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vdonxt asia back with 3rd edition; get ready for all things digital video!
The third edition of India's largest convention for those who live by the promise of digital video will be held on January 17-18, 2019, at Novotel, Juhu Beach, in Mumbai.
vdonxt asia, India's largest convention for those who live by the promise of digital video, is back with its third edition. The annual two-day event is scheduled to take place on January 17-18, 2019, at Novotel, Juhu Beach, in Mumbai.
The event will follow a format similar to its previous editions - conference, awards and exhibition.
The third edition of the convention will see powerful, thought-provoking discussions around a range of business, strategy, content and marketing related subjects, all in the context of online video. In fact, the agenda covers all major aspects of the online video business. Sample these themes: What do brand marketers worry about when they plan digital videos?, how can brands and creators best use Instagram?, discussion around content discovery and the problem of plenty, the monetisation challenge, the advertising Vs subscription debate, the future of video from the perspective of the marketer, what do the most popular YouTube channels have to say about Indian tastes?, among many others. To know the complete agenda, visit: http://www.vdonxt.com/agenda.html
The illustrious line-up of speakers includes names from almost all the companies that matter in the world of online video today. With half a dozen international speakers and a greater focus on content, this edition is poised to break new ground.
Speakers include: Ali Hussein (Eros Digital), Karan Bedi (MX Player), Rahul Sarangi (TVF), Alon Shtruzman (Keshet International), Asha Kharga (Axis Bank), Anirudh Pandita (Pocket Aces), Fotini Paraskakis (The Story Lab), Girish Dwibhashyam (Spuul), Jay Lin (Portico Media), Nachiket Pantvaidya (ALTBalaji), Raj Nayak (Viacom18), Sabrina Duguet (All3Media), Sameer Nair (Applause Entertainment), Sameer Singh (GroupM), Satya Raghavan (YouTube) and Tarun Katial (Zee5 India), to name a few. In all, nearly 50 speakers will take to the stage. For the complete list, head to http://www.vdonxt.com/speakers-listing.html
The evening of January 17 will witness the highly anticipated vdonxt awards ceremony. These awards are designed to felicitate the most outstanding work in digital video in the year gone by. This year, the awards got bigger and better with some newly introduced categories, including Virtual/Augmented Reality, Lifestyle, Documentary and Do-It-Yourself, among others. Jurors include distinguished names like Sanjay Gupta (Uber), Varun Duggirala (The Glitch), Madhu Dutta (Raymond), E Suresh (Eeksaurus) and Neha Ahuja (Vodafone), among many more. For the complete list of jurors, visit http://www.vdonxt.com/awards.html#jury
The vdonxt exhibition will have sleek stalls set up by tech firms, MCNs, web publishers, and other players with interesting new techonology that's driving the digital video business. The exhibitors this year include names like JustVideos, Video365, Lotame and VdoCipher, among others.
vdonxt asia boasts the support of its partners: Adobe (Presenting Partner), YouTube, ALTBalaji, Vidooly, and TVF (Silver Partners); comScore and Times Internet (Bronze Partners); ContentAsia (Community Partner).
For more details, visit: http://www.vdonxt.com
To book seats, visit: http://www.vdonxt.com/delegate-registration.html