APOS 2024 Agenda 

Sep 24      Sep 25      Sep 26      Gen AI Sessions with AWS

September 24

14:30

APOS CEO Forum (By Invitation Only)

18:00

APOS Welcome Reception Hosted by 

Venue: Chandra Surya, Ayana Resort

September 25

07:30 – 8:00

Registration & Refreshment

Venue: Ayana Ballroom Foyer

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

The Future of Entertainment

Joe Ravitch | Partner & Co-Founder, Raine

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 – 12:05

Google TV Platforms: Role of CTV & AI

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

12:05 – 12:25

Viu’s Future Growth Path in APAC & ROW

Janice Lee | CEO, Viu & PCCW Media Group

12:25 – 12:55

Strategies for Revenue Growth in Video Entertainment

Panel

Doug Lowther | CEO, Irdeto
Rohan Tiwary | Head of Emerging & Enterprise Businesses APAC, Platforms & Devices, Google
Winradit (Win) Kolasastraseni | President – Digital Media, True Digital Group Co., Ltd.
Alistair Hill | Co-Founder & CEO, On Device Research

12:55 – 14:00

Lunch

Venue: Padi Restaurant, Ayana Resort

14:00 – 14:15

The Future of Addressable Advertising in Asia

David Downey | CEO, INVIDI

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 – 16:55

Local Streaming and Content Champions

1-1 Conversations with:

Julie Choi | CEO, TVING
Sutanto Hartono | MD, Emtek & CEO, SCM & Vidio

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

16:55 – 17:35

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
Will Ning | Chief Legal Officer, MegaMatrix & FlexTV
Liu Jin Long | CEO, ShortMax

17:35 – 18:05

The Future of India’s Creative Economy

Panel

Amrita Pandey | CEO, Junglee Pictures
Alankrita Shrivastava | Director & Screenwriter
Datta Dave | Co-Founder, Tulsea

18:05 – 18:15

Closing Remarks

18:30

Day 1 Reception 

Venue: Ayana Ballroom Foyer

September 26

07:30 – 8:00

Registration & Refreshments

Venue: Ayana Ballroom Foyer

8:00 – 8:10

Opening Address

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

8:10 – 8:40

Monetization of News

Panel

Hosted by Steve Lai | Chief Presenter, BBC News
John Williams | Vice President Asia South Region, Advertising Sales, Global Media & Streaming, BBC Studios
Thoyyib Mohamed | Former CEO-VisitMaldives and Experienced Travel Marketeer

8:40 – 9:20

Future of Video Aggregation

Panel

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

9:20 – 10:20

Value Creation in the New Economy

Panel

Nirgunan Tiruchelvam | Head of Consumer & Internet, Aletheia Capital
Jaeson Ma | CEO, OP3N

Panel

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

10:20 – 11:20

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 (Hosted by David Goldstein | Senior Advisor & Operating Partner, AEN Ventures)

Anna Yip | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Singtel Singapore / Chief Executive Officer, Business Development

11:20 – 11:50

Digital Infrastructure Investment Thematics: Is the Investment Dollar pipe future ready

Panel

Hosted by Gautam Saxena | Head of Corporate Finance, APAC, ING

Sean Wallace | Astrum Mobile

Wilson Chung | MD Investment Management, Digital Bridge

Ivan Varughese | Head of Infrastructure & Energy Capital of Asia-Pacific, Macquarie Capital

11:50 – 12:10

Building a Global Leader in Kids Entertainment

Nicolas Eglau | Managing Director EMEA, APAC & Global Distribution, Moonbug Entertainment

12:10 – 12:35

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

12:35 – 13:00

Anime’s ascent: Key Perspectives

Panel

Steve Chung | COO, Azuki
Akshat Sahu | Senior Director of Marketing – APAC,  Crunchyroll

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

Venue: Padi Restaurant, Ayana Resort

14:00 – 16:00

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

1-1 Conversations with

Derek Chang | Executive Chairman, EverPass Media & Director, Liberty Media and Playfly Sports

Anurag Dahiya | Chief Commercial Officer, ICC
Kevin Chang | SVP, UFC

Panel

Yannick Colaco | Co-Founder, FanCode
Unmish Parthasarathi | Founder & Executive Director, Picture Board Partners
Carlo Nohra | COO, Saudi Pro League
Tobias Künkel | CEO, Qvest Engage, part of the Qvest Group

Panel

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

16:00 – 16:40

Future of Storytelling

1-1 Conversations with

Kurt Rieder | Head of Theatrical Distribution, APAC, Warner Bros. Discovery
Manoj Punjabi | Founder & CEO, MD Entertainment
John Penotti | Founder & CEO, Penotti Pictures

16:40 – 17:00

Perspectives on Korean Digital Entertainment & Technology

Yoo Kwi Sun | Founder & CEO, BY4M

17:00 – 17:45

Multiservice Payment Bundles and Payment in the Digital Economy

1-1 Conversations with

Trung Dung | Co-Founder & CEO, Moneta Network

Panel

Kurt Weber | Director of Product & Technology, Amazon Fuse, Amazon

Paul Larbey | CEO, Bango
Lesley Simpson | Vice President Digital Lifestyle, Telkomsel

17:45 – 18:15

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

Panel

James Ross | CEO, Lightning International
Sam Hall | Chief Content and Commercial Officer, Fetch TV
Sammy Elazab | Sales Director Samsung Ads SEA

18:15 – 18:25

Closing Remarks

18:30

APOS Closing Reception

Venue: Ayana Ballroom Foyer

Generative AI Innovation with AWS
(Registered Delegates can sign-up for sessions)

September 2416:30 & 17:00

September 2516:30 & 17:00

September 2611:00 , 11:30, 16:30 & 17:00

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

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