World Association of News Publishers


WAN-IFRA India 2015, Conference & Expo

Programme

Wednesday, 2. September 2015

  • 9:30
    Engaging Minds, Enriching Lives

    Patrick Daniel, Editor-in-Chief, English and Malay Newspapers Division, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd., Singapore

    ALSO Presentation of the World Young Reader News Publisher of the Year award to Kompas Daily of Indonesia 

  • 10:30
  • 14:00
    Thomas Jacob, Chief Operating Officer, WAN-IFRA, Germany
  • 14:30

    Advertising facts and trends – comScore’s prediction of advertisement growth in news publishing industry in India.

    Advertising facts and trends – comScore’s prediction of advertisement growth in news publishing industry in India.

    Ad Innovation in news media business. What are the expectations of a top advertiser from the news publishing houses?

    CVL Srinivas, CEO - South Asia, GroupM, India

    Nation wide print advertising sales platform. The Newspaper Works of Australia has opened a private exchange focussed on the purchase of print advertising.

    Mark Hollands, CEO, The Newspaper Works, Australia

    New revenue streams in challenging times

    Shantanu Bhanja, Chief Digital Officer, HT Media, India

    Increasing revenue in the major verticals:Autos, property and recruitment 

    Peter Zollman, Founding Principal, Advanced Interactive
    Media Group LLC, USA

Thursday, 3. September 2015

  • 9:30

    “Hated by some. Every morning. Thankfully”. Mumbai mirror showcases its fearless journalism to position its brand.

    Rahul Kansal, Executive President, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., India

    Brand building through social events. Sakal organised “School Olympics” that saw over 22000 students participating from over 280 schools. A case study.

    Shailesh Amonkar, Chief Marketing Officer, Sakal 

    “Success in your hands”. Ananda Bazar Partika and Gillette guard joins together to help students in their career. A case study.

    Rituraj Dasgupta, Sr. Manager - Sales (Dailies), ABP Pvt Ltd.

    Social campaigns. Case study from an European newspaper that is known worldwide for initiating and supporting excellent social, educational and cultural campaigns.

    Iwona Pawluk, editor – coordinator, Special Projects & Social Campaigns. Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland

  • 14:00

    Theme: Editorial and Content Management Systems

  • 15:30
    World Young Reader Awards presentation

    In this one-of-a-kind session, the global winners of World Young Reader
    Prizes receive their awards. Some of these top creators will share their 
    innovative and adaptable strategies for effectively engaging youth that merited recognition in this prestigious WANIFRA competition.

    WAN-IFRA thanks the prize supporters: SitesAlive, CCI and Eram Group.

Friday, 4. September 2015

  • 9:30

    Programmatic advertising. What are the challenges and opportunities?

    Ashwin Sridhar, Global Head, Digital Products Revenue, The Economist Group, UK

    Verticalisation and communities of interest for new revenue growth.

    Dr. Dietmar Schantin, Founder, Institute for Media Strategies, UK

    Revenue beyond advertising. New and innovative ways to diversify consumer revenue streams.

    Arpan Chatterjee, Assistant Vice President & Business Head, KSL Digital, Kasturi & Sons Ltd, India

    World Editors Forum round table: Censorship of Media and the way forward.

    Panelists: Sachidananda Murthy, Resident Editor, Malayala Manorama & The Week, Delhi, Mukund Padmanabhan, Editor - The Hindu business Line 

  • 14:00

    Business models for sustainable print production.

    Manfred Werfel, Director, World Printers Forum, WAN-IFRA, Germany

    Business strategies for success in tough economic times.

    Shrijeet Mishra, Chief Operating Officer, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., India

    Closing keynote, Media in the digital age – challenges and opportunities for publishing business

    Rainer Esser, CEO, Zeit Online GmbH, Germany

    Official closing.

Date and Location

  • 02 Sep 2015 - 04 Sep 2015
    Mumbai
    India

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