Wan-Ifra has announced the first set of confirmed speakers for the Digital Media India 2023 Conference to be held on 16 and 17 March in New Delhi. This year’s lineup has a dynamic and diverse group of experts in the field of the digital news publishing business.
The speakers will provide insights and valuable perspectives on the latest developments impacting the digital news publishing business. The topics include digital transformation success stories, innovation in news media, how to ace the reader revenue game, content monetization that worked; modern CMS, data analytics, women leadership in digital business, and the future and revenue beyond advertising.

The speakers are Lucio Mesquita, head of Editorial and Operations, Earshot Strategies, United Kingdom; Saemmool Lee, head of Digital Innovation, Dong-A Ilbo, South Korea; Bharat Gupta CEO, Jagran New Media, India; L V Navaneeth, CEO-The Hindu Group; Nikhil Pahwa, founder and Editor of MediaNama; Deepit Purkayastha, co-founder of Inshorts and Public app; Ritu Kapur co-Founder and CEO, The Quint, India; Pradeep Gairola, vice president and Business Head – Digital, The Hindu Group; A B M Jabed Sultan chief business officer, Prothom Alo Digital; Hanna Israel, head of My Country Talks; and Bettina Widmer, head of Vertical Hub, Blick Group, Switzerland.
Digital Media India is in its 12th year in 2023. For the last more than a decade, the event has served as a platform to learn about the challenges and opportunities in the digital media business and has evolved with the growth of digital media business in the Indian subcontinent.

For the 2023 edition, the event focuses on the changes in revenue and technology shaping the future of business. The exclusive parallel track for discussion on technology, and the various panels and success stories on revenue will provide new ideas and inspiration.
The event also presents the South Asian Digital Media Awards recognizing and celebrating the outstanding digital media projects done by South Asian news publishers.
The target audience is CEOs, managing directors, publishers, editors-in-chief, COOs, CMOs, CTOs, chief digital officers, digital business heads, digital revenue strategists, innovation managers, online product/project managers, and heads of digital business units.