Sudhir Chaudhary is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Zee News, Zee Business, WION & DNA. He is the most watched news anchor of India and hosts the world's most watched prime time news show at 9pm - DNA (Daily News & Analysis) on Zee News. Before heading Zee News he was the Editor & CEO of Live India & Mi Marathi channels of the SAB TV group promoted by Sri Adhikari Brothers.

Sudhir Chaudhary belongs to the first generation of television journalists in India. With a career spanning 26 years, he is among those who have shaped the TV news industry in the world's biggest media market. His cutting-edge reports have won him many awards and accolades including India's most prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for the year 2013.

From the political battle fields of different Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections, to the heights of Kargil and the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament, Sudhir Chaudhary has covered every big news story in India from the spot. He also covered on the conflict in West Asia, with ground reports from the toughest battlegrounds in Syria in 2017.

He has interviewed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on multiple occasions and created major electoral headlines. India s biggest political leaders and union ministers have appeared on his show.

Sudhir Chaudhary's unique style of storytelling has touched millions of viewers across age groups and regions. He is known for his no-holds-barred reportage.

Avinash is the CEO of ABP Network since January 2019. Before that he was the Chief Operating Officer of the Group for over 7 years. He has over 25 years of experience in News Media.

He is on the Board of the News Broadcasters Association of India and Mobile Marketing Association of India. A true industry specialist, he is also a Director at the International Advertising Association and a former Director of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation. Avinash is the proud recipient of several prestigious awards and felicitations including The News Television CEO of the Year 2019 Award and Business Leader of the Year 2018 Award.

An alumnus of Harvard Business School, he also holds a degree in History and a postgraduate degree in Modern Indian History from Delhi University.

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BARUN DAS, is an IIT Madras, IIM Calcutta and LSE alumnus, with over 25 years of experience in the Media sector, both in India and abroad, most recently as CEO of Zee News Ltd., being the youngest CEO of any news network in India. Prior to this, he was the Executive Vice President at MCCS (owner of the erstwhile Star group's news operations in India) and as the Head of International Business at Astro All Asia, Networks Plc. Kuala Lumpur. Barun also successfully held top managerial positions at the India Today Group and the ABP Group - two of India's largest print media houses. Barun has also been a founding member and Vice President of News Broadcasters Association, a prestigious body of news channels in India. He was also a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and was a juror for finals of the International Emmys. Barun is a co-founder and Director on the Board of Mydia100. He is currently the CEO of TV9 News Network, India s largest television news network.

With a background in biomedical engineering at Columbia University and Interactive Telecommunications at NYU, he specializes in the area between TV production and game design. Dan's first gaming company OMGPOP was acquired by ZYNGA. He founded Megaphone TV in 2008 and together with his team has earned 3 Emmy nominations and one Emmy award.

Ajay has rich experience of over two decades in media, sales and marketing spanning across markets like India, Africa and Indonesia. Ajay joined Wavemaker India in 2018 from his previous role in Wavemaker Indonesia where he was serving as Managing Director. Since 2011, under his leadership, Wavemaker Indonesia saw exponential growth winning several clients.

Before this, in India, Ajay was Maxus Delhi's (now Wavemaker) General Manager, leading clients such as Nokia and Hero among others. Prior to joining Wavemaker, he held various roles in sales and marketing with TVS Motor Company.

Anil Wanvari, is the founder, CEO and editor in chief of the Indiantelevision.com group. He has spent more than 37 years in the media industry and is considered India's foremost analyst, consultant and catalyst for the media sector.

The Indiantelevision.com group which he has set up has a mission to educate, engage, entertain and enrich the audiences it serves in the various verticals.

It achieves this through the various B2B portals the group runs: indiantelevision.com (for the cable, satellite, OTT, production, advertising, marketing, media industries), tellychakkar.com (TV show and actor news for TV fans), AnimationXpress.com (for the VFX, comics, gaming, and animation segments) and radionandmusic.com (for the FM radio, digital music and music industry).

The Indiantelevision.com group engages with the industry through the various conferences it runs: Indian Digital Operators Summit (IDOS), VidNET, News Television Summit, The Content Hub. The group executes market engagement activities for industry clients - both online and offline through road shows and events. The entertainment part comes in through the India's oldest television awards The Indian Telly Awards which Anil initiated way back in 2000. Additionally, the group also organizes The News Television Awards.

Anil has been Paris-based Reed Midem's India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh representative for some of the world's largest audiovisual content trade exhibitions - MIPTV, MIPCOM, MIPFormats, MIPDoc, MIPCancun,Midem and MIPChina. He represents the world's No 1 property market for the same markets, as well as Reed Exhibitions Asia Television Forum, Singapore.

Founder and CEO of VideoTap, Former CEO of CNN-IBN and IBN7 and Co-Inventor of 7 US Patents

VideoTap is a Video Experience Management Platform and helps video publishers develop and deliver effective viewing experiences to their consumers, increase consumer engagement and achieve better ROI

VideoTap's patented multi-functional streaming technology offers many hi-utility functions, where watching the videos is just, one of the functions.

Video Content Producers can create and deliver custom experiences on recorded videos (VOD) and Live streams. Consumers will be able to further, personalize their experiences.

Dilip has completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School and EGMP from IIM-Bangalore.

Palki Sharma is a news junkie, grammar nazi, technological dinosaur and a mother being raised by her children. She was a literature and design student who entered the world of journalism by a happy accident and never left.

Currently, she's the Executive Editor of WION, India's only international news channel. She hosts the 9 pm show Gravitas. Palki also anchors the channel's flagship Global Leadership Series that features current and former heads of state through wide-ranging interviews. Palki conceptualized and steers a monthly event called the WION World Order that aims to bring diplomatic conversations out of closed doors and within reach of the layperson.

With the focus largely on international affairs, Palki has reported from the ground on key events and stories like PM Modi's Israel visit, the Modi-Xi Wuhan Summit, the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, the UNGA 2019 session, etc.

She has a career spanning 18 years with stints in the ITV Network, CNN-IBN, Doordarshan News and Hindustan Times. When not reporting stories, she s found reading them.

As a marketer at fbb, I get to work on an exciting role of building this young brand. The brand is 10 years young and it has grown by leaps and bounds especially in the past 3 years. We're also associated with properties like IPL and Miss India which further creates an exhilarating experience for us. Our objective is to democratize fashion in India and we're actively doing so. Prior to joining fbb I have worked across FMCG and Beauty & Personal Care Industry for over 12 years across roles in Category development, Brand & Marketing and Research.

Anand Chakravarthy is Managing Director, India at Essence, a global data and measurement- driven media agency which is part of GroupM. In his role, he leads the agency's India operations across its offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

With over 20 years of experience in media, marketing and advertising, Anand has a demonstrated history of high performance. Prior to Essence, he was Managing Partner at Maxus India. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President at Reliance Broadcast Network, where he also took on positions including CMO and Business Head for BIG CBS Network. He started his career at Research International India, before moving to Lowe India, where he quickly rose to become Assistant Vice President of Strategic Planning.

Anand has an insatiable appetite for consuming content, so as to open up a whole new world of insights. In addition, his experience in multiple industries has given him multiperspectivity which helps him explore situations from different angles to piece together comprehensive and accurate solutions.

Anand graduated from Pune University with a Master of Business Administration degree specialising in Marketing.

Rahul Shivshankar serves as the Editor-in-Chief of TIMES NOW. Acclaimed for his intense brand of journalism, Rahul Shivshankar leads the editorial team at TIMES NOW and anchors 'India Upfront'@ 8 PM on TIMES NOW.

Rahul leads the journalism of hard facts with courage and integrity by bringing alive all the top stories of the day without bias. The vast knowledge and domain expertise he brings with him holds TIMES NOW in good stead and reaffirms the channel's leadership position in the market.

MK Anand, is the man literally in the News. Having engaged and won a high-profile marketing war, Anand is the mastermind who defended Times Now against the loss of their critical prime time asset and then a violent competitive assault in 2017. He simultaneously conceptualized and launched the highly successful Mirror Now as a flank. Anand joined Times Group in 1990 and rose through the ranks to be Managing Director & CEO, Times Network.

With almost 3 decades of experience, MK is one of the most respected CEOs in the M&E industry today. He is a Times Group stalwart and has a combined experience of working with the group for over 24 years serving their, Print, Digital and Broadcast businesses. Under his leadership, Times Network has been steadily expanding its portfolio and business. On the print side, Anand built the Times Classifieds products in the '90s and later was instrumental in devising the Maximiser which became the centerpiece of Times Group's Ad Pricing strategy in 2002 for over a decade.

He joined UTV Global Broadcasting in 2009 as CEO and turned around their TV business. Following the Disney buyout of UTV he became the Managing Director of the merged entity - Disney UTV Media Networks in February 2012. The Network saw huge growth under Anand's leadership.

Anand took charge as MD & CEO, TIMES NETWORK in February 2014 and since then the Network has seen spectacular growth in all areas. TIMES NOW has been market leader for over a decade and continues to rule. ET NOW, MOVIES NOW and Romedy NOW have risen the charts in the last 3 years and are leading channels in their respective genres making TIMES NETWORK a unique collection of market leaders focused on the top of the Indian audience pyramid.

All in all, MK has had a stellar professional career with some successful brands to show off as glittering jewels in his crown.

Rajat Nigam is vastly experienced Media professional who is currently the Group Chief Technology Officer of Network 18 Media, leading the technology organization within the group comprising of 800 plus tech team members, driving technology to manage 73 TV Broadcast Channels and multiple digital products comprising of Websites, Mobile Apps including OTT. He is one of very few professionals globally, who have managed all aspects of traditional broadcast and digital media. A career with a mix of managing, consulting and operating roles in the field of Broadcasting ranging from International Sports productions (Olympic & Asian Games, ODI Cricket) to high intensive Newsroom operations; designing 24x7 Corporate & Broadcast IT systems, budgeting Satellite communication & Terrestrial links, Private FM Radio, contributing on Regulatory governing framework, Business Process engineering & New Media nuances. He has innovatively defined work-flows related to Audio Video Content Production and has been instrumental in many firsts of Indian broadcast industry like use of H.264 Compression for transmission, IP video production, native HD Channel set-up and use of cloud for news-gathering and productions, 4K content Production chain, Content Delivery and the value chain on digital platforms. He, in the current role, has been actively focused to drive performance matrix for enhanced experience of digital products, design of Data management platform to attain consumer gratification and instill solutions related to Data security and privacy concerns. Endorsing the quest to be updated with Technology at global level, Rajat has completed certification as Block Chain Expert V2 from Block Chain Council.

Rajat has Bachelor Degree in Electronics & Telecom Engineering and Master in Business Administration and was conferred with BES 2010 and SCTE 2016 as recognition of his contribution to Television Industry besides being in the CIO Power list of 2016 - list of most influential IT & Technology professionals across multiple industries. Rajat Nigam has been identified as one of the top ten Technologists and among the top 100 important professionals related to Indian Media and Entertainment Industry for the year 2014 and again in 2016 by Digital Studio magazine (ITP Publication). He has been a regular speaker in various forums and recognized as thought leader in the industry wherein he has been actively associated for more than 27 years rendering rich experience in quality and quantum.

Samir Sethi heads Brand Marketing for Policybazaar and has extensive experience in leading brand and consumer marketing, with expertise in consumer communication, media planning and investment, market research and social media

Samir started his career in advertising, working with leading advertising agency - Ogilvy & Mather

Samir is a Post Graduate in Marketing Management from MICA and a graduate in Business Economics from Delhi University