Indian Media Leaders eSUMMIT 2022

Akanksha Saxena is an award-winning international journalist currently working as an editor with Germany’s international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle. She has more than 10 years of experience as a journalist with major broadcasting networks like the BBC and TRTWorld.

Arpan is a Digital transformation & growth specialist with achievements in building & driving growth in Digital business across platforms.

Bharat Gupta is the Chief Executive Officer at Jagran New Media (digital arm of the India’s Largest Print and Radio Publisher Group, Jagran Prakashan Ltd). With over 100+ Million Users, Jagran New Media (JNM) is amongst the Top Internet Media Groups in India.

Debarati Guha is the Director, Programs for Asia in Deutsche Welle (DW) Germany. She was born in Kolkata, though her parents originated from Bangladesh. Coming from a family of freedom fighters, historians and advocates, she developed her fighting spirit and interest in politics from an early age.

Mr. Dhruba Mukherjee joined ABP in 1997 and currently is the Chief Executive Officer of the organization.

Durga Raghunath is the Head of News Partnerships for India at Google. She was previously the Digital Head of The Times of India building product experiences catering to the millions of global India news-users.

As Chief Product Officer, Gaurav is driving the vision, strategy, design, development and monetization of SPH Media’s (formerly Singapore Press Holdings) products.

Harrish M Bhatia is currently President – Sales & Marketing at Dainik Bhaskar Group. He is one of the most respected corporate business leaders, opinion maker and author in the media sector. In his illustrious career of 38 years has created significant value in large corporations i.e. Korean multinational corporation LG Electronics Ltd, JVC-

Harsha Mathew is a Chief Resident Editor and Director at Malayala Manorama Company Ltd. Prior to this, he was a Business Development Associate at News Corporation, New York where he played a key role in internal financial restructuring and potential deals.

Kunal Pradhan is Managing Editor of Hindustan Times, and heads the Delhi and NCR editions of the newspaper.

Parikshit Bhardwaj heads content and strategy at Jagran New Media (digital arm of the india’s largest print and radio publisher group. Jagran Prakashan Ltd). He leads jagranjosh.com, India’s leading education portal with 30 million+ users/month. He is a seasoned content professional with 16+ years of rich experience in creating solutions for new-age learners.

Pradyuman Maheshwari is a senior editor and media commentator having worked with a variety of media entities for over 30 years. He has worked with The Indian Express, Mid-Day (where he was Editor and also Head of Interactive Services), the Sakal group in Pune,

Raju Narisetti’s current role as Leader, Global Publishing at McKinsey & Company., is the latest in a 32-year global career in media and publishing, during which he has created, reimagined and managed major media organizations in North America, Europe and Asia, as well as being on the frontlines of digital transformation challenges and new ventures in publishing.

Rajiv Beotra previously the head of English business at HT Media has been elevated to Executive Director and will be in charge of revenue, advertising and distribution. Beotra who joined HT Media in 2016.

Ritu Kapur is the co-founder of Quint. She used to head Programming at History Channel, was Features Editor at CNN IBN, where she launched the popular CJ (Citizen Journalist) Show, among others. She has also conceived and produced Bhanwar, a docu-drama based on real-life incidents. Her shows ran to popular and critical acclaim, and went on to win several awards. She has also led successful campaigns like Register To Vote and Power Of 49, that championed a manifesto for women, who comprise 49 per cent of the population.

Stig Kirk Ørskov is the CEO of JP/Politikens Hus, one of Denmark’s leading media companies in printed, digital and mobile publications

Over twenty years experience in marketing, advertising and media management. Have been associated with the Jang Group since 1993.

Described as one of Pakistan’s marketing thought leaders, have served as the President of the Marketing Association of Pakistan for three terms.

Shanth Kumar has been a printing technologist, editor and director with The Printers Mysore since 1983. He has driven the editorial coverage at Prajavani and helped it retain a leadership position in Karnataka over the last decade.

Tor Jacobsen is the SVP for Consumer and subscriptions at Schibsted, and is heading the subscription revenue across the brands. Schibsted has seen a tremendous growth in subscription the last few years, and just passed 1 million digital subscribers. Tor has worked in several roles in Schibsted, and has also earlier experience from telecom and consulting.