9.00 a.m. - 9.30 a.m.

Study Tour: Registration, welcome & introduction

9.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Study Tour: FITT, IIT Delhi

11.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.

Study Tour: Bus transfer to HT Digital

12.30 p.m. - 1.00 p.m.

Study Tour: Lunch at HT Digital

1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.

Study Tour: HT Digital

2.30 p.m. - 3.15 p.m.

Study Tour: Bus tranfer to Indian Express

3.15 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.

Study Tour: Indian Express

5.30 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.

Study Tour: Unwind over drinks & snacks

9.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.

Study Tour: NDTV

11.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Study Tour: But transfer to Network 18

11.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.

Study Tour: Network 18

1.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.

Study Tour: Transfer to Paytm

2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.

Study Tour: Paytm

3.30 p.m. - 4.15 p.m.

Study Tour: Bus transfer to Times Internet

4.15 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.

Study Tour: Times Internet

6.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.

Study Tour: Study Tour de-brief

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Conference: Registration and networking lounge

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Conference: Welcome, introductions, and setting the context

9:30 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.

Conference: Why strong news brands matter more than ever: Identity, trust, and distinctiveness in a disrupted era

10:05 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Conference: The next chapter for Indian news media: Trust, value, and collective industry strength

10:15 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Conference: How live content builds habit: Lessons in fandom, personalisation, and repeat use

10.50 a.m. - 11.20 a.m.

Conference: Print Premium 2.0: How South Asian publishers revalue attention, influence, and advertiser impact

11.20 a.m. - 11.50 a.m.

Conference: Networking break

11.50 a.m. - 12.05 p.m.

Conference: Journalism in Bangladesh: Challenges, changes, shifts, and the road ahead

12.05 p.m. - 12.35 p.m.

Conference: AI in the print newsroom: How editors modernise journalism, workflows, and value without losing trust

12.35 p.m. - 1.00 p.m.

Conference: From Reach to Ritual: How regional media brands stay indispensable across platforms

1.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.

Conference: Lunch

2.00 p.m. - 2.20 p.m.

Conference: The new front page: Designing news experiences for habit, depth, and return

2.20 p.m. - 2.50 p.m.

Conference: Habit-building newsrooms: How publishers drive repeat use, loyalty, and retention

2.50 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.

Conference: Trust under pressure: Rebuilding credibility across creation, verification, monetisation, and regulation

3.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Conference: CTV and the publisher proposition: Navigating content, distribution, monetisation, and strategic control

4.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.

Conference: Networking break

4.30 p.m. - 4.45 p.m.

Conference: Reinventing the newsroom with AWS

4.45 p.m. - 5.05 p.m.

Conference: Why news media still works: The effectiveness case for attention, context, and credibility

5.05 p.m. - 5.40 p.m.

Conference: Forward-looking leadership, renewed relevance: How established news brands are being reshaped from within

5.40 p.m. - 6.15 p.m.

Conference: CEO priorities for 2026: Trust, monetisation, and diversification in South Asian news media

6.15 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.

Conference: Takeaways of the day

6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.

Conference: INMA South Asia News Media Festival - Welcome Reception

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Conference: Networking welcome tea & coffee

9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.

Conference: Welcome back: What we’ve learned so far and what the day ahead looks like

9:10 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Conference: 2026 Ad Revenue Playbook: What publishers need to win now

9.45 a.m. - 11.15 a.m.

Conference: Beyond traffic: Building the next value story for publishers

11.15 a.m. - 11.45 a.m.

Conference: Networking break

11.45 p.m. - 12.10 p.m.

Conference: Agentic AI and the next publisher operating model

12.10 p.m. - 12.35 p.m.

Conference: From articles to news atoms: Building journalism for the liquid content era

12.35 p.m. - 1.00 p.m.

Conference: Tech to Transform: How publishers use GenAI, automation, and data to drive products, efficiency, and smarter growth

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Conference: Lunch

2:00 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.

Conference: Young audiences, new news habits: What publishers need to build next

2.25 p.m. - 2.55 p.m.

Conference: Branded content studios that last: What works, what protects credibility, and what makes clients come back

2.55 p.m. - 3.20 p.m.

Conference: Rethinking media value: What marketers actually want from news media & what publishers must do to deliver it in the age of AI

3.20 p.m. - 3.50 p.m.

Conference: Local advertising at scale: How South Asian publishers modernise SME advertising through packaging, creativity, and integration

3.50 p.m. - 4.15 p.m.

Conference: What leadership means to the next generation in media: Culture, mindset, and work environment

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Conference: Takeaways of the day and conference concludes