Andy is the Chief Executive Officer of KG Media, a media group consisting of print, broadcast, and digital platforms. As CEO, Andy is responsible to lead KG Media through a dual-transformation process: increasing the resilience of the media core and creating new growth engines in digital. Andy is a technology and gadget enthusiast. Previously, he worked in the fields of research and development, print production management, and business development.
Sannuta Raghu leads Scroll.in’s AI projects for news and journalism. Scroll’s AI Working Group is currently testing a URL-to-video tool (capable of output in English and Hindi) they’ve built over the last year, with funding from Google. They are also building two LLM-based research tools, which allow for natural language querying of Scroll’s award winning journalism as well as large datasets and documents from credible government sources. Scroll’s editorial team is also conducting experiments to test for accuracy on in-house style, summarisations, SEO, multi-language translations and bias detection.
Aroosh Chopra serves as the Owner of the prestigious Punjab Kesari Group of Newspapers. With a wealth of experience of over 13 years in the media industry, Aroosh has played a pivotal role in the success of Punjab Kesari since assuming the responsibilities of a Director within the organisation.
Suparna Singh is the Co-Founder and CEO of Frammer AI. Until recently she was the President and CEO of NDTV Group where spent 25+ years spanning across all aspects of functions – editotrial in both broadcast TV and internet, revenue and cost management. She was also a core member of team that built NDTV Convergence into India’s leading online news destination. Currently she is building Frammer AI, a unique tool for converting long form videos to short form.
As a Partner at Innovation, Juan Senor has directed projects all over the world helping news operations to re-invent their products and stay relevant with shifting audiences. He has worked and advised hundreds.
Mr. Avinash Pandey is the CEO of ABP Network. ABP Network is India’s leading
television and digital network with 4 TV channels running 24×7 on cable and
satellite, serving in 8 languages on Digital, touching a total audience of over 265
million. He has over 28 years of experience in Media, news, Advertising and Digital.
Rupa Jha is a highly driven media executive and editorial leader with over 20 years of experience at the BBC, in India, The UK and Nigeria. In April 2024, she co-founded Collective Newsroom alongside approximately 200 colleagues from the BBC, demonstrating her commitment to innovation and excellence in the media industry.
One of Ozone’s earliest hires, Dipti Patel joined the Publisher Services team with responsibility for building new relationships with premium publishers across the UK and beyond. As a platform built for brands by publishers, Ozone’s proprietary technology helps these publishers build more sustainable digital revenue streams, while also creating greater controls over their highly valued inventory and data assets.
Puneet Gupt is the COO of Times Internet, India’s largest digital products company where he leads multiple category-leading businesses including those in media & media tech, ad tech, fintech & gaming.
Mayura Shreyams Kumar, Director – Digital Business at the Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited. Mathrubhumi is a Media Conglomerate involved in the publishing of the Mathrubhumi Daily and 11 other periodicals, Mathrubhumi News TV Channel, Kappa, Club FM Radio, Mathrubhumi Online and Books Division. She is a graduate in Communication & Media, Literature & Psychology, from Christ University, Bangalore, and started her Professional Career in 2017.
Later in 2018, She was appointed to the post of Director- Digital Business shouldering the responsibilities of the holistic development of all the Digital Properties of the Mathrubhumi Group. In addition to that, Mayura takes care of Club FM, [ 6 stations around Kerala and a radio station in Dubai], Kappa & Mathrubhumi Books, publishing house, are the other verticals that she handles in Mathrubhumi.
Her hobbies include Photography, Music, and Travel.
Pradeep Gairola is VP & Business Head for The Hindu Group. He has over 25 yrs of rich experience wherein he has been mostly associated with News and EdTech. Before joining The Hindu, he had worked on building subscription business for EdTech start-ups for about six years.
Ritvvij Parrikh is a two-time entrepreneur and investor. He is currently at Times Internet in India, leading the rollout of personalization. Prior to this, he led Editorial Products at TOI.
Tajdin Hassan is a marketer, change-maker, and author, currently serving as the Chief Business Officer at The Daily Star, the leading English daily in Bangladesh. He is also the COO of Keeron, the upskilling platform of The Daily Star. Additionally, he co-founded Stygen, an online gift shop, and co-initiated Mission Save Bangladesh, a social foundation. Tajdin is a popular speaker at several international conferences in India, Indonesia, and around the world.
Abhilash Mallick is a journalist who works as the editor of the fact-checking team at The Quint. He has close to six years of experience as a journalist and mostly works on stories at the intersection of technology and disinformation. When not debunking online disinformation, he enjoys working on investigative pieces to identify bad actors spreading online hate and propaganda.
Purva Misra is the Chief Human Resource Officer of the India Today Group of companies and the Chief Operating Officer of the India Today Media Institute. With 22 years of experience in HR strategy, operations, and management consulting, Purva was previously associated with MakeMyTrip.com as Sr. Vice President, with Max Healthcare and Max Neeman as Director HR, and with Aon-Hewitt as Principal Consultant and Asia-Pacific HR Director.
Akhand Pratap Singh is a seasoned Marketing Strategist and Revenue Expert with over 17 years of experience in Digital Revenue & Marketing, Agency management, and Government liaison across India.
Liat is a Manager with several years of experience working in consulting, technology, and venture capital in Canada, Southeast Asia, and the UK. Prior to joining FT Strategies, Liat served as a Management Consultant at Bain in the Toronto and London offices where she has worked on €500M+ org restructuring, digital transformations, and several private equity deals. She is a Toronto native who is fascinated with media polarisation and mis/disinformation.
Puneet Jain comes with 15+ years of rich corporate experience across consumer internet and management consulting. He has proven track record of building and scaling large consumer tech businesses in India as well as advising large corporates on their growth agenda.
Pradyuman Maheshwari is a senior media professional with nearly 40 years of experience. He has held key roles at Mid-Day (as Editor and Head of Interactive Services), the Sakal group, DNA (as Senior Editor and Editorial Board member), Dainik Bhaskar online and The Indian Express amongst others. He is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of MxMIndia.com and is also Editor of SeniorsToday.in, a platform for senior citizens. He teaches journalism and communications.
