Inside South Asia’s reset moment: A new media playbook for growth and efficiency
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New Delhi 2026: Where South Asia’s news media leaders prepare for what's next
South Asia’s definitive gathering for news leadership and operators returns to New Delhi in July 2026 — and this year raises the bar. The region’s top news media companies will come together to benchmark with the best, unlock proven playbooks, and deploy what works in South Asia’s fast-moving market. If you’re responsible for growth, performance, or transformation, this is the room you need to be in.
The South Asia News Media Festival is not another conference. Over four high-impact days, participants will go behind the scenes of the region’s leading innovators, challenge assumptions, compare strategies, and leave with the industry’s most actionable playbooks. Experience the frameworks powering South Asia’s top newsrooms, uncover breakthrough audience and revenue strategies, and connect directly with the leaders shaping the future of South Asian media.
Over four days, INMA has one goal: Equip South Asia’s media leaders with the playbooks that drive results.
- Study Tour | July 20–21: Go inside Delhi’s most influential media houses, innovation hubs, start-ups, and adjacent industries. See firsthand how leading players are building scale, launching new revenue streams, and deploying AI in the real world. Benchmark, ask hard questions, and take home what works.
- Conference | July 22–23: Two power-packed days of strategies, case studies, and tools tailored to South Asia’s realities. No theory — just proven approaches you can implement the moment you return.
Speakers
Anupriya Acharya
CEO
Publicis Groupe South Asia
India
Gaurav Arora
Chief Operating Officer
Jagran New Media
India
Anubha Bhonsle
Founder
Newsworthy Studio
India
Ishan John Chatterjee
CEO
JioStar Sports
India
Sanjeev Chauhan
COO
Dainik Bhaskar
India
Gabriel Dorosz
Advertising Initiative Lead
INMA
United States
Anushrav Gulati
Chief Digital Officer
ABP Network
India
Bharat Gupta
Founder & Chief Architect
ToBe
India
Sambridhi Gyawali
Managing Director
Nepal Republic Media
Nepal
Mohit Jain
COO(Publishing) and Director
Bennet, Coleman & Company Ltd
India
Sowbhagyalakshmi K T
Director
Printers Mysore
India
Mehak Kasbekar
Country Manager and Editor-in-chief
Brut India
India
Vanita Kohli Khandekar
Media Specialist and Columnist
Business Standard
India
Salil Kumar
CEO
India Today Group Digital, TV Today Network
India
Mayura M S
Director
Digital Business, Mathrubhumi
India
Kunal Mahajan
Head AI
Amar Ujala
India
Vinay Maheswari
Managing Director & CEO
SucStrat Consultants
India
Sanjoy Majumder
Managing Editor and Deputy Director of Journalism
Collective Newsroom
India
Megha Mamgain
Conference Moderatort
Independent Multimedia Journalist & Narrative Strategis
India
Harsha Mathew
Chief Resident Editor & Director
Malayala Manorama
India
Nalin Mehta
Managing Editor of Moneycontrol and Chief AI Officer
Network18
India
L V Navaneeth
CEO
The Hindu Group
India
Anil Pandit
Managing Partner, Data Strategy and Partnerships
Publics Media
India
Ritvvij Parikh
Sr Director, Product Management - AI
Times of India
India
Janhavi Pawar
Director
Sakal Media
India
Matiur Rahman
Editor
Prothom Alo
Bangladesh
Nandagopal Rajan
CEO
Indian Express Digital
India
Sukumar Ranganathan
Editor -in-chief
Hindustan Times
India
Kivleen Sahni
Brand Content Producer
Brut India
India
Rohit Saran
Editor
The Times of India
India
Siddhant Satsangi
Head of Growth and AI Strategy
Times Internet
India
Karthik Shankar
Senior Vice President, Digital Investments & Partnerships
WPP Media
India
Sameer Singh
CEO & MD
HT Media
India
Shubhranshu Singh
Former Chief Marketing Officer
Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles and Board Member, Effies Lion Foundation
India
B Srinivasan
Managing Director
Vikatan Group
India
Pundi Sriram
Chief Product Officer
The Hindu
India
Minal Srivastava
VP Fashion & Lifestyle
Reliance Trends
India
Sivakumar Sundaram
Bennet, CEO (Publishing) & Executive Director
Coleman & Co. Ltd
India
I Venkat
Director
Eenadu
India
Earl J. Wilkinson
Executive Director and CEO
INMA
United States
Key themes
Print’s edge 2026: price, product, and proof — what wins now
Ad revenue playbook: formats, measurement, yield — the latest levers that move revenue
Tech to scale: how publishers use GenAI and agentic AI for growth and efficiency
Next-gen revenue: beyond ads & subscriptions — what’s actually working
Habit-building newsrooms: price, product, and proof — what wins now
Print’s edge 2026: audience growth, loyalty, and retention that stick
Who should attend
This programme is built for cross-functional management teams ready to move from ideas to implementation. Expect colleagues from business, newsroom, marketing, data, product, and specialist roles — all aligned around performance. INMA will bring together industry pioneers, operators, innovators, researchers, and thought leaders to shape the industry’s most actionable programme — the playbooks South Asia’s market will run on next.
What people said about past South Asia News Media Festivals
“Its very enlightening to know and make a reach to industry
leaders and communicate with what's trending. It's insightful
and surely going to help individuals of asian news media
progression to AI and automation as per market needs.”
“Sessions were extremely insightful Amazing networking and
connection opportunities Very useful for understanding macro
trends You get very transparent discussions and there is an
atmosphere of collaboration.”
“Discussion based on current hot topics and challenges faced by
Industry, well-coordinated and documented.”
“Extremely relevant discussions. Best practice sharing. Crystal
gazing into the future of publishing. Great networking.”
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