In the first-of-its-kind e-Summit in Asia, WAN-IFRA has invited thought leaders and leading industry figures to share their insights, predictions, and their recommendations for leading through the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The Asian Media Leaders eSummit, which will take place from 20-23 July, will look at where growth opportunities exist and how they might be leveraged. On all the four days, speakers will talk about economic outlook, strategic insights, business models, revenue opportunities, newsroom transformation and future planning.
There will be at least two sessions a day at 10-11:30am and 3-4:30pm Singapore/Hong Kong time. According to WAN-IFRA, this will enable US speakers to join us in the morning session, and European speakers in the afternoon, Asia time.
Among the highlights of the first day would be US and Asia Pacific media leaders discussing their plans and strategies from a business sustainability perspective, cost control measures and management of human capital. Another panel will discuss how the recovery will look like. Also, there will be a sneak preview of this year’s Innovation in News Report which will be out next month.
On 21 July, Mario Garcia, chief executive officer and founder of García Media, USA, will share his favourite stories of publisher inspiration and innovation during the Covid-19 crisis. Also, the topic of newsroom transformation will be discussed.
On the third day, the keynote will be delivered by Anthony Tan, deputy chief executive officer, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). He will talk about how SPH titles with long histories forge ahead and reimagine new possibilities amid these challenging times. Some other highlights of the day will include the discussion on advertisement led model and its future as well as digital subscription.
On the final day, keynote will be delivered by Md Tajdin Hassan, head of marketing, The Daily Star, the largest English daily in Bangladesh. Hassan will talk about world of content-led commerce and its potential. The last day will also see a discussion on brand extensions and the future of events in a post-Covid world. The closing keynote will be delivered by Neal Cross, co-founder and chairman, PictureWealth. Cross will share his insights on how to enhance customer engagement, experience and deliver more innovative products and services in a post-pandemic environment.
