Digital Media
Conclave 2021
Welcome to DiJAI’s first ever
Digital Media Conclave 2021
Bringing about a rare confluence of technological advancements, revenue generation and credible journalism, the Digital Media Conclave 2021 is a one of its kind event being organised by the Digital Journalists Association of India. An association including journalists from across the country and abroad, DiJAI, will be conducting this three-day conclave between Dec 2 and Dec 4, 2021. The conclave aims to discuss the latest trends, issues and debates relating to Digital Media which links a cross section of audiences including Policy makers, digital media owners, media professionals and learners.
The Speakers
Why you should Join the Event
World Class Speakers
Speakers who have been visiting faculty in world’s most reputed journalism schools to renowned journalists and domain experts in India and abroad will be a part of the panel discussions and workshops in the conclave. The wide range and depth of speakers in DMC 2021 makes it unmissable.
Best Experience
From a wide range of panel discussions that bring together various aspects, even contrasting elements of Digital Media on the same platform, listening to the panel discussion and participating in the workshops conducted by domain experts; DMC 2021 promises to be a fantastic experience of learning and knowledge sharing.
Networking
Apart from hundreds of DiJAI members who include Senior Journalists, Academicians, Public Relation experts, IT stalwarts and Cyber law experts, participants in DCM 2021 will include policy makers, media owners, media professionals and learners. There can be no better platform to network.
Follow up
DiJAI team members will be in touch with participants who show interest in getting involved in future activities of the association with respect to Digital Media. Participating in the conclave will open the doors for you to interact with members of DiJAI and get a heads up on all future activities.
Online Conclave
DMC 2021 is completely online and those who have registered as audience can watch and participate in the entire three-day conclave from the comforts of their home, office or even on the move.
Certificates
Learners and other participants who have played an active part in the Conclave, either by interacting with the panellists, asking relevant and interesting questions or providing useful insights will be provided with a certificate of participation duly attested by the organisers.
It’s Free
The whole event is entirely free of any charge. We are looking to pre-empt the Digital Ecosystem by asking the right questions.
The Speakers
Policy Makers
Dr. Santhosh Babu IAS (VRS)
Mg. Director, Kerala State Information Technology & Infrastructure Ltd (KSITIL)
Santhosh is the former IT Secretary for the government of Tamil Nadu. He is a doctor turned IAS officer.
Bhartruhari Mahtab
6th Time MP, Odisha
Bhartruhari is a Member of Parliament from Cuttack, Odisha and was confered with four Sansad Ratna Awards.
N.K. Premachandran
4th Time MP, Kerala
A Premachandran is the current Member of Parliament from Kollam district and a former minister for the government of Kerala.
Priyanka Chaturvedi
MP, Rajya Sabha, Maharastra
Priyanka is a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra. She is a media evangalist and is equally invested in issues of children and women empowerment.
Panelists & Experts
Jency Jacob
Managing Editor, BOOM Fact Check
Jency is a veteran media professional with expertise in managing and synergising print and web newsrooms.
Devadas Rajaram
Professor, Asian Colllege of Journalism
Devadas is a beloved media professional and educator. He previously worked as the Senior-Editor in newsrooms across the Middle East, UK, and India.
Dr. Marie Elisabeth Mueller
Professor & Media Specialist
Dr. Marie is a published co-author, an accomplished journalist and new media educator with over 25 years in media and higher education.
Govindraj Ethiraj
Journalist & Founder, Ping Digital Broadcast
Govindraj is credited for starting India's first data journalism initiative, IndiaSpend. He also co-founded two media organisations, FactChecker and BOOM.
Shradha Sharma
Founder, YourStory
Shradha epitomises the "Indian Startup Story" through YourStory, giving the startup ecosystem a place to shine in the digital world.
Anuradha Kedia
Founder, The Better India
Anuradha is a trailblazer for India's largerst solution-focused content platform. TBI focuses on change, sustainability, and longlasting impact.
Jaskirat Singh Bawa
Head of Fact Checking Ops (India), Logically
Jaskirat is a media professional with over 13 years of experience, and is invested into the digital future of news and legitimate and authentic information sharing.
Faye D'Souza
Senior Journalist
Faye is a newsanchor, editor, journalist, and entrepreneur, starting up her own media production and winning over the digital social media market.
Ashwani Kumar Mishra
Co-Founder & CMO, Hocalwire
Ashwani is the co-founder of Hocalwire, building technology for digital newsrooms across the globe.
Vinoth Poovalingam
Co-Founder & CEO, Hocalwire & Honorary Secretary, DiJAI
Vinoth is a tech-expert, building technological advancement for digital newsrooms across the globe. He is also the Honorary Secretary for Tech at DiJAI.
Na Vijayshankar (Naavi)
Cyber Law and Cyber Security Expert
Naavi is a living encyclopedia on cyber law & security. He is a published author of India's first book on cyber law.
Dipti Kumar
Digital Expert & Honorary Secretary, DiJAI
Dipti is a multi-faceted media professional with experience in TV, print, and digital media. She is the Honorary Secretary for Digital Media at DiJAI.
V. Prem Shanker
Sr Journalist & Editor, Honorary Secretary, DiJAI
Prem is a journalist with over two decades experience and led succesful digital transformation projects for media companies. He is the Honorary Secretary for DiJAI.
Organizing Team
K Srinivasan
Chairman & Founder, DiJAI
Srinivasan is the brainchild behind the reputed Sansad Ratna Awards, Prime Point, PreSense, ELTF & the Digital Journalists Association of India.
Vinoth Poovalingam
Co-Founder & CEO, Hocalwire & Honorary Secretary, DiJAI
Vinoth is a tech-expert, building technological advancement for digital newsrooms across the globe. He is also the Honorary Secretary for Tech at DiJAI.
Ashwani Kumar Mishra
Co-Founder & CMO, Hocalwire
Ashwani is the co-founder of Hocalwire, building technology for digital newsrooms across the globe.
Dipti Kumar
Digital Expert & Honorary Secretary, DiJAI
Dipti is a multi-faceted media professional with experience in TV, print, and digital media. She is the Honorary Secretary for Digital Media at DiJAI.
V. Prem Shanker
Sr Journalist & Editor, Honorary Secretary, DiJAI
Prem is a journalist with over two decades experience and led succesful digital transformation projects for media companies. He is the Honorary Secretary for DiJAI.
Event Schedule
Day 01
December 02, 2021
Day 02
December 03, 2021
Day 03
December 04, 2021
Welcome and Introduction
KeynoteWelcome Address by Prime Point Srinivasan, Founder & Chairman of DiJAI, followed by Keynote address by our Chief Guest for the event Dr. Santhosh Babu IAS (VRS), Managing Director, Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited, Thiruvananthapuram.
K Srinivasan
Founder, DiJAIConvener
Dr. Santhosh Babu IAS
IAS (VRS) | MD, KSITILChief Guest
Staying Digitally Ahead : Building Self-Sustainable Newsrooms
Panel DiscussionOne of the biggest challenges that the Digital Media
Conclave will be discussing is Building Self-Sustainable
Newsrooms. As Indian media companies and professionals
keep astride the evolving digital space while exploring
or running the self-made business model, how sustainable
will this effort be? Can these ventures pay you the
dividends, to keep doing what you do, independently?
Some questions we will ask include:
- What is the “it” factor that keeps successful digital news companies or startups riding the wave, while others seem to be fighting to catch it?
- How to sustain the Subscription Game given an explosion of Media Websites?
Anuradha Parekh
Founder, Better IndiaPanelist
Shradha Sharma
Co-Founder, Your StoryPanelist
Vinoth Poovalingam
Co-Founder, HocalwireModerator
BREAK
Staying Digitally Ahead : Methods to Monetize your Content
WorkshopThis workshop lets you tally your numbers to see if you’re on the upward climb or hitting rock bottom with money matters. In this workshop, Vinoth explains the various monetization techniques available to digital publishers and also gives an overview of the various important metrics to keep in mind while building your moentization plan.
Vinoth Poovalingam
Co-Founder & CEO, HocalwireSpeaker
Closing Remarks
WorkshopA quick recap of the day and closing remarks
K Srinivasan
Founder, DiJAIConvener
Welcome and Introduction - Day 2
KeynoteWelcome Address by Prime Point Srinivasan, Founder & Chairman of DiJAI, followed by Keynote address by our Chief Guest for the event Shri. Bhartruhari Mahtab, Member of Parliament, Cuttack(Odisha).
K Srinivasan
Founder, DiJAIConvener
Bhartruhari Mahtab
MP , Cuttack ( Odisha )Chief Guest
Staying Digitally Ahead: Are You Tech Ready for the Digital Age of Journalism?
Panel DiscussionKeeping up with technological advancement and doing the
news can seem like a job for multiple hands. Today,
technology has become individualized, and we ask you
this question, how tech ready are you for the digital
age of journalism? Join Dev and Elisabeth in this
discussion as we chat about existing and emerging
technology, the best advancements now and in the near
future, and what you can do to best position your work
for the end user.
Some questions we will ask include:
- How best can we harness the latest technology to make a difference in our communities and for overall development?
- How can we take VR/AR, 3D technology and drive impactful content to the end user?
Devadas Rajaram
Professor, ACJPanelist
Marie Elisabeth Mueller
New Media ExpertPanelist
Dipti Kumar
Digital Media SpecialistModerator
BREAK
Staying Digitally Ahead: Measuring Digital Media- What are the Numbers that Matter?
WorkshopAs metrics becomes the buzzword in digital newsrooms, measuring digital media is turning into a craft rather than a numerical pegging of reach or spread. Data has transformed into a personality that has many sides and it is important to know which side you are looking at or projecting. This workshop with Ashwani will shed light to the process of understanding the building blocks of metrics that defines numbers that matter.
Ashwani Mishra
Co-Founder, HocalwireSpeaker
Closing Remarks
WorkshopA quick recap of the day and closing remarks
K Srinivasan
Founder, DiJAIConvener
Welcome and Introduction - Day 3
KeynoteWelcome Address by Prime Point Srinivasan, Founder & Chairman of DiJAI, followed by Keynote address by our Chief Guest for the event Shri. N.K. Premachandran, Member of Parliament, Kollam, Kerala.
K Srinivasan
Founder, DiJAIConvener
N.K. Premachandran
MP , Kollam, KeralaChief Guest
AI and its Impact of Media : Content Generation, Battling Fake News, Audience Engagement
Panel DiscussionIn this topic of Staying Digitally Ahead, we explore the
conversation of how Artificial Intelligence, Machine
Learning, and Immersive Technology has an impact on
media. How do we combat synthetic actors, counter
disinformation, and build meaningful audience
engagement?
Some questions we will ask include:
- Is the digital media landscape’s use and abuse of information aided or threatened by technology?
- How does the end user build more resilience to combating fake news?
Jency Jacob
Managing Editor, BOOMPanelist
Jaskirat Singh Bawa
Head of Fact Checking Ops (India), LogicallyPanelist
Dipti Kumar
Digital Media SpecialistModerator
BREAK
Staying Digitally Ahead : What about Credibility?
Panel DiscussionCredibility can be the crowning jewel or the elephant in
the room, in a newsroom. Depends on how one sees it. The
rigours of journalism are mostly understood to have laid
the foundation that held the fourth pillar of democracy
in its place.
Some questions we will ask include:
- How have the best and the worst newsrooms fared when it comes to dealing with click-bait in its conventional and contemporary forms?
- Has the mad rush for numbers and the dire need to get the metrics right, led many newsrooms to compromise on the art of verification and telling the truth as is?
Govindraj Ethiraj
Founder, BOOMPanelist
Faye D'Souza
JournalistPanelist
V. Prem Shanker
JournalistModerator
BREAK
Staying Digitally Ahead: Rules & Regulations for Digital Media - Ethics, Censorship and Laws
WorkshopThis workshop will explore in detail, important aspects of staying digitally ahead through governance and regulations. Naavi will take us through the latest developments in cyber laws and how it matters to digital media news platforms today.
Na Vijayshankar (Naavi)
Executive Chairman, FDPPISpeaker
Closure of Conclave 2021
WorkshopClosing remarks to mark the closure of the Digital Media Conclave 2021 by Prime Point Srinivasan and Keynote address by our Chief Guest for the event Smt. Priyanka Chaturvedi, Member of Parliament, Maharashtra
K Srinivasan
Founder, DiJAIConvener
Priyanka Chaturvedi
MP, MaharashtraChief Guest
Official Partners
By
Tech Partners
Media Partners
“What’s next?” As a tribe that doesn’t rest on its laurels, we’re now looking to the future and asking ourselves, “What’s next?”...how can we do what we’ve been doing, better, and how can we future-proof the ecosystem to set it up for unabashed success.Shradha Sharma, Founder, YourStory
Gist of the video If you’re looking at populations that are lower income, that have not had as much access to education or exposure to technology, video, through sharing, has reached these underserved populations as well. Even if they aren’t able to consume our longform articles in English, they can get the gist of the video.Anuradha Kedia, Co-Founder, The Better India
Smart solutions for professional storytelling I find simple & smart solutions for professional storytelling and multimedia content creation, while working with people at the intersection of emerging technologies, digital literacy and communications.Dr. Marie Elisabeth Mueller, New Media Expert
Adds another layer Social media can help you listen for trends, ideas, and where things are going. It can also help you build out your brand, and it can also bring attention, traffic, sales to the work you do. So depending on the industry you’re in, social media’s absolutely critical for everything you do in business. It doesn’t replace your traditional ways of doing business. What it does, it adds another layer of let’s face it, complexity, but also opportunity.Sree Srinivasan, Former Chief Digital Officer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art