Apurva Chandra took over as MIB Secretary in August 2021. Since then, he has spearheaded key policy issues relating to outreach, broadcasting, stakeholder partnership, digital content rules and collaboration with M&E sector. Earlier, Chandra has held senior leadership positions in the Indian federal and State governments, including at Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Labour & Employment. A 1988 batch of Indian Administrative Service, Chandra is a trained civil engineer, having obtained Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and Masters in Structural Engineering from IIT Delhi.

Henry joined our Group on 2 May 2008 as Chief Operating Officer and was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 February 2019. He was redesignated as Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 April 2020 and directs the company’s vision to be Malaysia’s undisputed entertainment destination.
In driving Astro’s transformation, Henry focuses on three fundamental areas: creating the best local original content, utilising technology and data, and leveraging our Group’s prized customer base and unrivalled reach.

Saugato Banerjee is Managing Director, A+E Networks – Asia. He is tasked with leading the expansion of the business across the region encompassing long-form original production, digital content and channels.  

Saugato has held prior roles at ESPN-STAR Sports, CNBC, Contract Advertising and FCB. He is an Economics graduate from the University of Mumbai with a postgraduate diploma in Marketing Communications from MICA, India. 

Alistair Roseburgh is Director, Operations APAC at A+E Networks Asia. He oversees the full supply chain of content, procurement, language and metadata, compliance, QC, delivery and archive. He also drives digital transformation of A&E operations, media management and content delivery in Asia. Prior to A+E, Alistair was Head of Content for Eleven Sports Network. Prior to that, he was Head of Production and Programming with beIN Sports.

Vignesh heads the Ads business for Airtel and comes with extensive advertising experience having led business roles in Europe & Asia for 17+ years. His expertise in the digital ecosystem stems from his experience in eCommerce companies like Lazada, Zalora, Snapdeal, Reebonz and with core Adtech technology companies like Mediamath helping him to create the right product-market fit across Adtech & Martech.

Rishi is a seasoned technology strategist with deep vertical experience across Digital Media, Internet Streaming Technologies, Application / Content delivery and strategic technology initiatives. Growth hacking leader with track record of delivering results, growing revenue, creating and opening new markets, successfully chasing hyper growth and launching disruptive revenue models.

Don is founder and CEO of Singapore-based media and entertainment consultancy Kaddadle and Founder of the Asia Metaverse Society.

With more than 25 years in the media and entertainment space, Don previously served as Head of Family & Learning Partnerships at YouTube APAC, overseeing the platform’s partnerships in the region and working with the region’s top broadcasters, animation studios and independent creators.

He also led YouTube APAC Premium and Music Subscriptions Marketing, and has held senior leadership roles at Cartoon Network, CNN, ESPN STAR Sports and We Are Social.

Nicholas John is Vice President, Head of Sports at Astro – responsible for the strategy and operations for Astro’s overall Sports Business – including acquisition and content production. One of his key focus areas is driving Astro to remain as the industry leader for sports in the digital space. He’s also a firm believer in developing on-screen and off-screen local talents within the sports community by providing national athletes a career option in broadcasting through local sports channel Astro Arena.

Clement Schwebig is responsible for the operations of all Warner Bros. Discovery’s regional networks spanning entertainment, lifestyle, sports and kids brands – including Discovery, HBO, Cartoon Network and Eurosport – as well as the distribution of the CNN International.

He also oversees advertising, original content production and commercial responsibility for HBO GO and discovery+. He leads theatrical distribution of Warner Bros. Pictures’ titles and TV licensing, and consumer products for key franchises.

He is Chairman of the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA).

Phil Hardman is the General Manager for BBC Studios Asia based in Singapore.  He is responsible for developing and delivering the Asia growth strategy across the global distribution businesses in South East Asia, India, Japan and South Korea. In his role as GM for Asia, Phil leads the regional commercial teams across all lines of distribution including linear and digital branded services, regional and global content distribution and consumer products.

As BBC News’ Singapore Bureau Editor, Maura Fogarty is editorially responsible for coverage of Asia Pacific news on BBC World News programs Newsday and Asia Business Report as well as coverage of business content on digital platforms. Maura is one of Asia’s most experienced journalists, covering the region for CNBC and CNN. As a news presenter, reporter and producer, Maura has been in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Middle East, covering some of the biggest stories in the last two decades.

Donovan is a founding partner of Beach House Pictures and amongst Asia’s leading factual and unscripted Showrunners for SVOD players such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+; and in China, with Tencent, Bilibili and Youku to name a few. As CD, Donovan oversees business and content development for BHP, growing its scripted slate and strategizing growth in key markets like the US, China, Japan, SEA, and India. Donovan is currently producing several Netflix projects; a natural history series for Animal Planet and Love Nature; and a food series with Hudson Yang (Fresh Off the Boat).

As Managing Director, Mike works closely with the beIN Media Group’s global leadership team to realise its mission of redefining the sports and entertainment experience for fans in Asia and ANZ. With extensive experience in media, sales and sports marketing, Mike is tasked with shaping beIN’s business model and operations in the region while identifying new customer experiences and revenue opportunities.

Monty Ghai is the founder and CEO of Brandwith, a next generation media distribution and marketing services company. Recognizing a growing need for a unified approach to provide consumers with the best content, Brandwith has been working towards a bundled future for the last 5+ years by bringing the best global brands such as Hallmark and Curiosity Stream, among others, to emergent OTT bundles in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to Brandwith, Monty held other senior positions at BBC Worldwide, Viacom International, NBC Universal, and Time Warner.

As Senior Director, Strategy for Brightcove across APAC, Greg consults with enterprises helping them create strategies to build businesses with video. He has more than 20 years of experience in advertising, digital marketing and has rich experience in building consumer offerings in the enterprise brands and media sector in Asia. Greg has led Brightcove to achieve a dominant market position in the region with digital-first companies, Free to Air TV and Pay TV content owners, and is also a regular industry commentator.

Justin leads both the EMEA and APAC teams in his role as SVP for Brightcove and is responsible for ensuring the business is best positioned to help organisations scale and improve their digital experience through video. Justin has an extensive background in ecommerce and customer experience, having performed a variety of roles during his career at the likes of lastminute.com and most recently as Head of UK Operations at Made.com.

Ivan is Business Development Director at Broadpeak, a leading provider for video delivery solutions, focusing on targeted advertising. His role is to collaborate closely with Telco, Pay-TV Operators, and content owners for proposing best of breed solutions to monetize their content.
Ivan has over 20 years’ experience in Digital TV, OTT and Advertising industry. He has held leadership roles in companies including Canal+ Technologies, Mediametrie and Arkena.
More recently Ivan oversaw the launch of Addressable TV in France for Orange.

Before joining Brunswick, Michael worked for more than 25 years as a journalist and editorial leader. Most recently, Michael was Vice-President of International Digital and Strategic Partnerships for CNBC International, leading his global team to record audience growth and engagement on the company’s digital platforms, as well as on social media. Prior to that, he was Head of News and Programming, APAC for CNBC International, overseeing its network of anchors, reporters and producers in its business news and current affairs coverage.

Jay is the Global Tech Evangelist for BytePlus and helps organizations and practitioners transform their technologies and processes in order to support more agile, scalable, and secure digital operations. Jay has more than 20 years of experience applying transformative technologies to a wide range of industries around the globe.

Lyn-Yi oversees the Growth and Visuals and Lifestyle teams at the Digital team for Asian news brand CNA. Her team sets strategy to grow the news brand in terms of traffic, reach and sophistication of product. It spearheads CNA’s publishing and social media strategy and deals with special projects such as interactives and AI. She is a strong advocate for innovation and innovative storytelling in the newsroom. Prior to her move to CNA Digital, she was editor for various top-rated prime-time bulletins at CNA.

Sidd Mantri is the Head of Product, Disney Streaming for Developing Markets. In this role, he oversees the entire product development function (Product Management, Design, Analytics/Data Science, Customer Support, Strategy) for Disney+Hotstar in India and Disney+ in 20+ (and growing) developing markets. With 16+ years of experience globally and within India, Sidd has built high performance teams that have delivered innovation, growth and profitability for businesses across digital entertainment, consumer lifestyle, digital content protection and enterprise services and platforms. Sidd has a Masters in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Nick is an experienced media executive who has been based in Asia for over 15 years. Nick has worked with ELEVEN since 2016, in a wide-ranging commercial role that has included business development, content acquisitions, syndication and affiliate deals. He has overall responsibility for ELEVEN’s Asia operations. He has previously held leadership roles with ESPN STAR Sports and FOX Sports and is founder of Insight Media. Nick is a Chelsea fan.

Oscar Franklin Tan, CFA is the chief financial officer and chief legal officer of Enjin, which helped launch two of the world’s largest nonfungible token (NFT) and blockchain projects (Enjin and Efinity on Polkadot). He previously worked with one of the world’s largest law firms as a US securities lawyer, and was ranked as a leading Singapore venture capital and fintech lawyer by Chambers and Partners. He was recognized as part of JCI “Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World.”

Alex is VP Client Engagement and Growth, APAC for Finecast: a business which is focussed on advancing TV advertising experiences for both brands and viewers.  Finecast leads the charge for addressable TV, an industry which is expected to be worth over $7 billion by 2026 in the APAC region.  Finecast believes in the power of TV combined by the power of data – underpinned by exceptional people that are pioneering change.  It is part of GroupM, the worlds leading advertising group.

Ganesh Rajaram is currently the General Manager/Executive Vice President, Asia for Fremantle, one of the biggest independent producers and distributors of content across the world. He is responsible for all main business lines for Fremantle in Asia, including Distribution, Formats and ancillary licensing. He has more than 25 years of experience in fast-paced, revenue-oriented competitive local, regional and international media environments including SPH Mediaworks, MediaCorp Singapore and Singapore Press Holdings.

Apple Evangelista is the Sustainability and Social Responsibility department head of Globe Telecom, a leading mobile and digital company in the Philippines. Her 13-year tenure in the company started with managing Corporate Social Responsibility programs and has now evolved to handling the company’s ESG Strategies, Programs, Advocacies, and Corporate Sustainability Reporting.

Shakunt Malhotra spearheads operations across Asia and manages four key areas of business: teleport services, media management services, channel operations and engineering and new technologies. Since joining Globecast in 2001, he has worked with key international broadcasters on innovative solution for end-to-end service delivery, including recent transmission-ready workflows for cloud-based playout services. He also heads up Globecast’s Technical Governance Group, which is responsible for the synchronisation of global teams and their readiness for new technology.

Man-Soo is an Android TV Partnerships Manager for the APAC region. He is a career long TV industry professional with experiences in R&D, Business Development, and Product Planning. Man-Soo worked at TV component manufacturers and TV OEMs before moving to Google to work on content distribution platforms and TV platforms. Man-Soo is currently based in Google’s APAC Headquarters in Singapore.

Keith Huang is the SVP, Home Ecosystem and OTT of HKT Home for HKT Limited responsible for driving innovative service offerings with unique contents and ecosystem partners.  He was formerly the VP of Pay OTT in PCCW Media where he headed up the subscription over-the-top (OTT) business and launched the one-stop entertainment platform (Now E) to meet the needs of millennial viewers in May 2018.  Keith holds a MBA from HKUST and a B.Eng. from CUHK.

Jessica started her career with Freshfields and has worked in London, HK, Shanghai, NY, Sydney and Singapore. Her in-house legal career and passion for the media industry began with ESPN Star Sports before joining Sony Pictures Television Networks where she headed up the legal team in Asia. Owner of Horizon Recruitment, which recruits legal, compliance and public policy professionals, Jessica is now enjoying connecting with the best talent in media and beyond.

As Platform Partnerships Director APAC at Index Exchange, Yogesh is responsible for expanding the company’s demand footprint across the region, and strengthening regional DSP partnerships to drive the company closer to its mission of accelerating the ad technology evolution. Yogesh joins Index with 14 years of digital advertising experience driving revenue, strategic partnerships, and regional strategy across publishers and ad tech companies.

Prasad Sanagavarapu is a Business Leader and Technologist with a career spanning about 22 years in the fields of Content Distribution, Advertising, Security and Media Appliances. Prasad has been working with various PayTV and OTT operators across APAC and Africa, providing Strategy with a particular focus on Cross Screen Monetization. Prasad has successfully built and exited multiple Startups. Prasad’s recent experiences include as a Co-Founder/CEO for Kiora – a content distribution platform for low-bandwidth domains which pioneered a patented secure micro cloud architecture.

As the VP of APAC, Ryan Pestano leads the strategic market development initiatives for IPONWEB throughout the Asia Pacific Region architecting innovative solutions for enterprise clients through the consultative application of advertising technologies. Prior his current role, Pestano was the VP of Product and Operations in APAC for Amobee working closely with Singtel Group businesses across SEA and Australia. He held other senior positions at Brandscreen, Media Innovation Group (a WPP company) and Microsoft.

Elaine heads the Southeast Asia advertising team in iQIYI International. She oversees and drives its advertising sales revenue and monetisation strategies. She also develops customised advertising solutions for partners to help drive their business objectives. Prior to iQIYI, she held multiple senior sales roles with global media networks, most recently Sony Pictures Television Networks (Asia), as well as Viacom International Media Networks and BBC, where she has led successful sales teams and helped establish strong partner networks across Southeast Asia. 

Dinesh Ratnam is Country Manager of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei at iQIYI International.

Dinesh joins iQIYI from iflix where he served as its Malaysia Country Manager and oversaw growth and overall development of the local business. Prior to iflix, Dinesh was a Director in the CEO’s Office of Catcha Group overseeing the Group’s tech and media investments in Southeast Asia. Prior to that, Dinesh was an investment banker with JPMorgan Chase & Co in London and San Francisco.

Bruce Curtin joined Irdeto in 1996 and is currently Product Director with 30 years of experience across the telecommunications and pay-TV industries. An expert on effectively combining end-to-end security with Hybrid Android TV and RDK-V Super Aggregator platforms, Bruce focuses on scalable solutions offering choice, leverage and time-to-market advantages. Prior to Irdeto, Bruce worked in Alcatel-Altech Telecoms Group in South Africa. Bruce holds a BSc. degree in Electronics and Computer Science from the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

Gavin currently leads the growth of Magnite Asia, where he is focused on helping media owners and brands win across every channel and format.  

 Gavin has over 19 years’ global experience in the digital advertising space, having worked in leadership roles at tech and publishing companies, including Microsoft, Turner Broadcasting and LinkedIn, with the last ten years based in Asia building businesses. His working knowledge spans television, digital, search, programmatic, mobile, content marketing and social media. 

With more than 20 years of experience in media & telecoms, Vivek Couto is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Media Partners Asia (MPA). MPA is the leading independent provider of research, advisory and consulting services across the media, entertainment, sports, telecommunications and technology industries in Asia Pacific. Vivek leads teams to offer clients corporate strategy, market research, asset appraisal and M&A-related due diligence. Vivek is also a member of the Board on the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in Singapore.

Nini Yusof has worked for Malaysia’s Media Prima Berhad in various capacities for almost 10 years, including roles as Chief Content Officer at Media Prima Omnia and Primeworks Studios, and Director, Sales & Strategy for Television Networks, where she launched the CJ ENM and Media Prima Berhad joint venture commercially known as CJ Wow Shop. Prior to Media Prima, she worked for NBCUniversal Media, and Fox Networks Group/Star TV. 

In my current role, I lead Investments Strategy for Mindshare’s APAC clients driving value and savings for across the region. Since joining Mindshare in 2011, I’ve done donned many different hats – leading new-biz strategy for Mindshare Singapore, Planning Strategy Lead for GSK APAC and now Investment lead for Unilever and LVMH in the region.

Having spent 20 years across India and Singapore in the media industry my experience spans client leadership, strategic planning, investment, and operations – this width gives me an appreciation of the holistic business and investment needs of clients and markets.

Parminder is passionate about driving and creating business models at the intersection of technology, content & media.

He currently holds the dual portfolio of Chief Commercial and Chief Digital Officer with Singapore’s public broadcaster Mediacorp. He is responsible for driving Mediacorp’s businesses across TV, Radio, Digital and Outdoor, besides leading its digital transformation initiatives.

He’s held top management positions in global blue chip technology companies like Google, Apple, Twitter & IBM.

James Miner is CEO at MinerLabs and Video Assure. Video Assure is a cloud-based video stream monitoring platform with instant insights and forecasting to help content companies better monetize streaming media. A digital pioneer, James led teams in Asia, and Silicon Valley holding leadership roles at About.com, ESPN STAR, Fox Sports Asia, Scient, and WPP. James is a Digital Committee EXCO member of SGTECH. His teams have won SITF Award Silver, and APICTA Awards Gold.

José L. Vázquez is CEO and Founder of Mirada PLC. He holds a degree in Advanced Telecommunication Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, as well as an MBA from IESE. He has over 20 years of experience in Telecommunications and Digital TV markets. He founded Mirada in the year 2000 as the company’s CTO, and became CEO in 2004. José is one of the leading figures in the Hispanic Digital TV platform markets and is a regular conference speaker.

As a technically sophisticated and award winning executive leader, CP have acquired over 20 plus years of dynamic experience leading engagements with potential and existing partners to source new business, inspire customer loyalty, and add positive effect to the top and bottom line. CP is widely known to be a proactive communicator, skilled analyst, and careful planner adept at building mobile and web products that respond to business needs, advance organisational goals, and improve customer experience.

Dhivya T is a specialist in streaming video services across Asia Pacific at Media Partners Asia (MPA), focusing on Australia, Japan, Korea and key markets in Southeast Asia. Her work involves tracking and evaluating content creation, consumption, investment and distribution as well as subscriber and advertising growth. At AMPD, MPA’s digital measurement platform, she helps companies understand the use cases of premium local and international content with her insights and research focused on subscriber acquisition, retention, reach, travelability and ROI.

Sebastian Kramer is the SVP, Product Line Management & Business Development at NAGRA, the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen solutions. Sebastian has leadership responsibility for several key solution areas that include OTT/ Hybrid streaming, direct-to-TV, streaming security, and forensic watermarking.

Prior to NAGRA, Sebastian was the founding CEO of Quative Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kudelski Group. In 2000, he was instrumental, as a co-founder of Thirdspace in the transition process of merging with iMagic to create Alcatel’s ICE business.

Chris Sewell has spent his working life in the world of marketing communications and sustainability in different organisations and regions including UK, Asia and Australia. In response to the growing global interest in climate and business focus on carbon emissions reduction, in 2007 Chris developed a world leading methodology and platform to quantify and analyse carbon emissions associated with all forms of media and marketing activity. He threw himself into the academic world to research and better understand the complexities of environmental impacts associated with media and marketing.

Ernest Ng is Director of Commercial, leading up Gracenote Australia and New Zealand at Nielsen, where he is responsible for helping leading video distribution platforms solve content search and
discovery challenges in order to deliver highly engaging entertainment experiences spanning TV, movies, sports and audio.  Before joining Nielsen and becoming an expert in licensed metadata, Ernest spent over ten years across commercial roles in the media & technology industry most recently covering Kayo and Binge in Foxtel Group.

Patrick Owen graduated from UNSW Australia with a degree in Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm). He started his career as Founder of the Patrick Owen fashion line brand since 2012. In 2019, Patrick Owen joined the educational NGO Happy Hearts Indonesia as Board of Directors and in the same year Patrick Owen also holds the position as Chief Creative Officer OPPO Indonesia. For his achievements, Forbes Magazine awarded Patrick Owen as one of the “Forbes 30 Under 30” in 2019. Now, Patrick Owen has served as Chief Marketing Officer of OPPO Indonesia since August 2022.

Dean Wadsworth is Vice President, Technology at Paramount Australia and New Zealand. With over 25 years’ experience, Dean has extensive knowledge and diverse experience in all aspects of the broadcast and media industry, having held senior leadership positions in Technology and Operations. Dean is responsible for all technology domains, including Business Systems and applications, Corporate Networks and Infrastructure, Communication and Transmission, Television Broadcast and Production Technologies. Dean is also a board member of Free View Australia.

Virat Patel is the Managing Director of Pioneer Consulting Asia, a management consultancy specialising in telecoms, media and digital in Asia. He is based in Singapore. He has extensive experience in business strategy, business planning, and market entry. He has developed pay TV, broadband and video strategies for platforms and content providers. His team has undertaken primary research on changing viewing habits in 10 markets in Asia. He is also an executive coach and mentor to executives in media and telecoms.

Virat Patel is the Managing Director of Pioneer Consulting Asia, a management consultancy specialising in telecoms, media and digital in Asia. He is based in Singapore. He has extensive experience in business strategy, business planning, and market entry. He has developed pay TV, broadband and video strategies for platforms and content providers. His team has undertaken primary research on changing viewing habits in 10 markets in Asia. He is also an executive coach and mentor to executives in media and telecoms.

Mahendra Nath Vyas, Executive Director of Planetcast Media Services Limited has rich experience of satellite communication and digital media technology. He started his career with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and developed sub-system for India’s first communication satellite transponder APPLE which is adapted in the current INSAT satellite. He was on the Board of World Teleport Association from 2007 to 2013. As Co-founder, he has been instrumental in formulating the key strategies and technology management including business and technological transitions for Planetcast, since its inception.

Alysha has over 10 years of experience working on both the buy & sell sides of programmatic ad technologies. Alysha has held strategic roles at Global companies such as AOL, Verizon and Yahoo and is now Senior Director of Global Publisher Development at the leading CTV technology company, Publica. Alysha is responsible for helping Global CTV publishers and smart TV manufacturers implement their ad serving and ad break decisioning strategies, using the Publica award winning solutions.

Emily is Senior Marketing Director, APAC for PubMatic. In her current role, Emily is responsible for all marketing and communications across the region – ensuring PubMatic has a strong industry voice. She oversees events, PR, content marketing and sales enablement – supporting the commercial teams in meeting their business goals. She specialises in distilling complex information and technical solutions into client friendly narratives.

Prior to PubMatic, Emily was Marketing and Communications Director, APAC at Unruly where she established and grew the APAC marketing team.

Ricky Ow is an Asian TV and content pioneer – an industry leader and household name who has championed pan-regional Asian original entertainment productions that are award-winning and high-rating. He has more than 25 years experience in Media, Advertising and Production, with major global media companies in Asia.

Ow is currently the partner for Quest Venture. Prior to this, he was the President of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, Asia Pacific. He held other senior positions at Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia, SBC Enterprises (now Mediacorp TV), Asia Business News, and CNBC.

Charu Verma is Senior Strategy Analyst at SES taking care of Asia-Pacific & Sub-Saharan Africa markets for SES, a leader in global content and connectivity solutions and world’s largest satellite operator.  She supports the organisation in building go-to-market strategies, creating new products, identifying growth areas, and establishing key partnerships.

Charu holds an MBA degree from Nanyang Business School (NTU) and a Bachelor of Engineering in Automation from NSIT, University of Delhi.

John leads SES Video’s market development activities in Asia-Pacific. In this role, John is responsible for developing new business opportunities across the region and driving strategic relationships and ventures with key stakeholders including customers, governments, regulatory bodies, vendors and service providers.

John is also responsible for providing in region support in delivering SES Videos’ value-added solutions and Media platforms.

In a 15-year career span, John has led global sales activities and driven customer engagement strategy for satellite operator Intelsat and mobile satellite communications company Thuraya.

Nicole joined Seven West Media in 2016 and more recently stepped into the Network Digital Sales Director role for the 7 network. Nicole is responsible for digital revenue across 7Plus, 7News.com.au and 7Everywhere social network. She also plays a pivotal role in driving the commercial and strategic vision of the 7Plus experiences for advertisers.

Nicole has led the acceleration and adoption of 7shop as well as Seven West Media’s Customer Data Platform – 7REDiQ –  a unified customer platform enabling the planning, buying and measuring of Seven’s digital audiences.

Scott Favelle is Technology Director at Seven West Media, home to 7plus, the top BVOD service in Australia. For over 10 years, Scott has been leading OTT technology development at major Australian free-to-air and subscription broadcasters across both the private and public sectors. Before that, he held a number of Broadcast Engineering and Operations roles. Outside of Seven, Scott is the publisher of the www.today-in.video daily newsletter.

Johan leads the Consumer Business Group and is responsible for the development, marketing and delivery of Mobile, Entertainment and Broadband products and services for consumers and SMEs. He also charts StarHub’s brand evolution. Before joining StarHub, Johan’s 22 years of experience in the telecommunications industry has brought him across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He was most recently  Ooredoo Oman’s Chief Commercial Officer responsible for marketing, sales and customer experience for mobile, fixed-line and new businesses.

Yann Courqueux manages content portfolio as well as TV and Broadband product lines. Previously based in Qatar, in the Middle East, where he was heading the Triple Play business for Ooredoo in Qatar and was subsequently responsible for beIN Media OTT products portfolio globally.

Prior to working for Telecom and Pay TV operators, Yann held various positions as business development, sales and marketing for technology companies, specializing in the fields of IPTV and multi-screen content distribution.

Ken is currently the General Manager, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and SE Asia Regional Director for Tencent Cloud International of Tencent.

Ken’s career spans 22 plus years of experience in Sales, Business Development, Sales Management, Partner Development, Professional Services & Consulting Services Delivery. Prior to Tencent, Ken worked in various leadership and functional roles on both the Enterprise Sell side and Buy side with Google Cloud, Cisco Systems, Intel as well as Royal Dutch Shell at the forefront of the Internet and Cloud revolution.

Justin is currently leading the Partner and Alliance initiative in Tencent Cloud International (SEA). Prior to joining Tencent, Justin was responsible for Customer Success and Services Sales roles in Cisco and Huawei in SEA respectively. He is passionate about sharing the technology solutions from Tencent along with the partners’ capabilities in providing the business outcomes enterprise are driving in SEA or assisting enterprise from SEA Go-China.

Laura Greally is the founder and head of digital for Thunderdome Marketing – established in 2021 that drives business growth by investing in smart digital solutions. Laura has over 17 years digital experience across APAC and EMEA and an extensive experience in digital & programmatic media planning. Prior to Thunderdome Marketing, she held other senior positions at IAB, CNN, BBC Studios, FOX and amongst others.

Rajesh Sheshadri serves as General Manager of Southeast Asia. He leads the company’s business and growth strategy with a focus on building agency, client relations and industry partnerships across the region. Before joining The Trade Desk, Rajesh was the APAC Head of Advertising Agencies Partnerships at Google, where he spearheaded long-term partnerships with the big five advertising agencies. Prior to Google, Sheshadri was the General Manager for Hong Kong and APAC Vice President of Advertising Sales for Fox Network Group.

Kirana Cheewachuen is the Deputy Director, Strategic Planning and Business Development for True content business, True Group. True Content Business is a core part of True Group’s growth and positioning as Thailand’s Convergence and Digital Lifestyle Leader. She oversees strategic planning and the portfolio of new business development that includes content creation and building strategic partnership across various content verticals such as video, music & games, as well as lifestyle experience to fulfil consumer lifestyles with contents.

After working in the USA, Czech Republic and Taiwan, Mr. Muller joins TV5MONDE in 1997. He successfully heads several positions within the group before taking over the Asia-Pacific Department in 2004.

Since 2007, he is based in Hong Kong as TV5MONDE’s Managing Director for Asia-Pacific.

Alexandre is a member of the Asia Video Industry Association (ex CASBAA) Board of Directors since 2012, and the Board Member responsible for the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) OTT and Connected Media Committee.

Jay served as the CEO of TVING since 2020. Prior to his current position, he held other senior positions at Rosetta Stone, Actility, RealNetworks, Boston Consulting Group and Samsung Electronics. He graduated with an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a B.A., Spanish Language and Literature from Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

Clarissa Tanoesoedibjo is the Managing Director of Vision+, MNC Group’s Subscription-based OTT platform. She started off as a Programming Deputy Director in MNC Vision Networks in April 2020 for MNC Vision, MNC Play, Vision+ and Vision+ TV, overseeing programming and productions for 13 in-house MNC Channels. She also led the Original Content Productions arm for Vision+ under the production house, Vision Pictures, that specifically produces original content for Vision+. She is also a Commissioner in Migo Indonesia and a Director in Anak Muda Group.

Rohit currently is the Chief Business Officer – Middle East and South Africa at Viu, PCCW’s leading pan-regional over-the-top video streaming service. He is responsible for all aspects of the business in those markets, including the P&L, Content Acquisition, Local Productions, Advertising Sales, Distribution, and Partnerships.

He has over 15 years experience in leadership roles across Asia Pacific and Middle East, having previously held roles at 21^st Century Fox including Head of Sports for Asia, Head of Commercial for APAC & Middle East, and Managing Director for South East Asia.

Eric graduated from the Computer Science department of the University of Maryland, College Park. He is both an innovator and an industry leader in smart city 3D Enterprise Metaverse and Digital Twin solutions. Eric also speaks at The WAIC2021 1st European Online Forum with Sinofy on the topic of Smart Cloud Revolution in Industry 4.0 and many other technology events. His company, DIGITWIN Technologies, and Virspatial Technologies have been awarded the “Technology Pioneer 2022” by World Economic Forum.

James Gibbons is President & MD of the Western Pacific region at Warner Bros. Discovery, with oversight of a diversified portfolio spanning more than 25+ premium entertainment brands across FTA, Pay TV, film and direct-to-consumer. A media leader with more than 20 years’ international experience, James leads the strategic direction of the newly combined global media business as it looks to drive innovation and continued expansion in Japan, ANZ and China.

Esther Peh is responsible for strategy and execution of media and emerging policy issues across Asia-Pacific. She engages internal and external stakeholders on theatrical, production, online curated content, privacy, content protection and digital services tax.

Prior to which, Esther worked at the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry. She negotiated free trade agreements and was a diplomat with the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

She is passionate about music and books – actual hard copy ones.

Tom leads the demand side of the Xandr business across JAPAC. Tom’s mandate is to help large global buyers, agencies and trade desks get the best out of programmatic buying by delivering creative and differentiated solutions. Originally from the UK, Tom moved to Australia to double down on diving, skiing and generally being outdoors as much as professionally possible.

Andrew is TV, Film and Sport Lead for YouTube in Asia Pacific. Prior to YouTube, Andrew was a management consultant at Bain & Company. Andrew holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Melbourne.

Manish Kalra is the Chief Business Officer of ZEE5 leading brand’s India business. He is responsible for growing the overall PnL revenue, viewership and driving subscription numbers on the platform.

Manish brings with him a rich experience in leadership roles like CEO, CBO, and CMO in leading digital-first companies such as Amazon, Craftsvilla and MakeMyTrip. Over the years, he has successfully handled online businesses, product, sales, digital marketing, brand marketing and communication projects across industries, levels, and geographies.

Michele Schofield was formerly the Senior Vice President, Content Development and Distribution at One Animation, tasked with developing and guiding new IP, managing content sales globally and One Animation’s portfolio of YouTube channels. A 20 year industry veteran, Michele has held previous positions as the head of content at A+E Networks Asia and Turner Entertainment Networks Asia.

John Dykes is Asia’s most high-profile football presenter and analyst. The host of Fox Sports’ “The John Dykes Show”, which airs during primetime, three nights a week, John has been a firm favourite with Asian football fans for more than 20 years. Before joining Fox, he spent seven years in the UK, anchoring the Premier League’s worldwide content service. John’s TV career began at TVB in Hong Kong and included a 13-year stint with ESPN STAR Sports. 

Louis Boswell is the Chief Executive Officer of the Asia Video Industry Association. As CEO, his remit is to lead the industry through championing all broad based initiatives that result in a more vibrant and healthy video ecosystem. This includes being at the forefront of industry research, supporting evolving business models, understanding the role of technology, representing the industry in conversations with regulators and taking a leading role in eliminating piracy.

As AVIA’s Chief Policy Officer, Celeste represents the combined positions of our members and engages in constructive dialogue with governments so they may better understand the curated video industry and foster an environment of support for the growth of the industry. In consultation with and on behalf of AVIA member companies, Celeste will also develop and execute policy initiatives relevant to the video industry. Celeste comes with over twenty years of business and legal experience in the media and entertainment industry across both Europe and Asia.

Joe Nguyen is a consultant for AVIA – working with the Premium Video Advertising Committee – and the MD of VieON, a major OTT platform in Vietnam. He has been actively working to help the media industry move forward as technology and consumer behaviour evolves. He served as Chair of the IAB Southeast Asia – India and is currently on the Advisory Board of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA).  His roles have spanned from COO to CTO to leading Sales & Marketing. Until recently, Joe was the SVP, APAC at comScore, Inc.