The world’s media gathers in New Delhi on Tuesday 14 February for the AIB Regional Media Leaders Forum. Titled Broadcasting 2.0 – the Audience is up to something, the Forum will debate and discuss the state of broadcasting in the multi-platform, multi-channel world. Delegates are travelling from throughout the world – from Taiwan, New Zealand, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands and Fiji – as well as from India, Pakistan and the rest of South Asia.
The one day event – at New Delhi’s Habitat World – is designed to stimulate conversations between broadcasters and to brief them about developments in the electronic media industry around the world. Opening the event will be a keynote address by Dr. Madanmohan Rao, research director of Singapore-based Asian Media Information Centre. Rao has been investigating media and lifestyle trends in the Asia region for many years and will present developments across the region from South Korea to China, as well as South Asia. Rao will offer his views of some of the scenarios for the preferred futures for media and entertainment in Asia, home to two-thirds of the world’s population in an essential briefing for everyone involved in the electronic media in the region.
Jonathan Marks, former programme director at Radio Netherlands and now an international media consultant, travels the world on investigative media safaris. He’s been capturing great ideas that illustrate the sideways shift that is happening around the traditional bastions of broadcasting. For example, how can established media players shift resources to adapt in today’s complex media environment?
Other speakers include Mr K S Sarma, chief executive of Prasar Bharati, Tim Suter of the UK’s telecoms to media regulator, Ofcom, and Pawan Gandhi, Nokia India’s executive responsible for content as well as a range of other senior executives from the broadcasting and web industries.
“We’re seeing immense change in global media,” comments Simon Spanswick, AIB chief executive. “Members of the AIB wanted to learn more about developments in South Asian media, so we are staging this event to ensure that a dialogue starts between broadcasters from the region with those in other parts of the world. We’re also aiming to provide an insight into how major broadcasters are addressing the challenges of global competition, attracting viewers and listeners and developing businesses. With a truly international audience eager to learn from developments in India, this event will provide a unique opportunity for media executives to exchange views with colleagues from all over the world.”
The half-day conference, at Habitat World in central New Delhi, has delegates registered from broadcasters, production companies, satellite operators and related industries throughout India, South Asia, the Pacific, Far East, North America and Europe. The delegate fee for the 14 February event is INR1,950. To register, contact Sanjeev Kapur, telephone 098 11 639 274 or e-mail kapur.sanjeev@gmail.com.