APOS 2024 Agenda 

September 24

14:30

APOS CEO Forum (By Invitation Only)

18:30

APOS Welcome Reception Hosted by 

September 25

8:05 – 8:30

Opening Address & Presentation

Vivek Couto | Executive Director & Co-Founder, Media Partners Asia

8:30 – 8:50

Value Creation in Video: A Global Perspective

Jacques Du Puy | CEO, CANAL+ International

8:50 – 9:10

Streaming, Partnerships and IP Franchise Growth in APAC

James Gibbons | President of APAC, Warner Bros. Discovery

9:10 – 9:30

Future of Animation and Live Entertainment

Kevin Mayer | Founder & Co-CEO, Candle Media

9:30 – 9:55 

Future of Video in India

Kiran Mani | CEO, Digital Ventures, Viacom18
Kevin Vaz | CEO, Broadcast Entertainment, Viacom18

9:55 – 10:15

Netflix’s Growth Story

Monika Shergill | VP of Content, Netflix India

10:15 – 10:40

A tale of two markets: Amazon Prime Video in Japan & India

Panel

Gaurav Gandhi | Vice President, Asia Pacific & MENA, Prime Video
Yosuke Ishibashi | Head of Content, Prime Video Japan

10:40 – 11:00

Japan’s Streaming Champion

Toshi Honda | COO, U-Next

11:00 – 11:35

Growth vs. Survival: Aussie Media

1-1 Conversations with:

Patrick Delany | CEO, Foxtel
Beverley McGarvey | President, Network 10, Head of Streaming and Regional Lead, Paramount ANZ

11:35 – 11:50

Gen.AI & The Future of Entertainment

Nina Walsh | Global Leader of Industry Business Development for Media & Entertainment, Games & Sports, AWS

11:50 – 12:10

Google TV Platforms: Role of CTV & AI

Shalini Govil-Pai | VP and GM of TV Platforms, Google

12:10 – 12:55

Future of Digital Addressable Advertising

Panel

Doug Lowther | CEO, Irdeto
Rohan Tiwary | Head of Emerging & Enterprise Businesses APAC, Platforms & Devices, Google
Siddharth Sharma | CEO – DTH, Airtel

1-1 Conversation with:

David Downey | CEO, INVIDI

12:55 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:15

Future of Streaming

Vijay Sajja | Founder & CEO, Evergent

14:15 – 15:30

Re-imagining the Creative Economy & The Future of the Ad Ecosystem

1-1 Conversations with:

Himanshu Shekhar | CEO, GroupM SEA
Ajay Vidyasagar | MD APAC, SEA & Emerging Markets YouTube

Panel

Isaac Bess | Global Head of Distribution, TikTok
Yoichi Sato | General Manager of Content Operations APAC, TikTok
Vanessa Brown | Director of Business Development APAC, TikTok

1-1 Conversations with:

Sunil Rayan | Chief Business Officer, Moloco

15:30 – 17:10

Regional Streaming & Local Content Champions

1-1 Conversations with:

Janice Lee | CEO, Viu & MD, PCCW Media Group
Sutanto Hartono | MD, Emtek & CEO, SCM & Vidio
Julie Choi | CEO, TVING

Panel

Euan Smith | GCEO, Astro
Agnes Rozario | Director, Content, Astro

1-1 Conversations with:

Natasha Matos-Hemingway | Chief Commercial, Marketing & Product Officer of VOD, Shahid

17:10 – 17:50

The Rise of Micro-Dramas: Business Models & Future Trends

Panel

Nan Yapeng | Vice President, Crazy Maple Studio & GM, ReelShort
Zhou Jian | CEO, MicroshowTime Limited & Founder, Playlet Short Drama Platform
Carol Wang | CFO, Mega Matrix, FlexTV
Liu Jin Long | CEO, ShortMax

17:50 – 18:20

The Future of India’s Creative Economy

Panel

Amrita Pandey | CEO, Junglee Pictures
Smita Singh | writer/showrunner
Datta Dave | Co-Founder, Tulsea

18:20 – 18:30

Closing Remarks

18:30

Day 1 Reception 

September 26

8:00 – 8:10

Opening Address & Presentation 

Vivek Couto | Executive Director & Co-Founder, Media Partners Asia

8:10 – 9:10

Value Creation in the New Economy

Panel

Nirgunan Tiruchelvam | Head of Consumer & Internet, Aletheia Capital
Jahnavi Bhagwati | Head of Singapore – MD, MCM Partners
Jaeson Ma | CEO, OP3N

Panel

Prateek Garg | MD, Marigold Park Capital
Tiur Hutabarat | Principal Investment Officer and Lead Infrastructure, IFC
Waleed Saraf | Principal Investment Officer & Regional Lead TMT APAC, IFC
Ken Matusmoto | MD, Cool Fund Japan Inc.

9:10 – 9:30

Success in Hyper-Local SVOD: A Case Study

Panel

Vinay Singhal | CEO & Co-Founder STAGE
Karthik Reddy | Co-Founder & Partner, Blume

9:30 – 11:00

Future of Connectivity, Digital Infra & Fixed-Mobile Convergence

1-1 Conversations with:

Pratthana Leelapanang | Chief Consumer Business Officer, AIS

Derrick Heng | CMO, Telkomsel
Dennis Uy | CEO, Founder & Executive Director, Converge
Anna Yip | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Singtel Singapore / Chief Executive Officer, Business Development

Panel

Gautam Saxena | Head of Corporate Finance, APAC, ING

Wilson Chung | MD Investment Management, Digital Bridge

Yaniv Ghitis | Operating Partner, Stonepeak

11:00 – 11:15

Transforming Digital Service Monetization

Trung Dung | Co-Founder & CEO, Moneta Network

11:15 – 13:15

Future of Sports: Bubbles, Reality, Fandom & Technology – The New Reckoning

Presentation

Joe Ravitch | Partner & Co-Founder, Raine

1-1 Conversations with

Derek Chang | Executive Chairman, EverPass Media Director, Liberty Media and Playfly Sports
Anurag Dahiya | Chief Commercial Officer, ICC

Panel

Yannick Colaco | Co-Founder, FanCode
Unmish Parthasarathi | Founder & Executive Director, Picture Board Partners
Carlo Nohra | COO, Saudi Pro League

Panel

Chris White | Chief Architect, Friend MTS
Nancy Goldberg | EVP & Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Kudelski Group
Paul Pastor | Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, Quickplay

Tobias Kunkel, CEO, TeraVolt – A Qvest Company

13:15 – 14:15

Lunch

14:15 – 14:40

Future of US Content in APAC

Panel

Lisa Kramer | President, International Content Licensing, Global Content Distribution, Paramount

Adam Herr, Senior Vice President, Distribution, APAC, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Toshi Honda | COO, U-Next

14:40 – 15:05

Anime’s ascent: Key Perspectives

Panel

Steve Chung | COO, Azuki
Akshat Sahu | Senior Director of Marketing – APAC,  Crunchyroll
Kendrick Wong | Founder & CEO, Kasagi Labo

15:05 – 15:25

Building a $10B Digital Kids Media Co.

René Rechtman | Co-Founder & CEO, Moonbug Entertainment

15:25 – 16:00

Future of Storytelling

1-1 Conversations with

John Penotti | Founder & CEO, Penotti Pictures
Manoj Punjabi | Founder & CEO, MD Pictures

16:00 – 16:30

Perspectives on Korean Digital Entertainment & Technology

1-1 Conversations with

Sungmin Kim | CEO, HYBE Binary
Yoo Kwi Sun | Founder & CEO, BY4M

16:30 – 17:25

Future of Video Aggregation

Panel

Tariq Alam | CEO, Akash Digital TV
Dominic Arena | CEO, Fetch TV
Jane Basas | President & CEO, MediaQuest
Harit Nagpal | CEO, Tata Play

Panel

Kurt Weber | Director of Product & Technology, Amazon Fuse, Amazon Fuse
Paul Larbey | CEO, Bango

Chelo Flores, Director of Content, Globe

17:25 – 17:50

Future of FAST: What’s Working for Consumers & Advertisers

Panel

James Ross, CEO, Lightning International

Spruce Leong, Assistant Lead, Audience Development, MediaCorp

Sammy Elazab, Sales Director Samsung Ads SEA

17:50 – 18:20

Monetization of News

Panel

Steve Lai | Chief Presenter, BBC News
John Williams | Vice President Asia South Region, Advertising Sales, Global Media & Streaming, BBC Studios
Thoyyib Mohamed | Experienced Travel Marketeer

18:20 – 18:30

Closing Remarks

18:30

APOS Closing Reception

18:00 – 20:00

Welcome Reception hosted by

September 24

September 25

08:30 – 09:00

Opening Address & Presentation

Vivek Couto | Executive Director & Co-Founder, Media Partners Asia

The Future of Streaming

1-1 Conversations with

09:00 – 09:20 Kelly Day | VP, International, Amazon Prime Video
09:20 – 09:40 JB Perrette | CEO and President, Global Streaming and Games, Warner Bros. Discovery
09:40 – 10:00 Uday Shankar | Director, Bodhi Tree Systems
10:00 – 10:20

Tea & Coffee hosted by

The Evolution of Platforms & Entertainment

1-1 Conversations with:

10:20 – 10:40 Sam Bright | VP & GM, Google Play
10:40 – 11:00 Pam Kaufman | President & CEO, International Markets and Global Consumer Products & Experiences, Paramount
11:00 – 11:20 Marc Aldrich | GM Global Media, Entertainment and Sports, AWS

Entertainment & Sports in Australia: Next Steps to Growth & Value Creation

1-1 Conversations with:

11:20 – 11:40 Patrick Delany | CEO, Foxtel Group
11:40 – 12:00 Mike Sneesby | CEO, Nine Entertainment

12:00 – 12:20

Viu’s New Chapter

Janice Lee | CEO Viu and PCCW Media Group
12:20 – 12:40

Monetizing Sports & Entertainment in Indonesia

Sutanto Hartono | Managing Director, Emtek; CEO, Surya Citra Media and Vidio

12:40 – 13:00

Maximizing IP, Production & Partnerships

Phil Hardman | SVP & GM, Asia, BBC Studios

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:50

Pay-TV Operators On The Move: Strategies to Win in The New World

Panel

Euan Smith | CEO, Astro
Patrick Delany | CEO, Foxtel Group

Doug Lowther | CEO, Irdeto

Harit Nagpal | CEO, Tata Play
14:50 – 16:30

Perspectives on The Advertising Economy & Role of Video

1-1 Conversations with:

Ajay Vidyasagar | MD APAC, YouTube SEA & Emerging Markets
Ajit Mohan | President, APAC – Snap Inc.
Sunil Rayan | Chief Business Officer, Moloco
Rob Gilby | CEO, dentsu Asia Pacific
Himanshu Shekhar | CEO, GroupM Southeast Asia
Mutia Nandika | Director & Chief Revenue Officer, Emtek
Parminder Singh | Chief Commercial & Digital Officer, Mediacorp.
16:30 – 16:50

Home Broadband & Entertainment in Indonesia

Abhijit Navalekar | Director, XL Axiata
16:50 – 18:00

Driving New Customer Experience & Monetization in Video

1-1 Conversations with:

Kishore AK | CTO, ZEE & Nancy Goldberg | EVP & Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Kudelski Group

Vijay Sajja | Founder and CEO, Evergent & Euan Smith | CEO, Astro

Chris Gibbs | SVP – Sales, Friend MTS
David Downey | CEO, INVIDI
Paul Pastor | Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder, Quickplay
18:00 – 19:00

APOS Reception

September 28

08:30 – 08:50

The Future of Media, Sports & Technology: A US Perspective

Michael Nathanson | MD & Partner, Moffett Nathanson
08:50 – 09:10

Future Value Creation & Transformation in Sports

Joe Ravitch | Founder & Partner, Raine
09:10 – 09:30

Kids Entertainment Reimagined

René Rechtman | Co-founder and CEO, Moonbug Entertainment

09:30 – 09:50

The Next Phase of Japanese Entertainment

Minyoung Kim | Vice President, Content (APAC ex-India), Netflix
09:50 – 10:15

The Future of Web3, AI & Content

Yat Siu | Executive Chairman, Animoca Brands
Jaeson Ma | Chairman & Co-Founder, EST Media Holdings; CEO, OP3N
10:15 – 10:35

Connectivity and The Role of Entertainment

Derrick Heng | CMO, Telkomsel
10:35 – 11:00

Prime Video: A Unified APAC Strategy or Bespoke Country Approaches to Win?

Panel

Gaurav Gandhi | Vice President, Asia Pacific, Prime Video
David Simonsen | Director, Southeast Asia, Prime Video
Aparna Purohit | Head of Originals – India and SEA, Prime Video
11:00 – 11:20

Tea & Coffee hosted by

11:20 – 11:40

Redefining Television: Google TV’s APAC Opportunity

Shalini Govil-Pai | VP and GM of TV Platforms, Google
11:40 – 12:00

India’s Digital Economy

Sandhya Devanathan | Vice President & Head, Meta India
12:00 – 12:30

Japan’s SVOD Market: Perspectives from Local Leaders

1-1 Conversations with:

Toshi Honda | COO, U-NEXT
Kazufumi Nagasawa | Managing Director & Chief Content Officer, Hulu Japan
12:30 – 13:00

Investment in the Digital Economy

1-1 Conversations with:

Manuel Rougeron | EVP, Asia Pacific, CANAL+ Group
Glenn Estrella | Head of Ideation and Acceleration, 917Ventures, Globe Group
13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:20

Telecoms: Back to Basics & Delivering ROI

Vikram Sinha | President Director & CEO, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH)
David Goldstein | Senior Advisor & Operating Partner, AEN Capital
14:20 – 15:40

Aggregation and Monetization for Content & Platforms

1-1 Conversations with:

Dipashree Das | Head of Partner Marketing, APAC & ANZ, Amazon Fuse; Rina Siongco | Asst Vice President, Globe Telecom & Anil Malhotra | Co-founder & CMO, Bango (Panel)
Johan Buse | Chief, Consumer Business Group, StarHub
Scott Lorson | CEO, Fetch TV
Mustafa Kapasi | Chief Commercial Officer, M1
15:40 – 16:20

Value Creation in Local Content

1-1 Conversations with:

Valencia Herliani Tanoesoedibjo | Director, MNC Digital & Entertainment & Clarissa Tanoesoedibjo | Managing Director, Vision+
Saugata Mukherjee | Head of Content – SonyLIV, Sony Pictures Network India
16:20 – 16:40
Tea & Coffee
16:40 – 17:30

Elevating Indonesian Storytelling: Box Office, Streaming & Beyond

1-1 Conversations with:

Manoj Punjabi | Founder & CEO, MD Pictures, An MD Entertainment Company
HB Naveen | CEO, Falcon
Wicky Olindo | Co-Founder & CEO, Screenplay Films & Joe Taslim | Actor
17:30 – 18:30

Sports’s Next Global Story

Panel

Carlo Nohra | COO, Saudi Pro League
Unmish Parthasarathi | Founder & Executive Director, Picture Board Partners
Junas Miradiarsyah | CEO, Indonesian Basketball League
Saurabh Doshi | Founder, Virtualness
Yannick Colaco | Co-Founder, FanCode
18:30

Closing Remarks

18:30 – 19:30

Closing Reception

APOS 2024 Summary schedule – Full Agenda Available August 23

September 24

18:30

APOS Welcome Reception

September 25

8:05-8:30

APOS Summit Day 1

18:00

Reception & Evening Networking

September 26

08:30 – 17:00

APOS Summit Day 2

18:00

Closing Reception