APOS 2025 AGENDA
14:00-17:30
CEO Forum (by invite-only)
18:30
APOS WELCOME RECEPTION
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07:00 - 08:00
Registration & Breakfast
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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 & Live Experiences, 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, Managing Director, 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.
Toshi Honda, COO, U-Next
Makoto Kimura, Founder & CEO, BLUE RIGHTS
16:00-16:40
Inside the Next Wave of Indian Storytelling
1-1 Conversations with:
Dinesh Vijan, Founder & CEO, Maddock Films
(Panel)
Alok Jain, President - General Entertainment, JioStar
Krishnan Kutty, Head of Cluster, Entertainment (South), JioStar
16:40-18:00
Transforming 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
Kaichen Li, VP APAC & MENA, iQIYI International
Winradit Kolasastraseni, President – Digital Media, True Digital Media
(Panel)
Piyush Shah, President & COO, Glance
Rohan Tiwary, Director – Platforms & Devices,
Global Partnerships, Google
18:00-18:05
CLOSING REMARKS
18:05
DAY 1 RECEPTION
Breakfast
07:00 - 08:00
Future News: Commerce, Product & Tech
08:00-08:40
1-1 Conversations with:
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
How to Build Your Own Predictive Audience Tool
08:40-09:00
1-1 Conversation with:
Monica Landers, Founder, StoryFit
Global Capital, Local Moves: Mapping Macro, Markets & Sectors to Watch
09:15-09:35
Presentation & 1-1 Conversation with:
Virginie Maisonneuve, Group Chief Investment Officer – Equity, Allianz Global Investors
Transforming the Media Investment Playbook: Case Studies & Perspectives
9:35-10:05
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
Entertainment Platforms: What's Next
10:05-11:05
1-1 Conversations with:
Tom Gorke, MD, Global M&E Partnerships - Android, Google Play and Google TV
Pratthana Leelapanang, Chief Consumer & Business Officer, AIS
Jane Basas, President & CEO, MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. & Cignal TV
Derek Choi, MD, Consumer Marketing & Pay TV, HKT
Short-Form, Big Impact: Why It’s Time to Build Your Shorts Strategy
11:05-11:30
(Panel)
Goutham Vinjamuri, COO, Quickplay
Gerard Milan, Chief Revenue Officer, Cignal TV
1-1 Conversation with:
Uday Reddy, Founder & CEO, YuppTV
Beyond Viral: Shaping the Digital Economy
11:30-11:45
1-1 Conversation with:
Vanessa Brown, Director, Global BD, APAC, TikTok
Monetizing Every Moment: Sports, Streaming & IP Resilience
11:45-13:00
1-1 Conversation with:
Anurag Dahiya, Chief Commercial Officer, International Cricket Council
(Panel)
Jay Trinidad, GM, Streaming Monetization, Moloco
Soojin Kim, Head of Streaming Monetization, APAC, Moloco
Julie Choi, CEO, TVING
1-1 Conversation with:
Prashant Khanna, Head - Production Services, Studios & Production Tech – Sports, JioStar
(Panel)
Neil Gane, VP & Head of APAC, IP House
Euan Smith, Group CEO, Astro
Chris White, Chief Architect, Friend MTS
Hermawan Sutanto, COO, Vidio
LUNCH
13:00 - 14:00
The Future of Storytelling in Asia
14:00-14:05
(Presentation)
Dhivya T, Lead Analyst & Head of Content Insights, ampd & Media Partners Asia
US Content in APAC
14:05-14:35
(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
Culture to Content: How Asia’s Creative Ecosystem Is Going Global
14:35-15:05
(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
Reimagining Media for the Digital Consumer: Inside MNC’s Transformation
15:05-15:20
1-1 Conversation with:
Angela Herliani Tanoesoedibjo, Co-CEO, MNC Group
Made in Indonesia: Building a New Era of Storytelling
15:20-16:35
1-1 Conversations with:
HB Naveen, Founder & CEO, Falcon
Angga Dwimas Sasongko, Founder, Visinema Pictures
Prilly Latuconsina, Co-Founder & CMO, Sinemaku Pictures
Ernest Prakasa, Co-Founder, Imajinari Films
Monty Tiwa, Independent Filmmaker
Screen Time Redefined: Hype, Hope & the Reality of the Micro-Dramas Boom
16:35-17:35
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
Streaming, FAST & Addressable: Monetizing the New TV Landscape
17:35-18:00
(Panel)
James Ross, CEO, Lightning International
Brigitte Slattery, Regional Head, Samsung TV Plus
Nick Chuah, MD, APAC, INVIDI Technologies
CLOSING REMARKS
18:00-18:05
APOS CLOSING RECEPTION & DINNER
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18:05
