APOS 2025 AGENDA
14:30-17:30
CEO Forum (by invite-only)
18:30
APOS Welcome Reception
08:00-08:20
Opening Address & Presentation
Vivek Couto | Executive Director & Co-Founder,
Media Partners Asia
09:20-09:40
How Streamonomics Explains the Future
(Presentation)
Hernan Lopez | Founder & CEO, Owl & Co.
09:40-10:00
Sports Transformation: Velocity, Value & Impact in India
Sanjog Gupta | CEO - Sports, JioStar
10:20-10:45
India: The Next Wave of Local Content & Monetization
(Panel)
Gaurav Gandhi, Vice President,
Asia Pacific & MENA, Amazon Prime Video
Nikhil Madhok, Head of Originals, India,
Amazon Prime Video
Amogh Dusad, Director & Head of Content,
Amazon MX Player
10:45-11:50
Connectivity, Content & The Path to Profitability: Presentations & Fireside Chats
1-1 Conversations with:
Yang Xianghua, President of the Movie
& Overseas Business Group, iQIYI
James Gibbons, President of APAC, Warner Bros. Discovery
Janice Lee, CEO, Viu & PCCW Media Group
Derrick Heng, CMO, Telkomsel
11:50-12:30
The Future of Entertainment
1-1 Conversations with:
Jonathan Zepp, MD, Global Partnerships –
Emerging Content, XR & TV Platforms, Google
Nina Walsh, Global Leader of Industry BD for M&E,
Games & Sports, AWS
Paul Devlin, Global Strategy Leader for Betting,
Gaming & Sports, AWS
12:30-13:00
Streaming, Scale & Customer Transformation: Case Study
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH
14:00-14:45
Indonesia: The Future of Screen Entertainment
(Presentation)
Sam Yousif, VP, ampd
1-1 Conversations with:
Sutanto Hartono, MD, Emtek & CEO, SCM & Vidio
Helen McRae, President of Growth & Marketing,
GroupM APAC & CEO, Mindshare APAC
14:45-15:15
Total TV: Eyeballs, Monetization & Innovation
1-1 Conversations with:
Amanda Laing, MD, Streaming & Broadcast,
Nine Entertainment
Beverley McGarvey, President,
Network 10 & Head of Streaming & Regional Lead,
Paramount ANZ
15:15-16:00
Japan Reimagined: Global Reach, Creative Power
1-1 Conversations with:
Katsuaki Setoguchi, Executive Officer, Global Business Division
/ Board Director, TBS Holdings Inc. / The Seven Inc.
Makoto Kimura, Founder & CEO, BLUE RIGHTS Co., Ltd.
Toshi Honda, COO, U-Next
16:00-17:30
Tranforming the Entertainment Experience & Developing New Monetization Models
(Panel)
Aditya Swamy, Regional Director – India, SEA, ANZ, Google Play
Sushant Sreeram, CMO, JioStar
Sutanto Hartono, MD, Emtek & CEO, SCM & Vidio
(Panel)
Daphne Yang, CEO, CATCHPLAY Group
Kai Chen Li, VP APAC & MENA, iQIYI International
Winradit Kolasastaseni, President – Digital Media, True Digital Media
(Panel)
Piyush Shah, President & COO, Glance
Rohan Tiwary, Director – Platforms & Devices,
Global Partnerships, Google
1-1Conversation with:
Bhav Singh, Founder & CEO, Sandbox Group
17:55-18:00
CLOSING REMARKS
18:00
DAY 1 RECEPTION
08:00-08:15
Opening Address
Special Guest
08:15-08:45
Future News: Commerce, Product & Tech
(Panel)
Phil Hardman, EVP & GM Asia, BBC Studios
Roman Mackiewicz, Chief Information Officer, Bloomberg
Meropi Kylika, VP Commercial, CNBC International
Michael Fleshman, Group CTO, The Economist Group
08:45-09:05
How to Build Your Own Predictive Audience Tool
1-1 Conversation with:
Monica Landers, Founder, StoryFit
09:05 – 09:30
Targeting at Scale: The New Frontier of Addressable Advertising
Nick Chuah, MD APAC, INVIDI
09:30-09:50
Global Capital, Local Moves: Mapping Macro, Markets & Sectors to Watch
Presentation & 1-1 Conversation with:
Virignie Maisonneuve, Group Chief Investment Officer – Equity, Allianz
9:50-10:20
Transforming the Media Investment Playbook: Case Studies & Perspectives
1-1 Conversations with:
Prateek Garg, MD, Marigold Park Capital (affiliate of Bodhi Tree Systems)
Waleed Saraf, Principle Investment Officer & Regional Lead TMT APAC, IFC
10:20-11:05
Video at the Core: Reinventing the Household Bundle for a New Era
1-1 Conversations with:
Pratthana Leelapanang, Chief Consumer & Business Officer, AIS
Jane Basas, President & CEO, MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. & Cignal TV
Derek Choi, MD, Consumer Marketing & Pay TV, HKT
11:05-11:30
Beyond Viral: Shaping the Digital Economy
(Panel)
Yoichi Sato, GM of Content Operations, APAC, TikTok
Vanessa Brown, Director, Global BD, APAC, TikTok
11:30-12:30
Monetizing Every Moment: Sports, Streaming & IP Resilience
1-1 Conversations with:
Anurag Dahiya, Chief Commercial Officer, International Cricket Council
Jay Trinidad, GM APAC, Moloco
(Panel)
Jan van Voorn, CEO, IP House
Chris White, Chief Architect, Friend MTS
Hermawan Sutanto, COO, Vidio
12:30-13:00
Culture to Content: How Asia’s Creative Ecosystem Is Going Global
(Panel)
Deepak Dhar, Founder & Group CEO, Banijay Asia & Endemol Shine India
Nicholas Simon, Founder & CEO, Indochina Productions
Disalada (Stang) Disayanon, Head of Content, Kantana Group
Yalun Tu, Independent Producer & Writer
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
14:00-14:05
The Future of Storytelling in Asia
(Presentation)
Dhivya T, Lead Analyst & Head of Content Insights, ampd & Media Partners Asia
14:05-14:30
US Content in APAC
(Panel)
Chris Taylor, MD APAC, Television Distribution, Networks & DTC, NBCUniversal
Amanda Laing, MD Streaming & Broadcast, Nine Entertainment
Adam Herr, SVP of Distribution, APAC, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Toshi Honda, COO, U-Next
14:40-15:00
Vision & Voice: Inside the New Wave of Indian Storytelling
1-1 Conversation with:
Dinesh Vijan, Founder & CEO, Maddock Films
15:00-16:20
Made in Indonesia: Building a New Era of Storytelling
1-1 Conversations with:
Angela Herliani Tanoesoedibjo, Co-CEO, MNC Group
HB Naveen, Founder & CEO, Falcon
Angga Dwimas Sasongko, Founder, Visinema Pictures
(Panel)
Prilly Latuconsina, Co-Founder & CMO, Sinemaku Pictures
Umay Shahab, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Sinemaku Pictures
1-1 Conversations with:
Ernest Prakasa, Co-Founder, Imajinari Films
Monty Tiwa, Independent Filmmaker
16:20-17:20
Screen Time Redefined: Hype, Hope & the Reality of the Micro-Dramas Boom
1-1 Conversation with:
Chris Jung, CEO, KT Studio Genie
(Panel)
Professor Kenneth Kim, Department of Culture Contents, Hanyang University
Lee Min Seok, CEO, WhyNot Media
Jiyeon Song, Head of Content, TopReels
(Panel)
Enoch Chen, COO, COL Group
Zhou Yuan, Founder & CEO, Content Republic
Anne Chan, Founder, AR Asia Productions
17:20-17:55
Capital, Connectivity & the Next Media Wave
(Panel)
David Goldstein, MD, AEN Capital
Gautam Saxena, MD Corporate Finance, ING
Jamie Park, CEO, ATU Partners
17:55–18:00
CLOSING REMARKS
18:00
APOS CLOSING RECEPTION