With the
pandemic still causing partial lockdowns in the region, Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), a trade association dedicated
to the video industry, will be hosting a hybrid ASIA Video Summit which is
accessible in Hong Kong and Singapore. This allows small groups of participants
to experience the conference live and network with fellow delegates.
Louis
Boswell, CEO of AVIA, said: “This has been an unprecedented year for everyone.
“Although
we have successfully hosted several virtual events this year, we are learning
and improving all the time so we feel confident this will be our best virtual
conference yet.
“At the
same time, nothing can replace real social interaction so we are taking
advantage of the much-improved situation in Singapore and Hong Kong to return a
degree of normality to the Asia Video Summit, and allow some of our delegates a
level of physical interaction, to watch the sessions live, reconnect with each
other, and enjoy some food and drinks on us.”
The summit
will bring together more than 130 thought leaders in the video industry to
explore these five key themes: Remembering Television; Streaming Ahead; Premium
Advertising; Sporting Times; and Talking Tech.
This year’s
summit will also see several speakers headlining the conference for the first
time in Asia as AVIA continues to monitor structural changes in the industry.
The
speakers for the hybrid event include:
• Salawati Mohamed, Head of Distribution and
Partnership Development, A+E Networks Asia
• Aki Taha, Director, Talent Acquisition,
Netflix
• Tom Keaveny, Chief Innovation &
Information Officer, beIN Media Group
• Kaichen Li, Head of WeTV & iFlix, Tencent
• Yasmin Zahid, Head of Distribution Sales
& Affiliate Marketing, Southeast Asia, WarnerMedia
• Tony Qiu, SVP & GM - East & Southeast
Asia, Discovery Networks
• Jack Khunatamstit, Entertainment Partnerships
Lead - Mainland SEA, Facebook
As part of
the summit, AVIA will be hosting The
State of Piracy Summit on November 5 to examine the strides that are being
made against piracy in the region. In addition, there will be the by-invitation-only
Policy RoundTable on November 4 and the Anti-Piracy Sports Roundtable on
November 6.
Visit www.asiavideosummit.com for more details on this year’s summit programme and line-up of speakers.