Celebrating the indomitable spirit of news media and surfacing conversations exemplifying agility, sustainability, and growth amidst the new norm of disruption

The path to digital transformation

What’s next in reader revenue

The new print narrative

AI and tech opportunities

Changing paradigm for newsrooms

A one-of-a-kind experience that only INMA brings to India: global insights + regional flavour

About this festival

In INMA’s return to in-person conferences in South Asia in five years, gain a forward-looking perspective on the future of news that only the INMA network can deliver. During this two-day conference and intensive two-day study tour, INMA will guide attendees through prevailing and pertinent macro themes that the news industry faces.

Delve into the issues facing the news media industry and participate in putting forward tangible remedies for industry influencers. Unravel prospective business models driven by innovation. Get ideas on tools and techniques to keep pace with the consistently discerning consumer. Learn about habit formation for news publishers. Get insights into the expanding range of advertising opportunities. Explore digital transformation, how best to harness technology and training, and what is next.

Who should attend

The programme focuses on strategy and best practices, and is designed for CEOs, CXOs, heads of product, digital, print, strategy, data, and technology, as well as audience builders, revenue drivers, members of editorial teams, thought leaders, catalysts of change, and leadership teams in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan, among others.

Connect and share ideas with news media industry leaders, peers, experts, and partners. Learn about the latest insights and best practices across different segments of news media. Get an in-depth look as you benchmark your performance and identify opportunities for growth.

Speakers

More coming soon ...

Pawan Agarwal

Deputy Managing Director
Dainik Bhaskar Group
India

Sridhar Aranala

CVice President, Sales & Distribution
The Hindu
India

Gaurav Arora

Chief Operating Officer
Jagran New Media
India

Puneet Avasthi

Senior Executive Director
Kantar
India

Amarjit Singh Batra

General Manager, SAMEA & Managing Director
Spotify
India

Rajeev Beotra

Director
HT Media Ltd
India

Anubha Bhonsle

Founder
newsworthy.studio
India

Sandeep Bhushan

Former Director, Global Marketing Solutions
Meta
India

Shakti Chandran

Executive Editor
Brut
India

Sabrina Daryanani

Head of APAC & Principal
FT Strategies
Singapore

Biprorshee Das

Editor
WARC India
India

Jatan Desai

Vice President, Platform & Ad Solutions
Inshorts
India

Pradeep Gairola

Business Head - Digital
The Hindu Group
India

Rohit Garg

Head of Product
timesofindia.com
India

Nilan Ghosh

Post Production Head
Brut
India

Karan Grover

Lead Director, Inventory Development
The Trade Desk
India

Puneet Gupt

COO
Times Internet
India

Bharat Gupta

CEO
Jagran New Media
India

Md. Tajdin Hassan

Chief Business Officer
The Daily Star
Bangladesh

Daniel Hulme

Chief Executive Officer, Satalia and Chief AI Officer
WPP
United Kingdom

Mohit Jain

COO Publication and Executive Director
BCCL
India

Udit Jain

Growth, Vice President, Digital Strategy and Growth
Outlook
India

Divya Karani

Former, CEO Media
Dentsu International
India

Mehak Kasbekar

Editor in Chief & Country Head
Brut
India

Rudra Prasad Kasturi

Chief Strategy Officer, Digital Business
TV Today Network
India

Mayura Shreyams Kumar

Director
Digital Business
India

Vinay Maheshwari

Managing Director & CEO
SucStrat Consultants Pvt Ltd
India

Aviral Mathur

Head of AI and Data Sciences
HT Media Ltd
India

Nalin Mehta

Editor-in-Chief
Moneycontrol.com
India

Aditi Mishra

Chief Executive Offiver
Lodestar-UM
India

Avinash Mudaliar

Co-founder, HT Labs
CEO, OTT Play
India

Dhruba Mukherjee

CEO
ABP Group
India

Yusuf Omar

Co-Founder
Seen TV
Australia

Anil K Pandit

Vice President, Head of Programmatic, Data and Tech
Publicis Media
India

Ritvvij Parrikh

Senior Director, Product
Times Internet
India

Greg Piechota

Readers First Initiative Lead
INMA
United Kingdom

Binoy Prabhakar

Chief Content Officer
HT Digital
India

Mehul Rao

Head of Indirect Revenue
Times Internet
India

Niraj Ruparel

Emerging Tech Lead
WPP & GroupM
India

Smita Salgaonkar

Principal Architect Martech
Google India
India

Prasad Sanyal

Business Head
timesofindia.com
India

Rohit Saran

Managing Editor
Times of India
India

Karthik Shankar

Head of Digital Investments
GroupM
India

Rakesh Sharma

President
INS
India

Ashok Sharma

Head Planning & Strategy
Amar Ujala
India

Amrendra Bhushan Shukla

Head of Growth & Subscription - Digital
HT Media Ltd
India

Sanjay Sindhwani

CEO
Indian Express Digital
India

Shradha Singh

Chief Creative Officer
Brut
India

Sumeet Singh

CMO
Info Edge
India

Suparna Singh

Co-founder and CEO
Frammer AI
India

Praveen Someshwar

CEO & MD
HT Media
India

A B M Jabed Sultan

Chief Business Officer
Prothom Alo Digital
Bangladesh

Rutger Verhoeven

CMO and Founder
Smartocto
Netherlands

Prashant Verma

Director of Partnerships
Dow Jones
India

Sonali Verma

Generative AI Initiative Lead
INMA
Canada

Tushar Vyas

Chief Strategy Officer
WPP
India

Shelly Walia

Executive Editor
The Quint
United States

Earl J Wilkinson

CEO and Executive Director
INMA
United States

Venue

Le Meridien, New Delhi

Over the last three decades, Le Meridien New Delhi has transformed itself into a masterpiece. The 5-star hotel is an epitome of world-class architecture, cuisine, design and fashion. Located in the heart of the city, the iconic glass building of Le Meridien New Delhi has been recognized as one of the 100 Icons of Delhi. The hotel is readily accessible to city's important facilities and institutions. The glass building is surrounded by ministries, government institutions, Media Centre and historical monuments. The shopping hubs Connaught Place and Janpath Market are within walking distance from the hotel. It's a perfect getaway for a business traveler who is also looking for some recreation nearby in the evening.

Address:
Windsor Pl, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001