09:00-09:30 hrs Registration and Coffee
09:30-10:55 hrs PANEL DISCUSSION 1: “ANALOG VS. DIGITAL: WHERE TO SPEND MARKETING BUDGETS NOW, AND WHY”
Sellers of traditional media tout that media such as broadcast TV allows advertisers unrivaled impact and reach, attributes that become even more valuable as media fragments. Sellers of digital media counter that pinpoint targeting and ever-improving analytics make spending more in digital the right choice.
  Session Moderator
09:30-09:40 hrs Manish Vij, Co founder & Chief Business Officer, Smile Interactive
  Panelists
09:40-09:50 hrs Mahesh Murthy, Managing Director, Pinstorm Technologies
09:50-10:00 hrs Kiran Gopinath, Chief Executive Officer, Ozone Media
10:00-10:10 hrs Kushal Sanghvi, Managing Director, Media Contacts
10:10-10:20 hrs Chetan Marwah, Partner & Chief Executive Officer, ISHIR Digital
10:20-10:40 hrs Panel Discussion
10:40-10:50 hrs Q&A Session conducted by Session Moderator
10:50-10:55 hrs Summing up by Session Moderator
10:55-11:00 hrs Change Over
11:00-12:25 hrs PANEL DISCUSSION 2: NEW MEDIA TOOLS
The Internet was just the beginning; these days media planners are faced with a plethora of new digitally-derived media forms from podcasts to blogs, social networking to SMS, all of which need to be evaluated to see if they might meet clients needs. But how to go about it? Our panelists will help you figure that out.
  Session Moderator
11:00-11:10 hrs P G Ponnapa, Vice President & General Manager, AOL Interactive
  Panelists
11:10-11:20 hrs Pearl Uppal, Director Advertising Sales, Yahoo! India
11:20-11:30 hrs Naren Nachiappan, Managing Director, Jivox
11:30-11:40 hrs Premlesh Machama, Head Ad Sales, Sify Ltd
11:40-11:50 hrs Parminder Singh, Business Head - Technology & Media, Google
11:50-12:10 hrs Panel Discussion
12:10-12:20 hrs Q&A Session conducted by Session Moderator
12:20-12:25 hrs Summing up by Session Moderator
12:35-13:10 hrs Lunch
13:10-14:35 hrs PANEL DISCUSSION 3: “HOW TO FIGHT WEB-WARINESS AND EMERGE AS A WINNER”
Convincing a company to spend more money in digital media is one challenge; to get it to use new media forms to break creative ground is an even bigger one. But there are those who have done it, and on this panel, we’ll hear from them-three gutsy clients who innovated not just in the media they’ve used, but in the work they’ve produced for them.
  Session Moderator
13:10-13:20 hrs V Ramani, Vice Chairman, Connecturf Worldwide
  Panelists
13:20-13:30 hrs Prakash Bagri, Director – Marketing, South Asia, Intel
13:30-13:40 hrs Gaurav Gupta, Regional Manager Asia Pacific- Retail Operations, General Motors
13:40-13:50 hrs Tushar Vyas, Chief Marketing Officer, Sure Waves
13:50-14:00 hrs Namrita Sehgal, Senior Manager, Trilogy
14:00-14:20 hrs Panel Discussion
14:20-14:30 hrs Q&A Session conducted by Session Moderator
14:30-14:35 hrs Summing up by Session Moderator
14:35-14:50 hrs Tea/Coffee Break
14:50-16:15 hrs PANEL DISCUSSION 4: THE BLENDED SEARCH REVOLUTION
The first generation of search engines ranked pages based on the content of those pages alone -- the words on the page. The second generation increased relevancy by analyzing links. The third generation, Search 3.0, is upon us now in full force. Today’s search engines automatically blending in results from specialized or "vertical" search engines such as video search or local search. This session looks at the revolutionary change happening with blended search and how search marketers can ride the wave to success.
  Session Moderator
14:50-15:00 hrs Shriram Adukoorie, Founder, Asklaila
  Panelists
15:00-15:10 hrs Vivek Bhargava, Managing Director, Communicate2
15:10-15:20 hrs Vinod Nambiar, Director of Global Delivery, Position2
15:20-15:30 hrs Milind Mody, Chief Executive Officer, eBrandz Inc
15:30-15:40 hrs Narasimha Jayakumar, Business Head – Travel & Local, Google India
15:40-16:00 hrs Panel Discussion
16:00-16:10 hrs Q&A Session conducted by Session Moderator
16:10-16:15 hrs Summing up by Session Moderator
16:15-16:20 hrs Change Over
16:20-17:45 hrs PANEL DISCUSSION 5: TRAFFIC TO WEBSITE AND CONVERSIONS
In the beginning driving traffic was necessary and sufficient, now the dynamics of business has changed driving traffic is important but not sufficient, in the competitive environment with increasing cost per acquisition as marketers there is need for better understanding of website visitors and advertisers look for conversions. This session would look at the importance of digital marketing and maximum potential realization of digital marketing with relevant examples.
  Session Moderator
16:20-16:30 hrs K Vaitheeswaran, Co founder & Chief Operating Officer, Indiaplaza.in
  Panelists
16:30-16:40 hrs Anurag Gupta, Managing Director, DGM India Internet Marketing
16:40-16:50 hrs Kashyap Vadapalli, Director – Marketing & Operations, eBay India
16:50-17:00 hrs Bruno Goveas, Head Marketing & Product Management, Akamai Technologies
17:00-17:10 hrs Rahul Nanda, Chief Operating Officer, Webchutney
17:10-17:30 hrs Panel Discussion
17:30-17:40 hrs Q&A Session conducted by Session Moderator
17:40-17:45 hrs Summing up by Session Moderator
17:45 hrs Conference Concludes
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