Digipub World 2023

09:30 AM - 10:30 AM

REGISTRATION

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM

Opening Address

SREEKANT KHANDEKAR

Co-founder & CEO
afaqs!

10:40 AM - 11:05 AM

An overview of the online publishing market by Comscore

Where is the growth coming from? And how has the nature of it changed? Presentation by Comscore on trends in online content consumption.

GEET LULLA

Vice President - Sales and Head - Asia Pacific
Comscore

11:05 AM - 11:35 AM

Are online publishers ready for a cookieless world?

After several delays Google is readying to do away with third-party cookies within the next 12 months. How will publishers, agencies and marketers target consumers in this new world?

GAURAV ARORA

SVP & Chief Revenue Officer
Jagran New Media

KUNAL SINGLA

Business Head
Amar Ujala Web

SHRIDHAR MISHRA

Chief Revenue Officer - Digital
Zee Media Corporation

SUNNY SEN

Founder & CEO
Conscent.ai

MODERATOR

SANDEEP AMAR

Founder
PDLAB.ME

11:35 AM - 12:00 PM

Face to Face with Bharat Gupta: A Journey to Profitability

BHARAT GUPTA

Chief Executive Officer
Jagran New Media

INTERVIEWER

SREEKANT KHANDEKAR

Co-founder & CEO
afaqs!

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM

Break: Tea

12:25 PM - 12:55 PM

Gaining Advertiser Trust by Way of Safety and Quality

In the ever-evolving world of digital advertising, gaining advertiser trust is paramount for publishers to strike a balance between revenue generation and brand safety. Likewise, concerted efforts are being made to develop cutting-edge industry standards and guidelines, implement new technology solutions, and collaborate with advertisers to create a safer digital ecosystem.

GAURAV ARORA

SVP & Chief Revenue Officer
Jagran New Media

HEMANT JAIN

President & Business Head Digital
Lokmat Media

RAVANAN N

Executive Director
Eterno Infotech

SANJAY SINDHWANI

Chief Executive Officer
Indian Express Digital

MODERATOR

PANKAJ SHARMA

CEO and Director
MGID India

12:55 PM - 01:20 PM

The Scale Game: Face to Face with Puneet Gupt

PUNEET GUPT

Chief Operating Officer
Times Internet

INTERVIEWER

SREEKANT KHANDEKAR

Co-founder & CEO
afaqs!

01:20 PM - 02:10 PM

Break: Lunch

02:10 PM - 02:40 PM

Monetisation: Is there life beyond online advertising?

Publishers have tried to generate revenue through other sources, including subscriptions, donations and more. What have been the lessons learnt?

ABHISHEK MARLA

Channel Partner Lead (Asia and Africa)
Chartbeat

CHITRANSHU TEWARI

Director, Product and Revenue
Newslaundry

HEMANT JAIN

President & Business Head Digital
Lokmat Media

RADHIKA SHUKLA

Head - Subscription Growth, Strategy
& Analytics, TOI Plus
Times Internet

MODERATOR

SREEKANT KHANDEKAR

Co-founder & CEO
afaqs!

02:40 PM - 03:10 PM

The threat posed by AI

New AI tools from players like Microsoft and Google can provide summaries from articles rather than give links, as presently, to the articles themselves. Will search traffic be impacted? What can publishers do?

FAIZAN AHMAD

Business Head - Web Business
INDIA TV

IDRIS LOYA

Group Chief Technology Innovation Officer
Essel Group

MUKESH SINGH

Head Revenue - Digital
Indian Express Group

PUNEET SINGHVI

CEO - Digital & President - Corporate Strategy
Network18 Media & Investments

MODERATOR

VENKATA SUSMITA BISWAS

Executive Editor
afaqs!

03:10 PM - 03:40 PM

The opportunities offered by AI

While publishers are right to fret about generative AI, it can also help them to personalise content in entirely new ways and thus increase audience engagement. It could also help cut costs.

DEEPAK AJWANI

Editor, The Economic Times Digital & AVP
Times Internet

KARTIK MALHOTRA

Executive Editor - Business, News9
TV9 Network

PRASANNA SINGH

Director and Group Editor
Green Pursuits

MODERATOR

SHUBHO SENGUPTA

Marketing and Communications Head
Karmayogi Bharat

03:40 PM - 04:05 PM

Break: Tea

04:05 PM - 04:35 PM

Has video delivered on its promise for publishers?

Video is a comfortable online game to play for legacy TV broadcasters. But has it delivered on its promise for those publishers who have to create video specially for online? And what about short videos?