WAN-IFRA India 2014
WAN-IFRA India 2014 to discuss opportunities in engaging young readers, monetisation and efficient operations
More than 40 speakers will share stage at the upcoming WAN-IFRA India 2014 Conference to be held from September 17-18 at Le Meridien, New Delhi. The 22nd annual conference for South Asian Publishers with three parallel programmes – Newsroom Summit, Printing Summit and Crossmedia Advertising Summit will discuss the opportunities and best practices of reaching out to the younger audience and also offer ideas for monetisation of news and efficient operations.
The list of confirmed speakers include: Vincent Peyregne, CEO, WAN-IFRA; TN Ninan, chairman, Business Standard Ltd, & World Editors Forum Board member; Kevin Anderson, regional executive editor, Gannett Wisconsin Media, US, Mariam Mammen Mathew, COO, Manorama Online; R Sukumar, editor, Mint; Ola Stenberg, digital editor, VG, Norway; K Balaji, director, Kasturi & Sons; Rahul Kansal, executive president, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd; Nikhil Ganju, country head, Tripadvisor India; DD Purkayastha, CEO & MDr, ABP Pvt Ltd & chairman of WAN-IFRA Advisory Council; Kartik Taneja, head –channel sales, Google India; Florian Nehm, head – Corporate Sustainability & EU Affairs, Axel Springer, Germany.
The topics of the conference include: The story telling revolution; Multiple platform publishing and revenue models; Achieving and sustaining operational excellence; Crossmedia revenue strategies; and Engaging the readers. The conference will also see formal release of WAN-IFRA’s latest special report on ‘Newsprint Waste Management’ authored by K Balaji, detailing best practices to reduce newsprint waste and saving cost.
WAN-IFRA India 2014, returning to Delhi after a gap of eight years, expects to attract about 400 delegates from across South Asia and rest of the globe. The conference offers the opportunity to meet the leading suppliers of news publishing industry who are participating in the info-table exhibition in the adjoining conference halls and as sponsors. The conference also includes three parallel pre-conference workshops on September 16: a) Data Journalism b) New Media Metrics and c) Densitometry.
Registration to the conference is open now. Full details, are available at http://www.wan-ifra.org/india2014. The conference can also be followed in Facebook ‘wanifraindiaconference’ and Twitter @wanifraindia #wii2014. For further enquiries, contact V Antony, sr. manager – Services & Events, WAN-IFRA South Asia at +91.99400.84695 or v.antony@wan-ifra.org
