Digital Summit 2006 in Mumbai

I and my colleages are attending this super event in Mumbai, a must attend for anyone seeking mega E-commerce and dotcom dreams.
It will be held on 17th and 18th January 2006 at the Hotel Grand Maratha, Mumbai.

Introduction

• The event is an initiative to promote and boost the domestic Internet Economy.
• Focused sessions, presentations and discussions, led by experts, it is an information sharing and business networking opportunity for Internet Users and internet service providers.
• The objective is to absorb and share insights on challenges and strategies for internet investment decisions, effective implementation pertaining to Internet Access, Content, Commerce, Communication and maximizing returns on the web.

Summit Agenda

Digital Summit: Day 1

Inaugural Address : Role of the Internet in Indian Economy – Realism & Revolution - Where We’re At & Where We’re Going

• Shri Daya Nidhi Maran, Union Minister for Information Technology
• Neville Taraporewalla, Country Head Yahoo India, Chairman - IAMAI

Session 1: Broadband Access Today and Tomorrow

Moderated Panel: ISP & Content Service Provider / Publisher

• Ajit Balakrishnan, MD & CEO, Rediff.com
• Mahendra Swarup, CEO, Indiatimes.com, Vice Chairman IAMAI
• Lav Gupta, DDG Broadband, BSNL
• Madhivanan B, Joint GM, Retail Assets Products Group, ICICI Bank

Session 2: The Potential of Internet Access via Mobile

Moderated Panel: Telco + Interactive Content Service Provider

• Mohit Bhatnagar, Vice President- New Products Development & Strategic Alliances, Airtel
• Rajesh Sawhney, President, Reliance Entertainment
• Anupam Mittal, Chairman & CEO, People Interactive (I) Pvt. Limited.
• Arvind Rao, CEO & Co-founder, Onmobile Asia Pacific Pvt Ltd
• Neeraj Roy, MD & CEO, Hungamamobile.com

Expert Guest Session: Unleashing the Retail Power of the Web

Speaker: Captain G R Gopinath, MD, Air Deccan

Session 3: State of the Indian Online Market: Where We're At; Where We're Going? Where is the buying power?

Moderated Panel: Ecommerce Players

• Amitabh Pandey, Group General Manager (IT Services), IRCTC
• Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder CEO, BharatMatrimony.com Pvt. Ltd
• Deep Kalra, Founder & CEO, Makemytrip.com
• K Vaitheeswaran, COO, Fabmall.com
• Jasjit Sawhney, CEO, Net4india.com
• Anupama Salvi, COO, Avenues.com

Session 4: Challenges facing Ecommerce in India

Moderated Panel: Ecommerce Players

• Sanjeev Bikchandani, CEO, Naukri.com
• Ravi Ramu, CFO, Times Internet Ltd
• Guarang Shetty, Vice President Marketing, Jet Airways

Digital Summit: Day 2

Session 1: Integrating Online into the Traditional Media Mix

• Ravi Kiran, MD India-West & South, Starcom Worldwide
• Tushar Vyas, National Director – mOne, Group M Media India Pvt Ltd
• Raj Nayak, Chief Executive, NDTV Media Ltd
• Rohit Mull, Marketing Director, Tata AIG
• Raj Gupta, President, Insight

Session 2: CMO Panel: Delivering Digitally

• V Ramani, CEO Mediaturf
• CVL Srinivas,
• Naren Chandra, ICICI Bank
• Kedar Sohoni, Director, Cross-tab
• Lloyd Mathias, Marketing Director, Motorola
• Rahul Agarwal, General Manager - Marketing, Lenovo India

Session 3: Future of Search Experience

Dr Prasad Ram, Yahoo India

Session 3: Monetizing Interactive Publishing! Why is search so hot?

• Mahesh Murthy, CEO, Pinstorm.com
• Rajnish R, Sales and Marketing Head, MSN India
• Ratish Nair, COO, Mediaturf.com
• Sanchit Sanga – m One
• Rishi Behal, Director- Search & Strategic Alliances, Yahoo India

Session 4: The Long-Term Market: Impact of the Echo Generation

Ashutosh Srivastava, CEO, GroupM South Asia

Session 5: Online Strategies for Customer Acquisition

• Rohit Mull, Marketing Director, Tata AIG
• Anup Bagchi COO, ICICI Web Trade Ltd.
• Satya Prabhakar, President & CEO Sulekha.com
• Sanjeev Bikchandani, CEO, Naukri.com
• Harsh Roongta, Founder & CEO, Apnaloan

Good discounts available for early birds and group bookings.

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