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Introduction

  • The event was an initiative to promote and boost the domestic Internet Economy.
  • The Summit had Focused sessions, presentations and discussions, led by experts. It was an information sharing and business networking opportunity for Internet Users and internet service providers.
  • The objective was 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: 10.00 – 17:45

Session 1: The Potential of Internet Access via Mobile
Moderator: Neeraj Roy, MD & CEO, Hungamamobile.com
10.00 - 11.30 - Duration: 90 minutes
  • Rajesh Sawhney, President, Reliance Entertainment
  • Arvind Rao, CEO & Co-founder, Onmobile Asia Pacific Pvt Ltd
  • Ravishankar, Country Head Direct Banking, Yes Bank Ltd
  • Mohit Bhatnagar, VP- New Products Development & Strategic Alliances, Airtel*
Session 2: Navigating Growth - The Business Opportunities of Broadband
Moderator: Ajit Balakrishnan, MD & CEO, Rediff.com
12.00 - 13.15 - Duration: 75 minutes
  • Madhivanan B, GM, Retail Assets Products Group, ICICI Bank
  • Sanjeev Bikchandani, CEO, Naukri.com
  • Amitabh Pandey, Group General Manager (IT Services), IRCTC
  • Sanjay Trehan, Head Broadband, Times Internet Ltd
  • Sunil Buch, Head of Marketing, Reliance Web World
  • Lav Gupta, DDG Broadband, BSNL*
  • Anupam Mittal, Chairman & CEO, People Interactive (I) Pvt. Limited
Lunch Break: 13:15 - 14:00
Expert Guest Session: Unleashing the Retail Power of the Web
14.00 - 14.30 - Duration: 30 mins

Speaker: Captain G R Gopinath, MD, Air Deccan

Session 3: Panel: State of the Indian Online Market: Where We're At; Where We're Going? Where is the buying power?
Moderator: Deep Kalra, Founder & CEO, Makemytrip.com
14.30 - 16.00 - Duration: 90 minutes
  • Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder CEO, BharatMatrimony.com Pvt. Ltd
  • K Vaitheeswaran, COO, Fabmall.com
  • Sharat Dhall, Business Head, Ecommerce, Times Internet Ltd
  • Anupama Salvi, COO, Avenues.com
Session 4: Leverage Search to Drive Retail Sales
16.00 - 16.15 - Duration: 15 minutes
  • Krishna Prasad, Head of Programming, MSN India
Session 5: Challenges facing Ecommerce in India
Moderator: Amitabh Pandey, Group General Manager (IT Services), IRCTC
16.15 - 17.45 - Duration: 90 minutes
  • Satish Menon, Head Mobile & Wireless, Citibank
  • Alok Saraogi, Dy General Manager - Brands, Jet Airways
  • Ravi Ramu, CFO Times Internet Ltd
  • Shantanu Sirohi, Head Strategy & Planning, Mediaturf

Digital Summit: Day 2: 10.00 – 18:00

Session 1: Integrating Online into the Traditional Media Mix
Moderator: Ravi Kiran, CEO, Starcom MediaVest Group, South Asia
10.00 - 11.15 - Duration: 75 minutes
  • Tushar Vyas, National Director, mOne-Group M
  • Raj Nayak, Chief Executive, NDTV Media Ltd
  • Rohit Mull, Marketing Director, Tata AIG
  • Raj Gupta, President, Insight
  • Pearl Uppal, Director Sales, Yahoo India
Session 2: Myths of Mobile Marketing - Is mobile marketing really effective?
11.15 - 11.40 - Duration: 25 minutes
  • Sundip Agarwal, Managing Director - Asia Pacific, Enpocket
  • Krishna Durbha, Head Business & Marketing VAS, Reliance Infocom Ltd
Session 3: CMO Panel: Delivering Digitally
Moderator: V Ramani, CEO, Mediaturf
11.40 - 13.00 - Duration: 80 minutes
  • Naren Chandra, Head of Marketing, International Banking, ICICI Bank
  • Dinesh Sharma, Head Marketing, Samsung India
  • Kedar Sohoni, Director, Cross-tab
  • Lloyd Mathias, Marketing Director, Motorola
  • Sudhir Nair, Asso. Vice President, Grey Synchronised Services
Lunch Break: 13:00 -14:00
Session 4: Future of Search Experience
14.00 - 14.30 - Duration: 30 minutes
  • Dr Prasad Ram, CTO, Yahoo India
Session 5: Why is search so hot?
Moderator: Mahesh Murthy, CEO, Pinstorm
14.30 - 16.00 - Duration: 90 minutes
  • Ratish Nair, COO, Mediaturf.com
  • Rajnish R, Sales and Marketing Head, MSN India
  • Sanchit Sanga, Business Director, mOne-Group M
  • Rishi Behal, Head of Search, Yahoo India

Tea Break

Session 6: The Long-Term Market: Impact of the Echo Generation
16.00 - 16.30 - Duration: 30 minutes
  • Ashutosh Srivastava, CEO, GroupM South Asia
Session 7: Online Strategies for Customer Acquisition
Moderator: Rohit Mull, Marketing Director, Tata AIG
16.30 - 18.00 - Duration: 90 minutes
  • Anup Bagchi COO, ICICI Web Trade Ltd.
  • Sanjeev Bikchandani, CEO, Naukri.com
  • Satya Prabhakar, President & CEO Sulekha.com
  • Harsh Roongta, Founder & CEO, Apnaloan
  • Sharat Dhall, Business Head, Ecommerce, Times Internet Ltd
  • Anaggh Desai, CEO, D'damas Jewellery (I) Pvt. Ltd.
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