JANUARY 29, 2020 | THE WESTIN, MUMBAI

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     AGENDA  

0900-0950

Registration

0950-1000

Sreekant Khandekar

Sreekant Khandekar

afaqs!

opening address

PANEL: 1000-1035

Anirban Roy Choudhury

Moderator

Anirban Roy Choudhury

afaqs!

Ashish Shakya

Ashish Shakya

Comedian, OML

Gunjan Arya

Gunjan Arya

OML

Sapan Verma

Sapan Verma

Showrunner - One Mic Stand & Comedian, OML

STREAMING LAUGHTER

Why is comedy playing such an important role across OTT platforms?

  • Is it a passing fad or a long term staple?
  • What kind of audience does it appeal to?
  • Is this peculiar to India?
Session brought to you by : afaqs!

Panel: 1035-1110

Anirban Roy Choudhury

Moderator

Anirban Roy Choudhury

afaqs!

Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati)

Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati)

YouTuber

Dinesh Sharma

Dinesh Sharma

ASUS India

Satya Raghavan

Satya Raghavan

YouTube India

Supratik Sen

Supratik Sen

U Sports

THE GAMING SPECTACLE

Understanding the phenomenon - and the opportunity for brands.

  • Who watches gamers in action - and why?
  • Is a 'gaming audience' more captive than an 'entertainment audience'?
  • Which product groups stand to benefit most?

INTERVIEW: 1110-1135

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Interviewer

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Business Standard

Srishti Behl Arya

Srishti Behl Arya

Netflix India

INTERVIEW WITH NETFLIX'S SRISHTI BEHL ARYA

In conversation with the lady behind Netflix's movies.

1135-1205

BREAK: TEA

Interview: 1205-1230

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Interviewer

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Business Standard

Saugato Bhowmik

Saugato Bhowmik

VOOT Kids

The Kids Conundrum

Making screen time meaningful for kids.

  • What are the potential safety hazards?
  • What will parents pay for?
  • In a sea of video, where do audio content and games stand?

panel: 1230-1310

Sreekant Khandekar

Moderator

Sreekant Khandekar

afaqs!

Amit Kumar Yadav

Amit Kumar Yadav

Pubmatic

Dolly Jha

Dolly Jha

Nielsen Media - South Asia

Gourav Rakshit

Gourav Rakshit

Viacom18

Kranti Gada

Kranti Gada

Shemaroo

The Next 100 Million

As OTT penetration increases, who will comprise the next wave of viewers?

  • Who are they?
  • Where do they live?
  • What will they watch?

Standalone: 1310-1330

Sunil Nair

Sunil Nair

Firework India

Firework- Future of short video media

1330-1430

BREAK: lunch

Panel: 1430-1505

Ashwini Gangal

Moderator

Ashwini Gangal

afaqs!

Anand Chakravarthy

Anand Chakravarthy

Essence

Dhirendra Singh

Dhirendra Singh

Initiative India

Rahul Pansare

Rahul Pansare

FCA India Automobiles

Rathi Gangappa

Rathi Gangappa

Starcom

Sanjay Tripathy

Sanjay Tripathy

Agilio Labs

The modern media dark

Millions of viewers may be giving up watching TV. How will advertisers reach this growing pool?

  • What characterises this pool of migrants?
  • Which product categories need worry?
  • Does the buck stop at branded content?

Interview: 1505-1530

Sameer Nair

Interviewer

Sameer Nair

Applause Entertainment

Vikramaditya Motwane

Vikramaditya Motwane

Film Director, Producer and Screenwriter

Sameer Nair in conversation with Vikramaditya Motwane

A studio head and a director deconstruct the challenge of creating premium dramas.

1530-1600

BREAK: TEA

panel: 1600-1635

Sreekant Khandekar

Moderator

Sreekant Khandekar

afaqs!

N Dilip Venkatraman

N Dilip Venkatraman

VideoTap

Rohonesh Kar

Rohonesh Kar

Akamai Technologies

Taranjeet Singh

Taranjeet Singh

ZEE5 India

Zubin Jimmy Dubash

Zubin Jimmy Dubash

Shemaroo

Playing the product game

OTT platforms are going all out to get great content. Are they trying equally hard on the product front?

  • We have the data, but are we mining the right insights?
  • What are the pain points? - Language, Voice, Interface?
  • Are platforms equipped to meet advertisers' targets?

panel: 1635-1715

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Moderator

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Business Standard

Aparna Acharekar

Aparna Acharekar

ZEE5

Neha Toteja

Neha Toteja

Flipkart

Rajiv Bakshi

Rajiv Bakshi

Reliance Big Synergy

Ridhima Lulla

Ridhima Lulla

Eros Group

Soumya Mukherjee

Soumya Mukherjee

Hoichoi

Small Screen, Big Screen

How do creators reconcile the content to the context it is watched in?

  • What do creators imagine when they create content?
  • Can the mobile experience be premium?
  • In a mobile first country, can OTT content move to the large screen - and does that necessarily mean group viewing?

panel: 1715-1750

Ashwini Gangal

Moderator

Ashwini Gangal

afaqs!

Chhavi Mittal

Chhavi Mittal

Shitty Ideas Trending

Mohit Hussein

Mohit Hussein

Shitty Ideas Trending

Neha Singh

Neha Singh

Comscore

Nikhil Sharma (Mumbiker Nikhil)

Nikhil Sharma (Mumbiker Nikhil)

YouTuber

Vanita Keswani

Vanita Keswani

Madison Media Sigma

The rise of OTT - and its impact on UGC

Decoding the new wave of user generated content.

  • What's the equity of UGC in the OTT era?
  • Is there a class system emerging? (UGC massy-OTT classy)
  • Is UGC a stepping stone for creators vying for OTT fame?
Partners

Presenting Partner:

firework

Co-powered by:

firework

Silver Partners:

akamai
nielsen
pubmatic
Zee5

Bronze Partners:

adobe
comscore
hoichoi
limelight
redfm
vidooly