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Details for A.B.I.S Conference 2026 will be available. Please find the Conference Schedules from 2025 for your reference below.

A.B.I.S 2025 - BROADCAST INDIA 2025 - CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Theme - India’s Media Future: AI, Monetization & the Creator Economy

10:30 - 10:45 Hrs

Inaugural

Lamp Lighting

10:45 - 11:00 Hrs

Keynote

The Digital Media Nation – India at the Crossroads of Innovation

10:00 - 11:00 hrs

Inaugural Ceremony

11:00 - 12.15 Hrs

Panel Discussion

Impact of AI on Media and Broadcasting


Conference Chair

Shri Sunil

President
Broadcast Engineering Society of India

 

Speakers

Rajat Nigam

Group CTO
JioStar

 

Manoj Padmanabhan

Head BD
Media & Entertainment, India, AWS

 

C K Jain

Broadcast Technology Advisor & Former DDG Prasar Bharati

 

Prashant Maru

VP - Sales & Bizdev
Saankhya Labs Pvt. Ltd.

 

Gautam Dhingra

Head - Product, GTM & Services Business
India & APAC, HMD

 

12:15 - 13.00 Hrs

Keynote

Shaping the Global MediaTech Landscape: Trends, Data, and the Road Ahead


Speaker

Saleha Williams

CEO
IABM

 

14:00 - 14:30 Hrs

Technical Seminar

Breaking Tradition: Flexible - Cost-Effective Live Production with Carbonite HyperMax


Speaker

Nigel Spratling

Vice President - Production Switchers
Video Servers, Ross Video

 

14:30 - 15:00 Hrs

Technical Seminar

Shooting TVCs with Cinema EOS C400


Speaker

Sapan Narula

Cinematographer

15:00 - 15:45 Hrs

Panel Discussion

Re-imagining Filmmaking in the World of AI


Moderator

Chaitanya Chinchlikar

Vice President & Business Head
Whistling Woods International

 

Speakers

Mandar Natekar

Co-Founder & CEO
NeuralGarage

 

Vishal Yoman

Founder & CEO
Kalpanik Films

 

15:45 - 16:30 Hrs

Panel Discussion

India's Sound Future: The Impact of Immersive & Interactive Audio on Broadcast and Streaming


Moderator

Stan Alvares

Audio Professional & Hon. Secretary
Audio Engineering Society of India

 

Speakers

Christian Simon

Business Developer
Fraunhofer IIS

 

P A Deepak

Mixing &
Recording Engineer

 

Sanil Levi

Award Winning Sound Designer & Engineer
Faculty at FTII Pune

 

Suresh BG

Founder & Chairman
Saranyu Technologies

 

16:30 - 17:00 Hrs

Technical Seminar

Colour Fidelity Solution for Creative Professionals


Speaker

Dr. Chris Bai

Senior Colour Expert & Manager Colour Technology Lab,
BenQ Corporation

 

17:00 - 17:30 Hrs

Technical Seminar

Protect your live content using redundant RTP over SRT


Speaker

Roland Axelsson

Senior Technical Account Manager
Intinor AB

 

11:00 - 11.45 Hrs

Presentation

VFX Cinematography on a Grand Scale: Shooting Kalki 2898 AD


Speaker

Djordje Stojiljkovic, SAS,

Cinematographer, Director

 

11:45 - 12:15 Hrs

Technical Seminar

Breaking New Ground: Filmmaking with SIGMA Aizu Prime Lenses


Speaker

Lawrence Dcunha

Cinematographer

 

12:15 - 13:00 Hrs

Panel Discussion

RISE: Lights, Camera, Empowerment


Moderator

Shivani Kochhar

Senior Manager Sales Systems, Technology and Operations,
APAC, Warner Bros. Discovery

 

Speakers

Jyothi Nayak

Executive Vice President,
Prime Focus Technologies

 

Jai Daga

CTO,
SIES Group of Institutions

 

Priyanka Chaturvedi Agrawal

Co-founder and Head
INCLUSIONAL Jetsynthesys

 

Ritu Sharma

Executive Director,
TiE Bangalore

 

14:00 - 14:45 Hrs

Panel Discussion

Future-Ready Broadcast: Seamless Workflows from Capture to Delivery


Moderator

Manoj Madhavan

Editor, Broadcast and Film Magazine

 

Speakers

Sushant Rai

Head of Member Engagement & Growth
APAC, IABM

 

Omkar Talwar

Business Head (Broadcast & ProAV),
Panasonic

 

Ranjit Bhatti

Senior Director
South Asia, LiveU

 

Straker Coniglio

General Manager APAC,
AJA Video Systems

 

14:45 - 15:15 Hrs

Technical Seminar

Operational Efficiency in Action: Smarter Monitoring at Scale


Speaker

Paul Maroni

VP Sales APAC
TAG Video Systems

 

15:15 - 15:45 Hrs

Technical Seminar

Shared Storage That Delivers: Ethernet SAN for Broadcast and Post


Speaker

Elvin Jasarevic

Technical Director
DDP

 

15.45 - 16.15 Hrs

Fireside Chat

Shaping the Future of Indian Media with Cloud-Native, 5G and AI-Driven Live Production


Moderator

Manoj Madhavan

Editor
Broadcast and Film Magazine

 

Speakers

Paul Shen

CEO,
TVU Networks

 

Subodh Aggarwal

GM South Asia,
TVU Networks

 

16:15 - 16:45 Hrs

Technical Seminar

Cinematic Storytelling with EOS C50 (Festivals & Events)


Speaker

Ridhiin Pancchmatia Canon India Photo Mentor & EOS Influencer

 

16:45 - 17:15 Hrs

Technical Seminar

Limitations of Coaxial Cables in 12G-SDI Installations and the Growing Need for Fiber Signal Distribution


Speaker

Gaurav Aggarwal

Director,
Comcon Technologies

 

17:15 - 17:45 Hrs.

Technical Seminar

The AI Hype Cycle: Which AI Tools Are Noise and Which Ones Work!


Speaker

Tridib Chakravarty (tC)

CEO & President,
StorageDNA

 

11:00 - 11:45 Hrs

Panel Discussion

Editors Round Table


Moderator

Neil Sadwelkar

Editor

 

Speakers

Antara Lahiri

Editor

 

Atanu Mukherjee

Editor

 

Jabeen Merchant

Editor

 

Manas Mittal

Editor

 

11:45 - 12:45 Hrs

Panel Discussion

Cinematographers Round Table


Moderator

Deepti Gupta

ISC

 

Speakers

C K Muralidharan

ISC

 

Pankaj Kumar

ISC

 

Archana Ghanghrekar

IWCC

 

Sudhakar Reddy

ISC

 

12:45 - 13:15 Hrs

Technical Seminar

wTVision

14:00 - 14:30 Hrs.

Technical Seminar

Exploring the Wild with Cinema EOS


Speaker

Aishwarya ShridharWildlife Photographer

 

*Conference Sessions, Speakers and Program are subject to change.

SPEAKERS

Aishwarya Shridhar

Wildlife Photographer

Antara Lahiri

Editor

Archana Ghanghrekar

IWCC

Atanu Mukherjee

Editor

C. K. Muraleedharan

ISC

C.K. Jain

Broadcast Technology Advisor & Former DDG Prasar Bharati

Chaitanya Chinchlikar

Vice President & Business Head Whistling Woods International

Christian Simon

Business Developer Fraunhofer-IIS

Deepti Gupta

ISC

Djordje Stojiljkovic

Cinematographer Director SAS

Dr. Chris Bai

Senior Colour Expert & Manager Colour Technology Lab BenQ Corporation

Elvin Jasarevic

Technical Director DDP

Gaurav Aggarwal

Director Comcon Technologies

Gautam Dhingra

Head - Product, GTM & Services Business India & APAC, HMD

Jabeen Merchant

Editor

Jai Daga

CTO SIES Group of Institutions

Jyothi Nayak

Executive Vice President Prime Focus Technologies

Lawrence Dcunha

Cinematographer

Manas Mittal

Editor

Mandar Natekar

Co-Founder & CEO Neural Garage

Manoj Madhavan

Editor Broadcast and Film Magazine

Manoj Padmanabhan

Head - Media & Entertainment Industry AWS

Neil Sadwelkar

Editor

Nigel Spratling

Vice President Production Switchers & Video Servers Ross Video

Omkar Talwar

Business Head (Broadcast & ProAV) Panasonic

P A Deepak

Mixing & Recording Engineer

Pankaj Kumar

ISC

Paul Chen

CEO TVU Networks

Paul Maroni

VP Sales APAC TAG Video Systems

Prashant Maru

VP - Sales & Bizdev Saankhya Labs Pvt. Ltd.

Priyanka Chaturvedi Agrawal

Co-founder and Head INCLUSIONAL Jetsynthesys

Rajat Nigam

Group CTO JioStar

Rakesh Jalali

Vice President Technology India Evertz Microsystems

Ranjit Bhatti

Senior Director South Asia, LiveU

Ridhiin Pancchmatia

Canon India Photo Mentor & EOS Influencer

Ritu Sharma

Executive Director TiE Bangalore

Roland Axelsson

Senior Technical Account Manager Intinor AB

Saleha Williams

Chief Executive Officer IABM

Sanil-Levi

Award Winning Sound Designer & Engineer Faculty at FTII Pune

Sapan Narula

Cinematographer

Shivani Kochar

Senior Manager Sales Systems APAC - Enterprises Technology & Operations Warner Bros

Shri Sunil

President IETE

Stan Alvares

Audio Professional & Hon Secretary Audio Engineering Society of India

Straker Coniglio

GM APAC AJA VIDEO

Subodh Aggarwal

General Manager TVU Networks South Asia

Sudhakar Reddy

ISC

Suresh BG

Founder & Chairman Saranyu Technologies

Tridib Chakravarty (tC)

CEO & President StorageDNA

Vishal Yoman

Founder & CEO Kalpanik Films

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