Indian Magazine Congress 2007
October 8 & 9 2007
Hotal Taj Lands End, Bandra, Mumbai,
Schedule
OCTOBER 8, 2007 (Day 1)
9.00 - 10.00 am
Registration in Expo Area
10.00 - 10.10 am
"Welcome Address" by Mr. Ashish Bagga, President, Association of Indian Magazines (AIM); CEO, Living Media India
10.10 - 10.40 am
"Key note address" by Shri. P.R. Dasmunsi, Honb'le Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary
10.40 - 11.20 am
"Interactive Session with Shri. P.R. Dasmunsi, Honb'le Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary
11.20 - 11.30 am
Coffee Break
Time
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Session
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Moderator
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Panelists
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11.30-12.30 pm
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Magazines 2020: Strategies for keeping consumers engaged
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Donald Kummerfeld, FIPP
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Pierre Lamuniere, Edipress Group
Aroon Purie, India Today Group
Terry Adamson, NGS
Nicholas Brett, BBC
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12.30-1.15 pm
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Its raining magazines in India
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Chris Lewellyn, EMAP
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Ashish Bagga, Living Media India
Devashish Sarkar, WWM
Rasina Uberoi, Media Transasia
Paresh Nath, Delhi Press |
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1.15 - 2.00 pm
Lunch
Time
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Session
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Moderator
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Panelists
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2.00-2.45 pm
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Digital strategies for Publishers in a multimedia environment: The convergence/ Digital media challenge
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Vanita Kohli Khandekar,E&Y
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Ajit Balakrishnan, Rediff.com
Rupert Heseltine, Haymarket
Giordano Bruno Contestabile, Arenamobile
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2.45-3.30 pm
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Making International partnerships work: Collaborate or Perish
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Mahesh Peri, Outlook Group
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Alex Kuruvilla, Conde Nast
Hoshang Billimoria, Nextgen
Jim James, Haymarket
Smiti Ruia, Paprika Media
Pierre Riandet, G+J International
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3.30 - 3.45 pm
Coffee Break
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Time
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Session
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Moderator
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Panelists
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3.45-4.30 pm
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Magazines maximize advertiser's ROI
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Praveen Tripathi, Hansa Consulting
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Shashi Sinha, Lodestar
Gopalratnam Kannan, Swatch Group India*
Vineet Taneja, Nokia
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4.30-5.15 pm
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Building a truly engaging relationship with readers of today and tomorrow- The challenge & opportunity of attracting and retaining youth readership
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Sanjoy Narayan, Living Media India
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Rajat Sethi, Wundermann
Pavan Varshnei, Men's Health
Hormazd Sorabjee, Haymarket
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7.30 pm onwards
Cocktails and Dinner
End of Day 1
OCTOBER 9, 2009 (Day 2)
9.00 - 10.00 am
Coffee Reception
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Time
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Session
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Moderator
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Panelists
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10.00-10.45 am
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The changing business model for Indian Magazine Publishers
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Srikant Khandekar, Banyan Netfaqs
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Malcolm D. Mistry, Living Media India
R.Rajmohan, Images Multimedia
B. Srinivasan, Anand Vikatan
Suresh Selvaraj, Outlook Group |
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10.45-11.30 am
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Magazines in the Digital Era: When readers become content generators and publishing frequency becomes irrelevant
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Pradeep Gupta, CyberMedia
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Anurag Batra, Pitch/Impact
Dinesh Wadhawan, Indiatimes*
Sai Kumar, Network 18
Pat Kenny, Qiosk.com
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11.30-11.45 am
Coffee Break
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Time
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Session**
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Moderator
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Panelists
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11.45-12.30 pm
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Expanding multiple sales platforms for maximizing effective distribution
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Ian Locks, PPA
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Vivek Gaur, Living Media India
Pradeep Mohan, Maxposure
Anant Nath, Delhi Press
M. Rajagopalan Nair, Malayala Manorama*
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12.30-1.15 pm
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Custom & Collaborative publishing: Business opportunity in the waiting
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Maneck Davar, Spenta Multimedia
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Maneck Davar, Spenta Multimedia
Xavier Collaco, Media Transasia
Peter Morgan, MediascopeN Radhakishnan, Man's World*
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1.15-2.00 pm
Lunch
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Time
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Session
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Moderator
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Panelists
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2.00-2.45 pm
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The challenge of measuring the true effectiveness of magazines
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Lynn D' Souza, Initiative Media
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Sam Balsara, Madison Media | | Partha Rakshit, ACNielsen | | Meenakshi Madhvani, Spatial Access |
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2.45-3.30 pm
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Business Media(B2B) opportunities in an integrated media environment
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Prakash Iyer, Infomedia Group
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Glenn Hansen, BPA
Bringi Dev, IDG
Tony Kelly, Marketing Interactive
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3.30 - 3.45 pm
Coffee Break
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Time
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Session
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Moderator
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Panelists
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3.45-4.30 pm
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The Magazine Professional - who are they and how we need to prepare
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Rekha Koshy, Accord Consulting
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Geetanjali Pandit, Living Media India
Mahendra Swarup, Paprika Media
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4.30-5.15 pm
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Summing up and closing ceremonies
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Mahesh Peri, Vice President, AIM
Ashish Bagga, President, AIM
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7.30 pm onwards
Cocktails & Gala Dinner
End of Congress
* Invited
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