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
Anupriya Acharya
CEO
Publicis Groupe, South Asia
India
Girish Agarwal
Director & Promoter
Dainik Bhaskar Group
India
Gaurav Arora
Chief Operating Officer
Jagran New Media
India
Rajan Bhalla
Founder
Brands Ability
India
Ashish Bhasin
Founder
The Bhasin Consulting Group
India
Samudra Bhattacharya
CEO, Print
HT Media
India
Ajay Dang
President, Head Marketing
Ultratech Cement
India
Sabrina Daryanani
Head of APAC & Principal
FT Strategies
Singapore
Rituraj Dasgupta
Deputy General Manager and Head
ABP One
India
Jaimit Doshi
Global Head of Marketing, Lenskart, CEO,
Hustlr
India
Anant Goenka
Executive Director
The Indian Express Group
India
Ajay Gupte
CEO South Asia
Wavemaker
India
Harish Iyer
Executive Vice President
Interactive Avenues
India
Puneet Jain
CEO
HT Digital
India
Rupa Jha
CEO & Co-Founder
Collective Newsroom
India
Paul Josy
Chairman
BBDO
India
Jaideep Karnik
Head of Digital and Editor
Amar Ujala
India
Vikram Karwal
Senior Director Marketing – Chocolates
Mondelez
India
Vanita Kohli Khandekar
Contributing Editor
Business Standard
India
Pradyuman Maheswari
Editor-in-Chief & CEO
MXM
India
Mayura MS
Director Digital Business
Mathrubhumi
India
Dhruba Mukherjee
CEO
ABP Group
India
Nagaraj Nagabhushan
Vice President, Data and Analytics
The Hindu
India
Amalie Nash
Newsroom Initiative Lead
INMA
United States
L V Navaneeth
CEO
The Hindu Group
India
Ashish Pherwani
Partner, Media & Entertainment
EY
India
Nandagopal Rajan
Chief Operating Officer
Indian Express Digital
India
Malcolm Raphael
Former Chief Growth Officer, Sideways Consulting, and Former Senior Vice President
BCCL
India
Basant Rathore
Senior VP - Strategy, Brand & Business Development
Jagran Prakashan
India
Vikram Sakhuja
Group CEO
Madison
India
Siddhant Satsangi
Head of Growth and AI Innovations
Times Internet
India
Sameer Singh
Group CEO
HT Media
India
Partha Sinha
President and Chief Brand Officer
BCCL
India
Shashi Sinha
Chief Executive Officer
IPG Media Brands
India
Sivakumar Sundaram
Chief Executive Officer, Publishing, and Executive Director
BCCL
India
Mahesh Swar
Group CEO
Kantipur Media Group
Nepal
Sonali Verma
GenAI Initiative Lead
INMA
United States
Shelly Walia
Executive Editor
The Quint
India
Earl J. Wilkinson
Executive Director and CEO
INMA
United States
Satyanarayana Murthy Yerramilli
Head - Growth Products
The Goat Agency and Group M
India
More speakers coming soon ...
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