Film Director

10:10 - 10.50 hrs

Global Content Innovators: Leadership, Collaboration, and the Path Forward

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

• Sharad Patel - CEO, SP Cinecorp

SPEAKERS

•Aashish Singh - President, Red Chillies

•Shibashish Sarkar - Group CEO, Reliance Entertainment

•Vivek Krishnani - CEO - Films Business, IN10 Media Network

10:55 - 11:35 hrs

Protecting Content in a Digital World: Security and Copyright Laws

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

• Ishan banerjee - Media and Entertainment Lawyer

SPEAKERS

•Parag Kamani - Advocate and Entertainment Industry Ventran

•Jamshed Mistry - Founder, International Legal Alliance

•Balkrishna Vhatkar - General Manager - Business and Legal Affairs, Wakaoo Films

•Dr. Harsha Thennarasu - Chief IT & Cyber Security Advisor

11:40 - 12:20 hrs

From Adverts to Narratives: The Shift Towards Story-Driven Branded Content

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

• Joydeep Biswas - CEO, Rocked Film

SPEAKERS

•Bobby Powar - Chief Creative Officer, Network18 Studios

•Sandeep Budhiraja - Director and Promoter, Spark Sensory Research

•Niranjan Kaushik - Chief Content Officer, Fingerprint Films India

12:25 - 13:00 hrs

The Evolution of News Media in a Post-Truth World

 

Panel Discussion

SPEAKERS

• Satish Menon - CEO, Punjab Kings

• Mayank Shekar - Film Critic, Midday

• Vickey Lalwani - Film Critic, Times Group

14:15 - 14:55 hrs

Global Trends in Content Consumption

 

Fireside Chat

SPEAKERS

• Shivani Kochar - Senior Manager Sales Systems APAC - Enterprises Technology & Operations, Warner Bros

• Pep Figueiredo - Author Evolving Global OTT Landscape, Jury Member at Emmy Awards

15:00 - 15:40 hrs

Future Frequencies: The Future of Music in Web3

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

•Gayathiri Guliani - Founder and CEO, Kleos Entertainment

SPEAKERS

• Shatadru Sarkar - Founder & Executive Director, Metastar Media Pvt. Ltd.

• Kartik Shah - Music Composer / Producer / Songwriter

• Rajesh Menon - CEO, Panorama Music

• Rohan Nesho Jain - Founder and CEO, Madverse Music

15.55 - 16.35 hrs

Content Queens: The Rise of Women in Media and Entertainment

 

Panel Discussion

MODERATOR

• Jividha Sharma - COO, SP Cinecorp

SPEAKERS

• Gayathiri Guliani - Founder and CEO - Kleos Entertainment

• Aneesha Reihana - Co-Founder, 1 Asset Exchange

• Marijke D’Souza - Producer, Dharma Productions

• Sarita Patil - Partner, Matchbox Shots

• Divya Agarwal - Television Personality

• Sameeksha Sud - Social Media Influencer

• Anjali Bhushan - Filmmaker

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Speakers

Divya Agarwal

Television Personality

Niranjan Kaushik

Chief Content Officer Fingerprint Films India

Pep Figueiredo

Author Evolving Global OTT Landscape Jury Member at Emmy Awards

Rohan Nesho Jain

Founder and CEO Madverse Music

Sameeksha Sud

Social Media Influencer

Sandeep Budhiraja

Director and Promoter Spark Sensory Research

Sandeep Shrivastava

Senior Screenwriter, Lyricist, and Actor

Balkrishna Vhatkar

General Manager - Business and Legal Affairs Wakaoo Films

Sumit Saxena

Filmmaker & Writer

Suryadeep Basiya

Head of the Gujarati Category Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd

Varshaa Jainn

Documentary Film Maker, Content Creator, Script Writer, Lyricist and Author

Vickey Lalwani

Film Critic Times Group

Vishal Furia

Film Director

Vivek Krishnani

Chief Executive Officer - Films Business IN10 Media Network

Santosh Singh

Writer and Film Director

Rajesh Menon

CEO Panorama Music

Anjali Bhushan

Filmmaker

Amogh Dusad

Head - Content Mini TV, Amazon

Satish Menon

CEO Punjab Kings

Chandraprakash Dwivedi

Film Director and Actor

Chhitra Subhramaniam

Jividha Sharma

COO SP Cinecorp

Maansi S Darrbaar

Media and Entertainment Advisor

Jamshed Mistry

Founder International Legal Alliance

Fredrick N Nonde Jr.

Co-founder & CEO Motley Institute of Business & Technology

Ganesh Kaushic

COO India Blockchain Alliance

Gaurav Dwidevi

CEO Prasar Bharati

Aashish Singh

President Red Chillies

Alok Lall

Executive Director McCann World Group India

B.S. Radhakrishnan

CEO Studio Shakthi Pictures Pvt. Ltd.

Bobby Powar

Chief Creative Officer Network18 Studios

Gayathiri Guliani

Founder and CEO Kleos Entertainment

Shruti Rajkumar

Vice President Invest India

Shivani Kochar

Senior Manager Warner Bros

Aneesha Reihana

Co-Founder 1 Asset Exchange

Debasrita Datta

Content Head Rocked Films

Dr. Harsha Thennarasu

Chief IT & Cyber Security Advisor

Dr. Jayanta Chakraborty

Dean & Principal GIBS Business School

Kartik Shah

Music Composer / Producer / Songwriter

Kaushal Modi

Sr Vice President Jio

Kelvin Jiraji

Convener Africa Digital Economy Summit Limited

Ishan banerjee

Media and Entertainment Lawyer

Marijke D’Souza

Producer Dharma Productions

Hansal Mehta

Filmmaker

Nitin Ahuja

CEO Producers Guild of India

Mayank Shekar

Film Critic Midday

Neil Nitin Mukesh

Actor

Nitin Burman

Vice President ARHA Media

Preethi Vyas

CEO Amar Chitra Katha

Pankaj Dubey

Author

Parag Kamani

Advocate and Entertainment Industry Ventran

Pradeep Goirala

VP The Hindu

Shawn Arranha

Film Director

Shibashish Sarkar

Group CEO Reliance Entertainment

Snehaal Dhruv

Founder & CEO PYC

Vijay Joshi

CEO PTI

Bernard D'sa

Founder & CEO RaindropsX Technologies

Jitender Dabas

COO and CSO McCann WorldGroup India

Joydeep Biswas

CEO Rocked Film

Raj Kapoor

Founder CEO India Blockchain Alliance

Rajneish Duggal

Actor

Sameer Mody

MD Pocket Films

Samar Khan

CEO Juggernaut Productions

Sarita Patil

Partner Matchbox Shots

Shatadru Sarkar

Founder & Executive Director Metastar Media Pvt. Ltd.

Sharad Patel

CEO SP Cinecorp

Siddharth Roy Kapur

Film Producer

Sidharth Jain

Founder Story Ink