From inflection to action: News media’s strategic path ahead
Advertising + Marketing
Technology + Gen AI
Product + Content
Newsroom + Audience
Monetisation + Commerce
A unique experience that only INMA brings to India: global insights + regional flavour
The INMA South Asia News Media Festival is association's signature regional news media conference and study tour for leaders and news media executives looking to benchmark against the best, gain practical insights and learn from successful strategies in a fast-changing market. Join us for the South Asia News Media Festival as we surface best practices most relevant to the news media ecosystem.
At the conference, dive into the implications of the changing advertising landscape vis-a-vis content, consumer, and tech. How are publishers and media agencies approaching media buying, and what does this mean for reach and revenue? What is the right conflux of content, product, and tech to serve audiences? What are the alternative sources of revenue and emerging business models?
We invite management teams to join INMA for a study tour of Mumbai agencies, media leaders, content innovators, digital start-ups, and more as we take a closer look at the vibrant Mumbai media and advertising scene.
This INMA Festival is comprised of:
- A two-day study tour (July 7 - 8)
- A two-day conference (July 9 - 10)
Join INMA in a deep dive into ideas, strategies and transformations of South Asia news media designed for cross-functional teams from media companies.
Speakers
Gaurav Arora
Chief Operating Officer
Jagran New Media
India
Pranav Bakshi
Chief Growth Officer and former Head of Digital Video Strategy & Partnerships
Network 18
India
Sneha Beriwal
Fractional CMO and Marketing Advisor
AND Marketing
India
Rajan Bhalla
Founder
Brands Ability
India
Ashish Bhasin
Founder
The Bhasin Consulting Group
India
Surinder Chawla
President, Response
BCCL
India
Yannick Colaco
Co-Founder
FanCode
India
Sabrina Daryanani
Head of APAC & Principal
FT Strategies
Singapore
Rituraj Dasgupta
Former Deputy General Manager and Head
ABP One
India
Devendra Deshpande
CEO
Friday Filmworks
India
Jaimit Doshi
CMO, Lenskart and CEO
Hustlr
India
Pradeep Dwivedi
Group CEO
Eros Media World
India
Rohit Garg
Head of Product and Design
Times of India - Online
India
Anant Goenka
Executive Director
The Indian Express Group
India
Hemant Jain
President and Head of Digital Business
Lokmat Media
India
Puneet Jain
CEO
HT Digital
India
Raghav Jairath
Director
Friday Filmworks
India
Rupa Jha
CEO & Co-Founder
Collective Newsroom
India
Aditya Kanthy
CEO and Managing Director
Omnicom Advertising Group
India
Abhishek Karnani
President International Association of Advertising
India Chapter and President Free Press Journal
India
Jaideep Karnik
Head of Digital and Editor
Amar Ujala
India
Vikram Karwal
Senior Director Marketing – Chocolates
Mondelez
India
Girish Kuber
Loksatta
Editor -Print
India
Vanita Kohli Khandekar
Contributing Editor
Business Standard
India
Pradyuman Maheswari
Editor-in-Chief & CEO
MXM
India
Swapnil Malpathak
Business Head, Digital
Sakal Media Group
India
Harsha Mathew
Chief Resident Editor & Director
Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd.
India
Yogesh Mehendale
Editor
Loksatta
India
Dhruba Mukherjee
CEO
ABP Group
India
Nagaraj Nagabhushan
Vice President, Data and Analytics
The Hindu
India
Aditya Prasad Narisetty
VP Data Science
Dream11
India
Amalie Nash
Newsroom Transformation Initiative Lead
INMA
United States
L V Navaneeth
CEO
The Hindu Group
India
Meher Patel
Founder & CEO
Neon & Hector
India
Josy Paul
Chairman & Chief Creative Officer
BBDO
India
Ashish Pherwani
Partner, Media & Entertainment
EY
India
Md Hussain Rahmani
Head of Content
Upstox
India
Rishav Kumar Rai
Editor and Marketing Communications
Friday Filmworks
India
Nandagopal Rajan
Chief Operating Officer
Indian Express Digital
India
Malcolm Raphael
Former Chief Growth Officer, Sideways Consulting & Former Senior Vice President
BCCL
India
Kedar Ravangave
Head of Marketing, Kotak Mahindra Bank & Former, Head Brand and Category Marketing
Amazon India
India
Vikram Sakhuja
Group CEO
Madison Media and OOH at Madison World
India
Rohit Saran
Managing Editor
The Times of India
India
Madhavi Sekhri
Head, INMA South Asia Division
Lead Strategy & Special Projects for APAC
India
Nilay Shah
Director of Growth and Marketing
Upstox
India
Dhirendra Singh
Vice President
Initiative
India
Sameer Singh
Group CEO
HT Media
India
Partha Sinha
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Co.
India
Tarun Sood
AVP - Technology
BCCL (The Times of India)
India
Shilpa Sudhakaran
Vice President
Interactive Avenues
India
Jabed Sultan
Chief Digital Business Officer
Prothom Alo
Bangladesh
Sivakumar Sundaram
Chief Executive Officer, Publishing, and Executive Director
BCCL
India
Mahesh Swar
Group CEO
Kantipur Media Group
Nepal
Juzer Tambawalla
Director, Sales Enablement
Franklin Templeton
India
Suprio Guha Thakurta
Subscription Growth Strategist and Former Chief Strategy Officer
The Economist
India
Saurabh Varma
Founder & CEO
Wondrlab
India
Sonali Verma
GenAI Initiative Lead
INMA
Canada
Vandana Verma
Co-Founder
Wondrlab
India
Shelly Walia
Executive Editor
The Quint
India
Earl J. Wilkinson
Executive Director and CEO
INMA
United States
Satyanarayana Murthy Yerramilli
Former Head- Growth Products WPP Media
India
About the Festival
The INMA South Asia News Media Festival is the one of the media industry's largest annual conferences in the region.
In July 2025, we will meet in Mumbai after a long gap of 16 years.
The Festival has two parts requiring separate registrations: a two-day conference for stakeholders in the news media ecosystem and a two-day executive study tour.
Most of our participants are business, newsroom, marketing, data, product and tech managers and senior specialists.
We invite speakers from the media industry pioneers to leaders and innovators, from academic researchers to experts and thought leaders.
Venue
The venue for the South Asia News Media Conference is Trident Bandra Kurla, one of Mumbai’s premium hotels that is part of the Oberoi Group. The state-of-the-art hotel is in the Bandra Kurla Complex, which is Mumbai’s financial and business hub. It is easily accessible from both the airport and major corporate offices. The Trident’s blend of convenience, luxury, and efficiency makes it a business hub in Mumbai.
Address:
C 56, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400098
Supporters
Questions? Contact INMA
Madhavi Sekhri
Head - South Asia Division
Strategy and Special Projects Lead - Asia Pacific
New Delhi, India
Hindi, English
Tel.: +91 99716 00632