Panidapa Suankaew, Ph.D. joined Thailand Film Office, Department of Tourism Since 2020 as Chief of Film Business Promotion, is responsible for promoting Incentive Scheme for foreign production filming in Thailand and all processes and documentation regarding the cash rebate program. She also connected with international related agencies to extend and encourage film production to shoot in Thailand for great locations with professional film crew. 

Abhi comes with extensive background in the entertainment and media industry and is the Founder and CEO of 108 Media, a global content development, production, and licensing company. He brings a macro-micro expertise in various facets of the Media sector – from cross-border investments into content, capital raises, corporate acquisitions, and structuring C-suite partnerships to managing high-level specialty teams across geographies while putting together high-value creative sales and packaging for marquee clients like Netflix, Amazon, Sony, etc. 

Sean Li is responsible for Akamai’s overall go to market strategy in Greater China including mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. By leading the cross-function team to provide best B2B cloud service to customers in various industries, Sean’s team is helping customers to expand their business globally and growing Great China region to be the most strategic market for Akamai. Prior to this, Sean Li was Presale Director of Akamai APJ Media Division. The industry Sean Li’s team covered include OTT/Broadcasting, Publisher, Social Media, Gaming and Hi-tech.

Agnes Rozario oversees content aggregation, production and talent for Astro Group across TV, digital and film.

A firm advocate of local and original content, she leads the team behind Astro’s original IPs and that has consistently achieved many firsts including the #1 film at the box office in 2023, Polis Evo 3 and Malaysia’s #1 TV show, Gegarvaganza, with an audience reach of over 8.7 million on TV.

Under her leadership Astro has continued to increase its audience engagement leveraging on the strength of local original content.

Anil co-founded Bango in 1999 and, as Chief Marketing Officer, is responsible for Bango’s marketing activities and app store partnerships. Anil has extensive experience of creating successful partnerships between technology innovators and major market players in online technologies and OEMs. He is highly skilled at, and plays a central role in, both product and market strategy and success. 

Before Bango, Anil developed the major partnerships for Cyberlife Technology to establish X.desktop, which became the global standard for the user interface software on networked computers. 

Mrinalini Jain, in her role as Group Chief Development Officer at Banijay Asia and EndemolShine India, drives strategic content expansion in India, and Asia. Mrinalini’s forte lies in her holistic approach to content development—from ideation and packaging to global marketing and execution. Her leadership has been pivotal in opening new business avenues, establishing fresh concepts, and penetrating untapped markets. Her talent for building strategic partnerships, both on and off screen, and her knack for developing universally appealing ideas, underline her significant impact on the global stage of entertainment.  

Phil is the SVP & General Manager for BBC Studios Asia based in Singapore.  He is responsible for delivering the Asia growth strategy across BBC Studios’ Channels & Streaming, Content Sales and Consumer Products & Licensing businesses in SEA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, India and South Asia. In January 2024 Phil was also appointed Chairman of the AVIA Board of Directors.

As one of Asia’s top international producers, Jocelyn has worked with her Co-Founding Partner Donovan to grow Beach House Pictures into Singapore’s largest Content production company. As Managing Director, Jocelyn oversees company operations, production and business strategy across all the business entities.
Jocelyn has forged partnerships with global brands like Netflix, Amazon, National Geographic, IMAX, CCTV9 etc. She also driven BHP’s significant diversification across factual, unscripted formats, kids, branded and now scripted content. And overseen it’s expansion with the establishment of BHP Beijing in 2016 and partnership with MOMO Film Co in 2021.

As Managing Director, Mike collaborates closely with the beIN Media Group’s global leadership to fulfill its mission of redefining the sports and entertainment experience for fans in Asia and ANZ. With extensive expertise in media, sales, and sports marketing, Mike shapes beIN’s business model and regional operations, focusing on enhancing customer experiences and identifying new revenue opportunities.

With his experience in technology, media, and telecommunications, intellectual property, and private equity, Kaushik brings to the table domain knowledge and acute legal acumen. Kaushik advises international and domestic clients on mandates ranging across policy advisory, compliance and regulations, and media and technology-related documentation including licensing, distribution, and revenue sharing agreements.
Kaushik is regularly recognised by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Forbes, and asialaw, among others. He is also closely engaged with the Entrepreneurship and Start-up Practice of the Firm.

Jeff has over 25 years of experience in broadcast and online streaming operations and programming, management, events marketing, production, content creation and acquisition.
Currently, he heads the Content Management, Acquisition and Distribution team of Cignal TV, Inc., which is the biggest pay TV operator in the Philippines. He is in charge of managing and acquiring relevant and quality content from both local and international creators and aggregators for Cignal TV and TV5, both under the Mediaquest Group. He also grows Mediaquest’s content distribution business in the Philippines and abroad.

Mehernaaz Green is Senior Director and Global Marketing Head, Content Sales, Licensing and Distribution at CNN International.  

Green’s primary role is to identify and develop a range of marketing solutions for CNN International’s distribution businesses and overall responsibility of the marketing strategy for the Content Sales & Licensing team to amplify CNN products and differentiate them from those of competitors. 

Green has run CSR initiatives and is a founding member of CNN International’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion council. 

Janine Stein is Editorial Director for ContentAsia’s information platforms, including print, multimedia and online. She has covered the Asian television, media and satellite business across Asia since 1989, and has worked for, among others, The Hollywood Reporter (U.S.), the South China Morning Post/Television & Entertainment Times (Hong Kong), Cable & Satellite Asia, Television Business International (TBI, U.K.) and Electronic Media (U.S.). Prior to 1989, she covered the African television and media industries for five years. 

Jessica Kam-Engle is a seasoned TV/film producer. She is currently Executive VP and Business Head of CreAsia Studio, a Banijay company. Previously, she was Head of Content and Development for Disney+ APAC, and Head of Original Production for HBO Asia. In 2008-16, she was a film producer in Beijing/Hong Kong and produced 10 feature films including critically acclaimed The Piano in a Factory. She also had stints at Celestial Pictures, MTV Asia, MGM Gold Network and Dow Jones Newswires.

David COURET is the Director of Technical Solutions for Distribution at France 24. He joined the channel before the launch and set-up the EMEA satellite distribution network to extend to worldwide coverage by 2011. David developed the mobile distribution project in 2009 and started OTT App on Connected TV in 2012. In the past year, he worked on the FRANCE 24’s FAST project and launched FRANCE 24 FAST in English on Samsung TV+ in Europe in 2023.

Rohan Tiwary leads Media & Entertainment partnerships for the APAC region for Google’s Platforms & Ecosystems (eg, Android, Google TV, Google Play). In this role, he is focused on content partnerships and monetization for key media verticals including Entertainment and Sports to power up and elevate the experience across Mobile, TV/ Living Room and emerging platforms. Rohan is also an active member of Google DEI council for Platforms & Ecosystems and actively leads and participates in DEI APAC initiatives within the company.  

Mr Derek Choi oversees the strategic marketing of all brands under the Consumer Business Group, including csl, 1O1O, Netvigator and Now TV, with full business responsibility for Pay TV, Smart Charge and HKT Smart Living, elevating the customer experience across the businesses. He also leads the Digital Transformation Team to deliver next-generation processes, systems and tools with HKT’s IT department to facilitate the Group’s smart evolution.

He has been with HKT for over 20 years, during which he held various key positions in marketing, operation and sales.

With more than 15 years of experience in Consumer Goods and Entertainment, Elena is the Head of Business Development for HTI Group, where she oversees North Asia, Pacific and North America across product categories and leads the Licensing strategy for Asia Pacific. Prior to HTI, Elena was Head of Marketing for Fisher Price Asia Pacific with Mattel and served as Head of Licensing for Entertainment One.

Elena is currently the Vice-President of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and is also a passionate member for The Hong Kong Women’s Foundation.

Over the past 16 years, Ms. Fu has served in roles such as producer and supervisor, planning and producing a series of outstanding films and TV contents. The works won national awards such as the Flying Goddess Award, Golden Eagle Award, and prestigious international awards including the most popular TV series at MIPTV and the Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Under her leadership, Huace Group expanded into multiple sectors including TV series, films, animation, music, and artist management. Huace’s overseas distribution now spans over 220 countries and regions globally.

Kelvin oversees international business for the Asia Pacific region at iQIYI. He is responsible for the strategic growth, business operation and overall commercial and brand development. He joined iQIYI International in February 2020 as Vice President of International Business Department and General Manager of iQIYI Thailand.  

Prior to iQIYI, Kelvin served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Greater China of BBC Studios since 2015, where he led a multi-territories team in-charge of content and channel distributions, format co-development, brand marketing, IP licensing and government relations. 

Avani is the Vice President and Head of Revenue based in the company’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, leading both advertising and affiliate sales for AXN, Animax, GEM and ONE across Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. 

Avani has over 16 years of media sales experience. She has successfully managed ad sales and sponsorship teams, ad sales operations, revenue management and business development in her various roles previously and expanded to channel distribution and affiliate sales in her current role at KC Global Media since May 2020. 

• Director, Broadcast & Advertisement Policy Division, The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 2022.8~2024.2 
• Director, Public Relations Division, The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 2019.12~2021.2 

Leads Platform Business Development Department, managing global content business development and partner engagement for LG webOS platform ecosystem across LG TVs, Smart Monitors, Automotive Content Platform, Hospitality products, Projectors and strategic devices for respective regions. Responsible for overseeing global and regional content portfolio and growth strategy, building partnerships and business models, and driving marketing and collaboration programs.

With a track record of pioneering success in the media landscape, Jungwoo led the planning and launch of new media platforms for music and video in both broadcasting and telecommunications sectors. Beginning his journey in 2000 at SBS Content Hub, Jungwoo led the effort to launch Korea’s first commercial online TV service. Transitioning to LG Uplus in 2007, he introduced Korea’s premier HD-quality mobile streaming/VOD services on 4G networks. Notably, in 2018, Jungwoo achieved a global milestone with the successful launch of “Idol+,” a revolutionary visual music platform leveraging 5G networks for multi-view and VR experiences.

With 25+ years media experience, including the BBC, Bloomberg and ITV, James launched Lightning International in 2011 as a content solutions company focusing on creating and distributing TV channels, programmes, and formats. Lightning also offers technical and managed services including playout, and strengthened its capabilities by joining the AsiaSat family in 2023. Lightning distributes 15 FAST channels which are already carried on numerous platforms around the world, including Samsung TV+, Amazon Freevee, TCL, LG, Pluto, 7+, Fetch, and many others.

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 is Chief Executive Officer of Media Prima Television Networks and Primeworks Studios. 

In content creation, Nini oversees channel business, content sales, films and Tonton – Media Prima’s OTT platform.  

She has led many co-productions with international broadcasters and partners such as South Korea’s SBS, EBS, and NBC Universal’s E! News. 

Nini also launched a home-shopping and e-commerce joint venture between Media Prima and South Korean media giant CJENM known as Wow Shop (formerly CJ ENM). 

Sirisak Koshpasharin, Vice Chairman of The National Federation of Motion Pictures and Contents Associations (MPC), boasts over 20 years in the Content and Creative Industry, serving on executive boards for multiple ministries and advising universities on film and animation. He has expertise in finance, investment, and strategic planning and’s been Editor-in-Chief for ERIA and Ex-Chairman of the Thailand Animation Association. Having produced over 100 animations and films, Sirisak now leads IP creation for a global platform.

Park oversees the management and operations of Paramount’s business in Asia (Greater China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia), including digital media, programme sales, consumer products, recreation and ancillary IP licensing and co- production. She also spearheads the company’s streaming business in the region, focusing on accelerating the roll-out of streaming products such as Paramount+ and Pluto TV, and driving the development of original content. 

Jonathan is an industry veteran in content licensing. He leads the North Asia Global Content Distribution team and is responsible for overseeing the licensing of all Paramount content in North Asia (Greater China, Japan, South Korea and Mongolia) across linear, SVOD and AVOD platforms to drive revenue for the company. He also works directly with key partners and clients in Mainland China, and actively seeks new clients and opportunities throughout the region. Jonathan has been with the company for more than 30 years.

Jennifer leads Paramount’s consumer products licensing business across Asia (Greater China, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and India). She is tasked with pursuing new partnerships and capitalising on opportunities for growth, to drive revenue through local licensing and promotional deals as well as global partnership activity for all the company’s franchises. She is also responsible for managing master licensee agents, and oversees all retail sales and marketing in the region. Jennifer has over 15 years of experience in licensing, brand management and strategy.

Virat Patel is the Managing Director of Pioneer Consulting Asia-pacific (PCA), a management consultancy specialising in telecoms, media and digital. His recent work has involved detailed analysis of pay TV, broadband and video strategies for platforms and content providers in Thailand, S Korea and Indonesia. Plus, he has led the Sustainability/ESG assessment of leading telcos across Asia, Europe and the US, helped developed a tailored ESG assessment tool for TMT sector and ensured that PCA is a member of UNGC – world’s largest sustainability initiative. 

Sean trained as a lawyer at DLA Piper UK LLP before moving to the Premier League’s enforcement team in London. There he worked across the Premier League’s anti-piracy efforts including on dynamic server level site blocking injunctions, and criminal and civil prosecutions of pirate operators. Since relocating to the Premier League’s Singapore Office in May 2019, he’s managed legal actions, lobbying and consumer education campaigns related to anti-piracy across APAC.

An expert in CTV monetization, Clem works as a Senior Account Executive at Publica in Sydney, helping broadcasters and OTT platforms across APAC to grow their advertising revenues and enhance user experience for consumers and advertisers. Clem is a fierce advocate for oRTB2.6 and the benefits it offers broadcasters and the industry at large for future success.  
 
Prior to Publica, Clem’s background is working Dow Jones, News Corporation and REA Group to drive advertiser revenue, and more recently at IAS in the UK and Australia, growing our Publisher business.

Chris joined Publica as Commercial Director, APAC at the start of 2023 and is responsible for leading growth across the region.

Chris has over 15 years of extensive experience across both the buy and sell sides of multichannel advertising.

Previously, Chris was APAC Head of Partnerships and Monetisation at Rakuten where he delivered programmatic and strategic partnership strategies across O&O properties including K-Drama AVOD platform Viki.com and messaging App Viber.  

Avi is the Founder and CEO of Rewind Networks, which is his maiden entrepreneurship venture committed to delivering best-in-class entertainment through the popular HITS, HITS MOVIES and HITS NOW franchises in Asia and beyond.

Prior to Rewind, Avi held various leadership positions at Fox Networks Group, Discovery Networks, Sony Pictures Networks and Star India.

Avi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing, both from the University of Mumbai, India.

A television veteran with more than three decades experience in the media industry, Sandie is Executive Vice President at Rewind Networks. She oversees the organisation’s content, acquisitions, and communications teams.

Sandie was previously VP, Content at StarHub. During her stint with StarHub, she created and launched locally packaged channels such as VarietyVision, Football Channel, and Sensasi, among others. Sandie was also involved in the launch of many international channel brands that debuted in Singapore before rolling out to other Asian markets.

Jessica Fuk is a Research Analyst focusing on the online video industry in the Asia Pacific region. She has most recently covered the multichannel and broadband sectors. Prior to joining S&P Global Market Intelligence, she held content and channel distribution positions at RTL CBS Asia and Turner International APAC. 

With a passion for business and sales leadership spanning 18 years, Sammy’s focus has always been on fostering DEI within teams. As a coach and leader, Sammy empower his team members by equipping them with the necessary skills and providing coaching to drive high performance and engagement.
Sammy have worked within the Digital Ad industry his entire career and having recently joined Samsung Ads he is excited by the opportunity that CTV and OTT can bring to advertisers to help them engage with their audiences.

Hui Luen is the Deputy General Manager at SenseTime Hong Kong, a leading AI software company focused on creating a better AI-empowered future through innovation. She is responsible for the Group’s overall strategic development and partnerships in Hong Kong, collaborating with partners who are keen to adopt AI technologies to achieve positive business value outcomes.
Prior to joining SenseTime in 2019, Hui Luen was the Marketing Director for SEA, Hong Kong and Macau at Yitu Technology. She previously held roles at Accenture, Ogilvy Public Relations, and Hill+Knowlton Strategies.

Win is a global tech and digital media executive with extensive experience building and operating highly scaled, global online businesses.  

As President of Digital Media for True Digital Group, he is responsible for the overall strategy & P&L management of the group, which operates three complementary businesses that range from TrueID; Online Station and the six active markets that True Digital Media operates across Southeast Asia with the ambition to become the leading lifestyle entertainment service across the region.  

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.

Dr Kwan has been engaging in technical crime and digital forensics since 1999. He was the head of Customs Computer Forensics Laboratory and the head for criminal investigations for intellectual property crimes. Since 2000, he is the lecturer of the Computer Science Department of HKU and HKU SPACE. Dr Kwan is currently the Senior IP Enforcement Advisor of TVB.

Patrick Frater has over 20 years of experience writing about and analysing the international entertainment industry, with publications including Variety, Screen International and Film Business Asia. He was Asia editor of Variety between 2005 and 2009 and re-joined the publication in July 2013.

Naman Ramachandran is International Correspondent at Variety. Naman’s work as an author includes “Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography” (Penguin), “Lights, Camera, Masala: Making Movies In Mumbai” (IBH) and chapters in “Rough Guide To Film” (Rough Guides), and “Movies: From The Silent Classics Of The Silver Screen To The Digital and 3D Era” (Universe). He has previously worked with the British Film Institute, Cineuropa, HBO Asia and MTV India.

Hermawan Sutanto is the COO of Vidio, Indonesia’s top OTT service, where viewers swarm to watch the best entertainment content, especially local original series and premium sports like Liga 1, the Premier League, the FIFA World Cup, and the NBA. Prior to joining Vidio, he had few leadership experiences across technology companies. 

Marianne Lee has held senior leadership positions in content acquisition, curation, production, marketing, social media, research, and change management. Before her current appointment as Chief of Content Acquisition and Development at regional streamer Viu, she worked for WarnerMedia leading Marketing & Brand Services with the primary focus of driving subscriptions for HBO Go. Prior to this, she built a from-the-ground-up general entertainment department at Turner where she defined and executed content and channel strategy. She has also worked for NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Asia, and TVB in Hong Kong. 

Mr. Yangbin Bernard WANG (“Mr. Wang”), is an Executive Director, the chairman of Vobile’s Board and Vobile’s Chief Executive Officer. As the founder, Mr. Wang joined the Group as Chief Executive Officer in 2005 when the first subsidiary Vobile, Inc. was established. He has been leading the Group for 18 years, and has been responsible for corporate vision, product strategy and development, business development and operations. Mr. Wang obtained a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1993

Thomas Jayet, CEO of VSTV (K+) – foreign joint-venture in Pay-Tv business in Vietnam.
Rooting himself in business and technical, after years of experiences in the Group Canal+ as Business Unit Director and Telecom Director, Mr. Thomas Jayet developed a strong leadership skill, analytical thinking, resilience toward challenges, an actions & results oriented mindset and the ability to evolve in a complex environment and take qualitative decisions. With his current role, Mr. Thomas is leading K+ toward his vision of “Extreme entertainment for all”.

James Gibbons is President of Asia Pacific at Warner Bros. Discovery, with oversight of a diversified portfolio spanning globally renowned content, brands and franchises across FTA, Pay TV, film and direct-to-consumer platforms. James leads the strategic direction of the global entertainment company as it looks to further expand across the region, and has spearheaded several transformative partnerships to drive increased revenues and scale in multiple markets. Prior to this, James was President – Western Pacific (China, Japan and ANZ) at WBD, and previously led Discovery’s UK and Nordics business.

Jae Chang leads Warner Bros. Discovery’s content licensing team that manages distribution for all programming titles in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea. He works with local and regional platforms, from free and pay broadcasters to streaming services to syndicate TV and theatrical content. This includes both physical and digital distribution of Warner Bros. Television and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment titles, such as series and movies from the extensive Warner Bros., HBO, Discovery, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Wizarding World and DC libraries.

Jason Monteiro is the Asia Pacific regional lead for Warner Bros. Discovery’s direct-to-consumer and streaming services in the region, which currently include HBO GO in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and discovery+ in India. Based in Singapore and part of the WBD leadership team in APAC, Jason is tasked with the upcoming launch of WBD’s global streaming service Max in Asia Pacific. He works closely with global content, distribution, marketing and technology teams to achieve a world-class entertainment product.

Joanne is CCO at X Media Asia – specialized in cross-media partnership, content creation, production, distribution and media services in Greater China and Asia Pacific. Joanne oversees commercial strategies, IP monetization, JV partnerships and OTT services. Prior to XMA, Joanne held leadership positions at PCCW, Turner Broadcasting, Fox Networks Group, Warner Bros. and NewYorkCity Media Television Network, headed platform and content businesses for overseas markets. She co-produced award-winning shows with partners including Tencent, Youku, Disney+, VIU tv, and managed market expansion for 30 entertainment brands for two decades.

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. 

As Chief Policy Officer, Clare Bloomfield represents the combined positions of AVIA’s members and engages in constructive policy-related dialogues with governments so they may better understand the curated video industry and foster an environment of support for the growth of the industry. Clare will also look to develop and execute policy initiatives and research relevant to the video industry, in consultation with, and on behalf of, AVIA member companies. Clare joined AVIA in September 2017 having previously worked as a UK diplomat. 

Louis Boswell is the Chief Executive Officer of Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA). 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. 

The General Manager of AVIA’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), Matthew Cheetham is a qualified lawyer specializing in intellectual property (IP), more specifically copyright protection. AVIA represents the major video industry players in Asia Pacific (APAC) and as General Manager of CAP Matthew oversees all CAP anti-piracy efforts for its members. 

Matthew has over 20 years’ experience working in APAC for some of the largest content producers in the world. Prior to taking up his role at CAP, Matthew worked as the Premier League’s Head of Business Affairs, APAC.

As Snr. Advisor, Greg’s remit includes leading the curation of AVIA events and conferences as well as membership development and engagement. He was most recently Chief Corporate Communications and Marketing executive at Warner Bros. Discovery for the media conglomerate’s entire portfolio of brands, services and businesses across Asia Pacific. Prior to that he held leadership roles including overseeing Marketing, Communications, Creative Services, Ad Sales, Distribution, Research and Network Management at Sony Pictures Entertainment Asia, CNBC Asia / Asia Business News and Mediacorp Singapore.