AGENDA

08:00 – 09:10

Registration and Breakfast

09:10 – 09:30

Introduction & Key Themes

09:30 – 10:00

Keynote presentation and Q&A
Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

10:00 – 10:50

Digitization, Ground Realities & The Way Forward
Digitalization seems to be the need of the moment. A peek at what's really happening on the ground.
(Q&A)

Ashok Mansukhani, President, MSO Alliance
Deepak Jacob, EVP (Legal & Regulatory Affairs) & General Counsel, Star India
Jagi Panda, MD, Ortel
Mahesh Kumar, CEO, Sun Direct
Rahul Johri, SVP, Discovery Networks Asia

10:50 – 11:10

Tea & Coffee

11:10 – 11:50

Consolidation & Levers of Future Growth
Will the Pay-TV industry see a spurt in alliances, mergers & acquisitions?
(Q&A)

SN Sharma, President, DEN
K Jayaraman, CEO, Hathway Cable & Datakom
Nikhil Vora, MD, IDFC Securities
Neeraj Bhatia, Principal, Exponentia Capital
Gurmeet Singh, Director, Manthan Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd.

11:50 – 12:30

DTH Dimensions: Future Value Drivers
With content differentiation limited, what are the killer apps, pricing and business models which will
further drive the DTH sector?
(Q&A)

Shashi Arora, CEO, DTH/Media Services, Airtel
Deepak Mathur, VP, SES
RC Venkateish, CEO, Dish TV
Neeraj Sanan, EVP & Head (Marketing & Distribution) MCCS
Gaurav Gandhi, COO & Head (Intl), Sun18 Media Services North & Viacom 18 Media

12:30 – 13:00

Interconnect and The Path to a New regulatory Regime
Q&A with Dr. JS Sarma, Chairman, TRAI

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:50

HD Transformation: Decoding & Delivering
Indian broadcasters are upgrading their channels from SD to HD. How are the distribution outlets coping
and what are the key benefits and challenges for the value chain from HDTV?
(Q&A)

Anil Khera, CEO, Videocon
Ajay Chacko, President, AETN-18
Yogesh Radhakrishnan, CEO & MD, Media Network & Distribution (India Ltd.)

14:50 – 15:40

VAS, Advertising and New Business Models
As networks digitize & DTH spreads, what additional services can be provided to customers?
Where will the new revenue streams come from?
(Q&A)

Punitha Arumugam, CEO, Madison Media Group
Darryn Rodricks, Director, Advertising Solutions, Asia Pacific, NDS
KA Srinivasan, Co-founder, Amagi Media Labs
Kallol Borah, Director, Lukup Media

15:40 – 16:00

Tea & Coffee

16:00 – 16:50

Broadband Dimensions: Disruptors & The Next Generation
With broadband connections on the rise in India, will consumption of video online via streaming rise?
How will this impact the traditional ways of TV delivery?
(Q&A)

Punit Garg, VP, Bharti Airtel
EVS Chakravarthy, CEO, YOU Broadband
Raman Kalra, Director & Partner, Communications Sector / Industry Leader - Media & Entertainment, IBM
Anuj Gandhi, Independent Consultant

16:50 – 17:00

Closing Remarks

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